WESTERN MUSTANGS MEN's SOCCER 2010-11 Recruiting And
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WESTERN MUSTANGS MEN’S SOCCER 2010-11 Recruiting and Media Guide Goalkeepers # Name Pos. Elig Yr. Hgt. Program (Ac Year) Hometown Last Team 1 Andrew Murdoch G 3 6-2 Social Sciences (3) Burlington, Ont. Burlington Milan GK Ivan Skoko G 1 6-3 BMOS (1) Mississauga, Ont. Erin Mills S.C. GK Scott Chalmers G 1 6-1 Arts (1) London, Ont. Formartine United F.C. Players # Name Pos. Elig Yr. Hgt. Program (Ac. Year) Hometown Last Team 2 John Morrissey D 4 5-8 King’s College (4) London, Ont. St. Thomas SC 3 Andrew Chan D 3 5-11 Business (3) Markham, Ont. Unionville Millken SC 4 Paul D’Amario D 3 6-0 BMOS (3) Maple, Ont. Glen Shields SC 5 Matthew Delich D 3 6-1 Kinesiology (3) Ottawa, Ont. Gloucester Hornets 6 Alex Lewis D 1 6-0 Kinesiology (1) London, Ont. FC London Reserves 7 Vince Caminiti M/F 2 5-11 King’s College (2) London, Ont. AEK London 8 Eric Amato M 2 6-1 Arts (2) Toronto, Ont. Glen Shields 9 Daniel Baxa M 3 6-0 Social Sciences (3) Nobleton, Ont. Glen Shields SC 10 Pat Mroczek F 3 6-1 Social Sciences (3) St. Catharines, Ont. St. Catharines Concord 11 Andrew Walton D 1 5-11 Kinesiology (1) Toronto Woodbridge Strikers 12 Marco Zoeger D 1 6-1 Social Sciences (3) Magdeburg, Germany Haldensleber SC 14 Isaac Jacobsen F 1 6-4 Engineering (1) Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver Selects 15 Nick Agam M 3 5-9 Engineering (3) Oakville, Ont. Oakville Blue Stars 16 Dominic Bell D 2 6-3 Social Sciences (2) Waterloo, Ont. Oakvillle Blue Stars 17 Daniel Frankel M 4 5-10 Huron College (4) Toronto, Ont. Hearts Azzuri 18 Camilo Gonzalez M 2 5-9 Engineering (2) London, Ont. AEK London 19 Ian Meagher D 2 6-2 Business (3) Mississauga, Ont. Erin Mills SC 20 Alex Martins F 1 6-0 Sciences (1) Medicine Hat, Alta. Alianza F.C. 21 Jagger Hassan M 1 5-10 Graduate Studies (1) London, Ont. London City 22 Maher Husseini M 2 6-1 Social Sciences (2) Ottawa, Ont. Capital United FC 23 Niko Mavrikos F 3 5-10 BMOS (4) Victoria, B.C. Sparta FC 24 Luke Todd D 1 6-0 Sciences (1) Ajax, Ont. Unionville Milliken SC 25 Mike Sawchuk F 5 6-5 Medicine (3) London, Ont. St. Thomas SC COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Rock Basacco (14th Season - Cell: 519 318.2098) Assistant Coaches: David Day Patrick (Paco) Barnett Genti Dervishi Goalkeeper Coach: Gary Gorham Trainer: Joshua Carty Statistician: David Basacco Media Relations/Sports Information: Andy Watson (Cell: 519 709.1858) 2 WESTERN MUSTANGS MEN’S SOCCER 2010-11 Recruiting and Media Guide 2010 Season Highlights The Skinny Led by senior goalkeeper Andrew Murdoch of Burlington, Ont., Western is a strong defensive team which can counter- attack with speed and skill. Full back Paul D’Amario anchors the middle, while Dominic Bell is a dangerous wing-back who can join the rush. Fresh- men Alex Lewis and Andrew Walton are solid additions to the team in their first year. In the middle, Daniel Frankel, Eric Amato and Daniel Baxa are great two way players with a good scoring touch, while Camillo Gonzales and Vince Caminiti are excellent on the wings in Western’s 4-4-2 set. Strikers Niko Mavrikos, who led the team and was second in the OUA with 10 goals, and Pat Mroczek, a former