2022 Patriot League women's soccer tournament
The 2022 Patriot League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. 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 Bucknell Bison.[2] Bucknell successfully defended their title, defeating regular season champions Army, who were the #1 seed, in a penalty shootout in the final.[3] The conference championship was the sixth for the Bucknell women's soccer program, four of which have come under head coach Kelly Cook.[4] As tournament champions, Bucknell earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2022 Patriot League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,128 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Higher seed | ||||
| Champions | Bucknell (6th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kelly Cook (4 title) | ||||
| MVP | Rylee Donaldson (Bucknell) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ CBS Sports Network (Final)[1] | ||||
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| Army † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell ‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .722 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston U | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .667 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .444 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .222 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Patriot League tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Patriot League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
Seeding was based on regular season play with the top six teams qualifying for the tournament. The top two seeds received a bye to the Semifinals of the tournament and the higher seed hosted each match. A tiebreaker was required to determin the second and third seeds as both Bucknell and Boston University finished with eighteen points after regular season play. Bucknell won the regular season matchup between the two teams, so they were the second seed and earned the bye to the semifinals, while Boston University was the third seed. A tiebreaker was required to determine who the sixth and final team to make the tournament would be, as Loyola (MD) and Colgate both finished with 3–4–2 records in the regular season. Loyola (MD) won their regular season match-up 1–0 and earned the final spot in the tournament.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Army | 6–1–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Bucknell | 5–1–3 | 18 |
| 3 | Boston University | 6–3–0 | 18 |
| 4 | Lehigh | 5–2–2 | 17 |
| 5 | Navy | 4–5–0 | 12 |
| 6 | Loyola (MD) | 3–4–2 | 11 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Army | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston University | 3 | 4 | Lehigh | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Loyola (MD) | 0 | 1 | Army | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| 2 | Bucknell (pen.) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bucknell (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lehigh | 4 | 3 | Boston University | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 5 | Navy | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 30 | #3 Boston University | 3–0 | #6 Loyola (MD) | Boston, MA |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 210 Referee: Randall Kelley Assistant referees: Hayley Morway Jessica Carnevale Fourth official: Elizabeth McDonald |
| October 30 | #4 Lehigh | 4–0 | #5 Navy | Bethlehem, PA |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Ulrich Sports Complex Attendance: 317 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion Assistant referees: Elena Dauphinais Joseph Paolini Fourth official: Matthew Falk |
Semifinals
| November 3 | #1 Army | 2–0 | #4 Lehigh | West Point, NY |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Clinton Field Attendance: 350 Referee: Thomas Snyder Assistant referees: Justen Lopez Lauren Miller Fourth official: Christopher Crocker |
| November 3 | #2 Bucknell | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #3 Boston University | Lewisburg, PA |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Emmitt Field Attendance: 601 Referee: Nick Karnovsky Assistant referees: Dustin Killick Scarlet Agrawal Fourth official: Jessica Moretti |
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Final
| November 6 | #1 Army | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | #2 Bucknell | West Point, NY |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Clinton Field Attendance: 650 Referee: Lee Suckle Assistant referees: Victoria Catanzaro Alexandru Foeca Fourth official: David Bork | |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 9 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.8 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
2 goals
- Rylee Shuey – Lehigh
1 goal
- Brigid Duffy – Army
- Lindsey Smith – Army
- Lily Matthews – Boston University
- Abigail McNulty – Boston University
- Eileen Solomon – Boston University
- Corinne Lyght – Lehigh
- Chloe Sherman – Lehigh
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Teresa Deda | Bucknell |
| Rylee Donaldson | |
| Jenna Hall | |
| Megan White | |
| Brigid Duffy | Army |
| Lauren Drysdale | |
| Emma Richey | |
| Abby McNulty | Boston University |
| Jenna Oldham | |
| Corinne Lyght | Lehigh |
| Ryelle Shuey |
MVP in bold
References
- "CBS Sports Network to Televise Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. October 21, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- Patriot League. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- Patriot League. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- Patriot League. "2022 Patriot League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- "2022 Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship Field Set (10.26.22)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. October 26, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- "No. 2 Bucknell Crowned 2022 Patriot League Women's Soccer Champions (11.6.22)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.