2021 CAA women's soccer tournament
The 2021 CAA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from November 4 through November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at Rudd Field in Elon, North Carolina. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Elon Phoenix,[1] who were unable to defend their title, after not qualifying for the tournament and finishing fifth in the regular season standings. The Hofstra Pride won the tournament by defeating Northeastern 2–1 in the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the seventh overall for the Hofstra women's soccer program and the sixth overall for head coach Simon Riddiough. Both Hofstra and Riddiough have won four of the last five CAA Tournaments.[3] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2021 CAA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,075 | ||||
| Site | Rudd Field Elon, NC | ||||
| Champions | Hofstra (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Simon Riddiough (6th title) | ||||
| MVP | Lucy Porter (Hofstra) | ||||
| Broadcast | FloSports | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington † | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .778 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra ‡y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Colonial Athletic Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
Four CAA schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished on a unique points total.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 7–2–0 | 21 |
| 2 | Hofstra | 6–2–1 | 19 |
| 3 | James Madison | 6–3–0 | 18 |
| 4 | Northeastern | 5–4–0 | 15 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| Semifinals Thursday, November 4 | Final Sunday, November 7 | ||||||||
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Hofstra | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Hofstra | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | James Madison | 0 | |||||||
Schedule
Semifinals
| November 4, 2021 | #1 UNC Wilmington | 0–1 | #4 Northeastern | Elon, NC |
| 4:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 315 Referee: Mark Remsa Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Jude Carr Fourth official: Justin Howard |
| November 4, 2021 | #2 Hofstra | 1–0 | #3 James Madison | Elon, NC |
| 7:30 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 413 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Forrest Ambrose David McPhun Fourth official: Hudson Owens |
Final
| November 7, 2021 | #2 Hofstra | 2–1 | #4 Northeastern | Elon, NC |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 347 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer Assistant referees: Jude Carr Heath Hixson Fourth official: Abbas Piran |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 5 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
- Lucy Shepherd – Hofstra
1 goal
- Miri Taylor – Hofstra
- Rose Kaefer – Northeastern
- Kayla McCauley – Northeastern
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Lucy Porter | Hofstra |
| Jordan Littleboy | |
| Lucy Shepherd | |
| Miri Taylor | |
| Alexis Legowski | Northeastern |
| Mikenna McManus | |
| Julianne Ross | |
| Audrey Harding | UNCW |
| Sophie Trepohl | |
| Brittany Munson | James Madison |
| Lexi Vanderlinden |
MVP in bold
References
- Colonial Athletic Association. "2020 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- Colonial Athletic Association. "2021 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- "CAA Women's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- "UNCW, Hofstra, James Madison, And Northeastern Comprise Field For 2021 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Presented By Primis". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. October 31, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- "2021 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- "Hofstra Bounces Back From Early Deficit To Capture Fourth CAA Women's Soccer Title In Last Five Seasons". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.