2013 Southern Connecticut State University Men s Soccer Schedule/Results

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1 THE WEEK AHEAD The Southern Connecticut State University men s soccer team has pair of road matches against Northeast-10 conference opponents this week. On Tuesday, the Owls travel to the captial of New York to take on Saint Rose, followed by a trip to Merrimack on Friday night. The Owls will look to stay undefeated in conference play. OWLS TIE ASSUMPTION On Sept 18, SCSU battled Assumption to a scoreless draw. Goalkeeper Stephen Sasso stopped all seven of the Greyhounds shots over the 110 minutes. JOSLYN NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Kevin Joslyn was named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week on Sept 16. The freshman forward leads the Owls in goals (two), shots (nine) and shots on goal (six). ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ROSE To date, the Owls are undefeated all-time against St. Rose (11-0-0). ALL-TIME VS. MERRIMACK SCSU leads the all-time series with Merrimack by an margin. OWLS WIN NE-10 OPENER SCSU opened NE-10 play with a 3-1 victory on Sept 14 against Bentley. Freshman Kevin Joslyn scored twice, including one just 47 seconds into the match. Sophomore Sebastian Brems also scored for the Owls. BLISS NAMED CREW S HEAD COACH Former Southern Connecticut State University men s soccer All-American Brian Bliss was named Interim Head Coach of the Columbus Crew in early September. Bliss had previously served as the team s Technical Director. Bliss joins another former Owl, Mike Petke, as current head coaches in Major League Soccer. IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL SCSU was picked fifth in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll. The Owls received 122 points. Southern New Hampshire was chosen as the conference favorite Southern Connecticut State University Men s Soccer Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result 9/7 Mercy L 1-0 (OT) 9/14 Bentley * W, 3-1 9/18 Assumption * T, 0-0 (2 OT) 9/24 Saint Rose * 7 p.m. 9/27 Merrimack * 7 p.m. 10/2 Le Moyne * 7 p.m. 10/5 Stonehill * 7 p.m. 10/8 AIC * 4 p.m. 10/12 So. New Hampshire * 7 p.m. 10/15 Bridgeport 6 p.m. 10/19 Saint Anselm * 1 p.m. 10/22 New Haven * 7 p.m. 10/26 Saint Michael s * 1:30 p.m. 10/29 Adelphi * 7 p.m. 11/1 Franklin Pierce * 7 p.m. Home Games in Bold * Denotes Northeast 10 Conference match THE CAPTAINS Head Coach Tom Lang announced that redshirt senior Ross McGibney and sophomore Jonas Folstad will captain the Owls this fall. WELCOME BACK Sophomore Daquan King is the Owls returning leading scorer. The forward was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men s Soccer All-Rookie team after having a strong freshman season. King finished the year with four goals and 10 total points, which was good enough for second on the team. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome nine newcomers to the squad for the 2013 season - Sebastian Brems, Adam DiCiccio, Kevin Joslyn, Leandro Medel, Ignacio Navarro, Brandyn Rowlinson, Christian Samaniego, Alex Soriano and Marby Veasquez. IN SEASON OPENERS The Owls are in season openers.

2 DiMICELI JOINS CFC AZUL Former Southern Connecticut State University men s soccer standout Mario DiMiceli joined CFC Azul last spring following a stellar senior season with the Owls. PETKE NAMED HEAD COACH OF RED BULLS Mike Petke, a former All-American and standout on the 1995 Southern Connecticut State University men s soccer National Championship squad, was named the head coach of the New York Red Bulls during the Owls off-season. DIKRANIAN INDUCTED Former Southern Connecticut State University men s soccer coach Bob Dikranian was selected for induction into the National Soccer Coaches Association of America s Hall of Fame Class of The induction took place on Jan. 18 during the NSCAA Awards Banquet at the 2013 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis. Dikranian founded the Southern Connecticut State men s soccer program in 1966 and in 21 seasons, amassed a overall record while setting the foundation for the benchmark Division II program in the nation. His teams appeared in 14 NCAA Division II tournaments, including six straight trips to the semifinals ( ). He guided the Owls to their firstever NCAA championship in 1987 and was a two-time NCAA National Coach of the Year. LOOKING BACK AT 2012 The Southern Connecticut State University men s soccer team capped off the 2012 season with an overall mark of The Owls were nationally ranked as high as No. 12 during the year and also qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. DiMICELI EARNS ALL-REGION HONORS Senior Mario DiMiceli of the Southern Connecticut State University men s soccer team has been named to the NSCAA Division II Men s All-East Region Second Team. DiMiceli finished a fantastic senior campaign for the Owls with 12 goals and 27 total points. DiMiceli finished 23rd in the nation in total points per game, 15th in goals per game, 31st in total goals and 38th in total points. freshman Daquan King of the Southern Connecticut State University men s soccer team all took home Northeast-10 Conference yearly awards. DiMiceli was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men s Soccer First Team after finishing the season ranked second in goals with 12 and third in points with 27 in the conference. DiMiceli was named Northeast-10 Player Of The Week once and named to the weekly conference honor roll three times. Costa and Lara were selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Men s Soccer Third Team. Costa captained the team to the conference quarterfinals and finished the season with five points. Lara anchored the back end for the Owls this year where they were in the top half of the conference in goals against. King was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men s Soccer All-Rookie team after having a strong freshman season for Southern Connecticut. King finished the year with four goals and 10 total points, which was good enough for second on the team. DUO EARNS ACADEMIC HONORS Mario Costa and Francisco Lara were honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with College Division Scholar All-East Region honors. COSTA NAMED NE-10 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE Senior midfielder Mario Costa was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men s Soccer All-Academic Team following the conclusion of the 2012 season. ON DECK The Owls are home for two NE-10 matches next week. SCSU hosts Le Moyne on Oct 2 and Stonehill on Oct 5. Both matches commence at 7 p.m.. FOUR EARN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS Seniors Mario DiMiceli, Mario Costa, Francisco Lara and

