2022 MAAC women's soccer tournament
The 2022 MAAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. 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 Monmouth Hawks were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, as they moved conferences to the Colonial Athletic Association beginning in the 2022 season.[1][2] The Quinnipiac Bobcats won the title by defeating Niagara 4–0 in the final.[3] This is Quinnipiac's first overall tournament win in program history. The title is also the first for head coach Dave Clarke.[4] As tournament champions, Quinnipiac earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2022 MAAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,665 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Quinnipiac (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dave Clarke (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Rebecca Cooke (Quinnipiac) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | 16 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield † | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .550 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Peter's | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .300 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 MAAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:MAAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
Six MAAC League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seed for the tournament as Quinnipiac and Fairfield finished with identical 9–1–0 regular season records. Quinnipiac defeated Fairfield 3–2 on October 1, 2022, and therefore Quinnipiac was the first seed and Fairfield was the second seed.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Quinnipiac | 9–1–0 | 27 |
| 2 | Fairfield | 9–1–0 | 27 |
| 3 | Niagara | 6–3–1 | 19 |
| 4 | Rider | 5–5–0 | 15 |
| 5 | Canisius | 3–2–5 | 14 |
| 6 | Marist | 3–5–2 | 11 |
Bracket
Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[6]
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rider | 1 (2) | 5 | Canisius | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Canisius (pen.) | 1 (4) | 1 | Quinnipiac | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Niagara | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fairfield | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Niagara | 3 | 3 | Niagara | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Marist | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 30 | #3 Niagara | 3–1 | #6 Marist | Lewiston, NY |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Niagara Field Attendance: 369 Referee: Shane Magaris Assistant referees: William Bainbridge Patrick Ohara Fourth official: Ian Boyle |
| October 30 | #4 Rider | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #5 Canisius | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ben Cohen Field Attendance: 182 Referee: Zakaria Elabid Assistant referees: George Evanego Michael Andreaccio Fourth official: Stefan Borota |
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Semifinals
| November 3 | #1 Quinnipiac | 1–0 | #5 Canisius | Hamden, CT |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 353 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Ronnie Tamburro Frank Severo Fourth official: Patrick Violette |
| November 3 | #2 Fairfield | 1–3 | #3 Niagara | Fairfield, CT |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lessing Field Attendance: 427 |
Final
| November 6 | #1 Quinnipiac | 4–0 | #3 Niagara | Hamden, CT |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 334 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Victor Matheson Wilmer Melendez Fourth official: Clovis Da Silva |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
3 goals
- Rebecca Cooke – Quinnipiac
2 goals
- Ida Miceli – Niagara
- Ebba Noren – Niagara
1 goal
- Jen Romero – Canisius
- Elle Scott – Fairfield
- Amanda Caldarelli – Marist
- Emma Bough – Niagara
- Annie Ibey – Niagara
- Lindsey Maslow – Rider
- Courtney Chochol – Quinnipiac
1 own goal
- Niagara (vs Quinnipiac)
All-Tournament team
Source:[3]
| Player | Team |
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| Lizzy Harkness | Canisius |
| Meghan Heath | |
| Maddie Mills | Fairfield |
| Elle Scott | |
| Emma Davies | Niagara |
| Ida Miceli | |
| Claudi Cuicani | |
| Markela Bejleri | Quinnipiac |
| Lauren Triglione | |
| Olivia Scott | |
| Rebecca Cooke |
MVP in bold
References
- Borzello, Jeff (January 25, 2022). "Colonial Athletic Association adding Hampton, Monmouth, Stony Brook to conference". ESPN. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- "2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- "Women's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- "The 2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Opening Round Set for Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- "2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2023.