(Photo by George Mason Athletics) Dayton, Ohio – After overcoming weather conditions and a last minute field change, the George Mason men’s soccer team defeated #1 Saint Louis, 1-0, to win the 2013 Atlantic 10 Championship on Sunday. http://www.gomason.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&ATCLID=209311954
That IS awesome! Congrats and way to make a splash in the A-10. I haven't been following college soccer too closely but does anyone know how the A-10 is comparatively to the CAA in this sport? I remember hearing briefly about it a while back but can't remember. Is it a step up or pretty even?
Fairly on par, but slightly below at this point. SLU had a bit of a disappointing season overall and found themselves left out. They are usually nationally competitive in soccer. VCU and GMU will continue to be strong just by virtue of being in a fairly soccer mad region of the country. Look at the following recent CAA teams in the NCAA tournament this season: W&M, Drexel, Delaware, GMU, ODU, VCU. That's half the old conference right there.