2021 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament

2021 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance4,496
SiteShaw Field (Semifinals and Finals)
Washington, D.C.
ChampionsGeorgetown (5th title)
Winning coachBrian Wiese (5th title)
MVPStefan Stojanovic (Offensive)
Giannis Nikopolidis (Defensive) (Georgetown)
BroadcastBig East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 2 (Final)
Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
«2020  2022»
2021 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgetown ‡ 8 – 2 – 0 18 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Providence + 5 – 2 – 3 12 – 5 – 4
St. John's + 5 – 3 – 2 11 – 6 – 3
Villanova + 5 – 4 – 1 12 – 8 – 1
Creighton + 5 – 4 – 1 9 – 8 – 2
Butler 5 – 4 – 1 7 – 9 – 3
Marquette 4 – 5 – 1 7 – 8 – 1
DePaul 3 – 4 – 3 7 – 7 – 3
Xavier 3 – 6 – 1 9 – 7 – 1
UConn 2 – 6 – 2 7 – 7 – 2
Seton Hall 2 – 7 – 1 6 – 8 – 3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East

The 2021 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament was the post-season women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 6 to 14, 2021, in the USA. The five-match tournament took place at Shaw Field in Washington, D.C. for the semifinals and finals, while the first round was hosted by the higher seeded team. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Seton Hall Pirates.[1] They were unable to defendtheir title after not qualifying for the tournament and finishing in last place in the regular season standings. Georgetown finished as tournament champions after defeating Providence 2–1 in overtime in the final.[2] This is the fifth title in program history for Georgetown, all of which have come under Head Coach Brian Wiese.[3] As tournament champions, Georgetown earned the Big East's automatic place in the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six 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. The Semifinals and Finals of the tournament were hosted by the first seed, Georgetown. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth, fifth and sixth seeds as Creighton, Villanova and Butler all finished with identical 5–4–1 regular season records. When three teams are tied, a "mini-conference" is created with those three teams and the team with the best record is awarded the highest seed.[4] Creighton earned the fourth seed after going 2–0–0 against Villanova and Butler. Villanova earned the fifth seed by going 1–1–0 against the other teams. Butler was the sixth seed after posting a 0–2–0 record against the other teams.[5]

Seed School Conference record Points
1 Georgetown 8–2–0 21
2 Providence 5–2–3 18
3 St. John's 5–3–2 17
4 Creighton 5–4–1 16
5 Villanova 5–4–1 16
6 Butler 5–4–1 16

Bracket

First round
Saturday, Nov. 6 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 Georgetown 1
3 St. John's 0 (2) 5 Villanova 0
6 Butler (pen.) 0 (4) 1 Georgetown (a.e.t.) 2
2 Providence 1
2 Providence 2
4 Creighton 1 6 Butler 0
5 Villanova 2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 6, 2021 #3 St. John's 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 #6 Butler Queens, NY
5:00 p.m. ET
  • Wesley Leggett Yellow card 63'
  • Hugo Monteiro Yellow card 95'
  • Rafael Bustamante Yellow card 109'
 Report
  • Yellow card 31' Jack Haywood
  • Yellow card 35' Griffin DeBolt
  • Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 90' Perrin Barnes
 Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Andrea Pileri
Assistant referees: David Belmnahia
Assistant referees: Timmoth Bramble
Fourth official: Stephen Cope
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Griffin DeBolt
  • soccer ball with check mark Jack Haywood
  • soccer ball with check mark Louie Bulger
  • soccer ball with check mark Joel Harvey
November 6, 2021 #4 Creighton 1–2 #5 Villanova Omaha, NE
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Alejandro Maillet Yellow card 22'
  • Cameron Briggs Yellow card 28'
  • Daniel Espeleta 64'
  • Musa Qongo Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Yellow card 14' Josh Belluz
  • 76' Akinjide Awujo
  • 84' Luke Pompliano
 Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 1,296
Referee: Noah Matos
Assistant referees: Shane Labenz
Assistant referees: TJ Bartels

Semifinals

November 11, 2021 #1 Georgetown 1–0 #5 Villanova Washington, D.C.
11:00 a.m. ET
  • Chris Hegardt Yellow card 81'
  • Joe Buck 90'
 Report
  • Yellow card 62' Marcus Brenes
  • Yellow card 67' Jorge Garcia
  • Yellow card 77' Akinjide Awujo
  • Yellow card 81' Dominic Cyriacks
  • Yellow card 86' Lyam MacKinnon
  • Yellow card 87' Viktor Benediktsson
 Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 861
Referee: Jose Rivero
Assistant referees: Ryan Meyers
Assistant referees: Tyler McElhinney
Fourth official: Ryan Trombetta
November 11, 2021 #2 Providence 2–0 #6 Butler Washington, D.C.
1:30 p.m. ET
  • Simon Triantafilou Yellow card 58'
  • Brendan McSorley 65'
  • Gevork Diarbian 66'
 Report
  • Yellow card 75' Griffin DeBolt
 Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 277
Referee: Mike Stutt
Assistant referees: Hugo Menguy
Assistant referees: Matthew Richardson
Fourth official: Balvir Garcia

Final

November 14, 2021 #1 Georgetown 2–1 (a.e.t.) #2 Providence Washington, D.C.
Noon ET
  • Stefan Stojanovic 51' (pen.), Yellow card 83', gold-colored soccer ball 96'
  • Giannis Nikopolidis Yellow card 64'
  • Sean Zawadzki Yellow card 73'
 Report
  • Yellow card 39' Team
  • Yellow card 39' Team
  • Yellow card 42' Cole Dewhurst
  • Yellow card 52' Ramzi Qawasmy
  • Yellow card 77' Armaan Wilson
  • 85' Brendan McSorley
  • Yellow card 89' Migue Candela Bravo
 Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 1,567
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Will Aten
Assistant referees: Matt Nelson
Fourth official: James Sadowski

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.8 goals per match.

2 goals

  • Stefan Stojanovic – Georgetown
  • Brendan McSorley – Providence

1 goal

  • Daniel Espeleta – Creighton
  • Joe Buck – Georgetown
  • Gevork Diarbian – Providence
  • Akinjide Awujo – Villanova
  • Luke Pompliano – Villanova

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Griffin DeBolt Butler
Rhys Myers
Josh Belluz Villanova
Carson Williams
Lukas Burns Providence
Gevork Diarbian
Brendan McSorley
Joe Buck Georgetown
Giannis Nikopolidis^
Stefan Stojanovic*
Sean Zawadzki


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

  1. ^ "ONWARD AND UPWARD! Pirates are BIG EAST CHAMPIONS!". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. April 17, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Record Book". issuu.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "11.5 MSCO Weekly Release" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 5, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bracket Set For 2021 #BEfútbol Championship Presented by JEEP". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Georgetown Claims 2021 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.