2021 Patriot League men's soccer tournament

The 2021 Patriot League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from November 6 through November 13, 2021. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seeded team hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the American Eagles.[1] They were unable to defend their crown, after losing to Loyola (MD) in the Final.[2] The conference championship was the first for the Loyla men's soccer program, and the first for head coach Steve Nichols.[3] As tournament champions, Loyola earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2021 Patriot League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,777
SiteCampus Sites, Higher seed
ChampionsLoyola (MD) (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Nichols (1st title)
MVPChase Vosvick (Loyola (MD))
BroadcastESPN+
Patriot League men's soccer tournament
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2021 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (MD) 7 2 0 10 6 4
American 6 2 1 9 5 4
Holy Cross 5 3 1 8 8 3
Lehigh 5 4 0 5 11 2
Navy 5 4 0 12 6 1
Army 4 4 1 8 7 3
Lafayette 3 3 3 7 7 4
Boston University 3 4 2 4 9 3
Bucknell 2 5 2 4 10 3
Colgate 0 9 0 0 18 0
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Patriot League

Seeding

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Six of the ten Patriot League men's soccer programs qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds for the tournament as Lehigh and Navy finished with identical 5–4–0 records. Lehigh earned the fourth seed by virtue of their 3–2 overtime victory over Navy on October 23. Navy was the fifth seed for the tournament.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Loyola (MD) 7–2–0 21
2 American 6–2–1 19
3 Holy Cross 5–3–1 16
4 Lehigh 5–4–0 15
5 Navy 5–4–0 15
6 Army 4–4–1 13

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 6
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 9
Final
Sunday, Nov. 13
1 Loyola (MD) (pen.) 0 (7)
4 Lehigh 0 6 Army 0 (6)
5 Navy 1 1 Loyola (MD) 2
2 American 1
2 American 4
3 Holy Cross 0 5 Navy 2
6 Army 1

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 6, 2021 #4 Lehigh 0–1 #5 Navy Bethlehem, PA
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Andrew White   32'
Report
  •   50' Charlie Kriel
Stadium: Ulrich Sports Complex
Attendance: 463
Referee: Jorge Ramirez
Assistant referees: Fahrudin Sejdic
Assistant referees: Paul Bento
Fourth official: Edwin Shafer
November 6, 2021 #3 Holy Cross 0–1 #6 Army Worcester, MA
6:00 p.m. ET Report
  •   71' Oscar Pereira
Stadium: Smith Stadium
Attendance: 322
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
Assistant referees: Sean Regan
Assistant referees: Jordan Cavaco
Fourth official: Ruben Seyde

Semifinals

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November 9, 2021 #2 American 4–2 #5 Navy Washington, D.C.
1:00 p.m. ET
  • David Coly   12'
  • Evan Schweickert   32',   45'
  • Max Wright   37'
  • Ethan Boyle   75'
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  •   45' (pen.),   55' David Jackson
  •   59' Jacob Williams
  •   83' Matt Nocita
Stadium: Reeves Field
Attendance: 365
Referee: Mike De Felice
Assistant referees: Mark Remsa
Assistant referees: Nickrod Fateh
Fourth official: Dan Lukash
November 9, 2021 #1 Loyola (MD) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
#6 Army Baltimore, MD
7:00 p.m. ET
Report
  •   17' Colman Kim
  •   41' Luke Doyle
  •   110' Jacob Suppiah
Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex
Attendance: 511
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Israel Campos
Assistant referees: Michael Gorsegner
Fourth official: Balvir Cabrera-Garcia
Penalties
  • Justin Ingram  
  • Kelan Swales  
  • Daniel Tshiani  
  • Jordy Luchies  
  • Matthew Lala  
  • Kevin Medrano  
  • Jacob Denison  
  •   Oscar Pereira
  •   John Poncy
  •   Andrew Guerra
  •   Colman Kim
  •   Carter Kowalewski
  •   Cooper Warren
  •   Drew Clement

Final

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November 13, 2021 #1 Loyola (MD) 2–1 #2 American Baltimore, MD
  • Kelan Swales   15'
  • Justin Ingram   83'
  • Tony Saldana   90'
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  •   32',   61' David Coly
Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Assistant referees: Alexander Luttmann
Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 13, 2021).

2 goals

  • David Coly – American

1 goal

  • Ethan Boyle – American
  • Evan Schweickert – American
  • Max Wright – American
  • Oscar Pereira – Army
  • Justin Ingram – Loyola (MD)
  • Kelan Swales – Loyola (MD)
  • David Jackson – Navy
  • Charlie Kriel – Navy
  • Jacob Williams – Navy

All-Tournament team

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Source:[5]

Player Team
Chase Vosvick Loyola (MD)
Justin Ingram
Jordy Luchies
Kelan Swales
Nicholas Blassou American
David Coly
Mattias Cooper
Oscar Pereira Army
Jacob Suppiah
Matt Nocita Navy
Jacob Williams

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ Patriot League. "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Patriot League. "2021 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Patriot League. "2021 Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship Field Set (11.3.21)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 3, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 1 Loyola Maryland Named 2021 Patriot League Men's Soccer Champions (11.13.21)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 13, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.