2007 TRIBE MEN S SOCCER

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1 2007 TRIBE MEN S SOCCER WEEKLY RELEASE September 7 at Penn State - 5:30 PM University Park, Pa. - Jeffery Field September 9 vs. Ohio State - 12 PM University Park, Pa. - Jeffery Field Sports Information MSC SID: Kris Sears Phone: Fax: kasear@wm.edu 2007 TRIBE SCHEDULE Overall: 1-0 Conference: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Result 9/1 ELON W, 1-0 PENN STATE CLASSIC 9/7 at Penn State 5:30 PM 9/9 vs. #22 Ohio State 12 PM ODU STIHL SOCCER CLASSIC 9/14 vs. Temple 4:30 PM 9/16 vs. Dartmouth 12 PM 9/19 at North Carolina 7:3PM 9/22 VIRGINIA TECH 7 PM 9/25 AMERICAN 7 PM 9/29 at Stony Brook 7 PM 10/5 HOFSTRA * 7 PM 10/7 NORTHEASTERN * 1 PM 10/12 JAMES MADISON * 7 PM 10/14 VCU * 5 PM 10/19 at Towson * 3 PM 10/21 at George Mason * 2 PM 10/26 at Georgia State * 3 PM 10/28 UNCW * 2 PM 11/2 at Drexel * 4 PM 11/4 at Delaware * 1 PM 11/8 OLD DOMINION * 7 PM CAA TOURNAMENT 11/13 Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) 11/16 Semifinals (Virginia Beach, Va.) 11/18 Final (Virginia Beach, Va.) * Colonial Athletic Association match All times Eastern Home matches in BOLD at Albert-Daly Field Field TRIBE SET TO TAKE PART IN PENN STATE CLASSIC The William and Mary men s soccer team will take part in the 2007 Penn State Classic at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pa., Sept The Tribe will join the host Nittany Lion as well as Big Ten foe Ohio State and CAA counterpart Old Dominion in the event. The Tribe will open with the Nittany Lions on Friday, Sept. 7, before tussling with the Buckeyes on Sunday, Sept. 9. William and Mary and Penn State will open the Classic at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while ODU and Ohio State will meet at 7:45 p.m. The College and Ohio State will open play on Sunday at noon followed by Penn State and the Monarchs in the capper at 2:30 p.m. All matches will be carried on GameTracker. The link can be found by visiting gopsusports.com or TribeAthletics. com. TRIBE NEWS AND NOTES - W&M improved to all-time in home openers with its win over Elon. The Tribe is a perfect 4-0 under head coach Chris Norris in home openers. - The Tribe are ranked No. 9 in the South Atlantic Region according to the regional rankings released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) on Sept Sophomore midfielder Jeremy Harris scored his first career goal in the 55th minute to propel the Tribe to a 1-0 win over Elon. - The Tribe was in overtime games last season. - Senior midfielder Doug Ernst registered his 13 career assist in the Tribe s victory over Elon. Last season, he led the CAA in helpers with nine. - Senior goalkeeper Brennan Wergley made two saves to record his sixth career shutout against Elon. - Two former W&M players are currently playing professionally in Major League Soccer (MLS) and with a club in the Norway. Wade Barrett ( ) is in his second season with the Houston Dynamo, after captaining the club to the 2006 MLS Cup. He has earned 23 starts this season, assisting on two goals. The Dynamo currently lead the MLS Western Division. Former All-American Adin Brown ( ) is the first-team goalkeeper for Aalesunds FK in Norway. Brown has five shutouts in 18 games for Aalesunds FK and even scored the last-minute equalizing header against defending champion Rosenborg in July. In total, over 28 former Tribe players have played pro soccer at some level. - The Tribe is all-time at Albert-Daly Field, including a perfect 1-0 mark this season. SCOUTING PENN STATE The Nittany Lions opened the season with back-to-back shutout losses to Syracuse and then-no. 13 West Virginia at Wolstein Soccer Classic in Columbus, Ohio. Syracuse disposed of PSU, 4-0, in the season-opener, before the Mountaineers tallied a 1-0 win over the Nittany Lions on Sept. 2. Penn State went last season, including a 3-3 mark in the Big Ten. In 2005, Penn State captured the Big Ten Championship and went on to advance to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. The Nittany Lions are led by senior goalkeeper Conrad Taylor, who is a two-time First- Team All-Big Ten choice. He finished the opening weekend of the season with six saves. Junior forward Jason Yeilsey tops the PSU attack. He missed most of last season with an injury, but was a First-Team All-Big Ten choice and a Freshman All-American by various publications in 2005.

