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CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S SOCCER 2002 CUNYAC / Brine Championships MEDGAR EVERS MAKES HISTORY WITH TITLE Ridgewood, NY - Maybe the fifth time is the charm...at least it should be for Medgar Evers. Despite consistently placing among the top teams in CUNYAC, TOURNAMENT the grand prize has eluded Medgar Evers College...until today. The Cougars came into the 2002 CUNY Athletic Conference / Brine Men’s Soccer Championship MVP with savvy, defeating regular season winner and number one seed CCNY 4-0 at SEKOU the Metropolitan Oval. On the bench for his fifth CUNY final in the past eleven years, head coach Stanley Harmon finally gets to hold the top prize. FORBES “It’s a long time coming,” said Harmon, who will begin the school’s first NCAA Tournament run. “We had the squad this year and there were no letdowns. Once I have all my players together, there aren’t many schools that can beat us.” Medgar Evers got on the board quickly, when sophomore Thomas Nelson (Brooklyn, NY) sent a free kick to sophomore Sekou Forbes (Brooklyn, NY) in the second minute. Forbes chested the ball with his back to the net some 18 2002 CUNYAC / BRINE yards away, turned quickly and side volleyed it into the upper right corner, stunning all present with the lighting quick and awesome goal. The Cougars were far MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP from done. In the 33rd minute, Forbes sent a beautiful cross from the left side to @ METROPOLITAN OVAL freshman Omar Gordon (Brooklyn, NY), who one-timed the pass into the left (RIDGEWOOD, NY) corner. Just like that, it was 2-0 Medgar Evers. The Cougars extended the lead to st nd 3-0 when sophomore Jason Dryden (Brooklyn, NY) headed in a corner kick from 1 2 Final freshman Noel Watson (Brooklyn, NY) in the 41st minute. MEDGAR EVERS 3 1 4 Despite creating chances and playing some attractive offensive soccer, the Beavers never managed to break the ice in this one. CCNY pushed forward from CCNY 0 0 0 the second minute when they fell behind 1-0 and sent the troops forward in the Scoring Recap: second half, but to no avail. Even senior Gary Byrne (New York, NY) came out of School Minute Goal Scorer (Assist) the backfield to try to stimulate the offense, albeit without success. MEC 2nd Sekou Forbes (Thomas Nelson) MEC 33rd Omar Gordon (Sekou Forbes) The Cougars wrapped up the scoring in the 89th minute when goalkeeper MEC 41st Jason Dryden (Noel Watson) Ancil Steeple (Brooklyn, NY) converted a penalty kick after Dryden was taken MEC 89th Ancil Steeple - Penalty Kick down in the box. Steeple also made nine saves to record his fifth shutout of the season. Corner Kicks: Medgar Evers 6, CCNY 4. Shots On “We felt very confident after beating Tech in the semifinals,” said Harmon Goal: Medgar Evers 16, CCNY 10. Saves: Ancil about avenging a 3-0 regular season loss. “That confidence will carry into the Steeple (Medgar Evers) 9, Roger Cyrus (CCNY) 4. NCAAs, where we have a great chance to move on and with a little luck we can go far.” Medgar Evers struggled to balance the work and school schedules of its players the entire season but put together a nice winning streak when it counted the most. The Cou- gars posted four straight wins to wrap up the regular season and enter the CUNYAC Tournament on a roll. CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S SOCCER CUNY TOURNAMENT RESULTS CUNY FINAL STANDINGS

