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2017 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round (0–1)
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record14–5–1 (6–0–1 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Christopher Helms (4th season)
  • Andy Cormack (3rd season)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Francis Brooklyn ‡ 6 – 0 – 1 14 – 5 – 1
LIU Brooklyn 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 9 – 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 3 – 2 – 2 10 – 5 – 3
Robert Morris 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 11 – 3
Saint Francis (PA) 3 – 4 – 0 10 – 8 – 0
Central Connecticut 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 8 – 4
Bryant 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 10 – 3
Sacred Heart 0 – 6 – 1 3 – 14 – 1
As of November 17, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team represent St. Francis College during the 2017 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 was in his eleventh year at the helm of the Terriers.

Going into the season, the Teriers were unanimously picked by the NEC's head coaches to defend its crown in 2017.[1] The Terriers ended their season at 14–5–1 overall and 6–0–1 in conference play. The Terriers won the NEC Regular season championship and the Tournament Championship.

2017 squad

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As of August 21, 2017.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA George Angelidis
0 GK Spain ESP Nicolas Casado
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 Sami Gliguem
7 MF France FRA Anthony Gimenes
8 MF Italy ITA Edoardo Belfanti
9 FW France FRA Ali Tounkara
10 MF United States USA Federico Curbelo
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF United States USA Amir Islami
12 DF France FRA Collyns Laokandi
14 DF United States USA Lukas Pusz
15 DF United States USA Domenico Pugliese
16 FW Venezuela VEN Chris Gruver
19 MF United States USA Dennis Coke, Jr.
20 DF Italy ITA Marco Torriani
21 FW Italy ITA Matteo Caribotti
23 MF Venezuela VEN Tommy De Andrade
24 GK United States USA Ahmed Faiad
33 DF United States USA Nadim Saqui

Captains in bold

Schedule

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Non-conference

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August 25 1 UMass 2–1 St. Francis Brooklyn Amherst, MA
4:00PM EST Merklin 17'
Rita 54'
Boino Yellow card 65'		 Report Taieb 25'
Laokandi Red card 74'		 Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 326
August 29 2 St. Francis Brooklyn 2–1 Lafayette Brooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Caribotti 10', 20'
Torriani Yellow card 42'
Folla Yellow card 81'		 Report Vare 37'
Koval Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 172
Referee: Artur Sibiga
September 1 3 St. Francis Brooklyn 3–1 George Washington Brooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Gliguem 39', 43'
Tounkara 89'		 Report Seemungal Yellow card 72'
Lightbourn 81'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 225
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 3 4 Saint Peter's 2–3 St. Francis Brooklyn Jersey City, NJ
1:00PM EST Laws 48'
Crentsil Yellow card 54'
Rodrigues 87'		 Report Gliguem 28'
Falanga 37'
Torriani Yellow card 43'
Tounkara 72'		 Stadium: Joseph J. Jaroschak Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: John Barr
September 6 5 Howard 0–1 St. Francis Brooklyn Washington, DC
7:00PM EST Garwood Yellow card 18'
Grant Yellow card 53'		 Report Gliguem Yellow card 76'
Coke Jr. 79'		 Stadium: William H. Greene Stadium
Attendance: 75
September 9 6 NJIT 3–0 St. Francis Brooklyn Hillside, NJ
7:30PM EST Zapata Yellow card 3'
Guirassy 34', 62'
Cordeiro 53'
Agnolin Yellow card 65'
Radon Yellow card 66'
Onyeaka Yellow card 75'		 Report Taieb Yellow card 8'
Curbello Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Kean University Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 397
Referee: Juan Diaz
September 13 7 St. Francis Brooklyn 0–1 Hartford Brooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Report Ribeiro 63' Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 277
Referee: Brian Dunn
September 16 8 Manhattan 1–2 St. Francis Brooklyn Riverdale, NY
2:00PM EST Carsley Yellow card 30'
Hulme Red card 36'
Meza 63'
Tamas-Leloup Yellow card 74'		 Report Curbelo Yellow card 56'
Folla 65'
Taieb 65'
Bazzichetto Yellow card 81'
Gruver Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Gaelic Park
Attendance: 180
Referee: Michael De Felice
September 22 9 Cornell 2–1 St. Francis Brooklyn Ithaca, NY
4:30PM EST Despinos Yellow card 37'
Hansan 57', 71'		 Report Curbelo 23'
Gimenes Red card 90'		 Stadium: Charles F. Berman Field
Attendance: 224
Referee: Andrew Evenhouse
September 26 10 St. Francis Brooklyn 2–1 Hartwick Brooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Tounkara 31'
Falanga 56'		 Report O'Grady 74' Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 486
Referee: Deochand Perphudiel

