2021 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament

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2021 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,126
Site Corcoran Field (Semifinals and Finals)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Champions Georgetown (5th title)
Winning coachDave Nolan (5th title)
MVP Sydney Cummings (Offensive)
Julia Leas (Defensive) (Georgetown)
BroadcastBig East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final)
Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 Big East Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 19 Xavier  y910 .9001631 .825
No. 22 Georgetown  y712 .8001426 .773
Butler  y721 .7501551 .738
St. John's  y631 .6501373 .630
Providence  y532 .6001073 .575
UConn  541 .550981 .528
Marquette  550 .500980 .529
DePaul  460 .4007110 .389
Creighton  181 .1507102 .421
Villanova  190 .1007110 .389
Seton Hall  190 .1006120 .333
Conference champion
2021 Big East Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big East Conference

The 2021 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The five-match tournament took place at Xavier University's Corcoran Field in Cincinnati, Ohio for the Semifinals and Finals, while the Quarterfinals were hosted by the higher seeded team. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Georgetown Hoyas. [1] They successfully defended their title by defeating St. John's in the final 1-0. [2] This is the fifth title in program history for Georgetown and head coach Dave Nolan. All five of their titles have come in the last six years. [1] As tournament champions, Georgetown earned the Big 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. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top six teams finished with unique point totals. The Semifinals and Finals of the tournament were hosted by the first seed, Xavier.

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Xavier 9–1–027
2 Georgetown 7–1–223
3 Butler 7–2–122
4 St. John's 6–3–119
5 Providence 5–3–217
6 UConn 5–4–116

Bracket

Source: [3]

First round
Sunday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 Xavier 0
4 St. John's (a.e.t.)24 St. John's 1
5 Providence 1 4 St. John's 0
2 Georgetown 1
2 Georgetown 2
3 Butler (a.e.t.)13 Butler 1
6 UConn 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 31, 2021 #3 Butler 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 UConn Indianapolis, IN
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Abigail Isger Soccerball shade gold.svg 107'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 43' Isabelle Lynch
Stadium: Sellick Bowl
Attendance: 292
Referee: Mark Buda
Assistant referees: Aaron Rawlins
Assistant referees: Jason Gordon
Fourth official: Anthony Frizzell
October 31, 2021 #4 St. John's 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 Providence New York, NY
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Frederique St. Jean Soccerball shade.svg31'
  • Nicole Gordon Yellow card.svg 76'
  • Maia Cabrera Yellow card.svg 90'
  • Isabelle Aviza Soccerball shade gold.svg 91'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 27', Soccerball shade.svg79' Amber Birchwell
Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 334
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Assistant referees: Keith Fisher
Fourth official: Alexandru Focea

Semifinals

November 4, 2021 #1 Xavier 0–1 #4 St. John's Cincinnati, OH
5:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Yellow card.svg 57' Nicole Gordon
  • Soccerball shade.svg61' Zsani Kajan
Stadium: Corcoran Field
Attendance: 663
Referee: Richonne Clark
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Assistant referees: Chad Collins
Fourth official: Cole Druck
November 4, 2021 #2 Georgetown 2–1 #3 Butler Cincinnati, OH
7:30 p.m. EST
  • Eliza Turner Soccerball shade.svg60'
  • Kaitlyn Parcell Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg82' Katie Soderstrom
Stadium: Corcoran Field
Attendance: 663
Referee: David Breckner
Assistant referees: Michael Kinder
Assistant referees: Dean Morgan
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Final

November 7, 2021 #2 Georgetown 1–0 #4 St. John's Cincinnati, OH
1:30 p.m. EST
  • Sydney Cummings Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 72' Angelina Scoma
  • Yellow card.svg 78' Athina Sofroniou
Stadium: Corcoran Field
Attendance: 174
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Kyle Maust
Assistant referees: Andrew Castel
Fourth official: Michael Samour

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.8 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

1 goal

  • Abigail Isger – Butler
  • Katie Soderstrom – Butler
  • Sydney Cummings – Georgetown
  • Kaitlyn Parcell – Georgetown
  • Eliza Turner – Georgetown
  • Amber Birchwell – Providence
  • Isabelle Aviza – St. John's
  • Zsani Kajan – St. John's
  • Frederique St. Jean – St. John's

All-Tournament team

Source: [4]

PlayerTeam
Julia Leas^Georgetown
Sydney Cummings*
Maya Fernandez-Powell
Kelly Ann Livingstone
Shannon AvizaSt. John's
Michell Money
Katherine Turner
Molly McLaughlinXavier
Sonia Vargas
Abby IsgerButler
Katie Soderstrom


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

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