2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament

2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	3,996
Site	Campus sites, higher seed
Champions	Saint Louis Billikens (8th title)
Winning coach	Katie Shields (6th title)
MVP	Caroline Kelly (Saint Louis Billikens)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament
«2022	2024»

2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 11 Saint Louis ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	19	–	3	–	2	.833
La Salle ‍‍‍	8	–	1	–	1	.850	12	–	6	–	3	.643
Dayton ‍‍‍	7	–	0	–	3	.850	13	–	2	–	5	.775
UMass ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	2	.700	9	–	5	–	4	.611
Duquesne ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	4	.600	8	–	8	–	4	.500
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3	.550	4	–	9	–	6	.368
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	3	.550	4	–	9	–	6	.368
VCU ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2	.500	5	–	9	–	4	.389
Loyola Chicago ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	4	.500	7	–	7	–	4	.500
Fordham ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	4	–	10	–	4	.333
George Mason ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0	.300	3	–	15	–	0	.167
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2	.300	3	–	8	–	6	.353
Davidson ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	4	–	11	–	2	.294
George Washington ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	4	–	11	–	3	.306
Richmond ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	3	–	11	–	4	.278


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Atlantic 10 Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 7, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: A10 Conference

The 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 27 through November 5, 2023. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at the home stadium of the highest 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 La Salle in the final.^[1]^[2]^[3] This was the Billikens' eighth overall tournament title, and coach Katie Shields' fifth title. Shields and Saint Louis have won six straight Atlantic 10 Tournaments in a row.^[4] As tournament champions, Saint Louis earned the Atlantic 10's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top eight teams in regular season play qualified for the tournament. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as Saint Joseph's and Rhode Island both finished with 4–3–3 conference records. The two teams tied 0–0 during regular season play. The second tiebreaker of conference record against common opponents was the second tiebreaker and Saint Joseph's was awarded the sixth seed.^[5]^[6]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Saint Louis	9–0–1	28
2	La Salle	8–1–1	25
3	Dayton	7–0–3	24
4	UMass	6–2–2	20
5	Duquesne	4–2–4	16
6	Saint Joseph's	4–3–3	15
7	Rhode Island	4–3–3	15
8	VCU	4–4–2	14

Bracket

Source:^[7]

Quarterfinals Friday, October 27			Semifinals Wednesday, November 1			Final Sunday, November 5

1	Saint Louis	2

8	VCU	0
			1	Saint Louis	5

			5	Duquesne	0
4	UMass	1

5	Duquesne	2
						1	Saint Louis	3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
						2	La Salle	0
2	La Salle	2

7	Rhode Island	0
			2	La Salle (a.e.t.)	1

			3	Dayton	0
3	Dayton	1

6	Saint Joseph's	0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 27	#1 Saint Louis	2–0	#8 VCU	St. Louis, MO
8:00 p.m. ET	Lyndsey Heckel 1' Emily Gaebe 37', 57' Katie Houck 78'	Report		Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 724 Referee: Aaron Rawlins Assistant referees: Andric Stefan Assistant referees: Noah Stuckey Fourth official: Chad Formea

October 27	#4 UMass	1–2	#5 Duquesne	Amherst, MA
2:00 p.m. ET	Lauren Robles 30'	Report	13', 30' Maya Matesa 62' Anna Campanella	Stadium: Rudd Field Attendance: 762 Referee: Matthew Mercier Assistant referees: Danny Marques Assistant referees: Kurtis Blake Fourth official: Jason Klump

October 27	#2 La Salle	2–0	#7 Rhode Island	Philadelphia, PA
7:00 p.m. ET	Haley Gschrey 74' Emily Banashefski 77'	Report		Stadium: McCarthy Stadium Attendance: 238 Referee: Mike De Felice Assistant referees: Juri Siskin Assistant referees: Joseph Cimino Fourth official: Dustin Nguyen

October 27	#3 Dayton	1–0	#6 Saint Joseph's	Dayton, OH
7:00 p.m. ET	Team 54' Madison Wilson 87'	Report	38' Leah Buch	Stadium: Baujan Field Attendance: 371 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Erin Patterson Assistant referees: Kyle Maust Fourth official: Mikael Lundqvist

Semifinals

November 1	#1 Saint Louis	5–0	#5 Duquesne	St. Louis, MO
8:00 p.m. ET	Duquesne Own Goal 21' Hannah Sawyer 38', 75', 79' Julia Simon 39' Caroline Kelly 47' Macy Lutz 70'	Report	33' Anna Campanella 45' Maya Matesa	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 445 Referee: Zachary Richter Assistant referees: Jeff Pulley Assistant referees: Jeff Patrylo Fourth official: Don Tebeau

November 1	#2 La Salle	1–0 (a.e.t.)	#3 Dayton	Philadelphia, PA
7:00 p.m. ET	Courtney Gaston 35' Gabby Picco 54' Madison McCreday 69' Haley Gschrey 97' Ricshya Walker 100'	Report	43' Ella Raimondi 100' Marlee Taylor	Stadium: McCarthy Stadium Attendance: 432 Referee: Marie Durr Assistant referees: Randal Von Steuben Assistant referees: Kevin Rodrigo Fourth official: Rob Komorowski

Final

November 5	#1 Saint Louis	3–0	#2 La Salle	St. Louis, MO
11:00 a.m. ET	Caroline Kelly 14', 57' Emily Gaebe 28' Alyssa Bockius 65'	Report	14' Giovanna Castorina 21' Liv Vrcella 22' Team 49' Haley Gschrey 77' Ricshya Walker	Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 1,024 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Adam Drees Assistant referees: Stephen Valle Fourth official: Joseph Heyden

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.43 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).

3 goals

Caroline Kelly – Saint Louis

2 goals

Maya Matesa – Duquesne
Haley Gschrey – La Salle
Emily Gaebe – Saint Louis
Hannah Sawyer – Saint Louis

1 goal

Madison Wilson – Dayton
Emily Banashefski – La Salle
Lyndsey Heckel – Saint Louis
Julia Simon – Saint Louis
Lauren Robles – UMass

1 own goal

Duquesne (vs Saint Louis)

All Tournament Team

Source:^[8]

Player	Team
Emily Gaebe	Saint Louis
Lyndsey Heckel
Caroline Kelly
Hannah Larson
Emily Puricelli
Hannah Sawyer
Michela Auguadro	La Salle
Emily Banashefski
Haley Gschrey
Madison Wilson	Dayton
Maya Matesa	Duquesne

MVP in bold

References

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^ Durando, Stu (November 5, 2023). "SLU women's soccer team wins its sixth straight A-10 championship". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "A10 Conference Policy Manual" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "Saint Louis Secures Sixth A-10 Regular-Season Title; Billikens Will Be Top Seed for Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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[2] "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[3] Durando, Stu (November 5, 2023). "SLU women's soccer team wins its sixth straight A-10 championship". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[4] "Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[5] "A10 Conference Policy Manual" (PDF). atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[6] "Saint Louis Secures Sixth A-10 Regular-Season Title; Billikens Will Be Top Seed for Women's Soccer Championship". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. October 22, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[7] "2023 A10 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

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