TABLE OF CONTENTS THIS IS DAYTON SOCCER This is Dayton Soccer ...............................2 The Brotherhood ......................................4 Beautiful Baujan .......................................6 Home Field Advantage .............................8 CREDITS A Championship Legacy .........................10 The 2012 University of Dayton Men’s Soccer Media Guide is a publication by the University of Dayton Athletics Flyers In The Pros ...................................12 Communication Office. Content was written, edited and produced by Seth Iiames, Assistant Director of Athlet- A Campus With A View ...........................14 ics Communication. Assistance by Krystal Warren, Qasim Rizvi, Dan Griffin, Mikaela Maddock, Dan Eiser and Flyer Strength .........................................16 Gianina Alagia. Photography by Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images, Leon Chuck and UD Archives. THE COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dennis Currier ....................18 Assistant Coach Kiki Lara .......................19 Assistant Coach Gabe Hall .....................20 THE FlyERS Blake Muehlstein ....................................22 Greg Enstone .........................................24 David Abidor ..........................................26 Chris Lenning .........................................28 Michael Frasca .......................................30 Bastien Allheily .......................................32 Andres Acevedo .....................................34 Brian Alvarez ..........................................36 Eddie Jones ............................................38 Victor Duru ............................................40 Jordan Beckett .......................................42 Brian Bates ............................................44 Abe Keller ..............................................46 Evan McCreary .......................................48 Daniel Berko ..........................................50 Jonathan Nelson ....................................52 John Howe .............................................54 Joel Carter..............................................56 Andrew Lightner .....................................58 Ryan Peterson ........................................60 Tyler Tumberg.........................................62 Maik Schoonderwoerd ............................64 Anthony Tresoline ...................................66 Chris Froschauer.....................................68 Ryan Suddarth .......................................70 Anthony Keene .......................................72 Brock Labertew ......................................74 Jakub Waligorski .....................................76 Ryan Lyn ................................................78 UD SOCCER HISTORY All-Time Roster .......................................80 All-Time Results ......................................83 Year-By-Year Records ..............................88 Head-to-Head Records ...........................89 Team Single-Season Records ..................90 Individual Single-Season Records ............91 Player Accolades ....................................92 Players In The Pros .................................94 THIS IS DAYTON SOCCER A UNIQUE PROGRAM What does it take to capture three Atlantic 10 regular season and Student-athletes that choose the University of Dayton know the tournament championships? advantage they have over the competition. Several have gone on to the MLS, European Leagues or have played on national teams. It takes a whole lot of heart, and a program that supports the More so, the University and its challenging academic load help development of its student-athletes from the pitch to the classroom. prepare its student-athletes for life after they hang up the boots for the final time. At the University of Dayton, student-athletes have all of the tools necessary to reach the next level. Under the guidance of a coaching staff that is headed by 2009 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Dennis Currier, student-athletes develop discipline as well as a mental and physical toughness unseen in many collegiate players. 2 - 2012 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S SOCCER THE BROTHERHOOD 4 - 2012 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S SOCCER FORGING BONDS THAT LAST AN ETERNITY If there is one word that is used often with the UD men’s soccer The result is a bond that will last a lifetime. Imagine a student- program, that word would be brotherhood. The dictionary defines athlete returning to Baujan Field after their soccer days are over brotherhood as an association for a particular purpose. and being able to reconnect with a program that is built on lifelong friendships and memories. That purpose? Succeeding on the pitch and in the classroom. Every class, every moment of training and every second on the pitch is spent with their brothers. 