Northeast Conference

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October 8 11 Fairleigh Dickinson 0–1 St. Francis Brooklyn Teaneck, NJ
1:00PM EST Report Taieb 73' Stadium: FDU Soccer Field
Attendance: 215
Referee: Brian Dunn
October 13 12 St. Francis Brooklyn 0–0 (a.e.t.) Sacred Heart Brooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST DeAndrade Yellow card 44'
Gliguem Yellow card 83'
Laokandi Yellow card 88'
Falanga Yellow card 119'		 Report Team Yellow card 67'
Curras Yellow card 83'
Linke Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 110
October 20 13 St. Francis Brooklyn 3–1 Robert Morris Brooklyn, NY
7:00PM EST Falanga 54', 58', 60' Report McIvor 18'
Thomas Yellow card 45'
Cooper Yellow card 57'
Jull Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 175
October 22 14 St. Francis Brooklyn 1–0 Saint Francis (PA) Brooklyn, NY
1:00PM EST Tounkara 76'
Gruver Yellow card 89'		 Report Kiernan Yellow card 43'
Rosa Yellow card 79'
Smolyn Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 212
Referee: Juan Diaz
October 27 15 Central Connecticut 0–1 St. Francis Brooklyn New Britain, CT
4:00PM EST Report Folla 27'
Gliguem Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: CCSU Soccer Field
Attendance: Ramiro Suarez
Referee: 227
October 30 16 St. Francis Brooklyn 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bryant Brooklyn, NY
1:00PM EST Young gold-colored soccer ball 98' Report Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 13
November 3 17 LIU Brooklyn 1–2 (a.e.t.) St. Francis Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
1:00PM EST Solbakken 61'
Charles Yellow card 81'
Nordstrom Yellow card 81'		 Report Falanga 64'
Taieb Yellow card 74'
Gimenes Yellow card 81'
Saqui gold-colored soccer ball 102'		 Stadium: LIU Field
Attendance: 245
Referee: Artur Sibiga
Note: Battle of Brooklyn Game

Northeast conference tournament

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November 10 Semifinal #1 St. Francis Brooklyn 3–0 #4 Robert Morris Brooklyn, NY
2:00PM Tounkara 1', 30'
Saqui 88'		 Report McIvor Yellow card 80' Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 325
Referee: Brian Dunn
November 12 Championship #1 St. Francis Brooklyn 5–0 #2 LIU Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
1:00PM Tounkara 9', 59'
Falanga 23'
Gimenes Yellow card 41'
Tounkara Yellow card 54'
Gliguem 74'
Saqui 86' Yellow card 86'		 Report Barone Red card 90'
Guscott Yellow card 44'
Peterson Yellow card 61'
Paredes Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Attendance: 445
Referee: Deochand Parbhudial

NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

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November 16 First Round Fordham 3–2 (a.e.t.) St. Francis Brooklyn Bronx, NY
7:00PM Loebe 71'
Lewis 80'
Oland gold-colored soccer ball 95'		 Report Torriani Yellow card 5'
Folla 8'
Gruver Yellow card 34'
Saqui 72'
Tounkara Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Coffey Field
Attendance: 634
Referee: Noel Cotterell

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 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
North East Region 8 7 7 9 8 6 7 5 5 4 2

