The 2019 MAAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 3 through November 10, 2019. 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 Monmouth Hawks were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating the Fairfield Stags 6–0 in the final.[1][2] This is the fourth consecutive title for Monmouth and 5th overall. The title is also the 5th for head coach Krissy Turner.[3]
| 2019 MAAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,091 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Monmouth (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Krissy Turner (5th title) | ||||
| MVP | Sarina Jones (Monmouth) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth †‡y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Peter's | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 MAAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:MAAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
editSource:[4]
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Monmouth | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rider | 1 | 6 | Niagara | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Niagara | 2 | 1 | Monmouth | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Fairfield | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fairfield | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Marist | 2 | 5 | Quinnipiac | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Quinnipiac | 3 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editFirst Round
edit| November 3, 2019 | #4 Marist | 2–3 | #5 Quinnipiac | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Leonidoff Field Attendance: 328 Referee: Bruno Mozzo Assistant referees: Ernest Zielinski Alessandro Verace Fourth official: Mark Sutherland |
| November 3, 2019 | #3 Rider | 1–2 | #6 Niagara | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ben Cohen Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Rob Caramanno Assistant referees: Larry Urweiler Philip Benson |
Semifinals
edit| November 7, 2019 | #1 Monmouth | 3–0 | #6 Niagara | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 5:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 183 Referee: David Breckner Assistant referees: Stephen Cope Gregg Solomon |
| November 7, 2019 | #2 Fairfield | 1–0 | #5 Quinnipiac | Fairfield, CT |
| 7:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lessing Field Attendance: 237 Referee: Mike Lee Assistant referees: Victor Borges Bill Guarini Fourth official: Angelo Napolitano |
Final
edit| November 10, 2019 | #1 Monmouth | 6–0 | #2 Fairfield | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 343 Referee: John Barr Assistant referees: Salvatore Sparacino Daniel Caron Fourth official: Keith Fisher |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 3 Goals
- Lauren Karabin (Monmouth)
- 2 Goals
- Kelsey Araujo (Niagara)
- Victoria Colatosi (Marist)
- Maddie Gibson (Monmouth)
- Selena Salas (Quinnipiac)
- 1 Goal
- Jill Conklin (Monmouth)
- Gabby Diodati (Fairfield)
- Sarina Jones (Monmouth)
- Gretchen Kron (Quinnipiac)
- Ailis Martin (Rider)
- Lexie Palladino (Monmouth)
- Jesi Rossman (Monmouth)
All-Tournament team
editSource:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Sarina Jones | Monmouth |
| Jess Johnson | |
| Lauren Karabin | |
| Jill Conklin | |
| Gabby Diodati | Fairfield |
| Melanie Hingher | |
| Josie Horosky | |
| Ally Grunstein | Quinnipiac |
| Kylie Lance | |
| Hailey Bicknell | Niagara |
| Ida Miceli |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2018 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "2019 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "2019 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "Monmouth Wins Fourth Consecutive MAAC Women's Soccer Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 10, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2020.