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QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Institution ____ Grove City College Location ______Grove City, Pa. Founded______1876 Head Coach Mike Dreves 3 Enrollment ______2,500 2007 Season Preview 4-5 Colors ______Crimson and White Nickname ______Wolverines Returning Letterwinners 6-8 Affiliation ______NCAA Division III Jack Adams (Wexford, Pa.) 6 Conference ___ Presidents’ Athletic Chad Ashby (High Point, N.C.) 6 Home Field ______College Field President ______Richard Jewell, J.D. Tommy Bresson (Portsmouth, N.H.) 6 Alma Mater _____ Grove City, 1967 Tyler Ferrier (Newtown Square, Pa.) 7 Athletic Director _____ Dr. Don Lyle Alma Mater ____ Muskingum, 1971 Dustin Heath (China, Maine) 7 Associate A.D. _____Susan Roberts Eli Lamborn (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) 7 Alma Mater ______Ohio, 1975 Associate A.D. ______Joe Walters Michael Manahan (State College, Pa.) 7 Alma Mater _ Slippery Rock, 1968 Barry Snyder (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) 8 Head Coach ______Mike Dreves Matt Sol (Crofton, Md.) 8 Alma Mater _____ Grove City, 1997 Career Record ____ 11-7-2 (1 year) Bob Terhune (East Stroudsburg, Pa.) 8 At Grove City _____ 11-7-2 (1 year) About the Presidents’ Athletic Conference 9 First Year of Program ______1938 All-Time Record ______448-283-62 2006 In Review 10-11 Head Trainer __ Kay Mitchell Emigh Record Book 12 Assistant Trainer _____ Rick Hawke Athletic Office Mgr ______Kim Iliff All-Time All-Americans/All-Region 12 Equipment Mgr ____ Larry Freeman ACTS Program History 13 Equipment Mgr ___ Jim Richardson F About Grove City College 14 CONTACT I NFORMATION Grove City College Athletic Facilities 15 UICK Head Coach Mike Dreves 2007 Schedule 16 Q Office Telephone __ 724-458-2151 Best Time to Call ______Mornings E-mail [email protected] ••• Sports Info. Director Ryan Briggs Office Telephone __ 724-458-3365 Office Fax ______724-458-3855 Home Telephone _ 724-748-3718 E-mail [email protected] ••• Grove City Athletic Department Dept. Telephone __ 724-458-2900 Dept. Fax ______724-458-3855 Web Site__ www2.gcc.edu/sports

CREDITS Editor ______Ryan Briggs, SID

Head shots by Bob Gregg/Gregg Studio, Grove City, Pa.

Action shots by Dave Miller/ADM In February 2007, Grove City College inducted men’s soccer Photography, Darlington, Pa. standout Frank Sbrocco (left) into its Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the inaugural class. In 1956, Sbrocco became the Printing by Sharon Commercial first Grove City athlete to earn All-America honors. Sbrocco is Printing, Sharon, Pa. pictured with Grove City College President Dr. Richard Jewell.

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HHEAD CCOACH MMIKE DDREVES Mike Dreves is in his second season as Grove City College’s head men’s soccer coach. In his first season as head coach, Dreves directed the Wolverines to an 11-7-2 overall record, including a 4-2 mark in Presidents’ Athletic Confer- ence play. Grove City advanced to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Championship Tournament semifinals in 2006 after upsetting top-seeded Swarthmore in the quarterfinals. A 1997 Grove City College graduate, Dreves took over as head coach in June 2006 after serving as an assistant coach for five seasons under retired head coach Dr. Don Lyle. As an assistant coach, he helped the Wolverines post four winning seasons, an average of 11 wins per season and two postseason berths. In 2005, Grove City captured its first-ever Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship Tournament title with a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Washington & Jefferson Nov. 5. The Wolverines advanced to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Championship Tourna- ment finals and finished 2005 with a 13-6-5 record. Dreves earned four letters as a player at Grove City from 1993-96. He was a two-year team captain and helped lead the Wolverines to the 1996 PAC and ECAC titles. The 1996 team earned the program’s first PAC title and also posted a program-record 16 victories. Dreves’ coaching career began at the scholastic level. He guided the Titusville (Pa.) High School boys’ soccer program from 1997-2000, directing the Rockets to 39 wins and one Tri-County Athletic Conference championship (1998) in four seasons. C OACHING He then joined the Grove City coaching staff prior to the start of the 2001 season and helped the Wolverines reach the ECAC Tournament twice. Dreves graduated from

Grove City in May 1997 with a S bachelor’s degree in math- TAFF ematics/secondary education. He then earned his master’s degree in exercise science at nearby Slippery Rock University. He taught mathematics at both Titusville (1997-2001) and Mercer (2001-06) High Schools before coming to the College. Dreves joined the Grove City athletic department on a full-time basis in June 2006 as an assistant professor of physical education and as Fit- ness Room Coordinator. Dreves lives in Pine Town- ship with his wife Sue (also a 1997 Grove City graduate) and their two sons, Joshua and Mike Dreves is in his second year as Grove City’s men’s soccer coach. In Isaac. 2006, he directed the Wolverines to an 11-7-2 overall record.

