IONA COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES | GAME 1 AT LA SALLE #IMS #MAACSoccer #GaelNation MATCHUP HISTORY 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS • The Gaels and the Explorers have matched up twice, most recently last OVERALL: 0-0-0 H: 0-0-0 A: 0-0-0 MAAC: 0-0-0 season. La Salle defeated Iona 2-1 in New Rochelle last September. The Date Opponent Time/Results Maroon & Gold were victorious in the first match back in 2011. 8/30 at La Salle (ESPN+) 7:00 PM • The 2018 loss was Iona’s home-opener. They did not lose another home 9/6 at Vermont 7:00 PM contest that year until the First Round of the 2019 MAAC Championship. 9/10 at St. John’s 7:30 PM 9/14 BINGHAMTON 3:00 PM • Lenworth Lopez scored the only Iona goal in the contest last season, a 9/18 at Sacred Heart 4:00 PM header in the 85th minute to trim the deficit to one goal. 9/21 LIU BROOKLYN 3:00 PM • The Gaels managed just four SOG, two of which came from Lopez. 10/2 at Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 PM 10/5 at Siena* 1:00 PM HEAD COACH COMPARISON 10/9 MANHATTAN* 3:00 PM 10/12 FAIRFIELD* 3:00 PM JAMES HAMILTON STAT ROB IRVINE 10/16 at Canisius* 4:00 PM 4th Year with Program 4th 10/19 at Saint Peter’s* 2:00 PM 20-26-6 Career Win-Loss Record 21-28-5 10/23 NIAGARA* 3:00 PM 1 Conference Postseason App. 1 10/26 at Quinnipiac* 1:00 PM 0 National Postseason App. 0 10/30 RIDER* 3:00 PM 0 Conf. Player of the Years 0 11/2 MARIST* 1:00 PM 1 Conf. Rookie of the Years 0 11/6 at Monmouth* 7:00 PM 4 All-Conf. First Teamers 1 4 All-Conf. Second Teamers 1 HOME GAMES IN BOLD *MAAC opponents 1 Conf. All-Rookie Honorees 1 2019 STANDINGS (As Of 8/28/19) NOTES OVERALL MAAC SCHOOL W L T W L T LAST SEASON Fairfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 • The Maroon & Gold finished in ffith place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Marist 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iona 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conference last season and hosted its first ever postseason game on Rider 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mazzella Field. The Gaels lost to the eventual champion Rider Broncs. Saint Peter’s 0 0 0 0 0 0 • La Salle finished in last in the Atlantic-10 conference in 2018; the Explor- Manhattan 0 0 0 0 0 0 ers did not win a league game. Siena 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 PRESEASON POLL Canisius 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niagara 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Iona was selected sixth in the MAAC Preseason Poll. The Fairfield Stags Monmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 were selected as the preseason favorite in the conference. Quinnipiac 0 1 0 0 0 0 • La Salle was selected 13th overall in the A-10 Preseason Poll. Upcoming MAAC Schedule LAST SEASON’S CONFERENCE RANKINGS (2018) FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 IONA MAAC STAT A-10 LA SALLE Detroit Mercy vs. Niagara ...........................2:00 PM 32 2nd Goals Scored 13th 15 Monmouth vs. West Virginia........................4:00 PM 22 6th Goals Allowed 11th 32 Lehigh vs. Manhattan ..................................6:00 PM 5.11 1st Points/Game 13th 2.64 Lafayette vs. Siena .......................................7:00 PM 1.18 6th Opp. Scoring Average 11th 1.80 LA SALLE VS. IONA ....................................... 7:00 PM 13.78 3rd Shots/Game 12th 9.40 1.56 1st Assists/Game 12th 0.88 Jacksonville vs. Marist ..................................7:00 PM 3.72 7th Saves/Game 2nd 5.00 UConn vs. Rider ............................................7:00 PM 5.22 2nd Corner Kicks/Game 8th 4.88 Rhode Island vs. Fairfield .............................7:00 PM 2.78 1st Offsides/Game N/A N/A Saint Joseph’s vs. Saint Peter’s ...................7:30 PM 15.94 1st Fouls/Game N/A N/A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Canisius vs. Bucknell .....................................1:00 PM Saint Francis (PA) vs. Siena ..........................2:00 PM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Western Michigan vs. Niagara ...................3:00 PM North Florida vs. Marist .................................7:00 PM UMass Lowell vs. Quinnipiac .......................7:00 PM IONA COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER QUICK FACTS COLLEGECOLLEGE INFORMATIONINFORMATION IONA WOMEN’STEAM INFORMATION SOCCER IN REVIEW School ........................................................... Iona College 2018 Overall Record ............................................ 10-6-2 City/Zip ................................... New Rochelle, NY / 10801 Home/Away/Neutral ..................... 7-2-1 / 3-4-1 / 0-0-0 Founded ......................................................................1940 2018 MAAC Record/Finish ............................ 6-3-1 / 4th Enrollment ..................................................................3,792 2018 MAAC Preseason Selection ............................ 8th Nickname ..................................................................Gaels Overall Players Returning/Lost .............................15/10 Colors ........................................................Maroon & Gold Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................7/4 Affiliation ................................................... NCAA Division I Newcomers ..................................................................10 Conference .......... Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC Tournament Championships ......................N/A President ......................................... Seamus Carey, Ph.D. NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) ...............N/A Athletics Director ................................ Matthew Glovaski MAAC Player Of The Year ............................................2 Athletics Website .........................................ICGaels.com .................................................. (Tom EcElderry ‘83, ‘84) Athletics Dept. Phone ...............................(914) 633-2654 MAAC Offensive Player Of The Year ..........................3 Ticket Office Phone ...................................(914) 633-2672 ..................(Marcos Nunez ‘15; Ignacio Maganto ‘14; Baseball Field ...................................................... City Park .................................................Franklin Castellanos ‘13) Basketball/Volleyball Arena ..... Hynes Athletics Center MAAC Defensive Player Of The Year ..........................1 Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium .........................Mazzella Field ......................................................... (Norman Scott ‘84) Softball Field ...................................Donald E. Walsh Field MAAC Rookie Of The Year ...........................................6 COACHING STAFF ..........................(Mauro Bravo ‘18; Daniel Huertas ‘15; ............................. Victor Munoz ‘10; Sean Murphy ‘97; Head Coach ..........................................James Hamilton .................. Stefan Miglioanzi ‘95; Alan Greenwell ‘84) ..................................................... Dominican College ‘10 MAAC Coach Of The Year ..........................................2 Years at Iona ................................................................. 4th ...............(Fernando Barboto ‘09; Bobby Herodes ‘95) Record at Iona ...................................................... 20-26-6 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Career Record ...................................................... 20-26-6 Media Contact/SID ...................................... Jack Clark Assistant Coach..................................... Victor Lonchuck Office Phone ............................................. 914-633-2334 Assistant Coach........................................ Michael Holzer Cell Phone ................................................. 631-478-9046 Director of Soccer Ops. ...........................Humbert Ferrer E-Mail ................................................... [email protected] Assistant Athletic Trainer .................................. Greg Tozzi Additional Comm. Staff .... Brian Beyrer / [email protected] Years at Iona ................................................................. 3rd .................................................Jonathan Stanko / [email protected] Strength and Conditioning Coach ............. Kelly Shaver Address ..................................... Hynes Athletics Center Years at Iona ................................................................. 6th ........................................................... 715 North Avenue PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ................................................ 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