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1 THIS WEEK IN MILWAUKEE MEN’S SOCCER 2014 Milwaukee Schedule (4-7-2, 1-2-1 HL) Game 14 Date Opponent Time • Milwaukee (4-7-2, 1-2-1) vs. Oakland (4-5-1, 3-0-1) Aug. 17 Creighton (Exh.) T, 0-0 Aug. 21 Parkside (Exh.) T, 2-2 Aug. 29 DePaul W, 2-1 Aug. 31 at Drake W, 2-0 40th Panther Invitational (9/5 & 9/7 in Milwaukee, Wis.) Sept. 5 Oregon State L, 2-0 Sept. 7 Gonzaga W, 2-1 Capital Cup (9/12 & 9/14 in Washington DC) • Engelmann Stadium Sept. 12 at #22 George Mason L, 2-0 Nine-Time NCAA Tournament Participants • Milwaukee, Wis. Sept. 14 at #19 American L, 3-0 • Wed., Oct. 15, 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at #17 Marquette (Milwaukee Cup) L, 2-0 Sept. 23 NIU (LeWang Trophy) T, 2-2 • Milwaukee leads the all-time series, 8-2-1 Sept. 27 Cleveland State L, 3-1 Game 15 Oct. 1 at Green Bay (Chancellor’s Cup) T, 2-2 • Milwaukee (4-7-2, 1-2-1) vs. UIC (5-4-2, 1-1-1) Oct. 4 at Wright State* L, 3-0 Oct. 7 at Western Illinois L, 2-0 Oct. 11 Belmont* W, 2-0 Oct. 15 Oakland* 7 PM Oct. 18 at UIC* 7 PM Oct. 22 at Wisconsin 7 PM Oct. 25 at Valparaiso* 7 PM Nov. 7 Detroit* 7 PM • Flames Field Horizon League Tournament (Nov. 10-15) • Chicago, Ill. Nov. 10 Horizon League Tournament First Round • Sat., Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Nov. 13 Horizon League Tournament Semifinals • Milwaukee leads the all-time series, 18-15-4 Nov. 15 Horizon League Tournament Championship *Indicates Horizon League match / Bold indicates home matches Listen to the podcast of the “Kris Kelderman Show” every Monday during the 2014 season. Sign up and follow Milwaukee Athletics: twitter.com/MkePanthers Watch video highlights and interviews: www.youtube.com/ uwmathletics Become a “FAN” on Facebook! Search Junior Aaron Horvat assisted on both goals in Milwaukee’s Milwaukee Panthers and 2-0 victory over Belmont Saturday night. join the team. For News, Statistics, Game Notes, Game Recaps, Player Bios and Player Features, Visit: www.uwmpanthers.com 2014 Milwaukee Panthers Men’s Soccer 2 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: General Information OAKLAND: The Golden Grizzlies are on an impressive five- School ................................ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) and will look for their fifth straight City/Zip ............................................... Milwaukee, Wis. 53211 victory when they invade Engelmann Stadium Wednesday night. Founded .............................................................................. 1885 The team is 4-5-1 overall, but does currently occupy first place in Enrollment ....................................................................... 30,000 the Horizon League standings with a 3-0-1 record. Nickname ..................................................................... Panthers Colors ................................................................. Black and Gold Joey Tinnion and Matt Dudley are tied for the team lead with Home Field ................................................ Engelmann Stadium two goals and four points. Oakland has scored just 11 goals in 10 Capacity ............................................................................. 3,000 games, relying on a tight defense that has posted three shutouts Affiliation ...................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ....................................................... Horizon League in a row and allowed just one goal in four October matches to Chancellor ................................................ Mark Mone (Interim) date. Goalkeeper Wes Mink has taken over as the starter, posting Director of Athletics .......................................... Amanda Braun a 0.93 GAA and three clean sheets in eight starts. Associate AD/SWA .............................................. Kathy Litzau Athletics Phone ...................................................... 414-229-5151 Ticket Office Phone ............................................... 414-229-5886 UIC: The Flames - last year’s regular-season champions - are 5-4-2 overall and 1-1-1 in Horizon League action after falling to History Detroit (2-1, OT) in their most recent conference game. Jorge First Year of Soccer ............................................................. 1973 Alvarez leads UIC with four goals and nine total points. Jesus All-Time Record .............................................. 444-288-72 (.597) Torres has two goals and two assists for second place on the team NCAA Appearances/Last ............................................... 9/2013 with six points. Andrew Punta has posted four shutouts en route Last NCAA App./Result .............................. 2013, First Round to a 0.93 GAA in 11 games. ....................................................................... Wisconsin / L, 1-0 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record ............................... 