The 2022 Patriot League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from November 5 through November 12, 2022. 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 Loyola Greyhounds.[1] They were unable to defend their crown, as they finished in seventh place during the regular season and did not qualify for the tournament. The Navy Midshipmen would go on to claim the title, defeating American in the final, 1–0.[2] The conference championship was the second for the Navy men's soccer program, and the first for head coach Tim O'Donohue.[3] As tournament champions, Loyola earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2022 Patriot League men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,218 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Higher seed | ||||
| Champions | Navy (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Tim O'Donohue (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Zach Wagner (Navy) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Army | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy‡ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seeding
editSix of the ten Patriot League men's soccer programs qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds in the tournament as Colgate and Navy both finished with 14 points in conference play. The teams tied their regular season match-up so a second tie breaker of overall records was used. Colgate finished with 7–3–7 record while Navy finished with a 5–4–8 record so Colgate was awarded the third seed and Navy was the fourth seed. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth seed of the tournament and the first team to not qualify for the tournament as American and Loyola (MD) both finished with eleven conference points. The two teams tied their regular season match-up so overall records were used again. American finished with a 6–6–5 record while Loyola (MD) finished with a 4–5–8 record and was therefore unable to defend its tournament crown.[4][5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Army | 5–1–3 | 18 |
| 2 | Boston University | 4–2–3 | 15 |
| 3 | Colgate | 3–1–5 | 14 |
| 4 | Navy | 3–1–5 | 14 |
| 5 | Lafayette | 3–2–4 | 13 |
| 6 | American | 3–4–2 | 11 |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 5 | Semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Army | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 1 | 6 | American (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Lafayette | 0 | 6 | American | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston University | 0 (8) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Colgate | 1 | 4 | Navy (pen.) | 0 (9) | |||||||||
| 6 | American | 3 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 5 | #3 Colgate | 1–3 | #6 American | Hamilton, NY |
| 5:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Beyer-Small '76 Field Attendance: 832 Referee: Frano Somma Assistant referees: Keegan Bailey Jim Meyers Fourth official: William Albro |
| November 5 | #4 Navy | 1–0 | #5 Lafayette | Annapolis, MD |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Glenn Warner Soccer Facility Attendance: 562 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Jordan Gray Ryan Meyers Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich |
Semifinals
edit| November 8 | #1 Army | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | #6 American | West Point, NY |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Malek Stadium Attendance: 1 Referee: Mark Sutherland Assistant referees: Brendan Quinn Kevin Rodrigo Fourth official: Luis Reis |
| November 8 | #2 Boston University | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p) | #4 Navy | Boston, MA |
| :00 p.m. ET | Report |
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Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 260 Referee: Kevin Morrison Assistant referees: John Luk Jordan Cavaco Fourth official: Matt Setin | |
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Final
edit| November 12 | #4 Navy | 1–0 | #6 American | Annapolis, MD |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Glenn Warner Soccer Facility Attendance: 1,563 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Jordan Gray Joseph Knoff Fourth official: Nicholas Forman |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere have been 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 12, 2022).
2 goals
- Troy Elgersma – American
1 goal
- Mattias Cooper – American
- Cooper Nunn – American
- Leo Palomo – American
- Evan Schweickert – American
- Gage Guerra – Army
- Bobby Foose – Colgate
- Jason Aoyama – Navy
- AJ Schuetz – Navy
All-Tournament team
editSource:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Cristian Coelho | Navy |
| Pierce Holbrook | |
| AJ Schuetz | |
| Zach Wagner | |
| Mattias Cooper | American |
| Cooper Nunn | |
| Evan Schweickert | |
| Gage Guerra | Army |
| Cooper Warren | |
| Colin Innes | Boston University |
| Francesco Montali |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ Patriot League. "2021 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Patriot League. "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Patriot League. "2022 Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship Field Set (11.2.22)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 2, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Standings". patriotleague.org. Patriot Leagueaccess-date=July 17, 2023.
- ^ "No. 4 Navy Claims 2022 Patriot League Men's Soccer Title (11.12.22)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 12, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2023.