2019 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES GAME#3 at South Florida BIG EAST Regular Season Champs: 2011, 2013 | BIG EAST Tournament Champs: 2013 | NCAA Appearances: 1997, 2012, 2013 THE MATCHUP 2019 QUICK FACTS MarquetteMarquette 0-0-01-0-1 (0-0-0 (0-0-0 BIG BIG EAST) EAST) South Florida 0-1-0 (0-0-0 AAC) Location ............................................Milwaukee, Wisconsin Golden Eagles’ 56th Season | @MarquetteSoccer Nickname ..........................................................Golden Eagles VP/Director of Athletics ..........................................Bill Scholl Home Field ...........................................................Valley Fields VS All-time record ............................ 414-409-100 / 56th season NCAA Appearances ................................3 (1997, 2012, 2013) Head Coach .......................................................Louis Bennett Marquette By The Numbers MATCH INFO: USF By The Numbers Record at Marquette ................... 84-117-37 / 14th season Marquette 0-0-0 (0-0-0 BIG EAST) Head Coach:uette...... 0-0-0Louis (0-0-0 Bennett BIG (14thEAST) season) Date: Friday, Sept. 6 Head Coach:...... Bob Butehorn (3rd season) Overall Record ........................... 219-181-54 / 24th season Goal Leader: ....................C. Alba/M. Cukaj (1) Time: 6 p.m. CT Goal Leader: ................................................ N/A Assistants: .......Sean Hughes, Bryan Ciesiulka Graham Shaw Asst. Leader: ...........................Connor Alba (1) Location: Tampa, Fla. Asst. Leader ................................................ N/A Starters R/L ......................................................................10/4 Website: ..............................GoMarquette.com Field: Corbett Stadium Website: ............................... .GoUSFBulls.com Letterwinners R/L .............................................................14/6 Newcomers ...........................................................................8 MU heads to Tampa to battle USF MU Projected Lineup The Marquette University men’s soccer team Starters Key Reserves 32 Jackson Weyman GK Fr.. 1 Cedrik Stern GK So. heads on the road for the first time this season to take 5 Manuel Cukaj D So. 2 Gabe Kash D Fr 2019 Schedule on the South Florida Bulls. 7 Patrick Seagrist D Sr. 4 Christian Albelo M So. Date Opponent Location Time/Result 8 Alan Salmeron M So. 6 Louis Yuill M Fr. MU started off its season strong with a thrilling, 2-1, 9 Lukas Sunesson F So. 10 Luka Prpa M Sr. AUGUST 11 Connor Alba M Sr. 12 Luca Cardamone D Jr. double-overtime victory in its season opener over UAB 16 Josh Coan F Sr 14 Nick Guido F So. Sat. 17 #at Loyola Chicago Chicago, Ill. T, 0-0 on Friday night but tied UC Davis on Sunday afternoon, 19 Sam Thornton F Jr.. 15 Christian Marquez F Fr. 21 Alex Mirsberger D Fr. 18 A.J. Franklin F Fr. Wed. 21 #Notre Dame Valley Fields W, 2-1 0-0. South Florida is 0-1-0 after falling 1-0 on the road to 22 Zak Wegner M So. 20 Leo Villa D Sr. Sun. 25 #MKE Torrent Valley Fields W, 2-1 then No. 1-ranked Maryland. 29 Oliver Posarelli D Sr. 26 Josh Hancock D So. Fri. 30 UAB Valley Fields W, 2-1 (2OT) Led by third-year head coach Bob Butehorn, the SEPTEMBER Bulls are looking to make it back to the NCAA tournament for the first time under his guidance. USF’s Sun. 1 UC Davis Valley Fields T, 0-0 last trip to the postseason came in 2016, when they made the first round of the NCAA Championships before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in penalty kicks. Fri. 6 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. 