2019 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
| 2019 Northeast Conference men's soccer season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Soccer |
| Duration | August 30, 2019 – November 10, 2019 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Merrimack Warriors 1st |
| Season MVP | Lucas Rosa SFPA |
| NEC tournament | |
| Champions | Fairleigh Dickinson 8th |
| Runners-up | LIU |
| Finals MVP | Jahmali Waite FDU |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack # | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson ‡ | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 39th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The defending regular-season and tournament champion, LIU Brooklyn, was replaced by the unified LIU athletic program during the 2019 preseason (see below).
With one week left on the season, Merrimack clinched the regular season championship with an 8–0–0 record.[1] Due to their reclassification, they could not compete in the NEC tournament.
Changes from 2018
[edit]Merrimack College joined the Northeast Conference from Division II Northeast-10 Conference.[2] They are not eligible this year for the NEC tournament.
On October 3, 2018 Long Island University announced that it would combine its two existing athletic programs—NEC member LIU Brooklyn and the Division II program at LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. The new LIU program, named the LIU Sharks,[3] maintains LIU Brooklyn's prior memberships in Division I and the NEC. The unified men's soccer program is now based at the LIU Post campus in the Nassau County community of Brookville, New York.[4]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head coach | Seasons at school | Record at school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Bulldogs | Smithfield, Rhode Island | Bulldog Stadium | 5,500 | Seamus Purcell[5] | 22 | 139–203–41 |
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils | New Britain, Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field | 550 | Shaun Green[6] | 34 | 275–283–66 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | Florham Park, New Jersey | FDU Stadium | 500 | Seth Roland[7] | 22 | 205–165–56 |
| LIU Sharks | Brookville, New York | LIU Soccer Park | 200 | Michael Mordocco[8] | 1 (LIU Post) 0 (LIU) |
14–5–1 (LIU Post) 0–0–0 (LIU) |
| Merrimack | North Andover, Massachusetts | Martone-Mejail Field | 3,000 | Tony Martone[9] | 38 (Div. II) 0 (Div. I) |
392–277–53 (Div. II) 0–0–0 (Div. I) |
| Mount St. Mary's | Emmitsburg, Maryland | Waldron Family Stadium | 1,000 | Bryan Cunningham[10] | 1 | 5–9–3 |
| Robert Morris Colonials | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | North Athletic Complex | 800 | Bill Denniston[11] | 22 | 152–229–48 |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | Fairfield, Connecticut | Campus Field | 3,334 | Joe Barroso[12] | 14 | 87–137–24 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 | 300 | Tom Giovatto[13] | 12 | 123–79–30 |
| Saint Francis Red Flash | Loretto, Pennsylvania | DeGol Field | 500 | Frank Olszewski[14] | 0 | 0–0–0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only, except for LIU.
- Records for LIU Post included in the LIU listing because Post's final head coach was named head coach of the newly unified LIU program.
- Years at school does not includes current season.
- Overall and NEC records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season.
Preseason
[edit]Rankings
[edit]LIU, the reigning NEC Champions, were not picked as favorites to this year. This is due to LIU losing six players from last year and the program starting with a new head coach. Saint Francis (PA) finished in second place last year and received the most first place votes. Second was St. Francis Brooklyn, which did not do well last year – missing the playoffs for the first time since 2012, but the Terriers are perennial winners in the NEC, having captured the most championships in conference history.
| NEC Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| 1. | Saint Francis Red Flash (5) |
| 2. | St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (3) |
| 3. | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights |
| 4. | Bryant Bulldogs |
| 5. | LIU Sharks (2) |
| 6. | Robert Morris Colonials |
| 7. | Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers |
| 8. | Sacred Heat Pioneers |
| 9. | Central Connecticut Blue Devils |
| 10 | Merrimack Warriors |
() first place votes[15]
Regular season
[edit]The biggest upset of the season was accomplished by Fairleigh Dickinson as they defeated #23 UConn on the road 2–1.[16] The largest margin of defeat was 0–7, as Sacred Heart lost to NJIT in their season opener.[17] The largest margin of victory was 6–0, as Merrimack defeated Robert Morris at home.[18] One of the season's best goals made ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 list, a bicycle kick goal by St. Francis Brooklyn Terrier's El Mahdi Youssoufi against Central Connecticut was ranked 7th.[19] With one week left on the season, Merrimack clinched the regular season championship with an 8–0–0 record.[1] Due to their reclassification, they could not compete in the NEC tournament.