2 Page 2 The trip to Happy Valley will be the first for the Tribe since the 2002 NCAA Tournament. W&M fell in overtime to Penn State, 1-0, in the Round of 16 that season. All-time, PSU leads the series 4-3 including a 3-1 mark at University Park. Penn State has won the last two matches in the series, both by 1-0 scores in the NCAA Tournament. The last Tribe victory came on Sept. 8, 1998, when W&M defeated the Nittany Lions, 1-0, in overtime at University Park, Pa. SCOUTING #22 OHIO STATE Ohio State enters the Penn State Classic garnering its first national ranking of After receiving votes in the preseason NSCAA poll, the Buckeyes moved into the No.22 slot on the strength of its start. OSU captured the Wolstein Soccer Classic title during the opening weekend with a 1-0 victory over then-no. 13 West Virginia and a 0-0 tie with Syracuse. The Buckeyes are led by senior defender Eric Brunner, who was recently named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. Earlier this season, Brunner was named to the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List. The Hermann is given annual to the top collegiate men s and women s player and is the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy for college soccer players. Senior forward Xavier Balc is OSU s top offensive player. He tallied the lone goal on the season for the Buckeyes and was a First-Team All-Big Ten choice a season ago. Balc led the Big Ten in scoring last season with 23 points on seven goals and nine assists. Ohio State opened the season with a pair of difficult exhibition games. The Buckeyes tied then-no. 21 Creighton, 2-2, on the road, before defeating then-no. 24 Rutgers, 1-0, in Columbus. Last season, OSU finished with an record and despite a final RPI of No. 28, was left out of the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes advanced to the Big Ten Championship game in 2006, before falling to Indiana. W&M holds a 2-0 advantage in the all-time series with Ohio State, but the two schools have not met since the 1995 season. During that campaign, W&M tallied a 3-1 overtime win over Ohio State at the Tribe Invitational on Sept. 8, W&M also defeated OSU, 2-0, in 1988 at the Met Life Classic in Norfolk, Va. W&M HOME GAMES LIVE OVER THE INTERNET All nine W&M men s soccer home matches will be broadcast live over Internet at TribeAthletics.com. Click on the Live Audio link at the top of the homepage or on the Listen Live link on the schedule. THE PROVIDER Senior Doug Ernst has firmly established himself as the Tribe s offensive spark plug and could quite possibly be one of the top playmakers in not only the CAA, but the country. After leading the conference in assists last season with nine, Ernst provided the game-winning assist in the season opener against Elon. In the 55th minute, Ernst broke free near the left endline. He lobbed a pass toward the back post and found an open Jeremy Harris, who settled the ball, before drilling it to the far post. For his career, Ernst has 13 assists. He enjoyed a breakout season in 2006 finishing third on the team with 15 points. He returns as the CAA s assist champion, ranking No. 1 in the league in overall games and in conference contests. He dished out five assists in CAA games only in 2006 Ernst s nine assists in 2006 were the most for a Tribe player since the 2002 season when Ralph Bean and Carlos Garcia each had 11 helpers. On two occasions in 2006, Ernst recorded multiple assist games. He tallied a pair of helps in the season-opening victory over Stony Brook and accomplished the feat again against Drexel. He became the first W&M player to notched a pair of multiple assist games in a season since Phil Hucles had two, two-assist games in Penn State Classic WILLIAM AND MARY S RECORD... At home On the road At neutral sites At night During the day Versus ranked opponents In CAA games In non-conference games In overtime games When scoring first When opponent scores first When outshooting the opponent When being outshot t With more corner kicks With less corner kicks With corner kicks even With more fouls With fewer fouls When fouls are even When scoring one goal When scoring two goals When scoring 3+ goals In September In October W&M QUICK FACTS Location... Williamsburg, Va. Founded Enrollment...5,500 Nickname...Tribe Colors... Green, Gold and Silver Conference...Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Facility (Capacity)...Albert-Daly Field (1,000) President... Gene R. Nichol (Oklahoma State, 1973) Chancellor...Sandra Day O Connor (Stanford, 1950) Director of Athletics...Terry Driscoll (Boston College, 1969) Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA... Barb Blosser (Ohio State, 1975) Athletics Department Phone...(757) Ticket Office Phone...(757) W&M SOCCER HISTORY First Year of Varsity Men s Soccer All-Time Record (.644) All-Time CAA Record (.678) CAA Championships... Six CAA Regular Season Championships... Six All-CAA Selections NSCAA All-South Region Selections NCAA Tournament Appearances All-Americans...8 players honored 12 times Record at Albert-Daly Field (.577) 2007 COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Chris Norris Alma Mater...William and Mary, 1994 W&M Record (4th Season) Career Record (4th Season) Assistant Coaches...Chuck Connelly (Old Dominion, 2000)... Jon Kamara (William and Mary, 1993)...Tom Duffy (Le Moyne, 1965)

