2021 CAA men's soccer tournament

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2021 CAA Men's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance1,732
SiteHofstra Soccer Stadium
Hempstead, NY
Champions Hofstra (5th title)
Winning coachRichard Nuttall (5th title)
MVP Matthew Vowinkel (Hofstra)
Broadcast FloSports
CAA Men's soccer tournament
«2020   2022»
2021 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Hofstra5 1 218 2 2
Northeastern 5 2 111 6 2
James Madison * 5 3 011 5 1
Elon 4 2 29 8 2
Drexel 4 3 18 8 1
UNC Wilmington 4 3 19 6 2
William & Mary 4 4 07 7 0
College of Charleston 1 6 15 8 3
Delaware 0 8 02 12 1
* – Ineligible for the 2021 CAA Tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the CAA.
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: CAA

The 2021 CAA men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from November 11 through November 14, 2021. The tournament was held at Hofstra Soccer Stadium in Hempstead, NY. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the James Madison Dukes. [1] They were unable to defend their crown as they were under a post season ban from the CAA. [2] The Hofstra Pride won the tournament by defeating Elon 3–2 in the final. [3] The conference tournament title was the fifth overall for the Hofstra men's soccer program all of which have come under head coach Richard Nuttall. [4] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Contents

Seeding

The top four 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. James Madison Dukes finished third in the regular season standings but could not participate due to a postseason ban handed down by the CAA. [2] A tiebreaker was required to determine who would make the tournament as Drexel and UNC Wilmington finished tied on 13 points with 4–3–1 records. Drexel defeated UNC Wilmington on September 11, 2–0 and earned the final tournament spot. [5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Hofstra 5–1–217
2 Northeastern 5–2–116
3 Elon 4–2–214
4 Drexel 4–3–113

Bracket

Source: [6]

Semifinals
Thursday, November 11
Final
Sunday, November 14
      
1 Hofstra 2
4 Drexel 1
1 Hofstra 3
3 Elon 2
2 Northeastern 0
3 Elon 1

Schedule

Semifinals

November 11, 2021 #1 Hofstra 2–1 #4 Drexel Hempstead, NY
4:30 p.m. EST
  • Matthew Vowinkel Soccerball shade.svg12', 50'
  • Ryan Carmichael Yellow card.svg 90'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg18' Naiel Nesseler
  • Yellow card.svg 38' Ori Arzi
  • Yellow card.svg 54' Patrick Murphy
Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 472
Referee: Jan Halaska
Assistant referees: Greg DeMello
Assistant referees: David Belmnahia
Fourth official: Joe Zawistowski
November 11, 2021 #2 Northeastern 0–1 #3 Elon Hempstead, NY
7:30 p.m. EST
  • Soren Ilsoe Yellow card.svg 19'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 49' Vemund Hole Vik
  • Yellow card.svg 65' Sam Bacon
  • Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.) Scott Vatne
  • Yellow card.svg 77' Kasper Lehm
Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 473
Referee: Andrea Pileri
Assistant referees: Franco Somma
Assistant referees: Kevin Rodrigo
Fourth official: Greg Muhs

Final

November 14, 2021 #1 Hofstra 3–2 #3 Elon Hempstead, NY
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Pierce Infuso Yellow card.svg 48'
  • Matthew Vowinkel Soccerball shade.svg53', 72'
  • Stefan Mason Soccerball shade.svg57'
  • Francesco Perinelli Yellow card.svg 70'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg6' Vemund Hole Vik
  • Yellow card.svg 49' Kasper Lehm
  • Yellow card.svg 60' Team
  • Soccerball shade.svg79' Jack Edwards
Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 787
Referee: Kevin Morrison
Assistant referees: Brendan Quinn
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Fourth official: David Breckner

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

4 goals

  • Matthew Vowinkel – Hofstra

1 goal

  • Naiel Nesseler – Drexel
  • Jack Edwards – Elon
  • Vemund Hole Vik – Elon
  • Scott Vatne – Elon
  • Stefan Mason – Hofstra

All-Tournament team

Source: [7]

PlayerTeam
Matthew VowinkelHofstra
Roc Carles
Stefan Mason
Francesco Perinelli
Ben RosenblattElon
Scott Vatne
Jannik Videbaek
Chris DonovanDrexel
Daniel Nesseler
Jacob Marin-ThomsonNortheastern
Dan Munch

MVP in bold

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