The 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 28 through November 6, 2022. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at the home stadium of the higher remaining seed. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Saint Louis Billikens, who successfully defended their championship as the first seed, defeating second seed Dayton in the final.[1][2] This was the Billikens' seventh overall tournament title, and coach Katie Shields' fourth title. Shields and Saint Louis have won five straight Atlantic 10 Tournaments in a row.[3] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 6,660 | ||||
| Site | Campus sites, higher seed | ||||
| Champions | Saint Louis Billikens (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Katie Shields (5th title) | ||||
| MVP | Lyndsey Heckel (Saint Louis Billikens) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Saint Louis †‡y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .550 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 7 | .425 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola-Chicago | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LaSalle | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 6 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .250 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 7 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:A10 Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top eight teams in regular season play qualified for the tournament. Two sets of tiebreakers were needed to determine final seeding for the tournament. The first tiebreaker was between Saint Joseph's and UMass for the sixth and seventh seeds as both teams finished with fourteen points in conference play. Saint Joseph's earned the sixth seed for the tournament by virtue of a better composite record versus common conference opponents. The second tiebreaker determined which team finished eighth and made the tournament versus which team finished ninth and did not qualify for the tournament. Loyola-Chicago and Fordham both finished with 4–5–1 regular season conference records. Again, composite record versus common conference opponents was used as the tiebreaker and Loyola-Chicago earned the eighth and final seed to the tournament.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Saint Louis | 10–0–0 | 30 |
| 2 | Dayton | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 3 | VCU | 6–1–3 | 24 |
| 4 | Davidson | 5–2–3 | 18 |
| 5 | Duquesne | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 3–2–5 | 14 |
| 7 | UMass | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 8 | Loyola-Chicago | 4–5–1 | 13 |
Bracket
editSource:[5]
| Quarterfinals Friday, October 28–29 | Semifinals Wednesday, November 2 | Final Sunday, November 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola-Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Davidson | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Duquesne | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Dayton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Dayton | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UMass | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Dayton | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Davidson | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | VCU | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| October 28 | #2 Dayton | 2–0 | #7 UMass | Dayton, OH |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 582 Referee: Maggie Short Assistant referees: Khary Williams Courtney Hayworth Fourth official: Brian Apwisch |
| October 28 | #3 VCU | 0–1 | #6 Saint Joseph's | Richmond, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. ET | Report |
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Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium Attendance: 279 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Kohl Peasley Matthew Masciangelo Fourth official: Julie Heiry |
| October 28 | #4 Davidson | 2–0 | #5 Duquesne | Davidson, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alumni Stadium Attendance: 805 |
| October 29 | #1 Saint Louis | 3–0 | #8 Loyola-Chicago | St. Louis, MO |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 717 Referee: Andy Ellsworth Assistant referees: Kurt Wuebbels Justin Tomicich Fourth official: Don Tebeau |
Semifinals
edit| November 2 | #2 Dayton | 1–0 | #4 Davidson | Dayton, OH |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 677 Referee: Cory Richardson Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth Jason Gordon Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist |
| November 2 | #1 Saint Louis | 2–0 | #6 Saint Joseph's | St. Louis, MO |
| 8:00 p.m. ET | Report | Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 724 Referee: William DeLois Assistant referees: Justin Tomicich Don Tebeau Fourth official: Jeff Patrylo |
Final
edit| November 6 | #1 Saint Louis | 4–0 | #2 Dayton | St. Louis, MO |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 2,876 Referee: Leah Hayes Assistant referees: Matthew Geringer Matthew Rodman Fourth official: Matthew Stein |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 15 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.14 goals per match (as of November 6, 2021).
2 goals
- Lyndsey Heckel – Saint Louis
- Caroline Kelly – Saint Louis
1 goal
- Maddie Moody – Davidson
- Remi White – Davidson
- Diana Benigno – Dayton
- Alicia Donley – Dayton
- Itala Gemelli – Dayton
- Natalie Nevins – Saint Joseph's
- Hannah Friedrich – Saint Louis
- Emily Gaebe – Saint Louis
- Hannah Larson – Saint Louis
- Abbie Miller – Saint Louis
- Hannah Sawyer – Saint Louis
All Tournament Team
editSource:[6]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Lyndsey Heckel | Saint Louis |
| Emily Groark | |
| Hannah Larson | |
| Caroline Kelly | |
| Sophia Stram | |
| Katie Houk | |
| Brianna Halverson | |
| Italia Gemelli | Dayton |
| Diana Benigno | |
| Batoul Reda | |
| Katie Cappelletti | Saint Joseph's |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Undefeated Saint Louis Secures A-10 Women's Soccer Regular-Season Title, Cements Top Seed for Championship". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. October 23, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "2022 A10 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Saint Louis Wins Record Fifth-Straight A-10 Women's Soccer Crown". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. November 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2023.