The 2017 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from October 26 through November 5, 2017. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Albany Great Danes, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 loss in the quarterfinals to the Vermont Catamounts. The Stony Brook Seawolves won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Vermont Catamounts in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the second for the Stony Brook women's soccer program and the first for head coach Brendan Faherty.[3]
| 2017 America East Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,095 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Stony Brook (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brendan Faherty (1st title) | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire † | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton † | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook ‡y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 11 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .250 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 America East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 10, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:America East Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 26 | Semifinals Sunday, Oct. 29 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 0 | 5 | Stony Brook | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Stony Brook | 2 | 5 | Stony Brook | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Vermont | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Binghamton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Albany | 1 | 6 | Vermont | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Vermont | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| October 26, 2017 | #4 Hartford | 0–2 | #5 Stony Brook | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 6:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium Attendance: 357 Referee: Jason Pelletier Assistant referees: Adam Kilpatrick Frank Somma Fourth official: Ed Resendes |
| October 26, 2017 | #3 Albany | 1–2 | #6 Vermont | Albany, New York |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Casey Stadium Attendance: 109 |
Semifinals
edit| October 29, 2017 | #2 Binghamton | 0–1 | #6 Vermont | Vestal, New York |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bearcat Sports Complex Attendance: 1200 Referee: Yevgeniy Mednikov Assistant referees: Evan Chase Joe Kokernak Fourth official: Dave Carpinella |
| October 29, 2017 | #1 New Hampshire | 0–1 | #5 Stony Brook | Durham, New Hampshire |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bremner Field Attendance: 110 Referee: Mike Wallace Assistant referees: Naoufal Hmiddouche Katie Mitchell Fourth official: Phillip Cox |
Final
edit| November 5, 2017 | #5 Stony Brook | 2–1 | #6 Vermont | Stony Brook, New York |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: LaValle Stadium Attendance: 319 Referee: Noel Cotterell Assistant referees: Jeremy Scheer Danny Marques Fourth official: Papi Sora |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 2 goals
- Manuela Corcho - Stony Brook
- Brooke Jenkins - Vermont
- 1 goal
- Allyson Baner - Stony Brook
- Christen Cahill - Stony Brook
- Alyssa Francese - Stony Brook
- Katie Gowing - Albany
- Sarah Martin - Vermont
- Taylor Palmer - Vermont
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship Central". America East Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "2017 America East Women's Soccer Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 America East Record Book – Women's Soccer" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.