2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament
The 2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The seven-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Siena Saints were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, losing to the Quinnipiac Bobcats on pentalties in the semifinal.[1] The Monmouth Hawks won the title by defeating Quinnipiac 4–0 in the final.[2] This is Monmouth's sixth overall tournament win and fifth in the last six years. The title is also the sixth for head coach Krissy Turner.[3] As tournament champions, Monmouth earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,013 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Monmouth (6th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Krissy Turner (6th title) | ||||
| MVP | Lauren Karabin (Monmouth) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth †‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Peter's | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .300 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 15 | – | 2 | .059 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 MAAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:MAAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Three tiebreakers were required to finalize the seeding for the tournament. Quinnipiac and Niagara tied for second place in the regular season standings, with identical 7–3–0 records. Quinnipiac won the tiebreaker, and was awarded the second seed based on their 1–0 victory over Niagara on October 2 during the regular season. Siena and Iona tied for fourth place in the regular season standings with identical 6–4–0 records. The teams would play each other in the tournament, but a tiebreaker was used to determine the home team in the matchup. Siena was awarded home field advantage based on their 3–2 victory over Iona on October 2 during the regular season. Finally, Rider and Manhattan tied for eight place in the regular season standings and the final tournament berth. Both teams finished with a 3–6–1 regular season record. Rider earned the final tournament berth by virtue of their 1–0 win over Manhattan on October 9 during the regular season.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Monmouth | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 2 | Quinnipiac | 7–3–0 | 21 |
| 3 | Niagara | 7–3–0 | 21 |
| 4 | Siena | 6–4–0 | 18 |
| 5 | Iona | 6–4–0 | 18 |
| 6 | Fairfield | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 7 | Marist | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 8 | Rider | 3–6–1 | 10 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rider | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Fairfield | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Siena | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Iona | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Quinnipiac | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Quinnipiac | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Marist | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Quinnipiac (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Siena | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Niagara | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Fairfield (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 31, 2021 | #2 Quinnipiac | 1–0 | #7 Marist | Hamden, CT |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Patrick Violette Assistant referees: Daniel Aloi Daniel Rego Fourth official: Angelo Napolitano |
| October 31, 2021 | #3 Niagara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #6 Fairfield | Lewiston, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Niagara Field Attendance: 183 Referee: Jefferson Dargout Assistant referees: Ankur Singh Stephanie Serrano Fourth official: Nikola Zdjelar |
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| October 31, 2021 | #4 Siena | 2–0 | #5 Iona | Loudonville, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Hickey Field Attendance: 468 Referee: Matt Mercier Assistant referees: Ben Russell Jose Quintero Fourth official: Kirk Harbinger |
| October 31, 2021 | #1 Monmouth | 3–1 | #8 Rider | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 3:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 175 |
Semifinals
| November 4, 2021 | #2 Quinnipiac | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | #4 Siena | Hamden, CT |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 343 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Gregory Muhs Joe Zawistowski Fourth official: Angelo Napolitano |
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| November 4, 2021 | #1 Monmouth | 4–0 | #6 Fairfield | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 215 |
Final
| November 7, 2021 | #1 Monmouth | 4–0 | #2 Quinnipiac | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 259 |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 19 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
4 goals
- Lauren Karabin – Monmouth
3 goals
- Alexis Marino – Monmouth
2 goals
- Carrie Krohn – Siena
1 goal
- Gabby Diodati – Fairfield
- Lauren Bruno – Monmouth
- Jill Conklin – Monmouth
- Erin Dailey – Monmouth
- Jessi Rossman – Monmouth
- Ida Miceli – Niagara
- Rebecca Cooke – Quinnipiac
- Gretchen Kron – Quinnipiac
- Cameron Santers – Rider
- Emily McNelis – Siena
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Lauren Karabin | Monmouth |
| Lauren Bruno | |
| Jesi Rossman | |
| Rebecca Winslow | |
| Kayla Mingachos | Quinnipiac |
| Olivia Scott | |
| Lauren Triglione | |
| Carrie Krohn | Siena |
| Emily McNelis | |
| Josie Horosky | Fairfield |
| Gena Pike |
MVP in bold
References
- "2020-21 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- "Women's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Quarterfinals Kicks Off on Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- "Monmouth Captures 2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.