# 2021 MAAC men's soccer tournament

The 2021 MAAC men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference held from November 7 through November 14, 2021. The seven-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Monmouth were the defending champions and were unable to defend their title, losing to Marist in the semifinals. Marist went on to win the Championship, defeating Rider in a penalty shoot-out in the final. This is Marist's fourth overall tournament win and first since 2005. The title is also the first for head coach Matt Viggiano. As tournament champions, Marist earned the MAAC's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

## Seeding

The top eight teams in the regular season earned a spot in the 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 fifth and sixth seed as Rider and Fairfield each finished with a 5–4–1 conference record. Rider earned the fifth seed by virtue of their 4–3 victory over Fairfield on October 20.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | Marist | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Saint Peter's | 6–3–1 | 19 |
| 3 | Niagara | 6–4–0 | 18 |
| 4 | Siena | 5–3–2 | 17 |
| 5 | Rider | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 6 | Fairfield | 5–4–1 | 16 |
| 7 | Monmouth | 5–5–0 | 15 |
| 8 | Manhattan | 4–5–1 | 13 |

## Bracket

Source:
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 7 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 7 | Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 7 | | | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 11 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 11 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 11 | Final Sunday, Nov. 14 | Final Sunday, Nov. 14 | Final Sunday, Nov. 14 |
| 1 | Marist | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Manhattan | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Manhattan | 0 | | | 1 | Marist | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Monmouth | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Siena | 0 | | | 7 | Monmouth | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Rider | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rider | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Marist (pen.) | 2 (5) |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Marist (pen.) | 2 (5) |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 5 | Rider | 2 (3) |
| 2 | Saint Peter's | 0 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Rider | 2 (3) |
| 7 | Monmouth | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Monmouth | 1 | | | 5 | Rider (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Fairfield | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Niagara | 0 | | | 6 | Fairfield | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Fairfield | 2 | | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 15 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.14 goals per match (as of November 14, 2021).
2 goals
* Kyle Galloway – Marist
1 goal
* Thomas Drillien – Fairfield
* Santiago Gonzalez – Fairfield
* Rasmus Sorensen Rejnhold – Fairfield
* Kyle Galloway – Marist
* Bernardo Gracindo – Marist
* Liam Salmon – Marist
* Justin Scharf – Marist
* Julian Gomez – Monmouth
* Tanner Bay – Rider
* Pavia Vidal Guiller – Rider
* Tyrell Moore – Rider
* Francis Gomez Olano – Rider
1 own goal
* Marist (against Rider)

## All-Tournament team

Source:
| Player | Team |
| 2021 MAAC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team ||
| Thomas Drillien | Fairfield |
| Cormac Pike | Fairfield |
| George Akampeke | Monmouth |
| Luke McBeth | Monmouth |
| Taner Bay | Rider |
| Regis Dulck | Rider |
| Pablo Gatinois | Rider |
| Demarre Montoute | Marist |
| Henrique Cruz | Marist |
| Bernardo Gracidno | Marist |
| Kyle Galloway | Marist |
MVP in Bold