2022 SCSA Regional Tournament explained

2022 SCSA Regional Tournament
Association:NIRSA
League:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Sport:Soccer
Prevseason Year:2021
Hosts Alt:Site
Hosts:ECU's North Recreational Complex
Greenville, NC
Duration:October 28–30, 2022
No Of Teams:16 (men's)
12 (women's)
Season:Men's Championship Division
Season Champ Name:Score
Season Champs:5–1
League Champ Name:Champion
League Champs:North Carolina
(2nd title, 5th title game)
Second Place:William & Mary
(1st title game)
Mvp:Calvin Ryan (North Carolina)
Season2:Women's Championship Division
Season Champ2 Name:Score
League Champ2 Name:Champion
League Champs2:Virginia
(2nd title, 2nd title game)
Second Place2:Florida State
(1st title game)
Mvp2:Gracie Heil
Seasonslist:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Seasonslistnames:Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance
Prevseason Link:2021 SCSA Regional Tournament
Nextseason Link:2023 SCSA Regional Tournament
Nextseason Year:2023

The 2022 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 12th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at ECU's North Recreational Complex in Greenville, North Carolina, from October 28th–30th, 2022. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's division, with each tournament champion receiving an automatic bid to the 2022 NIRSA National Soccer Championships' championship division. The remaining 2 of NIRSA Region II's automatic bids for each division were given out based on RPI, with a special consideration to this tournament's performance.[1]

Format

The tournament consisted of 12 women's teams and 16 men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest RPI ranked teams that had not already qualified. Teams were divided into groups based on RPI.

For the men's division group stage, the 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 8.

For the women's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 3 games were played within a group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 8.

Pool play games were two 35-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage.[2]

Knockout stage games also consisted of two 35-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.[3]

Participants

Men's

Divisional champions!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
Atlantic SouthNorth Carolina12th2021
Coastal NorthFlorida11th2021
Mountain EastClemson9th2021
Mountain WestAuburn6th2019
Coastal SouthMiami4th2021
Atlantic NorthJMU3rd2021
Mountain NorthKentucky2nd2014
Mid-AtlanticWake Forest1stNever
Wild cards!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
Atlantic NorthVirginia11th2021
Coastal SouthUCF10th2021
Atlantic NorthVirginia Tech8th2021
Mountain EastGeorgia Tech7th2021
Mountain NorthTennessee4th2021
Coastal SouthUSF4th2019
Atlantic NorthWilliam & Mary3rd2021
Mid-AtlanticElon3rd2015

Women's

Divisional champions!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
FloridaFlorida12th2021
NortheastNorth Carolina12th2021
NorthVirginia Tech12th2021
NorthwestVanderbilt8th2021
SouthwestGeorgia Tech5th2021
SoutheastSouth Carolina1stNever
Wild cards!Division!Team!Appearance!Last bid
NorthVirginia11th2021
NortheastEast Carolina7th2021
FloridaFlorida State6th2021
NortheastWake Forest3rd2021
NorthWilliam & Mary2nd2021
SouthwestAlabama1stNever

Group stage

Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's IMLeagues, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.

Men's

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Clemson321031+27Advanced to knockout stage
2Miami312031+25
3Elon302112−12
4Georgia Tech301214−31


Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1North Carolina330080+89Advanced to knockout stage
2Tennessee320145−16
3USF301213−21
4Wake Forest301238−51


Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1JMU330062+49Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida320153+26
3Virginia310245−13
4Kentucky300338−50


Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia Tech321030+37Advanced to knockout stage
2William & Mary311134−14
3UCF31025503
4Auburn310246−23


Women's

Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia220020+26Advanced to knockout stage
2North Carolina210132+13
3South Carolina200214−30
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Virginia Tech220041+36Advanced to knockout stage
2East Carolina201112−11
3Wake Forest201102−21
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Vanderbilt211030+34Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida20201102
3Alabama201114−31
Pos! style="width:13em"
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Georgia Tech220071+66Advanced to knockout stage
2Florida State210163+33
3William & Mary2002110−90

Tournament bracket

Women's

All tournament teams

Note: only players on teams in the semifinals were eligible.[4]

Men's

NameTeam
Calvin Ryan (MVP)North Carolina
Dylan CollinsClemson
Devin OrtegaFlorida
Raphael EspinosaWilliam & Mary
Jason KlineWilliam & Mary
Sam LoyackNorth Carolina
William KelsonNorth Carolina
Luka NoronhaNorth Carolina

Women's

NameTeam
Gracie Heil (MVP)Virginia
Madeline SimpsonVirginia
Gracie WilliamsVirginia
Ava LohmannVirginia
Ava PizzutoFlorida State
Jordan RolliFlorida State
Jordan TurnerVirginia Tech
Katie ChuckranGeorgia Tech

National Championship performance

See main article: 2022 NIRSA National Soccer Championship.

Men's

Region II championship teams!Team!Qualification!App!Last bid!Result
North CarolinaTournament
champion
17th2021Quarterfinalist
(1–2 a.e.t. vs Minnesota)
ClemsonHighest RPI
remaining teams
4th2003Consolation quarterfinalist
(0–3 vs USC)
William & Mary2nd highest RPI
remaining teams
1stNeverConsolation co-champ
(Finals canceled)
JMUNational wildcard4th2021Consolation semifinalist
(0–2 vs William & Mary)
FloridaNational wildcard14th2019Consolation semifinalist
(2–3 vs USC)

Women's

TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformance
VirginiaTournament
champion
12th2021Consolation champion
VanderbiltHighest RPI
remaining teams
1stNeverSweet 16
(0–1 vs Cal Poly)
Virginia Tech2nd highest RPI
remaining teams
16th2019Sweet 16
(1–2 vs Michigan)
Florida StateNational wildcard4th2016Consolation semifinalist
(0–2 vs Virginia)
Georgia TechNational wildcard2nd2021Consolation quarterfinalist
(0–2 vs Florida State)
Source: [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regional Tournament . 2023-07-16 . Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance . en.
  2. Web site: Granholm . Cory . Regional Tournaments . 2023-07-16 . NIRSA Play . en-US.
  3. Web site: Tournament Rules of Play . 2023-07-08 . Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance . en.
  4. Web site: NIRSA Championship Series Brand Management . 2023-06-23 . 2022 East Carolina Regional Soccer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231111002110/https://play.nirsa.net/wp-content/uploads/nirsa-soccer-2022-regional-east-carolina.pdf . 2023-11-11 . 2023-11-10 . NIRSA Play.
  5. Web site: 2023-05-25 . Weekly Rankings NIRSA Play . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20230525064037/https://play.nirsa.net/soccer/weekly-rankings/ . 2023-05-25 . 2023-07-16 . NIRSA Play.