2013 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Soccer Notes Matches 4-5 Southern Connecticut (1-1-1, 1-0-1 NE-10) at Saint Rose (3-3, 1-2 NE-10) Sept. 24• 7 p.m. • Albany N.Y. at Merrimack (5-1, 3-0 NE-10) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications Sept. 27 • 7 p.m. • North Andover, Mass. 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com THE WEEK AHEAD The Southern Connecticut State University men’s soccer team 2013 Southern Connecticut State has pair of road matches against Northeast-10 conference University Men’s Soccer Schedule/Results opponents this week. On Tuesday, the Owls travel to the captial of New York to take on Saint Rose, followed by a trip Date Opponent Time/Result to Merrimack on Friday night. The Owls will look to stay 9/7 Mercy L 1-0 (OT) undefeated in conference play. 9/14 Bentley * W, 3-1 9/18 Assumption * T, 0-0 (2 OT) OWLS TIE ASSUMPTION 9/24 Saint Rose * 7 p.m. On Sept 18, SCSU battled Assumption to a scoreless 9/27 Merrimack * 7 p.m. draw. Goalkeeper Stephen Sasso stopped all seven of the 10/2 Le Moyne * 7 p.m. Greyhounds’ shots over the 110 minutes. 10/5 Stonehill * 7 p.m. 10/8 AIC * 4 p.m. JOSLYN NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK 10/12 So. New Hampshire * 7 p.m. Kevin Joslyn was named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of 10/15 Bridgeport 6 p.m. the Week on Sept 16. The freshman forward leads the Owls 10/19 Saint Anselm * 1 p.m. in goals (two), shots (nine) and shots on goal (six). 10/22 New Haven * 7 p.m. 10/26 Saint Michael’s * 1:30 p.m. ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ROSE 10/29 Adelphi * 7 p.m. To date, the Owls are undefeated all-time against St. Rose 11/1 Franklin Pierce * 7 p.m. (11-0-0). Home Games in Bold ALL-TIME VS. MERRIMACK * Denotes Northeast 10 Conference match SCSU leads the all-time series with Merrimack by an 11-3-1 margin.

OWLS WIN NE-10 OPENER THE CAPTAINS SCSU opened NE-10 play with a 3-1 victory on Sept 14 against Head Coach Tom Lang announced that redshirt senior Ross Bentley. Freshman Kevin Joslyn scored twice, including one McGibney and sophomore Jonas Folstad will captain the just 47 seconds into the match. Sophomore Sebastian Brems Owls this fall. also scored for the Owls. WELCOME BACK BLISS NAMED CREW’S HEAD COACH Sophomore Daquan King is the Owls’ returning leading Former Southern Connecticut State University men’s soccer scorer. The forward was named to the Northeast-10 All-American Brian Bliss was named Interim Head Coach of Conference Men’s Soccer All-Rookie team after having a the in early September. Bliss had previously strong freshman season. King finished the year with four served as the team’s Technical Director. Bliss joins another goals and 10 total points, which was good enough for second former Owl, Mike Petke, as current head coaches in Major on the team. League Soccer. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome nine newcomers to the squad for the IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL 2013 season - Sebastian Brems, Adam DiCiccio, Kevin Joslyn, SCSU was picked fifth in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll. Leandro Medel, Ignacio Navarro, Brandyn Rowlinson, The Owls received 122 points. Southern New Hampshire was Christian Samaniego, Alex Soriano and Marby Veasquez. chosen as the conference favorite. IN SEASON OPENERS The Owls are 30-9-6 in season openers. 2013 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Soccer Notes Matches 4-5 Southern Connecticut (1-1-1, 1-0-1 NE-10) at Saint Rose (3-3, 1-2 NE-10) Sept. 24• 7 p.m. • Albany N.Y. at Merrimack (5-1, 3-0 NE-10) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications Sept. 27 • 7 p.m. • North Andover, Mass. 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com DiMICELI JOINS CFC AZUL freshman Daquan King of the Southern Connecticut State Former Southern Connecticut State University men’s soccer University men’s soccer team all took home Northeast-10 standout Mario DiMiceli joined CFC Azul last spring Conference yearly awards. following a stellar senior season with the Owls. • DiMiceli was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Soccer First Team after finishing the season ranked second in PETKE NAMED HEAD COACH OF RED BULLS goals with 12 and third in points with 27 in the conference. Mike Petke, a former All-American and standout on the 1995 DiMiceli was named Northeast-10 Player Of The Week once Southern Connecticut State University men’s soccer National and named to the weekly conference honor roll three times. Championship squad, was named the head coach of the New • Costa and Lara were selected to the Northeast-10 York Red Bulls during the Owls’ off-season. Conference Men’s Soccer Third Team. Costa captained the team to the conference quarterfinals and finished the season DIKRANIAN INDUCTED with five points. Lara anchored the back end for the Owls Former Southern Connecticut State University men’s soccer this year where they were in the top half of the conference coach Bob Dikranian was selected for induction into the in goals against. National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Hall of • King was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Fame Class of 2013. The induction took place on Jan. 18 during Soccer All-Rookie team after having a strong freshman season the NSCAA Awards Banquet at the 2013 NSCAA Convention for Southern Connecticut. King finished the year with four in Indianapolis. goals and 10 total points, which was good enough for second • Dikranian founded the Southern Connecticut State men’s on the team. soccer program in 1966 and in 21 seasons, amassed a 227-94-21 overall record while setting the foundation for the benchmark DUO EARNS ACADEMIC HONORS Division II program in the nation. His teams appeared in 14 Mario Costa and Francisco Lara were honored by the National NCAA Division II tournaments, including six straight trips Soccer Coaches Association of America with College Division to the semifinals (1978-83). He guided the Owls’ to their first- Scholar All-East Region honors. ever NCAA championship in 1987 and was a two-time NCAA National Coach of the Year. COSTA NAMED NE-10 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE Senior midfielder Mario Costa was named to the Northeast-10 LOOKING BACK AT 2012 Conference Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team following the The Southern Connecticut State University men’s soccer team conclusion of the 2012 season. capped off the 2012 season with an overall mark of 8-7-1. The Owls were nationally ranked as high as No. 12 during ON DECK the year and also qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference The Owls are home for two NE-10 matches next week. SCSU Tournament. hosts Le Moyne on Oct 2 and Stonehill on Oct 5. Both matches commence at 7 p.m.. DiMICELI EARNS ALL-REGION HONORS Senior Mario DiMiceli of the Southern Connecticut State University men’s soccer team has been named to the NSCAA Division II Men’s All-East Region Second Team. • DiMiceli finished a fantastic senior campaign for the Owls with 12 goals and 27 total points. DiMiceli finished 23rd in the nation in total points per game, 15th in goals per game, 31st in total goals and 38th in total points.

