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LANSING UNITED 2014 MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONS P.O. BOX 246 • HOLT, MI 48842 PHONE: (517) 812-0628 • WWW.LANUNITED.COM 20142015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS LANSING UNITED vs. Fort Pitt Regiment APRIL Match 9 • June 5, 2015 • 7 p.m. • East Lansing Soccer Complex • East Lansing, Mich. MAY Fri. 24 Northwood University [1] .......... L, 0-1 Fri. 2 Ann Arbor Football Club # ........ 5 p.m. LAST MATCH Wed. 7 @ Michigan Bucks # .....................TBA MAY Taking on in-state rival Detroit City FC at MSU’s DeMartin Stadium, Tue. 13 Ann Arbor Football Club # ........ 1 p.m. Sat. 2 AFC Ann Arbor [1] .....................W, 3-0 Fri. 16 Westfield Select * ..................... 7 p.m. Lansing United came out on top in a convincing 3-1 win. The victory Sat. 9 Grand Rapids FC [1] ................... L, 0-1 Sun. 18 Michigan Stars * ....................... 7 p.m. moved the club to a 2-0-1 record. United was strong from the first Wed. 13 RWB Adria [2] ................... D, 0-0 (4-2) Fri. 23 @ Detroit City FC * .............. 7:30 p.m. Wed. 20 Louisville City FC [2] ................... L, 0-1 whistle and won the possession battle, 57 percent to 43 percent. Sat. 31 @ Erie Admirals ........................ 7 p.m. Fri. 22 Indiana Fire * .............................D, 0-0 Stephen Owusu’s 13th minute goal put United ahead, and second half Sun. 24 @ Michigan Stars * ..................W, 0-1 subs Jason Stacy and Matt Rickard found the back of the net to give the JUNE Sun. 31 Detroit City FC * [3] ..................W, 3-1 Sun. 1 @ Fort Pitt Regiment ................ 2 p.m. club the win. Dave Edwardson scored for DCFC in the 44th minute. Fri. 6 AFC Cleveland ........................... 7 p.m. JUNE Sun. 8 @ Cincinnati Saints * ........... 3:30 p.m. Fri. 5 Fort Pitt Regiment ................* 7 p.m. NEXT UP Sun. 22 @ Westfield Select * ................ 2 p.m. Sun. 7 @ AFC Ann Arbor [1] ................ 4 p.m. Lansing United will take on the Fort Pitt Regiment at the East Lansing Sun. 29 FC Buffalo ................................. 2 p.m. Wed. 17 @ Madison 56ers * .................. 7 p.m. Soccer Complex in a rematch of the 2014 Midwest Region final. It will Thu. 18 @ Minnesota TwinStars * .... 7:30 p.m. JULY be the only meeting between the two clubs in the regular season. Sun. 21 Minn. United Reserves * .......... 2 p.m. Fri. 4 Cincinnati Saints * .................... 7 p.m. Sat. 27 @ Grand Rapids FC [1] ........ 7:30 p.m. Sun. 6 @ Michigan Stars * ................. 10 p.m. Sun. 28 @ Detroit City FC * .............. 5:30 p.m. UNITED VS. FORT PITT Fri. 11 Westfield Select * ..................... 7 p.m. Lansing United is 2-0-0 all-time against the Fort Pitt Regiment, with Sun. 13 Detroit CIty FC *% .................. 12 p.m. JULY both victories coming in tight matches. United picked up a 1-0 win on Wed. 16 TBA # ........................................ 7 p.m. Fri. 3 Michigan Stars * ....................... 7 p.m. the road on June 1, 2014 against the Regiment, with Matt Brown’s 34th *Fri. Great 10 Lakes@ West FC BuffaloConference * .......................... match 7 p.m. minute goal being the difference maker. The Regiment outshot United #Sun. Exhibition 12 @match AFC Cleveland * ................... 