2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament

The 2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament was the postseason men's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It was held from November 6 through November 12, 2022. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Krenzler Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Oakland Grizzlies were the defending champions.^[1] They were unable to defend their crown, falling to Cleveland State in the Semifinals. Cleveland State would finish as tournament champions after defeating IUPUI 3–0 in the Final.^[2] This was the second overall title for Cleveland State and first for head coach Siniša Ubiparipović.^[3] As tournament champions, Cleveland State earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

2022 Horizon League men's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	2,080
Site	Krenzler Field Cleveland, Ohio (Semifinals & Final)
Champions	Cleveland State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Siniša Ubiparipović (1st title)
MVP	Jannis Schmidt (Cleveland State)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Horizon League men's soccer tournament «2021  2023»

2022 Horizon League men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cleveland State‡	5	–	1	–	3			11	–	4	–	5
Wright State	4	–	1	–	4			4	–	7	–	6
IUPUI	4	–	2	–	3			7	–	7	–	6
Oakland	4	–	2	–	3			4	–	10	–	5
Robert Morris	4	–	3	–	2			6	–	7	–	3
Detroit Mercy	3	–	2	–	4			4	–	7	–	6
Green Bay	2	–	2	–	5			6	–	3	–	7
Northern Kentucky	2	–	6	–	1			4	–	11	–	2
Milwaukee	0	–	4	–	5			1	–	8	–	8
Purdue Fort Wayne	1	–	6	–	2			2	–	10	–	3
‡ – 2022 Horizon Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2022 NCAA Tournament As of December 13, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Horizon

Seeding

Six Horizon League schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. The top two seeds received byes to the Semifinals and the number one seed hosted the Semifinals and Final. A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as IUPUI and Oakland both finished with identical 4–2–3 conference records. IUPUI earned the third seed by virtue of their 4–2 regular season win over Oakland on October 22.^[4]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Cleveland State	5–1–3	18
2	Wright State	4–1–4	16
3	IUPUI	4–2–3	15
4	Oakland	4–2–3	15
5	Robert Morris	4–3–2	14
6	Detroit Mercy	3–2–4	10

Bracket

Source:^[5]

	Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 6					Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 10					Final Saturday, Nov. 12
						1	Cleveland State	4
	4	Oakland (pen.)	2 (6)			4	Oakland	2
	5	Robert Morris	2 (5)								1	Cleveland State	3
											3	IUPUI	0
						2	Wright State	0
	3	IUPUI	1			3	IUPUI	3
	6	Detroit Mercy	0

Schedule

Quarterfinals

#3 IUPUI v #6 Detroit Mercy

November 6	#3 IUPUI	1–0	#6 Detroit Mercy	Indianapolis, IN
1:00 p.m. ET	Lukas Hackaa   72' (pen.) Josemir Gomez   79' Medard Mikobi   90'	Report	55' Bennett Brooks   86' Rocco Galati	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 237 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Michael Nickerson Assistant referees: Aaron Mitchell Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins

#4 Oakland v #5 Robert Morris

November 6	#4 Oakland	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	#5 Robert Morris	Rochester, MI
1:00 p.m. ET	Gabriel Baylon   69' Charlie Retzer   96' Owen Smith   99' Sebastian Nuzzo   106'	Report	9' Chase Gilley   17' William Dodzi Afawubo   71' Anass Hadran   90' Gabe Norris   99' Charlie Lawrence   106' Lucas Shearer	Stadium: Oakland Soccer Field Attendance: 410 Referee: Michael Allie Assistant referees: Jacob Little Assistant referees: Christian Little Fourth official: David Eerline
	Penalties
	Kieran Hayes   Micah Sonnenberg   Kai Garvey   Ahmad Hamad   Owen Smith   Ville Ahola   Dawsun Schrum   Charlie Retzer   Jack Klomparens		Chase Gilly   Hugo Kadima   Owen Jowett   Shane McMillan   Bryan Akongo   Preston Rushmore   Connor Hain   Lucas Shearer   Jacob Haskins

Semifinals

#1 Cleveland State v #4 Oakland

November 10	#1 Cleveland State	4–2	#4 Oakland	Cleveland, OH
1:00 p.m. ET	Albert Portas   7' Pablo Kawecki   58' Bojan Kolevski   73', 79' Jannis Schmidt   75'	Report	19' Gabriel Baylon   42' Charlie Retzer   58' Ried Sporat	Stadium: Krenzler Field Attendance: 650 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Quinton McFarlen Assistant referees: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh Fourth official: Sorin Stoica

#2 Wright State v #3 IUPUI

November 10	#2 Wright State	0–3	#3 IUPUI	Cleveland, OH
4:00 p.m. ET	Brady Shapiro   15' Jacob Adams   74' Coen Wilson   85' Cole Werthmuller   88'	Report	14' Tyler Gainer   40' Caleb Hussain   46' Kade Tepe   73' Brady Horn   60' Lucas Hackaa   75' Logan Finnegan   89' Ethan Vermillion	Stadium: Krenzler Field Attendance: 404 Referee: Nicholas Baker Assistant referees: Jason White Assistant referees: Justin Tasak Fourth official: Tim Dicken

Final

#1 Cleveland State v #3 IUPUI

November 12	#1 Cleveland State	3–0	#3 IUPUI	Cleveland, OH
1:00 p.m. ET	Albert Portas   28' Jannis Schmidt   57' Team   60' Pablo Kawecki   64',   73' Jaume Rubio   76'	Report	59' Luckas Hackaa   75' Logan Finnegan	Stadium: Krenzler Field Attendance: 379 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: Eulogio Villapando Assistant referees: Adam Herges Fourth official: Ali Zolgharnain

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 17 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of November 12, 2022).

2 goals

• Pablo Kawecki – Cleveland State
• Bojan Kolevski – Cleveland State
• Albert Portas – Cleveland State
• Lukas Hackaa – IUPUI
• Gabriel Baylon – Oakland
• Charlie Retzer – Oakland

1 goal

• Jannis Schmidt – Cleveland State
• Logan Finnegan – IUPUI
• Caleb Hussain – IUPUI
• Chase Gilley – Robert Morris
• Lucas Shearer – Robert Morris

All-Tournament team

Source:^[6]

Player	Team
Jannis Schmidt	Cleveland State
Pablo Kawecki
Bojan Kolevski
Albert Portas
Logan Finnegan	IUPUI
Lukas Hackaa
Lucas Morefield
Gabriel Baylon	Oakland
Charlie Retzer
Joe Kouadio	Wright State
Brock Pickett

MVP in bold

References

1. "2021 Horizon League Men's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
2. "2022 Horizon League Men's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
3. "Horizon League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
4. "Cleveland State Earns No. 1 Seed as #HLMSOC Championship Bracket Set". horizonleague.com. Horizon League. November 2, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
5. "2022 Horizon League Men's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). horizonleague.org. Horizon League. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
6. "Cleveland State Completes Redemption Season with #HLMSOC Title". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 12, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2023.