Elon and Hofstra were defeated in the first round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship to conclude the 2022 CAA Men's Soccer season.

Goals from Oliver Svalander and Francesco Perinelli led third-seeded Hofstra to its second consecutive CAA Men’s Soccer title in a 2-1 win over Elon Saturday at Rudd Field.

In the hectic BIG EAST men's soccer world, it's truly always anyone's game.

Elon and Hofstra won one-goal games Sunday to advance to a rematch in the title game of the CAA Men’s Soccer Championship.

A goal by Hofstra’s Krista Agostinello with 90 seconds remaining in the second overtime lifted the Pride to its fifth CAA Women’s Soccer Championship in the last six seasons in a 2-1 victory over Northeastern at Parsons Field.

Goals from Hofstra’s Ryan Carmichael and Drexel’s Cesar Banacloy provided all the offense necessary to advance from the first round of the CAA Men’s Soccer Championship in a pair of 1-0 victories Thursday night.

The 2022 BIG EAST Women’s Soccer Championship presented by Jeep continued Thursday with the semifinals.

Mexican and USA players get most of the ink for their performances abroad, but there are plenty of players from all countries in Concacaf plying their trade outside of the region. Costa Rica keeper Keylor Navas and Canadian winger Alphonso Davies are two of the biggest names from Concacaf playing in Europe right now, both contributing to some of the biggest clubs in the world.

Given their impressive development under Tata Martino and the United States’ struggles with Gregg Berhalter, the reigning Concacaf champions look to have a firm grip on the top spot in the region for the foreseeable future. They continue to groom young players and have used the Nations League as a chance to integrate domestic talents with a solid group plying their trade across the pond. 

While the first two rounds of the MLS Playoffs went mostly to script, the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC sprung upsets this week, setting up a third meeting between the two clubs in the MLS Cup final. Seattle beat Cup favorites LAFC 3-1 on Tuesday night, before TFC went to Atlanta and walked away 2-1 winners thanks to Nick DeLeon's stunning goal. The result is a November 10 date at CenturyLink Field, the second time the stadium has hosted MLS Cup.

The conference finals are set for the MLS playoffs, and the participants are the runaway favorites, and a "who's who" of recent MLS Cup champions. Los Angeles FC wrapped up the conference semifinals last night in another dramatic edition of El Trafico. A 5-3 win, their first triumph over the LA Galaxy, means that Bob Bradley's side will host the Seattle Sounders next week for a spot in MLS Cup.

This was the first year of the new MLS playoff format, and boy did it bring the drama the first weekend. Gone are the days of two-legged series — the entire tournament now is one-off games, hosted by the higher seed. And in the first six games of the playoffs, the team hosting won five times. But these weren't straight forward affairs. Three of the games went to extra time, as the games featured goals galore, a Jordan Morris hat trick, and a first-ever playoff win for the Philadelphia Union. 

The second installment of Concacaf Nations League fixtures has drawn to a close, and we’re now left with a much clearer picture of which teams are on the rise, who can rest a bit easier after taking care of business, and the sides with plenty of work to do. 

Exhale.

After not being part of the opening games of the Concacaf Nations League back in September, the four top-seeded teams in League A all played twice over the past week to kick off their tournament. Having watched from the sidelines on the first two matchdays, these seeded teams knew what they would need to put themselves into a good position heading into the final games in November.