2022 America East Conference women's soccer tournament


The 2022 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from October 30 through November 6, 2022. 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 Vermont Catamounts,[1][2] who were unable to defend their title after not qualifying for the tournament. New Hampshire won their second tournament in program history after a penalty shoot-out victory in the final.[3][4] It was the second victory for ninth year head coach Steve Welham.[5][6] As tournament champions, New Hampshire earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

2022 America East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,275
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsNew Hampshire (2nd title)
Winning coachSteve Welham (2nd title)
MVPCat Sheppard (New Hampshire)
BroadcastAmerica East TV
America East Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 America East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 6 1 1   .813 9 5 5   .605
New Hampshire  ‍‍y 5 1 2   .750 9 6 3   .583
Maine  ‍‍‍ 4 0 4   .750 9 3 5   .676
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 4 2 2   .625 7 7 4   .500
Albany  ‍‍‍ 3 2 3   .563 7 8 5   .475
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 2 4 2   .375 5 8 6   .421
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 1 5 2   .250 5 8 4   .412
Vermont  ‍‍‍ 0 5 3   .188 4 9 3   .344
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 0 5 3   .188 3 10 4   .294
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 America East Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:America East Conference

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique regular season record.

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Binghamton 6–1–1 19
2 New Hampshire 5–1–2 17
3 Maine 4–0–4 16
4 UMass Lowell 4–2–2 14
5 Albany 3–2–3 12
6 NJIT 2–4–2 8

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 3
Final
Sunday, Nov. 6
2 New Hampshire 2
3 Maine 4 3 Maine 1
6 NJIT 1 2 New Hampshire (pen.) 4 (3)
1 Binghamton 4 (2)
1 Binghamton (pen.) 3 (3)
4 UMass Lowell 1 5 Albany 3 (2)
5 Albany 3

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 30 #4 UMass Lowell 1–3 #5 Albany Lowell, MA
4:00 p.m.
  • Chloe Layne   55'
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  •   35', 78',   87' Olivia Piranino
  •   74' (pen.) Marisa Tava
Stadium: Cushing Field
Attendance: 307
Referee: Daniel Shenk-Moreno
Assistant referees: Katherin Mitchell-Moreno
Assistant referees: Miguel Lara
Fourth official: John Jordan
October 30 #3 Maine 4–1 #6 NJIT Orono, ME
5:00 p.m.
  • Emma Donovan   11'
  • Saylor Clark   24'
  • Julie Lossius   69'
  • Abby Kraemer   85'
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  •   34' Siani Magruder
  •   68' Briana Andreoli
Stadium: Mahaney Diamond
Attendance: 357
Referee: Leah Hayes
Assistant referees: Jeffery Davis
Assistant referees: Andrew Porada
Fourth official: Charles Brown

Semifinals

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November 3 #1 Binghamton 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
#5 Albany Vestal, NY
6:00 p.m.
  • Olivia McKnight   9', 80'
  • Lexi Vegoda   51'
  • Maya Anand   72',   94'
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  •   48', 99' Joanna Van Royen
  •   58' Selma Elverum
Stadium: Bearcats Sports Complex
Attendance: 407
Referee: Mike DeFelice
Assistant referees: Joseph Cimino
Assistant referees: Ryan Clauss
Fourth official: Yale Wale
Penalties
  • Olivia McKnight  
  • Lexi Vegoda  
  • Molly McClelland  
  • Samiya Reid  
  •   Marisa Tava
  •   Carly Binn
  •   Joanna Van Royen
  •   Olivia Piraino
  •   Sahara Zingano
November 3 #2 New Hampshire 2–1 #3 Maine Durham, NH
6:00 p.m.
  • Abbi Maier   21', 86'
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  •   38' Julie Lossius
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Attendance: 483
Referee: Yevgeniy Mednikov
Assistant referees: Ernesto Rodriguez
Assistant referees: John Luk
Fourth official: Erik Rossetti

Final

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November 6 #1 Binghamton 4–4 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
#2 New Hampshire Vestal, NY
2:00 p.m.
  • Maya Anand   11',   76'
  • Lexi Vegoda   51', 54' (pen.),   76'
  • Samiya Reid   84'
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  •   9', 26' Meghan Guarente
  •   18',   81' Emily Bini
  •   30' Gudrun Haralz
  •   56' Logan Nicholson
  •   64' Keegan Mayer
Stadium: Bearcats Sports Complex
Attendance: 721
Referee: Tony Russo
Assistant referees: Cody Hack
Assistant referees: Chris Scalza
Fourth official: Mike Cronin
Penalties
  • Molly McClelland  
  • Lexi Vegoda  
  • Victoria McKnight  
  • Samiya Reid  
  • Nicole Rago  
  •   Meghan Guarente
  •   Maddy Warren
  •   Keegan Mayer
  •   Whitney Wiley
  •   Abbi Maier

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 26 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 5.2 goals per match (as of November 6, 2022).

2 goals

  • Maya Anand – Binghamton
  • Olivia McKnight – Binghamton
  • Lexi Vegoda – Binghamton
  • Julie Lossius – Maine
  • Megan Guarente – New Hampshire
  • Abbi Maier – New Hampshire
  • Olivia Piranino – UAlbany
  • Joanna Van Royen – UAlbany

1 goal

  • Samiya Reid – Binghamton
  • Saylor Clark – Maine
  • Emma Donovan – Maine
  • Abby Kraemer – Maine
  • Emily Bini – New Hampshire
  • Gudrun Harlaz – New Hampshire
  • Briana Andreoli – NJIT
  • Selma Elverum – UAlbany
  • Marisa Tava – UAlbany
  • Chole Layne – UMass Lowell

All-Tournament team

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Source:[7]

Player Team
Emily Bini New Hampshire
Meghan Guarantee
Abbi Maier
Cat Sheppard
Maya Anand Binghamton
Olivia McKnight
Nicole Scott
Hannah Bamford Maine
Saylor Clark
Megan Hart Albany
Olivia Piraino
Lily Fabian UMass Lowell
Ciara Adams NJIT

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Soccer Wins First America East Title with 1-0 Win Over UNH". uvmathletics.com. University of Vermont Athleticts. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Stansell, Jake (November 8, 2021). "UVM women's soccer wins first America East conference title, earns automatic bid to NCAA Tournament". wcax.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wildcats Win America East Championship in Penalty Kicks Versus Binghamton". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire Athleticts. November 6, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Neill, Jackson (November 7, 2022). "Binghamton women's soccer loses America East Championship in penalty kicks to New Hampshire". wbng.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "UNH Claims First #AEWSOC Crown in Eight Seasons". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.