The 2023 MAAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from October 29 through November 5, 2023. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Quinnipiac Bobcats were the defending champions.[1] They successfully defended their title as the first seed and defeated second seed Fairfield 1–0 in the final.[2][3] This was Quinnipiac's second MAAC tournament win in program history, both of which have come under head coach Dave Clarke.[4] As tournament champions, Quinnipiac earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2023 MAAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,399 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Quinnipiac (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dave Clarke (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Courtney Chochol (Quinnipiac) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 1 | – | 15 | – | 3 | .132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MAAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: MAAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editSix MAAC schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required to determine which teams made the tournament as the top six teams finished with unique conference records.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Quinnipiac | 9–0–1 | 28 |
| 2 | Fairfield | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 3 | Canisius | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 5 | Niagara | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Rider | 4–5–1 | 13 |
Bracket
editSemifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[6]
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Canisius | 0 | 6 | Rider | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Rider | 1 | 1 | Quinnipiac | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Fairfield | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fairfield | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's (pen.) | 0 (3) | 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Niagara | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| October 29 | #3 Canisius | 0–1 | #6 Rider | Buffalo, NY |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Demske Sports Complex Attendance: 327 Referee: Shane Magaris Assistant referees: Ankur Singh Joseph Zwack Fourth official: Michael Bloom |
| October 29 | #4 Mount St. Mary's | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | #5 Niagara | Emmitsburg, MD |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Waldron Family Stadium Attendance: 505 Referee: Nickrod Fateh Assistant referees: William Robinson Mark Reichart Fourth official: Kyle Pfeiffer |
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Semifinals
edit| November 2 | #1 Quinnipiac | 1–0 | #6 Rider | Hamden, CT |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 280 |
| November 2 | #2 Fairfield | 3–0 | #4 Mount St. Mary's | Fairfield, CT |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lessing Field Attendance: 467 |
Final
edit| November 5 | #1 Quinnipiac | 1–0 | #2 Fairfield | Hamden, CT |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 820 Referee: Nathaniel Hirschman Assistant referees: Bryan Conetta William Ferris Fourth official: Victor Matheson |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 6 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.2 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
- Maddy Theriault – Fairfield
- Courtney Chochol – Quinnipiac
1 goal
- Allie Kirby – Fairfield
- Chloe Fisher – Rider
All-Tournament team
editSource:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Elle Scott | Fairfield |
| Maddy Theriault | |
| Katie Wright | |
| Amani Green | Mount St. Mary's |
| Kayla Pennington | |
| Madison Alves | Quinnipiac |
| Courtney Chochol | |
| Ella Gagno | |
| Olivia Scott | |
| Genevieve Ryan | Rider |
| Ellie Sciancalepore |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Brown Women's Soccer to Host Quinnipiac in First Round of NCAA Tournament". golocalprov.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Action Kicks-Off on Sunday with Opening Round". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 26, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Quinnipiac Wins Back-to-Back MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Titles". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.