2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament
| 2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 7,695 | ||||
| First round site | Top Seed Campus Site | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
| Semifinals site | Higher seeds | ||||
| Finals site | Jeffrey Field State College, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Champions | Penn State (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Jeff Cook (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Seth Kuhn (Offensive) Kris Shakes (Defensive) (Penn State) | ||||
| Broadcast | BTN | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Penn State ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Maryland + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Indiana + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big Ten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Big Ten men's soccer tournament was the 31st edition of the tournament. As the tournament champion, Penn State earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
Seeding
[edit]Seeding was determined by regular season conference record points per game.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | Penn State | 6–2–0 | |
| 2 | Maryland | 5–2–1 | |
| 3 | Indiana | 5–3–0 | |
| 4 | Michigan | 4–3–1 | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 3–4–1 | W 2–0 vs. Rutgers |
| 6 | Rutgers | 3–4–1 | L 0–2 vs. Wisconsin |
| 7 | Northwestern | 3–5–0 | |
| 8 | Michigan State | 2–4–2 |
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals November 7[2] | Semifinals November 10 | Championship November 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Rutgers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Northwestern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Northwestern (pen.) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]| November 7, 2021 | #4 Michigan | 2–1 | #5 Rutgers | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Cesar Ibarra Assistant referees: Ethan Buege Quinton McFarlen Fourth official: Noah Hartman |
| November 7, 2021 | #3 Indiana | 1–0 | #6 Rutgers | Bloomington, IN |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Report | Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Zachary Richter Fourth official: Michael Crump |
| November 7, 2021 | #2 Maryland | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | #7 Northwestern | College Park, MD |
| 1:00 p.m. | Report |
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Stadium: Ludwig Field Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Steve Besk Justin Tatsak Fourth official: Jordan Gray | |
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| November 7, 2021 | #1 Penn State | 2–0 | #8 Michigan State | University Park, PA |
| 4:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 1,264 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Max Campbell Michael Gorsegner Fourth official: Terrence Mull |
Semifinals
[edit]| November 12, 2021 | #1 Penn State | 2–0 | #4 Michigan | University Park, PA |
| Noon |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 523 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Michael Gorsegner Max Campbell Fourth official: Sergio Gonzalez |
| November 12, 2021 | #3 Indiana | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | #7 Northwestern | Bloomington, IN |
| 2:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium Attendance: 564 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Sean West Zachary Richter Fourth official: William DeLois |
Final
[edit]| November 14, 2021 | #1 Penn State | 3–0 | #3 Indiana | University Park, PA |
| Noon |
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Report | Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 1,689 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Vicente Suarez Brad Snow Fourth official: Ryan Slack |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There have been 12 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).
2 goals
- Seth Kuhn – Penn State
- Andrew Privett – Penn State
1 goal
- Joey Maher – Indiana
- Samuel Sarver – Indiana
- Ryan Schultz – Michigan
- Uriel Zeitz – Michigan
- Tyger Evans – Penn State
- Peter Mangione – Penn State
- Pierre Reedy – Penn State
- Tim Bielic – Rutgers
All-Tournament team
[edit]Source:[3]
| Player | Team |
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| Roman Celentano | Indiana |
| Spencer Glass | |
| Nick Richardson | Maryland |
| Marc Ybarra | Michigan |
| Michael Miller | Michigan State |
| Miha Miskovic | Northwestern |
| Seth Kuhn* | Penn State |
| Peter Mangione | |
| Kris Shakes^ | |
| Thomas DeVizio | Rutgers |
| Tim Bielic | Wisconsin |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament". BigTen.org. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. October 31, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Penn State Wins Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament Championship". Big Ten Conference. Big Ten Conference. November 14, 2021. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.