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LANSING UNITED 2014 MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONS P.O. BOX 246 • HOLT, MI 48842 PHONE: (517) 812-0628 • WWW.LANUNITED.COM 20142015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS LANSING UNITED at Detroit City FC APRIL Match 15 • June 28, 2015 • 5:30 p.m. • Cass Technical High School • Detroit, Mich. MAY Fri. 24 Northwood University [1] .......... L, 0-1 Fri. 2 Ann Arbor Football Club # ........ 5 p.m. LAST MATCH Wed. 7 @ Michigan Bucks # .....................TBA MAY Led by captain Matt Brown’s two goals, Lansing United cruised to a 4-0 Tue. 13 Ann Arbor Football Club # ........ 1 p.m. Sat. 2 AFC Ann Arbor [1] .....................W, 3-0 Fri. 16 Westfield Select * ..................... 7 p.m. victory over the Minnesota United Reserves on June 21. Brown’s third Sat. 9 Grand Rapids FC [1] ................... L, 0-1 Sun. 18 Michigan Stars * ....................... 7 p.m. minute goal from the PK spot set the tone for United offensively, as Wed. 13 RWB Adria [2] ................... D, 0-0 (4-2) Fri. 23 @ Detroit City FC * .............. 7:30 p.m. Wed. 20 Louisville City FC [2] ................... L, 0-1 the club struck two more times before the half. Stephen Owusu and Sat. 31 @ Erie Admirals ........................ 7 p.m. Fri. 22 Indiana Fire * .............................D, 0-0 James DeCosemo scored Lansing’s other two goals, while GK Wes Mink Sun. 24 @ Michigan Stars * ..................W, 0-1 recorded his second shutout of the season. The win moved United’s JUNE Sun. 31 Detroit City FC * [3] ..................W, 3-1 Sun. 1 @ Fort Pitt Regiment ................ 2 p.m. record to 5-0-2. Fri. 6 AFC Cleveland ........................... 7 p.m. JUNE Sun. 8 @ Cincinnati Saints * ........... 3:30 p.m. Fri. 5 Fort Pitt Regiment * ...................D, 1-1 UP NEXT Sun. 22 @ Westfield Select * ................ 2 p.m. Sun. 7 @ AFC Ann Arbor [1] ................. L, 3-0 The club will make the trip down I-96 to Detroit to take on Detroit City Sun. 29 FC Buffalo ................................. 2 p.m. Wed. 17 @ Madison 56ers * ..................W, 1-2 FC (5-1-2) at Cass Tech High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thu. 18 @ Minnesota TwinStars * .........W, 1-2 JULY Sun. 21 Minn. United Reserves * ...........W, 4-0 Fri. 4 Cincinnati Saints * .................... 7 p.m. LAST TIME VS. DCFC Sat. 27 @ Grand Rapids FC [1] .............. L, 4-1 Sun. 6 @ Michigan Stars * ................. 10 p.m. Sun. 28 @ Detroit City FC * ............ 5:30 p.m. United picked up their first-ever victory over Detroit City FC in their Fri. 11 Westfield Select * ..................... 7 p.m. last meeting back on May 31 at MSU’s DeMartin Stadium. Goals from Sun. 13 Detroit CIty FC *% .................. 12 p.m. JULY Stephen Owusu, Jason Stacy and Matt Rickard led Lansing to a 3-1 win. Wed. 16 TBA # ........................................ 7 p.m. Fri. 3 Michigan Stars * ....................... 7 p.m. Lansing outshot Detroit 16-13 while GK Quinn McAnaney made two *Fri. Great 10 Lakes@ West FC BuffaloConference * .......................... match 7 p.m. saves in the win. #Sun. Exhibition 12 @match AFC Cleveland * ................... 2 p.m. Wed. 15 @ CCSC College Prog. [1] [4] .... 