We welcomed a very large incoming class (15) and have a large returning group (21) making for the largest team (in numbers) I've ever had at EC. There are more than 20 languages spoken on the team, even counting the guys from New Jersey as part of the English speaking population. We are really Earlham players now since we have been through the traditional 3rd day morning warmup: Polish baseball. Even though the weather has been hot here (high 80's), we're lucky we weren't here last week when it was in the mid to high 90's every day.
We're still a little rough, not the finished product we hope to be in a few weeks and the depth of the team has presented us with a welcome problem as far as lineup and playing time issues. Unfortunately, the exceptionally adverse weather this summer has had a negative effect on the fields. The playing surface is the worst I've seen it since I came (Brick City bad) and there's little to be done about it. I hope I've convinced the guys that this will make us better: "It's easier to be a team coming from a bad field to play on a good one than the other way around".
Check the schedule out to see if you can make a game or look for home games to be posted on the team website the day after the match is played.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Team Reports
The 2010 season officially begins today. Most of the players have arrived and have been moving into their rooms this morning. The rest of today and tomorrow will consist of getting all the necessary NCAA details taken care of. After speaking with many of the players and their families there is a lot of positive energy on campus right now and everyone is eager to get the season started. The first training session will take place Thursday morning...
Friday, August 13, 2010
Heartland Conference Preseason Poll
Transylvania Picked to Capture HCAC Men’s Soccer Crown
GREENWOOD, IN – Transylvania University’s men’s soccer team has been selected as the front runner to win the 2010 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. The Pioneers received eight first-place votes and 96 total points in a poll of the conference’s ten head coaches.
2010 HCAC Preseason Poll
Team
Points
1.
Transylvania
96 (8)
2.
Rose-Hulman
92 (2)
3.
Earlham
74
4.
Anderson
68
5.
Hanover
56
6.
Franklin
49
7.
Manchester
44
8.
Defiance
30
9.
Bluffton
22
10.
Mount St. Joseph
19
Rose-Hulman will look to claim its spot at the top of the HCAC men’s soccer standings for the third-straight season, as the Engineers totaled a second best 92 points and two first place votes. Earlham College placed third in the poll with 74 points. Anderson University finished fourth with 68 points and was followed by Hanover College (56 points), Franklin College (49), Manchester College (44), Defiance College (30), Bluffton University (22), and College of Mount St. Joseph (19).
Transylvania is coming off a 16-3-3 record in 2009. The Pioneers finished second in the HCAC last fall with a 7-1-0 record, and defeated Hanover in the conference tournament final 2-1. Transy advanced one win shy of the Final Four in the NCAA tournament last fall, falling to Calvin on penalty kicks, 1-1 in the sectional final. Transylvania led the HCAC in goals (54), assists (26), and goals allowed (12) last season.
The Pioneers return three First-Team All-HCAC selections from their 2009 team. Senior midfield Tony Spero (Lexington, Ky./Dunbar) scored eight goals for TU last fall and is the leading returning scoring to this year’s squad. Senior’s Kyle Jordan (Louisville, Ky./Ballard) and Kevin Jones (Middletown, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick) return to help lead the Transy defense which allowed only one goal in league play last season.
Rose-Hulman will look for their third consecutive regular season crown this fall. The Engineers finished the season 12-6-1 overall and 8-0-0 in HCAC action, but fell to Hanover in the semifinals of the HCAC Tournament. RHIT will try and replace the 2009 HCAC Most Valuable Player after losing Rhys Evans to graduation. Senior forward Corbin Clow (Martinsville, Ind./H.S.) will look to fill the void after leading the squad in scoring last fall, netting five goals and seven assists. Senior goalkeeper Andy Kruth (Cedar Park, Tex./Vista Ridge) returns in net for Rose after a successful junior season. Kruth allowed five goals and posted five shutouts in nine starts last fall.
Earlham College has been selected to finish third in their first year as a league member. The Quakers finished the 2009 season 7-8-3 overall and 2-6-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. EC returns their top two scorers from a year ago as senior forward Bannet Asingura (Mbarara, Uganda/United World College USA) and junior forward Nick Costello (Westwood, N.J./H.S.) return to the lineup. Asingura netted 11 goals and totaled 25 points last fall, while Costello added seven goals and an assist for the Quakers.
