2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team

2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer

Brooklyn Bridge Cup Champions
Conference	Northeast Conference
2015 record	10–4–4 (3–2–2 NEC)
Head coach	Tom Giovatto (9th year)
Assistant coach	Sinan Selmani (9th year)
Assistant coach	Christopher Helms (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Andy Cormack (1st year)
Home stadium	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5

2015 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
LIU Brooklyn ‡	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	5	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	2	–	0	11	–	5	–	4
Robert Morris	4	–	2	–	1	10	–	8	–	1
St. Francis Brooklyn	3	–	2	–	2	10	–	3	–	5
Central Connecticut	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	9	–	2
Bryant	1	–	3	–	3	3	–	8	–	5
Sacred Heart	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	12	–	1
Fairleigh Dickinson	0	–	5	–	2	2	–	12	–	3


‡-Tournament champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of November 20, 2015; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2015 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team will represent St. Francis College during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Terrier's home games are 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 ninth year at the helm of the Terriers. Last year, St. Francis Brooklyn won the NEC Tournament Championship and played in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For 2015, St. Francis Brooklyn was voted as the NEC preseason favorite by the league's head coaches. The Terriers, which have won six NEC Tournament titles in their history, received five first place votes in the annual poll.^[1]

The Terriers ended their season at 10–4–4 overall and 3–2–2 in conference play. The Terriers qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 4th seed and lost to LIU Brooklyn in the semifinals on penalty kicks after two overtime periods.

Regular Season

The Terriers started the season unbeaten in their first 9 games and as a result were ranked at 22nd Nationally by the NSCAA Top 25 Coaches Poll for the first time in the Tom Giovatto era. After the national ranking, the Terriers were stunned by a double-overtime loss to NJIT. The loss brought St. Francis Brooklyn to a 7–1–2 record and marked the end of their non-conference schedule. Between their rise and fall in national rankings St. Francis Brooklyn and LIU Brooklyn co-hosted the first annual Brooklyn Bridge Cup.^[2] The field included UMass Lowell, St. Bonaventure and both Brooklyn teams. St. Francis went on to win the inaugural Brooklyn Bridge Cup.

In Northeast Conference play the Terriers finished at 3–2–2 and 10–3–4 overall. Throughout conference play the Terriers received votes from coaches for the NSCAA Top 25 in the nation ranking. Yet with the final loss of the season to LIU Brooklyn (0–1), they stopped receiving votes. Also, with the loss St. Francis Brooklyn cemented it's 4th seed and will take on 1st seed LIU Brooklyn in the opening round of the 2015 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. At the end of the regular season St. Francis Brooklyn still led the nation with a minuscule 0.38 goals against average and .71 shutout percentage, they were also second in save percentage (.863).^[3] Also of note, the Terriers have outscored their opponents 30–7 in the regular season, and their 31-team goals have come from 15 different players.^[4]

Prior to the start of the NEC Tournament, Senior goalkeeper Jack Binks, senior midfielders Harry Odell and Vincent Bezecourt, along with senior defender Cyril Coisne were selected to the All-NEC's First Team.^[5] Junior defender Paul Galimi was named to the Second Team and freshman Tomas De Andrade was named to the All-Rookie Team.^[5]

NEC Tournament

The Terriers have won 2 consecutive NEC Tournament Championships (2013–14) and are looking for a third. The Terriers qualified for the Tournament with the 4th seed and will face 1st seed LIU Brooklyn on November 13. LIU Brooklyn went a perfect 7–0–0 in conference play. The last time St. Francis and LIU Brooklyn met in the NEC tournament was in 1997, the Blackbirds won 2–0. The Terriers lost to LIU Brooklyn on penalty kicks 3–4 after being tied 1–1 for two overtime periods.

2015 squad

As of September 2, 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
00	GK	Andrew Nestor
1	GK	Jack Binks
2	MF	Leo Folla
3	DF	Dominick Falanga
4	DF	Paul Galimi
6	FW	Lukas Hauer
7	MF	Vincent Bezecourt
8	DF	Fabian Suele
9	MF	John Makaya
10	MF	Harry Odell
11	FW	Yussuf Olajide

No.	Position	Player
12	DF	Collyns Laokandi
14	MF	Carvel Crossman
15	MF	Kiriakos Papanikolaou
17	MF	Federico Curbelo
19	MF	Cyril Coisne
20	MF	Adrian Cosovic
21	FW	Leonard Kirschner
22	MF	Salvatore Barone
23	MF	Tommy De Andrade
33	DF	Nadim Saqui
91	GK	Seth Erdman