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20020077 SSEASON PPREVIEW Wolverines Counting On Veterans, Youth In Quest For PAC Crown There are two construction projects related to the men’s soccer program at Grove City Col- lege as the 2007 season approaches. One is a major renovation. The other is more along the lines of a remodeling project. Fortunately for the Wolverines, it is their home field -- College Field -- that is undergoing the major renovations. While College Field will now feature a new press box and scoreboard in 2007, the team that calls the facility home will also have a different look this fall. Grove City must replace five starters from last year’s 11-win team that advanced to the ECAC Southern Championship Tournament semifinals. Among the graduated are the program’s all- time leading scorer (Bob McNees), two four-year starters at defender (Brendan McCommas and Stuart McCommas), a pair of veteran midfielders (Jonathan Breese and Jonathan Mahtani) and the College’s 2007 Senior Man of the Year, Ian Lamborn. REVIEW P

Junior defender Jack Adams helped Grove City

EASON post nine shutouts during the 2006 season. S Adams is a returning All-PAC selection. However, the Wolverines are still well-stocked as they prepare to challenge for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the postseason. Second-year head coach Mike Dreves wel- comes back 10 lettermen in 2007, including six full- time starters. Three of those starters helped form the core of one of the region’s top defenses. Senior stop- per Tommy Bresson enters his fourth year as a starter while senior goalkeeper Michael Manahan is a two-year starter. Junior sweeper Jack Adams is a two-year letterwinner who started 19 of 20 matches last year. In his three years as a starter, Bresson has helped Grove City post 30 shutouts and an aggre- gate 0.89 goals-against average. He earned Sec- ond Team All-PAC honors in 2006. Manahan is a two-time Second Team All-PAC selection in goal for Grove City. He led the confer- Senior Tommy Bresson has started 64 consecu- ence in save percentage in both 2005 and 2006. tive matches since arriving at Grove City in Adams also landed on the conference’s Sec- 2004. He earned Second Team All-PAC last year. ond Team following the 2006 season.

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20020077 SSEASON PPREVIEW Grove City Seeks 5th Straight Winning Season, Return to Postseason stopper as a freshman and will be an integral part of the Grove City defense again in 2007. Several other veterans are also expected to challenge for playing time this fall. Junior forward Andrew Yackel will challenge for a spot up front while junior Ben Kristobak is in the mix at defender. A number of sophomores are back after see- ing spot duty as freshmen. Defenders Scott Degelman, Sean Osborne and Mike Soriano return, as do midfielders Ryan Lesser and Joel Metz. Lesser had two assists in 2006 while Metz scored twice in limited action. Sophomore Tim Lansing is Manahan’s backup in goal. Lansing did not allow a goal in his two appearances last year. Grove City will open the 2007 season August 31 against visiting Penn State Altoona. Presidents’ Athletic Conference play begins Sept. 29 at Bethany. The non-conference schedule features a trip S EASON to Grantham, Pa. for the Messiah College Classic Sept. 7-8. The Wolverines will face Goucher and national power Messiah during the two-day event. Grove City will also play Baldwin-Wallace, P Carnegie Mellon and Lake Erie in preparation for REVIEW the conference schedule.

Senior midfielder Barry Snyder started all 20 matches for Grove City in 2006. Grove City also welcomes back senior defender Dustin Heath, who earned his first letter in 2006. Heath made five starts at outside back, helping the Wolverines to a 4-1 record in those five matches. Senior midfielders Chad Ashby and Barry Snyder return after strong junior seasons. Ashby led the team with five assists from his wing position while Snyder started all 20 matches. Junior Matt Sol made 13 starts during the 2006 season, including all three postseason matches. Junior forward Tyler Ferrier appeared in all 20 matches as a reserve last season and provided in- stant offense for the Wolverines. Ferrier finished second on the team in goals (4), assists (3) and total points (11). He will again be counted on for offensive production this season. Senior Eli Lamborn has made nine career starts and is a three-year letterman. He will contend for a full-time starting spot this season. Junior defender Bob Terhune missed much of Senior goalkeeper Michael Manahan earned All- 2006 due to an injury. He played in 12 matches at PAC Second Team in 2005 and 2006.

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RRETURNING LLETTERWINNERS JACK TOMMY ADAMS BRESSON JUNIOR • 5-10 • DEFENDER SENIOR • 5-11 • DEFENDER 19WEXFORD, PA. PORTSMOUTH5, N.Y. (PINE-RICHLAND) (PORTSMOUTH CHRISTIAN) Two-year letterwinner and Three-year starter and returning starter at sweeper letterman at defender ... Has ... Integral part of Grove City played in 64 straight defense. AS A SOPHO- matches. AS A JUNIOR: Sec- MORE: Earned Second Team All-Presidents’ Ath- ond Team All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference ... letic Conference honors at defender ... Started fi- Started all 20 matches in 2006 ... Switched from nal 19 matches of 2006 ... Began season at stop- sweeper to stopper at midseason ... Helped Grove per, then switched to sweeper ... Team posted City tally nine shutouts. AS A SOPHOMORE: Hon- 0.77 goals-against average with him in starting orable Mention All-PAC ... Started all 24 matches, lineup ... One of two sophomores in regular start- helping Grove City post a school-record 11 shut- ing lineup. AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first varsity outs. AS A FRESHMAN: Started all 20 matches, letter after playing in 10 matches ... Made first ca- earning first collegiate letter ... Only freshman to reer start Sept. 24, 2005 at Westminster ... Also make multiple starts in 2004. NOTABLE: History started against Thiel Sept. 28, 2005. NOTABLE: major ... Older brother Phil played at Grove City Business major. from 2002-05 and is program’s all-time leader in CAREER STATISTICS games played with 86. Year GP-GS G A Pts. CAREER STATISTICS 2005 10-2 0 0 0 Year GP-GS G A Pts. 2006 20-19 0 0 0 2004 20-20 0 0 0

ETTERWINNERS Totals 30-21 0 0 0 2005 24-24 0 0 0

L 2006 20-20 0 0 0 CHAD Totals 64-64 0 0 0 ASHBY SENIOR • 5-6 • MIDFIELDER ETURNING HIGH POINT, N.C.

