2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season

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

Northeast Conference
Season2014
ChampionsSaint Francis (PA)
NEC Tournament ChampionsSt. Francis Brooklyn
NCAA TournamentSt. Francis Brooklyn
Matches played28
Goals scored68 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerRyan Byers, SFU (6 goals)[1]
Average attendance244[1]
2013
2015
2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 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

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  • None

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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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

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Results

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Team/Opponent BRY CCS FDU LIU RMU SHU SFBK SFU
Bryant Bulldogs 2-1 (OT) 2-1 2-1 (OT) 1-0 (OT) 1-1 (2OT) 1-1 (2OT) 1-0
Central Connecticut Blue Devils 1–2 (2OT) 2-2 (2OT) 1–2 0–2 1-0 0–1 (OT) 1–2
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 1–2 2-2 (2OT) 0–1 3-2 (OT) 1-0 0–1 1–2
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 1–2 (OT) 2-1 1-0 1-0 3-1 0–2 0–1
Robert Morris Colonials 0–1 (OT) 2-0 2–3 (OT) 0–1 3-1 1-1 (2OT) 0–4
Sacred Heart Pioneers 1-1 (2OT) 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2
St. Francis Terriers 1-1 (2OT) 1-0 (OT) 1-0 2-0 1-1 (2OT) 2-1 0–1
Saint Francis Red Flash 0–1 2-1 2-1 3-2 4-0 2-0 3-2

Honors

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  • 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

Player School Position Class Hometown (Previous school)
Neco Brett Robert Morris Forward Sophomore Kingston, Jamaica (Excelsior)
Brice Merwine LIU Brooklyn Forward Senior Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Carlisle)
Ryan Byers Saint Francis (PA) Forward Senior Scottsdale, Pennsylvania (Southmoreland)
Keir Hannity Central Connecticut Midfielder Senior Sheffield, England (Lancaster University)
Brett Larocque Bryant Midfielder Junior Ottawa, Ontario (Ecole Jean Vanier)
Pablo Medina Saint Francis (PA) Midfielder Senior Monterrey, Mexico (IMG Academies)
Devon Williams Robert Morris Midfield Senior Kingston, Jamaica (St. Georges)
Mitch Kavlick Saint Francis (PA) Defender Senior Erie, Pennsylvania (Erie McDowell)
Francis de Vries Saint Francis (PA) Defender Sophomore Christchurch, New Zealand (Cashmere)
Ricky Milano St. Francis Brooklyn Defender R-Senior Caracas, Venezuela (Colegio Los Arcos)
Jack Binks St. Francis Brooklyn Goalkeeper R-Junior Darlington, England (Hurworth Comprehensive)

Postseason

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NEC Tournament

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Semi-finals
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

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

References

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