2002 Men's Soccer Release, Aug. 26
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Wisconsin Sports Information 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711 Wisconsin Ph: 608-262-2255 Fax: 608-262-8184 2002 Men’s Soccer Release, Aug. 26 Web site: UWBADGERS.COM Contact: Jessica Burda THE BADGERS UPCOMING EVENTS 2001 Overall Record ................................10-8-1 Monday Aug. 26 Exhibition game vs. Milwaukee Select Team 12 p.m. 2001 Big Ten Record............................3-3 (T3rd) Friday Aug. 30 Rocky Rococo - Wisconsin Soccer Classic Series vs. NIU............................................13-6-0 Game 1 Western Michigan vs. Florida Atlantic 5 p.m. Game 2 Wisconsin vs. Iona 7:30 p.m. Head Coach ....................................Jeff Rohrman Sunday Sept. 1 Rocky Rococo - Wisconsin Soccer Classic Alma Mater ....................UW-Milwaukee, 1986 Record at UW ....................................First Year Game 3 Western Michigan vs. Iona 12 p.m. Overall Record ..................................First Year Game 4 Wisconsin vs. Florida Atlantic 2:30 p.m. Assistant Coach............................Jon Szczepanski Wednesday Sept. 4 Jeff Rohrman live chat on UWBADGERS.com 12 p.m. Alma Mater ....................UW-Milwaukee, 2001 Assistant Coach ..........................Nick Pasquarello PRACTICE TIMES Alma Mater ............................Wisconsin, 1994 During the 2002 pre-season, the Badgers’ practice schedule varies throughout the week. Team Manager ....................................Phil Ayoub All practices are open to the media and interviews can be conducted after practice ses- Captains........Valentine Anozie and John McGrady sions are completed. All media members are asked to contact Jessica Burda of the Wisconsin Sports STORYLINES Information Office to obtain practice schedules and arrange interviews with the UW • Wisconsin opens its first season under coach coaches and players. Jeff Rohrman and assistant coaches Jon Szczepanski and Nick Pasquarello. GAME TICKET INFORMATION • The Badgers ended 2001 with an overall Game tickets for the 2002 Wisconsin Men’s Soccer home games will be available at the record of 10-8-1, the best finish in five years for McClimon Soccer Complex ticket booth one hour before all home games. General former head coach Kalekeni M. Banda. admission tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth/students/seniors. • Wisconsin returns six seniors to lead the For fans interested in attending several Wisconsin athletic events, Badger Bundle Badgers in 2002 including co-captains Valentine tickets are $3 for adults, and $1 for UW students, youths (2-17) and senior citizens (55- up), with a minimum of 15 admissions purchased. Badger Bundle tickets are discounted Anozie and John McGrady, in addition to Mike up to 50% off the regular varsity sport ticket price. Badger Bundle tickets may be pur- Epp, Christian Poppert, Aymar Sinaise and Perry chased at the gate or in advance through the UW Athletic Ticket Office. Smith. For more information, log on to UWBADGERS.com. • Led by sophomore Nick Van Sicklen with three points (one goal, one assist), Wisconsin won ONE DOWN, NINETEEN-PLUS TO GO... its first pre-season exhibition game of 2002. The Wisconsin opened up the 2002 pre-season Saturday, Aug. 17 with a 2-1 exhibition win Badgers defeated Northern Illinois 2-1 at the over the Northern Illinois Huskies at the McClimon Soccer Classic. McClimon Soccer Complex on Saturday, Aug, 17. In the modified three-period game, UW sophomore Nick Van Sicklen scored three • Three Badgers played in this summer’s 2002 points for the Badgers with an assist and a goal. After a scoreless first period, the Huskies U.S. Amateur Soccer Association National Cup took a 1-0 lead, but Van Sicklen launched the ball across the field to set up midfielder tournament. Wisconsin sophmore David Martinez Noah Goerlitz for the Badgers’ first goal in the second period and 1-1 game. Van Sicklen, a graduate of Madison West High School, picked up his own goal off and his club, the Kansas City Athletics, won the of an assist from team co-captain Valentine Anozie during the final moments of the third men’s Under-20 national title, while senior period. Christian Poppert and sophomore Joe Anderson both played for the Milwaukee Kickers club team EXHIBITION TEAM CHANGE FOR PRE-SEASON GAME VERSUS RAMPAGE than won the regional U-23 title. Due to changes in the Milwaukee Rampage season schedule, the Wisconsin men's soccer • Wisconsin ushers in the 2002 regular season team will play a Milwaukee, Wis., select team in today's exhibition contest in place of the as the Badgers host their 13th annual Rocky Rampage. Game time remains 12:00 p.m. at the Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex. Rococo-Wisconsin Soccer Classic this coming week- The Rampage, a professional A-League team, adjusted their schedule Saturday end, Friday Aug.30 - Sunday, Sept. 1. The Badgers to play the MLS Kansas City Wizards in the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open