2023 Patriot League men's soccer tournament

The 2023 Patriot League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from November 4 through November 11, 2023. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seeded team hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Navy Midshipmen.[1] They were unable to defend their crown, as they lost to Colgate in the Quarterfinals. The top seeded Boston University Terriers would go on to claim the title, defeating Lafayette in the final, 1–0.[2][3] The conference championship was the first for the Boston University men's soccer program, and the first for head coach Kevin Nylen.[4] As tournament champions, Boston University earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2023 Patriot League men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,344
SiteCampus Sites, Higher seed
ChampionsBoston University (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Nylen (1st title)
MVPEitan Rosen (Boston University)
BroadcastESPN+
Patriot League men's soccer tournament
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2023 Patriot League men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston University 7 1 1 12 4 4
Loyola (MD) 6 1 2 7 3 8
Lafayette 4 2 3 9 6 6
Colgate 4 3 2 8 10 2
Navy 3 2 4 6 8 5
American 3 3 3 6 5 5
Holy Cross 2 5 2 5 10 3
Lehigh 2 5 2 3 10 5
Army 1 5 3 3 9 4
Bucknell 1 6 2 2 10 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Patriot League

Seeding edit

Six of the ten Patriot League men's soccer programs qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine the seedings of teams who finished with identical conference records. No tiebreakers were required as all teams finished with unique regular season conference records.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Boston University 7–1–1 22
2 Loyola (MD) 6–1–2 20
3 Lafayette 4–2–3 15
4 Colgate 4–3–2 14
5 Navy 3–2–4 13
6 American 3–3–3 12

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 4
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 7
Final
Sunday, Nov. 11
1 Boston University 2
4 Colgate 2 4 Colgate 0
5 Navy 0 1 Boston University 1
3 Lafayette 0
2 Loyola (MD) 0
3 Lafayette (pen.) 2 (3) 3 Lafayette (a.e.t.) 2
6 American 2 (1)

Schedule edit

Quarterfinals edit

November 4 #4 Colgate 2–0 #5 Navy Hamilton, NY
5:00 p.m. ET
  • Aidan Davock   14', 90',   81'
  • Mason Pahule   88'
Report
  •   85' Zach Wagner
  •   89' Andrew Schug
Stadium: Beyer-Small '76 Field
Attendance: 427
Referee: Tyler McElhinney
Assistant referees: Daniel Wahila
Assistant referees: Christopher Crocker
Fourth official: Yale Wall
November 4 #3 Lafayette 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
#6 American Easton, PA
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Carter Houlihan   51'
  • Hale Lombard   53'
  • Connor Dawson   73'
  • Roy Bigeon   75'
  • David Mizrahi   105'
Report
  •   29' Nevin Baer
  •   42' Leo Palomo
  •   46'   53' Evan Schweickert
  •   59',   60' Robert Matei
Stadium: Oaks Stadium
Attendance: 299
Penalties
  • Connor Dawson  
  • David Mizrahi  
  • Hale Lombard  
  • Beaux Lizewski  
  • Lawrence Aydlett  
  •   Robert Matei
  •   Taku Takahashi
  •   Samuel Hershey
  •   Tim Schliemann

Semifinals edit

November 7 #1 Boston University 2–0 #4 Colgate Boston, MA
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Kevin Torres   65'
  • Colin Innes   82', 86'
  • Griffin Roach   89'
Report
  •   69' Timmy Donovan
  •   89' Dale Lepper
Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 352
Referee: Victor Borges
Assistant referees: Colby Johnson
Assistant referees: Danny Marques
Fourth official: Matt Stein
November 7 #2 Loyola (MD) 0–2 (a.e.t.) #3 Lafayette Baltimore. MD
6:00 p.m. ET
  • Chris Ogor   42'
  • Milan Miric   110'
Report
  •   86' Team
  •   107' Roy Biegon
  •   109',   109' Hale Lombard
  •   109' Lawrence Aydlett
Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex
Attendance: 458

Final edit

November 11 #1 Boston University 1–0 #3 Lafayette Boston, MA
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Eitan Rosen   65',   65'
Report
  •   36' Digger Iqbal
  •   64' Beaux Lizewski
  •   65' Hale Lombard
  •   73' Connor Dawson
  •   90' Lawrence Aydlett
Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 808
Referee: Tyler McElhinney
Assistant referees: Samuel Conroy
Assistant referees: William Ferris
Fourth official: Matt Stein

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There have been 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).

2 goals

  • Colin Innes – Boston University
  • Aidan Davock – Colgate
  • Roy Bigeon – Lafayette

1 goal

  • Nevin Baer – American
  • Robert Matei – American
  • Eitan Rosen – Boston University
  • Carter Houlihan – Lafayette
  • Hale Lombard – Lafayette

All-Tournament team edit

Source:[6]

Player Team
Colin Innes Boston University
Francesco Montali
Griffin Roach
Eitan Rosen
Aidan Davock Colgate
Mason Pahule
Lawrence Aydlett Lafayette
Roy Biegon
Hale Lombard
Chris Ogor Loyola (MD)
Dylan Van der Walt

MVP in bold

References edit

  1. ^ Patriot League. "2022 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Patriot League. "2023 Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer Captures Patriot League Title with 1-0 Triumph over Lafayette". goterriers.com. Boston University Atheltics. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Patriot League. "2023 Patriot League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 Penfed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship Field Set (11.1.23)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 1, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "No. 1 Boston University Claims 2023 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Soccer Title (11.11.23)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2024.