| Index to colors and formatting |
|---|
| NEC member won |
| NEC member lost |
| NEC member tied |
| NEC teams in bold |
Notes: All times Eastern Standard time and national ranking is from United Soccer Coaches (USC) poll.
Week 1 (Aug 26–Sep 1)
[edit]Schedule and results:
NEC weekly awards
| Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team |
| Chris Capaldo | MF | LIU | Callum James | GK | SFBK |
| Reference: Northeast Conference[20] | |||||
Week 2 (Sep 2–8)
[edit]Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Northeastern | Parsons Field • Brookline, MA | W 2–1 | 214 |
| September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | UMass | Rudd Field • Amherst, MA | L 4–0 Archived 2019-09-03 at the Wayback Machine | 305 |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU | VCU | Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA | W 1–0 | 449 |
| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | La Salle | St. Francis Brooklyn | Brooklyn Bridge Park • Brooklyn, NY | W 0–3 | 307 |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Lafayette | Oaks Stadium • Easton, PA | L 0–1 | 100 |
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Rider | Ben Cohen Field • Lawrenceville, NJ | Cancelled | |
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | Cleveland State | Krenzler Field • Cleveland, OH | L 0–4 | 212 |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium • Hamden, CT | L 1–2[permanent dead link] | 0 |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | No. 23 UConn | Morrone Stadium • Mansfield, CT | W 2–1 | 533 |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Georgia Southern | Eagle Field • Statesboro, GA | Cancelled | |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | Bucknell | Emmitt Field at Holmes Stadium • Lewisburg, PA | W 2–1[permanent dead link] | 450 |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | VCU | Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA | Cancelled | |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Lafayette | St. Francis Brooklyn | Brooklyn Bridge Park • Brooklyn, NY | T 0–0 2OT | 329 |
| September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | La Salle | McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | L 1–3 | 112 |
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Saint Joseph's | LIU | Hofstra University Soccer Stadium • Hempstead, NY | L 1–0 | 160 |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant | Siena | Hickey Field • Loudonville, NY | W 3–2 | 742 |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Gonzaga | Fairleigh Dickinson | FDU Stadium • Teaneck, NJ | W 1–3 | 374 |
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Old Dominion | Old Dominion Soccer Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 2–0 | 212 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Diego Arribas | FW | FDU | Felix Tonne | FW | SFPA | ||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[21] | |||||||||||
Week 3 (Sep 9–15)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Army | James Clinton Field • West Point, NY | Cancelled | |
| September 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | Howard | Greene Stadium • Washington, DC | W 1–0 Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine | 221 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack | Boston University | Nickerson Field • Boston, MA | W 3–0 | 200 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU | LaSalle | McCarthy Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | L 0–1 | 0 |
| September 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Saint Peter's | Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | W 1–2[permanent dead link] | 0 |
| September 12 | 4:00 p.m. | California Baptist | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | W 1–2 | 0 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Rhode Island | URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI | L 1–2 | 0 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Providence | Chapey Field • Providence, RI | L 0–4[permanent dead link] | 630 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | Saint Peter's | Joseph J. Jaroschak Field • Jersey City, NJ | L 0–1 | 0 |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Wright State | Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol Field • Loretto, PA | L 1–0 | 150 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Cornell | Charles F. Berman Field • Ithaca, NY | L 0–1 | 0 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | UMass | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | L 6–0 | 487 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU | UMBC | Retriever Soccer Park • Baltimore, MD | L 1–5 | 1,126 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Navy | Mount St. Mary's | Waldron Family Stadium • Emmitsburg, MD | L 1–0[permanent dead link] | 521 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Howard | Bryant | Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI | L 3–2 | 0 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Longwood | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | L 3–0 | 0 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Jahmali Waite | GK | FDU | Stefano Pesenti | MF | MC | ||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[22] | |||||||||||
