2024 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2024 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 692 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed | ||||
| Champions | Howard (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brent Leiba (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Melea Early (Howard) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard †‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FDU | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stonehill | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Moyne | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 2 | .158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 1 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 0 | – | 17 | – | 1 | .028 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Northeast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held from November 7 to November 10, 2024. The three-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Central Connecticut Blue Devils.[1] Central Connecticut was unable to defend their title, not qualifying for the tournament after finishing fifth in the regular season standings. Howard went on to win the tournament over Fairleigh Dickinson in the Final, 2–1.[2][3] This was the first Northeast Conference tournament title for the Howard women's soccer program, and first for head coach Brent Leiba.[4] As tournament champions, Howard earned the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
Seeding
[edit]The top four teams from regular season play qualified for the 2024 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds in the tournament as Fairleigh Dickinson and Stonehill both finished with 7–2–1 regular season conference records. The teams met on October 17 during the regular season, and defeated Stonehill 2–0. Therefore, Fairleigh Dickinson earned the third seed and Stonehill was the fourth seed.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Howard | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 2 | Wagner | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 4 | Stonehill | 7–2–1 | 22 |
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||
| 1 | Howard | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Stonehill | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Howard | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Wagner | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 3 | |||||||
Schedule
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]| November 7, 2024 | #1 Howard | 2–1 | #4 Stonehill | Washington, D.C. |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Greene Stadium Attendance: 289 |
| November 7, 2024 | #2 Wagner | 0–3 | #3 Fairleigh Dickinson | Staten Island, NY |
| 7:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Wagner College Stadium Attendance: 403 |
Final
[edit]| November 10, 2024 | #1 Howard | 2–1 | #3 Fairleigh Dickinson | Washington, D.C. |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Greene Stadium |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 10, 2024).
2 goals
- Marina Burzaco – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Melea Early – Howard
1 goal
- Kyra Bolden – Howard
- Elena Cvetkovic – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Samantha James – Howard
- Kiomy Luperon – Fairleigh Dickinson
- Annie Renz – Stonehill
All-Tournament team
[edit]Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Marina Burzaco | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Laura Martinez | |
| Mona Schlegl | |
| Kyra Bolden | Howard |
| Melea Early | |
| Savannah Hersh | |
| Trinity Knox | |
| Emma Dumareaq | Stonehill |
| Yara Fawaz | |
| Kayla Barbosa | Wagner |
| Kylie McNally |
MVP in bold
References
[edit]- ^ Northeast Conference. "2023 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Northeast Conference. "2024 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Bash, Homa (November 11, 2024). "Howard women's soccer wins first NEC championship; set to face Duke in NCAA Tournament". WTTG#News operation. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Northeast Conference. "NEC Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Northeast Conference (November 7, 2024). "Down To Two! Howard & FDU Book Tickets to #NECWSOC Championship Sunday". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "History Made: Howard Claims First NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. November 10, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.