6 p.m. Fri. 13 Northern Illinois Valley Fields 7 p.m. Tue. 17 at Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wis. 7 p.m. How to Follow: Fri. 20 Creighton* Valley Fields 7:35 p.m. Live stats will be available at GoUSFBulls.com. Tue. 24 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 7 p.m. Fri. 27 at Xavier* Cincinnati, Ohio 6 p.m. CT Quick Facts OCTOBER • MU returns 11 players who started games in 2018, including four who earned All-BIG EAST honors. Tue. 1 Saint Louis Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • The top five goal scorers from 2018 all return for the Golden Eagles this season. They combined to Fri. 4 St. John’s* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. score 21 of the teams 26 goals (80.8 percent) last year. Tue. 8 Green Bay Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Connor Alba, Louis Barraza, Luka Prpa, Patrick Seagrist and Lukas Sunesson all earned All-BIG Sat. 12 at Providence* Providence, R.I. 6 p.m. EAST honors in 2018, marking the most Golden Eagles to garner all-conference honors in the last Sun. 20 at Villanova* Villanova, Pa. Noon five seasons. Wed. 23 Butler* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Freshman goalkeeper Jackson Weyman was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for his Sat. 26 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. Noon • performances this past weekend. He allowed just one goal and saved six shots for a 0.42 GAA. NOVEMBER SENIOR NIGHT • MU is 2-7-1 in its last 10 road openers under Coach Bennett. Sat. 2 Seton Hall* Valley Fields 7:05 p.m. • Three-time all-conference midfielder Luka Prpa is working his way back from a foot injury and Wed. 6 at DePaul* Chicago, Ill. Noon has a chance to make his season debut on Friday evening. • Seven of MU’s nine BIG EAST matches in 2019 will be streamed on the BIG EAST Digital Network. Sat. 9 BIG EAST First Rd. at Higher Seed TBA • Four of the Golden Eagles’ 17 games are against opponents either ranked or receiving votes in the Wed. 13 BIG EAST Semis at Higher Seed TBA NCAA’s preseason top-25 poll. Georgetown (No. 6) and Xavier (No. 14) are ranked while St. John’s Sun. 17 BIG EAST Finals at Higher Seed TBA and Creighton are receiving votes. *BIG EAST Conference match; Bold indicates home match #Exhibition match; All times central/subject to change BIG EAST Regular Season Champions: 2011, 2013 | BIG EAST Tournament Champions: 2013 | NCAAs: 1997, 2012, 2013 @marquettesoccer /marquettesoccer @marquettesoccer 2019 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES GAME#3 at South Florida 2019 MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last College ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 1 Cedrik Stern* GK So. 6-2 175 Freidberg, Germany 11 Connor Alba 2 Gabe Kash D R-Fr. 5-6 145 Marshall, Ill./Marshall 4 Christian Albelo 3 Jonathan Robinson D Fr. 5-8 155 Evanston, Ill./Warren Township 27 Jett Blaschka 4 Christian Albelo* M R-So. 6-0 185 Alexandria, Va./Wiesbaden (Germany) 12 Luca Cardamone 5 Manuel Cukaj* D R-So. 6-1 185 Mannheim, Germany/J.S. Bach 16 Josh Coan 6 Louis Yuill M Fr. 6-0 165 London, England/St. John’s School 5 Manuel