2019 Marquette University Men's Soccer Match Notes
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2019 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES GAME #8 at XAVIER BIG EAST Regular Season Champs: 2011, 2013 | BIG EAST Tournament Champs: 2013 | NCAA Appearances: 1997, 2012, 2013 THE MATCHUP 2019 QUICK FACTS MarquetteMarquette 0-0-0 3-3-1 (0-1-0(0-0-0 BIG BIG EAST) EAST) XAVIER 4-2-1 (0-1-0 BIg EAST) Location ............................................Milwaukee, Wisconsin Golden Eagles’ 56th Season | @MarquetteSoccer Nickname ..........................................................Golden Eagles VP/Director of Athletics ..........................................Bill Scholl Home Field ...........................................................Valley Fields VS All-time record ............................ 416-412-100 / 56th season NCAA Appearances ................................3 (1997, 2012, 2013) Head Coach .......................................................Louis Bennett Marquette By The Numbers MATCH INFO: XAVIER By The Numbers Record at Marquette ................... 86-120-37 / 14th season Marquette 0-0-0 (0-0-0 BIG EAST) Head Coach:uette...... 0-0-0Louis (0-0-0 Bennett BIG (14thEAST) season) Date: Friday, Sept. 27 Head Coach:..... Andy Fleming (10th season) Overall Record ........................... 221-184-54 / 24th season Goal Leader: ...............................Josh Coan (3) Time: 6 p.m. CT Goal Leader: ...........Henderlong/Sampson (5) Assistants: .......Sean Hughes, Bryan Ciesiulka Graham Shaw Asst. Leader: ....................Patrick Seagrist (4) Where: Cincinnati, Ohio Asst. Leader ............................. Noah Boffo (3) Starters R/L ......................................................................10/4 Website: ..............................GoMarquette.com Field: XU Soccer Complex Website: ..................................... GoXavier.com Letterwinners R/L .............................................................14/6 Newcomers ...........................................................................8 MU Returns to Big East Play at xavier MU Projected Lineup The Marquette University men’s soccer team heads Starters Key Reserves back on the road this weekend against BIG EAST foe Xavier. 5 Manuel Cukaj D So. 1 Cedrik Stern GK So. Both the Golden Eagles and Musketeers are coming off mid- 7 Patrick Seagrist D Sr. 2 Gabe Kash D Fr. 2019 Schedule 8 Alan Salmeron M So. 4 Christian Albelo M So. Date Opponent Location Time/Result week road wins against Wisconsin and IUPUI, respectively. 9 Lukas Sunesson F So. 6 Louis Yuill M Fr. Both teams are looking to get on track in BIG 10 Luka Prpa M Sr. 13 Griffin Jende F Jr. AUGUST 11 Connor Alba F Sr. 15 Christian Marquez F Fr. EAST competition, as MU dropped its opener on Friday 16 Josh Coan F Sr. 17 Clay Smith D Fr. Sat. 17 #at Loyola Chicago Chicago, Ill. T, 0-0 20 Leo Villa D Sr. 18 A.J. Franklin F Fr. against Creighton, while XU dropped its match against 21 Alex Mirsberger D Fr. 19 Sam Thornton F Jr. Wed. 21 #Notre Dame Valley Fields W, 2-1 St. John’s. The Musketeers were ranked as high as the 22 Zak Wegner M So. 26 Josh Hancock D So. Sun. 25 #MKE Torrent Valley Fields W, 2-1 32 Jackson Weyman GK Fr. 29 Oliver Posarelli D Sr. No. 19 team in the country until this week and are now Fri. 30 UAB Valley Fields W, 2-1 (2OT) receiving votes (18) in the U.S. Soccer Coaches Poll. SEPTEMBER Friday’s meeting between MU and XU will be the 11th all-time between the two programs, dating Sun. 1 UC Davis