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.
UMass enters the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions. 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. Rhode Island won the tournament, given them their first A-10 tournament title since 2006.
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.
Preseason
Recruiting + National rankings Team CSN TDS Total signeesDavidson Dayton Duquesne Fordham George Mason George Washington La Salle UMass Rhode Island St. Bonaventure Saint Joseph's Saint Louis VCU
Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released on August 21, 2018. Fordham was picked to win the regular season.
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
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.
UnitedSoccer CSN HeroSports SoccerAmerica TopDrawerSoccerDavidson NR NR NR NR NRDayton NR NR NR NR NRDuquesne NR NR NR NR NRFordham 16 16 30 24 NRGeorge Mason NR NR NR NR NRGeorge Washington NR NR NR NR NRLa Salle NR NR NR NR NRRhode Island NR NR NR NR NRSaint Joseph's NR NR NR NR NRSaint Louis NR NR NR NR NRSt. Bonaventure NR NR NR NR NRUMass NR NR 23 NR NRVCU NR NR 19 NR NR
Preseason All-Conference Team
Player Year School FW Fordham FW UMass FW Rhode Island MF Dayton MF VCU MF Rhode Island DF Fordham DF UMass DF Saint Louis DF Rhode Island GK Rhode Island
Head coaches School Coach YearDavidson Matt Spear 19thDayton Dennis Currier 14thDuquesne Chase Brooks 6thFordham Jim McElderry 16thGeorge Mason Greg Andrulis 14thGeorge Washington Craig Jones 6thLa Salle Rob Irvine 3rdRhode Island Gareth Elliott 6thSaint Joseph's Don D'Ambra 9thSaint Louis Kevin Kalish 1stSt. Bonaventure Kwame Oduro 4thUMass Fran O'Leary 4thVCU Dave Giffard 9th
Regular season Index to colors and formattingA10 member wonA10 member lostA10 member tiedA10 teams in bold All times Eastern time.† denotes Homecoming game
Week 1 (Aug. 20–26)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 244:00 PMHofstraDaytonJesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OHT 2–2 268August 244:00 PMStony BrookGeorge WashingtonMount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DCW 3–2 277August 245:00 PMGeorge MasonAmericanReeves Field • Washington, DCL 1–2 532August 245:00 PMSaint LouisNotre DameAlumni Stadium • Notre Dame, INT 1–1 1,079 August 24 5:00 PM Georgia Southern VCU Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA WTVRL 0–2 728August 247:00 PMDuquesneMarshallVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex • Huntington, WV L 0–1 724August 247:00 PM#16 FordhamHoly CrossLinda Smith Stadium • Worcester, MA W 2–1 318August 247:00 PMRhode IslandBoston UniversityNickerson Field • Boston, MA W 2–0 202August 247:00 PMSaint Joseph'sWilliam & MaryAlbert-Daly Field • Williamsburg, VA L 0–2 454August 247:00 PMUMassUMass LowellCushing Field Complex • Lowell, MAL 0–1463August 247:30 PMSt. Bonaventure#6 LouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYACCN+L 1–21,601August 2612:00 PMDaytonFurmanJesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH W 1–0 237August 262:00 PMRobert MorrisSt. BonaventureMarra Athletics Complex • Olean, NYT 0–0327August 265:00 PMRadfordVCUSports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VAW 3–0 630August 266:00 PMMemphisSaint LouisHermann Stadium • St. Louis, MOL 1–2 663 Players of the week: 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)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 273:00 PMUMassSacred HeartCampus Field • Fairfield, CTT 1–1103 August 27 4:00 PM American George WashingtonMount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DC W 6–0 377August 277:00 PMRhode IslandBryantBulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI W 4–0 147 August 27 7:00 PMHigh PointDavidsonAlumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC ESPN+ L 1–2 784August 284:00 PMSaint Joseph'sSaint Peter'sJoseph J. Jaroschak Field • Jersey City, NJSPUTVW 3–1 228August 287:00 PMHowardLa SalleMcCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PAW 2–1 115August 314:00 PMSaint Peter'sUMassRudd Field • Amherst, MAW 2–1311 August 31 5:00 PMMilwaukeeDaytonBaujan Field • Dayton, OH W 2–0617 August 31 7:00 PMNorthern KentuckyDuquesneRooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ L 1–2218 August 31 7:00 PMDrexelGeorge MasonGeorge Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VA ESPN+ L 0–3 468August 317:00 PMPenn StateRhode IslandURI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RIESPN+W 1–02,001August 317:00 PMTempleVCUSports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VAW 1–0392August 318:00 PMSaint LouisLouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYCancelledSeptember 13:00 PMLa SalleIonaMazzella Field • New Rochelle, NYESPN+W 2–1245September 14:00 PMLehighGeorge WashingtonMount Vernon Athletic Field • Washington, DCL 0–1478September 17:00 PMQuinnipiacSaint Joseph'sSweeney Field • Philadelphia, PAESPN+W 4–2361 September 1 7:00 PMDavidsonUNC GreensboroUNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC SCDN W 1–0158September 18:00 PM#15 Fordham#12 WisconsinDan McClimon Stadium • Madison, WIBTNW 1–0562 September 2 3:00 PMDetroit MercyDuquesneRooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN+ W 3–0 243September 27:00 PMSanta ClaraVCUSports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VAW 1–0353 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Siad Haji VCU Federico BarriosRashid Nuhu DaytonFordham Roger Penske Rhode Island
