The 2023 CAA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association held from October 26 through November 4, 2023. The First Round and Semifinals of the tournament were hosted by the first and second seed and the final was hosted by the highest remaining seed. 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] who were unable to defend their title, falling to Monmouth in the Semifinals. Towson won the tournament by defeating Monmouth in the Final, 2–1.[2] The conference tournament title was the first overall for the Towson women's soccer program and the first for head coach Katherine Vettori.[3] As tournament champions, Towson earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[4]
| 2023 CAA women's soccer tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,277 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Towson (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Katherine Vettori (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Riley Melendez (Towson) | ||||
| Broadcast | FloFC | ||||
| |||||
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .833 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .792 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .750 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 6 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .667 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 6 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .625 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 4 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .458 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7 | .458 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 3 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .375 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 2 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .417 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 2 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .333 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 2 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .292 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 0 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .000 | 0 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Coastal Athletic Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding edit
Six Coastal Athletic Association schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records. Towson won the regular season title for the first time in program history.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towson | 9–1–2 | 29 |
| 2 | Hofstra | 9–2–1 | 28 |
| 3 | Monmouth | 8–2–2 | 26 |
| 4 | Northeastern | 6–2–4 | 22 |
| 5 | William & Mary | 6–3–3 | 21 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 4–4–4 | 16 |
Bracket edit
Source:[6]
| Quarterfinals October 26 | Semifinals October 29 | Championship November 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Towson | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northeastern | 1 (6) | 5 | William & Mary | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | William & Mary (pen.) | 1 (7) | 1 | Towson | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Monmouth | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Hofstra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Monmouth | 3 | 3 | Monmouth (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Stony Brook | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
First Round edit
| October 26 | #3 Monmouth | 3–0 | #6 Stony Brook | Hempstead, NY |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Hofstra Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Greg Demello Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Giovanni Lepore Fourth official: Jason Silver |
| October 26 | #4 Northeastern | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | #5 William & Mary | Towson, MD |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Tiger Field Attendance: 227 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Conor McCloskey Michael Kelley |
| Penalties | ||||
|
|
|||
Semifinals edit
| October 29 | #1 Towson | 1–0 | #5 William & Mary | Towson, MD |
| 1:00 p.m. |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Tiger Field Attendance: 727 Referee: Mike De Felice Assistant referees: Hugo Menguy Ryan Meyer Fourth official: Eric Bray |
| October 29 | #2 Hofstra | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #3 Monmouth | Hempstead, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Hofstra Stadium Attendance: 201 Referee: Leah Hayes Assistant referees: Greg Muhs Chris Muhs Fourth official: Jan Halaska |
Final edit
| November 5 | #1 Towson | 2–1 | #3 Monmouth | Towson, MD |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Tiger Field Attendance: 1,022 Referee: David Breckner Assistant referees: Jason Blight Conor McCloskey Fourth official: Peter Dhima |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
- Liza Suydam – Monmouth
- Nia Christopher – Towson
1 goal
- Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir – Hofstra
- Chloe Ferriera – Monmouth
- Chloe Messer – Monmouth
- Summer Reimet – Monmouth
- Marisa Tava – Monmouth
- Vivian Akyirem – Northeastern
- Phoebe Canoles – Towson
- Ivey Crain – William & Mary
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Phoebe Canoles | Towson |
| Nia Christopher | |
| Maja Hansson | |
| Riley Melendez | |
| Lauren Bruno | Monmouth |
| Liza Suydam | |
| Marisa Tava | |
| Millie Davies | Hofstra |
| Dagny Run Petursdottir | |
| Ginny Delacruz | William & Mary |
| Nicole Sellers |
MVP in bold
References edit
- ^ Coastal Athletic Association. "2022 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ Coastal Athletic Association. "2023 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "CAA Women's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Adsit, Morgan (November 6, 2023). "Towson women's soccer heading to UNC for first NCAA Tournament appearance". WBFF. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ McQuiggan, Miles (October 25, 2023). "2023 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Begins Thursday". Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "2023 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ McQuiggan, Miles (November 5, 2023). "Melendez's Game-Ending PK Save Secures Towson's First CAA Women's Soccer Title". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2023.