Williams Soccer 2013 Media Guide by Matt Fisher

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Williams Soccer 2013 Seniors

Standing: (L to R) Volunteer Coach Derek CECE, Assistant Coach Tom DEMEO, Joshua MILLER-LEWIS, Matt KASTNER, Dan LIMA, Peter MORRELL, User KUSHAINA, Noah CADET, Goalkeeping Consultant Pietro SPINOSA, Assistant Coach Jefferey HUFFMAN, Kneeling: (L to R) Volunteer Coach Derek RUSSO, Head Coach Mike RUSSO

The 2013 Seniors Celebrating an NCAA win over Amherst

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Introduction to Williams Soccer

he Williams College men’s soccer program has as its main objective the same commitment to excellence that exemplifies all aspects of the institution. Through the use of the most modern methods of training and one of the best soccer facilities in the country, as well as a formidable New England schedule, the coaching staff strives to assist each player in attaining his maximum physical, technical, and tactical potential and learning how to use his individual ability to develop total team harmony. Our methods are well proven as evidenced by our rich NCAA history, the players we’ve placed in the professional ranks, our record setting number of All-America players and the 4 National Players of the Year awards since 1995. Technical and tactical training at Williams are an integral part of practice. Small-sided games and a heavy emphasis on functional training are employed to assist each player in fulfilling his soccer potential. Most fitness training is done with the ball, emphasizing endurance and speed. Williams soccer features a quick, interpassing, attacking game. We vary our system of play depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent. We have played 4-3-3 with wingers, with one winger and two strikers; we have used 4-4-2 and 3-4-3 systems as well. Williams is known for its attacking style of play and an emphasis on keeping possession while going forward. In the attacking third we take risks with much positional interchange and player movement. Creativity is encouraged with the priority being to create goal-scoring opportunities. On defense we play a zone with both high pressure and delayed pressure depending on circumstances. The game of soccer has become firmly entrenched in this country, and we at Williams are committed to furthering its growth by playing beautiful, attacking soccer while maintaining the high standards of spirit and integrity which are intrinsic to the game. Mike Russo Head Coach September, 2013

Table of Contents Introduction to Williams Soccer 3

COACHES 5

RECORD BOOK 33

Freshmen 30

Welcome to Williams College 8

Team History 34

Academics 11

NCAA History 35

Athletics 12

All NESCAC Selections 36

The NESCAC 14

All New England Selections

2012 SEASON IN REVIEW 15

All America Selections 38

2013 SEASON OUTLOOK 17

Professional & National Teams

The Russo Legacy 17

Letter Winners in the Russo Era 40

MEET THE EPHS 18

Two Sport Athletes at Williams

2013 Roster 18

Soccer Alumni in the Professional World 43

Player Profiles 20

FOX MEMORIAL TROPHY 44

37 39 42

Seniors 20

2013 SCHEDULE 46

Juniors 22

STAUFFER AWARD 47

Sophomores

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Lasell Gymnasium ▪ 22 Spring Street ▪ Williamstown, MA 01267 Phone: 413-597-3329 ▪ Fax: 413-597-4272 www.williams.edu ▪ www.williams.edu/athletics

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The Williams Way...

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Head Coach

T. Michael RUSSO The Russo Era At-a-Glance 35th Season at Williams Alma Mater: Overall Record:

Massachusetts, 1967

Hometown:

Deerfield, MA

415-103-58

NCAA Tournament Record:

32-14-9

1995 NCAA National Champions NCAA Final Four 1993, 1995, 1998, 2009, 2012 NESCAC Champions 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 Division III National Coach of the Year: 1987, 1988*, 1993, 1995 *First Coach in any division to win back-to-back awards

ike Russo has established Williams College Men’s Soccer as one of the premier programs in NCAA Division III. Since taking over as head coach in 1979, Russo’s teams have compiled a record unmatched in Division III soccer. Soccer success is nothing new for Coach Russo. While at Deerfield Academy he co-captained the varsity soccer team (1963) and went on from there to lead the U-Mass-Amherst soccer team as their captain in 1967. At U-Mass, Russo was named to the All New England Men’s Soccer Team. Mike graduated from U-Mass with a Bachelor of Arts in History and subsequently obtained his Masters Degree in Physical Education. Today, he not only coaches the Williams College team, but he is also the Coordinator of Physical Education. Mike also holds licenses from the United States and Canada and spends a part of each summer in Europe studying the game. Prior to accepting the head coaching position at Williams, Mike, as a 26 year old educator, initiated men’s soccer at Massasoit College in 1972. He took them to the Elite 8 in 1978. The next year he took over the helm at Williams. Under Russo, the Williams Ephs won the ECAC New England Championships

in 1987, 88, 89 and 90. Finally, in 1993, the NESCAC agreed to allow its teams to enter Coach Michael Russo Through the Years Year School W L T W/L Pct the NCAA tournament 1979-80 Williams 2 8 2 .250 and since that date the 1980-81 Williams 3 8 1 .292 soccer team has quali1981-82 Williams 3 7 2 .333 fied for the NCAA every 1982-83 Williams 10 5 1 .656 1983-84 Williams 9 3 4 .667 year but two. 1984-85 Williams 11 2 2 .800 Within the New 1985-86 Williams 11 3 1 .767 England Small College 1986-87 Williams 8 4 2 .643 Athletic Conference 1987-88 Williams 17 1 0 .944 1988-89 Williams 17 1 0 .944 (NESCAC), Russo has 1989-90 Williams 14 4 0 .778 guided Williams to a 1990-91 Williams 12 2 3 .794 position of dominat1991-92 Williams 11 4 2 .719 ing strength. Williams 1992-93 Williams 10 4 2 .688 has won or shared the regular season title 6 out of the 11 years of the conference’s existence and the conference tournament 5 out of the 11 years it has been held. Coach Russo has given Williams a style of play that has remained consistent over the years. The Ephs are well known for their fast, aggressive play

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1995-96

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1996-97

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1997-98

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1998-99

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1999-00

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2000-01

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2001-02

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2002-03

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2003-04

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2004-05

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2005-06

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2006-07

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2007-08

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WILLIAMS SOCCER 2013 that wins matches and is attractive to watch. Williams’ teams are always on the attack, even with a lead. At Williams, Mike has been named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year 4 times and New England Coach of the Year 5 times. He has coached 15 players who have been drafted into the professional ranks and has had 46 players named

All-America. Three of these All Americas were named Player of the Year in Division III. In addition, Mike Masters ’89 and Dan Calichman ’91 played for the U.S. National Team Peter Lyn ‘91 played for Peurto Rico and Khari Stephenson ’04 played for the Jamaican National Team. Mike is married to Angela and their son, Derek, is a graduate of Hobart College and a volunteer coach for the Ephs.

The Russo Tradition of Winning Overall Record: 415-103-58 1995 National Championship NESCAC Coach of the Year:

ECAC New England Titles:

2000, 2003, 2006

1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

NCAA Div III Tournament Record*:

32-14-9

New England Coach of the Year:

1984, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2006

ECAC Regional Tournament of Champions Titles:

NCAA Div III New England Champs:

1993, 1995, 1996, 1998

1987 & 1998

* in 19 NCAA Appearances since 1993

Tom DEMEO

om Demeo has been the assistant coach at Williams since 1993. He attended North Adams State College where he received a BA in History in 1986. He served as an assistant soccer coach at U-Mass in 1988 and 1989. While at U-Mass he received his Masters Degree in Instructional Leadership. Tom returned to North Adams State College as the assistant men’s soccer coach for the 1990 and 1991 seasons. In 1992, Tom became Mike Russo’s assistant at Williams. Tom is a mainstay in the Williams coaching family. His technical and tactical expertise is well established. He sets high standards for the players and brings a calm, solid presence to their training and team. He has always kept everyone’s energy at a high focused level. In addition to his duties with the Ephs, Tom coaches youth teams in the Berkshire AJAX Club. He is also employed fulltime at the Massachusetts College of Liberal arts. Tom has two children, Dominick and Patrick.

Assistant Coach

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Jeffery HUFFMAN Goalkeeper Coach

eff Huffman is in his fifth season as a coach with the Williams soccer program. He is the Goalkeeper and Head Reserve Team Coach, and serves as administrative and video coordinator. Huffman holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma and an NSCAA Level 3 Goalkeeper Diploma. Huffman started his coaching career in 2000 with Star Goalkeeper Academy. In 2001, he served on the staff of both the Super Y League and W-League Northern Virginia Majestics. The Super Y team won the national championship, while the W-League team produced the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year. From 2002-03, he served as both the Williams Men’s Junior Varsity Head Coach as well as goalkeeper coach for the men’s and women’s programs. It was during this time that Coach Huffman oversaw the development of Nick Armington (‘06), who went on to become the only NCAA Division III goalkeeper to ever be part of an MLS roster. In 2004, Huffman moved to Garden City Comm College (KS) as Head Men’s and Women’s Coach (2004-06) and as the Director of Soccer Operations (2007-09). He had a winning percentage of .625 as head men’s coach. In 2010, Coach Huffman was the men’s goalkeeper coach at NCAA Division 1 SUNY at Albany. In 2012, Goalkeeper Than Finan was named a Second Team d3soccer.com All American-the first All American goalkeeper produced at Williams in 25 seasons. Huffman is employed full time at Interprint.

Team Trainer

Lisa WILK

isa WILK heads into her 15th season as a team trainer. She is also the team trainer for the wrestling team and has baseball athletic training responsibilities in the spring.

Lisa was a double major at Northeastern University, where she received her undergraduate degrees in both Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology. Lisa is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, as she received her Masters Degree from one of the top athletic training programs in the country at Indiana State University.

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Derek CECE

Assistant Coach

erek Cece is a native of Williamstown and enters into his second season as volunteer assistant. Coach Cece actually played under Coach Russo in the local soccer club-Berkshire Ajax.

He played high school soccer at The Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut and went on to compete at Middlebury College, where he was selected a captain for his junior and senior seasons and was tabbed as an NSCAA Third Team All American in 2005. Coach Cece is the owner/operator of Cece Family Construction in Pittsfield, MA

Derek RUSSO

erek Russo is returning to Williamstown to assist his father for the 2013 soccer season. He will be involved in recruiting, scouting, match analysis and office work.

Derek has been immersed in soccer his entire life and he is an astute student of the game. He graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2001 with a BA in Economics. He has spent the last 10 years in the private sector specializing in finance, information technology, management, and retail work.

Assistant Coach

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Pietro SPINOSA

Goalkeeper Asst

ietro Spinosa worked with the Williams goalkeepers during the preseason. He had two previous stints with the Ephs, one in 2000 and the other 2004.

Pietro was the goalkeeper whose clutch penalty kick save got the Italian team, Castel Di Sangro promoted from Serie C to Serie B as chronicled in Joe McGuinessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro. He has been goalkeeper coach for Livorno, Genoa , and Chievo Verona, all Serie A teams. Our goalkeepers have improved immensely under his tutelage

Welcome to

Williams

THE HISTORY OF WILLIAMS COLLEGE

College

he chartering of Williams College in 1793 was an act of faith and certainly an act surpassing the modest intentions of Colonel Ephraim Williams, for whom the college is named.