R 15 (WESLEYAN ACADEMY) Two-year letterwinner and returning starter at outside midfielder. AS A JUNIOR: Led team with five assists ... Ranked third on team in total points ... Scored once and assisted on a second goal at Saint Vincent Oct. 18, 2006 ... Recorded an assist in four straight matches Oct. 18-26, 2006. AS A SOPHO- MORE: Played in 23 matches, making nine starts ... Tallied first career assist in ECAC semifinal against McDaniel Nov. 12, 2005 ... Earned first letter. AS A FRESHMAN: Played in 10 matches as a reserve. NOTABLE: Spent two months in Africa on a mis- sion trip during summer of 2007 ... Mathematics/ Christian Thought major ... Dean’s List student ... Named to PAC Academic Honor Roll. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS G A Pts. 2004 10-0 0 0 0 2005 23-9 0 1 1 2006 20-18 1 5 7 Senior Chad Ashby led Grove City with five Totals 53-27 1 6 8 assists last season.

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RRETURNING LLETTERWINNERS TYLER ELI FERRIER LAMBORN JUNIOR • 5-7 • FORWARD SENIOR • 5-6 • FORWARD NEWTOWN6 SQUARE, PA. HOLLIDAYSBURG2, PA. (DELAWARE COUNTY CHRISTIAN) (HOLLIDAYSBURG) Returning letterwinner at Three-year letterman and forward ... Is Grove City’s part-time starter at outside top returning scorer from midfield ... Is moving to for- 2006. AS A SOPHOMORE: ward this season. AS A JUN- Led Grove City’s reserves in scoring, registering IOR: Scored game-winning goal in regular-season four goals ... Ranked second on the team in goals, finale against Thomas More Oct. 28, 2006. AS A assists and total points ... Scored first collegiate SOPHOMORE: Scored both Grove City goals in 2- goal at Saint Vincent Oct. 18, 2006 ... Recorded 1 win over Lake Erie in ECAC quarterfinals Nov. 9, two assists in regular season finale against Tho- 2005 ... Started all three matches in ECAC Champi- mas More Oct. 28, 2006. AS A FRESHMAN: Did onship Tournament ... Assisted on game-winning not play due to injury. NOTABLE: Business major. goal in PAC semifinals against bethany Nov. 2, 2005.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first letter after playing R CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS G A Pts. in 16 matches ... Made first collegiate start at ETURNING 2006 20-0 4 3 11 Bethany Sept. 27, 2004. NOTABLE: Business man- Totals 20-0 4 3 11 agement major ... Brother Ian played soccer at Grove City 2003-06 ... High school teammate of current Grove City senior Barry Snyder.

DUSTIN CAREER STATISTICS L Year GP-GS G A Pts. HEATH 2004 16-1 0 0 0 ETTERWINNERS 2005 17-7 2 1 5 SENIOR • 6-0 • DEFENDER 2006 19-1 1 1 3 CHINA, MAINE 22 Totals 52-9 3 2 8 (ERSKINE ACADEMY) Returning letterman and part-time starter at outside MICHAEL back ... Has an inside track ANAHAN to earn full-time starting M SENIOR • 5-11 • GOALKEEPER post this fall. AS A JUNIOR: Played in nine matches, STATE1 COLLEGE, PA. making five starts at defender ... Helped Grove City (STATE COLLEGE) to 4-1 mark and 0.59 goals-against average while Two-year starter in goal for in starting lineup ... Made first career start against Grove City ... Academic All- Bethany Oct. 13, 2006. AS A SOPHOMORE: Ap- America candidate ... Two- peared in two matches as a reserve defender. AS year letterman. AS A JUN- A FRESHMAN: Saw action in four matches as a IOR: Earned Second Team All-Presidents’ Athletic reserve. NOTABLE: History major. Conference honors after leading league in save CAREER STATISTICS percentage ... Had seven full shutouts and two Year GP-GS G A Pts. partial blankings in 2006. AS A SOPHOMORE: 2004 4-0 0 0 0 Started all 24 matches in first season in program, 2005 2-0 0 0 0 earning Second Team All-PAC ... Tallied College- 2006 9-5 0 0 0 record 11 shutouts ... Held opponents scoreless Totals 15-5 0 0 0 for 401 minutes Oct. 4-19, 2005 ... Did not allow a goal in 12 total overtime periods. NOTABLE: Me- chanical engineering/Spanish major ... Dean’s List student ... Named to PAC Academic Honor Roll. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS GA Avg Saves 2005 24-24 21 0.83 144 2006 20-20 19 0.94 106 Totals 44-44 40 0.87 250

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BARRY MATT SNYDER SOL SENIOR • 5-11 • MIDFIELDER JUNIOR • 5-8 • MIDFIELDER HOLLIDAYSBURG4, PA. 17CROFTON, MD. (HOLLIDAYSBURG) (SOUTH RIVER) Three-year letterwinner and Two-year letterman at out- returning starter at center side midfielder ... Will com- midfielder. AS A JUNIOR: pete for full-time starting Started all 20 matches at post this season ... Aca- midfield ... Scored in win over Thiel Oct. 24, 2006 demic All-America candidate. AS A SOPHOMORE: ... Earned third varsity letter. AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned second letter after playing in all 20 matches Moved into starting lineup at midseason ... Team ... Started each of Grove City’s three postseason went 7-2-2 when he started ... Scored one goal matches in 2006 ... Scored in regular-season fi- and assisted on another against Waynesburg Sept. nale against Thomas More Oct. 28, 2006 ... AS A 17, 2005. AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first varsity let- FRESHMAN: Played in 23 matches, making eight ter after playing in 18 matches as a reserve starts ... Started all five postseason matches ... midfielder and forward ... Recorded first collegiate Recorded assists against Thiel (Sept. 28, 2005) and goal and assist against Pitt-Bradford Sept. 1, 2004. Washington & Jefferson (Oct. 15, 2005). NOTABLE: NOTABLE: History major ... High school teammate Mechanical engineering major ... Dean’s List stu- of fellow Grove City senior Eli Lamborn ... Spent dent ... Named to PAC Academic Honor Roll. part of 2007 summer on mission trip to Nicaragua. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS G A Pts. CAREER STATISTICS 2005 23-8 0 2 2 Year GP-GS G A Pts. 2006 20-13 1 0 2 ETTERWINNERS 2004 18-0 1 1 3 Totals 43-21 1 2 4 2005 19-11 1 2 4 L 2006 20-20 1 1 3 Totals 57-31 3 4 10 BOB TERHUNE UNIOR EFENDER

