2021 WEEKLY NOTES August 26, 2021: Temple at #10 Seton Hall

MATCH INFORMATION THE MATCHUP Date...... August 26, 2021 Time...... 6:56 p.m. Location...... South Orange, NJ Facility...... Owen T. Carroll Field Opponent...... Seton Hall Record vs. Opponent...... 1-3 Streak...... Lost 3 Live Results...... StatBroadcast TEMPLE OWLS #10 SETON HALL PIRATES TV ...... PSN on FloSports. 0-0 0-0 On the Call...... 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS HEAD COACH HEAD COACH Brian Rowland Andreas Lindberg Date Opponent Time/Result 4th Year Aug. 26 at #10 Seton Hall 6:56 p.m. 4th Year Aug. 30 at Rutgers 7:00 p.m. Overall: 18-22-8 Overall: 190-60-29 Sep. 4 vs. Manhattan 3:00 p.m. at School: Same at School: 22-18-7 Sep. 11 vs. Villanova 7:00 p.m. Sep. 14 vs. Georgetown 7:00 p.m. 2020-21 TEAM 2020-21 TEAM Sep. 18 vs SMU 7:00 p.m. 5-4-2 Overall 10-2-4 Overall Sep. 24 at UCF 7:00 p.m. Sep. 29 vs Memphis 7:00 p.m. Same 5-1-2 Big East Oct. 3 at SMU 8:00 p.m. 3rd in American 2nd in Big East Oct. 6 vs. Princeton 7:00 p.m. Oct. 9 vs. USF 7:00 p.m. Oct. 16 at Tulsa 8:00 p.m. Penalty Kicks Oct. 19 at Penn 7:00 p.m. Oct. 22 vs. UCF 7:00 p.m. • Temple men’s soccer travels to South Orange, NJ to face off against No. 10 Seton Hall for their first Oct. 27 at Memphis 8:00 p.m. match of the 2021 campaign. Last season, the Owls defeated USF to break a streak of three straight Oct. 31 vs Tulsa 7:00 p.m. season opening losses. Nov. 5 at USF 7:00 p.m. • Temple returns nine players that started over fifty percent of last season’s games. Including five of Nov. 10 at AAC Semifinals the six players who recieved postseason accolades from the American Athletic Conference. Nov. 13 at AAC Championships Home meets in Cherry • The Owls were picked to finish fifth in the six team American preseason poll. They came in behind USF by just one point. FOLLOW THE OWLS • Seton Hall is coming off an excellent season which saw the Pirates win a tough BIG EAST title and INSTAGRAM @temple_msoc advance to the Elite Eight. • Temple is 1-3 all-time against Seton Hall. The schools last met in 1988 despite only being located TWITTER @temple_MSoc 71 miles apart. FACEBOOK @TempleMSoccer • The Owls are coming off a 5-4-2 season in 2020-21, which continued a trend of slow starts followed by strong finishes to the season under Head Coach Brian Rowland. COMMUNICATIONS • The Cherry and White played a condensed schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic last season. Temple played a double round-robin conference schedule with no out of conference matches. H. Jordan Viener ​Strategic Communications Graduate Assistant • Temple returns the program’s first AAC Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year since 2014 in redshirt [email protected] | 240-620-4295 freshman Eoin Gawronski.

