IF i WIN I ’ L L B A C K I T U P W I T H H U M I L I T Y.
Don’t undo my hard work with poor sportsmanship.
Table of Contents University of the District of Columbia...................................4 LIU Post.........................................................................................5 Mercy College..............................................................................6 New York Institute of Technology...........................................7
East Coast Conference Staff Dr. Robert Dranoff Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org 631.372.0332
Melissa Reilly Associate Commissioner mreilly@eccsports.org 631.372.1886
Casey Rafferty Assistant Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org 631.372.0886
The 2017 East Coast Conference Soccer Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Melissa Reilly, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA No. Name Yr 0 Ever Guevera Alvarez Sr. 1 Joao Brusamolin So. 2 Alex Arispe Fr. 3 Pablo Basarte Fr. 4 Victor Salinas Furio Sr. 6 Jason Mayorga So. 7 Gabriel Torres So. 8 Luciano Cahe Fr. 9 Raphael Pacano Sr. 10 Kelvin Hererra Jr. 11 Kevin Ortez Jr. 12 Liam Haycock Sr. 13 Alex Cantero Fr. 14 Danillo Bessera Fr. 15 Thomas Alvarez Sr. 16 Marcus Mottley Jr. 17 Gabriel Velluto So. 18 Salah Warid Jr. 19 Christopher Moke Sr. 20 Malik Thom So. 21 Ryan Dagley Fr. 22 Michael Agboola Jr. 23 Brandon Rios Jr. 24 Michel Egbame Fr. 26 Luis Aguirre Fr.
Pos GK GK B B B/M M M/B F F F/M F/M M/B B F/M M B M/F F M F F M M F GK
Ht 6-0 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-7 5-8 5-10 5-6 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-5 6-1 5-7 5-11 5-8 6-3 5-7 5-5 5-11
Wt Hometown/Previous School 190 Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge Senior 176 Minas Gerais, Brazil/Escola Tecnica de Electronica Francisco Moreira da Costa 148 Arlington, Va./Washington-Lee 156 Zaragoza, Spain/Instituto el Buen Pastor 159 Valencia, Spain/Colegio Alfinach 160 Silver Spring, Md./James H. Blake 171 Salvador, Brazil/Sartre Col 159 Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman 165 Gaithersburg, Md./Sherwood 155 Falls Church, Va./Falls Church Coach Matt Thompson 153 Alexandria, Va./TC Williams 154 Stafford, England/Codsall Community 160 Silver Spring, Md./Westfield 175 Sao Paulo, Brazil/Appomattox County 150 Germantown, Md. /Clarksburg 157 Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago/Saint Mary’s College 155 Braganca Paulista Bragon/Porto Braganca 170 Herndon, Va./Herndon 157 Wembley, London/Salvatorian College 165 Rockville, Md./Magruder Joao Brusamolin 150 Annandale, Va./W.T. Woodson 176 London, England/All Saints Catholic School 155 Falls Church, Va./Falls Church 140 Washington, D.C./Bell Multicultural 180 Annandale, Va./Annandale
Head Coach: Matt Thompson (7th season) Assistant Coach: Daniel Wadeson
Raphael Pacano
Quick Facts
Location: Washington, D.C. Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 5,855 Nickname: Firebirds Colors: Burgundy and Gold President: Ronald Mason, Jr., J.D. Director of Athletics: Patricia Thomas Stadium: UDC Soccer Field
About District of Columbia
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Did You Know?
• This marks the first East Coast Conference Championship Tournament appearance by the Firebirds since joining the conference in 2012. • UDC’s 13 wins this season is the most since 2002 - when the Firebirds won a school second best, 14 games. This year’s team is three wins shy of tying the school record for wins in a season with 16. • Sophomore midfielder Gabriel Torres is No. 2 in NCAA Division II for points (48) and goals (19), and ranks T-6th with 10 assists. • The Firebird defense and goalkeepers have forced five shutouts this season and allowed one goal or less 12 times.
Gabriel Torres
Initially founded in 1851, the University of the District of Columbia has a rich history. Chartered in 1974, the University of the District of Columbia is the only fully-accredited public institution of higher education in the nation’s capital. As an urban land-grant university, it supports a broad mission of education, research and community service and offers bachelors and masters degrees in the College of Arts and Science; School of Business and Public Administration; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; and College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Studies. Also included in the university system is the David A. Clarke School of Law. UDC also offers more than 20 associate degree and certificate programs as well as over 25 Workforce Development programs to prepare students for successful careers and academic advancement. UDC attracts students of every age from the Washington, DC region, the nation, and the world—providing innovative, results-driven programs that enrich our city with educated, qualified students, ready to work and contribute to its overall prosperity and quality of life. UDC extends beyond its campus footprint, offering easy access to world-famous monuments, political intrigue and cultural attractions everywhere you look. An education here opens doors to opportunities that can only be found in the nation’s capital. UDC sponsors 10 intercollegiate athletic programs and competes in the East Coast Conference.
