2017-2018 Media Guide 2017-2018 MEN’S SOCCER Table of Contents 1 ............... Welcome to Rochester 2 ............... 2017 Season Preview 3 ............... Returning Player Bios 10............. Incoming Player Bios 11............. Head Coach Chris Apple 12............. Supporting Staff 13............. Academics The “Rochester” Way 14............. UAA 15............. UAA History 16............. Athletic Facilities 18............. UR All-Time Records 19............. Program History 20............. Alumni Spotlight 21............. Foreign Tours Did You Know? 3 The University sponsors 23 Varsity Sports as well as 3 There are over 200 student government, social clubs, numerous club and intramural sports. Over 60% of students performing arts, religious organizations and pre-professional participate in athletics at Rochester. societies. 3 99% of the 1,010 full time faculty hold the highest degrees 3 Rush Rhees Library is home to more than 3 million volumes in their field. and 22,000 periodicals. 3 20 Rochester graduates have gone on to win the Nobel or 3 Rochester has nationally recognized programs in multiple Pulitzer prize. disciplines including economics, political science, brain and cognitive science, psychology, history, engineering, music, and 3 Rochester offers over 60 different study abroad programs optics. in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the 3 Middle East. In 2007, the University of Rochester was one of only 25 schools named a “New Ivy” by Newsweek. Rochester is home to players from all across the Where they are from...* United States (including 12 different states and 31 different towns/cities) and 1 international city. CITIES Mequon, WI Acton, MA Midland, TX Andover, MA Niskayuna, NY Atlanta, GA Pearl River, NY Bloomington, MN Penn Yan, NY Brooklyn, NY Pipersville, PA Cary, NC Pittsburgh, PA Chalfont, PA Pittsford, NY Dresher, PA Seven Fields, PA Edison, NJ Stormville, NY Fair Haven, NJ Sugar Hill, GA Fair Oaks, CA Tacoma, WA *International: Gibsonia, PA Webster, NY Hamilton, New Zealand Hillsborough, CA Webster, NY Honeoye Falls, NY Williamsport, PA Lancaster, NY Acknowledgements: Manalapan, NJ INTERNATIONAL This publication was made possible by the generous support of Rochester Soccer Alumni. McLean, VA Hamilton, New Zealand 2017-2018 Men’s SOCCER 1 The University of Rochester: Meliora – “Ever Better” Dear Prospective Student, The University of Rochester is one of America’s finest institutions of higher learning. With over 165 years of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, Rochester has forged a proud academic tradition. Rochester students, faculty and staff strive daily to bolster this rich history through their own ingenuity, creativity and discovery. In the humanities, our students and faculty are studying the masters while creating their own art, music and prose. Social sciences like our political science, economics and psychology departments have earned national recognition for teaching and research. The hard sciences at Rochester such as engineering, optics, bio-medicine and physics are all on the cutting edge in terms of creating knowledge and advancing their respective fields. The Rochester Curriculum is the primary reason that traditional learning co-exists with innovative research and discovery on our campus. Our curriculum is student focused and adheres to the philosophy that everyone does their best work when they follow their own interests. We do not have core requirements at the U of R. Instead, from freshman year onward, students take the classes that interest them. Students have the freedom to seek out coursework that they are passionate about and faculty whom they wish to learn from and collaborate with on research, writing and special projects. Students and faculty alike thrive in our unique educational setting. The Soccer Program at Rochester also boasts a proud tradition. During more than 8 decades of competition the program has earned a winning percentage over 0.629 and individual players have earned 24 All-America honors. Since 1986 we have participated in the NCAA Tournament on 17 occasions, won 10 University Athletic Association titles and 6 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships. As our university motto “Meliora” suggests, the soccer program strives to be “ever better” as we keep finding new ways to achieve higher and higher standards. In 2016, Rochester Men’s Soccer had its 17th consecutive winning season. The Yellowjackets also earned their 10th NCAA tournament appearance in the last 12 seasons – a milestone that only 10 Division III men’s programs have accomplished since 2005. As the program embarks on its 84th year this fall we look to continue this well-established tradition of excellence. As a national research university, we recruit only the best student-athletes from across the nation. Our facilities are outstanding and include a new dedicated locker room, state of the art weight room, a beautiful 120x75 grass training field, a 5,000-seat lighted stadium with FieldTurf© surface, and we utilize VidSwap performance analysis