2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team

2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Northeast Conference
2016 record 12–5–3 (6–0–1 NEC)
Head coach Tom Giovatto (10th year)
Assistant coach Christopher Helms (3rd year)
Assistant coach Andy Cormack (2nd year)
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.

Regular Season

The Terriers opened their season at Lafayette, winning in double-overtime 1–0 on a goal by sophomore Djiby Sarr.[1] Due to his golden goal, Sarr was named NEC Soccer Player of the Week.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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

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

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

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

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

Captains in bold

Schedule

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[1] 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[7] 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 NSCAA.

2016 NSCAA/Continental Tire College rankings

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 Final
North East Region 8 10 9 4 5 3 3 3

Awards

Djiby Sarr, Sophomore Midfielder
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (August 22, 2016 – August 28, 2016)[2]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC All-Rookie Team[8]
Faouzi Taieb, Freshman Defender
  • NEC Rookie of the Week Award (September 12, 2016 – September 18, 2016)
  • Selected the 2016 NEC Rookie of the Year[8]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC All-Rookie Team[8]
Yussuf Olajide, Senior Forward
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (September 19, 2016 – September 25, 2016)[9]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC Second Team All-Conference[8]
Dominick Falanga, Junior Midfielder
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (October 3, 2016 – October 9, 2016)[10]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC First Team All-Conference[8]
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[8]
Collyns Laokandi, Senior Defender
  • Selected the 2016 NEC Defender of the Year[8]
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC First Team All-Conference[8]
Robert Bazzichetto, Junior Goalkeeper
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC First Team All-Conference[8]
Fabian Suele, Senior Midfielder
  • Selected to the 2016 NEC Second Team All-Conference[8]

Season statistics

Individual Player Statistics (As of November 18, 2016)
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-Attenpts   GA  Goals Against   SO  Shut Outs
    Team high

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "OT Unkind to Men's Soccer in Season Opener". goleopards.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Terriers' Midfielder Djiby Sarr Named NEC Player of the Week". SFCAthletics.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Men's Soccer To Host Saint Peter's Wednesday Night; Alumni Day Set For Saturday". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/3)". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Worth the wait: St. Francis men's soccer clinches regular-season title". brooklyndaily.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "School-Record Eight Terriers Earn NEC Post-Season Honors; Giovatto, Taieb, Laokandi Earn Major Awards". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "River Hawks Knock Off St. Francis Brooklyn, 2-1, in 2OT". goriverhawks.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "LIU Brooklyn's Simen Hestnes Named NEC Men's Soccer Player of the Year". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (9/26)". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/10)". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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