2023 CAA women's soccer tournament

2023 CAA women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,277
SiteCampus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
ChampionsTowson (1st title)
Winning coachKatherine Vettori (1st title)
MVPRiley Melendez (Towson)
BroadcastFloFC
CAA women's soccer tournament
«2022  2024»
2023 Coastal Athletic Association women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Towson  ‍†‍‡‍y 9 – 1 – 2   .833 15 – 3 – 2   .800
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 9 – 2 – 1   .792 12 – 5 – 1   .694
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 2   .750 11 – 6 – 2   .632
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 4   .667 8 – 4 – 6   .611
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 3   .625 9 – 4 – 7   .625
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 4   .500 6 – 6 – 6   .500
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 3   .458 5 – 9 – 3   .382
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 7   .458 5 – 5 – 8   .500
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 3   .375 7 – 8 – 3   .472
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 6   .417 4 – 6 – 7   .441
Charleston  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 4   .333 2 – 10 – 5   .265
Elon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 3   .292 3 – 9 – 5   .324
Hampton  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12 – 0   .000 0 – 18 – 0   .000
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 CAA Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Coastal Athletic Association


The 2023 CAA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association held from October 26 through November 4, 2023. The First Round and Semifinals of the tournament were hosted by the first and second seed and the final was hosted by the highest remaining seed. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Hofstra Pride,[1] who were unable to defend their title, falling to Monmouth in the Semifinals. Towson won the tournament by defeating Monmouth in the Final, 2–1.[2] The conference tournament title was the first overall for the Towson women's soccer program and the first for head coach Katherine Vettori.[3] As tournament champions, Towson earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[4]

Seeding

Six Coastal Athletic Association schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records. Towson won the regular season title for the first time in program history.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Towson 9–1–2 29
2 Hofstra 9–2–1 28
3 Monmouth 8–2–2 26
4 Northeastern 6–2–4 22
5 William & Mary 6–3–3 21
6 Stony Brook 4–4–4 16

Bracket

Source:[6]

Quarterfinals
October 26 		Semifinals
October 29 		Championship
November 4
1 Towson 1
4 Northeastern 1 (6) 5 William & Mary 0
5 William & Mary (pen.) 1 (7) 1 Towson 2
3 Monmouth 1
2 Hofstra 1
3 Monmouth 3 3 Monmouth (a.e.t.) 2
6 Stony Brook 0

Schedule

First Round

October 26 #3 Monmouth 3–0 #6 Stony Brook Hempstead, NY
4:00 p.m. ET
  • Marisa Tava 75'
  • Liza Suydam 83'
  • Chloe Messer 85'
 Report
  • Yellow card 89' Kerry Pearson
 Stadium: Hofstra Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Greg Demello
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Assistant referees: Giovanni Lepore
Fourth official: Jason Silver
October 26 #4 Northeastern 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 #5 William & Mary Towson, MD
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Vivian Akyirem 79', Yellow card 94'
 Report
  • 30' Ivey Crain
 Stadium: Tiger Field
Attendance: 227
Referee: John McCloskey
Assistant referees: Conor McCloskey
Assistant referees: Michael Kelley
Penalties
  • Jessie Hunt soccer ball with check mark
  • Megan Putvinski soccer ball with check mark
  • Vivian Akyirem soccer ball with check mark
  • Maggie Cochran soccer ball with check mark
  • Faith Rosenblatt soccer ball with check mark
  • Holland Stam soccer ball with check mark
  • Addison Davis soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Jillian O'Toole
  • soccer ball with check mark Nicole Sellers
  • soccer ball with check mark Kayleigh Shackford
  • soccer ball with check mark Lindsay Wilson
  • soccer ball with check mark Elaina Longjohn
  • soccer ball with check mark Kenna Zier
  • soccer ball with check mark Zoe Doughty

Semifinals

October 29 #1 Towson 1–0 #5 William & Mary Towson, MD
1:00 p.m.
  • Jacey Miller Yellow card 24'
  • Nia Christopher 87'
 Report
  • Yellow card 76' Jillian O'Toole
  • Yellow card 85' Leah Iglesias
 Stadium: Tiger Field
Attendance: 727
Referee: Mike De Felice
Assistant referees: Hugo Menguy
Assistant referees: Ryan Meyer
Fourth official: Eric Bray
October 29 #2 Hofstra 1–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Monmouth Hempstead, NY
1:00 p.m.
  • Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir 22'
  • Millie Davies Yellow card 64'
 Report
  • 76' Liza Suydam
  • 108' Summer Reimet
 Stadium: Hofstra Stadium
Attendance: 201
Referee: Leah Hayes
Assistant referees: Greg Muhs
Assistant referees: Chris Muhs
Fourth official: Jan Halaska

Final

November 5 #1 Towson 2–1 #3 Monmouth Towson, MD
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Nia Christopher 24'
  • Phoebe Canoles 80'
 Report
  • 16' Chloe Ferriera
  • Yellow card 55' Team
 Stadium: Tiger Field
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: David Breckner
Assistant referees: Jason Blight
Assistant referees: Conor McCloskey
Fourth official: Peter Dhima

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

  • Liza Suydam – Monmouth
  • Nia Christopher – Towson

1 goal

  • Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir – Hofstra
  • Chloe Ferriera – Monmouth
  • Chloe Messer – Monmouth
  • Summer Reimet – Monmouth
  • Marisa Tava – Monmouth
  • Vivian Akyirem – Northeastern
  • Phoebe Canoles – Towson
  • Ivey Crain – William & Mary

All-Tournament team

Source:[7]

Player Team
Phoebe Canoles Towson
Nia Christopher
Maja Hansson
Riley Melendez
Lauren Bruno Monmouth
Liza Suydam
Marisa Tava
Millie Davies Hofstra
Dagny Run Petursdottir
Ginny Delacruz William & Mary
Nicole Sellers

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ Coastal Athletic Association. "2022 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Coastal Athletic Association. "2023 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "CAA Women's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Adsit, Morgan (November 6, 2023). "Towson women's soccer heading to UNC for first NCAA Tournament appearance". WBFF. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ^ McQuiggan, Miles (October 25, 2023). "2023 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Begins Thursday". Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  7. ^ McQuiggan, Miles (November 5, 2023). "Melendez's Game-Ending PK Save Secures Towson's First CAA Women's Soccer Title". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.