2021 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2021 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament was the post-season women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 6 to 14, 2021, in the USA. The five-match tournament took place at Shaw Field in Washington, D.C. for the semifinals and finals, while the first round was hosted by the higher seeded team. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Seton Hall Pirates.[1] They were unable to defendtheir title after not qualifying for the tournament and finishing in last place in the regular season standings. Georgetown finished as tournament champions after defeating Providence 2–1 in overtime in the final.[2] This is the fifth title in program history for Georgetown, all of which have come under Head Coach Brian Wiese.[3] As tournament champions, Georgetown earned the Big East's automatic place in the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2021 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance4,496
SiteShaw Field (Semifinals and Finals)
Washington, D.C.
ChampionsGeorgetown (5th title)
Winning coachBrian Wiese (5th title)
MVPStefan Stojanovic (Offensive)
Giannis Nikopolidis (Defensive) (Georgetown)
BroadcastBig East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 2 (Final)
Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
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2021 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgetown 8 2 0 18 3 1
No. 16 Providence + 5 2 3 12 5 4
St. John's + 5 3 2 11 6 3
Villanova + 5 4 1 12 8 1
Creighton + 5 4 1 9 8 2
Butler 5 4 1 7 9 3
Marquette 4 5 1 7 8 1
DePaul 3 4 3 7 7 3
Xavier 3 6 1 9 7 1
UConn 2 6 2 7 7 2
Seton Hall 2 7 1 6 8 3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big East

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. The Semifinals and Finals of the tournament were hosted by the first seed, Georgetown. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth, fifth and sixth seeds as Creighton, Villanova and Butler all finished with identical 5–4–1 regular season records. When three teams are tied, a "mini-conference" is created with those three teams and the team with the best record is awarded the highest seed.[4] Creighton earned the fourth seed after going 2–0–0 against Villanova and Butler. Villanova earned the fifth seed by going 1–1–0 against the other teams. Butler was the sixth seed after posting a 0–2–0 record against the other teams.[5]

Seed School Conference record Points
1 Georgetown 8–2–0 21
2 Providence 5–2–3 18
3 St. John's 5–3–2 17
4 Creighton 5–4–1 16
5 Villanova 5–4–1 16
6 Butler 5–4–1 16

Bracket

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First round
Saturday, Nov. 6
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 Georgetown 1
3 St. John's 0 (2) 5 Villanova 0
6 Butler (pen.) 0 (4) 1 Georgetown (a.e.t.) 2
2 Providence 1
2 Providence 2
4 Creighton 1 6 Butler 0
5 Villanova 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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November 6, 2021 #3 St. John's 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
#6 Butler Queens, NY
5:00 p.m. ET
  • Wesley Leggett   63'
  • Hugo Monteiro   95'
  • Rafael Bustamante   109'
Report
  •   31' Jack Haywood
  •   35' Griffin DeBolt
  •   77'   90' Perrin Barnes
Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Andrea Pileri
Assistant referees: David Belmnahia
Assistant referees: Timmoth Bramble
Fourth official: Stephen Cope
Penalties
  •   Griffin DeBolt
  •   Jack Haywood
  •   Louie Bulger
  •   Joel Harvey
November 6, 2021 #4 Creighton 1–2 #5 Villanova Omaha, NE
6:00 p.m. CT
  • Alejandro Maillet   22'
  • Cameron Briggs   28'
  • Daniel Espeleta   64'
  • Musa Qongo   90'
Report
  •   14' Josh Belluz
  •   76' Akinjide Awujo
  •   84' Luke Pompliano
Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 1,296
Referee: Noah Matos
Assistant referees: Shane Labenz
Assistant referees: TJ Bartels

Semifinals

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November 11, 2021 #1 Georgetown 1–0 #5 Villanova Washington, D.C.
11:00 a.m. ET
  • Chris Hegardt   81'
  • Joe Buck   90'
Report
  •   62' Marcus Brenes
  •   67' Jorge Garcia
  •   77' Akinjide Awujo
  •   81' Dominic Cyriacks
  •   86' Lyam MacKinnon
  •   87' Viktor Benediktsson
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 861
Referee: Jose Rivero
Assistant referees: Ryan Meyers
Assistant referees: Tyler McElhinney
Fourth official: Ryan Trombetta
November 11, 2021 #2 Providence 2–0 #6 Butler Washington, D.C.
1:30 p.m. ET
  • Simon Triantafilou   58'
  • Brendan McSorley   65'
  • Gevork Diarbian   66'
Report
  •   75' Griffin DeBolt
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 277
Referee: Mike Stutt
Assistant referees: Hugo Menguy
Assistant referees: Matthew Richardson
Fourth official: Balvir Garcia

Final

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November 14, 2021 #1 Georgetown 2–1 (a.e.t.) #2 Providence Washington, D.C.
Noon ET
  • Stefan Stojanovic   51' (pen.),   83',   96'
  • Giannis Nikopolidis   64'
  • Sean Zawadzki   73'
Report
  •   39' Team
  •   39' Team
  •   42' Cole Dewhurst
  •   52' Ramzi Qawasmy
  •   77' Armaan Wilson
  •   85' Brendan McSorley
  •   89' Migue Candela Bravo
Stadium: Shaw Field
Attendance: 1,567
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant referees: Will Aten
Assistant referees: Matt Nelson
Fourth official: James Sadowski

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 9 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.8 goals per match.

2 goals

  • Stefan Stojanovic – Georgetown
  • Brendan McSorley – Providence

1 goal

  • Daniel Espeleta – Creighton
  • Joe Buck – Georgetown
  • Gevork Diarbian – Providence
  • Akinjide Awujo – Villanova
  • Luke Pompliano – Villanova

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Griffin DeBolt Butler
Rhys Myers
Josh Belluz Villanova
Carson Williams
Lukas Burns Providence
Gevork Diarbian
Brendan McSorley
Joe Buck Georgetown
Giannis Nikopolidis^
Stefan Stojanovic*
Sean Zawadzki


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

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  1. ^ "ONWARD AND UPWARD! Pirates are BIG EAST CHAMPIONS!". shupirates.com. Seton Hall University. April 17, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Record Book". issuu.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "11.5 MSCO Weekly Release" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 5, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bracket Set For 2021 #BEfútbol Championship Presented by JEEP". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Georgetown Claims 2021 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.