Valley Fields T, 0-0 back to 1987. Coach Bennett’s teams taken three of the last four matchups with the Musketeers, Fri. 6 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. L, 2-1 including a thrilling victory in penalty kicks in last year’s BIG EAST quarterfinals at Valley Fields. Fri. 13 Northern Illinois Valley Fields W, 3-1 Tue. 17 at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. L, 2-1 How to Follow: Fri. 20 Creighton* Valley Fields L, 1-0 Live stats will be on GoXavier.com and live streaming will be available on the BIG EAST Digital Network Tue. 24 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. W, 2-0 through YouTube and Caffeine TV. Fri. 27 at Xavier* Cincinnati, Ohio 6 p.m. OCTOBER NOTES Tue. 1 Saint Louis Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • MU has won two of its last three BIG EAST road games and three of its last six road games overall. Fri. 4 #9 St. John’s* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • The Golden Eagles are looking for their first win at Xavier since they took a 1-0 victory on Sept. 28, 2013. Tue. 8 Green Bay Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Connor Alba (2nd Team), Luka Prpa (1st Team), Patrick Seagrist (1st Team) and Lukas Sunesson Sat. 12 at Providence* Providence, R.I. 6 p.m. (Freshman Team) all returned this year after earning All-BIG EAST honors in 2018. Sat. 19 at Villanova* Villanova, Pa. Noon • Three-time all-conference midfielder Luka Prpa played a season-high 58 minutes Tuesday night Wed. 23 Butler* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. against Wisconsin in his first start of the season. Sat. 26 at #2 Georgetown* Washington, D.C. Noon • Lukas Sunesson and Christian Marquez scored their first goals of the season in a 2-0 win over UW. NOVEMBER SENIOR NIGHT • Defender Patrick Seagrist tallied two assists against the Badgers and leads the team with four in 2019. Sat. 2 Seton Hall* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • 15 different Golden Eagles have started in the first three games and six have started every game. Wed. 6 at DePaul* Chicago, Ill. Noon • Josh Coan was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll Sept. 16 after tallying a career-high five points Sat. 9 BIG EAST First Rd. at Higher Seed TBA (two goals, one assist) in a win over NIU (Sept. 13). He leads the team with seven points. Wed. 13 BIG EAST Semis at Higher Seed TBA • Connor Alba notched his second goal of the year against NIU. He’s No. 2 on the team with five points. Sun. 17 BIG EAST Finals at Higher Seed TBA • Freshman keeper Jackson Weyman earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after the first two *BIG EAST Conference match; Bold indicates home match games of the season (Sept. 2). He posted a 0.50 GAA and went 1-0-1 in the first weekend of 2019. #Exhibition match; All times central/subject to change BIG EAST Regular Season Champions: 2011, 2013 | BIG EAST Tournament Champions: 2013 | NCAAs: 1997, 2012, 2013 @marquettesoccer /marquettesoccer @marquettesoccer 2019 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES GAME #8 at XAVIER 2019 MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last College ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 1 Cedrik Stern* GK So. 6-2 175 Freidberg, Germany 11 Connor Alba 2 Gabe Kash D R-Fr. 5-6 145 Marshall, Ill./Marshall 4 Christian Albelo 3 Jonathan Robinson D Fr. 5-8 155 Evanston, Ill./Warren Township 27 Jett Blaschka 4 Christian Albelo* M R-So. 6-0 185 Alexandria, Va./Wiesbaden (Germany) 12 Luca