| THE LEAD |
| The Daemen College men's soccer team opens its 2016 regular season by hosting a pair of non-conference games as Lock Haven University and Ashland University visit upstate N.Y...Thursday's game vs. LHU marks the Wildcats' earliest regular season opener since the 2012 season. |
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| GAME INFORMATION |
| Daemen vs. Lock Haven |
| Date: Thursday, September 1 |
Time: 4:30 p.m. |
Location: Park School Field, Amherst, N.Y. |
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| Daemen vs. Ashland |
| Date: Saturday, September 3 |
Time: 2:00 p.m. |
Location: Park School Field, Amherst, N.Y. |
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| GAME LINKS |
| Daemen Roster |
Daemen Schedule |
Daemen Stats (2015) |
| Lock Haven Roster |
Lock Haven Schedule |
Lock Haven Stats (2015) |
| Ashland Roster |
Ashland Schedule |
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| Live Stats - Daemen vs. Lock Haven |
Live Stats - Daemen vs. Ashland |
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| SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Daemen Twitter:Â |
@DaemenAthletics, @DaemenMSOC |
| Daemen Hashtags:Â |
#DCWildcatNation, #WNYsD2Team, #LiveBreatheDaemen, #beFIERCE |
| Lock Haven Twitter:Â |
@HavenAthletics, @LHUMSOC |
| Lock Haven Hashtags:Â |
#HavenNation |
| Ashland Twitter: |
@goashlandeagles |
| Ashland Hashtags: |
#EagleNation |
| Game Hashtags: |
#DAEvsLHU, #DAEvsAU |
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| ON THE SIDELINES |
Daemen: Bobby McColl enters his first season at the helm for Daemen after spending the last three seasons as the Head Women's Soccer Coach at Roberts Wesleyan College...McColl's tenure at Roberts Wesleyan notably came during that program's ascent to the NCAA Division II level of competition, compiling a 35-20-5 record in that span, including a 12-5-3 mark last season in which McColl led the Redhawks to an apparance in the East Coast Conference Tournament finals and at-large berth in the NCAA Division II National Championships....prior to his time in Rochester, McColl served for one season as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Greenville College (Ill.), leading that NCAA Division III program to a 10-6-3 mark and a second-place finish in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...a native of Glasgow, Scotland, McColl came stateside to compete collegiately, playing three season at Union University (Tenn.) before finishing his career at Trinity International University (Ill.).
Lock Haven: 2008 Lock Haven graduate Patrick Long is in his first season as the Bald Eagles' head coach, returning to LHU after spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach at Division I Bucknell...while there, Long helped the Bison capture the Patriot League championship in both 2010 and 2014, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in those seasons...during his playing days at LHU, Long was a two-time first-team All-PSAC selection.
Ashland: Oliver Slawson gets his first collegiate head coaching gig at Ashland which has elected to re-start its men's soccer program after a three-year hiatus...prior to taking over at AU, Slawson spent 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Division I Akron, helping the Zips to nine consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, winning the national title in 2010...a native of Manchester, England, Slawson also spent two seasons as an assistant at Division III Kenyon. |
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| DAEMEN SCOUTING REPORT (0-0, 0-0 ECC) |
| Daemen returns 13 players from last year's team that finished 2-13-1 overall and 0-9-1 in the East Coast Conference…first-year head coach Bobby McColl returns the team's top two scorers and starting goalkeeper from last year...…sophomore Kyle Tracy and senior Alex Reid shared the team lead in scoring last season, both posting 10 points....Tracy's point total came on his team-leading five goals...Reid has scored 13 goals in his career and totaled 33 points heading into his final season for the Wildcats...sophomore net-minder Justin Figler played every second of every game last season as a true freshman, finishing second in the ECC with 88 saves...also back is senior forward Cole Beale who notched a team-high five goals and 11 points in 2014…in the midfield, Daemen returns a pair of veterans in Nick Sammarco and Logan Podrebarac...Sammarco has made 34 starts in his career to date while Podrebarac started in 14 of his 15 appearances last season while posting five points...senior Austin Stephany returns to anchor the Wildcat defense...he's made 30 appearances in the last two seasons, including 29 starts, since transferring from Division I Buffalo...newcomers who are expected to make an immediate impact include senior forward Colin Edwards, a transfer from Tiffin University, freshman midfielder Kamran Salehi and freshmen backs Kyle White and Joe Keem...Daemen was picked 10th in the 2016 ECC preseason poll. |
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| LOCK HAVEN SCOUTING REPORT (0-0, 0-0 PSAC) |
| Lock Haven returns 14 players from last year's team that finished 7-11-1 overall and 6-5-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference...the 2015 season included the Bald Eagles' first appearance in the PSAC Tournament since 2011, falling in the opening round 2-1 in double overtime to Bloomsburg...among the returners is senior forward/midfielder Troy Amspacher who finished fifth in the PSAC with 21 points last season...Amspacher's nine goals were more than double anyone else on the team, and he's led the Bald Eagles in both goals and points in each of the last three seasons...LHU also returns junior midfielder Zach Hommey who tied for second on the team with four goals, and junior goalkeeper Troy Teresak who finished third in the PSAC with 66 saves last season...LHU was selected ninth in the 2016 PSAC preseason poll. |
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| ASHLAND SCOUTING REPORT (0-0, 0-0 GLIAC) |
| Ashland enters the first season of its new era in 2016...the program was rebooted for this season after a three-year hiatus...the AU program has seen its share of success in the past, racking up a .570 winning percentage (172-126-29) from 1995-2012...that success includes five NCAA Division II postseason appearances, including three straight from 2008-10...the Eagles compete as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and they were picked seventh in the 2016 GLIAC preseason poll. |
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| THE HISTORY |
Daemen vs. Lock Haven: Thursday's game marks the first-ever meeting between Daemen and Lock Haven.
Daemen vs. Ashland: Saturday's game marks the first-ever meeting between Daemen and Ashland. |
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| THESE DAYS IN DAEMEN MEN'S SOCCER HISTORY |
Sept. 1: Daemen opened the 2009 campaign with a 2-0 defeat of Hilbert...the Wildcats got goals from Scott Jablonka and Zane Tester in a 2-1 defeat of Buffalo State back in 2007...in 2006, the Wildcats traveled to Milwaukee, Wis. where they suffered a 3-0 defeat to Cardinal Stritch.
Sept. 3: Daemen sufffered a 5-0 loss at Musinkingum in their 2005 season opener...Scott Jablonka scored the lone Daemen goal in a 5-1 loss to Buffalo State in 2004. |
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| ON THE HORIZON |
| The Labor Day holiday (Monday, Sept. 5) has Daemen renewing its regional rivalry with Le Moyne College in Syracuse, before returning home to face California University (Pa.) on Saturday, Sept. 10. |
