2019 Marquette University Men's Soccer Match Notes
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2019 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES GAME #6 vs creighton BIG EAST Regular Season Champs: 2011, 2013 | BIG EAST Tournament Champs: 2013 | NCAA Appearances: 1997, 2012, 2013 THE MATCHUP 2019 QUICK FACTS Marquette 0-0-02-2-1 (0-0-0(0-0-0 BIGBIG EAST)EAST) creighton 3-2-1 (0-0-0 BIg east) Location ............................................Milwaukee, Wisconsin Golden Eagles’ 56th Season | @MarquetteSoccer Nickname ..........................................................Golden Eagles VP/Director of Athletics ..........................................Bill Scholl Home Field ...........................................................Valley Fields VS All-time record ............................ 415-411-100 / 56th season NCAA Appearances ................................3 (1997, 2012, 2013) Head Coach .......................................................Louis Bennett Marquette By The Numbers MATCH INFO: Creighton By The Numbers Record at Marquette ................... 85-119-37 / 14th season Marquette 0-0-0 (0-0-0 BIG EAST) Head Coach:uette...... 0-0-0Louis (0-0-0 Bennett BIG (14thEAST) season) Date: Friday, Sept. 20 Head Coach:........ Johnny Tores (1st season) Overall Record ........................... 220-183-54 / 24th season Goal Leader: ...............................Josh Coan (3) Time: 7:35 p.m. CT Goal Leader: ......Briggs/Fares/Haakenson (2) Assistants: .......Sean Hughes, Bryan Ciesiulka Graham Shaw Asst. Leader: ....................Patrick Seagrist (2) Location: Milwaukee Asst. Leader ....................Luke Haakenson (2) Starters R/L ......................................................................10/4 Website: ..............................GoMarquette.com Field: Valley Fields Website: ...............................GoCreighton.com Letterwinners R/L .............................................................14/6 Newcomers ...........................................................................8 MU opens big east play vs creighton MU Projected Lineup The Marquette University men’s soccer team kicks off Starters Key Reserves BIG EAST play on Friday, Sept. 20 at home against Creighton. 5 Manuel Cukaj D So. 1 Cedrik Stern GK So. The start time is set for 7:35 p.m and is the second game of a 7 Patrick Seagrist D Sr. 2 Gabe Kash D Fr. 2019 Schedule 8 Alan Salmeron M So. 4 Christian Albelo M So. Date Opponent Location Time/Result doubleheader with the Marquette women’s team. 9 Lukas Sunesson F So. 6 Louis Yuill M Fr. MU played in the Milwaukee Cup across town at 11 Connor Alba M Sr. 10 Luka Prpa M Sr. AUGUST 16 Josh Coan F Sr. 13 Griffin Jende F Jr. Engelmann Stadium on Tuesday evening, but fell to 17 Clay Smith D Fr. 15 Christian Marquez F Fr. Sat. 17 #at Loyola Chicago Chicago, Ill. T, 0-0 20 Leo Villa D Sr. 18 A.J. Franklin F Fr. Milwaukee, 2-1. Josh Coan put the Golden Eagles up 1-0 21 Alex Mirsberger D Fr. 19 Sam Thornton F Jr. Wed. 21 #Notre Dame Valley Fields W, 2-1 in the first half with a fantastic finish in the 25th minute, 22 Zak Wegner M So. 26 Josh Hancock D So. Sun. 25 #MKE Torrent Valley Fields W, 2-1 32 Jackson Weyman GK Fr. 29 Oliver Posarelli D Sr. but the Panthers stormed back and scored two goals off Fri. 30 UAB Valley Fields W, 2-1 (2OT) set pieces in the second half to win the game. SEPTEMBER The Golden Eagles and Blue Jays will meet for the 16th team in the history of the programs on Sun. 1 UC Davis Valley