2017 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The tournament quarterfinals were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Hofstra University Soccer Stadium in Hempstead, New York. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Northeastern Huskies, but they failed to defend their title, losing 2–1 to the Hofstra Pride in the final.[1][2] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Hofstra women's soccer program and the third for head coach Simon Riddiough.[3]

2017 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,618
Site	Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Hempstead, New York (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Hofstra (4th title)
Winning coach	Simon Riddiough (3rd title)
CAA Women's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Hofstra  ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	0		1.000			15	–	4	–	2		.762
Drexel  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	1		.722			11	–	7	–	1		.605
Northeastern  ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	3		.722			13	–	6	–	3		.659
James Madison  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0		.444			9	–	10	–	0		.474
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	2		.444			8	–	10	–	2		.450
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1		.389			8	–	9	–	1		.472
Elon  ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	3		.389			9	–	6	–	4		.579
Delaware  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0		.333			6	–	10	–	2		.389
Towson  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1		.278			5	–	11	–	3		.342
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1		.278			6	–	11	–	2		.368
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 10, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Colonial Athletic Association

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29					Semifinals Friday, Nov. 3					Final Sunday, Nov. 5
						1	Hofstra	1
	4	James Madison	3			5	William & Mary	0
	5	William & Mary	4								1	Hofstra	2
											3	Northeastern	1
						2	Drexel	0
	3	Northeastern	6			3	Northeastern	2
	6	Charleston	0

Schedule

First Round

October 29, 2017	#3 Northeastern	6–0	#6 Charleston	Brookline, Massachusetts
1:00 p.m. EDT	Nicole Gorman  4', 46' Hannah Lopiccolo  6' Hannah Rosenblatt  63', 89' Emily Evangelista  85'	Report		Stadium: Parsons Field Attendance: 176 Referee: Jeffrey Davis Assistant referees: Luis Cutely Assistant referees: Jessica Remmes

October 29, 2017	#4 James Madison	3–4	#5 William & Mary	Harrisonburg, Virginia
1:00 p.m. EDT	Kylie Hegemier  41' Ginger Deel  59' Haley Crawford  69'	Report	5' Sami Grasso  13' Mackenzie Kober  54' Rachel Moore  76' Elysse Branton	Stadium: Sentara Park Attendance: 206 Referee: Ryan White Assistant referees: Paul Radlinski Assistant referees: Tony Tribotti

Semifinals

November 3, 2017	#2 Drexel	0–2	#3 Northeastern	Hempstead, New York
4:30 p.m. EDT		Report	25' Lizzie George  30' Hannah Rosenblatt	Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Mike Schatzel Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar Fourth official: Joe Manfre

November 3, 2017	#1 Hofstra	1–0	#5 William & Mary	Hempstead, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Lucy Porter  63'	Report		Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 823 Referee: Steve Ambrus Assistant referees: Saam Jalayer Assistant referees: Mike Godi Fourth official: Steve Levin

Final

November 5, 2017	#1 Hofstra	2–1	#3 Northeastern	Hempstead, New York
1:00 p.m. EST	Lucy Porter  2' Jenn Buoncore  32'	Report	16' Kerri Zerfoss	Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 413 Referee: Bill Dittmar Assistant referees: Mike Schatzel Assistant referees: Mike Stutt Fourth official: Joe Manfre

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

• Hannah Rosenblatt – Northeastern

2 Goals

• Nicole Gorman – Northeastern
• Lucy Porter – Hofstra

1 Goal

• Elysse Branton – William and Mary
• Jenn Buoncore – Hofstra
• Haley Crawford – Northeastern
• Ginger Deel – Northeastern
• Emily Evangelista – Northeastern
• Sami Grasso – William and Mary
• Lizzie George – Northeastern
• Kylie Hegemier – James Madison
• Mackenzie Kober – William and Mary
• Hannah Lopiccolo – Northeastern
• Rachel Moore – William and Mary
• Kerri Zerfoss – Northeastern

See also

• Colonial Athletic Association
• 2017 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Colonial Athletic Association. "2016 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
2. Colonial Athletic Association. "2017 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
3. "CAA Women's Soccer Past Champions" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 5 November 2017.