2021 Patriot League Women's Soccer Tournament

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2021 Patriot League Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
Matches5
Attendance2,358
SiteCampus Sites, Higher seed
ChampionsBucknell (5th title)
Winning coachKelly Cook (3rd title)
MVPTeresa Deda (Bucknell)
BroadcastESPN+
Patriot League Women's Soccer Tournament
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2021 Patriot League women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Boston University  ‍†‍‍ 6 – 1 – 2   .778 11 – 6 – 3   .625
Navy  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 1   .722 11 – 6 – 3   .625
Loyola (MD)  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1 – 3   .722 8 – 6 – 4   .556
Bucknell  ‍‍‡‍y 5 – 2 – 2   .667 11 – 8 – 3   .568
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 6 – 10 – 1   .382
Colgate  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 2   .444 7 – 8 – 2   .471
Army  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 2   .444 7 – 9 – 3   .447
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 5 – 10 – 0   .333
American  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 2   .333 5 – 9 – 2   .375
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8 – 1   .056 1 – 15 – 1   .088
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 Patriot League Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Patriot League

The 2021 Patriot League Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from October 31 through November 7, 2021. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seeded team hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Navy Midshipmen, however they were unable to defend their crown, after losing to Bucknell in the Semifinals.[1] Bucknell went on to win the tournament, defeating Boston University, who were the #1 seed, 1–0 in the final.[2] The conference championship was the fifth for the Bucknell women's soccer program, three of which have come under head coach Kelly Cook.[3] As tournament champions, Bucknell earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

Seeding[]

Seeding was based on regular season play with the top six teams qualifying for the tournament. The top two seeds received a bye to the Semifinals of the tournament and the higher seed hosted each match. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and final seed in the tournament as Army and Colgate finished with identical 3–4–2 records during the regular season. Army was awarded the sixth seed by virtue of their 2–1 win over Colgate on October 9.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Boston University 6–1–2 20
2 Navy 6–2–1 19
3 Loyola (MD) 5–1–3 18
4 Bucknell 5–2–2 17
5 Lehigh 4–4–1 13
6 Army 3–4–2 11

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals
Sunday, Oct. 31 		  Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 4 		  Final
Sunday, Nov. 7
                           
  4 Bucknell 2   1 Boston University 1  
  5 Lehigh 0   6 Army 0    
  (Pairings are reseeded after the first round)     1 Boston University 0
      4 Bucknell 1
  3 Loyola (MD) 1   2 Navy 0    
  6 Army (a.e.t.) 2   4 Bucknell (a.e.t.) 1  

Schedule[]

Quarterfinals[]

October 31, 2021 #4 Bucknell 2–0 #5 Lehigh Lewisburg, PA
1:10 p.m. ET
  • Hannah Stuck 47', Yellow card 64'
  • Paige Temple Yellow card 54'
  • Claire Mensi 79'
 Report Stadium: Emmitt Field
Attendance: 535
Referee: Anelise Cimino
Assistant referees: Brendan Orino
Assistant referees: Mindy Malia
Fourth official: Michael Gorsenger
October 31, 2021 #3 Loyola (MD) 1–2 (a.e.t.) #6 Army Baltimore, MD
2:05 p.m ET
  • Sarah Mirr 87'
 Report
  • 54' Trinity Garay
  • gold-colored soccer ball 92' Jasmine Talley
 Stadium: Ridley Athletic Complex
Attendance: 304
Referee: Mathew Richardson
Assistant referees: Sharon Gingrich
Assistant referees: Max Smith
Fourth official: Alla Stepanov

Semifinals[]

November 4, 2021 #2 Navy 0–1 (a.e.t.) #4 Bucknell Annapolis, MD
6:00 p.m. ET Report
  • gold-colored soccer ball 94' Teresa Deda
 Stadium: Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
Attendance: 704
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Assistant referees: Rob Cordrey
Assistant referees: Marie Dunn
Fourth official: James Sadowski
November 4, 2021 #1 Boston University 1–0 #6 Army Boston, MA
7:05 p.m. ET
  • Marli Rajacich 51'
 Report Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 311
Referee: Jose Mendes
Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale
Assistant referees: Syrus Ataii
Fourth official: Shaye Lane

Final[]

November 7, 2021 #1 Boston University 0–1 #4 Bucknell Boston, MA
1:05 p.m. ET
  • Ashley Raphael Yellow card 39'
 Report
  • Yellow card 33' Teresa Deda
  • Yellow card 58' Paige Temple
  • 75' (o.g.) Boston U Own Goal
  • Yellow card 85' Hannah Stuck
 Stadium: Nickerson Field
Attendance: 504
Referee: Jason Pelletier
Assistant referees: Shannon Malloy
Assistant referees: Jill Canelli
Fourth official: Yves Jeanty

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 8 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 1.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2021).

1 goal

  • Trinity Garay – Army
  • Jasmine Talley – Army
  • Marli Rajacich – Boston University
  • Teresa Deda – Bucknell
  • Claire Mensi – Bucknell
  • Hannah Stuck – Bucknell
  • Sarah Mirr – Loyola (MD)

1 own goal

  • Boston University (against Bucknell)

All-Tournament Team[]

Source:[5]

Player Team
Teresa Deda Bucknell
Jenna Hall
Claire Mensi
Petie Nassetta
Gretchen Bennett Boston University
Marli Rajacich
Julianna Stureman
Trinity Garay Army
Emma Richey
Tatum Kelly Navy
Sadie McCaleb

MVP in bold

References[]

  1. ^ Patriot League. "2020-21 Women's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Patriot League. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Patriot League. "2021 Patriot League Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). patriotleague.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Patriot League Women's Soccer Championship Field Set (10.27.21)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "No. 4 Bucknell Crowned 2021 Patriot League Women's Soccer Champions (11.7.21)". patriotleague.org. Patriot League. November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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