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2019 FC MONMOUTH MATCH NOTES www.fcmonmouth.com Schedule & Results MATCH SEVEN June 15, 2019, 6:00pm Count Basie Park, Red Bank, NJ Date Opponent Time/Result May 2-1-0 FC Monmouth Tues 14 at Ocean City * L, 2-0 Record: 4-1-1 Sat 18 vs. NJ Copa FC W, 2-0 Head Coach: Brian Woods Wed 22 at NJ Copa FC L, 5-1 Wed 29 at Atlantic City W, 1-0 June 2-0-1 Sat 01 vs. Phl. Lone Star T, 1-1 Torch FC Sat 08 at Hershey FC W, 3-1 Record: 1-4-0 Wed 12 at Electric City W, 3-2 Head Coach: Rich Sparling Sat 15 vs. Torch FC 6:00pm Sat 22 vs. FC Motown 6:00pm Wed 26 vs. Atlantic City 7:00pm Sat 29 at West Chester 7:00pm Last Game’s Starters GK: #28 Trevor Zabilowicz Has won first two career starts (6/08 and 6/12) DEF: #8 Zach Pereira FC Monmouth all-time leader in minutes played (1,311) DEF: #22 Dylan McDonald Has played full 540 minutes over six games in 2019 *: denotes preseason friendly DEF: #4 Pablo Fonseca Scored 1st career goal at Hershey FC (6/08) DEF: #5 Andrew Venezia Has started last 4 games, played full 360 minutes MID: #18 Bryant Knibbs Scored 1st career goal at Electric City (6/12) MID: #21 Sam DeCencio Scored 2nd goal of season vs. PLSFC (6/01) MID: #10 Anthony Rovito Played 90 mins vs. PLSFC, first time this season with 90 MID: #20 Dylan Fogerty Scored 1st career goal in 2nd start at Hershey FC (6/08) FWD: #11 Regsan Watkins 5 goals and 1 assist in 2019, leads team in shots with 19 FWD: #19 Brian Hawkins Registered assists in back-to-back games Broadcast Information Communications Department Game Updates/Statistics Matt DeLuca: Sports Information [email protected] Evan McMurtrie: Content & Social Media Facebook: FC Monmouth [email protected] Twitter: @WeAreMonmouth MyCujoo.tv Joey DiCamillo: Digital Media Instagram: @WeAreMonmouth [email protected] PxP: Matt DeLuca Color: Joey DiCamillo Keystone Conference Schedule Game Preview Week Six Wednesday, June 12 PHL Lone Star @ Hershey FC After winning two-straight on the road, FC Monmouth returns home on June 15 to begin 7:00pm FC Monmouth @ Electric City a three-game homestand that will span 11 days. FC Monmouth returns to Count Basie 7:30pm with points in their past four contests, and five out of six so far this season. Torch FC @ West Chester 7:30pm Atlantic City @ NJ Copa FC The team defeated Electric City 3-2 Wednesday night in Scranton, PA. Forward Regsan 8:00pm Watkins became the all-time leading goal scorer in FC Monmouth history, as he scored Saturday, June 15 his fourth and fifth goals of the season in the first half. That mark broke the record of Atlantic City @ Electric City 6:00pm four, which was set by Jordan Saling in 2018. Torch FC @ FC Monmouth 6:00pm FC Motown @ Hershey FC FC Monmouth, since the beginning of the 2018 season, holds the best home record in 6:30pm the Keystone Conference at 5-0-2. Torch FC enters Saturday’s clash with a record of 1-4-0, with the lone win being a 3-2 Keystone Conference Results Week Six victory over Atlantic City FC. FC Monmouth won the battle between the two sides last season, winning 4-0 at Torch on June 23, 2018. Forward Ryan Hammer became the first Hershey FC 1, PHL Lone Star 1 player in team history to score multiple goals in a single game, and goalkeeper Malcom FC Monmouth 3, Electric City 2 Moreira recorded a win and a shutout in his first and only start with the team. West Chester 4, Torch FC 0 Atlantic City 5, NJ Copa FC 2 FC Monmouth will host FC Motown following this game on June 22, at 6:00pm. 2019 Keystone Conference Standings Tonight’s Opponent: 1.) FC Motown (4-1-1, 13 pts, +7 GD) 2.) FC Monmouth (4-1-1, 13 pts, +2 GD) 3.) PHL Lone Star (4-1-2, 14 pts, +2 GD) Torch FC 4.) West Chester (4-2-1, 13 pts, +12 GD) 5.) Atlantic City (3-2-1, 10 pts, +9 GD) Founded in 2009, Torch FC, formerly Buxmont Torch FC, began play in the NPSL in 6.) NJ Copa FC (1-4-2, 5 pts, -5 GD) 2011. After winning four games over its first three seasons, Torch enjoyed a stretch in 7.) Electric City (1-4-1, 4 pts, -7 GD) which they won five games in both 2014 and 2015, finishing fourth and third respec- 8.) Torch FC (1-4-0, 3 pts, -13 GD) tively. The team went 1-9-2 in 2016, but bounced back in 2017, winning four games 9.) Hershey FC (0-3-3, 3 pts, -7 GD) and missing out on the Keystone Conference Playoffs by one point. In 2018, the team went 0-10-0. 