The 2024 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was be the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American East Conference that was held from November 3rd through 10th. 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 Maine Black Bears,[1] The Black Bears successfully defended their title, defeating New Hampshire 3–0 in the Final.[2][3] It was the second victory in program history for Maine and the second for twenty-third year head coach Scott Atherly.[4][5] As tournament champions, Maine earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2024 America East Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,173 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Maine (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Scott Atherley (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Lara Kirby (Maine) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine †‡y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .938 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .750 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .250 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .188 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 America East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:America East Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as UMass Lowell and Vermont both finished with 3–4–1 regular season records. UMass Lowell earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 2–0 win over Vermont on October 13.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Maine | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 6–2–0 | 18 |
| 3 | Binghamton | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 4 | UMass Lowell | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 5 | Bryant | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 6 | Vermont | 3–4–1 | 10 |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Monday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Maine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Bryant | 1 | 4 | UMass Lowell | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | UMass Lowell | 2 | 1 | Maine | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | New Hampshire | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | New Hampshire | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Vermont | 0 (2) | 3 | Binghamton | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Binghamton (pen.) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 3, 2024 | #3 Binghamton | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | #6 Vermont | Vestal, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bearcats Sports Complex Attendance: 306 Referee: Nathaniel Hirschman Assistant referees: Chris Borncamp Edin Hadzovic Fourth official: Mindy Malia |
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| November 3, 2024 | #4 UMass Lowell | 2–1 | #5 Bryant | Lowell, MA |
| 3:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cushing Field Attendance: 304 Referee: Patrick Violette Assistant referees: John Lazaro Adam Cook Fourth official: Andrew Brownsword |
Semifinals
edit| November 7, 2024 | #1 Maine | 2–0 | #4 UMass Lowell | Orono, ME |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Mahaney Diamond Attendance: 445 Referee: Carlos Fernandes Assistant referees: Johnathan Luk Shaye Lane Fourth official: Andrew Porada |
| November 7, 2024 | #2 New Hampshire | 3–1 | #3 Binghamton | Durham, NH |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Bremner Field Attendance: 392 Referee: Katherine Mitchell Assistant referees: Nicola Vesia Sandro Araujo Fourth official: John Jordan |
Final
edit| November 10, 2024 | #1 Maine | 3–0 | #2 New Hampshire | Orono, ME |
| 3:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Mahaney Diamond Attendance: 726 Referee: Daniel Shenk Moreno Assistant referees: Douglas Scaffidi Matt Stein Fourth official: Reindole Bantul |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).
2 goals
- Elizabeth Finn – New Hampshire
- Kayla Kraemer – Maine
1 goal
- Caitlin Forshay – Bryant
- Mia Eva Girgis – UMass Lowell
- Lara Kirkby – Maine
- Abbi Maier – New Hampshire
- Jordane Pinette – Maine
- Mackenzie Ryder – Binghamton
- Hope Santaniello – UMass Lowell
- Abbey Thornton – Maine
All-Tournament team
editSource:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Lara Kirby | Maine |
| Abby Kraemer | |
| Emma Scheider | |
| Myla Schneider | |
| Elizabeth Finn | New Hampshire |
| Megan Logue | |
| Abbi Maier | |
| Megan Banzi | UMass Lowell |
| Emma Mitchell | |
| Brooke Herber | Binghamton |
| MacKenzie Ryder | |
| Laney Ross | Bryant |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ Neill, Jackson (November 7, 2022). "Binghamton women's soccer loses America East Championship in penalty kicks to New Hampshire". wbng.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Bartow, Adam (November 11, 2024). "Going to the dance! UMaine women's soccer wins another conference title". WMTW (TV). Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Barr, Ben (November 11, 2024). "Maine women's soccer team finds out NCAA Tournament spot". WABI-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Maine Captures #AEWSOC Regular-Season Title, Championship Bracket Announced". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Back To Back! Maine Claims Second-Straight #AEWSOC Crown". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.