2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament

2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,677
Site	Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
Champions	Rider (6th title)
Winning coach	Chad Duernberger (1st title)
MVP	Momo Diop (Rider)
Broadcast	ESPN+
MAAC men's soccer tournament «2022  2024»

2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iona	9	–	1	–	0			12	–	4	–	0
Siena	8	–	2	–	0			8	–	9	–	0
Rider ‡	6	–	2	–	2			12	–	4	–	4
Manhattan	6	–	3	–	1			7	–	8	–	3
Niagara	4	–	4	–	2			4	–	10	–	3
Marist	4	–	4	–	2			6	–	8	–	3
Fairfield	3	–	6	–	1			6	–	9	–	1
Mount St. Mary's	2	–	6	–	2			2	–	10	–	3
Quinnipiac	1	–	5	–	4			3	–	9	–	5
Saint Peter's	1	–	6	–	3			2	–	9	–	5
Canisius	1	–	6	–	3			2	–	11	–	5
‡ – 2023 MAAC tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MAAC

The 2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 5 through November 12, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Quinnipiac Bobcats were the defending champions.[1] They were unable defend their title as a ninth place regular season finish did not qualify them for the tournament. The Rider Broncs would go on to win the tournament, defeating top seed Iona 2–1 in the final.[2][3] This was Rider's sixth overall tournament win. Head coach Chad Duernberger won his first tournament title in his first year at the helm of Rider.[4] As tournament champions, Rider earned the MAAC'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 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 fifth and sixth seeds for the tournament as Marist and Niagara finished with identical 4–4–2 regular season records. The teams tied 1–1 in their regular season match up on September 23. Record against highest remaining seeded teams was the second tiebreaker. Both teams lost to the top three seeds, but Niagara defeated fourth seed Manhattan, while Marist lost to Manhattan during the regular season. Therefore, Niagara was the fifth seed while Marist was the sixth seed.[5][6]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Iona	9–1–0	27
2	Siena	8–2–0	24
3	Rider	6–2–2	20
4	Manhattan	6–3–1	19
5	Niagara	4–4–2	14
6	Marist	4–4–2	14

Bracket

Source:[7]

	Opening Round Sunday, Nov. 5					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 9					Final Sunday, Nov. 12
						1	Iona	1
	4	Manhattan	2			4	Manhattan	0
	5	Niagara	0								1	Iona	1
											3	Rider	2
						2	Siena	0
	3	Rider	3			3	Rider	2
	6	Marist	1

Schedule

Opening Round

#3 Rider v #6 Marist

November 5	#3 Rider	3–1	#6 Marist	Lawrenceville, NJ
1:00 p.m. ET	Babacar Diene 15' Momo Diop 39' Zaki Alibou  56' Martin Chladek  62' Luke Kirilenko 63' Adam Salama  87'	Report	40' Kyle Evans  74' Joseph Daher  80' Adam Rustami 84' (pen.) Jared Juleau  87' Albion Bacaj  89'  90' Jared Juleau	Stadium: Ben Cohen Field Attendance: 325 Referee: Tyler McElhinney Assistant referees: Andrew Laplante Assistant referees: Rob Komorowski Fourth official: Nick Mykulak

#4 Manhattan v #5 Niagara

November 5	#4 Manhattan	2–0	#5 Niagara	New York, NY
4:00 p.m. ET	Sebastian Musu 37' Gunnar Studenhofft  38' Henry Hamilton 82'	Report	17' Asher Barnes  37' Felix Kogler  68' Thomas Brooks	Stadium: Gaelic Park Attendance: 427 Referee: Yevgeniy Megnikod Assistant referees: Alex Riseones Assistant referees: Greg Muhs Fourth official: Jan Halaska

Semifinals

#1 Iona v #4 Manhattan

November 9	#1 Iona	1–0	#4 Manhattan	New Rochelle, NY
1:00 p.m. ET	Thiago Cagna 18' Matias Morales  38' Alessio Hernandez  44' Aly Camara  45' Elird Mero  89'  89'	Report	25' Henry Hamilton  55'  81' Gunnar Studenhofft  75' Ensa Sanneh	Stadium: Mazzella Field Attendance: 400 Referee: Andrea Pileri Assistant referees: Giovanni Lepore Assistant referees: Hector Rudea Fourth official: William Pottorff

#2 Siena v #3 Rider

November 9	#2 Siena	0–2	#3 Rider	Loudonville, NY
1:00 p.m. ET	Magnus Saaby  71' Thomas Sams  71'	Report	37' Zaki Alibou 38' Momo Diop  64' Jack McGeechan	Stadium: Hickey Field Attendance: 233 Referee: Luis Reis Assistant referees: George Frascione Assistant referees: Sam Conroy Fourth official: Matthew Altman

Final

#1 Iona v #3 Rider

November 12	#1 Iona	1–2	#3 Rider	New Rochelle, NY
12:00 p.m. ET	Thiago Cagna 48'	Report	36'  67' Momo Diop 83' Babacar Diene	Stadium: Mazzella Field Attendance: 292 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Daniel Rego Assistant referees: Adrian Rusu Fourth official: Marcus Garcia

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).

3 goals

• Momo Diop – Rider

2 goals

• Thiago Cagna – Iona
• Babacar Diene – Rider

1 goal

• Henry Hamilton – Manhattan
• Sebastian Musu – Manhattan
• Jared Juleau – Marist
• Zaki Alibou – Rider
• Luke Kirilenko – Rider

All-Tournament team

Source:[8]

Player	Team
2023 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team
Camil Azzam Ruiz	Iona
Thiago Cagna
Tim Timchenko
James Cotter	Manhattan
Ensa Sanneh
Zaki Alibou	Rider
Babacar Diene
Momo Diop
Sebastian Rojek
Magnus Saaby	Siena
Henrik Winkelmann

MVP in Bold

References

1. "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
2. "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
3. Franko, Kyle (November 12, 2023). "Rider men's soccer wins MAAC Tournament title in wild finish". The Trentonian. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
4. "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
5. "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Opening Round Matches Set for Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 2, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
6. "Men's Soccer Tiebreaker Policy". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
7. "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
8. "No. 3 Rider Secures Program's Sixth MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Title with Upset Win over No. 1 Iona". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.