ETURNING J • 5-8 • D AST TROUDSBURG A R 12E S , P . (NORTH WARREN, N.J.) Returning letterman at stop- per ... Looking to reclaim starting spot after missing much of 2006 due to injury. AS A SOPHOMORE: Opening day starter at stop- per against Medaille Sept. 1, 2006 ... Limited to just six appearances by injury ... AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first letter after making 12 appearances ... Made three starts at defender ... Grove City went 3-0 and allowed just one goal in those three starts. NOTABLE: Mechanical engineering major. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS G A Pts. 2005 12-3 0 0 0 2006 6-1 0 0 0 Totals 18-4 0 0 0

Senior Barry Snyder is a three-year letterman at center midfield.

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AABOUT THE PPAACC Founded in 1955, the Presidents’ Athletic Con- 08 academic year. Geneva and Saint Vincent are ference continues its mission of promoting inter- playing full conference schedules during their time collegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic ex- as provisional members of NCAA Division III. cellence. The PAC annually crowns champions in 19 Comprised of 10 select private colleges - sports. All-Conference status is awarded in all 19 Bethany College, Chatham College, , sports. Head coaches select all-league squads for Grove City College, , Thiel Col- all team sports, while in individual sports such as lege, Thomas More College, Washington & cross country and , all-PAC accolades are Jefferson College, Waynesburg College and based upon performances at the conference cham- Westminster College - the PAC remains a unique pionships. organization in this day of high-pressure intercol- The PAC annually awards its men’s and legiate athletics. women’s All-Sports Trophies to the schools which With academics at the center of each member’s perform best across the board in conference com- philosophy, the PAC is built on the principle that petition. Washington & Jefferson won the Men’s an athletic program is a part of college life, but not All-Sports Trophy in 2006-07 while Westminster an entity in itself. won the Women’s All-Sports Trophy.. T During the 2005-06 academic year, Chatham In 2006-07, the league named 537 student-ath- HE

College, Geneva College and Saint Vincent College letes to the PAC Academic Honor Roll, which rec- P all joined the PAC. Chatham will compete for PAC ognizes all participating student-athletes who at- RESIDENTS championships for the first time during the 2007- tain a term grade-point average of 3.60 or above. 2006 Standings Overall Conference 2006 PAC Statistical Leaders WLT WLT Goals: Bob McNees, Grove City 17 Bethany 14 4 3 5 0 1 Assists: Andrew Saporito, Westminster 11 ’ A Grove City 11 7 2 4 2 0 Points: Bob McNees, Grove City 35 Westminster* 12 7 2 4 2 0 Andrew Saporito, Westminster 35 THLETIC Washington & Jefferson 7 8 4 3 1 2 Wins: Kosta Floros, Bethany 12 Waynesburg 7 12 1 2 4 0 GAA: Kosta Floros, Bethany 0.93 Thomas More 5 11 1 1 4 1 Save Pct: Michael Manahan, Grove City .848 Thiel 1 15 1 0 6 0 Shutouts:Kosta Floros, Bethany 8 C Saint Vincent 8 8 2 - - - *-PAC Tournament Champion ONFERENCE 2006 ALL-PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TEAMS FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM Pos. Name School Pos. Name School GK Kosta Floros Bethany GK MICHAEL MANAHAN GROVE CITY F BOB McNEES GROVE CITY F Dave Peters Waynesburg F Blake Ordell Westminster F Andy Saporito Westminster F Sean Esterbauer Bethany F Tyler Smith Thomas More M Todd Atwood Westminster M Marc Clayton Wash. & Jeff. M JONATHAN BREESE GROVE CITY M Mike Seminerio Wash. & Jeff. M Ramon Franklyn Bethany M Dave Thorn Waynesburg B Travis Brown Wash. & Jeff. B JACK ADAMS GROVE CITY B Chris Ellwanger Westminster B TOMMY BRESSON GROVE CITY B Greg Lani Bethany B BRENDAN McCOMMAS GROVE CITY B Ryan McDonald Wash. & Jeff. B John Zervos Bethany 2006 PAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bob McNees, Grove City 2006 PAC COACH OF THE YEAR: Kosmas Mouratidis, Bethany

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20062006 IIN RREVIEW Grove City Advances To ECAC Southern Tournament Semifinals Calendar years ending in the number six have all record to 6-3-1 by going undefeated in its first been traditionally bountiful for the Grove City Col- three road matches. lege men’s soccer program. Grove City’s 1956 Senior defender Brendan McCommas and squad went 7-0-0 while the 1966 team posted a 7- Lamborn both scored their first goal of the sea- 1-1 record. son in a 2-1 victory at Thomas More Sept. 30. Grove City celebrated the nation’s bicenten- McCommas scored in the fifth minute off Chad nial in 1976 by advancing to the NCAA Division III Ashby’s corner kick while Lamborn’s first career national quarterfinals with a 10-3-1 mark. The 1986 goal at 61:36 gave Grove City a 2-0 lead. team went 11-2-1 while the 1996 team won the Three nights later, the Wolverines battled host ECAC Southern Championship with a 16-2 record. Washington & Jefferson to a scoreless draw. That history of excellence continued in 2006 Manahan preserved Grove City’s fifth shutout of as Grove City recorded an 11-win season and ad- the season by making five saves. Defensively, vanced to the semifinal round of the ECAC South- Grove City limited W&J to just seven total shots. ern Championship Tournament. Grove City opened conference play Oct. 7 with Under first-year head coach Mike Dreves, the a 4-0 triumph over Waynesburg. The Wolverines Wolverines opened 2006 with seven consecutive broke the match open with three second-half goals. home matches. Following a season-opening set- McNees scored twice while senior midfielder back against Medaille Sept. 1, the Wolverines Jonathan Breese and freshman Joel Metz also notched three straight victories at College Field. scored. McNees earned his third PAC Offensive Senior Bob McNees became Grove City’s all- Player of the Week award while Manahan earned time leading goal-scorer Sept. 2 in a 3-0 victory the conference’s Goalkeeper/Defensive Player of over visiting Pitt-Bradford. McNees scored all three the Week award Oct. 8.

