2021 Atlantic 10 men's soccer tournament

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	14,880
Site	Hermann Stadium Saint Louis, Missouri
Champions	Saint Louis Billikens (3rd title)
Winning coach	Kevin Kalish (1st title)
MVP	Patrick Schulte (Saint Louis Billikens)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament «2020 2022»

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Saint Louis ‡	8	–	0	–	0			16	–	1	–	4
Rhode Island	5	–	2	–	1			10	–	5	–	2
Saint Joseph's	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	9	–	2
VCU	4	–	3	–	1			9	–	7	–	2
Fordham	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	9	–	3
Duquesne	3	–	3	–	2			10	–	7	–	2
Davidson	3	–	3	–	2			9	–	7	–	2
UMass	2	–	2	–	4			8	–	4	–	5
Dayton	3	–	4	–	1			6	–	9	–	3
George Washington	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	10	–	2
St. Bonaventure	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	10	–	1
La Salle	2	–	6	–	0			6	–	10	–	0
George Mason	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	13	–	1
‡ – 2021 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2021 NCAA tournament As of December 14, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Atlantic 10

The 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from November 6 through November 14, 2021. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Hermann Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Fordham Rams.^[1] Fordham was unable to defend their title, falling to Saint Louis in the Semifinals. Saint Louis would go on to win the tournament, defeating Duquesne 2–1 in the Final.^[2] This was the Billikens' third overall tournament title, and the first for head coach Kevin Kalish.^[3] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top eight 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 Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's finished with identical 5–2–1 records. Rhode Island scored more points against common opponents and therefore earned the second seed, while Saint Joseph's was the third seed. Another tiebreaker was required to determine the fourth and fifth seeds as Fordham and VCU finished with identical 4–3–1 records. Fordham won the regular season matchup between the teams and was therefore the fourth seed, while VCU was the fifth seed. A final tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Duquesne and Davidson finished with identical 3–3–2 records. Duquesne scored more points against common opponents and was awarded the sixth seed, while Davidson would be the seventh seed.^[4] Dayton earned the tiebreaker for the eighth seed over UMass and George Washington due to head-to-head results between the three teams.

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Saint Louis	8–0–0	24
2	Rhode Island	5–2–1	16
3	Saint Joseph's	5–2–1	16
4	Fordham	4–3–1	15
5	VCU	4–3–1	15
6	Duquesne	3–3–2	11
7	Davidson	3–3–2	11
8	Dayton	3-4-1	10

Bracket

Source:^[5]

	Quarterfinals Nov. 6-7					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 12					Final Sunday, Nov. 14
	1	Saint Louis	2
	8	Dayton	0
						1	Saint Louis (pen.)	0 (4)
						4	Fordham	0 (2)
	4	Fordham (a.e.t.)	2
	5	VCU	1
											1	Saint Louis	2
											6	Duquesne	1
	2	Rhode Island	3
	7	Davidson	1
						2	Rhode Island	1
						6	Duquesne	2
	3	Saint Joseph's	1
	6	Duquesne	2

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#2 Rhode Island v #7 Davidson

November 6, 2021	#2 Rhode Island	3–1	#7 Davidson	Kingston, RI
7:00 p.m. ET	Patrick Agyemang 31', 68' Isak Oystese 42' Cian Purcell  56' Kevin Castaneda  90'	Report	47',  83' Luke Bryant  55' Jack Wilson	Stadium: URI Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Lorant Varga Assistant referees: Scott Kachmarik Assistant referees: Daniel Moreno-Shenk Fourth official: Thomas Karweh

#4 Fordham v #5 VCU

November 6, 2021	#4 Fordham	2–1 (a.e.t.)	#5 VCU	Bronx, NY
7:00 p.m. ET	VCU Own Goal 26' (o.g.) Luke McNamara  57' Florian Deletioglu 101'	Report	4'  97' Team  21' Celio Pompeu 49' Jared Valdes  88' Pablo Varela Fraga  95' Ethan Manheim	Stadium: Coffey Field Attendance: 573 Referee: Eric Weisbrod Assistant referees: Colby Johnson Assistant referees: Dan Caron Fourth official: Emmanuel Tadonkeng

#1 Saint Louis v #8 Dayton

November 6, 2021	#1 Saint Louis	2–0	#8 Dayton	St. Louis, MO
8:00 p.m. CT	A.J. Palazzolo 16' Chris Bruch 86'	Report	50' Elias Harryson	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 4,589

#3 Saint Joseph's v #6 Duquesne

November 7, 2021	#3 Saint Joseph's	1–2	#6 Duquesne	Philadelphia, PA
2:00 p.m. ET	Blake Driehuis  56' Matias Mancini 80',  88' Alvin Dahn  88'	Report	56' Eric Zech 85' Tom Tzabari 88' Jamie Borjas	Stadium: Sweeney Field Attendance: 432

Semifinals

#1 Saint Louis v #4 Fordham

November 12, 2021	#1 Saint Louis	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	#4 Fordham	St. Louis, MO
Noon CT		Report	80' Jacob Bohm	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Jeff Pulley Assistant referees: Colin Pressy Fourth official: Velimir Milovic
	Penalties
	Kevin Komodi A.J. Palazzolo Mujeeb Murana Iwan Webster		Jacob Bohm Sameer Fathazada Luke McNamara Matt Sloan

#2 Rhode Island v #6 Duquesne

November 12, 2021	#2 Rhode Island	1–2	#6 Duquesne	St. Louis, MO
3:00 p.m. CT	Rafa Villanueva 63' Zach Drayer  65' Max Kwitchoff  75'	Report	10' Nate Dragisich  21' Harper Cook  26' Tom Tzabari 59' Zach Mowka  65' Maxi Hopfer  76' Jayden Da	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 50

Final

#1 Saint Louis v #6 Duquesne

November 14, 2021	#1 Saint Louis	2–1	#6 Duquesne	St. Louis, MO
Noon CT	Simon Becher 25',  83' Christian Buendia 27' A.J. Palazzolo  61'	Report	13' Jayden Da  49'  83' Tom Tzabari  60'  83' Jayden Da  87' Erich Zech	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: George Major Assistant referees: Ramond Mendez Fourth official: Justin Tomicich

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).

2 goals

• Patrick Agyemang – Rhode Island

1 goal

• Luke Bryant – Davidson
• Jamie Borjas – Duquesne
• Jayden Da – Duquesne
• Nate Dragisich – Duquesne
• Zach Mowka – Duquesne
• Tom Tzabari – Duquesne
• Florian Deletioglu – Fordham
• Isak Oystese – Rhode Island
• Rafa Villanueva – Rhode Island
• Matias Mancini – Saint Joseph's
• Simon Becher – Saint Louis
• Chris Bruch – Saint Louis
• Christian Buendia – Saint Louis
• A.J. Palazzolo – Saint Louis
• Jared Valdes – VCU

1 own goal

• VCU (against Fordham)

All Tournament Team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Simon Becher	Saint Louis
Patrick Schulte
Chandler Vaughn
Chase Niece
John Klein
Mujeeb Murana
Nate Dragisich	Duquesne
Ryan Goodhew
Patrick Agyemang	Rhode Island
Edvin Akselsen
Luke McNamara	Fordham

MVP in bold

References

1. "2020-21 Men's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
2. "2021 #A10MSOC Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
3. "Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
4. "Saint Louis Seizes A-10 Regular-Season Men's Soccer Title, Top Seed for Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
5. "Atlantic 10 2022 Men's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
6. "Saint Louis Powers Past Duquesne, Captures Third A-10 Men's Soccer Title". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.