2015 Northeast Conference men's soccer season

The 2015 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 35th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

Northeast Conference
Season2015
ChampionsLIU Brooklyn
NEC Tournament ChampionsLIU Brooklyn
NCAA TournamentLIU Brooklyn
Matches played28
Goals scored76 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerMario Mastrangelo, SFU (7 goals)[1]
Longest unbeaten run7 games, LIU
Average attendance228[1]
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2015 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
LIU Brooklyn ‡ 7 –0 –0  11 –5 –5
Saint Francis (PA) 5 –2 –0  11 –5 –4
Robert Morris 4 –2 –1  10 –8 –1
St. Francis Brooklyn 3 –2 –2  10 –3 –5
Central Connecticut 3 –4 –0  6 –9 –2
Bryant 1 –3 –3  3 –8 –5
Sacred Heart 1 –6 –0  2 –12 –1
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 –5 –2  2 –12 –3
As of November 20, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

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 Coach
Bryant Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island Bulldog Stadium 5,500 Seamus Purcell
Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field 550 Shaun Green
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Florham Park, New Jersey FDU Stadium 500 Seth Roland
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Brooklyn, New York LIU Field 400 TJ Kostecky
Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania North Athletic Complex 800 Bill Denniston
Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut Campus Field 3,334 Joe Barroso
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 300 Tom Giovatto
Saint Francis Red Flash Loretto, Pennsylvania DeGol Field 500 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
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2015 Top 25 coaches poll
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Bryant
Central Connecticut
Fairleigh Dickinson
LIU Brooklyn
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
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Saint Francis (PA)

Results
Team/OpponentBRYCCSFDULIURMUSHUSFBKSFU
Bryant Bulldogs2–31–1 (2OT)0–11–1 (2OT)3–00–0 (2OT)0–1
Central Connecticut Blue Devils3–22–10–31–22–10–1 (OT)1–3
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights1–1 (2OT)1–22–31–21–21–1 (2OT)0–5
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds1–03–03–21–03–11–01–0 (OT)
Robert Morris Colonials1–1 (2OT)2–12–10–13–01–0 (2OT)0–1
Sacred Heart Pioneers0–31–22–11–30–30–31–6
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers0–0 (2OT)1–0 (OT)1–1 (2OT)0–10–1 (2OT)3–05–0
Saint Francis Red Flash1–03–15–00–1 (OT)1–06–10–5

All-NEC awards and teams
2015 NEC Men's Soccer Individual Awards[2]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Neco Brett, Robert Morris
Coach of the Year TJ Kostecky, LIU Brooklyn
Defensive Player of the Year Francis de Vries, St. Francis (PA)
Rookie of the Year Rasmus Hansen, LIU Brooklyn
2015 NEC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[2]
First Team Second Team Rookie Team
Neco Brett, Sr., FD, RMU
Mario Mastrangelo, Fr., FD, SFU
Simen Hestnes, Fr., MF., LIU
Rasmus Hansen, Fr., MF, LIU
Vincent Bezecourt, So., MF, SFBK
Harry Odell, Sr., MF, SFBK
Pablo Medina, R-Sr., MF, SFU
Tanner Sica, Sr., DF, LIU
Francis de Vries, Sr., DF, SFU
Cyril Coisne, Sr., DF, SFBK
Jack Binks, Sr., GK, SFBK		 Ryan Taylor, So., FD, CCSU
Louis Beddouri, Fr., FD, CCSU
Brett Larocque, Sr., MF., BRYANT
Zach Zurita, Sr., MF, CCSU
Christian Dietrich, Jr., MF, FDU
Lucas Puntillo, Fr., MF, RMU
Keane McIvor, So., MF, RMU
Ben Knight, Sr., DF, CCSU
Bennett Jull, R-Jr., DF, RMU
Paul Galimi, Jr., DF, SFBK
Logan Keys, R-Jr., GK, LIU		 Louis Beddouri, Fr., FD, CCSU
Zac Sherman, Fr., FD, LIU
Mario Mastrangelo, Fr., FD, LIU
Romario Guscott, R-Fr., FD, LIU
Simen Hestnes, Fr., MF., LIU
Rasmus Hansen, Fr., MF, LIU
Lucas Puntillo, Fr., MF, RMU
Tommy De Andrade, Fr., MF, SFBK
Filip Nordström, Fr., DF, LIU
Erik Wahlin, Fr., DF, LIU

Postseason

NEC Tournament
Main article: 2015 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
See also: Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Semifinals
Friday, November 13 		Final
Sunday, November 15
      
1 LIU Brooklyn 1†
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 1
1 LIU Brooklyn 2#
2 Saint Francis (PA) 2
2 Saint Francis (PA) 2
3 Robert Morris 1
  • (†) The LIU-SFBK game was tied 1–1 after double overtime and LIU won on penalty kicks 4–3.[3]
  • (#) The LIU-SFU game was tied 2–2 after double overtime and LIU won on penalty kicks 3–1.[4]

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
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References
  1. "2015 Northeast Conference Season Statistics". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. "RMU Striker Neco Brett Becomes First-Ever Three-Time NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. "LIU Brooklyn & Saint Francis U Advances To Sunday's NEC Men's Soccer Final". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. "LIU Brooklyn Edges SFU in PKs, Soars To First NEC Men's Soccer Title Since 2004". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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