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CAMERON
NUMBER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR
15 MIDFIELDER 6-3 185 JUNIOR
HAWKS TIDBIT: Recording 1,374 minutes to rank fifth among Hartford’s field players, Cameron has notched three points in his first season with the Hawks
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SCHEDULE DAY THUR. MON. FRI. MON. SAT. TUE. SAT. TUE. SAT. TUE. SAT. TUE. SAT. WED. SAT. SAT. MON. SAT. WED.
DATE OPPONENT KICKOFF+/RESULT 8/26 HOLY CROSS T, 1-1 (2ot) 8/30 AT VILLANOVA L, 1-2 9/3 BROWN L, 0-2 9/6 AT BOSTON COLLEGE L, 0-2 9/11 AT SACRED HEART T, 1-1 (2ot) 9/14 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W, 1-0 9/18 AT UMBC* L, 0-3 9/21 AT FAIRFIELD L, 0-1 9/25 NO. 9 NEW HAMPSHIRE* L, 1-4 9/28 DARTMOUTH W, 1-0 10/2 AT STONY BROOK* W, 3-1 10/5 YALE T, 2-2 (2ot) 10/9 UALBANY* L, 0-1 (ot) 10/13 AT VERMONT* L, 0-2 10/16 BINGHAMTON* W, 2-1 10/23 AT UMASS LOWELL* L, 0-6 11/1 NJIT* 6 PM 11/6 AMERICA EAST QUARTERFINAL^ TBD 11/10 AMERICA EAST SEMIFINAL^ TBD
SAT.
11/13
AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP^
TBD
RED - HOME GAMES (AL-MARZOOK FIELD) + ALL TIMES EASTERN AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE OPPONENT | ^ PLAYED AT HIGHEST SEED OF EACH MATCH
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TONIGHT’S MATCH
Heading into its final matchup of the America East regular season, the task is clear for the Hartford men’s soccer team: Win. With the top-six teams qualifying for the America East postseason, the Hawks, who are locked in a three-way tie for seventh place, need to beat NJIT Monday night – and to get a little help along the way.
YOU’RE TALKIN’ PLAYOFFS? While Hartford and NJIT kick off from Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium, the Hawks’ playoff chances also hinge on the outcomes of two other games taking place Monday night. In order to nab the No. 6 seed in the upcoming postseason, the Hawks need Stony Brook (3-4 AE, 9 points) to lose at home to third-place UAlbany (4-2-1 AE, 13 points) and for Binghamton (2-5 AE, 6 points) to lose or draw at home against secondplace Vermont (5-1-1 AE, 16 points).
INSIDE THE SERIES
This is the first-ever meeting between the Hawks and the Highlanders, who joined the America East for the 2020-21 season.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
NJIT had the opportunity to clinch a postseason berth Thursday night, but dropped a 3-2 decision at UMBC. Fifth-year forward Rene White, a Highlanders captain, leads the team in goals (8) and points (20), and ranks third with four assists. NJIT is fourth in the America East in goals scored (25), but the Highlanders have allowed a league-high 37 goals this season.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Hawks are 3-3-2 on AlMarzook Field this season. Both of Hartford’s shutouts (against Central Connecticut and Dartmouth) have come at home. The Hawks have scored eight of their 13 goals on their
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home turf. In addition, Hartford is holding opponents to a 1.38 GAA in eight games at home, compared to a 2.13 GAA in eight road games.
WEEKLY AWARDS
The Hawks have landed three weekly award winners in 2021. Sophomore Rotem Fadida was named the Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4), while freshman Olivier Sylvan (Oct. 4) and Patrick Gryczewski (Oct. 11) have each earned Rookie of the Week honors this season.
NEXT ON TAP
The America East postseason will begin on Saturday, Nov. 6. New Hampshire (ranked No. 5 nationally) and Vermont clinched the top-two spots last weekend, earning first-round byes in the conference playoffs. The No. 3 and 4 seeds will each host quarterfinal matches.
