2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament

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2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance7,695
First round siteTop Seed Campus Site
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals site Jeffrey Field
State College, Pennsylvania
Champions Penn State (4th title)
Winning coach Jeff Cook (1st title)
MVP Seth Kuhn (Offensive)
Kris Shakes (Defensive) (Penn State)
Broadcast BTN
Big Ten men's soccer tournament
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2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 24 Penn State6 2 013 7 1
No. 23 Maryland + 5 2 112 4 2
No. 14 Indiana + 5 3 015 6 1
Michigan 4 3 18 7 3
Rutgers 3 4 19 6 2
Wisconsin 3 4 17 7 3
Northwestern 3 5 06 8 2
Michigan State 2 4 26 8 2
Ohio State 2 6 06 9 1
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

The 2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament was the 31st edition of the tournament. As the tournament champion, Penn State earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Contents

Seeding

Seeding was determined by regular season conference record points per game. [1]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1 Penn State 6–2–0
2 Maryland 5–2–1
3 Indiana 5–3–0
4 Michigan 4–3–1
5 Wisconsin 3–4–1W 2–0 vs. Rutgers
6 Rutgers 3–4–1L 0–2 vs. Wisconsin
7 Northwestern 3–5–0
8 Michigan State 2–4–2

Bracket

Quarterfinals
November 7 [2]
Semifinals
November 10
Championship
November 14
         
1 Penn State2
8 Michigan State 0
1 Penn State2
4 Michigan 0
4 Michigan2
5 Wisconsin 1
1 Penn State3
3 Indiana 0
3 Indiana1
6 Rutgers 0
3 Indiana (a.e.t.)1
7 Northwestern 0
2 Maryland 0 (2)
7 Northwestern (pen.)0 (3)

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 7, 2021 #4 Michigan 2–1 #5 Rutgers Ann Arbor, MI
1:00 p.m.
  • Brennan Callow Yellow card.svg 34'
  • Ryan Schultz Soccerball shade.svg64'
  • Evan Rasmussen Yellow card.svg 72'
  • Uriel Zeitz Soccerball shade.svg75'
  • Jason Bucknor Yellow card.svg 90'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 10', Soccerball shade.svg50' Tim Bielic
  • Yellow card.svg 27' Ignasi Marques
Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen
Fourth official: Noah Hartman
November 7, 2021 #3 Indiana 1–0 #6 Rutgers Bloomington, IN
1:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: Michael Crump
November 7, 2021 #2 Maryland 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
#7 Northwestern College Park, MD
1:00 p.m. Report
  • Yellow card.svg 19' Miha Miskovic
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Steve Besk
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Fourth official: Jordan Gray
Penalties
  • Justin Gielen Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Ben Bender Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Caden Stafford Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Brett St. Martin Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Brayan Padilla Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Justin Weiss Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Vicente Castro Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Spencer Farina Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Richie Bennett Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Rom Brown Soccerball shad check.svg
November 7, 2021 #1 Penn State 2–0 #8 Michigan State University Park, PA
4:00 p.m.
  • Peter Mangione Soccerball shade.svg1'
  • Andrew Privett Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Liam Butts Yellow card.svg 23'
  • Keegan Ness Yellow card.svg 56'
  • Seth Kuhn Yellow card.svg 70'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 25' Zach Babiak
  • Yellow card.svg 43' Gianni Ferri
Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 1,264
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Max Campbell
Assistant referees: Michael Gorsegner
Fourth official: Terrence Mull

Semifinals

November 12, 2021 #1 Penn State 2–0 #4 Michigan University Park, PA
Noon
  • Seth Kuhn Soccerball shade.svg12'
  • Andrew Privett Soccerball shade.svg24'
  • Kyle May Yellow card.svg 65'
  • Dax Hoffman Yellow card.svg 74'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 12' Joel Harrison
  • Yellow card.svg 61' Evan Rasmussen
Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 523
Referee: Mike Stutt
Assistant referees: Michael Gorsegner
Assistant referees: Max Campbell
Fourth official: Sergio Gonzalez
November 12, 2021 #3 Indiana 1–0 (a.e.t.) #7 Northwestern Bloomington, IN
2:00 p.m.
  • Joey Maher Yellow card.svg 58', Soccerball shade gold.svg98'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 90' Spencer Farina
Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 564
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Sean West
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: William DeLois

Final

November 14, 2021 #1 Penn State 3–0 #3 Indiana University Park, PA
Noon
Report Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 1,689
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Vicente Suarez
Assistant referees: Brad Snow
Fourth official: Ryan Slack

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 12 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

2 goals

  • Seth Kuhn – Penn State
  • Andrew Privett – Penn State

1 goal

  • Joey Maher – Indiana
  • Samuel Sarver – Indiana
  • Ryan Schultz – Michigan
  • Uriel Zeitz – Michigan
  • Tyger Evans – Penn State
  • Peter Mangione – Penn State
  • Pierre Reedy – Penn State
  • Tim Bielic – Rutgers

All-Tournament team

Source: [3]

PlayerTeam
Roman Celentano Indiana
Spencer Glass
Nick RichardsonMaryland
Marc Ybarra Michigan
Michael MillerMichigan State
Miha MiskovicNorthwestern
Seth Kuhn*Penn State
Peter Mangione
Kris Shakes^
Thomas DeVizioRutgers
Tim BielicWisconsin


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

  1. "2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament". BigTen.org. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. "2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. "Penn State Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference . Big Ten Conference. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.