The 2018 MAAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from October 29 through November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites. 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 Monmouth Hawks were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.[1][2]
| 2018 MAAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,567 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Monmouth (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Krissy Turner (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Madie Gibson (Monmouth) | ||||
| Broadcast | MAAC.TV and ESPN3 | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .900 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Peter's | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .300 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 MAAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:MAAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
editSource:[3]
| Quarterfinals Monday, Oct. 29 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 1 | Final Saturday, Nov. 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 2 | 4 | Niagara | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Rider | 1 | 1 | Monmouth | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Siena | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Marist | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Siena | 2 | 3 | Siena | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Quinnipiac | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editFirst Round
edit| October 28, 2018 | #4 Niagara | 2–1 | #5 Rider | Niagara Falls, NY |
| 12:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Niagara Field Attendance: 168 Referee: Christopher Trottier Assistant referees: Rabee Naji Nikola Zdjelar Fourth official: Ian Boyle |
| October 28, 2018 | #3 Siena | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 Quinnipiac | Loudonville, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Siena Field Attendance: 227 Referee: Patrick Violette Assistant referees: Hao Zhong Jose Quintero Fourth official: Ron Gescedi |
Semi-finals
edit| November 1, 2018 | #1 Monmouth | 3–0 | #4 Niagara | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 5:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 274 Referee: Magda Zwierzchowski Assistant referees: Paul Gryskiewicz Nabil Alsaidi Fourth official: Vito Rizzi |
| November 1, 2018 | #2 Marist | 0–2 | #3 Siena | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tenney Stadium Attendance: 612 Referee: Danny Marques Assistant referees: Sergio Vasile Thomas Snyder Fourth official: Mark Sutherland |
Final
edit| November 4, 2018 | #1 Monmouth | 7–1 | #3 Siena | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 5:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 286 Referee: Michael McBride Assistant referees: Nabil Alsaidi Francesco Rizzi Fourth official: Keith Fisher |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 3 Goals
- Emily McNelis - Siena
- 2 Goals
- Madie Gibson - Monmouth
- Annie Ibey - Niagara
- Jazlyn Moya - Monmouth
- Jesi Rossman - Monmouth
- 1 Goal
- Jill Conklin - Monmouth
- Kourtney Cunningham - Rider
- Darby D'Angelo - Siena
- Alli DeLuca - Monmouth
- Kelsey Goldring - Quinnipiac
- Alexis Marino - Monmouth
- Lexie Pallandino - Monmouth
- Meghan Riccardi - Siena
All-Tournament team
editSource:[4]
| Player | Team |
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| Madie Gibson | Monmouth (MVP) |
| Jillian Colucci | Marist |
| Victoria Colatosti | Marist |
| Ida Miceli | Niagara |
| Hadley Bucken | Niagara |
| Emily McNelis | Siena |
| Meghan Riccardi | Siena |
| Darby D’Angelo | Siena |
| Lexie Palladino | Monmouth |
| Dana Scheriff | Monmouth |
| Jesi Rossman | Monmouth |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2018 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Preview". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 26, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "2018 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Monmouth Wins Third-Straight MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.