2019 MAAC men's soccer tournament

The 2019 MAAC men's soccer tournament, was the 27th edition of the MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament, a post-season college soccer conference tournament to determine the MAAC champion, and the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The 2019 edition of the tournament began on November 10 and concluded on November 17, 2019.

2019 MAAC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteJaroschak Field[1]
Jersey City, NJ
ChampionsIona (1st title)
Winning coachJames Hamilton (1st title)
MVPJosh Plimpton (Iona)
BroadcastESPN+
MAAC men's soccer tournament
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2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Peter's 9 1 0 13 6 0
Quinnipiac 7 2 1 9 6 3
Iona 6 3 1 14 6 1
Marist 6 4 0 10 9 0
Manhattan 5 4 1 6 10 1
Rider 4 4 2 7 8 2
Niagara 4 5 1 6 11 1
Fairfield 3 4 2 5 7 4
Monmouth 3 7 1 3 13 2
Siena 2 7 1 5 12 1
Canisius 1 9 0 3 15 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Iona won the 2019 MAAC title, which was the program's first ever MAAC championship, allowing them to earn their first ever berth into the NCAA Tournament.[2] There, they lost in the opening round to defending national champions,[3] Maryland.[4][5]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Saint Peter's 9–1–0
2 Quinnipiac 7–2–1
3 Iona 6–3–1
4 Marist 6–4–0
5 Manhattan 5–4–1
6 Rider 4–4–2

Bracket

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First Round Semifinals Championship
1 Saint Peter's 3
4 Marist 2 4 Marist 2
5 Manhattan 1 1 Saint Peter's 2
3 Iona (a.e.t.) 3
2 Quinnipiac 1
3 Iona 2 3 Iona 2
6 Rider 1

Schedule

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First round

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No. 3 Iona2–1No. 6 Rider
Report
Attendance: 314
Referee: Jason Silver

No. 4 Marist2–1No. 5 Manhattan
Report
Attendance: 508
Referee: Mike De Felice

Semifinals

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No. 2 Quinnipiac1–2No. 3 Iona
Report
Attendance: 321
Referee: David Belmnahia

No. 1 Saint Peter's3–2No. 4 Marist
Report
Attendance: 147
Referee: John Barr

Championship

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No. 1 Saint Peter's2–3 (a.e.t.)No. 3 Iona
Report
Attendance: 493
Referee: Michael McBride

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

All-Tournament team

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Player Team
MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team
Allen Gavilanes Marist
Samad Bounthong
Domen Bozic Quinnipiac
Henry Weigand
Jordan Jowers Saint Peter's
Tom Coulson
Dominic Laws
Mauro Bravo Iona
Malcolm Moreno
Josh Plimpton
Najim Romero

MVP in bold.

References

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  1. ^ "Saint Peter's vs Iona - Men's Soccer - 11/17/2019 - Box Score". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. MAACSports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Agius, Joseph (December 5, 2019). "Gaels make history with championship MAAC title". The Ionian. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Graham, Glenn (November 21, 2019). "Defending national champion Maryland men's soccer begins NCAA tournament run with 4-0 win over Iona". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Myers, Eric (November 21, 2019). "Maryland men's soccer advances in NCAA tournament with dominant 4-0 win over Iona". The Diamondback. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Hindle, Tom (November 21, 2019). "Maryland soccer rides big second half to 4-0 rout of Iona". WMUC-FM. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
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