2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season

The 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 32nd season of varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 24 and concluded on November 11, 2018. Following the regular season, the 2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was held to determine the conference champion and automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.

2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 24, 2018 – November 11, 2018
Number of teams13
2019 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickSiad Haji, VCU
Picked bySan Jose Earthquakes, 2nd overall
Regular Season
Season championsVCU
  Runners-upDavidson
Season MVPFW: János Löbe
MF: Siad Haji
DF: Jørgen Oland
Top scorerLeon Maric, 12
Tournament
ChampionsRhode Island
  Runners-upGeorge Mason
A-10 men's soccer seasons
2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VCU 6 1 1 10 6 2
Davidson 5 2 1 9 7 2
Rhode Island 5 3 0 15 5 0
George Mason 5 3 0 9 8 0
Saint Louis 3 1 4 6 4 7
Fordham 4 3 1 8 5 4
Dayton 4 3 1 9 6 4
Saint Joseph's 2 3 3 8 7 3
UMass 3 5 0 7 8 3
St. Bonaventure 3 5 0 7 9 1
Duquesne 2 4 2 4 9 3
George Washington 1 5 2 5 9 3
LaSalle 0 5 2 3 11 3
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

UMass enters the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions.[1][2][3] The Minutemen finished eighth in the regular season and were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament by VCU. VCU won the regular season championship, giving the Rams their first A-10 regular season title, and their first regular season championship overall since 2004.[4] Rhode Island won the tournament, given them their first A-10 tournament title since 2006.[5]

Rhode Island at the A-10 Tournament champions, earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. They were the only berth the A-10 sent to the NCAA Tournament. There they were defeated by their rivals, Connecticut, 3–4.[6]

Preseason

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Recruiting

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National rankings
Team CSN TDS Total signees
Davidson
Dayton
Duquesne
Fordham
George Mason
George Washington
La Salle
UMass
Rhode Island
St. Bonaventure
Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis
VCU

Preseason poll

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The preseason poll will be released on August 21, 2018. Fordham was picked to win the regular season.[7]

Team Ranking First-place votes Raw points
1. Fordham 6 158
2. VCU 4 149
3. UMass 2 144
4. Rhode Island 0 124
5. Dayton 1 117
6. Saint Louis 0 106
7. George Washington 0 102
8. Davidson 0 67
9. George Mason 0 49
10. La Salle 0 46
11. St. Bonaventure 0 43
12. Saint Joseph's 0 39
13. Duquesne 0 37

Preseason national polls

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Three of the programs were ranked in one of the five major preseason polls. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while United Soccer, Soccer America, and TopDrawer Soccer use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.

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Soccer
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CSN[9] Hero
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Soccer
America
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TopDrawer
Soccer[12]
Davidson NR NR NR NR NR
Dayton NR NR NR NR NR
Duquesne NR NR NR NR NR
Fordham 16 16 30 24 NR
George Mason NR NR NR NR NR
George Washington NR NR NR NR NR
La Salle NR NR NR NR NR
Rhode Island NR NR NR NR NR
Saint Joseph's NR NR NR NR NR
Saint Louis NR NR NR NR NR
St. Bonaventure NR NR NR NR NR
UMass NR NR 23 NR NR
VCU NR NR 19 NR NR

Preseason All-Conference Team

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Pos. Nat. Player Year School
FW   GER Janos Loebe Sr. Fordham
FW   USA Davis Smith So. UMass
FW   BER Chae Brangman Sr. Rhode Island
MF   SVN Rok Taneski Jr. Dayton
MF   SOM Siad Haji Jr. VCU
MF   GER Dominik Richter Sr. Rhode Island
DF   NOR Joergen Oland Jr. Fordham
DF   GER Konrad Gorich Sr. UMass
DF   GER Lennart Hein Sr. Saint Louis
DF   NOR Peder Kristiansen Jr. Rhode Island
GK   GHA Rashid Nuhu Sr. Rhode Island

Head coaches

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School Coach Year
Davidson Matt Spear 19th
Dayton Dennis Currier 14th
Duquesne Chase Brooks 6th
Fordham Jim McElderry 16th
George Mason Greg Andrulis 14th
George Washington Craig Jones 6th
La Salle Rob Irvine 3rd
Rhode Island Gareth Elliott 6th
Saint Joseph's Don D'Ambra 9th
Saint Louis Kevin Kalish 1st
St. Bonaventure Kwame Oduro 4th
UMass Fran O'Leary 4th
VCU Dave Giffard 9th

Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
A10 member won
A10 member lost
A10 member tied
A10 teams in bold

All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1 (Aug. 20–26)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 24 4:00 PM Hofstra Dayton Jesse Owens Memorial StadiumColumbus, OH T 2–22OT 268
August 24 4:00 PM Stony Brook George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic FieldWashington, DC W 3–2 277
August 24 5:00 PM George Mason American Reeves Field • Washington, DC L 1–2 532
August 24 5:00 PM Saint Louis Notre Dame Alumni StadiumNotre Dame, IN T 1–12OT 1,079
August 24 5:00 PM Georgia Southern VCU Sports Backers StadiumRichmond, VA WTVR L 0–2 728
August 24 7:00 PM Duquesne Marshall Veterans Memorial Soccer ComplexHuntington, WV L 0–1 724
August 24 7:00 PM #16 Fordham Holy Cross Linda Smith StadiumWorcester, MA W 2–1 318
August 24 7:00 PM Rhode Island Boston University Nickerson FieldBoston, MA W 2–0 202
August 24 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's William & Mary Albert-Daly FieldWilliamsburg, VA L 0–2 454
August 24 7:00 PM UMass UMass Lowell Cushing Field ComplexLowell, MA L 0–1 463
August 24 7:30 PM St. Bonaventure #6 Louisville Lynn StadiumLouisville, KY ACCN+ L 1–2 1,601
August 26 12:00 PM Dayton Furman Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH W 1–0 237
August 26 2:00 PM Robert Morris St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics ComplexOlean, NY T 0–02OT 327
August 26 5:00 PM Radford VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA W 3–0 630
August 26 6:00 PM Memphis Saint Louis Hermann StadiumSt. Louis, MO L 1–2 663

Players of the week:[13]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Oscar Haynes Brown George Washington Dan Miklos Fordham Roger Penske Rhode Island

Week 2 (Aug. 27 – Sep. 2)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 3:00 PM UMass Sacred Heart Campus FieldFairfield, CT T 1–12OT 103
August 27 4:00 PM American George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC W 6–0 377
August 27 7:00 PM Rhode Island Bryant Bulldog StadiumSmithfield, RI W 4–0 147
August 27 7:00 PM High Point Davidson Alumni Soccer StadiumDavidson, NC ESPN+ L 1–2 784
August 28 4:00 PM Saint Joseph's Saint Peter's Joseph J. Jaroschak FieldJersey City, NJ SPUTV W 3–1 228
August 28 7:00 PM Howard La Salle McCarthy StadiumPhiladelphia, PA W 2–1 115
August 31 4:00 PM Saint Peter's UMass Rudd FieldAmherst, MA W 2–1 311
August 31 5:00 PM Milwaukee Dayton Baujan FieldDayton, OH W 2–0 617
August 31 7:00 PM Northern Kentucky Duquesne Rooney FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN+ L 1–2OT 218
August 31 7:00 PM Drexel George Mason George Mason StadiumFairfax, VA ESPN+ L 0–3 468
August 31 7:00 PM Penn State Rhode Island URI Soccer ComplexKingston, RI ESPN+ W 1–0 2,001
August 31 7:00 PM Temple VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA W 1–0 392
August 31 8:00 PM Saint Louis Louisville Lynn StadiumLouisville, KY Cancelled[a]
September 1 3:00 PM La Salle Iona Mazzella FieldNew Rochelle, NY ESPN+ W 2–1 245
September 1 4:00 PM Lehigh George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC L 0–1 478
September 1 7:00 PM Quinnipiac Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 4–2 361
September 1 7:00 PM Davidson UNC Greensboro UNCG Soccer StadiumGreensboro, NC SCDN W 1–0 158
September 1 8:00 PM #15 Fordham #12 Wisconsin Dan McClimon StadiumMadison, WI BTN W 1–02OT 562
September 2 3:00 PM Detroit Mercy Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 3–0 243
September 2 7:00 PM Santa Clara VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA W 1–0OT 353

Players of the week:[14]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Siad Haji VCU Federico Barrios
Rashid Nuhu
Dayton
Fordham
Roger Penske Rhode Island