4-8-1 Media Relations Asst. SID/Men’s Soccer Contact ............................... Chris Zills Office Phone .......................................................... 414-229-4593 Cell Phone .............................................................. 414-750-2090 Horizon League Overall E-mail ............................................................... [email protected] W L T GF GA W L T GF GA Associate Athletic Director for External Relations .......................... Oakland 3 0 1 6 2 4 5 1 11 2 ................................................................................... Bill Behrns Detroit 3 1 0 8 4 6 4 2 16 4 Office Phone .......................................................... 414-229-5674 Valparaiso 2 1 0 7 4 7 2 3 18 4 Assistant SID .............................................................. Tim Prahl Cleveland State 2 1 0 4 2 4 7 0 11 2 Office Phone .......................................................... 414-229-2413 Wright State 2 2 0 9 7 7 4 1 25 7 SID Fax .................................................................. 414-229-5749 UIC 1 1 1 3 3 5 4 2 11 3 Mailing Address ................................................ UWM Athletics Milwaukee 1 2 1 5 8 4 7 2 13 8 ............................................................................... P.O. Box 413 Green Bay 0 2 1 2 7 3 6 3 19 7 ............................................................... Milwaukee, Wis. 53201 Belmont 0 4 0 1 8 2 11 0 7 8 Overnight Address ............................................ UWM Athletics THIS WEEK IN THE HORIZON LEAGUE ............................................................. The Pavilion, Room 147 ...................................................... 3409 North Downer Avenue Date Opponent Time (CST) ............................................................... Milwaukee, Wis. 53211 10/15/14 Cleveland State at Wright State 6 PM Six-Time Horizon League Champions UIC at Green Bay 7 PM Men’s Soccer Information Oakland at Milwaukee 7 PM Head Coach ....................................................... Kris Kelderman Detroit at Valparaiso 7:30 PM Alma Mater .......................................................... Virginia, 1991 Record at School (Years) ......................... 23-11-4 (Third season) 10/18/14 Valparaiso at Cleveland State 6 PM Career Record ....................................... 34-18-5 (Fourth season) Belmont at Oakland 6 PM Assistant Coach ...................................................... Kyle Zenoni Wright State at Green Bay 7 PM Assistant Coach ...................................................... Mark Litton Milwaukee at UIC 7 PM 2013 Record ....................................................................... 15-3-2 League Record/Finish ............................................... 5-2-0 / 2nd Tournament Results ........................ W, 2-0 vs. Oakland, Semifinals .........................................................W, 2-0 vs. UIC, Championship Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................................... 12/10 Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................ 4/7 Newcomers ............................................................................. 10 2014 Milwaukee Panthers Men’s Soccer 3 IMPORTANT LEAGUE GAMES THIS WEEK Kris Kelderman was named the seventh head coach in The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s soccer team will Milwaukee program history in May of 2012. It didn’t take him long to make a positive impression with the play a key pair of Horizon League contests this week as it looks to Panthers, posting the first winning regular season for continue its trek up the conference standings as the regular season the team in seven years in his initial campaign in 2012. comes to a close. He upped the ante in year two, guiding his team to a 15-3-2 record during the 2013 campaign, capped by the Game time Wednesday against Oakland University is set for 7 p.m., ninth NCAA Tournament appearance in program his- as is the Saturday road matchup against UIC. Both games will have tory. A 2013 WSA College Coach of the Year nomi- live statistics available on the UWM website and the home battle nee, his two-year turnaround of the program has been remarkable - Milwaukee is 23-11-4 since his arrival after having posted a against the Golden Grizzlies will have a live video webcast on the win-loss record of 24-55-15 the prior five seasons combined. The 15 victo- Horizon League Network. ries in 2013 marked the most for UWM since 2003. They have also been very tough to beat at Engelmann Stadium under his watch, posting a 12-2-2 Milwaukee is 8-2-1 all-time against Oakland, including a pair of mark in that span. Nine-Time NCAA Tournament Participants victories (2-1 regular-season, 2-0 in Horizon League Tournament The team