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2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record12–5–3 (6–0–1 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christopher Helms (3rd season)
  • Andy Cormack (2nd season)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ 6 – 0 – 1 12 – 6 – 3
Saint Francis (PA) 4 – 1 – 2 12 – 6 – 2
LIU Brooklyn 4 – 2 – 1 10 – 6 – 2
Sacred Heart 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 11 – 2
Bryant 2 – 2 – 3 3 – 10 – 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 1 – 3 – 3 3 – 11 – 3
Robert Morris 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 11 – 2
Central Connecticut 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 12 – 3
As of 18 November 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team represented St. Francis College during the 2016 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 was coached by Tom Giovatto, who was in his tenth year at the helm of the Terriers.

The Terriers ended their season at 12–5–3 overall and 6–0–1 in conference play. The Terriers won the NEC Regular season championship and the Tournament Championship. Of note, the Terriers ended the season seventh in the country in goals against average (0.60) and shutout percentage (0.55).[1]

Regular season

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The Terriers opened their season at Lafayette, winning in double-overtime 1–0 on a goal by sophomore Djiby Sarr.[2] Due to his golden goal, Sarr was named NEC Soccer Player of the Week.[3] The Terriers then proceeded to lose three games in a row to Rhode Island, UMass Lowell, and Hartford. The Terriers then tied Hartwick 1–1, defeated NJIT, 2–1, in double overtime and came up with a 1–1 draw versus Army. St. Francis Brooklyn defender Faouzi Taieb scored his first goal as a Terrier in the 66th minute of their 2–1 win over NJIT, and was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week.[4] With a 2–3–2 record, the Terriers then went on to defeat Saint Peter's and Howard. Since going undefeated in their last five games and winning two in a row, the Terriers were ranked 10th in the NSCAA North East Region week 5 rankings.[5] In their last non-conference match-up, the Terriers lost to George Washington to snap their five-game undefeated streak and bring their record to 4–4–2. For their non-conference games the Terriers displayed a clear home-field advantage by posting a 3–1–1 record, while posting a 1–3–1 record on the road.

The Terriers started league play by defeating Sacred Heart on the road 2–0. The Terriers then proceeded to go undefeated through conference play and finished 6–0–1. During their seven-game undefeated streak, the Terriers also shutout every team faced, by not allowing a goal. Going into their last game of the season the Terriers were leading the conference standings and faced a winner-take-all match against LIU Brooklyn, as they did in 2015. If the Terriers lost they would tie LIU Brooklyn in the standings, but LIU would have the tie-breaker in the win. Instead the St. Francis men's soccer team won 1–0 over rival LIU at home, wrapping up the program's first regular-season conference title since 1997.[6] By virtue of the win, the top-seeded Terriers (10–4–3, 6–0–1) will host the conference tournament, opening with a match against No. 4 Sacred Heart on Nov. 11. St. Francis has a shot at its third Northeast Conference title in four years.

After the regular season ended, St. Francis Brooklyn set a program record by having eight different players awarded NEC men's soccer honors.[7] St. Francis Brooklyn claimed three of the four major awards presented by the NEC. Senior defender Collyns Laokandi was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year and freshman defender Faouzi Taieb collected NEC Rookie of the Year honors. Head coach Tom Giovatto was named the NEC Coach of the Year after leading the Terriers to their first NEC regular season title in 18 years.

NEC Tournament

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For the third time in four seasons, the St. Francis Terriers' men's soccer team is returning to the Northeast Conference Championship, thanks to NEC First Team All-Conference forward Salvatore Barone who scored in the 78th minute on an assist by fellow First Teamer Dominick Falanga. The Terriers held on to defeat third seed Sacred Heart at home, 1–0, in the semifinal game. In the championship game, the Terriers won 1–0 against Saint Francis (PA) in double overtime on a Lukas Hauer penalty kick.

NCAA tournament

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The Terriers traveled to Hanover, New Hampshire to face the Dartmouth Big Green in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Terriers have played against Dartmouth on two other occasions, with the all-time record at 1–1. St. Francis Brooklyn lost in the 104 minute on a golden goal by Dartmouth. Goalie Seth Erdman had a game high eight saves, as he held off the Big Green through the two regulation periods and one overtime period, but gave up the game-winner in double overtime. For the Terriers, it was the first goal they've surrendered in 982 minutes.

