# 2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament

The 2023 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament was the post-season women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 4 to 12, 2023. The eight-match tournament took place at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland for the semifinals and finals, while the first round was hosted by the higher seeded team. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Creighton Bluejays. They were unable to defend their title, losing as the sixth seed in the first round to Providence. Xavier finished as tournament champions after defeating Georgetown in a penalty shoot-out in the Final. This was the first Big East title in program history for Xavier, and the first for head coach John Higgins. As tournament champions, Xavier earned the Big East's automatic place in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

## Seeding

The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 2023 tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference record and tiebreakers were used to determine seedings of teams that finished with the same record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds of the tournament as Creighton and Akron both finished with eleven conference regular season points. Creighton earned the sixth seed by virtue of a 3–2 regular season win over Akron on October 18.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Points |
| 1 | Georgetown | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 2 | Xavier | 4–1–3 | 15 |
| 3 | Providence | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 4 | St. John's | 3–1–4 | 13 |
| 5 | UConn | 4–4–0 | 12 |
| 6 | Creighton | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 7 | Akron | 2–1–5 | 11 |
| 8 | Seton Hall | 3–4–1 | 10 |

## Bracket

| First round Saturday, Nov. 4 | First round Saturday, Nov. 4 | First round Saturday, Nov. 4 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 9 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 9 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 9 | Final Sunday, Nov. 12 | Final Sunday, Nov. 12 | Final Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| 1 | Georgetown | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Seton Hall | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Seton Hall | 1 | 1 | Georgetown | 2 | | | |
| | | | 5 | UConn | 0 | | | |
| 4 | St. John's | 1 | 5 | UConn | 0 | | | |
| 5 | UConn (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | UConn (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | 1 | Georgetown | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | | 2 | Xavier (pen.) | 0 (5) |
| 3 | Providence | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Xavier (pen.) | 0 (5) |
| 6 | Creighton | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Creighton | 0 | 3 | Providence | 0 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Xavier | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Xavier | 1 | 2 | Xavier | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Akron | 0 | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match (as of November 12, 2023).
2 goals
* Brendan McSorley – Providence
1 goal
* Kyle Linhares – Georgetown
* Marlon Tabora – Georgetown
* Matthew Van Horn – Georgetown
* Max Viera – Georgetown
* Bruno Rosa – Providence
* Hugo Gerbore – Seton Hall
* Lenny Cidolit – St. John's
* Eli Conway – UConn
* Scott Testori – UConn
* Grayson Elmquist – Xavier
* Taylor Rhinehart – Xavier

## All-Tournament team

Source:
| Player | Team |
| Kenny Nielsen | Georgetown |
| Kieran Sargeant | Georgetown |
| Marlon Tabora | Georgetown |
| Miguel Candela | Providence |
| Brendan McSorley | Providence |
| Eli Conway | UConn |
| Scott Testori | UConn |
| Dylan Kropp | Xavier |
| Johnny Mennell^ | Xavier |
| Makel Rasheed | Xavier |
| Taylor Rhinehart* | Xavier |
* Offensive MVP ^ Defensive MVP