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2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 1, 2017
Number of teams10
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickEric Dick, Butler
Picked bySporting Kansas City, 13th overall
Regular Season
Season championsButler
  Runners-upGeorgetown
Tournament
ChampionsGeorgetown
  Runners-upXavier
Big East men's soccer seasons
2018 →
2017 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Butler + 8 - 1 - 0 14 - 5 - 2
No. 16 Georgetown ‡ 6 - 2 - 1 14 - 4 - 2
Saint John's 5 - 2 - 2 9 - 7 - 3
Xavier 5 - 4 - 0 11 - 6 - 3
Providence 2 - 2 - 5 5 - 8 - 5
Creighton 3 - 4 - 2 9 - 7 - 2
Marquette 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 11 - 2
Seton Hall 3 - 6 - 0 6 - 10 - 1
DePaul 2 - 6 - 1 5 - 11 - 2
Villanova 2 - 7 - 0 7 - 11 - 0
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Big East Conference men's soccer season is the fifth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this is the 22nd season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

Providence entered the season as the defending regular season champions, while Butler entered the season as the defending tournament champions.

The regular season began on August 25, 2017 and will conclude on November 1, 2017. The 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to decide the Big East champion, and the conference's automatic berth to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship will begin on November 4, 2017 and conclude with the championship match on November 12, 2017.[1]

Background

Changes from 2016

See also: 2016 Big East Conference men's soccer season

Head coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school Big East record[2] NCAA Tournaments[3] NCAA College Cups[3] NCAA Titles[3]
Butler Paul Snape Michigan (asst.) 7 52–40–20 (.554) 52–40–20 (.554) 18–16–2 (.528) 1 0 0
Creighton Elmar Bolowich North Carolina 7 375–173–52 (.668) 95–29–12 (.743) 23–10–3 (.681) 23 6 2
DePaul Craig Blazer U.S. national team (coordinator) 17 97–166–38 (.385) 97–166–38 (.385) 38–67–12 (.376) 1 0 0
Georgetown Brian Wiese Notre Dame (assistant) 12 118–61–25 (.640) 118–61–25 (.640) 58–32–7 (.634) 4 1 0
Marquette Louis Bennett Milwaukee 12 208–161–48 (.556) 73–97–31 (.440) 31–58–17 (.373) 7 0 0
Providence Craig Stewart Franklin Pierce 6 overall 55–35–11 (.599)
Seton Hall Gerson Echeverry Seton Hall (asst.) 6
St. John's David Masur Montclair State 27
Villanova Tom Carlin Villanova (asst.) 10
Xavier Andy Fleming Northwestern 8

Preseason

Recruiting

National Rankings
Team CSN[4] TDS[5] Total Signees
Butler NR TDS Total
Creighton NR TDS Total
DePaul NR TDS Total
Georgetown 8 TDS Total
Marquette NR TDS Total
Providence NR TDS Total
Seton Hall NR TDS Total
St. John's NR TDS Total
Villanova NR TDS Total
Xavier NR TDS Total

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on August 16.[6]

Team Ranking First Place Votes Raw Points
1. Providence 9 81
2. Creighton 1 70
3. Butler 0 68
4. Villanova 0 52
5. Georgetown 0 46
6. Xavier 0 45
7. Marquette 0 30
8. St. John's 0 27
9. DePaul 0 21
10. Seton Hall 0 21

Preseason All-Conference Teams

All conference teams were announced in conjunction with the preseason poll on August 16, 2017.[6]

Award Recipient(s)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Mac Steeves, Providence[a]
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Cory Brown, Xavier[b]
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown[c]
Preseason All-Big East XI[d] Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton
Mac Steeves, Providence
Harry Cooksley, St. John's[e]
Lewis Suddick, Butler
Jared Timmer, Butler
Christopher Lema, Georgetown
Luka Prpa, Marquette
Andreas Bartosinksi, Villanova
Lucas Stauffer, Creighton
Mark Jecewiz, Providence
Cory Brown, Xavier[e]
JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown

Regular season

Teams in bold represent Big East Conference teams.[7]

