The 2022 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held from October 30 to November 6, 2022. The three-match tournament took place at the higher seeded team in each match-up. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils.[1] Central Connecticut State was unable to defend their title, losing to the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2–1 in the Semifinal. Fairleigh Dickinson went on to win the tournament over Sacred Heart in penalties in the Final.[2] This was the second Northeast Conference tournament title for the Fairleigh Dickinson women's soccer program, both of which have come under the direction of head coach Eric Teepe.[3] As tournament champions, Fairleigh Dickinson earned the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
| 2022 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,081 | ||||
| Site | Higher Seeds | ||||
| Champions | Fairleigh Dickinson (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Eric Teepe (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Lea Egner (Fairleigh Dickinson) | ||||
| Broadcast | NEC Front Row | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CCSU † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .889 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .722 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .722 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FDU ‡y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stonehill | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 3 | .289 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .111 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Northeast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2022 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record. No tiebreakers were required as all top six teams finished with unique regular season conference records. Stonehill finished sixth in the standings, but were ineligible for post season competition due to their transition from NCAA D-II to D-I.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Central Connecticut | 7–0–2 | 23 |
| 2 | Merrimack | 6–2–1 | 19 |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 5–1–3 | 18 |
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 5–2–2 | 17 |
| 5 | Saint Francis (PA) | 5–3–1 | 16 |
| 6 | LIU | 2–5–2 | 8 |
Bracket edit
| First Round Sunday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 3 | Final Sunday, Nov. 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Central Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Saint Francis (PA) | 1 | 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson (pen.) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Merrimack | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 5 | 3 | Sacred Heart | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | LIU | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
First round edit
| October 30, 2022 | #4 Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–1 | #5 Saint Francis (PA) | Teaneck, NJ |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Mark Garcia Assistant referees: George Vargas Ernest Zielinski Fourth official: Magda Zwierzchowiski |
| October 30, 2022 | #3 Sacred Heart | 5–0 | #6 LIU | Fairfield, CT |
| 3:30 p.m. ET |
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Report | Stadium: Park Avenue Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Danny Marques Assistant referees: Dianna Klodzeiy Jason Dizek Fourth official: Jaroslaw Werel |
Semifinals edit
| November 3, 2022 | #1 Central Connecticut | 1–2 | #4 Fairleigh Dickinson | New Britain, CT |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field Attendance: 311 Referee: Magda Zwierzchowski Assistant referees: Pete Mandell Boris Senic Fourth official: Thomas Felice |
| November 3, 2022 | #2 Merrimack | 1–2 | #3 Sacred Heart | North Andover, MA |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Martone-Mejail Field Attendance: 622 |
Final edit
| November 6, 2022 | #3 Sacred Heart | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #4 Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairfield, CT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Park Avenue Field Attendance: 763 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Thomas Felice Fourth official: Magda Zwierzchowiski | |
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Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 18 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).
3 goals
- Morgan Bovardi – Sacred Heart
2 goals
- Grace O'Hara – Sacred Heart
1 goal
- Victoria Violette – Central Connecticut
- Lea Egner – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Leighann Kafel – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Kiomy Luperon – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Aitana Martinez-Montoya – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Andrea Ougaard – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Madelyn Robbins – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Erin Tyldesley – Merrimack
- Jaela House – Saint Francis (PA)
- Desiree Crawford – Sacred Heart
- Nichol Green – Sacred Heart
- Kelly Medeiros – Sacred Heart
- Francesca Peloro – Sacred Heart
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[5]
| Player | Team |
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| Lea Egner | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Aitana Martinez-Montoya | |
| Madelyn Robbins | |
| Paula Ruess | |
| Morgan Bovardi | Sacred Heart |
| Laurene Jordan | |
| Grace O'Hara | |
| Erin Tyldesley | Merrimack |
| Hallie Shiers | |
| Charley Simmons | Central Connecticut |
| Victoria Violette |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ Northeast Conference. "2021 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Northeast Conference. "2022 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Northeast Conference. "NEC Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year". StonehillSkyhawks.com. Stonehill College. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "FDU Outlasts Sacred Heart In PKs to Take Home 2nd #NECWSOC Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.