2022 Patriot League men's soccer tournament

The 2022 Patriot League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from November 5 through November 12, 2022. 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 Loyola Greyhounds.[1] They were unable to defend their crown, as they finished in seventh place during the regular season and did not qualify for the tournament. The Navy Midshipmen would go on to claim the title, defeating American in the final, 1–0.[2] The conference championship was the second for the Navy men's soccer program, and the first for head coach Tim O'Donohue.[3] As tournament champions, Loyola earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2022 Patriot League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance3,218
SiteCampus Sites, Higher seed
ChampionsNavy (2nd title)
Winning coachTim O'Donohue (1st title)
MVPZach Wagner (Navy)
BroadcastESPN+
Patriot League men's soccer tournament
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2022 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Army 5 1 3 8 4 5
Boston University 4 2 3 6 5 7
Colgate 3 1 5 7 4 7
Navy 3 1 5 7 5 9
Lafayette 3 2 4 9 6 4
American 3 4 2 8 7 5
Loyola (MD) 2 2 5 4 5 8
Lehigh 2 5 2 3 10 3
Bucknell 2 5 2 3 12 2
Holy Cross 1 5 3 5 9 4
As of December 13, 2022
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 2022 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 third and fourth seeds in the tournament as Colgate and Navy both finished with 14 points in conference play. The teams tied their regular season match-up so a second tie breaker of overall records was used. Colgate finished with 7–3–7 record while Navy finished with a 5–4–8 record so Colgate was awarded the third seed and Navy was the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth seed of the tournament and the first team to not qualify for the tournament as American and Loyola (MD) both finished with eleven conference points. The two teams tied their regular season match-up so overall records were used again. American finished with a 6–6–5 record while Loyola (MD) finished with a 4–5–8 record and was therefore unable to defend its tournament crown.[4][5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Army 5–1–3 18
2 Boston University 4–2–3 15
3 Colgate 3–1–5 14
4 Navy 3–1–5 14
5 Lafayette 3–2–4 13
6 American 3–4–2 11

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 5
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 8
Final
Sunday, Nov. 12
1 Army 1
4 Navy 1 6 American (a.e.t.) 3
5 Lafayette 0 6 American 0
4 Navy 1
2 Boston University 0 (8)
3 Colgate 1 4 Navy (pen.) 0 (9)
6 American 3

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 5 #3 Colgate 1–3 #6 American Hamilton, NY
5:00 p.m. ET
  • Adam Fam   11'
  • Bobby Foose   17'
  • Dale Lepper   69'
  • Jacob Blackwin   88'
Report
  •   2' Cooper Nunn
  •   44',   75' Troy Elgersma
  •   69' Evan Schweickert
Stadium: Beyer-Small '76 Field
Attendance: 832
Referee: Frano Somma
Assistant referees: Keegan Bailey
Assistant referees: Jim Meyers
Fourth official: William Albro
November 5 #4 Navy 1–0 #5 Lafayette Annapolis, MD
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Jason Aoyama   25'
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  •   81' Sebastian Varela
Stadium: Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Attendance: 562
Referee: Mike DeFelice
Assistant referees: Jordan Gray
Assistant referees: Ryan Meyers
Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich

Semifinals

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November 8 #1 Army 1–3 (a.e.t.) #6 American West Point, NY
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Sam Epitime   38'
  • Gage Guerra   68'
  • Cooper Warren   76'
  • Jack Meyer   105'
Report
  •   43' Troy Elgersma
  •   101' Mattias Cooper
  •   103' Leo Palomo
  •   107' Evan Schweickert
Stadium: Malek Stadium
Attendance: 1
Referee: Mark Sutherland
Assistant referees: Brendan Quinn
Assistant referees: Kevin Rodrigo
Fourth official: Luis Reis
November 8 #2 Boston University 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–9 p)
#4 Navy Boston, MA
:00 p.m. ET Report
  •   89' Jason Aoyama
Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 260
Referee: Kevin Morrison
Assistant referees: John Luk
Assistant referees: Jordan Cavaco
Fourth official: Matt Setin
Penalties
  • Quinn Matulis  
  • Diego Rived  
  • Colin Innes  
  • Kevin Torres  
  • Eitan Rosen  
  • Ryan Lau  
  • Quin DeLaMater  
  • Aidan Holmes  
  • Daniel Kim  
  • Andrew Rent  
  •   David Jackson
  •   Jason Aoyama
  •   Baba Kallie
  •   Connor Walcott
  •   AJ Schuetz
  •   Zach Wagner
  •   JD Wagner
  •   Cristian Coelho
  •   Sam Kriel
  •   Jalen Grant

Final

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November 12 #4 Navy 1–0 #6 American Annapolis, MD
7:00 p.m. ET
  • AJ Schuetz   83'
  • Charlie Kriel   83'
Report
  •   57' Nevin Baer
Stadium: Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Attendance: 1,563
Referee: Shaun Papperman
Assistant referees: Jordan Gray
Assistant referees: Joseph Knoff
Fourth official: Nicholas Forman

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 12, 2022).

2 goals

  • Troy Elgersma – American

1 goal

  • Mattias Cooper – American
  • Cooper Nunn – American
  • Leo Palomo – American
  • Evan Schweickert – American
  • Gage Guerra – Army
  • Bobby Foose – Colgate
  • Jason Aoyama – Navy
  • AJ Schuetz – Navy

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Cristian Coelho Navy
Pierce Holbrook
AJ Schuetz
Zach Wagner
Mattias Cooper American
Cooper Nunn
Evan Schweickert
Gage Guerra Army
Cooper Warren
Colin Innes Boston University
Francesco Montali

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ Patriot League. "2021 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Patriot League. "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Patriot League. "2022 Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship Field Set (11.2.22)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 2, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Standings". patriotleague.org. Patriot Leagueaccess-date=July 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "No. 4 Navy Claims 2022 Patriot League Men's Soccer Title (11.12.22)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 12, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2023.