2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament
| 2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,677 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Rider (6th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chad Duernberger (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Momo Diop (Rider) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 5 through November 12, 2023. The five-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 six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Quinnipiac Bobcats were the defending champions.[1] They were unable defend their title as a ninth place regular season finish did not qualify them for the tournament. The Rider Broncs would go on to win the tournament, defeating top seed Iona 2–1 in the final.[2] [3] This was Rider's sixth overall tournament win. Head coach Chad Duernberger won his first tournament title in his first year at the helm of Rider.[4] As tournament champions, Rider earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
[edit ]The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2023 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 seeds for the tournament as Marist and Niagara finished with identical 4–4–2 regular season records. The teams tied 1–1 in their regular season match up on September 23. Record against highest remaining seeded teams was the second tiebreaker. Both teams lost to the top three seeds, but Niagara defeated fourth seed Manhattan, while Marist lost to Manhattan during the regular season. Therefore, Niagara was the fifth seed while Marist was the sixth seed.[5] [6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iona | 9–1–0 | 27 |
| 2 | Siena | 8–2–0 | 24 |
| 3 | Rider | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Manhattan | 6–3–1 | 19 |
| 5 | Niagara | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Marist | 4–4–2 | 14 |
Bracket
[edit ]Source:[7]
Sunday, Nov. 5 Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 9 Final
Sunday, Nov. 12
Schedule
[edit ]Opening Round
[edit ]- Babacar Diene 15'
- Momo Diop 39'
- Zaki Alibou Yellow card 56'
- Martin Chladek Yellow card 62'
- Luke Kirilenko 63'
- Adam Salama Yellow card 87'
- Yellow card 40' Kyle Evans
- Yellow card 74' Joseph Daher
- Yellow card 80' Adam Rustami
- 84' (pen.) Jared Juleau
- Yellow card 87' Albion Bacaj
- Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 90' Jared Juleau
Attendance: 325
Referee: Tyler McElhinney
Assistant referees: Andrew Laplante
Assistant referees: Rob Komorowski
Fourth official: Nick Mykulak
- Sebastian Musu 37'
- Gunnar Studenhofft Yellow card 38'
- Henry Hamilton 82'
- Yellow card 17' Asher Barnes
- Yellow card 37' Felix Kogler
- Yellow card 68' Thomas Brooks
Attendance: 427
Referee: Yevgeniy Megnikod
Assistant referees: Alex Riseones
Assistant referees: Greg Muhs
Fourth official: Jan Halaska
Semifinals
[edit ]- Thiago Cagna 18'
- Matias Morales Yellow card 38'
- Alessio Hernandez Yellow card 44'
- Aly Camara Yellow card 45'
- Elird Mero Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card 89'
- Yellow card 25' Henry Hamilton
- Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 81' Gunnar Studenhofft
- Yellow card 75' Ensa Sanneh
Attendance: 400
Referee: Andrea Pileri
Assistant referees: Giovanni Lepore
Assistant referees: Hector Rudea
Fourth official: William Pottorff
Final
[edit ]- Thiago Cagna 48'
- 36' Yellow card 67' Momo Diop
- 83' Babacar Diene
Attendance: 292
Referee: Victor Borges
Assistant referees: Daniel Rego
Assistant referees: Adrian Rusu
Fourth official: Marcus Garcia
Statistics
[edit ]Goalscorers
[edit ]There were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).
3 goals
- Momo Diop – Rider
2 goals
- Thiago Cagna – Iona
- Babacar Diene – Rider
1 goal
- Henry Hamilton – Manhattan
- Sebastian Musu – Manhattan
- Jared Juleau – Marist
- Zaki Alibou – Rider
- Luke Kirilenko – Rider
All-Tournament team
[edit ]Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| 2023 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team | |
| Camil Azzam Ruiz | Iona |
| Thiago Cagna | |
| Tim Timchenko | |
| James Cotter | Manhattan |
| Ensa Sanneh | |
| Zaki Alibou | Rider |
| Babacar Diene | |
| Momo Diop | |
| Sebastian Rojek | |
| Magnus Saaby | Siena |
| Henrik Winkelmann | |
MVP in Bold
References
[edit ]- ^ "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Franko, Kyle (November 12, 2023). "Rider men's soccer wins MAAC Tournament title in wild finish". The Trentonian . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Opening Round Matches Set for Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 2, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Tiebreaker Policy". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "No. 3 Rider Secures Program's Sixth MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Title with Upset Win over No. 1 Iona". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.