Nick Balara Senior Midfield Travis MacKenzie Senior Midfield In 2006 • League-best fifth straight Atlantic 10 Championship berth • Five Dukes received Atlantic 10 post-season honors • Two Dukes named to NSCAA All-Region Team Dukes in Pros Yrs. At DU Professional Team (s) Years Fabrizio Moscatiello 1996-98 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1999 Derek Garrambone 1998 Palm Beach Pumas 2004 Dave Kovalcik 1995-99 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2000 Nathan Salsi 1999-2002 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2004-06 Terry McNelis 1999-2002 Minnesota Thunder 2004 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2005-06 Dan Hartung 2000-03 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2004-06 Jason Kutney 2000-03 Jersey Shore Boca (PDL) 2003 Charleston Battery 2004-05 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2006 Damien Pottinger 2000-03 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2004-05 Philadelphia Kixx 2005 St. Louis Steamers 2006 Derek MacKenzie 2001-04 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2005-06 Matt Mehler 2001-04 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2005-06 Steve Mellor 2003-05 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2006 Quick Facts and Table of Contents 2007 Men’s Soccer Quick Facts Table of Contents The University Duquesne University 2-7 Location: . .Pittsburgh, PA 15282-1010 This is Duquesne: Duquesne’s Hometown ...................................2 Founded: . .1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers This is Duquesne: City of Pittsburgh ............................................3 President:.................................Dr. Charles J. Dougherty This is Duquesne: Success In The Classroom ..............................4 Enrollment: . .10,000 This is Duquesne: Atlantic 10 Conference ...................................5 Conference: ..........................................Atlantic 10 This is Duquesne: University Administration ...............................6 Nickname: ..............................................Dukes This is Duquesne: Facilities ..........................................................7 Colors: ............................................Red and Blue Outlook 8-18 Home Field (Capacity): .........................Rooney Field (4,500) 2006 Season Outlook ............................................................... 8-9 Surface: . AstroPlay Head Coach Jake Ouimet ...........................................................10 Director of Athletics/Alma Mater: . Greg Amodio/Davis and Elkins, ‘84 Assistant Coaches/Support Staff ................................................11 Department of Athletics Phone: . .412-396-6565 Player Profiles ....................................................................... 12-16 First Year of Soccer at DU:................1994 (Club), 1995 Division 1 Pronunciation Guide ..................................................................17 A.J. Palumbo Center ...................................................................18 Team Information Opponents 19-20 2006 Record: ............................................11-7-2 Records 21-28 2006 Conference Record/Finish:........................6-3-0/Fourth 2006 Season in Review ...............................................................21 Starters Returning/Lost:.......................................6/5 All-Time Results/All-Time Coaching Records ............................22 Letterwinners Returning Lost:.................................12/8 All-Time Roster/Team, Season and Match Records ....................23 Newcomers:................................................11 Single Season Records ................................................................24 Career, Single Match and Team Records ....................................25 Coaching Staff All-Time Roster ..........................................................................26 Head Coach/Alma Mater: . Jake Ouimet/Maine, ‘96 All-Time Honors ................................................................... 27-28 Record at Duquesne/Years: . .11-7-2/One Career Record/Years: . 11-7-2/One Assistant Coach: . .Mike Dunphy Soccer Office Phone: ...............................