2016 squad

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As of August 24, 2016.[8] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK Guyana GUY Andrew Nestor
1 GK Italy ITA Roberto Bazzichetto
2 MF United States USA Leo Folla
3 DF United States USA Dominick Falanga
4 MF Scotland SCO Kieran Young
5 DF France FRA Faouzi Taieb
6 MF France FRA Jules Paillard
7 MF France FRA Djiby Sarr
8 DF Germany GER Fabian Suele
10 MF United States USA Federico Curbelo
11 FW United States USA Yussuf Olajide
12 DF France FRA Collyns Laokandi
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF United States USA Amir Islami
15 MF United States USA Kiriakos Papanikolaou
17 FW Albania ALB Grei Mujko
18 DF United States USA Nicholas Koenig
19 FW Germany GER Lukas Hauer
20 FW Albania ALB Kledis Capollari
21 FW Germany GER Leonard Kirschner
22 MF United States USA Salvatore Barone
23 MF Venezuela VEN Tommy De Andrade
25 DF Scotland SCO Jack Cook
33 DF United States USA Nadim Saqui
91 GK United States USA Seth Erdman

Captains in bold

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 26, 2016*
6:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 1–0 2OT[2] 1–0–0
 Oaks Stadium (463)
Easton, PA
August 31, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Rhode Island L 0–1  1–1–0
 Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (305)
Brooklyn, NY
September 4, 2016*
1:00 pm 		at UMass Lowell L 1–2 2OT[9] 1–2–0
 Cushing Field Complex (236)
Lowell, MA
September 7, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Hartford L 0–3  1–3–0
 Al-Marzook Field (411)
West Hartford, CT
September 10, 2016*
7:30 pm 		at Hartwick T 1–1 2OT 1–3–1
 Elmore Field (452)
Oneonta, NY
September 14, 2016*
7:00 pm 		NJIT W 2–1 2OT 2–3–1
 Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (50)
Brooklyn, NY
September 18, 2016*
1:00 pm 		Army T 1–1 2OT 2–3–2
 Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (267)
Brooklyn, NY
September 21, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Saint Peter's W 2–1 2OT 3–3–2
 Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (107)
Brooklyn, NY
September 24, 2016*
1:00 pm 		Howard W 3–0  4–3–2
 Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (120)
Brooklyn, NY
September 28, 2016*
12:00 pm 		at George Washington L 1–2  4–4–2
 Mount Vernon Athletic Field (51)
Washington, DC
Northeast Conference Regular Season
October 7, 2016
7:00 pm 		at Sacred Heart W 2–0  5–4–2
(1–0–0) 		Campus Field (75)
Fairfield, CT
October 9, 2016
1:00 pm 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 3–0  6–4–2
(2–0–0) 		Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5
Brooklyn, NY
October 14, 2016
3:00 pm 		at Saint Francis (PA) W 2–0  7–4–2
(3–0–0) 		DeGol Field (199)
Loretto, PA
October 16, 2016
1:00 pm 		at Robert Morris W 2–0  8–4–2
(4–0–0) 		North Athletic Complex (49)
Moon Township, PA
October 21, 2016
7:00 pm 		Central Connecticut W 2–0  9–4–2
(5–0–0) 		Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (215)
Brooklyn, NY
October 30, 2016
1:00 pm 		at Bryant T 0–0 2OT 9–4–3
(5–0–1) 		Bulldog Stadium (100)
Smithfield, RI
November 6, 2016
1:00 pm 		LIU Brooklyn
Battle of Brooklyn 		W 1–0  10–4–3
(6–0–1) 		Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (250)
Brooklyn, NY
Northeast Conference Tournament
November 11, 2016
3:00 pm 		Sacred Heart
Semifinals 		W 1–0  11–4–3
 Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (418)
Brooklyn, NY
November 13, 2016
1:00 pm 		Saint Francis (PA)
Finals 		W 1–0 2OT 12–4–3
 Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 (511)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
November 17, 2016
5:00 pm 		at Dartmouth
First Round 		L 0–1 2OT 12–5–3
 Burnham Field
Hanover, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

2016 NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Final
National
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 12th
North East Region 8 10 9 4 5 3 3 3