OWLS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER Grenland, Lillestrøm (Norway); Offenbach, Greuther Furth (Germany) Andrew Olivieri played with Canadian National Team and Montreal Impact (Canada) Paul Oyuga played with

3 OWLS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER Grenland, Lillestrøm (Norway); Offenbach, Greuther Furth (Germany) Andrew Olivieri played with Canadian National Team and Montreal Impact (Canada) Paul Oyuga played with Ørebro (Sweden), Ålgård FK (Norway), Kenyan National Team Bonaventure Maruti played with Ørebro (Sweden), Fram Larvik (Norway), Kenyan National Team Gilbert Jean-Baptiste played with Charleston Battery (USA), Haitian National Team Brian Bliss U.S. World Cup men s soccer team; 1988 U.S. Olympic team; played in Major League Soccer with Columbus, New York/New Jersey and Kansas City; played with Carl Jeiss Jena; currently the Head Coach for the Columbus Crew (MLS) Shawn Boney - played with the Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Chris Houser - played with the Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) Alejandro Rincon - played with the Chicago Fire (MLS) Kevin Anderson - played with the Colorado Rapids and Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) John Ball - played with the Chicago Fire (MLS) John Debrito - played with the U.S. National Team, Metro- Stars, New England Revolution, Kansas City Wizards and Columbus Crew (MLS) Bo Oshoniyi - winner of Golden Boot Award as top goalkeeper in collegiate soccer in 1993; played with Kansas City of Major League Soccer (MLS); 1993 U.S. World University Games team and 1995 U.S. Cup team; currently an assistant men s soccer coach at Penn State University Juan Carlos Osorio - former head coach of Red Bull New York (MLS) Olivier Occean played with Canadian National Team, Odd

4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Mike Petke - current head coach of New York Red Bulls (MLS); two-time Major League Soccer all-star with New York/New Jersey MetroStars; played with Red Bull New York of MLS Southern Connecticut State University has won six national championships. 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999 Christian dasilva - played with the MetroStars (MLS) Jordan Russolillo played with Chicago Fire (MLS) Ancil Farrier played with Trinidadian National Team Carlos Rocha - played with the New England Revolution (MLS)

5 Men s Soccer Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 3 Marby Velasquez Jr. D Brooklyn, N.Y./Brentwood/Monroe CC 5 Christian Samaniego Fr. M Toronto, Ontario/Dante Academy 6 Ignacio Navarro Fr. M Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk 7 Ross McGibney R-Sr. M Dublin, Ireland/Staples/Quinnipiac 9 Kevin Joslyn Fr. F Norwalk, Conn./Nowalk 10 Sebastian Brems Fr. M Odense, Denmark/Tietjen Business School/Odense University 11 Markus Jacobsen Fr. M Oslo, Norway/Lambertseter V.G.S. 13 Tyler Naef R-So. M Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights 14 Josh Abromaitis So. M Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug 17 Mads Larsen So. F Trondheim, Norway/KVT/Norwegian U. of Science and Tech 18 David Igreja Fr. GK Missassauga, Ontario/Montor College 19 Danny Quintero Jr. D Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk 20 Jonas Folstad So. D Trondheim, Norway/KVT/Norwegian U. of Science and Tech 21 Leandro Medel Fr. M Stamford, Conn./Stamford 22 Stephen Sasso R-Jr. GK Orange, Conn./Amity 23 Daquan King So. F Plainville, Conn./Plainville 24 Matthew Gilmore Sr. D Cheshire. Conn./Cheshire/Sacred Heart University 25 Eric Rothbart Jr. D Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire 26 Brandyn Rowlinson Fr. F East Islip, N.Y./East Islip 27 Steven Smith So. M Westport, Conn./Staples 28 Alex Soriano Fr. D Wallingford, Conn./Sheehan 29 Josh Gustafson So. M Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial 30 Adam DiCicco Jr. GK Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck/Naugatuck Valley CC Head Coach: Tom Lang Assistant Coach: Tom Mattera

6 The Automated ScoreBook for Soccer Southern Conn. State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2013) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: ## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-att 9 Kevin Joslyn Sebastian Brems Daquan King Mads Larsen Markus Jacobsen Ross McGibney Christian Samaniego Leandro Medel Tyler Naef Alex Soriano Brandyn Rowlinson Jonas Folstad Steven Smith Matthew Gilmore Stephen Sasso Josh Abromaitis Total Opponents Goal Average Saves Record # Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho/cbo 22 Stephen Sasso : /0 Total 3 290: Opponents 3 290: Team saves: 0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Southern Conn. Stat Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Southern Conn. Stat Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Southern Conn. Stat Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Southern Conn. Stat Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Southern Conn. Stat Opponents Attendance Summary SCS Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 2/400 1/124 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

OWLnews FALL UPDATE 2014

OWLnews FALL UPDATE 2014 for the Team behind the Team Women s Soccer Captures 2014 ECAC Championship The Southern women s soccer team collected its firstever Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)