The 2011 CAA men's soccer tournament, known as the 2011 Virginia 529 CAA Men's Soccer Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th edition of the CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, which determines the conference's automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Played from November 10–13, 2011 at James Madison University's Soccer Complex, the University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens defeated the Old Dominion University Monarchs to their first ever CAA Men's Soccer Tournament since joining the conference. For Delaware, the title clinched their third ever berth into the tournament, and their first since 1970.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Delaware |
| Runner-up | Old Dominion |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 17 (3.4 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Tim Hopkinson, Patrick Innes, Jordan LeBlanc (2) |
The tournament was hosted by the James Madison Dukes, as they won the regular season championship.[1]
Qualification edit
For the second straight season, six teams from the twelve team group qualified into the CAA Tournament. Though the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams and Georgia State University Panthers were tied for the final tournament berth, the Panthers edged the Rams in the first tiebreaker, head-to-head record.
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | PTS | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |||
| #12 James Madison† | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 20 | +7 | ||
| #18 Old Dominion | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 22 | +20 | ||
| William & Mary | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | –4 | ||
| Delaware* | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | ||
| Northeastern | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +4 | ||
| Georgia State | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 18 | Note 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 | |
| VCU | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 24 | +10 | ||
| Drexel | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 24 | −10 | ||
| George Mason | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 27 | +10 | ||
| Hofstra | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 32 | −7 | ||
| UNC Wilmington | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 29 | −9 | ||
| Towson | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 41 | –21 | ||
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Georgia State beat VCU in the first tiebreaker, which was head-to-head record. Current rankings: CAASports.com | |||||||||||||||||
Bracket edit
| Play-in round | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 0 | 4 | Delaware | 2 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
| 4 | Delaware | 0 (a.e.t.) | 4 | Delaware | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | William & Mary | 1 | 6 | Georgia State | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Georgia State | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
The higher seed, as well as the home team, is listed on the right.
Play-in round edit
| Georgia State | 2–1 | William & Mary |
|---|---|---|
McGill  65'Scott 77' |
Report | Abrigo 50' |
| Northeastern | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Phataraprasit  Burnham  Braude Kennedy Semerene Rumph |
3–4 | O'Connor Mediate Frimpong Gimenez Dineen Nartey |
Semifinals edit
| Georgia State | 3–5 | Old Dominion |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon 38' Lumpkin 62'Vania 87' |
Report | De John 19' Hopkinson 36', 75'LeBlanc 79'Asante 90' |
| Delaware | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | James Madison |
|---|---|---|
| Dineen 21' Frimpong 37' |
Report | Innes 19', 82' |
| Penalties | ||
| O'Connor Mediate Reed Nuel Dineen Nartey Frimpong Wilson |
5–4 | Innes McLaughlin Roberts-Bailey Bastidas Barden Whitebread Gannon Simpson |
CAA Championship edit
Statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tim Hopkinson
|
Old Dominion | 2 |
 Patrick Innes
|
James Madison | 2 | |
| Jordan LeBlanc
|
Old Dominion | 2 | |
| 4 | Nicholas Abrigo
|
William & Mary | 1 |
 Gideon Asante
|
Old Dominion | 1 | |
| Alex DeJohn
|
Old Dominion | 1 | |
 John Dineen
|
Delaware | 1 | |
| Evans Frimpong
|
Delaware | 1 | |
 Gimel Gordon
|
Georgia State | 1 | |
| Ayokunle Lumpkin
|
Georgia State | 1 | |
| Vincent Mediate
|
Delaware | 1 | |
| Stephen McGill
|
Georgia State | 1 | |
| Evan Scott
|
Georgia State | 1 | |
| Peter Vania
|
Georgia State | 1 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CAA Men's Soccer Weekly Report: Oct. 31". Colonial Athletic Association. CAASports.com. October 31, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.