2012 Big East Conference men's soccer tournament

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]

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

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

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2012 Big East men's soccer standings
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

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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

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

First round

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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
November 1, 2012 Seton Hall 1–3 Villanova Philadelphia, PA
14:00 ET Garcia   72' Report Gonzalez   10'
Soroka   40'   51'
Harr   88'
Stadium: Villanova Soccer Complex
Referee: Brian Fenlon

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

Big East Championship

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

Statistical leaders

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Note: Statistics only for post-season games.

See also

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References

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  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.