Pomona Showcase

While in Pomona, CA for the SoCal Showcase I wandered down the road to Riverside to see Bergis Jules (2002) and family. The good looking one is Bergis' daughter, Mattie. Bergis works as an archivist at UC Riverside.

2014 Schedule

2014 Men’s Schedule

Aug.  29 ElRo Greenville H 3:30 PM

Aug. 30 ElRo Emory and Henry H 1:30 PM

Sept. 2 Tues: Wabash H 5:00 PM

Sept 6 Saturday Wooster A 1:00 PM

Sept. 10 Weds: Thomas More H 4:30 PM

Sept 13 Saturday Oberlin H 2:00 PM

Sept 19 Friday: Wilmington A 7:30PM

Sept 20 Saturday: Wittenberg N 5:00PM

Sept. 27 Saturday: Otterbein H 2:00 PM

Oct 4 Saturday Anderson H 3:00 PM

Oct 8 Hanover H 4:00 PM

Oct 11 Bluffton A 3:30 PM

Oct 15 Transy A 7:00 PM

Oct 18 MSJ H 3:00 PM

Oct 22 Rose A 7:30 PM

Oct 25 Manchester H 3:00 PM

Oct 28 Defiance H 4:00 PM

Nov 1 Franklin A

Needham Memorial Day Tournament

 

At the Needham, MA Memorial Day tournament I got to see David Friedman and his son, Eli, a U15 player whose team ended up winning his age group.

 

 

 

 

EC in LA

Sam Byrd helped Alex Ferreira move to LA for the summer by driving a truck with Alex' stuff out to SoCal. While he was there a get together was arranged with some other EC Angelenos, notably Ricky Huntley (2002)  Here they are.

Commencement 2014

Commencement weekend arrived for the largest ever men's soccer graduating class with a ceremony awash in displays of national scarves and flashing rings. Having 2 speakers from the team (Frank Mbaya and David Jones) meant I attended the baccalaureate ceremony for the first time in years and I was glad that I did. David spoke of the campus' reception of the team during the conference tournament and Frank spoke about administrative folks who have departed that did much for him and others during their time here. These days marked the end of an era for the team at EC; there will never be another group quite like this and they deserve the plaudits bestowed on them by their friends and families.

Newsletter Issue 1

 

Earlham Men’s Soccer Wins 2013 HCAC Championship!
This past season the Earlham College Men’s Soccer Team won the Heartland Conference Championship with a 7-2 league record. Each player was presented a conference championship ring at the halftime of the women's basketball game on January 29th in front of the Earlham student body. Head Coach Roy Messer was recognized for being the Heartland Conference Coach of the Year. Senior center back Frank Mbaya was named Heartland Conference Player of the Year. Mbaya was also named First Team All-Conference along with junior striker Ameer Yusuf who tallied 23 points for the Quakers this season. Sophomore midfielders Mussa Ibrahim and Jacob Ebbs were both named Second Team All-Conference. Senior goalkeeper Sam Embry was named Heartland Conference Honorable Mention as well as an All-Region Scholar Athlete.
 by Sam Byrd
 The Quakers look to build on this success for the 2014 season. The returning members from the team are playing almost every day at our indoor facility as well as meeting together 3 days a week to train without the ball. This will be routine until our 5 week spring season begins in early March.

As always, we encourage you to keep us informed of the dates and tournaments when you will be playing.
February 15th:
Application deadline for 2014 incoming class.
April 6th:
Spring Tournament at Anderson University.
Upcoming Recruiting Tournaments:
   2/28 Ohio Elite

Showcase

3/7 Jefferson Cup

Virginia

3/14 Southern Indiana

Showcase

3/14 Las Vegas Player’s

College Showcase

3/28 Desert Cup

Tuscon, Arizona  

Newsletter Issue 2

Snowy start to Earlham Men's Soccer Spring Training




by Sam Byrd
2014 Spring Recap:
Delayed by weather for 2 weeks, practice began with Mother Nature still in control (see pictures). Nonetheless, the chance to use the turf at the football stadium proved a godsend again this year. All practices began at 7:30 PM under the lights as we began the process of adapting to the absence of 12 seniors who have played a huge role in our recent success. In the last week we played a home scrimmage against Manchester which ended 1-1 and was successful inasmuch as we got video we can look at (thanks to cameraman Corey Campbell) and no one got injured. We at least have a decent idea about our front 6 for next year.That said, we will certainly be looking forward to playing on a natural surface in the fall. As nice as our playing surface was last year, we've been watching as work proceeds on making it better still.

Alumni news:-Chris Marshall (2013) was named an -alternate for a Fulbright Scholarship. Chris, a history major, presented a proposal to teach English in Thailand. He will hear later this year if he is selected to go.



-Rob Richardson (not the former assistant but the 1988 grad) coached a special needs basketball team to an undefeated season and championship in New York City. Rob departed the financial world via the Teaching Fellows Program and now teaches special ed at an elementary school in Harlem.
May 1st: Confirmation deadline for 2014 incoming class!!!



Upcoming Recruiting Tournaments:
May 23-26 Potomac Memorial Day
June 20-22Kalamazoo Invitational Soccer Showcase (KISS)

June 28-30 SoCal Showcase Pomona, CA

July 26-28 MAPS Caps Classic Hammonton, NJ
August 29th: Season opener @ Earlham vs. Emory and Henry

HCAC Semifinal: EC 1 Transy 1

 

The conference semifinal against Transylvania was bound to be exciting, dramatic and maybe even controversial. At the end, even though we didn't advance, losing on penalties after drawing 1-1 it was an experience I think everyone will remember. The crowd was the largest, most partisan in more than a decade, overwhelming the stands set out in the old Orchard and filling the sideline about 10 people deep. I was told that the crowd could be heard all over campus.

 

We trailed early on after Transy won the ball in our half and scored a rebound after Sam Embry made yet another great save. When we equalized with about 15 minutes to play, the crowd roar after Ameer, who scored the goal from a Feli Muyumba assist, toured the sideline with his hands to his ears as if he couldn't hear them.

But there were few other chances for either team in regulation or overtime and penalties duplicated the result of the 2011 semifinal, #4 beating #1, except the outcome saw Transy advance. After the disappointment of the result, I was greatly impressed by the reaction of the crowd to recognize the efforts of our team and support the players. A memorable if bittersweet experience.