SEP. 25, 2014 • VOL. V
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: 7-1-1 (HOME: 3-1-1, AWAY: 4-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0)
QUICK HITS
PREVIEWING THE DUTCH...
AUG 29
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UW-WHITEWATER
W, 3-0 Loras opens conference play on Saturday at home against the Central College
AUG 31
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WILLAMETTE
W, 3-0 Conference play resulting in a sixth place finish. When the two teams met last
SEP 2
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CARROLL
W, 5-2 goalkeeper in Tim Maggard who went 6-7-1 last year with a 1.23 Goals Against
SEP 5
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CARLETON
W, 2-0
SEP 7
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ST. THOMAS
SEP 13
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ST. OLAF
SEP 14
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ST. JOHN’S
SEP 18
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UNIV. OF CHICAGO
SEP 21
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UW-OSHKOSH
SEP 27
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CENTRAL *
Through the first part of the season, Central has had a bumpy road and comes W, 3-2 into Saturday’s contest with a 2-7-0 overall record. The Dutch offense has gone stagnant, scoring only five goals in nine contests. Opponents have found holes T, 2-2 in their defense, scoring 12 goals on 53 shots. Seven of Central’s nine contests this year have come by a single goal, with the Dutch falling on the sour side five 4:30 PM times.
OCT 1
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UNIV. OF DUBUQUE *
7:30 PM
OCT 4
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BUENA VISTA *
4:30 PM as years past, the Duhawks will look to keep their record perfect against their
OCT 11
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SIMPSON *
4:30 PM Duhawks have never lost to the Spartans. Loras added to their total last year
OCT 13
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WESTERN ILLINOIS
3:30 PM Bowl, the Duhawks doubled up the Spartans 2-nil, with goals coming from Tom
OCT 15
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UW-PLATTEVILLE
7:00 PM
OCT 18
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LUTHER *
5:00 PM overall record. Gonzalo Hernandez paces the Spartans on the scoresheet with
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
Dutch. The Dutch are coming off a 9-9-1 season with a record of 2-5-0 in Iowa year, the Duhawks handed the Dutch a 2-1 loss. The Dutch lost their starting Average.
On offense, Central returns their leading goal scorer in Aleksandar Glavas. The Loves Park, Illinois native finished the 2013 season with 10 goals and five assists totalling 25 points. New-comer, Salvador Villanueva, leads the Dutch in W, 3-2 2014 with two goals and one assist for five points on the seaon. L, 2-1
W, 3-1
PREVIEWING THE SPARTANS...
While this year’s “Dubuque Derby” won’t carry with it the same level of implications crosstown rivals. Since the beginning of men’s soccer at Loras College, the
with a 2-nil decision at Oyen Field. The last time these sides met in the Rock Fluegel and Ryan Schneider.
Dubuque is off to a rocky start this year, entering the week of play with a 2-5-2
three goals and one assist, including one goal from the penalty spot. Brandon Wiley follows him closely with three goals on the year. In goal, Dubuque has split time between Jose Resendiz and Riley Jensen. The two have combined for a 7:30 PM 1.16 goals against average and a .817 save percentage.
7:00 PM
PIZZELLO’S LATE HEROICS EARN DRAW...
The Loras men’s soccer team recorded their first draw of the season Sunday at home against the UW-Oshkosh Titans 2-2. For the second straight game, the Duhawks fell behind early on and had to go into overtime when regulation ended in a tie. The Duhawks’ first goal came in the 47’ when Pizzello drove home a deflection from Oshkosh’s defender in the box. With 20 seconds remaining, the Duhawks earned a corner. Needing a goal to force overtime, Loras sent every man into the box including Elvert. Bradley’s in-swinger rebounded in the box making contact with multiple people before junior Kevin Higgins fed Pizzello in front of goal who sent home the equalizer. Pizzello’s goal merited the second consecutive overtime play for the Duhawks in the last week. No one came out the hero and the game ended in a 2-2 draw after 110 minutes of play.