3 Penn State Classic Page 3 NSCAA TOP 25 Sept. 4 Team Record Votes PR 1. Wake Forest (19) 3 2. Duke Virginia Indiana (1) 7 5. Santa Clara Maryland (3) 9 7. California SMU Notre Dame Northwestern UCLA Saint Louis UCSB Connecticut South Carolina RV 16. Washington Fairfield RV 18. Akron NR 19. Clemson West Virginia Harvard Ohio State RV 23. Towson New Mexico Creighton NR Also Receiving Votes: St. John s 68, Stanford 65.5, Old Dominion 64, VCU 56, Monmouth 20, North Carolina 19, Tulsa, 19, Syracuse 15.5, UIC 12, Cal State Northridge 11, San Diego State 9, UC Irvine 6, Memphis 6, Furman 5, Michigan 3.5, Lehigh 1 W&M S RECORD WHEN PLAYERS SCORE Nathan Belcher Goal Point Career Doug Ernst Goals Point Career Jeremy Harris Goals Point Career Brock Jones Goal Point Career Doug McBride Goal Point Career Ryan Overdevest Goal Point Career Ryan Sells Goal Point Career Price Thomas Goal Point Career Michael Yakovac Goal Point Career COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STANDINGS (AS OF SEPT. 5) Conference Overall Team W L T Pct. Points W L T Pct. VCU William and Mary Towson Drexel George Mason James Madison Hostra Old Dominionn Georgia State UNC Wilmington Northeastern Delaware FINDING THE SCORING TOUCH Head coach Chris Norris said he looked toward sophomore Jeremy Harris to be one of the most dangerous wide midfield players in the CAA during the 2007 season. By the looks of things, Harris is on his way to proving his coach right. In the Tribe s season opening victory over Elon, Harris tallied his first collegiate goal in the 55th minute to give W&M a 1-0 win. The Virginia Beach, Va., native chested down a pass from senior Doug Ernst, before hammering a shot to the top left corner of the net. Harris not only recorded his first career points in the victory, but started his first collegiate game. As a redshirt freshman in 2006, Harris appeared in 16 games as a reserve for the Green and Gold. YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE A glance at the Tribe roster will bring about one common theme, youth. The W&M roster features 17 of 25 players, who are underclassmen (freshmen, redshirt freshmen and sophomores). Head coach Chris Norris wasted little time putting his young squad to work in the opener against Elon. For the first time in 15 years, a W&M starting lineup including four true freshmen. Rookies Nick Orozco, Michael DiNuzzo, Ian Stowe and Nathaniel Baako started their first collegiate games against the Phoenix and were joined in the starting XI by fellow underclassmen, sophomores Roger Bothe and Jeremy Harris. The last time a W&M starting lineup included four true freshmen was Nov. 14, 1992 when Chris Scrofani, Tim Pricso, Bill Owens and Greg Richards started the Tribe s First Round NCAA Tournament victory over West Virginia. In total against Elon, nine underclassmen made their way onto the pitch. True freshman Peter Christmas and redshirt freshman Alan Koger both made their debuts against the Phoenix as well. FAN SUPPORT The Tribe was greeted by a boisterous crowd of 624 in the season opening victory over Elon. It was the largest crowd for the Tribe in two seasons. The last time W&M had a larger crowd was Oct. 18, 2005 in a 3-2 loss to No. 10 North Carolina. A totla of 850 fans saw the Tribe-UNC match. OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN Senior Ryan Overdevest and junior Doug McBride were named the Tribe s co-captains for the 2007 season. The pair will lead a talented but young W&M squad that includes 17 underclassmen (freshmen, redshirt freshmen and sophomores). Overdevest has been a spot starter and a heavy contributor over the last two seasons. He earned Second-Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors as a junior in Over his W&M career, the Bridgeton, N.J., native has played in 40 matches, while earning eight starts. McBride has started 34 of the 35 games in which he has played over the last two seasons. A constant in the middle of the park for the College, Norris described his midfield dynamo as the most underrated player in the talent-heavy Colonial Athletic Association. INTERNATIONAL TRAVELS During the spring of 2007, the Tribe once again made their every four-year International trip, traveling to Greece for the second time. W&M also made the trek to Athens, Greece in The Tribe has enjoyed some great success on the field during the International trips and 2007 was no different. During the 2007 trip, W&M went 4-1 in five contest, outscoring its opponents, The Tribe has been making International trips for training since the 1977 season and visited places such as England, Holland, Bermuda and Jamaica. Along with the competition schedule, the Tribe also has the opportunity to enjoy the historic sites of the location.