Colonel Williams had not intended to found a college. Enroute with his regiment of Massachusetts militia to join the battle with the French and Indians at Lake George, the Colonel had tarried long enough in Albany to write his last will and testament on July 22, 1755. In it he bequeathed his residuary estate for the founding and support of a free school in West Township, where for some years he had commanded a detachment of militia at Fort Massachusetts, farthest outpost of the province. The will stipulated that West Township, then in dispute between Massachusetts and New York, must fall within Massachusetts and that the name of the township must be changed to Williamstown, if the free school was to be established at all. On September 8, 1755, Colonel Williams was killed at the Battle of Lake George. On October 26, 1791, after many delays, fifteen scholars were admitted to the free school in Williamstown. Within a year the trustees, not content with the original modest design of the founder, were captivated by the idea of creating a college where, as they put it, “young gentlemen from every part of the Union” might resort for instruction “in all the branches of useful and polite literature.” The proposal was extremely ambitious, to be sure, but ambition was a common American ailment. England did not develop a third university until the nineteenth century; Williams was the twentyfirst institution of higher learning to flower in onetime British colonies, the second in Massachusetts, the sixth in New England. On June 22, 1793, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts granted a charter to Williams College. The bold decision to plant a college in the wilderness betrayed

the intentions of Colonel Williams; yet the new vision had been fed by the same sort of dreams that had led Ephraim Williams to see a school and a comfortable community where only a military outpost had stood. Of the scenery, Thoreau remarked, after a visit in 1844, “It would be no small advantage if every college were thus located at the base of a mountain.” For Thoreau the location of Williams was”as good at least as one well-endowed professorship.” In the early years the religious reputation of the College depended on the essential orthodoxy of its presidents and faculty. It gathered strength from the famous episode of the “haystack meeting” in the summer of 1806. Five Williams undergraduates, seeking to continue their prayers and conversations in spite of a sudden thunderstorm, retired from a grove of trees to the shelter of a nearby haystack, where they were inspired to launch the great adventure of American foreign missions. Williams moved into the twentieth century firm in its intentions to remain a college, at a time when aspirations toward university

WILLIAMS SOCCER 2013 status were unsettling many of the old colleges. It adhered to a curriculum that was designed for undergraduates; it made room for the elective principle, but it subjected course election to safeguards and controls. The idea of a liberally educated man was not jettisoned in favor of the widely accepted idea of almost complete student freedom in course election. During a crisis in the affairs of the College in 1821, a group of alumni met in

Williamstown and organized the Society of Alumni, dedicated to the future welfare of the College. Their action gave Williams the distinction of organizing the first college alumni society in history. The College has built its reputation around teachers and teaching. Mark Hopkins, who was a Williams professor from 1830 to 1887 and president of the College from 1836 to 1872, has become a symbol of this emphasis. In American education Hopkins pioneered in making the student the center of the educational experience, and he did it so well that one of his former students, U.S. President James A. Garfield, immortalized his achievement in an aphorism which has passed into the lore of American education: “The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other.” The Hopkins tradition has become one of the College’s great assets. It has been perpetuated in the lives of generations of teachers. Scenery, a reputation for building sound character, loyal but not especially affluent alumni, and devoted teachers could keep the College open, but like most other colleges Williams did not experience growth and prosperity until the closing decades of the nineteenth century. The scenery, of course, remained constant, but it developed into an even greater asset as the United States became more urbanized and industrialized. Williams was still a country college; a Massachusetts court decision of 1888 declared that cows owned by the college were tax exempt. During its long history much of the life and tone of the college was shaped by students. While the same influence continues, the competitive pressure for admission since World War II has allowed for a new and significant degree of selectivity on the part of the College. Among the consequences of this change have been a quickening of the intellectual life of the College and a reconsideration of traditions and emphases

no longer considered appropriate for an institution of liberal learning. In this atmosphere of change and heightened purpose the curriculum underwent appropriate transformations, as a careful comparative study of the yearly catalogues readily shows, leading to the present 4-1-4 curriculum and a more flexible and wide-ranging schedule and program both on and beyond the campus. Changes in the curriculum included the addition of majors and the introduction of interdisciplinary programs, along with the expansion of language offerings to include full, four-year cycles in Chinese and Japanese. Continuing the tradition of putting the student at the center of the educational experience, Williams in the Fall of 1988 introduced in each department at least one course taught as a tutorial, in which, typically, pairs of students meet weekly with the professor to discuss a paper, problem set, or work of art produced by one of the students. By 1992 some 40 percent of the graduating class had experienced at least one tutorial course either in Williamstown or in the Williams-Oxford program, run in association with Exeter College, Oxford, which provides each year for some 30 Williams juniors a year-long immersion in the life of Oxford University. This curricular expansion reflected, and in part resulted from, the fact that the makeup of the college community was changing to mirror more closely the growing racial, ethnic, and religious diversity of American society. The percentage of Williams students who identified themselves as members of one or more American minority group rose to 25 percent; of faculty almost 13 percent. In spite of change, however, the guiding spirit of the College has not wavered from the sentiment expressed by Mark Hopkins in his inaugural address of 1836:

“We are to regard the mind, not as a piece of iron to be laid upon the anvil and hammered into any shape, nor as a block of marble in which we are to find the statue by removing the rubbish, nor as a receptacle into which knowledge may be poured; but as a flame that is to be fed, as an active being that must be strengthened to think and to feel — and to -- and to dare, to do, and to suffer.”

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Academics at Williams Williams Tradition of Excellence in Academics Continues

illiams attracts gifted student-athletes to the hills of western Massachusetts over other prestigious colleges and universities in large part because of its faculty – both in the classroom and in the athletic arena. The faculty is unmatched by those in any other undergraduate programs in the coun-

try for their brilliance, enthusiasm, and inspirational qualities. Although research and publishing are expected, teaching is what is most highly valued. With only two small graduate programs, the faculty can focus totally on the undergraduates. The student faculty ratio is 7:1. That ratio is reflected in the faculty’s reputation for personal contact with students and their interest in attending their students’ activities outside the classroom which include their sports, drama, music, and art events. It is the combination of the students and faculty’s high standards and achievement that have continually earned Williams College an unparalleled national reputation.

Forbes Again Gives Williams High Marks

orbes Magazine, for the fourth year in a row, in its 2013 special report on America’s best colleges, ranked Williams College in its top ten.

Williams College ranking is consistent with the high standards that Williams has traditionally had and with its excellent national reputation. This ranking may be helpful to some students because it is based on student satisfaction with course instruction, post graduate Rank School

employment success, average 1 Stanford University 2 Pomona College student loan debt, cost and re3 Princeton University lated concerns and combined 4 Yale University student and faculty success 5 Columbia University in national and international 6 Swarthmore College competitive academic and 7 US Military Academy at West Point research events. 8 Harvard University Rankings such as this 9 WILLIAMS COLLEGE must be considered in terms 10 Massachusetts Inst. of Techy. of the methodology used to create them and are, of course, in part subjective. The full report can be viewed at the Forbes Magazine website: www.Forbes.com.

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Athletics at Williams

THE DIRECTORS’ CUP

Williams College Wins Unprecedented 16th US Sports Academy Directors’ Cup

illiams College Ephs did it again. The Ephs won their 16th NCAA Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, emblematic of athletic supremacy for the 16th time in the Cup’s 18 year history. The prestigious award is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), United States Sports Academy, Learfield Sports and USA TODAY to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. Developed as a joint effort between USA TODAY and NACDA, the U.S. Sports Academy.

Williams Athletic Director, Lisa Melendy, received the 2013 Cup at the NACDA Convention in Orlando, Florida. “It is a great honor to once again be awarded the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup,” said Melendy. “This award celebrates the culmination of a year’s worth of work by our coaches and our athletes, their dedication and pursuit of excellence. What is most pleasing about this award is that it recognizes the collective work that is achieved through the support and assistance that is present throughout our department and the college; the work of the students, coaches, support staff, and administration. I am proud of the work of our student-athletes and my colleagues, and to have Williams’ athletics be singled out among all of the wonderful NCAA Division III institutions and athletic programs.”

Athletics Director Lisa Melendy and Coach Russo with 2 of Williams’ 16 Directors’ Cup Trophies

2013 Directors’ Cup 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1997 1996

With the Ephs winning 16 of the 18 Directors’ Cups awarded in NCAA Division III since the award was first offered in 1996, this 18-year period continues a Golden Age of Williams Athletics. During the Williams record run of 15 Cup wins, the Ephs won 23 of their 30 NCAA team titles. This year Williams scored in the maximum number of sports 18: 9 men’s and 9 women’s in racking up their second highest point total as III Directors’ Cup total points record in 2010 when they scored 1,292. Men’s soccer did their job in contributing to the win by finishing 3rd in the NCAA’s. During the Williams' record run of 13 straight Cup wins, the Ephs won 20 of their 27 NCAA team titles. Additionally, the Ephs captured 118 NESCAC titles during the 13-year Cup win streak. In Little Three play the Ephs won 203 outright Little Three titles and fashioned an impressive .749 winning percentage in 899 contests in those 13 years. The 200102 academic year found the Ephs winning an unheard of 22 of 26 Little Three crowns outright.

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Ephs Finish 2nd in ECAC Jostens Institution of the Year Williams College has won the ECAC Josten’s Institution of the Year Award 7 times in the 19 year history of the Award This year Williams was edged out by Stevens Institute, but finished ahead of Princeton, Middlebury, and Amherst. The ECAC Jostens Institution of the Year Award is present annually to the ECAC institution that best exemplifies the highest standards of collegiate academic and athletic performance. Williams earned the ECAC Jostens Institution of the Year Award for the third time in the past four years and a record seventh time overall. The ECAC is the nation’s largest athletic conference and the only multi-divisional conference, with approximately 300 member institutions ranging across 16 states from Maine to North Carolina and westerly Illinois. The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) was founded in 1938 and is the nation’s largest athletic conference with 320 members from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois. ECAC members represent NCAA Divisions, I, II and III, the ACC,

the Atlantic-10, Big East and Ivy league.

In October of 1995 Williams College was awarded the ECAC’s first Jostens Institution of the Year Award for outstanding achievement in academics and athletics. The Jostens Institution of the Year Award is the most prestigious honor bestowed by the ECAC. Only Williams (7) and Princeton (3) have won the Jostens Institution of the Year Award more than once.

At Williams, Academics Come First

ith the storied history and immense success of the Williams College athletic program over the years you might think that Williams College is an athletically driven institution. Athletics do play a significant role in the experience of many Ephs, however, there is no disputing the fact that academics come first at Williams, annually one of the nation’s top liberal-arts colleges. Every fall a new herd of Ephs arrive on campus eager to begin their Williams athletic careers. They look forward to donning the purple and gold with pride as they take to the arena of collegiate competition for the first time. The excitement of competition and the opportunity to take part in one of the nation’s greatest collegiate rivalries versus the Amherst Lord Jeffs is enough to excite any aspiring athlete in Williamstown. Athletics alone, however, are not why they felt inclined to matriculate at Williams. Ultimately, students and student-athletes decide to

attend Williams College first and foremost because of its superb academic reputation and the opportunities for intellectual and social growth on campus. A typical Williams student-athlete spends the school year deeply immersed within both their athletic and academic obligations. They wake up early to attend classes, spend the afternoon in practice, and complete schoolwork late into the night. This

highly demanding schedule creates an environment in which student-athletes can flourish academically and athletically. The athletes are encouraged to simultaneously broaden their intellectual horizons by exploring the numerous course offerings and delve deeply into the fields they are most interested in. The summer months provide an opportunity for Williams students to step away from the busy schedules that occupy them for nine months and channel their seemingly boundless energy elsewhere. For many Ephs this means finding jobs or internships that complement their academic pursuits. No matter what the student chooses to do, the academic experience at Williams has given them creativity and critical thinking skills necessary to succeed. Some students pursue opportunities on Wall Street, while others secure funding from the college to work for a wide variety of non-profit organizations around the country. Just over 200 Williams students chose to remain in Williamstown this summer where they have found opportunities on campus or in the surrounding community that suit their interests.

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The NESCAC

he New England Small College A t h l e t i c Conference has been an official league (full round-robin of nine games plus a conference tournament with champion receiving automatic bid to the NCAAs) only since 2000. Prior to that it was an informal league founded in 1971. Because the NESCAC is one of the strongest

Division III conferences in the country, other members generally receive at-large bids to the NCAA tournament after failing to win the NESCAC tournament. This was the case for Williams in 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012. Since the formaReg. Season Tournament Year Finish Result tion of the conference, 2012 First (Tie) Runner-up the Ephs have been 2011 Third Semi-Finalist selected to NESCAC 2010 First (Tie) Quarter-Finalist All Conference 2009 Second Champion teams 64 times. A 2008 Third Semi-finalist 2007 Third Semi-finalist record five players 2006 First Champion from the 2001 team 2005 First Semi-finalist were selected 1st 2004 First Champion team all conference. 2003 First Champion Competition among 2002 Second Champion the conference teams 2001 First Champion 2000 First Runner-up is always tight. Along with Williams, there are typically 2-4 teams ranked in the national polls. The Amherst and Middlebury rivalries with the Ephs have always produced intense matches with national implications. More recently, Trinity and Wesleyan have also produced teams that contend for the conference title and NCAA play. Tufts, Colby, Connecticut College, Bowdoin and Bates round out the conference with teams that are always difficult to play and prepared to win. Such high caliber teams, year in and year out, have made the NESCAC one of the top soccer conferences in the country. Founded in 1971, the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) is a group of eleven highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities that share a similar philosophy for intercollegiate

THE NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE athletics. The Conference was created out of a concern for the direction of intercollegiate athletic programs, and remains committed to keeping a proper perspective on the role of sport in higher education. The formation of NESCAC originated with an agreement among Amherst College, Bowdoin College, Wesleyan University and Williams College first drafted in 1955. Along with these four institutions, Bates College, Colby College, Hamilton College, Middlebury College, Trinity College

and Tufts University are sustaining charter members. Connecticut College joined in 1982, bringing the Conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership to its current total of 11 institutions. NESCAC members believe intercollegiate athletic programs should operate in harmony with the educational mission of each institution. The Conference is committed to establishing common boundaries to keep athletics strong but in proportion to the overall academic mission of the member institutions. In pursuit of this mission, the Presidents of each NESCAC institution control intercollegiate athletic policy. Conference tenets are usually more restrictive than those of the NCAA Division III with regard to season length, number of contests and post-season competition. NESCAC institutions also believe athletic teams should be representative of the entire student body. Thus, admissions and financial policies are consistent with the NCAA Division III policies that prohibit athletic scholarships and award financial aid solely on the basis of need.

