2023 America East men's soccer tournament

2023 America East men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance6,744
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsBryant (1st title)
Winning coachRuben Resendes (1st title)
MVPAntreas Hadjigavriel (Bryant)
BroadcastESPN+
America East men's soccer tournament
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2023 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire + 4 – 0 – 3 13 – 3 – 4
Bryant ‡ 4 – 1 – 2 16 – 2 – 2
UMBC 3 – 1 – 3 7 – 4 – 5
No. 14 Vermont + 4 – 3 – 0 13 – 6 – 2
NJIT 3 – 2 – 2 7 – 8 – 4
Binghamton 2 – 2 – 3 5 – 10 – 3
Albany 1 – 5 – 1 5 – 11 – 1
UMass Lowell 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 11 – 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches


The 2023 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 4 through November 12, 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 New Hampshire Wildcats,[1] who were unable to defend their title. New Hampshire lost in overtime to Bryant 1–0.[2][3] It was the first America East tournament victory for the Bryant Bulldogs soccer program, and first for Head Coach Ruben Resendes.[4] As tournament champions, Bryant earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2023 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 as UMBC and Vermont finished tied for third, both with twelve points in conference play. UMBC was awarded the third seed by virtue of their 2–1 victory over Vermont on October 21. All other teams finished with a unique number of conference regular season points.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 New Hampshire 4–0–3 15
2 Bryant 4–1–2 14
3 UMBC 3–1–3 12
4 Vermont 4–3–0 12
5 NJIT 3–2–2 11
6 Binghamton 2–2–3 9

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 4 		Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 8 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 12
1 New Hampshire 1
4 Vermont 1 5 NJIT 0
5 NJIT 2 1 New Hampshire 0
2 Bryant (a.e.t) 1
2 Bryant 3
3 UMBC 0 6 Binghamton 1
6 Binghamton 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 4 #4 Vermont 1–2 #5 NJIT Burlington, VT
3:00 p.m. ET
  • Yaniv Bazini 78'
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  • 42' Goncalo Franco
  • 53' Hugo Tavares
 Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 617
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
Assistant referees: Jason Klump
Assistant referees: Nicola Vesia
Fourth official: Jamie LaBarge
November 4 #3 UMBC 0–1 #6 Binghamton Baltimore, MD
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Jojo Ocran Yellow card 48'
  • Jago Lott Yellow card 66'
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  • Yellow card 61' Carlo Cavalar
  • Yellow card 68' Will Noecker
  • 79' Billy Clark
 Stadium: Retriever Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,427
Referee: Mike DeFelice
Assistant referees: Michael Kelly
Assistant referees: Conor McCloskey
Fourth official: Jason Blight

Semifinals

November 8 #1 New Hampshire 1–0 #5 NJIT Durham, NH
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Georgios Koliniatis 23'
  • Dominik Kurija Yellow card 65'
  • Atila Ashrafi Yellow card 76'
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  • Yellow card 19' Maximus Barboto
  • Yellow card 66' Justin Aguirre-Rosas
  • Yellow card 85' Goncalo Franco
  • Yellow card 88' Team
 Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Attendance: 1,227
Referee: Tyler McElhinney
Assistant referees: Mounir Idmalak
Assistant referees: Jonathan Luk
Fourth official: Matt Stein
November 18 #2 Bryant 3–1 #6 Binghamton Smithfield, RI
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Filippo Censini Yellow card 17'
  • Adrian Camacho 24'
  • Javier Soler Gandia 40'
  • Inigo Villaldea 55'
 Report
  • 77' Calvin Moe
 Stadium: Beirne Stadium
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Yevgeniy Mednikov
Assistant referees: Adam Cook
Assistant referees: Ruben Seyde
Fourth official: Jason Dizek

Final

November 12 #1 New Hampshire 0–1 (a.e.t.) #2 Bryant Durham, NH
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Atila Ashrafi Yellow card 50'
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  • Yellow card 78' Vicente Valor Martinez
  • Yellow card 79' Gustavo Rodriguez
  • Yellow card 91' Kerman Sukia
  • 102' Jonas Lyshoj
 Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Attendance: 2,336
Referee: Daniel Shenk Moreno
Assistant referees: John Luk
Assistant referees: John Lazaro
Fourth official: Michael Humprhies

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).

1 goal

  • Billy Clark – Binghamton
  • Calvin Moe – Binghamton
  • Adrian Camacho – Bryant
  • Jonas Lyshoj – Bryant
  • Javier Soler Gandia – Bryant
  • Inigo Villaldea – Bryant
  • Georgios Koliniatis – New Hampshire
  • Goncalo Franco – NJIT
  • Hugo Tavares – NJIT
  • Yaniv Bazini – Vermont

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Will Noecker Binghamton
Markos Touroukis
Jonas Lyshoj Bryant
Antreas Hadjigavriel
Herman Sukia
Inigo Villalder
Liam Bennett New Hampshire
Isaac Heffess
Georgios Koliniatis
Maximus Barboto NJIT
Samuel Reisgys
Jordan Ehart UMBC
Daniel Pacella Vermont

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ "2022 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bryant outlasts UNH to claim America East title". New Hampshire Union Leader. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "America East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "UNH Earns Top Seed in #AEMSOC Tournament Again!". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 31, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Overtime Thriller! Bulldogs Claim First #AEMSOC Title!". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.