2022 America East men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:America East
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:6,490
Venue:Campus Sites (Higher Seed)
Champions:New Hampshire
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Marc Hubbard
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Jassem Koleilat
Mvpteam:New Hampshire
Broadcast:ESPN+

The 2022 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 5 through November 13, 2022. 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 Vermont Catamounts,[1] who were unable to defend their title, losing in the Semifinals to Albany. New Hampshire went on to win the tournament after a 2–0 victory in the final over Albany.[2] It was the fourth victory for the New Hampshire Wildcats soccer program, all of which have come under Head Coach Marc Hubbard. This was New Hampshire's fourth tournament victory in the last five years.[3] As tournament champions, New Hampshire earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2022 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. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Albany and UMBC both finished with twelve regular season points. Albany was awarded the third seed by virtue of their 1–0 regular season victory over UMBC on September 24.[4]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1New Hampshire6–1–018
2Vermont5–1–116
3Albany3–1–312
4UMBC4–3–012
5Binghamton3–2–211
6NJIT1–4–25

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[5]

Player Team
Jamie DavisNew Hampshire
Eli Goldman
Jassem Koleilat
Johann Von Knebel
Tiago DiasAlbany
Elias Ehlin
Neophytos Scottis
Carter BeaulieuBinghamton
Will Noecker
Noah EganVermont
Joe Morrison
Taylor CalheiraUMBC
Maximus BarbotoNJIT
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 #AEMSOC Championship. americaeast.com. America East Conference. January 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022 #AEMSOC Championship. americaeast.com. America East Conference. June 14, 2023.
  3. Web site: America East Men's Soccer Record Book. americaeast.com. America East Conference. June 14, 2023.
  4. Web site: UNH Claims Top Seed as #AEMSOC Championship Bracket is Set!. americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 1, 2022. June 14, 2023.
  5. Web site: Back on Top, UNH Captures Fourth #AEMSOC Championship!. americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 12, 2021. June 14, 2023.