2022 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament

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2022 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance6,660
SiteCampus sites, higher seed
ChampionsSaint Louis Billikens (7th title)
Winning coachKatie Shields (5th title)
MVPLyndsey Heckel (Saint Louis Billikens)
BroadcastESPN+
Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
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2022 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 20 Saint Louis  ‍y 10 0 0   1.000 20 2 0   .909
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 8 2 0   .800 16 4 1   .786
VCU  ‍‍‍ 6 1 3   .750 8 3 8   .632
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 5 2 3   .650 13 3 4   .750
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 4 3 3   .550 6 7 3   .469
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 3 2 5   .550 5 8 7   .425
UMass  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 5 9 5   .395
Loyola-Chicago  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 8 8 3   .500
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 4 5 1   .450 5 11 1   .324
LaSalle  ‍‍‍ 3 6 1   .350 8 8 2   .500
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 7 5 6   .556
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 3 9 6   .333
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 3 10 4   .294
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 0 5 5   .250 1 10 7   .250
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 1 8 1   .150 3 8 6   .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:A10 Conference


The 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 28 through November 6, 2022. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at the home stadium of the higher remaining seed. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the Saint Louis Billikens, who successfully defended their championship as the first seed, defeating second seed Dayton in the final.[1][2] This was the Billikens' seventh overall tournament title, and coach Katie Shields' fourth title. Shields and Saint Louis have won five straight Atlantic 10 Tournaments in a row.[3] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding[edit]

The top eight teams in regular season play qualified for the tournament. Two sets of tiebreakers were needed to determine final seeding for the tournament. The first tiebreaker was between Saint Joseph's and UMass for the sixth and seventh seeds as both teams finished with fourteen points in conference play. Saint Joseph's earned the sixth seed for the tournament by virtue of a better composite record versus common conference opponents. The second tiebreaker determined which team finished eighth and made the tournament versus which team finished ninth and did not qualify for the tournament. Loyola-Chicago and Fordham both finished with 4–5–1 regular season conference records. Again, composite record versus common conference opponents was used as the tiebreaker and Loyola-Chicago earned the eighth and final seed to the tournament.[4]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Saint Louis 10–0–0 30
2 Dayton 8–2–0 24
3 VCU 6–1–3 24
4 Davidson 5–2–3 18
5 Duquesne 4–3–3 15
6 Saint Joseph's 3–2–5 14
7 UMass 4–4–2 14
8 Loyola-Chicago 4–5–1 13

Bracket[edit]

Source:[5]

Quarterfinals
Friday, October 28–29
Semifinals
Wednesday, November 2
Final
Sunday, November 6
         
1 Saint Louis 3
8 Loyola-Chicago 0
1 Saint Louis 2
6 Saint Joseph's 0
4 Davidson 2
5 Duquesne 0
1 Saint Louis 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Dayton 0
2 Dayton 2
7 UMass 0
2 Dayton 1
4 Davidson 0
3 VCU 0
6 Saint Joseph's 1

Schedule[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

October 28 #2 Dayton 2–0 #7 UMass Dayton, OH
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Itala Gemelli 5'
  • Mia Perri Yellow card 30'
  • Alicia Donley 59'
Report Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 582
Referee: Maggie Short
Assistant referees: Khary Williams
Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth
Fourth official: Brian Apwisch
October 28 #3 VCU 0–1 #6 Saint Joseph's Richmond, VA
7:00 p.m. ET Report
  • 31' Natalie Nevins
Stadium: Sports Backers Stadium
Attendance: 279
Referee: Karl Kummer
Assistant referees: Kohl Peasley
Assistant referees: Matthew Masciangelo
Fourth official: Julie Heiry
October 28 #4 Davidson 2–0 #5 Duquesne Davidson, NC
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Remi White 18'
  • Maddie Moody 42'
  • Keeley Copper Yellow card 78'
Report
  • Yellow card 42' Ashley Rodriguez
  • Yellow card 78' Sarah Wilkinson
  • Yellow card 83' Team
Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 805
October 29 #1 Saint Louis 3–0 #8 Loyola-Chicago St. Louis, MO
2:00 p.m. ET
  • Lyndsey Heckel 50', 56'
  • Hannah Sawyer 69'
Report Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 717
Referee: Andy Ellsworth
Assistant referees: Kurt Wuebbels
Assistant referees: Justin Tomicich
Fourth official: Don Tebeau

Semifinals[edit]

November 2 #2 Dayton 1–0 #4 Davidson Dayton, OH
7:00 p.m. ET
  • Diana Benigno 24'
Report
  • Keeley Copper Yellow card 38'
  • Grace Voss Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Baujan Field
Attendance: 677
Referee: Cory Richardson
Assistant referees: Courtney Hayworth
Assistant referees: Jason Gordon
Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist
November 2 #1 Saint Louis 2–0 #6 Saint Joseph's St. Louis, MO
8:00 p.m. ET
  • Abbie Miller 6' (pen.)
  • Hannah Sawyer Yellow card 65'
  • Caroline Kelly 71' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 724
Referee: William DeLois
Assistant referees: Justin Tomicich
Assistant referees: Don Tebeau
Fourth official: Jeff Patrylo

Final[edit]

November 6 #1 Saint Louis 4–0 #2 Dayton St. Louis, MO
1:00 p.m. ET
  • Hannah Larson 20'
  • Emily Gaebe 43'
  • Hannah Friedrich 53'
  • Lyndsey Heckel Yellow card 70'
  • Caroline Kelly 86'
Report Stadium: Hermann Stadium
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Leah Hayes
Assistant referees: Matthew Geringer
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Fourth official: Matthew Stein

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 15 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.14 goals per match (as of November 6, 2021).

2 goals

  • Lyndsey Heckel – Saint Louis
  • Caroline Kelly – Saint Louis

1 goal

  • Maddie Moody – Davidson
  • Remi White – Davidson
  • Diana Benigno – Dayton
  • Alicia Donley – Dayton
  • Itala Gemelli – Dayton
  • Natalie Nevins – Saint Joseph's
  • Hannah Friedrich – Saint Louis
  • Emily Gaebe – Saint Louis
  • Hannah Larson – Saint Louis
  • Abbie Miller – Saint Louis
  • Hannah Sawyer – Saint Louis

All Tournament Team[edit]

Source:[6]

Player Team
Lyndsey Heckel Saint Louis
Emily Groark
Hannah Larson
Caroline Kelly
Sophia Stram
Katie Houk
Brianna Halverson
Italia Gemelli Dayton
Diana Benigno
Batoul Reda
Katie Cappelletti Saint Joseph's

MVP in bold

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Undefeated Saint Louis Secures A-10 Women's Soccer Regular-Season Title, Cements Top Seed for Championship". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. October 23, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 A10 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Saint Louis Wins Record Fifth-Straight A-10 Women's Soccer Crown". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. November 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2023.