The 2015 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 35th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Saint Francis Red Flash are the defending regular season champions, while the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers are the defending tournament champions.
LIU Brooklyn won the Regular Season Championship by going 7-0-0 in conference play and won the NEC tournament Championship by defeating St. Francis Brooklyn and Saint Francis (PA). Both tournament games were decided by penalty kicks. The NEC tournament was held in Brooklyn, NY at LIU Field.
Changes from 2014
None
Teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coachBryant Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island Bulldog Stadium Seamus Purcell Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field Shaun Green Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Florham Park, New Jersey FDU Stadium Seth Roland LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Brooklyn, New York LIU Field TJ Kostecky Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania North Athletic Complex Bill Denniston Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut Campus Field Joe Barroso St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 Tom GiovattoSaint Francis Red Flash Loretto, Pennsylvania DeGol Field Paulo Neto
Notes:
All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2015 season. Overall and NEC records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season.
Regular season
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 FinalBryant Central Connecticut Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Brooklyn Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Brooklyn RV RV 22 RV RV RV RV RV Saint Francis (PA)
Results
Team/opponent BRYCCSFDULIURMUSHUSFBKSFU Bryant Bulldogs 2–3 1–1 (2OT) 0–1 1–1 (2OT) 3–0 0–0 (2OT) 0–1 Central Connecticut Blue Devils 3–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 (OT) 1–3 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 1–1 (2OT) 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 (2OT) 0–5 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 (OT) Robert Morris Colonials 1–1 (2OT) 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 (2OT) 0–1 Sacred Heart Pioneers 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 0–3 0–3 1–6 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 0–0 (2OT) 1–0 (OT) 1–1 (2OT) 0–1 0–1 (2OT) 3–0 5–0 Saint Francis Red Flash 1–0 3–1 5–0 0–1 (OT) 1–0 6–1 0–5
All-NEC awards and teams
2015 NEC Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearNeco Brett, Robert MorrisCoach of the YearTJ Kostecky, LIU BrooklynDefensive Player of the YearFrancis de Vries, St. Francis (PA)Rookie of the YearRasmus Hansen, LIU Brooklyn
2015 NEC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Rookie TeamNeco Brett, Sr., FD, RMUMario Mastrangelo, Fr., FD, SFUSimen Hestnes, Fr., MF., LIURasmus Hansen, Fr., MF, LIUVincent Bezecourt, So., MF, SFBKHarry Odell, Sr., MF, SFBKPablo Medina, R-Sr., MF, SFUTanner Sica, Sr., DF, LIUFrancis de Vries, Sr., DF, SFUCyril Coisne, Sr., DF, SFBKJack Binks, Sr., GK, SFBK Ryan Taylor, So., FD, CCSULouis Beddouri, Fr., FD, CCSUBrett Larocque, Sr., MF., BRYANTZach Zurita, Sr., MF, CCSUChristian Dietrich, Jr., MF, FDULucas Puntillo, Fr., MF, RMUKeane McIvor, So., MF, RMUBen Knight, Sr., DF, CCSUBennett Jull, R-Jr., DF, RMUPaul Galimi, Jr., DF, SFBKLogan Keys, R-Jr., GK, LIU Louis Beddouri, Fr., FD, CCSUZac Sherman, Fr., FD, LIUMario Mastrangelo, Fr., FD, LIURomario Guscott, R-Fr., FD, LIUSimen Hestnes, Fr., MF., LIURasmus Hansen, Fr., MF, LIULucas Puntillo, Fr., MF, RMUTommy De Andrade, Fr., MF, SFBKFilip Nordström, Fr., DF, LIUErik Wahlin, Fr., DF, LIU
Postseason
NEC tournament
(†) The LIU-SFBK game was tied 1–1 after double overtime and LIU won on penalty kicks 4–3. (#) The LIU-SFU game was tied 2–2 after double overtime and LIU won on penalty kicks 3–1.
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 2 LIU Brooklyn L, 1–1 (PK, 2–3) vs. Rutgers
References