Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year

NEC Men's Soccer
Coach of the Year
NEC Men's Soccer; Coach of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding men's soccer head coach in the Northeast Conference
Country	United States
First award	1986; 40 years ago
Currently held by	Jaymee Highcock ; FDU

Awarded forthe most outstanding men's soccer head coach in the Northeast Conference

CountryUnited States

First award1986; 40 years ago

Currently held byJaymee Highcock
FDU

The Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year is an American soccer award given to head coaches in the Northeast Conference (NEC). The award is granted to the head coach voted to be the most successful that season by the league's coaches.

The award was first given following the 1986 season, the sixth year of the conference's existence, to Bill Sento of Loyola (MD).^[1] St. Francis Brooklyn and Monmouth, which is no longer a member of the NEC, are the programs that have been awarded the most, each with five.

Jaymee Highcock of Fairleigh Dickinson is the current title holder,^[2] after having won the 10th NEC tournament title for the University.

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Season	Coach	School	Conf. rec.	Conf. stan.	Overall	Postseason	Ref.
1986	Bill Sento	Loyola (MD)	5-0-1	2nd	17-1-4		^[1]
1987	Bill Sento (2)	Loyola (MD)	5-1-0	1st	17-4-2		^[1]
1988	Joe Donahue	Monmouth	3-1-1	T-2nd	12-5-2		^[1]
1989	Ben Stravato	Fairleigh Dickinson	5-2-0	2nd	17-4-0	NEC Champion	^[1]
1990	Jim Deegan	Mount St. Mary's	3-2-2	4th	12-5-3	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
1991	Sam Carrington	St. Francis (NY)	6-1-0	1st	14-4-2	NEC Champions	^[1]
1992	John Kowalski	Robert Morris	6-1-1	1st	11-8-2	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
1993	Bill Furjanic	Saint Francis (PA)	4-3-1	5th	7-10-1		^[1]
1994	Mark Mettrick	Mount St. Mary's	5-2-1	3rd	11-6-2	NEC Championship Game	^[1]
1995	John Kowalski (2)	Robert Morris	8-0-0	1st	14-4-0	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
1996	Mark Mettrick (2)	Mount St. Mary's	5-3-0	4th	10-8-1	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
1997	Sam Carrington (2)	St. Francis (NY)	5-1-0	1st	14-6-1	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
1998	Sam Carrington (3)	St. Francis (NY)	7-1-1	T-1st	15-6-1	NEC Champions NCAA Play-In	^[1]
1999	Pete Caringi	UMBC	9-0-1	1st	19-1-2	NEC Champions NCAA First Round	^[1]
2000	Seth Roland	Fairleigh Dickinson	8-2-0	1st	13-8-1	NEC Champions NCAA Play-In	^[1]
2001	Bill Denniston	Robert Morris	8-2	T-1st	9-9-1	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
2002	Pete Caringi (2)	UMBC	8-1-1	T-1st	11-7-2	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
2003	Shaun Green	Central Connecticut	6-0-3	2nd	11-3-4	NEC Championship Game	^[1]
2004	B.J. Craig	Saint Francis (PA)	6-2-1	T-2nd	10-6-3	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
2005	Rob McCourt	Monmouth	6-0-3	1st	10-4-6	NEC Championship Game	^[1]
2006	Rob McCourt (2)	Monmouth	7-0-2	1st	14-4-3	NEC Champions NCAA First Round	^[1]
2007	Rob McCourt (3)	Monmouth	7-2	1st	12-5-2	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
2008	Rob Ryerson	Mount St. Mary's	5-4	4th	9-10-1	NEC Championship Game	^[1]
2009	Rob McCourt (4)	Monmouth	8-1-1	1st	18-2-2	NEC Champions NCAA Second Round	^[1]
2010	Joe Barroso	Sacred Heart	6-2-2	2nd	11-6-2	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
2011	Shaun Green (2)	Central Connecticut	7-3-0	4th	10-8-1	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
2012	Eric Da Costa	Quinnipiac	8-1-1	1st	10-5-3	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
2013	Shaun Green (3)	Central Connecticut	6–1–0	1st	9–9–1	NEC Semifinals	^[1]
2014	Michael Casper	Saint Francis (PA)	6–1	1st	13–6–1	NEC Championship Game	^[1]
2015	TJ Kostecky	LIU Brooklyn	7–0–0	1st	11–6–4	NEC Champions NCAA First Round	^[1]
2016	Tom Giovatto	St. Francis Brooklyn	6–0–1	1st	12–5–3	NEC Champions	^[3]
2017	Tom Giovatto (2)	St. Francis Brooklyn	6–0–1	1st	13–4–1	NEC Champions	^[4]
2018	TJ Kostecky	LIU Brooklyn	6–2–0	1st	13–6–1	NEC Champions	^[5]
2019	Tony Martone	Merrimack	9–0–0	1st	11–3–2	– ^{[n 1]}	^[6]
2020	Tom Giovatto (3)	St. Francis Brooklyn	5–1–1	1st	7–2–1	NEC Champions NCAA Second Round	^[1]
2021	Tom Giovatto (4)	St. Francis Brooklyn	7–2–0	T–1st	12–5–4	NEC Championship Game	^[1]
2022	Seth Roland (2)	Fairleigh Dickinson	6–0–2	1st	10–5–3	NEC Championship NCAA First Round	^[1]
2023	Mads Kaiser	Saint Francis (PA)	5–0–3	1st	7–0–8	NEC Semifinals NCAA First Round	^[1]
2024	Austin Solomon	Mercyhurst	5–1–2	1st	8–7–2	– ^{[n 1]}	^[1]
2025	Jaymee Highcock	Fairleigh Dickinson	7–1–1	1st	13–5–3	NEC Champions NCAA First Round

School	Titles	Winning years
St. Francis Brooklyn	7	1991, 1997, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
Monmouth	5	1988, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Mount St. Mary's	4	1990, 1994, 1996, 2008
Saint Francis (PA)	4	1993, 2004, 2014, 2023
Fairleigh Dickinson	4	1989, 2000, 2022, 2025
Robert Morris	3	1992, 1995, 2001
Central Connecticut	3	2003, 2011, 2013
LIU	2	2015, 2018
Loyola (MD)	2	1986, 1987
UMBC	2	1999, 2002
Mercyhurst	1	2024
Merrimack	1	2019
Quinnipiac	1	2012
Sacred Heart	1	2010
Bryant	0	—

v t e Northeast Conference men's soccer
Teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Chicago State Cougars Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Howard Bison Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Mercyhurst Lakers New Haven Chargers Saint Francis Red Flash (leaving in 2026) Stonehill Skyhawks
Championships	Regular season Tournament
Awards	Coach of the Year
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020
Tournaments	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Men's college soccer awards (United States)
National Soccer Hall of Fame United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame
National players of the year	Hermann Trophy Soccer America Player of the Year TDS Player of the Year Academic All-America of the Year ISAA Player of the Year
Individual awards	All-Americans Most Outstanding Player CLASS Award Jerry Yeagley Award Mike Berticelli Award United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year
Conference players of the year	ACC American Atlantic 10 Big Ten Conference USA Ivy Mid-American Pac-12 Summit Sun Belt
Conference freshmen of the year	ACC Atlantic 10 Big Ten Conference USA Mid-American Pac-12 Southern Summit
Conference coaches of the year	ACC Atlantic 10 Big Ten Conference USA Mid-American Northeast Pac-12 Summit Sun Belt

Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year

Winners by school

References

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