2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

August 2023 NCAA Division I 2011 North Carolina JAM Ashton Bennett (23) 13,772SDSU v. UCSB(September 23, 2011)San Diego at UC Santa Barbara http://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-soccer/2011-12/files/11UCSB07.XML UCSBGauchos.com January 22, 2012 2010 2012 The 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 53rd year of organized men's college soccer in the United States. The season was divided into three parts; the regular season, which started with early season tournaments against intraconference opponents, before the second half of the regular season that featured interconference matches. The regular season was held from late August to early November 2011. In mid-November, the conference tournaments were held, and from mid-November to mid-December, the NCAA Tournament was held. The national champion was the North Carolina Tar Heels whom won the title against the Charlotte 49ers. It was North Carolina's third national championship, and Charlotte's first ever appearance in an NCAA final of any sport. Season headlines Throughout the course of the regular season, six different men's college soccer programs topped the rankings. The Connecticut Huskies were ranked first for four consecutive weeks, being the longest streak to do so in the season. At the end of the regular season, the New Mexico Lobos were the only college team in the nation to remain undefeated, winning 16 matches and only drawing twice. Changes from 2010 Coaching changes The following is a list of head coaching changes prior to the start of Division I men's soccer season.Men's Division I college coaching changes http://www.socceramerica.com/article/41888/mens-division-i-college-coaching-changes.html Soccer America SoccerAmerica.com September 12, 2011 April 11, 2011 CollegeOutgoing coachManner of departureIncoming coachFormer positionAlbanyJohan AarnioFiredTrevor GormanWright State assistant coachButlerKelly FindleyHired as N.C. State head coachPaul SnapeMichigan associate coachCanisiusJim HeschFiredDermont McGraneNiagara head coachCreightonJamie ClarkHired as Washington head coachElmar BolowichNorth Carolina head coachHartfordDan GasparFiredTBANC StateGeorge TarantiniFiredKelly FindleyButler head coachNiagaraDermot McGraneHired as Canisius head coachChase BrooksDayton assistant coachNJITPedro LopesFiredCesar MarkovicStony Brook head coachNorth CarolinaElmar BolowichHired as Creighton head coachCarlos SomoanoInterim coachNorth FloridaRay BunchFiredDerek MarinatosFurman associate coachRiderRuss FagerFiredCharlie InversoRutgers assistant coachSt. Peter'sGuy AbrahamsonFiredJulian RichensRider assistant coachStony BrookCesar MarkovicHired has NJIT head coachRyan AnatolSouth Florida assistant coachWashingtonDean WurzbergerFiredJamie ClarkCreighton head coach Rule changes Season overview Pre-season polls 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings Several American soccer outlets posted their own preseason top 25 rankings of what were believed to be the strongest men's collegiate soccer teams entering 2011. NSCAANCAA Division I Men's Soccer: 2011 Preseason Rankings https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1/nscaa_coaches National Collegiate Athletic Association August 19, 2011 August 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110811234348/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1/nscaa_coaches August 11, 2011 deadRankingTeam1 Louisville2 Akron3 North Carolina4 Maryland5 SMU6 UCLA7 California8 Connecticut9 Michigan10 Creighton11 Brown12 Notre Dame13 William & Mary14 UC Santa Barbara15 Ohio State16 South Carolina17 Indiana18 Penn State19 Michigan State20 Dartmouth21 Butler22 Virginia23 Duke24 UC Irvine25 Boston College Soccer AmericaSoccer America Men's Preseason Top 25 http://www.socceramerica.com/article/43414/soccer-america-mens-preseason-top-25.html Soccer America SoccerAmerica.com September 12, 2011 August 22, 2011RankingTeam1 Louisville2 UCLA3 North Carolina4 Akron5 Connecticut6 Creighton7 SMU8 Maryland9 Notre Dame10 UC Santa Barbara11 Virginia12 Duke13 Wake Forest14 Brown15 Ohio State16 South Florida17 West Virginia18 Indiana19 UCF20 California21 Monmouth22 FGCU23 Boston College24 Loyola Marymount25 Old Dominion Fox Soccer/SBIGarlarcep Ives Soccer America Men's Preseason Top 25 http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/usa/story/ncaa-soccer-preview-2011-mens-louisville-akron-ucla-uconn-north-carolina-082511 Soccer By Ives FoxSoccer.com September 12, 2011 August 26, 2011RankingTeam1 Louisville2 UCLA3 Akron4 North Carolina5 Maryland6 SMU7 Creighton8 Connecticut9 Duke10 UC Santa Barbara11 Virginia12 Notre Dame13 Ohio State14 Wake Forest15 West Virginia16 Indiana17 South Florida18 Penn State19 Boston College20 Furman21 California22 Monmouth23 William & Mary24 Michigan25 FGCU Regular season Early season tournaments September 2011 Name Dates Num. teams Champions ShinDigz Soccer Festival Aug. 18–20 2 AkronCreightonCal State Northridge Labor Day Classic Sept. 1–3 4 Akron Hokie Invitational Sept. 2–4 4 Virginia Ocean State Classic Sept. 2–4 4 Brown VCU Invitational Sept. 2–4 4 VCU Brown Soccer Classic Sept. 8–12 4 Brown Hurricane Classic Sept. 8–12 4 Connecticut Stihl Soccer Classic Sept. 8–12 4 Old Dominion Akron Soccer Tournament Sept. 16–18 4 Akron Conference standings Key #D0F0C0 Team won conference tournament and automatic bid in the NCAA tournament. 