CIS rookie of year who missed most of the regular season with injury are threats up front. Mike Sawchuk provides great experience as Western’s only fifth-year player and adds height as a forward substitution. After going on a major run to start the season with an 13-game unbeaten streak, the Mustangs finished the season 11-1- 4, with a 2-1 showing in the playoffs. The only two losses - one in the regular season and one in the playoffs - came to the two other teams at nationals and both were on grass at York Stadium. Western lost 3-2 to York in a come-from-behind Lions victory on Oct. 17 at York Stadium. Then the Mustangs lost to Toronto 3-1 in the OUA semifinal on Saturday Nov. 6 at York Stadium. Western defeated McMaster 3-1 in the OUA West semifinal to advance to the OUA Final Four and defeated Ryerson in penalty kicks 3-2 (5-3 on kicks) to win the bronze-medal game and advance to nationals. They have been nationally ranked most of the season. Key Stats Niko Mavrikos - 10 goals Andrew Murdoch - 11 shutouts Western is undefeated on turf this season Story Lines Pat Mroczek, 2008 CIS rookie of the year, missed most of season with injury but is back Two freshman starting on defence including second-team OUA all-star fullback Andrew Walton Vince Caminiti and Camillo Gonzales won provincial men’s senior title with London’s AEK team in the fall, 4th at nationals Quick Facts Head Coach: Rock Basacco (14th Season) Regular Season Record: 11-1-4 Regular Season Standing: 2nd OUA West (2nd overall OUA) Playoff Record: 2-1 Playoff Finish: OUA bronze medalist Final Top 10 Ranking: 6 (Nov. 2) Best Top 10 Ranking: 2 (Sept. 28, Oct. 5) Number of Weeks in Top 10: 8 of 9 (not ranked in Week 1, Sept. 7) Conference 1st-team all-stars: Niko Mavrikos (striker), Vince Caminiti (midfielder), Paul D’Amario (fullback) Conference 2nd-team all-stars: Andrew Murdoch (goalkeeper), Andrew Walton (fullback) CIS championship appearances: 10 CIS championship all-time record: 15-8-4 CIS championship best result: Gold (1998, 1999) CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (won bronze with 2-1 record, beat Trinity Western in shootout to win bronze) CIS championship sequence: First since 2007 7th in history for Basacco (2007, 2006, 2004, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996) Fifth this decade for Western About Head Coach Rock Basacco: 143-37-44 record all-time (103-25-42 in regular season, 40-12-2 in post-season) - 1996-2010 (excluding 2003 when Steve Langley was head coach) 3 WESTERN MUSTANGS MEN’S SOCCER 2010-11 Recruiting and Media Guide Western Mustangs 2010 OUA All-Stars #23 Niko Mavrikos 3rd year, Striker • Led team with 10 goals in regular season, second bes in Ontario • Has twin brother Yiannis, a former player at Western • From Victoria, B.C. • Dangerous with the ball, great first touch, very agile, skillful shooter #7 Vince Caminiti 3rd year, Midfielder • Terrific playmaker on outside wing • Great speed and excellent acceleration • Very good on set pieces • Member of London AEK men’s team #4 Paul D’Amario 3rd year, Centre Fullback • Reliable leader on young defensive back four • Helps to organize the backs • Good decision maker and anticipates play well #1, Andrew Murdoch 4th Year, Goalkeeper • Recorded 11 