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2023 America East Conference women's soccer tournament

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2023 America East Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance1,956
SiteCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
ChampionsMaine (1st title)
Winning coachScott Atherley (1st title)
MVPLara Kirkby (Maine)
BroadcastESPN+
America East Conference women's soccer tournament
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2023 America East Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Binghamton  ‍‍‍ 5 0 3   .813 6 5 6   .529
Maine  ‍‍y 4 1 3   .688 11 2 6   .737
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 3 1 4   .625 6 5 5   .531
UMass Lowell  ‍‍‍ 3 2 3   .563 5 6 7   .472
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 7 7 5   .500
Vermont  ‍‍‍ 3 4 1   .438 10 7 1   .583
Bryant  ‍‍‍ 2 3 3   .438 7 5 4   .563
Albany  ‍‍‍ 1 5 2   .250 4 10 2   .313
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 0 4 4   .250 3 11 4   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 America East Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: America East Conference

The 2023 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from October 30 through November 5, 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][2] who were unable to defend their title after falling in the first round to Vermont. Maine won the tournament after an overtime victory in the final over UMass Lowell.[3][4] It was the first victory in program history for Maine and the first for twenty-third year head coach Scott Atherly.[5][6] As tournament champions, Maine earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

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The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds for the tournament as NJIT and Vermont both finished with 3–4–1 records during regular season play. NJIT earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 3–2 victory at Vermont on October 22. Therefore, Vermont was the sixth and final seed for the tournament.[7]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Binghamton 5–0–3 18
2 Maine 4–1–3 15
3 New Hampshire 3–1–4 13
4 UMass Lowell 3–2–3 12
5 NJIT 3–4–1 10
6 Vermont 3–4–1 10

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Monday, Oct. 30
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 2
Final
Sunday, Nov. 5
1 Binghamton 1
4 UMass Lowell 3 4 UMass Lowell (a.e.t.) 2
5 NJIT 1 4 UMass Lowell 2
2 Maine (a.e.t.) 3
2 Maine 2
3 New Hampshire 1 6 Vermont 1
6 Vermont 2

Schedule

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Quarterfinals

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October 30 #3 New Hampshire 1–2 #6 Vermont Durham, NH
6:00 p.m.
  • Megan Logue 89'
Report
  • 55' Jill Brody
  • 75' Lauren DeGroot
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Attendance: 133
Referee: Victor Matheson
Assistant referees: Jason Ayotte
Assistant referees: John Jordan
October 30 #4 UMass Lowell 3–1 #5 NJIT Lowell, MA
6:00 p.m.
  • Chole Layne 15'
  • Megan Banzi Yellow card 22'
  • Julia Edholm 25', 71', Yellow card 74'
  • Maddie Guthrie Yellow card 76'
Report
  • Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 33' Riley Jones
  • Yellow card 39' Briana Andreoli
  • 77' Bailey Chant
Stadium: Cushing Field
Attendance: 202
Referee: Victor Borges
Assistant referees: Adam Cook
Assistant referees: Matt Stein
Fourth official: Nicola Vesia

Semifinals

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November 2 #1 Binghamton 1–2 (a.e.t.) #4 UMass Lowell Vestal, NY
6:00 p.m.
  • Sophia Garofalo 2'
  • Lauren Clark Yellow card 30'
Report
  • 69', Yellow card 77' Julia Edholm
  • 102' Hope Santaniello
Stadium: Bearcats Sports Complex
Attendance: 381
Referee: Magda Zwierzchowski
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Trubia
Assistant referees: Judson Ames
Fourth official: Chris Scalza
November 2 #2 Maine 2–1 #6 Vermont Orono, ME
6:00 p.m.
  • Abby Kraemer 11', 90'
Report
  • 52' Lauren DeGroot
  • Yellow card 74' Jilly Brody
Stadium: Mahaney Diamond
Attendance: 486
Referee: Stephanie MacFarland
Assistant referees: Jessica Remmes-Davis
Assistant referees: Andrew Porada
Fourth official: Ptya Lomeri

Final

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November 5 #2 Maine 3–2 #4 UMass Lowell Orono, ME
2:00 p.m.
  • Kayla Kraemer 15'
  • Lara Kirkby 41' (pen.), 105'
  • Kristina Kelly Yellow card 99'
Report
  • Yellow card 41' Taylor Burgess
  • 45' Juila Edholm
  • Yellow card 68', 86' (pen.) Calliste Brookshire
Stadium: Mahaney Diamond
Attendance: 754
Referee: Luis Reyes
Assistant referees: Kyle Averill
Assistant referees: Andrew Porada
Fourth official: Aruna Kenyi

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 18 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

4 goals

  • Juila Edholm – UMass Lowell

2 goals

  • Lara Kirkby – Maine
  • Abby Kraemer – Maine
  • Lauren DeGroot – Vermont

1 goal

  • Sophia Garofalo – Binghamton
  • Kayla Kraemer – Maine
  • Megan Logue – New Hampshire
  • Bailey Chant – NJIT
  • Jill Brody – Vermont
  • Calliste Brookshire – UMass Lowell
  • Chloe Layne – UMass Lowell
  • Hope Santaniello – UMass Lowell

All-Tournament team

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Source:[8]

Player Team
Rebecca Grisdale Maine
Kristina Kelly
Abby Kraemer
Lara Kirkby
Calliste Brookshire NJIT
Taylor Burgess
Julia Edholm
Emma Colling Binghamton
Oliva McKnight
Maddy Cronin Vermont
Lauren DeGroot
Alivia Kelly New Hampshire
Bailey Chant NJIT

MVP in bold

References

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  1. ^ "Wildcats Win America East Championship in Penalty Kicks Versus Binghamton". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire Athleticts. November 6, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Neill, Jackson (November 7, 2022). "Binghamton women's soccer loses America East Championship in penalty kicks to New Hampshire". wbng.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Magliozzi, Connor (November 5, 2023). "Maine Soccer wins America East Championship for the first time in history". wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Maine Soccer wins America East Championship for the first time in history". wowt.com. WOWT. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Postseason Time! #AEWSOC Championship Bracket Set". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 27, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Nothing Like the First Time! Maine Claims 1st #AEWSOC Crown". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2023.