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MARQUETTE MEN’S SOCCER Marquette vs. Drake Sunday, Sept. 8 • Valley Fields • Milwaukee, Wis. • 3:30 p.m. CT Men’s Soccer Contact: Luke LeNoble • (414) 288-6980 • [email protected] • GoMarquette.com Key Storylines • Marquette (1-1-1) returned to last year's form on both ends of the pitch Friday night as the Golden MaRqUETTE qUick FacTS Location .......................................................Milwaukee, Wis. Eagles picked up their first win of the 2013 season with a 3-0 shutout over Bowling Green in the Nickname .......................................................Golden Eagles opening match of the Panther Invitational at Engelmann Stadium. VP/Director of Athletics....................................Larry Williams Home Field ........................................................Valley Fields • Marquette can win the 39th Panther Invitational with a victory Sunday against the Drake Bulldogs All-time record...............................365-353-81 / 49th season at Valley Fields. The Golden Eagles are currently at the top of the tournament table after picking up NCAA Championship Appearances................2 (1997, 2012) three points Friday in their opening match. Drake and Milwaukee enter Sunday's contests with one Head Coach .....................................................Louis Bennett point apiece. The Panthers will host Bowling Green (0 points) at Engelmann in the other fixture. Record at Marquette .......................42-69-20 / 8th season Overall record ...........................178-132-37 / 18th season • Drake (0-2-1) is still looking for its first win of the season after coming off a 1-1 draw against Mil- Asst. Coaches....Steve Bode, Marcelo Santos, Nick Vorberg waukee in Friday's nightcap at Engelmann. The Bulldogs trailed Milwaukee after the 40th minute Starters R/L.......................................................................9/2 until Garrett Cralls's equalizer midway through the second half leveled the match. Goalkeeper Rich Letterwinners R/L............................................................15/5 Gallagher played all 110 minutes and finished with six saves. Newcomers ........................................................................10 • Preseason All-American Bryan Ciesiulka is questionable for Sunday's home match against the Bull- dogs. The MU senior midfielder has played in just one game thus far, suffering a head injury in the season opener against Milwaukee back on Aug. 30. Ciesiulka played all 90 minutes against the Pan- 2013 MaRqUETTE ScHEDULE thers in his only action of the 2013 regular season. August Opponent Location Time/Result Fri. 30 at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. L, 1-2 About the Marquette Golden Eagles (1-1-1, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) September • Louis Bennett is in his eighth year as head coach at Marquette. The Golden Eagles are coming off Sun. 1 Green Bay Valley Fields T, 3-3 (2OT) a 16-4-1 overall mark in 2012. MU welcomes a nationally ranked recruiting class in 2013 while re- Fri. 6 vs. Bowling Green Milwaukee, Wis. W, 3-0 turning nine starters and a number of key reserves from last year’s squad. Sun. 8 Drake Valley Fields 3:30 p.m. Fri. 13 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 6 p.m. Scouting the Drake Bulldogs (0-2-1, 0-0-0 Missouri Valley) Sun. 15 Michigan State Valley Fields 3:05 p.m. • The Bulldogs are coached by Sean Holmes who holds a career mark of 128-134-37 in his 15-plus Sat. 21 Loyola-Chicago Valley Fields 8:05 p.m. seasons in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake returns eight starters from last year’s team that posted a 6-11- Sat. 28 at Xavier* Cincinnati, Ohio 6 p.m. 4 overall record, including leading goal scorer Addison Eck. Drake is anchored on defense by a pair October of seniors, goalkeeper Rich Gallagher and defender Nick Marshall, who both started all 21 matches Wed. 2 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 7 p.m. for the Bulldogs in 2012. Sat. 5 at Villanova* Philadelphia, Pa. 2:30 p.m. Wed. 9 Butler* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. Series History Sat. 12 Creighton* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Marquette owns a 6-2-1 edge over Drake in the all-time series. The first meeting between the two Sat. 19 at Providence* Providence, R.I. Noon side was in 1988. The Golden Eagles defeated the Bulldogs last season, 2-0, in Des Moines. Andy Wed. 23 at St. John’s* Queens, N.Y. 6 p.m. Huftalin opened the scoring in the 45th minute, and Bryan Ciesiulka added MU’s second goal of the Sat. 26 Georgetown* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. match in the 71st minute on a penalty kick. November Sat. 2 Seton Hall* Valley Fields 8:05 p.m. Marquette’s Last Time Out Fri. 8 at DePaul* Chicago, Ill. Noon • Three different Marquette players (Adam Lysak, Louis Bennett II, C. Nortey) put the ball into the