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1996 National Champions, Four College Cups, 17 NCAA Tournaments Eight BIG EAST Tournament Championships, Six BIG EAST Regular Season Championships 2009 Men’s Soccer 2009 Schedule & Results 2009 Red Storm Men’s Soccer Game Notes St. John’s (9-22-99, 6-11-44 BIG EAST) GAME Boston College (13-88-00) at 21 No. 14 St. John’s (9-22-99) Sunday, Nov. 22 • 6 p.m. Day Date Opponent Time/Result Fri. Sept. 4 at No. 7 Indiana T, 0-0 (2OT) Sun. Sept. 6 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame W, 2-0 Belson Stadium Fri. Sept. 11 STONY BROOK T, 1-11 (2OT) Queens, N.Y. Sun. Sept. 13 at No. 14 BU L, 0-1 Fri. Sept. 18 GEORGETOWN * W, 2-00 St. John’s leads series, 15-66-22 Sun. Sept. 20 SETON HALL * T, 0-00 (2OT) Fri. Sept. 25 at Connecticut * L, 0-1 Sun. Sept. 27 at Providence * T, 0-0 (2OT) Sat. Oct. 3 at Villanova * T, 1-1 (2OT) St. John’s Hosts BC In NCAA Tournament Second Round Wed. Oct. 7 RUTGERS * W, 2-00 Sat. Oct. 10 at No. 3 USF * T, 1-1 (2OT) • After earning a first round bye in the NCAA Tournament, the St. Wed. Oct. 14 at Princeton T, 1-1 (2OT) John’s men’s soccer team will host Boston College in the second round. Sat. Oct. 17 No. 7 LOUISVILLE * W, 3-22 (OT) • The Red Storm and Eagles will take to the field at Belson Stadium at Tues. Oct. 20 No. 18 BROWN T, 1-11 (2OT) 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. Sat. Oct. 24 at Cincinnati * W, 2-1 • Live stats will be available through GameTracker and free live video Sat. Oct. 31 DE PAUL * W, 2-00 will be provided courtesy of StormTracker All-Access. Both features Sun. Nov. 1 at Syracuse * W, 2-0 can be found at www.redstormsports.com. Sat. Nov. 7 RUTGERS W, 3-00 Stat Of The Week Fri. Nov. 13 Providence W, 2-0 Sun. Nov. 15 No. 25 Notre Dame T, 0-0 (2OT) 17-00-44: St. John’s current home unbeaten streak dating back to a 2-2 Sun. Nov. 22 BOSTON COLLEGE 6 p.m. draw against Seton Hall on Nov. 7, 2007. The Red Storm went 12-0-0 at home in 2008 and is 5-0-3 thus far in 2009. *BIG EAST Conference match. Home games in BOLD CAPS. TALE OF THE TAPE COVERING THE RED STORM St. John’s Boston College For additional information, including press releases, photographs and slides are available upon request. 20 Games 21 Please direct all inquiries or requests concerning 25 Goals 25 men’s soccer to Tim Brown at 718-990-1521. 21 Assists 22 71 Points 72 Game Policy: Any member of the media who wishes to cover home men’s soccer games should contact 263 Shots 271 the office of Athletic Communications at least two .095 Shot % .092 days prior to the game. 104 Shots on goal 94 .395 SOG % .347 Interviews: All interviews must be coordinated 2-3 PK-Att 4-4 through the Office of Athletic Communications. Requests should be made at least 24 hours in 10 Goals against 17 advance. Phone interviews can be coordinated with 0.45 Goals against average 0.79 out-of-town media. Postgame interviews are con- .882 Save percentage .851 ducted on the field approximately 10 minutes after 11 Shutouts 9 the conclusion of each game. St. John’s University Inside The Series With Boston College Quick Facts • This will be the 24th meeting in a series that began in 1980. St. John's University Information • St. John’s leads the all-time series 15-6-2, including a 7-2-1 record in games Location . .Queens, N.Y. played at Belson Stadium. Founded . .1870 Enrollment . .20,109 • The Red Storm is 11-2-2 in the past 15 meetings in the series dating back to President .Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. 1994, including a 1-1 draw against the then-No. 2 Eagles in 2008. Athletic Director Chris Monasch (St. John’s • This will be the first-ever NCAA Tournament meeting between the schools. ‘81) Nickname . .Red Storm Colors . .Red & White Scouting The Eagles Affiliation . .NCAA Division I • Boston College is 13-8-0 on the season and finished the regular season with Conference . .BIG EAST Home Field . .Belson Stadium a 5-3-0 record in ACC play. Capacity . .3,000 • BC is coming off a 2-1 overtime victory against Dartmouth in the NCAA Surface . .Field Turf Press Box Phone . .718-990-2725 Tournament first round. Prior to the NCAA tournament, the Eagles were defeated by N.C. State, 1-0, in the ACC Tournament Semifinals. • Charlie Rugg leads the offense with six goals, three game-winners, and five St. John's Men’s Soccer Information First Year of Program . .1979 assists. All-Time Record . .370-174-71 (.659) • Edwin Worley has five goals, three game-winners, and four assists, while Kevin Mejia adds five goals, including three game-winners. St. John’s Coaching Staff Head Coach .Dr. Dave Masur (Rutgers, ‘84) • Justin Luthy is 12-7-0 with a 0.72 goals against average and eight shutouts. Record at St. John's/Seasons .271-81-53/18 Overall Record/Seasons . .324-102-59/22 All-TTime In The NCAA Tournament Associate Head Coach . .Marc Reeves . .