Week 4 (Sep 16–22)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | Howard | Greene Stadium • Washington, DC | W 1–0 | 97 |
| September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | UMass | Bryant | Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI | W 1–2 | 0 |
| September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | UMass Lowell | Merrimack | Martone-Mejail Field • North Andover, MA | L 1–0 | 0 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | T 1–12OT | 438 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | Army | James Clinton Field • West Point, NY | L 0–1[permanent dead link] | 287 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | NJIT | Fairleigh Dickinson | FDU Stadium • Teaneck, NJ | W 1–2 | 0 |
| September 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | L 0–2 | 0 |
| September 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Iona | Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | L 2–1[permanent dead link] | 0 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Bucknell | Emmitt Field at Holmes Stadium • Lewisburg, PA | L 0–3 | 207 |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Quinnipiac | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | L 4–1 | 623 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Siena | Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | L 3–0 Archived 2019-09-21 at the Wayback Machine | 134 |
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | LIU | Iona | Mazzella Field • New Rochelle, NY | L 2–3 | 0 |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Rider | Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol Field • Loretto, PA | W 0–4 | 0 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Vermont | Virtue Field • Burlington, VT | L 0–3 | 550 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Princeton | Fairleigh Dickinson | FDU Stadium • Teaneck, NJ | L 4–0 | 338 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | James Madison | Sentara Park • Harrisonburg, VA | L 0–3 Archived 2019-09-22 at the Wayback Machine | 421 |
| September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Manhattan | St. Francis Brooklyn | Poly Prep Soccer Field • Brooklyn, NY | W 1–3 | 0 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Brown | Bryant | Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI | W 1–2 | 0 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | T 1–12OT | 0 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Co-Rookies of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Alex DaCosta | FW | BRY | Khaled Abdella | FW | SFBK | ||||||
| Papa Ndoye | FW | LIU | |||||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[23] | |||||||||||
Week 5 (Sep 23–29)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU | Columbia | Columbia Soccer Stadium • New York, NY | W 3–1 | 75 |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol Field • Loretto, PA | W 1–2 | 100 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Hartford | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | L 2–0 | 617 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Harvard | Jordan Field • Cambridge, MA | T 3–32OT | 124 |
| September 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | 2–0 Archived 2019-09-27 at the Wayback Machine | 109 |
| September 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | LIU | LIU Soccer Park • Brookville, NY | 2–3OT | 150 |
| September 27 | 3:00 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | 4–2 | 438 |
| September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | 0–1 | 78 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | St. Francis Brooklyn | Brooklyn Bridge Park • Brooklyn, NY | 2–1 | 337 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Bryant | Bulldog Stadium• Smithfield, RI | 0–2 | 0 |
| September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | 0–02OT | 0 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| El Mahdi Youssoufi | FW | SFBK | El Mahdi Youssoufi | FW | SFBK | ||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[24] | |||||||||||
Week 6 (Sep 30–Oct 6)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Yale | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | L 4–0 | 362 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Boston College | Newton Soccer Complex • Newton, MA | T 0–02OT | 181 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU | Hofstra | Hofstra University Soccer Stadium • Hempstead, NY | L 1–2 | 779 |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Iona | Fairleigh Dickinson | FDU Stadium • Teaneck, NJ | L 2–1 | 319 |
| October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | Merrimack | Martone-Mejail Field • North Andover, MA | 0–6 | 0 |
| October 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Bryant | Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI | 0–4 | 0 |
| October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Robert Morris | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | 3–1 | 227 |
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | Mount St. Mary's | Waldron Family Stadium • Emmitsburg, MD | 1–2OT | 0 |
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol Field • Loretto, PA | 1–3 | 100 |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | LIU | Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | 0–02OT Archived 2019-10-07 at the Wayback Machine | 111 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Tola Showunmi | FW | MC | Jake Spaulding | FW | BC | ||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[25] | |||||||||||