CHAMPIONSHIP at METROPOLITAN OVAL (Ridgewood, NY) CUNYAC Overall First Round W L T PTS W L T Pct. #9 John Jay 1, #8 Brooklyn 1 (2 OT) 1. CCNY 7 0 1 22 12 4 1 .735 John Jay advances via Penalty Kick shootout 8-6 2. MEDGAR EVERS 5 2 1 16 12 8 1 .595 Quarterfinals 3. CITY TECH 5 3 0 15 7 7 0 .500 #1 CCNY 2, #9 John Jay 0 #2 Medgar Evers 4, #7 Baruch 3 4. STATEN ISLAND 5 3 0 15 7 8 2 .471 #3 City Tech 2, #6 York 1 5. HUNTER 4 4 0 12 6 11 0 .353 #5 Hunter 2, #4 Staten Island 0 6. YORK 4 4 0 12 6 6 1 .500 Semifinals 7. BARUCH 2 6 0 6 3 10 0 .231 #1 CCNY 2, #5 Hunter 0 8. BROOKLYN 2 6 0 6 4 8 1 .345 #2 Medgar Evers 4, #3 City Tech 1 9. JOHN JAY 1 7 0 3 6 15 0 .286 Final #2 CCNY 4, #1 CCNY 0 CUNY WEEKLY HONORS Tournament Most Valuable Player Sekou Forbes So. F Medgar Evers Players of the Week Week 1 Roger Cyrus CCNY Sr. GK CUNY ALL-STARS Week 2 George Ofosu-Ameyaw City Tech Sr. F Week 3 Richard Franco City Tech Fr. F First Team All-CUNY Week 4 Ernard Pellumbi CCNY Fr. F Roger Cyrus Sr. GK CCNY Week 5 Roger Cyrus CCNY Sr. GK Noel Escoto Fr. D City Tech Week 6 Gary Byrne CCNY Sr. D Thomas Nelson So. D Medgar Evers Takuma Sugata So. D Hunter Rookies of the Week Gregorio Valverde Jr. D John Jay Week 1 Ademilola Ogunmokun Brooklyn Fr. F Rachid Chergui So. MF Baruch Week 2 Ernard Pellumbi CCNY Fr. F Lee Cohen Sr. MF Hunter Week 3 Noel Watson M. Evers Fr. MF Santiago Helman So. MF CCNY Week 4 Peter Strachnyi CSI Fr. F Noel Watson Fr. MF Medgar Evers Week 5 Richard Franco City Tech Fr. F Jason Bowery Jr. F John Jay Week 6 Raphael Ospina Hunter Fr. MF Douey Wright Fr. F CCNY Second Team All-CUNY Damion Bhoorasingh Fr. GK York CUNY POSTSEASON SCORES Baffour Acheampong Jr. D Hunter Thomas Kenson Sr. D CCNY NCAA TOURNAMENT 1st Round @ Babson Park, MA Maxo Maitre Fr. D City Tech #4 Babson 3, #5 MEDGAR EVERS 0 Joseph Awadjie So. MF Brooklyn ECAC Quarterfinals @ CCNY (New York, NY) Deighton Cyrus Jr. MF Medgar Evers Cheik Keita So. MF York #6 NYU 0, #3 CCNY 0 (NYU advances 3-1 on penalty kicks) Darwin Salgado Sr. MF CCNY Ricardo Williams Fr. MF City Tech Marwan Amer So. F Staten Island Jason Dryden Fr. F Medgar Evers Richard Franco So. F City Tech Player of the Year Gary Byrne Sr. D CCNY Rookie of the Year Ademilola Ogunmokun Fr. F Brooklyn Coach of the Year GARY BYNRE ADEMILOLA OGUNMOKUN STANLEY HARMON Stanley Harmon 12th Season Medgar Evers CCNY BROOKLYN MEC COACH CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S SOCCER INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS

SCORING G GLS AST PTS AVG. TEAM SCORING G GLS. AVG. GA AVG. MARGIN 1. Douey Wright (CCNY) 17 14 2 30 1.76 2. Jason Bowery (John Jay) 20 14 2 30 1.67 1. CCNY 17 41 2.41 14 0.82 + 1.59 3. Ademilola Ogunmokun (Brooklyn) 11 7 1 15 1.36 2. YORK 13 15 1.15 22 1.69 + 0.54 4. Ernand Pellumbi (CCNY) 16 8 4 20 1.25 3. BROOKLYN 13 21 1.62 21 1.62 0.00 5. Noel Watson (Medgar Evers) 18 3 14 20 1.11 6. Takuma Sugata (Hunter) 15 6 3 15 1.00 4. MEDGAR EVERS 21 51 2.43 51 2.43 0.00 7. Peter Strachnyi (CSI) 15 5 4 14 0.93 5. STATEN ISLAND 17 30 1.76 32 1.88 - 0.12 8. Joseph Awadjie (Brooklyn) 12 5 1 11 0.92 9. Durraine McKenzie (CCNY) 16 6 2 14 0.88 6. NY CITY TECH 14 23 1.64 35 2.50 - 0.86 10. Asmir Dzemovski (CSI) 12 5 0 10 0.83 7. JOHN JAY 21 31 1.48 69 3.29 - 1.81 11. Marklin Anglin (Medgar Evers) 20 7 2 16 0.80 8. HUNTER 17 25 1.47 57 3.35 - 1.88 12. Rachid Chergui (Baruch) 10 3 2 8 0.80 13. Omar Gordon (Medgar Evers) 17 5 3 13 0.76 9. BARUCH 13 17 1.31 48 3.69 - 2.38 Did Not Play 75% of Their Team’s Games Richard Franco (City Tech) 9 8 1 17 1.89 CUNY QUARTERFINAL RECAPS Sekou Forbes (Medgar Evers) 14 7 7 21 1.50 Jason Dryden (Medgar Evers) 13 8 2 18 1.38 Marwan Amer (CSI) 11 6 2 14 1.27 Quarterfinals: #1 CCNY 2, #9 John Jay 0 Roger Delfosse (Medgar Evers) 11 5 3 13 1.18 New York, NY - The #1 seed in the CUNY Tournament, CCNY, defeated John George Ofosu-Ameyaw (City Tech) 9 4 1 9 1.00 Jay College 2-0 in the tournament quarterfinals at home. With the victory, Haider Abbas (CSI) 8 3 2 8 1.00 CCNY advanced to the semifinals and improved its record to 11-2-1 overall. Durraine McKenzie scored the first goal with 14:28 to go in the first half on an GOALS G GLS AVG. assist by Santiago Helman. Helman scored the second tally on a penalty kick 1. Douey Wright (CCNY) 17 14 0.82 at the 61:14 mark during the second half. “It was a hard fought game by both 2. Jason Bowery (John Jay) 20 14 0.70 teams under cold conditions,” said head coach Ray D’Argenio. John Jay 3. Ademilola Ogunmokun (Brooklyn) 11 7 0.64 finished the season at 6-15. 4. Ernand Pellumbi (CCNY) 16 8 0.50 5. Asmir Dzemovski (CSI) 12 5 0.42 Quarterfinals: #2 Medgar Evers 4, #7 Baruch 3 (OT) Staten Island, NY - Omar Gordon scored in the 95th minute to lift Medgar ASSISTS G A AVG. Evers College to a 4-3 victory over Baruch in a CUNY Athletic Conference 1. Noel Watson (Medgar Evers) 18 14 0.78 men’s soccer quarterfinal match Saturday at the College of Staten Island. The 2. Salvatore Tornabene (CSI) 15 6 0.40 golden goal spoiled a frantic three-goal Baruch comeback in the last nine 3. Julius St. Rose (Brooklyn) 10 3 0.30 minutes of regulation time. The Cougars (10-7-1) scored three times in a 13- 4. Lee Cohen (Hunter) 14 4 0.29 minute stretch of the first half to seize a commanding lead on a goal by Sekou 5. Peter Strachnyi (CSI) 15 4 0.27 Forbes and two tallies by Roger Delfosse. Despite the 3-0 deficit, the Bearcats (3-9-1) bounced back with goals by Rachid Chergui and Bogdan Radu (twice) GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE G GLS MIN GAA in a nine minute span to close out regulation. 