University of Connecticut

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

37 All-Americans  4 National Players of the Year  24 BIG EAST Players of the Year  35 First Team All-BIG EAST Selections

Rosters...... 8

Roster Breakdown...... 9

2010 Season Preview...... 10-12

2009 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Carlos Alvarez returns to the UConn line-up for the 2010 season.

2010 UCONN MEN’S SOCCER 7 2010 ROSTERSUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 3 National Championships  11 BIG EAST Regular Season Titles  7 BIG EAST Tournament Championships Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School/Last School 2010 Captains 00 Brendan Kazmierski GK Fr. 6-0 175 Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport 0 Matt Sangeloty Gk sr. 6-2 190 Farmington, Conn./Farmington 1 Lionel Brown GK R-Jr. 5-11 175 Miramar, Fla./Coconut Creek 2 Greg King d sr. 5-9 163 Queensland, Australia/Forest Lake State 3 andrew Jean-Baptiste d Fr. 6-2 205 Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood 4 nickardo Blake d Jr. 6-1 167 Clarendon, Jamaica/Tamarac, Fla./East Central College (Mo.) 5 thomas Wharf d sr. 6-1 175 Merseyside, England/Hawkley Hall/Univ. of Mobile 6 Juho Karppinen M Fr. 5-11 160 kuopio, Finland/Kuopion Klassillinen Lukio 7 Qian Grosvenor M Fr. 5-8 145 diego Martin, Trinidad/St. Anthony’s 8 shawn Nicklaw d sr. 5-11 170 san Diego, Calif./University City 9 stephane Diop F so. 5-11 165 dakar, Senegal/College African Sports Etudes 10 Carlos Alvarez F so. 5-10 160 Los Angeles, Calif./Bishop Mora Salesian 11 alan Ponce F sr. 5-10 170 Chino, Calif./Don Antonio Lugo/Rio Hondo CC 12 Jonathan Goodridge d Fr. 5-11 172 toronto, Ont./C.W. Baker (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) 13 sean Weir D R-So. 6-1 175 new Milford, Conn./South Kent 14 Robert Brickley M sr. 6-0 185 Wethersfield, Conn./Wethersfield/Loomis Chaffee 15 Chris O’Brien d Fr. 6-1 160 Guilford, Conn./Guilford Josh Ford 16 tony Cascio M Jr. 5-11 165 Gilbert, Ariz./Hamilton Senior Liverpool, N.Y. 17 karl Rumph M R-Fr. 5-9 175 southampton, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 18 Josh Ford G sr. 6-2 175 Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool 20 Colin Bradley d/M R-Fr. 6-2 170 west Hartford, Conn./Avon Old Farms 21 shawn Fonseca M sr. 5-5 140 newington, Conn./Newington 22 Max Wasserman d so. 5-10 165 Farmington, Conn./Loomis Chaffee 23 Mamadou Doudou Diouf F Fr. 6-1 170 dakar, Senegal/College African Sports Etudes 26 stefan Berkeley G R-Fr. 6-3 180 washington, D.C./DeMatha Catholic 27 trevor