Moon Township, Pa. - Robert Morris University men's soccer senior forward
Neco Brett was named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) 2014 Division I Men's Soccer All-Star Team. Brett was one of four forwards selected to the first team and one of just four Northeast Conference players to earn a spot on the squad.
The honor from the ECAC is just the lates in a string of postseason accolades for Brett. He was named a College Sports Madness All-American Third Team forward for the second straight season. He also earned a spot on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America /
Continental Tire Men's All-Northeast Region First Team. Brett was all-region first team selection as a sophomore as well. The native of Kingston, Jamaica, is the Northeast Conference Player of the Year after leading the nation in goals and points for the second consecutive season.
Brett finished the yeard tied for first in the nation with 33 points and led Division I with 15 goals. The goal total is tied for the third in Colonials single-season annals while his point output is fifth best. With five points in the first two games, Brett got the season off to a running start. He went on to record 12 goals in the team's first 13 games, including a four-goal performance in a 4-0 win against George Washington. It marked the second-most goals in team history and was the 15th hat trick in team history and the second for Brett. It was one of his three multi-goal games.
Brett is the third player in RMU history to be named NEC Player of the Year and is the first in team history to earn the honor more than once – he was also the 2013 NEC Player of the Year. Just a junior, he is already seventh at RMU with 69 career points despite not recording a single point in his freshman campaign. His 29 goals are tied for sixth while his sits just outside the program's top-15 with 11 assists.
Robert Morris led the NEC in points (78), goals (26) and assists (26) for the second straight season.