2021 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Matches | 7 | ||||
Attendance | 3,153 | ||||
Site | Baujan Field Dayton, Ohio | ||||
Champions | Saint Louis Billikens (6th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Katie Shields (4th title) | ||||
MVP | Mattyn Summers (Saint Louis) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU † | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis ‡y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 13 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .250 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:A10 Conference |
The 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 30 through November 7, 2021. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Saint Louis Billikens, who successfully defended their championship as the third seed, defeating fourth seed UMass in the final.[1][2] This was the Billikens' sixth overall tournament title, and coach Katie Shields' fourth title. Shields and Saint Louis have won four straight Atlantic 10 Tournaments in a row.[3] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Bracket
Source:[4]
Quarterfinals Oct. 30-31 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
1 | VCU | 0 | ||||||||||||
8 | Saint Joseph's | 1 | ||||||||||||
8 | Saint Joseph's | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | UMass | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | UMass | 5 | ||||||||||||
5 | St. Bonaventure | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | UMass | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Saint Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Dayton | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Richmond | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Dayton | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Saint Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Saint Louis (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Rhode Island | 1 |
Schedule
Quarterfinals
October 30, 2021 | #3 Saint Louis | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 Rhode Island | St. Louis, MO |
2:00 p.m. CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 648 Referee: Velimir Milovic Assistant referees: Don Huber Saul Gonzalez Fourth official: Vernon Gano |
October 30, 2021 | #1 VCU | 0–1 | #8 Saint Joseph's | Richmond, VA |
7:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Anthony Tribotti James Conlee Fourth official: Spencer Adamson |
October 31, 2021 | #2 Dayton | 3–1 | #7 Richmond | Dayton, OH |
1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 503 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Tre Gaither Benjamin Travini Fourth official: Doug Palomaki |
October 31, 2021 | #4 UMass | 5–1 | #5 St. Bonaventure | Amherst, MA |
1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 379 Referee: Daniel Shenk-Moreno Assistant referees: Michele Beagan Katherine Mitchell-Moreno Fourth official: Jeff Ardis |
Semifinals
November 5, 2021 | #4 UMass | 2–0 | #8 Saint Joseph's | Dayton, OH |
1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 143 |
November 5, 2021 | #2 Dayton | 2–4 | #3 Saint Louis | Dayton, OH |
4:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 538 |
Final
November 7, 2021 | #3 Saint Louis | 4–1 | #4 UMass | Dayton, OH |
Noon ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 567 Referee: Ashley Cedro Assistant referees: Tre Gaither Anthony Frizzell Fourth official: Kendra Dalton-Landrum |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 27 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.86 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).
3 goals
- Ashley Lamond – UMass
2 goals
- Laney Huber – Dayton
- Lyndsey Heckel – Saint Louis
1 goal
- Itala Gemelli – Dayton
- Alexa Holl – Dayton
- Marlee Taylor – Dayton
- Claire Ross – Rhode Island
- Emma Coleman – Richmond
- McKenna Robinson – Saint Bonaventure
- Erica Behr – Saint Joseph's
- Hannah Friedrich – Saint Louis
- Emily Gaebe – Saint Louis
- Brionna Halverson – Saint Louis
- Caroline Kelly – Saint Louis
- Abbie Miller – Saint Louis
- Mattyn Summers – Saint Louis
- Serena Ahmed – UMass
- Lauren Bonavita – UMass
- Mia Carazza – UMass
- Olivia Gouldsbury – UMass
- Lauren Robles – UMass
2 own goals
- Dayton (Against Saint Louis)
- Dayton (Against Saint Louis)
All Tournament Team
Source:[5]
Player | Team |
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Mattyn Summers | Saint Louis |
Emily Puricelli | |
Hannah Friedrich | |
Lyndsey Heckel | |
Caroline Kelly | |
Brionna Halverson | |
Ashley Lamond | UMass |
Bella Recinos | |
Ava Jouvenal | |
Fiona Kane | |
Laney Huber | Dayton |
MVP in bold
References
- ↑ "2020-21 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Atlantic 10 2021 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Second-Half Surge Propels Saint Louis to Fourth Straight A-10 Women's Soccer Title". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.