Fort Lewis College Men's Soccer Weekly Notes September 30, 2014
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FFortort LLewisewis CCollegeollege MMen’sen’s SSocceroccer WWeeklyeekly NNotesotes SSeptembereptember 330,0, 22014014 SARAH MEIER, ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR | WORK: 970.247.7381 | CELL: 970.903.7888 | EMAIL: [email protected] 2014 FORT LEWIS SCHEDULE UPCOMING MATCHES 5-3-0, 3-1-0 RMAC FRIDAY, OCT. 3 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Adams State University | 3 PM Sept. 5 Midwestern State W, 4-2 Sept. 7 St. Edward’s L, 0-1 Durango, Colo. | Dirks Field Sept. 12 vs. St. Mary’s L, 1-2 Sept. 14 at #6 Texas A&M International W, 4-2 LIVE STATS Sept. 17 at Adams State W, 2-0 http://www.sidearmstats.com/fortlewis/msoc/ Sept. 21 at Colorado Christian W, 2-1 Sept. 26 UCCS W, 1-0 AUDIO Sept. 28 #14 Regis L, 1-3 http://www.radiodurango.com Oct. 3 Adams State 3 p.m. VIDEO Oct. 5 at Colorado State - Pueblo 1 p.m. http://www.americaonesports.com/partner_members.asp?id=62 Oct. 10 Metro State 3 p.m. Oct. 12 Colorado Mines 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 Colorado State - Pueblo 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at Regis 2:30 p.m. SUNDAY, OCT. 5 Oct. 24 at Colorado Mesa 7 p.m. at Colorado State University-Pueblo | 1 PM Oct. 26 at Metro State 1 p.m. Pueblo, Colo. | Rawlings Soccer Complex Oct. 31 at Colorado Mines 7 p.m. Nov. 2 Colorado Christian 1 p.m. Nov. 5 RMAC Tournament TBD LIVE STATS Nov. 7 RMAC Tournament TBD http://www.gothunderwolves.com/sports/msoc/2014-15/ Nov. 9 RMAC Tournament TBD boxscores/20141005_ziyc.xml Nov. 13 NCAA First Round TBD Nov. 15 NCAA Second Round TBD Nov. 20 NCAA Th ird Round TBD Nov. 22 NCAA Quarterfi nals TBD Dec. 4 NCAA Semifi nals Louisville, Ky. Dec. 6 NCAA National Championship Louisville, Ky. RMAC STANDINGS School Conf CPct. CPts. Overall Pct. Pts. Regis 3-1 0.750 9 6-1 0.857 18 MSU Denver 3-1 0.750 9 6-1 0.857 18 Colorado Mesa 3-1 0.750 9 5-2-1 0.688 16 Fort Lewis 3-1 0.750 9 5-3 0.625 15 Colorado Mines 3-1 0.750 9 5-3 0.625 15 Colorado Christian 1-3 0.250 3 4-4 0.500 12 UCCS 1-3 0.250 3 2-5-1 0.313 7 CSU-Pueblo 1-3 0.250 3 2-6 0.250 6 Adams State 0-4 0.000 0 1-6 0.143 3 Fort Lewis Skyhawks Fort Lewis recorded their second clean sheet of the season Friday afternoon QUICK FACTS at Dirks Field against University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Malik Badawi scored his fi rst career goal in the game which proved to be the game- Location Durango, Colo. winner in the 1-0 win. Enrollment 4,065 Founded 1911 Ryan Schaul made seven saves in goal to preserve the shutout. It was his Affi liation NCAA Division II second shutout of the season (W, 2-0 at Adams State on Sept. 17). Conference RMAC Colors Dark Blue, Light Blue & Gold On Sunday at home against No. 14 Regis University, the Skyhawks suff ered Nickname Skyhawks their fi rst loss of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference season, 3-1. Re- Mascot Skyler gis took a 3-0 before Luke Lawrence netted his second goal of the season to President Dr. Dene Kay Th omas prevent the Rangers from shutting out the Skyhawks. NCAA Faculty Representative Steve Stovall Athletic Director Dr. Gary Hunter Fort Lewis will face Adams State University on Friday at 3 p.m. Th e two Compliance/SWA Lynne Andrew teams met earlier this season on Sept. 17. Fort Lewis notched its fi rst shut- Assistant AD/Sports Medicine Wayne Barger out of the season (W, 2-0) in that matchup. Assistant AD/Media Relations Sarah Meier Soccer Facility Dirks Field Th e Skyhawks are 9-1-0 all-time against the Grizzlies, and 4-1-0 on Dirks Capacity/Elevation 2,000 / 6,876 Field. Sunday’s opponent - Colorado State University-Pueblo - is coming off an TEAM INFORMATION upset win over No. 8 Metro State last Sunday. Th e Pack’s off ense is led by Matt Marchena’s fi ve points. Mountain Mitchell is also tied with Marchena 2013 Record 11-8-1 for the team lead in goals (two). 2013 Conference Record/Finish 7-7-0/5th Starters Returning/Lost 6/5 Sam Haseltine has started all eight games in goal and has tallied a 2-6-0 record. He has stopped 55 shots on goal and allowed 14 goals (1.74 goals KYHAWKS ENS OCCER ISTORY against average). S M ’ S H First Year of Men’s Soccer 1990 Fort Lewis leads the series with the Th underWolves, 41-8-3, and they hold Conference Titles/Years 8 a 24-3-1 advantage when playing on Dirks Field. 