have won seven tournament titles in addition to Cup. Consequently, two other games were moved into this week's lineup and the sweeping the tournament title and MVP honors Rampage face the Cincinnati Riverhawks at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night in Milwaukee. The (both offensive and defensive) five times. Badgers will play their exhibition game against Rampage reserve players and select soc- cer players from the Milwaukee area. BADGERS HOST ROCKY ROCOCO- WISCONSIN SOCCER CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND Wisconsin kicks off its regular season with the Rocky Rococo Wisconsin Soccer Classic, Friday, August 30 - Sunday, September 1 at the McClimon Soccer Complex. On Friday, Western Michigan University will play Florida Atlantic University at 5 p.m. The Badgers take the field at 7:30 p.m. against the Iona College Gaels. The tournament continues Sunday afternoon as Western Michigan plays Iona at 12 p.m. and the Badgers face the Florida Atlantic Owls at 2:30 p.m. A tournament awards ceremony will take place following the Wisconsin game Sunday afternoon. HITTING THE ROAD After playing their own Rocky Rococo - Wisconsin Soccer Classic, the Badgers travel west to the Gonzaga Invite in Spokane, Wash. UW will face the host Bulldogs Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. (CT), then play the Oregon State Beavers Sunday, Sept. 8 at 12 p.m. (CT). In total, Wisconsin travels for 10 games this season including a trip to in-state rival Marquette, along with road games at Big Ten Conference rivals Ohio State, Michigan State and defending Big Ten Champion Indiana. On their home turf, the Badgers welcome six teams to the McClimon Soccer Complex throughout the season as Eastern Illinois, UW-Milwaukee and Dartmouth face Wisconsin in non-conference competition, in addition to Big Ten matches against Penn State, Michigan and Northwestern. WISCONSIN HEAD COACH JEFF ROHRMAN Returning home to the Midwest, first-year head coach Jeff Rohrman brings his extensive experience as both a coach and player to the Wisconsin men’s soccer program. He spent seven years as the top assistant coach at nationally-respected Maryland before taking the reins of the Badgers this past spring. During his tenure at Maryland, Rohrman worked with Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski to lead the Terrapins into national prominence and six of the last seven NCAA tournaments, including a final four appearance in 1998. While on the East Coast, Rohrman’s ties to the Midwest remained strong in his home state of Minnesota, in addition to the promi- nent soccer communities of Wisconsin and Illinois. He worked to build these ties over time and began recruiting some of the Midwest’s top athletes to Maryland, including 1997 ACC Player of the Year Leo Cullen, a Burnsville, Minn., native. Rohrman played for two seasons at Bethany Lutheran, a two-year private college at that time. While at Bethany Lutheran, he was named an All-American and the team’s MVP as a sophomore. He played his final two years at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee where he earned MVP and all-state honors as a Panther and served as team captain. Following his collegiate career, he partici- pated in the 1986 U.S. Olympic Festival in Houston and played professionally from 1986-87 for the Milwaukee Wave of the American Indoor Soccer League. He also played professional soccer with Real Santa Barbara of the Western Soccer League in 1989 and was on the Minnesota men’s state team that won the 1990 national amateur championship. Rohrman received his bachelor of science degree in biological sciences from UW-Milwaukee in 1986 and a master’s degree in sport administration from Mankato State (now Minnesota State, Mankato) in 1991. 2002 Wisconsin Men’s Soccer Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr./El. Ht. Wt. Hometown (HS/Previous School) 0 Michael Jelenic* GK Fr./Fr. 6-1 175 Bay Village, Ohio (Bay) 1 Eric Hanson GK Jr./So. 6-3 170 Madison, Wis. (LaFollette) 2 Noah Goerlitz* MF So./So. 5-9 145 Neenah, Wis. (Neenah) 3 Nick Van Sicklen* F So./So. 6-0 165 Madison, Wis. (West) 4 Aymar Sinaise*** MF/D Sr./Sr. 5-10 155 Desruisseaux, St. Lucia (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) 5 Mike Epp*** D/MF Sr./Sr. 6-3 185 Toronto, Ontario (Father Henry Carr) 7 Joe Anderson* D So./So. 5-10 150 Racine, Wis. (Washington Park) 8 Erol Goknur** MF Jr./Jr. 5-9 155 Madison, Wis. (Memorial) 9 David Martinez* MF Jr./So. 5-9 155 Shawnee, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 10 Valentine Anozie (C)*** F/MF Sr.#/Sr. 5-9 150 Imo State, Nigeria (St. Basil-the Great College-Toronto) 11 Perry Smith*** D Sr./Sr. 5-11 170 Beaumont, Texas (Monsignor Kelly) 12 John McGrady (C)* D/MF Sr./Sr. 6-0 170 West Bend, Wis. (Brookfield East) 13 Ryan Nord MF/D So./So. 6-1 175 Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township) 14 Watson Vaughn Prather** MF Jr./Jr. 6-1 175 Potomac, Md. (Winston Churchill) 15 Phil Doeh F Fr./Fr.