2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
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| competition = Northeast Conference
| season = 2014
| premiers =
| winners = Saint Francis (PA)
| continentalcup1 = NEC Tournament Champions
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = St. Francis Brooklyn
| continentalcup2 = NCAA Tournament
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = St. Francis Brooklyn
| matches = 28
| total goals = 68
| average goals =
| league topscorer = Ryan Byers, SFU (6 goals){{cite web|title=2014 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Leaders|url=http://northeastconference.org/custompages/msoc/2014/confstat/confonly.htm|publisher=northeastconference.org|accessdate=November 19, 2014}}
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| prevseason = 2013
| nextseason = 2015
}}
{{2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings}}
The 2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season will be the 34th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are the defending regular season champions, while the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers are the defending tournament champions.
Saint Francis (PA) won the Regular Season Championship by going 6-1-0 in conference play and will host the NEC Tournament in Loretto, Pennsylvania. St. Francis Brooklyn won the 2014 NEC Tournament Championship with the 3rd seed by beating Bryant (2–0) then Saint Francis (PA) (2–1).
Changes from 2013
- None
Teams
= Stadia and locations =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team ! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity |
| Bryant Bulldogs
| align="center" | {{Nts|5,500}} |
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils
| align="center" | {{Nts|550}} |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
| align="center" | {{Nts|500}} |
| LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
| align="center" | {{Nts|400}} |
| Robert Morris Colonials
| align="center" | {{Nts|800}} |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers
| align="center" | {{Nts|3,334}} |
| St. Francis Terriers
| Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 | align="center" | {{Nts|300}} |
| Saint Francis Red Flash
| align="center" | {{Nts|500}} |
Regular season
= Results =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||
| width="200"| Team/Opponent | width="30"| BRY | width="30"|CCS | width="30"|FDU | width="30"|LIU | width="30"|RMU | width="30"|SHU | width="30"|SFBK | width="30"|SFU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left| Bryant Bulldogs | 2-1 (OT) | 2-1 | 2-1 (OT) | 1-0 (OT) | 1-1 (2OT) | 1-1 (2OT) | 1-0 | |
| align=left| Central Connecticut Blue Devils | 1–2 (2OT) | 2-2 (2OT) | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1-0 | 0–1 (OT) | 1–2 | |
| align=left| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | 1–2 | 2-2 (2OT) | 0–1 | 3-2 (OT) | 1-0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| align=left| LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 1–2 (OT) | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| align=left| Robert Morris Colonials | 0–1 (OT) | 2-0 | 2–3 (OT) | 0–1 | 3-1 | 1-1 (2OT) | 0–4 | |
| align=left| Sacred Heart Pioneers | 1-1 (2OT) | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| align=left| St. Francis Terriers | 1-1 (2OT) | 1-0 (OT) | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 (2OT) | 2-1 | 0–1 | |
| align=left| Saint Francis Red Flash | 0–1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 |
= Honors =
- Player of the Year: Neco Brett (Robert Morris)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Francis de Vries (Saint Francis (PA))
- Rookie of the Year: Filosmar Cordiero (Central Connecticut)
- Coach of the Year: Michael Casper (Saint Francis (PA))
2014 NEC First Team All-Conference
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (Previous school) |
| Neco Brett | Robert Morris | Forward | Sophomore | Kingston, Jamaica (Excelsior) |
| Brice Merwine | LIU Brooklyn | Forward | Senior | Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Carlisle) |
| Ryan Byers | Saint Francis (PA) | Forward | Senior | Scottsdale, Pennsylvania (Southmoreland) |
| Keir Hannity | Central Connecticut | Midfielder | Senior | Sheffield, England (Lancaster University) |
| Brett Larocque | Bryant | Midfielder | Junior | Ottawa, Ontario (Ecole Jean Vanier) |
| Pablo Medina | Saint Francis (PA) | Midfielder | Senior | Monterrey, Mexico (IMG Academies) |
| Devon Williams | Robert Morris | Midfield | Senior | Kingston, Jamaica (St. Georges) |
| Mitch Kavlick | Saint Francis (PA) | Defender | Senior | Erie, Pennsylvania (Erie McDowell) |
| Francis de Vries | Saint Francis (PA) | Defender | Sophomore | Christchurch, New Zealand (Cashmere) |
| Ricky Milano | St. Francis Brooklyn | Defender | R-Senior | Caracas, Venezuela (Colegio Los Arcos) |
| Jack Binks | St. Francis Brooklyn | Goalkeeper | R-Junior | Darlington, England (Hurworth Comprehensive) |
Postseason
=NEC Tournament=
{{main|2014 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament}}
{{see also|Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament}}
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
Friday, November 14
| RD2=Final
Sunday, November 16
| RD1-seed1 =1
| RD1-team1 =Saint Francis (PA)
| RD1-score1 =1
| RD1-seed2 =4
| RD1-team2 =LIU Brooklyn
| RD1-score2 =0
| RD1-seed3 =2
| RD1-team3 =Bryant
| RD1-score3 =0
| RD1-seed4 =3
| RD1-team4 =St. Francis Brooklyn
| RD1-score4 =2
| RD2-seed1 =1
| RD2-team1 =Saint Francis (PA)
| RD2-score1 =1
| RD2-seed2 =3
| RD2-team2 =St. Francis Brooklyn
| RD2-score2 =2 (OT)
}}
=NCAA tournament=
{{main|2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |
| Seed
! Region ! School ! 1st Round ! 2nd Round ! 3rd Round ! Quarterfinals ! Semi-finals ! Championship |
|---|
| ! 1
| St. Francis Brooklyn | style="background:#fbb;"| L, 0–3 vs. Old Dominion | | | | |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Northeast Conference men's soccer navbox}}
{{2014 in American college soccer}}
{{2014 in American soccer}}
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