7 p.m. % at MSU DeMartin Soccer Complex UNITED VS. DCFC Sun.All times 19 EasternErie Commodores * .................. 2 p.m. Sat. 25 Midwest Region semifinal ^ .........TBD Lansing United is 1-1-1 all-time vs. Detroit City FC after the club’s 3-1 Sun. 26 Midwest Region final ^ .................TBD win earlier this season. In 2014, United went 0-1-1 vs. Detroit, with the loss coming at Cass Tech on May 23. The two sides drew 2-2 at All times are Eastern. DeMartin Stadium on July 13, which ended the regular season and [1] Friendly clinched the Great Lakes West title for United. [2] U.S. Open Cup [3] Match at DeMartin Stadium (Michigan State) UNBEATEN NOTES [4] Match at Cochrane Soccer Stadium (Bowling Green) * Midwest Region match After taking down the Minnesota United Reserves last Sunday, Lansing ^ Midwest Region playoff match pushed its NPSL unbeaten streak to seven matches. The club is currently on a three-match win streak, which is the second longest in club history. United also stayed undefeated all-time at home (8-0-5). Lansing is the only remaining undefeated team in the Midwest Region facebook.com/soccerinlansing and is one of four unbeatens in the entire NPSL. NPSL/MIDWEST REGION NOTES Lansing United sits tied for first with DCFC in the Midwest Region with @lansingunited 17 points. The club is first in the region in goals allowed with four, which also ranks second in the entire NPSL. Lansing is also second in the region in goal differential at plus-nine. @lansingunited Jeremy Sampson • Communications Contact (517) 449-6074 • [email protected] LANSING UNITED FIRSTS James DeCosemo picked up his first career Lansing United goal against the Minnesota United Reserves last Sunday. He previously had taken 2015 Quick Facts the most shots of any United player of all-time without scoring (18). Lansing United Charlie Constantino also recorded his first United assist. All-Time Record (W-L-D) 15-3-6 Location East Lansing, Mich. SUPER SUPER MATT Field East Lansing Soccer Complex Matt Brown scored four goals during United’s three-match week, Capacity 800 culminating with his brace against the Minnesota United Reserves. Established 2014 Brown leads United in goals with four on the season, and has now League NPSL scored at least two goals in a match five times in his NPSL career. The Region Midwest Lansing captain found the back of the net 11 times in 2014. Colors Light blue and red Owner Jeremy Sampson FROM THE SPOT Brown’s third-minute PK goal on Sunday was United’s second from the spot this season and the second of the Englishman’s career. United is Coaching Staff now 3-for-4 all-time from the penalty spot. Head Coach Eric Rudland Career Record (W-L-D) 15-3-6 SHUTOUT LEADER Assistant Coach Boyzzz Khumalo With his shutout on Sunday, GK Wes Mink now has two on the season, Assistant Coach Dave West which is the second most in club history. Zach Bennett leads the way Assistant Coach Saimir Rada with the four he recorded in 2014. Assistant Coach Ben Jones Assistant Coach Mike Meyer SHOT STATS Assistant Coach Ron Rudland Through seven NPSL games, United has attempted 118 shots, which is Performance Coach Nick Vanboogelen 50 more than they had at this point last season. Lansing has recorded Sport Psychologist Andrew MacIntosh 59 more shots than its opponents in 2015. Sport Psychologist William Harris ATTENDANCE NUMBERS Media Relations After three home NPSL