2016 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

2016 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 4
Matches 3
Attendance 1,306
Site Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn, NY
Champions St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (7th title)
Winning coach Tom Giovatto (3rd title)
MVP Salvatore Barone (SFBK)
Broadcast NEC Frontrow
Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2015  2017»
2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Francis Br'klyn ‡ 6 –0 –1  12 –6 –3
Saint Francis (PA) 4 –1 –2  12 –6 –2
LIU Brooklyn 4 –2 –1  10 –6 –2
Sacred Heart 3 –4 –0  5 –11 –2
Bryant 2 –2 –3  3 –10 –3
Fairleigh Dickinson 1 –3 –3  3 –11 –3
Robert Morris 1 –5 –1  4 –11 –2
Central Connecticut 1 –5 –1  2 –12 –3
As of 18 November 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, was the twenty eighth edition of the tournament. It determined the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. LIU Brooklyn entered the tournament as the defending champions.

The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers won the NEC title, besting the Saint Francis Red Flash, 1–0 in double overtime in the championship match. It was St. Francis Brooklyn's seventh NEC title overall and third in the last four years. The Saint Francis Red Flash have now played in seven championships and have never won.

The tournament was hosted by St. Francis Brooklyn, since they won the NEC Regular Season Championship and all matches were contested at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY.

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 NEC season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 St. Francis Brooklyn 6–0–1
2 Saint Francis (PA) 4–1–2
3 LIU Brooklyn 4–2–1
4 Sacred Heart 3–4–0

Bracket

Semifinals
November 11, 2016 		Final
November 13, 2016
1:00pm EST
      
1 St. Francis Brooklyn 1
4 Sacred Heart 0
1 St. Francis Brooklyn 12OT
2 Saint Francis (PA) 0
2 Saint Francis (PA) 1
3 LIU Brooklyn 0

Results

Semifinals

Saint Francis (PA) 1–0 LIU Brooklyn
McGhee Yellow card 48'
Mastrangelo Yellow card 65'
Kiernan  76'
Otting Yellow card 81'
Smolyn Red card 81'		 Report Nordstrom Yellow card 15'
Engberg Yellow card 65'
Doumbia Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed card 81'
Attendance: 377
Referee: Amadou Diop
St. Francis Brooklyn 1–0 Sacred Heart
Barone  76' Report Saunchez Yellow card 67'
Siyadhuba Yellow card 69'
Celaj Yellow card 88'
Attendance: 418
Referee: Deochad Parbhudial

Final

St. Francis Brooklyn 1–0 (a.e.t.) Saint Francis (PA)
Olajide Yellow card 73'
Hauer  106'  (pen.)		 Report Sjekloca Yellow card 14'
McGhee Yellow card 87'
de Vries Yellow card 102'
Attendance: 511
Referee: Brian Dunn

Awards

NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[1]
Salvatore Barone, SFBK
Lukas Hauer, SFBK
Yussuf Olajide, SFBK
Fabian Suele, SFBK
Francis de Vries, SFU
Jack Webber, SFU
Brendan McGhee, SFU
Simen Hestnes, LIU
Erik Wahlin, LIU
Chris Carneiro, SHU
Callum Smith, SHU
MVP in Bold

References

  1. ↑ "Brooklyn's Finest! St. Francis Brooklyn Wins Third NEC Men's Soccer Title In Four Years". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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