Constantine d R-Fr. 5-7 160 Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 28 Robert Olivieri M R-So. 5-9 165 Roanoke, Texas/Keller 29 david Falcones M R-So. 5-8 150 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa 44 Jossimar Sanchez d/M so. 5-9 170 Paterson, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School/Last School 10 Carlos Alvarez F so. 5-10 160 Los Angeles, Calif./Bishop Mora Salesian 26 stefan Berkeley G R-Fr. 6-3 180 washington, D.C./DeMatha 4 nickardo Blake d Jr. 6-1 167 Clarendon, Jamaica/Tamarac, Fla./East Central College (Mo.) 20 Colin Bradley d/M R-Fr. 6-2 170 west Hartford, Conn./Avon Old Farms Robert Brickley 14 Robert Brickley M sr. 6-0 185 Wethersfield, Conn./Wethersfield/Loomis Chaffee Senior 1 Lionel Brown G R-Jr. 5-11 175 Miramar, Fla./Coconut Creek Wethersfield, Conn. 16 tony Cascio M Jr. 5-11 165 Gilbert, Ariz./Hamilton 27 trevor Constantine d R-Fr. 5-7 160 Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 9 stephane Diop F so. 5-11 165 dakar, Senegal/College African Sports Etudes 23 Mamadou Doudou Diouf F Fr. 6-1 170 dakar, Senegal/College African Sports Etudes 29 david Falcones M R-So. 5-8 150 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa 21 shawn Fonseca M sr. 5-5 140 newington, Conn./Newington 18 Josh Ford G sr. 6-2 175 Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool 12 Jonathan Goodridge d Fr. 5-11 172 toronto, Ont./C.W. Baker (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) 7 Qian Grosvenor M Fr. 5-8 145 diego Martin, Trinidad/St. Anthony’s 3 andrew Jean-Baptiste d Fr. 6-2 205 Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood 6 Juho Karppinen M Fr. 5-11 160 kuopio, Finland/Kuopion Klassillinen Lukio 00 Brendan Kazmierski GK Fr. 6-0 175 Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport 2 Greg King d sr. 5-9 163 Queensland, Australia/Forest Lake State 8 shawn Nicklaw d sr. 5-11 170 san Diego, Calif./University City 15 Chris O’Brien d Fr. 6-1 160 Guilford, Conn./Guilford 28 Robert Olivieri M R-So. 5-9 165 Roanoke, Texas/Keller 11 alan Ponce F sr. 5-10 170 Chino, Calif./Don Antonio Lugo/Rio Hondo CC 17 karl Rumph M R-Fr. 5-9 175 southampton, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 44 Jossimar Sanchez d/M so. 5-9 170 Paterson, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep 0 Matt Sangeloty G sr. 6-2 190 Farmington, Conn./Farmington 22 Max Wasserman d so. 5-10 165 Farmington, Conn./Loomis Chaffee 13 sean Weir D R-So. 6-1 175 new Milford, Conn./South Kent 5 thomas Wharf d sr. 6-1 175 Merseyside, England/Hawkley Hall/Univ. of Mobile