(412) 396-5242 Media Relations Associate AD/Media Relations: . .Dave Saba Asst. Directors of Media Relations: . George Nieman (Men’s soccer contact) Ryan Gavatorta Nieman’s Email:................................. [email protected] Nieman’s Phone: . (412) 396-5376 Media Relations FAX: . (412) 396-6210 Duquesne University Home Page: ...............www.GoDuquesne.com Credits: Why Dukes? The 2007 Duquesne University men’s soccer media guide is a product of the Duquesne Athletic Media Relations Department. It was written and he nickname “Dukes” goes back to the changing of the name of edited by George Nieman, Assistant Director of Media Relations. the university from The University of the Holy Ghost to Duquesne T University of the Holy Ghost in 1911. The Duquesne name was Design and Layout: Provations Group, Nicholasville, KY chosen in honor of Marquis Duquesne, who built Fort Duquesne at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers in 1754, and is Additional Editorial Content: www.duq.edu, Pittsburgh Department of recognized as the first man to bring Catholic observances to the City of Tourism, www.Pittsburgh.net, www.visitpittsburgh.com, Duquesne Pittsburgh. University Division of Public Affairs. Since a Marquis and a Duke dress similarly, the unofficial symbol of the school’s athletic teams became a man dressed in a top hat, tails and Photos by: Dave DeNoma, Bill McBride, Jason Cohn, George Westerman, a sash of royalty across his chest. “Dukes” being more readily known than Skyview Helicopter Services, Atlantic 10 Conference “Marquis,” the name Duke was popularly assigned to the symbol and stuck ever since the fall of 1911. On the Cover: Seniors Nick Balara, Pat Flinn, Travis MacKenzie, A new Duke came to town for the 2006-07 season when Duquesne Brock Weaver. University Director of Athletics Greg Amodio unveiled an aggressive look for DU’s 20-sport intercollegiate athletics program with the release of a new logo (above) July 26, 2006. The primary mark, a determined top-hatted Duke with a flowing cape above the words “Duquesne Dukes,” replaces the script “Duquesne” used by the department since the fall of 1998. The new identity program for Duquesne Athletics was created by award- winning Rickabaugh Graphics of Columbus, Ohio. Duquesne’s school colors of red and blue, the colors of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, have been in place since the school’s inception. 2007 Duquesne men’s soccer 1 Duquesne’s Hometown irst-time visitors who approach the city of Pittsburgh from Pittsburgh towering fountain; a thriving cultural district; a wonderful sampling of International Airport, enter the Fort Pitt Tunnel and emerge from architecture; shops of every description; and the shortest, cleanest subway Fthe darkness to be greeted by a view unparalleled by any other system in America. metropolitan area. Professional sports are an important part of the fabric of Pittsburgh. Glistening skyscrapers, bordered on all sides by flowing rivers and lush Pittsburgh offers two of the newer facilities in professional sports in Heinz green hills welcome visitors to an area known widely as one of America’s Field – home of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most livable cities. PNC Park, widely hailed as one of the most beautiful stadiums in Major A big city with a small town feel, Pittsburgh has something to offer for League Baseball. The city has also broken ground, just a block from campus, all tastes. on a new facility that will house the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins. All three The home of Duquesne University serves as the headquarters of six sports venues are easily accessible from the Duquesne. Fortune 500 companies; offers downtown shopping; a state park with a We’re Number 1 … Again The 25th anniversary edition of “The Places Rated Almanac” ranks Pittsburgh as America’s most livable city. Pittsburgh, which also claimed the top honor in 1985, is the only U.S. city to be recognized twice. Pittsburgh ranks as the least expensive Pittsburgh’s skyline rates No. 2 U.S. city in which to live. in America for beauty. 1 (Mercer Human Resources Consulting, June 2004) 2 (USA Weekend, May 2003) Pittsburgh’s PNC Park was voted “Best Ballpark Pittsburgh is tied for fourth nationally in in America” by ESPN.com. number of corporate headquarters with seven. 1 (September 2003) 4 (Fortune magazine, April 2006) The Pittsburgh music scene ranked No. 1 on With 152 miles of rails-to-trails paths, the Esquire magazine’s list of “Top 10 Cities That Rock.” Pittsburgh region ranks fifth in the country as the 1 (April 2004) 5 best place to live and ride. (BIKE magazine, 2001) 2 2007 Duquesne Men’s Soccer Pittsburgh, PA uquesne’s hilltop campus, once a residential neighborhood of row city has to offer. To the south lie the Monongahela River and the South houses and cobblestone streets, has been transformed over the Side, one of Pittsburgh’s many unique neighborhoods. To the north and Dpast 40 years, yet it retains the feel of a small town, with its brick- west are the skyscrapers of downtown, one of America’s most attractive and paved, tree-lined walkways, Victorian benches and fixtures, abundant open recognizable skylines and symbol of a bustling commercial and cultural spaces, inviting fountains and a variety of architectural styles. community. All campus buildings and facilities – living and learning centers, academic Situated high atop the heart of one of America’s most livable cities with buildings, recreation facilities and more – are situated within easy walking career opportunities available only in a major corporate center and academic distance. Movement around campus is unfettered