2021 CAA men's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance1,732
SiteHofstra Soccer Stadium
Hempstead, NY
ChampionsHofstra (5th title)
Winning coachRichard Nuttall (5th title)
MVPMatthew Vowinkel (Hofstra)
BroadcastFloSports
CAA men's soccer tournament
«2020  2022»
2021 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Hofstra ‡ 5 –1 –218 –2 –2
Northeastern 5 –2 –111 –6 –2
James Madison * 5 –3 –011 –5 –1
Elon 4 –2 –29 –8 –2
Drexel 4 –3 –18 –8 –1
UNC Wilmington 4 –3 –19 –6 –2
William & Mary 4 –4 –07 –7 –0
College of Charleston 1 –6 –15 –8 –3
Delaware 0 –8 –02 –12 –1
* – Ineligible for the 2021 CAA Tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the CAA.
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: CAA

The 2021 CAA men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from November 11 through November 14, 2021. The tournament was held at Hofstra Soccer Stadium in Hempstead, NY. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the James Madison Dukes.[1] They were unable to defend their crown as they were under a post season ban from the CAA.[2] The Hofstra Pride won the tournament by defeating Elon 3–2 in the final.[3] The conference tournament title was the fifth overall for the Hofstra men's soccer program all of which have come under head coach Richard Nuttall.[4] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 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. James Madison Dukes finished third in the regular season standings but could not participate due to a postseason ban handed down by the CAA.[2] A tiebreaker was required to determine who would make the tournament as Drexel and UNC Wilmington finished tied on 13 points with 4–3–1 records. Drexel defeated UNC Wilmington on September 11, 2–0 and earned the final tournament spot.[5]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Hofstra 5–1–2 17
2 Northeastern 5–2–1 16
3 Elon 4–2–2 14
4 Drexel 4–3–1 13

Bracket

Source:[6]

Semifinals
Thursday, November 11 		Final
Sunday, November 14
      
1 Hofstra 2
4 Drexel 1
1 Hofstra 3
3 Elon 2
2 Northeastern 0
3 Elon 1

Schedule

Semifinals

November 11, 2021 #1 Hofstra 2–1 #4 Drexel Hempstead, NY
4:30 p.m. EST
  • Matthew Vowinkel 12', 50'
  • Ryan Carmichael Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • 18' Naiel Nesseler
  • Yellow card 38' Ori Arzi
  • Yellow card 54' Patrick Murphy
 Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 472
Referee: Jan Halaska
Assistant referees: Greg DeMello
Assistant referees: David Belmnahia
Fourth official: Joe Zawistowski
November 11, 2021 #2 Northeastern 0–1 #3 Elon Hempstead, NY
7:30 p.m. EST
  • Soren Ilsoe Yellow card 19'
 Report
  • Yellow card 49' Vemund Hole Vik
  • Yellow card 65' Sam Bacon
  • 75' (pen.) Scott Vatne
  • Yellow card 77' Kasper Lehm
 Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 473
Referee: Andrea Pileri
Assistant referees: Franco Somma
Assistant referees: Kevin Rodrigo
Fourth official: Greg Muhs

Final

November 14, 2021 #1 Hofstra 3–2 #3 Elon Hempstead, NY
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Pierce Infuso Yellow card 48'
  • Matthew Vowinkel 53', 72'
  • Stefan Mason 57'
  • Francesco Perinelli Yellow card 70'
 Report
  • 6' Vemund Hole Vik
  • Yellow card 49' Kasper Lehm
  • Yellow card 60' Team
  • 79' Jack Edwards
 Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 787
Referee: Kevin Morrison
Assistant referees: Brendan Quinn
Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo
Fourth official: David Breckner

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

4 goals

  • Matthew Vowinkel – Hofstra

1 goal

  • Naiel Nesseler – Drexel
  • Jack Edwards – Elon
  • Vemund Hole Vik – Elon
  • Scott Vatne – Elon
  • Stefan Mason – Hofstra

All-Tournament team

Source:[7]

PlayerTeam
Matthew Vowinkel Hofstra
Roc Carles
Stefan Mason
Francesco Perinelli
Ben Rosenblatt Elon
Scott Vatne
Jannik Videbaek
Chris Donovan Drexel
Daniel Nesseler
Jacob Marin-Thomson Northeastern
Dan Munch

MVP in bold

References

  1. ↑ Colonial Athletic Association. "2020 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Forde, Pat (November 4, 2021). "Predictably, Athletes Take the Biggest Hit as CAA Bans Departing JMU from Championships". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Colonial Athletic Association. "2021 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "CAA Men's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Semifinals Set For CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 10, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021 CAA Men's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hofstra Wins CAA Men's Soccer Championship With Three Second-Half Goals". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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