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N McNees’ three goals in the win gave him 49 career goals, surpassing the long-standing mark of 48, set by Ross Emerson in the mid-1950s. The victory over Pitt-Bradford also represented Dreves’ first victory as head coach. It was also the 2006 I Wolverines’ 50th shutout this decade. Grove City’s defense continued to shine over the next seven days as the Wolverines earned a pair of shutout victories. An overtime goal by McNees in the 98th minute Sept. 6 lifted Grove City to a 1-0 home win over La Roche in non-conference action. Senior Ian Lamborn assisted on the game-winner while in goal, Manahan stopped 10 La Roche shots. Three days later, the Wolverines’ win streak reached three as Grove City blanked Waynesburg, 2-0. McNees scored a pair of unassisted goals while the Grove City defense limited Waynesburg to just one second-half shot and no corner kicks. Longtime non-conference rival Carnegie Mellon ended Grove CIty’s win streak Sept. 12 by pulling out a 2-0 victory at College Field. Grove City concluded the lengthy homestand by splitting back-to-back non-conference matches. Grove City improved to 4-2 Sept. 16 with a 2-0 victory over Geneva. The homestand ended on a down note, though, as Penn State Behrend picked Bob McNees earned PAC Player of the Year up a 2-0 victory at Grove City Sept. 20. honors in both 2005 and 2006. He graduated as Following a 10-day layoff that included a Grove City’s all-time leading scorer with 63 weather postponement, Grove City raised its over- goals.

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20062006 IIN RREVIEW Wolverines Record 4th Straight Winning Season, Post 9 Shutouts

Hard-fought 1-0 losses to Westminster (Oct. 1-0 lead. Ferrier assisted goals by sophomore Matt 11) and Bethany (Oct. 13) bumped the Wolverines Sol and McNees while an “own goal” capped the out of first place. The setback against Bethany ulti- scoring. mately proved to be Grove City’s final loss of the Grove City’s bid for a second straight league regular season. crown ended in the PAC semifinals, however, as A convincing 4-1 win at Saint Vincent Oct. 18 Westminster eliminated the Wolverines, 3-0. ignited a season-ending five-match win streak. Still, Grove City’s 11-6-1 overall record earned McNees posted two goals and an assist at Saint the team an invitation to the ECAC Southern Cham- Vincent while Ashby added a goal and an assist. pionship Tournament. The Wolverines earned the Ferrier scored off junior Barry Snyder’s assist. No. 8 seed in the tournament and faced top-seeded Three days later, Ferrier broke a scoreless tie Swarthmore in the quarterfinals Nov. 8. in the 56th minute as Grove City rolled to a 2-0 Grove City fell behind in the fifth minute but victory over visiting Washington & Jefferson. tied the match at 26:19 as Ferrier scored off a Mahtani sealed the win with a goal at 72:53 while Breese assist. Defensively, the Wolverines blanked the defense posted its seventh shutout of 2006. Swarthmore through two overtime periods, send- Grove City improved to 3-2 in the PAC by scor- ing the match into a shootout. ing a season-high six goals Oct. 24 en route to a In the shootout, McNees, Ferrier and Brendan 6-0 home win over Thiel. McNees notched a hat McCommas all scored, giving Grove City a 3-1 lead. trick while Metz, Snyder and Ben Kristobak all Manahan stopped Swarthmore’s fourth shootout scored once. attempt, sending the Wolverines to the semifinals. The Wolverines extended the win streak to four Three days later at Carnegie Mellon, fifth-seeded 2006 I Oct. 26 by pulling out a 2-1 overtime victory at Gettysburg scored twice in the second half on its Lake Erie. Ferrier tied the match with a goal in the way to a 2-0 semifinal-round win over Grove City. 32nd minute while McNees scored the game win- McNees earned PAC Player of the Year honors ner 6:28 into the first overtime. for the second consecutive season. Both Breese N

