2017 CAA women's soccer tournament

2017 CAA women's soccer tournament
2017 CAA women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,618
Site	Hofstra University Soccer Stadium; Hempstead, New York; (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Hofstra (4th title)
Winning coach	Simon Riddiough (3rd title)
CAA women's soccer tournament
«2016	2018»

The 2017 CAA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The tournament quarterfinals were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Hofstra University Soccer Stadium in Hempstead, New York. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Northeastern Huskies, but they failed to defend their title, losing 2–1 to the Hofstra Pride in the final.^[1]^[2] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Hofstra women's soccer program and the third for head coach Simon Riddiough.^[3]

2017 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Hofstra ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	0	1.000	15	–	4	–	2	.762
Drexel ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	1	.722	11	–	7	–	1	.605
Northeastern ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	3	.722	13	–	6	–	3	.659
James Madison ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	9	–	10	–	0	.474
William & Mary ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	2	.444	8	–	10	–	2	.450
College of Charleston ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1	.389	8	–	9	–	1	.472
Elon ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	3	.389	9	–	6	–	4	.579
Delaware ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0	.333	6	–	10	–	2	.389
Towson ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1	.278	5	–	11	–	3	.342
UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1	.278	6	–	11	–	2	.368


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Colonial Athletic Association

Bracket

Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29			Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3			Final Sunday, Nov. 5

			1	Hofstra	1
4	James Madison	3	5	William & Mary	0
5	William & Mary	4				1	Hofstra	2
						3	Northeastern	1
			2	Drexel	0
3	Northeastern	6	3	Northeastern	2
6	Charleston	0

Schedule

First Round

October 29, 2017	#3 Northeastern	6–0	#6 Charleston	Brookline, Massachusetts
1:00 p.m. EDT	Nicole Gorman 4', 46' Hannah Lopiccolo 6' Hannah Rosenblatt 63', 89' Emily Evangelista 85'	Report		Stadium: Parsons Field Attendance: 176 Referee: Jeffrey Davis Assistant referees: Luis Cutely Assistant referees: Jessica Remmes

October 29, 2017	#4 James Madison	3–4	#5 William & Mary	Harrisonburg, Virginia
1:00 p.m. EDT	Kylie Hegemier 41' Ginger Deel 59' Haley Crawford 69'	Report	5' Sami Grasso 13' Mackenzie Kober 54' Rachel Moore 76' Elysse Branton	Stadium: Sentara Park Attendance: 206 Referee: Ryan White Assistant referees: Paul Radlinski Assistant referees: Tony Tribotti

Semifinals

November 3, 2017	#2 Drexel	0–2	#3 Northeastern	Hempstead, New York
4:30 p.m. EDT		Report	25' Lizzie George 30' Hannah Rosenblatt	Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Mike Schatzel Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Joe Manfre

November 3, 2017	#1 Hofstra	1–0	#5 William & Mary	Hempstead, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Lucy Porter 63'	Report		Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 823 Referee: Steve Ambrus Assistant referees: Saam Jalayer Assistant referees: Mike Godi Fourth official: Steve Levin

Final

November 5, 2017	#1 Hofstra	2–1	#3 Northeastern	Hempstead, New York
1:00 p.m. EST	Lucy Porter 2' Jenn Buoncore 32'	Report	16' Kerri Zerfoss	Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 413 Referee: Bill Dittmar Assistant referees: Mike Schatzel Assistant referees: Mike Stutt Fourth official: Joe Manfre

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

Hannah Rosenblatt – Northeastern

2 Goals

Nicole Gorman – Northeastern
Lucy Porter – Hofstra

1 Goal

Elysse Branton – William and Mary
Jenn Buoncore – Hofstra
Haley Crawford – Northeastern
Ginger Deel – Northeastern
Emily Evangelista – Northeastern
Sami Grasso – William and Mary
Lizzie George – Northeastern
Kylie Hegemier – James Madison
Mackenzie Kober – William and Mary
Hannah Lopiccolo – Northeastern
Rachel Moore – William and Mary
Kerri Zerfoss – Northeastern

References

^ Colonial Athletic Association. "2016 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
^ Colonial Athletic Association. "2017 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
^ "CAA Women's Soccer Past Champions" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[2016_CAA_Women's_Soccer_Championship-1] Colonial Athletic Association. "2016 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

[2017_CAA_Women's_Soccer_Championship-2] Colonial Athletic Association. "2017 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

[Record_Book-3] "CAA Women's Soccer Past Champions" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

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