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 Seamus Purcell 20 Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field Shaun Green 31 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Florham Park, New Jersey FDU Stadium Seth Roland 18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Brooklyn, New York LIU Field TJ Kostecky 17 Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania North Athletic Complex Bill Denniston 20 Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut Campus Field Joe Barroso 11 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 Tom Giovatto 9 Saint Francis Red Flash Loretto, Pennsylvania DeGol Field Paulo Neto 1
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 Poll 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) Djiby Sarr, SFBK Giuseppe Barone, LIU 2 (Sept. 5, 2016) Marcus Rojas, SFU Sebastian Ferreira, FDU 3 (Sept. 12, 2016) Nicco Mastrangelo, SFU Marius Koss, LIU 4 (Sept. 19, 2016) Simen Hestnes, LIU Faouzi Taieb, SFBK 5 (Sept. 26, 2016) Yussuf Olajide, SFBK Robert Strain, SHU 6 (Oct. 3, 2016) Romario Guscott, LIU Giuseppe Barone, LIU 7 (Oct. 10, 2016) Dominick Falanga, SFBK Oliver Larente, BU 8 (Oct. 17, 2016) Salvatore Barone, SFBK David Bokumabi, FDU 9 (Oct. 24, 2016) Naeem Charles, LIU Giuseppe Barone, LIUOliver Larente, BU 10 (Oct. 31, 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
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 Awards 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
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.
NCAA tournament
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