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]
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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

Standings

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
‡ - Tournament champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA

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

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. "2014 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Leaders". http://northeastconference.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. "2014 NEC Men's Soccer Team-by-Team Schedule". http://northeastconference.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "Robert Morris Striker Neco Brett Earns Second Straight NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year Award". http://northeastconference.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)