2023 CAA men's soccer tournament

2023 CAA men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,591
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsHofstra (7th title)
Winning coachRichard Nuttall (7th title)
MVPPierce Infuso (Hofstra)
BroadcastFloSports
CAA men's soccer tournament
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2023 Coastal Athletic Association men's soccer standings
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
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

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 Yellow card 110'
 Report
  • 23' Antonio Illuminato
  • Yellow card 25' Carles Aliberch
  • 36', Yellow card 44' Patrick Short
  • Yellow card 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 soccer ball with check mark
  • Richard Monath soccer ball with red X
  • Orri Thorhallsson soccer ball with check mark
  • Carlos Fernandez soccer ball with check mark
  • TJ Hastings soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Joshua Pulla
  • soccer ball with red X Carles Aliberch
  • soccer ball with check mark Antonio Illuminato
  • soccer ball with check mark Giancarlo Vaccaro
  • soccer ball with red X Youri Senden
November 2 #3 Stony Brook 0–1 #6 Elon West Long Branch, NJ
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Trevor Harrison Yellow card 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

November 5 #2 Monmouth 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 #6 Elon West Long Branch, NJ
1:00 p.m. ET Report
  • Yellow card 100' Edoardo Righetti
  • Yellow card 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 soccer ball with check mark
  • Adrian Roseth soccer ball with check mark
  • Patrick Osiecki soccer ball with red X
  • Olle Brorsson soccer ball with check mark
  • Eryk Dymora soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Franc Gamiz Quer
  • soccer ball with check mark Isak Sedin
  • soccer ball with red X Michael Clow
  • soccer ball with check mark Calle Edelstam
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
  • Red card 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

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