NOV. 12, 2014 • VOL. I • NO. XII
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: 15-2-2 (HOME: 8-1-2, AWAY: 7-1-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 7-0-0 (HOME: 4-0-0, AWAY: 3-0-0)
QUICK HITS
PREVIEWING THE BLUE JAYS...
AUG 29
at
UW-WHITEWATER
W, 3-0 In a repeat of last year’s “Sweet 16” matchup, the Blue Jays of Westminster
AUG 31
vs
WILLAMETTE
W, 3-0
SEP 2
at
CARROLL
W, 5-2
SEP 5
vs
CARLETON
W, 2-0
SEP 7
vs
ST. THOMAS
L, 2-1
SEP 13
at
ST. OLAF
W, 3-2
SEP 14
at
ST. JOHN’S
W, 3-1 This season, the Blue Jays have not played a team that will appear in the NCAA
SEP 18
vs
UNIV. OF CHICAGO
W, 3-2
SEP 21
vs
UW-OSHKOSH
SEP 27
vs
CENTRAL *
W, 3-2
OCT 1
vs
UNIV. OF DUBUQUE *
W, 1-0 The Stars are no strangers to the NCAA Tournament, having appeared in 13
OCT 4
vs
BUENA VISTA *
W, 6-0
OCT 11
at
SIMPSON *
W, 1-0
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 Tournament, finishing with a 3-3 mark, including wins over Carroll (2-0), North
OCT 28
at
SENIOR NIGHT
COE *
IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
NOV 1
FIRST ROUND
SEMIFINALS - ROCK BOWL (DUBUQUE, IOWA)
T, 2-2
CANCELLED L, 1-0 (OT)
W, 9-0 BYE W, 2-1 (OT)
NOV 8
(2) #23 WARTBURG
T, 2-2 (2OT)
WESTMINSTER (MO.) REGIONAL FINAL
NOV 21-23 SECTIONALS DEC 5-6
FINAL FOUR
In last year’s meeting with the Duhawks, Alex Bradley and Tom Fluegel tallied the winners for Loras, lifting the Duhawks to the “Elite 8”.
PREVIEWING THE STARS ...
tournaments to date. Their best performance came in 2009 when Dominican advanced to the Final Four before falling to Calvin College 1-0. This year, the Stars enter the postseason with a record of 14-5-2 and are led by Frankie Saiz who has 16 points (5G-6A) through 21 games. Dominican utilizes a distributed attack, as six players have four or more goals. In goal, Dominican splits time between two keepers, Zach Watson and Gabriel Gongora. In 14 appearances, Watson has a 7-2-0 overall record with a 0.79 goals against average. Gongora posts similar numbers, a 7-3-2 overall record and a 0.73 goals against average.
Park (2-1), and MSOE (2-1 2OT).
PREVIEWING THE GUSTIES ...
(4) UNIV. OF DUBUQUE
NOV 15 NOV 16
Tournament.
This season, Dominican played five teams that will appear in the NCAA
NOV 5
NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT
College return to Dubuque, Iowa and will play Loras College in the first match of the weekend. Westminster finished the regular season with a record of 11-71 and winners of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The Blue Jays are making their third appearance in the NCAA Tournament. A look at the scoresheet shows Tripp Sheehan leading Westminster with 23 points (6G-11A). Right behind Sheehan is Dustin Seibolt who has 18 points (8G-2A). In between the pipes will be Raul Romero who enters with a 11-7-1 record, a 1.07 goals against average, and has posted six shutouts this season.
5:00 PM 5:00 PM
Meeting Dominican in the opening round will be Gustavus Adolphus College, winners of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The Gusties enter with a record of 15-4-1. Much like Dominican, the Gusties are regulars in the NCAA Tournament, having appeared in 11 tournaments in total. Leading Gustavus Adolphus this season on the scoresheet is Zach Brown, who enters the NCAA Tournament with 28 points (11G-6A). Joining him is Ryan Tollefsrud who has 17 points (7G-3A). Making his return to the goalkeeper role on October 25, Brett Ylonen looks to be the starter come Saturday. He enters with a 6-1-0 mark, a 0.51 goals against average and 4.5 shutouts. This season, the Gusties played three teams that will appear in the NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 2-1 mark, including wins over Carroll (3-1) and College of St. Scholastica (3-0).