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2012 Season in Review

occer’s a strange game. Coming off a 2011 seaNESCAC Tournament but ultimately lost to Amherst in the son that saw a Williams Men’s Soccer squad not final, drawing an at-large bid from the NCAA Tournament make it to the NCAA Tournament for only the committee. third time in seventeen seasons and with only Williams disposed of Thomas College and a very four seniors on the roster, the strong St. Lawrence squad Date Opponent W/L Score 2012 season had a lot of ques(OT) before heading to tion marks before preseason Amherst for their third and 09/05/12 at Westfield St. W 2-1 even began. Though low in fourth round NCAA contests. 09/08/12 Bates * W 2-0 numbers, the senior leaderAfter defeating Brandeis 09/11/12 Hamilton * W 2-1 ship was outstanding from 1-0, the Ephs and Lord the start---as it set the tone Jeffs met in the Elite Eight 09/15/12 at Trinity (Conn.) * W 3-1 for a soon to be season filled for the right to head to the 09/22/12 Wesleyan (Conn.) * T 0-0 with timely calls, exciting renational Final Four in San 09/23/12 Conn. College * W 3-0 sults and ultimately---another Antonio, Texas. Though the trip to the National Final Four. Lord Jeffs hit the crossbar 09/29/12 Utica W 1-0 on four different occasions 10/06/12 at Amherst * T 0-0 during the contest, the Ephs 10/07/12 at Bowdoin * W 3-2 prevailed in PK’s and punch their ticket to the home of 10/13/12 Tufts * W 1-0 the River Walk. 10/14/12 Babson W 2-0 Though a national championship elluded them 10/20/12 at Colby * W 4-0 in San Antonio, the Ephs 10/21/12 RPI W 1-0 finished with an impressive 10/24/12 Middlebury * W 3-1 16-2-4 record. Freshman Mohammed Rashid was The Ephs opened the seaNESCAC Tournament named both the NESCAC son with a team that ended and ECAC New England up winning the MASCAC 10/27/12 Conn. College W 2-1 Rookie of the Year. Senior championship in Westfield 11/03/12 Tufts T 0-0 Co-Captain Peter Christman State-defeating them 2-1 after was selected as a Third11/04/12 Amherst L 2-0 being behind 1-0 at halftime. Team NSCAA All American, This resiliency was a trait of NCAA Tournament while Senior Goalkeeper the Ephs throughout the seaThan Finan was tabbed as son. The Ephs then rattled off 11/10/12 Thomas W 2-1 a 2nd Team D3soccer.com three straight NESCAC wins 11/11/12 St. Lawrence W 2 1 All American. The Ephs shut before tying a Wesleyan team out their opponents on 12 that ultimately made the 2012 11/17/12 Brandeis W 1-0 occasions, while allowing NCAA Tournament. The Ephs 11/18/12 Amherst T 4-3 (PK) only 1 goal in seven other scored two more wins before 11/30/12 Ohio Northern L 3-2 games. In addition, the tying arch-rival Amherst-the number of players turning first of 3 games the teams pro out of the Eph program swelled to 16 with senior Matt would play versus one another during the season. Ratajczak signing with Icelandic side Fjolnir Football Club After the Amherst match, the Ephs went on a six game for the second half of their 2013 season. winning streak and finish the NESCAC season undefeated for the first time since 2005. They won the right to host the

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2013 Season Outlook

he 2012 season was a wonderful journey for the Ephs as they made their fifth trip to the NCAA Final 4 only to lose 3-2 to Ohio Northern in their semifinal game on a warm San Antonio afternoon. While there were only four seniors on the team, it was one of the strongest senior classes in recent years. Two NSCAA All Americas-Peter Christman and Matt Ratajczak-and one D3soccer.com All America, goalkeeper Than Finan have departed. The other senior loss to graduation was Patrick Ebobisse who was one of the team’s most productive attacking threats with 4 goals and 7 assists to place second on the team in scoring with fifteen points. Despite the graduation of those four players, the 2013 EPHS are confident they can once again compete for the NESCAC CHAMPIONSHIP. Thirty players will report to the August 28th training camp, twenty-one of whom were on the varsity roster last year. Goalkeeper and co-captain, Peter Morrell, returns and should be one of the best in that position in New England. Junior Andrew Bravo and freshman Christian Alcorn will battle it out with Morrell for the starting position.

Co-Captain, Dan Lima will anchor the defense from his central defender position with a lot of support from junior Luke Pierce, sophomore Troy Ritter, and two incoming first years, Brandon Dory and T.L. Guest. Junior Andres Burbank-Crump can play a central role but will also be looked at as wing back, a position he excelled at in his freshman year. Other wide backs who are expected to make big contributions are senior Josh Miller-Lewis and the indefatigueable pair of juniors, Chris Conder and Chris Seitz and sophomore Marcus Christian. The midfield engine room should again be strong led by senior Noah Cadet and juniors Matt Muralles both highly skilled performers who will be challenged for starting positions by juniors Tim Marchese and Nathan Miller and sophomore Geoff Danilack. Noah Grumann had an

excellent first year as he started in the holding midfield position and will be looked upon again to provide leadership in that part of the field. The team will miss the skill and experience of junior Michael Madding who will miss the year with a knee injury. Some newcomers will be given a look in the midfield and they are: J.C. Bahr de-Stefano, Patrick

Gordon, Kevin Mercadante, and Malcolm Moutenot. The team will look to better the 36 goals scored in 2012 with sophomore Coach Russo and Coach Demeo Breaking down the Ephs forward and leading scorer Mohammed Rashid (6 goals and 7 assists) and senior striker User Kushaina (6 goals and 1 assist) both returning. Senior striker Matt Kastner along with junior Zach Grady and sophomore Jonathan Westling will be counted on to improve their goalscoring productivity as well. Last season the Ephs schedule was rated the most difficult in the country by one rating source and this year’s will be as difficult with a strong Skidmore team replacing Utica in a non-league match along with the usual extremely competitive NESCAC schedule. The coaching staff is looking forward to the challenge of maintaining the program’s status as one of the strongest in the region and the country and is eagerly awaiting the August starting date. Once again the Ephs will play a rigorous schedule (rated one of the strongest in the country last year). All NESCAC teams have dramatically improved and the league’s overall strength is evidenced by four different NESCAC teams going to the final 4 the last five years. The coaching staff is excited about this year’s squad and seeks to continue the excellence of 2012 both regionally and nationally.

THE RUSSO LEGACY

ntering his 35th season, Mike Russo has established Williams College Men’s Soccer as one of the premier programs in the nation. Since taking over as head coach in 1979, Russo’s teams have compiled a record unmatched in Division III soccer. His coaching legacy includes 29 consecutive winning seasons and a .771 win percentage (415-103-58) that ranks seventh all-time. He has been named national Division III coach of the year four times, including being the first coach at any level to win such honors in back-to-back seasons (1987 and 1988). His teams have been to five NCAA Final Fours (the last 2 coming in 2009 and 2012) winning the National Championship in 1995. He’s coached 47 All-Americans, 66 All-New England, and seen 18 players go on to play professionally. Within the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Russo has guided Williams to a position of strength. Williams has won the conference tournament 6 out of 12 years of the conference’s existence and finished runner-up twice; impressive feats given that the NESCAC is generally recognized as the most competitive league in the country (Williams 2x, Amherst, Middlebury, and Bowdoin have each appeared in the Final Four since 2007). Although the statistics are jaw-dropping and speak volumes of Russo’s ability to field nationally competitive teams year in and year out, the way in which Russo has accumulated so much success is all the more impressive. There are 3 reasons for Russo’s success: 1) Russo recruits extremely well-rounded studentathletes that are driven to succeed on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. Each team is built around a team-centered ethos of competitiveness, fitness, work-ethic, and respect. Russo’s teams are always on the attack, always relentless and with every player living by the team motto of “Run for Yourself, Run for Your Mates.” 2) Year in and year out, it is not that the Ephs are always the most talented or physically imposing team on the pitch, though they often are. It is all about competitiveness. The fire in the belly. The will to outwork, outhustle, and outlast the opponent. Russo will again demand that this competitiveness

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be the very core of the 2013 edition of an Eph team that will play a possession-based attacking soccer that borrows from the styles of some of the most successful professional clubs in the world and is enjoyable to watch. 3) Finally, it is about respect. Respecting the game, teammates, coaches, opponents, fans, parents, and any other member of the Williams Soccer community has been an absolute requirement for Russo to create, not only a tradition of winning on the soccer field, but also to shepherd young men into the world of adulthood that lies just

beyond Cole Field. The real beauty of it all is that Coach Russo most likely doesn’t know any of the aforementioned factoids. And if you tell him, he’ll wave you off. Preparation for the next match (whether it be days or months away) has likely already begun, and there’s no time for looking back. To truly appreciate Coach Russo one must leave the awards and accolades to the side and focus on what really is the foundation of the program he has nurtured into one of the top Division III programs in the country: the team-centered ethos of caring, competitiveness, and respect that flows all the way from the first Russo teams of the late 70’s to the current edition of the Ephs. And so Mike Russo enters his 40th season coaching and 35th leading Williams College Men’s Soccer sticking true to his philosophy of caring, competitiveness and respect. His team, fresh off a 16-2-4 record culminating in a formidable run to the Final Four that saw the Ephs beat Amherst in Penalty Kicks to seal a trip to San Antonio will enter the year as the team to beat in the most competitive league in the nation, the NESCAC. Coach Russo’s Ephs will surely be up to the challenge and will continue to succeed and to live by the phrase “Run for Yourself, Run for your Mates.” Courtesy of Gaston Kelly

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2013 EPHS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # 30 28 99 3 23 16 6 8 27 25 24 13 21 20 9 17 2 15 26 12 18 00 22 7 4 19 27 14 11

Name Christian ALCORN J.C. BAHR-DE STEFANO Andrew BRAVO Andres BURBANK-CRUMP Noah CADET Marcus CHRISTIAN Chris CONDER Geoff DANILACK Brandon DORY Patrick GORDON Zach GRADY Noah GRUMMAN T.L. GUEST Matthew KASTNER User KUSHAINA Daniel LIMA Michael MADDING Tim MARCHESE Kevin MERCADANTE Nathan MILLER Joshua MILLER-LEWIS Peter MORRELL Malcolm MOUTENOT Matt MURALLES Luke PIERCE Mohammad RASHID Troy RITTER Chris SEITZ Jonathan WESTLING

Pos. GK MF GK B MF B MF MF F MF ST B B F F F MF MF MF MF B GK MF MF ST F B MF F

Class Height Weight 17 17 15 15 14 16 15 16 17 17 15 16 17 14 14 14 15 15 17 15 14 14 17 15 15 16 16 15 16

6-0 5-0 6-4 5-11 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-1 6-5 5-9 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-3

180 163 200 192 156 162 170 173 203 162 162 170 175 195 164 213 170 169 162 157 174 186 170 179 187 142 190 158 176

Hometown Richmond, VA Manhattan, NY Lenox, MA North Andover, MA Saratoga Springs, NY Miami, FL London, England Bethesda, MD Troy, NY Woburn, MA East Bridgewater, MA Upper Arlington, OH New York, NY Mendham, NJ Mutare, Zimbabwe Naugatuck, CT Hillsborough, CA Boston, MA Garden City, NY New York, NY New York, NY Brunswick, ME Nashville, TN Weston, FL Yarmouth, ME Accra, Ghana Santa Barbara, CA Houston, TX Sudbury, MA

