2013 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

The 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the tournament. Held from Nov. 14-17, it determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The George Mason Patriots defeated the defending champions, the Saint Louis Billikens in the final, thus advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.[1]

2013 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsGeorge Mason
Runner-upSaint Louis
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored16 (2.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tie
Best player1
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The tournament was hosted by the University of Dayton and all matches were contested at Baujan Field.

Qualification

2013 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis6021452
George Mason5031236
VCU +5211182
La Salle521884
Dayton4221423
Duquesne431981
Massachusetts3504141
Saint Joseph's350586
George Washington2425102
St. Bonaventure251892
Fordham2515111
Rhode Island0802140
As of November 25, 2013
Rankings from NSCAA


The top eight teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference based on their conference regular season records qualified for the tournament. The top seeded teams included George Mason, Saint Louis, VCU and La Salle.

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
         
1Saint Louis2
8Massachusetts0
1Saint Louis2
4La Salle1
4La Salle1(3)
5Dayton1(2)
1Saint Louis0
2George Mason1
2George Mason0(4)
7Saint Joseph's0(2)
2George Mason3
3VCU2
3VCU2
6Duquesne1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 14, 2013 #2 George Mason 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#7 Saint Joseph's Dayton, Ohio
11:00 ETMulinge  41'
Arjona  74'
ReportRoberts  45'Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 153
Referee: Riz Milliken
Penalties
Arjona
Herstek
Sever
Mulgrew
Nelson
Lazorko
B. Reilly
J. Reilly
November 14, 2013 #3 VCU 2–1 #6 Duquesne Dayton, Ohio
14:00 ETHarvey 16'
Fisher 86'
ReportDe Villardi 4'
Dissoma  89'
Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 149
Referee: Mark Garcia
November 14, 2013 #1 Saint Louis 2–0 #8 Massachusetts Dayton, Ohio
17:00 ETGIESEKE 48'  68'
Kristo 50'
ReportMarchand  72'
Keys  83'
Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 487
Referee: Shaun Papperman;
November 14, 2013 #4 La Salle 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
#5 Dayton Dayton, Ohio
20:00 ETPlumhoff 14'
Baker  71'
ReportEnstone 33'Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Cory Richardson
Penalties
Plumhoff
Friskey
Farrell
Robinson
Jones
Gamboa
Keller
Amankona
Allheily

Semifinals

November 15, 2013 #2 George Mason 3–2 (a.e.t.) #3 VCU Dayton, Ohio
17:00 ETHerstek 27'
Arjona  63'
Harmouche 64'
Miller  83'
Mulgrew  91'
ReportCastillo 19'
Herrera Meraz  20'
Bowie  62'
Belmar 80'
Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 168
Referee: Shaun Papperman
November 15, 2013 #1 Saint Louis 2–1 #4 La Salle Dayton, Ohio
19:30 ETGraydon 19'
Bryce 53'
ReportSullivan 55'  82'
Santon  65'
Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 187
Referee: Mikael Lundqvist

A-10 Championship

November 17, 2013 #1 Saint Louis 0–1 #2 George Mason Kettering, Ohio
11:30 ETLee  85'ReportHerrera 82' (pen.)Stadium: Alter Stadium
Attendance: 111
Referee: Mark Gorak
Note: Location of match changed due to tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013

Statistical leaders

See also

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