American college soccer tournament
| 2024 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 5,556 | ||||
| First round site | Top Seed Campus Site | ||||
| Semifinals site | Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland | ||||
| Finals site | Maryland SoccerPlex Boyds, Maryland | ||||
| Champions | Georgetown (6th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brian Wiese (6th title) | ||||
| MVP | Max Viera (Offensive) Eric Howard (Defensive) (Georgetown) | ||||
| Broadcast | Big East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 2 (Final) | ||||
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| Providence + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Georgetown ‡ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 21 Akron + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament was the post-season women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 9 to 17, 2024. 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 Providence Friars. They were unable to defend their title, despite reaching the Final as the second seed. Fourth seed Georgetown finished as tournament champions after defeating Providence 2–1 in the Final. This was the sixth Big East title in program history for Georgetown, all of which have come under head coach Brian Wiese. As tournament champions, Georgetown earned the Big East's automatic place in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top eight 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 to determine the second and third seeds as Providence and St. John's both finished with 5–1–2 regular season records. The two teams tied their regular season match-up 1–1 on October 19. Providence won the tiebreaker and earned the second seed. A second tiebreaker was required for the fifth and sixth seed between Creighton and Seton Hall as both teams finished with identical 4–3–1 regular season records. The two teams did not meet during the regular season and Creighton won the tiebreaker to earn the fifth seed. A final tiebreaker was required for the eighth and final seed in the tournament between DePaul and Marquette as both teams finished with identical 2–4–2 regular season records. The two teams tied their regular season match-up 2–2 on October 23. DePaul won the tiebreaker and earned the final spot in the tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Points |
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| 1 | Akron | 7–0–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Providence | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 3 | St. John's | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 4 | Georgetown | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 5 | Creighton | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Seton Hall | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 7 | UConn | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 8 | DePaul | 2–4–2 | 8 |
Bracket
| First round Saturday, Nov. 9 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 14 | Final Sunday, Nov. 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Akron | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | DePaul | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Akron | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgetown (a.e.t) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgetown | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Creighton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgetown | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Providence | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Seton Hall | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Providence (a.e.t) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Providence | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UConn | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
#4 Georgetown v #5 Creighton| November 9, 2024 | #4 Georgetown | 1–0 | #5 Creighton | Washington, D.C. |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Shaw Field Attendance: 987 Referee: Hilario Grajeda Assistant referees: Jeffrey Skinker Assistant referees: Justin Weinstock Fourth official: Balvir Cabrera Garcia |
45'
50' Roman Torres
88' Mark O'Neill| November 9, 2024 | #3 St. John's | 2–0 | #6 Seton Hall | New York, NY |
| 5:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 668 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Kyle O'Grady Assistant referees: Aiden Krok Fourth official: Jan Halaska |
| November 9, 2024 | #1 Akron | 3–1 | #8 DePaul | Akron, OH |
| 7:00 pm. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium Attendance: 1,476 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Saki Atsas Assistant referees: John Satar Fourth official: Chris Regan |
| November 9, 2024 | #2 Providence | 2–0 | #7 UConn | Providence, RI |
| 7:00 pm. EST |
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Stadium: Chapey Field Attendance: 1,094 Referee: William DeLois Assistant referees: Sean Regan Assistant referees: Johnathan Luk Fourth official: Kurtis Burke |
Semifinals
#2 Providence v #3 St. John's| November 14, 2024 | #2 Providence | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 St. John's | Boyds, MD |
| 5:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Juri Siskin Assistant referees: Alexander Tyshkevych Fourth official: Peter Dhima |
92'| November 14, 2024 | #1 Akron | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | #4 Georgetown | Boyds, MD |
| 7:30 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 557 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Hugo Menguy Assistant referees: Jason Blight Fourth official: Alexander Luttmann |
Final
#2 Providence v #4 Georgetown| November 17, 2024 | #2 Providence | 1–2 | #4 Georgetown | Boyds, MD |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 774 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Randal Von Steuben Assistant referees: Esli Leon Fourth official: Israel Campos |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 18 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.57 goals per match (as of November 17, 2024).
3 goals
- Israel Dos Santos Neto – Providence
- Emil Jaaskelainen – Akron
1 goal
- Logan Finnegan – DePaul
- Victor Gaulmin – Akron
- Aidan Godinho – Georgetown
- Jackson Gould – St. John's
- Eric Howard – Georgetown
- Julian Jakopovic – St. John's
- Thomas Lamaille – St. John's
- Pearse O'Brien – Providence
- Cole Parete – Georgetown
- Mateo Ponce Ocampo – Georgetown
- Bruno Rosa – Providence
- Marlon Tabora – Georgetown
All-Tournament team
Source:
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Matt Dreas | Akron |
| Emil Jaaskelainen | |
| Eric Howard^ | Georgetown |
| Maximus Jennings | |
| Tenzing Manske | |
| Max Viera* | |
| Lukas Burns | Providence |
| Israel Dos Santos Neto | |
| Pearse O’Brien | |
| Jackson Gould | St. John's |
| Tyler Morck |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
- "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.
- "2024 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Georgetown captures 2024 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship". soccerwire.com. SoccerWire. November 18, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "2022 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "2024 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Set". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 2, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Georgetown Claims the 2024 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship Crown". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 17, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
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