2019 Summit League men's soccer season
Sports season
2019 Summit League men's soccer season League NCAA Division I Sport Soccer Duration August 30, 2019 – November 6, 2019 Number of teams 6 Season MVP Offensive: 2020 →
The 2019 Summit League men's soccer season will be the 14th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season will begin in late August 2019 and conclude in mid-November 2019.
Denver enter the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions.
This is the final season for Purdue Fort Wayne as a Summit member. The Mastodons will leave for the Horizon League on July 1, 2020.[ 1] Kansas City Roos (formerly known as the UMKC Kangaroos), which will rejoin at the same date after seven seasons in the Western Athletic Conference .[ 2]
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(June 2020 )
Head coaches
As of the 2018 season
Team
Head coach
Previous job
Years at
Overall record
Record at
Summit
NCAA[ 3]
NCAA[ 3]
NCAA[ 3]
Ref.
Eastern Illinois
Kiki Lara Eastern Illinois (asst.)
4
12–32–11 (.318)
12–32–11 (.318)
5–8–3 (.406)
0
0
0
[ 4]
Denver
Jamie Franks Denver (asst.)
5
46–8–8 (.806)
46–8–8 (.806)
19–0–3 (.932)
4
1
0
[ 5]
Omaha
Bob Warming Penn State
2
468–248–83 (.638)
7–8–1 (.469)
4–1–0 (.800)
14
2
0
[ 6]
Oral Roberts
Ryan Bush Oral Roberts (asst.)
7
37–51–16 (.433)
37–51–16 (.433)
12–17–6 (.429)
0
0
0
[ 7]
Purdue Fort Wayne
Mike Harper IPFW (asst.)
13
62–129–19 (.340)
62–129–19 (.340)
19–46–6 (.310)
0
0
0
[ 8]
Western Illinois
Eric Johnson Loras
23
217–262–44 (.457)
174–209–40 (.459)
66–50–12 (.563)
6
0
0
[ 9]
Preseason
Preseason poll
The preseason poll was released on August 19, 2019.[ 10]
Team Ranking
Points
First Place Votes
1.
Denver
24
4
2.
Omaha
21
2
3.
Purdue Fort Wayne
16
0
4.
Oral Roberts
13
0
5.
Western Illinois
9
0
6.
Eastern Illinois
7
0
Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019. Denver was the only Summit League program ranked in preseason polls across all major polls.
Preseason Players to Watch
Regular season
Early season tournaments
Early season tournaments will be announced in late Spring and Summer 2019.
Conference results
Positions by round
Postseason
Summit League tournament
Semifinals
Championship
1
4
2
3
NCAA tournament
Seed
Region
School
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
TBD
Rankings
National rankings
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV
No votes received
Pre
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Final
Eastern Illinois
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Denver
18
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
12
12
14
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Omaha
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Oral Roberts
NV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
20
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Purdue Fort Wayne
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Western Illinois
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
None released
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Regional rankings - USC West Region
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV
No votes received
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Eastern Illinois
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Denver
2
NV
10
10
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Omaha
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Oral Roberts
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
Purdue Fort Wayne
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Western Illinois
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Awards and honors
Player of the Week
Postseason honors
2019 Summit League Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award
Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Goalkeeper of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
2019 Summit League Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team
Second Team
Newcomer Team
2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be held in January 2020.
Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[ 23] MLS SuperDraft .
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[ 24] college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
References
^ "Purdue University Fort Wayne to Join Horizon League" (Press release). Horizon League. August 5, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .^ "Kansas City Roo Athletics Rejoins Summit League" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics . June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019 .^ a b c "NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Brackets" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 19, 2019 .^ "Eastern Illinois - Msoc Quick Facts" (PDF) . sidearmsports.com . Retrieved June 9, 2019 .^ "Denver Men's Soccer Quick Facts" (PDF) . denverpioneers.com . August 21, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .^ Boone, Tony (April 2, 2018). "UNO soccer hires former Creighton coach Bob Warming to replace Jason Mims" . Omaha World-Herald Berkshire Hathaway . Retrieved June 9, 2019 . ^ "Ryan Bush Bio" . oruathletics.com . Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .^ "Men's Soccer Media Resource" . gomastodons.com . Retrieved June 9, 2019 .^ "2018 MSOC Record Book" (PDF) . goleathernecks.com . September 20, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .^ "Coaches tab Pioneers as 2019 Summit League Men's Soccer Favorite" . The Summit League . August 19, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National Pre-Season Poll — August 6, 2019" . United Soccer Coaches . August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019 .^ "College Soccer News 2019 Preseason National Poll" . CollegeSoccerNews.com. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .^ "Soccer America Men's College Preseason Top 25" . socceramerica.com . Soccer America. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .^ "College Soccer National Ranking - Preseason" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 26, 2019 .^ "Golden Eagles sweep initial #SummitMSOC weekly awards" . The Summit League . September 3, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "ORU makes it back-to-back sweeps of #SummitMSOC Player of the Week awards" . The Summit League . September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "Cearns, Palmquist secure #SummitMSOC weekly honors" . The Summit League . September 16, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "Brigida, Larsen collect #SummitMSOC weekly honors" . The Summit League . September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "Golden Eagles sweep #SummitMSOC weekly honors for third time" . The Summit League . September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "Golden Eagles Sweep #SummitMSOC Weekly Honors for Fourth Time" . The Summit League . October 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "WIU's Kirdorf, Omaha's Ledesma notch #SummitMSOC weekly honors" . The Summit League . October 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "Leathernecks sweep #SummitMSOC weekly awards" . The Summit League . October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019 .^ "MLS Draft 2013: Homegrown player initiative rises as draft declines" . Sporting News . Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2019 .^ "MLS 2012 Roster Rules" . Archived from the original on February 20, 2012.
External links
Teams Championships & awards Seasons Tournaments
Regular Season Tournaments National Tournaments Rankings & awards
International
Club competitions National teams
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