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2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season

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2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25 – December 13, 2022
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BEDN)
2023 MLS SuperDraft
Regular season
ChampionsGeorgetown
Season MVPDuncan McGuire, Creighton
Tournament
ChampionsCreighton
  Runners-upGeorgetown
Finals MVPOffensive: Duncan McGuire, Creighton
Defensive: Paul Kruse, Creighton
Men's Soccer seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Georgetown+ 8 1 1 12 6 3
Seton Hall+ 4 1 5 7 4 7
Xavier 3 1 6 9 2 7
Butler 4 3 3 10 6 3
Providence 3 2 5 5 5 7
No. 9 Creighton 3 3 4 13 5 6
UConn 3 4 3 7 7 3
St. John's 2 4 4 4 8 5
DePaul 1 4 5 4 6 7
Villanova 2 6 2 6 8 3
Marquette 1 5 4 5 9 4
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East

The 2022 Big East Conference men's soccer season was the tenth season for the newly realigned Big East Conference. Including the history of the original Big East Conference, this was the 27th season of men's soccer under the "Big East Conference" name.

Previous season

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Coaching changes

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There were two head coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Longtime UConn head coach, Ray Reid retired after coaching the program for 24 years.[1][2] Former Northeastern head coach, Chris Gbandi, was hired to replace the outgoing Reid.[3] After 12 seasons, Xavier head coach, Andy Fleming agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the university.[4][5] Fleming was replaced by John Higgins, who had previously coached at the University of Indianapolis.[6]

Coaches

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Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school Big East record
Butler Paul Snape Michigan (asst.) 12 92–79–31 (.532) 92–79–31 (.532) 41–34–5 (.544)
Creighton Johnny Torres Creighton (asst.) 5 34–25–7 (.568) 34–25–7 (.568) 21–12–3 (.625)
DePaul Mark Plotkin Colgate 5 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–)
Georgetown Brian Wiese Notre Dame (asst.) 17 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–)
Marquette Louis Bennett Milwaukee 17 241–201–57 (.540) 106–137–40 (.445) 52–77–21 (.417)
Providence Craig Stewart Franklin Pierce 11 153–74–29 (.654) 102–66–24 (.594) 0–0–0 (–)
St. John's David Masur Montclair State 32 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–)
Seton Hall Andreas Lindberg LIU 5 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–)
UConn Chris Gbandi Northeastern 1 32–52–10 (.394) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–)
Villanova Tom Carlin Villanova (asst.) 15 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–)
Xavier John Higgins UIndy 1 150–56–29 (.700) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–)

Preseason

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Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team TDS CSN Signees
Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
UConn
Villanova
Xavier

Preseason Coaches polls

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The preseason polls was released on August 17, 2022. Providence was picked to win the Big East.[7]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Providence 94 (4)
2 Georgetown 93 (7)
3 St. John's 79
4 Creighton 71
5 Butler 60
6 Villanova 59
7 Marquette 49
8 UConn 38
9 DePaul 23
10 Seton Hall 22
11 Xavier 17

Preseason awards

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Hermann Trophy Watchlist

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The Hermann Trophy Watchlist will be announced on August 25, 2022.

Preseason All Big East

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First Team
Position Player Class Team
FW Wilmer Cabrera Jr. SR Butler
FW Lukas Sunesson SR Marquette
FW Gevork Diarbian JR Providence
FW Lyam MacKinnon SR Villanova
MF Mateo Leveque SO UConn
MF Charles Auguste SR Creighton
MF Luis Garcia SR Providence
DF Daniel Wu SR Georgetown
DF Ramzi Qawasmy GR Providence
DF Brandon Knapp GR St. John's
GK Paul Kruse GR Creighton

Preseason Players of the Year

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2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Preseason Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Wilmer Cabrera Jr., Butler
Co-Defensive Players of the Year Daniel Wu, Georgetown
Ramzi Qawasmy, Providence
Goalkeeper of the Year Paul Kruse, Creighton

Rankings

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National rankings

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    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
  Pre Wk
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Final
Butler USC NV None released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Creighton USC NV None released
TDS NV
CSN NV
DePaul USC NV None released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Georgetown USC 2 None released
TDS 2
CSN 3
Marquette USC NV None released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Providence USC 16 None released
TDS 6
CSN 14
St. John's USC RV None released
TDS 25
CSN 30
Seton Hall USC NV None released
TDS NV
CSN NV
UConn USC NV None released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Villanova USC NV None released
TDS NV
CSN NV
Xavier USC NV None released
TDS NV
CSN NV

Regional rankings - USC Midwest Region

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    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' Midwest region ranks teams across the Big East , Horizon, and Missouri Valley Conferences.

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Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John's
Seton Hall
UConn
Villanova
Xavier

Awards and honors

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Player of the week honors

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Following each week's games, Big East conference officials select the player of the week.

Week Player School Pos. Ref.
Sep. 6
Sep. 13
Sep. 20
Sep. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Nov. 15

Postseason honors

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2022 Big East Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Freshman of the Year
2022 Big East Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees Third Team Honorees
USC 1st Team USC 2nd Team TDS 1st Team TDS 2nd Team CSN 1st Team CSN 2nd Team

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UConn Huskies men's soccer coach Ray Reid retires after 33-year career". ESPN. December 2, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Amore, Dom (December 2, 2021). "Longtime UConn men's soccer coach Ray Reid retiring". Hartford Courant. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Serritella, Rick (December 17, 2021). "Chris Gbandi Named UConn Head Men's Soccer Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Xavier men's soccer head coach Andy Fleming departs after 12 seasons". soccerwire.com. February 18, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Hemingway, Greg (March 11, 2022). "Farewell letter from Xavier men's soccer coach Andy Fleming". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Lautzenheiser, Greg (March 28, 2022). "John Higgins Named Xavier Men's Soccer Head Coach". goxavier.com. Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Providence Favored In BIG EAST Men's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Poll". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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