2021 MAAC men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:MAAC
Gender:men's
Teams:8
Matches:7
Attendance:4,217
Venue:Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
Champions:Marist
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Matt Viggiano
Coachcount:1st
Broadcast:ESPN+
Mvp:Kyle Galloway
Mvpteam:Marist

The 2021 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 7 through November 14, 2021. The seven-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 eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Monmouth were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, losing to Marist in the semifinals.[1] Marist went on to win the Championship, defeating Rider in a penalty shoot-out in the final.[2] This is Marist's fourth overall tournament win and first since 2005. The title is also the first for head coach Matt Viggiano.[3] As tournament champions, Marist earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top eight 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 fifth and sixth seed as Rider and Fairfield each finished with a 5–4–1 conference record. Rider earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 4–3 victory over Fairfield on October 20.[4]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1Marist7–2–122
2Saint Peter's6–3–119
3Niagara6–4–018
4Siena5–3–217
5Rider5–4–116
6Fairfield5–4–116
7Monmouth5–5–015
8Manhattan4–5–113

Bracket

Source:[5]

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
2021 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team
Thomas DrillienFairfield
Cormac Pike
George AkampekeMonmouth
Luke McBeth
Taner BayRider
Regis Dulck
Pablo Gatinois
Demarre MontouteMarist
Henrique Cruz
Bernardo Gracidno
Kyle Galloway
MVP in Bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-21 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. maacsports.com. February 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2021 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. maacsports.com. February 18, 2022.
  3. Web site: Men's Soccer Championship History. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. February 18, 2022.
  4. Web site: 2021 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Quarterfinals Get Underway on Sunday. maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 4, 2021. February 18, 2022.
  5. Web site: 2021 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship. maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. February 18, 2022.
  6. Web site: Marist Wins 2021 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship on Penalty Kicks. maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 14, 2021. February 18, 2022.