2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Soccer
Duration	August, 2012 – November, 2012
Tournament
Champions	Saint Louis
Runners-up	VCU

2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 23 Charlotte	7	–	1	–	1			15	–	4	–	3
No. 19 Saint Louis†	7	–	2	–	0			16	–	5	–	0
Xavier	6	–	1	–	2			14	–	3	–	5
No. 25 VCU	6	–	1	–	2			12	–	4	–	5
Temple	6	–	1	–	2			10	–	6	–	3
Dayton	5	–	3	–	1			11	–	5	–	2
La Salle	4	–	4	–	1			10	–	7	–	3
Duquesne	4	–	4	–	1			7	–	12	–	1
Butler	3	–	5	–	1			5	–	8	–	5
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	1			4	–	11	–	3
St. Bonaventure	3	–	6	–	0			5	–	14	–	0
Fordham	2	–	4	–	3			6	–	7	–	4
Richmond	2	–	6	–	1			6	–	11	–	1
Massachusetts	2	–	7	–	0			5	–	11	–	2
George Washington	2	–	7	–	0			5	–	13	–	0
Saint Joseph's	1	–	6	–	2			5	–	11	–	2
As of December 11, 2012 Rankings from NCSAA

The 2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 26th season for the Conference fielding men's NCAA Division I men's college soccer. Interconference play began on October 5, and continued through November 4. The season culminated with the 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, where the top schools in the conference competed for a guaranteed berth into the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

The defending regular season champions were the national finalists, Charlotte. The defending tournament winners were Xavier.

This was the last men's soccer season for Richmond, which dropped the sport (along with men's track) after announcing it would add men's lacrosse in the near future.^[1]

Changes from 2011

• Butler Bulldogs and VCU Rams join the conference after playing in the Horizon League and Colonial Athletic Association, respectively.

Season outlook

Preseason polls

	Template Conf. Media
1.	Charlotte
2.	Xavier
3.	VCU
4.	Saint Louis
5.	Fordham
6.	George Washington
7.	Butler
	La Salle
9.	Duquesne
10.	Dayton
11.	Temple
12.	Rhode Island
13.	UMass
14.	Richmond
15.	St. Bonaventure
16.	Saint Joseph's

Source:^[2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Butler Bulldogs	Indianapolis, Indiana	Butler Bowl	7,500
Charlotte 49ers	Charlotte, North Carolina	Transamerica Field	4,000
Dayton Flyers	Dayton, Ohio	Baujan Field	2,000
Duquesne Dukes	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Rooney Field	2,200
George Washington Colonials	Washington, D.C.	Mount Vernon Athletic Complex	1,000
La Salle Explorers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	McCarthy Stadium	7,500
UMass Minutemen	Amherst, Massachusetts	Rudd Field	800
Rhode Island Rams	Kingston, Rhode Island	URI Soccer Complex	1,547
Richmond Spiders	Richmond, Virginia	Robins Stadium	8,700
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	St. Bonaventure, New York	McGraw-Jennings Field	2,000
Saint Joseph's Hawks	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Finnesey Field	600
Saint Louis Billikens	St. Louis, Missouri	Hermann Stadium	6,050
Temple Owls	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Ambler Field	500
VCU Rams	Richmond, Virginia	Sports Backers Stadium	3,250
Xavier Musketeers	Cincinnati, Ohio	Xavier University Soccer Complex	200

Standings

2012 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 23 Charlotte	7	–	1	–	1			15	–	4	–	3
No. 19 Saint Louis†	7	–	2	–	0			16	–	5	–	0
Xavier	6	–	1	–	2			14	–	3	–	5
No. 25 VCU	6	–	1	–	2			12	–	4	–	5
Temple	6	–	1	–	2			10	–	6	–	3
Dayton	5	–	3	–	1			11	–	5	–	2
La Salle	4	–	4	–	1			10	–	7	–	3
Duquesne	4	–	4	–	1			7	–	12	–	1
Butler	3	–	5	–	1			5	–	8	–	5
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	1			4	–	11	–	3
St. Bonaventure	3	–	6	–	0			5	–	14	–	0
Fordham	2	–	4	–	3			6	–	7	–	4
Richmond	2	–	6	–	1			6	–	11	–	1
Massachusetts	2	–	7	–	0			5	–	11	–	2
George Washington	2	–	7	–	0			5	–	13	–	0
Saint Joseph's	1	–	6	–	2			5	–	11	–	2
As of December 11, 2012 Rankings from NCSAA

A10 Tournament

Main article: 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament

Statistics

As of October 8, 2012.

Top scorers Rank Player Nation College Goals 1 Luke Spencer  USA Xavier Musketeers 9 2 Jason Johnson  JAM VCU Rams 8 Joshua Patterson  USA Duquesne Dukes 8 4 Jared Martinelli  USA Temple Owls 6 5 Mike Casey  USA Rhode Island Rams 5 Daniel Berko  GHA Dayton Flyers 5 Robbie Kristo  USA Saint Louis Billikens 5 Source:[3]

Top assists Rank Player Nation Club Assists 1 Jared Martinelli  USA Temple Owls 7 Matt Walker  USA Xavier Musketeers 7 3 Vaughn Spurrier  USA Temple Owls 6 4 Abe Keller   SUI Dayton Flyers 5 Source:[4]

See also

• Atlantic 10 Conference
• 2012 in American soccer
• 2012 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

References

1. O'Connor, John (September 21, 2012). "UR adding men's lacrosse, cutting men's soccer, men's track". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
2. "VCU Men's Soccer Picked Third in A-10 Preseason Poll". Atlantic 10 Conference. VCUAtheltics.com. August 2, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
3. "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
4. "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2012.