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 | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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| 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
| November 3, 2017 | #1 Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–1 | #4 Bryant | Teaneck, New Jersey |
| 11:00 a.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: University Stadium Referee: Jaroslaw Werel Assistant referees: Magda Zwierzchowski Pete Mandell Fourth official: Teri Connor |
| November 3, 2017 | #2 Saint Francis | 2–1 | #3 Central Connecticut | Teaneck, New Jersey |
| 2:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 377 Referee: Ken Heller Assistant referees: Danny Marques Teri Connor Fourth official: Magda Zwierzchowski |
Final
| 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 Magda Zwierzchowski Fourth official: Jaroslaw Werel | ||
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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
References
- Northeast Conference. "2016 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Northeast Conference. "2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- "NEC Women's Soccer History". Northeast Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "Brenda van Stralen". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2017.