2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament
| 2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 4,405 | ||||
| First round site | Top Seed Campus Site | ||||
| Semifinals site | Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland | ||||
| Finals site | Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland | ||||
| Champions | Xavier (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | John Higgins (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Taylor Rhinehart (Offensive) Johnny Mennell (Defensive) (Xavier) | ||||
| Broadcast | Big East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final) | ||||
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| No. 16 Georgetown + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Xavier ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament was the post-season women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 4 to 12, 2023. The eight-match tournament took place at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland for the semifinals and finals, while the first round was hosted by the higher seeded team. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Creighton Bluejays.[1] They were unable to defend their title, losing as the sixth seed in the first round to Providence. Xavier finished as tournament champions after defeating Georgetown in a penalty shoot-out in the Final.[2][3] This was the first Big East title in program history for Xavier, and the first for head coach John Higgins.[4] As tournament champions, Xavier earned the Big East's automatic place in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2023 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 sixth and seventh seeds of the tournament as Creighton and Akron both finished with eleven conference regular season points. Creighton earned the sixth seed by virtue of a 3–2 regular season win over Akron on October 18.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference record | Points |
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| 1 | Georgetown | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 2 | Xavier | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 3 | Providence | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 4 | St. John's | 3–1–4 | 13 |
| 5 | UConn | 4–4–0 | 12 |
| 6 | Creighton | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 7 | Akron | 2–1–5 | 11 |
| 8 | Seton Hall | 3–4–1 | 10 |
Bracket
| First round Saturday, Nov. 4 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 9 | Final Sunday, Nov. 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgetown | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Seton Hall | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgetown | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UConn | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UConn (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Georgetown | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Xavier (pen.) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Xavier | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Xavier | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Akron | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 4 | #1 Georgetown | 2–1 | #8 Seton Hall | Washington, D.C. |
| 12:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Chico Grajeda Assistant referees: Max Elsasser Max Smith Fourth official: Ryan Meyers |
| November 4 | #3 Providence | 3–0 | #6 Creighton | Providence, RI |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chapey Field Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Carlos Fernandez Assistant referees: Risto Georgiev Will Ferris Fourth official: John Jordan |
| November 4 | #4 St. John's | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 UConn | New York, NY |
| 6:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 717 Referee: Gregory DeMello Assistant referees: Alex Rusu Hector Rueda Fourth official: William Pottorff |
| November 4 | #2 Xavier | 1–0 | #7 Akron | Norwood, OH |
| 7:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Corcoran Field Attendance: 396 Referee: Sergio Gonzales Assistant referees: Brian Apwisch Cory Richardson Fourth official: Britton Maier |
Semifinals
| November 9 | #2 Xavier | 1–0 | #3 Providence | Boyds, MD |
| 4:00 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 457 Referee: Stephen Foster Assistant referees: Israel Campos Randal Von Steuben Fourth official: Max Smith |
| November 9 | #1 Georgetown | 2–0 | #5 UConn | Boyds, MD |
| 6:30 p.m. ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Mark Remsa Conor McCloskey Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich |
Final
| November 12 | #1 Georgetown | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #2 Xavier | Boyds, MD |
| 11:00 a.m. ET | Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 727 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Robert Cordrey Jason Blight Fourth official: Peter Dhima | ||
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 13 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).
2 goals
- Brendan McSorley – Providence
1 goal
- Kyle Linhares – Georgetown
- Marlon Tabora – Georgetown
- Matthew Van Horn – Georgetown
- Max Viera – Georgetown
- Bruno Rosa – Providence
- Hugo Gerbore – Seton Hall
- Lenny Cidolit – St. John's
- Eli Conway – UConn
- Scott Testori – UConn
- Grayson Elmquist – Xavier
- Taylor Rhinehart – Xavier
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Kenny Nielsen | Georgetown |
| Kieran Sargeant | |
| Marlon Tabora | |
| Miguel Candela | Providence |
| Brendan McSorley | |
| Eli Conway | UConn |
| Scott Testori | |
| Dylan Kropp | Xavier |
| Johnny Mennell^ | |
| Makel Rasheed | |
| Taylor Rhinehart* |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
- ^ "2022 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "2023 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Dermer, Shelby (November 13, 2023). "Who will Xavier men's soccer play in its 1st NCAA Tournament since 2014?". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "#BEsoccer Men's Championship Bracket Set". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. October 28, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Claims the 2023 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship Crown". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 12, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2024.