Head Coach: Ray Reid (Southern Connecticut ‘82), 14th season Associate Head Coach: John Deeley (Southern Connecticut ‘80), 14th Season Assistant Coach: Kevin Bacher (Syracuse ‘03), Ninth Season ASSISTANT COACH: Dane Brenner (South Florida ‘06), Fourth Season Director of Soccer Operations: Kevin May (Nazareth ‘08), Second Season

8 2010 UCONN MEN’S SOCCER UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTROSTER BREAKDOWN 38 All-Americans  4 National Players of the Year  30 BIG EAST Players of the Year  35 First Team All-BIG EAST Selections ELIGIBILITY primary position state/country Seniors (8) FORWARDS (3) ARIZONA (1) JAMAICA (1) Robert Brickley Carlos Alvarez Tony Cascio Jared Adamo Nickardo Blake Shawn Fonseca Mamadou Doudou Diouf Jared A-Dom-Oh AUSTRALIA (1) NEW JERSEY (1) Josh Ford Alan Ponce Greg King Jossimar Sanchez Greg King Dori Arad Door-ee Uh-Rod Shawn Nicklaw MIDFIELDERS (11) CALIFORNIA (3) NEW YORK (5) Alan Ponce Tony Cascio Carlos Alvarez David Falcones Matt Sangeloty Stephane Diop Shawn NicklawKevin Bacher Josh Ford Thomas Wharf David Falcones Alan Ponce Kevin Baa-Ker Andrew Jean-Baptiste Shawn Fonseca Brendan Kazmierski CONNECTICUT (8) JUNIORS (3) Qian Grosvenor Karl Rumph Colin Bradley Nickardo Blake Juho Karpinnen Joe Brantmeyer Robert Brickley TEXAS (1) Lionel Brown Robert Olivieri Joe Brant-My-Er Robert Olivieri Tony Cascio Karl Rumph Trevor Constantine Shawn Fonseca Jossimar Sanchez TORONTO (1) SOPHOMORES (7) Max Wasserman Chris O’Brien Oscar Castillo Oscar Cas-tee-oh Jonathan Goodridge Carlos Alvarez Thomas Wharf Matt Sangeloty Stephane Diop Max Wasserman TRINIDAD (1) David Falcones Sean Weir Qian Grosvenor DEFENDERS (10) Chukwudi Robert Olivieri Nickardo Blake Chijindu Jossimar Sanchez senegal (2) Colin Bradley ENGLAND (1) Chuck-Woo-Dee Max Wasserman Stephane Diop Robert Brickley Thomas WharfSheh-Jen-Doo Sean Weir Mamadou Doudou Diouf Trevor Constantine FINLAND (1) Jonathan Goodridge WASHINGTON, D.C. (1) REDSHIRT-FRESHMEN (4) Juho Karpinnen Andrew Jean-Baptiste Ryan Cordeiro Stefan Berkeley Stefan Berkeley Ryan Core-Dare-O Greg King FLORIDA (1) Colin Bradley Shawn Nicklaw Lionel Brown Trevor Constantine Karl Rumph Chris O’Brien Sean Weir FRESHMEN (7) Mamadou Doudou Diouf GOALIEs (5) Jonathan Goodridge Stefan Berkeley Qian Grosvenor Lionel Brown Andrew Jean-Baptiste Josh Ford Juho Karpinnen Brendan Kazmierski Brendan Kazmierski Matt Sangeloty Chris O’Brien

Pronunciation Guide Kevin Bacher...... Baa-Ker

Tony Cascio...... Cas-see-o

Stephane Diop...... Stef-on Jope

Mamadou Doudou Diouf....Do-Do Dee-Off

David Falcones...... Fal-Cone-ase

Qian Grosvenor.....Kee-Han Gros-ner

Juho Karppinen...... Car-P-en

Brendan Kazmierski.....Kaz-MERE-ski

Robert Olivieri..... Rovert O-li-veer-ee

Matt Sangeloty...... San-Gel-Lah-Tee

2010 UCONN MEN’S SOCCER 9 SEASONUNIVERSITY PREVIEW OF CONNECTICUT 3 National Championships  11 BIG EAST Regular Season Titles  7 BIG EAST Tournament Championships

