The 2007 Long Island University Blackbirds. Back Row (L to R): Back Row (L to R): Head coach TJ Kostecky, Frank Judice, Josh Merchant, Daniel Barci, Lior Roisman, Vincenzo Conigliaro, Franklyn Solarte, Alex Fatovic, Justin Thorn, Michael Wood, Ryan Vignona, Stephen Duncan, Ryan Williams, Lexton Moy, Josh Alarcon, assistant coach Stephen Hoogerwerf, assistant coach Chris Lawrence. Front Row (L to R): Mohammad Mashriqi, Peter Huijgen, Kyle Land, Jukka Lehto, Paul de Koning, Sascha Donougher, Koen Hogenboom, Emiliano Tramontozzi, Adam Kelemet, Ryan Vanderkin, Johnny Chavez. 2007 Long Island University Soccer General Information TTableable ofof CContentsontents Quick Facts/ Founded ...................................................................... 1926 Quick Facts/Directions ......................................................................................1 Enrollment ............................................................... 11,000 Nickname ........................................................... Blackbirds 2007 Outlook Colors .........................................................Black and Silver Season Outlook .................................................................................................2 Conference ...........................................................Northeast Home Field/Capacity ....................................LIU Field/500 Coaching Staff Surface ................................................................. Field Turf Directions Athletics Web Site .............................. www.liuathletics.com Head Coach TJ Kostecky ..................................................................................4 President .................................................David J. Steinberg Assistant Coaches ..............................................................................................6 Provost ................................................ Gale Stevens Haynes Director of Athletics ..........................................John Suarez Meet the Blackbirds Senior Associate AD/ SWA. .......................... Margaret Alaimo 2007 Roster .......................................................................................................7 Head Athletic Trainer .............................. Danny O’Connor Player Profi les ....................................................................................................8 Athletic Department Phone ....................... (718) 488-1030 Newcomer Profi les ..........................................................................................15 Athletic Department Fax ............................ (718) 488-1669 In Review Coaching Staff 2006 Statistics/Results .....................................................................................18 Head Coach ..................................................... TJ Kostecky Alma Mater, Year .............................East Stroudsburg, 1983 Record Book Overall Record (Years) ...............................182-139-39 (19) History/Coaching Records ..............................................................................19 Record at LIU (Years) ......................................56-69-21 (8) Individual/Team Records .................................................................................20 E-mail ...................................................... [email protected] Hall of Fame ...................................................................................................21 Assistant Coach (Years) ..........................Chris Lawrence (8) All-Time Results ..............................................................................................22 Assistant Coach (Years) ..................Stephen Hoogerwerf (4) Soccer Offi ce Phone ................................... (718) 488-1530 Opponents Team Information 2007 Opponents .............................................................................................30 2006 Overall Record .................................................4-11-2 All-Time Series History ...................................................................................33 2006 Conference Record/Finish .........................2-5-2/t-7th Northeast Conference .....................................................................................35 Starters Returning/Lost ................................................10/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................................17/2 Long Island University Leading Returnees University Administration ...............................................................................36 Frank Alesci, So., M ....................................4 goals, 1 assists Athletics Administration .................................................................................37 Mohammed Mashriqi, Jr., F/M ...................0 goals, 4 assists Athletic Training/Strength and Conditioning ..................................................38 Josh Merchant, Jr., D ..................................2 goals, 3 assists Academics .......................................................................................................39 Alex Fatovic, Sr., GK ............... 1.89 GAA, 1 SHO, 50 saves David Ledet’s Refl ections on Long Island University .......................................40 History Directions to LIU First season ..................................................................1933 Via Subway: Take the M,R (local) or B, Q (express) to DeKalb Avenue or All-Time Record ................................470-348-77 (59 years) take the 2, 3, 4 or 5 to Nevins Street. Also, A, C can be taken to Jay St./ NCAA Appearances ............................................. 13 (8-13) Borough Hall. Last NCAA Appearance .............................................. 2004 Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge: Proceed along Flatbush Avenue Extension to Myrtle Avenue and turn left at light. Take Myrtle Avenue to Ashland Place. Athletic Media Relations Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue, turning right. Parking Media Relations Assistant ..................................Dan Lobacz garage is fi rst brick building on the right. ...........................................................Men’s Soccer Contact From Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge: Proceed along Adams Street, making a Phone ..........................................(718) 418-1000 ext. 3026 left onto Tillary St. Turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Extension and make fi rst left at E-mail [email protected] Myrtle Avenue. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue and make Assistant AD/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 Phone ......................................................... (718) 488-1307 Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Ave. and make a right. Parking garage is fi rst brick E-mail ............................................ [email protected] building on the right. Media Relations Fax .................................. (718) 488-3302 From Queens/Long Island: Long Island Expressway (495 West) to BQE (278 West) to Mailing Address ..................................One University Plaza Tillary Street exit. Turn right onto Flatbush Avenue Extension and make fi rst left at Myrtle .......................................... Wellness Center/Room 214-216 Avenue. Turn right onto Ashland Place and proceed to DeKalb Avenue, turning right. 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. From Southern New Jersey: New Jersey Turnpike north to Exit 10 Credits (Outerbridge Crossing) to 278 East Verrazano Bridge to BQE. Follow Designed, written and edited by the LIU Athletic Media Relations directions from Brooklyn. Offi ce. Printed by William Charles Printing of Plainview, N.Y. Special From New England/Westchester County: Merritt Parkway South or 95 South to the Hutchinson Parkway South and over the Whitestone Bridge. Take 678 South (Van Wyck thanks to Brian Ierardi. Photography by Gene Boyars, Ned Dishman, Expressway) to 495 West (Long Island Expressway). Follow directions from Queens. Mike McLaughlin, Mike Treola. Cover Design by Karyn Olsen. Long Island Blackbirds • 2007 Soccer • www.liuathletics.com 1 2007 Long Island University Soccer Ryan Vanderkin The goal of every collegiate team in the nation is to compete for championships each season. The objective remains clear for the 2007 Long Island University men’s soccer team: compete for a Northeast Conference Championship and earn the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA College Cup. Outlook “Year in and year out, the expectation is the same: To compete for a Northeast Conference title,” head coach TJ Kostecky said. Kostecky enters his ninth season at the helm of the Blackbirds’ men’s soccer program. Season The difference between the past couple of