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 | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,001 | ||||
| Site | Maryland SoccerPlex (Semifinals and finals) Boyds, Maryland | ||||
| Champions | Georgetown (6th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dave Nolan (6th title) | ||||
| MVP | Tatum Lenain (Offensive) Julia Leas (Defensive) (Georgetown) | ||||
| Broadcast | Big East Network (quarterfinals and semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final) | ||||
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| 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 edit
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 |
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| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Quarterfinals edit
| October 30 | #3 St. John's | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #6 Connecticut | Queens, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Kyle O'Grady Chris Muhs Fourth official: Greg Muhs |
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| October 30 | #4 Butler | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | #5 Creighton | Indianapolis, IN |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Butler Bowl Attendance: 462 Referee: Eric Tattersall Assistant referees: Khary Williams Erin Patterson Fourth official: Jason Gordon |
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Semifinals edit
| November 3 | #2 Xavier | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 St. John's | Boyds, MD |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 101 Referee: Stephen Foster Assistant referees: Balvir Cabrera Nickrod Fateh Fourth official: Said Mahious |
| November 3 | #1 Georgetown | 1–0 | #5 Creighton | Boyds, MD |
| 6:30 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 115 Referee: Stephen Foster Assistant referees: Balvir Cabrera Nickrod Fateh Fourth official: Said Mahious |
Final edit
| November 6 | #1 Georgetown | 1–0 | #2 Xavier | Boyds, MD |
| 1:30 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Sharon Gingrich Marie Durr Fourth official: Moo Hackett |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
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 edit
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| 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 edit
- ^ "2021 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "2022 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "2022 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BE Champ 1st Rd WSOC Weekly Release" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. October 26, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Georgetown Wins 2022 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.