1. Roger Cyrus (CCNY) 17 15 1572 0.86 Quarterfinals: #3 City Tech 2, #6 York 1 2. Ricardo Johnson (City Tech) 12 17 1056 1.49 3. Daniel Djura (Hunter) 15 31 1245 2.24 Ridgewood, NY - In the school’s first year of eligibility for the CUNY Tourna- 4. Ancil Steeple (Medgar Evers) 20 47 1824 2.32 ment, City Tech defeated defending champion York 2-1 in a quarterfinal 5. Valon Osmani (CSI) 15 37 1374 2.42 matchup at the Metropolitan Oval. Raphael Lynch scored a goal in the first half while Richard Franco tallied in the second half for the game-winner, sending the Yellow Jackets (7-6) into the semifinals. Cheik Keita had the only SHUTOUTS G SHO AVG. 1. Roger Cyrus (CCNY) 17 9 0.53 goal for the Cardinals (5-6-1). 3. Ancil Steeple (Medgar Evers) 20 5 0.25 Quarterfinals: #5 Hunter 2, #4 Staten Island 0 2. Ricardo Johnson (City Tech) 12 3 0.25 Staten Island, NY - Satoru Moriwaki scored on a pass from Lee Cohen in the 4. Valon Osmani (CSI) 15 3 0.20 29th minute and Takuma Sugata nailed a penalty kick in the 82nd minute to 5. Daniel Djura (Hunter) 15 2 0.13 lead #5 seed Hunter (6-10) past #4 seed Staten Island (6-8-1) in the CUNYAC Tournament quarterfinals 2-0. Hunter’s pressing defense kept 10 men back SAVES G SAVES AVG. for most of the game, allowing the Dolphins to take only five shots on goal. 2. Ancil Steeple (Medgar Evers) 20 154 7.70 Hunter goalkeeper Daniel Djura made five saves for his fourth shutout in five 1. Valon Osmani (CSI) 15 113 7.53 career CUNY Tournament games. 3. Daniel Djura (Hunter) 15 104 6.93 4. Ricardo Johnson (City Tech) 12 58 4.83 5. Roger Cyrus (CCNY) 17 79 4.65 www.cuny.edu/sports CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S SOCCER 2002 CUNYAC SCHOOL-BY-SCH0OL RESULTS

ARUCH OLLEGE Wed. O 9 vs. York * L 2-1 ITY ECH ELLOW ACKETS B C (3-10,2-6) Sat. O 12 @ Medgar Evers * L 2-1 C T Y J (7-7,5-3) Wed. S 18 vs. York * ^ L 2-0 Wed. O 16 @ Baruch * W 5-2 Sat. S 7 vs. FDU-Florham (@ Farm.) L 4-0 Sat. S 28 @ City Tech * L 3-0 Sat. O 19 vs. Brooklyn * W 4-3 Sun. S 8 vs. Alfred (@ Farm.) L 14-0 Thu. O 3 @ Polytechnic L 3-2 Mon. O 21 vs. Richard Stockton L 2-0 Wed. S 18 @ Brooklyn * W 3-2 Sat. O 5 vs. Medgar Evers * L 7-0 Wed. O 23 vs. City Tech * W 2-1 Sat. S 21 @ York * L 1-0 Mon. O 7 @ SUNY-Maritime (OT) L 1-0 Sat. O 26 @ Centenary W 4-3 Sun. S 22 @ Polytechnic W 4-0 Wed. O 9 vs. Brooklyn * W 2-1 Sat. N 2 CUNY QUARTERFINALS Sat. S 28 vs. Baruch * W 3-0 Sat. O 12 @ John Jay * W 3-2 @ Staten Island W 2-0 Sat. O 5 vs. John Jay * W 4-3 Mon. O 14 @ Staten Island * L 6-0 Wed. N 6 CUNY SEMIFINALS Wed. O 9 @ Medgar Evers * W 3-0 Wed. O 16 vs. Hunter * L 5-2 vs. CCNY (@ Met Oval) L 2-0 Sat. O 12 @ CCNY * (OT) L 1-0 Sat. O 19 vs. CCNY * L 6-0 Sat. O 19 @ Staten Island * W 2-1 Wed. O 23 @ SUNY-Purchase W 3-2 JOHN JAY BLOODHOUNDS (5-16,1-7) Wed. O 23 @ Hunter * L 2-1 Mon. O 28 @ Old Westbury L 7-1 Wed. S 4 @ USMMA-Kings Point L 8-0 Fri. O 25 @ Old Westbury L 2-1 Sat. N 2 CUNY QUARTERFINALS Sat. S 7 vs. Arcadia (PA) L 8-0 Sat. N 2 CUNY QUARTERFINALS vs. Medgar Evers (OT) L 4-3 Sun. S 8 vs. Alvernia (PA) L 3-1 vs. York (@ Met Oval) W 2-1 Wed. N 6 CUNY SEMIFINALS ROOKLYN RIDGES Wed. S 11 vs. New Jersey City L 4-0 B B (4-8-1,2-6) Sat. S 14 @ St. Joseph’s (LI) L 7-0 vs. M. Evers (@ Met Oval) L 4-1 Wed. S 18 vs. City Tech * L 3-2 Sun. S 15 vs. Polytechnic (@ SJC) W 5-2 TATEN SLAND OLPHINS Sat. S 21 vs. John Jay * L 2-1 Wed. S 18 vs. Hunter * L 3-0 S I D (7-8-2,5-3) Sat. S 28 vs. CCNY * L 4-1 Sat. S 21 @ Brooklyn * W 2-1 Tue. S 