Tony Cascio

Carlos Alvarez

The University of Connecticut men’s soccer team The 2009 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, Carlos will begin the 2010 season after losing some top Returning Starters Alvarez (Los Angeles, Calif.), will also headline the players after the 2009 season, including BIG EAST 11 alan Ponce F sr. 5-10 170 midfielders for the Huskies after he finished last Midfielder of the Year,Toni Stahl and the 2009 Co- 10 Carlos Alvarez M so. 5-10 160 season with 17 points on three goals and a BIG EAST Defender of the Year, Kwame-Watson Siriboe. 16 tony Cascio M Jr. 5-11 165 best, 11 assists. Jossimar Sanchez (Paterson, N.J.), 44 Jossimar Sanchez M so. 5-9 170 who started in all 19 games in 2009, will also help Last season, the Huskies advanced to their 12th 8 shawn Nicklaw d sr. 5-11 170 the Huskies offensively and defensively in 2010. consecutive and 30th overall NCAA appearance 14 Robert Brickley d sr. 6-0 185 and will strive to extend both accolades in 2010 2 Greg King d sr. 5-9 163 Ray Reid enters his 14th year as the head coach beginning on Saturday, Aug. 22 in a 7:30 p.m. 18 Josh Ford G sr. 6-2 175 of the UConn men’s soccer program as he boasts exhibition match against Massachusetts at an 188-68-28 record. Reid’s teams have garnered Morrone Stadium. Letterwinners Lost seven BIG EAST Regular Season titles, four BIG EAST 15 toni Stahl M 6-3 180 Grad. Tournament titles, and the 2000 NCAA National Senior goalkeeper Josh Ford (Liverpool, N.Y.) will 4 k. Watson-Siriboe d 6-4 200 Grad. Championship. once again be a leader on the field for the Huskies 12 Cruz Hernandez d 5-8 170 Grad. after having three of the most successful seasons 10 Mike Pezza M 5-8 155 Grad. The Huskies return 21 players from the 2009 ros- in goal for the UConn program. ter that will be joined by nine newcomers for the 2010 season. In 2009, Ford developed into one of UConn’s top goalkeepers as he became UConn’s all-time leader in shutouts with 39. He ranks at the top amongst all-time Huskies in consecutive starts The Forwards (65), shutouts (39) and shutouts in a single- 11 alan Ponce F sr. 5-10 170 season (13), while he is fourth in wins with 42 10 Carlos Alvarez F so. 5-10 160 in his career. 23 Mamadou “Doudou” Diouf F Fr. 6-1 170 Ticket information The Huskies will also return seniors Greg Tickets for all regular-season home games can be King (Queensland, Australia), Robert Brickley purchased from the UConn ticket office by visiting (Wethersfield, Conn.), and Shawn Nicklaw UConnHuskies.com or calling 860-486-2724 or The forwards (San Diego, Calif.) as these three Huskies toll free 877-AT-UCONN. The 2010 squad will look for Alan Ponce (Chino, have anchored UConn’s backline the last few Reserved Seats ...... $8.00 Calf.) to begin where he left off last season as he seasons. General Admission (adults)...... $6.00 recorded 16 points on six goals and four assists for General Admission (seniors & children)...$4.00 the Huskies. Ponce stepped up big in 2009 after the Junior Tony Cascio (Gilbert, Ariz), who led the Students...... $2.00 graduation of 2007 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy winner Huskies in 2009 with 19 points on seven goals and two-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, and five assists, will be a key component of O’Brian White. UConn’s midfield this season.

10 2010 UCONN MEN’S SOCCER UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUTSEASON PREVIEW 38 All-Americans  4 National Players of the Year  30 BIG EAST Players of the Year  35 First Team All-BIG EAST Selections

Cascio, who can play either forward or mid- The defenders field, will use his versatility to lead the Huskies 2 Greg King d sr. 5-9 163 all over the field, while newcomer Doudou 8 shawn Nicklaw d sr. 5-11 170 Diouf will strive to make an impact on the 14 Robert Brickley d sr. 6-0 185 program in his first season with the Huskies. 4 nickardo Blake d Jr. 6-1 167

13 sean Weir d so. 6-1 175 The midfielders 27 trevor Constantine D R-Fr. 5-7 160 After losing Stahl, a dominate presence 20 Colin Bradley d R-Fr. 6-2 170 in UConn’s transition game the past four 15 Chris O’Brien d Fr. 6-1 160 seasons, UConn will look upon Alvarez to 12 Jonathan Goodridge D Fr. 5-11 172 continue to fill a key role in the Huskies’ 3 Andrew Jean-Baptiste D Fr. 6-2 205 line-up. He will be joined by Stephane Diop (Dakar, Senegal) and Jossimar Sanchez, who both return to the UConn line-up to balance out the midfield.

Sanchez played in all 19 games for the Hus- kies in 2009 and will be expected to do the same in 2010. He will continue to be a game changer for the Huskies as he played an inte- gral role in his first collegiate season.