Tues. 12 BIG EAST Quarterfinal TBA back of the net as the Golden Eagles’ men’s soccer team picked up its first victory of the season Fri- Fri. 15 BIG EAST Semifinal TBA day night with a 3-0 shutout over Bowling Green at Engelmann Stadium. Friday also marked MU’s Sun. 17 BIG EAST Final TBA first clean sheet of the campaign behind starting goalkeeper Charlie Lyon. All three of the team’s Thr. 21 NCAA First Round TBA goals came in the final 30 minutes of regulation, led by three points from Nortey (1 goal, 1 assist). * - BIG EAST; ^ BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge; Dates/times subject to change; All times CT; Krynksi Makes His Return For Blue & Gold Senior striker Andrew Krynski, whose collegiate career has been plagued by injury -- made his first appearance for Marquette since his freshman season when he came onto the pitch in the 85th minute PROGRESS UNDER BENNETT of Friday night’s 3-0 win over Bowling Green. Krynski then had a shot go wide left less than a minute Year Wins Goals Assists Off. Pts. Shutouts after subbing into the match. 2006 18 6 22 1 2007 2 12 15 39 1 2008 3 12 14 38 4 Golden Eagles In The National Polls/Rankings 2009 4 14 12 40 5 • Despite a 0-1-1 start to the 2013 campaign, the Golden Eagles continued to receive national recog- 2010 7 24 17 65 6 nition; TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Sports Madness both have MU ranked at No. 16 after the 2011 9 27 26 80 4 first week of action. 2012 16 42 43 127 10 • MU was a consensus top-25 program heading into the 2013 regular season. (See “MU in the Na- tional Polls/Rankings” on Page 3). The Golden Eagles were ranked as high as No. 9 in the preseason rankings by both TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Sports Madness. GOMARQUETTE.COM TWITTER.COM/MUATHLETICS FACEBOOK.COM/GOMARQUETTE MARQUETTE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS | 770 N.12th ST. | MILWAUKEE, WI 53233 | 414.288.6303 2013 MaRqUETTE UNivERSiTy MEN’S SOccER MEET THE 2013 GOLDEN EAGLES 1 • Charlie Lyon • GK • RS-Junior • St. Charles, Ill. Earned is first shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over Bowling Green (9/6) ... MU co-captain ... Career goals against average of 0.82 entering the 2013 season ranks first all-time at MU and career .827 save percentage ranks second ... TopDrawerSoccer.com’s 2013 “Preseason Best XI” Second Team selection ... 2013 College Sports Madness Preseason All-America Third Team and 2012 First Team All-American selection ... Tied a school record with 10 shutouts in 2012 and finished among NCAA Division I leaders in save pct. (.837) and goals against average (0.78) ... His 0.78 goals against average in 2012 set a single-season school record. 2 • Paul Dillon • D • Senior • Chesapeake, Va. Leads team with two assists in three matches played ... MU’s active leader with 60 career appearances at Marquette, including 47 starts ... Member of the Thunder Bay Chill team alongside MU teammate Axel Sjoberg that ad- vanced to the 2013 PDL Championship match ... Seven assists in 2012 led all MU defenders and tied for team lead ... Has started every match at left back going back to 2011 season opener. 3 • Dennis Holowaty • D • RS-Sophomore • Strongsville, Ohio Made his first appearance since freshman year in MU’s 2013 home opener Redshirt junior goalie Charlie Lyon is one of four preseason All-Americans vs. Green Bay, playing 31 minutes at right back ... Redshirted the 2012 sea- returning for the Golden Eagles in 2013. Lyon’s career goals against aver- son ... Had 16 appearances on the MU backline as a freshman in 2011, reg- age of 0.82 entering the season ranks first all-time at Marquette. istering one goal and an assist. 10 • C. Nortey • F • RS-Sophomore • Accra, Ghana 4 • Axel Sjoberg • D • RS-Sophomore • Stockholm, Sweden Tallied MU’s third goal in a 3-0 win over Bowling Green (9/6) on a diving 2013 BIG EAST Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... 2013 Pre- header ... Scored MU’s long goal against Milwaukee (8/30) in his first game season All-BIG EAST selection ... TopDrawerSoccer.com’s 2013 “Preseason back since 2011 ... 2013 Preseason All-BIG EAST selection ... College Best XI” Second Team selection 2013 College Sports Madness Preseason Sports Madness Preseason All-America Fourth Team ... ... Redshirted 2012 All-America Second Team and BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of season after being named a unanimous selection for the 2011 BIG EAST the Year ... Finished second on the team with eight goals (including three All-Rookie Team ... Led MU in goals (9) and points (20) as a freshman in game-winners) as a redshirt freshman in 2012 and tied for second on the 2011 ... Came to the United States from the Right to Dream program. squad in points (19) from his center back position ... One of 11 players named to the 2013 All-PDL team after helping the Thunder Bay Chill reach 11 • Andrew Krynski • F • RS-Senior • Algonquin, Ill.