SEP. 17, 2014 • VOL. IV
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: 6-1 (HOME: 2-1, AWAY: 4-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0)
PREVIEWING THE MAROONS...
AUG 29
at
UW-WHITEWATER
W, 3-0 The Duhawks will look to avenge their first loss on the Rock Bowl since 2011
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 first time in college. Javier has two game-winning goals so far for UW-Oshkosh
SEP 27
vs
CENTRAL *
4:30 PM
OCT 1
vs
UNIV. OF DUBUQUE *
7:30 PM
OCT 4
vs
BUENA VISTA *
4:30 PM Wednesday, September 17, 2014 with the prestigious BizTimes Rising Stars
OCT 11
at
SIMPSON *
4:30 PM
OCT 13
at
WESTERN ILLINOIS
3:30 PM
OCT 15
at
UW-PLATTEVILLE
7:00 PM role models for others and volunteer within their community. The eight Rising
OCT 18
at
LUTHER *
5:00 PM
SENIOR NIGHT vs WARTBURG * OCT 25 OCT 28
AT COE *
as they take on University of Chicago on Thursday night at 7pm. The Maroons come into the game with a record of 4-2 and suffered a 2-1 loss last weekend to W, 5-2 Olivet Nazarene University that they will look to avenge. Their leading scorer this season has been Kyle Kurfist who has already netted six goals for the Maroons.
PREVIEWING THE TITANS...
After just one day’s break, the Duhawks will return to the Rock Bowl again on W, 3-2 Sunday, September 21 at 1pm to take on the UW-Oshkosh Titans. The Titans are 4-2 on the season including a disappointing 1-0 loss in double overtime to W, 3-1 Gustavus Adolphus College last weekend. Sunday will also be a family battle, as Jorge and Javier Simon square off for the this season.
ROTHERT RECEIVES BIZTIMES RISING STARS AWARD...
Loras College Head Soccer Coach Dan Rothert (‘96) was one of eight honored
Award. Since 2003, the Rising Stars Awards recognizes the achievements of community and business leaders under the age of 40.
Rising Stars Award winners demonstrate leadership in business, serve as Stars Award winners were honored alongside their families and colleagues at a breakfast at the Diamond Jo Casino. In addition to being head soccer coach, Rothert has played a key role in the
7:30 PM development of a new strategic plan for the Athletic Department at Loras College
7:00 PM and served as chair of the NCAA III Men’s Soccer Association in 2012. He has
NOV 5
SEMIFINALS
been named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year 13 times and Regional Coach of the Year three times. Following the 2012 season, Rothert was named the CaptainU National Coach of the Year after Loras advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the third time in program history.
NOV 8
CHAMPIONSHIP
DUHAWKS COME BACK...
IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NOV 1 FIRST ROUND
NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT NOV 14-16 REGIONALS NOV 21-23 SECTIONALS DEC 5-6
FINAL FOUR
The early setbacks continued for the Loras Men’s Soccer team on Sunday, as they surrendered a goal in the 15’. It would take some time, but the Duhawks answered in a big way, scoring two goals in two minutes to defeat Saint Johns, 2-1. Freshman Spencer Moore netted the equalizer in the 48’ on an assist from junior Matt Brant. Fourteen seconds later, sophomore Alex Bradley pushed to Duhawks into the lead for good, swarming after the restart and regaining possession before slotting his shot from distance past Sain Johns’ goalkeeper Kevin Lebahn.