Grove City then wrapped up the regular sea- and McNees earned First Team All-PAC honors. R son with a 4-0 win over Thomas More on Senior Jack Adams, Tommy Bresson, Manahan and Day Oct. 28. Ian Lamborn assisted a goal by younger Brendan McCommas earned Second Team All-Con- EVIEW brother Eli in the 25th minute as Grove City took a ference status. 2006 STATISTICS 2006 RESULTS Name GP-GS G A Pts. GW Date Opponent Result Score Record Bob McNees 20-20 17 1 35 8 Sept. 1 MEDAILLE L 4-0 0-1-0 Tyler Ferrier 20-0 4 3 11 1 Sept. 2 PITT-BRADFORD W 3-0 1-1-0 Chad Ashby 20-18 1 5 7 0 Sept. 6 LA ROCHE W 1-0 2-1-0 Joel Metz 5-0 2 0 4 0 Sept. 9 WAYNESBURG W 2-0 3-1-0 Jonathan Breese 20-20 1 2 4 0 Sept. 12 CARN. MELLON L 2-0 3-2-0 Ian Lamborn 20-8 1 2 4 1 Sept. 16 GENEVA W 2-0 4-2-0 Jonathan Mahtani 20-20 1 2 4 0 Sept. 20 PSU BEHREND L 2-0 4-3-0 Barry Snyder 20-20 1 1 3 0 Sept. 30 at Thomas More W 2-1 5-3-0 Eli Lamborn 19-1 1 1 3 1 Oct. 3 at Wash. & Jeff. T 0-0 (OT) 5-3-1 B. McCommas 20-20 1 0 2 0 Oct. 7 at Waynesburg* W 4-0 6-3-1 Matt Sol 20-13 1 0 2 0 Oct. 11 at Westminster* L 1-0 6-4-1 Ben Kristobak 3-0 1 0 2 0 Oct. 13 BETHANY* L 1-0 6-5-1 Ryan Lesser 2-0 0 2 2 0 Oct. 18 at Saint Vincent W 4-1 7-5-1 Stuart McCommas 17-15 0 1 1 0 Tommy Bresson 20-20 0 0 0 0 Oct. 21 WASH. & JEFF.* W 2-0 8-5-1 Zsolt Kormendy 12-0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 24 THIEL* W 6-0 9-5-1 Jack Adams 20-19 0 0 0 0 Oct. 26 at Lake Erie W 2-1 (OT) 10-5-1 Dustin Heath 9-5 0 0 0 0 Oct. 28 THOMAS MORE* W 4-0 11-5-1 Mike Soriano 6-0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 31 at Westminster% L 3-0 11-6-1 Bob Terhune 6-1 0 0 0 0 Nov. 8 at Swarthmore# T 1-1 (OT) 11-6-2 Totals 20 33 20 86 11 Nov. 11 Gettysburg# L 2-0 11-7-2 Opponents 20 19 13 51 5 GP-GS Min GA Avg Saves *-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Match Mike Manahan 20-20 1815 19 0.94 106 %-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament Tim Lansing 2-0 39 0 0.00 0 #-Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Totals 20 1854:10 19 0.92 106 Championship Tournament Opponents 20 1854:10 33 1.60 134

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RRECORD BBOOK TEAM RECORDS NSCAA ALL-AMERICANS Most Goals, Match: 15, vs. Saint Francis, 1965 Frank Sbrocco 1956 Hon. Mention, Outside Left 15, vs. Saint Vincent, 1968 Peter Buttner 1958 First Team, Forward Most Goals, Season: 65, 1996 Peter Buttner 1959 First Team, Forward 54, 1965 John Mulholland 1963 Hon. Mention, Fullback Largest Margin of Victory: 15 goals (twice) Matthew Lux 1969 Third Team, Fullback Most Shutouts, Season: 11, 2005 Bill Juergens 1986 Second Team, Back Most Victories, Season: 16, 1996 NSCAA REGIONAL ALL-AMERICANS 13, 2005 Chuck Harrington 1972 Hon. Mention, Fullback Best Win Percentage: 1.000, 1964 (9-0-0) Gary Eising 1975 Hon. Mention, Wing 1.000, 1956 (7-0-0) Gary Eising 1976 Hon. Mention, Wing 1.000, 1952 (6-0-0) Jon Bornholm 1977 Hon. Mention, Fullback John Russell 1978 Hon. Mention, Halfback Longest Win Streak: 18, 1963-65 John Russell 1979 Hon. Mention, Halfback Longest Unbeaten Streak: 19, 1963-65 Gary Tissue 1979 Hon. Mention, Halfback Most Ties, Season: 5, 2005 Dave Howard 1980 Hon. Mention, Fullback Most Consecutive Ties: 2, 1951 Tony Caruso 1981 Second Team, Forward Most Losses, Season: 13, 2002 Chris Barstow 1981 Hon. Mention, Fullback Most Matches, Season: 24, 2005 Jim Pekins 1982 Hon. Mention, Back Jim Pekins 1983 Hon. Mention, Back INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Tom Shupe 1984 Second Team, Goalkeeper Career Goals: 63, Bob McNees, 2003-06 Bill Juergens 1986 First Team, Back 48, Ross Emerson, 1951-52, 55-56 Andy Renkey 1986 Second Team, Back 46, Greg Kreutzberg, 1993-96 David Lakatos 1989 Second Team, Back OOK Greg Kreutzberg 1996 Forward Season Goals: 25, Greg Kreutzberg, 1996 B Sam Coffman 2001 Midfielder 19, Bob McNees, 2005 Mike Koper 2003 Back 18, Bob McNees, 2004 Bob McNees 2006 Third Team, Forward 18, Ross Emerson, 1955 (9 gms) POSTSEASON APPEARANCES ECORD

R 1962 NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament Season Points: 55, Greg Kreutzberg, 1996 1976 NCAA D-III Atlantic Regional Tournament 43, Bob McNees, 2005 1980 NCAA D-III Pa.-Md. Regional Tournament 41, Bob McNees, 2004 1995 ECAC Southern Tournament Semifinalist INDIVIDUAL - GAME 1996 ECAC Southern Tournament Champion Goals, Match: 5, Ross Emerson (1955, IUP) 2001 ECAC Southern Tournament Qualifier 4, Ross Emerson (1956, Case Tech) 2005 ECAC Southern Tournament Finalist 4, Bob Bishop (1964, St. Bona.) 2006 ECAC Southern Tournament Semifinalist 4, Chai Vathanakul (1965, St. Francis) GROVE CITY COLLEGE 4, Scott Gay (1966, St. Vincent) MEN’S SOCCER HALL OF FAME 4, Pete Anselmo (1967, St. Francis) Grove City established its Men’s Soccer Hall of 4, Bob McNees (2005, Thiel) Fame in 2001. Since then, 18 athletes, coaches and contributors have been inducted into the Hall. Points, Match: 10, Ross Emerson (Oct. 28, 1955 CLASS OF 2006 Scott Johnston, ‘55 at Indiana, Pa.; 5 goals) Vaughn Irwin ‘53 CLASS OF 2002 Jon Bornholm ‘78 Ross Emerson, ‘57 COACHING RECORDS Dr. Don Lyle Charles Slemmons, ‘53 Bob Thorn (1938-56) 72-28-15 .691 CLASS OF 2005 CLASS OF 2001 Dan Leviton (1957-61) 18-19-3 .488 Phil Ahlschlager, ‘75 Peter Buttner, ‘61 Cliff Wettig (1962-70) 65-20-4 .753 Jim Pontier, ‘68 Bill Juergens, ‘87 Russ Trimmer (1971) 5-3-1 .611 CLASS OF 2004 Matthew Lux, ‘70 Dr. Don Lyle (1972-2005) 277-206-37 .568 Richard Manley, ‘67 John Mulholland, ‘65 Mike Dreves (2006-pres) 11-7-2 .600 Travis Young, ‘59 Frank Sbrocco, ‘57 Total (67 Years) 448-283-62 .604 CLASS OF 2003 Robert E. Thorn, ‘16 James Foraker, ‘58 Cliff Wettig

