2018 America East Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2018 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from October 25 through November 4, 2018. 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 Stony Brook Seawolves, who were unable to defend their title after losing in the Quarterfinals to UMass Lowell.[1][2] Albany won their third tournament in 4 years after a 5–1 victory in the final.[3]

2018 America East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,491
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsAlbany (3rd title)
Winning coachCaitlin Cucchiella (3rd title)
BroadcastAmerica East TV
America East Conference women's soccer tournament
«2017  2019»
2018 America East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 6 1 1   .813 11 7 1   .605
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 6 1 1   .813 13 3 2   .778
Albany  ‍‍y 5 2 1   .688 13 6 2   .667
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 4 3 1   .563 8 8 4   .500
Vermont  ‍‍‍ 4 3 1   .563 6 9 3   .417
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 7 9 2   .444
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 2 6 0   .250 7 9 2   .444
Maine  ‍‍‍ 2 6 0   .250 6 9 1   .406
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 1 7 0   .125 2 15 0   .118
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2018 America East Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 7, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:America East Conference

Bracket

edit
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Oct. 25
Semifinals
Sunday, Oct. 28
Final
Sunday, Nov. 4
1 Stony Brook 0
4 UMass Lowell 0 (4) 4 UMass Lowell 2
5 Vermont 0 (3) 4 UMass Lowell 1
3 Albany 5
2 Hartford 0
3 Albany 1 3 Albany 1
6 New Hampshire 0

Schedule

edit

Quarterfinals

edit
October 25, 2018 #4 UMass Lowell 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
#5 Vermont Lowell, MA
7:00 p.m. EDT Report
  • A Oviedo   51'
Stadium: Cushing Field Complex
Attendance: 351
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
Assistant referees: Jordan Rich
Assistant referees: Papi Sora
Fourth official: Bailey Knecht
Penalties
  • K. Birgisdottir  
  • D. Mostarac  
  • K. Vieira  
  • K. Bartsch  
  • K. Lambertson  
  • C. Garfinkel  
  • B. Jenkins  
  • A. Keimel  
  • E. Bankert  
October 25, 2018 #3 Albany 1–0 #6 New Hampshire Albany, NY
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • M. Williams   6'
Report
  • M. Rumbold   88'
Stadium: Casey Stadium
Attendance: 311

Semifinals

edit
October 28, 2018 #1 Stony Brook 0–2 #4 UMass Lowell Stony Brook, NY
12:00 p.m. EDT Report
  • L. Fabian   59'
  • K. Vieira   87'
Stadium: LaValle Stadium
Attendance: 223
Referee: Danny Marques
Assistant referees: Alex Casella
Assistant referees: Wilmer Melendez
Fourth official: Kevin Skaalerud
October 28, 2018 #2 Hartford 0–1 #3 Albany Hartfort, CT
1:00 p.m. EDT Report
  • M. Williams   78'
Stadium: Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 303
Referee: Victor Matheson
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Eric Forrest
Fourth official: Ronald Packard

Final

edit
November 4, 2018 #3 Albany 5–1 #4 UMass Lowell Albany, NY
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Jada Colbert   1'
  • Jasmine Colbert   19', 60'
  • Meghan Cavanaugh   78'
  • Christina Cernuto   87'
Report
  • Lily Fabian   75'
Stadium: Casey Stadium
Attendance: 303
Referee: Victor Matheson
Assistant referees: Tom Felice
Assistant referees: Eric Forrest
Fourth official: Ronald Packard

Statistics

edit

Goalscorers

edit
2 Goals
  • Jasmine Colbert - Albany
  • Lily Fabian - Stony Brook
  • Mariah Williams - Albany
1 Goal
  • Meghan Cavanaugh - Albany
  • Christina Cernuto - Albany
  • Jada Colbert - Albany
  • Katelyn Vieira - Stony Brook

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hartford, Stony Brook Share 2018 #AEWSOC Regular-Season Crown; Tourney Bracket Set". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "UAlbany Claims 3rd #AEWSOC Title in 4 Years". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.