T AL E O F T H E T A P E
4-9-3
RECORD
4-10-1
L1
STREAK
L1
13
GOALS
23
0.81
GOALS/GAME
1.53
10.4
SHOTS/GAME
10.9
.078
SHOTS %
63-166
SOG-ATT
.380
SOG %
.141 65-163
.399
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ASSISTS
23
85
CORNER KICKS
62
2-2
PK: GOALS-ATT
2-2
1.67
GAA
2.21
67
SAVES
59
.705
SAVE %
.634
AMERICA EAST S T A ND INGS
OVERALL AE W-L-T PCT W-L-T PTS
New Hampshire Vermont UAlbany UMBC Stony Brook UMass Lowell Binghamton NJIT Hartford
14-0-2 .938 10-4-2 .688 10-5-1 .656 8-7-2 .529 7-6-0 .538 4-10-1 .300 7-8-1 .469 4-11-1 .281 4-9-3 .344
6-0-1 19 5-1-1 16 4-2-1 13 3-4-1 10 3-4-0 9 3-4-0 9 2-5-0 6 2-5-0 6 2-5-0 6
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# Name
Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.
Hometown/Last School
1
Rotem Fadida
So.
GK
6-0
180
2
Nick Benjamin
Sr.
B
5-8
150
3
Nir Gvili
So.
B
6-1
175
Yehud, Israel
4
Pablo Basarte
Gr.
B
6-0
150
Zaragoza, Spain/Univ. of the District of Columbia
5
Jesus Galvan-Garcia Fr.
B
6-1
170
Blaine, Minn./Centennial
6
Wyatt Leto
So.
M/B
6-0
155
Niskayuna, N.Y./Christian Brothers Acad.
7
Darío Cavada
So.
M
5-10 160
Santoña, Cantabria, Spain/I.E.S Marqués de Manzanedo
8
Babou Sanyang
So.
M
5-8
155
Rockville, Md./Magruder
9
Nadav Datner
Jr.
F
6-1
175
Ya’ad, Israel/Texas A&M International
10 Tomer Drimmer
Sr.
M
5-7
160
Shoham, Israel/Shoham
11
Fr.
M
6-1
165
Plainville, Conn./Plainville
12 Nate Becher
So.
M
5-9
145
Sorrento, Fla./The Woodstock Academy
13 Peter Dakoyannis
Jr.
M
6-1
160
Newton, Mass./Newton South
14 Max Stilb
So.
M
6-2
175
Grafton, Wis./Grafton
15 Demario Cameron
Jr.
M
6-3
185
Kingston, Jamaica/Campbell Univ.
16 Alex Quinones
So.
F
5-9
155
Bedford, N.H./Bedford
17 Justin Rivas
Fr.
M
5-9
155
West Hartford, Conn./Conard
18 Nate DiLoreto
Fr.
GK
6-2
170
Bristol, Conn./Bristol Eastern
19 Alex Cole
Fr.
M
5-7
155
Andover, Minn./Andover
20 Addrian Knights-Browne Jr.
M
5-9
145
Ajax, Ontario/Ajax
22 Jason Addi
Jr.
B
6-2
220
Middletown, Conn./Xavier
23 Olivier Sylvain
Fr.
M
6-2
165
Montreal, Quebec/Heritage
24 Jordon May
So.
M
5-10 160
New Hyde Park, N.Y./St. Francis Prep
26 Rodrigo Levy
So.
B
5-6
140
Cochabamba, Bolivia/Hughes Schools
27 Mevlan Lebiti
Sr.
M
5-8
170
Goshen, Conn./Wamogo
28 Daniel Ikechukwu
Fr.
M/B
5-10 155
31 Trey Sadler
So.
M
6-0
135
Newington, Conn./Newington
32 Alec Boyd
Jr.