Awards

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Djiby Sarr, Sophomore Midfielder
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (August 22, 2016 – August 28, 2016)[3]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC All-Rookie Team[10]
Faouzi Taieb, Freshman Defender
  • NEC Rookie of the Week Award (September 12, 2016 – September 18, 2016)
  • Selected the 2016 NEC Rookie of the Year[10]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC All-Rookie Team[10]
Yussuf Olajide, Senior Forward
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (September 19, 2016 – September 25, 2016)[11]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC Second Team All-Conference[10]
  • 2016 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's All-Northeast Region Second Team[12]
Dominick Falanga, Junior Midfielder
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (October 3, 2016 – October 9, 2016)[13]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC First Team All-Conference[10]
  • 2016 ECAC Division I honorable mention[14]
  • 2016 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's All-Northeast Region Second Team[12]
Salvatore Barone, Senior Midfielder
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (October 10, 2016 – October 16, 2016)
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC First Team All-Conference[10]
  • 2016 NEC Tournament MVP
  • 2016 ECAC Division I honorable mention[14]
Collyns Laokandi, Senior Defender
  • 2016 NEC Defender of the Year[10]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC First Team All-Conference[10]
  • 2016 ECAC Division I Defensive Player of the Year[14]
  • 2016 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's All-Northeast Region First Team[12]
Robert Bazzichetto, Junior Goalkeeper
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC First Team All-Conference[10]
  • Selected to the 2016 ECAC Division I All-Star Team[14]
Fabian Suele, Senior Midfielder
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC Second Team All-Conference[10]

Season statistics

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Individual Player Statistics (As of November 18, 2016)[15]
Player App Goals Asst Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW Pk-Att GA Saves SO
Forwards
Olajide, Yussuf 20 6 0 12 29 21% 12 41% 2 0-0 0 0 0
Mujko, Grei 12 0 0 0 2 0% 1 50% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Kirschner, Leonard 20 2 0 4 16 13% 12 75% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Hauer, Lukas 17 1 0 2 3 33% 3 100% 1 1-1 0 0 0
Capollari, Kledis 3 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Midfielders
Sarr, Djiby 18 1 0 2 26 4% 16 62% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Folla, Leo 18 1 0 2 7 14% 3 43% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Barone, Salvatore 20 5 2 12 32 16% 12 38% 0 1-1 0 0 0
De Andrade, Tommy 18 0 1 1 15 0% 3 20% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Curbello, Federico 20 1 1 3 13 8% 5 38% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Paillard, Jules 15 0 1 1 7 0% 1 14% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Young, Kieran 4 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Islami, Amir 4 1 0 2 1 100% 1 100% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Defenders
Cook, Jack 20 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Laokandi, Collyns 18 2 3 7 19 11% 7 37% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Suele, Fabian 20 1 2 4 11 9% 3 27% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Taieb, Faouzi 19 2 0 4 11 18% 5 45% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Falanga, Dominick 20 3 6 12 24 13% 14 58% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Koenig, Nicholas 2 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Saqui, Nadim 4 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Goalkeepers
Erdman, Seth 13 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 10 45 4
Bazzichetto, Roberto 9 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 3 26 4
Nestor, Andrew 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Team 0 0 0 1 3
Total 20 26 16 68 212 12% 96 45% 4 2-2 13 72 11
Opponents 20 13 10 36 202 6% 85 42% 2 1-3 26 71 4
Legend
 App  Appearances   Asst  Assists   Shot%  Shots for Goal Percent
 SOG  Shots on Goal  SOG%  Shots on Goal Percent  GW  Game Winning Goals
  PK-Att  Penalty Kicks-Attempts   GA  Goals Against   SO  Shut Outs
    Team high

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "#PollWeek: St. Francis Brooklyn Unanimous Pick To Repeat In NEC Men's Soccer". northeastconference.org. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "OT Unkind to Men's Soccer in Season Opener". goleopards.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Terriers' Midfielder Djiby Sarr Named NEC Player of the Week". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer To Host Saint Peter's Wednesday Night; Alumni Day Set For Saturday". sfcathletics.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/3)". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Worth the wait: St. Francis men's soccer clinches regular-season title". brooklyndaily.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ^ "School-Record Eight Terriers Earn NEC Post-Season Honors; Giovatto, Taieb, Laokandi Earn Major Awards". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "2016 Men's Soccer Roster". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "River Hawks Knock Off St. Francis Brooklyn, 2-1, in 2OT". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "LIU Brooklyn's Simen Hestnes Named NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  11. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (9/26)". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c "Three Terriers Earn NSCAA All Northeast Region Team Honors". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/10)". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  14. ^ a b c d "ECAC Announces 2016 Division I Men's Soccer All-Stars". ecacsports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  15. ^ "2016 NEC Men's Soccer Statistics". nec_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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