2 p.m. 11-8, though, and forced GK Zach Bennett to make three crucial saves. Wed. 15 @ CCSC College Prog. [1] [4] .... 7 p.m. % at MSU DeMartin Soccer Complex In perhaps the most dramatic match of the 2014 season, United and Sun.All times 19 EasternErie Commodores * .................. 2 p.m. Sat. 25 Midwest Region semifinal ^ .........TBD Fort Pitt battled it out in extra time for the Midwest Region title on Sun. 26 Midwest Region final ^ .................TBD July 20. After Leigh Rumbold struck only three minutes in for United, the Regiment fought back to make it 1-1. Gabe Mateo’s 111th minute All times are Eastern. goal broke the deadlock and earned Lansing the Midwest Region [1] Friendly championship. [2] U.S. Open Cup [3] Match at DeMartin Stadium (Michigan State) UNBEATEN NOTES [4] Match at Cochrane Soccer Stadium (Bowling Green) * Midwest Region match Lansing is now undefeated in its first three NPSL matches for the ^ Midwest Region playoff match first time in club history. United’s longest unbeaten streak is nine matches, which came from June 22 to July 20 of last season. The club is undefeated in home NPSL matches, going 7-0-4 all-time. facebook.com/soccerinlansing MAY BLISS After going 2-0-1 in May, United is now 5-1-2 all-time in the month. UNITED VS. DCFC @lansingunited United’s 3-1 victory vs. DCFC moved them to 1-1-1 all-time vs. their in- state opponents. United leads 5-4 in goal differential. The club is now 1-0-1 all-time against DCFC at MSU’s DeMartin Stadium. @lansingunited LANSING UNITED FIRSTS Jeremy Sampson • Communications Contact (517) 449-6074 • [email protected] Stephen Owusu, Jason Stacy and Matt Rickard all picked up their first career Lansing United goals last Sunday vs. Detroit City FC. Additionally, Zach Pagani and Freddy Gomes tallied their first career United assists. 2015 Quick Facts Lansing United LIGHT BLUE DEBUTS All-Time Record (W-L-D) 12-3-5 Edu Jimenez (Seville, Spain/Western Michigan) and Jake Prud’homme Location East Lansing, Mich. (South Lyon/Detroit Mercy) made their United season debuts vs. DCFC. Field East Lansing Soccer Complex Capacity 800 OKLAHOMA PROUD Established 2014 College teammates Freddy Gomes and Stephen Owusu teamed up League NPSL for Owusu’s 13th minute goal Sunday. Gomes and Owusu play at Region Midwest the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, which is located in Colors Light blue and red Chickasha. United’s Liam Madden also plays for the Drovers. Owner Jeremy Sampson ATTENDANCE RECORDS The official attendance of 1,319 for last Sunday’s match was the second Coaching Staff highest in club history, trailing only the 2,014 that came out for last Head Coach Eric Rudland season’s match vs. DCFC (July 13, 2014). Career Record (W-L-D) 12-3-5 Assistant Coach Boyzzz Khumalo SHOT PARTY Assistant Coach Dave West United’s 16 shots in the match against DCFC was a season high, and Assistant Coach Saimir Rada tied for the fourth most in a single game all-time. Assistant Coach Ben Jones Assistant Coach Mike Meyer THE “CLUB MAN” Assistant Coach Ron Rudland If he plays in Friday night’s match, defender Austin Dunn would be Performance Coach Nick Vanboogelen making his 20th career NPSL appearance with Lansing United, the most Sport Psychologist Andrew MacIntosh in club history. Sport Psychologist William Harris SHOT LEADER Media Relations Lansing United’s all-time leader in shots, Matt Brown, is five away from