2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament

The 2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament was the 31st edition of the tournament. As the tournament champion, Penn State earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance7,695
First round siteTop Seed Campus Site
Quarterfinals siteHigher seeds
Semifinals siteHigher seeds
Finals siteJeffrey Field
State College, Pennsylvania
ChampionsPenn State (4th title)
Winning coachJeff Cook (1st title)
MVPSeth Kuhn (Offensive)
Kris Shakes (Defensive) (Penn State)
BroadcastBTN
Big Ten men's soccer tournament
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2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 24 Penn State 6 2 0 13 7 1
No. 23 Maryland + 5 2 1 12 4 2
No. 14 Indiana + 5 3 0 15 6 1
Michigan 4 3 1 8 7 3
Rutgers 3 4 1 9 6 2
Wisconsin 3 4 1 7 7 3
Northwestern 3 5 0 6 8 2
Michigan State 2 4 2 6 8 2
Ohio State 2 6 0 6 9 1
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

Seeding

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Seeding was determined by regular season conference record points per game.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Penn State 6–2–0
2 Maryland 5–2–1
3 Indiana 5–3–0
4 Michigan 4–3–1
5 Wisconsin 3–4–1 W 2–0 vs. Rutgers
6 Rutgers 3–4–1 L 0–2 vs. Wisconsin
7 Northwestern 3–5–0
8 Michigan State 2–4–2

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
November 7[2]
Semifinals
November 10
Championship
November 14
         
1 Penn State 2
8 Michigan State 0
1 Penn State 2
4 Michigan 0
4 Michigan 2
5 Wisconsin 1
1 Penn State 3
3 Indiana 0
3 Indiana 1
6 Rutgers 0
3 Indiana (a.e.t.) 1
7 Northwestern 0
2 Maryland 0 (2)
7 Northwestern (pen.) 0 (3)

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 7, 2021 #4 Michigan 2–1 #5 Rutgers Ann Arbor, MI
1:00 p.m.
  • Brennan Callow   34'
  • Ryan Schultz   64'
  • Evan Rasmussen   72'
  • Uriel Zeitz   75'
  • Jason Bucknor   90'
Report
  •   10',   50' Tim Bielic
  •   27' Ignasi Marques
Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
Assistant referees: Ethan Buege
Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen
Fourth official: Noah Hartman
November 7, 2021 #3 Indiana 1–0 #6 Rutgers Bloomington, IN
1:00 p.m.
  • Samuel Sarver   27'
Report Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: Michael Crump
November 7, 2021 #2 Maryland 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
#7 Northwestern College Park, MD
1:00 p.m. Report
  •   19' Miha Miskovic
Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Nicholas Balcer
Assistant referees: Steve Besk
Assistant referees: Justin Tatsak
Fourth official: Jordan Gray
Penalties
  • Justin Gielen  
  • Ben Bender  
  • Caden Stafford  
  • Brett St. Martin  
  • Brayan Padilla  
  • Justin Weiss  
  • Vicente Castro  
  • Spencer Farina  
  • Richie Bennett  
  • Rom Brown  
November 7, 2021 #1 Penn State 2–0 #8 Michigan State University Park, PA
4:00 p.m.
  • Peter Mangione   1'
  • Andrew Privett   17'
  • Liam Butts   23'
  • Keegan Ness   56'
  • Seth Kuhn   70'
Report
  •   25' Zach Babiak
  •   43' Gianni Ferri
Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 1,264
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Max Campbell
Assistant referees: Michael Gorsegner
Fourth official: Terrence Mull

Semifinals

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November 12, 2021 #1 Penn State 2–0 #4 Michigan University Park, PA
Noon
  • Seth Kuhn   12'
  • Andrew Privett   24'
  • Kyle May   65'
  • Dax Hoffman   74'
Report
  •   12' Joel Harrison
  •   61' Evan Rasmussen
Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 523
Referee: Mike Stutt
Assistant referees: Michael Gorsegner
Assistant referees: Max Campbell
Fourth official: Sergio Gonzalez
November 12, 2021 #3 Indiana 1–0 (a.e.t.) #7 Northwestern Bloomington, IN
2:00 p.m.
  • Joey Maher   58',   98'
Report
  •   90' Spencer Farina
Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 564
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Sean West
Assistant referees: Zachary Richter
Fourth official: William DeLois

Final

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November 14, 2021 #1 Penn State 3–0 #3 Indiana University Park, PA
Noon
Report Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 1,689
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Vicente Suarez
Assistant referees: Brad Snow
Fourth official: Ryan Slack

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 12 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

2 goals

  • Seth Kuhn – Penn State
  • Andrew Privett – Penn State

1 goal

  • Joey Maher – Indiana
  • Samuel Sarver – Indiana
  • Ryan Schultz – Michigan
  • Uriel Zeitz – Michigan
  • Tyger Evans – Penn State
  • Peter Mangione – Penn State
  • Pierre Reedy – Penn State
  • Tim Bielic – Rutgers

All-Tournament team

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Source:[3]

Player Team
Roman Celentano Indiana
Spencer Glass
Nick Richardson Maryland
Marc Ybarra Michigan
Michael Miller Michigan State
Miha Miskovic Northwestern
Seth Kuhn* Penn State
Peter Mangione
Kris Shakes^
Thomas DeVizio Rutgers
Tim Bielic Wisconsin


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament". BigTen.org. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Penn State Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference. Big Ten Conference. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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