10 @ Old Westbury (OT) L 2-1 Wed. O 2 vs. FDU-Madison (OT) L 2-1 Sat. S 28 @ York * L 1-0 Sat. S 14 vs. Centenary W 4-2 Sat. O 5 vs. SUNY-Purchase W 4-1 Wed. S 25 @ SUNY-Maritime W 2-1 Wed. S 18 @ Rutgers-Newark L 7-0 Mon. O 7 vs. Centenary T 1-1 Wed. O 2 @ Bard L 2-0 Mon. S 23 @ NYU L 7-1 Wed. O 9 @ Baruch * L 2-1 Sat. O 5 @ City Tech * L 4-3 Sat. S 28 vs. Medgar Evers * L 3-1 Wed. O 16 @ Medgar Evers * W 2-1 Wed. O 9 vs. Staten Island * L 6-2 Wed. O 2 @ SUNY-Purchase (2OT) T 0-0 Sat. O 19 @ Hunter * L 4-3 Sat. O 12 vs. Baruch * L 3-2 Sat. O 5 vs. Hunter * W 2-1 Mon. O 21 @ Staten Island * L 2-0 Mon. O 14 @ SUNY-Purchase W 3-1 Wed. O 9 @ John Jay * W 6-2 Wed. O 23 vs. York * W 2-0 Wed. O 16 vs. CCNY * L 3-0 Mon. O 14 vs. Baruch * W 6-0 Fri. O 25 vs. Polytechnic W 2-0 Sat. O 19 @ Webb W 10-0 Thu. O 17 vs. York * W 5-1 Wed. O 30 CUNY FIRST ROUND Wed. O 23 vs. Medgar Evers * L 3-0 Sat. O 19 vs. City Tech * L 2-1 vs. John Jay (2OT, PK 8-6) L 1-1 Mon. O 28 vs. Rutgers-Newark L 7-1 Mon. O 21 vs. Brooklyn * W 2-0 Wed. O 30 CUNY FIRST ROUND Wed. O 23 @ CCNY * L 3-1 CCNY BEAVERS (12-4-1,7-0-1) vs. Brooklyn (2OT, PK 8-6) W 1-1 Tue. O 29 @ Kean L 5-0 Sat. S 7 vs. Polytech (@ Ramapo) W 6-0 Sat. N 2 CUNY QUARTERFINALS Sat. N 2 CUNY QUARTERFINALS Sun. S 8 @ Ramapo L 5-0 @ CCNY L 2-0 vs. Hunter L 2-0 Sat. S 14 vs. SUNY-Maritime W 8-0 Wed. N 6 vs. SUNY-Farmingdale (OT) W 3-2 Wed. S 18 @ Medgar Evers * (2OT) T 0-0 MEDGAR EVERS COUGARS (12-8-1,5-2-1) Fri. N 8 @ York (2OT) T 0-0 Sat. S 21 @ Hunter * W 2-0 Sat. A 31 @ Wesley (DE) L 9-0 YORK CARDINALS (6-6-1,4-4) Sat. S 28 @ Brooklyn * W 4-1 Sun. S 1 @ Swarthmore (PA) L 4-1 Wed. O 2 @ Mount. St. Mary W 2-1 Sat. S 14 vs. Rowan L 4-0 Sat. S 7 @ USMMA-Kings Point L 6-0 Sat O 5 vs. York * W 2-1 Mon. S 16 @ Centenary W 6-1 Sat. S 14 vs. Mount St. Vincent W 3-0 Wed. O 9 vs. Kean (OT) L 1-0 Wed. S 18 vs. CCNY * (2OT) T 0-0 Wed. S 18 @ Baruch * ^ W 2-0 Sat. O 12 vs. City Tech * (OT) W 1-0 Sat. S 21 vs. Mount St. Vincent W 3-2 Sat. S 21 vs. City Tech * W 1-0 Wed. O 16 @ John Jay * W 3-0 Wed. S 25 @ SUNY-Purchase L 5-3 Sat. S 28 vs. John Jay * (OT) W 1-0 Sat. O 19 @ Baruch * W 6-0 Sat. S 28 @ Staten Island * W 3-1 Wed. O 2 @ St. Thomas Aquinas W 2-1 Wed. O 23 vs. Staten Island * W 3-1 Sat. O 5 @ Baruch * W 7-0 Sat. O 5 vs. CCNY * L 2-1 Sat. N 2 CUNY QUARTERFINALS Sun. O 6 @ Pratt W 5-2 Wed. O 9 @ Hunter * W 2-1 vs. John Jay W 2-0 Wed. O 9 vs. City Tech * L 3-0 Thu. O 17 @ Staten Island * L 5-1 Wed. N 6 CUNY SEMIFINALS Sat. O 12 vs. Hunter * W 2-1 Sat. O 19 vs. Medgar Evers * L 2-1 vs. Hunter (@ Met Oval) W 2-0 Mon. O 14 vs. Polytechnic W 3-0 Wed. O 23 @ Brooklyn * L 2-0 Sat. N 9 CUNY FINAL Wed. O 16 vs. Brooklyn * L 2-1 Sat. N 2 CUNY QUARTERFINALS vs. M. Evers (@ Met Oval) L 4-0 Sat. O 19 @ York * W 2-1 @ City Tech (@ Met Oval) L 2-1 Wed. N 13 ECAC QUARTERFINALS Mon. O 21 @ New Jersey City L 9-0 Fri. N 8 vs. Staten Island (2OT) T 0-0 vs. NYU (2OT, PK 3-1) L 0-0 Wed. O 23 @ John Jay * W 3-0 * Denotes CUNYAC Conference Games UNTER AWKS Sat. N 2 CUNY QUARTERFINALS H H (6-11,4-4) vs. Baruch (@ CSI) (OT) W 4-3 ^ Original result was a 1-1 tie. Wed. S 4 vs. Rowan L 5-0 Wed. N 6 CUNY SEMIFINALS Sat. S 7 @ Rutgers-Newark L 6-1 vs. City Tech (@ Met. Oval) W 2-0 Sat. S 14 @ New Jersey City L 14-1 Sat. N 9 CUNY FINAL Wed. S 18 @ John Jay * W 3-0 vs. CCNY (@ Met Oval) W 4-0 Sat. S 21 vs. CCNY * L 2-0 Wed. N 13 NCAA FIRST ROUND Mon. S 30 @ NYU L 10-0 @ Babson (MA) L 3-0 Sat. O 5 @ Staten Island * L 2-1 Mon. O 7 vs. Vassar L 1-0 CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S SOCCER

CUNYAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (1990-2002)

Year Champion Overall CUNYAC Runner-up Score Winning Coach Most Valuable Player School 1990 York 10-3-1 5-1-1 John Jay 2-1 Tim Bradbury Bryan Warde York 1991 CCNY 17-2-1 7-0 Staten Island 3-1 Wilson Egidio Arturo Ching CCNY 1992 CCNY 14-6-1 7-0 Medgar Evers 3-0 Wilson Egidio Jose Palacios CCNY 1993 CCNY 14-3 7-0 Hunter 2-1 Wilson Egidio Edmund Andre CCNY 1994 York 10-4-1 4-2-1 CCNY 1-0 Tim Bradbury Alex Cantave York 1995 Hunter 12-2-4 5-0-1 CCNY 1-1(4 OT, 4-2 PK) Cesar Markovic Grzegorz Lada Hunter 1996 Staten Island 11-6-2 4-2 Medgar Evers 3-1 James Donlan Goni Lazoja CSI 1997 Hunter 13-4 6-1 Medgar Evers 2-1 Cesar Markovic Gregg Trani Hunter 1998 Staten Island 11-6-1 4-2 Hunter 1-0 Carlo Tramontozzi James Gourdet CSI 1999 Hunter 10-10 6-1 John Jay 1-0 Cesar Markovic Geovanny Zelaya Hunter 2000 York 8-6-2 4-2-2 Medgar Evers 3-2 (2OT) Richard Packard Chimela Okoro York 2001 York 12-4-1 8-0 CCNY 0-0 (2OT, 4-3PK) Linval Cunningham Chimela Okoro York 2002 Medgar Evers 12-8-1 5-2-1 CCNY 4-0 Stanley Harmon Sekou Forbes MEC

CUNYAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS (1977-2002)

Year Champion Overall CUNYAC Head Coach Player of the Year School Rookie of the Year School 1977 Medgar Evers n/a n/a n/a none selected n/a none selected n/a 1978 Medgar Evers n/a n/a n/a none selected n/a none selected n/a 1979 Staten Island 8-4-1 7-1 Hugh Rainey none selected n/a none selected n/a 1980 CCNY 8-5-2 6-1-1 Gus Naclerio none selected n/a none selected n/a 1981 Brooklyn 13-3-3 7-0-1 Len Roitman none selected n/a none selected n/a 1982 CCNY 10-4-1 6-0-1 Gus Naclerio none selected n/a none selected n/a 1983 CCNY 12-3-1 7-0 Gus Naclerio Peter Diana CCNY none selected n/a 1984 CCNY 11-2-1 7-0 Gus Naclerio Assad Nawabi CCNY none selected n/a 1985 CCNY 11-5 6-1 Gus Naclerio Fenelon Bouzi CCNY none selected n/a 1986 CCNY 14-1-2 5-0-1 Gus Naclerio Fenelon Bouzi CCNY none selected n/a 1987 Hunter 13-2-2 5-0-1 Nick Kyriazopoulos Savvas Kyriakidis Hunter none selected n/a 1988 CCNY 10-5-2 5-0-1 Wilson Egidio Wahid Lufty CCNY none selected n/a 1989 Baruch n/a 5-1 Tony Henry Savvas Toumanidis Baruch none selected n/a 1990 York 10-3-1 5-1-1 Tim Bradbury Bryan Warde York none selected n/a 1991 CCNY 17-2-1 7-0 Wilson Egidio Vito LaSalandra CSI & Jose Palacios CCNY Rolando Paz CCNY 1992 CCNY 14-6-1 7-0 Wilson Egidio Edmund Andre CCNY Edwin Navas CCNY 1993 CCNY 14-3 7-0 Wilson Egidio Samuel Caetano CCNY Fabio Mirando CCNY 1994 CCNY 12-7 7-0 Wilson Egidio Samuel Caetano CCNY Jackie Soussan CSI 1995 Hunter 12-2-4 5-0-1 Cesar Markovic Grzegorz Lada Hunter Ivan Matteoni Hunter 1996 Hunter 10-4-2 6-1 Cesar Markovic Jackie