2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament

2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,080
SiteKrenzler Field
Cleveland, Ohio
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsCleveland State (2nd title)
Winning coachSiniša Ubiparipović (1st title)
MVPJannis Schmidt (Cleveland State)
BroadcastESPN+
Horizon League men's soccer tournament
«2021  2023»
2022 Horizon League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cleveland State‡ 5 – 1 – 3 11 – 4 – 5
Wright State 4 – 1 – 4 4 – 7 – 6
IUPUI 4 – 2 – 3 7 – 7 – 6
Oakland 4 – 2 – 3 4 – 10 – 5
Robert Morris 4 – 3 – 2 6 – 7 – 3
Detroit Mercy 3 – 2 – 4 4 – 7 – 6
Green Bay 2 – 2 – 5 6 – 3 – 7
Northern Kentucky 2 – 6 – 1 4 – 11 – 2
Milwaukee 0 – 4 – 5 1 – 8 – 8
Purdue Fort Wayne 1 – 6 – 2 2 – 10 – 3
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Horizon

The 2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from November 6 through November 12, 2022. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Krenzler Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Oakland Grizzlies were the defending champions.[1] They were unable to defend their crown, falling to Cleveland State in the Semifinals. Cleveland State would finish as tournament champions after defeating IUPUI 3–0 in the Final.[2] This was the second overall title for Cleveland State and first for head coach Siniša Ubiparipović.[3] As tournament champions, Cleveland State earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

Six Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. The top two seeds received byes to the Semifinals and the number one seed hosted the Semifinals and Final. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as IUPUI and Oakland both finished with identical 4–2–3 conference records. IUPUI earned the third seed by virtue of their 4–2 regular season win over Oakland on October 22.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Cleveland State 5–1–3 18
2 Wright State 4–1–4 16
3 IUPUI 4–2–3 15
4 Oakland 4–2–3 15
5 Robert Morris 4–3–2 14
6 Detroit Mercy 3–2–4 10

Bracket

Source:[5]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Nov. 6 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 10 		Final
Saturday, Nov. 12
1 Cleveland State 4
4 Oakland (pen.) 2 (6) 4 Oakland 2
5 Robert Morris 2 (5) 1 Cleveland State 3
3 IUPUI 0
2 Wright State 0
3 IUPUI 1 3 IUPUI 3
6 Detroit Mercy 0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 6 #3 IUPUI 1–0 #6 Detroit Mercy Indianapolis, IN
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Lukas Hackaa 72' (pen.)
  • Josemir Gomez Yellow card 79'
  • Medard Mikobi Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Yellow card 55' Bennett Brooks
  • Yellow card 86' Rocco Galati
 Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 237
Referee: Kevin Fikar
Assistant referees: Michael Nickerson
Assistant referees: Aaron Mitchell
Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins
November 6 #4 Oakland 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 #5 Robert Morris Rochester, MI
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Gabriel Baylon 69'
  • Charlie Retzer 96'
  • Owen Smith Yellow card 99'
  • Sebastian Nuzzo Yellow card 106'
 Report
  • 9' Chase Gilley
  • Red card 17' William Dodzi Afawubo
  • Yellow card 71' Anass Hadran
  • Yellow card 90' Gabe Norris
  • Yellow card 99' Charlie Lawrence
  • 106' Lucas Shearer
 Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field
Attendance: 410
Referee: Michael Allie
Assistant referees: Jacob Little
Assistant referees: Christian Little
Fourth official: David Eerline
Penalties
  • Kieran Hayes soccer ball with red X
  • Micah Sonnenberg soccer ball with check mark
  • Kai Garvey soccer ball with check mark
  • Ahmad Hamad soccer ball with red X
  • Owen Smith soccer ball with check mark
  • Ville Ahola soccer ball with check mark
  • Dawsun Schrum soccer ball with red X
  • Charlie Retzer soccer ball with check mark
  • Jack Klomparens soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Chase Gilly
  • soccer ball with check mark Hugo Kadima
  • soccer ball with check mark Owen Jowett
  • soccer ball with check mark Shane McMillan
  • soccer ball with red X Bryan Akongo
  • soccer ball with check mark Preston Rushmore
  • soccer ball with red X Connor Hain
  • soccer ball with check mark Lucas Shearer
  • soccer ball with red X Jacob Haskins

Semifinals

November 10 #1 Cleveland State 4–2 #4 Oakland Cleveland, OH
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Albert Portas 7'
  • Pablo Kawecki 58'
  • Bojan Kolevski 73', 79'
  • Jannis Schmidt Yellow card 75'
 Report
  • 19' Gabriel Baylon
  • 42' Charlie Retzer
  • Yellow card 58' Ried Sporat
 Stadium: Krenzler Field
Attendance: 650
Referee: Heber Estrada
Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen
Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Fourth official: Sorin Stoica
November 10 #2 Wright State 0–3 #3 IUPUI Cleveland, OH
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Brady Shapiro Yellow card 15'
  • Jacob Adams Yellow card 74'
  • Coen Wilson Yellow card 85'
  • Cole Werthmuller Yellow card 88'
 Report
  • Yellow card 14' Tyler Gainer
  • 40' Caleb Hussain
  • Yellow card 46' Kade Tepe
  • Yellow card 73' Brady Horn
  • 60' Lucas Hackaa
  • 75' Logan Finnegan
  • Yellow card 89' Ethan Vermillion
 Stadium: Krenzler Field
Attendance: 404
Referee: Nicholas Baker
Assistant referees: Jason White
Assistant referees: Justin Tasak
Fourth official: Tim Dicken

Final

November 12 #1 Cleveland State 3–0 #3 IUPUI Cleveland, OH
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Albert Portas 28'
  • Jannis Schmidt 57'
  • Team Yellow card 60'
  • Pablo Kawecki Yellow card 64', 73'
  • Jaume Rubio Yellow card 76'
 Report
  • Yellow card 59' Luckas Hackaa
  • Yellow card 75' Logan Finnegan
 Stadium: Krenzler Field
Attendance: 379
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Eulogio Villapando
Assistant referees: Adam Herges
Fourth official: Ali Zolgharnain

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of November 12, 2022).

2 goals

  • Pablo Kawecki – Cleveland State
  • Bojan Kolevski – Cleveland State
  • Albert Portas – Cleveland State
  • Lukas Hackaa – IUPUI
  • Gabriel Baylon – Oakland
  • Charlie Retzer – Oakland

1 goal

  • Jannis Schmidt – Cleveland State
  • Logan Finnegan – IUPUI
  • Caleb Hussain – IUPUI
  • Chase Gilley – Robert Morris
  • Lucas Shearer – Robert Morris

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Jannis Schmidt Cleveland State
Pablo Kawecki
Bojan Kolevski
Albert Portas
Logan Finnegan IUPUI
Lukas Hackaa
Lucas Morefield
Gabriel Baylon Oakland
Charlie Retzer
Joe Kouadio Wright State
Brock Pickett

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ "2021 Horizon League Men's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Horizon League Men's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Horizon League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cleveland State Earns No. 1 Seed as #HLMSOC Championship Bracket Set". horizonleague.com. Horizon League. November 2, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Horizon League Men's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cleveland State Completes Redemption Season with #HLMSOC Title". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 12, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2023.