2021 America East Conference women's soccer tournament

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2021 America East Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance3,589
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
Champions Vermont (1st title)
Winning coachKristi Huizenga (1st title)
MVP Cricket Basa (Vermont)
BroadcastAmerica East TV
America East Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 America East Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Vermont  y720 .7781261 .658
UMass Lowell  531 .611863 .559
NJIT  531 .6117102 .421
Binghamton  432 .556883 .500
Albany  432 .556684 .444
Stony Brook  441 .500782 .471
New Hampshire  441 .500694 .421
Hartford  333 .500844 .625
Maine  162 .222374 .357
UMBC  171 .167593 .382
Conference champion
2021 America East Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:America East Conference

The 2021 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Stony Brook Seawolves, [1] who were unable to defend their title after not qualifying for the tournament. Vermont won their first tournament in program history after a 1–0 victory in the final. [2] [3] It was the first victory for eleventh year head coach Kristi Huizenga. [4] [5] As tournament champions, Vermont earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Contents

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. UMass Lowell and NJIT finished tied for second in the regular season standings with each team having a record of 5–3–1. UMass Lowell earned the second seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season win over NJIT on September 19. Binghamton and Albany finished tied for fourth place with each team having a regular season record of 4–3–2. Albany earned the fourth seed by virtue of their 1–0 regular season win over Binghamton on October 28. Stony Brook and New Hampshire tied for the sixth and final place in the tournament with each team having a regular season record of 4–4–1. New Hampshire earned the final spot in the tournament by virtue of their 3–0 regular season win over Stony Brook on October 3.

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Vermont 7–2–021
2 UMass Lowell 5–3–116
3 NJIT 5–3–116
4 Albany 4–3–214
5 Binghamton 4–3–214
6 New Hampshire 4–4–113

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 Vermont 3
4 Albany 24 Albany 1
5 Binghamton 0 1 Vermont 1
6 New Hampshire 0
2 UMass Lowell 1 (7)
3 NJIT 0 (4) 6 New Hampshire (pen.)1 (8)
6 New Hampshire (pen.)0 (5)

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 31, 2021 #3 NJIT 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
#6 New Hampshire Newark, New Jersey
1:00 p.m.
  • Madison Taibl Yellow card.svg 34'
  • Christine Conaghy Yellow card.svg 90'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 42' Molly McHugh
Stadium: J. Malcolm Simon Stadium
Attendance: 277
Referee: David Breckner
Assistant referees: Joe Zawistowski
Assistant referees: Ronnie Tamburro
Fourth official: Hector Rueda
Penalties
  • Nora O'Connor Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Caroline Caputo Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Bailey Chant Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Whitney Roth Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Lauren Chamberlain Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Aleesha Deshmukh Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Tara Walenczyk Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Julie Cane
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Casey Peterson
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Anna Hewlett
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Emily Bini
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Cat Sheppard
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Keegan Mayer
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Megan Guarente
October 31, 2021 #4 Albany 2–0 #5 Binghamton Albany, New York
3:00 p.m.
  • Jada Colbert Soccerball shade.svg61'
  • Brooke Pickett Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 48' Maya Anand
  • Yellow card.svg 62' Emma Colling
Stadium: Mary Casey Stadium
Attendance: 223

Semifinals

November 4, 2021 #1 Vermont 3–1 #4 Albany Burlington, Vermont
6:00 p.m.
  • Karen Wallace Soccerball shade.svg34', 64'
  • Alex West Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.) Jasmine Colbert
  • Yellow card.svg 56' Joanna Van Royen
Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 797
Referee: Daniel Shenk-Moreno
Assistant referees: Marc Pepin
Assistant referees: Jaime LaBarge
Fourth official: Ben Stuart
November 4, 2021 #2 UMass Lowell 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
#6 New Hampshire Lowell, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m.
  • Hailey DuBose Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg80' Anna Hewlett
Stadium: Cushing Field Complex
Attendance: 275
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
Assistant referees: Katherine Mitchell-Moreno
Assistant referees: Sean Regan
Fourth official: Matt Stein
Penalties
  • Halle Anderson Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Emily Nelson Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Anna Edson Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Dunja Mostarac Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Ioanna Papatheodorou Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Marissa Saucedo Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Hailey DuBose Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Calliste Brookshire Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Allison LeBlanc Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Olivia Sandahl Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Julie Cane
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Anna Hewlett
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Emily Bini
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Meghan Guarente
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Alivia Kelly
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Keegan Mayer
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ella Dudley
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Shayna Salis
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Logan Nicholson
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Casey Peterson

Final

November 7, 2021 #1 Vermont 1–0 #6 New Hampshire Burlington, Vermont
  • Bailey Ayer Yellow card.svg 70'
  • Cricket Basa Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Lorent Varga
Assistant referees: Marc Pepin
Assistant referees: Jim Meyers
Fourth official: Larry Bechard

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

  • Karen Wallace – Vermont

1 goal

  • Cricket Basa – Vermont
  • Jada Colbert – Albany
  • Jasmine Colbert – Albany
  • Hailey DuBose – UMass Lowell
  • Anna Hewlett – New Hampshire
  • Brooke Pickett – Albany
  • Alex West – Vermont

All-Tournament team

Source: [4]

PlayerTeam
Cricket Basa Vermont
Lydia Kessel
Karen Wallace
Alex West
Cat Sheppard New Hampshire
Fracesca Picicci
Casey Peterson
Lisa Sjögren UMass Lowell
Halle Anderson
Devon Scmitt Albany
Jada Colbert
Haylee Poltorak Binghamton
Siani Magruder NJIT

MVP in bold

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