CANISIUS (0-3-0) VS. CORNELL (1-1-0)

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1 Canisius Men s SOCCER CANISIUS (0-3-0) VS. CORNELL (1-1-0) 2009 Schedule September 1 DREXEL L, at Cincinnati L, at Loyola (Chicago) L, CORNELL 7 p.m. 18 at St. Bonaventure 5 p.m. 20 ROBERT MORRIS 1 p.m. 25 at Western Michigan Noon October 2 at Duquesne 7 p.m. 4 DAYTON 1 p.m. 9 SAINT PETER S * 7 p.m. 11 MANHATTAN * 1 p.m. 16 at Rider * 4 p.m. 18 at Loyola (Md.) * 1 p.m. 24 at Niagara * 7 p.m. 26 at Buffalo 7:30 p.m. 30 MARIST * 7 p.m. November 1 SIENA * Noon 6 at Iona * 2 p.m. 8 at Fairfield * 1 p.m. 13 MAAC Championship (at Loyola) 15 MAAC Championship (at Loyola) HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS * MAAC Game teams at a glance Canisius Head Coach...Jim Hesch Conference... MAAC Career Record (.336) Record at Canisius (.336) Cornell Head Coach...Jaro Zawislan Conference... Ivy League Career Record (.500) Record at Cornell (.500) stat comparison CC CU Overall Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Assist Avg Shots Avg Save Pct CANISIUS RETURNS HOME TO FACE CORNELL The Griffs try for their first victory of the 2009 season when they host Cornell at the Demske Sports Complex on Friday at 7 p.m. Canisius enters the game with a mark, while the Big Red is on the season. McGREAL ON THE VERGE OF HISTORY 4 Senior Alan McGreal is about to reach the pinnacle of the Canisius men s soccer program. 4 McGreal needs just one point to set the school s career point record. He is currently tied with Gianfranco Gallo (86-89) for first with 75 career points. 4 The senior also ranks third in the program s history with 25 career goals (nine shy of the record) and third with 25 career assists (three shy of the record). 4 McGreal is a three-time All-MAAC honoree and was named the 2006 MAAC Rookie of the Year. 4 The Dublin, Ireland native was also named to the Preseason All-MAAC team. McGreal in the Record Book Career Points G A Pts 1. Alan McGreal (06- ) Gianfranco Gallo (86-89) Tony Burke (93-96) Career Goals Goals 1. Tony Burke (93-96) Gianfranco Gallo (86-69) Alan McGreal (06- ) 25 Career Assists Assists 1. Ryan Puntiri (96-99) Matt Radomski (85-88) Alan McGreal (06- ) 25 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR 4 When glancing over the Griffs roster this season, fans will notice the international feel to the team in Canisius has nine international players from seven different countries on the 2009 roster. The seven countries represented by the Griffs this season are: 4 Canada (Casper Rej-Kleczek) 4 England (Adam Kingston) 4 France (Sam Zarka) 4 Ireland (Jason Marks, Alan McGreal) 4 New Zealand (Sam Margetts, Regan Steele) 4 Poland (Adam Studniarek) 4 Venezuela (Victor Gonzalez) 4 Seven of the nine international players have started all three games for the Griffs this season, while all nine players have appeared in each game. 4 In addition, Canisius assistant coach and former Griffs standout, Adam Reekie, is a native of England. HIGH CLASS 4 The men s soccer senior class will arguably go down as the most successful class in the program s history. 4 During their first three years, the 2009 seniors won 21 games, the most in any three-year period in school history. 4 The seven Canisius seniors 21 total victories makes them the second-most successful class in school history so far. Last year s senior class won 24 games. SENIOR DEFENSE 4 The Griffs defensive unit is hoping that experience matters in The Canisius defensive unit returns three senior starters in Mike Globits, Adam Studniarek and Sean Vella in addition to Kyle Westerholt, who is a senior academically and was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team last year. 4 The four returning players have appeared in 173 total games, including 145 starting assignments. 4 Vella will anchor the unit as a team captain in The Griffs missed the 2007 All-MAAC selection last season when he appeared in only two conference games due to injury. SAME TEAM, NEW FACES 4 The Griffs have a new look during the 2009 season. 4 Canisius welcomes 13 newcomers to the team to join with 14 returning letterwinners. 4 The 13 rookies range from five different countries and three different states within the U.S. 4 Seven of the rookie have appeared in at least one game with five of them earning one start or more.

