2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament

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2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,013
SiteCampus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
Champions Monmouth (6th title)
Winning coachKrissy Turner (6th title)
MVP Lauren Karabin (Monmouth)
Broadcast ESPN+
MAAC women's soccer tournament
«2020   2022»
2021 MAAC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Monmouth  y811 .8501541 .775
Quinnipiac  730 .7001341 .750
Niagara  730 .7001341 .750
Siena  640 .600991 .500
Iona  640 .6001180 .579
Fairfield  541 .550964 .579
Marist  442 .500573 .433
Rider  361 .3505102 .353
Manhattan  361 .350771 .500
St. Peter's  370 .3003130 .188
Canisius  0100 .0000152 .059
Conference champion
2021 MAAC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:MAAC

The 2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The seven-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Siena Saints were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, losing to the Quinnipiac Bobcats on pentalties in the semifinal. [1] The Monmouth Hawks won the title by defeating Quinnipiac 4–0 in the final. [2] This is Monmouth's sixth overall tournament win and fifth in the last six years. The title is also the sixth for head coach Krissy Turner. [3] As tournament champions, Monmouth earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

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Seeding

The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Three tiebreakers were required to finalize the seeding for the tournament. Quinnipiac and Niagara tied for second place in the regular season standings, with identical 7–3–0 records. Quinnipiac won the tiebreaker, and was awarded the second seed based on their 1–0 victory over Niagara on October 2 during the regular season. Siena and Iona tied for fourth place in the regular season standings with identical 6–4–0 records. The teams would play each other in the tournament, but a tiebreaker was used to determine the home team in the matchup. Siena was awarded home field advantage based on their 3–2 victory over Iona on October 2 during the regular season. Finally, Rider and Manhattan tied for eight place in the regular season standings and the final tournament berth. Both teams finished with a 3–6–1 regular season record. Rider earned the final tournament berth by virtue of their 1–0 win over Manhattan on October 9 during the regular season. [4]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Monmouth 8–1–125
2 Quinnipiac 7–3–021
3 Niagara 7–3–021
4 Siena 6–4–018
5 Iona 6–4–018
6 Fairfield 5–4–116
7 Marist 4–4–214
8 Rider 3–6–110

Bracket

Source: [5]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
         
1 Monmouth 3
8 Rider 1
1 Monmouth 4
6 Fairfield 0
4 Siena 2
5 Iona 0
1 Monmouth 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Quinnipiac 0
2 Quinnipiac 1
7 Marist 0
2 Quinnipiac (pen.)1 (5)
4 Siena 1 (3)
3 Niagara 1 (4)
6 Fairfield (pen.)1 (5)

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 31, 2021 #2 Quinnipiac 1–0 #7 Marist Hamden, CT
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Anna Costello Yellow card.svg 27'
  • Gretchen Kron Soccerball shade.svg67'
  • Courtney Chochol Yellow card.svg 89'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 38' Britt Van Lenten
  • Yellow card.svg 40' Kaylin Sperley
Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 370
Referee: Patrick Violette
Assistant referees: Daniel Aloi
Assistant referees: Daniel Rego
Fourth official: Angelo Napolitano
October 31, 2021 #3 Niagara 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
#6 Fairfield Lewiston, NY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Raelyn Stranc Yellow card.svg 51'
  • Ida Miceli Soccerball shade.svg75'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 41' Elle Scott
  • Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.) Gabby Diodati
Stadium: Niagara Field
Attendance: 183
Referee: Jefferson Dargout
Assistant referees: Ankur Singh
Assistant referees: Stephanie Serrano
Fourth official: Nikola Zdjelar
Penalties
  • Alexis Horwedel Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Florence Vaillancourt Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Mackenzie Mix Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Maia MacLean Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Emma Bough Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Hanley Courter
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Gabby Diodati
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Reagan Klarmann
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Maddie Kiely
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Gena Pike
October 31, 2021 #4 Siena 2–0 #5 Iona Loudonville, NY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Carrie Krohn Soccerball shade.svg10', 43', Yellow card.svg 83'
Report Stadium: Hickey Field
Attendance: 468
Referee: Matt Mercier
Assistant referees: Ben Russell
Assistant referees: Jose Quintero
Fourth official: Kirk Harbinger
October 31, 2021 #1 Monmouth 3–1 #8 Rider West Long Branch, NJ
3:00 p.m. ET
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg78' Cameron Santers
  • Yellow card.svg 80' Niamh Cashin
  • Yellow card.svg 85' Chole Fisher
Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 175

Semifinals

November 4, 2021 #2 Quinnipiac 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
#4 Siena Hamden, CT
2:00 p.m. ET
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg42', Yellow card.svg 84' Emily McNelis
Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 343
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Gregory Muhs
Assistant referees: Joe Zawistowski
Fourth official: Angelo Napolitano
Penalties
  • Lauren Wendland Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Rebecca Cooke Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Courtney Chochol Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Selena Salas Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Lauren Triglione Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Darby D'Angelo
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Brianna Montinard
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Ashleigh Sarafin
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Emily McNelis
November 4, 2021 #1 Monmouth 4–0 #6 Fairfield West Long Branch, NJ
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Jill Conklin Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Lauren Karabin Soccerball shade.svg40'
  • Alexis Marino Soccerball shade.svg48'
  • Erin Dailey Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 19' Josie Horosky
  • Yellow card.svg 70' Elle Scott
  • Yellow card.svg 74' Reagan Klarmann
Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 215

Final

November 7, 2021 #1 Monmouth 4–0 #2 Quinnipiac West Long Branch, NJ
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Lauren Bruno Soccerball shade.svg9'
  • Jesi Rossman Soccerball shade.svg28'
  • Jill Conklin Yellow card.svg 38'
  • Alexis Marino Soccerball shade.svg57'
  • Gabby Allen Yellow card.svg 62'
  • Lauren Karabin Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report
Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 259

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 19 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

4 goals

  • Lauren Karabin – Monmouth

3 goals

  • Alexis Marino – Monmouth

2 goals

  • Carrie Krohn – Siena

1 goal

  • Gabby Diodati – Fairfield
  • Lauren Bruno – Monmouth
  • Jill Conklin – Monmouth
  • Erin Dailey – Monmouth
  • Jessi Rossman – Monmouth
  • Ida Miceli – Niagara
  • Rebecca Cooke – Quinnipiac
  • Gretchen Kron – Quinnipiac
  • Cameron Santers – Rider
  • Emily McNelis – Siena

All-Tournament team

Source: [6]

PlayerTeam
Lauren KarabinMonmouth
Lauren Bruno
Jesi Rossman
Rebecca Winslow
Kayla MingachosQuinnipiac
Olivia Scott
Lauren Triglione
Carrie KrohnSiena
Emily McNelis
Josie HoroskyFairfield
Gena Pike

MVP in bold

References

  1. "2020-21 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. "Women's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Quarterfinals Kicks Off on Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. "Monmouth Captures 2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.