The 2022 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 6 through November 13, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Marist Red Foxes were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, after a seventh place regular season finish did not qualify them for the tournament.[1] Regular season champion and top seed Quinnipiac would go on to win the tournament, defeating second seed Iona 3–2 in the final.[2] This was Quinnipiac's second overall tournament win and first since 2013. Both of their titles have come under head coach Eric Da Costa.[3] As tournament champions, Quinnipiac earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2022 MAAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,410 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Quinnipiac (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Eric Da Costa (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Karl Netzell (Quinnipiac) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Quinnipiac‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 5 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 5 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 2 | – | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seeding edit
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds as Iona and Manhattan finished with identical 5–1–4 regular season records. Iona was awarded the second seed over Manhattan by virtue of their 2–1 victory during the regular season on October 8. A second tiebreaker was required for the fourth and fifth seeds between Niagara and Siena after both teams finished 4–2–4 in the regular season. Niagara earned the fourth seed, and the right to host their opening round match, by winning their regular season match up 2–0 on October 12.[4]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Quinnipiac | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Iona | 5–1–4 | 19 |
| 3 | Manhattan | 5–1–4 | 19 |
| 4 | Niagara | 4–2–4 | 16 |
| 5 | Siena | 4–2–4 | 16 |
| 6 | Fairfield | 4–5–1 | 13 |
Bracket edit
Source:[5]
| Opening Round Sunday, Nov. 6 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 10 | Final Sunday, Nov. 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Quinnipiac | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Manhattan | 2 | 4 | Niagara | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Fairfield | 0 | 1 | Quinnipiac | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Iona | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Iona | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara (pen.) | 1 (4) | 3 | Manhattan | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Siena | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
Opening Round edit
| November 6 | #3 Manhattan | 2–0 | #6 Fairfield | New York, NY |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Gaelic Park Attendance: 362 Referee: Jose Arana Assistant referees: Gregory Muhs Hector Rueda |
| November 6 | #4 Niagara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #5 Siena | Lewiston, NY |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Niagara Field Attendance: 479 Referee: Shane Magaris Assistant referees: Patrick Ohara Jefferson Dargout Fourth official: William Bainbridge |
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Semifinals edit
| November 10 | #2 Iona | 1–0 | #3 Manhattan | New Rochelle, NY |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Mazzella Field Attendance: 325 Referee: Lorato Varga Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Danny Marques Fourth official: William Pottorff |
| November 10 | #1 Quinnipiac | 5–2 | #4 Niagara | Hamden, CT |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 802 Referee: Jason Dizek Assistant referees: Gregory Muhs Kyle O'Grady Fourth official: Clovis Da Silva |
Final edit
| November 13 | #1 Quinnipiac | 3–2 | #2 Iona | Hamden, CT |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 442 |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
3 goals
- Rodrigo Almeida – Niagara
- Daivd Bercedo – Quinnipiac
- Thomas Svecula – Quinnipiac
1 goal
- Aly Camara – Iona
- Elird Mero – Iona
- Matias Morales – Iona
- Ronaldo Da Silva – Manhattan
- Gunnar Studenhofft – Manhattan
- Magnus Saaby – Siena
- Luke Allen – Quinnipiac
- Noah Silverman – Quinnipiac
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| 2022 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team | |
| James Cotter | Manhattan |
| Ensa Sanneh | |
| Rodrigo Almeida | Niagara |
| Stephen Hasse | |
| Tom Fillaudeau | Iona |
| Juan Alfaro Monge | |
| Matias Morales | |
| David Bercedo | Quinnipiac |
| Karl Netzell | |
| Alexander Stjernegaard | |
| Tomas Svecula | |
MVP in Bold
References edit
- ^ "2021 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Postseason Kicks Off with Opening Round on Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 3, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Quinnipiac Outlasts Iona to Claim 2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Title". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.