2017 Summit League men's soccer tournament
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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| 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
The 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
| 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
Semifinals
| 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
| 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
Goals
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Assists
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Shutouts
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References
- "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.