(St. John’s, ‘98) • This is St. John’s second-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and Assistant CoachJeff Matteo (St. John’s, ‘01) 17th overall. The Red Storm is 25-15-1 all-time in tournament play. Volunteer Assistant Coach .Matt Borchard • St. John’s won the NCAA National Championship in 1996 and has four . .(SUNY Fredonia ‘07) appearances in the College Cup (1996, 2001, 2003, 2008). Team Information 2008 Overall Record . .19-3-3 Wegge Gundhus Honored By TopDrawerSoccer 2008 Conference Record . .8-1-2 2008 Conference Finish .1st (Red Division) • Sverre Wegge Gundhus has been honored by TopDrawerSoccer as a third 2008 BIG EAST Tournament Finish . .Finals team selection to the publication’s Teams of the Season. 2008 NCAA Tournament Finish .Semifinals Starters Returning/Lost . .8/3 • A first team All-BIG EAST selection, Wegge Gundhus has a team-high 18 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .17/5 points, leads the team with eight assists and is tied for the team lead with Newcomers . .9 five goals. Key Returners (2008 Stats) Name Cl. Pos. G A Pts. GW St. John’s Wins Conference-RRecord Eighth BIG EAST Tournament Nelson Becerra Sr. M 8 7 23 5 • With a shootout victory against Notre Dame, St. John’s won its conference- Trevor Chiduku Jr. M 7 1 15 2 S. Wegge Gundhus Jr. M 4 5 13 2 record eighth BIG EAST Tournament (1992-95, 98, 2001, 2006, 2009). Tadeu Terra R-Jr. M 3 3 9 1 • The Red Storm has appeared in the title game 12 times and is 7-4-1 all-time Joel Gustafsson Sr. D 3 1 7 0 Walter Hines So. F 1 5 7 0 in the finals. Adam Himeno R-Jr. F 3 0 6 2 Ale Ivo Jr. M 2 2 6 2 Hines Named Most Outstanding Offensive Player Cristian Gonzalez So. F 2 0 4 2 • Walter Hines was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the BIG Goalies Cl. Sv% GAA W-L-T EAST Tournament after tallying one game-winning goal. Derby Carrillo R-Sr. .750 0.75 0-0-1 • Hines notched the game-winner in a 2-0 semifinal win against Providence for his first-career postseason goal. Carrillo Earns Most Outstanding Defensive Player Accolades • After posting two shutouts to help St. John’s win the BIG EAST Tournament, Derby Carrillo was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player. • Carrillo made five saves in a 2-0 win against Providence in the semifinals and added four saves in a 0-0 draw with Notre Dame. • The keeper also made one stop in the penalty kick shootout victory against the Fighting Irish. 2009 St. John’s Men’s Soccer Game Notes Page 2 Five Players Earn All-TTournament Honors NATIONAL POLLS • After winning its eighth BIG EAST Tournament crown, St. John’s had five NSCAA players named to the All-Tournament team. (11/17/09) • Walter Hines, the Most Outstanding Offensive Player, and Derby Carrillo, the Most Outstanding Defensive Player, were joined by Connor Lade, David 1. Akron (23) Reed and Sverre Wegge Gundhus. 2. Wake Forest • Lade converted the decisive penalty kick in the shootout and also anchored 3. Virginia a defensive unit that posted two shutouts. 4. North Carolina • Reed assisted on the game-winning goal against Providence and also 5. Monmouth helped the back line blank the opposition for 200:00. 6. Louisville 7. Maryland • Wegge Gundhus tallied an assist against Providence and played all 200:00 8. UCLA minutes at forward. 9. Harvard 10. UC Santa Barbara Carrillo Posts Fifth-SStraight Shutout 11. Tulsa • Derby Carrillo made four saves against Notre Dame to post his fifth-straight 12. Connecticut 13. Ohio State shutout and 11th of the year. 14. St. John’s • Before blanking Notre Dame, Carrillo also posted shutouts against DePaul, 15. N.C. State Syracuse, Rutgers and Providence. 16. USF • The keeper has not allowed a goal since Oct. 24 at Cincinnati, a span of 17. UC Irvine 513:49. 18. UNC Wilmington 19. San Diego St. John’s Extends Unbeaten Streak To 13 Games 20. Duke 21. Northwestern • With a scoreless draw against Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Finals, St.