2018 Keystone Conference Standings 1.) FC Motown (9-1-0, 27 pts, +35 GD) Torch won its first game since 2017 when they defeated Atlantic City FC 3-2 on June 9. 2.) Jun. Lone Star (8-2-0, 24 pts, +14 GD) The team plays its home games at Pennridge High School in Perkasie, PA. 3.) West Chester (7-3-0, 21 pts, +20 GD) Head Coach Brian Woods Belleville, NJ Trenton State 4.) FC Monmouth (6-3-1, 19 pts, +3 GD) Assistant Coach Nick LaBrocca Howell, NJ Rutgers University 5.) NJ Copa FC (5-4-1, 16 pts, +7 GD) Assistant Coach Peter-John Falloon Saint Andrew, Jamaica Kean University 6.) Atlantic City (5-5-0, 15 pts, +6 GD) Assistant Coach John Killick Stockton-On-Tees, England Blakeston School 7.) Hershey FC (2-7-1, 7 pts, -16 GD) Assistant Coach Keith Woods Belleville, NJ Trenton State 8.) Electric City (1-8-1, 4 pts, -27 GD) 9.) Torch FC (0-10-0, 0 pts, -42 GD) 2019 FC Monmouth Roster Number Name Position Hometown College 1 Jake Leahy Goalkeeper Brick, NJ Syracuse University 2 Brandon Kolczynski Defense Rahway, NJ University of South Florida 3 Liam McGregor Defense Middletown, NJ Monmouth University 4 Pablo Fonseca Defense Sabanilla, Costa Rica Monmouth University 5 Andrew Venezia Defense Lincroft, NJ Lafayette College 6 Nick LaBrocca Midfield Monmouth Beach, NJ Rutgers University 7 Anes Mrkulic Forward Highlands, NJ Monmouth University 8 Zach Pereira Defense Rahway, NJ Monmouth Universiy 9 Asher Carlson Forward Princeton, NJ Lafayette College 10 Anthony Rovito Forward Piscataway, NJ University of Pennsylvania 11 Regsan Watkins Forward Melbourne, Australia NJIT/Bloomfield College 12 Matthew Horner Forward Bordentown, NJ Rider University 13 David Philbin Defense West Windsor, NJ University of Pennsylvania 14 Martin Ssessanga Forward Brick, NJ Lafayette College 15 Michael Tapp Defense Beachwood, NJ Georgian Court University 16 Dakota Dobrovich-Fago Midfield Wall, NJ Susquehanna University 17 Andrew Bahcheev Midfield Belmar, NJ N/A 18 Bryant Knibbs Midfield Tinton Falls, NJ Rutgers University 19 Brian Hawkins Forward Chesterfield, NJ Syracuse University 20 Dylan Fogerty Midfield Red Bank, NJ William Paterson University 21 Sam Decencio Midfield Haddonfield, NJ La Salle University 22 Dylan McDonald Defense Langhorne, PA Syracuse University 23 Paul Ramsey Midfield Brielle, NJ Saint Mary’s (CA) 28 Trevor Zabilowicz Goalkeeper Toms River, NJ California University of PA 29 Josh Koenig Goalkeeper Manalapan, NJ Ithaca College 99 Sebastian Rodriguez Forward Cartago, Costa Rica Monmouth University Coaching Staff Head Coach Brian Woods Belleville, NJ Trenton State Assistant Coach Nick LaBrocca Howell, NJ Rutgers University Assistant Coach Peter-John Falloon Saint Andrew, Jamaica Kean University Assistant Coach John Killick Stockton-On-Tees, England Blakeston School Assistant Coach Keith Woods Belleville, NJ Trenton State Things to Know Watkins Makes History Forward Regsan Watkins scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season in the first half of June 12’s 3-2 victory at Electric City, which tied and broke the FC Monmouth all-time goal scoring mark of four, which was set by Jordan Saling during the 2018 season. Watkins also became the second player in team history to score multiple goals in a single game, with the only other instance coming on June 23, 2018, when Ryan Hammer scored two at Torch FC. Electric First Half FC Monmouth registered 12 shots in the first half in their 3-2 victory at Electric City, which led to all three goals they had in the contest. The 12 shots were the most for a single half in team history. The game also marked the second time in which FC Mon- mouth scored three goals in a single half (7/07/18, at New Jersey Copa FC). Coming Home Strong FC Monmouth concluded a stretch in which they played four of five games away from home. During that stretch, they won three of those four road games, accounting for 75 percent of their win total for the season. They return home for a three-game homestand that spans from June 15 to June 26, where they hold a 5-0-2 all-time record at Count Basie Park. Season-High in Goals FC Monmouth scored a seaon-high three goals in their victory over Hershey FC on June 8. Three different players found the back of the net, as forward Regsan Watkins scored his third of the season, and midfielder Dylan Fogerty and defender Pablo Fonseca scored their first career goals. The team record for goals in a game is four, which was set on June 23, 2018, in a 4-0 victory at Torch FC.