Cukaj 7 Patrick Seagrist*** D Sr. 6-0 170 Streamwood, Ill./Conant 32 Michael Diaz 8 Alan Salmeron* M So. 5-4 150 Cicero, Ill./Morton 18 AJ Franklin 9 Lukas Sunesson* F So. 5-11 175 Taby, Sweden/Taby Enskilda Gymnasium 14 Nick Guido 10 Luka Prpa*** M Sr. 5-10 165 Wind Lake, Wis./Muskego 26 Josh Hancock 11 Connor Alba*** F Sr. 5-7 150 Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial 13 Griffin Jende 12 Luca Cardamone D Jr. 6-2 165 Ascoli Piceno, Italy/Bethel University (Ind.) 2 Gabe Kash 13 Griffin Jende** F R-Jr. 6-2 190 Waukesha, Wis./Pewaukee 15 Christian Marquez 21 Alex Mirsberger 14 Nick Guido F So. 5-9 155 Matthews, N.C./Weddington/South Carolina 29 Oliver Posarelli 15 Christian Marquez F Fr. 5-9 160 Berwyn, Ill./St. Ignatius College Prep 10 Luka Prpa 16 Josh Coan* F Sr. 5-9 140 Indianapolis, Ind./Wake Forest (NC)/Pittsburgh 3 Jonathon Robinson 17 Clay Smith D Fr. 6-2 185 Chesapeake, Va./The Woodlands 8 Alan Salmeron 18 A.J. Franklin F R-Fr. 6-3 175 Streamwood, Ill./St. Edward 7 Patrick Seagrist 19 Sam Thornton F Jr. 6-0 160 Rotherham, England/Wickersley School/Gannon 17 Clay Smith 20 Leo Villa* D Sr. 6-1 185 Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay East/UW-Parkside 31 Cedrik Stern 21 Alex Mirsberger M R-Fr. 5-8 145 Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central 9 Lukas Sunesson 22 Zak Wegner* M R-So. 5-11 160 Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead 19 Sam Thornton 26 Josh Hancock* D So. 6-2 170 Torbay, England 20 Leo Villa 27 Jett Blaschka M R-Fr. 6-1 160 Orlando, Fla../SIMA 22 Zak Wegner 29 Oliver Posarelli* D Sr. 5-11 170 Verona, Italy/Agli Angeli/Montana St. 32 Jackson Weyman 30 Alec Wons GK R-Fr. 5-10 160 Leawood, Kan./Blue Springs South 30 Alec Wons 31 Michael Diaz GK Fr. 6-1 170 Tampa, Fla./Frisco 6 Louis Yuill 32 Jackson Weyman GK R-Fr. 6-1 150 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township * letters earned; (C) - captain BY POSITION COACHING STAFF Forwards .................................8 Head Coach: Louis Bennett (14th season at Marquette) Midfielders..............................7 Assistant Coach: Sean Hughes Defenders ...............................9 Assistant Coach: Bryan Ciesiulka Goalkeepers ...........................4 Goalkeeper Coach/Camps Director: Graham Shaw Athletic Trainer: Lisa VanHoose BY YEAR Seniors ....................................6 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #14 – Nick Guido (Gwee-DOE) Juniors.....................................3 #4 – Christian Albelo (al-BELL-oh) #15 – Christian Marquez (MAR-Kezz) Sophomores ...........................8 #5 – Manuel Cukaj (CHOO-kigh) #20 – Leo Villa (VILL-uh) Freshmen ..............................11 #6 – Louis Yuill (LOU-ee YULE) #21 – Alex Mirsberger (MERS-burger) #9 – Lukas Sunesson (SUN-ESS-Ohn) #27 – Jett Blaschka (BLASH-kuh) BY STATE/COUNTRY #10 – Luka Prpa (LOO-ka PER-puh) #29 – Oliver Posarelli (poss-uh-RELL-ee) Illinois (8): Franklin, Kash, #11 – Connor Alba (AHL-bah) #32 – Jackson Weyman (WHY-man) Marquez, Robinson, Salmeron, #12 – Luca Cardamone (Car-da-MOH-Nay) Head Coach – Louis Bennett (LOU-ee) Sanchez, Seagrist, Weyman Assistant Coach – Bryan Ciesiulka (CEASE-ee-UL-ka) Wisconsin (6): Alba, Jende, #13 – Griffin Jende (JEN-dee) Mirsberger, Prpa, Villa, Wegner Germany (2): Cukaj, Stern Florida (2): Blaschka, Diaz 2018 Postseason Awards Italy (2): Cardamone.