The 2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 5 through November 12, 2023. 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 Quinnipiac Bobcats were the defending champions.[1] They were unable defend their title as a ninth place regular season finish did not qualify them for the tournament. The Rider Broncs would go on to win the tournament, defeating top seed Iona 2–1 in the final.[2][3] This was Rider's sixth overall tournament win. Head coach Chad Duernberger won his first tournament title in his first year at the helm of Rider.[4] As tournament champions, Rider earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
| 2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,677 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Rider (6th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chad Duernberger (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Momo Diop (Rider) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seeding edit
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2023 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 fifth and sixth seeds for the tournament as Marist and Niagara finished with identical 4–4–2 regular season records. The teams tied 1–1 in their regular season match up on September 23. Record against highest remaining seeded teams was the second tiebreaker. Both teams lost to the top three seeds, but Niagara defeated fourth seed Manhattan, while Marist lost to Manhattan during the regular season. Therefore, Niagara was the fifth seed while Marist was the sixth seed.[5][6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Iona | 9–1–0 | 27 |
| 2 | Siena | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Rider | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Manhattan | 6–3–1 | 19 |
| 5 | Niagara | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Marist | 4–4–2 | 14 |
Bracket edit
Source:[7]
| Opening Round Sunday, Nov. 5 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 9 | Final Sunday, Nov. 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Manhattan | 2 | 4 | Manhattan | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Niagara | 0 | 1 | Iona | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Rider | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Siena | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rider | 3 | 3 | Rider | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Marist | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule edit
Opening Round edit
| November 5 | #3 Rider | 3–1 | #6 Marist | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Stadium: Ben Cohen Field Attendance: 325 Referee: Tyler McElhinney Assistant referees: Andrew Laplante Rob Komorowski Fourth official: Nick Mykulak |
| November 5 | #4 Manhattan | 2–0 | #5 Niagara | New York, NY |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Gaelic Park Attendance: 427 Referee: Yevgeniy Megnikod Assistant referees: Alex Riseones Greg Muhs Fourth official: Jan Halaska |
Semifinals edit
| November 9 | #1 Iona | 1–0 | #4 Manhattan | New Rochelle, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mazzella Field Attendance: 400 Referee: Andrea Pileri Assistant referees: Giovanni Lepore Hector Rudea Fourth official: William Pottorff |
| November 9 | #2 Siena | 0–2 | #3 Rider | Loudonville, NY |
| 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hickey Field Attendance: 233 Referee: Luis Reis Assistant referees: George Frascione Sam Conroy Fourth official: Matthew Altman |
Final edit
| November 12 | #1 Iona | 1–2 | #3 Rider | New Rochelle, NY |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mazzella Field Attendance: 292 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Daniel Rego Adrian Rusu Fourth official: Marcus Garcia |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).
3 goals
- Momo Diop – Rider
2 goals
- Thiago Cagna – Iona
- Babacar Diene – Rider
1 goal
- Henry Hamilton – Manhattan
- Sebastian Musu – Manhattan
- Jared Juleau – Marist
- Zaki Alibou – Rider
- Luke Kirilenko – Rider
All-Tournament team edit
Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
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| 2023 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team | |
| Camil Azzam Ruiz | Iona |
| Thiago Cagna | |
| Tim Timchenko | |
| James Cotter | Manhattan |
| Ensa Sanneh | |
| Zaki Alibou | Rider |
| Babacar Diene | |
| Momo Diop | |
| Sebastian Rojek | |
| Magnus Saaby | Siena |
| Henrik Winkelmann | |
MVP in Bold
References edit
- ^ "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Franko, Kyle (November 12, 2023). "Rider men's soccer wins MAAC Tournament title in wild finish". The Trentonian. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Opening Round Matches Set for Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 2, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Tiebreaker Policy". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "No. 3 Rider Secures Program's Sixth MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Title with Upset Win over No. 1 Iona". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.