2022 CAA women's soccer tournament
The 2022 CAA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from October 27 through November 5, 2022. The Quarterfinals and Semifinals of the tournament were hosted by the first and second seed and the final was hosted by the highest remaining seed. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Hofstra Pride,[1] who successfully defendeded their title, despite being the eighth and final team to qualify for the tournament. Hofstra won the tournament by defeating Northeastern 2–1 in overtime the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the eighth overall for the Hofstra women's soccer program and the seventh overall for head coach Simon Riddiough. Both Hofstra and Riddiough have won five of the last six CAA Tournaments.[3] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2022 CAA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,390 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Hofstra (8th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Simon Riddiough (7th title) | ||||
| MVP | Anja Suttner (Hofstra) | ||||
| Broadcast | FloSports | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .611 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra ‡y | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .222 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .000 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Colonial Athletic Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
Eight Colonial Athletic Association schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. Multiple tiebreakers were required to determine seedings. The first tiebreaker was for the second and third seeds between Drexel and Northeastern who finished the regular season with identical 5–2–2 records. Drexel won the tiebreaker and was awarded hosting rights for two Quarterfinals and a Semifinal game as the second seed. Elon and Towson both finished the season with sixteen points and Elon won the tiebreaker to be the fourth seed. Finally there was a tiebreaker for the eighth and final seed between Hofstra and UNC Wilmington who both finished with 3–4–2 regular season records. Hofstra won the regular season matchup between the two teams 2–1 on October 13, and qualified for the tournament as the eighth seed.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Monmouth | 6–1–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Drexel | 5–2–2 | 17 |
| 3 | Northeastern | 5–2–2 | 17 |
| 4 | Elon | 5–3–1 | 16 |
| 5 | Towson | 4–1–4 | 16 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 4–2–3 | 15 |
| 7 | William & Mary | 3–3–3 | 12 |
| 8 | Hofstra | 3–4–2 | 8 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| Quarterfinals October 27 | Semifinals October 30 | Championship November 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Hofstra (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Hofstra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Towson | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Elon | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Towson | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Hofstra (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Drexel | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | William & Mary | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Drexel | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Stony Brook | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 27 | #2 Drexel | 2–1 | #7 William & Mary | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vidas Field Attendance: 506 Referee: David Breckner Assistant referees: Hector Rueda Stefan Borota Fourth official: Michael Weber |
| October 27 | #1 Monmouth | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #8 Hofstra | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 3:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 219 Referee: Greg DaMello Assistant referees: DaQing Song Ryan Clauss Fourth official: Jan Halaska |
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| October 27 | #3 Northeastern | 2–1 | #6 Stony Brook | Philadelphia, PA |
| 5:30 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vidas Field Attendance: 158 Referee: Nickrod Fateh Assistant referees: Larry Urwiler Timmothy Bramble Fourth official: Dustin Nguyen |
Semifinals
| October 30 | #2 Drexel | 0–2 | #3 Northeastern | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vidas Field Attendance: 427 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Hector Rueda Jay Hutchinson Fourth official: Andrew Eitel |
Final
| November 5 | #3 Northeastern | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #8 Hofstra | Brookline, MA |
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Report |
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Stadium: Parsons Field Attendance: 865 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Danny Marques Anthony Pedolzky Fourth official: John Luk |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match (as of November 5, 2022).
4 goals
- Vivian Akyirem – Northeastern
2 goals
- Delaney Lappin – Drexel
1 goal
- Katie Lowe – Elon
- Krista Agostinello – Hofstra
- Ellen Halseth – Hofstra
- Olivia Pearse – Hofstra
- Anja Suttner – Hofstra
- Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir – Hofstra
- Summer Reimet – Monmouth
- Alexis Legowski – Northeastern
- Reilly Rich – Stony Brook
- Phoebe Canoles – Towson
- Nia Christopher – Towson
- Cricket Basa – William & Mary
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Anja Suttner | Hofstra |
| Krista Agostinello | |
| Annabel Hoffman | |
| Cailey Welch | |
| Vivian Akyirem | Northeastern |
| Porter Dooley | |
| Alexis Legowski | |
| Delaney Lappin | Drexel |
| Madison Maxwell | |
| Nia Christopher | Towson |
| Riley Melendez |
MVP in bold
References
- Colonial Athletic Association. "2021 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- Colonial Athletic Association. "2022 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- "CAA Women's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- McQuiggan, Miles. "CAA Women's Soccer Championship presented by Primis Begins Thursday in New Jersey, Philadelphia". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- "2022 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- McQuiggan, Miles (November 5, 2022). "Hofstra's Late Double-Overtime Strike Lifts Pride to Fifth CAA Women's Soccer Championship in Last Six Seasons". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved February 14, 2023.