2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team

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2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer
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NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Northeast Conference
Record12–5–3 (6–0–1 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christopher Helms (3rd season)
  • Andy Cormack (2nd season)
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Francis Brooklyn6 0 112 6 3
Saint Francis (PA) 4 1 212 6 2
LIU Brooklyn 4 2 110 6 2
Sacred Heart 3 4 05 11 2
Bryant 2 2 33 10 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 1 3 33 11 3
Robert Morris 1 5 14 11 2
Central Connecticut 1 5 12 12 3
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team represented St. Francis College during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Terrier's home games were played at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981 and was coached by Tom Giovatto, who was in his tenth year at the helm of the Terriers.

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The Terriers ended their season at 12–5–3 overall and 6–0–1 in conference play. The Terriers won the NEC Regular season championship and the Tournament Championship. Of note, the Terriers ended the season seventh in the country in goals against average (0.60) and shutout percentage (0.55). [1]

Regular season

The Terriers opened their season at Lafayette, winning in double-overtime 1–0 on a goal by sophomore Djiby Sarr. [2] Due to his golden goal, Sarr was named NEC Soccer Player of the Week. [3] The Terriers then proceeded to lose three games in a row to Rhode Island, UMass Lowell, and Hartford. The Terriers then tied Hartwick 1–1, defeated NJIT, 2–1, in double overtime and came up with a 1–1 draw versus Army. St. Francis Brooklyn defender Faouzi Taieb scored his first goal as a Terrier in the 66th minute of their 2–1 win over NJIT, and was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week. [4] With a 2–3–2 record, the Terriers then went on to defeat Saint Peter's and Howard. Since going undefeated in their last five games and winning two in a row, the Terriers were ranked 10th in the NSCAA North East Region week 5 rankings. [5] In their last non-conference match-up, the Terriers lost to George Washington to snap their five-game undefeated streak and bring their record to 4–4–2. For their non-conference games the Terriers displayed a clear home-field advantage by posting a 3–1–1 record, while posting a 1–3–1 record on the road.

The Terriers started league play by defeating Sacred Heart on the road 2–0. The Terriers then proceeded to go undefeated through conference play and finished 6–0–1. During their seven-game undefeated streak, the Terriers also shutout every team faced, by not allowing a goal. Going into their last game of the season the Terriers were leading the conference standings and faced a winner-take-all match against LIU Brooklyn, as they did in 2015. If the Terriers lost they would tie LIU Brooklyn in the standings, but LIU would have the tie-breaker in the win. Instead the St. Francis men's soccer team won 1–0 over rival LIU at home, wrapping up the program's first regular-season conference title since 1997. [6] By virtue of the win, the top-seeded Terriers (10–4–3, 6–0–1) will host the conference tournament, opening with a match against No. 4 Sacred Heart on Nov. 11. St. Francis has a shot at its third Northeast Conference title in four years.

After the regular season ended, St. Francis Brooklyn set a program record by having eight different players awarded NEC men's soccer honors. [7] St. Francis Brooklyn claimed three of the four major awards presented by the NEC. Senior defender Collyns Laokandi was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year and freshman defender Faouzi Taieb collected NEC Rookie of the Year honors. Head coach Tom Giovatto was named the NEC Coach of the Year after leading the Terriers to their first NEC regular season title in 18 years.

NEC Tournament

For the third time in four seasons, the St. Francis Terriers' men's soccer team is returning to the Northeast Conference Championship, thanks to NEC First Team All-Conference forward Salvatore Barone who scored in the 78th minute on an assist by fellow First Teamer Dominick Falanga. The Terriers held on to defeat third seed Sacred Heart at home, 1–0, in the semifinal game. In the championship game, the Terriers won 1–0 against Saint Francis (PA) in double overtime on a Lukas Hauer penalty kick.

NCAA tournament

The Terriers traveled to Hanover, New Hampshire to face the Dartmouth Big Green in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Terriers have played against Dartmouth on two other occasions, with the all-time record at 1–1. St. Francis Brooklyn lost in the 104 minute on a golden goal by Dartmouth. Goalie Seth Erdman had a game high eight saves, as he held off the Big Green through the two regulation periods and one overtime period, but gave up the game-winner in double overtime. For the Terriers, it was the first goal they've surrendered in 982 minutes.