Manager Jeremy Sampson reaching 50 for his career. Manager Dave Ellis Intern Nick Barnowski PLAYERS IN THE PROS Intern Spencer Impellizzeri Tyler Pasher - Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) Intern Jonathan Yales • 8 games, 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots Intern Kacy Kobakof Marcos Ugarte - Rochester Rhinos (USL) • 10 games, 0 goals, 0 assists, 2 shots MIDWEST REGION STANDINGS U.S. OPEN CUP RECAP GP W D L PTS Competing in its first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Lansing United Detroit City FC 4 2 1 1 7 reached the second round before falling to Louisville City FC, 1-0, on Madison 56ers 3 2 1 0 7 May 20. In the first round, United hosted Chicago-based RWB Adria and Lansing United 3 2 1 0 7 drew 0-0 in extra time before advancing 4-2 on penalty kicks. FC Buffalo 4 1 3 0 6 THIS WEEKEND IN THE NPSL MIDWEST REGION Cincinnati Saints 3 2 0 1 6 June 5 AFC Cleveland 3 1 1 1 4 • Erie Commodores vs. Michigan Stars, 7 p.m. Michigan Stars 3 1 1 1 4 Indiana Fire 3 0 3 0 3 June 6 • AFC Cleveland vs. Cincinnati Saints, 7 p.m. FC Indiana 3 0 2 1 2 • Detroit City FC vs. Madison 56ers, 7:30 p.m. Fort Pitt Regiment 2 0 1 1 1 Minnesota United Res. 3 0 1 2 1 June 7 Minnesota TwinStars 3 0 1 2 1 • Minnesota United Reserves vs. Minnesota TwinStars, 1 p.m. Erie Commodores 1 0 0 1 0 • FC Buffalo vs. Erie Commodores, 2 p.m. Jeremy Sampson • Communications Contact (517) 449-6074 • [email protected] BYBY POSITIONPOSITION LANSING UNITED ROSTER Goalkeepers (2): McAnaney,Bennett, Mc- No. Player Pos. Height Hometown/Previous Team MinkDonald-Wilkins 1 Quinn McAnaney GK 6-3 Northbrook, Ill./Michigan State 2 Freddy Gomes D 5-8 Paris, France/Science and Arts of OK Defenders (6):(7): Gomes,VanderLaan, Dunn, 3 Austin Dunn D 6-0 Perry, Mich./Detroit Mercy Lamb,Dunn, Robinson,Fiscus, VanderLaan, Lamb, Robin - 4 Ben Lamb D 6-4 Keighley, England/Silsden AFC Myersson, DeBono, Vandenboom 5 Liam Madden M 5-11 Dumbarton, Scotland/Science and Arts of OK 6 Jimmy Fiscus D 6-2 Novi, Mich./Michigan State Midfielders (5):(7): Madden,Timmer, Khumalo, Clauss, Addai, Pasher, 7 Jack Smith M 5-11 Milnthorpe, England/Northwood Smith, Constantino, Stacy, JimenezDeCosemo, Lewis 8 Jake VanderLaan D 6-3 Grand Haven, Mich./Oakland 9 Matt Brown F 5-11 Dordon, England/Lansing United Forwards (5):(6): Brown,Cunningham, Owusu, 10 Stephen Owusu F 5-8 Accra, Ghana/Science and Arts of OK Russell,Brown, Myers,Petit, Pagani,Rickard Kreutz, 11 Esteban Russell F 5-10 Dewitt, Mich./Western Michigan Mateo 12 Cholo Petit F 5-10 Asuncion, Paraguay/Campbellsville 13 Matt Rickard F 6-2 Exeter Devonshire, England/Oakland BY LOCATION BYUnited LOCATION States 14 Charlie Constantino M 5-11 Kentwood, Mich./Butler MichiganUnited (6): Dunn, States Fiscus, 15 Jason Stacy M 5-8 Grand Rapids, Mich./Michigan State VanderLaan,Illinois (1): Kreutz Russell, 18 Edu Jimenez M 5-10 Seville, Spain/Western Michigan Constantino,Michigan (12): Stacy VanderLaan, 19 Julian Myers D 5-8 London, England/Seattle Impact IllinoisDunn, Timmer, (1): McAnaney Clauss, Ar- 24 Wes Mink GK 6-4 West Chester, Ohio/Oakland Ohiochibald, (1): Pagani, Mink Robinson, Mc- Donald-Wilkins, Vandenboom, Mateo, Lewis,Europe DeBono EnglandTexas (1): (5): Bennett Lamb, Smith, Brown,Virginia Rickard, (1): Cunningham Myers Scotland (1): Madden FORT PITT REGIMENT ROSTER France (1): GomesEurope No.