2016 America East Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2016 America East Conference women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference to be held from October 27 to November 6, 2016. The five match tournament will be held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six team single-elimination tournament will consist of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Albany Great Danes are the defending tournament champions, after defeating the Hartford Hawks 2–1 in the championship match for the program's first league title.

2016 America East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsAlbany (2nd title)
Winning coachCaitlin Cucchiella (2nd title)
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2016 America East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 6 1 1   .813 13 5 1   .711
Albany  ‍y 6 1 1   .813 11 8 1   .575
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍ 6 2 0   .750 9 8 3   .525
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 7 9 3   .447
Maine  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 7 9 0   .438
UMass Lowell *  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 5 10 2   .353
Vermont  ‍‍‍ 2 4 2   .375 7 8 4   .474
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 2 5 1   .313 6 10 1   .382
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 2 6 0   .250 6 10 2   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2016 America East Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

* – UMass Lowell ineligible for postseason (D2 to D1 regulations)
As of 2016-11-17
Rankings from NSCAA

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, Oct. 27
Semifinals
Sunday, Oct. 30
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
1 Albany 1
4 New Hampshire 1 4 New Hampshire 0
5 Maine 0 1 Albany 2
2 Hartford 1
2 Hartford 1
3 Stony Brook 0 (1) 6 Vermont 0
6 Vermont 0 (3)

Schedule

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First Round

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October 27, 2016 #4 New Hampshire 1–0 #5 Maine Durham, New Hampshire
7:00 p.m. EST Lilly Radack   16' Report Stadium: Bremner Field
Referee: Leah Hayes
October 27, 2016 #3 Stony Brook 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
#6 Vermont Stony Brook, New York
7:00 p.m. EST Report Stadium: LaValle Stadium
Referee: Bruno Mozzo
Penalties
Hannah Groth  
Raven Edwards  
Priscilla Wiggins  
Julie Johnstonbaugh  
  Meg James
  Casey Garfinkel
  Bridgette King
  Caitie Green

Semifinals

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October 30, 2016 #1 Albany 1–0 #4 New Hampshire Albany, New York
4:00 p.m. EST Kiana Rugar   34' Report Stadium: Casey Stadium
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
October 30, 2016 #2 Hartford 1–0 #6 Vermont West Hartford, Connecticut
2:00 p.m. EST Skylar Vitiello   76' Report Stadium: Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 277
Referee: Noel Cotterell

Final

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November 6, 2016 #1 Albany 2–1 #2 Hartford Albany, New York
6:00 p.m. EST Kiana Rugar   44'
Vivian Vega   76'
Report Caitlin Smallfield   23' Stadium: Casey Stadium
Attendance: 393
Referee: Eric Forrest

References

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