The 2010 men’s soccer season is set to begin on September 1.
-MORE-
Players to Watch
Anderson
Matt Young
Senior
Midfield
Westerville, Ohio/DeSales
Austin Fridley
Junior
Midfield
Anderson, Ind./Highland
Stephen Brown
Junior
Defender
Richmond, Ind./H.S.
David Droeger
Junior
Forward
Lebanon, Ind./H.S.
Bluffton
Brian Good
Senior
Goalkeeper
Elida, Ohio/H.S.
Nolan Phelps
Senior
Defender
Monroe, Ohio/Lemon-Monroe
Jacob Graham
Senior
Midfield
Gomer, Ohio/Elida
Defiance
Kevin Elson
Junior
Defender
Wauseon, Ohio/H.S.
Joe Loftis
Junior
Midfield
Armada, Mich./H.S.
Tony Cornell
Senior
Forward
Carroll, Ohio/Bloom Carroll
Matt Johnson
Senior
Defender
Monroe, Mich./Jefferson
Earlham
Bannet Asingura
Senior
Forward
Mbarara, Uganda/United World College USA
Nick Costello
Junior
Forward
Westwood, N.J./H.S.
Jonah Kreniske
Senior
Goalkeeper
New York, N.Y./Martin Luther King Jr.
Jeremy Pillow
Senior
Defender
Urbana, Ill./University Laboratory
Franklin
Craig Wood
Junior
Midfield
Fishers, Ind./H.S.
Cody Graman
Senior
Defender
Columbus, Ind./East
Drew Ferguson
Sophomore
Defender
Louisville, Ky./Whitefield Academy
Andreas Kapsalis
Sophomore
Forward
Fishers, Ind./H.S.
Hanover
Jake Stawick
Junior
Forward
Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North
J.P. Presley
Senior
Defender
Sunman, Ind./East Central
Kyle Bohnert
Junior
Midfield
Louisville, Ky./Trinity
John Wittich
Freshman
Midfield
Manchester
Corey Brueggeman
Junior
Midfield
Loveland, Ohio/Little Miami
Cody Freels
Sophomore
Defender
Auburn, Ind./DeKalb
Dian Radev
Sophomore
Forward
Burgas, Bulgaria/Vasil Levski
Carson McFadden
Sophomore
Midfield
Elgin, Ill./Larkin
The Mount
Nicholas Siko
Sophomore
Forward
Avon Lake, Ohio/H.S.
Timothy Pope
Junior
Forward
Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder
Thomas Sunderhaus
Senior
Defender
Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills
Lee Rogers
Sophomore
Midfield
Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont
Rose-Hulman
Corbin Clow
Senior
Forward
Martinsville, Ind./H.S.
Joe Salisbury
Senior
Midfield
Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead
Mitchell Ishmael
Senior
Defender
Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut
Andy Kruth
Senior
Goalkeeper
Cedar Park, Tex./Vista Ridge
Transylvania
Tony Spero
Senior
Midfield
Lexington, Ky./Dunbar
Kevin Jones
Senior
Defender
Middletown, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick
Peter Mikhail
Junior
Midfield
Park Hills, Ky./Covington Catholic
For more information on the 2010 HCAC men’s soccer season and up-to-date scores and statistics, please visit the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference website at www.heartlandconf.org. Also follow the HCAC on Twitter and Facebook throughout the 2010 season! Twitter: HCACDIII Facebook: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Ryan Davis
GREENWOOD, IN – Transylvania University’s men’s soccer team has been selected as the front runner to win the 2010 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. The Pioneers received eight first-place votes and 96 total points in a poll of the conference’s ten head coaches.
2010 HCAC Preseason Poll
Team
Points
1.
Transylvania
96 (8)
2.
Rose-Hulman
92 (2)
3.
Earlham
74
4.
Anderson
68
5.
Hanover
56
6.
Franklin
49
7.
Manchester
44
8.
Defiance
30
9.
Bluffton
22
10.
