2022 MAAC men's soccer tournament

2022 MAAC men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	2,410
Site	Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
Champions	Quinnipiac (2nd title)
Winning coach	Eric Da Costa (2nd title)
MVP	Karl Netzell (Quinnipiac)
Broadcast	ESPN+
MAAC men's soccer tournament «2021  2023»

2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Quinnipiac‡	6	–	2	–	2			13	–	5	–	3
Iona	5	–	1	–	4			7	–	5	–	5
Manhattan	5	–	1	–	4			8	–	5	–	6
Siena	4	–	2	–	4			8	–	5	–	6
Niagara	4	–	2	–	4			5	–	9	–	6
Fairfield	4	–	5	–	1			8	–	10	–	1
Marist	3	–	4	–	3			7	–	6	–	4
Rider	2	–	3	–	5			3	–	8	–	6
Mount St. Mary's	3	–	5	–	1			7	–	8	–	1
Saint Peter's	2	–	5	–	3			3	–	10	–	4
Canisius	0	–	7	–	3			1	–	10	–	6
‡ – 2022 MAAC Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2022 NCAA Tournament As of December 13, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: MAAC

The 2022 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 6 through November 13, 2022. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Marist Red Foxes were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, after a seventh place regular season finish did not qualify them for the tournament.^[1] Regular season champion and top seed Quinnipiac would go on to win the tournament, defeating second seed Iona 3–2 in the final.^[2] This was Quinnipiac's second overall tournament win and first since 2013. Both of their titles have come under head coach Eric Da Costa.^[3] As tournament champions, Quinnipiac earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six 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. A tiebreaker was required to determine the second and third seeds as Iona and Manhattan finished with identical 5–1–4 regular season records. Iona was awarded the second seed over Manhattan by virtue of their 2–1 victory during the regular season on October 8. A second tiebreaker was required for the fourth and fifth seeds between Niagara and Siena after both teams finished 4–2–4 in the regular season. Niagara earned the fourth seed, and the right to host their opening round match, by winning their regular season match up 2–0 on October 12.^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Quinnipiac	6–2–2	20
2	Iona	5–1–4	19
3	Manhattan	5–1–4	19
4	Niagara	4–2–4	16
5	Siena	4–2–4	16
6	Fairfield	4–5–1	13

Bracket

Source:^[5]

	Opening Round Sunday, Nov. 6					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 10					Final Sunday, Nov. 13
						1	Quinnipiac	5
	3	Manhattan	2			4	Niagara	2
	6	Fairfield	0								1	Quinnipiac	3
											2	Iona	2
						2	Iona	1
	4	Niagara (pen.)	1 (4)			3	Manhattan	0
	5	Siena	1 (3)

Schedule

Opening Round

#3 Manhattan v #6 Fairfield

November 6	#3 Manhattan	2–0	#6 Fairfield	New York, NY
4:00 p.m. ET	Gunnar Studenhofft 19' Ronaldo Da Silva 32',  37' Ayoub Boumelala  34'	Report	54' Josephy Stocchetti  85' Kaea Rangihaeata	Stadium: Gaelic Park Attendance: 362 Referee: Jose Arana Assistant referees: Gregory Muhs Assistant referees: Hector Rueda

#4 Niagara v #5 Siena

November 6	#4 Niagara	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	#5 Siena	Lewiston, NY
6:00 p.m. ET	Rodrigo Almeida 3',  39' Stephen Hasse  69' Gabriel Mikina  110'	Report	19' Team  40', 80' Magnus Saaby  56' Thomas Storodegard  102' Jesper Schone Vogtengen	Stadium: Niagara Field Attendance: 479 Referee: Shane Magaris Assistant referees: Patrick Ohara Assistant referees: Jefferson Dargout Fourth official: William Bainbridge
	Penalties
	Rodrigo Almeida Stephen Hasse Jayson Repine Jordan Acevedo Gabriel Mikinia		Magnus Saaby Erik Reis Henrik Winkelmann Miguel Plaza Bilal Hersi

Semifinals

#2 Iona v #3 Manhattan

November 10	#2 Iona	1–0	#3 Manhattan	New Rochelle, NY
12:00 p.m. ET	Matias Morales 3' Jose Silva  24' Frederico Russo  27' Elrid Mero  68' Team  76' Camil Azzam Ruiz  77'	Report	65' Gunnar Studenhofft  81' Anthony Denis	Stadium: Mazzella Field Attendance: 325 Referee: Lorato Varga Assistant referees: Bruno Mozzo Assistant referees: Danny Marques Fourth official: William Pottorff

#1 Quinnipiac v #4 Niagara

November 10	#1 Quinnipiac	5–2	#4 Niagara	Hamden, CT
12:00 p.m. ET	David Bercedo 1', 52' Thomas Svecula 38', 52',  38' Alexander Stjernegaard  45' Luke Allen 56' Team  58' Luke Schierenbeck  77'	Report	13', 76' (pen.) Rodrigo Almeida  22' Jason Repine  38' Alberto Sanchez Cervera  45' Jamie Barry  56' Asher Barnes	Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 802 Referee: Jason Dizek Assistant referees: Gregory Muhs Assistant referees: Kyle O'Grady Fourth official: Clovis Da Silva

Final

#1 Quinnipiac v #2 Iona

November 13	#1 Quinnipiac	3–2	#2 Iona	Hamden, CT
12:00 p.m. ET	David Bercedo 8' Jared Smith  55' Noah Silverman 56' Thomas Svecula 65' Sander Sonsterud  66' Karl Netzell  89'	Report	57' Thiago Cagna 80',  89' Aly Camara 89' Elird Mero	Stadium: Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium Attendance: 442

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Rodrigo Almeida – Niagara
• Daivd Bercedo – Quinnipiac
• Thomas Svecula – Quinnipiac

1 goal

• Aly Camara – Iona
• Elird Mero – Iona
• Matias Morales – Iona
• Ronaldo Da Silva – Manhattan
• Gunnar Studenhofft – Manhattan
• Magnus Saaby – Siena
• Luke Allen – Quinnipiac
• Noah Silverman – Quinnipiac

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
2022 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team
James Cotter	Manhattan
Ensa Sanneh
Rodrigo Almeida	Niagara
Stephen Hasse
Tom Fillaudeau	Iona
Juan Alfaro Monge
Matias Morales
David Bercedo	Quinnipiac
Karl Netzell
Alexander Stjernegaard
Tomas Svecula

MVP in Bold

References

1. "2021 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
2. "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
3. "Men's Soccer Championship History". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
4. "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Postseason Kicks Off with Opening Round on Sunday". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 3, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
5. "2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
6. "Quinnipiac Outlasts Iona to Claim 2022 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship Title". maacsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. November 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.