2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held on November 2 and 4, 2018. The three-match tournament took place at Central Connecticut Soccer Field in New Britain, Connecticut, home of the regular season champions and tournament #1 seed Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. 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 but they were unable to defend their title, losing 2–1 in the final to Central Connecticut.[1][2] This was the ninth Northeast Conference tournament title for the Central Connecticut women's soccer program, seven of which have come under the direction of head coach Mick D'Arcy.[3]

2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	4
Matches	3
Attendance	2,444
Site	Central Connecticut Soccer Field New Britain, Connecticut
Champions	Central Connecticut (9th title)
Winning coach	Mick D’Arcy (7th title)
MVP	Danielle Pearse (Central Connecticut)
Broadcast	None
Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament «2017  2019»

2018 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Central Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	0	–	0		1.000			16	–	2	–	2		.850
Saint Francis (PA)  ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	1		.688			8	–	9	–	3		.475
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	2		.625			5	–	9	–	3		.382
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	1		.563			6	–	10	–	3		.395
Bryant  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	1		.563			8	–	7	–	1		.531
Robert Morris  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0		.500			6	–	12	–	0		.333
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	0		.375			5	–	13	–	0		.278
Wagner  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	0		.125			3	–	14	–	0		.176
LIU Brooklyn  ‍‍‍	0	–	7	–	1		.063			2	–	13	–	3		.194
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Northeast Conference

Bracket

	Semifinals Friday, November 2					Final Sunday, November 4
	1	Central Connecticut	2
	4	Fairleigh Dickinson	1
						1	Central Connecticut	2
						2	St. Francis	1
	2	St. Francis	4
	3	Mt. St. Mary's	0

Schedule

Semifinals

#1 Central Connecticut v #4 Fairleigh Dickinson

November 2, 2018	#1 Central Connecticut	2–1	#4 Fairleigh Dickinson	New Britain, Connecticut
1:00 p.m. EST	Danielle Pearse  54', 80'	Report	Jackson Bennett  68'	Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field Attendance: 998 Referee: Carlos Fernandes Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale Assistant referees: Kenneth Heller

#2 St. Francis v #3 Mt. St. Mary's

November 2, 2018	#2 St. Francis	4–0	#3 Mt. St. Mary's	New Britain, Connecticut
4:00 p.m. EST	Emilee Barnett  14' Corinne Renninger  30' Sara Suler  52' Dakota Graham  57'	Report	Maria Buonomo  83'	Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field Attendance: 123 Referee: Joe Rio Assistant referees: Leah Hayes Assistant referees: Alexandria White

Final

#1 Central Connecticut v #2 St. Francis

November 4, 2018	#1 Central Connecticut	2–1	#2 St. Francis	New Britain, Connecticut
1:00 p.m. EST	Jenna Rae Covello  55',  88' Danielle Pearse  66'	Report	Sara Suler  77'	Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field Attendance: 1,323 Referee: Danny Marques Assistant referees: Alexandria White Assistant referees: Alex Casella

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals

• Danielle Pearse - Central Connecticut

2 Goals

• Sara Suler - St. Francis

1 Goal

• Emilee Barnett - St. Francis
• Jackson Bennett - Fairleigh Dickinson
• Jenna Rae Covello - Central Connecticut
• Dakota Graham - St. Francis
• Corinne Renninger - St. Francis

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

Player	Team
Danielle Pearse	Central Connecticut (MVP)
Erica Bardes	Central Connecticut
Jenna Rae Covello	Central Connecticut
Yo Tachibana	Central Connecticut
Emilee Barnett	St. Francis
Julia Hernan	St. Francis
Corinne Renninger	St. Francis
Maria Buonono	Mount Saint Mary's
Jenna West	Mount Saint Mary's
Madelyn Robbins	Fairleigh Dickinson
Amanda Fitzgerald	Fairleigh Dickinson

See also

• Northeast Conference
• 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
• 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament

References

1. Northeast Conference. "2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
2. Northeast Conference. "2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2018-12-21.
3. "CCSU Downs Saint Francis U, 2-1, To Win Ninth NEC Women's Soccer Championship". Northeast Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

External links

• 2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament