2021 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	3,153
Site	Baujan Field Dayton, Ohio
Champions	Saint Louis Billikens (6th title)
Winning coach	Katie Shields (4th title)
MVP	Mattyn Summers (Saint Louis)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament «2020   2022»

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
VCU  ‍†‍‍	9	–	1	–	0		.900			13	–	4	–	0		.765
Dayton  ‍‍‍	8	–	2	–	0		.800			12	–	6	–	2		.650
Saint Louis  ‍‍‡‍y	7	–	3	–	0		.700			13	–	9	–	1		.587
UMass  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	2		.600			11	–	6	–	4		.619
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			7	–	8	–	4		.474
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	1		.550			6	–	9	–	2		.412
Richmond  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	0		.500			7	–	10	–	1		.417
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	5	–	5	–	0		.500			6	–	12	–	2		.350
La Salle  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			6	–	9	–	2		.412
George Mason  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1		.450			6	–	11	–	1		.361
George Washington  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	1		.350			3	–	12	–	2		.235
Duquesne  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			4	–	10	–	2		.313
Fordham  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			4	–	12	–	2		.278
Davidson  ‍‍‍	0	–	7	–	3		.150			4	–	10	–	4		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:A10 Conference

The 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 30 through November 7, 2021. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Saint Louis Billikens, who successfully defended their championship as the third seed, defeating fourth seed UMass in the final. ^{[1] [2]} This was the Billikens' sixth overall tournament title, and coach Katie Shields' fourth title. Shields and Saint Louis have won four straight Atlantic 10 Tournaments in a row. ^[3] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Bracket

Source: ^[4]

	Quarterfinals Oct. 30-31					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 5					Final Sunday, Nov. 7
	1	VCU	0
	8	Saint Joseph's	1
						8	Saint Joseph's	0
						4	UMass	2
	4	UMass	5
	5	St. Bonaventure	1
											4	UMass	1
											3	Saint Louis	4
	2	Dayton	3
	7	Richmond	1
						2	Dayton	2
						3	Saint Louis	4
	3	Saint Louis (a.e.t.)	2
	6	Rhode Island	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#3 Saint Louis v #6 Rhode Island

October 30, 2021	#3 Saint Louis	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#6 Rhode Island	St. Louis, MO
2:00 p.m. CT	Brionna Halverson 86' Lyndsey Heckel 103'	Report	53' Claire Ross  79' Kelly Fitzgerald	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 648 Referee: Velimir Milovic Assistant referees: Don Huber Assistant referees: Saul Gonzalez Fourth official: Vernon Gano

#1 VCU v #8 Saint Joseph's

October 30, 2021	#1 VCU	0–1	#8 Saint Joseph's	Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. EST		Report	3' Erica Behr  68' Izzy Greene	Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Anthony Tribotti Assistant referees: James Conlee Fourth official: Spencer Adamson

#2 Dayton v #7 Richmond

October 31, 2021	#2 Dayton	3–1	#7 Richmond	Dayton, OH
1:00 p.m. ET	Marlee Taylor 6' Laney Huber 62' Itala Gemelli 87'	Report	25' Emma Coleman  40' Catie Groves  89' Gianna Lucchesi	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 503 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Tre Gaither Assistant referees: Benjamin Travini Fourth official: Doug Palomaki

#4 UMass v #5 St. Bonaventure

October 31, 2021	#4 UMass	5–1	#5 St. Bonaventure	Amherst, MA
1:00 p.m. ET	Ashley Lamond 12' Serena Ahmed 30' Mia Carazza 56' Olivia Gouldsbury 84' Lauren Robles 90'	Report	5' McKenna Robinson  76' Christine Napoli	Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 379 Referee: Daniel Shenk-Moreno Assistant referees: Michele Beagan Assistant referees: Katherine Mitchell-Moreno Fourth official: Jeff Ardis

Semifinals

#4 UMass v #8 Saint Joseph's

November 5, 2021	#4 UMass	2–0	#8 Saint Joseph's	Dayton, OH
1:00 p.m. ET	Ashley Lamond 21' Lauren Bonavita 65',  90'	Report		Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 143

#2 Dayton v #3 Saint Louis

November 5, 2021	#2 Dayton	2–4	#3 Saint Louis	Dayton, OH
4:00 p.m. ET	Laney Huber 6' Alexa Holl 37'	Report	1' (o.g.) Own Goal 28' Caroline Kelly  34' Anna Walsh 50' Mattyn Summers 52' (o.g.) Own Goal	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 538

Final

#3 Saint Louis v #4 UMass

November 7, 2021	#3 Saint Louis	4–1	#4 UMass	Dayton, OH
Noon ET	Hannah Friedrich 28' Lyndsey Heckel 61' Emily Gaebe 68' Abbie Miller 75'	Report	54' Ashley Lamond	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 567 Referee: Ashley Cedro Assistant referees: Tre Gaither Assistant referees: Anthony Frizzell Fourth official: Kendra Dalton-Landrum

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

3 goals

• Ashley Lamond – UMass

2 goals

• Laney Huber – Dayton
• Lyndsey Heckel – Saint Louis

1 goal

• Itala Gemelli – Dayton
• Alexa Holl – Dayton
• Marlee Taylor – Dayton
• Claire Ross – Rhode Island
• Emma Coleman – Richmond
• McKenna Robinson – Saint Bonaventure
• Erica Behr – Saint Joseph's
• Hannah Friedrich – Saint Louis
• Emily Gaebe – Saint Louis
• Brionna Halverson – Saint Louis
• Caroline Kelly – Saint Louis
• Abbie Miller – Saint Louis
• Mattyn Summers – Saint Louis
• Serena Ahmed – UMass
• Lauren Bonavita – UMass
• Mia Carazza – UMass
• Olivia Gouldsbury – UMass
• Lauren Robles – UMass

2 own goals

• Dayton (Against Saint Louis)
• Dayton (Against Saint Louis)

All Tournament Team

Source: ^[5]

Player	Team
Mattyn Summers	Saint Louis
Emily Puricelli
Hannah Friedrich
Lyndsey Heckel
Caroline Kelly
Brionna Halverson
Ashley Lamond	UMass
Bella Recinos
Ava Jouvenal
Fiona Kane
Laney Huber	Dayton

MVP in bold

References

1. "2020-21 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
2. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
3. "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
4. "Atlantic 10 2021 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
5. "Second-Half Surge Propels Saint Louis to Fourth Straight A-10 Women's Soccer Title". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.