| 2024 America East men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 6,146 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Vermont (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Rob Dow (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Zach Barrett (Vermont) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Vermont ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2024 America East Conference men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for theAmerica East Conference held from November 9 through November 17, 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 theBryant Bulldogs,[1][2] who were unable to defend their title. Bryant qualified for the Final but lost toVermont 2–1.[3][4] It was the seventh America East tournament victory for the Vermont Catamounts soccer program, and second for Head CoachRob Dow.[5] As tournament champions, Vermont earned the America East's automatic berth into the2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the Semifinals. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seeds asNew Hampshire andVermont finished the regular season with identical 4–1–2 records. The two teams drew their regular season match 1–1 on September 28. Record against the next highest seed was the next tiebreaker. New Hampshire defeatedUMBC 2–1 while Vermont lost to UMBC 1–0. Therefore, New Hampshire was the top seed. Another tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds asBinghamton andNJIT finished tied with 2–3–2 regular season records. NJIT won the regular season match between the two teams on October 5, 2–1 and therefore was the fifth seed.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | New Hampshire | 4–1–2 | 14 |
| 2 | Vermont | 4–1–2 | 14 |
| 3 | UMBC | 4–2–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Bryant | 4–3–0 | 12 |
| 5 | NJIT | 2–3–2 | 8 |
| 6 | Binghamton | 2–3–2 | 8 |
| Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 9 | Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 13 | Final Sunday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bryant | 4 | 4 | Bryant (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 5 | NJIT | 0 | 4 | Bryant | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Vermont | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Vermont (a.e.t) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMBC | 1 | 3 | UMBC | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Binghamton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| November 9, 2024 | #4Bryant | 4–0 | #5NJIT | Smithfield, RI |
| 6:00 p.m.EST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Beirne Stadium Attendance: 500 |
| November 9, 2024 | #3UMBC | 1–0 | #6Binghamton | Baltimore, MD |
| 7:00 p.m.EST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Retriever Soccer Park Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Nathaniel Hirschman Assistant referees: Max Elsasser Assistant referees: Michaela Kelley-Dunn Fourth official: Peter Dhima |
| November 13, 2024 | #1New Hampshire | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | #4 Bryant | Durham, NH |
| 6:00 p.m.EST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Wildcat Stadium Attendance: 743 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick Assistant referees: John Luk Assistant referees: Nicola Vesia Fourth official: Scott Pereira |
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| November 13, 2024 | #2Vermont | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | #3 UMBC | Burlington, VT |
| 6:00 p.m.EST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Virtue Field Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Victor Matheson Assistant referees: John Jordan Fourth official: Jeremiah Vallieres |
| November 17, 2024 | #2 Vermont | 2–1 | #4 Bryant | Burlington, VT |
| 1:00 p.m.EST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Virtue Field Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Cedric Cook Assistant referees: Miguel Lara Assistant referees: Matt Stein Fourth official: Mark Paquette |
There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 17, 2024).
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source:[7]
| Player | Team |
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| Carlo Cavalar | Binghamton |
| Antreas Hadjigavriel | Bryant |
| Christian Meritt | |
| Sam White | |
| Baptiste Gateau | New Hampshire |
| Aaron Williams Fernandez | |
| Sergio Martinez Cubel | NJIT |
| Hans Nesheim | UMBC |
| Emigdio Tormo Lopez | |
| Zach Barrett | Vermont |
| Yaniz Bazini | |
| Niklas Herceg | |
| Adrian Shulze-Solano |
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