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PPROGRAM HHISTORY Year-By-Year Records Year W-L-T Coach Year W-L-T Coach 1938 1-2-1 Bob Thorn 1972 4-4-1 Don Lyle 1939 2-2-0 Bob Thorn 1973 5-5-2 Don Lyle 1940 3-3-0 Bob Thorn 1974 6-4-2 Don Lyle 1941 5-2-0 Bob Thorn 1975 7-5-1 Don Lyle 1942 5-1-0 Bob Thorn 1976 10-3-1 Don Lyle 1943 No Games - World War II 1977 11-3-0 Don Lyle 1944 No Games - World War II 1978 8-3-1 Don Lyle 1945 2-1-2 Bob Thorn 1979 10-2-0 Don Lyle 1946 4-2-1 Bob Thorn 1980 9-5-0 Don Lyle 1947 4-4-1 Bob Thorn 1981 6-7-0 Don Lyle 1948 5-0-3 Bob Thorn 1982 6-7-1 Don Lyle 1983 3-8-3 Don Lyle 1949 2-4-2 Bob Thorn 1984 7-7-0 Don Lyle 1950 6-2-0 Bob Thorn 1985 9-4-1 Don Lyle 1951 2-1-3 Bob Thorn 1986 11-2-1 Don Lyle 1952 6-0-0 Bob Thorn 1987 6-5-2 Don Lyle 1953 6-1-1 Bob Thorn 1988 5-7-1 Don Lyle 1954 7-1-0 Bob Thorn 1989 6-6-1 Don Lyle 1955 5-2-1 Bob Thorn 1990 7-6-1 Don Lyle 1956 7-0-0 Bob Thorn P

1991 8-6-0 Don Lyle ROGRAM 1957 6-2-0 Dan Leviton 1992 7-7-1 Don Lyle 1958 5-3-0 Dan Leviton 1993 3-11-1 Don Lyle 1959 4-4-1 Dan Leviton 1994 4-9-0 Don Lyle 1960 1-5-2 Dan Leviton 1995 10-6-0 Don Lyle 1961 2-5-0 Dan Leviton 1996 16-2-0 Don Lyle H

1962 6-4-1 Cliff Wettig 1997 6-8-1 Don Lyle ISTORY 1963 6-3-0 Cliff Wettig 1998 12-7-0 Don Lyle 1964 9-0-0 Cliff Wettig 1999 11-7-2 Don Lyle 1965 8-0-1 Cliff Wettig 2000 10-9-1 Don Lyle 1966 7-1-1 Cliff Wettig 2001 13-7-1 Don Lyle 1967 6-4-0 Cliff Wettig 2002 5-13-2 Don Lyle 1968 7-3-1 Cliff Wettig 2003 11-8-3 Don Lyle 1969 9-2-0 Cliff Wettig 2004 12-7-1 Don Lyle 1970 7-3-0 Cliff Wettig 2005 13-6-5 Don Lyle 1971 5-3-1 Russ Trimmer 2006 11-7-2 Mike Dreves

All-Time Series Against Traditional Opponents Opponent Series Last W L T Opponent Series Last W L T Began Meeting Began Meeting Allegheny 1938 1999 42 19 6 PSU Behrend 1975 2006 19 12 1 Bethany 1977 2006 39 35 3 Pitt-Bradford 1985 2006 22 0 0 Carn. Mellon 1938 2006 16 26 2 Pitt-Greensburg 1998 2004 4 3 0 Frostburg St. 1951 2001 10 11 6 Point Park 1973 2005 3 3 0 Geneva 1975 2006 12 8 2 Saint Vincent 1966 2006 9 5 0 Hiram 1984 1991 2 3 3 Slippery Rock 1938 2000 25 33 9 La Roche 1994 2006 10 0 1 Thiel 1945 2006 17 3 2 Lake Erie 1995 2006 10 0 0 Thomas More 2005 2006 4 0 0 Messiah 2000 2003 1 3 0 Wash. & Jeff. 1974 2006 19 15 7 Mount Union 1964 2003 8 5 1 Waynesburg 1991 2006 19 2 2 PSU Altoona 2001 2002 1 1 0 Westminster 1946 2006 17 17 1

13 GROVE CITY COLLEGE AABOUT THE CCOLLEGE The beautifully landscaped PROGRAMS AND MAJORS campus of Grove City College Biology stretches over 150 acres and in- Biology (B.S.) Molecular Biology (B.S). cludes 27 neo-Gothic buildings. Business It is considered one of the loveli- Accounting (B.S.) est in the nation. Business Management (B.S) Entrepreneurship (B.S.) While the College has Finance (B.S.) changed to meet the needs of Industrial Management (B.S.) the society it serves, its basic phi- Marketing Management (B.S.) Chemistry losophy has remained un- Biochemistry (B.S.) changed since its founding in Chemistry (B.S.) 1876. It is a Christian, liberal arts Communication Studies Communication Studies (B.A.) institution, dedicated to the prin- Computer Science ciple of providing the highest Grove City College’s Computer Science (B.S.) quality education at the lowest Breen Student Union Computer Info. Systems (B.S) Economics possible cost. This is part of the Information Economics (B.A.) Wishing to remain truly inde- Technology Initiative, a total pro- Business/Economics (B.S.) pendent and to retain its distinc- Education gram integrating technology Early Childhood (B.S.) tive qualities as a private school across the curriculum. Elementary (B.S.) governed by private citizens The College believes that its Secondary Certifications: (trustees), it is one of few col- Biology/General Science (B.S.) student body has a unique mix Chemistry (B.S.) leges in the country that does of talents and abilities. Its Career Chemistry/General Science (B.S.) not accept federal funds. Services program helps students English (B.A.) OLLEGE Affiliated with the Presbyte- English/Communication (B.A.) identify those key assets during French (B.A.)

