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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance588
SiteUniversity Stadium
Teaneck, New Jersey
ChampionsSaint Francis (4th title)
Winning coachBrenda van Stralen (4th title)
Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
«2016  2018»
2017 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson   611 .813  984 .524
Saint Francis (PA)  y 611 .813  1083 .548
Central Connecticut   620 .750  1080 .556
Bryant   530 .625  1152 .667
Sacred Heart   440 .500  7110 .389
Robert Morris   440 .500  6110 .353
Mount St. Mary's   260 .250  5121 .306
LIU Brooklyn   161 .188  3122 .235
Wagner   071 .063  3123 .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
  • Kristine Neri  48'
  • Jessi Reinhardt  65'
Report
  •  37' Kylie Ratelle
Stadium: University Stadium
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
Assistant referees: Magda Zwierzchowski
Assistant referees: 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
  • Mariana Jaleca  56'
  • Gabi Morales  66'
Report
  •  84' Jenna Rae Covello
Stadium: University Stadium
Attendance: 377
Referee: Ken Heller
Assistant referees: Danny Marques
Assistant referees: 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
Assistant referees: Magda Zwierzchowski
Fourth official: Jaroslaw Werel
Penalties
  • Dara Battistoni
  • Jessi Reinhardt
  • Viktorija Miseljic
  • Elma Kolenovic
  • Grit Broening
  • Shannon McGinnis
  • Mariana Jaleca
  • Jessica Keller
  • Dakota Graham
  • Natalie Spangler

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

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