Previous Team Tennessee Soccer Club Manhattan Ajax Lenox FC FC Greater Boston Bolts Westchester U18 Academy Kosmos FC Alexandra Palace Youth FC Potomac SC USSF Academy Alleycats SC Pumas FC Blast Crusaders United Blast FC Manhattan Ajax NJ Dynamo Highway FC Soccer Plus FC De Anza Force USSF Development Academy SF Vikings / FC Greater Boston Bolts Rockville Centre Lightning Cosmos Academy East Manhattan Phoenix Seacoast Academy & Coastal SC Richmond Kickers Weston FC Academy Yarmouth High School Right to Dream Academy Santa Barbara SC Eclipse 93 Premier SF Vikings

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2013 EPHS NUMERICAL ROSTER # 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30

Name Andrew BRAVO Peter MORRELL Michael MADDING Andres BURBANK-CRUMP Luke PIERCE Troy RITTER Chris CONDER Matt MURALLES Geoff DANILACK User KUSHAINA Jonathan WESTLING Nathan MILLER Noah GRUMMAN Chris SEITZ Timothy MARCHESE Marcus CHRISTIAN Daniel LIMA Joshua MILLER-LEWIS Mohammad RASHID Matthew KASTNER T.L. GUEST Malcolm MOUTENOT Noah CADET Zach GRADY Patrick GORDON Kevin MERCADANTE Brandon DORY J.C. BAHR-DE STEFANO Christian ALCORN

Pos. GK GK MF B B/MF B B MF MF F F MF MF MF MF B B B F F B MF MF ST MF MF F MF GK

Class Height Weight 15 14 15 15 15 16 15 15 16 14 16 15 16 15 15 16 14 14 16 14 17 17 14 15 17 17 17 17 17

6-4 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-3 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-1 6-2 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-5 5-0 6-0

200 186 170 180 186 180 177 166 178 164 176 156 176 159 173 167 216 174 146 184 175 170 156 161 162 162 203 163 180

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Hometown Lenox, MA Brunswick, ME Hillsborough, CA North Andover, MA Yarmouth, ME Santa Barbara, CA London, England Weston, FL Bethesda, MD Mutare, Zimbabwe Sudbury, MA New York, NY Upper Arlington, OH Houston, TX Boston, MA Miami, FL Naugatuck, CT New York, NY Accra, Ghana Mendham, NJ New York, NY Nashville, TN Saratoga Springs, NY East Bridgewater, MA Woburn, MA Garden City, NY Troy, NY Manhattan, NY Richmond, VA

Previous Team Lenox FC Seacoast Academy & Coastal SC De Anza Force USSF Development Academy FC Greater Boston Bolts Yarmouth High School Santa Barbara SC Alexandra Palace Youth FC Weston FC Academy Potomac SC USSF Academy Highway FC SF Vikings Cosmos Academy East Blast FC Eclipse 93 Premier SF Vikings / FC Greater Boston Bolts Kosmos FC Soccer Plus FC Manhattan Phoenix Right to Dream Academy NJ Dynamo Manhattan Ajax Tennessee Soccer Club Westchester U18 Academy Crusaders United FC Blast Rockville Centre Lightning Alleycats SC Pumas Manhattan Ajax Richmond Kickers

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Noah CADET At-a-Glance Midfield Senior ▪ 5’10” ▪ 156

Saratoga Springs, NY FC Westchester Academy Career

Goals

GPG

.031

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

.031

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oah Cadet: a highly competitive native of Saratoga Springs, New York. He is a skilled central midfield player with very good touch and control. He is always a threat.

Building on a solid freshman season, Noah was a key

performer in 6 games in 2011, despite lingering injuries. In 2012, he asserted himself at midfield and played in 18 matches Noah is quick and adept at starting the counter-attack upon winning the ball. His best position is an attacking midfielder and he will be called upon to provide some experience and leadership in that role in the 2013 season. He hopes to be creative in the middle and final third to create scoring chances.

PREP AND CLUB:

Club: Played for FC Westchester U18 Academy from

2009 - 2010.

PERSONAL: He is the son of Dominique Cadet and Kristin Fitzsimons, he has a brother, Alex who also plays soccer.

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Matt KASTNER At-a-Glance Forward Senior ▪ 6’0” ▪ 195

Mendham, NJ New Jersey Dynamo Career

Goals

GPG

.116

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

.069

.186

att Kastner: A native of Mendham, New Jersey, is a big and fast striker. As a freshman, Matt saw action in 5 matches, scoring a goal of season in NCAA Tournament victory versus Suffolk.

In 2011 he was hampered by nagging injuries, but still scored 2 goals. As a healthy junior, Matt started 10 matches notched 5 goals and 3 assists and was a key player in the overall success of the team. A big, strong central striker. He had a strong Italy trip in the spring, scoring 2 goals in 4 matches. Matt has very good heading ability and will be used as a target striker in the fall.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Delbarton School (NJ) Club: Played for New Jersey Dynamo from 2004 - 2008.

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Drew and Maureen Kastner, he has a brother, Andrew, and a sister, Haley, both of whom attended Villanova.

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User KUSHAINA At-a-Glance Forward Senior ▪ 5’8” ▪ 164

Mutare, Zimbabwe Highway FC Career

Goals

GPG

.222

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

.037

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ser Kushaina: A native of Zimbabwe who is very fast and skilled. He plays in a wing position or up front. A talented forward, he routinely gives opposing defenses fits.

In 2010, he saw time in every game, starting 2 at the

forward position. He notched 2 goals, one in the Ephs NCAA Tournament victory over Suffolk. In 2011, he had 4 goals and an assist. User is the Ephs most dangerous striker. In 2012, he started 17 games, was the third leading scorer on the team with 6 goals and an assist. He has a nose for the goal and will draw the attention of opposing defenders allowing others to get free on the Eph attack. User is very skilled and possesses outstanding speed-both of which cause problems for opposing defenses. He can play on the flank or in a central position up front.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Berkshire School Club: Played for Highway FC from 2007 - 2009.

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Nodoubt Kushaina and Enita Matikit, he has two brothers, Another and Resistance Kushaina, and a sister, Unique Kushaina.

Dan LIMA

Co-Captain

At-a-Glance Back Senior ▪ 6’1” ▪ 213

Naugatuck, CT SoccerPlus FC Career

Goals

GPG

.018

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

.018

.037

an Lima: A native of Connecticut who is a senior co-capain. He possesses a bubbly and confident personality.

As a freshman, Dan Played in all 17 games, starting three matches. He recorded a game

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winning assist in key conference overtime victory at Trinity. As a Sophomore, he appeared in 15 matches and started four. In 2012, he converted to a center back and did a great job in providing leadership in the backline, starting 20 games. He is big, possesses good speed and will be looked at as a front player.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: 4 year starter at The Taft School (CT) Captain. First Team All-Sate (CT), Western New England All-Star, All-New England All Star (Prep Class A), Livingston Carroll Soccer Award senior year. Captain of the basketball and track teams senior year. Attended Worcester Academy (MA) for a post-graduate year where he led the team in scoring and was selected as an All-New England All Star (Prep Class A). Member of the basketball and track teams at Worcester Academy. Club: Played for Soccer Plus FC from 2005 - 2010.

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Mario and Ana Lima, he has a brother Filipe, who attends Connecticut College and sisters, Mariana and Cristina.

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Joshua MILLER-LEWIS At-a-Glance Back Senior ▪ 6’2” ▪ 174

New York, NY Manhattan Phoenix Careet

Goals

GPG

—

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

—

oshua Miller-Lewis: A native of the Big Apple, who looks to contribute as back or midfield player, Josh is athletic and skilled. He can play wide or in central positions.

As a freshman, Joshua saw time in 8 matches and

earned his first start, versus Amherst. In 2012, he saw action in 18 games, starting 6. He has has been used as a right back his first three years. He is fast and uses that pace to get forward in attack as well as preventing opposing wing players to get behind the defense. This season, Joshua hopes to bring lots of aggressiveness, tenacity, and speed to the defense. A strong one on one defender and a presence fighting for 50/50 balls in the air and on the ground. Joshua has a fierce will to win —always pushing his teammates on the field.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Horace Mann School ▪ Selected two consecutive years to the All Ivy League first team. Selected senior year to All Bronx team; Captain senior year; Two time Ivy League Champions. Club: Played for the Manhattan Phoenix from 2009 2010 ▪ 2010 Region 1 Premier League finalists

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Jeff Lewis and Karin Miller-Lewis, he has a sister, Gillian —who attends Horace Mann.

Peter MORRELL At-a-Glance Goalkeeper Senior ▪ 6’2” ▪ 186 Brunswick, ME Coastal SC & Seacoast Academy Career

Goals

GPG

—

GAA Saves S’Out

.770

eter Morrell: A native of Maine, who was goalkeeper from the Seacoast United U18 Academy team. He will co-captain the Ephs in 2013.

As a freshman, Peter played in 14 games in goal,

starting in 13 of those contests. As a sophomore, a tough injury hampered Peter. In 2012, Peter split time in goal last season but returns this fall to Williams as one of the best goalkeepers in the region. He is technically sound and is good in the air. Peter is one of the best distributors of the ball Williams has ever had. An agile defender of the net, Peter is a very talented keeper who will again battle for the starting position in goal.

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High School: Played for Brunswick High School ▪ 3 year varsity player ▪ 2007 and 2009 Maine Class A State Runners Up ▪ All-Conference 2008-2009 ▪ All-State 2009 Club: Played for Coastal SC from 2003 - 2009, and Seacoast United Academy Team from 2009 - 2010 ▪ 5 time Maine State Cup Champions ▪ 3 time USYSA Region 1 Finalists

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Jane and Bill Morrell, he has a sister, Lucy —who plays soccer at Bowdoin.

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Andrew BRAVO At-a-Glance Goalkeeper Junior ▪ 6’4” ▪ 200

Lenox, MA Lenox FC Career

Goals

GPG

—

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

—

ndrew Bravo: A native of Lenox, MA, Andrew has made great strides since his first year and will challenge for the starting position as Goalkeeper this season

At 6’4 is very dominant in the air. He is capable of

making the big save. His technical ability has improved and he will challenge for the starting position this fall. He has been on the varsity squad for two season but has yet to see action. In order to increase dexterity, Andrew utilizes a number of unconventional training methods. This includes solving the Rubik's Cube, which he can do in under a minute.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Lenox Memorial High School ▪ Member of Western Mass Champions (2009-11) ▪ AllCounty Goalkeeper (2011) Club: Played for Lenox FC from 2009 - 2011 ▪ Won Berkshire County Soccer League (2010, 2011) ▪ Mass. Tournament of Champions Qualifier (2010, 2011)

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Al and Janis Bravo, he has a brother, Chris.

Andres′ BURBANK-CRUMP At-a-Glance Back Junior ▪ 6’0” ▪ 180

North Andover, MA FC Greater Boston Bolts Career

Goals

GPG

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Assists

Points

APG

PPG

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ndres′ CRUMP-BURBANK: A native of North Andover, Andres′ returns to the field healthy with high-hopes for returning to the level of excellence he attained as a freshman.

is completely recovered from the injury and is expected to regain his excellent freshman performance in the backline either central or wide. He is a very good 1-on-1 defender and well composed. Andres′ will be used to deliver great service on restarts and move forward to the attack from his left back position.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Brooks School ▪ 4 Year Starter (2007-11) ▪ 1st Team All League Player (2009, 2010) Club: Played for FC Greater Boston Bolts (2005-11) ▪ US Soccer Development Academy, 2008 -11.

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Doug Burbank and Bobbie Crump-Burbank.

Andres' was hampered in 2012 by an ankle injury. He

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Chris CONDER At-a-Glance Back Junior ▪ 6’1” ▪ 177

London, England Alexandra Palace Youth FC Career

Goals

GPG

—

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

0.76

hris Conder: Who hails from London, England, will be looked to on both defense and in the front of the field this year. He hopes to bring some hard tackling to bear on opponents while posing an offensive threat.

Chris appeared in 5 matches as a freshman. He followed that with an excellent 2nd year with the Ephs as he won a starting position as left back. He is tactically astute, a good 1v1 defender and is able to make frequent forward runs to contribute to the attack. He is an extremely aware player who can be effective in the back or wide midfield. An excellent team player.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for St. Paul’s School ▪ ISFA London Cup Winners 2010, semi-finalists 2011 Club: Played for Alexandra Palace Youth FC ▪ League champions 2007 -09

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Jonathan and Stephanie Conder, he has a sister, Rachel.

