Lansing United 2014 Midwest Region Champions
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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. Michigan Stars APRIL Match 16 • July 3, 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 United’s seven-match unbeaten streak to start the NPSL season ended 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. last Sunday with a 1-0 loss on the road to Detroit City FC. Will Mellors- Sat. 9 Grand Rapids FC [1] ................... L, 0-1 Sun. 18 Michigan Stars * ....................... 7 p.m. Blair scored the game’s only goal in the 39th minute en route to Detroit 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 handing Lansing its first loss of the season. Quinn McAnaney made Sat. 31 @ Erie Admirals ........................ 7 p.m. Fri. 22 Indiana Fire * .............................D, 0-0 two saves for United, while DCFC keeper Alex Bouillennec made three, Sun. 24 @ Michigan Stars * ..................W, 0-1 including a point-blank one on Matt Brown late in the first half. Stephen JUNE Sun. 31 Detroit City FC * [3] ..................W, 3-1 Sun. 1 @ Fort Pitt Regiment ................ 2 p.m. Owusu led Lansing with two shots. United is now 5-1-2 on the season. Fri. 6 AFC Cleveland ........................... 7 p.m. JUNE Sun. 8 @ Cincinnati Saints * ........... 3:30 p.m. Fri. 5 Fort Pitt Regiment * ...................D, 1-1 UP NEXT Sun. 22 @ Westfield Select * ................ 2 p.m. Sun. 7 @ AFC Ann Arbor [1] ................. L, 3-0 Lansing will take on the Michigan Stars for the second time this season, Sun. 29 FC Buffalo ................................. 2 p.m. Wed. 17 @ Madison 56ers * ..................W, 1-2 this time at the East Lansing Soccer Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 Thu. 18 @ Minnesota TwinStars * .........W, 1-2 JULY p.m. The club is 8-0-5 all-time at home (2-0-2 this season). Sun. 21 Minn. United Reserves * ...........W, 4-0 Fri. 4 Cincinnati Saints * .................... 7 p.m. Sat. 27 @ Grand Rapids FC [1] .............. L, 4-1 Sun. 6 @ Michigan Stars * ................. 10 p.m. Sun. 28 @ Detroit City FC * .................... L, 1-0 LAST TIME VS. MICHIGAN STARS Fri. 11 Westfield Select * ..................... 7 p.m. In the club’s first road match of the NPSL season, United picked up Sun. 13 Detroit CIty FC *% .................. 12 p.m. JULY three crucial points against the Stars back on May 24. Defender Austin Wed. 16 TBA # ........................................ 7 p.m. Fri. 3 Michigan Stars * ..................... 7 p.m. Dunn scored his first career Lansing goal in the 89th minute, giving *Fri. Great 10 Lakes@ West FC BuffaloConference * .......................... match 7 p.m. United a 1-0 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. #Sun. Exhibition 12 @match AFC Cleveland * ................... 2 p.m. Wed. 15 @ CCSC College Prog. [1] [4] .... 7 p.m. % at MSU DeMartin Soccer Complex UNITED ALL-TIME VS. MICHIGAN STARS Sun.All times 19 EasternErie Commodores * .................. 2 p.m. Sat. 25 Midwest Region semifinal ^ .........TBD Lansing United is 4-0-0 all-time vs. their in-state foes. In the 2014 Sun. 26 Midwest Region final ^ .................TBD NPSL season, Lansing United won all three of its matches against the Michigan Stars, picking up nine points. United’s first-ever NPSL win All times are Eastern. came against the Stars on May 18 (4-0). That match also featured the [1] Friendly first goal and hat trick in team history, with both coming from Matt [2] U.S. Open Cup Brown. United traveled to the Stars for the final two matches of the [3] Match at DeMartin Stadium (Michigan State) season series and pulled out victories on May 25 (2-1) and July 7 (1-0). [4] Match at Cochrane Soccer Stadium (Bowling Green) * Midwest Region match ^ Midwest Region playoff match HOT START TO SEASON The club’s seven-match unbeaten streak to start the NPSL season was the second longest in team history (9, 2014). Over that stretch, Lansing went 5-0-2, outscoring its opponents 13-4 with three shutouts. facebook.com/soccerinlansing JUNE RECAP After ending the month of May with two wins and a draw in NPSL play, United went 3-1-1 in June. The club is now 5-2-3 in the month of June @lansingunited all-time after going 2-1-2 last season. STRONG IN NET @lansingunited The goalkeeping duo of Quinn McAnaney and Wes Mink has proven to be a good one for United this season. Through eight NPSL matches, Jeremy Sampson • Communications Contact (517) 449-6074 • [email protected] the United keepers have given up only five goals and have made a combined 17 saves. Mink leads in GAA (0.50) while McAnaney has the edge in save percentage (.786). 