Cardamone 5 Manuel Cukaj* D R-So. 6-1 185 Mannheim, Germany/J.S. Bach 16 Josh Coan 6 Louis Yuill M Fr. 6-0 165 London, England/St. John’s School 5 Manuel Cukaj 7 Patrick Seagrist*** D Sr. 6-0 170 Streamwood, Ill./Conant 32 Michael Diaz 8 Alan Salmeron* M So. 5-4 150 Cicero, Ill./Morton 18 AJ Franklin 9 Lukas Sunesson* F So. 5-11 175 Taby, Sweden/Taby Enskilda Gymnasium 14 Nick Guido 10 Luka Prpa*** M Sr. 5-10 165 Wind Lake, Wis./Muskego 26 Josh Hancock 11 Connor Alba*** M Sr. 5-7 150 Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial 13 Griffin Jende 12 Luca Cardamone D Jr. 6-2 165 Ascoli Piceno, Italy/Bethel University (Ind.) 2 Gabe Kash 13 Griffin Jende** F R-Jr. 6-2 190 Waukesha, Wis./Pewaukee 15 Christian Marquez 21 Alex Mirsberger 14 Nick Guido F So. 5-9 155 Matthews, N.C./Weddington/South Carolina 29 Oliver Posarelli 15 Christian Marquez F Fr. 5-9 160 Berwyn, Ill./St. Ignatius College Prep 10 Luka Prpa 16 Josh Coan* F Sr. 5-9 140 Indianapolis, Ind./Wake Forest (NC)/Pittsburgh 3 Jonathon Robinson 17 Clay Smith D Fr. 6-2 185 Chesapeake, Va./The Woodlands 8 Alan Salmeron 18 A.J. Franklin F R-Fr. 6-3 175 Streamwood, Ill./St. Edward 7 Patrick Seagrist 19 Sam Thornton F Jr. 6-0 160 Rotherham, England/Wickersley School/Gannon 17 Clay Smith 20 Leo Villa* D Sr. 6-1 185 Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay East/UW-Parkside 31 Cedrik Stern 21 Alex Mirsberger D R-Fr. 5-8 145 Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central 9 Lukas Sunesson 22 Zak Wegner* M R-So. 5-11 160 Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead 19 Sam Thornton 26 Josh Hancock* D So. 6-2 170 Torbay, England 20 Leo Villa 27 Jett Blaschka M R-Fr. 6-1 160 Orlando, Fla../SIMA 22 Zak Wegner 29 Oliver Posarelli* D Sr. 5-11 170 Verona, Italy/Agli Angeli/Montana St. 32 Jackson Weyman 30 Alec Wons GK R-Fr. 5-10 160 Leawood, Kan./Blue Springs South 30 Alec Wons 31 Michael Diaz GK Fr. 6-1 170 Tampa, Fla./Frisco 6 Louis Yuill 32 Jackson Weyman GK R-Fr. 6-1 150 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township * letters earned; (C) - captain BY POSITION COACHING STAFF Forwards .................................8 Head Coach: Louis Bennett (14th season at Marquette) Midfielders..............................7 Assistant Coach: Sean Hughes Defenders ...............................9 Assistant Coach: Bryan Ciesiulka Goalkeepers ...........................4 Goalkeeper Coach/Camps Director: Graham Shaw Athletic Trainer: Lisa VanHoose BY YEAR Seniors ....................................6 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #14 – Nick Guido (Gwee-DOE) Juniors.....................................3 #4 – Christian Albelo (al-BELL-oh) #15 – Christian Marquez (MAR-Kezz) Sophomores ...........................8 #5 – Manuel Cukaj (CHOO-kigh) #20 – Leo Villa (VILL-uh) Freshmen ..............................11 #6 – Louis Yuill (LOU-ee YULE) #21 – Alex Mirsberger (MERS-burger) #9 – Lukas Sunesson (SUN-ESS-Ohn) #27 – Jett Blaschka (BLASH-kuh) BY STATE/COUNTRY #10 – Luka Prpa (LOO-ka PER-puh) #29 – Oliver Posarelli (poss-uh-RELL-ee) Illinois (8): Franklin, Kash, #11 – Connor Alba (AHL-bah) #32 – Jackson Weyman (WHY-man) Marquez, Robinson, Salmeron, #12 – Luca Cardamone (Car-da-MOH-Nay) Head Coach – Louis Bennett (LOU-ee) Sanchez, Seagrist, Weyman Assistant Coach – Bryan Ciesiulka (CEASE-ee-UL-ka) Wisconsin (6): Alba, Jende, #13 – Griffin Jende (JEN-dee) Mirsberger, Prpa, Villa, Wegner Germany (2): Cukaj, Stern Florida (2): Blaschka, Diaz 2018 Postseason Awards Italy (2): Cardamone.