2017 America East Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2017 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from October 26 through November 5, 2017. 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 Albany Great Danes, but they were eliminated from the 2017 tournament with a 2–1 loss in the quarterfinals to the Vermont Catamounts. The Stony Brook Seawolves won the tournament with a 2–1 victory over the Vermont Catamounts in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the second for the Stony Brook women's soccer program and the first for head coach Brendan Faherty.[3]

2017 America East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,095
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsStony Brook (2nd title)
Winning coachBrendan Faherty (1st title)
America East Conference women's soccer tournament
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2017 America East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 5 2 1   .688 11 6 1   .639
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 5 2 1   .688 11 4 4   .684
Albany  ‍‍‍ 4 3 1   .563 6 11 1   .361
Hartford  ‍‍‍ 4 3 1   .563 8 9 2   .474
Stony Brook  ‍‍y 4 4 0   .500 11 11 0   .500
Vermont  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 9 9 2   .500
Maine  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 5 10 1   .344
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 2 3 3   .438 5 6 6   .471
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 2 6 0   .250 4 10 3   .324
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2017 America East Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 10, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:America East Conference

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, Oct. 26
Semifinals
Sunday, Oct. 29
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
1 New Hampshire 0
4 Hartford 0 5 Stony Brook 1
5 Stony Brook 2 5 Stony Brook 2
6 Vermont 1
2 Binghamton 0
3 Albany 1 6 Vermont 1
6 Vermont 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 26, 2017 #4 Hartford 0–2 #5 Stony Brook West Hartford, Connecticut
6:00 p.m. EDT Report
  •   11' Allyson Baner
  •   74' Christen Cahill
Stadium: Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 357
Referee: Jason Pelletier
Assistant referees: Adam Kilpatrick
Assistant referees: Frank Somma
Fourth official: Ed Resendes
October 26, 2017 #3 Albany 1–2 #6 Vermont Albany, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Katie Gowing   63'
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  •   36' Taylor Palmer
  •   90' Brooke Jenkins
Stadium: Casey Stadium
Attendance: 109

Semifinals

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October 29, 2017 #2 Binghamton 0–1 #6 Vermont Vestal, New York
1:00 p.m. EDT Report
  •   82' Brooke Jenkins
Stadium: Bearcat Sports Complex
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Yevgeniy Mednikov
Assistant referees: Evan Chase
Assistant referees: Joe Kokernak
Fourth official: Dave Carpinella
October 29, 2017 #1 New Hampshire 0–1 #5 Stony Brook Durham, New Hampshire
2:00 p.m. EDT Report
  •   76' Manuela Corcho
Stadium: Bremner Field
Attendance: 110
Referee: Mike Wallace
Assistant referees: Naoufal Hmiddouche
Assistant referees: Katie Mitchell
Fourth official: Phillip Cox

Final

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November 5, 2017 #5 Stony Brook 2–1 #6 Vermont Stony Brook, New York
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Alyssa Francese   18'
  • Manuela Corcho   33'
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  •   62' Sarah Martin
Stadium: LaValle Stadium
Attendance: 319
Referee: Noel Cotterell
Assistant referees: Jeremy Scheer
Assistant referees: Danny Marques
Fourth official: Papi Sora

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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2 goals
  • Manuela Corcho - Stony Brook
  • Brooke Jenkins - Vermont
1 goal
  • Allyson Baner - Stony Brook
  • Christen Cahill - Stony Brook
  • Alyssa Francese - Stony Brook
  • Katie Gowing - Albany
  • Sarah Martin - Vermont
  • Taylor Palmer - Vermont

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship Central". America East Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 America East Women's Soccer Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017-18 America East Record Book – Women's Soccer" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2017.