Week 7 (Oct 7–Oct 13)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Loyola | Mount St. Mary's | Waldron Family Stadium • Emmitsburg, MD | L 4–2 Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine | 209 |
| October 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | 0–02OT | 97 |
| October 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Merrimack | LIU | LIU Soccer Park • Brookville, NY | 2–1 | 65 |
| October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Bryant | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | 2–1 | 0 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Mount St. Mary's | Waldron Family Stadium • Emmitsburg, MD | 2–3 Archived 2019-10-12 at the Wayback Machine | 244 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Bryant | St. Francis (PA) | DeGol Field • Loretto, PA | 1–3 | 120 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Merrimack | St. Francis Brooklyn | Brooklyn Bridge Park • Brooklyn, NY | 1–0 | 387 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Fairleigh Dickinson | FDU Stadium• Teaneck, NJ | 1–5 | 347 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Alex DaCosta (2) | FW | BC | Felix Tonne (2) | FW | SFPA | ||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[26] | |||||||||||
Week 8 (Oct 14–Oct 20)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | American | Mount St. Mary's | Waldron Family Stadium • Emmitsburg, MD | W 1–4 Archived 2019-10-16 at the Wayback Machine | 169 |
| October 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | 3–1 | 0 |
| October 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | 1–3 Archived 2019-10-20 at the Wayback Machine | 0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Bryant | St. Francis Brooklyn | Poly Prep Soccer Field • Brooklyn, NY | 0–3 | 329 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU | Fairleigh Dickinson | FDU Stadium • Teaneck, NJ | 1–0 | 330 |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | St. Francis Brooklyn | Poly Prep Soccer Field • Brooklyn, NY | 0–5 | 322 |
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Merrimack | Martone-Mejail Field • North Andover, MA | 0–1 | 319 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Segundo Navarro | FW | SHU | Callum James (2) | GK | SFBK | ||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[27] | |||||||||||
Week 9 (Oct 21–Oct 27)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | Bryant | Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI | 0–2 | 0 |
| October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | 1–5 | 0 |
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | LIU | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | 3–1 | 213 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | Fairleigh Dickinson | FDU Stadium • Teaneck, NJ | 3–4OT | 381 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | Merrimack | Martone-Mejail Field • North Andover, MA | 0–3 | 243 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol Field • Loretto, PA | 0–1 Archived 2019-10-28 at the Wayback Machine | 150 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Rookies of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Diego Arribas (2) | FW | FDU | Papa Ndoye (2) | FW | LIU | ||||||
| Ville Ahola | MF | FDU | |||||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[28] | |||||||||||
Week 10 (Oct 28–Nov 3)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant | LIU | LIU Soccer Park • Brookville, NY | 0–2 | 106 |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Bryant | Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI | 0–1 | 250 |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | LIU | Robert Morris | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, PA | 3–0 | 0 |
| November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, CT | 6–0 | 223 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Mount St. Mary's | Waldron Family Stadium • Emmitsburg, MD | 1–02OT Archived 2019-11-02 at the Wayback Machine | 213 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | St. Francis Brooklyn | Poly Prep Soccer Field • Brooklyn, NY | 1–12OT | 321 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | LIU | Mount St. Mary's | Waldron Family Stadium • Emmitsburg, PA | 0–1 | 214 |
| November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | Merrimack | Martone-Mejail Field • North Andover, MA | 1–22OT | 401 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Player of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Lucas Rosa | MF | SFPA | Peter Kozlej | MF | FDU | ||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[29] | |||||||||||
Week 11 (Nov 4–Nov 10)
[edit]| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Francis Brooklyn | LIU | LIU Soccer Park • Brookville, NY | 0–3 | 110 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | 3–2OT[permanent dead link] | 0 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Mount St. Mary's | Fairleigh Dickinson | FDU Stadium • Teaneck, NJ | 0–5 | 220 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol Field • Loretto, PA | 0–3 | 125 |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Bryant | Merrimack | Martone-Mejail Field • North Andover, MA | 0–2 | 481 |
