2023 CAA men's soccer tournament

2023 CAA men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	2,591
Site	Campus Sites (Higher Seed)
Champions	Hofstra (7th title)
Winning coach	Richard Nuttall (7th title)
MVP	Pierce Infuso (Hofstra)
Broadcast	FloSports
CAA men's soccer tournament «2022   2024»

2023 Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Hofstra ‡	5	–	1	–	2			14	–	3	–	5
Monmouth	5	–	1	–	2			8	–	4	–	6
Stony Brook	4	–	1	–	3			6	–	6	–	5
Delaware	3	–	2	–	3			9	–	4	–	6
Drexel	3	–	2	–	3			9	–	2	–	5
Elon	3	–	3	–	2			6	–	8	–	4
Charleston	2	–	4	–	2			6	–	6	–	5
Campbell	2	–	4	–	2			4	–	6	–	4
UNC Wilmington	1	–	4	–	3			6	–	6	–	4
Northeastern	1	–	4	–	3			4	–	7	–	6
William & Mary	1	–	4	–	3			2	–	8	–	6
‡ – 2023 CAA tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: CAA

The 2023 CAA men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association held from November 2 through November 11, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Hofstra Pride. ^[1] They were able to successfully defend their title, as the top overall seed they defeated the second seed Monmouth 2–1 in overtime in the Final. ^{[2] [3]} The conference tournament title was the seventh overall for the Hofstra men's soccer program all of which have come under head coach Richard Nuttall. This was the third straight year that Hofstra won the CAA tournament. ^[4] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

This was the first tournament under the Coastal Athletic Association and the conference changed its name from the "Colonial Athletic Association" identity on July 20, 2023. ^[5]

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2023 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. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seeds in the tournament as both Hofstra and Monmouth finished the season with seventeen regular season conference points. Hofstra earned the top seed in the tournament by virtue of their 1–0 regular season win on October 7. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds as Delaware and Drexel both finished the season with thirteen conference points. The two teams played to a 3–3 draw during the regular season. The second tiebreaker was records against the top seed. Delaware defeated Hofstra 2–1 on October 14, while Drexel lost to Hofstra 1–0 on October 21. Therefore, Delaware earned the fourth seed and the right to host the two team's match-up in the First Round. ^[6]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Hofstra	5–1–2	17
2	Monmouth	5–1–2	17
3	Stony Brook	4–1–3	15
4	Delaware	3–2–3	12
5	Drexel	3–2–3	12
6	Elon	3–3–2	11

Bracket

	First Round Thursday, November 2					Semifinals Sunday, November 5					Final Saturday, November 11
						1	Hofstra	4
	4	Delaware (pen.)	2 (4)			4	Delaware	1
	5	Drexel	2 (2)								1	Hofstra (a.e.t.)	2
											2	Monmouth	1
						2	Monmouth (pen.)	0 (4)
	3	Stony Brook	0			6	Elon	0 (2)
	6	Elon	1

Schedule

First Round

#4 Delaware v #5 Drexel

November 2	#4 Delaware	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#5 Drexel	Hempstead, NY
4:00 p.m. ET	Carlos Fernandez 13' Sam Donnellan 14' Adam Vik  110'	Report	23' Antonio Illuminato  25' Carles Aliberch 36',  44' Patrick Short  72' Stephen Appiah	Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium Attendance: 113 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Assistant referees: Hector Rueda Fourth official: Stephen Danisi
	Penalties
	Sam Donnellan Richard Monath Orri Thorhallsson Carlos Fernandez TJ Hastings		Joshua Pulla Carles Aliberch Antonio Illuminato Giancarlo Vaccaro Youri Senden

#3 Stony Brook v #6 Elon

November 2	#3 Stony Brook	0–1	#6 Elon	West Long Branch, NJ
6:00 p.m. ET	Trevor Harrison  36'	Report	53' Victor Stromsten	Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 58 Referee: Nickrod Fateh Assistant referees: Juri Siskin Assistant referees: Chris Muhs Fourth official: Greg Muhs

Semifinals

#2 Monmouth v #6 Elon

November 5	#2 Monmouth	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#6 Elon	West Long Branch, NJ
1:00 p.m. ET		Report	100' Edoardo Righetti  109' Franc Gamiz Quer	Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 207 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Hector Rueda Assistant referees: Colby Johnson Fourth official: Cedric Cook
	Penalties
	Ben Zakowski Adrian Roseth Patrick Osiecki Olle Brorsson Eryk Dymora		Franc Gamiz Quer Isak Sedin Michael Clow Calle Edelstam

#1 Hofstra v #4 Delaware

November 5	#1 Hofstra	4–1	#4 Delaware	Hempstead, NY
2:00 p.m. ET	Ryan Carmichael 16', 29' Shane Salmon 45' Albert Kang 65'	Report	54' TJ Hastings 88' (pen.) Orri Thorhallson	Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium Attendance: 613 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Kevin Cavalcanti Assistant referees: Kyle O'Grady Fourth official: Michael Andreaccio

Final

#1 Hofstra v #2 Monmouth

November 11	#1 Hofstra	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#2 Monmouth	Hempstead, NY
7:00 p.m. ET	Teddy Baker 20' Team  39' Stefan Mason  45'  83' Wessel Speel  83' Roc Carles  86' Eliot Goldthorp 96'	Report	39', 83' (pen.) Ben Zakowski  79' Erik Reis  95' Gabe Dahlin	Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Tim Shaw Assistant referees: Jrui Siskin Fourth official: Sean Lyons

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).

2 goals

• Ryan Carmichael – Hofstra

1 goal

• Sam Donnellan – Delaware
• Carlos Fernandez – Delaware
• Orri Thorhallson – Delaware
• Antonio Illuminato – Drexel
• Patrick Short – Drexel
• Victor Stromsten – Elon
• Teddy Baker – Hofstra
• Eliot Goldthorp – Hofstra
• Albert Kang – Hofstra
• Shane Salmon – Hofstra
• Ben Zakowski – Monmouth

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[7]

Player	Team
Orri Thorhallsson	Delaware
Adam Vik
Victor Stromsten	Elon
Tomasz Wroblewski
Ryan Carmichael	Hofstra
Eliot Goldthorp
Pierce Infuso
Wessel Speel
Olle Brorsson	Monmouth
Eryk Dymora
Ben Zakowski

MVP in bold

References

1. Coastal Athletic Association. "2022 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
2. Coastal Athletic Association. "2023 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
3. Gorman, Denis (November 19, 2023). "Hofstra men's soccer set to host NCAA Tournament second-round game for first time". newsday.com. Newsday . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
4. "CAA Men's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association . Retrieved February 9, 2024.
5. "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
6. "CAA Men's Soccer Championship Begins Thursday with First Round Action". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. October 28, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
7. "Shorthanded Hofstra Prevails in Overtime to Win Third-Straight CAA Men's Soccer Title". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.