The 2013 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats are the defending regular season champions, while the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights are the defending tournament champions. Quinnipiac will be unable to defend their NEC regular season title, since they are moving to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for 2013.
Central Connecticut won the Regular Season Championship by going 6-1-0 in conference play and will host the NEC tournament in New Britain, Connecticut. St. Francis Brooklyn won the 2013 NEC tournament Championship with the 4th seed by beating Central Connecticut (2-0) then Bryant (3-2).
Changes from 2012
Qunnipiac and Monmouth are leaving the conference and joining the MAAC. Mount St. Mary's is dropping its men's soccer program.
Teams
Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Bryant Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island Bulldog Stadium Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Florham Park, New Jersey University Stadium LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Brooklyn, New York LIU Field Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania North Athletic Complex Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut Campus Field St. Francis Terriers Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 Saint Francis Red Flash Loretto, Pennsylvania Stokes Soccerplex
Standings
Results
Team/opponent BRYCCSFDULIURMUSHUSFBKSFU Bryant Bulldogs 4-1 1-0 1-1 (2OT) 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 Central Connecticut Blue Devils 1-4 1-0 2-0 2-1 4-3 (OT) 1-0 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-2 0-2 2-1 1-1 (2OT) LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 1-1 (2OT) 0-2 0-1 2-1 0-1 0-4 1-0 Robert Morris Colonials 0-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 5-0 2-3 (OT) 1-4 Sacred Heart Pioneers 0-1 3-4 (OT) 2-0 1-0 0-5 0-1 1-2 St. Francis Terriers 1-0 0-1 1-2 4-0 3-2 (OT) 1-0 0-1 (2OT) Saint Francis Red Flash 1-0 0-1 1-1 (2OT) 0-1 4-1 2-1 1-0 (2OT)
Honors
Player of the Year: Neco Brett (Robert Morris) Defensive Player of the Year: Nicholas Walker (Fairleigh Dickinson) Rookie of the Year: Conor Qualter (Central Connecticut) Coach of the Year: Shaun Green (Central Connecticut)
2013 NEC First Team All-Conference Player School Position Class Hometown (Previous school) Neco Brett Robert Morris Forward Sophomore Kingston, Jamaica (Excelsior) Kevin Correa St. Francis Brooklyn Forward Junior Flushing, New York (Flushing) Nick Kolarac Saint Francis (PA) Forward Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (West Allegheny) Miro Cabrillo Robert Morris Midfielder Senior Hamilton, Ontario (Glendale Secondary School) Bruce Cullen Robert Morris Midfielder Sophomore Pickering, Ontario (Pine Ridge) Anders Vest-Hansen Fairleigh Dickinson Midfielder Junior Nykobing, Denmark (Celf) John Johansson St. Francis Brooklyn Midfield Senior Kalmar, Sweden (Stagneliusskolan) Conor Qualter Central Connecticut Defender Freshman York, England (Leeds United) Francis DeVries Saint Francis (PA) Defender Freshman Christchurch, New Zealand (Cashmere) Nick Walker Fairleigh Dickinson Defender Senior Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (St. Mary's) Daniel Valcicak Saint Francis (PA) Goalkeeper Senior Herndon, Virginia (Gonzaga College)
Postseason
NEC tournament
Note-Bryant advanced to the Championship Game via Penalty Kicks (3-0)
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 4 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 0–1 vs. Penn State
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