Soussan CSI Frankie Bobb M. Evers 1997 Hunter 13-4 6-1 Cesar Markovic Jackie Soussan CSI Alex Babushkin Baruch 1998 Hunter 13-6 6-0 Cesar Markovic Nedgy Nazon CSI Tom Consolmagno CSI 1999 Hunter 10-10 6-1 Cesar Markovic Dragos Herinean Hunter Randy Wray CCNY 2000 CCNY 11-5-1 8-0 Ray D’Argenio Ivan Popov CCNY Ricardo Bulling John Jay 2001 York 12-4-1 8-0 Linval Cunningham Tom Consolmagno CSI Santiago Helman CCNY 2002 CCNY 12-4-1 7-0-1 Ray D’Argenio Gary Byrne CCNY Ademilola Ogunmokun Brooklyn CUNY Athletic Conference 2002-03 Year In Review MEN’S SOCCER NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Cougars Fall In NCAA Opener CCNY Loses ECAC Game In Shootout Babson Park, MA - Coming off of New York, NY - a stunning four-goal shutout in the For the third year CUNYAC Championship, Medgar in a row, CCNY Evers College was held scoreless received an invita- tion to the ECAC Metro Championships following an by Babson College in a first round outstanding season. This year the Beavers, seeded matchup of the 2002 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship 3-0. The #3 seed, hosted New York University, seeded #6. game was played on the campus of the higher seeded Babson through a cold Despite being outshot, the home team held on through rainstorm and a brisk breeze. Medgar Evers, which earned the school’s first- regulation and 20 minutes of overtime before fall- ever NCAA berth in a team sport by winning the CUNY Athletic Conference ROGER CYRUS ing on penalty kicks by a 3-1 margin. championship the previous week, ends its season with a record of 12-8-1. Babson (12-5-5) wasted little time getting on the board as the Beavers struck just 4:54 into the contest. Midfielder Steve Pagnotta’s breakaway CUNY RESULTS IN THE ECAC shot ricocheted off charging Medgar Evers goalie Ancil Steeple (Brooklyn, METRO NY/NJ CHAMPIONSHIPS NY) and caromed out to forward Shaun Dowell, who placed a low shot into a wide-open net to give his team a 1-0 advantage. 1973 Semifinals Hunter won (score n/a) The Beavers would add another score just three and a half minutes Final Hunter won (score n/a) later, when midfielder Jonah Frisch used a nice move to take the ball deep into 1974 Semifinals Hunter won (score n/a) Cougars’ territory. He then hit a short pass that glanced off a defender and Final Hunter lost (score n/a) 1979 Semifinals Medgar Evers won (score n/a) rolled right to Pagnotta, who converted his team’s second wide-open look to Final Medgar Evers won (score n/a) increase Babson’s lead to 2-0. 1982 Semifinals New Jersey Tech def. CCNY (score n/a) Despite the early two-goal deficit, Medgar Evers settled down 1984 Semifinals USMMA 3, CCNY 1 nicely in the second half to record five of its six shots in the stanza. However, 1987 Semifinals New Paltz State 3, Hunter 1 Babson goalkeeper Tom Malloy stopped all three shots that he faced on net to 1990 Semifinals Staten Island 2, Stevens Tech 1 keep the Cougars off the board. The Beavers then added an insurance goal Final New Jersey Tech 2, Staten Island 1 with 8:29 remaining as Dowell scored his second of the contest off a cross 1991 Semifinals William Paterson 1, CCNY 0 1994 Semifinals Drew 4, CCNY 3 from midfielder Mark Abraham that 1995 Semifinals Ramapo 4, Hunter 2 capped off the Babson victory. 