# 2023 Patriot League women's soccer tournament

The 2023 Patriot League women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Patriot League held from October 29 through November 5, 2023. The tournament was held at campus sites, with the higher seeded team hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Bucknell Bison. Bucknell successfully defended their title, defeating regular season champions Army, who were the #1 seed, in a penalty shootout in the final. This was the second straight final that featured Bucknell and Army, with both going to penalties. The conference championship was the seventh for the Bucknell women's soccer program, five of which have come under head coach Kelly Cook. This was also the third straight championship for Bucknell. As tournament champions, Bucknell earned the Patriot League's automatic berth into the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

## Seeding

Seeding was based on regular season play with the top six teams qualifying for the tournament. The top two seeds received a bye to the Semifinals of the tournament and the higher seed hosted each match. A tiebreaker was required as Bucknell and Loyola Maryland both finished with eighteen points after conference play. Bucknell was awarded the second seed by virtue of their 1–0 regular season victory on October 11. A second tiebreaker was required to determine the final team in the tournament as American and Colgate both finished the season with ten points in conference play. Colgate was awarded the sixth and final seed by virtue of their 2–0 regular season victory on October 7.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | Army | 6–2–1 | 19 |
| 2 | Bucknell | 5–1–3 | 18 |
| 3 | Loyola Maryland | 6–3–0 | 18 |
| 4 | Boston University | 4–3–2 | 14 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 4–4–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Colgate | 3–5–1 | 10 |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Oct. 29 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 | Final Sunday, Nov. 5 |
| | | | 1 | Army | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Loyola Maryland | 0 | 6 | Colgate | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Colgate | 2 | | | | 1 | Army | 0 (3) |
| | | | | | | 2 | Bucknell (pen.) | 0 (4) |
| | | | 2 | Bucknell | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Boston University (pen.) | 2 (2) | 4 | Boston University | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Lehigh | 2 (1) | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 5, 2023).
2 goals
* Teresa Deda – Bucknell
1 goal
* Brigid Duffy – Army
* Morgan Fagan – Boston University
* Giulianna Gianino – Boston University
* Kayla Ross – Boston University
* Megan White – Bucknell
* Ari Bezanson – Colgate
* Ellie Stokes – Colgate
* Aminah Baruwa – Lehigh
1 own goal
* Boston University (vs. Lehigh)

## All-Tournament team

Source:
| Player | Team |
| Kaelan Bradley | Army |
| Brigid Duffy | Army |
| Keira Vesy | Army |
| Celia Braun | Boston University |
| Giulianna Gianino | Boston University |
| Teresa Deda | Bucknell |
| Jenna Hall | Bucknell |
| Katie Schiano | Bucknell |
| Brooke Tracey | Bucknell |
| Alli Popham | Colgate |
| Lauren Rougas | Colgate |
MVP in bold