NEC Weekly Awards
| Co-Players of the Week | Rookie of the Week | ||||||||||
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| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||||
| Diego Arribas (3) | FW | FDU | Ville Ahola (2) | MF | FDU | ||||||
| Eddie Yeppes | MF | CCSU | |||||||||
| Reference: Northeast Conference[30] | |||||||||||
Against other conferences
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Results
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| Team | BRY | CCSU | FDU | LIU | MC | MSM | RMU | SHU | SFBK | SFU |
| Bryant Bulldogs | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils | 0–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2OT | 2–4 | 1–3 | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–22OT | 5–0 | 0–02OT | 0–02OT | 4–3OT | 1–3 | |
| LIU Sharks | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–02OT | 3–0 | 3–2OT | |
| Merrimack Warriors | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–12OT | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Mount St. Mary's | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1OT | 0–12OT | |
| Robert Morris Colonials | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–02OT | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–5 | 0–3 | |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | 0–2 | 2–3OT | 0–02OT | 0–02OT | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–12OT | 0–1 | |
| St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–4OT | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2OT | 5–0 | 1–12OT | 1–2 | |
| Saint Francis Red Flash | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3OT | 0–1 | 1–02OT | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
All-NEC awards and teams
[edit]| 2019 NEC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[31] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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| Player of the Year | Lucas Rosa, SFPA | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Tony Martone, MC | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Mirko Nufi, MC | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | Papa Ndoye, LIU | |||||
| 2019 NEC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[31] | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Rookie Team | ||||
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| Diego Arribas, FDU Papa Ndoye, LIU Alex DaCosta, BRY Lucas Rosa, SFPA Tola Showunmi, MC Marc Torrellas, MC Eddie Yepes, CCSU Yoann Assoumin, SFBK Boris Nana Tonzi, MSM Mirko Nufi, MC Lucas Rezende, MC |
Segundo Navarro, SHU El Mahdi Youssoufi, SFBK Matt Cillo, RMU Daniel Lasarte, FDU Miguel Lucero, MSM Julien Remiti, SFBK Anthony Herbert, FDU Brandon Ott, SFPA Kyle Parish, LIU Piet Wesling, SFPA Jahmali Waite, FDU |
Ville Ahola, FDU Matt Jones, SFPA Papa Ndoye, LIU Alessandro Negri, MC Stefano Pesenti, MC Yoann Toko, SHU Felix Tonne, SFPA Marc Torrellas, MC Keanu Tuart, LIU Piet Wesling, SFPA El Mahdi Youssoufi, SFBK | ||||
Rankings
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| Bryant | USC | None released | |||||||||||||||||
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| Central Connecticut | USC | None released | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fairleigh Dickinson | USC | RV (1) | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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| LIU | USC | RV (4) | None released | ||||||||||||||||
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| Merrimack | USC | None released | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mount St. Mary's | USC | RV (18) | RV (19) | RV (34) | None released | ||||||||||||||
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| Robert Morris | USC | None released | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sacred Heart | USC | None released | |||||||||||||||||
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| St. Francis Brooklyn | USC | None released | |||||||||||||||||
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| Saint Francis (PA) | USC | None released | |||||||||||||||||
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Regional Ranking - Northeast United Soccer Coaches
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| Fairleigh Dickinson | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| LIU | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Merrimack | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
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| Sacred Heart | ||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
source[34]
Postseason
[edit]NEC tournament
[edit]| Semifinals November 15, 2019 | Final November 17, 2019 | ||||||||
| 1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson* | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | LIU | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson# | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | LIU | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Bryant | 0 | |||||||
- * After 2OT, FDU defeated SFPA in penalty kicks 3–1
- # After 2OT, FDU defeated LIU in penalty kicks 3–2
NCAA tournament
[edit]| Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | L, 0–1 vs. #16 New Hampshire |
See also
[edit]References
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