2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season

Northeast Conference
Season 2014
Champions Saint Francis (PA)
NEC Tournament Champions St. Francis Brooklyn
NCAA Tournament St. Francis Brooklyn
Matches played 28
Goals scored 68 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorer Ryan Byers, SFU (6 goals)[1]
Average attendance 244[1]
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint Francis (PA) 6 –1 –0  13 –6 –1
Bryant 5 –0 –2  9 –5 –3
St.Francis Brooklyn ‡ 4 –1 –2  11 –6 –4
LIU Brooklyn 4 –3 –0  5 –12 –0
Robert Morris 2 –4 –1  7 –9 –2
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 –4 –1  4 –12 –2
Central Connecticut 1 –5 –1  5 –10 –2
Sacred Heart 0 –6 –1  0 –16 –2
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season will be the 34th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are the defending regular season champions, while the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers are the defending tournament champions.

Saint Francis (PA) won the Regular Season Championship by going 6-1-0 in conference play and will host the NEC Tournament in Loretto, Pennsylvania. St. Francis Brooklyn won the 2014 NEC Tournament Championship with the 3rd seed by beating Bryant (2-0) then Saint Francis (PA) (2-1).

Changes from 2013

  • None

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bryant Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island Bulldog Stadium 5,500
Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field 550
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Florham Park, New Jersey University Stadium 500
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Brooklyn, New York LIU Field 400
Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania North Athletic Complex 800
Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut Campus Field 3,334
St. Francis Terriers Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 300
Saint Francis Red Flash Loretto, Pennsylvania Stokes Soccerplex 500

Regular season

Results

[2]

Team/OpponentBRYCCSFDULIURMUSHUSFBKSFU
Bryant Bulldogs2-1 (OT)2-12-1 (OT)1-0 (OT)1-1 (2OT)1-1 (2OT)1-0
Central Connecticut Blue Devils1-2 (2OT)2-2 (2OT)1-20-21-00-1 (OT)1-2
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights1-22-2 (2OT)0-13-2 (OT)1-00-11-2
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds1-2 (OT)2-11-01-03-10-20-1
Robert Morris Colonials0-1 (OT)2-02-3 (OT)0-13-11-1 (2OT)0-4
Sacred Heart Pioneers1-1 (2OT)0-10-11-31-31-20-2
St. Francis Terriers1-1 (2OT)1-0 (OT)1-02-01-1 (2OT)2-10-1
Saint Francis Red Flash0-12-12-13-24-02-03-2

Honors

[3]

  • Player of the Year: Neco Brett (Robert Morris)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Francis de Vries (Saint Francis (PA))
  • Rookie of the Year: Filosmar Cordiero (Central Connecticut)
  • Coach of the Year: Michael Casper (Saint Francis (PA))

2014 NEC First Team All-Conference

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (Previous school)
Neco BrettRobert MorrisForwardSophomoreKingston, Jamaica (Excelsior)
Brice MerwineLIU BrooklynForwardSeniorCarlisle, Pennsylvania (Carlisle)
Ryan ByersSaint Francis (PA)ForwardSeniorScottsdale, Pennsylvania (Southmoreland)
Keir HannityCentral ConnecticutMidfielderSeniorSheffield, England (Lancaster University)
Brett LarocqueBryantMidfielderJuniorOttawa, Ontario (Ecole Jean Vanier)
Pablo MedinaSaint Francis (PA)MidfielderSeniorMonterrey, Mexico (IMG Academies)
Devon WilliamsRobert MorrisMidfieldSeniorKingston, Jamaica (St. Georges)
Mitch KavlickSaint Francis (PA)DefenderSeniorErie, Pennsylvania (Erie McDowell)
Francis de VriesSaint Francis (PA)DefenderSophomoreChristchurch, New Zealand (Cashmere)
Ricky MilanoSt. Francis BrooklynDefenderR-SeniorCaracas, Venezuela (Colegio Los Arcos)
Jack BinksSt. Francis BrooklynGoalkeeperR-JuniorDarlington, England (Hurworth Comprehensive)

Postseason

NEC Tournament

Semifinals
Friday, November 14 		Final
Sunday, November 16
      
1 Saint Francis (PA) 1
4 LIU Brooklyn 0
1 Saint Francis (PA) 1
3 St. Francis Brooklyn 2 (OT)
2 Bryant 0
3 St. Francis Brooklyn 2

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 0–3 vs. Old Dominion

References

  1. 1 2 "2014 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Leaders". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NEC Men's Soccer Team-by-Team Schedule". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Robert Morris Striker Neco Brett Earns Second Straight NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year Award". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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