2016 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team
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NCAA Tournament, First Round
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| 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) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Br'klyn ‡ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 opened their season at Lafayette, winning in double-overtime 1–0 on a goal by sophomore Djiby Sarr. Due to his golden goal, Sarr was named NEC Soccer Player of the Week. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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