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Drexel Men's Soccer Quick Facts Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS DREXEL MEN’S SOCCER Quick Facts/2009 Schedule 1 QUICK FACTS Head Coach Lew Meehl 2 Coaching Staff 4 Location Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 2009 Outlook 6 Founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel 2009 Roster 8 Enrollment 21,537 Player Profiles 9 Nickname Dragons 2008 Results and Statistics 23 Colors Navy Blue and Gold Game Recaps 24 Interim President C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni 2008 CAA Season Recap 33 Senior Vice President James Tucker Career Leaders 34 Director of Athletics Dr. Eric Zillmer Program Records/Year-by-Year Leaders 35 Affiliation NCAA Division I Honored Dragons 36 Conference Colonial Athletic Association Year-by-Year Results/Series Records 38 Head Coach Lew Meehl All-Time Division I Letterwinners 39 Alma Mater Temple '69 Men’s Soccer Hall of Famers 42 Career Record 231-190-53 (25 seasons) Vidas Field 48 Drexel Record 128-138-30 (16 seasons) Buckley Field 49 Soccer Office Phone (215) 895-1936 Daskalakis Athletic Center 50 Assistant Coach Woody Hartman (Temple '75) Drexel Athletics Administration 51 Assistant Coach Rick Tompkins (Penn St. '75) About Drexel 52 Home Venue Vidas Field 2009 Schedule Division I Record 454-363-83 (61 seasons) September 2008 Overall Record 6-7-5 1 Tue. at Canisius 7:00 2008 CAA Record (Finish) 4-4-3 (8th) 5 Sat. at St. Francis (Pa.) 1:00 Players Returning/Lost 21/8 9 Wed. at Saint Joseph's 7:00 12 Sat. Marist 4:00 Starters Returning/Lost 3/6 16 Wed. La Salle 4:00 Men's Soccer Contact Britt Faulstick 19 Sat. at UMBC 1:00 Contact's email [email protected] 22 Tue. Iona 4:00 26 Sat. at UNCW* 7:00 Sports Information Phone (215) 895-6895 Sports Information Fax (215) 895-2038 October Website www.drexeldragons.com 3 Sat. Towson* 6:00 Mailing Address 3141 Chestnut Street 7 Wed. at Delaware* 7:00 10 Sat. at Georgia State* 1:00 Philadelphia, Pa. 19104 14 Wed. Hofstra* 4:00 17 Sat. VCU* 7:00 21 Wed. at Northeastern* 2:00 24 Sat. James Madison* 4:00 27 Tue. George Mason* 7:00 Credits 30 Fri. at Old Dominion* 7:00 The 2009 Drexel men’s soccer media guide was published by the Drexel University Department of Athletics. It was written by Britt November Faulstick with editorial assistance by Mike Tuberosa and John 6 Fri. William & Mary* 7:00 Tomsich. Photography was provided by Greg Carroccio, Drexel University, Jim McWilliams, Rich Dunoff, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Comcast-Spectacor. Media guide designed and layed out by Home games in bold John Tomsich. Cover designed by William Ezell. *Colonial Athletic Association match Pictured on cover: Anthony Bafile Division of Student Life and Administrative Services Drexel University 2 Men’s Soccer 2009 HEAD COACH LEW MEEHL 17th Season Temple '69 Head Coach Lew Meehl is entering his 17th year on the sidelines at Drexel. The man who has been a fixture in the Philadelphia soccer community for more than 40 years is a conduit linking the city's proud soccer history with its present prominence and the excitement of future growth. Meehl has been a champion as a collegiate student- athlete, a professional and at all levels of coaching. From his playing days at Temple and with the Philadelphia Atoms to national prominence as a coach with the Philadelphia Fever, at Philadelphia University and now at Drexel, Meehl has displayed the doggedness of a proven winner. It is this consistency that has helped Meehl put Drexel on a track to success. In 2007, a signature year for the program, Meehl earned conference coach of the year honors while guiding the Dragons to their first regular-season CAA Championship ever. While the team ground out a 6-7-5 mark last year and a 4-4-3 record in a tight conference race, Meehl returns a young, but talented squad this season, which will no doubt be bolstered by several new additions. Meehl has proven time and time again that the system that has brought him success throughout his 25-plus years on the sidelines is still a championship formula and one that generates excellent student- athletes both on the field and in life after soccer. In 2007, arguably Meehl's most successful season at Drexel, the savvy coach molded his team into a defensive unit that was nearly impenetrable during the year. The Dragons allowed just 14 goals all season while posting an 11-5-3 record. In 10 of the team's 11 victories, Meehl's squad held its opponent off the scoreboard. Under Meehl's watchful eye, six Drexel players earned