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Zach GRADY At-a-Glance Striker Junior ▪ 5’9” ▪ 161

East Bridgewater, CT Crusaders United Career

Goals

GPG

.137

Assists

Z 26

Points

APG

PPG

.172

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ach Grady: A native of Connecticut who played for the 2-time champion Crusaders United. He is a relentless forward and a serious offensive threat.

He played fearlessly in 15 matches as a freshman, starting 7 with 3 goals and 2 assists. In 2012, he saw time in 14 matches, starting 5, and notching 1 goal and 3 assists in the process. Zach has worked hard in the off-season on all areas of his game. He possesses the hardest shot on the team. He is quick, tenacious and can run at defenders well. He will be looked upon to improve his goal-scoring output this fall.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. Club: Played for Crusaders United (2005 - 2010).

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Gene and Laurie Grady. His sister Rachel is a 2009 graduate of Union College, and his brother Matthew is a 2009 graduate of Middlebury. He also has a loving Golden Retriever, Lilli.

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Michael MADDING At-a-Glance Midfield Junior ▪ 6’1” ▪ 170

Hillsborough, CA De Anza Force & USSF Dev’t Academy Career

Goals

GPG

.090

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

—

.090

Michael played most of his freshman season with a torn ACL but was fully recovered for his sophomore campaign, seeing action in 10 matches, starting 5. He is expected to have a big impact in the midfield in a holding role and as an impact player.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Crystal Springs Uplands School (2008-11) Club: Played for De Anza Force USSF Development Academy (2008-11)

PERSONAL: ichael Madding: A highly competitive native of California is comfortable on both sides of the ball.

He is the son of Greg and Sherry Madding. His father played soccer for Trinity College. He has three siblings: sister Rachel plays soccer for Middlebury, sister Jessica is a graduate of Tufts, and brother David is in high school.

Timothy MARCHESE At-a-Glance Midfield Junior ▪ 6’0” ▪ 173

Boston, MA SF Vikings & Greater Boston Bolts Career

Goals

GPG

—

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

—

im Marchese: A native of Boston, Massachusetts, who looks to compete for time in the middle of the field this season.

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Injuries kept Tim off the field for all but one match as a freshman. In 2012, however, he played in 6 matches, starting 1. He played very well in Italy this past May. He is athletic, and his skill and tactical awareness will enable him to challenge for a starting position in the attacking central midfield role.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Phillips Academy Andover (2008-11) Club: Played for SF Vikings and FC Greater Boston Bolts (2007-11)

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Michael and Kathleen and Marchese, he has a brother, Tucker.

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Nathan MILLER At-a-Glance Midfield Junior ▪ 5’10” ▪ 156

New York, NY NY Cosmos Academy Career

Goals

GPG

—

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

—

athan Miller: A native of the Big Apple who enters his third season with the Ephs with high hopes of things to come.

Nathan has an extremely high work ethic as a midfielder. He possesses skill and a good soccer brain. As a sophomore, he played in 19 matches, starting 1. Nathan is always one of the fittest players on the team. He possesses a high work ethic, has skill and is tactically aware and will definitely challenge for a midfield position this season.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Bard High School Early College Club: Played for NY Cosmos Academy

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Allan Miller and Judith Fox-Miller.

Matt MURALLES At-a-Glance Midfield Junior ▪ 5’10” ▪ 166

Weston, FL Weston FC Academy Career

Goals

GPG

.078

Assists

M 28

Points

APG

PPG

—

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att Muralles:: A native of Weston, Florida, he will be looking to add a creative spark for the Ephs—creating chances for the team to score.

Matt is one of the most skilled players for the Ephs. He played in 22 games in 2012, starting 15. He is capable of scoring goals and is able to play accurate penetrative passes to his teammates up front. He is best suited in a central midfield position. He has excellent distribution abilities. He will be used as an attacking center midfielder to make the final pass. He strikes the ball well.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for American Heritage High School (2009-11) ▪ Four-year varsity player ▪ Team Captain Club: Played for Weston FC Academy (2001-10)

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Robert and Rossanna Muralles, he has a sister, Megan, a brother, Michael, and a dog, Macie.

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Luke PIERCE At-a-Glance Back / Midfield Junior ▪ 6’1” ▪ 186

Yarmouth, ME Yarmouth High School Career

Goals

GPG

.031

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

—

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Luke is big, strong and fast. A hardnosed central defender who excels in the air. He was occasionally used last year in a defensive midfield position, as he has worked hard to improve his distribution skill.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Yarmouth High School ▪ 2008/2010 Maine Class B State Champions ▪ NSCAA Scholar All-American ▪ All-New England selection, Class B Maine Player of the Year, 2-time All-State

PERSONAL:

uke Pierce: A native of Maine, who contributed key minutes in 13 games, starting 1, in 2011. As a Sophomore, he saw action in 19 contests, starting 10. This season, he looks to raise the bar both for himself and his teammates.

He is the son of Kent and Kristen Pierce, he has two sisters, Nell and Ricki.

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Chris SEITZ At-a-Glance Midfield Junior ▪ 5’11” ▪ 159

Houston, TX Eclipse 93 Premier Career

Goals

GPG

.047

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

.190

.238

hris Seitz: A Texan who saw limited action as a freshman , but made a huge contributionas a sophomore. will play a key role for the Ephs in the 2013 campaign.

Primarily a reserve team player his first year, Chris

was the most improved Eph as he won the starting position at right back and never looked behind him. Chris is very quick and one of the fittest members of the team, with a near endless endurance which gives him an edge against the opposition. He played in 19 games as a sophomore, starting 14, and scored the game winning OT goal at Bowdoin.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Strake Jesuit (2008-11) ▪ Region III Champion (2009, 10) ▪ State Finalist (2009) ▪ Ranked #4 in nation (2009) Club: Played for Eclipse 93 Premier (2001-10) ▪ 2009 Texas State Cup Champion ▪ Dallas Cup participant

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Thomas and Doris Seitz, he has two brothers Steffen and Phillip, and a sister, Katia.

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Marcus CHRISTIAN At-a-Glance Back Sophomore ▪ 5’8” ▪ 167

Miami, FL Kendall SC USSF Academy Career

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Assists

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arcus Christian: A very fast back who will be looked at in an outside or central back position this season and is expected to make a strong contribution.

Marcus saw limited action as a first year but this season will challenge for a wide position either as a back or midfielder. He is one of the fittest players on the team and also possesses a very long throw.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Miami Palmetto Senior High School ▪ 3 year letterman ▪ Varsity captain as a junior Club: Played for Kendall SC USSF Academy Team ▪ Captain of U14 State Cup Champs ▪ Captain of Super Y League National Champions ▪ Super Y League Nationals All Tournament Team ▪ Captain of U15/U16

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Williams alumni Marcus and Valda Clark Christian. He has one brother, William, and one sister, Maryam.

Geoff DANILACK At-a-Glance Midfield Sophomore ▪ 6’1” ▪ 178

Bethesda, MD Potomac SC USSF Academyy Career

Goals

GPG

—

Assists

G 30

Points

APG

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eoff Danilack: Can play in the central midfield position. Has skill and is composed on the ball. May be looked at in the central defense position.

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Geoff came on strong at the end of the season last fall. He performed well in Italy and will be counted on to make a huge impact in the midfield. He is skilled and possesses a very good soccer brain.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for the Potomac School ▪ All MAC selection as a senior ▪ All-Metropolitan Honorable Mention selection by the Washington Post Club: Played for Potomac SC USSF Academy.

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Mike and Cherie. He has two brothers: Hugh (19) and Matt (16).

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Noah GRUMMAN At-a-Glance Midfield Sophomore ▪ 6’2” ▪ 176

Upper Arlington, OH Blast FC Career

Goals

GPG

.047

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

—

.047

oah Grumman: A native of the Buckeye State who is is a very good 1-on-1 defender. He will see time as a central or left back. for 2013

Noah was moved from a central defender position to a defensive midfield position where he won the starting job 4 games into the season. A very good defender, he is one of the most consistent performers on the team.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Upper Arlington High School ▪ Four year varsity starter ▪ three year varsity captain ▪ Leading scorer as a junior ▪ First Team All Conference as a senior Club: Played for Blast FC ▪ 5th at the 2010 USYSA National Championships ▪ Ohio South State Cup Runners Up in 2010 and 2011 ▪ Champions in 2012

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Roy and Susanne Grumman. He has a sister, Anna, and a dog named Calvin.

Mohammad RASHID At-a-Glance Forward Sophomore ▪ 5’10” ▪ 142

Accra, Ghana Right to Dream Academy Career G

GPG

.272

Assists

Goals

Points

APG

PPG

.318

.590

ohammed Rashid: The 2012 NESCAC Rookie of the year is an impact attacking player who is quick, skilled and creative. He is very versatile and can be used as a flank player, striker or attacking central midfielder.

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Mohammad was the leading scorer for the Ephs in 2012. An extremely creative attacking player, he is versatile as he can play as a forward or attacking midfield player. He causes havoc to opposing defenses.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for The Hotchkiss School ▪ NE Class A Champions in 2008, ‘09 & ‘11 ▪ 2-time All Western NE ▪ Conn. All State selectee as a senior ▪ Conn. Prep School State Champs in 2010 and 2011 Club: Played for Right to Dream Academy (Ghana) ▪ FSA FC U-19 (2010 and & ‘12) ▪ JBS FC U-19 in 2011 ▪ Founders League Champions 2008-11; WNEPSSA Champions in 2010 and 2011

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Hawa Sulemana (mother)and Mohammed Zakar (father). He has one brother, Mohammed Ibrahim, and five sisters: Mohammed Rashida, Mohammed Ayisha, Mohammed Hadija, Mohammed Zuleiha, and Mohammed Ruhaima.

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Troy RITTER At-a-Glance Back Sophomore ▪ 6’3” ▪ 180

Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara SC Career

Goals

GPG

.071

Assists

Points

APG

PPG

—

.071

roy Ritter: Big, strong and very skilled, Troy will be looked at in the backline and in midfield this season after a solid freshman season and a great performance in Italy.

Troy can play in the middle of the defense or as a holding midfielder. He is a tough 1v1 defender who is very good in the air and with the ball at his feet. He played very well on the Italy trip.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Laguna Blanca High School ▪ Lettered in varsity football, backetball, soccer, and tennis ▪ Member of CumLaude Society Club: Played for Santa Barbara SC

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Ward and Carol Ritter; sister Sacha is a senior at Chapman University (CA).

Jonathan WESTLING At-a-Glance Forward Sophomore ▪ 6’3” ▪ 176

Sudbury, MA SF Vikings Career

Goals

GPG

.050

Assists

J 32

Points

APG

PPG

—

.050

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Jonathan is probably the most versatile player on the team as last season playing in 20 matches, and starting 7. He played as a wingback vs Amherst and Ohio Northern but also saw action up front and in the midfield. Will be played up front this fall.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Phillips Academy Andover ▪ Two-time Boston Globe All Scholastic selection Club: Played for SF Vikings

PERSONAL: onathan Westling: A very good athlete with good speed, Jonathan is excellent in the air. He can be used in the central midfield position or in the backline.

He is the son of Jeff and Debra Westling. He has one sister, Lauren.

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Christian ALCORN At-a-Glance Goalkeeper Freshman ▪ 6’0” ▪ 180

Richmond, VA Richmond Kickers •U.S. Soccer Development Academy

hristian Alcorn: is a highly regarded goalkeeper who possesses very good hands, is quick and explosive off his line and communicates very well with his defense.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Attended St Christopher's School ▪ Club: Played for Richmond Kickers Elite Teams from U-10 to U-14 ▪ 20092012 Richmond Kickers U-16 & U-18 Academy ▪ 2012-2013- Richmond Kickers U-18 Academy, Team Captain

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Marcia and Peter Alcorn. He has one brother, Quent Alcorn, who attends the University of Virginia, and two dogs: Boomer and Bojangles.

J.C. BAHR-De STEFANO At-a-Glance Midfield Freshman ▪ 5'0” ▪ 163

Manhattan, NY Manhattan Ajax

# 28

C. Bahr-de Stefano: is an industrious midfielder with skill who can play wide or central. He will look to contribute key minutes to the 2013 Ephs Squad.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Bronx High School of Science team ▪ started every game 2010-12 ▪ 2010 Leading Scorer in the Bronx ▪ 2010 & 11 Bronx Div. A title Champions Club: Played for Manhattan Ajax ▪ 2009-12 NY State Cup champions ▪ 2011-12 Region 1 champions ▪ 2012 Team Captain

PERSONAL:

Is the son of Robin and John. He has one sister, Emily, who graduated with distinction in 2012 from Colby College.

