2024 CAA men's soccer tournament
| 2024 CAA men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,479 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Hofstra (8th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Richard Nuttall (8th title) | ||||
| MVP | Laurie Goddard (Hofstra) | ||||
| Broadcast | FloSports | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Hofstra ‡ | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNCW | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 CAA men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association held from November 7 through November 16, 2024. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Hofstra Pride.[1][2] They were able to successfully defend their title, as the fourth seed, they won three games, including a defeat of sixth seed UNC Wilmington 1–0 in the Final.[3][4] The conference tournament title was the eighth overall for the Hofstra men's soccer program all of which have come under head coach Richard Nuttall. This was the fourth straight year that Hofstra won the CAA tournament.[5] As tournament champions, Hofstra earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2024 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 for the third and fourth seed as Hofstra and Monmouth finished tied with fifteen regular season points each. Monmouth won the regular season meeting between the teams on September 21 by a score of 2–1. Therefore, Monmouth was the third seed and Hofstra was the fourth seed.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Elon | 6–2–0 | 18 |
| 2 | Drexel | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 3 | Monmouth | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 4 | Hofstra | 5–3–0 | 15 |
| 5 | Charleston | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 6 | UNC Wilmington | 4–4–0 | 12 |
Bracket
Source:[7]
| First Round Thursday, November 7 | Semifinals Sunday, November 10 | Final Saturday, November 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Elon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hofstra (a.e.t) | 3 | 4 | Hofstra | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Charleston | 2 | 4 | Hofstra | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | UNC Wilmington | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Drexel | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Monmouth | 1 (4) | 6 | UNC Wilmington | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | UNC Wilmington (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 7, 2024 | #3 Monmouth | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #6 UNC Wilmington | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vidas Field Attendance: 273 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Alexander Tyshkevych Juri Siskin Fourth official: Andrew LaPlante |
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| November 7, 2024 | #4 Hofstra | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | #5 Charleston | Elon, NC |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 74 Referee: Richard Crowgey Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Aaron Hornets Fourth official: Harold Billings |
Semifinals
| November 10, 2024 | #1 Elon | 0–2 | #4 Hofstra | Elon, NC |
| 2:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 457 Referee: Kevin Maurer Assistant referees: Robert Dail Carmelo Serbio Fourth official: Jordan Castillejo |
| November 10, 2024 | #2 Drexel | 0–2 | #6 UNC Wilmington | Philadelphia, PA |
| 3:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Vidas Field Attendance: 475 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Kenny Freeman Ricardo Barreto Fourth official: Marc Gottfried |
Final
| November 16, 2024 | #4 Hofstra | 1–0 | #6 UNC Wilmington | Hempstead, NY |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Michael Andreaccio Kevin Rodrigo Fourth official: Colby Johnson |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 16, 2024).
3 goals
- Laurie Goddard – Hofstra
1 goal
- Christian Acevedo – UNC Wilmington
- Teddy Baker – Hofstra
- Roc Charles – Hofstra
- Cesare D'Amico – UNC Wilmington
- Osei Gyamfi – UNC Wilmington
- Matt Lenert – Charleston
- Erik Reis – Monmouth
- Ryan Watson – Charleston
1 own goal
- UNC Wilmington (vs. Hofstra)
All-Tournament team
Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
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| Patrick Short | Drexel |
| Isaiah Whittaker-Francis | |
| Mac Msabaha | Elon |
| Connor Mucchetti | |
| Roc Carles | Hofstra |
| Laurie Goddard | |
| Pierce Infuso | |
| Jacob Woznicki | |
| Jack Clarkson | UNC Wilmington |
| Zach Sauer | |
| Trey Smiley |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ Coastal Athletic Association. "2023 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Gorman, Denis (November 19, 2023). "Hofstra men's soccer set to host NCAA Tournament second-round game for first time". newsday.com. Newsday. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Coastal Athletic Association (November 16, 2024). "2024 CAA Men's Soccer Championship". caasports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Ruban, Jonathan (November 16, 2024). "Hofstra men's soccer wins fourth straight CAA championship, earns bid into NCAA Tournament". newsday.com. Newsday. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "CAA Men's Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Kane, Ben (November 2, 2023). "Elon Captures Men's Soccer Regular-Season Title, Tournament Bracket Set". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "2024 MSOC Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. November 6, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "Hofstra Earns Fourth Consecutive Men's Soccer Conference Title With 1-0 Win Over UNCW". caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. November 16, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.