2022 America East Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2022 America East Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,275 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | New Hampshire (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Steve Welham (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Cat Sheppard (New Hampshire) | ||||
| Broadcast | America East TV | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire ‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .750 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .188 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .188 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 America East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:America East Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Vermont Catamounts,[1][2] who were unable to defend their title after not qualifying for the tournament. New Hampshire won their second tournament in program history after a penalty shoot-out victory in the final.[3][4] It was the second victory for ninth year head coach Steve Welham.[5][6] As tournament champions, New Hampshire earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding[edit]
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique regular season record.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Binghamton | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 3 | Maine | 4–0–4 | 16 |
| 4 | UMass Lowell | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 5 | Albany | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 6 | NJIT | 2–4–2 | 8 |
Bracket[edit]
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Hampshire | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 4 | 3 | Maine | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | NJIT | 1 | 2 | New Hampshire (pen.) | 4 (3) | |||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton | 4 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton (pen.) | 3 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMass Lowell | 1 | 5 | Albany | 3 (2) | |||||||||
| 5 | Albany | 3 | ||||||||||||
Schedule[edit]
Quarterfinals[edit]
| October 30 | #4 UMass Lowell | 1–3 | #5 Albany | Lowell, MA |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cushing Field Attendance: 307 Referee: Daniel Shenk-Moreno Assistant referees: Katherin Mitchell-Moreno Miguel Lara Fourth official: John Jordan |
| October 30 | #3 Maine | 4–1 | #6 NJIT | Orono, ME |
| 5:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mahaney Diamond Attendance: 357 Referee: Leah Hayes Assistant referees: Jeffery Davis Andrew Porada Fourth official: Charles Brown |
Semifinals[edit]
| November 3 | #1 Binghamton | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | #5 Albany | Vestal, NY |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bearcats Sports Complex Attendance: 407 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Joseph Cimino Ryan Clauss Fourth official: Yale Wale |
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| November 3 | #2 New Hampshire | 2–1 | #3 Maine | Durham, NH |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 483 Referee: Yevgeniy Mednikov Assistant referees: Ernesto Rodriguez John Luk Fourth official: Erik Rossetti |
Final[edit]
| November 6 | #1 Binghamton | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | #2 New Hampshire | Vestal, NY |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bearcats Sports Complex Attendance: 721 Referee: Tony Russo Assistant referees: Cody Hack Chris Scalza Fourth official: Mike Cronin |
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Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 26 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
2 goals
- Maya Anand – Binghamton
- Olivia McKnight – Binghamton
- Lexi Vegoda – Binghamton
- Julie Lossius – Maine
- Megan Guarente – New Hampshire
- Abbi Maier – New Hampshire
- Olivia Piranino – UAlbany
- Joanna Van Royen – UAlbany
1 goal
- Samiya Reid – Binghamton
- Saylor Clark – Maine
- Emma Donovan – Maine
- Abby Kraemer – Maine
- Emily Bini – New Hampshire
- Gudrun Harlaz – New Hampshire
- Briana Andreoli – NJIT
- Selma Elverum – UAlbany
- Marisa Tava – UAlbany
- Chole Layne – UMass Lowell
All-Tournament team[edit]
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Emily Bini | New Hampshire |
| Meghan Guarantee | |
| Abbi Maier | |
| Cat Sheppard | |
| Maya Anand | Binghamton |
| Olivia McKnight | |
| Nicole Scott | |
| Hannah Bamford | Maine |
| Saylor Clark | |
| Megan Hart | Albany |
| Olivia Piraino | |
| Lily Fabian | UMass Lowell |
| Ciara Adams | NJIT |
MVP in bold
References[edit]
- ^ "Women's Soccer Wins First America East Title with 1-0 Win Over UNH". uvmathletics.com. University of Vermont Athleticts. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ Stansell, Jake (November 8, 2021). "UVM women's soccer wins first America East conference title, earns automatic bid to NCAA Tournament". wcax.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Wildcats Win America East Championship in Penalty Kicks Versus Binghamton". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire Athleticts. November 6, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Neill, Jackson (November 7, 2022). "Binghamton women's soccer loses America East Championship in penalty kicks to New Hampshire". wbng.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "UNH Claims First #AEWSOC Crown in Eight Seasons". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.