2012 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament

Football tournament season
2012 Big East men's soccer tournament
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsNotre Dame
Runner-upGeorgetown

The 2012 Big East men's soccer tournament was the 17th edition of the tournament, and the last to be organized by the original Big East Conference. The event decided the Big East Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Held from October 31–November 11, it was the first men's college soccer conference tournament to begin in the 2012 season. The semifinal and championship rounds were held for the third-consecutive year at Red Bull Arena, in Harrison, New Jersey.[1]

St. John's were the defending champions, having defeated Connecticut 1–0 in the 2011 championship.

By the end of the 2012–13 school year, the Big East split into two leagues along football lines. The seven schools that did not sponsor FBS football left to form a new Big East Conference, while the FBS schools that did not leave for other conferences stayed in the original Big East structure under the new name of American Athletic Conference.

Qualification

2012 Big East men's soccer standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Blue
No. 2 Georgetown 6 2 0 19 4 3
No. 6 Connecticut 6 2 0 17 4 1
No. 15 Marquette 5 2 1 16 4 1
No. 8 Notre Dame 5 2 1 17 4 1
Seton Hall 2 6 0 6 12 0
Providence 2 6 0 4 10 2
Pittsburgh 0 8 0 6 9 2
Red
No. 9 Louisville 7 1 0 14 6 1
No. 17 Syracuse 5 3 0 14 6 1
St. John's 4 3 1 10 5 4
Villanova 3 3 2 12 6 2
Cincinnati 3 3 2 6 9 4
Rutgers 3 4 1 7 7 1
South Florida 2 3 3 8 5 4
DePaul 1 6 1 4 10 3
As of December 11, 2012
Rankings from NCSAA

Bracket

First round
   
R5 Cincinnati 0
B4 Marquette 3
First round
   
B5 Seton Hall 1
R4 Villanova 3
Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
R1 Louisville 1
B4 Marquette 2
B4 Marquette 1
B2 Georgetown (2OT) 2
B2 Georgetown 2
R3 St. John's 1
B2 Georgetown 2
B3 Notre Dame 3
B1 Connecticut 1
R4 Villanova 0
B1 Connecticut 0
B3 Notre Dame 1
R2 Syracuse 2
B3 Notre Dame 4

Schedule

Note: Home team is listed on the left, away team is listed on the right.

First round

Cincinnati v Marquette
October 31, 2012 Cincinnati 0–3 Marquette Milwaukee, WI
20:00 ET Report Sjöberg 21'
Islami 42'
Huftalin 83'
Stadium: Valley Fields
Attendance: 257
Referee: Dave Jaworski
Seton Hall v Villanova
November 1, 2012 Seton Hall 1–3 Villanova Philadelphia, PA
14:00 ET Garcia 72' Report Gonzalez 10'
Soroka Yellow card 40' 51'
Harr 88'
Stadium: Villanova Soccer Complex
Referee: Brian Fenlon

Quarterfinals

St. John's v Georgetown
November 3, 2012 St. John's 1–2 Georgetown Washington, D.C.
13:00 ET Parker 48'
L'Esperance Yellow card 68'
Report Neumann 26'
Allen 66'
Stadium: Hoyas Stadium
Attendance: 983
Referee: Paul Williams
Marquette v Louisville
November 3, 2012 Marquette 2–1 Louisville Louisville, KY
19:00 ET Selvaggi Yellow card 28'
Sjöberg 35'
Ciesiulka 45'
Dillon Yellow card 67'
Report Foxhoven 85' Stadium: Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium
Attendance: 1,544
Referee: Troy Cohrs
Notre Dame v Syracuse
November 3, 2012 Notre Dame 4–2 Syracuse Syracuse, NY
19:00 ET Hodan 63', 77'
Richard 64'
Finley 84'
Report Cribley 15'
Passanen Yellow card 42'
Clark 49'
Vale Yellow card 86'
Stadium: SU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Sean Nilly
Villanova v Connecticut
November 4, 2012 Villanova 0–1 Connecticut Storrs, CT
15:00 ET Umar Yellow card 63' Report Fochive Yellow card 39'
Diouf 40'
Stadium: Morrone Stadium
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Hayden Crust

Semifinals

Marquette v Georgetown
November 9, 2012 Marquette 1–2 (a.e.t.) Georgetown Chester, PA
5:00 PM ET Dillon Yellow card 31'
Lysak 57'
Selvaggi Yellow card 58'
Report Neumann 45'
Allen gold-colored soccer ball 110'
Stadium: PPL Park
Referee: Lou Labbadia
Notre Dame v Connecticut
November 9, 2012 Notre Dame 1–0 Connecticut Chester, PA
7:30 PM ET Powers 11' Report Beso Yellow card 80' Stadium: PPL Park
Referee: Bill Dittmar

Big East Championship

Notre Dame v Georgetown
November 11, 2012 Notre Dame 3–2 (a.e.t.) Georgetown Chester, PA
12:00 PM ET Finley 51' Yellow card 63' gold-colored soccer ball 109'
O'Malley Yellow card 59'
Besler 90'
Report Reimer 39', 82'
Christianson Yellow card 98'
Stadium: PPL Park
Referee: Hilano Grajedo

Statistical leaders

Note: Statistics only for post-season games.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer College Goals
1 United States Andy Huftalin Marquette Golden Eagles 1
United States Kelmend Islami Marquette 1
Sweden Axel Sjöberg Marquette 1

Most assists

Rank Player College Assists
1 United States Bryan Ciesiulka Marquette 1
United States Paul Dillon Marquette 1
United States Kelmend Islami Marquette 1
Sweden Sebastian Jansson Marquette 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012 BIG EAST Men's Soccer Championship Bracket Set". Big East Conference. BigEast.org. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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