2019 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament

2019 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament
2019 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	4
Matches	3
Attendance	1,332
Site	Central Connecticut Soccer Field; New Britain, Connecticut
Champions	Central Connecticut (10th title)
Winning coach	Mick D’Arcy (8th title)
MVP	Yo Tachibana (Central Connecticut)
Broadcast	None
Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament
«2018	2020»

The 2019 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held on November 8 and 10, 2019. The three-match tournament took place at Central Connecticut Soccer Field in New Britain, Connecticut, home of the regular season champions and tournament #1 seed Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils who successfully defended their title, defeating the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 1–0 in the final.^[1]^[2] This was the tenth Northeast Conference tournament title for the Central Connecticut women's soccer program, eight of which have come under the direction of head coach Mick D'Arcy.^[3]

2019 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Central Connecticut ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	1	–	1	.850	13	–	5	–	4	.682
Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍	7	–	0	–	3	.850	9	–	6	–	6	.571
Bryant ‍‍‍	7	–	0	–	3	.850	9	–	4	–	4	.647
Sacred Heart ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	1	.650	9	–	8	–	2	.526
Saint Francis (PA) ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	0	.600	7	–	9	–	1	.441
Robert Morris ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	1	.450	6	–	10	–	2	.389
Wagner ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	3	.450	5	–	10	–	3	.361
LIU ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	0	.400	5	–	12	–	1	.306
Mount St. Mary's ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	3	–	13	–	1	.206
Merrimack ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	3	–	14	–	1	.194
St. Francis Brooklyn ‍‍‍	0	–	10	–	0	.000	0	–	17	–	0	.000

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Northeast Conference

Bracket

Semifinals Friday, November 8			Final Sunday, November 10

1	Central Connecticut	3

4	Sacred Heart	1
			1	Central Connecticut	1

			2	Fairleigh Dickinson	0
2	Fairleigh Dickinson	2

3	Bryant	0

Schedule

Semifinals

November 8, 2019	#1 Central Connecticut	3–1	#4 Sacred Heart	New Britain, Connecticut
1:00 p.m. EST	Erica Bardes 23', 59' Emily Hogan 56'	Report	43' Meadow Mancini 69' Jill Klem	Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field Attendance: 879 Referee: Magda Zwierzchowski Assistant referees: Pete Mandell Assistant referees: Kara Lange

November 8, 2019	#2 Fairleigh Dickinson	2–0	#3 Bryant	New Britain, Connecticut
4:00 p.m. EST	Lea Egner 35', 49' Paula Ruess 62' Maja Skansberg 64' Madelyn Robbins 83'	Report		Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field Attendance: 453 Referee: Mike DeFelice Assistant referees: Leah Hayes Assistant referees: Kenneth Heller

Final

November 10, 2019	#1 Central Connecticut	1–0	#2 Fairleigh Dickinson	New Britain, Connecticut
2:00 p.m. EST	Roma McLaughlin 17', 82'	Report		Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field Referee: Noel Cotterell Assistant referees: Jordan Cavaco Assistant referees: Alex Casella

Statistics

Goalscorers

2 Goals

Emily Bardes (Central Connecticut)

1 Goal

Lea Egner (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Emily Hogan (Central Connecticut)
Meadow Mancini (Sacred Heart)
Roma McLaughlin (Central Connecticut)
Paula Ruess (Fairleigh Dickinson)

All-Tournament team

Source:^[4]

Player	Team
Yo Tachibana	Central Connecticut
Allyson O'Rourke
Taylor Smith
Brianna Williams
Amanda Fitzgerald	Fairleigh Dickinson
Maddie Robbins
Maja Skansberg
Marissa Grasso	Bryant
Jamie Irwin	Bryant
Elyssa Kipperman	Sacred Heart
Kathryn White	Sacred Heart

MVP in bold

References

^ Northeast Conference. "2019 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ Northeast Conference. "2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ "NEC Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "CCSU Goes Back-to-Back! Blue Devils Capture 10th NEC Women's Soccer Title". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

External links

2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

[2019_Northeast_Conference_Women's_Soccer_Tournament-1] Northeast Conference. "2019 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[2018_Northeast_Conference_Women's_Soccer_Tournament-2] Northeast Conference. "2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved December 21, 2018.

[3] "NEC Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[4] "CCSU Goes Back-to-Back! Blue Devils Capture 10th NEC Women's Soccer Title". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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