FOUR EARN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS Seniors Mario DiMiceli, Mario Costa, Francisco Lara and 2013 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Soccer Notes Matches 4-5 Southern Connecticut (1-1-1, 1-0-1 NE-10) at Saint Rose (3-3, 1-2 NE-10) Sept. 24• 7 p.m. • Albany N.Y. at Merrimack (5-1, 3-0 NE-10) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Sept. 27 • 7 p.m. • North Andover, Mass. Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com OWLS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER Grenland, Lillestrøm (Norway); Offenbach, Greuther Furth (Germany)

Andrew Olivieri – played with Canadian National Team and Montreal Impact (Canada)

Paul Oyuga – played with Ørebro (Sweden), Ålgård FK (Norway), Kenyan National Team

Bonaventure Maruti – played with Ørebro (Sweden), Fram Larvik (Norway), Kenyan National Team

Gilbert Jean-Baptiste – played with (USA), Haitian National Team

Brian Bliss - 1990 U.S. World Cup men’s soccer team; 1988 U.S. Olympic team; played in with Columbus, New York/New Jersey and Kansas City; played with Carl Jeiss Jena; currently the Head Coach for the Co- lumbus Crew (MLS)

Shawn Boney - played with the Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)

Chris Houser - played with the Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS)

Alejandro Rincon - played with the Chicago Fire (MLS)

Kevin Anderson - played with the and Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS) Bo Oshoniyi - winner of Golden Boot Award as top goal- keeper in collegiate soccer in 1993; played with Kansas City John Ball - played with the Chicago Fire (MLS) of Major League Soccer (MLS); 1993 U.S. World University Games team and 1995 U.S. Cup team; currently an assistant John Debrito - played with the U.S. National Team, Metro- men’s soccer coach at Penn State University Stars, , Kansas City Wizards and Columbus Crew (MLS)

Juan Carlos Osorio - former head coach of Red Bull New York (MLS)

Olivier Occean – played with Canadian National Team, Odd 2013 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Soccer Notes Matches 4-5 Southern Connecticut (1-1-1, 1-0-1 NE-10) at Saint Rose (3-3, 1-2 NE-10) Sept. 24• 7 p.m. • Albany N.Y. at Merrimack (5-1, 3-0 NE-10) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Sept. 27 • 7 p.m. • North Andover, Mass. Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Southern Connecticut State University has won six national championships. Mike Petke - current head coach of (MLS); two-time Major League Soccer all-star with New 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999 York/New Jersey MetroStars; played with Red Bull New York of MLS

Christian daSilva - played with the MetroStars (MLS)

Jordan Russolillo – played with Chicago Fire (MLS)

Ancil Farrier – played with Trinidadian National Team

Carlos Rocha - played with the New England Revolution (MLS) 2013 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Soccer Notes Matches 4-5 Southern Connecticut (1-1-1, 1-0-1 NE-10) at Saint Rose (3-3, 1-2 NE-10) Sept. 24• 7 p.m. • Albany N.Y. at Merrimack (5-1, 3-0 NE-10) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications Sept. 27 • 7 p.m. • North Andover, Mass. 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com

