2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament

The 2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The seven-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Siena Saints were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, losing to the Quinnipiac Bobcats on pentalties in the semifinal.[1] The Monmouth Hawks won the title by defeating Quinnipiac 4–0 in the final.[2] This is Monmouth's sixth overall tournament win and fifth in the last six years. The title is also the sixth for head coach Krissy Turner.[3] As tournament champions, Monmouth earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 MAAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance2,013
SiteCampus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
ChampionsMonmouth (6th title)
Winning coachKrissy Turner (6th title)
MVPLauren Karabin (Monmouth)
BroadcastESPN+
MAAC women's soccer tournament
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2021 MAAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Monmouth  ‍y 8 1 1   .850 15 4 1   .775
Quinnipiac  ‍‍‍ 7 3 0   .700 13 4 1   .750
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 7 3 0   .700 13 4 1   .750
Siena  ‍‍‍ 6 4 0   .600 9 9 1   .500
Iona  ‍‍‍ 6 4 0   .600 11 8 0   .579
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 9 6 4   .579
Marist  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 5 7 3   .433
Rider  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 5 10 2   .353
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 7 7 1   .500
St. Peter's  ‍‍‍ 3 7 0   .300 3 13 0   .188
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 0 10 0   .000 0 15 2   .059
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 MAAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:MAAC

Seeding

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The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Three tiebreakers were required to finalize the seeding for the tournament. Quinnipiac and Niagara tied for second place in the regular season standings, with identical 7–3–0 records. Quinnipiac won the tiebreaker, and was awarded the second seed based on their 1–0 victory over Niagara on October 2 during the regular season. Siena and Iona tied for fourth place in the regular season standings with identical 6–4–0 records. The teams would play each other in the tournament, but a tiebreaker was used to determine the home team in the matchup. Siena was awarded home field advantage based on their 3–2 victory over Iona on October 2 during the regular season. Finally, Rider and Manhattan tied for eight place in the regular season standings and the final tournament berth. Both teams finished with a 3–6–1 regular season record. Rider earned the final tournament berth by virtue of their 1–0 win over Manhattan on October 9 during the regular season.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Monmouth 8–1–1 25
2 Quinnipiac 7–3–0 21
3 Niagara 7–3–0 21
4 Siena 6–4–0 18
5 Iona 6–4–0 18
6 Fairfield 5–4–1 16
7 Marist 4–4–2 14
8 Rider 3–6–1 10

Bracket

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Source:[5]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
         
1 Monmouth 3
8 Rider 1
1 Monmouth 4
6 Fairfield 0
4 Siena 2
5 Iona 0
1 Monmouth 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Quinnipiac 0
2 Quinnipiac 1
7 Marist 0
2 Quinnipiac (pen.) 1 (5)
4 Siena 1 (3)
3 Niagara 1 (4)
6 Fairfield (pen.) 1 (5)

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 31, 2021 #2 Quinnipiac 1–0 #7 Marist Hamden, CT
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Anna Costello   27'
  • Gretchen Kron   67'
  • Courtney Chochol   89'
Report
  •   38' Britt Van Lenten
  •   40' Kaylin Sperley
Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 370
Referee: Patrick Violette
Assistant referees: Daniel Aloi
Assistant referees: Daniel Rego
Fourth official: Angelo Napolitano
October 31, 2021 #3 Niagara 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
#6 Fairfield Lewiston, NY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Raelyn Stranc   51'
  • Ida Miceli   75'
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  •   41' Elle Scott
  •   90' (pen.) Gabby Diodati
Stadium: Niagara Field
Attendance: 183
Referee: Jefferson Dargout
Assistant referees: Ankur Singh
Assistant referees: Stephanie Serrano
Fourth official: Nikola Zdjelar
Penalties
  • Alexis Horwedel  
  • Florence Vaillancourt  
  • Mackenzie Mix  
  • Maia MacLean  
  • Emma Bough  
  •   Hanley Courter
  •   Gabby Diodati
  •   Reagan Klarmann
  •   Maddie Kiely
  •   Gena Pike
October 31, 2021 #4 Siena 2–0 #5 Iona Loudonville, NY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Carrie Krohn   10', 43',   83'
Report Stadium: Hickey Field
Attendance: 468
Referee: Matt Mercier
Assistant referees: Ben Russell
Assistant referees: Jose Quintero
Fourth official: Kirk Harbinger
October 31, 2021 #1 Monmouth 3–1 #8 Rider West Long Branch, NJ
3:00 p.m. ET
  • Alexis Marino   39'
  • Lauren Karabin   53', 62'
  • Jazlyn Oviedo   80'
Report
  •   78' Cameron Santers
  •   80' Niamh Cashin
  •   85' Chole Fisher
Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 175

Semifinals

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November 4, 2021 #2 Quinnipiac 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
#4 Siena Hamden, CT
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Olivia Kudrikow   73'
  • Rebecca Cooke   84'
  • Lauren Wendland   109'
Report
  •   42',   84' Emily McNelis
Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 343
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Gregory Muhs
Assistant referees: Joe Zawistowski
Fourth official: Angelo Napolitano
Penalties
  • Lauren Wendland  
  • Rebecca Cooke  
  • Courtney Chochol  
  • Selena Salas  
  • Lauren Triglione  
  •   Darby D'Angelo
  •   Brianna Montinard
  •   Ashleigh Sarafin
  •   Emily McNelis
November 4, 2021 #1 Monmouth 4–0 #6 Fairfield West Long Branch, NJ
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Jill Conklin   5'
  • Lauren Karabin   40'
  • Alexis Marino   48'
  • Erin Dailey   56'
Report
  •   19' Josie Horosky
  •   70' Elle Scott
  •   74' Reagan Klarmann
Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 215

Final

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November 7, 2021 #1 Monmouth 4–0 #2 Quinnipiac West Long Branch, NJ
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Lauren Bruno   9'
  • Jesi Rossman   28'
  • Jill Conklin   38'
  • Alexis Marino   57'
  • Gabby Allen   62'
  • Lauren Karabin   82'
Report
Stadium: Hesse Field
Attendance: 259

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 19 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

4 goals

  • Lauren Karabin – Monmouth

3 goals

  • Alexis Marino – Monmouth

2 goals

  • Carrie Krohn – Siena

1 goal

  • Gabby Diodati – Fairfield
  • Lauren Bruno – Monmouth
  • Jill Conklin – Monmouth
  • Erin Dailey – Monmouth
  • Jessi Rossman – Monmouth
  • Ida Miceli – Niagara
  • Rebecca Cooke – Quinnipiac
  • Gretchen Kron – Quinnipiac
  • Cameron Santers – Rider
  • Emily McNelis – Siena

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Lauren Karabin Monmouth
Lauren Bruno
Jesi Rossman
Rebecca Winslow
Kayla Mingachos Quinnipiac
Olivia Scott
Lauren Triglione
Carrie Krohn Siena
Emily McNelis
Josie Horosky Fairfield
Gena Pike

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Quarterfinals Kicks Off on Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Monmouth Captures 2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.