2015 Quick Facts Lansing United UNITED VS. DCFC All-Time Record (W-L-D) 15-4-6 The Hoops are now 1-2-1 all-time vs. Detroit City FC following last Location East Lansing, Mich. Sunday’s 1-0 defeat. Both losses have come in 1-0 games at Cass Tech Field East Lansing Soccer Complex HS. The two teams are not scheduled to meet again during the regular Capacity 800 season. Established 2014 League NPSL NEAR THE TOP Region Midwest Lansing sits second in the Midwest Region in goal-differential at Colors Light blue and red plus-eight. The club is also tied for first in goals allowed (5) with AFC Owner Jeremy Sampson Cleveland. Three points separate United from first place, with United having a game in hand. Coaching Staff MAKING HIS MARK Head Coach Eric Rudland Forward Matt Rickard (Oakland) is the only United player to appear in Career Record (W-L-D) 15-4-6 all eight NPSL matches this season. The Englishman has one goal and Assistant Coach Boyzzz Khumalo 12 shots in his first season with the club. Assistant Coach Dave West Assistant Coach Saimir Rada SHUTOUT LEADER Assistant Coach Ben Jones With his shutout against the Minnesota United Reserves, GK Wes Mink Assistant Coach Mike Meyer now has two for his career, which is the second most in club history. Assistant Coach Ron Rudland Zach Bennett leads the way with the four he recorded in 2014. Performance Coach Nick Vanboogelen Sport Psychologist Andrew MacIntosh ATTENDANCE NUMBERS Sport Psychologist William Harris After four home NPSL matches, total attendance is 3,677 fans for an average of 919 per match. Media Relations Manager Jeremy Sampson PLAYERS IN THE PROS Manager Dave Ellis Tyler Pasher - Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) Intern Nick Barnowski • 12 games, 1 goal, 0 assists, 9 shots Intern Spencer Impellizzeri Marcos Ugarte - Rochester Rhinos (USL) Intern Jonathan Yales • 12 games, 0 goals, 0 assists, 3 shots Intern Kacy Kobakof THIS WEEKEND IN THE NPSL MIDWEST REGION July 1 MIDWEST REGION STANDINGS • Minnesota United Reserves 1-2 Minnesota TwinStars GP W D L PTS Detroit City FC 9 6 2 1 20 July 3 Madison 56ers 9 6 1 2 19 • Lansing United vs. Michigan Stars, 7 p.m. Lansing United 8 5 2 1 17 • Erie Commodores vs. FC Buffalo, 7 p.m. FC Buffalo 8 3 4 1 13 • AFC Cleveland vs. Fort Pitt Regiment, 7:30 p.m. Indiana Fire 8 3 3 2 12 July 5 AFC Cleveland 6 3 2 1 11 • Erie Commodores vs. AFC Cleveland, 2 p.m. Minnesota United Res. 9 3 2 4 11 Michigan Stars 9 3 1 5 10 July 8 • Indiana Fire vs. FC Indiana, 7 p.m. Cincinnati Saints 9 3 1 5 10 Erie Commodores 7 3 0 4 9 FC Indiana 9 1 3 5 6 Fort Pitt Regiment 8 1 2 5 5 Minnesota TwinStars 7 1 1 5 4 Jeremy Sampson • Communications Contact (517) 449-6074 • [email protected] BYBY POSITIONPOSITION LANSING UNITED ROSTER Goalkeepers (2): Flamme,Bennett, MinkMc- No. Player Pos. Height Hometown/Previous Team Donald-Wilkins 1 Josh Flamme GK 6-1 Mason, Mich./Detroit Mercy Defenders (7): Gomes, Dunn, 2 Freddy Gomes D 5-8 Paris, France/Science and Arts of OK Lamb,Defenders Fiscus, (7): VanderLaan, VanderLaan, 3 Austin Dunn D 6-0 Perry, Mich./Detroit Mercy Prud’homme,Dunn, Robinson, Horne Lamb, Robin- 4 Ben Lamb D 6-4 Keighley, England/Silsden AFC son, DeBono, Vandenboom 5 Liam Madden M 5-11 Dumbarton, Scotland/Science and Arts of OK Midfielders (8): Madden, 6 Jimmy Fiscus D 6-2 Novi, Mich./Michigan State Stacy,Midfielders DeCosemo, (7): Timmer, Hill, Melgar, Khumalo, Clauss, Addai, Pasher, 7 Jason Stacy M 5-8 Grand Rapids, Mich./Michigan State Constantino, Lindsay, C. Pagani DeCosemo, Lewis 8 James DeCosemo M 6-0 Stokesley, England/Northwood Forwards (6): Brown, Owusu, 9 Matt Brown F 5-11 Dordon, England/Lansing United Russell,Forwards Petit, (6): Cunningham,Rickard, Z. Pagani 10 Stephen Owusu F 5-8 Accra, Ghana/Science and Arts of OK Brown, Myers, Pagani, Kreutz, 11 Esteban Russell F 5-10 Dewitt, Mich./Western Michigan Mateo 12 Cholo Petit F 5-10 Asuncion, Paraguay/Campbellsville BY LOCATION 13 Matt Rickard F 6-2 Exeter Devonshire, England/Oakland United States MichiganBY (11): LOCATION Flamme, 14 Zach Pagani F 6-0 Ann Arbor, Mich./Colgate Dunn, Fiscus,United Stacy, States Z. Pagani, 15 Jake VanderLaan D 6-3 Grand Haven, Mich./Oakland C.Illinois Pagani, (1): VanderLaan, Kreutz 16 Jake Prud’homme D 6-1 South Lyon, Mich./Detroit Mercy Prud’homme,Michigan (12): Hill, VanderLaan, Contantino, 17 Andrew Hill M 6-0 Mason, Mich./Lansing United RussellDunn, Timmer, Clauss, Ar- 18 Leo Melgar M 6-1 Sao Paulo, Brazil/Albany Ohiochibald, (1): Pagani, Mink Robinson, Mc- 19 Chase Pagani M 5-10 Ann Arbor, Mich./Colgate Donald-Wilkins, Vandenboom, 20 Charlie Constantino M 5-11 Kentwood, Mich./Butler Mateo, Lewis,Europe DeBono 21 Ross Lindsay M 6-0 Paisley, Scotland/Campbellsville EnglandTexas (1): (5): Bennett Lamb, DeCosemo, Virginia (1): Cunningham 22 Josh Horne D 6-1 Newcastle-under-Lyme, England/Prairie State Brown, Rickard, Horne 24 Wes Mink GK 6-4 West Chester, Ohio/Oakland Scotland (2): Madden, Lindsay France (1): GomesEurope MICHIGAN STARS ROSTER* SpainEngland (1): (4): Jimenez Lamb, Brown, No.