2019 Patriot League men's soccer tournament

2019 Patriot League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteUlrich Stadium
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
ChampionsLehigh (3rd title)
Winning coachDean Koski (3rd title)
MVPWill Smith (Lehigh)
BroadcastESPN3
Patriot League men's soccer tournament
«2018  2020»
2019 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh ‡ 6 – 0 – 3 13 – 5 – 3
Loyola (MD) 7 – 2 – 0 10 – 8 – 1
Navy 5 – 3 – 1 11 – 4 – 1
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 2 10 – 7 – 3
Colgate 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 9 – 4
Bucknell 2 – 2 – 5 6 – 7 – 7
American 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 11 – 2
Boston U 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 12 – 1
Army 2 – 4 – 3 5 – 7 – 4
Holy Cross 1 – 8 – 0 3 – 15 – 0
As of 22 November 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Patriot League men's soccer tournament was the 30th edition of the Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Patriot League champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 9 and concluded on November 16, 2019.[1]

The defending champions, Colgate, were eliminated in the first round by eventual runners-up, Lafayette. Lehigh won the championship, 1–0, over Lafayette to claim their third Patriot League Tournament championship. There, Lehigh earned the conference's automatic bit in the NCAA Tournament.[2] There, they were eliminated by Pittsburgh in the opening round.[3][4][5]

Seeds

Seed School Conference Pts. Tiebreaker
1 Lehigh 6–0–3 21 Lehigh 1–0 vs. Loyola (MD)
2 Loyola (MD) 7–2–0 21 Loyola (MD) 0–1 vs. Lehigh
3 Navy 5–3–1 16
4 Lafayette 4–3–2 14
5 Colgate 4–4–1 13
6 Bucknell 2–2–5 11

Bracket

First round
November 9 		Semifinals
November 12 		Championship
November 16
1 Lehigh 1
3 Navy 0 6 Bucknell 0
6 Bucknell 2 1 Lehigh 1
4 Lafayette 0
2 Loyola (MD) 0 (4)
4 Lafayette 2 4 Lafayette (pen.) 0 (5)
5 Colgate 1

Results

First round

No. 3 Navy0–2No. 6 Bucknell
Report
  • Thorsheim 26', 59'
Attendance: 429
Referee: J. C. Griggs
No. 4 Lafayette2–1No. 5 Colgate
 Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Peter Dhime

Semifinals

No. 1 Lehigh1–0No. 6 Bucknell
Koski 76' Report
Attendance: 291
Referee: David Breckner
No. 2 Loyola (MD)0–0 (a.e.t.)No. 4 Lafayette
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 324
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez

Final

No. 1 Lehigh1–0No. 4 Lafayette
Tahiru 54' Report
Attendance: 1,705
Referee: Mike DeFelice

Patriot League Tournament Best XI

Player Team
Patriot League Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[6]
Will Smith Lehigh
Trevor Koski
Stevo Bednarsky
Michael Tahiru
Alex Sutton Lafayette
Christian Williams
Ryan Gonçalves
Daniel Osuji Loyola (MD)
Davey Mason
Matt Thorsheim Bucknell
Luke Smith

MVP in Bold

References

  1. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Championship". Patriot League.
  2. ^ "Patriot League champion Lehigh to face Pitt in NCAA men's soccer tournament". The Morning Call. November 18, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Krysinsky, John (November 21, 2019). "Pitt beats Lehigh, 2-0, for first-ever NCAA tournament win". PGH Soccer Now. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Pitt men's soccer earn historic NCAA tournament win vs. Lehigh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lehigh falls to Pittsburgh in NCAA soccer opener". Bethlehem Press. November 27, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "No. 1 Lehigh Claims 2019 Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.