2022 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
Sports season
The 2022 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 31st season of college soccer play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season . This was the Big Ten's tenth season with 14 teams. The Maryland Terrapins were the Big Ten Champions.[ 1]
Previous season
Penn State were the Big Ten regular season champions, earning their first Big Ten regular season title since 2013. The Nittany Lions also completed the double by winning the 2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer tournament , making it their first tournament title since 2005. The Nittany Lions earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer tournament .
Besides Penn State, Big Ten runners-up and third place finishers, Maryland and Indiana, respectively, earned at-large berths into the NCAA tournament. Penn State and Indiana earned national seeds, with Penn State earning the 12th overall seed, while Indiana earned the 15th overall seed. Maryland was eliminated in the opening round by LIU. Indiana reached the third round (Sweet Sixteen) before losing to eventual national runners-up, Washington. Penn State was eliminated by Hofstra by a record 2–8 scoreline.
Two Big Ten players were selected with the first two picks of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft . Maryland's Ben Bender , was selected by expansion club, Charlotte FC with the first overall draft pick .[ 2] [ 3] Indiana goalkeeper, Roman Celentano , was selected second overall by FC Cincinnati . Additionally, Farai Mutatu, Brett St. Martin , and Daniel Bloyou were drafted.
Coaching changes
There was one head coaching change ahead of the 2022 season. Wisconsin head coach, John Trask was relieved of his duties following the 2021 season.[ 4] Wisconsin hired Loyola Chicago head coach, Neil Jones .[ 5]
Coaches
Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season
Preseason
Recruiting classes
Preseason Coaches polls
The preseason polls will be released in August 2022. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Preseason awards
All−American Teams
USC 1st Team
USC 2nd Team
TDS 1st Team
TDS 2nd Team
CSN 1st Team
CSN 2nd Team
Preseason All Big Ten
All Big Ten Honorable Mention (received votes from four or more members of the media):
Indiana :
Maryland :
Michigan :
Michigan State :
Northwestern :
Ohio State :
Penn State :
Rutgers :
Wisconsin :
Rankings
National rankings
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV
No votes received
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Final
Indiana
13
21
RV
15
16
RV
NV
RV
RV
NV
RV
RV
None released
2
8
10
11
8
16
19
18
16
18
21
24
15
8
4
2
5
Maryland
20
9
14
8
9
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
None released
17
17
12
19
7
5
6
5
6
6
8
8
5
8
18
19
20
21
20
Michigan
NV
None released
NV
NV
Michigan State
NV
None released
NV
NV
Northwestern
NV
None released
NV
NV
Ohio State
NV
22
13
11
17
15
13
13
18
16
None released
NV
24
13
17
17
17
19
18
24
24
NV
Penn State
21
NV
20
NV
None released
14
19
16
22
18
13
24
25
22
Rutgers
NV
None released
NV
18
NV
Wisconsin
NV
None released
NV
NV
Regional rankings - USC Midwest Region
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 Ten, Horizon, and Missouri Valley Conferences.
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
Wisconsin
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the player of the week.
Postseason honors
Unanimous selections in bold .
2022 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award
Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
MD Myers, Rutgers
Midfielder of the Year
Laurence Wootton , Ohio State
Defensive Player of the Year
Daniel Munie, Indiana
Goalkeeper of the Year
Keagan McLaughlin, Ohio State
Coach of the Year
Sasho Cirovski, Maryland
Co-Freshman of the Year
Cole Cruthers, Rutgers
Jonathan Stout, Michigan State
2022 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Honorees
Second Team Honorees
All-Freshman Team Honorees
Forward
Jack Wagoner, Indiana
Joshua Bolma, So., Maryland
Tommy Mihalic, So., Indiana
Luca Costabile, Maryland
Peter Mangione, Jr., Penn State
Liam Butts, Sr., Penn State
Nick Kaloukian, Michigan
MD Myers, Sr., Rutgers
Max Keenan, Jr., Wisconsin
Nolan Miller, Michigan
Midfield
Jake Spadafora, Michigan State
Ryan Wittenbrink, Sr., Indiana
Herbert Endeley, Sr., Indiana
Jonathan Stout, Michigan State
Malcolm Johnston , Sr., Maryland
Xavier Green, Sr., Ohio State
Jason Gajadhar, Northwestern
Laurence Wootton , Jr., Ohio State
Jason Bouregy, Jr., Rutgers
Tanner Creech, Ohio State
Seth Kuhn, Gr., Penn State
Tim Bielic, Sr., Wisconsin
Luciano Pechota, Ohio State
Defense
Matthew Henderson, Penn State
Daniel Munie, Sr., Indiana
Anthony Samways, So., Ohio State
Ben Liscum, Penn State
Nick Richardson, Sr., Maryland
Obafemi Awodesu, Jr., Penn State
Ian Abbey, Rutgers
Chris Rindov, Sr., Maryland
Hugo Le Guennec, Sr., Rutgers
Cole Cruthers, Rutgers
Goalkeeper
Ciran Dalton, Rutgers
Keagan McLaughlin, Sr., Ohio State
Owen Finnerty, Sr., Michigan State
See also
References
^ "Maryland Clinches Men's Soccer Championship" . Big Ten . October 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022 .
^ Goff, Steven (January 11, 2022). "Maryland's Ben Bender selected No. 1 by expansion Charlotte FC in MLS draft" . The Washington Post . Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ Carlisle, Jeff (January 11, 2022). "Charlotte FC picks Maryland's Ben Bender as top MLS draft selection" . ESPN FC . Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ Milewski, Todd (November 13, 2021). "Badgers fire men's soccer coach John Trask after failing to top .500 for 3rd straight season" . Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved April 27, 2022 .
^ Doherty, Leah (January 10, 2022). "Neil Jones named UW Men's Soccer Coach" . WMTV . Gray Television . Retrieved June 18, 2022 .
^ a b c "Todd Yeagley" . iuhoosiers.com . Indiana University. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
^ a b c "Sasho Cirovski" . umterps.com . University of Maryland. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
^ a b c "Michigan Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Results" . mgoblue . Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved November 11, 2018 .
^ a b c "2018 Men's Soccer Record Book" . issuu.com . Issuu Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
^ a b c "Damon Rensing" . msuspartans.com . Michigan State Spartans Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2018 .
^ a b c "Brian Masonnueve | Coaching Record" . ohiostatebuckeyes.com . Retrieved June 18, 2022 .
^ a b c "Jeff Cook - Men's Soccer Coach" . Penn State University Athletics . Retrieved June 18, 2022 .
^ "Jim McElderry - Men's Soccer Coach" . scarletknights.com . Retrieved June 18, 2022 .
^ "Men's Soccer Announces 2022 Newcomers" . Indiana University Athletics . January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ "Men's Soccer Announces 2022 Signees" . University of Maryland Athletics . February 7, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ McIntosh, Megan (May 23, 2022). "Daley Announces 2022 Incoming Class" . University of Michigan Athletics . Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ "Spartan Men's Soccer Adds Four to 2022 Signing Class" . Michigan State University Athletics . June 22, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ "2022 Men's Soccer Roster" . Northwestern University Athletics . Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ "Marko Borkovic Inks With Buckeyes for 2022" . Ohio State Buckeyes . May 2, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ "Nittany Lions sign Kaleb Alva" . Penn State University Athletics . March 7, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ "Men's Soccer Announces Eight Newcomers to 2022 Roster" . Rutgers University Athletics . February 8, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022 .
^ "Men's soccer announces nine incoming recruits" . Wisconsin Badgers . July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
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