2023 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament
2023 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Attendance | 2,970 | ||||
Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
Champions | Central Connecticut (13th title) | ||||
Winning coach | Mick D'Arcy (11th title) | ||||
MVP | Melina Ford (Central Connecticut) | ||||
Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merrimack † | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut ‡y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .850 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 8 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .650 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stonehill | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 3 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Le Moyne | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 4 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 0 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 5, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Northeast Conference |
The 2023 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held from October 29 to November 5, 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 defending champions were the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.[1] Fairleigh Dickinson was unable to defend their title, losing to Wagner in the First Round. Central Connecticut went on to win the tournament over Wagner in penalties in the Final.[2] This was the thirteenth Northeast Conference tournament title for the Central Connecticut women's soccer program, eleven of which have come under the direction of head coach Mick D'Arcy. This marks the fifth NEC title in six years for Central Connecticut.[3] As tournament champions, Central Connecticut earned the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Seeding
[edit]The top six teams from regular season play qualified for the 2023 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds as Central Connecticut and Fairleigh Dickinson finished the regular season tied with 24 points each. Central Connecticut won the regular season meeting between the two teams 2–1 on September 24 and was therefore the second seed. Fairleigh Dickinson would have to play in the First Round as the third seed.[4]
Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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1 | Merrimack | 8–1–1 | 25 |
2 | Central Connecticut | 7–0–3 | 24 |
3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 8–2–0 | 24 |
4 | Howard | 6–3–1 | 22 |
5 | Sacred Heart | 5–4–1 | 16 |
6 | Wagner | 5–5–0 | 15 |
Bracket
[edit]First Round Sunday, Oct. 29 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Merrimack | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
4 | Howard | 1 | 6 | Wagner (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
5 | Sacred Heart | 0 | 2 | Central Connecticut (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
6 | Wagner | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
2 | Central Connecticut (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | 4 | Howard | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Wagner | 3 |
Note: Teams were re-seeded after the First Round.
Schedule
[edit]First round
[edit]October 29 | #3 Fairleigh Dickinson | 0–3 | #6 Wagner | Teaneck, NJ |
12:00 p.m. ET | Report |
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Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 243 Referee: Danny Marques Assistant referees: Pete Mandell Kyle O'Grady Fourth official: Jaroslaw Werel |
October 29 | #4 Howard | 1–0 | #5 Sacred Heart | Washington, D.C. |
9:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Greene Stadium Attendance: 211 Referee: Ben Pilgrim Assistant referees: Susan Walton Inga Maric Fourth official: Mark Remsa |
Semifinals
[edit]November 2 | #2 Central Connecticut | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #4 Howard | New Britain, CT |
6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: CCSU Soccer Field Attendance: 622 |
November 2 | #1 Merrimack | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | #6 Wagner | Andover, MA |
7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Martone-Mejail Field Attendance: 781 Referee: Luis Reis Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Nicola Vesia Fourth official: Leah Hayes |
Penalties | ||||
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Final
[edit]November 5 | #2 Central Connecticut | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | #6 Wagner | New Britain, CT |
1:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: CCSU Soccer Field Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Alexandria Focea Assistant referees: Claudiu Badea Inga Maric |
Penalties | ||||
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Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
- Kayla Barbosa – Wagner
1 goal
- Daniela De Souza – Central Connecticut
- Aoife Horgan – Central Connecticut
- Giavanna Inzerillo – Central Connecticut
- Marli Berry – Howard
- Mia Young – Howard
- Isabella Keogh – Merrimack
- Madison Carr – Wagner
- Jess Maraia – Wagner
- Olivia Rubbo – Wagner
All-Tournament team
[edit]Source:[5]
Player | Team |
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Abbie Burgess | Central Connecticut |
Melina Ford | |
Nicolle Santos | |
Victoria Violette | |
Melea Earley | Howard |
Trinity Knox | |
Caroline Howland | Merrimack |
Isabella Keogh | |
Kayla Barbosa | Wagner |
Sam Hughes | |
Juliana Rafaniello |
MVP in bold
References
[edit]- ^ Northeast Conference. "2022 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Northeast Conference. "2023 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Northeast Conference. "NEC Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Northeast Conference (October 26, 2023). "Merrimack Clinches First NEC Women's Soccer Regular Season Title". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "CCSU Adds Another Chapter To NEC Women's Soccer Legacy, Wins Record 13th Title In Dramatic Fashion". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.