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 All-Time Record (W/L %) 314-127-36 (.696) Th e Skyhawks are tied with Metro State and Regis for the most goals in the All-Time Conference Record (W/L %) 203-63-20 (.745) conference (15). FLC has allowed the fi fth most goals in the league (11, NCAA Postseason Appearances/Years 11 1.38 per game) and are ranked fi fth in the league in goals against average 1997-1999, 2001, 2004-2009, 2011 (1.38). FLC leads the RMAC in corners with 7.25 per game (58 total). NCAA Championships/Years 3/2005, 2009, 2011 NCAA Postseason Record 16-8-2 (.654) Th ree Skyhawks rank in the top ten in the conference in shots: Yannis Beck- Last NCAA Postseason Appearance: 2011 - NCAA Champions er (T-3, 26), Cesar Castillo (T-8, 22) and Tamino Kroeger (T-8, 22). Kroeger is tied for third in the RMAC in points (11), followed by Becker’s COACHING STAFF 10 (fi fth). Kroeger also ranks second (tied) in the RMAC in goals (fi ve), fol- lowed by Becker’s three (T-7). Becker has a league high four assists through Head Coach: Oige Kennedy eight games. Assistant Coach: John Cunliff e ABOUT THE SKYHAWKS ROSTER BREAKDOWN Th ree time NCAA Men’s Soccer Champions Fort Lewis College is under the guidance of head coach Oige Kennedy, who is entering his sixth year at the By State/Country By Year helm for the Skyhawks. 8 Colorado 9 Freshman Th e Skyhawks opening weekend results against Midwestern State University 5 New Mexico 6 Sophomore (W, 4-2) and St. Edward’s University (L, 1-0) marked the fourth straight 4 Germany 7 Junior season the Skyhawks have opened their schedule with a win. In six years at 2 France 6 Senior FLC, Coach Kennedy has a 9-1-1 (.792) on opening weekend. 1 California 1 Canada After fi nishing the 2013 season with an 11-8-1 overall record and a 7-7-0 1 England conference mark (fi fth place fi nish), the Skyhawks were picked to fi nish 1 Ohio fi fth again in the RMAC preseason coaches poll. Defender Maik Brandt, 1 Somalia midfi elder Alberto Capdepon, and midfi elder Tamino Kroeger were selected 1 Spain to the RMAC preseason team. 1 Texas 1 Utah 1 Washington Fort Lewis College Athletics Men’s Soccer Page 2 Upcoming RMAC Games RMAC Players of the Week OCTOBER 1 Regis at Colorado Christian * 6 p.m. SEPTEMBER 30 OCTOBER 3 Off ense: Sawyer Lincoln, Regis Adams State at Fort Lewis * 3 p.m. UC-Colorado Springs at Regis * 4 p.m. Defense: Lucas Rodriguez, CSU-Pueblo CSU-Pueblo at Colorado Mines * 7 p.m. Goalkeeper: Christian Nicolosi, Regis Metro State at Colorado Mesa * 7 p.m. SEPTEMBER 23 OCTOBER 5 Off ense: Danny Arrubla, MSU Denver Adams State at UCCS * 11 a.m. Defense: Brock Labertew, MSU Denver Colorado Christian at Colorado Mesa * 1 p.m. Colorado Mines at MSU Denver * 2:30 p.m. Goalkeeper: David Meyer, UCCS Fort Lewis at CSU-Pueblo * 3 p.m. SEPTEMBER 16 Off ense: Martin Maybin, Regis Defense: Tannor Randle, Colorado Mines Goalkeeper: Collin Hall, Colorado Mines SEPTEMBER 9 Off ense: Tamino Kroeger, Fort Lewis Defense: Blake Carlson, Colorado Mesa Goalkeeper: Sam Haseltine, CSU-Pueblo Last Week’s Results SEPTEMBER 24 Colorado Mines 2, Regis 0* Colorado Christian 0, MSU Denver 4* SEPTEMBER 26 Colorado Mines 2, Colorado Christian 0* UCCS 0, Fort Lewis 1* Regis 3, Adams State 0* Colorado Mesa 1, CSU-Pueblo 0* SEPTEMBER 28 UCCS 2, Colorado Mines 3* Colorado Mesa 2, Adams State 1* MSU Denver 0, CSU-Pueblo 1* Regis 3, Fort Lewis 1* Fort Lewis College Athletics Men’s Soccer Page 3 Oige Kennedy has had an unprecedented run as head men’s soccer coach at Fort Lewis College. In fi ve seasons as head coach, he’s won NSCAA Division II Poll two NCAA Division II national championships (2009 and 2011), August two Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular season titles (2009 30, 2014 and 2011), and two RMAC postseason crowns (2009 and 2011). 1 Southern New Hampshire University His rookie year in charge of the perennial national powerhouse 2 University Of Charleston Skyhawks was the stuff that makes legends. Hired as interim head 3 Saginaw Valley State University coach just weeks before his team was to report for preseason training, Kennedy became the fi rst coach in NCAA history to guide a men’s 4 Saint Leo University soccer team to a national championship in his fi rst year of collegiate 5 Southern Connecticut State University coaching.