2 Canisius Record When / 2009 Overall / Home / Away / Neutral / MAAC Games / Home / Away / In Overtime / In One-Goal Games / Leading At Halftime / Trailing At Halftime / Tied At Halftime / Scoring First / Opponent Scores First / Scoring 0 Goals / Scoring 1 Goal / Scoring 2 Goals / Scoring 3 or More Goals / Allowing 0 Goals / Allowing 1 Goal / Allowing 2 Goals / Allowing 3 or More Goals / Recording More Shots / Recording Fewer Shots / Tied in Shots / Recording More Corners / Recording Fewer Corners / Corners are Even / Committing More Fouls / Committing Fewer Fouls / Fouls are Even / PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Greg Anne...ah-NAY Mike Globits... GLOW-bits Andrew Incho...INK-oo Peter Leoni...LEE-own-ee Casper Rej-Kleczek... Rej KLEE-check Regan Steele... ree-gan Adam Studniarek... STUE-nar-ick Media Information The Canisius College Athletic Communications Staff is available to assist home and visiting media in all areas. Contact Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or general soccer information and for assistance in arranging interviews with players and/or coaches. Jason Veniskey (716) veniskej@canisius.edu CANISIUS - CORNELL SERIES HISTORY 4 The Griffs and the Big Red are meeting for the first time in school history. 4 It also marks the first meeting for Canisius against any Ivy League school in the program s history. ABOUT THE BIG RED 4 Cornell enters the contest with a record under first-year head coach Jaro Zawislan. The Big Red fell to Syracuse, 2-1, in its opener before defeating Hartwick, 1-0, on Monday. 4 Kyle Parsons and Brett Sumpio have both tallied goals for the Big Red, while Scott Caldwell has posted two assists. 4 Scott Brody has started both games in goal, posting a goals against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of Cornell finished the 2008 season with a record, struggling on the both sides of the ball. The Big Red ranked 195th of 204 teams with a scoring offense of 0.50 and 194th with a goals against average of MILLER AND SEYMOUR SPLIT TIME IN GOAL 4 Sophomores Adam Miller and Luke Seymour will split time in goal for the Griffs this season. Each student-athlete has played 135 minutes, with Miller starting two games and Seymour one. 4 Miller has stopped seven shots this season, including a season-best five in 1-0 setback to Drexel. 4 Seymour has recorded nine saves with a career-best eight saves in the Griffs latest game against Loyola (Chicago). 4 As a freshman, Miller appeared in 13 games and recorded 68 saves. He led the conference with 6.86 saves per game during MAAC play and was named to the All-Rookie Team. 4 Seymour posted a record as a freshman and led the team in goals against average. McGREAL EARNS PRESEASON ALL-MAAC HONORS 4 Senior Alan McGreal earned All-MAAC Preseason Team honors, voted on by the league s coaches. 4 McGreal totaled 26 points on seven goals and 12 assists in 2008, earning All-MAAC accolades for the third time in his career. 4 The Dublin, Ireland native ranked first in the conference and sixth nationally with 0.60 assists per game in As a team, the Griffs were selected to finish seventh in the preseason coaches poll. McGREAL AND VELLA NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS 4 Seniors Alan McGreal and Sean Vella will serve as team captains during the 2009 season. 4 McGreal is tied for first in school history with 75 career points and ranks third with 25 career goals and third with 25 career assists. 4 Vella has appeared in 48 games on defense, totaling five goals. 4 McGreal and Vella have earned All-MAAC honors a total of four times in their careers. Both players were also named to the All-MAAC Rookie Team in 2006, while McGreal was named the conference s Rookie of the Year. UP NEXT 4 The Griffs return to the field next Friday with a road game against St. Bonaventure. Canisius will then return home to face Robert Morris on Sunday. 4 Canisius tied the Bonnies, 1-1, in 2009 and lost to the Colonials, 3-0. What is a Griffin? The Griffin is a mythical creature of supposed gigantic size that has the head, forelegs and wings of an eagle and the hindquarters, tail and ears of a lion. They are well known for their speed, ability to fly and having eyes like an eagle as well as the strength and courage of a lion. Griffins have been known for centuries as symbols of strength and vigilance, have been called The Hounds of Zeus in Greek mythology and are said to have mastery of both the land and sky. They are thought to be from India, where the natives of the land made their talons and claws into drinking cups because the talon of a Griffin was said to detect poison in a liquid. Griffins would find gold in the mountains and line their nests with it and as a result, were forced to become great guardians of the nests to keep the hunters away.