Awards

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Faouzi Taieb, Sophomore Defender
  • 2017 NEC Defender of the Year[3]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[3]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[4]
  • Selected 2017 Third team All-American by College Soccer News[5]
Ali Tounkara, Junior Forward
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC All-Rookie Team[3]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[4]
  • 2017 NEC Tournament MVP[4]
Dominic Falanga, Senior Midfielder
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (October 16 – 22)[6]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[3]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[4]
Nadim Saqui, Senior Forward
  • NEC Player of the Week Award (October 30 – November 5)[7]
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team[4]
Collyns Laokandi, Senior Defender
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[3]
Robert Bazzichetto, Senior Goalkeeper
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC First Team All-Conference[3]
Chris Gruver, Freshman Forward
  • NEC Rookie of the Week Award (October 16 – 22)[6]
Federico Curbelo, Senior Midfielder
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Second Team All-Conference[3]
Leo Folla, Senior Defender
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Second Team All-Conference[3]
Matteo Caribotti, Sophomore Forward
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Team All-Rookie Team[3]
Sami Gliguem, Junior Midfielder
  • Selected to the 2017 NEC Team All-Rookie Team[3]

Season statistics

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Individual Player Statistics (As of November 17, 2017)[8]
Player App Goals Asst Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW Pk-Att GA Saves SO
Forwards
Tounkara, Ali 20 8 2 18 38 21.1% 25 65.8% 4 0-0 0 0 0
Gruver, Chris 11 0 2 2 3 0% 2 66.7% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Caribotti, Matteo 19 2 3 7 14 14.3% 4 28.6% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Midfielders
DeAndrade, Tommy 15 0 0 0 10 0% 4 40.0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Curbello, Federico 20 1 6 8 28 3.6% 11 39.3% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Gliguem, Sami 15 4 2 10 21 19.0% 10 47.6% 1 0-1 0 0 0
Young, Kieran 18 1 1 3 3 33.3% 1 33.3% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Islami, Amir 19 0 3 3 8 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Gimenes, Anthony 19 0 4 4 12 0% 6 50.0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Belfanti, Edoardo 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Folla, Leo 19 3 2 8 10 30.0% 6 60.0% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Coke Jr., Dennis 18 1 0 2 2 50% 2 100% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Defenders
Pusz, Lukas 4 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Laokandi, Collyns 16 0 2 2 17 0% 8 48.1% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Taieb, Faouzi 20 3 1 7 22 13.6% 12 54.5% 2 0-0 0 0 0
Falanga, Dominick 20 7 2 16 36 19.4% 20 55.6% 2 0-0 0 0 0
Pugliese, Domenico 13 0 0 0 2 0% 1 50% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Saqui, Nadim 17 4 0 8 9 44.4% 4 44.4% 1 0-0 0 0 0
Torriani, Marco 20 0 2 2 12 0% 5 41.7% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Goalkeepers
Bazzichetto, Roberto 19 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 18 49 7
Angelidis, George 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Faiad, Ahmed 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 0 0 0
Casado, Nicolas 2 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0 0-0 1 5 1
Total 20 34 32 100 247 13.8% 121 49.0% 14 0-1 19 55 8
Opponents 20 19 20 58 165 11.5% 74 44.8% 5 0-0 34 87 3
Legend
 App  Appearances   Asst  Assists  SOG  Shots on Goal
 SOG%  Shots on Goal Percent  GW  Game Winning Goals   PK-Att  Penalty Kicks-Attempts
  GA  Goals Against   SO  Shut Outs  High  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 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "LIU's Rasmus Hansen & SFBK's Faouzi Taieb Win NEC Men's Soccer Major Awards". northeastconference.org. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Dynasty In The Heights! Terriers Win Fourth NEC Title In Five Years After 5-0 Romp Against LIU Brooklyn". sfcathletics.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "College Soccer News 2017 All-America Teams". College Soccer News. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (10/23)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Weekly Release (11/6)". northeastconference.org. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 St. Francis Terriers Stats". sidearmsports.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
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