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] 2021 ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos Ht Hometown High School Club 1 Liam Cummings So. GK 6-5 Morrisville, Pa YSC Academy Philadelphia Union 2 Spencer Patton Sr. D 5-11 Morrisville, Pa La Salle Club Universidad Nacional 3 Santiago Majewski Jr. M 6-3 San Diego, Calif. Torrey Pines San Diego Surf Academy 4 Kyle Hellmann Sr. M 5-11 Nashville, Tn Father Ryan HS 5 Marques Antoine R-So. D 5-10 Montreal, Quebec Montreal Impact Academy 6 Paul Frendach R-Jr. M 5-10 Dunkirk, Md Dematha Catholic 7 Fabian Grant Jr. D/M 5-11 Kingston, Jamaica Kingston College 8 Andres Charles Jr. M 5-11 Coquitlam, British Columbia Burnaby Central Secondary Vancouver Whitecaps 9 Alex Marin Fr. F 6-3 Toronto, Ontario Cardinal Carter Catholic Vaughan SC 10 Jalen Campbell Jr. M 6-1 Brampton, Ontario St. Edmund Campion Vaughan Azzurri 2000 11 Sean Karani So. F 5-9 Witchita, Ks Blue Valley West Sporting Kansas City 12 Mike Eijgendaal So. F 6-1 Woerden, Netherlands Minkema College Sportlust ‘46 13 Tessho Kobayashi Fr.* M 5-6 Kanagawa, Japan Clubmed Academy 14 Andrew Burkhardt So. M 5-9 Palmrya, Pa Lower Dauphin PA Classics 15 Cesar Ripa R-Fr. D 6-0 Pau, Catalunya Montverde Academy (FL) Girona FC (Peralada CF) 16 Gyuwon “Josh” Chong Fr.* F 5-8 Lynchburg, Mo. North Kansas City High School Sporting KC Academy 17 Chaim Roserie Jr. F 5-7 Toronto, Ontario GED La Nucia B 18 Amir Cohen So. M 5-6 Givatayim, Israel Ort Givatayim Hapoel Ramat Gan 19 Aly Camara So. F 6-1 Bronx, Ny MLK Law NYCFC 20 Mickel Borger Gr. D 5-9 Joeuf, France Lycée louis Bertrand Boulogne sur mer 21 Nigel Griffith Fr. F 5-9 Stroudsburg, Pa Stroudsburg PDA Academy 22 Daniel Moya Fr.* F 5-9 Shirley, Ny William Floyd High School Orlando City 23 Jared Dubose Fr. F 5-11 Woodbridge, Va C.D. Hylton McLean ECNL 24 Xavier Rimpel Fr.* F 5-11 Ajax, Ontario Pickering High School Vaughan Azzurri 25 Manny Ikeocha R-Fr. M 5-8 Townsend, De MOT Charter Continental FC Delco 26 Jimi Leder Fr. D/M 5-8 Doylestown, Pa Central Bucks West 27 Yann Kouemi Sr. F 6-1 Ivory Coast Watkins Mill Baltimore Celtic 28 Eoin Gawronski R-Fr. GK 5-11 Limerick, Pa YSC Academy Continental FC Delco 29 Tyquan Stroud Fr.* M 5-9 Elkton, Md. Mount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore Celtic 03 30 Goodwill Agbaadem Jr. GK 5-11 Yeadon, Pa. Penn Wood High School Philadelphia Lone Star 31 Luka Kozomara Fr.* D 6-1 Cliffside Park N.J. Cliffside Park High School Cedar Stars Academy Bergen 32 Chirs Melino Fr.* D 6-2 Unionville, Ontario Bill Crothers Secondary School Vaughn Azzurri 33 Alex O’Leary Fr.* D 6-1 West Chester, Pa. Unionvlle High School Penn Fusion 34 Kemali Green Jr. M 6-2 Philadelphia YSC Academy Phiadelpha Union *- Denotes True Freshman COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Brian Rowland (UMBC ‘03) -5th season #3 Santiago Majewski: Ma-JOO-ski #20 Mickael Borger: Me-KAH Bor-JAY Assistant Coach: Armante Marshall (USF ‘10) - 5th season #5 Marques Antoine: Marcus Ant-wan #25 Manny Ikeocha: Ick-ee-OH-cha Assistant Coach: Alex Shinsky (Maryland ‘14) - 3rd Season #6 Paul Frendach: FRIEND-awk #27 Yann Koumei: Yaan Kewm-ee #12 Mike Eijgendaal: Eye-GEN-doll #28 Eoin Gawronski: Owen Graduate Manager: Brandon Johsnon (Temple ‘21) - 1st Season #13 Tessho Koyayshi: Tesh-o Ko-ba-ya-shi #30 Goodwill Agbaadem: #19 Aly Camara: AH-lee Cah-MAH-rah SUPPORT STAFF Academic Advisor: Victoria Perri ROSTER BREAKDOWN Athletic Trainer: Billy Kerr Freshmen (15): Marin, Griffith, Dubose, Ikfocha, Leder, Forwards (8): Camara, Dubose, Eijgendaal, Griffith, Hellgren Strength & Conditioning Coach: Zach Roth Gawronski, Ripa, Chong, Moya, Koyayshi, Kozomara, Melino, Villegas, Karani, Marin, O’Connor O’Leary, Rimpel, Stroud Midfielders (8): Burkhardt, Campbell, Charles, Chong, Sport Administrator: Craig Angelos Sophomores (7): Cummings, Karani, Eijgendaal, Burkhardt, Cohen, Contreras, Frendach, Ikeocha, Majewski, Moya, Communications Contact: H. Jordan Viener Cohen, Camara, Antoine, Nesher, Nugent, Silverstein Juniors (8): Majewski, Frendach, Charles, Campbell, Grant, Defense (6): Borger, Cayet, Gainer, Johnson, Ripa, Suarez Green, Roserie, Agbaadem Goalkeepers (3): Cummings, Gawronski, Hartmann Seniors (4): Borger, Hellmann, Kouemi, Patton