All-Conference honors at season's end. The Dragons finished with an 8-3-1 record in Colonial Athletic Association play and entered the CAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the first time ever. During the season, Meehl coached his team to the program's first victories against the College of William & Mary and James Madison University. While 2007 was certainly a highlight of Meehl's prestigious coaching career, this sort of performance is one of many exceptional seasons in a coaching system that has generated 231 career victories for Meehl. He is ranked among the top 40 coaches in the NCAA in career victories and he is on an exclusive list of coaches who have amassed 100 or more wins at two different Div. I institutions. Meehl had an instant impact at Drexel when he arrived in University City in 1993. He led the Dragons back to the North Atlantic Conference Tournament and earned Coach of the Year honors in his first season with the program. In his second season at the helm, Meehl coached the Dragons to a Philadelphia Soccer Seven Championship and was named the league's Coach of the Year. By DREXEL DRAGONS Drexel University 3 Men’s Soccer 2009 1995, his third year at Drexel, Meehl's Dragons were rolling. The squad finished first in the North Atlantic Meehl Year-by-Year Conference with just one loss during the regular season and Meehl was once again named conference Coach of the Year. In 1998 Meehl completed a trifecta by restoring the Year Record Conf. (Record/Finish) Drexel program to regional prominence with an America 1993 9-9-1 NAC (3-3-1/T-4th) East Tournament Championship, winning a second PSS title with the Dragons and taking home his third Soccer 1994 9-8-1 NAC (2-5-0/T-6th) Seven Coach of the Year award. Meehl retained the Soccer 1995 11-5-3 NAC (6-1-2/1st) Seven's coaching honor in 1999, winning it for the eighth 1996 3-14-2 AEC (1-6-2/9th) time in his career, after taking Drexel to the America East Conference semifinals with a 9-7-2 record. 1997 8-7-3 AEC (5-4-0/4th) 1998 13-6-2 AEC (5-3-1/t-3rd) In his 16 seasons, Meehl has led the Dragons to eight top- 1999 9-7-2 AEC (5-3-1/4th) five finishes in conference play that has spanned stints in 2000 10-5-1 AEC (6-3-0/5th) three conferences. He has also produced four Philadelphia Soccer Seven championship teams, including back-to-back 2001 7-11-0 AEC (3-8-0/11th) titles in 2002 and 2003, and boasts a 128-138-30 overall 2002 10-8-3 CAA (3-3-3/T-5th) record at Drexel. 2003 7-12-1 CAA (2-7/8th) 2004 5-12-0 CAA (2-7/9th) Today, Meehl continues to recruit and develop top-notch student-athletes. He has coached 23 all-conference players, 2005 4-11-3 CAA (3-6-2/11th) eight Regional All-Americans, two Soccer Seven Rookies of 2006 6-11-0 CAA (2-9-0/11th) the Year, and one Soccer Seven Player of the Year. Drexel 2007 11-5-3 CAA (8-2-1/T-1st) alum Jeff Parke, who completed his four years with the Dragons in 2003, was drafted in the Major League Soccer 2008 6-7-5 CAA (4-4-3/T-7th) SuperDraft and now plays for the Seattle franchise. Prior to his time at Drexel, Meehl established himself as an elite collegiate coach with a highly successful nine- year (1984-92) run at Philadelphia Textile, currently Philadelphia University, where he led the Rams to a 103-52- 23 record. This mark still stands as the program's second best coaching record. He also guided the team to success on a national stage and produced four All-Americans. He earned four PSS Coach-of-the-Year awards in his nine seasons at Textile while leading the Rams to four Soccer Seven titles and three NCAA at-large tournament bids. In 1988, he was selected the Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year after his squad advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. At Textile Meehl coached four All-Americans and three Soccer Seven MVPs. Seven of his players went on to careers in professional soccer including four Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) draft picks. Meehl, who began his coaching career as an assistant at Princeton University, is a 1969 graduate of Temple University where he was a three-time All-America midfielder. A 1985 inductee to the Temple Athletic Hall of Fame, Meehl also enjoyed an 11-year professional soccer career highlighted by a 1973 championship season as a member of the North American Soccer League's (NASL) Philadelphia Atoms. A former player-coach for the Philadelphia Fever of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), Meehl also competed for numerous teams in the American Soccer League.
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