| 2021 America East Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,589 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Vermont (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kristi Huizenga (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Cricket Basa (Vermont) | ||||
| Broadcast | America East TV | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont †‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .778 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .500 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .222 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 America East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:America East Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. 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 Stony Brook Seawolves,[1] who were unable to defend their title after not qualifying for the tournament. Vermont won their first tournament in program history after a 1–0 victory in the final.[2][3] It was the first victory for eleventh year head coach Kristi Huizenga.[4][5] As tournament champions, Vermont earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. UMass Lowell and NJIT finished tied for second in the regular season standings with each team having a record of 5–3–1. UMass Lowell earned the second seed by virtue of their 2–1 regular season win over NJIT on September 19. Binghamton and Albany finished tied for fourth place with each team having a regular season record of 4–3–2. Albany earned the fourth seed by virtue of their 1–0 regular season win over Binghamton on October 28. Stony Brook and New Hampshire tied for the sixth and final place in the tournament with each team having a regular season record of 4–4–1. New Hampshire earned the final spot in the tournament by virtue of their 3–0 regular season win over Stony Brook on October 3.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Vermont | 7–2–0 | 21 |
| 2 | UMass Lowell | 5–3–1 | 16 |
| 3 | NJIT | 5–3–1 | 16 |
| 4 | Albany | 4–3–2 | 14 |
| 5 | Binghamton | 4–3–2 | 14 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 4–4–1 | 13 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 31 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 4 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 2 | 4 | Albany | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Binghamton | 0 | 1 | Vermont | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | New Hampshire | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UMass Lowell | 1 (7) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | NJIT | 0 (4) | 6 | New Hampshire (pen.) | 1 (8) | |||||||||
| 6 | New Hampshire (pen.) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 31, 2021 | #3 NJIT | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #6 New Hampshire | Newark, New Jersey |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: J. Malcolm Simon Stadium Attendance: 277 Referee: David Breckner Assistant referees: Joe Zawistowski Ronnie Tamburro Fourth official: Hector Rueda |
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| October 31, 2021 | #4 Albany | 2–0 | #5 Binghamton | Albany, New York |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mary Casey Stadium Attendance: 223 |
Semifinals
| November 4, 2021 | #1 Vermont | 3–1 | #4 Albany | Burlington, Vermont |
| 6:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 797 Referee: Daniel Shenk-Moreno Assistant referees: Marc Pepin Jaime LaBarge Fourth official: Ben Stuart |
| November 4, 2021 | #2 UMass Lowell | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | #6 New Hampshire | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cushing Field Complex Attendance: 275 Referee: Carlos Fernandes Assistant referees: Katherine Mitchell-Moreno Sean Regan Fourth official: Matt Stein |
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Final
| November 7, 2021 | #1 Vermont | 1–0 | #6 New Hampshire | Burlington, Vermont |
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Report | Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Lorent Varga Assistant referees: Marc Pepin Jim Meyers Fourth official: Larry Bechard |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
2 goals
- Karen Wallace – Vermont
1 goal
- Cricket Basa – Vermont
- Jada Colbert – Albany
- Jasmine Colbert – Albany
- Hailey DuBose – UMass Lowell
- Anna Hewlett – New Hampshire
- Brooke Pickett – Albany
- Alex West – Vermont
All-Tournament team
Source:[4]
| Player | Team |
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| Cricket Basa | Vermont |
| Lydia Kessel | |
| Karen Wallace | |
| Alex West | |
| Cat Sheppard | New Hampshire |
| Fracesca Picicci | |
| Casey Peterson | |
| Lisa Sjögren | UMass Lowell |
| Halle Anderson | |
| Devon Scmitt | Albany |
| Jada Colbert | |
| Haylee Poltorak | Binghamton |
| Siani Magruder | NJIT |
MVP in bold
References
- ↑ "2020 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Women's Soccer Wins First America East Title with 1-0 Win Over UNH". uvmathletics.com. University of Vermont Athleticts. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ↑ Stansell, Jake (November 8, 2021). "UVM women's soccer wins first America East conference title, earns automatic bid to NCAA Tournament". wcax.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- 1 2 "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ↑ "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2021.