Fields T, 0-0 Friday evening. The teams have split the past three matchups, 1-1-1, but Creighton holds a 4-2-1 Fri. 6 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. L, 2-1 advantage since it joined the BIG EAST in 2013. Fri. 13 Northern Illinois Valley Fields W, 3-1 Tue. 17 at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. L, 2-1 How to Follow: Fri. 20 Creighton* Valley Fields 7:35 p.m. Live stats will be available on GoMarquette.com and live streaming will be available on the BIG EAST Tue. 24 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 7 p.m. Digital Network, Caffeine TV and YouTube. Fri. 27 at Xavier* Cincinnati, Ohio 6 p.m. OCTOBER 2019 SEASON NOTES Tue. 1 Saint Louis Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Marquette is 5-5-4 overall and 9-4-1 in BIG EAST home openers since joining the conference in 2004 . Fri. 4 St. John’s* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Connor Alba (2nd Team), Luka Prpa (1st Team), Patrick Seagrist (1st Team) and Lukas Sunesson Tue. 8 Green Bay Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. (Freshman Team) all returned this year after earning All-BIG EAST honors in 2018. Sat. 12 at Providence* Providence, R.I. 6 p.m. • Freshman goalkeeper Jackson Weyman was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Sept. 2 Sun. 20 at Villanova* Villanova, Pa. Noon after posting a 0.42 GAA in his first two games. He’s 2-2-1 on the year with an .824 save percentage. Wed. 23 Butler* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Josh Coan was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll this week after tallying a career-high five points Sat. 26 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. Noon (two goals, one assist) in Friday night’s win over NIU. He leads the team with seven points. NOVEMBER SENIOR NIGHT • Connor Alba notched his second goal of the year Friday. Alba is second on the team with five points. Sat. 2 Seton Hall* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Three-time all-conference midfielder Luka Prpa played 49 minutes against USF on Sept. 6 in his return Wed. 6 at DePaul* Chicago, Ill. Noon from a foot injury. After sitting out Friday against NIU, he returned to the pitch against Milwaukee. Sat. 9 BIG EAST First Rd. at Higher Seed TBA • This will be the first of seven BIG EAST games that Marquette will have televised on the BEDN. Wed. 13 BIG EAST Semis at Higher Seed TBA • Five of the Golden Eagles’ 17 games are against opponents either ranked or receiving votes in the Sun. 17 BIG EAST Finals at Higher Seed TBA NCAA’a top-25 poll. Georgetown (No. 5), Xavier (No. 11) and St. John’s (No. 19) are ranked while *BIG EAST Conference match; Bold indicates home match and Creighton (17) and UC Davis (1) are receiving votes. #Exhibition match; All times central/subject to change BIG EAST Regular Season Champions: 2011, 2013 | BIG EAST Tournament Champions: 2013 | NCAAs: 1997, 2012, 2013 @marquettesoccer /marquettesoccer @marquettesoccer 2019 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES GAME #6 vs creighton 2019 MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last College ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 1 Cedrik Stern* GK So. 6-2 175 Freidberg, Germany 11 Connor Alba 2 Gabe Kash D R-Fr. 5-6 145 Marshall, Ill./Marshall 4 Christian Albelo 3 Jonathan Robinson D Fr. 5-8 155 Evanston, Ill./Warren Township 27 Jett Blaschka 4 Christian Albelo* M R-So. 6-0 185 Alexandria, Va./Wiesbaden (Germany) 12 Luca Cardamone 5 Manuel