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] NEWS AND NOTES AROUND THE AAC ROSTER REPEAT Due to the NCAA’s blanket waiver for all student-athletes last season, all Temple ath- letes will not advance a season in terms of how they are listed on rosters. For example, AAC Preseason Poll Preseason Awards this means a player who was redshirt freshman last year will remain a redshirt fresh- Team man this season as well. 1. UCF Offensive Player of the Year 2. SMU Alex Meinhard - Tulsa DEPARTING PLAYERS 3. Tulsa Defensive Player of the Year Despite 11 players leaving the roster from last season, only a few contributors of note 4. USF Thomas Hanley - SMU departed the team. Losses are concentrated on the defensive end of the pitch. Cap- 5. Temple tain and consensus AAC Defensive Player of the Year Pierre Cayet headline the losses, 6. Memphis Goalkeeper of the Year alongside two year starters Esteban Suerez and Brandon Johnson. Goalkeeper Nikolas Lucas Cline - Tulsa Hartmann also departs for a professional career after starting four matches and being named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll twice last season.

RETURNING PRODUCTION The Owls returned the vast majority of the second ranked offense in the American from PROGRAM INFORMATION last year. Of the 17 goals scored last season, 16 return (Cayet is the lone departing ALL-TIME goal-scorer). Sean Karani, Mike Eijgendaal, Amir Cohen, Jalen Campbell, and Nigel Griffith Overall record: 664-434-121 (1926-2021) form the core of what figures to be one of the most exciting offensive attacks in the ISFA/ISFL National Championships: 3 (1941, 1951, 1953) American Athletic Conference, and possibly the country. NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1985) TRANSFER TALES COACHING STAFF Head coach Brian Rowland and his staff have put together one of the most compelling Head Coach: ...... Brian Rowland transfer classes in the country. Maryland transfer Marques Antoine follows Rowland ...... Phone: (215) 204-8477 and former transfer Paul Frendach on the College Park to Philly pipeline. Spencer Patton ...... E-Mail: [email protected] is returning home to Pennslyvania where he won High School Player of the Year after ...... Career Record (Years): 18-22-8 (4 seasons) a successful stint at Virginia where he went to the national title. Kemali Green comes ...... Record at TU (Years): Same from Division II Lock Haven and YSC Academy where he played alongside Eoin Gawronski. Assistant Coach:...... Armante’ Marshall ...... Phone: (215) 204-6707 Kyle Hellmann arrives from American where he was a key part of the Eagles run to the ...... E-Mail: [email protected] NCAA tournament. Yann Koumei led Mount St. Mary’s in both goals (9) and points (18) in Assistant Coach:...... Alex Shinsky 2019. Finally, Chaim Roserie figures to be a starter for the Owls. Roserie spent two years ...... E-Mail: [email protected] training in Spain and has appeared at the senior level for the Saint Lucia national team. Graduate Manager ...... Brandon Johnson ...... Phone: (267) 908-1759 FEARSOME FRESHMEN ...... E-Mail: [email protected] The staff has brought in a deep and diverse talent pool of freshmen this season. THE OWLS Josh Chong and Danny Moya both figure to be instant impact players after joining the Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 21/11 program in the spring. Tessho Kobyashi played with fellow Owl Sean Karani in summer Starters Returning/Lost:...... 9/3 league and brings an international flavor to the class. Luka Kozomara hails from the Newcomers:...... 14 New York area and is nearly as accomplished on the field as off it. He has a deep resume 2020-21 Overall Record:...... 5-4-2 including training with the Mexican and Serbian national teams, as well as helping the 2020-21 American Record:...... 5-4-2 victims of the 2019 Puerto Rican earthquake. Chris Melino and Xaiver Rimpel follow Alex 2020-21 American Finish:...... 3rd Marin and Jalen Campbell in originating from top tier Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri. 2020-21 Postseason: ...... 0-0-1 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BRANDON JOHNSON, GRAD ASSISTANT Location:...... Philadelphia, Pa. Graduate assistant Brandon Johnson spent the last two seasons on the pitch as an Owl Founded:...... 