Week 3 (Sep. 3–9)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 1:00 PM St. Bonaventure Albany Bob Ford FieldAlbany, NY W 1–0 853
September 3 1:00 PM #11 Fordham Northwestern Dan McClimon Stadium • Madison, WI W 3–2 OT 50
September 3 4:00 PM Bryant UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA ESPN+ W 3–0 292
September 3 7:00 PM Marshall Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH T 0–0 2OT 317
September 4 7:00 PM Furman Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ W 1–0 478
September 4 8:00 PM Marquette Saint Louis Hermann StadiumSt. Louis, MO W 3–1 502
September 5 7:00 PM St. Francis Brooklyn La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 0–2 104
September 5 7:00 PM Holy Cross Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI ESPN+ W 3–0 2,028
September 5 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY StretchTV L 1–2 340
September 7 7:00 PM UMass Boston University Nickerson FieldBoston, MA L 2–3 226
September 7 7:00 PM George Washington Brown Stevenson Field • Providence, RI L 1–2 OT 681
September 7 7:00 PM VCU #4 Indiana Bill Armstrong StadiumBloomington, IN BTN L 0–5 2,130
September 8[b] 1:00 PM Gardner–Webb George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ W 5–4 OT 446
September 8 2:00 PM Dayton Western Illinois MacKenzie Alumni FieldMacomb, IL L 0–1 112
September 8 4:00 PM #11 Fordham Bryant Bryant Track and Turf ComplexSmithfield, RI T 1–1 2OT 277
September 8 7:00 PM Davidson Campbell Eakes Athletics ComplexBuies Creek, NC ESPN+ L 0–1 244
September 8 7:00 PM Rider La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA L 0–1 101
September 8 7:00 PM Rhode Island Marist Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY W 2–0 573
September 8 7:00 PM Sacred Heart Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 4–1 0
September 8 8:00 PM SMU Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO T 1–1 2OT 543
September 9 1:00 PM Clemson UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA ESPN+ T 0–0 2OT 505
September 9 1:00 PM George Washington Providence Anderson StadiumProvidence, RI L 0–1 536
September 9 2:00 PM Mount St. Mary's George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ Postponed[c]

Players of the week:[15]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Joergen Oland Fordham Roger Penske Rhode Island James McPherson UMass

Week 4 (Sep. 10–16)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 7:00 PM North Carolina Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ L 0–1 815
September 11 7:00 PM Rhode Island Connecticut Morrone StadiumStorrs, CT Postponed
September 11 7:00 PM Dayton East Tennessee State Summers-Taylor StadiumJohnson City, TN W 2–0 376
September 11 7:00 PM Navy Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 2–0 210
September 11 8:00 PM Saint Louis Tulsa Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 3–0 221
September 12 11:00 AM Pittsburgh VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA L 0–1 360
September 12 7:00 PM Saint Francis (PA) Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ L 0–1 231
September 12 7:00 PM UMass Hartford Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT W 2–0 235
September 12 7:00 PM La Salle Lafayette Mike Bourger Field • Easton, PA L 0–2 257
September 12 7:00 PM #12 Fordham Marist Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY T 1–1 2OT 105
September 15 1:00 PM La Salle Robert Morris Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA L 0–1 201
September 15 1:00 PM Central Connecticut UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA ESPN+ W 5–2 346
September 15 3:00 PM George Washington NJIT J. Malcolm Simon Stadium • Newark, NJ W 1–0 155
September 15 7:00 PM Incarnate Word Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH W 2–0 237
September 15 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's Manhattan Gaelic Park • Riverdale, NY L 0–2 298
September 15 7:00 PM Niagara St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY W 1–0 225
September 16 2:00 PM UNC Asheville Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ W 3–1 233
September 16 3:00 PM George Mason #21 Coastal Carolina CCU Soccer Field • Conway, SC Postponed[d]
September 16 6:00 PM Central Arkansas Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO W 2–1 467
September 16 7:00 PM Temple Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ T 1–1 2OT 337

Players of the week:[16]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Devin Boyce Saint Louis Thor Arne Höfs George Washington John Klein Saint Louis

