2014 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team

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.

2014 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2014 record11–6–4 (4–1–2 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sinan Selmani (8th season)
  • Christopher Helms (1st season)
Home stadiumBrooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5
2014 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
As of November 21, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GBR Jack Binks
3 DF  VEN Riccardo Milano
4 DF  AUS Paul Galimi
5 DF  GBR Andy Cormack
7 MF  COL David Pardo
8 DF  GER Fabian Suele
9 MF  USA Grei Mujko
10 MF  GBR Harry Odell
11 MF  USA Salvatore Barone
15 MF  FRA Vincent Bezecourt
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  USA Dominick Falanga
17 MF  USA Federico Curbelo
18 MF  USA Philip Shafer
19 MF  FRA Cyril Coisne
20 MF  USA Adrian Cosovic
23 MF  ESP John Makaya
24 MF  GBR Nyle Patel
33 DF  USA Daniel Babar
37 MF  USA David Shafer
91 GK  USA 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 United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previious week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11thFinal
North East Region[2] 6

See also

References

  1. "2014 Men's Soccer Roster". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire College Rankings". nscaatv.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-19. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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