Week 1

August 25 American0–2 Georgetown Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. EST Lochner 12'
Achara 41'
O'Hearn Yellow card 77'		 Bericht Holdsworth Yellow card 65'
 Stadium: Reeves Field
Attendance: 1,179
Referee: John Barr
August 25 No. 25 Butler 1–0 (a.e.t.)UICIndianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EST Guhl Yellow card 83'
Timmer gold-colored soccer ball 95'		 Bericht Todd Yellow card 36' Stadium: Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Ben Trevino
August 25 Drexel0–3 St. John's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EST Amore Yellow card 73' Bericht Cooksley 13'
Donnellan Yellow card 36'
Johnston 73'
Forster 74'		 Stadium: Vidas Field
Attendance: 392
August 25 No. 13 Virginia3–2 (a.e.t.) Villanova Charlottesville, Virginia
7:00 p.m. EST Opoku 9'
Koffi Yellow card 37'
Abdi 53' Yellow card 89'
Nus gold-colored soccer ball 105' (pen.)		 Bericht Hodges 7' Yellow card 17'
Depoint Yellow card 18'
Teixeira Yellow card 61'
Mellor 69'
Bartosinski Yellow card 100'
Gilliam Yellow card 105'		 Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 3,594
Referee: Ben Hichak
August 25 Seton Hall 1–1 (a.e.t.)Saint Peter'sSouth Orange, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Neves Yellow card 25'
Jimenez Red card 36'
Philbin Yellow card 38'
Arcila 45'
Najera Yellow card 86'
Arias Yellow card 99'		 Bericht Bergman Red card 13'
Bandelli Yellow card 25'
Cei Yellow card 33'
Jowers 39'		 Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field
Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Sima Draguca
August 25 Xavier 1–2 (a.e.t.)Loyola ChicagoCincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EST Taylor 27'
Miller Yellow card 72'		 Bericht Woehrle Yellow card 54'
Thomson 64'
Parrish Yellow card 86'
Lasinski gold-colored soccer ball 95'		 Stadium: XU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Josh Kelley
August 25 Northern Illinois3–2 (a.e.t.) DePaul DeKalb, Illinois
7:30 p.m. EST Pacheo 37'
Haas 41'
Coardos gold-colored soccer ball 94'		 Bericht Wilhelms 38'
Konigstein 46'		 Stadium: NIU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 323
Referee: Jorge Cuate
August 25 No. 4 North Carolina4–2 No. 12 Providence Chapel Hill, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST Nelson 15'
Lindley 33' Yellow card 85'
Pieters 63'
Griffin Yellow card 82'
October 86' (pen.)		 Bericht Constantine 36'
Serrano 42' Yellow card 68'
Machado Yellow card 85'
Mendonca Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Fetzer Field
Attendance: 826
Referee: Karl Kummer
August 25 Kentucky1–0 (a.e.t.) Marquette Lexington, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EST McKelvey gold-colored soccer ball 99' Bericht Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,701
Referee: Joshua Nobles
August 25 No. 14 Creighton 0–2No. 17 Virginia TechOmaha, Nebraska
8:00 p.m. EST Ward Yellow card 74'
Gibson Yellow card 83'		 Bericht Verfurth 32'
Slevin Yellow card 44'
Montero Yellow card 71'
Kasak 85'		 Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfey
August 27 Xavier 3–0DrakeCincinnati, Ohio
5:00 p.m. EST Taylor 30'
Sergi 31'
Vasquenza 61'		 Bericht Stadium: XU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 835
Referee: Rizal Milliken
August 27 v
7:00 p.m. EST
August 27 v
7:30 p.m. EST
August 27 v
8:00 p.m. EST
August 27 v
8:00 p.m. EST

Week 2

August 28 v
EST
August 28 v
EST
August 28 v
EST
August 29 v
EST
September 1 v
EST
September 1 v
EST
September 1 v
EST
September 1 v
EST
September 1 v
EST
September 1 v
EST
September 1 v
EST
September 1 v
EST
September 2 v
EST
September 2 v
EST
September 3 v
EST
September 3 v
EST
September 3 v
EST

Week 3

September 4 v
EST
September 4 v
EST
September 4 v
EST
September 4 v
EST
September 4 v
EST
September 5 v
EST
September 6 v
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September 7 v
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September 8 v
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September 8 v
EST
September 8 v
EST
September 8 v
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September 9 v
EST
September 9 v
EST
September 9 v
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September 9 v
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September 9 v
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September 10 v
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Week 4

September 12 v
EST
September 12 v
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September 12 v
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September 12 v
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September 12 v
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September 13 v
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September 13 v
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September 16 v
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September 16 v
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September 16 v
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September 16 v
EST
September 16 v
EST