1998 Semifinals Coast Guard 2, Hunter 1 (2 OT) Malloy finished with three saves in 1999 Quarterfinals St. Joseph’s (LI) 3, Staten Island 2 (OT) net for Babsonn while Steeple stopped 2000 Quarterfinals New Jersey City 2, CCNY 1 seven shots in goal for Medgar Evers. 2001 Quarterfinals CCNY 0, St. Joseph’s (LI) 0 (4 OT, 3-2 PK) CUNY Tournament Most Valuable Player Semifinals New Jersey City 2, CCNY 1 Sekou Forbes (Brooklyn, NY) and all-star 2002 Quarerfinals New York Univ. 0, CCNY 0 (2 OT, 3-1 PK) Noel Watson (Brooklyn, NY) weren’t able to get together for enough combinations CUNY SEMIFINAL RECAPS on the muddy field to get the Cougars offense going. Semifinals: #1 CCNY 2, #5 Hunter 0 “By the time the team settled down, Ridgewood, NY - City College of New York advanced to the CUNYAC Champion- it was too late,” said 12th year head ship for the second consecutive year with a 2-0 victory at the Metropolitan Oval in coach Stanley Harmon. “Still we played Ridgewood, Queens. It was the Beavers second straight shutout in the tournament. with an experienced team for most of the CCNY, the CUNYAC regular season champion, got on the scoreboard in the 16th minute when defender Kenton Moore sent a diagonal through ball to Douey game. It’s an experience these young men Wright, who put it over outrushing Hunter keeper Daniel Djura’s head for the first will never forget and it provides a start- tally. The Beavers’ second goal came in the 83rd minute when Santiago Helman’s DILLION BAPTISTE ing point for next season.” shot was deflected by Djura before Wright pounced on the loose ball and put it away for his league-lead-tying 14th goal of the year. CUNY RESULTS IN THE NCAA Semifinals: #2 Medgar Evers 4, #3 City Tech 1 Ridgewood, NY - Following a scoreless first half, #2 seed Medgar Evers College DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS exploded for four goals to top New York City College of Technology 4-1 in the semifinals of the CUNYAC Championship. Medgar Evers scored the first goal in Brooklyn the 56th minute when Sekou Forbes scored from a tough angle into the far corner 1981 First Round Cortlandt State 5, 1 after a throw in from Noel Watson. Nineteen minutes later Watson found a cutting 1999 First Round Hunter 3, Manhattanville 0 Roger Delfosse, who knocked in the second goal. In the 83rd minute, City Tech Regional Semifinals Williams (MA) 5, Hunter 0 scored on a penalty kick after a handball in the box as Noel Escoto slipped one 2000 First Round USMMA-Kings Point 2, York 0 past MEC goalkeeper Ancil Steeple, who had 11 saves. In the 85th minute, Watson 2001 First Round Roger Williams (RI)1, York 0 earned his third assist of the game when he went wide on the right side and Medgar Evers crossed it to a cutting Jason Dryden, who put in a beautiful diving side-volley. 2002 First Round Babson (MA) 3, 0 Dryden also scored a second time on a breakaway two minutes later to complete The first CUNYAC Automatic Berth was earned in 1999. the victory.