2022 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament

2022 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	2,081
Site	Higher Seeds
Champions	Fairleigh Dickinson (2nd title)
Winning coach	Eric Teepe (2nd title)
MVP	Lea Egner (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Broadcast	NEC Front Row
Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament «2021   2023»

2022 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
CCSU  ‍†‍‍	7	–	0	–	2		.889			9	–	6	–	2		.588
Merrimack  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	1		.722			8	–	8	–	3		.500
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	3		.722			11	–	5	–	5		.643
FDU  ‍‍‡‍y	5	–	2	–	2		.667			8	–	11	–	3		.432
Saint Francis (PA)  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	1		.611			7	–	10	–	1		.417
Stonehill  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1		.389			4	–	13	–	1		.250
LIU  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	2		.333			4	–	12	–	3		.289
Wagner  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1		.278			4	–	12	–	1		.265
Howard  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1		.278			3	–	11	–	2		.250
St. Francis Brooklyn  ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	0		.111			2	–	11	–	3		.219
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Northeast Conference

The 2022 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held from October 30 to November 6, 2022. The three-match tournament took place at the higher seeded team in each match-up. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. ^[1] Central Connecticut State was unable to defend their title, losing to the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2–1 in the Semifinal. Fairleigh Dickinson went on to win the tournament over Sacred Heart in penalties in the Final. ^[2] This was the second Northeast Conference tournament title for the Fairleigh Dickinson women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach Eric Teepe. ^[3] As tournament champions, Fairleigh Dickinson earned the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record. No tiebreakers were required as all top six teams finished with unique regular season conference records. Stonehill finished sixth in the standings, but were ineligible for post season competition due to their transition from NCAA D-II to D-I. ^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Central Connecticut	7–0–2	23
2	Merrimack	6–2–1	19
3	Sacred Heart	5–1–3	18
4	Fairleigh Dickinson	5–2–2	17
5	Saint Francis (PA)	5–3–1	16
6	LIU	2–5–2	8

Bracket

	First Round Sunday, Oct. 30					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 6
						1	Central Connecticut	1
	4	Fairleigh Dickinson	2			4	Fairleigh Dickinson	2
	5	Saint Francis (PA)	1								4	Fairleigh Dickinson (pen.)	2 (5)
											3	Sacred Heart	2 (4)
						2	Merrimack	1
	3	Sacred Heart	5			3	Sacred Heart	2
	6	LIU	0

Schedule

First round

#4 Fairleigh Dickinson v #5 Saint Francis (PA)

October 30, 2022	#4 Fairleigh Dickinson	2–1	#5 Saint Francis (PA)	Teaneck, NJ
12:00 p.m. ET	Leighann Kafel 17' Aitana Martinez-Montoya  80' Andrea Ougaard 86'	Report	82' Jaela House	Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Mark Garcia Assistant referees: George Vargas Assistant referees: Ernest Zielinski Fourth official: Magda Zwierzchowiski

#3 Sacred Heart v #6 LIU

October 30, 2022	#3 Sacred Heart	5–0	#6 LIU	Fairfield, CT
3:30 p.m. ET	Grace O'Hara 22' Desiree Crawford 35' Morgan Bovardi 56' Francesca Peloro 68' Kelly Medeiros 68'	Report		Stadium: Park Avenue Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Danny Marques Assistant referees: Dianna Klodzeiy Assistant referees: Jason Dizek Fourth official: Jaroslaw Werel

Semifinals

#1 Central Connecticut v #4 Fairleigh Dickinson

November 3, 2022	#1 Central Connecticut	1–2	#4 Fairleigh Dickinson	New Britain, CT
1:00 p.m. ET	Victoria Violette 49' Abbie Burgess  80' Delaney Lawler  82'	Report	54' Lea Egner 65' Madelyn Robbins  83' Mona Schlegl  90' Aitana Martinez-Montoya	Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field Attendance: 311 Referee: Magda Zwierzchowski Assistant referees: Pete Mandell Assistant referees: Boris Senic Fourth official: Thomas Felice

#2 Merrimack v #3 Sacred Heart

November 3, 2022	#2 Merrimack	1–2	#3 Sacred Heart	North Andover, MA
7:00 p.m. ET	Erin Tyldesley 12'	Report	23' Nichol Green 51' Morgan Bovardi	Stadium: Martone-Mejail Field Attendance: 622

Final

#3 Sacred Heart v #4 Fairleigh Dickinson

November 6, 2022	#3 Sacred Heart	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	#4 Fairleigh Dickinson	Fairfield, CT
	Grace O'Hara 48',  110' Nichol Green  85' Morgan Bovardi 88'	Report	3' Madelyn Robbins  40' Mona Schlegl 55' Kiomy Luperon 57' Aitana Martinez-Montoya	Stadium: Park Avenue Field Attendance: 763 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Assistant referees: Thomas Felice Fourth official: Magda Zwierzchowiski
	Penalties
	Nichol Green Kelly Medeiros Maria Nolan Anna Ludkiewicz Francesca Peloro		Lea Egner Aitana Martinez-Montoya Naemi Hausen Andrea Ougaard Madelyn Robbins

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 18 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

3 goals

• Morgan Bovardi – Sacred Heart

2 goals

• Grace O'Hara – Sacred Heart

1 goal

• Victoria Violette – Central Connecticut
• Lea Egner – Fairleigh Dickinson
• Leighann Kafel – Fairleigh Dickinson
• Kiomy Luperon – Fairleigh Dickinson
• Aitana Martinez-Montoya – Fairleigh Dickinson
• Andrea Ougaard – Fairleigh Dickinson
• Madelyn Robbins – Fairleigh Dickinson
• Erin Tyldesley – Merrimack
• Jaela House – Saint Francis (PA)
• Desiree Crawford – Sacred Heart
• Nichol Green – Sacred Heart
• Kelly Medeiros – Sacred Heart
• Francesca Peloro – Sacred Heart

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[5]

Player	Team
Lea Egner	Fairleigh Dickinson
Aitana Martinez-Montoya
Madelyn Robbins
Paula Ruess
Morgan Bovardi	Sacred Heart
Laurene Jordan
Grace O'Hara
Erin Tyldesley	Merrimack
Hallie Shiers
Charley Simmons	Central Connecticut
Victoria Violette

MVP in bold

References

1. Northeast Conference. "2021 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
2. Northeast Conference. "2022 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
3. Northeast Conference. "NEC Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
4. "Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year". StonehillSkyhawks.com. Stonehill College. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
5. "FDU Outlasts Sacred Heart In PKs to Take Home 2nd #NECWSOC Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.