The 2022 CAA men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from November 3 through November 12, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Hofstra Pride.[1] They were able to successfully defend their title, defeating the top overall seed, Elon 2–1 in the Final.[2] The conference tournament title was the sixth overall for the Hofstra men's soccer program all of which have come under head coach Richard Nuttall.[3] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2022 CAA men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,263 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Hofstra (6th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Richard Nuttall (6th title) | ||||
| MVP | Eliot Goldthorp (Hofstra) | ||||
| Broadcast | FloSports | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon+ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra‡ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: CAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was the last CAA tournament under the "Colonial Athletic Association" identity. On July 20, 2023, the CAA announced it had changed its name to Coastal Athletic Association.[4]
Seeding edit
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as Drexel and William & Mary both finished with regular season records of 3–3–3. Drexel earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 4–1 regular season win over William & Mary on September 3.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Elon | 6–1–2 | 20 |
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 5–1–3 | 18 |
| 3 | Hofstra | 5–2–2 | 17 |
| 4 | Northeastern | 4–4–1 | 13 |
| 5 | Drexel | 3–3–3 | 12 |
| 6 | William & Mary | 3–3–3 | 12 |
Bracket edit
Source:[6]
| First Round Thursday, November 3 | Semifinals Sunday, November 6 | Final Saturday, November 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Elon | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 0 | 5 | Drexel | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Drexel | 1 | 1 | Elon | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UNC Wilmington | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Hofstra (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | Hofstra | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | William & Mary | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
First Round edit
| November 3 | #4 Northeastern | 0–1 | #5 Drexel | Elon, NC |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 177 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Jude Carr Hudson Owens Fourth official: Forrest Ambrose |
| November 3 | #3 Hofstra | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #6 William & Mary | Wilmington, NC |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium Attendance: 85 Referee: Izlen Peksenar Assistant referees: Clive Edwards Aaron Gallagher Fourth official: David McPhun |
Semifinals edit
| November 6 | #1 Elon | 1–0 | #5 Drexel | Elon, NC |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 823 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Dustin Thorne Fourth official: Hicham El Bariqi |
| November 6 | #2 UNC Wilmington | 1–2 | #3 Hofstra | Wilmington, NC |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium Attendance: 753 Referee: Richard Crowgey Assistant referees: Bradley Shrader Jude Carr Fourth official: Erick Varone |
Final edit
| November 12 | #1 Elon | 1–2 | #3 Hofstra | Elon, NC |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Izlen Peksenar Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Gabriel Rivera Fourth official: Hudson Owens |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 9 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.8 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).
1 goal
- Ben Rosenblatt – Elon
- Kasper Lehm – Elon
- Cesar Banacloy – Drexel
- Ryan Carmichael – Hofstra
- Eliot Goldthrop – Hofstra
- Marcelo Lage – Hofstra
- Francesco Perinelli – Hofstra
- Oliver Svalander – Hofstra
- Ethan Newsome – UNC Wilmington
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Eliot Goldthorp | Hofstra |
| Ryan Carmichael | |
| Pierce Infuso | |
| Francesco Perinelli | |
| Franc Gamiz Quer | Elon |
| Kasper Lehm | |
| Ben Rosenblatt | |
| Alessandro Capogna | Drexel |
| Youri Senden | |
| Bachir Ndiaye | UNC Wilmington |
| Gabriel Perrotta |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ Colonial Athletic Association. "2021 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ Colonial Athletic Association. "2022 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "CAA Men's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "CAA Men's Soccer Championship Begins Thursday with First Round Games in North Carolina". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. October 29, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022 CAA Men's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Hofstra Repeats As CAA Men's Soccer Champions with 2-1 Win at Elon". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 12, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.