LIU POST
No. Name 00 Kyle Schiralli 1 Brian McPartland 2 Nico Andersen 3 Khalid Al Saud 4 Johan Mauritzson 5 Tom Stenberg 6 Morten Wenaas 7 Johann Kristjansson 8 Love Fredriksson Coach Andreas Lindberg 9 Lukas Ostermann 10 Charlie Ledula 11 Vittorio Argeri 12 Neil Feminella 13 Brian Cano 14 Oli Bennett 15 Gianluca Santacruz 16 Harry Pearse 17 Mike Sutton 18 Oliver Hessner Hansen 19 Jacob Villalobos Oliver Hessner Hansen 21 Julio Viafara 22 Christian Chavez 23 Kevin Lamm 24 Jack Seabury 25 Joe DeStefano 26 Martin Lozano 27 Amend Alharbi Kyle Makely Hamza Aboulezz
Charlie Ledula
Pos GK GK B B B M M F B F F M F B B F M F GK B M M M F F M
Ht 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-7 6-0 6-1 5-9 6-4 6-1 5-6 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-8 5-7 5-6
Fr. Fr.
GK 6-0 GK 6-0
Wt 155 210 150 180 185 141 174 160 160 220 180 154 165 130 157 155 150 155 183 168 153 143 145 145 145 148
Hometown/Previous School Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Hicksville, N.Y./Hofstra Odense, Denmark/Mulernes Legatskole London, England/Dwight School Halmstad, Sweden/Santa Barbara CC Halmstad, Sweden/Sannarps Gymnasiet Molde, Norway/Molde Reykjavik, Iceland/Fjolbrautaskolinn Angelholm, Sweden/Rohne Gymnasiet Saterland, Germany/Osnabruck London, England/Winchmore Genoa, Italy/Genoa West Islip, N.Y./Islip Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka Cambridge, England/Dowling Southampton, N.Y./Southampton Hillindon, London, England/Furzeplatt Bergen, Norway/Fana Gymnas Vaerloese, Denmark/Dayton Southampton, N.Y./Southampton Levittown, N.Y./Division Freeport, N.Y./Freeport Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Dowling Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays Levittown, N.Y./Division Buenos Aires, Argentina/Fla. Memorial
168 Mattituck, N.Y. / Mattituck-Cutchogue 154 Philadelphia, Pa. / El Alsson
Head Coach: Andreas Lindberg (9th Season) Assistant Coaches: David Stapleton, Dusan Erceg, Tom Bowen, Victor Muntean and Sean Collins
Quick Facts
Lukas Ostermann
Yr So. Gr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Gr. Fr. Gr. Jr. Jr. R-Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Gr.
Location: Brookville N.Y. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 8,472 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Green and Gold President: Dr. Kimberly R. Cline Director of Athletics: Debbie DeJong Stadium: Pioneer Soccer Park
Did You Know?
• The Pioneers are in search of their fifth East Coast Conference title and their third-straight in the last six years. • Junior Oliver Hessner Hansen is first in the conference in save pct. (.21) and goals-against average (0.97). • LIU Post has been ranked as high as No. 5 in the United Coaches Top-25 Poll. • The Pioneers were tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2017 ECC Preseason Poll. • LIU Post captured back-to-back NCAA Division II East Region Championships in 2014 and 2015.
About LIU Post
The LIU Post Campus of Long Island University is a private, residential campus in Brookville, New York, offering more than 250 undergraduate and graduate degrees in accountancy, business, computer science, education, liberal arts and sciences, library and information science, health professions and nursing, public service, and visual and performing arts. Founded in 1954, LIU Post offers small classes, state-of-the art facilities and a safe, beautiful campus just 25 miles from Manhattan. Situated on 307 acres on the North Shore of Long Island, the campus features stately historic mansions, redbrick academic buildings, rolling green lawns, and formal gardens. Special campus highlights include wireless classrooms, a writing center, a museum, a recreation center, and one of the largest research libraries in the New York Metropolitan Region. LIU Post’s’ 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students enjoy exceptional health and fitness facilities, more than 80 clubs and 1,000 activities each year, competitive NCAA sports programs and the celebrated Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. More than 85 percent of the LIU Post students receive some form of financial assistance or scholarship. LIU Post’s award-winning Cooperative Education program places students at companies from MTV to American Express as well as government, health care and community service agencies. Our professional experience and Career Planning Office sponsors career fairs with top employers and keeps students in touch with the latest job openings. LIU Post graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs, executives at major firms, teachers, doctors, artists, scientists and journalists. Many of our more than 100,000 alumni have achieved prominence in society’s most dynamic fields. For more information, visit the LIU Post Web Site at www.liu.edu/post.
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MERCY COLLEGE No. Name 1 Mahamed Keita 2 Jose Carvajal 3 Jose Carlos Arevalo 4 Mariglen Verjoni 5 Patricio Laffaye 6 Daniel Watson 7 Maximiliano Rebolledo-Camus 8 Manuel Achondo 9 Lucca Lacerda 10 Romello Fraser 11 Gaston Rozenblum 12 Steven Braccioforte 13 Alejandro Alvarez 14 Joseph Giammarusco 15 Fredric Marcel 16 Santiago Corral 17 Ericson Penate 19 Haxhi Verjoni 20 Danny Gavin 21 Chris Valverde 22 Adil Gowani 23 Ryan Sipavicius 24 Christopher Birnie 25 Facundo Bouciguez 30 Kwantarian Van der Lara
Yr Pos Jr. GK R-Sr. B Sr. F Jr. M Sr. B Gr. B So. M/F So. M Jr. M R-Jr. M R-Fr. B/M R-Jr. B/M Jr. M R-Jr. M/B Jr. M/F So. F Sr. F Sr. M/F Gr. F Jr. F Sr. B Fr. F Jr. B Sr. B Sr. GK
Ht 6-3 6-0 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-6 5-9 6-1 5-5 6-6 5-9 5-7 5-11 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-11
Wt Hometown/Previous School 202 Bronx, N.Y./Dutchess CC 175 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 150 North Haledon, N.J./William Paterson 160 Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall 183 Buenos Aires, Argentina/Central Christian College 175 Birmingham, England/Monroe College 163 Santiago, Chile/Saint George’s College 155 Santiago, Chile/Colegio Verbo Divino 143 Passos, Brazil/Monroe College Coach Pedro Velazquez 155 Brooklyn, N.Y./School for Human Rights 176 Buenos Aires, Argentina/Escuelas Tenicas ORT 170 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip 150 Pereira, Colombia/American International College 173 Seaford, N.Y./MacArthur 145 Bay Shore, N.Y./SUNY Delhi 202 Buenos Aires, Argentina/Instituto Francesco Faa Di Bruno 190 Reseda, Calif./LA Mission JC 155 Cornwall, N.Y./Marlboro 180 Phoenix, Ariz./University of Washington Lucca Lacerda 156 New York, N.Y./ASA College 180 Huntington Station, N.Y./Nassau CC 158 Flushing, N.Y./Holy Cross 155 Ossining, N.Y./Westchester CC 172 Buenos Aires, Argentina/Florida Memorial 195 Stockholm, Sweden/Marshalltown CC
Head Coach: Pedro Velazquez (2nd Season) Assistant Coaches: Ryan Flynn, Byron Garcia, Juan Gatti, and JP Arenas
Ericson Penate
Quick Facts
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Founded: 1950 Enrollment: 9,403 Nickname: Mavericks Colors: Blue and White President: Timothy L. Hall Director of Athletics: Matt Kilcullen, Jr. Stadium: Mavericks Field
Did You Know?
• The Mavericks currently have their most wins in a season since 1998 •Mercy is making their first ECC Tournament appearance since 2013.
Kwantarian Van der Lara
About Mercy:
Mercy College is a New York metropolitan area college of over 9,000 students studying at five campus locations including: Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, Yorktown Heights. With over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs, 25 of which are offered online, Mercy College offers a quality liberal arts education within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students may take classes during the day, evenings, weekends, and online, so that they can fit a rigorous Mercy College education into their busy lives. Mercy College also offers tremendous financial support so that the cost of college is not a barrier to success. The faculty is dedicated to the scholarship of teaching. Mercy College professors include Fulbright Scholars, published authors and national authorities in their fields.
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Mercy College offers a comprehensive intercollegiate NCAA Division II program that sponsors 16 varsity sports. The main campus located on the scenic banks of the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry is just minutes from Manhattan. Mercy College students reside in the College’s on campus dormitory and within the suburban community of Dobbs Ferry. Intramural activities are also offered throughout the year for the recreational athlete. To apply to Mercy College visit www.mercy.edu or call 1-877-MERCYGO.
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Coach Carlos Delcid
Carlos Coto
Jonathan Rico
No. Name Yr Pos 1 Jonathan Rico Sr. GK 2 Jason Scott R-Fr. B 3 Alejandro Del Cura Sr. B 4 Jon Koenig Fr. B 5 Marcos Enriquez Vilches Sr. B 7 Carlos Coto Sr. M 8 Ion Barbarin Garcia Sr. M/B 9 John Camponeschi R-Jr. F 10 Krishen Patel Sr. M/F 11 Simon-Peter Omooba Jr. B/M 12 Louis LaFemina So. M 13 Andrew Pereira So. GK 14 Martin Sundell Jr. M/F 15 Kendric Duve Fr. M 16 Jacobo Munárriz So. M 17 Justin Quintero Fr. M 18 Adam Raso Fr. F 19 Alberto Alonso Marchan Fr. F 20 Dan Lembo Jr. M 22 Kevin Martinez Fr. F 23 Jorge Sariego Sr. B 24 Francisco Gallego Fr. F 25 Victor Sánchez Vallejo So. M 26 Oriol Páez Fr. F 27 Brandon Mendes Fr. M 28 Khyri Wharton Jr. M/F 29 Randy Gomez Fr. M 31 Cagri Senlik Fr. M 32 Santiago Soto So. B 33 Nilxon Ventura Fr. GK 34 Alejandro Quiroga So. F 36 Derezaar Banaji Fr. M
Ht 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-5 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-7 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-8 5-8 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-6 5-6 5-8 5-10 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-11
Wt 172 135 195 185 190 155 145 160 140 188 145 190 163 195 160 160 155 160 145 152 160 170 171 160 140 135 147 150 145 185 165 149
Hometown/Previous School Elmhurst, N.Y./Aviation East Islip, N.Y./East Islip Madrid, Spain/Universidad Carlos III Fayetteville, N.C./Jack Britt Pamplona, Spain/Universidad de Pamplona San Jose, Costa Rica/Colegio Bilingüe Enrique Malavassi Vargas Pamplona, Spain/Universidad de Zaragoza Rome, Italy/Kennedy Buckinghamshire, England/Georgia Perimeter College London, England/University of East London Islip, N.Y./East Islip Mineola, N.Y./Mineola Enebyberg, Sweden/Danderyds Gymnasium Reno, Nev./Earl Wooster Navarra, Spain/La Salle—Universitat Ramon Llull Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown Islip, N.Y./East Islip Madrid, Spain/Santa Maria Del Pilar Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore Gijon, Spain/Centro Educativo Los Campos Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood Orihuela, Spain/Univ. of Mobile Puebla, Mexico/American School Foundation of Puebla Mineola, N.Y./Mineola Medford, N.Y./Longwood Bay Shore, N.Y./Brentwood Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Deer Park New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle Washington, D.C./St. John’s College Bogotá, Colombia/Universidad de Los Andes Mumbai, India/BWFC Institute of Sport
Head Coach: Carlos Delcid (17th Season) Assistant Coaches: Pablo Posada, Vinny Romano, Frantz St. Lot, and Huntley Swaby
Quick Facts Jorge Sariego
Location: Old Westbury, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 15,000 Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue and Gold President: Hank Foley Director of Athletics: Dan Velez Stadium: President’s Stadium
Did You Know?
• NYIT qualified for the ECC Men’s Soccer Championship on the final day of the regular season. • Nine countries are represented on the NYIT roster: the United States (17 players), Spain (7), England (2), Colombia (1), Costa Rica (1), India (1), Italy (1), Mexico (1) and Sweden (1). •Twelve members of the soccer team appeared on the NYIT Athletic Director’s Spring Honor Roll for achieving at least a 3.2 GPA: Ion Barbarin Garcia, John Camponeschi, Carlos Coto, Alejandro Del Cura, Louis La Femina, Krishen Patel, Andrew Pereira, Alejandro Quiroga, Alberto Salcedo Ruiz, Jorge Sariego, Martin Sundell and Marcos Enriquez Vilches. • NYIT reached the NCAA Final Four in 1985.
About NYIT:
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 12,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 13 NCAA Division II programs. Led by President Hank Foley, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger void. To date, 95,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.
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