C rian Church (U.S.A.), but not nar- the first year and then builds a Mathematics (B.A.) rowly denominational, the Col- four-year strategy to help them Music (B.M.) ITY lege believes that to be well-edu- Physics (B.S.) pursue a satisfying career. Physics/General Science (B.S.)

C cated a student should be ex- Personal counseling, profes- Social Studies (B.A.) posed to the central ideas of the sional speakers, databases, Spanish (B.A.) Judeo-Christian tradition. Engineering alumni contacts, summer intern- Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) ROVE Grove City College offers un- ships, corporate visits, employer Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) dergraduate degrees in liberal English G presentations and more are in- arts, sciences, engineering, busi- English (B.A.) corporated into the career prepa- History ness, and music and is distin- ration experience. Grove City fol- History (B.A.) BOUT guished as a national leader in lows the semester calendar plan, Mathematics Mathematics (B.S.) A education. in addition to offering two-week Modern Languages Grove City’s programs in sessions in January and May. French (B.A.) electrical and mechanical engi- Most of the 2,500 students Spanish (B.A.) neering are accredited by the En- Music & Fine Arts live in separate men’s and Music (B.M.) gineering Accreditation Commis- women’s dormitories. The rest Music/Business (B.M.) sion Board of the Accreditation are local commuters or married Music/Performing Arts (B.M) Board for Engineering and Tech- Music/Religion (B.M) students. A full program of cul- Physics nology. tural, professional, athletic and Applied Physics (B.S.) The “big business school cur- social activities is offered, includ- Applied Physics/Computer (B.S.) riculum” prepares students for Political Science ing 19 intercollegiate varsity ath- Political Science (B.A.) today’s global business reality. letic teams. Psychology An extensive variety of internship Grove City, a town of 8,100 Psychology (B.A.) opportunities are provided Religion & Philosophy people, is located 60 miles north Christian Thought (B.A.) across the curriculum. of . It is located near Philosophy (B.A.) Grove City College wants its Interstates 79 and 80 and has a Sociology Sociology (B.A.) students to be prepared in this municipal airport. age of mobile information tech- Pre-Professional Programs Charges (2007-2008) Pre-Dental nology. Each entering freshman Pre-Health receives a notebook computer Tuition Pre-Law which is his or hers to keep upon $5,750 per semester Pre-Medical Room/Board Pre-Theology graduation with a four-year de- Pre-Veterinary gree. $3,067 per semester

14 MEN’S SOCCER 2007 AATHLETIC FFACILITIES All 19 of Grove City College’s intercolle- giate varsity athletic teams utilize the College’s superior facilities for competition, practices and off-season training and conditioning. Grove City’s athletic facilities have under- gone numerous renovations and improve- ments in recent years, with more upgrades scheduled in the immediate future. On lower campus, Robert E. Thorn Field is home to the College’s football and track and field teams. During the summer of 2006, the College installed CSTurf at Robert E. Thorn Field. CSTurf is a synthetic playing surface that Grove City College installed CSTurf, lights features polyethylene LSR grass fibers and a and new track and field competition areas rubber infill system. at Robert E. Thorn Field in summer 2006. Lights were also added at Robert E. Thorn In addition, the PLC features the Grove City Field while the 8-lane track around the field was College Pool, one of the premier aquatic facili- resurfaced. ties in the region. Each year, Grove City hosts These upgrades benefit the entire campus the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Swimming community as the complex will now be used and Diving Championships at the state-of-the- by both the College’s club sports teams and art facility.

its intramural program, along with the varsity In 2008, the Pool will host the Collegiate A

teams. Association Western Division Cham- THLETIC The track is also available for use by recre- pionships. ational walkers and joggers. The complex also The PLC also features a second pool, the features 10 all-weather tennis courts next to Recreational Pool, which is used by members

the stadium. of the College community year-round. F

Phillips Field House, located at the north A fitness room featuring aerobic, Cybex and ACILITIES end of the complex, features several locker free weight equipment is an integral part of the rooms, an athletic training room, meeting PLC. Expansion of the fitness room is a key- rooms and coaches’ offices. It is used by the stone of the Center’s ongoing renovations. football, track and tennis programs through- The PLC also features six /hand- out the academic year. Several upgrades to the ball courts as well as two adjacent intramural facility were recently made. rooms. The intramural rooms each feature four The Physical Learning Center (PLC) houses courts, four indoor tennis courts, the Grove City College Arena, home to the four courts, an indoor track and two College’s basketball and volleyball programs. indoor jumping pits. The 1,800-seat Arena recently received new New synthetic floors were installed in the scoreboards, new scorer’s tables and new intramural rooms in summer 2006. shotclocks. The building houses an athletic training room, locker rooms and offices for coaches and physical education faculty. In 2004, the Col- lege constructed a new office suite for coaches and athletic administration. Grove City’s outdoor athletic facilities have also received numerous upgrades in recent years.The varsity soccer field, College Field, was expanded and re-sodded during the summer of 2005. College Field also received a new press box during the summer of 2007. Meanwhile, Grove City’s and soft- ball facilities received major facelifts in 2007 with new fencing and electronic scoreboards The Grove City College Pool is one of the nation’s premier small-college venues for scheduled to be installed for the 2007-08 aca- both swimming and diving and water polo. demic year.

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