2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held on November 2 and 4, 2018. The three-match tournament took place at Central Connecticut Soccer Field in New Britain, Connecticut, home of the regular season champions and tournament #1 seed Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. 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 but they were unable to defend their title, losing 2–1 in the final to Central Connecticut.[1][2] This was the ninth Northeast Conference tournament title for the Central Connecticut women's soccer program, seven of which have come under the direction of head coach Mick D'Arcy.[3]

2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams4
Matches3
Attendance2,444
SiteCentral Connecticut Soccer Field
New Britain, Connecticut
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (9th title)
Winning coachMick D’Arcy (7th title)
MVPDanielle Pearse (Central Connecticut)
BroadcastNone
Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2018 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Central Connecticut  y 800 1.000  1622 .850
Saint Francis (PA)   521 .688  893 .475
Mount St. Mary's   422 .625  593 .382
Fairleigh Dickinson   431 .563  6103 .395
Bryant   431 .563  871 .531
Robert Morris   440 .500  6120 .333
Sacred Heart   350 .375  5130 .278
Wagner   170 .125  3140 .176
LIU Brooklyn   071 .063  2133 .194
Conference champion
2018 NEC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Northeast Conference

Bracket

Semifinals
Friday, November 2
Final
Sunday, November 4
      
1 Central Connecticut 2
4 Fairleigh Dickinson 1
1 Central Connecticut 2
2 St. Francis 1
2 St. Francis 4
3 Mt. St. Mary's 0

Schedule

Semifinals

November 2, 2018 #1 Central Connecticut 2–1 #4 Fairleigh Dickinson New Britain, Connecticut
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Danielle Pearse  54', 80'
Report
  • Jackson Bennett  68'
Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field
Attendance: 998
Referee: Carlos Fernandes
Assistant referees: Jessica Carnevale
Assistant referees: Kenneth Heller
November 2, 2018 #2 St. Francis 4–0 #3 Mt. St. Mary's New Britain, Connecticut
4:00 p.m. EST
  • Emilee Barnett  14'
  • Corinne Renninger  30'
  • Sara Suler  52'
  • Dakota Graham  57'
Report
  • Maria Buonomo  83'
Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field
Attendance: 123
Referee: Joe Rio
Assistant referees: Leah Hayes
Assistant referees: Alexandria White

Final

November 4, 2018 #1 Central Connecticut 2–1 #2 St. Francis New Britain, Connecticut
1:00 p.m. EST
  • Jenna Rae Covello  55',  88'
  • Danielle Pearse  66'
Report
  • Sara Suler  77'
Stadium: Central Connecticut Soccer Field
Attendance: 1,323
Referee: Danny Marques
Assistant referees: Alexandria White
Assistant referees: Alex Casella

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 Goals
  • Danielle Pearse - Central Connecticut
2 Goals
  • Sara Suler - St. Francis
1 Goal
  • Emilee Barnett - St. Francis
  • Jackson Bennett - Fairleigh Dickinson
  • Jenna Rae Covello - Central Connecticut
  • Dakota Graham - St. Francis
  • Corinne Renninger - St. Francis

All-Tournament Team

Source:[3]

PlayerTeam
Danielle PearseCentral Connecticut (MVP)
Erica BardesCentral Connecticut
Jenna Rae CovelloCentral Connecticut
Yo TachibanaCentral Connecticut
Emilee BarnettSt. Francis
Julia HernanSt. Francis
Corinne RenningerSt. Francis
Maria BuononoMount Saint Mary's
Jenna WestMount Saint Mary's
Madelyn RobbinsFairleigh Dickinson
Amanda FitzgeraldFairleigh Dickinson

See also

References

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