2021 America East men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:America East
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:7,362
Venue:Campus Sites (Higher Seed)
Champions:Vermont
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Rob Dow
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Adrian Schulze Solano
Mvpteam:Vermont
Broadcast:America East TV

The 2021 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 6 through November 14, 2021. 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 New Hampshire, who were unable to defend their title, losing in the Final. Vermont won their first tournament in program history after a 1–0 victory in the final over New Hampshire.[1] It was the sixth victory for the Vermont Catamounts soccer program and the first for Head Coach Rob Dow.[2] As tournament champions, Vermont earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the Semifinals. NJIT and UMass Lowell finished the regular season tied for the sixth and final tournament spot, with a conference record of 3–5–0. NJIT qualified for the tournament by virtue of their 2–1 overtime win over UMass Lowell on September 18.[3]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1New Hampshire7–0–122
2Vermont6–1–119
3Albany4–3–113
4Stony Brook4–4–012
5UMBC3–4–110
6NJIT3–5–09

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[4]

Player Team
Adrian Schulze SolanoVermont
Yves Borie
Noah Egan
Nate Silveira
Bridger HansenNew Hampshire
Bilal Kamal
Johann von Knebel
Hans NesheimUMBC
Julian Conze
Regsan WatkinsNJIT
Rene White
Austin DaSilvaAlbany
Kori CupidStony Brook
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 #AEMSOC Championship. americaeast.com. America East Conference. January 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: America East Men's Soccer Record Book. americaeast.com. America East Conference. January 26, 2022.
  3. Web site: Three Peat! #6 UNH Wins 3rd Straight #AEMSOC Regular-Season Title, Tourney Bracket Set. americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 1, 2021. January 26, 2022.
  4. Web site: Giant Killer: Vermont Upends #6 UNH to Claim #AEMSOC Title. americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 14, 2021. January 26, 2022.