NORTHEAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
vs. #2 Saint Francis U
November 11, 2015 // Noon
Steinberg Wellness Center // Brooklyn, N.Y.
 
Capsule
The Robert Morris University men's soccer team returns to the Northeast Conference Tournament for the first time since 2006, earning the league's #3 seed with a 4-2-1 mark in NEC play and a 10-7-1 overall record. The Colonials will take on #2 seed Saint Francis U for the second time in less than a week on Friday, Nov. 13, with tip-off slated for Noon. The Red Flash upended RMU, 1-0, in the regular season finale for both teams Sunday, Nov. 8.
 
The Series vs. Saint Francis U
Robert Morris holds the edge at 13-10-2 against the Red Flash in a series that dates back to 1991. Saint Francis has won the last three games by a combined score of 8-1 with RMU winning three of four prior to that. These squads have never met on a neutral site.
 
Musket Shots
- Robert Morris is making its first trip to the NEC Tournament since 2006
- The 2015 team is fifth all-time with 10 victories and is just the fifth team to reach double-digit wins
- The Colonials five shutouts this season are tied for third most in team history
- Neco Brett ranks third all-time at RMU in points (98) and is second in goals (41)
- For the third consecutive year, Brett leads the league in points (29) and goals (12)
- In the national statistics, Brett is ninth in points and 11 in goals while his seven game-winning goals are a school record and second in the nation
- Senior keeper Brenden Alfery, with 106 saves, is second in the nation in total saves and his .835 save percentage is third
- Alfery has played every second in net for RMU this season, posting the fifth-best goals against average in team annals at 1.10
- RMU has four players in the top-10 for assists in the NEC - Lucas Puntillo (2nd; 6), Brett (3rd; 5), Jake Cooper (3rd; 5) and Keane McIlvor (8th; 4).
- The Colonials have played seven overtime games this season, the most by a team in RMU history