shutouts in 2010 season • Good reaction goalkeeper, strong ball-stopper • Has excellent range and accuracy on goal kicks, drop kicks #11 Andrew Walton 1st Year, Fullback • Excellent play in first season with Western • One of two freshman with starting back four • Product of Woodbridge Strikers club system 4 WESTERN MUSTANGS MEN’S SOCCER 2010-11 Recruiting and Media Guide Western at CIS Nationals The Western Mustangs have been to the National Championship 10 times Western Mustangs History at Nationals All Time Results at Nationals 2007-2008: Bronze Medal 2007 Bronze Medal 2006-2007: 5th Place Results: vs Trinity Western (W, SO, 1-0) 2004-2005: Bronze Medal vs Laval (L 1-2) 2003-2004: 4th Place vs York Lions (W 4-1) 1999-2000: Gold Medal 1998-1999: Gold Medal 2006 5th Place 1997-1998: 5th Place Results: vs Alberta (L, SO, 1-2) 1996-1997: Silver Medal vs UNB (W 1-0) 1993-1994: Bronze Medal vs Saint Mary’s (W 5-2) 1988-1989: 5th Place 2004 Bronze Medal Medal Count Results: vs Montreal (W 3-0) Gold Medals 2 vs Victoria (L 1-2) Silver Medals 1 vs Saint Mary’s (W 2-1) Bronze Medals 3 Total Medals 6 2003 4th Place Results: Western vs Montreal (L 0-2) CIS and OUA Historical Information vs Concordia (W 2-1) 2 CIS Championships: 1998 vs Alberta (T 1-1) 1999 1999 Gold Medal 10 OUA Championships: 1936 Results: vs Dalhousie (W 3-0) 1937 vs Victoria (W 1-0) 1952 vs Alberta (W 1-0) 1996 1997 1998 Gold Medal 1998 Results: vs UPEI (W 4-1) 1999 vs UQAM (W 2-1) 2003 vs Alberta (W 2-1) 2004 2006 1997 5th Place Results vs UBC (L 0-1) vs Dalhousie (L 0-4) Interesting Facts - Western has had one winner of the CIAU Howard-Mackie Award 1996 Silver Medal as the CIAU MVP for all Sports Results: vs York (T 0-0) Mike Potts (1999) vs Acadia (W 2-0) vs Victoria (L 0-1) - Western has had two CIAU/CIS Coach of the Year Awards: Ron Clayton (1984) 1993 Bronze Medal Rock Basacco (1999) Results: vs Acadia (T 0-0) vs UBC (T 1-1) - Western has had a two-time winner of the CIAU Soccer vs Queen’s (W 2-0) Joe Johnson MVP Award: Mike Potts (1999, 2000) 1988 Fifth Place Results vs Saint Mary’s (L 4-5 OT) - Western has a 15-8-4 W/L/T record at nationals. - Western has scored 44 goals for and allowed 29 goals against at nationals - Western has 26 CIS All-Canadians, 110 OUA All-Stars and 8 OUA Conference MVPs (does not include 2010 All-Canadians) along with 11 players on national tournament 11 all-star teams 5 WESTERN MUSTANGS MEN’S SOCCER 2010-11 Recruiting and Media Guide Western Mustangs OUA and CIS All-Stars OUA and CIAU/CIS First and Second Team All-Stars Year OUA All-Stars CIS All-Canadians 2010 Niko Mavrikos (1st Team) Paul D’Amario (1st Team) Vince Caminiti (1st Team) Andrew Murdoch (2nd Team) Andrew Walton (2nd Team) 2009 Mark Bennett (1st Team) Eric Amato (2nd Team) Mark Pocrnic (2nd Team) Camilo Gonzales (2nd Team) 2008 Pat Mroczek (1st Team, OUA Rookie of the Year) Pat Mroczek (2nd Team & CIS Lou Bilek Rookie of the Year) Paul Seymour (1st Team) Scott Cameron (1st Team) Daniel Baxa (1st Team) Kosta Viglatzis (2nd Team) Eamon Hardy (2nd Team) 2007 Haidar Al-Shaibani (1st Team & OUA MVP) Haidar Al-SHaibani (1st Team & Tournament 11 All-Star Team) Scott Cameron (1st Team) Michel Daoust (CIS Tournament 11 All-Star Team) Paul Seymour (1st Team) Steve