1px solid #AAAAAA #97DEFF Team earned a berth in NCAA tournament through an at-large bid 1px solid #AAAAAA #ccccff Qualified conference tournament, but did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. 1px solid #AAAAAA Conference regular season and tournament winners Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular-season champion. ConferenceRegular Season WinnerConference TournamentTournament Venue (City)Tournament WinnerAmerica East Boston University 2011 America East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Nickerson Field(Boston, Massachusetts) Stony BrookAtlantic Coast North Carolina 2011 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament WakeMed Soccer Park(Cary, North Carolina) North CarolinaAtlantic Ten Charlotte 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Hermann Stadium(St. Louis, Missouri) XavierAtlantic Soccer Florida Atlantic No tournamentAtlantic Sun FGCU 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Summers-Taylor Stadium(Johnson City, Tennessee) FGCUBig East Blue: MarquetteRed: USF 2011 Big East Men's Soccer Tournament Red Bull Arena(Harrison, New Jersey) St. John'sBig South Coastal Carolina 2011 Big South Men's Soccer Tournament Greene-Harbison Field(Boiling Springs, North Carolina) LibertyBig Ten Northwestern 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament U-M Soccer Stadium(Ann Arbor, Michigan) NorthwesternBig West UC Irvine 2011 Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Anteater Stadium(Irvine, California) UC IrvineColonial James Madison 2011 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament JMU Lacrosse/Soccer Complex(Harrisonburg, Virginia) DelawareConference USA UAB 2011 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium(Tulsa, Oklahoma) SMUHorizon Valparaiso 2011 Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Eastgate Field(Valparaiso, Indiana) LoyolaIvy Brown No tournamentMetro Atlantic Fairfield 2011 MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament Hess Field(Lake Buena Vista, Florida) Fairfield Stags men's soccerMid-American Akron 2011 MAC Men's Soccer Tournament FirstEnergy Stadium(Akron, Ohio) Northern IllinoisMissouri Valley Missouri State 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Morrison Stadium(Omaha, Nebraska) CreightonMountain Pacific New Mexico 2011 MPSF Men's Soccer Tournament CIBER Field(Denver, Colorado) New MexicoNortheast Central Connecticut State 2011 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament The Great Lawn(West Long Branch, New Jersey) MonmouthPac-12 UCLA 2011 Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Maloney Field(Stanford, California) UCLAPatriot American 2011 Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament Tournament venue(Tournament City, State) ColgateSouthern UNC Greensboro 2011 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Tournament venue(Tournament City, State) ElonSummit Western Illinois 2011 The Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament Tournament venue(Tournament City, State) Western IllinoisWest Coast Saint Mary's 2011 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Tournament venue(Tournament City, State) Saint Mary's Major upsets In this list, a "major upset" is defined by a team that's ranked 10 or more spots lower, or an unranked team that defeats a team ranked #15 or higher. Date Winner Score Loser September 2 Providence 1–0 #11 Brown September 4 UC Davis 2–1 #6 UCLA September 11 Virginia Tech 1–0 #1 North Carolina September 11 ESTU 2–0 #14 William & Mary September 24 George Mason 1–0 #15 Old Dominion October 5 #20 San Diego State 3–2 #3 Akron October 7 #23 Virginia 2–1 #2 Maryland October 12 Missouri State 1–0 #4 Creighton October 17 Davidson 1–0 #2 North Carolina Key matches Statistical leaders Overall width:47% Top scorers RankScorerCollegeGoalsTotal Goals https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/573 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 23, 2011 1JAM Ashton BennettCoastal Carolina23 2JAM Darren MattocksAkron21 3USA Mark SherrodMemphis19 4USA Chandler HoffmanUCLA18USA Gyasi ZardesCSU Bakersfield18 6MEX Luis SilvaUC Santa Barbara17USA Casey TownsendMaryland17USA Andrew WengerDuke17 9USA Dom DwyerSouth Florida16USA Billy SchulerNorth Carolina16USA Yannick SmithOld Dominion16 Last updated on December 23, 2011. Source: NCAA.com - Total Goals width:48% Most assists RankScorerCollegeGoalsTotal Assists https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/568 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 23, 2011 1USA Franklin