2016 squad

As of August 24, 2016. [8] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of Guyana.svg  GUY Andrew Nestor
1 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberto Bazzichetto
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leo Folla
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dominick Falanga
4 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kieran Young
5 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Faouzi Taieb
6 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Jules Paillard
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Djiby Sarr
8 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Fabian Suele
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Federico Curbelo
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yussuf Olajide
12 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Collyns Laokandi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amir Islami
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kiriakos Papanikolaou
17 FW Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Grei Mujko
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas Koenig
19 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lukas Hauer
20 FW Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Kledis Capollari
21 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Leonard Kirschner
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Salvatore Barone
23 MF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Tommy De Andrade
25 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Cook
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nadim Saqui
91 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seth Erdman

Captains in bold

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 26, 2016*
6:00 pm
at  Lafayette W 1–0 2OT [2] 1–0–0
Oaks Stadium (463)
Easton, PA
August 31, 2016*
7:00 pm
Rhode Island L 0–1 1–1–0
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (305)
Brooklyn, NY
September 4, 2016*
1:00 pm
at  UMass Lowell L 1–2 2OT [9] 1–2–0
Cushing Field Complex (236)
Lowell, MA
September 7, 2016*
7:00 pm
at  Hartford L 0–3 1–3–0
Al-Marzook Field (411)
West Hartford, CT
September 10, 2016*
7:30 pm
at  Hartwick T 1–1 2OT1–3–1
Elmore Field (452)
Oneonta, NY
September 14, 2016*
7:00 pm
NJIT W 2–1 2OT2–3–1
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (50)
Brooklyn, NY
September 18, 2016*
1:00 pm
Army T 1–1 2OT2–3–2
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (267)
Brooklyn, NY
September 21, 2016*
7:00 pm
Saint Peter's W 2–1 2OT3–3–2
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (107)
Brooklyn, NY
September 24, 2016*
1:00 pm
Howard W 3–0 4–3–2
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (120)
Brooklyn, NY
September 28, 2016*
12:00 pm
at  George Washington L 1–2 4–4–2
Mount Vernon Athletic Field (51)
Washington, DC
Northeast Conference Regular Season
October 7, 2016
7:00 pm
at  Sacred Heart W 2–0 5–4–2
(1–0–0)
Campus Field (75)
Fairfield, CT
October 9, 2016
1:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 3–0 6–4–2
(2–0–0)
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5
Brooklyn, NY
October 14, 2016
3:00 pm
at  Saint Francis (PA) W 2–0 7–4–2
(3–0–0)
DeGol Field (199)
Loretto, PA
October 16, 2016
1:00 pm
at  Robert Morris W 2–0 8–4–2
(4–0–0)
North Athletic Complex (49)
Moon Township, PA
October 21, 2016
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 2–0 9–4–2
(5–0–0)
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (215)
Brooklyn, NY
October 30, 2016
1:00 pm
at  Bryant T 0–0 2OT9–4–3
(5–0–1)
Bulldog Stadium (100)
Smithfield, RI
November 6, 2016
1:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn
W 1–0 10–4–3
(6–0–1)
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (250)
Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Conference Tournament
November 11, 2016
3:00 pm
Sacred Heart
Semifinals
W 1–0 11–4–3
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (418)
Brooklyn, NY
November 13, 2016
1:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA)
Finals
W 1–0 2OT12–4–3
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (511)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
November 17, 2016
5:00 pm
at  Dartmouth
First Round
L 0–1 2OT12–5–3
Burnham Field
Hanover, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

2016 NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend:██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPre1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12thFinal
National
Ranking Movement
Legend:██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
North East Region810945333

Awards

Djiby Sarr, Sophomore Midfielder
Faouzi Taieb, Freshman Defender
Yussuf Olajide, Senior Forward
Dominick Falanga, Junior Midfielder
Salvatore Barone, Senior Midfielder
Collyns Laokandi, Senior Defender
Robert Bazzichetto, Junior Goalkeeper
Fabian Suele, Senior Midfielder

Season statistics

Individual Player Statistics (As of November 18, 2016) [15]
PlayerAppGoalsAsstPointsShotsShot%SOGSOG%GWPk-AttGASavesSO
Forwards
Olajide, Yussuf2060122921%1241%20-0000
Mujko, Grei1200020%150%00-0000
Kirschner, Leonard202041613%1275%00-0000
Hauer, Lukas17102333%3100%11-1000
Capollari, Kledis300000%00%00-0000
Midfielders
Sarr, Djiby18102264%1662%10-0000
Folla, Leo18102714%343%00-0000
Barone, Salvatore2052123216%1238%01-1000
De Andrade, Tommy18011150%320%00-0000
Curbello, Federico20113138%538%00-0000
Paillard, Jules1501170%114%00-0000
Young, Kieran400000%00%00-0000
Islami, Amir41021100%1100%00-0000
Defenders
Cook, Jack2000000%00%00-0000
Laokandi, Collyns182371911%737%00-0000
Suele, Fabian20124119%327%00-0000
Taieb, Faouzi192041118%545%00-0000
Falanga, Dominick2036122413%1458%00-0000
Koenig, Nicholas200000%00%00-0000
Saqui, Nadim400000%00%00-0000
Goalkeepers
Erdman, Seth1300000%00%00-010454
Bazzichetto, Roberto900000%00%00-03264
Nestor, Andrew100000%00%00-0000
Team00013
Total2026166821212%9645%42-2137211
Opponents201310362026%8542%21-326714
Legend
 App Appearances  Asst Assists  Shot% Shots for Goal Percent
 SOG Shots on Goal SOG% Shots on Goal Percent GW Game Winning Goals
  PK-Att Penalty Kicks-Attempts  GA Goals Against  SO Shut Outs
   Team high

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