The 2021 Patriot League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from November 6 through November 13, 2021. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seeded team hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the American Eagles.[1] They were unable to defend their crown, after losing to Loyola (MD) in the Final.[2] The conference championship was the first for the Loyla men's soccer program, and the first for head coach Steve Nichols.[3] As tournament champions, Loyola earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2021 Patriot League men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,777 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Higher seed | ||||
| Champions | Loyola (MD) (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Steve Nichols (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Chase Vosvick (Loyola (MD)) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) ‡ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Patriot League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editSix of the ten Patriot League men's soccer programs qualified for the 2021 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds for the tournament as Lehigh and Navy finished with identical 5–4–0 records. Lehigh earned the fourth seed by virtue of their 3–2 overtime victory over Navy on October 23. Navy was the fifth seed for the tournament.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Loyola (MD) | 7–2–0 | 21 |
| 2 | American | 6–2–1 | 19 |
| 3 | Holy Cross | 5–3–1 | 16 |
| 4 | Lehigh | 5–4–0 | 15 |
| 5 | Navy | 5–4–0 | 15 |
| 6 | Army | 4–4–1 | 13 |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 6 | Semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 9 | Final Sunday, Nov. 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Loyola (MD) (pen.) | 0 (7) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lehigh | 0 | 6 | Army | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| 5 | Navy | 1 | 1 | Loyola (MD) | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | American | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | American | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Holy Cross | 0 | 5 | Navy | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Army | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 6, 2021 | #4 Lehigh | 0–1 | #5 Navy | Bethlehem, PA |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ulrich Sports Complex Attendance: 463 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Fahrudin Sejdic Paul Bento Fourth official: Edwin Shafer |
| November 6, 2021 | #3 Holy Cross | 0–1 | #6 Army | Worcester, MA |
| 6:00 p.m. ET | Report |
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Stadium: Smith Stadium Attendance: 322 Referee: Carlos Fernandes Assistant referees: Sean Regan Jordan Cavaco Fourth official: Ruben Seyde |
Semifinals
edit| November 9, 2021 | #2 American | 4–2 | #5 Navy | Washington, D.C. |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Reeves Field Attendance: 365 Referee: Mike De Felice Assistant referees: Mark Remsa Nickrod Fateh Fourth official: Dan Lukash |
| November 9, 2021 | #1 Loyola (MD) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | #6 Army | Baltimore, MD |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex Attendance: 511 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Israel Campos Michael Gorsegner Fourth official: Balvir Cabrera-Garcia |
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Final
edit| November 13, 2021 | #1 Loyola (MD) | 2–1 | #2 American | Baltimore, MD |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Stephen Foster Assistant referees: Rob Fereday Alexander Luttmann Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere have been 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 13, 2021).
2 goals
- David Coly – American
1 goal
- Ethan Boyle – American
- Evan Schweickert – American
- Max Wright – American
- Oscar Pereira – Army
- Justin Ingram – Loyola (MD)
- Kelan Swales – Loyola (MD)
- David Jackson – Navy
- Charlie Kriel – Navy
- Jacob Williams – Navy
All-Tournament team
editSource:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Chase Vosvick | Loyola (MD) |
| Justin Ingram | |
| Jordy Luchies | |
| Kelan Swales | |
| Nicholas Blassou | American |
| David Coly | |
| Mattias Cooper | |
| Oscar Pereira | Army |
| Jacob Suppiah | |
| Matt Nocita | Navy |
| Jacob Williams |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ^ Patriot League. "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Patriot League. "2021 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Patriot League. "2021 Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship Field Set (11.3.21)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 3, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "No. 1 Loyola Maryland Named 2021 Patriot League Men's Soccer Champions (11.13.21)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 13, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.