OCT. 15, 2014 • VOL. I • NO. VIII
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: 10-1-1 (HOME:6-1-1, AWAY: 4-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 3-0-0 (HOME: 3-0-0, AWAY: 0-0-0)
AUG 29
at
UW-WHITEWATER
W, 3-0
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
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
OCT 4
vs
BUENA VISTA *
OCT 11
at
SIMPSON *
OCT 13
at
WESTERN ILLINOIS
OCT 15
at
UW-PLATTEVILLE
7:00 PM
OCT 18
at
LUTHER *
5:00 PM
T, 2-2
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
PREVIEWING THE PIONEERS...
On Wednesday, the Duhawks will take the short trip to Platteville to take on the Pioneers. The Pioneers come into the game with an overall record of 4-7-3 and 1-1-0 in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. The Pioneers are currently on a three-game losing streak with one of those losses coming from Iowa Conference members, Luther College on October 9. The Norse handed the Pioneers a 2-1 loss on their home turf in an exciting double overtime game. Leading Platteville so far this season is senior forward, Mbodje Sarr. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Sarr has scored five goals and added two assists for 12 points in 2014. Sarr was the Pioneers’ second-leading scorer in 2013 behind senior Ian Christensen. Brad Streich follows Sarr this season as a somewhat unconventional leading scorer. The senior defender from De Pere, Wisconsin has scored three goals and added one assit for seven points so far in 2014. He was a true defender last year and did not contribute to the offense in the form of either goals or assists.
The pioneers lost their starting goalkeeper from 2013, ian christensen who finished the season with a 1.35 Goals Against Average, .723 Save Percentage and four shutouts. Replacing him in 2014 is Junior Scott Sibik. W, 1-0 Sibik has a 1.16 Goals Against Average, .771 Save Percentage, and four CANCELLED shutouts so far this season.
SENIOR NIGHT vs WARTBURG * OCT 25 OCT 28
QUICK HITS
W, 6-0
PREVIEWING THE NORSE...
The Duhawks will take on the Luther College Norse on Saturday, October 18. The Norse come into Saturday’s game riding a three-game winning streak. They are 12-1 overally on the season and 3-1 in Iowa Conference Play. Their only loss came from Wartburg on October 1 at home when the 7:30 PM Knights edged them out with a 2-1 victory.
7:00 PM
Returning for the Norse in 2014 is Jon Gednalske who currently leads the Norse with eight goals and four assists for 20 points. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota native was the fourth-leading scorer for the Norse in 2013. Gednalske is followed by JW Slauson with five goals and three assists for 13 points. Slauson was the third-leading scorer in 2013 behind seniors Brock Arend and James Garcia-Prats. Defensively, the Norse return senior goalkeeper Peter Wright and junior goalkeeper Tommy Breen. The two have split time in 2014 playing an even 45 minutes respectively each game. Breen, the Cary, Illinois native, leads the two with a .59 Goals Against Average and a .862 Save Percentage. Wright follows Breen with a .77 Goals Against Average and .800 Save Percentage. Each keeper has 0.5 shutouts.