2023 Patriot League men's soccer tournament

2023 Patriot League men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	2,344
Site	Campus Sites, Higher seed
Champions	Boston University (1st title)
Winning coach	Kevin Nylen (1st title)
MVP	Eitan Rosen (Boston University)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Patriot League men's soccer tournament «2022  2024»

2023 Patriot League men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston University ‡	7	–	1	–	1			12	–	4	–	4
Loyola (MD)	6	–	1	–	2			7	–	3	–	8
Lafayette	4	–	2	–	3			9	–	6	–	6
Colgate	4	–	3	–	2			8	–	10	–	2
Navy	3	–	2	–	4			6	–	8	–	5
American	3	–	3	–	3			6	–	5	–	5
Holy Cross	2	–	5	–	2			5	–	10	–	3
Lehigh	2	–	5	–	2			3	–	10	–	5
Army	1	–	5	–	3			3	–	9	–	4
Bucknell	1	–	6	–	2			2	–	10	–	4
‡ – 2023 Patriot Tournament Champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Patriot League

The 2023 Patriot League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from November 4 through November 11, 2023. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seeded team hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Navy Midshipmen.[1] They were unable to defend their crown, as they lost to Colgate in the Quarterfinals. The top seeded Boston University Terriers would go on to claim the title, defeating Lafayette in the final, 1–0.[2][3] The conference championship was the first for the Boston University men's soccer program, and the first for head coach Kevin Nylen.[4] As tournament champions, Boston University earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

Six of the ten Patriot League men's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records.[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Boston University	7–1–1	22
2	Loyola (MD)	6–1–2	20
3	Lafayette	4–2–3	15
4	Colgate	4–3–2	14
5	Navy	3–2–4	13
6	American	3–3–3	12

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 4					Semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 7					Final Sunday, Nov. 11
						1	Boston University	2
	4	Colgate	2			4	Colgate	0
	5	Navy	0								1	Boston University	1
											3	Lafayette	0
						2	Loyola (MD)	0
	3	Lafayette (pen.)	2 (3)			3	Lafayette (a.e.t.)	2
	6	American	2 (1)

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#4 Colgate v #5 Navy

November 4	#4 Colgate	2–0	#5 Navy	Hamilton, NY
5:00 p.m. ET	Aidan Davock 14', 90',  81' Mason Pahule  88'	Report	85' Zach Wagner  89' Andrew Schug	Stadium: Beyer-Small '76 Field Attendance: 427 Referee: Tyler McElhinney Assistant referees: Daniel Wahila Assistant referees: Christopher Crocker Fourth official: Yale Wall

#3 Lafayette v #6 American

November 4	#3 Lafayette	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	#6 American	Easton, PA
6:00 p.m. ET	Carter Houlihan 51' Hale Lombard  53' Connor Dawson  73' Roy Bigeon 75' David Mizrahi  105'	Report	29' Nevin Baer  42' Leo Palomo  46'  53' Evan Schweickert  59', 60' Robert Matei	Stadium: Oaks Stadium Attendance: 299
	Penalties
	Connor Dawson David Mizrahi Hale Lombard Beaux Lizewski Lawrence Aydlett		Robert Matei Taku Takahashi Samuel Hershey Tim Schliemann

Semifinals

#1 Boston University v #4 Colgate

November 7	#1 Boston University	2–0	#4 Colgate	Boston, MA
6:00 p.m. ET	Kevin Torres  65' Colin Innes 82', 86' Griffin Roach  89'	Report	69' Timmy Donovan  89' Dale Lepper	Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 352 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Colby Johnson Assistant referees: Danny Marques Fourth official: Matt Stein

#2 Loyola (MD) v #3 Lafayette

November 7	#2 Loyola (MD)	0–2 (a.e.t.)	#3 Lafayette	Baltimore. MD
6:00 p.m. ET	Chris Ogor  42' Milan Miric  110'	Report	86' Team 107' Roy Biegon  109', 109' Hale Lombard  109' Lawrence Aydlett	Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex Attendance: 458

Final

#1 Boston University v #3 Lafayette

November 11	#1 Boston University	1–0	#3 Lafayette	Boston, MA
1:00 p.m. ET	Eitan Rosen 65',  65'	Report	36' Digger Iqbal  64' Beaux Lizewski  65' Hale Lombard  73' Connor Dawson  90' Lawrence Aydlett	Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 808 Referee: Tyler McElhinney Assistant referees: Samuel Conroy Assistant referees: William Ferris Fourth official: Matt Stein

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).

2 goals

• Colin Innes – Boston University
• Aidan Davock – Colgate
• Roy Bigeon – Lafayette

1 goal

• Nevin Baer – American
• Robert Matei – American
• Eitan Rosen – Boston University
• Carter Houlihan – Lafayette
• Hale Lombard – Lafayette

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player	Team
Colin Innes	Boston University
Francesco Montali
Griffin Roach
Eitan Rosen
Aidan Davock	Colgate
Mason Pahule
Lawrence Aydlett	Lafayette
Roy Biegon
Hale Lombard
Chris Ogor	Loyola (MD)
Dylan Van der Walt

MVP in bold

References

1. Patriot League. "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
2. Patriot League. "2023 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
3. "Men's Soccer Captures Patriot League Title with 1-0 Triumph over Lafayette". goterriers.com. Boston University Athletics. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
4. Patriot League. "2023 Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
5. "2023 Penfed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship Field Set (11.1.23)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
6. "No. 1 Boston University Claims 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Soccer Title (11.11.23)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.