The 2011 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament is the 2011 edition of the tournament, which determines the men's college soccer champion of the Big East Conference, as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament will begin on November 2, 2011 and conclude with the Big East championship on November 13, 2011. The championship, along with the semifinal fixtures will be played at soccer-specific stadium Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | St. John's |
| Runner-up | Connecticut |
Qualification edit
| Conf | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Pts. | W | L | T | ||
| Blue Division | ||||||||
| Marquette (RC) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | |
| West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | |
| Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | |
| Georgetown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Providence | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | |
| Seton Hall | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |
| Red Division | ||||||||
| USF (RC) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | |
| Rutgers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| St. John's | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | |
| Louisville | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | |
| Villanova | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| DePaul | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |
| Syracuse | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
Source: Big East
(RC) = Regular season champion; (TC) = Tournament champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for conference tournament, but not to particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from conference tournament
Bracket edit
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| R2 | Rutgers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| R6 | DePaul | 0 | B3 | Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| B3 | Connecticut | 4 | B3 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| R4 | Louisville | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Marquette | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B5 | Providence | 0 | R4 | Louisville | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| R4 | Louisville | 5 | B3 | Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| R3 | St. John's | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | West Virginia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| B6 | Georgetown | 1 | R3 | St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| R3 | St. John's | 2 | R3 | St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| R5 | Villanova | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| R1 | USF | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| R5 | Villanova | 1 | R5 | Villanova | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| B4 | Notre Dame | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule edit
The tournament will begin on November 2, 2011[2]
First round edit
The home team is listed on the right, the away team is listed on the left.
| DePaul | 0 – 4 | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alvarez  27', 32'Diop 38'Jean-Baptiste 67' |
| Georgetown | 1 – 2 | St. John's |
|---|---|---|
| Christianson 38' |
Report | Mulligan 8' Parker 50' |
| Providence | 0 – 5 | Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Obbey 17' Rolfe 22', 47', 52'Hamilton 36' |
| Villanova | 1 – 0 | Notre Dame |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis 35' |
Report |
Quarterfinals edit
| Connecticut | 3 – 1 | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste 53' Cascio 61'Diop 84' |
Report | Eze 52' |
| St. John's | 2 – 0 | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Hines 60' Vargas 90' |
Report |
Semifinals edit
| Louisville | 0 – 1 | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Diop 79' |
| Villanova | 0 – 2 | St. John's |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hines 77' Ligety 82' |
Championship edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Harrison's Red Bull Arena will host Big East men's soccer championship in November". NJ.com. August 18, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Men's Soccer Championship Central". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.