2012 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S SOCCER - 5 BEAUTIFUL BAUJAN HALLOWED GROUNDS Located in the heart of campus, Baujan Field has an environment The summer of 2000 saw a rejuvenated Baujan Field. A brick-faced like no other. Since becoming the exclusive home to UD soccer, it terraced seating section was built into the hillside and puts fans right has grown into one of the top soccer venues in the nation. on top of the action. The Flyers set a new attendance record in 2011 when 2,137 fans Baujan Field has hosted the Atlantic 10 Men’s Soccer Championship packed into Baujan to cheer on the squad against rival Xavier. three times - in 1996, 1999 and 2008. Additionally, the men have twice played NCAA Play-In games at the historic venue in 1997 and The beautiful facility boasts a well-maintained, natural grass surface 1998. as well as a lighting system for night games. A scoreboard on the east end and pair of bleacher seating sections on the south side were Baujan Field, named for legendary UD football coach Harry Baujan, new additions to the field in 1999. has stood for decades in the heart of the University of Dayton campus. Originally built for UD football in 1925, the historic field is now the home of the University of Dayton men’s and women’s soccer programs. 6 - 2012 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S SOCCER GREAT GAMES AT BAUJAN FIELD CURRIER’S 200TH WIN In his second season as head coach at Dayton, Dennis Currier achieved his 200th career win in a 3-0 triumph over the Belmont Bruins on Sept. 4, 2006. A burst of offensive productivity helped carry them to victory and brought home win No. 200 for coach Currier. TWO FOR ONE The electric environment of night games at Baujan Field saw another epic match as well as a goal for the ages, on Sept. 29,2005, when the Flyers tied the Michigan Wolverines 2-2. Senior midfielder Terry Alvino sent a blistering laser of a shot worthy of his current professional status over the helpless Michigan keeper from 35 yards out to even the score. X MARKS THE SPOT The heated rivalry between the Xavier Musketeers and the Flyers continued in a classic clash on Oct. 28, 2005. An invigorated UD squad trounced the Musketeers 4-0, adding another notch in the win column for UD in the on-going Dayton/Xavier grudge match. X REVISITED Fans set a new attendance record on Nov. 5, 2011 when 2,137 of the Flyer Faithful packed into Baujan for UD’s season finale against Xavier. Although, the match ended in a draw, the game set a new attendance record at Baujan Field. GOING TO THE BIG DANCE The 1997 Dayton Flyers came from out of nowhere to take the Atlantic 10 conference by storm. After conquering the Atlantic 10 regular season and post-season tournament, the Flyers found themselves only one game away from the NCAA tournament. The NCAA play-in game that ensued saw the Flyers lose a heartbreaker to the Rider Broncs 3-1. DRAW THE LINE The steady rainfall that soaked Baujan Field right up until kickoff could not dampen the spirits of the then-unranked Flyers when they took on No. 12 Oakland Golden Grizzlies on September 26,2003. The Flyers fought valiantly and earned a draw against a nationally ranked opponent, the first step in a series of victories that would eventually propel them to a No.8 national ranking later in the season. WIN IN A MINUTE Yet another nationally-ranked opponent fell under the mighty boot of the Flyers in 2003 when UD defeated the Massachusetts Minutemen on October 12 in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion. The Flyers twice fell behind, with UMass going up 1-0 and then again 2-1 after the Flyers evened the score in the first half. UD then went on to score two unanswered goals and added another notch to their giant-killer belt with the 3-2 victory. SURPASSING ROY CRAIG Dennis Currier became the program’s winningest head coach when the Flyers beat Richmond 2-1 on October 16, 2011. Greg Enstone finished a loose ball in the goal mouth to score the game-winning strike in the 81st minute. 2012 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S SOCCER - 7 HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE THE FLYER FAITHFUL Imagine a capacity crowd of red and blue clad fans united in one The advantage that a capacity crowd creates is undeniable. common purpose: In the past decade Dayton has a winning percentage of .810 at Supporting their team. Baujan Field. Head coach Dennis Currier boasts a winning percentage of .816. There is nothing like the Flyer Faithful. The environment that the How is that for home field advantage? fans create at Baujan Field becomes the perfect stage for one of the University’s most exciting sports. 8 - 2012 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S SOCCER 2012 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S SOCCER - 9 A CHAMPIONSHIP LEGACY 10 - 2012 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON MEN’S SOCCER “ GAINING NATIONAL RECOGNITION The University of Dayton