2013 SYRACUSE MEN’S SOCCER Syracuse AthleƟ c CommunicaƟ ons • Manley Field House • 1301 East Colvin Street • Syracuse, N.Y. 13244 Men’s Soccer SID: Alex Brooks • 315.443.2608 • [email protected] SUAthleƟ cs.com ΜCuseMensSoccer facebook.com/SUMensSoccer INAUGURAL ACC SEASON • 2012 NCAA SWEET 16 • 2012 NCAA MOST IMPROVED TEAM GAME INFORMATION SERIES BREAKDOWN Game #9 .............................. Virginia at Syracuse Virginia Syracuse Overall ........... First mee ng Date ....................Saturday, September 28, 2013 Cavaliers Orange First Mee ng ..............2013 Time .......................................................... 7 p.m. Last Mee ng ...............2013 Loca on .........................................Syracuse, N.Y. At SU ...........................0-0-0 2013 Record: 3-3-1, 0-2-1 ACC 2013 Record: 6-2-0, 1-2-0 ACC Venue ................................... SU Soccer Stadium At UVA ........................0-0-0 Ranking: NR (NSCAA) Ranking: NR (NSCAA) Live Stats................................... SUAthle cs.com Neutral........................0-0-0 NR (Soccer America) No. 24 (Soccer America) Head Coach: George Gelnovatch Head Coach: Ian McIntyre 2013 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Record: 250-103-34 (18th year) Record: 132-94-39 (15th year) (6-2-0, 1-2-0 ACC) Record at UVa: Same Record at SU: 25-30-7 (4th year) AUGUST Stat Leaders Stat Leaders 30 at Colgate (TWCS) W, 4-0 Goals: Eric Bird (3) Goals: Alex Halis (4) Assists: Jordan Allen (3) Assists: Jordan Murrell (4) SEPTEMBER Points: Eric Bird (8) Points: Alex Halis (9) 2 HARTWICK W, 2-0 Saves: Jeff Gal (14) Saves: Alex Bono (29) 6 at Virginia Tech * L, 1-2 (OT) Shots: Jordan Allen (21) Shots: Emil Ekblom (20) 9 MANHATTAN (TWCS) W, 4-1 13 #4 NOTRE DAME * L, 0-3 17 #12 CONNECTICUT W, 1-0 SETTING THE SCENE 20 at Duke * W, 2-1 • Syracuse looks to extend its winning streak to four games when it returns to ACC ac on against Virginia on 25 MASSACHUSETTS W, 3-0 Saturday, Sept. 28 at the SU Soccer Stadium. The Orange and Cavaliers kick off at 7 p.m. 28 VIRGINIA * 7 p.m. • SU is also seeking ts second consecu ve conference victory a er defea ng Duke, 2-1, on Friday, Sept. 20 for its fi rst ACC win. OCTOBER • Saturday’s game is the second match of a four-game homestand for the Orange. 1 BINGHAMTON (TWCS) 7 p.m. 4 NC STATE * 7 p.m. • Live stats for the match are available at SUAthle cs.com. 8 at Boston College * 5 p.m. 12 PITTSBURGH * 7 p.m. SERIES HISTORY 18 at N. Carolina * (RSN/ESPN3) 6:30 p.m. • Saturday’s match represents the fi rst-ever mee ng between the Orange and Cavaliers. 22 at Albany 7 p.m. 26 MARYLAND * 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT • Syracuse recorded its ninth straight victory against a non-conference opponent by defea ng Massachuse s, NOVEMBER 1 CLEMSON * 7 p.m. 3-0, on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the SU Soccer Stadium. 8 at Wake Forest * 7 p.m. • Nick Perea tallied the match’s ini al goal when his header off of a Jordan Murrell corner kick found the back ACC Men’s Soccer Championship of the net. 12 Quarterfinals TBA • Stefanos Stamoulacatos scored his fi rst goal of the year late in the fi rst half when he collected a defl ec on 15 Semifinals TBA inside the UMass box and rifl ed a shot into the net to make the score 2-0. (at Germantown, Md.) • Juuso Pasanen concluded the game’s scoring less than three minutes into the second half when he got his 17 Final TBA head on another Murrell cross, direc ng it into the goal for his fi rst career tally. (at Germantown, Md.) • Goalkeeper Alex Bono made two saves en route to his 14th career shutout. NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship 21 First Round TBA 24 Second Round TBA SYRACUSE ORANGE STARTING XI DECEMBER 1 Third Round TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. G A P Notes 6-8 Quarterfinals TBA 2 Oyvind Alseth D 6-0 Fr. 0 1 1 1st career assist at Colgate (8/30) 13-15 College Cup TBA 3 Skylar Thomas D 6-3 Jr. 0 0 0 2013 Team captain (at Chester, Pa.) 4 Jordan Murrell D 5-10 Jr. 0 4 4 Tied career-high with 2 assists vs. UMass (9/25) 6 Juuso Pasanen M 6-0 So. 1 1 3 Scored his fi rst career goal vs. UMass (9/25) Home games in BOLD CAPS 7 Alex Halis M 5-9 Fr. 4 1 9 Tied for 3rd in the ACC in goals (4) * - ACC match 8 Nick Perea M 5-10 Jr. 3 1 7 41 straight starts TWCS - Time Warner Cable SportsChannel 9 Stefanos Stamoulacatos M 5-10 So. 1 0 2 Scored fourth goal of his career vs. UMass (9/25) RSN - Regional Sports Network 14 Emil Ekblom F 5-11 Fr. 3 2 8 Career-high 2 assists against Manha an (9/9) 17 Chris Nanco F 5-6 Fr. 3 0 6 Scored the game-winner at Duke (9/20) 20 Chris Makowski D 5-11 Jr. 0 1 1 College Soccer News Team of the Week (9/24) Pos. Ht. Yr. SV GA GAA Notes 25 Alex Bono GK 6-3 So. 29 7 0.87 T-5th at SU with 14 career shutouts New York’s College Team • Page 1 SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS #ORANGENATION 2013 QUICK FACTS • Virginia has a 3-3-1 record this season, including • SU has ranked in the top 50 na onally