2021 America East men's soccer tournament

The 2021 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 6 through November 14, 2021. 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 New Hampshire, who were unable to defend their title, losing in the Final. Vermont won their first tournament in program history after a 1–0 victory in the final over New Hampshire.[1] It was the sixth victory for the Vermont Catamounts soccer program and the first for Head Coach Rob Dow.[2] As tournament champions, Vermont earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2021 America East men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance7,362
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsVermont (6th title)
Winning coachRob Dow (1st title)
MVPAdrian Schulze Solano (Vermont)
BroadcastAmerica East TV
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2021 America East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire + 7 0 1 17 2 2
Vermont 6 1 1 13 5 2
Albany 4 3 1 10 7 1
Stony Brook 4 4 0 8 6 1
UMBC 3 4 1 8 8 3
NJIT 3 5 0 6 12 1
UMass Lowell 3 5 0 4 11 1
Binghamton 2 6 0 7 9 1
Hartford 2 6 0 4 10 3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: America East

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the Semifinals. NJIT and UMass Lowell finished the regular season tied for the sixth and final tournament spot, with a conference record of 3–5–0. NJIT qualified for the tournament by virtue of their 2–1 overtime win over UMass Lowell on September 18.[3]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 New Hampshire 7–0–1 22
2 Vermont 6–1–1 19
3 Albany 4–3–1 13
4 Stony Brook 4–4–0 12
5 UMBC 3–4–1 10
6 NJIT 3–5–0 9

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 6
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Final
Sunday, Nov. 14
1 New Hampshire 4
4 Stony Brook 1 (7) 5 UMBC 0
5 UMBC (pen.) 1 (8) 1 New Hampshire 0
2 Vermont 1
2 Vermont 3
3 Albany 1 6 NJIT 2
6 NJIT 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 6, 2021 #4 Stony Brook 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
#5 UMBC Stony Brook, NY
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Rondell Payne   17'
  • UMBC Own Goal   55' (o.g.)
  • Kori Cupid   56'
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  •   54' (pen.),   85' Julian Conze
Stadium: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jan Halaska
Assistant referees: Keith Fisher
Assistant referees: Greg Muhs
Fourth official: Stephen Danisi
Penalties
  • Kori Cupid  
  • Gabriel Fernandes  
  • Jonas Bickus  
  • Aki Solvason  
  • Selcuk Kahveci  
  • Trevor Harrison  
  • Sebastian Rojek  
  • Bas Beckhoven  
  •   Julian Conze
  •   Jackson Becher
  •   Ryan Becher
  •   Hans Nesheim
  •   Taylor Calheira
  •   Nik Steiner
  •   William Forby
  •   Qantrell Jones
November 6, 2021 #3 Albany 1–2 #6 NJIT Albany, NY
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Bjarki Leosson   44' (pen.)
  • Austin DaSilva   72'
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  •   43' Alejandro Rabell
  •   58' Goncalo Franco
  •   71' Alejandro Flores Valentin
  •   72' Joao Costa
Stadium: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Matt Stein
Assistant referees: Mark Barile
Assistant referees: Christopher Crocker
Fourth official: Yevgeniy Mednikov

Semifinals

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November 10, 2021 #1 New Hampshire 4–0 #5 UMBC Durham, NH
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Johann von Knebel   4'
  • Paul Mayer   32'
  • Rory O'Driscoll   53'
  • Linus Fallberg   64'
  • Yannick Bright   65'
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  •   41' Mackie Sacarellos
  •   87' Jago Lott
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Attendance: 2,455
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
Assistant referees: Risto Gjeorgiev
Assistant referees: Michael Kelley
Fourth official: Ron Libby
November 10, 2021 #2 Vermont 3–2 #6 NJIT Burlington, VT
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Yves Borie   39'
  • Adrian Solano   52'
  • Joe Morrison   61'
  • Jacob Vitale   78'
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  •   31' Joao Costa
  •   57' Jose Adames
  •   86' Asembo Augo
  •   88' Regsan Watkins
Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Mounir Idmalak
Assistant referees: Larry Bechard
Assistant referees: Jim Myers
Fourth official: Jay Valliers

Final

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November 14, 2021 #1 New Hampshire 0–1 #2 Vermont Durham, NH
2:00 p.m. ET Report
  •   20' Garrett Lillie
  •   68' Yves Borie
  •   87' Adrian Solano
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
Assistant referees: Sean Regan
Assistant referees: John Luk
Fourth official: John Jordan

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

2 goals

  • Yves Borie – Vermont

1 goal

  • Bjarki Leosson – Albany
  • Linus Fallberg – New Hampshire
  • Johann von Knebel – New Hampshire
  • Paul Mayer – New Hampshire
  • Rory O'Driscoll – New Hampshire
  • Asembo Augo – NJIT
  • Goncalo Franco – NJIT
  • Alejandro Rabell – NJIT
  • Regsan Watkins – NJIT
  • Julian Conze – UMBC
  • Joe Morrison – Vermont
  • Jacob Vitale – Vermont

1 own goal

  • UMBC (against Stony Brook)

All-Tournament team

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Source:[4]

Player Team
Adrian Schulze Solano Vermont
Yves Borie
Noah Egan
Nate Silveira
Bridger Hansen New Hampshire
Bilal Kamal
Johann von Knebel
Hans Nesheim UMBC
Julian Conze
Regsan Watkins NJIT
Rene White
Austin DaSilva Albany
Kori Cupid Stony Brook

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2021 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "America East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Three Peat! #6 UNH Wins 3rd Straight #AEMSOC Regular-Season Title, Tourney Bracket Set". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 1, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Giant Killer: Vermont Upends #6 UNH to Claim #AEMSOC Title". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.