1884 defender. After logging nearly 2000 minutes in his playing career, Johnson steps behind Enrollment:...... 42,400 the bench as a coach. President:...... Jason Wingard Interim Director of Athletics:...... Fran Dunphy INTERNATIONAL OWLS Nickname:...... Owls Colors:...... Cherry (201c) and White The Cherry and White bring an exceptional amount of international flavor to the roster Home Pitch:...... Temple Sports Complex (500) this season. There are 14 Owls on the team with international origins. This is one more than the 13 that were on the roster last season and ranks as the second most interna- [ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] NEWS AND NOTES 2020-21 AWARDS tional players on any AAC roster behind UCF (16). AAC Offensive Player of the Week Jalen Campbell, 2/8/21 CONDENSED OFFSEASON Mike Eijgendaal, 3/8/21 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic moving last season to the spring, this offseason has only Sean Karani, 4/5/21 lasted roughly four months opposed to the usual eight. The effects of this are unclear at Amir Cohen, 4/12/21 this point in time but will make themselves apparent as the season plays out. AAC Defensive Player of the Week PRESEASON ACCOLADES Pierre Cayet, 3/8/21 The Temple men’s soccer team was picked to finish fifth in the AAC preseason poll. Pierre Cayet, 3/15/21 The Owls earned 12 total points in the poll, as voted on by the league coaches, putting them only one point behind fourth ranked USF. UCF was voted as the favorite to win the AAC Goalkeeper of the Week conference title, earning three out a possible six first place votes following the Knights Eoin Gawronski, 3/8/21 NCAA tournament run last year. SMU finished second with 21 total points after winning Eoin Gawronski, 4/5/21 the regular season title last season. Tulsa took the third spot while Memphis rounded AAC Rookie of the Week out the group in sixth. The Owls had three players place on the preseason All-Conference team, Eoin Gawronski, Sean Karani, and Jalen Campbell. Nigel Griffith, 4/5/21 AAC Weekly Honor Roll Nickolas Hartmann, 2/8/21 Nickolas Hartmann, 2/15/21 Pierre Cayet, 2/24/21 Nickolas Hartmann, 2/24/21 Amir Cohen, 3/2/21 2020-21 IN REVIEW Eoin Gawronski, 3/15/21 QUICK FACTS Mickael Borger, 4/5/21 > The Temple men’s soccer team finished the 2020-21 season with a 5-4-2 overall record, the Pierre Cayet, 4/12/21 program’s first winning record since 2017. TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week Jalen Campbell 2/9/21 > The Owls started had a slow start to the season, losing three of their first four games. It was their second straight season losing three straight games. However, the Owls caught CollegeSoccerNews.com Team of the Week fire in the backhalf of the season, only losing once in their last seven matches. Jalen Campbell 2/9/21 AAC Defensive Player of the Year > Temple’s success was powered by clean play and powerful offense. The Cherry and White Pierre Cayet averaged the second most goals per game in the American (1.5). The Owls also had the second least fouls and yellow cards per game (124 and 22, respectively). First Team All-Conference Pierre Cayet Sean Karani > The Owls’ season was highlighted by two ranked victories. On 3/6, the Owls took down then-No. 2 SMU for the highest ranked win in program history. They also defeated No. 23 Second Team All-Conference Tulsa. This is the first time Temple has taken down two ranked opponents in the same Jale Campbell Mike Eijgendaal season since Temple began tracking historical rankings. Eoin Gawronski

> Temple entered the AAC Tournament ranked third in the American, the highest since the All-Rookie Cherry and White entered the American in 2014. Eoin Gawronski Nigel Griffith United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men’s All-East > The Owls were dominant on the road. Temple ended the season with a 3-1-1 road record. Region Including overtime wins over Memphis and SMU, and an overtime stand where Temple Pierre Cayet, 1st Team survived the injuries of three starting defenders to force a 0-0 tie against Tulsa.