2013 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Soccer Roster

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 3 Marby Velasquez Jr. D 5-9 155 Brooklyn, N.Y./Brentwood/Monroe CC 5 Christian Samaniego Fr. M 5-7 167 Toronto, Ontario/Dante Academy 6 Ignacio Navarro Fr. M 5-8 160 Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk 7 Ross McGibney R-Sr. M 5-10 150 Dublin, Ireland/Staples/Quinnipiac 9 Kevin Joslyn Fr. F 5-10 150 Norwalk, Conn./Nowalk 10 Sebastian Brems Fr. M 5-11 160 Odense, Denmark/Tietjen Business School/Odense University 11 Markus Jacobsen Fr. M 6-0 180 Oslo, Norway/Lambertseter V.G.S. 13 Tyler Naef R-So. M 5-8 150 Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights 14 Josh Abromaitis So. M 5-7 150 Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug 17 Mads Larsen So. F 5-10 165 Trondheim, Norway/KVT/Norwegian U. of Science and Tech 18 David Igreja Fr. GK 6-0 185 Missassauga, Ontario/Montor College 19 Danny Quintero Jr. D 5-8 155 Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk 20 Jonas Folstad So. D 5-10 165 Trondheim, Norway/KVT/Norwegian U. of Science and Tech 21 Leandro Medel Fr. M 6-3 180 Stamford, Conn./Stamford 22 Stephen Sasso R-Jr. GK 6-2 180 Orange, Conn./Amity 23 Daquan King So. F 5-8 155 Plainville, Conn./Plainville 24 Matthew Gilmore Sr. D 6-2 190 Cheshire. Conn./Cheshire/Sacred Heart University 25 Eric Rothbart Jr. D 5-8 180 Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire 26 Brandyn Rowlinson Fr. F 6-5 230 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip 27 Steven Smith So. M 5-11 165 Westport, Conn./Staples 28 Alex Soriano Fr. D 5-9 155 Wallingford, Conn./Sheehan 29 Josh Gustafson So. M 5-7 130 Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial 30 Adam DiCicco Jr. GK 5-9 170 Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck/Naugatuck Valley CC

Head Coach: Tom Lang Assistant Coach: Tom Mattera 2013 Southern Connecticut State University Men’s Soccer Notes Matches 4-5 Southern Connecticut (1-1-1, 1-0-1 NE-10) at Saint Rose (3-3, 1-2 NE-10) Sept. 24• 7 p.m. • Albany N.Y. at Merrimack (5-1, 3-0 NE-10) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications Sept. 27 • 7 p.m. • North Andover, Mass. 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com

The Automated ScoreBook for Soccer Southern Conn. State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2013) All games

Overall: 1-1-1 Conf: 1-0-1 Home: 0-1-1 Away: 1-0-0 Neut: 0-0-0

## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-att 9 Kevin Joslyn 3-3 2 0 4 12 . 1 6 7 6 . 5 0 0 0 0-0 10 Sebastian Brems 3-3 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 3 2 . 6 6 7 1 0-0 23 Daquan King 2-2 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 0 3 . 5 0 0 0 0-0 17 Mads Larsen 3-3 0 1 1 3 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 Markus Jacobsen 3-1 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 7 Ross McGibney 3-3 0 0 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 . 3 3 3 0 0-0 5 Christian Samaniego 3-3 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 2 . 6 6 7 0 0-0 21 Leandro Medel 2-0 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0-0 13 Tyler Naef 3-3 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0-0 28 Alex Soriano 3-3 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0-0 26 Brandyn Rowlinson 1-0 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0-0 20 Jonas Folstad 3-3 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0-0 27 Steven Smith 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 Matthew Gilmore 3-3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 Stephen Sasso 3-3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 Josh Abromaitis 2-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 Total 3 3 3 9 44 . 0 6 8 22 . 5 0 0 1 0-0 Opponents 3 2 1 5 42 . 0 4 8 18 . 4 2 9 1 0-0

Goal Average Saves Record # Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho/cbo 22 Stephen Sasso 3-3 290:42 2 0.62 16 . 8 8 9 1 1 1 1/0 Total 3 290:42 2 0.62 16 . 8 8 9 1 1 1 1 Opponents 3 290:42 3 0.93 19 . 8 6 4 1 1 1 2

Team saves: 0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Southern Conn. Stat 2 1 0 0 3 Southern Conn. Stat 7 2 1 0 10 Opponents 0 1 1 0 2 Opponents 8 6 1 0 15

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Southern Conn. Stat 28 13 1 2 44 Southern Conn. Stat 9 15 0 1 25 Opponents 13 23 3 3 42 Opponents 18 19 0 1 38

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Attendance Summary SCS Opponent Southern Conn. Stat 8 8 0 0 16 Total 799 124 Opponents 12 5 0 2 19 Dates/Avg Per Date 2/400 1/124 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0