2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer season

August 2023 Northeast Conference 2016 St. Francis Brooklyn (4th) NEC tournament champions St. Francis Brooklyn (7th) NCAA tournament participants St. Francis Brooklyn (8th) 28 65 Rasmus Hansen, LIU (11 goals) LIU vs SHU, 5–0 CCSU at LIU, 2–7 5 games, SFBK 7 games, SFBK 5 games, CCSU & RMU 4 games, RMU 2015 2017 The 2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 36th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds were the defending regular season and tournament champions. St. Francis Brooklyn won the Regular season Championship by going 6-0-1 in conference play and won the Tournament championship by defeating Sacred Heart and Saint Francis (PA). St. Francis Brooklyn will play against Dartmouth in the NCAA tournament. Changes from 2015 None Teams Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach Seasons at school Record at schoolBryant Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island Bulldog Stadium 5,500 Seamus PurcellBryant Head Coach Bio http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/msoc/Coaches/Seamus_Purcell?view=bio bryantbulldogs.com 28 July 2016 20 43.2 129–174–32Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field 550 Shaun GreenCentral Connecticut Head Coach http://www.ccsubluedevils.com/sports/msoc/coaches/green_shaun00?view=bio ccsubluedevils.com 28 July 2016 31 51.5 267–250–58 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Florham Park, New Jersey FDU Stadium 500 Seth RolandFDU Head Coach http://fduknights.com/coaches.aspx?rc=276 fduknights.com 28 July 2016 18 57.44 183–130–43LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Brooklyn, New York LIU Field 400 TJ KosteckyLIU Head Coach http://www.liuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=145 liuathletics.com 28 July 2016 17 42.18 110–158–39Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania North Athletic Complex 800 Bill DennistonRobert Morris Head Coach http://www.rmucolonials.com/coaches.aspx?rc=792&path=msoc rmucolonials.com 28 July 2016 20 42.2 138–197–42 Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut Campus Field 3,334 Joe BarrosoSHU Head Coach http://www.sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/barroso_joe00.html?view=bio sacredheartpioneers.com 28 July 2016 August 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160822063859/http://www.sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/barroso_joe00.html?view=bio dead 11 43.6 75–100–20 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 300 Tom GiovattoSFC Head Coach http://www.sfcathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=189 sfcathletics.com 28 July 2016 9 56.36 80—59—26Saint Francis Red Flash Loretto, Pennsylvania DeGol Field 500 Paulo NetoSFU Head Coach http://www.sfuathletics.com/staff.aspx?staff=233 sfuathletics.com 28 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817213815/http://www.sfuathletics.com/staff.aspx?staff=233 17 August 2016 dead dmy-all 1 65.0 11—5—4 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2016 season. Overall and NEC records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season. Preseason Rankings NEC Coaches PollDefending Champion LIU Brooklyn Installed As NEC Men's Soccer Favorite http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/8/15/MSOC_PreseasonPoll_NEC_16__.aspx NortheastConference.org 17 August 2016 1. LIU Brooklyn (6) 2. Saint Francis PA (2) 3. St. Francis Brooklyn 4. Central Connecticut 5. Bryant Robert Morris 7. Fairleigh Dickinson 8. Sacred Heart () first place votes Regular season Player of the week Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday. Week (Date) Player of the week Freshman of the week 1 (Aug. 29, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (8/29) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/8/29/MSOC_Release_8_29_16.aspx NortheastConference.org 29 August 2016 Djiby Sarr, SFBK Giuseppe Barone, LIU 2 (Sept. 5, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (9/6) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/9/6/MSOC_Release_9_6_16_.aspx NortheastConference.org 7 September 2016 Marcus Rojas, SFU Sebastian Ferreira, FDU 3 (Sept. 12, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (9/12) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/9/9/MSOC_Release_9_12_16__.aspx northeastconference.org 13 September 2016 Nicco Mastrangelo, SFU Marius Koss, LIU 4 (Sept. 19, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (9/19) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/9/16/MSOC_Release_9_19_16___.aspx northeastconference.org 20 September 2016 Simen Hestnes, LIU Faouzi Taieb, SFBK 5 (Sept. 26, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (9/26) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/9/23/MSOC_Release_9_26_16__.aspx