Brandon DORY At-a-Glance Forward Freshman ▪ 6’5” ▪ 203

Troy, NY Alleycats SC Pumas

# 27 randon Dory: is a 6’5" central defender who, obviously, is very good in the air and possesses good skill and speed. He will be fighting for a spot at forward this season.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Troy High School ▪ 2011 & 2012 team captain ▪ Led team to 2012 NY State Regional Finals ▪ Troy All-Area Team ▪ NY Sec. 2 All-Star Club: Played for Alleycats SC Pumas Club Soccer Team ▪ 2011 ODP Region 1 Team ▪ 2009-11 ODP NY East Team

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Craig and Katherine Dory. He has a younger brother, Sean, and beloved Newfie (dog), named Hamish.

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Patrick GORDON At-a-Glance Midfield Freshman ▪ 5’9” ▪ 162

Woburn, MA Blast FC

# 25

atrick Gordon: A very talented player who follows in the footsteps of his older brother. He will be looked at in a wide position either in the back or midfield.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for Lexington Christian Academy ▪ 2008-09 EIL League Champions ▪ 2012 ISL League Champions ▪ 2011 New England class B Finalists Club: Played for Blast FC ▪ 2013 NEP Champions ▪ 2010 & 2012 State SemiFinalists ▪ Super Y League Nationals All Tournament Team ▪ Captain of U15/U16

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Patrick and Hermayne Gordon. He has four brothers: Paul (27), Peter (26), Phil (24), and Preston (17). His brother Peter was a four year member of the Williams Soccer team from 2006-09.

T.L. GUEST At-a-Glance Back Freshman ▪ 6’1” ▪ 175

New York, NY Manhattan Ajax

# 21 .L. Guest: is a calm and composed player who has excellent leadership ability. He is versatile, as he can play in the back or midfield.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for NYC Beacon High School ▪ 2012 Captain ▪ 2010 NYC Champions ▪ 2009, 2011 & 2012 Semi-Finalists Club: Played for Manhattan Ajax ▪ 2009-12 NY State Cup champions ▪ 2011-12 Region 1 champions ▪ 2008-12 Team Captain

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Victoria Clark and Kenneth Guest. He has a Golden Retriever, named Angel.

Kevin MERCADANTE At-a-Glance Midfield Freshman ▪ 6’11” ▪ 162

Garden City, NY Rockville Centre Lightning

# 26

evin Mercandante: Following his brother, he will be looked at in the defensive midfield role. Kevin has pace, skill and can also play up top.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Team Captain for Chaminade High School ▪ NSCHSAA League Champion ▪ NY State Finalists ▪ Varsity Golf 2011 & 12 ▪ 2012 NSCHSAA Scholar AllAmerican ▪ 2012 NSCHSAA League Co-MVP ▪ NSCHSAA All-League (2011), All–Long Island (2011-12), and All-State (2011-12) Club: Played for Rockville Centre Lightning

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Elizabeth and James Mercadante. He has two brothers, Chris and Conor, who was a 4-year member of the Ephs, and a dog named Bailey.

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Malcolm MOUTENOT At-a-Glance Midfield Freshman ▪ 6’0” ▪ 170

Nashville, TN Tennessee SC

alcolm MOUTENOT: A native of the Volunteer State, Malcolm is a

schemer in the midfield as he has the ability to make those around him better with his accurate passing.

PREP AND CLUB:

High School: Played for University School of Nashville ▪ 2012 Team Captain ▪ 2009 State Champions ▪ Joined Varsity Program in 8th Grade ▪ 2011 All-Region team Club: Played for Tennessee Soccer Club ▪ 2007-12 6-time State Champions ▪ Tennessee ODP Team

PERSONAL:

He is the son of Barbara and Roger Moutenot. He has one brother, Marshall, who is graduating from Tufts this year, and a dog named Chrissy.

The Ephs "Invade" Italy

he NESCAC has approved foreign travel by its member teams in the summer again so Coach Russo took the Ephs to Italy for this past summer. In late May the team started their Italian training in Cantu just outside of Lake Como. After a night in Cantu the Williams contingent toured Lake Como and then traveled to Marianello for a match against Mariano Calcio.

The following day the Ephs had a training session in San Marino with Alessandro and Pietro, friends of Coach Russo’s

who trained the Eph goalies in 2000. On Sunday the Ephs lined up for their second match of the trip against Bellaria. The sight and experiences were best described by Assistant Coach Derek Cece’s wife, Audry:

Ciao from Italia! I am sitting at a soccer match in a small town outside of San Marino in central

Italy. Our hotel is at the very top of the mountain with a view overlooking a picturesque countryside with little hills and houses. It is one of the most beautiful places you can imagine. The people are SO friendly, particularly in this area! They really give new meaning here to ‘salt of the earth.’ The tour guide, Elena, is energetic, intelligent, informative, and has made smooth and tranquil our busy schedule of training, games, travel and sightseeing. She helped us get a better feel for the different areas and all things Italian, in ways that you can’t read about in a book. The food here is malto buono as many of you know or can imagine. Many small delicious courses at each meal that never leave you feeling full. These people know what they are doing!" The Ephs played a 3rd match in Florence, took a tour of Milan and the FC Inter and AC Milan home stadium, Sano Siro and finished up with a 4th match in Locarno, Switzerland. Then it was home to Williamstown in anticipation of another tough NESCAC season.

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In the Media Coach Russo Featured in Sports Illustrated's © April 1, 2013 “Faces in the Crowd”

Williams Soccer Featured on MSNBC's “Morning Joe”

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Record Book

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The History of Williams Soccer

t took Mike Russo about a half-dozen years at Williams to build a national-caliber Division 3 team. That level was reached around 1987 and the Ephmen have been one of the premier sides in America ever since. Not only do the Ephs win, they look good doing it. They play attractive, aggressive soccer, attacking even when holding a lead, which is unusual in a sport dominated by play-not-to-lose, defense-first mentality.

The Record / Statistics:

For the period spanning 1987-2012, including all post-season play, Williams’ record is 359 wins, 63 losses and 40 ties, a 0.850 winning percentage, ties excluded. During that period, the team scored 1,108 goals (2.37/ game) and allowed 337 (0.723). The Ephs record at home is even better with only 21 losses in 26 years. Williams is almost never blown out: Of its 63 losses over the past generation, 47 were by a single goal.

Honors and Accolades:

Ephs were named as All-America 48 times since 1987. Terry Kaufmann and Brad Murray were back-toback National Division 3 Players of the Year in 1995 and 1996, while in 2001 Alex Blake won this honor—the only junior ever named. In 2006, Defender/Striker Dana Leary was National Division 3 Player of the Year and Midfielder Patrick Huffer was named NSCAA/Adidas Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year (an honor which included all three NCAA soccer divisions). Blake holds the Williams record for career goals with 81, an average of over 1.1 per game. Murray set the previous record with 46 and also holds NCAA Division 3 post-season records with 8 goals in the 1995 tournament (5 games) and 12 career tournament goals. The 2012 graduating class had 3 players who have been named All America Co-Captain Matt Ratajczak (2011), Co-Captain Peter Christman (2012) and Than Finan (2012). Coach Russo was named National Division 3 Coach of the Year in 1995, the fourth time he was so honored. Russo was named NESCAC Coach of the Year in 2012. This is the 5th time he has received that honor since its inception in 2000.

Streaks:

There were five notable streaks during the 21 years, three involving consecutive shutouts. In 1988 the Ephs opened with nine straight shutouts on the way to a 17-1-0

season. The defense of 1999 kept 10 straight opponents off the board. The longest streak was in 1998 and ran 1,053 minutes—11 complete games and parts of two others. In 1998, Middlebury beat Williams 1-0 in overtime at Cole Field. The Ephs again lost to Middlebury 1-0, also in overtime, in 2001. In between were 51 consecutive regular-season games without a loss (50 wins, 1 tie). This broke the previous unbeaten streak of 47 regular-season games (44-0-3) set during 1992-1996.

NCAAs:

Prior to 1993, the NESCAC did not allow teams to participate in the NCAA tournament; instead, they competed in the ECACs. Their initial year, 1993, the Ephs lost 0-1 at home to UC San Diego in the national championship game. Two years later, also at home, the 17-0-2 team beat Methodist 2-1 to win their national championship. Williams has been selected for the NCAAs in 16 of the 18 years they were eligible. Through 2012, their tournament record is 32-14-9, one of the best in the country over that period of time.

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Williams in the NCAA Tournament

he New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) did not allow member teams to participate in the NCAA Soccer tournament until 1993. Conference teams, including Williams, competed in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournaments. In 1993, Williams initial year participating in the NCAA, the Ephs finished 2nd. Williams suffered a 1-0 loss in the NCAA finals which were played in Williamstown. Two years later, again at home, Williams (17-0-2) beat Methodist College, 2-1, to win the national championship. The Ephs have made the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet 16â&#x20AC;? twelve times in 17 years, and advanced beyond that ten times including two appearances in the championship final and five Final Four appearances. Williams has qualified for the NCAA tournament in 14 of the 16 years since 1993.

The Record / Statistics:

determined Williams squad known for its resilient defense and passing attack. It was cold and snowed throughout much of the match. Williams came out in short sleeves while the Methodist team donned gloves and long sleeved shirts. Talent, coaching and perhaps psychology won the day. Williams 2 Methodist 1. Through 2012, the Ephs record in NCAA tournament play is 32-14-9, one of the best in the country over that period. Williams has a longstanding tradition of post season play. Year after year Williams is usually present deep in the NCAA tournament. This tradition has only enhanced the respect for Williams soccer in the conference and across the country. This respect is evidenced by the fact that Williams is, in many circles, expected to be in the NCAA every year.

The 1995 NCAA National Championship final was held in Williamstown on Cole Field before a huge crowd that surrounded the pitch. It was a classic that pitted a Methodist College team heavily laden with foreign students against a

Championship in the Snow

Victory over Amherst at the 2012 NCAAs The 2012 NCAA Championships in San Antonio, TX

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All NESCAC Selections 2012 First Team Second Team

2011 First Team Second Team

2010 First Team Second Team

2009 First Team Second Team

2008 First Team Second Team

2007 First Team Second Team

2006 First Team Second Team

2005 First Team Second Team

2004 First Team

2003 Peter Christman Matt Ratajczak Than Finan Mohammed Rashid

First Team Second Team

2002

Matt Ratajczak Peter Vestergaard

First Team Second Team

Gaston Kelly Joe Vella Charles Romero Matt Ratajczak

2001 First Team

Conor Smith Charles Romero Gaston Kelly Joe Vella

Gaston Kelly

2000 First Team Second Team

Ryan Pelletier Nathan Elwood Sam Empson Kit Fuderich

1999 Charles Romero

First Team Second Team

1998 First Team

Josh Bolton (NESCAC Player of the Year) Patrick Huffer Dana Leary Nick Armington Nick Armington Josh Bolton Dana Leary Brett Olsen

Alex Blake Dylan Smith Khari Stephenson (NESCAC Player of the Year) Ryan Olsen Alex Blake (National Player of the Year) Richard Bode Ted Giannacopoulos Josef Powell Marc Williams Richard Bode

Sam Empson Pierre Meloty-Kapella

Tommy Day Patrick Huffer (NESCAC Player of the Year) Dana Leary Brett Olsen

Ryan Pellitier Khari Stephenson Brett Olsen (NSECAC Rookie of the Year) Nick Armington Josh Bolton

Second Team

1997 First Team Second Team

1996 First Team

Ted Giannacopoulos Josef Powell Will Ouimat Ryan Spicer Ted Giannacopoulos Matt Magiera Josef Powell Alex Blake (NESCAC Rookie of the Year) Ryan Spicer Nick Trebat Steve Danbusky Ted Giannacopoulos Matt Magiera Jason Horowitz Greg Classen Nick Trebat Seth Morgan Brad Murray

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All New England Selections Year 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2001 2000 2000 2000

Player Peter Christman Mohammed Rashid Matt Ratajczak Matt Ratajczak Peter Vestergaard Gaston Kelly Charles Romero Joe Vella Matt Ratajczak Conor Smith Pierre Meloty-Kapella Gaston Kelly (2nd Team) Charles Romero (2nd Team) Joe Vella (2nd Team) Sam Empson (2nd Team) Nathan Elwood Dana Leary Patrick Huffer Tommy Day Brett Olsen (4th Team) Josh Bolton Dana Leary Patrick Huffer Nick Armington (2nd Team) Nick Armington Josh Bolton Dana Leary Brett Olsen (2nd Team) Ryan Olsen Khari Stephenson Alex Blake Khari Stephenson Dylan Smith (3rd Team) Ryan Olsen (4th Team) Alex Blake Ted Giannacopoulos Josef Powell Marc Williams Alex Blake Ted Giannacopoulos Josef Powell