B
6-4
210
Glendora, Calif./Glendora
Patrick Gryczewski
Haifa, Israel/Irony Hey
Stonington, Conn./Stonington
Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin
HEAD COACH TOM POITRAS - 11th Season - Southern Connecticut ’92
ASSISTANT COACHES MIKE KULAS - 11th Season - Southern New Hampshire ’02 QUENTON SWIFT - Third Season - Hartford ’17 GEORGE KOSTELIS - Second Season - Hartford ’93
NJIT HIGHLANDERS (4-11-1 OVERALL, 2-5-0 AMERICA EAST)
# Name 0 00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.
Caden Pellito So. Felix Schmidt Fr. Samuel Reisgys Jr. Jordi Navio Sanchez So. Zach Halma Gr. Arrio Rusnak Jr. Jose Adames Jr. Joao Costa Sr. Goncalo Franco Fr. Tomas Jorge Sr. Rene White Gr. Alejandro Rabell Jr. Sergio Pita Fr. Luc Smith Sr. Justin Aguirre-Rosas Fr. Regsan Watkins Sr. Santiago Martinez Jr. Jose Escandon So. Alejandro Flores Valentin Fr. Juan Gonzalez Fr. J.J. Gaeir Sr. Fabrizio Doria Sr. Andreas Nicolaou Jr. Eduardo Rossi Jr. Asembo Augo Fr. Gabriel Souza Jr. Jair Arriaga Fr. Jason Ricca Jr. Paul Kondratowicz Jr.
Hometown/Last School
GK GK GK B M B B B M M F F F F B/M F M M M M M M B M F B M M F
6-2 6-3 6-3 5-8 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-9 5-8 5-8 6-0 5-8 5-9 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-7 5-5 5-8 5-8 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-0 6-3 5-8 5-6 5-11
195 Califon, N.J./West Morris Central 190 San Diego, Calif./ASU Preparatory Acad. Casa Grande 170 Rimbach, Germany/Martin-Luther Gymnasium 160 Vallirana, Spain/Sant Ignasi Sarria 155 Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood 165 Maui, Hawaii/Montverde Academy 160 Bilbao, Spain/El Salvador Maristas 175 Lisbon, Portugal/VCU 165 Libson, Portugal/Madeira Torres 155 Peniche, Portugal/Escola Secundaria de Peniche 165 Bloomfield, N.J./Hawthorne Christian Academy 165 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico/Baldwin School of PR 160 Madrid, Spain/Guzman El Bueno 165 Jersey City, N.J./Saint Peter’s Prep 160 Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills 175 CapeTown, South Africa/Bloomfield College 135 Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack 130 Kearny, N.J./Kearny 150 Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona 150 Paterson, N.J./Passaic County Technical Institute 160 Alpine, Calif./Granite Hills 140 Biloxi, Miss./Biloxi 175 Nicosia, Cyprus /The Grammer School 160 Madrid, Spain/Colegio Virgen de Europa 170 Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest 180 Cliffside Park, N.J./Bergen County Technical 160 North Bergen, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 135 Bloomfield, N.J./Bloomfield 175 Carlstadt, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep
29 Matt Moran
Fr.
M
5-11
150
30 Gabriel Maksymiw
Fr.
GK
6-1
160
Clifton, N.J./Clifton
Sr.
F
5-8
165
Bound Brook, N.J./Essex CC
Gerald Cubero
Wayne, N.J./Penn Foster (PA)
HEAD COACH FERNANDO BARBOTO - Sixth Season
ASSISTANT COACHES MATTHEW UY - Fifth Season - Fairfield ’11 AUGI FREITAS - Seventh Season NICHOLAS KOZDRON HARTFORD HAWKS
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rotem FADIDA
2
nick BENJAMIN
SR | BACK
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nir GVILI
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jesus
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wyatt LETO
SO | MIDFIELDER/BACK
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9
nadav DATNER
10 DRIMMER
tomer
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13
peter
14 STILB
SO | GOALKEEPER
GALVAN-GARCIA
FR | BACK
JR | FORWARD
DAKOYANNIS JR | MIDFIELDER
SR | MIDFIELDER
max
SO | MIDFIELDER
4
pablo BASARTE
dario CAVADA
8
babou SANYANG
patrick
12 BECHER
SO | BACK
SO | MIDFIELDER
GRYCZEWSKI FR | MIDFIELDER
Demario
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JR | MIDFIELDER
GR | BACK
SO | MIDFIELDER
nate
SO | MIDFIELDER
alex
16 QUINONES
SO | FORWARD
HARTFORD HAWKS
justin
nate
17 RIVAS
FR | MIDFIELDER
jason
22 ADDI