Recording 29 points with nine goals and 11 assists in the past two years, Cascio returns to the UConn midfield after two stellar seasons Jossimar Sanchez with the Huskies. Now with even more experience, Cascio will be looked upon to apply pressure to the opponents’ net and fill in the every game for the Huskies in 2009, while King void left by both Stahl and Pezza. saw time in just 17 games as he was sidelined Colin Bradley (West Hartford, Conn.), who due to an injury. redshirted the 2009 season, will also compete for a spot in the midfield along with Thomas The three backs will guide newcomers such as Wharf (Merseyside, England), who played in Andrew Jean-Baptiste (Brentwood, N.Y.) and 17 contests last year and scored one goal, Nickardo Blake (Clarendon, Jamaica). while adding one assist. Newcomers Qian Grosvenor (Diego Martin, Trinidad) and Juho Jean-Baptiste comes into UConn after a suc- Karppinen (Kuopio, Finland) will add to the cessful career with USSF Academy and Brent- Huskies’ strengths in the midfield. wood High School. The freshman was a 2009 NSCAA/adidas Boys High School All-American Max Wasserman (Farmington, Conn.) played Team member as well as the 2009 New York some solid minutes for the Huskies in 2009 State Player of the Year. Blake was also an as he appeared in 11 games and scored his NSCAA All-American. first career goal at Yale on Oct. 20. Sean Weir (New Milford, Conn.) will compete for a spot in the backfield this season after The defenders redshirting in 2008 and playing only two After the graduation of Watson-Siriboe, UConn games in 2009. Redshirt-freshman Trevor will look at new leaders to guide a talented Constantine (Glastonbury, Conn.) will also join group of young veterans and newcomers to the strong UConn backline after sitting out the another successful season in the BIG EAST 2009 season. Conference. They will all be joined by freshman Chris King, Nicklaw, Brickey and Wharf will use their O’Brien (Guilford, Conn.), who was an NSCAA/ experience and wealth of knowledge to in- adidas All-American in 2009 as well as an All- struct and lead the Huskies on the backline in New England and All-State selection in 2008.

The midfielders Jonathan Goodridge (Toronto, Ont.) will also join the Huskies in 2010 after being an All- 3 thomas Wharf M Jr. 6-1 175 CNY First Team member in 2008 and 2009 16 tony Cascio M Jr. 5-11 165 as well as a Section III Champion for the past 28 Robert Olivieri M so. 5-9 165 three years. 29 david Falcones M so. 5-8 150 21 shawn Fonseca M sr. 5-5 140 44 Jossimar Sanchez M so. 5-9 170 9 stephane Diop M so. 5-11 165 22 Max Wasserman M so. 5-10 165 17 karl Rumph M R-Fr. 5-9 175 6 Juho Karppinen M Fr. 5-11 160 7 Qian Grosvenor M Fr. 5-8 145