Mount St. Joseph
19
Rose-Hulman will look to claim its spot at the top of the HCAC men’s soccer standings for the third-straight season, as the Engineers totaled a second best 92 points and two first place votes. Earlham College placed third in the poll with 74 points. Anderson University finished fourth with 68 points and was followed by Hanover College (56 points), Franklin College (49), Manchester College (44), Defiance College (30), Bluffton University (22), and College of Mount St. Joseph (19).
Transylvania is coming off a 16-3-3 record in 2009. The Pioneers finished second in the HCAC last fall with a 7-1-0 record, and defeated Hanover in the conference tournament final 2-1. Transy advanced one win shy of the Final Four in the NCAA tournament last fall, falling to Calvin on penalty kicks, 1-1 in the sectional final. Transylvania led the HCAC in goals (54), assists (26), and goals allowed (12) last season.
The Pioneers return three First-Team All-HCAC selections from their 2009 team. Senior midfield Tony Spero (Lexington, Ky./Dunbar) scored eight goals for TU last fall and is the leading returning scoring to this year’s squad. Senior’s Kyle Jordan (Louisville, Ky./Ballard) and Kevin Jones (Middletown, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick) return to help lead the Transy defense which allowed only one goal in league play last season.
Rose-Hulman will look for their third consecutive regular season crown this fall. The Engineers finished the season 12-6-1 overall and 8-0-0 in HCAC action, but fell to Hanover in the semifinals of the HCAC Tournament. RHIT will try and replace the 2009 HCAC Most Valuable Player after losing Rhys Evans to graduation. Senior forward Corbin Clow (Martinsville, Ind./H.S.) will look to fill the void after leading the squad in scoring last fall, netting five goals and seven assists. Senior goalkeeper Andy Kruth (Cedar Park, Tex./Vista Ridge) returns in net for Rose after a successful junior season. Kruth allowed five goals and posted five shutouts in nine starts last fall.
Earlham College has been selected to finish third in their first year as a league member. The Quakers finished the 2009 season 7-8-3 overall and 2-6-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. EC returns their top two scorers from a year ago as senior forward Bannet Asingura (Mbarara, Uganda/United World College USA) and junior forward Nick Costello (Westwood, N.J./H.S.) return to the lineup. Asingura netted 11 goals and totaled 25 points last fall, while Costello added seven goals and an assist for the Quakers.
The 2010 men’s soccer season is set to begin on September 1.
-MORE-
Players to Watch
Anderson
Matt Young
Senior
Midfield
Westerville, Ohio/DeSales
Austin Fridley
Junior
Midfield
Anderson, Ind./Highland
Stephen Brown
Junior
Defender
Richmond, Ind./H.S.
David Droeger
Junior
Forward
Lebanon, Ind./H.S.
Bluffton
Brian Good
Senior
Goalkeeper
Elida, Ohio/H.S.
Nolan Phelps
Senior
Defender
Monroe, Ohio/Lemon-Monroe
Jacob Graham
Senior
Midfield
Gomer, Ohio/Elida
Defiance
Kevin Elson
Junior
Defender
Wauseon, Ohio/H.S.
Joe Loftis
Junior
Midfield
Armada, Mich./H.S.
Tony Cornell
Senior
Forward
Carroll, Ohio/Bloom Carroll
Matt Johnson
Senior
Defender
Monroe, Mich./Jefferson
Earlham
Bannet Asingura
Senior
Forward
Mbarara, Uganda/United World College USA
Nick Costello
Junior
Forward
Westwood, N.J./H.S.
Jonah Kreniske
Senior
Goalkeeper
New York, N.Y./Martin Luther King Jr.
Jeremy Pillow
Senior
Defender
Urbana, Ill./University Laboratory
Franklin
Craig Wood
Junior
Midfield
Fishers, Ind./H.S.
Cody Graman
Senior
Defender
Columbus, Ind./East
Drew Ferguson
Sophomore
Defender
Louisville, Ky./Whitefield Academy
Andreas Kapsalis
Sophomore
Forward
Fishers, Ind./H.S.
