The 2023 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 4 through November 12, 2023. 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 New Hampshire Wildcats,[1] who were unable to defend their title. New Hampshire lost in overtime to Bryant 1–0.[2][3] It was the first America East tournament victory for the Bryant Bulldogs soccer program, and first for Head Coach Ruben Resendes.[4] As tournament champions, Bryant earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2023 America East men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 6,744 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Bryant (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Ruben Resendes (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Antreas Hadjigavriel (Bryant) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 New Hampshire + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 3 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Vermont + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seeding edit
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the Semifinals. A tiebreaker was required as UMBC and Vermont finished tied for third, both with twelve points in conference play. UMBC was awarded the third seed by virtue of their 2–1 victory over Vermont on October 21. All other teams finished with a unique number of conference regular season points.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | New Hampshire | 4–0–3 | 15 |
| 2 | Bryant | 4–1–2 | 14 |
| 3 | UMBC | 3–1–3 | 12 |
| 4 | Vermont | 4–3–0 | 12 |
| 5 | NJIT | 3–2–2 | 11 |
| 6 | Binghamton | 2–2–3 | 9 |
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 4 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 8 | Final Sunday, Nov. 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Vermont | 1 | 5 | NJIT | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 2 | 1 | New Hampshire | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bryant (a.e.t) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bryant | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMBC | 0 | 6 | Binghamton | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Binghamton | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
Quarterfinals edit
| November 4 | #4 Vermont | 1–2 | #5 NJIT | Burlington, VT |
| 3:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 617 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick Assistant referees: Jason Klump Nicola Vesia Fourth official: Jamie LaBarge |
| November 4 | #3 UMBC | 0–1 | #6 Binghamton | Baltimore, MD |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Retriever Soccer Park Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Michael Kelly Conor McCloskey Fourth official: Jason Blight |
Semifinals edit
| November 8 | #1 New Hampshire | 1–0 | #5 NJIT | Durham, NH |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 1,227 Referee: Tyler McElhinney Assistant referees: Mounir Idmalak Jonathan Luk Fourth official: Matt Stein |
| November 18 | #2 Bryant | 3–1 | #6 Binghamton | Smithfield, RI |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Beirne Stadium Attendance: 1,137 Referee: Yevgeniy Mednikov Assistant referees: Adam Cook Ruben Seyde Fourth official: Jason Dizek |
Final edit
| November 12 | #1 New Hampshire | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #2 Bryant | Durham, NH |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 2,336 Referee: Daniel Shenk Moreno Assistant referees: John Luk John Lazaro Fourth official: Michael Humprhies |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 10 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).
1 goal
- Billy Clark – Binghamton
- Calvin Moe – Binghamton
- Adrian Camacho – Bryant
- Jonas Lyshoj – Bryant
- Javier Soler Gandia – Bryant
- Inigo Villaldea – Bryant
- Georgios Koliniatis – New Hampshire
- Goncalo Franco – NJIT
- Hugo Tavares – NJIT
- Yaniv Bazini – Vermont
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Will Noecker | Binghamton |
| Markos Touroukis | |
| Jonas Lyshoj | Bryant |
| Antreas Hadjigavriel | |
| Herman Sukia | |
| Inigo Villalder | |
| Liam Bennett | New Hampshire |
| Isaac Heffess | |
| Georgios Koliniatis | |
| Maximus Barboto | NJIT |
| Samuel Reisgys | |
| Jordan Ehart | UMBC |
| Daniel Pacella | Vermont |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ "2022 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Bryant outlasts UNH to claim America East title". New Hampshire Union Leader. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "America East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "UNH Earns Top Seed in #AEMSOC Tournament Again!". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 31, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Overtime Thriller! Bulldogs Claim First #AEMSOC Title!". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.