2014 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team
The 2014 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team represented St. Francis College during the 2014 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 is coached by Tom Giovatto, who is in his eighth year at the helm of the Terriers.
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NCAA Soccer Championship, First Round | |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| 2014 record | 11–6–4 (4–1–2 NEC) |
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| Home stadium | Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 |
| 2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU Brooklyn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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St. Francis Brooklyn finished the regular season at 9–5–4 and conference play at 4–1–2 qualifying for the NEC Tournament with the 3rd seed. In the semi-finals against the Bryant Bulldogs, St. Francis won 2-0 with both goals coming from Junior Midfielder Vincent Bezecourt. In the Championship game, the Terriers defeated the Saint Francis Red Flash in Loretto, PA 2–1 in OT, with the golden goal scored on a free kick from 15 yards out in the 94th minute by Senior Co-Captain Andy Cormack. Cormack also scored the golden goal via a free kick in last year's championship game against the Bryant Bulldogs. Cormack was named the NEC Tournament's Most Valuable Player and named to College Soccer News National Team of the Week. With the NEC Championship the Terriers qualified for their second consecutive NCAA Tournament where they faced Old Dominion in the first round and lost 0-3.
After the season, 3 members of the 2014 Northeast Conference Champion St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team were named to the 2014 National Soccer Coaches Association of America's All-Northeast Region team. Senior defender Riccardo Milano and junior goal keeper Jack Binks were named to the second team, while junior midfielder Vincent Bezecourt received third team honors.
2014 squad
As of September 2, 2014.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Captains in bold
Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
| August 29, 2014* 8:00 pm |
at Saint Joseph's | L 0–1 | 0–1–0 |
Sweeney Field (829) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| September 2, 2014* 7:00 pm |
Manhattan | L 0–1 2OT | 0–2–0 |
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (157) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| September 5, 2014* 1:30 pm |
vs. UMass Lowell Windjammer Classic |
L 1–3 | 0–3–0 |
Virtue Field (0) Burlington, VT | |||||||
| September 7, 2014* 1:30 pm |
at Vermont Windjammer Classic |
L 1–2 | 0–4–0 |
Virtue Field (0) Burlington, VT | |||||||
| September 13, 2014* 1:00 pm |
at Lafayette | T 2–2 2OT | 0–4–1 |
Fisher Field (220) Easton, PA | |||||||
| September 16, 2014* 7:00 pm |
Howard | W 3–0 | 1–4–1 |
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (193) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| September 20, 2014* 7:30 pm |
at Army | W 2–0 | 2–4–1 |
Clinton Field (903) West Point, NY | |||||||
| September 24, 2014* 4:00 pm |
at Saint Peter's | W 2–0 | 3–4–1 |
Joseph J. Jaroschak Field (107) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
| September 27, 2014* 1:00 pm |
Rider | W 2–0 | 4–4–1 |
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (300) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| September 30, 2014* 7:00 pm |
at Albany | T 0–0 2OT | 4–4–2 |
Bob Ford Field (451) Albany, NY | |||||||
| October 4, 2014* 1:00 pm |
NJIT | W 2–0 | 5–4–2 |
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (105) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| Northeast Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 10, 2014 4:30 pm |
at Sacred Heart | W 2–1 | 6–4–2 (1–0–0) |
Campus Field (144) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
| October 17, 2014 7:00 pm |
at Saint Francis (PA) | L 0–1 | 6–5–2 (1–1–0) |
DeGol Field (75) Loretto, PA | |||||||
| October 19, 2014 1:00 pm |
at Robert Morris | T 1–1 2OT | 6–5–3 (1–1–1) |
North Athletic Complex (284) Moon Township, PA | |||||||
| October 24, 2014 7:00 pm |
Central Connecticut | W 1–0 OT | 7–5–3 (2–1–1) |
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (265) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| October 26, 2014 1:00 pm |
at Bryant | T 1–1 2OT | 7–5–4 (2–1–2) |
Bulldog Stadium (247) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| October 31, 2014 7:00 pm |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 1–0 | 8–5–4 (3–1–2) |
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (103) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| November 9, 2014 1:00 pm |
LIU Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn |
W 2–0 | 9–5–4 (4–1–2) |
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (135) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| Northeast Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 14, 2014 6:30 pm |
vs. Bryant Semifinals |
W 2–0 | 10–5–4 |
DeGol Field (115) Loretto, PA | |||||||
| November 16, 2014 1:00 pm |
at Saint Francis (PA) Championship |
W 2–1 OT | 11–5–4 |
DeGol Field (621) Loretto, PA | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 20, 2014 7:00 pm |
at Old Dominion First Round |
L 0–3 | 11–6–4 |
Old Dominion Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings
| Poll | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | Final |
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| North East Region[2] | 6 | |||||||||||
See also
References
- "2014 Men's Soccer Roster". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings". nscaatv.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-19. Retrieved 20 November 2014.