4 Page 4 NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. CL./EL. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Brennan Wergley GK 5th/Sr Oak Hill, Va./Thomas Jefferson 3 Brock Jones Sr./Jr Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield 4 Rob Godwin /F So./So Pocomoke, Md./Pocomoke 5 Roger Bothe B So./So Chester, Va./Thomas Dale 6 Doug McBride Sr./Jr Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 7 Nathaniel Baako /F Fr./Fr Accra, Ghana/Winneba 8 Ryan Overdevest 5th/Sr Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional 9 Doug Ernst Sr./Sr Alexandria, Va./West Potomac 10 Price Thomas So./So Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle 11 Nathan Belcher /F Sr./Jr Bluefield, Va./Bluefield 12 Derek Buckley B Fr./Fr Wilmington, Del./Tatnall 13 Nicholas Orozco B Fr./Fr Moseley, Va./James River 14 Alan Koger F So./Fr Spencer, Va./Magna Vista 15 Ian Stowe Fr./Fr Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill 16 Steve Renner So./Fr Fairfax Station, Va./Bishop O Connell 17 Preston Whitlock Jr./So Stafford, Va./North Stafford 18 Ryan Sells B/ 5th/Sr Manassas, Va./Forest Park 19 Jeremy Harris Jr./So Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox 20 Ryan Snyder F So./So Annandale, Va./W.T. Woodson 21 Michael Yakovac B 5th/Sr Burke, Va./Lake Braddock 22 Andrew McAdams GK So./Fr Palm Harbor, Fla./Berkeley Prep 23 Michael DiNuzzo B Fr./Fr Woodbridge, Va./Osbourn Park 24 Peter Christmas Fr./Fr Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill 25 Colin Smolinsky GK Fr./Fr Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford 26 Stephen Laws Fr./Fr Richmond, Va./Maggie Walker ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME POS. CL./EL. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 7 Nathaniel Baako /F Fr./Fr Accra, Ghana/Winneba 11 Nathan Belcher /F Sr./Jr Bluefield, Va./Bluefield 5 Roger Bothe B So./So Chester, Va./Thomas Dale 12 Derek Buckley B Fr./Fr Wilmington, Del./Tatnall 24 Peter Christmas Fr./Fr Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill 23 Michael DiNuzzo B Fr./Fr Woodbridge, Va./Osbourn Park 9 Doug Ernst Sr./Sr Alexandria, Va./West Potomac 4 Rob Godwin /F So./So Pocomoke, Md./Pocomoke 19 Jeremy Harris Jr./So Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox 3 Brock Jones Sr./Jr Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield 14 Alan Koger F So./Fr Spencer, Va./Magna Vista 26 Stephen Laws Fr./Fr Richmond, Va./Maggie Walker 22 Andrew McAdams GK So./Fr Palm Harbor, Fla./Berkeley Prep 6 Doug McBride Sr./Jr Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 13 Nick Orozco B Fr./Fr Moseley, Va./James River 8 Ryan Overdevest 5th/Sr Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional 16 Steve Renner So./Fr Fairfax Station, Va./Bishop O Connell 18 Ryan Sells B/ 5th/Sr Manassas, Va./Forest Park 25 Colin Smolinsky GK Fr./Fr Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford 20 Ryan Snyder F So./So Annandale, Va./W.T. Woodson 15 Ian Stowe Fr./Fr Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill 10 Price Thomas So./So Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle 1 Brennan Wergley GK 5th/Sr Oak Hill, Va./Thomas Jefferson 17 Preston Whitlock Jr./So Stafford, Va./North Stafford 21 Michael Yakovac B 5th/Sr Burke, Va./Lake Braddock HEAD COACH Chris Norris (William and Mary, 1994) Record at William and Mary (.473)/3 seasons Record overall (.473)/3 seasons ASSISTANT COACHES Chuck Connelly (Old Dominion, 2000) - Eighth season Jon Kamara (William and Mary, 1993) - First season Tom Duffy (Le Moyne, 1965) - Ninth season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nathaniel Baako... BAH-koh Roger Bothe... BOW-th-EE Michael DiZuzzo...Di-News-o Ryan Overdevest... Over-da-vest Nick Orozco...Or-oh-z-co Brennan Wergley... Were-g-lee Michael Yakovac... YAK-o-vak Penn State Classic ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS FRESHMEN (8): Nathaniel Baako, Derek Buckley, Peter Christmas, Michael DiNuzzo, Stephen Laws, Nicholas