2023 CAA men's soccer tournament
| 2023 CAA men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,591 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Hofstra (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Richard Nuttall (7th title) | ||||
| MVP | Pierce Infuso (Hofstra) | ||||
| Broadcast | FloSports | ||||
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| No. 17 Hofstra ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 CAA men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association held from November 2 through November 11, 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 Hofstra Pride.[1] They were able to successfully defend their title, as the top overall seed they defeated the second seed Monmouth 2–1 in overtime in the Final.[2][3] The conference tournament title was the seventh overall for the Hofstra men's soccer program all of which have come under head coach Richard Nuttall. This was the third straight year that Hofstra won the CAA tournament.[4] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
This was the first tournament under the Coastal Athletic Association and the conference changed its name from the "Colonial Athletic Association" identity on July 20, 2023.[5]
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 first and second seeds in the tournament as both Hofstra and Monmouth finished the season with seventeen regular season conference points. Hofstra earned the top seed in the tournament by virtue of their 1–0 regular season win on October 7. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds as Delaware and Drexel both finished the season with thirteen conference points. The two teams played to a 3–3 draw during the regular season. The second tiebreaker was records against the top seed. Delaware defeated Hofstra 2–1 on October 14, while Drexel lost to Hofstra 1–0 on October 21. Therefore, Delaware earned the fourth seed and the right to host the two team's match-up in the First Round.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Hofstra | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 2 | Monmouth | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 3 | Stony Brook | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 4 | Delaware | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 5 | Drexel | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 6 | Elon | 3–3–2 | 11 |
Bracket[edit]
| First Round Thursday, November 2 | Semifinals Sunday, November 5 | Final Saturday, November 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hofstra | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Delaware (pen.) | 2 (4) | 4 | Delaware | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Drexel | 2 (2) | 1 | Hofstra (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Monmouth | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Monmouth (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | 0 | 6 | Elon | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 6 | Elon | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule[edit]
First Round[edit]
| November 2 | #4 Delaware | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #5 Drexel | Hempstead, NY |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium Attendance: 113 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Hector Rueda Fourth official: Stephen Danisi |
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| November 2 | #3 Stony Brook | 0–1 | #6 Elon | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 58 Referee: Nickrod Fateh Assistant referees: Juri Siskin Chris Muhs Fourth official: Greg Muhs |
Semifinals[edit]
| November 5 | #2 Monmouth | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | #6 Elon | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 1:00 p.m. ET | Report |
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Stadium: Hesse Field Attendance: 207 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Hector Rueda Colby Johnson Fourth official: Cedric Cook | |
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| November 5 | #1 Hofstra | 4–1 | #4 Delaware | Hempstead, NY |
| 2:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium Attendance: 613 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Kevin Cavalcanti Kyle O'Grady Fourth official: Michael Andreaccio |
Final[edit]
| November 11 | #1 Hofstra | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #2 Monmouth | Hempstead, NY |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Tim Shaw Jrui Siskin Fourth official: Sean Lyons |
Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 13 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of November 11, 2023).
2 goals
- Ryan Carmichael – Hofstra
1 goal
- Sam Donnellan – Delaware
- Carlos Fernandez – Delaware
- Orri Thorhallson – Delaware
- Antonio Illuminato – Drexel
- Patrick Short – Drexel
- Victor Stromsten – Elon
- Teddy Baker – Hofstra
- Eliot Goldthorp – Hofstra
- Albert Kang – Hofstra
- Shane Salmon – Hofstra
- Ben Zakowski – Monmouth
All-Tournament team[edit]
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Orri Thorhallsson | Delaware |
| Adam Vik | |
| Victor Stromsten | Elon |
| Tomasz Wroblewski | |
| Ryan Carmichael | Hofstra |
| Eliot Goldthorp | |
| Pierce Infuso | |
| Wessel Speel | |
| Olle Brorsson | Monmouth |
| Eryk Dymora | |
| Ben Zakowski |
MVP in bold
References[edit]
- ^ Coastal Athletic Association. "2022 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Coastal Athletic Association. "2023 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Gorman, Denis (November 19, 2023). "Hofstra men's soccer set to host NCAA Tournament second-round game for first time". newsday.com. Newsday. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "CAA Men's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association" (Press release). Coastal Athletic Association. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "CAA Men's Soccer Championship Begins Thursday with First Round Action". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. October 28, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Shorthanded Hofstra Prevails in Overtime to Win Third-Straight CAA Men's Soccer Title". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. November 11, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.