Week 5 (Sep. 17–23)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 17 7:00 PM Campbell George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA Cancelled
September 18 2:00 PM Binghamton George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC ESPN+ W 3–2 OT 182
September 18 7:00 PM UNC Asheville Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ W 3–1 233
September 18 7:00 PM Dayton Oakland OU Soccer Field • Auburn Hills, MI T 1–1 2OT 396
September 18 7:00 PM #25 Fordham Manhattan Gaelic Park • New York City, NY L 0–1 498
September 18 7:00 PM Rhode Island Providence Anderson Stadium • Providence, RI W 3–0 2,106
September 19 4:00 PM La Salle Villanova Higgins Soccer Complex • Villanova, PA L 2–3 479
September 19 6:00 PM Saint Francis (PA) St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY L 1–3 405
September 19 7:00 PM Robert Morris Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 4–1 290
September 19 7:00 PM VMI Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 5–0 419
September 19 7:00 PM #20 Old Dominion VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA ESPN+ W 4–0 1,098
September 21 7:00 PM Columbia #25 Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York City, NY W 1–0 585
September 21 7:00 PM George Mason Yale Reese Stadium • New Haven, CT ESPN+ L 1–2 954
September 22 1:00 PM La Salle LIU Brooklyn LIU Field • Brooklyn, NY L 1–2 109
September 22 1:00 PM Dartmouth UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA ESPN+ L 0–1 2OT 217
September 22 6:00 PM Davidson Winthrop Eagle Field • Rock Hill, SC W 2–1 0
September 22 7:00 PM St. Bonaventure Canisius Demske Sports Complex • Buffalo, NY L 0–4 410
September 22 7:00 PM West Virginia Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH L 0–2 955
September 22 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's Fairfield Lessing Field • Fairfield, CT SSN W 2–0 504
September 22 7:00 PM Duquesne Oakland OU Soccer Field • Auburn Hills, MI L 0–2 364
September 22 7:00 PM Brown Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI L 0–1 2OT 2,110
September 22 8:00 PM SIU Edwardsville Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO T 1–1 2OT 4,903

Players of the week:[17]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jared Greene VCU Mario Sequeira VCU Rob Dymond Duquesne

Week 6 (Sep. 24–30)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 25 4:00 PM New Hampshire UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA ESPN+ Postponed
September 25 7:00 PM George Washington Duke Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN T 0–0 2OT 359
September 25 7:00 PM Seton Hall #25 Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York City, NY Cancelled
September 25 7:00 PM Davidson #1 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN L 1–5 1,357
September 25 7:00 PM Duquesne #23 Wright State Alumni Stadium • Dayton, OH L 2–6 314
September 26 7:00 PM Northern Kentucky Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH Cancelled
September 26 7:00 PM Longwood George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ W 2–0 182
September 26 7:00 PM Akron VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA L 3–4 OT 682
September 29 1:00 PM St. Bonaventure UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA SBU 2–1 351
September 29 6:00 PM George Washington Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ DAV 3–2 OT 648
September 29 7:00 PM Saint Louis Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH T 2–2 2OT 864
September 29 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ T 2–2 2OT 192
September 29 7:00 PM Rhode Island #25 Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York City, NY ESPN+ FOR 4–2 420
September 29 7:00 PM Appalachian State George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ L 0–3 893
September 29 7:00 PM VCU La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ VCU 2–0 145

Players of the week:[18]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Janos Loebe Fordham Luke Iacobellis St. Bonaventure Joseph Boehm
Isaac Boamah
Saint Joseph's
St. Bonaventure

Week 7 (Oct. 1–7)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 2 7:00 PM Cleveland State Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ Cancelled
October 2 7:00 PM Stony Brook #21 Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York City, NY T 0–0 2OT 143
October 2 7:00 PM George Washington George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ GMU 3–0 406
October 3 7:00 PM Saint Louis Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI ESPN+ URI 3–1 318
October 3 7:00 PM La Salle Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ T 2–2 2OT 894
October 3 7:00 PM Dayton St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY ESPN+ SBU 1–0 378
October 3 7:00 PM UMass VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA ESPN+ VCU 2–0 539
October 6 12:00 PM #21 Fordham Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ SJU 3–2 OT 503
October 6 1:00 PM George Mason UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA ESPN+ MASS 2–0 211
October 6 7:00 PM Davidson Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH ESPN+ DAY 1–0 OT 384
October 6 7:00 PM Rhode Island St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY ESPN+ URI 3–1 295
October 6 7:00 PM Duquesne VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA ESPN+ VCU 2–0 545
October 6 8:00 PM La Salle Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO ESPN+ SLU 4–2 682

Players of the week:[19]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Siad Haji VCU Mario Sequeira VCU Henry Howell
Edvin Akselsen
Davidson
Rhode Island

