Name Year Pos. Hometown (Previous School)

Messiah College 2016 Men’s Soccer Roster

# Name Year Pos. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Connor Bell So. GK High Point, NC (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 2 Will Cochran Sr. D Bellville, OH (Mansfield Christian School) 3 David Alejos So. M Colima, Mexico (Lancaster Mennonite) 4 Shay Quintin Fr. D North Attleboro, MA (Milton Academy) 5 Colby Thomas Jr. F Kingsley, PA (Mountain View H.S.) 6 Samuel Ruiz Plaza So. M Woodbury, MN (East Ridge H.S.) 7 Jonathan Groothoff Fr. F Chebeague Island, ME (Yarmouth) 8 Daniel Cole So. M Lewisburg, PA (Lewisburg H.S.) 9 Cooper Robbins Fr. M Randleman, NC (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 10 Josh Bender Jr. D Baltimore, MD (Calvert Hall H.S.) 11 Nick West So. M East Hampton, NY (East Hampton H.S.) 12 Brit Haseltine Fr. F Brookhaven, PA (The Christian Academy) 13 Jacob Bender Sr. D Baltimore, MD (Calvert Hall H.S.) 14 Ben Haines So. F Hershey, PA (Hershey H.S.) 15 Dakota Rosenberg Jr. D Loyalsock, PA (South Williamsport H.S.) 16 Kirby Robbins Jr. M Randleman, NC (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 17 Micah Fitz Fr. M Bristow, VA (Homeschool) 18 Robby Johnson Sr. M Schwenksville, PA (Christopher Dock Mennonite H.S.) 19 Zeb Cross Jr. F Hop Bottom, PA (Mountain View H.S.) 20 Austin Pate Sr. M Kingsport, TN (Dobyns Bennett H.S.) 21 Justin Brautigam So. D Doylestown, PA (Plumstead Christian Academy) 22 David Figueroa Jr. D Piscataway, NJ (Timothy Christian School) 23 Zack Bosshard Sr. M Medina, OH (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) 24 Joey Cianciotta Fr. D Scotch Plains, NJ (Union Catholic Regional) 25 Atu Galadima Fr. D Placentia, CA (Orange Lutheran) 26 Austin Jeffrey Jr. M York, PA (Eastern York H.S.) 29 Nate Flanders Fr. GK York, PA (Lancaster Mennonite) 30 Jonathan Weaver Jr. GK Barrington, NJ (Haddon Heights H.S.)

Head Coach: Brad McCarty (8th season / Messiah ’93 / 147-10-6) Assistant Coaches: Aaron Faro, Sam Woodworth, Brandon West

Quick Facts Last Season (2015)  14-5-1 overall, 7-1-0 Commonwealth Conference  MAC Commonwealth Runner-Up  Returning All-MAC Commonwealth: Will Cochran, Jacob Bender, David Alejos, Nick West  Returning All-Americans: Jacob Bender Program  First Season: 1967 (joined NCAA in 1981)  Home Field: Shoemaker Field (Grantham, Pa.)  MAC Commonwealth Champions: ’92, ’93, ’95, ’97, ’98, ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’05, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’12, ’14  NCAA Division III Champs: ’00, ’02, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’12, ‘13 Pronunciations  3 – “Da-VEED” “A-LAY-oes”  7- Jonathan “Groot-hoff”

 4 – Shay “Quin-tin”  21 – Justin “Brau-ti-gam”

 6 – SAM-well Ruiz Plaza  22 - David “Fig-ah-row-ah”  23 – Zack “Boss-hard”  24 – Joey “See-en-see-otta”