2022 MAAC women's soccer tournament

2022 MAAC women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,665
SiteCampus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
ChampionsQuinnipiac (1st title)
Winning coachDave Clarke (1st title)
MVPRebecca Cooke (Quinnipiac)
BroadcastESPN+
MAAC women's soccer tournament
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2022 MAAC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Quinnipiac  ‍†‍‡‍y 9 – 1 – 0   .900 16 – 3 – 1   .825
Fairfield  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 1 – 0   .900 14 – 4 – 0   .778
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650 11 – 8 – 1   .575
Rider  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500 8 – 7 – 3   .528
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 5   .550 5 – 5 – 10   .500
Marist  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 5 – 7 – 5   .441
St. Peter's  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 1   .350 4 – 13 – 1   .250
Iona  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 1   .350 8 – 7 – 4   .526
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 3 – 6 – 7   .406
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 4   .300 3 – 7 – 5   .367
Siena  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 2 – 11 – 5   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 MAAC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:MAAC

The 2022 MAAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Monmouth Hawks were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, as they moved conferences to the Colonial Athletic Association beginning in the 2022 season.[1][2] The Quinnipiac Bobcats won the title by defeating Niagara 4–0 in the final.[3] This is Quinnipiac's first overall tournament win in program history. The title is also the first for head coach Dave Clarke.[4] As tournament champions, Quinnipiac earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

Six MAAC League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seed for the tournament as Quinnipiac and Fairfield finished with identical 9–1–0 regular season records. Quinnipiac defeated Fairfield 3–2 on October 1, 2022, and therefore Quinnipiac was the first seed and Fairfield was the second seed.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Quinnipiac 9–1–0 27
2 Fairfield 9–1–0 27
3 Niagara 6–3–1 19
4 Rider 5–5–0 15
5 Canisius 3–2–5 14
6 Marist 3–5–2 11

Bracket

Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[6]

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 30 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
1 Quinnipiac 1
4 Rider 1 (2) 5 Canisius 0
5 Canisius (pen.) 1 (4) 1 Quinnipiac 4
3 Niagara 0
2 Fairfield 1
3 Niagara 3 3 Niagara 3
6 Marist 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 30 #3 Niagara 3–1 #6 Marist Lewiston, NY
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Ida Miceli 20'
  • Annie Ibey 24'
  • Ebba Noren 41'
  • Emma Bough Yellow card 63'
 Report
  • Yellow card 46' Grace Hotaling
  • 72' Amanda Caldarelli
  • Yellow card 89' Anna Maggi
 Stadium: Niagara Field
Attendance: 369
Referee: Shane Magaris
Assistant referees: William Bainbridge
Assistant referees: Patrick Ohara
Fourth official: Ian Boyle
October 30 #4 Rider 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 #5 Canisius Lawrenceville, NJ
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Lindsey Maslow 12'
  • Genevieve Ryan Yellow card 84'
  • Ailis Martin Yellow card 88'
  • Leonor Alves Yellow card 99'
 Report
  • Yellow card 63' Emma Oliphant
  • Yellow card 66' Madeline Weltin
  • 85' Jen Romero
  • Yellow card 86' Team
 Stadium: Ben Cohen Field
Attendance: 182
Referee: Zakaria Elabid
Assistant referees: George Evanego
Assistant referees: Michael Andreaccio
Fourth official: Stefan Borota
Penalties
  • Makenzie Rodrigues soccer ball with red X
  • Anna Barkey soccer ball with red X
  • Hannah Freeman soccer ball with check mark
  • Ailis Martin soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Lizzy Harkness
  • soccer ball with check mark Jen Romero
  • soccer ball with check mark Erin Weir
  • soccer ball with check mark Meghan Heath
  • soccer ball with check mark Tiani Fonoti

Semifinals

November 3 #1 Quinnipiac 1–0 #5 Canisius Hamden, CT
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Molly Andrews Yellow card 48'
  • Rebecca Cooke 81' (pen.)
 Report
  • Yellow card 25' Meghan Heath
  • Yellow card 41' Maddy Ingraham
  • Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 88' Erin Weir
  • Yellow card 65' Emma Oliphant
  • Yellow card 75' Madeline Weltin
  • Yellow card 78' Lizzy Harkness
  • Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 90' Jen Romero
 Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 353
Referee: Victor Borges
Assistant referees: Ronnie Tamburro
Assistant referees: Frank Severo
Fourth official: Patrick Violette
November 3 #2 Fairfield 1–3 #3 Niagara Fairfield, CT
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Elle Scott 61'
 Report
  • 31' Emma Bough
  • 58' Ebba Noren
  • 63' Ida Miceli
  • Yellow card 75' Agnes Stenlund
 Stadium: Lessing Field
Attendance: 427

Final

November 6 #1 Quinnipiac 4–0 #3 Niagara Hamden, CT
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Niagara Own Goal 17'
  • Morgan Cupo Yellow card 43'
  • Rebecca Cooke 59', 79'
  • Courtney Chochol 67'
 Report
  • Yellow card 57' Annie Ibey
 Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 334
Referee: Lorant Varga
Assistant referees: Victor Matheson
Assistant referees: Wilmer Melendez
Fourth official: Clovis Da Silva

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

3 goals

  • Rebecca Cooke – Quinnipiac

2 goals

  • Ida Miceli – Niagara
  • Ebba Noren – Niagara

1 goal

  • Jen Romero – Canisius
  • Elle Scott – Fairfield
  • Amanda Caldarelli – Marist
  • Emma Bough – Niagara
  • Annie Ibey – Niagara
  • Lindsey Maslow – Rider
  • Courtney Chochol – Quinnipiac

1 own goal

  • Niagara (vs Quinnipiac)

All-Tournament team

Source:[3]

Player Team
Lizzy Harkness Canisius
Meghan Heath
Maddie Mills Fairfield
Elle Scott
Emma Davies Niagara
Ida Miceli
Claudi Cuicani
Markela Bejleri Quinnipiac
Lauren Triglione
Olivia Scott
Rebecca Cooke

MVP in bold

References

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  2. ^ "2021 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "The 2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Opening Round Set for Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2023.