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] 2020-21 STATISTICS - OVERALL

2020 Temple University Men's Soccer Overall Statistics (as of Apr 17, 2021)

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 5-4-2 2-3 3-1-1 0-0-1 Conference 5-4-1 2-3 3-1-1 0-0 Non-Conference 0-0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-1

Date Opponent W/L Score Att. # Player GP G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 02/06/2021 at South Fla. W 3-2 0 10 Campbell, Jalen 10 4 2 10 7 0.571 5 0.714 1 0-0 02/13/2021 UCF L 0-1 0 18 Cohen, Amir 11 4 2 10 18 0.222 11 0.611 1 1-1 02/23/2021 MEMPHIS L 1-2 0 12 Eijgendaal, Mike 11 4 2 10 19 0.211 11 0.579 2 0-0 02/27/2021 SOUTH FLORIDA L 1-2 0 21 Griffith, Nigel 10 2 3 7 8 0.250 5 0.625 1 0-0 03/06/2021 SMU W 2-0 0 11 Karani, Sean 11 2 2 6 17 0.118 7 0.412 0 0-0 03/13/2021 at Tulsa T 0-0 100 20 Borger, Mickael 9 0 3 3 5 0.000 4 0.800 0 0-0 03/20/2021 at UCF L 0-4 281 4 Cayet, Pierre 11 1 1 3 2 0.500 1 0.500 0 1-1 04/02/2021 TULSA W 4-1 39 3 Majewski, Santiago 7 0 1 1 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 04/06/2021 at Memphis W 3-2 72 9 O'Connor, Brady 10 0 1 1 2 0.000 1 0.500 0 0-0 04/09/2021 at SMU W 2-1 150 2 Suarez, Esteban 11 0 1 1 5 0.000 2 0.400 0 0-0 04/15/2021 vs Tulsa T 1-1 74 19 Camara, Aly 9 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Charles-barrera, Andres 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Team Statistics TEM OPP 7 Frendach, Paul 11 0 0 0 2 0.000 1 0.500 0 0-0 SHOT STATISTICS Gawronski, Eion 7 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Goals-Shot Att. 17-101 16-132 28 Gawronski, Eoin 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Goals Per Game 1.55 1.45 15 Grant, Fabian 11 0 0 0 10 0.000 4 0.400 0 0-0 Shot Pct. 0.168 0.121 30 Hartmann, Nikolas 4 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Shots on Goal-Att. 54-101 62-132 5 Hellgren Villegas, Elias 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 SOG Pct. 0.535 0.470 27 Johnson, Brandon 10 0 0 0 2 0.000 1 0.500 0 0-0 Shots/Game 9.2 12.0 26 Leder, Jimi 5 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 CORNER KICKS 56 58 17 Marin, Alex 10 0 0 0 2 0.000 1 0.500 0 0-0 PENALTY KICKS 2-2 3-3 22 Nesher, Lior 7 0 0 0 2 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 PENALTIES 34 Nugent, Daniel 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0-0 Yellow Cards 21 25 Total 11 17 18 52 101 0.168 54 0.535 5 2-2 Red Cards 2 4 Opponent 11 16 13 45 131 0.122 62 0.473 4 3-3 ATTENDANCE Total 39 677 # Goalie GP MIN GA GAA SAVE PCT W-L-T SHO Dates-Avg Per Date 5/7 6/112 28 Gawronski, Eoin 7 614:33 8 1.17 29 0.784 4-1-1 2/0 Neutral Site #-Avg 1/74 28 Gawronski, Eoin 1 110:00 1 0.82 2 0.667 0-0-1 0/0 30 Hartmann, Nikolas 4 333:53 7 1.89 14 0.667 1-3-0 0/0 Total 11 1058:26 16 1.36 45 0.738 5-4-2 2 Opponents 11 1058:26 17 1.45 36 0.679 -- 3

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Temple 7 8 2 0 0 17 Opponents 6 9 0 1 0 16

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Temple 34 51 11 5 0 101 Opponents 60 60 7 5 0 132

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Temple 27 15 3 1 0 46 Opponents 10 22 3 2 0 37

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Temple 20 28 7 1 0 56 Opponents 25 27 3 3 0 58

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Temple 55 64 3 2 0 124 Opponents 64 63 6 7 0 140