Marc Williams

Joe Vella

Patrick Huffer

Year

Pierre Meloty-Kapella

1999 1998 1997 1996 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1989 1988 1988 1988 1987 1987 1987 1987 1983

Player Alex Blake Ted Giannacopoulos Jason Horowitz Greg Classen Brad Murray Matt Murrell Terry Kaufmann Matt Shaw Jake Upton Nick Phillips Greg Locraft Peter Lyn Stephen Bailey Ambi Stern Doug Brooks Rob Lake Denny Wright Rob Swann Jon Deveaux Denny Wright Ted Murphy Mark Schroeder

Ryan Olsen

Tommy Day Nathan Ellwood

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All America Selections Year 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2006 2005, 06 2004, 05 2003 2002, 03 2001 2000, 01, 02 2000, 01 1999, 2000, 01 1999 1998 1998 1997 1996 1995 1995 1995 1994

Player Peter Christman Than Finan Matt Ratajczak Matt Ratajczak Peter Vestergaard Joe Vella Charles Romero Conor Smith Patrick Huffer (Adidas Scholar Athlete of the Year) Dana Leary (06 National Player of the Year) Josh Bolton Ryan Olsen Khari Stephenson Marc Williams Alex Blake (01 National Player of the Year) Josef Powell Ted Giannacopoulos Matt Magiera Stephen Danbusky Nick Trebat Greg Classen Brad Murray (National Player of the Year) Terry Kaufmann (National Player of the Year) Brad Murray Peter Rogaris John Thompson

Brad Murray Conor Smith

Year 1993 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987, 88 1987 1986, 87, 89 1986 1986

Alex Blake

Ted Giannacopoulos

Dana Leary

1983, 84

Player Jim Reidy Orjan Hult Rob Lake Ambi Stern Rob Blanck Mike Masters Nikolai Nachamkin Dan Calichman Mike Masters Nikolai Nachamkin Jeffrey McEvoy

1982

Rob Kusel

1978

Greg Hartman

1972 1966, 67 1962 1961 1955 1955 1952

Terry Kaufmann

Peter Vestergaard

Than Finan

John Buehler Jonathan Healy J Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell Alvord Rutledge James Davib Thomas Lincoln Paul Quinn

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Professional & National Teams n to erica s t Am m r fi e th u St a d i omes s bec Wembley r e t s Ma l in Mike a goa

score

Matt RATAJCZAK 2013

Fjolnir FC, Iceland

2012

Ferozi FC, Afghanistan

Nick PUGLIESE

Charles ROMERO 2011-12

Charleston Battery

2006-2007 2007-2008

Rochester Rhinos Atlanta Silverhawks

2006

Salt Lake City, MLS

Josh BOLTON

Nick ARMINGTON

Khari STEPHENSON

Photo Courtesy: Charleston Battery / Vin Duffy

20102008-2010 2007-2008 2006 2004-2005 2004 2003-2005

Matt Ratajczak

2002

Colorado Rapids, MLS

2001

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Ted GIANNACOPOULOS Dan CALICHMAN 1999 1995-1998 1991-1995

New England Revolution, MLS Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS (Captain) Hiroshima, Japan Mazda, J. League

1998

Albany Alley Cats, USISL Division III

Greg CLASSEN

Stephen DANBUSKY

Charles Romero

Photo Courtesy: SanJose Earthquakes

Alex BLAKE

San Jose Earthquakes, MLS Aalesunds FK, Swedish Premier League A.I.K. Stockholm, Swedish Premier League GAIS, Swedish Premier League Kansas City Wizards, MLS Chicago Fire, MLS Jamaican National Team

2003-2006 2002 2000 1999-2001

Rob LAKE

Virginia Beach Mariners Connecticut Wolves Hampton Roads Piranhas (Player / Asst. Coach) Long Island Rough Riders

1990

Linkenheim F.C., Germany

1993-1996 1992

Long Island Rough Riders San Francisco Blackhawks

Photo Courtesy: LA Galaxy

Mike MASTERS

Khari Stephenson Dan Calichman

Peter LYN 1994 1994 1994

Bill HENNIG 1993

Raleigh Flyers Hampton Roads Mariners Puerto Rican National Team Connecticut Wolves

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Letter Winners in the Russo Era 1980 Michael S. Battey Andrew C. Chase Jeffrey E. Coombs Douglas A. Orr Robert A. Pollini Van R. Townsend Paul G. Tratnyek Daniel B. Wyman

1984

Daniel E. Aramini John Campbell Fletcher Carr James A. Kornbluh Michael J. Sullivan

1986 Erik K. Knutzen Scott Koenig Jeffrey McEvoy Pieter M. Mulder Clark C. Otley Mark E. Schroeder Paul C. Williamson

1988 Brian R. Kornfield Michael P. Morris Nikolai A. B. Nachamkin Michael J. Roach Kurt Schroeder

1992 David B. Baird Charles A. Goldfarb, M.D. Laurin L. Laderoute, III Jeffrey D. Lipp Jim Ryan

1981 Sean Bradley Benjamin J. Davidson Daniel E. Friesen Terrance M. Heneghan Derek C. Johnson Alexander Keusseoglou David M. Law Neal J. McLaughlin Douglas C. Nelson Kern A. Reid, M.D. Frederick Schlosser Stuart Taylor Scott M. Tripler, M.D.

1982 David E. Barry Thomas S. Chase Brian R. Daniell Reginald L. Jones III Richard A. Leavitt James W. Leonard Jim Peck J. Jeffrey Poggi, M.D. William R. Tetreault, M.D. Charles Von Arentschildt

1983 Aytac H. Apaydin, M.D. Geoffrey B. Baker Eric T. Fernald Mark A. Koenig Robert M. Kusel Austin W. Lehr David Nasser John D. Ormsbee Eric F. Smith Kris Strohbehn Jeffrey S. Sutton Martin J. White

1985

David P. McCabe Douglas Erwin McKenney Toner Mitchell Edward E. Murphy Ken Rhodes J. David Wolf

1987 John P. A. Austin Bradric T. Bryan Jon C. Deveaux David P. Nichols Steven G. Pekala Eric R. Von Estorff C. Scott Walker E. Helge Weiner-Trapness G. Denny Wright

1989 Robert M. Blanck, Jr. Matt Daley Graeme W. Davis Douglas H. Gilbert W. Bryan Jennings Michael E. Masters Emiliano Mugnaini Mark E. Saalfeld

1993 Shawn B. Allen, M.D. William W. Hennig Orjan Hult Ethan G. Kline Gregory W. Locraft, Jr. Tsholwane F. Mokoena Jake Upton

1990 Douglas Brooks Daniel J. Calichman Brian R. Harwell Geoffrey Igharo Samuel S. McIlvain Andrew L. Stern Robert Swann John M. Walker

1994 Peter D. Ackerman Dimitrios E. Balodimas Craig Epifanio Nicholas A. Phillips, II James Reidy David K. Riley Matthew F. Shaw, M.D. Jeffrey M. Sicat, M.D.

1991 Stephen Bailey John C. Kennel Robert A. Lake Peter A. Lyn Bruce R. Quilling

1995 Mark S. Abrams Jeffrey S. Alexander Stephen M. Ginsberg D. Justin Griffith Christopher J. Klatell Matthew T. Murrell Thad F. Schilling John Samuel Thompson, III

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1996 Paul Adrian Burke Michael A. Cotter Warren K. Eng, M.D. Terance M. Kaufmann Peter C. Rogaris Christopher E. Ross Tyler K. Sage Erin L. Sullivan

2001

Dorian B. Baker Liviu O. Cananau Michael David Cortese W. Graham Davidson, Jr. Graham B. Dobbin Charles W. Mahoney William Burke Ouimet Ryan W. Spicer

2004

Andreas Boye Garrett T. Collins Jesse Dungan Bryan S. McCoy Ryan D. Olsen Khari Stephenson Romel N. Wallen Matthew C. Watson

2008

Mike Darling Nathan Elwood Will Ford Christopher Fuderich Ryan Pelletier Will Sheridan

1997 Seth Bair Jonathan D. Botts, M.D. Robin A. Kelesoglu Seth J. Morgan Bradford G. Murray Peter H. Sinclair Mark Torres Eric Watson

2002

Richard Page Bode Ted P. Giannacopoulos David M. Glick Justin Oeltjen Josef P. M. Powell Eric Scott Stein Walker McCoy Waugh Marc I. Williams

2005

Matthew K. Aronson Barrett Palmer Belair Schuyler C. Riggs

2009

Dan Curbelo-Zeidman Sam Denton-Schneider Brian Dolezal Sam Empson Chris Gocksch Peter Gordon Jay Ingram Alex Kramer

1998 Matthew S. Bruno Gregory A. Classen Brian J. Greenfield Jason Horowitz Javier R. Nogales Christopher A. Smith

1999 Stephen G. Danbusky Christian A. Dankers Hans R. Davies Jonathan S. Ilgen Edward R. McPherson, Jr. Angelo Patentas Daniel J. Pozen Jon D. Sederstrom Nicholas S. Swan Nicholas M. Trebat Matthew K. Whalin

2000 Neal Appleman Shawn M. Boburg Geoffrey H. Cohane David A. Kaufman Matthew M. Magiera Jason G. Stojkovic Jonathan L. Trementozzi

2003

Alex S. K. Blake Yuri A. Campbell Marshall L. Dines Perry Jonathan Kalmus Robert W. Kirsher Edwin H. May, IV Dylan C. Smith

2006

Nicholas W. Armington Matthew T. Bilodeau Joshua W. Bolton Edward W. Castle Keith W. Jackson

2010

Andrew Graham Peter Houston Ben MacKinnon Pierre Meloty-Kapella Conor Smith Will Whiston

2007

Jeffrey C. Castiglione Thomas R. Day, Jr. Folafolu F. Folowosele John C. Hillman Patrick A. Huffer Dana O. Leary Daniel MacGregor Matthew M. Nolan Brett R. Olsen Gregory B. Walker

2011

Colin Ainsworth Kiel Bonhomme Alex Johnson Gaston Kelly Jeffrey Lauer Andrew Lyons-Berg Charles Romero Joe Vella

2011

Angus Kennedy Daniel Morrisroe Nick Pugliese Takuto Sato Phillip Vestergaard

2012

Peter Christman Patrick Ebobisse Than Finan Matt Ratajczak

Celebrating Victory over Amherst in the 2012 NCAAs

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Two Sport Athletes at Williams

illiams College has always encouraged its students to participate in multiple extracurricular activities. Playing one sport, keeping up with one’s courses and enjoying the Williams collegiate social life is the typical experience for the majority of Williams’ athletes. However, for some of our athletes extracurricular participation involves playing two sports. The two sport experience provides exposure to new friends and coaches as well as additional travel and NCAA opportunities. All of the Williams athletic teams compete at the highest levels of the NCAA, so the time and effort required to play just one sport is demanding. For all collegiate athletics, skills and conditioning need to be maintained voluntarily in the off season. The two sport athlete gets the benefit of the conditioning from two teams while competing in two sports he enjoys. Williams believes those individuals who are gifted enough to have an impact and have the desire to participate on two teams should have the option to avail themselves of that opportunity. Coach Russo has continually supported two sport athletes. In 2009 the soccer team had two players, Pierre MelotyKapella and Nick Pugliese, who were two sport athletes. 2006 National Player of the Year, Dana Leary, also played Varsity Basketball while he led the soccer team to the NCAA Elite 8 (twice) and the Sweet Sixteen. This year, both Matt Kastner and Luke Pierce are both two-sport athletes playing soccer and baseball, with Kastner serving as a captian on the Williams' Baseball squad. Providing athletes the chance to play two sports is one of the features of Williams athletics that drives Williams incredible sports success and has helped it win 12 straight Director Cups. The list of two sport athletes at Williams is long and distinguished. Some of these talented individuals include:

Two Sport Athletes at Williams

• Jerome Page ’49 – Basketball & Soccer • Pete Willmott ’59 – Basketball & Baseball • Steve Crehan ‘73 – Basketball & Football (All NE) • Richard Small ‘73 – Soccer & Basketball • Richard (Dick) Nesbit ‘74 – Football & Lacrosse • Dave Nasser ‘83 – Soccer & Baseball • Mika Brzezinski ‘89 – Cross Country & Track & Field • Mike Masters ‘89 – Soccer & Basketball • Dan Calichman ‘90 – Soccer & Lacrosse • Rob Lake ’90 – Soccer & Lacrosse • Rich Williams ‘90 – Football & Basketball • George (Ted) Rogers ‘91 – Football & Lacrosse • Rob Bice ‘94 – Golf & Basketball • Bobby Walker ‘95 – Football & Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field • Ethan Brooks ‘96 – Football & Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field • Kasia Sullivan ‘96 – Field Hockey & Lacrosse • Erin Burnett ‘98 – Field Hockey & Lacrosse

• Alana Teutonico ‘98 – Basketball & Lacrosse • Laura Brenneman ‘99 – Soccer, Basketball, & Softball • Jim Frew ‘99 – Basketball & Baseball • Kathellen Higgins ‘99 – Basketball & Softball • Rebecca Brooks ‘00 – Soccer, Basketball, & Track & Field • Sean Keenan ‘00 – Football & Basketball • Karl Remsen ‘03 – Cross Country & Nordic Skiing • Jabe Begeron ‘04 – Ice Hockey & Baseball • Joyia Chadwick ‘05 – Volleyball & Track & Field • Dana Leary ‘06 – Soccer & Basketball • Brian Morrisey ‘09 – Football & Lacrosse • Alice Nelson ‘10 – Nordic Skiing & Lacrosse • Pierre Meloty-Kapella ‘10 – Soccer & Track & Field • Nick Pugliese ‘12 – Soccer & Rowing • Matt Kastner ‘14 – Soccer & Baseball • Luke Pierce ‘15 – Soccer & Baseball

CLIMB HIGH

Soccer Alumni in the Professional World Name

Grad

City

State / Country

Title

Organization University of Connecticut School of Law

Mark SCHROEDER

1987

Storrs

Professor of Law

Ethan KLINE

1993

London

England

Partner

Smith Kline Associates

Steve GINSBERG

1995

Dedham

Head Soccer Coach

Noble and Greenough School

Erin SULLIVAN

1996

Springfield

Head Men’s Soccer Coach

Western New England College

Terry KAUFMANN

1996

Chicago

Trader

Performance Trust Capital Partners

Paul BURKE Brad MURRAY Eric WATSON Brian GREENFIELD Christian DANKERS, MD Dan POZEN Jonathan ILGEN Steve DANBUSKY Angelo PATENTAS Shawn BOBURG Neal APPLEMAN Graham DOBBIN Dorian BAKER Graham DAVIDSON Will OUIMET Eric STEIN Josef POWELL Ted GIANNACOPOULOS Marc WILLIAMS Richard BODE Dylan SMITH Andreas BOYE Khari STEPHENSON Matthew ARONSON Tommy DAY John HILLMAN Sam DENTON-SCHNEIDER Sam EMPSON Andrew GRAHAM Peter HOUSTON Ben MACKINNON Pierre MELOTTY-KAPPELLA Connor SMITH Will WHISTON Colin AINSWORTH Gordon ATKINS Gaston KELLY Jeffrey LAUER Andrew LYONS-BERG Charles ROMERO Joe VELLA Angus KENNEDY Daniel MORRISROE Nicholas PUGLIESE Takuto SATO Matt STAIGER Philip VESTERGAARD

1996 1997 1997 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2007 2007 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012

New York Palo Alto New Paltz San Francisco Boston Boston Arlington Virginia Beach Waltham Hackensack New York San Francisco New York San Mateo Amherst New York Orlando Boston London Chicago Toronto New York San Jose Washington Lusaka Boston San Fransisco New York Chicago New York New York New York New York New York Davis Somers Cambridge Salem Silver Springs Mansfield Cazerovia TBD New York Kabul Cambridge New York Washington

NY CA NY CA MA MA VA VA MA NJ NY CA NY CA MA NY FL MA England IL Canada NY CA DC Zambia MA CA NY IL NY NY NY NY NY CA NY MA OR MD MA NY Southern Africa NY Afghanistan MA NY DC

Headmaster Associate Head Men's Soccer Coach General Manager Resident Associate Research Scientist Boys Director of Coaching Principal Reporter Senior Project Manager Associate Business Intelligence Group Associate Professor of Geology Managing Director Vice-President, Operations Manager Student Brand Manager Faculty of Law Associate Professional Soccer Player Senior Staff Instructor Associate Analyst Analyst Account Executive Analyst Analyst Account Executive Analyst Analyst Analyst Analyst Business Dev’t Specialist Assistant Manager Consultant Professional Soccer Marketing Analyst Teaching Intern Consultant/Analyst Professional Soccer Quality Development Engineer Research Consultant Technical Consultant

Nightingale Danford School Summit Partners SUNY New Paltz Performant Financial Corporation Massachusetts General Hospital Wellington Management National Institutes of Health Beach FC Youth Soccer Club Global Petroleum The Record of Bergen County Cauldwell Wingate Inc., LLC RS Investments Goldman Sachs Acacia Capital Univ. of Conn. FSI Capital, LLC Machinery & Parts Export, LLC Dolphin Seafood University of London Law School Kraft Brands University of Toronto Highbridge Principal Strategies San Jose Earthquakes US Dept. Housing and Urban Development Grassroots Soccer Parthenon Consulting Goldman Sachs Promontory Financial Groupon Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods Changing Our World, Inc. Weiden & Kennedy Opera Solutions Morgan Stanley Greg Avis and Summit Partners USB Debt Capital Markets Exeter Group Bryn Mawr Vineyards Booz Allen Hamilton New England Revolution American Express Grassroots Soccer Opera Solutions Ferozi FC InterSystems Ithaka S+R Booz Allen Hamilton

WILLIAMS SOCCER 2013

Fox Memorial Soccer Trophy

he perpetual trophy in tribute to the inspiring qualities of leadership and integrity which distinguished Myles Fox, 1940, Williams Soccer captain, killed in action on Tulagi while serving with the United States Marine Corps. Each year there shall be inscribed thereon the name of the soccer player whose achievements of character and sportsmanship best typify those of the “Skipper.” The trophy was awarded anonymously by a Williams alumnus in 1953. The committee on selection consists of the Director of Athletics, the Coach, and the manager of the soccer team.

Year

John Lyman Grey

1984

1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

Paul Joseph Quinn Jr. Thomas Clarke Lincoln Howard A. Patterson Jr. Richard B. Lombard Jr. Donald W. Lum

1985

1960 1961 1962 1963

Player

1986 1987

Michael J. Sullivan Douglas E. McKenny John A. Mitchell Jr. Pieter M. Mulder G. Denny Wright

1988

Nikolai A. B. Nachamkin

Thomas B. Tierney

1989

Robert M. Blanck Jr.

Robert L. A. Adams William M. Ryan John L. O’Donnell Jr.

1990

Andrew L. Stern

1991

Stephen H. Bailey

1992

Lauren L. Laderoute III

John H. Only Jr.

1993

Gregory W. Locraft

1965

John M. Trainor

1994

Matthew J. Shaw

1966

Walter C. Upton

1995

1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

Jonathan L. Healy W. Clark McFadden II Lyle W. Johnson Peter C. Thorp Richard V. Bennett Robert H. Young Jr. Thomas E. Geissler Mark W. Cresap Michael J. Elkind Jr. Graham R. Hone James S. Hield Edward B. Rouse Seth C. Johnson Douglas A. Orr Daniel E. Freisen

1996

1982

Brian R. Daniell

1983

Aytac H. Apaydin

Derek J. Griffith Paul A. Burke Erin L. Sullivan Eric B. Watson Jason L. Horowitz Christian A. Dankers Neal Appleman William G. Davidson Richard P. Bode Dylan C. Smith Bryan McCoy Edward W. Castle Thomas R. Day Dana O. Leary Nathan R. Elwood Sam Denton-Schneider Peter Houston Gaston Kelly Nick Pugliese Matt Ratajczak

1964

Player

1954

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

CLIMB HIGH

The Tradition of Excellence

Continues...

WILLIAMS SOCCER 2013

2013 Williams Soccer Schedule Date

09/07/13 09/11/13 09/14/13 09/15/13 09/21/13 09/28/13 10/01/13 10/05/13 10/12/13 10/13/13 10/19/13 10/23/13 10/26/13 10/30/13

Opponent

at Colby * Westfield St. at Trinity (Conn.) * at Babson Amherst * Connecticut College * at Middlebury * Skidmore at Wesleyan (Conn.) * at Bowdoin * Tufts * at RPI Bates * Hamilton*

* = NESCAC Conference Game

Coach Russo and the entire 2013 Williams Soccer team would like to extend special thanks to Matt Fisher and Gate 21 Graphics (www.Gate21.net) for the design and layout of this Guide, as well as Roberta Crump-Burbank, Loretta Romero / Photos by Lorett (www.PhotosByLorett.ShutterFly.com), and William Whiston for providing many of the photographs of the Williams team. Without their hard work, this guide would not have been possible. Thanks are also due to Dave Fehr for his many years of unwavering support and able assistance and to Dave Wilson for his score keeping at all home games. Some photos courtesy of: R.L Crump-Burbank âŚ Photos by Lorett / Loretta Romero âŚ William Whiston Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved.

Copies of some photos are available via Shutterfly at: www.photosbylorett.shutterfly.com.

CLIMB HIGH

The Stauffer Award Run for Yourself, Run for Your Mates!

M Matt Stauffer Class of 1996

att Stauffer, class of 1996, was a two-time Academic All NESCAC selection and an All NESCAC in 1994. Matt lost his battle with leukemia in 1998 but served as an inspiration to his teammates in 1995 as they won the NCAA national championship. Even though Stauffer did not step onto the field that season he did manage to rally and willed himself out of the hospital to sit on the Eph bench in the freezing cold. His number 10 is permanently retired from Williams Soccer.

Today, Matt continues to serve as an inspiring force for the Ephs. This year is the seventeenth anniversary of the graduation of the class of 1996 from Williams College. Geoff Chapin remembers “seeing him running around the field after they won the NCAA championship in his honor. Everyone Year Player was in disbelief and overwhelmed. He ran at 2012 Matt Ratajczak me and jumped on me. I remember feeling so Gaston Kelly 2010 happy for him, for what his team gave him that Joe Vella day, and hoping to hell he’d have many more 2009 Conor Smith moments like this.” 2007 Nathan Elwood In his memory the Stauffer Award is given 2006 Patrick Huffer to the Williams players “Who Best Exemplify 2005 Edward W. Castle, Jr. the Highest Commitment to Excellence Both 2004 Matthew Aronson On And Off The Field.”

2001 2000 1998

Richard Bode William B. Ouimet Christian A. Dankers

The Stauffer family at the Stauffer Memorial photo credit: Tim Davis

Coaches Derek Cece, Derek Russo, Tom Demeo, Mike Russo, Pietro Spinosa, and Jeff Huffman with Senior Captains Dan Lima and Peter Morrell at the Stauffer Memorial

The 2013 Ephs

First Row: (L to R) ▪ (L to R) Head Coach, Mike RUSSO ▪ Noah CADET ▪ Joshua MILLER-LEWIS ▪ Dan LIMA ▪ Peter MORRELL ▪ Matt KASTNER ▪ User KUSHAINA ▪ Assistant Coach, Tom DEMEO Second Row:

(L to R) Trainer, Lisa WILK ▪ Christian ALCORN ▪ Marcus CHRISTIAN ▪ Michael MADDING ▪ Malcolm MOUTENOT ▪ Kevin MERCADANTE ▪ Patrick GORDON ▪JC Bahr de STEFANO ▪ Chris SEITZ ▪ Nathan MILLER ▪Matt MURALES ▪ Mohammed RASHID ▪ Andrew BRAVO

Third Row:

(L to R) Volunteer Coach, Derek RUSSO ▪ Goalkeepers Assistant, Pietro SPINOSA ▪ Zach GRADY ▪ Andres J. BURBANK-CRUMP ▪ T.L. GUEST ▪ Timothy MARCHESE ▪ Troy RITTER ▪ Brandon DORY ▪Jonathan WESTLING ▪ Geoff DANILACK ▪ Noah GRUMMAN ▪ Luke PIERCE ▪ Chris CONDER ▪ Assistant Coach, Jeff HUFFMAN ▪ Volunteer Coach, Derek CECE

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