Week 8 (Oct. 8–14)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 10 2:00 PM St. Bonaventure George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC ESPN+ GWU 4–0 251
October 10 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ DAV 6–2 225
October 10 7:00 PM Fordham Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ FOR 2–1 OT 128
October 10 7:00 PM George Mason La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ GMU 3–0 110
October 10 7:00 PM UMass Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI URI 3–2 1,010
October 10 8:00 PM VCU Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO T 0–0 2OT 508
October 13 2:00 PM VCU George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC VCU 2–0 321
October 13 7:00 PM UMass Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York City, NY ESPN+ MASS 1–0 158
October 13 7:00 PM Duquesne George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ DUQ 3–0 478
October 13 7:00 PM Davidson La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA T 1–1 2OT 135
October 13 7:00 PM Dayton Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI URI 3–1 1,028
October 13 7:00 PM Saint Louis St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY ESPN+ SLU 2–1 368

Players of the week:[20]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
DeAndrae Brown UMass Mario Sequeira VCU Edvin Akselsen
Lucas Hauth
Rhode Island
Davidson

Week 9 (Oct. 15–21)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 16 7:00 PM St. Bonaventure #24 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 0–7 727
October 17 3:00 PM Davidson UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA ESPN+ DAV 2–0 197
October 17 8:00 PM Duquesne Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO ESPN+ T 0–0 2OT 483
October 17 7:00 PM La Salle Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH DAY 2–0 215
October 17 7:00 PM George Washington Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York City, NY T 0–0 2OT 202
October 17 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ GMU 4–3 96
October 20 1:00 PM Dayton UMass Rudd Field • Amherst, MA ESPN+ DAY 2–1 411
October 20 2:00 PM La Salle George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC ESPN+ T 1–1 2OT 236
October 20 6:00 PM Fordham Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ FOR 2–0 431
October 20 7:00 PM #23 Rhode Island Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ DUQ 3–1 264
October 20 7:00 PM St. Bonaventure Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ SJU 3–0 405
October 20 7:00 PM George Mason VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA ESPN+ VCU 2–0 485

Players of the week:[21]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Noah Mehta Duquesne Robbie McKelvey Duquesne Brett Werner La Salle

Week 10 (Oct. 22–28)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 23 6:00 PM La Salle NJIT J. Malcolm Simon Stadium • Newark, NJ W 2–1 306
October 23 7:00 PM #18 Virginia Tech Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ACCN T 2–2 2OT 302
October 23 7:00 PM Boston College Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI W 2–1 400
October 23 7:00 PM George Washington UMBC Retriever Soccer Park • Baltimore, MD L 1–3 1,985
October 23 9:00 PM Saint Louis #11 Denver CIBER Field • Denver, CO L 1–2 438
October 24 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's Drexel Vidas Field • Philadelphia, PA L 3–4 318
October 24 7:00 PM Howard St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY W 2–0 101
October 27 6:00 PM George Mason Davidson Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ GMU 1–0 402
October 27 7:00 PM VCU Dayton Baujan Field • Dayton, OH DAY 1–0 485
October 27 7:00 PM Fordham La Salle McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ FOR 1–0 75
October 27 7:00 PM Saint Joseph's Rhode Island URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI URITV URI 2–1 128
October 27 7:00 PM Duquesne St. Bonaventure Marra Athletics Complex • Olean, NY ESPN+ SBU 3–2 115
October 27 8:00 PM George Washington Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO SLU 2–0 709

Players of the week:[22]

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Janos Loebe
Kosi Nwafornso
Fordham
St. Bonaventure
Clark Gronek George Mason Elias Harryson Dayton

Week 11 (Oct. 29 – Nov. 4)

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Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 31 2:00 PM UMass George Washington Mount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC ESPN+ MASS 3–1 189
October 31 7:00 PM Davidson Duquesne Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ DAV 1–0 101
October 31 7:00 PM Dayton Fordham Jack Coffey Field • New York City, NY ESPN+ DAY 2–0 154
October 31 7:00 PM Rhode Island George Mason George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ GMU 2–0 216
October 31 7:00 PM Saint Louis Saint Joseph's Sweeney Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ T 3–3 2OT 467
October 31 7:00 PM St. Bonaventure VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA ESPN+ VCU 2–1 366

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive Rookie
Player Team Player Team Player Team

Rankings

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United Soccer Coaches National

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    Improvement in ranking
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
  Pre[23] Wk
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Davidson C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Dayton C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Duquesne C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Fordham C 16 15 11 12 25 25 21 RV RV NV
George Mason C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
George Washington C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
La Salle C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
UMass C RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Rhode Island C NV NV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV
Saint Louis C NV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV RV RV
St. Joseph's C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
St. Bonaventure C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
VCU C RV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV

United Soccer Coaches Southeast Regional

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    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV No votes received
  Wk
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Davidson C NV NV NV NV NV 10 9 10 10
Dayton C 9 7 10 10 NV NV NV NV NV
Duquesne C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Fordham C 1 1 2 4 3 2 5 7 7
George Mason C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
George Washington C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
La Salle C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
UMass C NV NV 9 8 NV NV NV NV NV
Rhode Island C 10 5 5 5 5 6 4 2 5
Saint Louis C NV NV NV 9 8 5 8 5 6
St. Joseph's C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
St. Bonaventure C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
VCU C NV 8 8 RV 7 8 6 3 2

Postseason

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Atlantic 10 Tournament

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Quarterfinals
Nov. 4
Semifinals
Nov. 9
Final
Nov. 11
         
1 VCU (pen.) 1 (5)
8 UMass 1 (4)
1 VCU 0
4 Rhode Island 1
4 Rhode Island 2
5 Fordham 0
4 Rhode Island 2
3 George Mason 0
2 Davidson 1
7 Dayton (2OT) 2
7 Dayton 0
3 George Mason (OT) 1
3 George Mason (2OT) 1
6 Saint Louis 0


NCAA Tournament

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Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Rhode Island L 3–4 OT at Connecticut(Storrs)

Awards

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Postseason awards

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All A-10 awards and teams

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2018 A10 Men's Soccer Individual Awards[42]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Janos Loebe, Fordham
Coach of the Year David Giffard, VCU
Midfielder of the Year Siad Haji, VCU
Defensive Player of the Year Jørgen Oland, Fordham
Freshman of the Year John Klein, Saint Louis
2018 A10 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[42]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team

Janos Loebe, Fordham
Leon Maric, Saint Joseph's
Oscar Haynes Brown, George Washington
Siad Haji, VCU
Dominik Richter, Rhode Island
Devin Boyce, Saint Louis
Lennart Hein, Saint Louis
Jordan Hill, Davidson
Joergen Oland, Fordham
Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island
Rashid Nuhu, Fordham

Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode Island
John Klein, Saint Louis
Kosi Nwafornso, St. Bonaventure
DeAndrae Brown, Massachusetts
Jaylen Thompson, Davidson
Rok Taneski, Dayton
Edvin Akselsen, Rhode Island
Ulrik Edvardsen, VCU
Tyler Dickson, Rhode Island
Konrad Gorich, Massachusetts
Ryo Shimazaki, VCU
Mario Sequeira, VCU

Henry Howell, Davidson
Elias Harryson, Dayton
Manel Busquets, Duquesne
Sindri Ingimarsson, Fordham
Ato Williams, George Mason
Marcelo Lage, George Washington
Yosuke Hanya, Massachusetts
Edvin Akselsen, Rhode Island
Sondre Karterud, Rhode Island
Isaac Boamah, St. Bonaventure
John Klein, Saint Louis

All Americans

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No players from the Atlantic 10 earned All-America honors.

MLS SuperDraft

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Total picks by school

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Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Davidson 0 0 0 0 0
Dayton 0 0 0 0 0
Duquesne 0 0 0 0 0
Fordham 1 0 0 0 1
George Mason 0 0 0 0 0
George Washington 0 0 0 0 0
La Salle 0 0 0 0 0
UMass 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0
St. Bonaventure 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Joseph's 0 0 0 0 0
Saint Louis 0 1 0 0 1
VCU 1 0 0 0 1

List of selections

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Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Other
1 2 San Jose Earthquakes Siad Haji MF VCU
1 22 New York Red Bulls Janos Loebe FW Fordham
2 47 Portland Timbers Lennart Hein DF Saint Louis

Notable non-draft signees

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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 Ref.
Eli Lockaby MF VCU Richmond Kickers

See also

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Notes

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^[a] The game between Saint Louis and Louisville was cancelled due to inclement weather.[43]
^[b] The game between Gardner–Webb and George Mason was rescheduled from September 7 to September 8 due to lightning.[44]
^[c] The game between Mount St. Mary's and George Mason has been postponed due to the rescheduled matches on September 7 to September 8.
^[d] The game between Coastal Carolina and George Mason has been postponed due to Hurricane Florence.

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