2023 America East men's soccer tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:America East
Gender:men's
Teams:6
Matches:5
Attendance:6,744
Venue:Campus Sites (Higher Seed)
Champions:Bryant
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Ruben Resendes
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Antreas Hadjigavriel
Mvpteam:Bryant
Broadcast:ESPN+

The 2023 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 4 through November 12, 2023. 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 Wildcats,[1] who were unable to defend their title. New Hampshire lost in overtime to Bryant 1–0.[2] [3] It was the first America East tournament victory for the Bryant Bulldogs soccer program, and first for Head Coach Ruben Resendes.[4] As tournament champions, Bryant earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2023 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 as UMBC and Vermont finished tied for third, both with twelve points in conference play. UMBC was awarded the third seed by virtue of their 2–1 victory over Vermont on October 21. All other teams finished with a unique number of conference regular season points.[5]

SeedSchoolConference RecordPoints
1New Hampshire4–0–315
2Bryant4–1–214
3UMBC3–1–312
4Vermont4–3–012
5NJIT3–2–211
6Binghamton2–2–39

Schedule

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

All-Tournament team

Source:[6]

Player Team
Will NoeckerBinghamton
Markos Touroukis
Jonas LyshojBryant
Antreas Hadjigavriel
Herman Sukia
Inigo Villalder
Liam BennettNew Hampshire
Isaac Heffess
Georgios Koliniatis
Maximus BarbotoNJIT
Samuel Reisgys
Jordan EhartUMBC
Daniel PacellaVermont
MVP in bold

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 #AEMSOC Championship. americaeast.com. America East Conference. June 14, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2023 #AEMSOC Championship. americaeast.com. America East Conference. February 1, 2024.
  3. Web site: Bryant outlasts UNH to claim America East title. New Hampshire Union Leader. November 12, 2023. February 1, 2024.
  4. Web site: America East Men's Soccer Record Book. americaeast.com. America East Conference. February 1, 2024.
  5. Web site: UNH Earns Top Seed in #AEMSOC Tournament Again!. americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 31, 2022. February 1, 2024.
  6. Web site: Overtime Thriller! Bulldogs Claim First #AEMSOC Title!. americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 12, 2023. February 1, 2024.