FR | GOALKEEPER
olivier
JR | BACK
melvan
27 LEBITI
SR | MIDFIELDER
TOM POITRAS HEAD COACH 11th Season
18 DiLORETO
23 SYLVAIN
FR | MIDFIELDER
28
daniel
IKECHUKWU
FR | MIDFIELDER/BACK
MIKE KULAS ASSISTANT COACH 11th Season
alex
19 COLE
FR | MIDFIELDER
jordon
24 MAY
SO | MIDFIELDER
trey
20
addrian
KNIGHTS-BROWNE
JR | MIDFIELDER
rodrigo
26 LEVY
SO | BACK
alec
31 sadler
32 BOYD
QUENTON SWIFT
GEORGE KOSTELIS GOALKEEPER COACH 2nd Season
SO | MIDFIELDER
ASSISTANT COACH 3rd Season
JR | BACK
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2021-22 Hartford Men's Soccer Overall Team Statistics All games
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OVERALL: 3 - 3 -4-9-3 2
Neutral
2021 T EA M S T A T I S T I CS
Game Records Overall
Conference
4-9-3
2-5-0
AMERICA EAST: 2-5-0
Team statistics
Home
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Away
1-6-1
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SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct. Shots/Game Assists GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Penalty Unassisted Overtime Goals scored average CORNER KICKS Goals off corners PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES PENALTIES Fouls Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg Goals by Periods Team Hart Opponents
Corners by Periods 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL Team 13 Hart 7 6 0 0 12 15 1 28 Opponents 0
Shots by Periods Team Hart Opponents
1st 2nd OT1 OT2 64 86 9 7 103 137 3 2
Saves by Periods Team Hart Opponents
Offsides by Periods 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL Team 24 44 68 Hart 0 0 21 28 1 50 Opponents 0
Fouls by Periods TOTAL Team 166 Hart 245 Opponents
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AWAY: 1-6-1 HART
OPP
13-166 0.81 .078 63-166 .380 10.4 10
28-245 1.75 .114 96-245 .392 15.3 26
13 2 0 0.81 85 2-2 18
28 2 1 1.75 92 2-4 16
216 23 1
222 23 2
3323 8/415 0/0
3723 8/465 -
1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL 46 32 1 6 85 37 52 1 2 92 1st 93 88
2nd OT1 OT2 118 2 3 119 6 9
TOTAL 216 222
1st 2nd OT1 OT2 11 6 1 0 8 8 0 0
TOTAL 18 16
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2021-22 Hartford Men's Soccer Extended Individual Statistics All games Game Records
Overall
Conference
4-9-3
Goals by Periods
Away
Neutral
2021 I N D I VI DUAL S T A T I S T ICS 2-5-0
Team Box Score Extended No. Player 10 Drimmer, Tomer 20 Knights-Browne, Addrian 11 Gryczewski, Patrick 15 Cameron, Demario 23 Sylvain, Olivier 9 Datner, Nadav 3 Gvili, Nir 4 Basarte, Pablo 7 Cavada, Dario 12 Becher, Nate 22 Addi, Jason 2 Benjamin, Nick 24 May, Jordon 6 Leto, Wyatt 8 Sanyang, Baboucarr 32 Boyd, Alec 17 Rivas, Justin 14 Stilb, Max 18 DiLoreto, Nate 1 Fadida, Rotem 31 Sadler, Trey 16 Quinones, Alex 27 Lebiti, Mevlan Total Opponents ## Player 18 DiLoreto, Nate 1 Fadida, Rotem TM TEAM Total Opponents
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3-3-2
GP-GS G GPG A APG PTS 16-16 3 0.19 3 0.19 9 16-15 4 0.25 0 0.00 8 16-15 2 0.13 2 0.13 6 16-15 1 0.06 1 0.06 3 16-16 1 0.06 0 0.00 2 6-6 1 0.17 0 0.00 2 16-16 1 0.06 0 0.00 2 14-14 0 0.00 1 0.07 1 10-2 1 0 0.00 1 0.10 15-10 0 0.00 1 0.07 1 12-7 1 0 0.00 1 0.08 16-16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 11-5 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 12-3 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 8-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 4-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 9-3 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2-1 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 3-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 16-16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 3-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 4-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1-0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 16 13 0.81 10 0.63 36 16 28 1.75 26 1.63 82
GP-GS 3-0 16-16 16 16
MINUTES 124:45 1380:42 00:00 1505:27 1505:27