Cukaj* D R-So. 6-1 185 Mannheim, Germany/J.S. Bach 16 Josh Coan 6 Louis Yuill M Fr. 6-0 165 London, England/St. John’s School 5 Manuel Cukaj 7 Patrick Seagrist*** D Sr. 6-0 170 Streamwood, Ill./Conant 32 Michael Diaz 8 Alan Salmeron* M So. 5-4 150 Cicero, Ill./Morton 18 AJ Franklin 9 Lukas Sunesson* F So. 5-11 175 Taby, Sweden/Taby Enskilda Gymnasium 14 Nick Guido 10 Luka Prpa*** M Sr. 5-10 165 Wind Lake, Wis./Muskego 26 Josh Hancock 11 Connor Alba*** M Sr. 5-7 150 Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial 13 Griffin Jende 12 Luca Cardamone D Jr. 6-2 165 Ascoli Piceno, Italy/Bethel University (Ind.) 2 Gabe Kash 13 Griffin Jende** F R-Jr. 6-2 190 Waukesha, Wis./Pewaukee 15 Christian Marquez 21 Alex Mirsberger 14 Nick Guido F So. 5-9 155 Matthews, N.C./Weddington/South Carolina 29 Oliver Posarelli 15 Christian Marquez F Fr. 5-9 160 Berwyn, Ill./St. Ignatius College Prep 10 Luka Prpa 16 Josh Coan* F Sr. 5-9 140 Indianapolis, Ind./Wake Forest (NC)/Pittsburgh 3 Jonathon Robinson 17 Clay Smith D Fr. 6-2 185 Chesapeake, Va./The Woodlands 8 Alan Salmeron 18 A.J. Franklin F R-Fr. 6-3 175 Streamwood, Ill./St. Edward 7 Patrick Seagrist 19 Sam Thornton F Jr. 6-0 160 Rotherham, England/Wickersley School/Gannon 17 Clay Smith 20 Leo Villa* D Sr. 6-1 185 Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay East/UW-Parkside 31 Cedrik Stern 21 Alex Mirsberger D R-Fr. 5-8 145 Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central 9 Lukas Sunesson 22 Zak Wegner* M R-So. 5-11 160 Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead 19 Sam Thornton 26 Josh Hancock* D So. 6-2 170 Torbay, England 20 Leo Villa 27 Jett Blaschka M R-Fr. 6-1 160 Orlando, Fla../SIMA 22 Zak Wegner 29 Oliver Posarelli* D Sr. 5-11 170 Verona, Italy/Agli Angeli/Montana St. 32 Jackson Weyman 30 Alec Wons GK R-Fr. 5-10 160 Leawood, Kan./Blue Springs South 30 Alec Wons 31 Michael Diaz GK Fr. 6-1 170 Tampa, Fla./Frisco 6 Louis Yuill 32 Jackson Weyman GK R-Fr. 6-1 150 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township * letters earned; (C) - captain BY POSITION COACHING STAFF Forwards .................................8 Head Coach: Louis Bennett (14th season at Marquette) Midfielders..............................7 Assistant Coach: Sean Hughes Defenders ...............................9 Assistant Coach: Bryan Ciesiulka Goalkeepers ...........................4 Goalkeeper Coach/Camps Director: Graham Shaw Athletic Trainer: Lisa VanHoose BY YEAR Seniors ....................................6 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #14 – Nick Guido (Gwee-DOE) Juniors.....................................3 #4 – Christian Albelo (al-BELL-oh) #15 – Christian Marquez (MAR-Kezz) Sophomores ...........................8 #5 – Manuel Cukaj (CHOO-kigh) #20 – Leo Villa (VILL-uh) Freshmen ..............................11 #6 – Louis Yuill (LOU-ee YULE) #21 – Alex Mirsberger (MERS-burger) #9 – Lukas Sunesson (SUN-ESS-Ohn) #27 – Jett Blaschka (BLASH-kuh) BY STATE/COUNTRY #10 – Luka Prpa (LOO-ka PER-puh) #29 – Oliver Posarelli (poss-uh-RELL-ee) Illinois (8): Franklin, Kash, #11 – Connor Alba (AHL-bah) #32 – Jackson Weyman (WHY-man) Marquez, Robinson, Salmeron, #12 – Luca Cardamone (Car-da-MOH-Nay) Head Coach – Louis Bennett (LOU-ee) Sanchez, Seagrist, Weyman Assistant Coach – Bryan Ciesiulka (CEASE-ee-UL-ka) Wisconsin (6): Alba, Jende, #13 – Griffin Jende (JEN-dee) Mirsberger, Prpa, Villa, Wegner Germany (2): Cukaj, Stern Florida (2): Blaschka, Diaz 2018 Postseason Awards Italy (2): Cardamone.