Captains in bold

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 28, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Connecticut	T 0–0 ^2OT	0–0–1	Morrone Stadium (3,618) Storrs, CT
September 4, 2015* 7:00 pm		UMass Lowell Brooklyn Bridge Cup	W 3–0	1–0–1	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (125) Brooklyn, NY
September 6, 2015* 1:00 pm		St. Bonaventure Brooklyn Bridge Cup	W 3–0	2–0–1	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (147) Brooklyn, NY
September 9, 2015* 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 1–0 ^2OT	3–0–1	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (405) Brooklyn, NY
September 12, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Saint Peter's	T 1–1 ^2OT	3–0–2	Joseph J. Jaroschak Field (0) Jersey City, NJ
September 16, 2015* 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 2–0	4–0–2	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (275) Brooklyn, NY
September 20, 2015* 2:00 pm		at Howard	W 5–0	5–0–2	William H. Greene Stadium (57) Washington, D.C.
September 23, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 2–0	6–0–2	URI Soccer Complex (215) Kingston, RI
September 26, 2015* 1:00 pm		Albany	W 1–0 ^2OT	7–0–2	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (225) Brooklyn, NY
October 3, 2015* 5:00 pm	#22	at NJIT	L 2–3 ^2OT	7–1–2	J. Malcolm Simon Stadium (350) Newark, NJ
Northeast Conference Regular Season
October 9, 2015 7:00 pm		Bryant	T 0–0 ^2OT	7–1–3 (0–0–1)	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (150) Brooklyn, NY
October 11, 2015 1:00 pm		at Central Connecticut	W 1–0 ^OT	8–1–3 (1–0–1)	CCSU Soccer Field (373) New Britain, CT
October 16, 2015 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 5–0	9–1–3 (2–0–1)	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (250) Brooklyn, NY
October 18, 2015 2:00 pm		Robert Morris	L 0–1 ^2OT	9–2–3 (2–1–1)	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (215) Brooklyn, NY
October 25, 2015 1:00 pm		Sacred Heart	W 3–0	10–2–3 (3–1–1)	Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (307) Brooklyn, NY
October 30, 2015 7:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	T 1–1 ^2OT	10–2–4 (3–1–2)	FDU Soccer Field Teaneck, NJ
November 8, 2015 1:00 pm		at LIU Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn	L 1–0	10–3–4 (3–2–2)	LIU Field Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Conference Tournament
November 13, 2015 3:00 pm		at LIU Brooklyn Semifinals	L 1–1 (PK, 3–4) ^2OT	10–4–4	LIU Field Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from NSCAA.

2015 NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	Final
National^[6]			RV	RV	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	Final
North East Region^[7]	6	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	4	7	9

Awards

Vincent Bezecourt, NCAA Division I All-Northeast Regional First team
Cyril Coisne, NCAA Division I All-Northeast Regional First team
Jack Binks, NCAA Division I All-Northeast Regional Third team
Vincent Bezecourt, Third Team All-American^[8]

References

↑ "Two-Time Defending Champion St. Francis Brooklyn Installed As NEC Men's Soccer Preseason Favorite". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
↑ "Men's Soccer Hosts First Annual Astroturf Brooklyn Bridge Cup". liuathletics.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
↑ "College Soccer Update: Conference tourney time!". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
↑ "Men's Soccer Looks For NEC Championship Three-Peat This Weekend". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
1 2 "RMU Striker Neco Brett Becomes First-Ever Three-Time NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
↑ "NSCAA NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 5 - September 29, 2015". nscaa.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
↑ "2015 NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings". nscaatv.com. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
↑ "Senior Midfielder Vincent Bezecourt Named Third Team All-American". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer

Venues	Aviator Sports & Events Center (2007–2012) Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (2013–present)

Culture & lore	History

Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Northeast Conference men's soccer

Teams	Bryant Bulldogs Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Robert Morris Colonials Sacred Heart Pioneers St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Saint Francis Red Flash

Championships & awards	Regular season champions Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Coach of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"

Seasons	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

Regular Season	America East American Athletic ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt The Summit League WAC West Coast

Tournaments	America East American Athletic ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon League MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot League Southern Sun Belt Summit League WAC

National Tournaments	NCAA Final

Rankings	NSCAA Top 25 Coaches Poll

2015 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	MLS MLS Cup Playoffs NASL Soccer Bowl USL Playoffs PDL NPSL GLPL ASL 2014–15 MASL 2014–15 2015–16 SPSL 2014–15 2015–16 Super-20 League NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Women	NWSL W-League WPSL WLS NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2014–15
- 2015–16

National teams

Men	Gold Cup

Men U20	CONCACAF U-20 Championship FIFA U-20 World Cup

Men U17	CONCACAF U-17 Championship FIFA U-17 World Cup

Women	FIFA Women's World Cup

Team seasons

Men

Women

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