2019 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2019 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from November 1 through November 9, 2019. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting each game. The defending champions were the Hofstra Pride[1], who successfully defended their title, beating the James Madison Dukes 5–1 in the final.[2] The conference tournament title was the sixth overall for the Hofstra women's soccer program and the fifth overall for head coach Simon Riddiough. Both Hofstra and Riddiough have won three straight CAA Tournaments.[3]

2019 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	760
Site	Campus sites, hosted by higher seed
Champions	Hofstra (6th title)
Winning coach	Simon Riddiough (5th title)
MVP	Lucy Porter (Hofstra)
Broadcast	FloSports
CAA Women's Soccer Tournament «2018  2020»

2019 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Hofstra  ‍†‍‡‍^y	7	–	0	–	2		.889			16	–	4	–	2		.773
Delaware  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	0		.778			12	–	7	–	0		.632
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	1		.722			10	–	6	–	1		.618
Northeastern  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	1		.611			8	–	10	–	1		.447
Elon  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	1		.611			12	–	6	–	2		.650
James Madison  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1		.500			9	–	12	–	1		.432
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1		.389			5	–	11	–	2		.333
Charleston  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0		.222			8	–	10	–	0		.444
Drexel  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	1		.167			5	–	11	–	3		.342
Towson  ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	0		.111			4	–	13	–	1		.250
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Colonial Athletic Association

Bracket

Source:[4]

	Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 1					Semifinals Sunday, Nov. 3					Final Saturday, Nov. 9
						1	Hofstra	3
	4	Northeastern	1			5	Elon	1
	5	Elon	2								1	Hofstra	5
											6	James Madison	1
						2	Delaware	2
	3	UNC Wilmington	2			6	James Madison	3^OT
	6	James Madison	3

Schedule

First Round

#4 Northeastern v #5 Elon

November 1, 2019	#4 Northeastern	1–2	#5 Elon	Hempstead, NY
1:00 p.m. EST	Kayla McCauley  62'	Report	6' Hannah Doherty  87' Jessica Carrieri	Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 87 Referee: Michael Lee Assistant referees: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Nate Penn Fourth official: Alexandru Focea

#3 UNC Wilmington v #6 James Madison

November 1, 2019	#3 UNC Wilmington	2–3	#6 James Madison	Newark, DE
1:00 p.m. EST	Morgan Nanni  15',  29' Ashley Johnson  85' Audrey Harding  89'	Report	24' (pen.) Haley Crawford  28' Phoebe Dinga  48',  65' Ginger Deel  50' Maia Foley  61' Ashby Larkin  73' Iris Rabot	Stadium: Grant Stadium Attendance: 152 Referee: Mike De Felice Assistant referees: Rich Barnes Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson Fourth official: Sharon Gingrich

Semifinals

#1 Hofstra v #5 Elon

November 3, 2019	#1 Hofstra	3–1	#5 Elon	Hempstead, NY
1:00 p.m. EST	Sabrina Bryan  2', 75' Anja Suttner  38' Megan Fisher  42'	Report	78' Carson Jones	Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Attendance: 278 Referee: Michael McBride Assistant referees: Nate Penn Assistant referees: Tim Shaw Fourth official: Sean Lyons

#2 Delaware v #6 James Madison

November 3, 2019	#2 Delaware	2–3 (a.e.t.)	#6 James Madison	Newark, DE
1:00 p.m. EST	Sara D'Appolonia  7' Riley Dixon  18'	Report	13' Hannah Coulling  72' Claire Meiser  88' Ebony Wiseman  99' Sophie Brause	Stadium: Grant Stadium Attendance: 243 Referee: Matt Kreitzer Assistant referees: Dilok Boonmema Assistant referees: Eric Rolf Fourth official: John McCloskey

Final

#1 Hofstra v #6 James Madison

November 9, 2019	#1 Hofstra	5–1	#6 James Madison	Hempstead, NY
1:00 p.m. EST	Lucy Porter  3', 88' Megan Fisher  38' Sabrina Bryan  47' Lucy Shepherd  57'	Report	52' Lily Stavisky  68' Iris Rabot	Stadium: Hofstra University Soccer Stadium Referee: Adam Kilpatrick Assistant referees: Nate Penn Assistant referees: Keith Fisher Fourth official: Sima Draguca

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

• Sabrina Bryan (Hofstra)

2 Goals

• Lucy Porter (Hofstra)

1 Goal

• Sophie Brause (James Madison)
• Jessica Carrieri (Elon)
• Hannah Coulling (James Madison)
• Haley Crawford (James Madison)
• Sara D'Appolonia (Delaware)
• Ginger Deel (James Madison)
• Riley Dixon (Delaware)
• Hannah Doherty (Elon)
• Megan Fisher (Hofstra)
• Maia Foley (James Madison)
• Audrey Harding (UNC Wilmington)
• Carson Jones (Elon)
• Kayla McCauley (Northeastern)
• Morgan Nanni (UNC Wilmington)
• Iris Rabot (James Madison)
• Lucy Shepherd (Hofstra)
• Anja Suttner (Hofstra)
• Ebony Wiseman (James Madison)

All-Tournament Team

Source:[5]

Player	Team
Sabrina Bryan	Hofstra
Jordan Littleboy
Lucy Porter
Bella Richards
Ginger Deel	James Madison
Iris Rabot
Ebony Wiseman
Sara D'Appolonia	Delaware
Kamryn Stablein
Hannah Doherty	Elon
Carson Jones

MVP in bold

See also

• Colonial Athletic Association
• 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Colonial Athletic Association. "2018 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2018-11-15.
2. Colonial Athletic Association. "2019 CAA Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2019-12-20.
3. "CAA Women's Soccer Past Champions" (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
4. "2019 CAA Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
5. "Hofstra Claims Third Straight CAA Women's Soccer Title in Dominant Fashion". caasports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. November 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.