2022 America East men's soccer tournament

2022 America East men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance6,490
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsNew Hampshire (4th title)
Winning coachMarc Hubbard (4th title)
MVPJassem Koleilat (New Hampshire)
BroadcastESPN+
America East men's soccer tournament
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2022 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 21 New Hampshire 6 1 0 15 4 1
No. 4 Vermont+ 5 1 1 16 4 2
UMBC 4 3 0 10 6 2
Albany 3 1 3 6 8 6
Binghamton 3 2 2 6 9 4
NJIT 1 4 2 5 8 4
UMass Lowell 0 4 3 2 9 5
Bryant 0 6 1 3 10 1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: America East

The 2022 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 5 through November 13, 2022. 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 Vermont Catamounts,[1] who were unable to defend their title, losing in the Semifinals to Albany. New Hampshire went on to win the tournament after a 2–0 victory in the final over Albany.[2] It was the fourth victory for the New Hampshire Wildcats soccer program, all of which have come under Head Coach Marc Hubbard. This was New Hampshire's fourth tournament victory in the last five years.[3] As tournament champions, New Hampshire earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the Semifinals. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Albany and UMBC both finished with twelve regular season points. Albany was awarded the third seed by virtue of their 1–0 regular season victory over UMBC on September 24.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 New Hampshire 6–1–0 18
2 Vermont 5–1–1 16
3 Albany 3–1–3 12
4 UMBC 4–3–0 12
5 Binghamton 3–2–2 11
6 NJIT 1–4–2 5

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 5
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
Final
Sunday, Nov. 13
1 New Hampshire 3
4 UMBC 2 5 Binghamton 0
5 Binghamton (a.e.t) 3 1 New Hampshire 2
3 Albany 0
2 Vermont 0
3 Albany 1 3 Albany 1
6 NJIT 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 5 #3 Albany 2–0 #6 NJIT Albany, NY
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Mohamed Soumah 74'
  • Pantelis Panteli 84' (pen.)
  • Jeff Thielmann Yellow card 85'
  • Tiago Dias Yellow card 86'
  • Domenic Baumann Yellow card 88'
  • Saad Faiz Yellow card 90'
Report
  • Yellow card 17' Matt Moran
  • Yellow card 48' Hugo Tavares
  • Yellow card 84' Karmel Segui
  • Yellow card 84' Maximus Barboto
  • Yellow card 90' Joseph Davis
Stadium: Casey Stadium
Attendance: 201
Referee: Greg DeMello
Assistant referees: Victor Matheson
Assistant referees: Wilmer Melendez
Fourth official: Hao Zhong
November 5 #4 UMBC 2–3 (a.e.t.) #5 Binghamton Baltimore, MD
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Ryan Becher Yellow card 13'
  • Ismailcan Usta 13'
  • Lasse Kelp 69'
  • Taylor Calheira Yellow card 70'
Report
  • Yellow card 35' Shawn Coles
  • 36' Will Noecker
  • Yellow card 39' Parker McKnight
  • Yellow card 61' Carter Beaulieu
  • 67' Anthony Lazaridis
  • 99' Markos Touroukis
  • Yellow card 102' Carlo Cavalar
Stadium: Retriever Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,623

Semifinals

November 10 #1 New Hampshire 3–0 #5 Binghamton Durham, NH
6:00 p.m. ET
Report
  • Yellow card 1' Markos Touroukis
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Attendance: 1,694
Referee: Kevin Morrison
Assistant referees: Mounir Idmalak
Assistant referees: Ruben Seyde
Fourth official: John Luk
November 10 #2 Vermont 0–1 #3 Albany Burlington, VT
7:00 p.m. ET Report
  • Yellow card 34' Lucas Watt
  • 81' Jeff Thielmann
Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Luis Reis
Assistant referees: Jamie Labarge
Assistant referees: Anthony Pedolsky
Fourth official: Larry Bechard

Final

November 13 #1 New Hampshire 2–0 #3 Albany Durham, NH
2:00 p.m. ET
Report Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
Assistant referees: John Luk
Assistant referees: Mounir Idmalak
Fourth official: Ron Libby

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of November 13, 2022).

2 goals

  • Eli Goldman – New Hampshire

1 goal

  • Pantelis Panteli – Albany
  • Mohamed Soumah – Albany
  • Jeff Thielmann – Albany
  • Anthony Lazaridis – Binghamton
  • Will Noecker – Binghamton
  • Markos Touroukis – Binghamton
  • Moïse Bombito – New Hampshire
  • Paul Mayer – New Hampshire
  • Tola Showunmi – New Hampshire
  • Lasse Kelp – UMBC
  • Ismailcan Usta – UMBC

All-Tournament team

Source:[5]

Player Team
Jamie Davis New Hampshire
Eli Goldman
Jassem Koleilat
Johann Von Knebel
Tiago Dias Albany
Elias Ehlin
Neophytos Scottis
Carter Beaulieu Binghamton
Will Noecker
Noah Egan Vermont
Joe Morrison
Taylor Calheira UMBC
Maximus Barboto NJIT

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ "2021 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "America East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "UNH Claims Top Seed as #AEMSOC Championship Bracket is Set!". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 1, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Back on Top, UNH Captures Fourth #AEMSOC Championship!". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 12, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2023.