2022 CAA men's soccer tournament

The 2022 CAA men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from November 3 through November 12, 2022. 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 Hofstra Pride.[1] They were able to successfully defend their title, defeating the top overall seed, Elon 2–1 in the Final.[2] The conference tournament title was the sixth overall for the Hofstra men's soccer program all of which have come under head coach Richard Nuttall.[3] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2022 CAA men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance3,263
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsHofstra (6th title)
Winning coachRichard Nuttall (6th title)
MVPEliot Goldthorp (Hofstra)
BroadcastFloSports
CAA men's soccer tournament
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2022 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Elon+ 6 1 2 11 5 3
UNC Wilmington 5 1 3 6 4 7
Hofstra 5 2 2 14 4 3
Northeastern 4 4 1 6 9 3
Drexel 3 3 3 7 5 6
William & Mary 3 3 3 5 7 6
College of Charleston 3 4 2 5 7 5
Stony Brook 3 6 0 5 11 0
Monmouth 2 6 1 7 7 1
Delaware 2 6 1 4 11 2
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: CAA

This was the last CAA tournament under the "Colonial Athletic Association" identity. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association.[4]

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as Drexel and William & Mary both finished with regular season records of 3–3–3. Drexel earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 4–1 regular season win over William & Mary on September 3.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Elon 6–1–2 20
2 UNC Wilmington 5–1–3 18
3 Hofstra 5–2–2 17
4 Northeastern 4–4–1 13
5 Drexel 3–3–3 12
6 William & Mary 3–3–3 12

Bracket

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Source:[6]

First Round
Thursday, November 3
Semifinals
Sunday, November 6
Final
Saturday, November 12
1 Elon 1
4 Northeastern 0 5 Drexel 0
5 Drexel 1 1 Elon 1
3 Hofstra 2
2 UNC Wilmington 1
3 Hofstra (a.e.t.) 1 3 Hofstra 2
6 William & Mary 0

Schedule

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First Round

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November 3 #4 Northeastern 0–1 #5 Drexel Elon, NC
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Ahriá Simons   40'
  • Fraser Brown   54'
  • Ole Kjorholt   55'
  • Tobias Wangerud   64'
Report
  •   67' Cesar Banacloy
  •   85' Youri Senden
Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 177
Referee: Amin Hadzic
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Hudson Owens
Fourth official: Forrest Ambrose
November 3 #3 Hofstra 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 William & Mary Wilmington, NC
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Roc Charles   17'
  • Team   28'
  • Nico Oberrauch   40'
  • Oliver Svalander   79'
  • Ryan Carmichael   103'
Report
  •   56' Joe Core
  •   62' Augie Cooper
  •   107' Diba Nwegbo
  •   110' Jack Crocco
Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 85
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
Assistant referees: Clive Edwards
Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher
Fourth official: David McPhun

Semifinals

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November 6 #1 Elon 1–0 #5 Drexel Elon, NC
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Ben Rosenblatt   21'
  • Marco Vesterholm   55'   89'
  • Jeppe Jordoson   66'
Report
  •   13' Cesar Banacloy
  •   66' Daniel Nesseler
  •   73' Harrison Coron
  •   89' Dominick Bachstein
Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 823
Referee: Mike Stutt
Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner
Assistant referees: Dustin Thorne
Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi
November 6 #2 UNC Wilmington 1–2 #3 Hofstra Wilmington, NC
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Ethan Newsome   14'
  • Bachir Ndiaye   52'
  • Adam Hillis   61'
  • Angelo Madrid   74'
Report
  •   31' Marcelo Lage
  •   75' Eliot Goldthrop
  •   85' Roc Carles
Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 753
Referee: Richard Crowgey
Assistant referees: Bradley Shrader
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Fourth official: Erick Varone

Final

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November 12 #1 Elon 1–2 #3 Hofstra Elon, NC
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Vemund Hole Vik   32'
  • Scott Vatne   37'
  • Majaliwa Msabaha   72'
  • Kasper Lehm   90'
Report
Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Assistant referees: Gabriel Rivera
Fourth official: Hudson Owens

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 9 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.8 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

1 goal

  • Ben Rosenblatt – Elon
  • Kasper Lehm – Elon
  • Cesar Banacloy – Drexel
  • Ryan Carmichael – Hofstra
  • Eliot Goldthrop – Hofstra
  • Marcelo Lage – Hofstra
  • Francesco Perinelli – Hofstra
  • Oliver Svalander – Hofstra
  • Ethan Newsome – UNC Wilmington

All-Tournament team

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Source:[7]

Player Team
Eliot Goldthorp Hofstra
Ryan Carmichael
Pierce Infuso
Francesco Perinelli
Franc Gamiz Quer Elon
Kasper Lehm
Ben Rosenblatt
Alessandro Capogna Drexel
Youri Senden
Bachir Ndiaye UNC Wilmington
Gabriel Perrotta

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ Colonial Athletic Association. "2021 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Colonial Athletic Association. "2022 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "CAA Men's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "CAA Men's Soccer Championship Begins Thursday with First Round Games in North Carolina". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. October 29, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 CAA Men's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Hofstra Repeats As CAA Men's Soccer Champions with 2-1 Win at Elon". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 12, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.