GA 2 26 0 28 13
PPG SH SPG 0.56 20 1.25 0.50 28 1.75 0.38 18 1.13 0.19 3 0.19 0.13 24 1.50 0.33 17 2.83 0.13 7 0.44 0.07 10 0.71 0.10 8 0.80 0.07 6 0.40 0.08 0.00 0 0.00 11 0.69 0.00 6 0.55 0.00 5 0.42 0.00 2 0.25 0.00 1 0.25 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 2.25 166 10.38 5.13 245 15.31
GAAVG 1.44 1.69 0.00 1.67 0.78
SAVES 3 64 1 68 50
1-6-1
0-0-0
SH% SOG SOG/G SOG% YC RC GWG PK-ATT .150 7 0.44 .350 2 0 1 2-2 .143 11 0.69 .393 2 0 3 0-0 .111 5 0.31 .278 1 0 0-0 0 .333 1 0.06 .333 4 0 0-0 0 .042 6 0.38 .250 1 0 0-0 0 .059 10 1.67 .588 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 .143 3 0.19 .429 3 0 0 0-0 .000 2 0.14 .200 0 1 0 .000 2 0.20 .250 1 0 0-0 0 .000 5 0.33 .833 0 0 0-0 0 .000 0-0 0 0.00 .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0.25 .364 0 0 0-0 0 .000 2 0.18 .333 2 0 0-0 0 .000 3 0.25 .600 2 0 0-0 0 .000 1 0.13 .500 1 0 0-0 0 .000 1 0.25 1.000 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 .000 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0.00 .000 1 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0.00 .000 1 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 .078 63 3.94 .380 23 1 - 2-2 .114 96 6.00 .392 23 2 - 2-4 SAVES/G 1.00 4.00 0.06 4.25 3.13
SAVES% W .600 0 .711 4 1.000 0 .708 4 .794 9
L 0 9 0 9 4
T 1 2 0 3 3
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SHO/CBO 0/0 2/0 0/0 2 7
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POITRAS Entering his 11th season at the helm of the Hartford men’s soccer team in 2021, Tom Poitras has helped establish the Hawks as a perennial power in the America East Conference since his arrival, in 2011. Backed by 27 years of head coaching experience that features a career record of 269185-74, the 45th-best career win percentage among all active NCAA Division I men’s soccer coaches, Poitras has proven to be a success everywhere he has coached, and Hartford is no exception. Since taking over at the helm of the Hawks, Poitras has amassed a record of 78-82-35, making him the second-winningest coach in the program’s 37-year Division I history. In addition, he has piloted Hartford to the title match of the America East Tournament five times, with the most recent coming in an historic 2019 campaign. During the unprecedented 2020-21 season, which was played in the 2021 spring season due to COVID-19, the Hawks posted a 3-3-1 record against America East foes. Landing six All-Conference honorees — including a pair of First Team selections — Hartford came up short to New Hampshire, the eventual America East Champion, in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The 2019 campaign was one for the books for Poitras and his Hawks, who advanced to the America East Championship Game for the fifth time under his watch before falling to New Hampshire. Hartford posted the nation’s top single-season turnaround that season, posting the second-best winning percentage (.667) and the second-most victories under Poitras after finishing with a 12-5-4 overall record. It was an 11-win improvement from the previous season. Poitras’ defense posted 10 shutouts in 2019, the second-most in Hartford’s Division I history behind his 2013 squad, which shut out a program-best 11 opponents. In addition, with a shutout percentage of .476, Hartford ranked 17th in the nation in the category. Another significant mark in program history was also reached in 2019, when the Hawks strung together an 11-game unbeaten streak for the best stretch of games without a loss since Hartford became a Division I team in 1984. Poitras’ coaching philosophy — one that puts emphasis on defense and teamwork — has played a major role in the program’s success. In 2013, the Hawks shut out 11
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opponents, the most in the program’s Division I history, while holding opponents to a school-record goals-against average of 0.81, which was the 32nd-best mark in the nation.
TOM POITRAS’ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 25TH-MOST WINS AMONG ACTIVE DI COACHES 269-185-74 CAREER RECORD 45TH-BEST WIN % AMONG ACTIVE DI COACHES .580 CAREER WIN % CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 1996 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2000, 2002, 2009 AE TOURNAMENT FINALIST 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019 13 NSCAA ALL-AMERICANS 46 ALL REGION HONOREES 117 ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES
The turnaround and upward trajectory of the Hartford men’s soccer program was evident not long after Poitras’ arrival. During his first four years, he piloted the Hawks to the title match of the America East Championship three times. In just two years, he turned a five-win team into a squad that posted back-to-back double-digit win seasons in 2013 and 2014 for the first time in 15 years. During that stretch, Poitras led the 2013 squad to 13 wins and a.714 winning percentage, both of which are the secondbest marks in Hartford’s Division I history. A key milestone for both Poitras and the Hartford men’s soccer program was reached in 2013 when Damion Lowe, a three-year defender, became the first Hawk in 17 years to get drafted by a Major League Soccer squad. Lowe was drafted eighth overall by the Seattle Sounders, marking the second-highest pick among all of Hartford’s 17 Division I sports. During Poitras’ coaching career, more than 20 of his players have gone on to play professionally. Poitras’ success has translated from the pitch into the classroom, where Hartford has thrived academically. Since his arrival, the Hawks have landed 23 America East All-Academic Team members, including a program-record four in both 2013 and 2014. The Hawks have also produced a pair of America East Elite 18 honorees, an honor that recognizes the student-athlete with the highest GPA among all participants in the America East Championship Game, as Jake Slomski and Jimmy Slayton have earned the distinction in 2016 and 2019, respectively. Under Poitras, the men’s soccer team was in the front of the pack in the classroom in 2021, leading Hartford’s men’s squads with a 3.53 GPA during the spring semester. Most impressively, 85 percent of last year’s roster — a total of 23 student-athletes — received America East Academic Honor Roll distinction after posting a GPA of 3.0 or better that semester. Prior to arriving at Hartford, Poitras was the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-
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Green Bay, where he piloted the Phoenix to four Horizon League Championship Game appearances in seven seasons. Most impressively, Poitras guided UW-Green Bay to an historic 2009 season that saw the program earn its first-ever Horizon League Championship and NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, the team’s first in 26 years. Before UW-Green Bay, Poitras spent six years at Southern New Hampshire where he amassed a record of 81-25-16, which included four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and five seasons with 10-plus victories. In 2002, Poitras took the Penmen to the NCAA Division II Championship Game and was named the NSCAA New England Region Coach of the Year. Poitras’ coaching career began with a four-year stint at the University of New Haven, where he orchestrated one of the nation’s top single-season turnarounds, lifting the Chargers to back-to-back 10-win seasons after inheriting a squad that posted just five victories prior to his arrival. Selected as the New England Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year in 1996, Poitras culminated a 15-6-1 mark in the 1997 season. Poitras played collegiate soccer at Southern Connecticut State from 1987-91, serving as a four-year starter for the Owls while leading the team to a Division II National Championship in 1987. After graduating from Southern Connecticut in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation and leisure studies, he went on the play two seasons at the professional level with the Connecticut Wolves of the Interregional Soccer League. Poitras holds his USSF ‘A’ coaching license and USSF National Youth License while recently receiving an NSCAA Premier Diploma. He currently works as a US Soccer Developmental Academy Scout and has served as an Olympic Development staff coach both in Region I and Region II. Additionally, he was a USSF Coaches Licensing Program Associate Director in Connecticut. Poitras and his wife, Alison, reside in Southington, Conn. with their children, Ian and Ella.
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