The 2021 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 6 through November 14, 2021. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the New Hampshire, who were unable to defend their title, losing in the Final. Vermont won their first tournament in program history after a 1–0 victory in the final over New Hampshire.[1] It was the sixth victory for the Vermont Catamounts soccer program and the first for Head Coach Rob Dow.[2] As tournament champions, Vermont earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2021 America East men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 7,362 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Vermont (6th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Rob Dow (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Adrian Schulze Solano (Vermont) | ||||
| Broadcast | America East TV | ||||
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| No. 9 New Hampshire + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 17 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: America East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the Semifinals. NJIT and UMass Lowell finished the regular season tied for the sixth and final tournament spot, with a conference record of 3–5–0. NJIT qualified for the tournament by virtue of their 2–1 overtime win over UMass Lowell on September 18.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | New Hampshire | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Vermont | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 3 | Albany | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Stony Brook | 4–4–0 | 12 |
| 5 | UMBC | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 6 | NJIT | 3–5–0 | 9 |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 6 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 10 | Final Sunday, Nov. 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Stony Brook | 1 (7) | 5 | UMBC | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | UMBC (pen.) | 1 (8) | 1 | New Hampshire | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vermont | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Vermont | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Albany | 1 | 6 | NJIT | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | NJIT | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 6, 2021 | #4 Stony Brook | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | #5 UMBC | Stony Brook, NY |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jan Halaska Assistant referees: Keith Fisher Greg Muhs Fourth official: Stephen Danisi |
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| November 6, 2021 | #3 Albany | 1–2 | #6 NJIT | Albany, NY |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Matt Stein Assistant referees: Mark Barile Christopher Crocker Fourth official: Yevgeniy Mednikov |
Semifinals
edit| November 10, 2021 | #1 New Hampshire | 4–0 | #5 UMBC | Durham, NH |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 2,455 Referee: Carlos Fernandes Assistant referees: Risto Gjeorgiev Michael Kelley Fourth official: Ron Libby |
| November 10, 2021 | #2 Vermont | 3–2 | #6 NJIT | Burlington, VT |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 1,004 Referee: Mounir Idmalak Assistant referees: Larry Bechard Jim Myers Fourth official: Jay Valliers |
Final
edit| November 14, 2021 | #1 New Hampshire | 0–1 | #2 Vermont | Durham, NH |
| 2:00 p.m. ET | Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Carlos Fernandes Assistant referees: Sean Regan John Luk Fourth official: John Jordan |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 15 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).
2 goals
- Yves Borie – Vermont
1 goal
- Bjarki Leosson – Albany
- Linus Fallberg – New Hampshire
- Johann von Knebel – New Hampshire
- Paul Mayer – New Hampshire
- Rory O'Driscoll – New Hampshire
- Asembo Augo – NJIT
- Goncalo Franco – NJIT
- Alejandro Rabell – NJIT
- Regsan Watkins – NJIT
- Julian Conze – UMBC
- Joe Morrison – Vermont
- Jacob Vitale – Vermont
1 own goal
- UMBC (against Stony Brook)
All-Tournament team
editSource:[4]
| Player | Team |
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| Adrian Schulze Solano | Vermont |
| Yves Borie | |
| Noah Egan | |
| Nate Silveira | |
| Bridger Hansen | New Hampshire |
| Bilal Kamal | |
| Johann von Knebel | |
| Hans Nesheim | UMBC |
| Julian Conze | |
| Regsan Watkins | NJIT |
| Rene White | |
| Austin DaSilva | Albany |
| Kori Cupid | Stony Brook |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ "2021 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "America East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Three Peat! #6 UNH Wins 3rd Straight #AEMSOC Regular-Season Title, Tourney Bracket Set". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 1, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Giant Killer: Vermont Upends #6 UNH to Claim #AEMSOC Title". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.