Hanover
Jake Stawick
Junior
Forward
Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North
J.P. Presley
Senior
Defender
Sunman, Ind./East Central
Kyle Bohnert
Junior
Midfield
Louisville, Ky./Trinity
John Wittich
Freshman
Midfield
Manchester
Corey Brueggeman
Junior
Midfield
Loveland, Ohio/Little Miami
Cody Freels
Sophomore
Defender
Auburn, Ind./DeKalb
Dian Radev
Sophomore
Forward
Burgas, Bulgaria/Vasil Levski
Carson McFadden
Sophomore
Midfield
Elgin, Ill./Larkin
The Mount
Nicholas Siko
Sophomore
Forward
Avon Lake, Ohio/H.S.
Timothy Pope
Junior
Forward
Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder
Thomas Sunderhaus
Senior
Defender
Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills
Lee Rogers
Sophomore
Midfield
Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont
Rose-Hulman
Corbin Clow
Senior
Forward
Martinsville, Ind./H.S.
Joe Salisbury
Senior
Midfield
Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead
Mitchell Ishmael
Senior
Defender
Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut
Andy Kruth
Senior
Goalkeeper
Cedar Park, Tex./Vista Ridge
Transylvania
Tony Spero
Senior
Midfield
Lexington, Ky./Dunbar
Kevin Jones
Senior
Defender
Middletown, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick
Peter Mikhail
Junior
Midfield
Park Hills, Ky./Covington Catholic
For more information on the 2010 HCAC men’s soccer season and up-to-date scores and statistics, please visit the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference website at www.heartlandconf.org. Also follow the HCAC on Twitter and Facebook throughout the 2010 season! Twitter: HCACDIII Facebook: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Ryan Davis
Thursday, August 5, 2010
EC Guys in Coaching
I'm going to update folks on everyone I know who's going to be coaching this fall at any level. If you have a team this fall, let me know and I'll include you. If you know of someone who is a coach (at any level) let me know about them as well.
First update is the nearest. Sam Byrd ('02) coaches the Richmond High School boys who are looking to defend their sectional title and climb the ladder in conference play. Sam sends us Alex Ferreira ('14) this fall and we are also looking at another boy in the next class. His players are almost all involved in club soccer and they play a skillful, attractive brand of football, not unlike their coach.
Way up in the mountains in Tennessee we find Rob Richardson, our most recent assistant coach, who has become the mens assistant at Tusculum College, a Division II school. Robert and I shared a room at the Score Tournament in Greensboro, NC. The Pioneers face a challenging schedule this coming year, not unlike Rob's beloved Sunderland. Wonder if he'll try hurling balloons onto the pitch (Liverpool joke). I predict we'll see Jersey kids on the Tusculum roster soon.
Manoj Khettry ('88) begins his 4th year at St. Bonaventure. The 2008 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Manoj has Dave Lapp's daughters (Hannah and Alyssa) in his team. Wife Moira, son Kiran, and daughter Lilli round out the home team. We hope to see Manoj this Fall at the HOF ceremony at EC.
Good luck to all...
First update is the nearest. Sam Byrd ('02) coaches the Richmond High School boys who are looking to defend their sectional title and climb the ladder in conference play. Sam sends us Alex Ferreira ('14) this fall and we are also looking at another boy in the next class. His players are almost all involved in club soccer and they play a skillful, attractive brand of football, not unlike their coach.
Way up in the mountains in Tennessee we find Rob Richardson, our most recent assistant coach, who has become the mens assistant at Tusculum College, a Division II school. Robert and I shared a room at the Score Tournament in Greensboro, NC. The Pioneers face a challenging schedule this coming year, not unlike Rob's beloved Sunderland. Wonder if he'll try hurling balloons onto the pitch (Liverpool joke). I predict we'll see Jersey kids on the Tusculum roster soon.
Manoj Khettry ('88) begins his 4th year at St. Bonaventure. The 2008 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Manoj has Dave Lapp's daughters (Hannah and Alyssa) in his team. Wife Moira, son Kiran, and daughter Lilli round out the home team. We hope to see Manoj this Fall at the HOF ceremony at EC.
Good luck to all...
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