software to break down each game for team and player development. We consistently seek to test ourselves against the best with our University Athletic Association matches and by scheduling nationally ranked opponents and Division I programs. Like our curriculum, our Soccer Program focuses on students. Our staff supports the players in their personal, academic and athletic goals and we challenge them to achieve their full potential in each area. We design training programs for speed, strength, agility, fitness and ball work, and our players develop as athletes during their time here. We also help our players grow in terms of their understanding of themselves and the world around them. Sports psychology, leadership training, service and mentorship programs, and an international tour are all vital components of a four-year career at Rochester. Our program is seeking intelligent, talented and thoughtful young men who strive for excellence and growth as students, athletes and as human beings. We bring people into our program who are self-motivated and who thrive on challenge. We offer these enthusiastic individuals an environment that both pushes them to achieve their potential and supports them in their pursuit of personal excellence within a team framework. If this is the type of college and soccer program you are searching for, then take a serious look at the University of Rochester. Sincerely, The University Men’s Soccer Athletic Department President: Joel Seligman Head Coach: Chris Apple Director: George VanderZwaag Provost: Robert Clark Alma Mater: Rochester ’92 Head Trainer: Eric Rozen Chris Apple Dean of the Faculty: Richard Waugh Record at UR: 192-59-46 Soccer Trainer: Harry Campbell Jeffrey Runner Dean of the College: Soccer Office Phone: 585- 275-5630 Athletics Phone: (585) 275-4301 Founded: 1850 NCAA Div. III E-Mail: [email protected] Affiliation: Enrollment: 6,390 Home Field: Fauver Stadium 2016 Overall Record: 9-5-3 Quick Nickname: Yellowjackets Playing Surface: Field Turf ® 2016 UAA Record: 2-3-2 Colors: Blue and Yellow Athletics Website: Facts UR Website: www.rochester.edu Letter Winners Returning/Lost: 24/7 www.rochester.edu/athletics 2017-2018 Men’s SOCCER 2 2017 Season Preview Senior Bios The upcoming campaign brings promise for a group that gained valuable experience in the 2016 season. The Yellowjackets return 8 starters and 24 varsity lettermen. They also welcome another talented incoming class of freshmen and transfers who hail from across the country. Redd Brown Goalkeepers Rochester returns goalkeepers Redd Brown ’18 and Patrick Conway ’19 while freshman Hugh Curran joins the corps from Arlington, VA. Both Brown and Conway are agile keepers who bring experience as upperclassmen and a combined 32 starts over the past two seasons. Curran is athletic with good size and shot stopping abilities to round out a competitive goalkeeping unit for the program. Defenders UR returns a pair of junior center backs in Lasha Alkhazishvili and Luke Loecher. Both started all seventeen matches last year as they gained experience and now look to anchor the back line in 2017. Sophomores Mouhammed Thiam and Gabe Sarch, and freshman Brendan Brazinski and Mike D’Amico add depth at the central defender position. Nik Angyal Lasha Alkhazishvili Nate Leopold At wing back, the Yellowjackets have athleticism and skill with five players having had productive spring seasons. On the right, Nik Angyal ’19 is a tough, consistent defender with Cristian Baltier ’20 bringing quickness and skill. On the left, Patrice Dougé ’19 is strong and athletic, Milan Fatschel ’19 is pacey with clean technique and Nate Leopold ’20 is an attacking minded back who loves to combine and get forward in the attack. Midfielders Bryce Ikeda Zach Lawlor Geoff Rouin In central midfield UR returns junior, captain Bryce Ikeda and sophomore Zach Lawlor. Ikeda has been a key player for the Yellowjackets over the past two seasons with 32 starts, 2 goals and 5 assists. He is a creative box-to-box midfielder who will be influential on both sides of the ball. Lawlor really came into his own as his freshman season progressed last year. He anchored the midfield in a holding role with his consistent passing efficiency. Alec Hay ’19, Josh Cooley ’20 and JR Eisold ’20 all had fruitful spring seasons as they increased their roles in the center of the park. Hay is athletic and a strong ball winner. Eisold is clean and skillful and knows how to pick a pass. Cooley is dangerous going forward in transition at his attacking midfield role. Seniors Stefan Sarkovich and Jono Morgan are creative attacking options in midfield as well. Incoming players include Ryan Aspenleiter, Anurag Dwivedi and Jacob Sciandra. Seniors Alex Di Perna, Geoff Rouin and sophomore Mitch Volis will utilize their pace and skill on the flanks. Di Perna and Rouin are experienced and will be instrumental in the UR attack. Volis made an immediate impact as a freshman with 4 goals and will step into an even larger role this fall. Senior Pete Martin was consistent and productive during the spring and in Germany.