2012 BLUEFIELD COLLEGE MEN’S SOCCER NOTES TODAY’S MATCH PREVIEW The men’s soccer team opens up their home 2012 season campaign today against NCCA– Div II side, Chowan University. The Hawks are entering the season with 0-0 record, and will be competing in their first regular season contest versus Bluefield. The two teams met a year ago in North Carolina as the Rams came away with a 2-1 victory on the road after outshooting Chowan 14-8 in the match. Steven “Haiti” Guerrier came away with the game-winning overtime goal in the 102nd minute, while Dan Turpin assisted on both goals on the day. The Hawks finished the 2011 season with a final record of 1-15, while the Rams finished with a 89-1 overall record. The Hawks play in the CIAA, as well as a member of the NCCAA.
IN THE PREVIOUS MATCH The Rams opened their 2012 regular season schedule on the road on Tuesday against Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Georgia. Bluefield almost pulled out a tough road match in pouring rain conditions, as they gave up a late 81st minute goal in a 3-2 losing effort. The Bears, who play in the NAIA’s toughest conference-the SSAC, picked up two goals in the 2nd half. The Rams opened the scoring first off a nice finish by Soph Winger Chris Gummer. Freshman FWD Erik Albarran also picked up his first goal of the regular season after drawing a penalty in the box. Watson went all 90 minutes in net for BC.
MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of 8-30-12) School
MSC
Overall
Home
Away
Neutral
Streak
1
Lindsey Wilson
3-0
1.000
3-0
1.000
1-0
2-0
0-0
Won 3
4
Rio Grande
0-0
.000
1-1
.500
0-0
1-1
0-0
Won 1
Campbellsville
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
0-0
0-0
0-0
Cumberlands (KY)
0-0
.000
0-0
.000
0-0
0-0
0-0
Bluefield
0-0
.000
0-1
.000
0-0
0-1
0-0
Lost 1
Cumberland (TN)
0-0
.000
0-1
.000
0-1
0-0
0-0
Lost 1
Georgetown
0-0
.000
0-2
.000
0-0
0-0
0-2
Lost 2
Pikeville
0-1
.000
0-1
.000
0-0
0-1
0-0
Lost 1
Shawnee State
0-1
.000
0-2
.000
0-2
0-0
0-0
Lost 2
St. Catharine
0-1
.000
0-2
.000
0-2
0-0
0-0
Lost 2
RV
Monday, Sept 3rd at Southern Wesleyan, 5:00pm Thursday, Sept 6th at HOME vs. Concord, 7:00pm Saturday, Sept 8th at HOME vs. Ferrum, 3:00pm
COMING UP NEXT
BLUEFIELD COLLEGE ROSTER (Head Coach– Peter Dryer) No.
Player
Pos.
Ht.
Cl.
Hometown (Previous School)
00
Scott Troutman
G
6-2
Fr.
Smithfield, Va.
0
Jefferson Watson
G
6-0
Jr.
Woodbridge, Va.
1
Justin Cook
G
6-1
Jr.
Draper, Va. (Pulaski)
2
Jacob Mader
M/F
5-10
So.
Yorktown, Va. (Tabb)
3
Nick Rivadeneira
D
6-0
Fr.
Miami, Fla.
4
Steven Guerrier
M
6-0
So.
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
5
Ryan Wall
D
6-1
So.
Greensboro, N.C.
6
Shawn Stanley
D
6-3
Sr.
Virginia Beach, Va.
7
Cyrus Nichols
D
5-9
Fr.
Johnson City, Tenn. (Davey Crockett)
8
Mouhamed Dieye
M/F
5-11
Fr.
Dakar, Senegal (Florida Air Academy)
9
Erik Albarran
M/F
5-8
Fr.
Houston, Texas
10
Pedro Frazillio
F
6-5
Jr.
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Coffeyville CC)
12
Tom Johnson
D/M
6-2
Fr.
Roanoke, Va. (Franklin County)
13
Cody Snow
D
5-10
So.
Yadkinville, N.C.
14
Anthony Hunt
F
6-2
So.
Jacksonville, Fla.
15
Lee Runion
M
5-9
Fr.
Front Royal, Va. (Shenandoah Christian)
16
Daniel Turpin
M
5-10
Jr.
Draper, Va. (Pulaski)
17
James Gunn
D
6-0
Jr.
Brisbane, Australia
18
Marco Bonfiglio
M
5-9
Fr.
Oxford, Mich.
19
Matthew Plucinski
M/F
6-2
So.
Newport News, Va. (Denbigh)
20
Michael Callaghan
M
5-7
So.
Belfast, Ireland (Mountain State University)
21
Andres Palacios
D
5-8
So.
Bogota, Columbia (Club Deportivo Atlantic)
22
Aaron Georgiades
M/F
6-5
So.
Virginia Beach, Va.
23
Adam Hern
F
5-11
Fr.
Panama City, Panama
24
Adam Wolf
D
5-10
Fr.
Roanoke, Va. (Hidden Valley)
25
Chris Gummer
M/F
5-10
So.
King George, Va.
CHOWAN UNIVERSITY ROSTER (Head Coach– Mat Phelps) # 0 2 4 7 8 9 10 11 15 17 18 23
C
C
Full Name Grayson Smith Eric Nguyen Fernando Zuniga Antonio Carrabotta Forrest Byers Darius Johnson Biez Neto Kenny Moore Adam Smith Joel Reyes Ferdinand Meggs Cody Coerse
Pos. GK D D M F M/D F F/M F/M D/M D/M D
Ht. 6-0 5-11 5-7 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-8
Cl. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So.
Hometown / Highschool Wilmington, NC / Ashley HS Wilson, NC / Wilson Hunt High School Red Springs, NC / Red Spings High School Chester, VA / Thomas Dale HS Camden, NC / Camden County HS Leesburg, GA / Lee County High School Goiania, Brazil / J.B. Hunt High School Norfolk, VA / Maury High School Clinton, NC / Clinton High School Wilmington, NC / New Hanover HS Newport News, VA / Woodside High School Virginia Beach, VA / Kellam High School
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