3 Jim Hesch Head Coach Ninth Season / MAAC The winningest coach in school history, Jim Hesch is in his ninth season at the helm of the Canisius College men s soccer team. During his tenure, the Golden Griffin soccer program has seen steady signs of improvement, capped by eight overall wins and five conference victories in 2007, the most in the program s Division I history. Canisius has won 15 games in the last two seasons, the most in any two-year span during the school s history. The third-longest tenured head coach in the MAAC, Hesch became the program s winningest coach when the Golden Griffins defeated Marist by a score of 3-2 at home Oct. 12, The 2007 season also saw Canisius win the second MAAC Tournament game in school history as the Blue and Gold advanced to the conference tournament s semifinal round for the second time in school history. Individual accolades have become common under Hesch during the past eight seasons. He has guided eight players to be named to the All-MAAC Team. In addition, Fabien Lewis was named the league s Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2003, while Alan McGreal earned the conference s Rookie of the Year award in 2006 and has earned all-conference honors in each of his three seasons. In addition, two MAAC New York Lottery Men s Soccer Scholar Athletes of the Year came from Canisius as Anthony Palmiero earned the honor in 2003 and Brian Brehm won the award in The Syracuse, N.Y., native played in the National Professional Indoor Soccer League from , which included a stint with the Buffalo Blizzard from In 2000, Hesch played in 38 games and tallied 21 goals and 14 assists. He played with the Harrisburg Heat from and was named an NPSL All-Star in the season after posting 119 points, the eighth-best single-season total in Heat history. In 2002, Hesch captured a Major Indoor Soccer League Championship as a member of the Philadelphia Kixx, tallying 36 points in 28 games. As a collegiate player, Hesch won a national championship with Southern Connecticut University in 1990 before transferring to Cortland State, where he played from and was named a first-team All-American. He earned his bachelor s degree in physical education in He owns a USSF A coaching license and is the president of the newly-formed Black Watch - New York West Premiere Soccer Club. Hesch and his wife, Linda, reside in Amherst with their daughter, Ryan, and son, Connor. Jim s brother, Dave Hesch, is the associate head coach at cross-town rival the University at Buffalo. The Hesch File Coaching Career Canisius Playing Career 1990 Southern Connecticut Cortland State NPSL Honors 1993 First-Team All-American NPSL All-Star Hesch Year-by-Year Overall MAAC W L T W L T TOTAL All-Time Canisius Victories Name Years Wins 1. Jim Hesch Dr. Greg Reeds Rick Schmitt Dave Kreger Steve Achromovitch Allan Alexander Mike Gomez Mario Citrinti Dennis Butler Dan Amendola Jim Clauss Stephen Mechtler Hesch vs Opponents Team W-L Pct. Streak Buffalo L - 1 Cincinnati L - 1 Cornell First Meeting Dayton L - 1 Drexel L - 1 Duquesne W - 1 Fairfield L - 2 Iona L - 1 Loyola (Chicago) L - 2 Loyola (Md.) L - 9 Manhattan L - 1 Marist W - 2 Niagara L - 1 Rider W - 1 Robert Morris L - 2 Saint Peter s W - 2 Siena L - 1 St. Bonaventure T - 1 Western Michigan W - 1

4 #0 Adam Miller So GK Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct : : Totals : Saves: 10, at Saint Peter s. 11/7/08 #1 Luke Seymour So GK Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct : : Totals : Saves: 8, at Loyola (Chi.), 9/6/09 Stopped a career-best eight shots against Loyola (Chicago). #2 Adam Kingston Jr M/B Totals #3 J.J. Hughes So M/B Totals #4 Matt Sprague Sr F Totals #5 Adam Studniarek Sr B Totals , Six Times 1, Three Times 2, Six Times #6 Sean Vella Sr B Totals Team captain. 1, Five Times 2, Five Times #7 Alan McGreal Sr F Totals , Five times 3, vs. Saint Peter s, 10/28/07 6, vs. Duquesne, 10/3/08 Team captain Named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team Tied for first in school history with 75 career points. #8 Jason Marks So M Totals , at Manhattan, 11/9/08 1, at Manhattan, 11/9/08

5 #9 Kyle Westerholt So B Totals , Two Times 1, vs. Rider, 10/10/08 2, Two Times #10 Sam Margetts Fr F Totals #11 Hector Rodriguez Jr M Totals , vs. Detroit, 9/5/08 1, Two Times 2, vs. Detroit, 9/5/08 #12 Peter Leoni Sr M Totals , vs. Rider, 10/8/06 2, vs. Rider, 10/8/ Notes #13 Sam Zarka Fr M Totals #14 Mike Globits Sr B Totals #15 Zak DuGuay So M Totals , vs. Wright State, 9/7/08 1, vs. Wright State, 9/7/08 #16 Regan Steele Fr M Totals #17 Andrew Incho Fr F

6 #18 Charles Crook Fr B #19 Ian Buzzio Fr F Totals #20 Greg Anne Jr M Totals #21 Victor Gonzalez Jr M Totals , vs. Rider, 10/10/08 1, Four Times 4, vs. Rider, 10/10/08 #22 Nick Sperrazza Fr B #23 Brian Koetter So F #24 Paul Klopfer Fr M #25 Casper Rej-Kleczek Fr F Totals #26 Jared Ott Fr M

7 The Automated ScoreBook Canisius Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. 09/01/09 DREXEL L /04/09 at Cincinnati L /06/09 at Loyola L TEAM STATISTICS CAN OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS 5 21 PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/1024 2/388 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% gw pk-att 7 McGreal, Alan Rej-Kleczek, Casper Gonzalez, Victor Zarka, Sam Leoni, Peter Margetts, Sam Studniarek, Adam Anne, Greg Steele, Regan Rodriguez, Hector Westerholt, Kyle Marks, Jason Sprague, Matt Buzzio, Ian DuGuay, Zak Globits, Mike Vella, Sean Hughes, J.J Kingston, Adam Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 0 Miller, Adam 2 135: Seymour, Luke 2 135: Total 3 270: Opponents 3 270: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Canisius Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Canisius Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Canisius Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Canisius Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Canisius Opponents