NortheastConference.org 27 September 2016 Yussuf Olajide, SFBK Robert Strain, SHU 6 (Oct. 3, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/3) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/9/30/MSOC_Release_10_3_16___.aspx NortheastConference.org 4 October 2016 Romario Guscott, LIU Giuseppe Barone, LIU 7 (Oct. 10, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/10) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/10/7/MSOC_Release_10_10_16__.aspx NortheastConference.org 10 October 2016 Dominick Falanga, SFBK Oliver Larente, BU 8 (Oct. 17, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/17) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/10/13/MSOC_Release_10_17_16_.aspx NortheastConference.org 17 October 2016 Salvatore Barone, SFBK David Bokumabi, FDU 9 (Oct. 24, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/24) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/10/24/MSOC_Release_10_24_16.aspx Northeastconference.org 24 October 2016 Naeem Charles, LIU Giuseppe Barone, LIUOliver Larente, BU 10 (Oct. 31, 2016)Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/31) http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/10/28/MSOC_Release_10_31_16__.aspx Northeastconference.org 31 October 2016 Rasmus Hansen, LIUFrancis de Vries, SFU Hadynho Sarr, SHU 11 (Nov. 7, 2016) Shaquille Saunchez, SHU Robert Strain, SHU Rankings NSCAA national + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll   Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 FinalBryant Central Connecticut Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Brooklyn Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Brooklyn Saint Francis (PA) NSCAA northeast region   Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12Bryant Central Connecticut Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Brooklyn 7 9 9 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Brooklyn 8 10 9 4 5 3 3 3 Saint Francis (PA) 5 5 5 6 5 8 9 8 7 6 Results + Legend   Win   Lose   Tie Opponent Team BRYCCSUFDULIURMUSHUSFBKSFU Bryant Bulldogs 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 Central Connecticut Blue Devils 1–3 1–1 2–7 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 1–1 7–2 2–0 3–1 5–0 0–1 0–3 Robert Morris Colonials 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–3 0–2 0–1 Sacred Heart Pioneers 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–5 3–0 0–2 0–1 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 Saint Francis Red Flash 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 All-NEC awards and teams 2016 NEC Men's Soccer Individual AwardsLIU Brooklyn’s Simen Hestnes Named NEC Men’s Soccer Player of the Year http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/11/10/MSOC_AllNECRelease_16.aspx NortheastConference.org 11 November 2016 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearSimen Hestnes, LIU Coach of the YearTom Giovatto, SFBK Defensive Player of the YearCollyns Laokandi, SFBK Rookie of the YearFaouzi Taieb, SFBK 2016 NEC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Rookie TeamRasmus Hansen, So., FW, LIUShaquille Saunchez, Sr., FW, SHUNaeem Charles, R-Jr., MD, LIUSimen Hestnes, So., MD, LIUSalvatore Barone, Sr., MD, SFBKDominick Falanga, Jr., MD, SFBKPedro Neto, Jr., MD, SFUCollyns Laokandi, Jr., DF, SFBKFrancis de Vries, Sr., DF, SFUJack Webber, Gr., DF, SFURobert Bazzichetto, Jr., GK, SFBK Romario Guscott, So., FW, LIUYussuf Olajide, Sr., FW, SFBKAndres Muriel Albino, Fr., MD, CCSUGiuseppe Barone, Fr., MD, LIUKeane McIvor, Jr., MD, RMUFabian Suele, Sr., MD, SFBKTroye Kiernan, Jr., MD, SFUCharlie Booth, So., DF, BRYJulian Linke, Sr., DF, SHUEric Wahlin, So., DF, LIUNick Velleca, Sr., GK, CCSU Andres Muriel Albino, Fr., MD, CCSUDavid Bokumabi, Fr., MD, FDUDaniel Lasarte, R-Fr., MD, FDUGiuseppe Barone, Fr., MD, LIUMarius Koss, Fr., DF, LIUOscar Curras, Fr., DF, SHURobert Strain, Fr., GK, SHUDjiby Sarr, Fr., MD, SFBKFaouzi Taieb, Fr., DF, SFBKTulio Canineu, So., MD, SFU Postseason NEC tournament 2016 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament The 2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer tournament was held at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY, the home of St. Francis Brooklyn. The semifinals took place on November 11 and the championship on November 13. SemifinalsNovember 11, 2016 FinalNovember 13, 20161:00pm EST 1 St. Francis Brooklyn 1 4 Sacred Heart 0 2 Saint Francis (PA) 1 3 LIU Brooklyn 0 1 St. Francis Brooklyn 12OT 2 Saint Francis (PA) 0 NCAA tournament 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 0–1 vs. Dartmouth See also 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season References Category:2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season