The 2017 Summit League men's soccer tournament, was the 24th edition of the tournament. It determined the Summit League's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.
| 2017 Summit League men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,483 | ||||
| Site | Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
| Champions | Omaha (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jason Mims (1st title) | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha ‡ | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fort Wayne | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The tournament was hosted by the University of Nebraska Omaha and all matches were contested at Al F. Caniglia Field. Tournament hosts Omaha reached the final against Denver, creating a repeat of the 2016 Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament championship game.[1]
For only the second time in tournament history, and for the first time since 2008, the championship was determined through a penalty shoot-out. The longest shoot-out in Summit League history, the marathon of penalty kicks went for 12 rounds, with two players on each side kicking twice from the penalty mark.[2] Omaha were able to get the better of Denver, winning the shoot-out 9-8 thanks to a miss from Denver's Graham Smith and a successfully converted penalty from Emmanuel Hamzat.[3]
Omaha earned their first ever college conference tournament championship, and their first ever berth into the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. In the NCAA Tourney, Omaha played at No. 13, Florida International,[4] and lost in the first round, 2-0.[5][6][7]
Seeds
editThe top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2017 Summit League season.[8]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Denver | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Western Illinois | 3–2 | |
| 3 | Omaha | 2–1–2 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 2–2–1 | |
Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Denver | 1 (8) | |||||||
| 3 | Omaha (pen.) | 1 (9) | |||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Omaha | 2 | |||||||
Results
editSemifinals
edit| No. 1 Denver Pioneers | 1–0 | No. 4 Eastern Illinois Panthers |
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Elder  39' |
Report | Corti  21' |
| No. 3 Omaha Mavericks | 2–0 | No. 2 Western Illinois Leathernecks |
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| Frimpong 13', 61' Rinderknecht 43' |
Report | Kirdorf 3' Kouassi 58'Keti 79' |
Championship
edit| No. 3 Omaha Mavericks | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | No. 1 Denver Pioneers |
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| X. Gomez 28' (pen.) |
Report | Devoss 26' |
| Penalties | ||
Hamzat  X. Gomez Weiler Ghitis Ibišević  Gutierrez Nelson Woods M. Gomez Bowman Hamzat |
8–9 | Underwood Smalley Smith Stensson Shinyashiki Fuller Morlack Akamatsu Elder Barlow Smith |
Statistics
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Goals
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Assists
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Shutouts
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Denver and Omaha Set for Summit League Final Encore". Denver Pioneers. University of Denver. November 9, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Denver Falls to Omaha on Penalties in the Summit League Final". Denver Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ Perera, Tim. "UNO soccer wins shootout to advance to first NCAA tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ Boone, Tony (November 13, 2017). "UNO draws Florida International for debut match in NCAA soccer tournament". Omaha World-Herald. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Mavs fall to FIU 2-0". WOWT. Gray Television. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ Martin, Derek (November 16, 2017). "Omaha soccer's season ends with 2-0 loss to FIU". KMA. kmaland.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Omaha Drops NCAA Tournament Match at FIU". Summit League. thesummiteleague.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Men's Soccer Standings". Summit League. thesummitleague.org. Retrieved November 7, 2017.