2021 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

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2021 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance14,880
Site Hermann Stadium
Saint Louis, Missouri
Champions Saint Louis Billikens (3rd title)
Winning coach Kevin Kalish (1st title)
MVP Patrick Schulte (Saint Louis Billikens)
Broadcast ESPN+
Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament
«2020 2022»
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Saint Louis8 0 016 1 4
Rhode Island 5 2 110 5 2
Saint Joseph's 5 2 18 9 2
VCU 4 3 19 7 2
Fordham 4 3 17 9 3
Duquesne 3 3 210 7 2
Davidson 3 3 29 7 2
UMass 2 2 48 4 5
Dayton 3 4 16 9 3
George Washington 3 4 15 10 2
St. Bonaventure 3 5 04 10 1
La Salle 2 6 06 10 0
George Mason 0 8 02 13 1
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Atlantic 10

The 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from November 6 through November 14, 2021. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Hermann Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Fordham Rams. [1] Fordham was unable to defend their title, falling to Saint Louis in the Semifinals. Saint Louis would go on to win the tournament, defeating Duquesne 2–1 in the Final. [2] This was the Billikens' third overall tournament title, and the first for head coach Kevin Kalish. [3] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

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Seeding

The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds as Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's finished with identical 5–2–1 records. Rhode Island scored more points against common opponents and therefore earned the second seed, while Saint Joseph's was the third seed. Another tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds as Fordham and VCU finished with identical 4–3–1 records. Fordham won the regular season matchup between the teams and was therefore the fourth seed, while VCU was the fifth seed. A final tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Duquesne and Davidson finished with identical 3–3–2 records. Duquesne scored more points against common opponents and was awarded the sixth seed, while Davidson would be the seventh seed. [4] Dayton earned the tiebreaker for the eighth seed over UMass and George Washington due to head-to-head results between the three teams.

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Saint Louis 8–0–024
2 Rhode Island 5–2–116
3 Saint Joseph's 5–2–116
4 Fordham 4–3–115
5 VCU 4–3–115
6 Duquesne 3–3–211
7 Davidson 3–3–211
8 Dayton 3-4-110

Bracket

Source: [5]

Quarterfinals
Nov. 6-7
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 12
Final
Sunday, Nov. 14
         
1 Saint Louis 2
8 Dayton 0
1 Saint Louis (pen.)0 (4)
4 Fordham 0 (2)
4 Fordham (a.e.t.)2
5 VCU 1
1 Saint Louis 2
6 Duquesne 1
2 Rhode Island 3
7 Davidson 1
2 Rhode Island 1
6 Duquesne 2
3 Saint Joseph's 1
6 Duquesne 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 6, 2021 #2 Rhode Island 3–1 #7 Davidson Kingston, RI
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Patrick Agyemang Soccerball shade.svg31', 68'
  • Isak Oystese Soccerball shade.svg42'
  • Cian Purcell Yellow card.svg 56'
  • Kevin Castaneda Yellow card.svg 90'
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  • Soccerball shade.svg47', Yellow card.svg 83' Luke Bryant
  • Yellow card.svg 55' Jack Wilson
Stadium: URI Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,128
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Scott Kachmarik
Assistant referees: Daniel Moreno-Shenk
Fourth official: Thomas Karweh
November 6, 2021 #4 Fordham 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 VCU Bronx, NY
7:00 p.m. ET
  • VCU Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg26' (o.g.)
  • Luke McNamara Yellow card.svg 57'
  • Florian Deletioglu Soccerball shade gold.svg101'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 4' Yellow-red card.svg 97' Team
  • Yellow card.svg 21' Celio Pompeu
  • Soccerball shade.svg49' Jared Valdes
  • Yellow card.svg 88' Pablo Varela Fraga
  • Yellow card.svg 95' Ethan Manheim
Stadium: Coffey Field
Attendance: 573
Referee: Eric Weisbrod
Assistant referees: Colby Johnson
Assistant referees: Dan Caron
Fourth official: Emmanuel Tadonkeng
November 6, 2021 #1 Saint Louis 2–0 #8 Dayton St. Louis, MO
8:00 p.m. CT
  • A.J. Palazzolo Soccerball shade.svg16'
  • Chris Bruch Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 50' Elias Harryson
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 4,589
November 7, 2021 #3 Saint Joseph's 1–2 #6 Duquesne Philadelphia, PA
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Blake Driehuis Yellow card.svg 56'
  • Matias Mancini Soccerball shade.svg80', Yellow card.svg 88'
  • Alvin Dahn Yellow card.svg 88'
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  • Yellow card.svg 56' Eric Zech
  • Soccerball shade.svg85' Tom Tzabari
  • Soccerball shade.svg88' Jamie Borjas
Stadium: Sweeney Field
Attendance: 432