in home a 0-2-1 record in ACC play. UVa has won two out of a endance in six of the last seven years, averaging General Information its last three matchups. Two of the Cavaliers’ losses almost 900 fans per game during that span. School .....................................Syracuse University were to ranked opponents (No. 10 Louisville and No. • Syracuse achieved its highest a endance ranking City/Zip .................................Syracuse, N.Y. 13244 15 Wake Forest). in school history (No. 20) in 2012. At least 1,000 fans Founded ........................................................1870 • Eric Bird leads UVa with eight points and three a ended seven of the team’s eight home matches Enrollment ..................................................13,850 goals, while Jordan Allen has posted a team-high last year. Nickname .................................................. Orange three assists. • SU’s 2013 home opener against Hartwick a racted School Color .............................................. Orange • Virginia goalie Jeff Gal has nabbed 14 saves and a crowd of 1,633, the third-largest crowd in SU Home Field ..............................SU Soccer Stadium holds a 1.38 goals-against average. Soccer Stadium history. Capacity ................................................1,500 • George Gelnovatch is in his 18th season at the • So far this season, Syracuse (1,052) is one of 10 Surface ..................................................Grass helm in Charlo esville. A former Cavalier soccer ACC programs averaging more than 1,000 fans per Affiliation .......................................NCAA Divsion I All-American and assistant coach, Gelnovatch led home game. Conference ......................................Atlantic Coast UVa to the 2009 NCAA Championship, three NCAA Chancellor ..................................Dr. Nancy Cantor College Cup appearances, four ACC Tournament NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Athletics Director ...........................Dr. Daryl Gross tles, two regular-season conference crowns and 17 • Syracuse is 12-2-0 the past two years against non- Athletic Department Phone ........... 315-443-8705 consecu ve NCAA appearances. conference opponents during the regular season, including a 5-0 record in 2013. Coaching Staff YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE Head Coach ...................................... Ian McIntyre • SU has outscored its non-league foes by the count • The Syracuse freshman class has been especially Alma Mater/Year ...................Hartwick, 1996 of 37-6 and recorded 11 shutouts in that stretch. produc ve through the fi rst eight games. Orange Record at Syracuse (Years) ...........25-30-7 (4) • Last year, SU steamrolled through the non- newcomers have accounted for 10 of the team’s 17 Career Record (Years).............132-94-39 (15) conference por on of the regular season, pos ng goals as well as four assists. Soccer Office Phone ....................... 315-443-3025 a 7-2-0 record and winning the Mayor’s Cup XXXVI • Alex Halis leads the Orange with four tallies, while Assistant Coaches ...........................Jukka Masalin tle. Emil Ekblom and Chris Nanco are ed for second ............................................................ Mike Miller • The 2012 campaign was the fi h me in the with three goals apiece. last eight years, and the ninth me in the last 13 • Ekblom has two assists, while Halis and Oyvind Men’s Soccer Information seasons, SU posted at least a .500 record in non- Alseth both have contributed one helper. 2012 Overall Record ...................................14-6-1 conference play. Home ....................................................5-3-0 • Overall, the Orange has won nine straight against Away .....................................................7-2-1 MAGIC NUMBER non-conference opponents, including its 2012 NCAA Neutral ..................................................2-1-0 • Syracuse is 225-16-7 (.921) all- me when scoring Tournament victories at Cornell and VCU. Conference Record .......................................5-3-0 at least three goals in a game, including 38 straight Finish ........................2nd - BIG EAST Red Division wins. FROM BRAMPTON TO ‘CUSE Final Ranking ...................................17th (NSCAA) • The last me SU lost when registering at least • Freshmen Alex Halis and Chris Nanco certainly Players Returning/Lost ................................ 16/10 three goals in a game was on Oct. 18, 1998 when it know each other well, as the pair lined up together Starters Returning/Lost * ................................6/5 fell at No. 11 Georgetown, 5-4, in over me. during high school at St. Edmund Campion First Season of Soccer ...................................1920 • The Orange is 3-0 in 2013 when scoring at least Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. All-Time Record ............... 436-481-100 (80 years) three mes. • The Canadian duo helped the Bears to back-to- Years in NCAA Tournament/Last ..............