[ www.OwlSports.com • @TempleOwls ] HEAD COACH BRIAN 4th Season UMBC ‘03 ROWLAND

Brian Rowland was named the Temple men’s soccer head coach in December 2017. Prior to Temple, he spent the last eight seasons on the University of Maryland’s men’s soccer staff with the final three campaigns as the Terps’ associate head coach. The delayed 2020-21 season was one of the most unique seasons in the history of Temple men’s soccer. Rowland led the program through its first-ever spring regular season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Temple had its first winning season since 2017 with a 5-4-2 record. Rowland secured his highest-ranked win ever as head coach with the Owls defeating No. 2 SMU 2-0. Temple also defeated No. 23 Tulsa and earned a three seed in the AAC playoffs, its highest ever seed in the American postseason. In 2019 Rowland led the Owls to an 8-8-2 record in his second year with the program. The three-win improvement was one of the best turnarounds in the American. Temple claimed outstanding victories including defeating national powerhouse Louisville on the road and defeating UCONN for the first time in program history. The Owls’ season was highlighted by a three-game conference winning streak, their longest since joining the American. The squad defeated Memphis 2-1 for their first-ever win in the AAC playoffs. Rowland had a statement inaugural season at the helm of the Temple men’s soccer program during the fall of 2018. Under his direction, the Owls shined as a fresh program with a 17-man roster change and an entirely new coaching staff from the year prior. The squad displayed its abilities from the gate, as Rowland saw his first victory as head coach in a 1-0 overtime win over the nationally ranked Old Dominion Monarchs in early September. The young, talented group also dished out one of the biggest upsets of the year when they handed the nationally recognized UCF Knights one of just three losses on the season. Rowland coached three student-athletes to post-season accolades from the American in Lukas Fernandes (Second-Team All-AAC), Jalen Campbell (All-Rookie) and Andres Charles (All-Rookie). Under the guidance of Rowland, Maryland captured five consecutive conference tournament crowns between 2012 and 2016, including three- straight as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Rowland has also excelled as a recruiter, helping the Terps bring home top classes on a yearly basis. The 2017 season saw Maryland start the season 10-0-3 and complete a 30-game regular season unbeaten streak that began in 2015. The Terps boasted the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year Eryk Williamson and first-team All-Big Ten selection Jake Rozhansky. Rowland helped the development of first-year keeper Dayne St. Clair, who was outstanding in his first season as a starter. In 2016, Rowland helped mentor a league-best eight all-conference selections, including Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Gordon Wild, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Alex Crognale and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Cody Niedermeier. Maryland set a program-record for consecutive wins (15) and accomplished an unbeaten regular season (16-0-2). The Terps also garnered the top seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Terps once again captured the Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2015, defeating top-seeded Ohio State in Columbus. Maryland also made a valiant return to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament after topping previous national champions Virginia and Notre Dame. Six Terps earned all-conference accolades and Tsubasa Endoh (first round) and Ivan Magalhaes (second round) were selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. Prior to serving as associate head coach, Rowland was tabbed as the recruiting coordinator in 2014, helping to insure the No. 1 rated class in 2015 and No. 2 class in 2016. Rowland helped guide the Terps to three consecutive regular season and tournament conference championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014 as Maryland advanced to the College Cup in consecutive seasons in 2012-13 for the first time since the 2004 and 2005 seasons. During his first season in College Park, Rowland coached All-America selection Zac MacMath, who led the nation with a 0.64 goals against average. MacMath was later selected by the Philadelphia Union with the fifth pick overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. During his undergraduate career, Rowland was a four-year starter for nationally-ranked UMBC and was a two-time captain for the Retrievers. He was tabbed UMBC Male Athlete of the Year, earned All-America honors in 2002, and garnered all-conference accolades twice in his illustrious career. Rowland left UMBC as the career and single-season record-holder in shutouts and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2014. Following Rowland’s successful collegiate tenure, he continued his playing career with the Toronto Lynx of the USL (2003-04), the Baltimore Blast and Milwaukee Wave of the MISL (2003-07) and finally with Crystal Palace USA of the USL from 2007 to 2009. He was tabbed to MISL’s Team of the Week three times and the USL Team of the Week five times. He also spent the last four years as the goalkeeper coach for Crystal Palace, working with academy goalkeepers in a year-round training program. Prior to landing at UMBC, Rowland competed on the Canadian Youth National U-20 team and trialed at Manchester United and Fulham. Rowland is a native of Toronto, Ontario and earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from UMBC in 2003. Rowland holds a USSF A License (2012) and is involved with US Soccer as a scout for their Youth National Teams. 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