matches, total attendance is 3,677 fans for an Manager Jeremy Sampson average of 919 per match. Manager Dave Ellis Intern Nick Barnowski PLAYERS IN THE PROS Intern Spencer Impellizzeri Tyler Pasher - Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) Intern Jonathan Yales • 12 games, 1 goal, 0 assists, 9 shots Intern Kacy Kobakof Marcos Ugarte - Rochester Rhinos (USL) • 12 games, 0 goals, 0 assists, 3 shots MIDWEST REGION STANDINGS THIS WEEKEND IN THE NPSL MIDWEST REGION GP W D L PTS June 26 Lansing United 7 5 2 0 17 • Fort Pitt Regiment 0-1 Detroit City FC Detroit City FC 8 5 2 1 17 • Cincinnati Saints 2-0 Erie Commodores Madison 56ers 8 5 1 2 16 • Michigan Stars 5-2 FC Indiana FC Buffalo 8 3 4 1 13 June 27 Indiana Fire 8 3 3 2 12 • Indiana Fire 1-2 Madison 56ers AFC Cleveland 6 3 2 1 11 • AFC Cleveland 1-1 FC Buffalo Michigan Stars 9 3 1 5 10 Cincinnati Saints 8 3 1 4 10 June 28 • FC Indiana vs. Madison 56ers, 2 p.m. Erie Commodores 7 3 0 4 9 • Cincinnati Saints vs. Minnesota United Reserves, 2 p.m. Minnesota United Res. 8 2 2 3 8 • Detroit City FC vs. Lansing United, 5:30 p.m. FC Indiana 8 1 3 4 6 Fort Pitt Regiment 8 1 2 5 5 Minnesota TwinStars 6 0 1 5 1 Jeremy Sampson • Communications Contact (517) 449-6074 • [email protected] BYBY POSITIONPOSITION LANSING UNITED ROSTER Goalkeepers (2): McAnaney,Bennett, Mc- No. Player Pos. Height Hometown/Previous Team MinkDonald-Wilkins 1 Quinn McAnaney GK 6-3 Northbrook, Ill./Michigan State 2 Freddy Gomes D 5-8 Paris, France/Science and Arts of OK Defenders (5):(7): Gomes,VanderLaan, Dunn, 3 Austin Dunn D 6-0 Perry, Mich./Detroit Mercy Lamb,Dunn, Robinson,Fiscus, Prud’homme Lamb, Robin- 4 Ben Lamb D 6-4 Keighley, England/Silsden AFC son, DeBono, Vandenboom 5 Liam Madden M 5-11 Dumbarton, Scotland/Science and Arts of OK Midfielders (8): Madden, 6 Jimmy Fiscus D 6-2 Novi, Mich./Michigan State DeCosemo,Midfielders Jimenez, (7): Timmer, Hill, Khumalo, Clauss, Addai, Pasher, 7 Jason Stacy M 5-8 Grand Rapids, Mich./Michigan State Melgar, Constantino, Lindsay, StacyDeCosemo, Lewis 8 James DeCosemo M 6-0 Stokesley, England/Northwood 9 Matt Brown F 5-11 Dordon, England/Lansing United Forwards (5):(6): Brown,Cunningham, Owusu, 10 Stephen Owusu F 5-8 Accra, Ghana/Science and Arts of OK Petit,Brown, Rickard,Myers, Pagani,Pagani Kreutz, 11 Edu Jimenez M 5-10 Seville, Spain/Western Michigan Mateo 12 Cholo Petit F 5-10 Asuncion, Paraguay/Campbellsville 13 Matt Rickard F 6-2 Exeter Devonshire, England/Oakland BY LOCATION BYUnited LOCATION States 14 Zach Pagani F 6-0 Ann Arbor, Mich./Colgate MichiganUnited (7): Dunn, States Fiscus, 16 Jake Prud’homme D 6-1 South Lyon, Mich./Detroit Mercy Stacy,Illinois Pagani, (1): Kreutz Prud’homme, 17 Andrew Hill M 6-0 Mason, Mich./Lansing United Hill,Michigan Constantino (12): VanderLaan, 18 Leo Melgar M 6-1 Sao Paulo, Brazil/Albany OhioDunn, (1): Timmer, Mink Clauss, Ar- 20 Charlie Constantino M 5-11 Kentwood, Mich./Butler Illinoischibald, (1): Pagani, McAnaney Robinson, Mc- 21 Ross Lindsay M 6-0 Paisley, Scotland/Campbellsville Donald-Wilkins, Vandenboom, 24 Wes Mink GK 6-4 West Chester, Ohio/Oakland Mateo, Lewis,Europe DeBono EnglandTexas (1): (4): Bennett Lamb, DeCosemo, Brown,Virginia Rickard (1): Cunningham Scotland (2): Madden, Lindsay France (1): GomesEurope DETROIT CITY FC ROSTER* SpainEngland (1): (4): Jimenez Lamb, Brown, No.