2021 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament
The 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from November 6 through November 14, 2021. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Hermann Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Fordham Rams.[1] Fordham was unable to defend their title, falling to Saint Louis in the Semifinals. Saint Louis would go on to win the tournament, defeating Duquesne 2–1 in the Final.[2] This was the Billikens' third overall tournament title, and the first for head coach Kevin Kalish.[3] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 14,880 | ||||
| Site | Hermann Stadium Saint Louis, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Saint Louis Billikens (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kevin Kalish (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Patrick Schulte (Saint Louis Billikens) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| No. 7 Saint Louis ‡ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Atlantic 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds as Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's finished with identical 5–2–1 records. Rhode Island scored more points against common opponents and therefore earned the second seed, while Saint Joseph's was the third seed. Another tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds as Fordham and VCU finished with identical 4–3–1 records. Fordam won the regular season matchup between the teams and was therefore the fourth seed, while VCU was the fifth seed. A final tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Duquesne and Davidson finished with identical 3–3–2 records. Duquesne scored more points against common opponents and was awarded the sixth seed, while Davidson would be the seventh seed.[4] Dayton earned the tiebreaker for the eighth seed over UMass and George Washington due to head-to-head results between the three teams.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Saint Louis | 8–0–0 | 24 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 4 | Fordham | 4–3–1 | 15 |
| 5 | VCU | 4–3–1 | 15 |
| 6 | Duquesne | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 7 | Davidson | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 8 | Dayton | 3-4-1 | 10 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| Quarterfinals Nov. 6-7 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 12 | Final Sunday, Nov. 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Dayton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Louis (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Fordham | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Fordham (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | VCU | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Duquesne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rhode Island | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Davidson | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rhode Island | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Duquesne | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Duquesne | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 6, 2021 | #2 Rhode Island | 3–1 | #7 Davidson | Kingston, RI |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: URI Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Scott Kachmarik Daniel Moreno-Shenk Fourth official: Thomas Karweh |
| November 6, 2021 | #4 Fordham | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #5 VCU | Bronx, NY |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coffey Field Attendance: 573 Referee: Eric Weisbrod Assistant referees: Colby Johnson Dan Caron Fourth official: Emmanuel Tadonkeng |
| November 6, 2021 | #1 Saint Louis | 2–0 | #8 Dayton | St. Louis, MO |
| 8:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 4,589 |
| November 7, 2021 | #3 Saint Joseph's | 1–2 | #6 Duquesne | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sweeney Field Attendance: 432 |
Semifinals
| November 12, 2021 | #1 Saint Louis | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #4 Fordham | St. Louis, MO |
| Noon CT | Report |
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Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Jeff Pulley Colin Pressy Fourth official: Velimir Milovic | |
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| November 12, 2021 | #2 Rhode Island | 1–2 | #6 Duquesne | St. Louis, MO |
| 3:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 50 |
Final
| November 14, 2021 | #1 Saint Louis | 2–1 | #6 Duquesne | St. Louis, MO |
| Noon CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: George Major Ramond Mendez Fourth official: Justin Tomicich |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).
2 goals
- Patrick Agyemang – Rhode Island
1 goal
- Luke Bryant – Davidson
- Jamie Borjas – Duquesne
- Jayden Da – Duquesne
- Nate Dragisich – Duquesne
- Zach Mowka – Duquesne
- Tom Tzabari – Duquesne
- Florian Deletioglu – Fordham
- Isak Oystese – Rhode Island
- Rafa Villanueva – Rhode Island
- Matias Mancini – Saint Joseph's
- Simon Becher – Saint Louis
- Chris Bruch – Saint Louis
- Christian Buendia – Saint Louis
- A.J. Palazzolo – Saint Louis
- Jared Valdes – VCU
1 own goal
- VCU (against Fordham)
All Tournament Team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Simon Becher | Saint Louis |
| Patrick Schulte | |
| Chandler Vaughn | |
| Chase Niece | |
| John Klein | |
| Mujeeb Murana | |
| Nate Dragisich | Duquesne |
| Ryan Goodhew | |
| Patrick Agyemang | Rhode Island |
| Edvin Akselsen | |
| Luke McNamara | Fordham |
MVP in bold
References
- "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- "2021 #A10MSOC Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- "Saint Louis Seizes A-10 Regular-Season Men's Soccer Title, Top Seed for Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- "Atlantic 10 2022 Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- "Saint Louis Powers Past Duquesne, Captures Third A-10 Men's Soccer Title". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.