2013 Northeast Conference men's soccer season

The 2013 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

Northeast Conference
Season2013
ChampionsCentral Connecticut
NEC Tournament ChampionsSt. Francis Brooklyn
NCAA TournamentSt. Francis Brooklyn
Matches played28
Goals scored67 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerNeco Brett, RMU (4 goals)[1]
Average attendance228[1]
2012
2014

The Quinnipiac Bobcats are the defending regular season champions, while the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights are the defending tournament champions. Quinnipiac will be unable to defend their NEC regular season title, since they are moving to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for 2013.

Central Connecticut won the Regular Season Championship by going 6-1-0 in conference play and will host the NEC Tournament in New Britain, Connecticut. St. Francis Brooklyn won the 2013 NEC Tournament Championship with the 4th seed by beating Central Connecticut (2-0) then Bryant (3-2).

Changes from 2012

  • Qunnipiac and Monmouth are leaving the conference and joining the MAAC.
  • Mount St. Mary's is dropping its men's soccer program.

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

Standings

2013 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Connecticut 6 1 0  9 9 1
Saint Francis (PA) 4 2 1  11 4 4
Bryant 4 2 1  7 9 2
St. Francis Brooklyn 4 3 0  12 6 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 4 1  9 8 1
LIU Brooklyn 2 4 1  5 10 2
Robert Morris 2 5 0  8 8 2
Sacred Heart 2 5 0  5 13 0
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
As of November 21, 2013; Rankings from NSCAA

Results

Team/OpponentBRYCCSFDULIURMUSHUSFBKSFU
Bryant Bulldogs4-11-01-1 (2OT)1-01-00-10-1
Central Connecticut Blue Devils1-41-02-02-14-3 (OT)1-01-0
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights0-10-11-01-20-22-11-1 (2OT)
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds1-1 (2OT)0-20-12-10-10-41-0
Robert Morris Colonials0-11-22-11-25-02-3 (OT)1-4
Sacred Heart Pioneers0-13-4 (OT)2-01-00-50-11-2
St. Francis Terriers1-00-11-24-03-2 (OT)1-00-1 (2OT)
Saint Francis Red Flash1-00-11-1 (2OT)0-14-12-11-0 (2OT)

Honors

  • Player of the Year: Neco Brett (Robert Morris)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Nicholas Walker (Fairleigh Dickinson)
  • Rookie of the Year: Conor Qualter (Central Connecticut)
  • Coach of the Year: Shaun Green (Central Connecticut)

2013 NEC First Team All-Conference [2]

PlayerSchoolPositionClassHometown (Previous school)
Neco BrettRobert MorrisForwardSophomoreKingston, Jamaica (Excelsior)
Kevin CorreaSt. Francis BrooklynForwardJuniorFlushing, New York (Flushing)
Nick KolaracSaint Francis (PA)ForwardSeniorPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (West Allegheny)
Miro CabrilloRobert MorrisMidfielderSeniorHamilton, Ontario (Glendale Secondary School)
Bruce CullenRobert MorrisMidfielderSophomorePickering, Ontario (Pine Ridge)
Anders Vest-HansenFairleigh DickinsonMidfielderJuniorNykobing, Denmark (Celf)
John JohanssonSt. Francis BrooklynMidfieldSeniorKalmar, Sweden (Stagneliusskolan)
Conor QualterCentral ConnecticutDefenderFreshmanYork, England (Leeds United)
Francis DeVriesSaint Francis (PA)DefenderFreshmanChristchurch, New Zealand (Cashmere)
Nick WalkerFairleigh DickinsonDefenderSeniorPort-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (St. Mary's)
Daniel ValcicakSaint Francis (PA)GoalkeeperSeniorHerndon, Virginia (Gonzaga College)

Postseason

NEC Tournament

Semifinals
Friday, November 15
Final
Sunday, November 17
      
1 Central Connecticut 0
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 2
3 Bryant 2
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 3 (2OT)
2 Saint Francis (PA) 2
3 Bryant 2 (2OT)
  • Note-Bryant advanced to the Championship Game via Penalty Kicks (3-0)

NCAA Tournament

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

References

  1. "CONFERENCE SOCCER STATISTICS Through games of Dec 05, 2013 (Conference games only)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. "Robert Morris Forward Neco Brett Named NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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