2023 Patriot League women's soccer tournament

2023 Patriot League women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance3,149
SiteCampus Sites, Higher seed
ChampionsBucknell (7th title)
Winning coachKelly Cook (5th title)
MVPJenna Hall (Bucknell)
BroadcastESPN+
Patriot League women's soccer tournament
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2023 Patriot League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bucknell  ‍‍‡‍y 5 – 1 – 3   .722 12 – 4 – 5   .690
Army  ‍†‍‍ 6 – 2 – 1   .722 10 – 6 – 4   .600
Loyola (MD)  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 11 – 6 – 0   .647
Boston University  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556 7 – 7 – 6   .500
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 7 – 5 – 4   .563
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4 – 3   .389 4 – 7 – 5   .406
American  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389 3 – 9 – 4   .313
Colgate  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 1   .389 5 – 13 – 2   .300
Navy  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 9 – 7 – 3   .553
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 7 – 8 – 1   .469
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Patriot League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: Patriot League

The 2023 Patriot League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from October 29 through November 5, 2023. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seeded team hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Bucknell Bison.[1] Bucknell successfully defended their title, defeating regular season champions Army, who were the #1 seed, in a penalty shootout in the final.[2] This was the second straight final that featured Bucknell and Army, with both going to penalties.[3] The conference championship was the seventh for the Bucknell women's soccer program, five of which have come under head coach Kelly Cook. This was also the third straight championship for Bucknell.[4] As tournament champions, Bucknell earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding

Seeding was based on regular season play with the top six teams qualifying for the tournament. The top two seeds received a bye to the Semifinals of the tournament and the higher seed hosted each match. A tiebreaker was required as Bucknell and Loyola Maryland both finished with eighteen points after conference play. Bucknell was awarded the second seed by virtue of their 1–0 regular season victory on October 11. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the final team in the tournament as American and Colgate both finished the season with ten points in conference play. Colgate was awarded the sixth and final seed by virtue of their 2–0 regular season victory on October 7.[5][6]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Army 6–2–1 19
2 Bucknell 5–1–3 18
3 Loyola Maryland 6–3–0 18
4 Boston University 4–3–2 14
5 Lehigh 4–4–1 13
6 Colgate 3–5–1 10

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 29 		Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2 		Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
1 Army 1
3 Loyola Maryland 0 6 Colgate 0
6 Colgate 2 1 Army 0 (3)
2 Bucknell (pen.) 0 (4)
2 Bucknell 3
4 Boston University (pen.) 2 (2) 4 Boston University 1
5 Lehigh 2 (1)

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 29 #4 Boston University 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)		 #5 Lehigh Boston. MA
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Kayla Ross 11'
  • Giulianna Gianino 78' (pen.)
 Report
  • 31' Aminah Baruwa
  • 58' Boston University Own Goal
  • Yellow card 78' Ryelle Shuey
  • Yellow card 95' Faith Dobosiewicz
 Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 188
Referee: Fabio Cardoso
Assistant referees: Michele Beagan
Assistant referees: Shannon Malloy
Fourth official: Gus St. Silva
Penalties
  • Giulianna Gianino soccer ball with check mark
  • Hugrun Helgadottir soccer ball with red X
  • Abigail McNulty soccer ball with red X
  • Margy Porta soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Ryelle Shuey
  • soccer ball with check mark Emma Roesing
  • soccer ball with red X Faith Dobosiewicz
  • soccer ball with red X Alex Odle
  • soccer ball with red X Ava Schaller
October 29 #3 Loyola (MD) 0–2 #6 Colgate Baltimore, MD
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Payton Hurley Yellow card 62'
 Report
  • 38' Ellie Stokes
  • 89' Ari Bezanson
 Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex
Attendance: 342
Referee: Marie Durr
Assistant referees: Ariel Raban
Assistant referees: Marco Avila

Semifinals

November 2 #1 Army 1–0 #6 Colgate West Point, NY
5:00 p.m. ET
  • Brigid Duffy 78'
 Report Stadium: Clinton Field
Attendance: 750
Referee: Thomas Snyder
Assistant referees: Danielle Cornetta
Assistant referees: Alexandru Focea
Fourth official: Georgie Frascione
November 2 #2 Bucknell 3–1 #4 Boston University Lewisburg, PA
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Teresa Deda 5', 49'
  • Meghan White 24'
 Report
  • Yellow card 30' Natalie Godoy
  • 90' Morgan Fagan
 Stadium: Emmitt Field
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant referees: Dustin Killick
Assistant referees: Jessica Moretti
Fourth official: Jason Guernsey

Final

November 5 #1 Army 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 #2 Bucknell West Point, NY
12:00 p.m. ET
  • Madison Niebish Yellow card 29'
  • Team Yellow card 86'
  • Jasmine Talley Yellow card 98'
 Report
  • Yellow card 35' Kalli Wethern
  • Yellow card 64' Paige Temple
  • Yellow card 98' Eva Frankovic
 Stadium: Clinton Field
Attendance: 850
Referee: Luis Arroyo
Assistant referees: Lauren Miller
Assistant referees: Kenny Freeman
Fourth official: David Bork
Penalties
  • Kaelan Bradley soccer ball with red X
  • Cami Silvestro soccer ball with check mark
  • Keira Vesy soccer ball with check mark
  • Madison Niebish soccer ball with red X
  • Jasmine Talley soccer ball with check mark
  • Kaitlin Palaian soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Teresa Deda
  • soccer ball with check mark Meghan White
  • soccer ball with check mark Reese Evans
  • soccer ball with red X Paige Temple
  • soccer ball with red X Kelley Francis
  • soccer ball with check mark Kalli Wethern

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

2 goals

  • Teresa Deda – Bucknell

1 goal

  • Brigid Duffy – Army
  • Morgan Fagan – Boston University
  • Giulianna Gianino – Boston University
  • Kayla Ross – Boston University
  • Megan White – Bucknell
  • Ari Bezanson – Colgate
  • Ellie Stokes – Colgate
  • Aminah Baruwa – Lehigh

1 own goal

  • Boston University (vs. Lehigh)

All-Tournament team

Source:[7]

Player Team
Kaelan Bradley Army
Brigid Duffy
Keira Vesy
Celia Braun Boston University
Giulianna Gianino
Teresa Deda Bucknell
Jenna Hall
Katie Schiano
Brooke Tracey
Alli Popham Colgate
Lauren Rougas

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ Patriot League. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Patriot League. "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bucknell wins shootout to three-peat in Patriot League". The Daily Item. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Patriot League. "2023 Patriot League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship Field Set (10.25.23)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. October 25, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Standings". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "No. 2 Bucknell Crowned 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women's Soccer Champions (11.5.23)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 5, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.