2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held on November 3 and 5, 2017. The three-match tournament took place at University Stadium in Teaneck, New Jersey, home of the regular season co-champions and tournament #1 seed Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Saint Francis Red Flash and they successfully defended their title, winning the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure following a tie with Fairleigh Dickinson in the final.[1][2] This was the fourth Northeast Conference tournament title for the Saint Francis women's soccer program, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Brenda van Stralen.[3][4]

2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	4
Matches	3
Attendance	588
Site	University Stadium Teaneck, New Jersey
Champions	Saint Francis (4th title)
Winning coach	Brenda van Stralen (4th title)
Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2016  2018»

2017 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson †  ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	1		.813			9	–	8	–	4		.524
Saint Francis (PA)  ‍†‍‡‍^y	6	–	1	–	1		.813			10	–	8	–	3		.548
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	0		.750			10	–	8	–	0		.556
Bryant  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	0		.625			11	–	5	–	2		.667
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0		.500			7	–	11	–	0		.389
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0		.500			6	–	11	–	0		.353
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	0		.250			5	–	12	–	1		.306
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	1		.188			3	–	12	–	2		.235
Wagner  ‍‍‍	0	–	7	–	1		.063			3	–	12	–	3		.250
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2017 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 11, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Northeast Conference

Bracket

	Semifinals Friday, November 3					Final Sunday, November 5
	1	Fairleigh Dickinson	2
	4	Bryant	1
						1	Fairleigh Dickinson	0 (2)
						2	Saint Francis	0 (3)
	2	Saint Francis	2
	3	Central Connecticut	1

Schedule

Semifinals

#1 Fairleigh Dickinson v #4 Bryant

November 3, 2017	#1 Fairleigh Dickinson	2–1	#4 Bryant	Teaneck, New Jersey
11:00 a.m. EDT	Kristine Neri  48' Jessi Reinhardt  65'	Report	37' Kylie Ratelle	Stadium: University Stadium Referee: Jaroslaw Werel Assistant referees: Magda Zwierzchowski Assistant referees: Pete Mandell Fourth official: Teri Connor

#2 Saint Francis v #3 Central Connecticut

November 3, 2017	#2 Saint Francis	2–1	#3 Central Connecticut	Teaneck, New Jersey
2:00 p.m. EDT	Mariana Jaleca  56' Gabi Morales  66'	Report	84' Jenna Rae Covello	Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 377 Referee: Ken Heller Assistant referees: Danny Marques Assistant referees: Teri Connor Fourth official: Magda Zwierzchowski

Final

#1 Fairleigh Dickinson v #2 Saint Francis

November 5, 2017	#1 Fairleigh Dickinson	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	#2 Saint Francis	Teaneck, New Jersey
12:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 211 Referee: Adam Wienckowski Assistant referees: Teri Connor Assistant referees: Magda Zwierzchowski Fourth official: Jaroslaw Werel
	Penalties
	Dara Battistoni Jessi Reinhardt Viktorija Miseljic Elma Kolenovic Grit Broening		Shannon McGinnis Mariana Jaleca Jessica Keller Dakota Graham Natalie Spangler

Statistics

Goalscorers

1 Goal

• Jenna Rae Covello - Central Connecticut
• Mariana Jaleca - St. Francis
• Gabi Morales - St. Francis
• Kristine Neri - Fairleigh Dickinson
• Kylie Ratelle - Bryant
• Jessi Reinhardt - Fairleigh Dickinson

See also

• Northeast Conference
• 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament
• 2017 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Northeast Conference. "2016 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
2. Northeast Conference. "2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
3. "NEC Women's Soccer History". Northeast Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
4. "Brenda van Stralen". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

External links

• 2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament