2015 Northeast Conference men's soccer season

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Northeast Conference
Season2015
ChampionsLIU Brooklyn
NEC tournament Champions LIU Brooklyn
NCAA tournament LIU Brooklyn
Matches played28
Goals scored76 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerMario Mastrangelo, SFU (7 goals) [1]
Longest unbeaten run7 games, LIU
Average attendance228 [1]
2014
2016
2015 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
LIU Brooklyn7 0 011 5 5
Saint Francis (PA) 5 2 011 5 4
Robert Morris 4 2 110 8 1
St. Francis Brooklyn 3 2 210 3 5
Central Connecticut 3 4 06 9 2
Bryant 1 3 33 8 5
Sacred Heart 1 6 02 12 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 5 22 12 3
As of November 20, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

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

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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

Teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityHead Coach
Bryant Bulldogs Smithfield, Rhode Island Bulldog Stadium 5,500Seamus Purcell
Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain, Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field 550Shaun Green
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Florham Park, New Jersey FDU Stadium 500 Seth Roland
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Brooklyn, New York LIU Field 400TJ Kostecky
Robert Morris Colonials Moon Township, Pennsylvania North Athletic Complex 800Bill Denniston
Sacred Heart Pioneers Fairfield, Connecticut Campus Field 3,334Joe Barroso
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 300 Tom Giovatto
Saint Francis Red Flash Loretto, Pennsylvania DeGol Field 500Paulo Neto

Notes:

Regular season

Rankings

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Final
Bryant
Central Connecticut
Fairleigh Dickinson
LIU Brooklyn
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
St. Francis BrooklynRVRV22RVRVRVRVRV
Saint Francis (PA)

Results

Team/opponent BRY CCS FDU LIU RMU SHU SFBK SFU
Bryant Bulldogs 2–31–1 (2OT)0–11–1 (2OT)3–00–0 (2OT)0–1
Central Connecticut Blue Devils 3–22–10–31–22–10–1 (OT)1–3
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 1–1 (2OT)1–22–31–21–21–1 (2OT)0–5
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 1–03–03–21–03–11–01–0 (OT)
Robert Morris Colonials 1–1 (2OT)2–12–10–13–01–0 (2OT)0–1
Sacred Heart Pioneers 0–31–22–11–30–30–31–6
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 0–0 (2OT)1–0 (OT)1–1 (2OT)0–10–1 (2OT)3–05–0
Saint Francis Red Flash 1–03–15–00–1 (OT)1–06–10–5

All-NEC awards and teams

2015 NEC Men's Soccer Individual Awards [2]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearNeco Brett, Robert Morris
Coach of the Year TJ Kostecky, LIU Brooklyn
Defensive Player of the YearFrancis de Vries, St. Francis (PA)
Rookie of the YearRasmus Hansen, LIU Brooklyn
2015 NEC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams [2]
First TeamSecond TeamRookie 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

Semifinals
Friday, November 13
Final
Sunday, November 15
      
1LIU Brooklyn1
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 1
1LIU Brooklyn2#
2 Saint Francis (PA) 2
2Saint Francis (PA)2
3 Robert Morris 1

NCAA tournament

SeedRegionSchool1st round2nd round3rd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
2LIU BrooklynL, 1–1 (PK, 2–3) vs. Rutgers

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