# 2013 Northeast Conference men's soccer season

The 2013 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 33rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats are the defending regular season champions, while the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights are the defending tournament champions. Quinnipiac will be unable to defend their NEC regular season title, since they are moving to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for 2013.
Central Connecticut won the Regular Season Championship by going 6-1-0 in conference play and will host the NEC tournament in New Britain, Connecticut. St. Francis Brooklyn won the 2013 NEC tournament Championship with the 4th seed by beating Central Connecticut (2-0) then Bryant (3-2).

## Changes from 2012

* Qunnipiac and Monmouth are leaving the conference and joining the MAAC.
* Mount St. Mary's is dropping its men's soccer program.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bryant Bulldogs | Smithfield, Rhode Island | Bulldog Stadium | 5,500 |
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils | New Britain, Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field | 550 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | Florham Park, New Jersey | University Stadium | 500 |
| LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | Brooklyn, New York | LIU Field | 400 |
| Robert Morris Colonials | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | North Athletic Complex | 800 |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | Fairfield, Connecticut | Campus Field | 3,334 |
| St. Francis Terriers | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 | 300 |
| Saint Francis Red Flash | Loretto, Pennsylvania | Stokes Soccerplex | 500 |

## Results

| Team/opponent | BRY | CCS | FDU | LIU | RMU | SHU | SFBK | SFU |
| Bryant Bulldogs | | 4-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 (2OT) | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils | 1-4 | | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-3 (OT) | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | 0-1 | 0-1 | | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 (2OT) |
| LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | 1-1 (2OT) | 0-2 | 0-1 | | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 1-0 |
| Robert Morris Colonials | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | | 5-0 | 2-3 (OT) | 1-4 |
| Sacred Heart Pioneers | 0-1 | 3-4 (OT) | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-5 | | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| St. Francis Terriers | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-0 | 3-2 (OT) | 1-0 | | 0-1 (2OT) |
| Saint Francis Red Flash | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 (2OT) | 0-1 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 (2OT) | |

## Honors

* Player of the Year: Neco Brett (Robert Morris)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Nicholas Walker (Fairleigh Dickinson)
* Rookie of the Year: Conor Qualter (Central Connecticut)
* Coach of the Year: Shaun Green (Central Connecticut)
2013 NEC First Team All-Conference
| Player | School | Position | Class | Hometown (Previous school) |
| Neco Brett | Robert Morris | Forward | Sophomore | Kingston, Jamaica (Excelsior) |
| Kevin Correa | St. Francis Brooklyn | Forward | Junior | Flushing, New York (Flushing) |
| Nick Kolarac | Saint Francis (PA) | Forward | Senior | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (West Allegheny) |
| Miro Cabrillo | Robert Morris | Midfielder | Senior | Hamilton, Ontario (Glendale Secondary School) |
| Bruce Cullen | Robert Morris | Midfielder | Sophomore | Pickering, Ontario (Pine Ridge) |
| Anders Vest-Hansen | Fairleigh Dickinson | Midfielder | Junior | Nykobing, Denmark (Celf) |
| John Johansson | St. Francis Brooklyn | Midfield | Senior | Kalmar, Sweden (Stagneliusskolan) |
| Conor Qualter | Central Connecticut | Defender | Freshman | York, England (Leeds United) |
| Francis DeVries | Saint Francis (PA) | Defender | Freshman | Christchurch, New Zealand (Cashmere) |
| Nick Walker | Fairleigh Dickinson | Defender | Senior | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (St. Mary's) |
| Daniel Valcicak | Saint Francis (PA) | Goalkeeper | Senior | Herndon, Virginia (Gonzaga College) |

## Postseason
### NEC tournament

| Semifinals Friday, November 15 | Semifinals Friday, November 15 | Semifinals Friday, November 15 | Final Sunday, November 17 | Final Sunday, November 17 | Final Sunday, November 17 |
| 1 | Central Connecticut | 0 | | | |
| 4 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 2 | | | |
| 4 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 2 | 3 | Bryant | 2 |
| | | | 4 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 3 (2OT) |
| 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | 2 | 4 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 3 (2OT) |
| 3 | Bryant | 2 (2OT) | | | |
* Note-Bryant advanced to the Championship Game via Penalty Kicks (3-0)

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| | 4 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 0–1 vs. Penn State | | | | |