2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season explained

Competition:Northeast Conference
Season:2014
Winners:Saint Francis (PA)
Continentalcup1:NEC Tournament Champions
Matches:28
Total Goals:68
League Topscorer:Ryan Byers, SFU (6 goals)[1]
Average Attendance:244
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

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

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Bryant BulldogsSmithfield, Rhode IslandBulldog Stadium
Central Connecticut Blue DevilsNew Britain, ConnecticutCCSU Soccer Field
Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsFlorham Park, New JerseyUniversity Stadium
LIU Brooklyn BlackbirdsBrooklyn, New YorkLIU Field
Robert Morris ColonialsMoon Township, PennsylvaniaNorth Athletic Complex
Sacred Heart PioneersFairfield, ConnecticutCampus Field
St. Francis TerriersBrooklyn, New YorkBrooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5
Saint Francis Red FlashLoretto, PennsylvaniaStokes Soccerplex

Regular season

Results

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Team/Opponent BRYCCSFDULIURMUSHUSFBKSFU
2-1 (OT) 2-1 2-1 (OT) 1-0 (OT) 1-1 (2OT) 1-1 (2OT) 1-0
1–2 (2OT) 2-2 (2OT) 1–2 0–2 1-00–1 (OT) 1–2
1–2 2-2 (2OT) 0–1 3-2 (OT) 1-0 0–1 1–2
1–2 (OT) 2-1 1-0 1-0 3-1 0–2 0–1
0–1 (OT) 2-0 2–3 (OT) 0–1 3-1 1-1 (2OT) 0–4
1-1 (2OT) 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2
1-1 (2OT) 1-0 (OT) 1-0 2-0 1-1 (2OT) 2-1 0–1
Saint Francis Red Flash0–1 2-1 2-1 3-2 4-0 2-0 3-2

Honors

[3]

2014 NEC First Team All-Conference

Player School PositionClass 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

See main article: 2014 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

See also: Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Notes and References

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