2008 Men's Soccer Media Guide
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Sun. Aug. 17 at Rutgers (exhibition) 7:00 p.m. Fri. Aug. 22 at Iona (exhibition) 11:30 a.m. Fri. Aug. 29 vs. UC Davis1 8:00 p.m. Sun. Aug. 31 at Sacramento State1 4:00 p.m. Sun. Sept. 7 at Stony Brook 5:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 12 Iona vs. Cal State Bakersfield2 2:30 p.m. Maine2 5:00 p.m. Sun. Sept. 14 Cal State Bakersfield2 Noon Maine vs. Iona2 2:30 p.m. Tue. Sept. 16 NJIT 7:00 p.m. Wed. Sept. 24 Manhattan 7:00 p.m. Sun. Sept. 28 at Columbia 4:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 3 at Bryant 3:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 10 Quinnipiac* 4:00 p.m. Sun. Oct. 12 Central Connecticut State* 1:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 17 at Saint Francis (Pa.)* 3:00 p.m. Sun. Oct. 19 at Robert Morris* 1:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 24 Mount St. Mary’s* 4:00 p.m. Sun. Oct. 26 Monmouth* 1:00 p.m. Sat. Nov. 1 St. Francis (N.Y.)* 7:00 p.m. Fri. Nov. 7 at Sacred Heart* 3:00 p.m. Sun. Nov. 9 at Fairleigh Dickinson* 1:00 p.m. Fri., Sun. Nov. 14, 16 Northeast Conference Tournament (hosted by top seed) Nov. 21-Dec. 14 NCAA Tournament * Northeast Conference game 1 - Copa de Causeway (Sacramento, Calif.) 2 - Courtyard LaGuardia LIU Soccer Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Home games in bold All times Eastern Quick Facts/Directions Quick Facts TTableable ofof CContentsontents General Information Quick Facts/Directions ...................................................................................1 Founded ...................................................................... 1926 Enrollment ............................................................... 11,000 2008 Outlook Nickname ........................................................... Blackbirds Season Outlook ..............................................................................................2 Colors .........................................................Black and Silver Coaching Staff Conference ...........................................................Northeast Head Coach TJ Kostecky ............................................................................... 4 Home Field/Capacity ....................................LIU Field/500 Assistant Coaches ........................................................................................... 6 Surface ................................................................. Field Turf Athletics Web Site .............................. www.liuathletics.com Meet the Blackbirds President .................................................David J. Steinberg Roster ............................................................................................................. 7 Provost ................................................ Gale Stevens Haynes Player Profi les .................................................................................................8 Director of Athletics ..........................................John Suarez Newcomer Profi les ....................................................................................... 13 Senior Associate AD/SWA. ....................... Margaret Alaimo In Review Head Athletic Trainer .............................. Danny O’Connor 2007 Statistics/Results ..................................................................................16 Athletic Department Phone ....................... (718) 488-1030 Athletic Department Fax ............................ (718) 488-1669 Record Book History/Coaching Records ........................................................................... 17 Coaching Staff Individual/Team Records ..............................................................................18 Head Coach ..................................................... TJ Kostecky All-Time Results ...........................................................................................19 Alma Mater, Year ................................East Stroudsburg, ‘83 All-Time Series History ................................................................................ 28 Overall Record ..............................187-147-43 (20 seasons) Record at LIU ................................ 61-77-25 (nine seasons) Opponents E-mail ...................................................... [email protected] 2008 Opponents .......................................................................................... 30 Assistant Coach .....................Rhett Goldsmith (fi rst season) Long Island University Graduate Assistant Coach ..............Rich Scheer (fi rst season) Alumni ......................................................................................................... 33 Soccer Offi ce Phone ................................... (718) 488-1530 Hall of Fame ................................................................................................ 34 Team Information Northeast Conference .................................................................................. 35 University Administration ............................................................................ 36 2007 Overall Record ...................................................5-8-4 Athletics Administration .............................................................................. 37 2007 Conference Record/Finish ........................2-4-3/T-6th Athletic Training/Strength and Conditioning ............................................... 38 Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................6/5 Academics .................................................................................................... 39 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................10/14 David Ledet’s Refl ections on Long Island University .................................... 40 History First season ..................................................................1933 Directions to LIU All-Time Record ................................471-345-79 (60 years) Via Subway: Take the M,R (local) or B, Q (express) to DeKalb Avenue or NCAA Appearances ...................................13 (8-13 record) take the 2, 3, 4 or 5 to Nevins Street. Also, A, C can be taken to Jay St./ Last NCAA Appearance .............................................. 2004 Borough Hall. 2008 Long Island University Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge: Proceed along Flatbush Avenue Athletic Media Relations Extension to Myrtle Avenue and turn left at light. Take Myrtle Avenue to Ashland Place. Media Relations Graduate Assistantt .................Brett Hertel Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue, turning right. Parking ...........................................................Men’s Soccer Contact garage is fi rst brick building on the right. E-mail ..........................................................................TBA From Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge: Proceed along Adams Street, making a Phone .............................................718.488.1000 ext. 3026 left onto Tillary St. Turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Extension and make fi rst left at Myrtle Avenue. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue and make Assistant AD/Dir. of Media Relations ...................Jeff Mead a right. Parking garage is fi rst brick building on the right. Phone ............................................................ 718.488.1420 From Brooklyn: Belt Parkway to BQE. Take BQE to Cadman Plaza West and E-mail ..................................................... [email protected] proceed to Tillary Street. Turn left on Tillary Street and turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Assistant Director of Media Relations .............Shawn Sweeney Extension. Make immediate left at light onto Myrtle Avenue. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Ave. and make a right. Parking garage is fi rst brick Phone ............................................................ 718.488.1307 building on the right. E-mail ............................................ [email protected] From Queens/Long Island: Long Island Expressway (495 West) to BQE (278 West) Media Relations Fax ..................................... 718.488.3302 to Tillary Street exit. Turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Extension and make fi rst left Mailing Address ..................................One University Plaza at Myrtle Avenue. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue, .......................................... Wellness Center/Room 214-216 turning right. Men’s Soccer From Staten Island: Take Verrazano Bridge to BQE. See above. ..........................................................Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 From Northern New Jersey: Take New Jersey Turnpike south to Holland Tunnel to Canal Street East and follow to Manhattan Bridge. See above. Credits From Southern New Jersey: New Jersey Turnpike north to Exit 10 The 2008 Long Island University Men’s Soccer Media Guide was (Outerbridge Crossing) to 278 East Verrazano Bridge to BQE. Follow designed, written and edited by Jeff Mead and Dan Lobacz. Editorial directions from Brooklyn. assistance by Shawn Sweeney. Printed by William Charles Printing of From New England/Westchester County: Merritt Parkway South or 95 South to the Plainview, N.Y. Special thanks to Brian Ierardi. Photography by Gene Hutchinson Parkway South and over the Whitestone Bridge. Take 678 South (Van Wyck Boyars and Mike McLaughlin. Cover design by Karyn Olsen. Expressway) to 495 West (Long Island Expressway). Follow directions from Queens. Long Island Blackbirds • 2008 Men’s Soccer • www.liuathletics.com 1 Season Outlook The Long Island University men’s soccer team heads into the 2008 season with a renewed focus and a simple approach to the season Peter Huijgen ahead – take it one day at a time.