2013 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

The 2013 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, was the twenty sixth edition of the tournament. It determined the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Fairleigh Dickinson is the defending champion but did not qualify for the tournament.

2013 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance2,647
SiteDeGol Field
Loretto, PA
ChampionsSt. Francis Brooklyn (5th title)
Winning coachTom Giovatto (1st title)
MVPKevin Correa (SFBK)
BroadcastNEC Frontrow
Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
«2012  2014»
2013 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Connecticut 6 –1 –0  9 –9 –1
Saint Francis (PA) 4 –2 –1  11 –4 –4
Bryant 4 –2 –1  7 –9 –2
St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ 4 –3 –0  12 –6 –1
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 –4 –1  9 –8 –1
LIU Brooklyn 2 –4 –1  5 –10 –2
Robert Morris 2 –5 –0  8 –8 –2
Sacred Heart 2 –5 –0  5 –13 –0
  • ‡ - Tournament champion
As of November 21, 2013; Rankings from NSCAA

The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers won the NEC title, besting the Bryant Bulldogs, 3–2 in overtime in the championship match. It was St. Francis Brooklyn's fifth NEC title overall and first since 1998.

The tournament was hosted by Central Connecticut, since they won the NEC Regular Season Championship and all matches were contested at CCSU Field in New Britain, Connecticut.

Seeds

The top four teams participate in the tournament. The seeding is based on the program's conference record during the 2013 NEC season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Central Connecticut 6–1–0
2 Saint Francis (PA) 4–2–1 Def. Bryant 1–0 during regular season
3 Bryant 4–2–1
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 4–3–0

Bracket
Semifinals
Friday, November 15 		Final
Sunday, November 17
      
1 Central Connecticut 0
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 2
3 Bryant 2
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 3 (2OT)
2 Saint Francis (PA) 2
3 Bryant 2 (2OT)
  • Note-Bryant advanced to the Championship Game via Penalty Kicks (3-0)

Results

Semifinals
Central Connecticut0–2St. Francis Brooklyn
Qualter  61' Report Caicedo  21'
Correa  60', 72'
CCSU Field
New Britain, CT
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
Saint Francis (PA)2–2 (a.e.t.)Bryant
de Vries  19'
Kolarac  36'
Loughnane  61'
Byers  69'
Hainault  87'		 Report Ferriera  7'
Murphy  57'
Norat  85'
Norat  88'
Penalties
Byers
de Vries
Medina 		0–3 Norat
Guerriero
Murphy
CCSU Field
New Britain, CT
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Joe Rivero

Final
Bryant2–3 (a.e.t.)St. Francis Brooklyn
Larocque  7'
Orth  44'
Guerriero  47'
Murphy  96'		 Report Cormack  39'
Correa  46', 69'
Milano  49'
Baggot  73'
Odell  80'
Cormack  96'
CCSU Field
New Britain, CT
Attendance: 625
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Awards
NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[1]
Kevin Correa, SFBK
Gabriel Bagot, SFBK
Jack Binks, SFBK
Andy Cormack, SFBK
Chris Knaub, BRY
Brett LaRocque, BRY
Connor Norat, BRY
Ben Knight, CCSU
Connor Qualter, CCSU
Nick Kolarac, SFU
Daniel Valcicaka, SFU
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References
  1. "St. Francis Brooklyn Wins 2013 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Title; Earn NCAA Tournament Match-Up With Penn State". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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