2016 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
| 2016 Northeast Conference Men's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,306 | ||||
| Site | Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| Champions | St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (7th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Tom Giovatto (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Salvatore Barone (SFBK) | ||||
| Broadcast | NEC Frontrow | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU Brooklyn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, was the twenty eighth edition of the tournament. It determined the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. LIU Brooklyn entered the tournament as a the defending champions.
The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers won the NEC title, besting the Saint Francis Red Flash, 1–0 in double overtime in the championship match. It was St. Francis Brooklyn's seventh NEC title overall and third in the last four years. The Saint Francis Red Flash have now played in seven championships and have never won.
The tournament was hosted by St. Francis Brooklyn, since they won the NEC Regular Season Championship and all matches were contested at Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY.
Seeds
The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2016 NEC season.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 6–0–1 | |
| 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 4–1–2 | |
| 3 | LIU Brooklyn | 4–2–1 | |
| 4 | Sacred Heart | 3–4–0 |
Bracket
| Semifinals November 11, 2016 | Final November 13, 2016 1:00pm EST | ||||||||
| 1 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Sacred Heart | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 12OT | |||||||
| 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | LIU Brooklyn | 0 | |||||||
Results
Semifinals
| Saint Francis (PA) | 1–0 | LIU Brooklyn |
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McGhee  48' Mastrangelo 65' Kiernan  76' Otting 81' Smolyn  81' |
Report | Nordstrom 15' Engberg 65' Doumbia 81' |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 1–0 | Sacred Heart |
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| Barone 76' |
Report | Saunchez 67' Siyadhuba 69' Celaj 88' |
Final
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Saint Francis (PA) |
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| Olajide 73' Hauer  106' (pen.) |
Report | Sjekloca 14' McGhee 87' de Vries 102' |
Awards
| NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[1] | ||||||
| Salvatore Barone, SFBK Lukas Hauer, SFBK Yussuf Olajide, SFBK Fabian Suele, SFBK Francis de Vries, SFU Jack Webber, SFU Brendan McGhee, SFU Simen Hestnes, LIU Erik Wahlin, LIU Chris Carneiro, SHU Callum Smith, SHU | ||||||
| MVP in Bold | ||||||
References
- ^ "Brooklyn's Finest! St. Francis Brooklyn Wins Third NEC Men's Soccer Title In Four Years". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.