2014 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team

2014 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer
NEC Tournament Champions
NCAA Soccer Championship, First Round
Conference	Northeast Conference
2014 record	11–6–4 (4–1–2 NEC)
Head coach	Tom Giovatto (8th year)
Assistant coach	Sinan Selmani (8th year)
Assistant coach	Christopher Helms (1st year)
Home stadium	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5

2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
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
‡ - Tournament champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA

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.

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. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Jack Binks 3 DF Riccardo Milano 4 DF Paul Galimi 5 DF Andy Cormack 7 MF David Pardo 8 DF Fabian Suele 9 MF Grei Mujko 10 MF Harry Odell 11 MF Salvatore Barone 15 MF Vincent Bezecourt

No. Position Player 16 DF Dominick Falanga 17 MF Federico Curbelo 18 MF Philip Shafer 19 MF Cyril Coisne 20 MF Adrian Cosovic 23 MF John Makaya 24 MF Nyle Patel 33 DF Daniel Babar 37 MF David Shafer 91 GK Seth Erdman

Captains in bold

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
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 NSCAA.

2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previious week. RV=Others receiving votes.

Poll	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	Final
North East Region[1]												6

See also

• 2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
• 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

References

1. "2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings". nscaatv.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.