2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament

The 2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 5 through November 12, 2023. The five-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 six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Quinnipiac Bobcats were the defending champions.[1] They were unable defend their title as a ninth place regular season finish did not qualify them for the tournament. The Rider Broncs would go on to win the tournament, defeating top seed Iona 2–1 in the final.[2][3] This was Rider's sixth overall tournament win. Head coach Chad Duernberger won his first tournament title in his first year at the helm of Rider.[4] As tournament champions, Rider earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,677
SiteCampus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
ChampionsRider (6th title)
Winning coachChad Duernberger (1st title)
MVPMomo Diop (Rider)
BroadcastESPN+
MAAC men's soccer tournament
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2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iona 9 1 0 12 4 0
Siena 8 2 0 8 9 0
Rider 6 2 2 12 4 4
Manhattan 6 3 1 7 8 3
Niagara 4 4 2 4 10 3
Marist 4 4 2 6 8 3
Fairfield 3 6 1 6 9 1
Mount St. Mary's 2 6 2 2 10 3
Quinnipiac 1 5 4 3 9 5
Saint Peter's 1 6 3 2 9 5
Canisius 1 6 3 2 11 5
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: MAAC

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2023 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 for the tournament as Marist and Niagara finished with identical 4–4–2 regular season records. The teams tied 1–1 in their regular season match up on September 23. Record against highest remaining seeded teams was the second tiebreaker. Both teams lost to the top three seeds, but Niagara defeated fourth seed Manhattan, while Marist lost to Manhattan during the regular season. Therefore, Niagara was the fifth seed while Marist was the sixth seed.[5][6]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Iona 9–1–0 27
2 Siena 8–2–0 24
3 Rider 6–2–2 20
4 Manhattan 6–3–1 19
5 Niagara 4–4–2 14
6 Marist 4–4–2 14

Bracket

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Source:[7]

Opening Round
Sunday, Nov. 5
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 9
Final
Sunday, Nov. 12
1 Iona 1
4 Manhattan 2 4 Manhattan 0
5 Niagara 0 1 Iona 1
3 Rider 2
2 Siena 0
3 Rider 3 3 Rider 2
6 Marist 1

Schedule

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Opening Round

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November 5 #3 Rider 3–1 #6 Marist Lawrenceville, NJ
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Babacar Diene   15'
  • Momo Diop   39'
  • Zaki Alibou   56'
  • Martin Chladek   62'
  • Luke Kirilenko   63'
  • Adam Salama   87'
Report
  •   40' Kyle Evans
  •   74' Joseph Daher
  •   80' Adam Rustami
  •   84' (pen.) Jared Juleau
  •   87' Albion Bacaj
  •   89'   90' Jared Juleau
Stadium: Ben Cohen Field
Attendance: 325
Referee: Tyler McElhinney
Assistant referees: Andrew Laplante
Assistant referees: Rob Komorowski
Fourth official: Nick Mykulak
November 5 #4 Manhattan 2–0 #5 Niagara New York, NY
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Sebastian Musu   37'
  • Gunnar Studenhofft   38'
  • Henry Hamilton   82'
Report
  •   17' Asher Barnes
  •   37' Felix Kogler
  •   68' Thomas Brooks
Stadium: Gaelic Park
Attendance: 427
Referee: Yevgeniy Megnikod
Assistant referees: Alex Riseones
Assistant referees: Greg Muhs
Fourth official: Jan Halaska

Semifinals

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November 9 #1 Iona 1–0 #4 Manhattan New Rochelle, NY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Thiago Cagna   18'
  • Matias Morales   38'
  • Alessio Hernandez   44'
  • Aly Camara   45'
  • Elird Mero   89'   89'
Report
  •   25' Henry Hamilton
  •   55'   81' Gunnar Studenhofft
  •   75' Ensa Sanneh
Stadium: Mazzella Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: Andrea Pileri
Assistant referees: Giovanni Lepore
Assistant referees: Hector Rudea
Fourth official: William Pottorff
November 9 #2 Siena 0–2 #3 Rider Loudonville, NY
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Magnus Saaby   71'
  • Thomas Sams   71'
Report
  •   37' Zaki Alibou
  •   38' Momo Diop
  •   64' Jack McGeechan
Stadium: Hickey Field
Attendance: 233
Referee: Luis Reis
Assistant referees: George Frascione
Assistant referees: Sam Conroy
Fourth official: Matthew Altman

Final

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November 12 #1 Iona 1–2 #3 Rider New Rochelle, NY
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Thiago Cagna   48'
Report
  •   36'   67' Momo Diop
  •   83' Babacar Diene
Stadium: Mazzella Field
Attendance: 292
Referee: Victor Borges
Assistant referees: Daniel Rego
Assistant referees: Adrian Rusu
Fourth official: Marcus Garcia

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).

3 goals

  • Momo Diop – Rider

2 goals

  • Thiago Cagna – Iona
  • Babacar Diene – Rider

1 goal

  • Henry Hamilton – Manhattan
  • Sebastian Musu – Manhattan
  • Jared Juleau – Marist
  • Zaki Alibou – Rider
  • Luke Kirilenko – Rider

All-Tournament team

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Source:[8]

Player Team
2023 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team
Camil Azzam Ruiz Iona
Thiago Cagna
Tim Timchenko
James Cotter Manhattan
Ensa Sanneh
Zaki Alibou Rider
Babacar Diene
Momo Diop
Sebastian Rojek
Magnus Saaby Siena
Henrik Winkelmann

MVP in Bold

References

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  1. ^ "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Franko, Kyle (November 12, 2023). "Rider men's soccer wins MAAC Tournament title in wild finish". The Trentonian. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Opening Round Matches Set for Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 2, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's Soccer Tiebreaker Policy". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 3 Rider Secures Program's Sixth MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Title with Upset Win over No. 1 Iona". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.