2021 America East Conference women's soccer tournament

2021 America East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance3,589
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsVermont (1st title)
Winning coachKristi Huizenga (1st title)
MVPCricket Basa (Vermont)
BroadcastAmerica East TV
America East Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 America East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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
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.
  • Madison Taibl Yellow card 34'
  • Christine Conaghy Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Yellow card 42' Molly McHugh
 Stadium: J. Malcolm Simon Stadium
Attendance: 277
Referee: David Breckner
Assistant referees: Joe Zawistowski
Assistant referees: Ronnie Tamburro
Fourth official: Hector Rueda
Penalties
  • Nora O'Connor soccer ball with red X
  • Caroline Caputo soccer ball with check mark
  • Bailey Chant soccer ball with check mark
  • Whitney Roth soccer ball with check mark
  • Lauren Chamberlain soccer ball with red X
  • Aleesha Deshmukh soccer ball with check mark
  • Tara Walenczyk soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Julie Cane
  • soccer ball with red X Casey Peterson
  • soccer ball with check mark Anna Hewlett
  • soccer ball with check mark Emily Bini
  • soccer ball with red X Cat Sheppard
  • soccer ball with check mark Keegan Mayer
  • soccer ball with check mark Megan Guarente
October 31, 2021 #4 Albany 2–0 #5 Binghamton Albany, New York
3:00 p.m.
  • Jada Colbert 61'
  • Brooke Pickett 75'
 Report
  • Yellow card 48' Maya Anand
  • Yellow card 62' Emma Colling
 Stadium: Mary Casey Stadium
Attendance: 223

Semifinals

November 4, 2021 #1 Vermont 3–1 #4 Albany Burlington, Vermont
6:00 p.m.
  • Karen Wallace 34', 64'
  • Alex West 52'
 Report
  • 21' (pen.) Jasmine Colbert
  • Yellow card 56' Joanna Van Royen
 Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 797
Referee: Daniel Shenk-Moreno
Assistant referees: Marc Pepin
Assistant referees: 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.
  • Hailey DuBose 59'
 Report
  • 80' Anna Hewlett
 Stadium: Cushing Field Complex
Attendance: 275
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
Assistant referees: Katherine Mitchell-Moreno
Assistant referees: Sean Regan
Fourth official: Matt Stein
Penalties
  • Halle Anderson soccer ball with red X
  • Emily Nelson soccer ball with check mark
  • Anna Edson soccer ball with check mark
  • Dunja Mostarac soccer ball with check mark
  • Ioanna Papatheodorou soccer ball with red X
  • Marissa Saucedo soccer ball with check mark
  • Hailey DuBose soccer ball with check mark
  • Calliste Brookshire soccer ball with check mark
  • Allison LeBlanc soccer ball with check mark
  • Olivia Sandahl soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X Julie Cane
  • soccer ball with check mark Anna Hewlett
  • soccer ball with red X Emily Bini
  • soccer ball with check mark Meghan Guarente
  • soccer ball with check mark Alivia Kelly
  • soccer ball with check mark Keegan Mayer
  • soccer ball with check mark Ella Dudley
  • soccer ball with check mark Shayna Salis
  • soccer ball with check mark Logan Nicholson
  • soccer ball with check mark Casey Peterson

Final

November 7, 2021 #1 Vermont 1–0 #6 New Hampshire Burlington, Vermont
  • Bailey Ayer Yellow card 70'
  • Cricket Basa 80'
 Report Stadium: Virtue Field
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Lorent Varga
Assistant referees: Marc Pepin
Assistant referees: 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
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

  1. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2021.