Orozco, Colin Smolinsky, Ian Stowe REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (3): Alan Koger, Andrew McAdams, Steve Renner SOPHOMORES (6): Roger Bothe, Rob Godwin, Jeremy Harris, Ryan Snyder, Price Thomas, Preston Whitlock JUNIORS (3): Nathan Belcher, Brock Jones, Doug McBride SENIORS (5): Doug Ernst, Ryan Overdevest, Ryan Sells, Brennan Wergley, Michael Yakovac BY STATE CONNECTICUT (1): Brock Jones DELAWARE (1): Derek Buckley FLORIDA (1): Andrew McAdams MARYLAND (1): Rob Godwin NEW JERSEY (1): Ryan Overdevest NORTH CAROLINA (1): Peter Christmas VIRGINIA (18): Nathan Belcher, Roger Bothe, Michael DiNuzzo, Doug Ernst, Jeremy Harris, Alan Koger, Stephen Laws, Doug Mc- Bride, Nicholas Orozco, Steve Renner, Ryan Sells, Colin Smolinsky, Ryan Snyder, Ian Stowe, Price Thomas, Brennan Wergleym Preston Whitlock, Michael Yakovac BY COUNTRY GHANA (1): Nathaniel Baako BY POSITION GOALKEEPERS (3): Andrew Mc- Adams, Colin Smolinsky, Brennan Wergley BACKS (6): Roger Bothe, Derek Buckley, Michael DiNuzzo, Nicholas Orozco, Ryan Sells, Michael Yakovac MIDFIELDERS (14): Nathaniel Baako, Nathan Belcher, Peter Christmas, Doug Ernst, Rob Godwin, Jeremy Harris, Brock Jones, Stephen Laws, Doug McBride, Ryan Overdevest, Steve Renner, Ian Stowe, Price Thomas, Preston Whitlock FORWARDS (5): Nathaniel Baako, Nathan Belcher, Rob Godwin, Alan Koger, Ryan Snyder

5 Penn State Classic Page 5 STARTING LINEUP BY GAME OPPONENT F B B B B GK Elon Jones Ernst Stowe McBride Baako Harris Yakovac Bothe Orozco DiNuzzo Wergley Penn State Ohio State Temple Dartmouth North Carolina Virginia Tech American Stony Brook Hofstra Northeastern James Madison VCU Towson George Mason Georgia State UNCW Drexel Delaware Old Dominion STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION F Jones 1 Stowe 1 Baako 1 Ernst 17 Harris 1 McBride 1 B B B B Yakovac 1 Bothe 1 Orozco 1 DiNuzzo 1 GK Wergley 1

6 2006 William and Mary Men 's Soccer William and Mary Game Results (as of Sep 01, 2007) All games Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Attend Goals scored Sep 1, 2007 ELON W Harris, Jeremy (Ernst, Doug) TEAM RECORD W-L-T ATTEND Dates Total Average Overall: Total: Conference: Home: Home: Away: Away: Neutral: Neutral: Overtime:

7 2006 William and Mary Men 's Soccer William and Mary Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2007) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS W&M OPP SHOT STATISTICS... Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored average Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES... Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE... Total Dates/Avg Per Date... 1/624 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg... 0/0 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd Total William and Mary William and Mary Opponents Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total William and Mary William and Mary Opponents Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total William and Mary Opponents

8 2006 William and Mary Men 's Soccer William and Mary Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2007) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: SHOTS ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT Harris, Jeremy Ernst, Doug Belcher, Nathan Thomas, Price Bothe, Roger Jones, Brock Christmas, Peter DiNuzzo, Michael Yakovac, Michael Stowe, Ian Koger, Alan Orozco, Nick Overdevest, Ryan Baako, Nathaniel McBride, Doug Total Opponents GOAL AVERAGE--- --SAVES RECORD---- ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Wergley, Brennan : Total : Opponents : Team saves: 0 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd Total William and Mary William and Mary Opponents Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total William and Mary William and Mary Opponents Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total ATTENDANCE SUMMARY W&M OPP William and Mary Total Opponents Dates/Avg Per Date... 1/624 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg... 0/0