2022 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2022 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland for the semifinals and finals, while the first-round games 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 Xavier in the final 1–0.[2] This is the sixth title in program history for Georgetown and head coach Dave Nolan. All six of their titles have come in the last seven years and Georgetown has now won three straight titles.[3] As tournament champions, Georgetown earned the Big East's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

2022 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,001
SiteMaryland SoccerPlex (Semifinals and finals)
Boyds, Maryland
ChampionsGeorgetown (6th title)
Winning coachDave Nolan (6th title)
MVPTatum Lenain (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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2022 Big East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 19 Georgetown  ‍y 8 0 2   .900 15 2 5   .795
Xavier  ‍‍‍y 6 0 4   .800 14 4 5   .717
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 4 2 3   .611 7 5 7   .553
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 4 3 3   .550 8 4 8   .600
Butler  ‍‍‍ 4 3 3   .550 7 7 5   .500
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 8 6 4   .556
Marquette  ‍‍‍ 3 4 3   .450 7 7 4   .500
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 4 8 4   .375
Providence  ‍‍‍ 2 4 4   .400 4 9 5   .361
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 1 7 1   .167 3 12 1   .219
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 1 8 1   .150 5 10 3   .361
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Big East Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
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. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third, fourth and fifth seeds for the tournament as St. John's, Butler and Creighton all finished with fifteen points after the regular season. After the tiebreakers, St. John's was awarded the third seed, Butler earned the fourth seed and hosting rights, while Creighton was the fifth seed.[4][5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Georgetown 8–0–2 26
2 Xavier 6–0–4 22
3 St. John's 4–2–3 15
4 Butler 4–3–3 15
5 Creighton 4–3–3 15
6 Connecticut 4–4–2 14

Bracket

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First round
Sunday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
1 Georgetown 1
4 Butler 1 (5) 5 Creighton 0
5 Creighton (pen.) 1 (6) 1 Georgetown 1
2 Xavier 0
2 Xavier (a.e.t.) 3
3 St. John's (pen.) 1 (4) 3 St. John's 1
6 Connecticut 1 (2)

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 30 #3 St. John's 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
#6 Connecticut Queens, NY
1:00 p.m.
  • Isabelle Aviza   70'
Report
  •   52' Chioma Okafor
Stadium: Belson Stadium
Attendance: 320
Referee: Shaun Papperman
Assistant referees: Kyle O'Grady
Assistant referees: Chris Muhs
Fourth official: Greg Muhs
Penalties
  • Jessica Garziano  
  • Athina Sofroniou  
  • Molly Feighan  
  • Melina Couzis  
  • Michelle Money  
  •   Emma Zaccagnini
  •   Abbey Jones
  •   Jackie Harnett
  •   Jessica Mazo
October 30 #4 Butler 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
#5 Creighton Indianapolis, IN
1:00 p.m.
Report
  •   72' Juelle Love
  •   92' Gabby Grimaldi
  •   102' Team
  •   110' Ariana Mondiri
Stadium: Butler Bowl
Attendance: 462
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Assistant referees: Khary Williams
Assistant referees: Erin Patterson
Fourth official: Jason Gordon
Penalties
  • Talia Sommer  
  • Abigail Isger  
  • Becky Dean  
  • Aliya Diagne  
  • Sara Trandji  
  • Claire Farrington  
  • Emily O'Malley  
  •   Aida Kardovic
  •   Ariana Mondiri
  •   Lara Kazandjian
  •   Maddie Radke
  •   Ansley Atkinson
  •   Abigail Santana
  •   Azumi Manriki

Semifinals

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November 3 #2 Xavier 3–1 (a.e.t.) #3 St. John's Boyds, MD
4:00 p.m.
  • Emma Flick   79'
  • Molly McLaughlin   95'
  • Chole Netzel   99'
Report
  •   23' Jessica Garziano
  •   66' Nicole Gordon
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 101
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Balvir Cabrera
Assistant referees: Nickrod Fateh
Fourth official: Said Mahious
November 3 #1 Georgetown 1–0 #5 Creighton Boyds, MD
6:30 p.m.
  • Gia Vicari   19'
Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 115
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Balvir Cabrera
Assistant referees: Nickrod Fateh
Fourth official: Said Mahious

Final

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November 6 #1 Georgetown 1–0 #2 Xavier Boyds, MD
1:30 p.m.
  • Tatum Lenain   59'
  • Julia Leas   84'
Report Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Mike DeFelice
Assistant referees: Sharon Gingrich
Assistant referees: Marie Durr
Fourth official: Moo Hackett

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

1 goal

  • Abigail Isger – Butler
  • Juelle Love – Creighton
  • Chioma Okafor – Connecticut
  • Tatum Lenain – Georgetown
  • Gia Vicari – Georgetown
  • Isabelle Aviza – St. John's
  • Jessica Garziano – St. John's
  • Emma Flick – Xavier
  • Molly McLaughlin – Xavier
  • Chole Netzel – Xavier

All-Tournament team

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Source:[6]

Player Team
Gabby Grimaldi Creighton
Abigail Santana
Allie Augur Georgetown
Maya Fernandez-Powell
Maja Lardner
Julia Leas^
Tatum Lenain*
Melina Couzis St. John's
Katherine Turner
Emma Flick Xavier
Molly McLaughlin
Chloe Netzel

* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP

References

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  1. ^ "2021 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bracket Finalized For The 2022 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship Presented by JEEP". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. October 27, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "BE Champ 1st Rd WSOC Weekly Release" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. October 26, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Georgetown Wins 2022 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.