2011 CAA men's soccer tournament

The 2011 CAA men's soccer tournament, known as the 2011 Virginia 529 CAA Men's Soccer Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th edition of the CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, which determines the conference's automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Played from November 10–13, 2011 at James Madison University's Soccer Complex, the University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens defeated the Old Dominion University Monarchs to their first ever CAA Men's Soccer Tournament since joining the conference. For Delaware, the title clinched their third ever berth into the tournament, and their first since 1970.

2011 CAA men's soccer tournament
Country United States
Teams6
ChampionsDelaware
Runners-upOld Dominion
Matches played5
Goals scored17 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tim Hopkinson, Patrick Innes, Jordan LeBlanc (2)
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The tournament was hosted by the James Madison Dukes, as they won the regular season championship.[1]

Qualification
Main article: 2011 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season

For the second straight season, six teams from the twelve team group qualified into the CAA Tournament. Though the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams and Georgia State University Panthers were tied for the final tournament berth, the Panthers edged the Rams in the first tiebreaker, head-to-head record.

2011 CAA men's soccer standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T GF GA GD PTS GP W L T GF GA GD
#12 James Madison†118301712+5241712412720+7
#18 Old Dominion117312616+10221611414222+20
William & Mary1174040+42118108048–4
Delaware*1164100019171152116+5
Northeastern116410001918106274+4
Georgia State11650129+318Note 11912612614+12
VCU116501514+1182011903424+10
Drexel114521117−6141851031424−10
George Mason114611714+313187833727+10
Hofstra114701823−5121871012532−7
UNC Wilmington112811216−471841222029−9
Towson112811425−1171731122041–21
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Georgia State beat VCU in the first tiebreaker, which was head-to-head record.
Current rankings: CAASports.com

Bracket
Play-in round Semifinals Championship
1 James Madison 2
5 Northeastern 0 4 Delaware 2 (a.e.t.)
4 Delaware 0 (a.e.t.) 4 Delaware 2
2 Old Dominion 1
2 Old Dominion 5
3 William & Mary 1 6 Georgia State 3
6 Georgia State 2

Schedule

The higher seed, as well as the home team, is listed on the right.

Play-in round
Georgia State2–1William & Mary
McGill 65'
Scott 77'		 Report Abrigo 50'
Attendance: TBA
Referee: Bill Kingsley
Northeastern0–0 (a.e.t.)Delaware
Report
Penalties
Phataraprasit soccer ball with red X
Burnham soccer ball with check mark
Braude soccer ball with check mark
Kennedy soccer ball with red X
Semerene soccer ball with check mark
Rumph soccer ball with red X		 3–4 O'Connor soccer ball with red X
Mediate soccer ball with check mark
Frimpong soccer ball with red X
Gimenez soccer ball with check mark
Dineen soccer ball with check mark
Nartey soccer ball with check mark
Delaware Mini-Stadium
Newark, Delaware
Attendance: 328
Referee: Mike Stutt

Semifinals
Georgia State3–5Old Dominion
Gordon 38'
Lumpkin 62'
Vania 87'		 Report De John 19'
Hopkinson 36', 75'
LeBlanc 79'
Asante 90'
JMU Soccer Complex
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Steve Ankiel
Delaware2–2 (a.e.t.)James Madison
Dineen 21'
Frimpong 37'		 Report Innes 19', 82'
Penalties
O'Connor soccer ball with check mark
Mediate soccer ball with red X
Reed soccer ball with red X
Nuel soccer ball with check mark
Dineen soccer ball with check mark
Nartey soccer ball with check mark
Frimpong soccer ball with red X
Wilson soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 Innes soccer ball with red X
McLaughlin soccer ball with check mark
Roberts-Bailey soccer ball with red X
Bastidas soccer ball with check mark
Barden soccer ball with check mark
Whitebread soccer ball with check mark
Gannon soccer ball with red X
Simpson soccer ball with red X
JMU Soccer Complex
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Andrew Chapin

CAA Championship
Delaware2–1Old Dominion
Mediate 34'
Oakes 65' (o.g.)		 Report LeBlanc 20'
JMU Soccer Complex, Harrisonburg
Attendance: 279
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 England Tim Hopkinson Old Dominion 2
United States Patrick Innes James Madison 2
United States Jordan LeBlanc Old Dominion 2
4 United States Nicholas Abrigo William & Mary 1
Ghana Gideon Asante Old Dominion 1
United States Alex DeJohn Old Dominion 1
Republic of Ireland John Dineen Delaware 1
Ghana Evans Frimpong Delaware 1
Canada Gimel Gordon Georgia State 1
United States Ayokunle Lumpkin Georgia State 1
United States Vincent Mediate Delaware 1
Republic of Ireland Stephen McGill Georgia State 1
United States Evan Scott Georgia State 1
United States Peter Vania Georgia State 1

See also

References
  1. "CAA Men's Soccer Weekly Report: Oct. 31". Colonial Athletic Association. CAASports.com. October 31, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
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