2021 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2021 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The five-match tournament took place at Xavier University's Corcoran Field in Cincinnati, Ohio for the Semifinals and Finals, while the Quarterfinals were 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 Georgetown Hoyas.[1] They successfully defended their title by defeating St. John's in the final 1-0.[2] This is the fifth title in program history for Georgetown and head coach Dave Nolan. All five of their titles have come in the last six years.[1] As tournament champions, Georgetown earned the Big East's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

2021 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,126
SiteCorcoran Field (Semifinals and Finals)
Cincinnati, Ohio
ChampionsGeorgetown (5th title)
Winning coachDave Nolan (5th title)
MVPSydney Cummings (Offensive)
Julia Leas (Defensive) (Georgetown)
BroadcastBig East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final)
Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
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2021 Big East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 19 Xavier  ‍‍‍y 9 1 0   .900 16 3 1   .825
No. 22 Georgetown  ‍‍y 7 1 2   .800 14 2 6   .773
Butler  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 15 5 1   .738
St. John's  ‍‍‍y 6 3 1   .650 13 7 3   .630
Providence  ‍‍‍y 5 3 2   .600 10 7 3   .575
UConn  ‍‍‍ 5 4 1   .550 9 8 1   .528
Marquette  ‍‍‍ 5 5 0   .500 9 8 0   .529
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 4 6 0   .400 7 11 0   .389
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 1 8 1   .150 7 10 2   .421
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 7 11 0   .389
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 6 12 0   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 Big East Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:The Big East Conference

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top six teams finished with unique point totals. The Semifinals and Finals of the tournament were hosted by the first seed, Xavier.

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Xavier 9–1–0 27
2 Georgetown 7–1–2 23
3 Butler 7–2–1 22
4 St. John's 6–3–1 19
5 Providence 5–3–2 17
6 UConn 5–4–1 16

Bracket

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Source:[3]

First round
Sunday, Oct. 31
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4
Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
1 Xavier 0
4 St. John's (a.e.t.) 2 4 St. John's 1
5 Providence 1 4 St. John's 0
2 Georgetown 1
2 Georgetown 2
3 Butler (a.e.t.) 1 3 Butler 1
6 UConn 0

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 31, 2021 #3 Butler 1–0 (a.e.t.) #6 UConn Indianapolis, IN
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Abigail Isger   107'
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  •   43' Isabelle Lynch
Stadium: Sellick Bowl
Attendance: 292
Referee: Mark Buda
Assistant referees: Aaron Rawlins
Assistant referees: Jason Gordon
Fourth official: Anthony Frizzell
October 31, 2021 #4 St. John's 2–1 (a.e.t.) #5 Providence New York, NY
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Frederique St. Jean   31'
  • Nicole Gordon   76'
  • Maia Cabrera   90'
  • Isabelle Aviza   91'
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  •   27',   79' Amber Birchwell
Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 334
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Rob Fereday
Assistant referees: Keith Fisher
Fourth official: Alexandru Focea

Semifinals

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November 4, 2021 #1 Xavier 0–1 #4 St. John's Cincinnati, OH
5:00 p.m. EST Report
  •   57' Nicole Gordon
  •   61' Zsani Kajan
Stadium: Corcoran Field
Attendance: 663
Referee: Richonne Clark
Assistant referees: Maggie Short
Assistant referees: Chad Collins
Fourth official: Cole Druck
November 4, 2021 #2 Georgetown 2–1 #3 Butler Cincinnati, OH
7:30 p.m. EST
  • Eliza Turner   60'
  • Kaitlyn Parcell   66'
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  •   82' Katie Soderstrom
Stadium: Corcoran Field
Attendance: 663
Referee: David Breckner
Assistant referees: Michael Kinder
Assistant referees: Dean Morgan
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Final

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November 7, 2021 #2 Georgetown 1–0 #4 St. John's Cincinnati, OH
1:30 p.m. EST
  • Sydney Cummings   64'
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  •   72' Angelina Scoma
  •   78' Athina Sofroniou
Stadium: Corcoran Field
Attendance: 174
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Kyle Maust
Assistant referees: Andrew Castel
Fourth official: Michael Samour

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 (as of November 7, 2021).

1 goal

  • Abigail Isger – Butler
  • Katie Soderstrom – Butler
  • Sydney Cummings – Georgetown
  • Kaitlyn Parcell – Georgetown
  • Eliza Turner – Georgetown
  • Amber Birchwell – Providence
  • Isabelle Aviza – St. John's
  • Zsani Kajan – St. John's
  • Frederique St. Jean – St. John's

All-Tournament team

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Source:[4]

Player Team
Julia Leas^ Georgetown
Sydney Cummings*
Maya Fernandez-Powell
Kelly Ann Livingstone
Shannon Aviza St. John's
Michell Money
Katherine Turner
Molly McLaughlin Xavier
Sonia Vargas
Abby Isger Butler
Katie Soderstrom


* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bracket Finalized For The 2021 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship Presented by JEEP". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. October 28, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Georgetown Wins 2021 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.