On Saturday February 17th at halftime of the Men's Basketball Game (which will be aired on ESPN3) versus Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Francis Brooklyn will be unveiling the 2017 NEC Regular Season, Tournament Champions and NCAA Appearance Banner for the Men's Soccer Team.
St. Francis Brooklyn (14-5-1) made their fourth NCAA appearance in the past five years after winning the Northeast Conference title for the second straight season at Brooklyn Bridge Park in early November. The Terriers were defeated by NCAA Elite Eight participant Fordham, 3-2, in overtime in the NCAA opening round.
On Friday, October 20
th at Brooklyn Bridge Park,
Tom Giovatto recorded his 100
th career win against Robert Morris and now owns a remarkable record of 105-65-29. All of those wins have come as head coach of the Terriers.
For the second straight season, St. Francis Brooklyn has produced the Defensive Player of the Year. This year's pick,
Faouzi Taieb, anchored a Terrier defense that only allowed two goals in conference play this past season.
Four Terriers were selected to the First Team All-Conference squad, including senior back
Dominick Falanga, senior back
Collyns Laokandi, senior goalie
Roberto Bazzichetto, and sophomore back Taieb. Senior midfielder
Federico Curbelo and senior defender
Leo Folla were tabbed as Second Team performers.
Three members of the Red & Blue were also named to the All-Rookie Team. Sophomore forward
Matteo Caribotti, junior midfielder
Sami Gliguem, and junior forward
Ali Tounkara were all recognized by the league's coaches.