2021 CAA women's soccer tournament

2021 CAA women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance1,075
SiteRudd Field
Elon, NC
ChampionsHofstra (7th title)
Winning coachSimon Riddiough (6th title)
MVPLucy Porter (Hofstra)
BroadcastFloSports
CAA women's soccer tournament
«2020  2022»
2021 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 2 – 0   .778 11 – 4 – 1   .719
Hofstra  ‍‍‡‍y 6 – 2 – 1   .722 17 – 4 – 1   .795
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 9 – 9 – 1   .500
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 9 – 9 – 1   .500
Elon  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556 9 – 6 – 2   .588
Towson  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389 8 – 7 – 3   .528
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 3   .389 4 – 9 – 3   .344
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 2   .333 6 – 8 – 3   .441
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 2   .333 5 – 11 – 2   .333
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 1   .278 3 – 12 – 3   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 CAA Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Colonial Athletic Association

The 2021 CAA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from November 4 through November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at Rudd Field in Elon, North Carolina. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Elon Phoenix,[1] who were unable to defend their title, after not qualifying for the tournament and finishing fifth in the regular season standings. The Hofstra Pride won the tournament by defeating Northeastern 2–1 in the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the seventh overall for the Hofstra women's soccer program and the sixth overall for head coach Simon Riddiough. Both Hofstra and Riddiough have won four of the last five CAA Tournaments.[3] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

Four CAA schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished on a unique points total.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 UNC Wilmington 7–2–0 21
2 Hofstra 6–2–1 19
3 James Madison 6–3–0 18
4 Northeastern 5–4–0 15

Bracket

Source:[5]

Semifinals
Thursday, November 4 		Final
Sunday, November 7
      
1 UNC Wilmington 0
4 Northeastern 1
4 Northeastern 1
2 Hofstra 2
2 Hofstra 1
3 James Madison 0

Schedule

Semifinals

November 4, 2021 #1 UNC Wilmington 0–1 #4 Northeastern Elon, NC
4:00 p.m. EST Report
  • Yellow card 23' Alexis Legowski
  • 88' Kayla McCauley
 Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 315
Referee: Mark Remsa
Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Fourth official: Justin Howard
November 4, 2021 #2 Hofstra 1–0 #3 James Madison Elon, NC
7:30 p.m. EST
Report
  • Yellow card 42' Team
 Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 413
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant referees: Forrest Ambrose
Assistant referees: David McPhun
Fourth official: Hudson Owens

Final

November 7, 2021 #2 Hofstra 2–1 #4 Northeastern Elon, NC
1:00 p.m. EST
Report
  • 18' Rose Kaefer
  • Yellow card 62' Kayla McCauley
  • Yellow card 79' Megan Putvinski
 Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 347
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Assistant referees: Heath Hixson
Fourth official: Abbas Piran

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 5 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

2 goals

1 goal

  • Miri Taylor – Hofstra
  • Rose Kaefer – Northeastern
  • Kayla McCauley – Northeastern

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Lucy Porter Hofstra
Jordan Littleboy
Lucy Shepherd
Miri Taylor
Alexis Legowski Northeastern
Mikenna McManus
Julianne Ross
Audrey Harding UNCW
Sophie Trepohl
Brittany Munson James Madison
Lexi Vanderlinden

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ Colonial Athletic Association. "2020 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Colonial Athletic Association. "2021 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "CAA Women's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "UNCW, Hofstra, James Madison, And Northeastern Comprise Field For 2021 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Presented By Primis". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. October 31, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hofstra Bounces Back From Early Deficit To Capture Fourth CAA Women's Soccer Title In Last Five Seasons". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 7, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.