2024 America East men's soccer tournament
| 2024 America East men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 6,146 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Vermont (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Rob Dow (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Zach Barrett (Vermont) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Vermont ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: America East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the America East Conference held from November 9 through November 17, 2024. 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 Bryant Bulldogs,[1][2] who were unable to defend their title. Bryant qualified for the Final but lost to Vermont 2–1.[3][4] It was the seventh America East tournament victory for the Vermont Catamounts soccer program, and second for Head Coach Rob Dow.[5] As tournament champions, Vermont earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2024 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 to determine the first and second seeds as New Hampshire and Vermont finished the regular season with identical 4–1–2 records. The two teams drew their regular season match 1–1 on September 28. Record against the next highest seed was the next tiebreaker. New Hampshire defeated UMBC 2–1 while Vermont lost to UMBC 1–0. Therefore, New Hampshire was the top seed. Another tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds as Binghamton and NJIT finished tied with 2–3–2 regular season records. NJIT won the regular season match between the two teams on October 5, 2–1 and therefore was the fifth seed.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | New Hampshire | 4–1–2 | 14 |
| 2 | Vermont | 4–1–2 | 14 |
| 3 | UMBC | 4–2–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Bryant | 4–3–0 | 12 |
| 5 | NJIT | 2–3–2 | 8 |
| 6 | Binghamton | 2–3–2 | 8 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 9 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 13 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bryant | 4 | 4 | Bryant (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 0 | 4 | Bryant | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vermont | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Vermont (a.e.t) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMBC | 1 | 3 | UMBC | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Binghamton | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 9, 2024 | #4 Bryant | 4–0 | #5 NJIT | Smithfield, RI |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Beirne Stadium Attendance: 500 |
| November 9, 2024 | #3 UMBC | 1–0 | #6 Binghamton | Baltimore, MD |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Retriever Soccer Park Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Nathaniel Hirschman Assistant referees: Max Elsasser Michaela Kelley-Dunn Fourth official: Peter Dhima |
Semifinals
| November 13, 2024 | #1 New Hampshire | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #4 Bryant | Durham, NH |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 743 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick Assistant referees: John Luk Nicola Vesia Fourth official: Scott Pereira |
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| November 13, 2024 | #2 Vermont | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 UMBC | Burlington, VT |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Victor Matheson John Jordan Fourth official: Jeremiah Vallieres |
Final
| November 17, 2024 | #2 Vermont | 2–1 | #4 Bryant | Burlington, VT |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Cedric Cook Assistant referees: Miguel Lara Matt Stein Fourth official: Mark Paquette |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 17, 2024).
3 goals
- Marc Pitarch Bayot – Bryant
2 goals
- Yaniv Bazini – Vermont
1 goal
- Santiago Blasco Gomez – Bryant
- Maximilian Kissel – Vermont
- Hans Nesheim – UMBC
- Marcell Papp – Vermont
- Loc San – UMBC
- Sam White – Bryant
All-Tournament team
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Carlo Cavalar | Binghamton |
| Antreas Hadjigavriel | Bryant |
| Christian Meritt | |
| Sam White | |
| Baptiste Gateau | New Hampshire |
| Aaron Williams Fernandez | |
| Sergio Martinez Cubel | NJIT |
| Hans Nesheim | UMBC |
| Emigdio Tormo Lopez | |
| Zach Barrett | Vermont |
| Yaniz Bazini | |
| Niklas Herceg | |
| Adrian Shulze-Solano |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ "2023 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Bryant outlasts UNH to claim America East title". New Hampshire Union Leader. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 #AEMSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ Fitzsimmons, Jack (November 17, 2024). "UVM men's soccer claims America East Tournament title". WCAX-TV. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "America East Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. August 1, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "New Hampshire & Vermont Named Co-Regular Season Champions as the #AEMSOC Bracket is Set". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 5, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "Champs Again! Vermont Claims 7th #AEMSOC Crown". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 17, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2025.