2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament

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2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification Division I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance3,996
SiteCampus sites, higher seed
Champions Saint Louis Billikens (8th title)
Winning coachKatie Shields (6th title)
MVP Caroline Kelly (Saint Louis Billikens)
Broadcast ESPN+
Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 11 Saint Louis  y901 .9501932 .833
La Salle  811 .8501263 .643
Dayton  703 .8501325 .775
UMass  622 .700954 .611
Duquesne  424 .600884 .500
Rhode Island  433 .550496 .368
Saint Joseph's  433 .550496 .368
VCU  442 .500594 .389
Loyola Chicago  334 .500774 .500
Fordham  253 .3504104 .333
George Mason  370 .3003150 .167
St. Bonaventure  262 .300386 .353
Davidson  172 .2004112 .294
George Washington  181 .1504113 .306
Richmond  181 .1503114 .278
Conference champion
2023 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: A10 Conference

The 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 27 through November 5, 2023. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at the home stadium of the highest remaining seed. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Saint Louis Billikens, who successfully defended their championship as the first seed, defeating second seed La Salle in the final. [1] [2] [3] This was the Billikens' eighth overall tournament title, and coach Katie Shields' fifth title. Shields and Saint Louis have won six straight Atlantic 10 Tournaments in a row. [4] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Contents

Seeding

The top eight teams in regular season play qualified for the tournament. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Saint Joseph's and Rhode Island both finished with 4–3–3 conference records. The two teams tied 0–0 during regular season play. The second tiebreaker of conference record against common opponents was the second tiebreaker and Saint Joseph's was awarded the sixth seed. [5] [6]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1 Saint Louis 9–0–128
2 La Salle 8–1–125
3 Dayton 7–0–324
4 UMass 6–2–220
5 Duquesne 4–2–416
6 Saint Joseph's 4–3–315
7 Rhode Island 4–3–315
8 VCU 4–4–214

Bracket

Source: [7]

Quarterfinals
Friday, October 27
Semifinals
Wednesday, November 1
Final
Sunday, November 5
         
1 Saint Louis 2
8 VCU 0
1 Saint Louis 5
5 Duquesne 0
4 UMass 1
5 Duquesne 2
1 Saint Louis 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 La Salle 0
2 La Salle 2
7 Rhode Island 0
2 La Salle (a.e.t.)1
3 Dayton 0
3 Dayton 1
6 Saint Joseph's 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 27 #1 Saint Louis 2–0 #8 VCU St. Louis, MO
8:00 p.m. ET
  • Lyndsey Heckel Soccerball shade.svg1'
  • Emily Gaebe Soccerball shade.svg37', Yellow card.svg 57'
  • Katie Houck Yellow card.svg 78'
Report Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: Aaron Rawlins
Assistant referees: Andric Stefan
Assistant referees: Noah Stuckey
Fourth official: Chad Formea
October 27 #4 UMass 1–2 #5 Duquesne Amherst, MA
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Lauren Robles Soccerball shade.svg30'
Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg13', 30' Maya Matesa
  • Yellow card.svg 62' Anna Campanella
Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 762
Referee: Matthew Mercier
Assistant referees: Danny Marques
Assistant referees: Kurtis Blake
Fourth official: Jason Klump
October 27 #2 La Salle 2–0 #7 Rhode Island Philadelphia, PA
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Haley Gschrey Soccerball shade.svg74'
  • Emily Banashefski Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Stadium: McCarthy Stadium
Attendance: 238
Referee: Mike De Felice
Assistant referees: Juri Siskin
Assistant referees: Joseph Cimino
Fourth official: Dustin Nguyen
October 27 #3 Dayton 1–0 #6 Saint Joseph's Dayton, OH
7:00 p.m. ET
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 38' Leah Buch
Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 371
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Erin Patterson
Assistant referees: Kyle Maust
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Semifinals

November 1 #1 Saint Louis 5–0 #5 Duquesne St. Louis, MO
8:00 p.m. ET
  • Duquesne Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Hannah Sawyer Soccerball shade.svg38', 75', Yellow card.svg 79'
  • Julia Simon Soccerball shade.svg39'
  • Caroline Kelly Soccerball shade.svg47'
  • Macy Lutz Yellow card.svg 70'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 33' Anna Campanella
  • Yellow card.svg 45' Maya Matesa
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 445
Referee: Zachary Richter
Assistant referees: Jeff Pulley
Assistant referees: Jeff Patrylo
Fourth official: Don Tebeau
November 1 #2 La Salle 1–0 (a.e.t.) #3 Dayton Philadelphia, PA
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Courtney Gaston Yellow card.svg 35'
  • Gabby Picco Yellow card.svg 54'
  • Madison McCreday Yellow card.svg 69'
  • Haley Gschrey Soccerball shade.svg97'
  • Ricshya Walker Yellow card.svg 100'
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 43' Ella Raimondi
  • Yellow card.svg 100' Marlee Taylor
Stadium: McCarthy Stadium
Attendance: 432
Referee: Marie Durr
Assistant referees: Randal Von Steuben
Assistant referees: Kevin Rodrigo
Fourth official: Rob Komorowski

Final

November 5 #1 Saint Louis 3–0 #2 La Salle St. Louis, MO
11:00 a.m. ET
Report
  • Yellow card.svg 14' Giovanna Castorina
  • Yellow card.svg 21' Liv Vrcella
  • Yellow card.svg 22' Team
  • Yellow card.svg 49' Haley Gschrey
  • Yellow card.svg 77' Ricshya Walker
Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Adam Drees
Assistant referees: Stephen Valle
Fourth official: Joseph Heyden

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

3 goals

2 goals

  • Maya Matesa – Duquesne
  • Haley Gschrey – La Salle
  • Emily Gaebe – Saint Louis
  • Hannah Sawyer – Saint Louis

1 goal

  • Madison Wilson – Dayton
  • Emily Banashefski – La Salle
  • Lyndsey Heckel – Saint Louis
  • Julia Simon – Saint Louis
  • Lauren Robles – UMass

1 own goal

  • Duquesne (vs Saint Louis)

All Tournament Team

Source: [8]

PlayerTeam
Emily Gaebe Saint Louis
Lyndsey Heckel
Caroline Kelly
Hannah Larson
Emily Puricelli
Hannah Sawyer
Michela Auguadro La Salle
Emily Banashefski
Haley Gschrey
Madison Wilson Dayton
Maya Matesa Duquesne

MVP in bold

References

  1. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. Durando, Stu (November 5, 2023). "SLU women's soccer team wins its sixth straight A-10 championship". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  4. "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  5. "A10 Conference Policy Manual" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  6. "Saint Louis Secures Sixth A-10 Regular-Season Title; Billikens Will Be Top Seed for Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  7. "2023 A10 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  8. "Three Saint Louis Goals Propels Billikens to Sixth Straight A-10 Women's Soccer Crown". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.