NOV. 4, 2014 • VOL. I • NO. XI
LORAS MEN’S SOCCER 1450 ALTA VISTA, DUBUQUE, IA 52001 // WWW.DUHAWKS.COM
2014 SCHEDULE
JIM NAPRSTEK, MEN’S SOCCER SID • JAMES.NAPRSTEK@LORAS.EDU • OFFICE: 563.588.7407
OVERALL: 14-2-1 (HOME: 7-1-1, AWAY: 7-1-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 7-0-0 (HOME: 4-0-0, AWAY: 3-0-0)
QUICK HITS
PREVIEWING THE SPARTANS...
AUG 29
at
UW-WHITEWATER
W, 3-0 University of Dubuque enters Wednesday’s contest with a 7-8-3 overall record
AUG 31
vs
WILLAMETTE
W, 3-0
SEP 2
at
CARROLL
W, 5-2 Last Saturday, the Spartans eliminated Simpson College from the conference
SEP 5
vs
CARLETON
tournament with a 3-1 decision. It is their first appearance in the semifinal round W, 2-0 since the 2012 season when they were eliminated by Central College, 2-1.
SEP 7
vs
ST. THOMAS
L, 2-1 In their regular season matchup, the Duhawks had trouble finding the back of
SEP 13
at
ST. OLAF
W, 3-2 the 10th minute when senior Tom Fluegel’s corner kick caught Riley Jensen off
SEP 14
at
ST. JOHN’S
W, 3-1
SEP 18
vs
UNIV. OF CHICAGO
W, 3-2 The Spartans were forced to play a man down after the 54th minute when Leo
SEP 21
vs
UW-OSHKOSH
SEP 27
vs
CENTRAL *
W, 3-2 and adding five assists. Back on October 1, Hernandez was held in check,
OCT 1
vs
UNIV. OF DUBUQUE *
W, 1-0
OCT 4
vs
BUENA VISTA *
W, 6-0 In the regular season finale against Luther, Hernandez missed a penalty kick in
OCT 11
at
SIMPSON
OCT 13
at
WESTERN ILLINOIS
OCT 15
at
UW-PLATTEVILLE
OCT 18
at #17
LUTHER *
W, 2-1
OCT 25
vs #13
WARTBURG *
W, 1-0 for the first time since 2010. That game, played in the Rock Bowl, featured five
OCT 28
at
SENIOR NIGHT
the net despite putting nine shots on target. The difference in the game came in
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COE *
IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
NOV 1
FIRST ROUND
SEMIFINALS - ROCK BOWL (DUBUQUE, IOWA)
NOV 5
(4) UNIV. OF DUBUQUE
NOV 8
CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT
NOV 14-16 REGIONALS
NOV 21-23 SECTIONALS DEC 5-6
FINAL FOUR
with a 4-2-1 record in the Iowa Conference during the regular season.
T, 2-2
guard and the keeper bobbled the ball into his own net. Lenth was sent off after receiving a straight red card.
Gonzalo Hernandez leads the offensive attack for Dubuque, scoring nine goals registering three shots, but unable to put any of them on frame.
the 84th minute which would have put the Spartans ahead with little time left in W, 1-0 regulation. CANCELLED Brandon Wiley is right on the heels of Hernandez offensively, tallying eight goals L, 1-0 (OT)
and three assists for 19 points. After Wiley, there’s a significant drop in production as only three other members of the squad have scored multiple goals.
CROSSTOWN RIVALS MEET IN POSTSEASON ...
The Duhawks will meet University of Dubuque in the Iowa Conference Tournament
goals scored in the second half. In the end, the Duhawks came out on top thanks
W, 9-0 to a strike in the 81st minute from Miguel Bonilla. BYE
That year, Loras would go on to the Sweet 16 before falling to UW-Oshkosh, 2-0.
EXTENDED BREAK ...
7 PM When Loras takes the field on Wednesday night, they’ll be playing in their
first game since Tuesday, October 29, a span of eight days. The longest the Duhawks have gone between games this season is seven, back in October with the beginning of conference play.
LORAS CLINCHES THIRD STRAIGHT IIAC TITLE...
The Duhawks wrapped up their ninth Iowa Conference Regular Season Championship with a 3-1 victory over No. 13 Wartburg College on Saturday, October 25. The Class of 2015 capped their final regular season game knowing that they will have playoff soccer to return to in the Rock Bowl.