Alan Ponce

2010 UCONN MEN’S SOCCER 11 SEASONUNIVERSITY PREVIEW OF CONNECTICUT 3 National Championships  11 BIG EAST Regular Season Titles  7 BIG EAST Tournament Championships The goalkeepers The schedule NCAA Quarterfinal qualifiers for the first time Ford, who has engraved his name into the UConn’s 2010 schedule features 17 matches since the 2003 season. UConn record books, will lead the Huskies in with nine contests at Joseph J. Morrone Sta- net once again this season. dium in Storrs. The Huskies’ will play six road games in the month of October, which will feature the Tues- In 2009, Ford developed into one of UConn’s The Huskies’ 2010 journey will include facing day night match-up at Maryland as well as a top goalkeepers as he became the all-time six opponents that participated in the 2009 Saturday, Oct. 16 contest at St. John’s. leader in shutouts with 39. He ranks at the NCAA College Cup, including BIG EAST foes top amongst all-time Huskies in consecutive South Florida, Notre Dame and St. John’s. The Huskies will play their final two regular starts (65), shutouts (39) and shutouts in a season games on the road, first at George- single-season (13), while he is fourth in wins The Huskies’ open the regular season with town on Wednesday, Oct. 23 followed by a with 42 in his career. four consecutive non-conference match-ups, BIG EAST contest at Pittsburgh on Saturday, beginning with St. Francis on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Matt Sangeloty (Farmington, Conn.) will also Sept. 2. UConn will then play Yale on Sept. bring experience to the team as he enters his 4, Manhattan on Sept. 7 and Harvard on Sept. 11. final year with the Huskies after serving as The schedule the starting keeper during the 2006 season. 2009 nCaa nat’l After its four-game home stand, UConn will Sangeloty played every minute of the 2006 Date team NCaa appear. Champs travel down to Columbia, S.C. for the Game- season, tallying 57 saves and five shutouts A21 UMass (exh) - 2 0 cock Classic, featuring the Huskies, Kentucky, through 19 games. His experience as a vet- A28 Boston U. (exh) - 9 0 Iona and host, South Carolina. UConn will take eran for this program will help him lead this S1 st. Francis - 5 0 on Kentucky on Sept. 17 before facing South talented group of goalkeepers. Carolina on Sunday, Sept. 19. S4 Yale - 5 0 S7 Manhattan - 0 0 Lionel Brown (Miramar, Fla.) has a lot of UConn opens BIG EAST play at home on Sept. S11 Harvard 3rd Rnd 16 0 potential as well as Stefan Berkeley (Wash- 24 against South Florida, a team in which the S17 vs. Kentucky! - 4 0 ington, D.C.) as they will add their efforts into Huskies have not played against since 2007. S19 at South Carolina! - 18 0 the mix this season to give the goalkeeper During that season, the Huskies defeated the S24 USF* 2nd Rnd 14 0 position more depth. Bulls during the regular season, in BIG EAST S28 Boston College 3rd Rnd 9 0 Tournament play and during NCAA Tourna- O1 at Marquette* - 1 0 Freshman Brendan Kazmierski (Rochester, ment action. O5 at Maryland Quarter. 27 3 N.Y.) will look to gain experience throughout O9 seton Hall* - 9 0 his first year with the Huskies. The Huskies’ BIG EAST home schedule is O13 at Providence* - 3 0 packed with thrilling games, including con- O16 at St. John’s* 2nd Rnd 17 1 tests against the Bulls, Seton Hall (Oct. 9), O20 west Virginia* - 9 0 The goalkeepers West Virginia (Oct. 19) and Notre Dame (Oct. O23 notre Dame* 2nd Rnd 13 0 0 Matt Sangeloty G sr. 6-2 190 22). O27 at Georgetown* - 2 0 18 Josh Ford G sr. 6-2 175 O30 at Pittsburgh* - 2 0 1 Lionel Brown G Jr. 5-11 175 The Huskies will face Boston College in non- * BIG EAST contest 26 stefan Berkeley G R-Fr. 6-3 180 conference action on Sept. 28 and then will ! South Carolina Gamecock Classic 00 Brendan Kazmierski G Fr. 6-0 175 head to Milwaukee, Wisc. to take on Marquette on Oct. 1.

On Oct. 5, UConn will travel to Maryland to The big east tournament take on the 2008 NCAA Champions and 2009 The BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship will play its semifinal and championship games at the new state-of-the-art Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. beginning in 2010.

The soccer-specific facility is the new home of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer (MLS) and opened its doors on March 27, 2010.

The 2010 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Champion- ship will feature the top 12 of the league’s 16 teams. The top six teams in each division, seeded by conference point total, qualify for the conference championship.

The top two teams in each division earn a first round bye to the quarterfinals. The first round and quarterfinal games will be held on the campus of the higher seeded team.

First round games will be held on Nov. 3, with the quarterfinals following on Nov. 6. The semifinals at Red Bull Arena will be on Nov. 12 with the championship game on Nov. 14.

The champion receives the league’s automatic bid to the 48-team NCAA Division I Men’s Josh Ford Soccer Championship.

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