2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament

2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance4,405
First round siteTop Seed Campus Site
Semifinals siteMaryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, Maryland
Finals siteMaryland SoccerPlex
Boyds, Maryland
ChampionsXavier (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Higgins (1st title)
MVPTaylor Rhinehart (Offensive)
Johnny Mennell (Defensive) (Xavier)
BroadcastBig East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final)
Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
«2022  2024»
2023 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East
No. 16 Georgetown + 6 – 1 – 1 13 – 3 – 3
Providence 4 – 2 – 2 8 – 6 – 3
St. John's 3 – 1 – 4 8 – 4 – 5
UConn 4 – 4 – 0 9 – 8 – 1
Seton Hall 3 – 4 – 1 8 – 6 – 3
Villanova 1 – 4 – 3 1 – 8 – 7
Midwest
Xavier ‡ 4 – 1 – 3 9 – 4 – 6
Creighton 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 7 – 6
Akron 2 – 1 – 5 9 – 2 – 7
Butler 1 – 3 – 4 2 – 7 – 6
DePaul 1 – 4 – 3 3 – 7 – 5
Marquette 1 – 5 – 2 7 – 6 – 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East

The 2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament was the post-season women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 4 to 12, 2023. The eight-match tournament took place at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland for the semifinals and finals, while the first round was hosted by the higher seeded team. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Creighton Bluejays.[1] They were unable to defend their title, losing as the sixth seed in the first round to Providence. Xavier finished as tournament champions after defeating Georgetown in a penalty shoot-out in the Final.[2][3] This was the first Big East title in program history for Xavier, and the first for head coach John Higgins.[4] As tournament champions, Xavier earned the Big East's automatic place in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2023 tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds of the tournament as Creighton and Akron both finished with eleven conference regular season points. Creighton earned the sixth seed by virtue of a 3–2 regular season win over Akron on October 18.[5]

Seed School Conference record Points
1 Georgetown 6–1–1 19
2 Xavier 4–1–3 15
3 Providence 4–2–2 14
4 St. John's 3–1–4 13
5 UConn 4–4–0 12
6 Creighton 3–3–2 11
7 Akron 2–1–5 11
8 Seton Hall 3–4–1 10

Bracket

First round
Saturday, Nov. 4 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 9 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 12
         
1 Georgetown 2
8 Seton Hall 1
1 Georgetown 2
5 UConn 0
4 St. John's 1
5 UConn (a.e.t.) 2
1 Georgetown 0 (4)
2 Xavier (pen.) 0 (5)
3 Providence 3
6 Creighton 0
3 Providence 0
2 Xavier 1
2 Xavier 1
7 Akron 0

Schedule

First Round

November 4 #1 Georgetown 2–1 #8 Seton Hall Washington, D.C.
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Kyle Linhares 12'
  • Zach Zengue Yellow card 50'
  • Max Viera Yellow card 72'
  • Matthew Van Horn 86'
 Report
  • 51' Hugo Gerbore
  • Yellow card 60' Thomas Nunez
  • Red card 64' Konstantin Donalies
 Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chico Grajeda
Assistant referees: Max Elsasser
Assistant referees: Max Smith
Fourth official: Ryan Meyers
November 4 #3 Providence 3–0 #6 Creighton Providence, RI
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Brendan McSorley 1', 76'
  • Lukas Burns Yellow card 65'
  • Bruno Rosa 70'
  • Rodrigo Vaza Yellow card 80'
 Report
  • Yellow card 26' Giorgio Probo
  • Yellow card 84' Luke Mitchell
 Stadium: Chapey Field
Attendance: 1,105
Referee: Carlos Fernandez
Assistant referees: Risto Georgiev
Assistant referees: Will Ferris
Fourth official: John Jordan
November 4 #4 St. John's 1–2 (a.e.t.) #5 UConn New York, NY
6:00 p.m. ET
Report
  • 21' Scott Testori
  • Yellow card 67' Nicholas Tomerius
  • 102' Eli Conway
  • Yellow card 102' Team
 Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 717
Referee: Gregory DeMello
Assistant referees: Alex Rusu
Assistant referees: Hector Rueda
Fourth official: William Pottorff
November 4 #2 Xavier 1–0 #7 Akron Norwood, OH
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Grayson Elmquist 57'
  • Cooper Forcellini Yellow card 59'
  • George Waites Yellow card 62'
  • Taylor Rhinehart Yellow card 76'
 Report
  • Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 64' Ashton Kamdem
  • Yellow card 33' Jason Shokalook
  • Yellow card 51' Josef Paulus
  • Yellow card 74' Alejandro Varela
  • Red card 90' Carter Cormier
 Stadium: Corcoran Field
Attendance: 396
Referee: Sergio Gonzales
Assistant referees: Brian Apwisch
Assistant referees: Cory Richardson
Fourth official: Britton Maier

Semifinals

November 9 #2 Xavier 1–0 #3 Providence Boyds, MD
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Taylor Rhinehart 48', Yellow card 65'
  • Jonny Mennell Yellow card 73'
 Report
  • Yellow card 51' Miguel Candela
  • Yellow card 53' Brendan McSorley
  • Yellow card 58' Rodrigo Vaza
 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 457
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Israel Campos
Assistant referees: Randal Von Steuben
Fourth official: Max Smith
November 9 #1 Georgetown 2–0 #5 UConn Boyds, MD
6:30 p.m. ET
  • Kenny Nielsen Yellow card 31'
  • Marlon Tabora 70'
  • Max Viera 88'
 Report
  • Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card Moussa Wade
  • Yellow card 90' Nicolas Tomerius
  • Yellow card 90' Guillaume Vacter
 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Mark Remsa
Assistant referees: Conor McCloskey
Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich

Final

November 12 #1 Georgetown 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 #2 Xavier Boyds, MD
11:00 a.m. ET Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 727
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
Assistant referees: Robert Cordrey
Assistant referees: Jason Blight
Fourth official: Peter Dhima
Penalties
  • Joe Buck soccer ball with red X
  • Ronan Dillow soccer ball with check mark
  • Kyle Linhares soccer ball with check mark
  • Jacob Murrell soccer ball with check mark
  • Blaine Mabie soccer ball with check mark
  • Trevor Burns soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Makel Rasheed
  • soccer ball with check mark Grayson Elmquist
  • soccer ball with check mark Guilherme Vivaldini
  • soccer ball with red X Cooper Forcellini
  • soccer ball with check mark Jonny Mennell
  • soccer ball with check mark Lotem Ben Dov

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).

2 goals

  • Brendan McSorley – Providence

1 goal

  • Kyle Linhares – Georgetown
  • Marlon Tabora – Georgetown
  • Matthew Van Horn – Georgetown
  • Max Viera – Georgetown
  • Bruno Rosa – Providence
  • Hugo Gerbore – Seton Hall
  • Lenny Cidolit – St. John's
  • Eli Conway – UConn
  • Scott Testori – UConn
  • Grayson Elmquist – Xavier
  • Taylor Rhinehart – Xavier

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Kenny Nielsen Georgetown
Kieran Sargeant
Marlon Tabora
Miguel Candela Providence
Brendan McSorley
Eli Conway UConn
Scott Testori
Dylan Kropp Xavier
Johnny Mennell^
Makel Rasheed
Taylor Rhinehart*


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

  1. ^ "2022 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Dermer, Shelby (November 13, 2023). "Who will Xavier men's soccer play in its 1st NCAA Tournament since 2014?". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "#BEsoccer Men's Championship Bracket Set". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. October 28, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Xavier Claims the 2023 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship Crown". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.