Semifinals

November 12, 2021 #1 Saint Louis 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#4 Fordham St. Louis, MO
Noon CT Report
  • Yellow card.svg 80' Jacob Bohm
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Jeff Pulley
Assistant referees: Colin Pressy
Fourth official: Velimir Milovic
Penalties
  • Kevin Komodi Soccerball shad check.svg
  • A.J. Palazzolo Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Mujeeb Murana Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Iwan Webster Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Jacob Bohm
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Sameer Fathazada
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Luke McNamara
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Matt Sloan
November 12, 2021 #2 Rhode Island 1–2 #6 Duquesne St. Louis, MO
3:00 p.m. CT
  • Rafa Villanueva Soccerball shade.svg63'
  • Zach Drayer Yellow card.svg 65'
  • Max Kwitchoff Yellow card.svg 75'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg10' Nate Dragisich
  • Yellow card.svg 21' Harper Cook
  • Yellow card.svg 26' Tom Tzabari
  • Soccerball shade.svg59' Zach Mowka
  • Yellow card.svg 65' Maxi Hopfer
  • Yellow card.svg 76' Jayden Da
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 50

Final

November 14, 2021 #1 Saint Louis 2–1 #6 Duquesne St. Louis, MO
Noon CT
  • Simon Becher Soccerball shade.svg25', Yellow card.svg 83'
  • Christian Buendia Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • A.J. Palazzolo Yellow card.svg 61'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg13' Jayden Da
  • Yellow card.svg 49' Yellow-red card.svg 83' Tom Tzabari
  • Yellow card.svg 60' Yellow-red card.svg 83' Jayden Da
  • Yellow card.svg 87' Erich Zech
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 5,087
Referee: Nick Balcer
Assistant referees: George Major
Assistant referees: Ramond Mendez
Fourth official: Justin Tomicich

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

2 goals

  • Patrick Agyemang – Rhode Island

1 goal

  • Luke Bryant – Davidson
  • Jamie Borjas – Duquesne
  • Jayden Da – Duquesne
  • Nate Dragisich – Duquesne
  • Zach Mowka – Duquesne
  • Tom Tzabari – Duquesne
  • Florian Deletioglu – Fordham
  • Isak Oystese – Rhode Island
  • Rafa Villanueva – Rhode Island
  • Matias Mancini – Saint Joseph's
  • Simon Becher – Saint Louis
  • Chris Bruch – Saint Louis
  • Christian Buendia – Saint Louis
  • A.J. Palazzolo – Saint Louis
  • Jared Valdes – VCU

1 own goal

  • VCU (against Fordham)

All Tournament Team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Simon BecherSaint Louis
Patrick Schulte
Chandler Vaughn
Chase Niece
John Klein
Mujeeb Murana
Nate DragisichDuquesne
Ryan Goodhew
Patrick Agyemang Rhode Island
Edvin Akselsen
Luke McNamaraFordham

MVP in bold

References

  1. "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. "2021 #A10MSOC Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. "Saint Louis Seizes A-10 Regular-Season Men's Soccer Title, Top Seed for Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. "Atlantic 10 2022 Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. "Saint Louis Powers Past Duquesne, Captures Third A-10 Men's Soccer Title". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.