CastellanosIona14 2USA Jesus SanchezCSU Bakersfield13 3USA Christopher Tweed-KentDuke12 4USA Scott CaldwellAkron Zips11Ireland Liam CollinsMemphis11URU Enzo MartinezNorth Carolina11USA Juan PeraltaVermont11 Last updated on December 23, 2011. Source: NCAA.com - Total Assists Per match Points per gamePoints per game https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/4/p1 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 20, 2011 Goals per gameGoals per game https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/5 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 20, 2011 Assists per gameAssists per game https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/6 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 23, 2011 Saves per gameSaves per game https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/10 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com December 23, 2011 Player School PPG Player School GPG Player School APG Player School SVPG JAM Ashton Bennett Coastal Carolina 2.41 USA Mark Sherrod Memphis 1.06 USA Franklin Castellanos Iona 0.74 USA John McCarthy La Salle 7.94 USA Mark Sherrod Memphis 2.33 JAM Ashton Bennett Coastal Carolina 1.05 USA Juan Peralta Vermont 0.65 FIN Lassi Hurskainen UNC Asheville 6.68 HAI Max Touloute IPFW 2.19 JAM Darren Mattocks Akron 0.95 USA Jesus Sanchez CSU Bakersfield 0.62 USA Thomas Hand Richmond 6.64 JAM Darren Mattocks Akron 2.09 USA Gyasi Zardes CSU Bakersfield 0.90 Ireland Liam Collins Memphis 0.61 USA Taylor Feuerstein VMI 6.50 MEX Luis Silva UC Santa Barbara 2.00 USA Yannick Smith Old Dominion 0.84 USA Matt Lodge Kentucky 0.59 USA Andrew D'Ottavi Saint Joseph's 6.33 Save PercentageSaves Pct. https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/421 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com January 22, 2011 Goals Against AverageGoals Against Average https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/9 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com February 4, 2012 January 25, 2012 Goalkeeper Min. Played SavesTotal Saves https://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d1/current/individual/577 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA.com February 4, 2012 January 25, 2012 Player School SV% Player School GAA Player School MP Player School SV% USA Brian Holt Creighton .923 USA Brian Holt Creighton .207 USA John McCarthy La Salle 143 USA Graham Heydt Lafayette .908 JAM Andre Blake Connecticut .385 FIN Lassi Hurskainen UNC Asheville 127 USA Ciaran Nugent Lehigh .896 USA Ciaran Nugent Lehigh .412 USA George Ellis Manhattan 110 JAM Andre Blake Connecticut .888 USA Victor Rodriguez New Mexico .493 USA Jonathan Lester San Jose State 105 CAN Darius Motazed Saint Francis (Pa.) .882 USA Graham Heydt Lafayette .504 USA Brendan Roslund San Francisco 101 NCAA tournament 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship College Cup – Hoover, Alabama National semifinalsDecember 9 National championshipDecember 11 1 North Carolina 2(3) 13 UCLA 2(1) Charlotte 0(4) 2 Creighton 0(1) 1 North Carolina 1 Charlotte 0 Award winners NSCAA/Continental Tire Men's NCAA Division I All-America Team On December 9, 2011, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America released their All-American teams for the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The list included a first, second and third team.2011 NSCAA/Continental Tire Men's NCAA Division I All-America Team http://www.socceramerica.com/article/44952/2011-nscaacontinental-tire-mens-ncaa-division-i.html SoccerAmerica SoccerAmerica.com February 4, 2012 December 9, 2011 width:47% First team 1 USA GK Brian Holt Creighton 2 USA DF Chris Estridge Indiana 3 USA DF Matt Hedges North Carolina 4 USA DF Charles Rodriguez Charlotte 5 USA MF Miguel Ibarra UC Irvine 6 URU MF Enzo Martinez North Carolina 7 MEX MF Luis Silva UC Santa Barbara 8 JAM FW Ashton Bennett Coastal Carolina 9 USA FW Ethan Finlay Creighton 10 USA FW Billy Schuler North Carolina 11 USA FW Andrew Wenger Duke width:48% Second team 1 USA GK Brian Rowe UCLA 2 USA DF R. J. Allen Monmouth 3 USA DF Andrew Duran Creighton 4 USA DF Kyle Venter New Mexico 5 USA MF Carlos Alvarez Connecticut 6 USA MF Greg Jordan Creighton 7 USA MF Lance Rozeboom New Mexico 8 ENG MF Paul Wyatt James Madison 9 USA FW Dom Dwyer South Florida 10 GHA FW Evans Frimpong Delaware 11 JAM FW Darren Mattocks Akron 12 USA FW Casey Townsend Maryland Third team 1 JAM GK Andre Blake Connecticut 2 USA DF Austin Berry Louisville 3 USA DF Eric Schoenle West Virginia 4 USA DF Walker Zimmerman Furman 5 USA MF Scott Caldwell Akron 6 COL MF Jonathan Mendoza Stetson 7 BRA MF Pedro Ribeiro Coastal Carolina 8 USA MF John Stertzer Maryland 9 USA FW Chandler Hoffman UCLA 10 USA FW Mark Sherrod Memphis 11 JAM FW Yannick Smith Old Dominion 12 USA FW Gyasi Zardes CSU Bakersfield See also College soccer 2011 in American soccer 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship References 2011 Category:2011 in American men's soccer leagues