Week 3 (Sep. 3–9)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 31:00 PMSt. BonaventureAlbanyBob Ford Field • Albany, NYW 1–0853September 31:00 PM#11 FordhamNorthwesternDan McClimon Stadium • Madison, WIW 3–2 50September 34:00 PMBryantUMassRudd Field • Amherst, MAESPN+W 3–0292September 37:00 PMMarshallDaytonBaujan Field • Dayton, OHT 0–0 317September 47:00 PMFurmanDavidsonAlumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NCESPN+W 1–0478September 48:00 PMMarquetteSaint LouisHermann Stadium • St. Louis, MOW 3–1502September 57:00 PMSt. Francis BrooklynLa SalleMcCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PAESPN+L 0–2104September 57:00 PMHoly CrossRhode IslandURI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RIESPN+W 3–02,028September 57:00 PMSaint Joseph'sStony BrookKenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NYStretchTVL 1–2340September 77:00 PMUMassBoston UniversityNickerson Field • Boston, MAL 2–3226September 77:00 PMGeorge WashingtonBrownStevenson Field • Providence, RIL 1–2 681September 77:00 PMVCU#4 IndianaBill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, INBTNL 0–52,130September 81:00 PMGardner–WebbGeorge MasonGeorge Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VAESPN+W 5–4 446September 82:00 PMDaytonWestern IllinoisMacKenzie Alumni Field • Macomb, ILL 0–1112September 84:00 PM#11 FordhamBryantBryant Track and Turf Complex • Smithfield, RI T 1–1 277September 87:00 PMDavidsonCampbellEakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, NCESPN+L 0–1 244September 87:00 PMRiderLa SalleMcCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PAL 0–1101September 87:00 PMRhode IslandMaristLeonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NYW 2–0 573September 87:00 PMSacred HeartSaint Joseph'sSweeney Field • Philadelphia, PAESPN+W 4–1 0September 88:00 PMSMUSaint LouisHermann Stadium • St. Louis, MOT 1–1 543September 91:00 PMClemsonUMassRudd Field • Amherst, MAESPN+T 0–0 505September 91:00 PMGeorge WashingtonProvidenceAnderson Stadium • Providence, RIL 0–1536September 92:00 PMMount St. Mary'sGeorge MasonGeorge Mason Stadium • Fairfax, VAESPN+Postponed Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Joergen Oland Fordham Roger Penske Rhode Island James McPherson UMass
Week 4 (Sep. 10–16)
Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 117:00 PMNorth CarolinaDavidsonAlumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NCESPN+L 0–1 815September 117:00 PMRhode IslandConnecticutMorrone Stadium • Storrs, CTPostponedSeptember 117:00 PMDaytonEast Tennessee StateSummers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TNW 2–0376September 117:00 PMNavySaint Joseph'sSweeney Field • Philadelphia, PAESPN+W 2–0210September 118:00 PMSaint LouisTulsaHurricane Soccer & Track Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 3–0221September 1211:00 AMPittsburghVCUSports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VAL 0–1360September 127:00 PMSaint Francis (PA)DuquesneRooney Field • Pittsburgh, PAESPN+L 0–1231September 127:00 PMUMassHartfordAl-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CTW 2–0235September 127:00 PMLa SalleLafayetteMike Bourger Field • Easton, PAL 0–2257September 127:00 PM#12 FordhamMaristLeonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NYT 1–1 105September 151:00 PMLa SalleRobert MorrisJoe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PAL 0–1201September 151:00 PMCentral ConnecticutUMassRudd Field • Amherst, MAESPN+W 5–2346September 153:00 PMGeorge WashingtonNJITJ. Malcolm Simon Stadium • Newark, NJW 1–0155September 157:00 PMIncarnate WordDaytonBaujan Field • Dayton, OHW 2–0237September 157:00 PMSaint Joseph'sManhattanGaelic Park • Riverdale, NYL 0–2298September 157:00 PMNiagaraSt. BonaventureMarra Athletics Complex • Olean, NYW 1–0225September 162:00 PMUNC AshevilleDavidsonAlumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NCESPN+W 3–1233September 163:00 PMGeorge Mason#21 Coastal CarolinaCCU Soccer Field • Conway, SCPostponedSeptember 166:00 PMCentral ArkansasSaint LouisHermann Stadium • St. Louis, MOW 2–1467September 167:00 PMTempleDuquesneRooney Field • Pittsburgh, PAESPN+T 1–1 337 Players of the week: 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)