SEP. 10, 2014 • VOL. III
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
QUICK HITS
OVERALL: 4-1 (HOME: 2-1, AWAY: 2-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0)
DUHAWKS ON THE ROAD...
AUG 29
at
UW-WHITEWATER
W, 3-0 The Duhawks will spend this week preparing for their road trip to Minnesota.
AUG 31
vs
WILLAMETTE
W, 3-0
SEP 2
at
CARROLL
SEP 5
vs
CARLETON
W, 2-0
SEP 7
vs
ST. THOMAS
L, 2-1
SEP 13
at
ST. OLAF
SEP 14
at
ST. JOHN’S
SEP 18
vs
UNIV. OF CHICAGO
7:00 PM
SEP 21
vs
UW-OSHKOSH
1:00 PM The last time Loras and Saint John’s met was on October 12, 2008. Loras entered
SEP 27
vs
CENTRAL *
OCT 1
vs
UNIV. OF DUBUQUE *
as the No. 12 team in the nation and handed the Johnnies a 2-nil decision. Miguel Bonilla notched a double in the win for Loras, scoring in the 37’ and 38’. 7:30 PM Nate DuBois turned away all 12 shots he faced on the day.
OCT 4
vs
BUENA VISTA *
4:30 PM
OCT 11
at
SIMPSON *
OCT 13
at
WESTERN ILLINOIS
OCT 15
at
UW-PLATTEVILLE
OCT 18
at
LUTHER *
SENIOR NIGHT vs WARTBURG * OCT 25 OCT 28
AT COE *
IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NOV 1 FIRST ROUND NOV 5
SEMIFINALS
NOV 8
CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT NOV 14-16 REGIONALS NOV 21-23 SECTIONALS DEC 5-6
FINAL FOUR
They’ll play St. Olaf on Saturday and Saint John’s on Sunday, mimicking a typical weekend in the NCAA Tournament. St. Olaf is 2-0 on the season and finished W, 5-2 third in the MIAC in 2013. Saint John’s is 3-1 on the season and finished fourth in the MIAC in 2013.
LAST MEETING WITH ST. OLAF ...
The last time Loras and St. Olaf met was on October 6, 2007. In front of a crowd 2:30 PM of 195, Loras defeated the Oles 1-0 on a goal by Matt Pucci in the 90’. Nate Minkel sent in a free kick that was redirected by Pucci to give Loras the single2:00 PM digit victory.
LAST MEETING WITH SAINT JOHN’S ...
4:30 PM
LORAS UPSET BY ST. THOMAS...
The Duhawks were handed their first loss of the season at home Sunday, September 7 against University of St. Thomas. The Tommies defeated the 3:30 PM Duhawks 2-1 with goals coming in the 4’ and 55’, while Loras’ lone tally came in the 71’ from junior Jorge Simon. The Duhawks outshot the Tommies 24-3 but 7:00 PM St. Thomas’ goalkeeper Mitchell Wolff stopped all five shots that were directed on target. 5:00 PM 4:30 PM
ROCK BOWL TRADITION ...
Dating back to November 12, 2011, Loras had been undefeated in 29 consecutive
7:30 PM home matches. The lone blemish in that time period came in the second round
7:00 PM of the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament last year, where Loras and
Luther drew at 1-1. During the 2012 season, Loras went an unprecedented 17-0 at home on their way to the program’s third appearance at the Final Four.
LORAS FALLS IN LATEST RANKINGS…
After Sunday’s defeat at the hands of St. Thomas, Loras knew their slot at No. 2 would be occupied by someone other than themselves. In the first D3Soccer. com poll of the season, Loras entered in the No. 5 ranking. Joining Loras in the Top 25 from the Iowa Conference are Luther at No. 10, and Wartburg at No. 22. In the NSCAA Continental Tire Rankings, Loras fell eight spots to No. 10, while St. Thomas went from unranked to No. 11. With their win on Sunday, the Tommies also sit atop the North Region, with Loras right behind them at No. 2.