Week 5

September 19 Villanova 3–0Saint Joseph'sVillanova, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EST Hodges 29', 66'
Bared Yellow card 47'
Camacho Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 68'
Zandi 72'
Melor Yellow card 90'		 Bericht Watkins Red card 68'
Morales Yellow card 84'
Lochbihler Red card 86'		 Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex
Attendance: 257
Referee: David Breckner
September 19 Boston College2–1 (a.e.t.) Providence Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
6:00 p.m. EST Aegisson Yellow card 49'
Bibas 52'
Enstrom gold-colored soccer ball 103'		 Bericht Kilday Yellow card 65'
Steeves 85'		 Stadium: Newtown Soccer Complex
Attendance: 138
Referee: Ian McKay
September 19 Lehigh3–1 Seton Hall Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EST Greene 11'
Tuvesson 32'
Dokho 75'		 Bericht Viola 67'
Burd Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Ulrich Sports Complex
Attendance: 234
September 19 Creighton 2–1 (a.e.t.)TulsaOmaha, Nebraska
8:00 p.m. EST Lopez-Espin 90' Yellow card 90'
Haakenson Yellow card 99' gold-colored soccer ball 100'		 Bericht Vargas 41' Yellow card 49'
Rocha Yellow card 75'
da Silva Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 1,311
Referee: Heber Estrada
September 20 No. 16 Georgetown 3–2 (a.e.t.)Stony BrookWashington, D.C.
4:00 p.m. EST McKune 66'
Knudson 89'
Schropp gold-colored soccer ball 98'		 Bericht Morris 25'
Espinoza Yellow card 53'
Erdei Yellow card 59'
McKenna 64'
Bjornholm-Jatta Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 145
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
September 20 DePaul 0–1BradleyChicago, Illinois
4:00 p.m. EST Bericht Ciaramitaro 36'
Walpole Yellow card 41'		 Stadium: Wish Field
Attendance: 189
Referee: Ali Banane
September 20 Kentucky1–1 (a.e.t.) Xavier Lexington, Kentucky
7:35 p.m. EST Williams 11' Bericht Sergi 28'
Brown Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Esteban Rosano
September 23 Conference game DePaul 1–2 No. 16 Georgetown Chicago, Illinois
2:00 p.m. EST van der Slot 14'
Hilling Yellow card 40'
Konigstein Yellow card 85'		 Bericht Marcinkowski Yellow card 14'
Dodson 42', 89'
Schropp Yellow card 68'
Lema Yellow card 85'
Burke Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Wish Field
Attendance: 366
Referee: Vito Testa
September 23 Conference game Providence 0–1 Butler Providence, Rhode Island
7:00 p.m. EST Kline Yellow card 23' Bericht Moulden Yellow card 22'
Guhl 31'		 Stadium: Anderson Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Carmen Serbio
September 23 Conference game St. John's 3–0 No. 19 Xavier Queens, New York
7:00 p.m. EST Shearer 9', 25'
Ricupati 36' Yellow card 48'		 Bericht Hansford Yellow card 34'
Hestnes Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 807
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
September 23 Conference game Marquette 4–2 Seton Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin
8:00 p.m. EST Owens 14'
Szczepanek 20', 80' Yellow card 45'
Nunez 30'
Alberts Yellow card 48'		 Bericht Viola Yellow card 25'
Najera 53' Yellow card 86'
Abella Yellow card 58'
Arcila 84'		 Stadium: Valley Fields
Attendance: 741
Referee: John McCloskey
September 23 Conference game Creighton 2–0 Villanova Omaha, Nebraska
8:05 p.m. EST Franke 15'
Ward Yellow card 23'
Stauffer 52'		 Bericht Cueceoglu Yellow card 51' Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 2,287
Referee: Peter Dhima

Week 6

September 26 Connecticut1–0 Providence Storrs, Connecticut
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Morrone Stadium
September 26 Lehigh2–1 St. John's Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Goodman Stadium
September 26 Omaha0–1 Creighton Omaha, Nebraska
8:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field
September 26 Milwaukee2–0 Marquette Milwaukee, Wisconsin
8:05 p.m. EST Stadium: Engelmann Field
September 30 Conference game Seton Hall 2–0 Creighton South Orange, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field
September 30 Conference game Georgetown 2–1 Marquette Washington, D.C.
1:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Kehoe Field
September 30 Conference game DePaul 1–0 Marquette Chicago, Illinois
2:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Wish Field
September 30 Conference game Butler 1–0 (a.e.t.) St. John's Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
September 30 Conference game Xavier 4–1 Providence Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: XU Soccer Complex

Week 7

October 3 Xavier 3–1 Detroit Cincinatti, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: XU Soccer Complex
October 4 Princeton 2–0 Villanova Princeton, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Myslik Stadium
October 4 Wisconsin 3–0 Marquette Madison, Wisconsin
EST Stadium: Dan McClimon Memorial Track/Soccer Complex
October 6 Conference game Georgetown 3–0 Butler Washington, D.C.
3:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Kehoe Field
October 6 Conference game Creighton 2–2 St. John's Omaha, Nebraska
8:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Note: Match abandoned in the 82nd minute. The tie stood.
October 7 Conference game Seton Hall 2–1 DePaul South Orange, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field
October 7 Conference game Marquette 2–2 (a.e.t.) Providence Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1:05 p.m. EST Stadium: Valley Fields
October 7 Conference game Villanova 2–1 (a.e.t.) Xavier Villanova, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EST Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex

Week 8

October 9 v
1:00 p.m. EST
October 10 v
7:00 p.m. EST
October 10 v
8:00 p.m. EST
October 10 v
8:00 p.m. EST

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Rankings

United Soccer Coaches National

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
  Pre[8] Wk
1[9] 		Wk
2[10] 		Wk
3[11] 		Wk
4[12] 		Wk
5[13] 		Wk
6[14] 		Wk
7[15] 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Final
Butler C 25 17 21 RV RV 22 15 20
Creighton C 14 23 RV RV NR 25 RV NR
DePaul C
Georgetown C RV 18 9 16 14 10 9
Marquette C
Providence C 12 RV RV NR
Seton Hall C
St. John's C
Villanova C
Xavier C RV NR

United Soccer Coaches Great Lakes Regional

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week

Postseason

Big East Tournament

Main article: 2017 Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals Final
      
1 Butler  2 (1) 
4 Xavier (pen.)  2 (4) 
4 Xavier 1
2 Georgetown (2OT) 2
2 Georgetown 2
3 St. John's 1

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
14 Chapel Hill Georgetown BYE L 1–22OT vs. SMU – (Washington, D.C.)
— Winston-Salem Butler W 2–0 vs. Lipscomb – (Indianapolis) W 3–2 vs. #16 VCU – (Richmond) L 0–2 vs. #1 Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem)

Awards

2017 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defender of the Year
Freshman of the Year
2017 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Honorable Mention

Draft picks

Main article: 2018 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Other
1 13 Sporting Kansas City Vereinigte Staaten Eric Dick GK Butler
2 26 Vancouver Whitecaps Vereinigte Staaten Lucas Stauffer DF Creighton
2 33 Real Salt Lake Vereinigte Staaten Ricky Lopez-Espin FW Creighton
2 34 FC Dallas Vereinigte Staaten Chris Lema MF Georgetown
2 43 Houston Dynamo Vereinigte Staaten Mac Steeves FW Providence
3 62 Vancouver Whitecaps Neuseeland Cory Brown DF Xavier
4 80 FC Dallas Vereinigte Staaten Noah Franke DF Creighton

Notable non-draft signees

The following are notable players who went pro following the end of the season that were not selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Player Position College Moving to Acquired
JT Marcinkowski GK Georgetown San Jose Earthquakes Homegrown player

See also

Notes

^[a] Mac Steeves won the 2016 Big East Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Award.[6]
^[b] Cory Brown won the 2016 Big East Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Award.[16]
^[c] J. T. Marcinkowski won the 2016 Big East Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Award.[17]
^[d] There are 12 players selected for the Big East All-Preseason XI due to a tie in voting.[6]
^[e] Denotes a player that was unanimously selected for the preseason team.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Championship Central: Men's Soccer". Big East Conference. bigeast.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Big East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big East Conference. bigeast.com. August 2, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. ncaa.org. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Team Recruiting Classes". College Soccer News. March 3, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Clark, Travis (July 10, 2017). "2017 Boys Recruiting Rankings: July update". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 12, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c d "Providence Friars Unanimously Selected As Preseason Favorite In Men's Soccer Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. bigeast.com. August 16, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "Big East Conference - Men's Soccer Composite Schedule 2017". Big East Conference. bigeast.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Preseason Ranking - Aug. 3, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. August 3, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 1 - August 29, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. August 29, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  10. ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 2 - September 5, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 3 - September 12, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 4 - September 19, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  13. ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 5 - September 26, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  14. ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 6 - October 3, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  15. ^ "United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 7 - October 10, 2017". United Soccer Coaches. October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  16. ^ Brennan, Patrick (August 8, 2017). "Xavier's Cory Brown named to MAC Hermann Trophy watch list". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati: Gannett Company. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  17. ^ Pearre, Tyler (August 30, 2017). "Making His Mark: JT Marcinkowski Pushes The Boundaries Of Georgetown Soccer". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  18. ^ O'Connell, Andrew (August 16, 2017). "Harry Cooksley Unanimously Selected to Preseason All-BIG EAST Team". St. John's Red Storm. redstormsports.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  19. ^ Bergen, Brandon (August 16, 2017). "Cory Brown Selected BIG EAST Preseason Defender of the Year". Xavier Musketeers. New York City: goxavier.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
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