2019 Patriot League men's soccer tournament
| 2019 Patriot League men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Ulrich Stadium Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Champions | Lehigh (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dean Koski (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Will Smith (Lehigh) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN3 | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh ‡ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston U | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Patriot League men's soccer tournament was the 30th edition of the Patriot League Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Patriot League champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The tournament began on November 9 and concluded on November 16, 2019.[1]
The defending champions, Colgate, were eliminated in the first round by eventual runners-up, Lafayette. Lehigh won the championship, 1–0, over Lafayette to claim their third Patriot League Tournament championship. There, Lehigh earned the conference's automatic bit in the NCAA Tournament.[2] There, they were eliminated by Pittsburgh in the opening round.[3][4][5]
Seeds
[edit]| Seed | School | Conference | Pts. | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Lehigh | 6–0–3 | 21 | Lehigh 1–0 vs. Loyola (MD) |
| 2 | Loyola (MD) | 7–2–0 | 21 | Loyola (MD) 0–1 vs. Lehigh |
| 3 | Navy | 5–3–1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Lafayette | 4–3–2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Colgate | 4–4–1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Bucknell | 2–2–5 | 11 |
Bracket
[edit]| First round November 9 | Semifinals November 12 | Championship November 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lehigh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Navy | 0 | 6 | Bucknell | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bucknell | 2 | 1 | Lehigh | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Lafayette | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola (MD) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lafayette | 2 | 4 | Lafayette (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 5 | Colgate | 1 | ||||||||||||
Results
[edit]First round
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Semifinals
[edit]| No. 2 Loyola (MD) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | No. 4 Lafayette |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Final
[edit]Patriot League Tournament Best XI
[edit]| Player | Team |
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| Patriot League Men's Soccer All-Tournament team[6] | |
| Will Smith | Lehigh |
| Trevor Koski | |
| Stevo Bednarsky | |
| Michael Tahiru | |
| Alex Sutton | Lafayette |
| Christian Williams | |
| Ryan Gonçalves | |
| Daniel Osuji | Loyola (MD) |
| Davey Mason | |
| Matt Thorsheim | Bucknell |
| Luke Smith | |
MVP in Bold
References
[edit]- ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Championship". Patriot League.
- ^ "Patriot League champion Lehigh to face Pitt in NCAA men's soccer tournament". The Morning Call. November 18, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ Krysinsky, John (November 21, 2019). "Pitt beats Lehigh, 2-0, for first-ever NCAA tournament win". PGH Soccer Now. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Pitt men's soccer earn historic NCAA tournament win vs. Lehigh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Lehigh falls to Pittsburgh in NCAA soccer opener". Bethlehem Press. November 27, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "No. 1 Lehigh Claims 2019 Patriot League Men's Soccer Championship". patriotleague.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.