Men's Soccer Hosts Le Moyne In Season Opener

By: Mike Miranto, Associate A.D. For Communications

Men's Soccer | 8/30/2017 11:45:00 AM

GAME INFORMATION
Daemen Wildcats (0-0, 0-0 ECC) vs. Le Moyne Dolphins (0-0, 0-0 NE-10)
Thursday, Aug. 31 | 1:00 p.m.
Amherst, N.Y. | Karrer Field

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BACK IN THE SADDLE
Head coach Bobby McColl returns for his second season on the Daemen sidelines in 2017, and his sixth overall as a collegiate head coach. McColl heads into the 2017 season with a career coaching record of 47-41-8 with previous stops as the head men's coach at Greenville College (2012) and the head women's coach at Roberts Wesleyan College (2013-15). McCoy recently sat down for a video interview to preview his team's 2017 season.

WILDCATS PICKED 10TH IN ECC PRESEASON POLL
Following a vote of the league's head coaches, Daemen has been picked to finish 10th in the East Coast Conference this season. The Wildcats went 2-15 overall and 0-9 in league play last season. LIU Post, which has won four of the last five ECC titles, was voted as the unanimous favorite this season, and the Pioneers open the year ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II preseason poll.

NEWCOMERS GALORE
The biggest storyline heading into the 2017 season for Daemen is the number of new players on the roster, 24 of them to be exact, including 22 freshmen. Of the newcomers, nine hail from European countries, bringing the team's total number of international student-athletes to 11 - the most in team history. Freshman Niklas Ringdahl Bohlin, a 6-foot midfielder, has been impressive enough in preseason training camp to have earned co-captain honors. Graduate student Ross Stewart. who played in 32 of a possible 35 games over two seasons at Davis & Elkins College, brings experience at the Division II level to Daemen's defense. Up front, look for an immediate impact from freshman striker Kristian Aadnoy. And between the pipes, its been a three-way battle in training camp between freshmen Mitchell Coll, Jarrett Lecceadone and Mike D'Amato.

REID RETURNS
The Daemen lineup figures to get a boost with the return of red-shirt senior forward Alex Reid. Reid, who has totaled 13 goals, seven assists and 33 points in 47 games played during his career, missed all of the 2016 season due to injury. Three of Reid's tallies have been of the game-winning variety, including two in wins over rival Roberts Wesleyan.

LONG LIVE LOGAN
Red-shirt senior midfielder Logan Podrebarac also returns after being limited to just eight appearances last season due to injury. Podrebarac has been a constant fixture in the Wildcats' lineup since transferring from Tiffin University prior to the 2014 season. In three season donning the Daemen blue and white, Podrebarac has appeared in 35 games while making 29 starts.

LE MOYNE SCOUTING REPORT
Le Moyne is a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, and the Dolphins are coached by veteran Tom Bonus. Now in his 18th season, Bonus has led Le Moyne to a 197-108-25 record with 13 seasons of 10 or more wins. The Dolphins return 12 players, including seven starters, from their 2016 team which went 14-5-2 overall and 9-3-1 in NE-10 play. The Dolphins were ranked No. 4 in the final East Region poll of the 2016 season, and they advanced to the NE-10 Tournament finals. Le Moyne's returners are headlined by a pair of first-team All-NE-10 performers in senior goalkeeper Ben Beaury and sophomore forward Salar Faryar. Beaury, the 2016 NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year, made 20 starts between the pipes last season and posted a goals-against average of 0.83 with seven shutouts. Faryar scored 14 goals to lead all NE-10 players, while finishing second in the league with 30 total points last season.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Daemen vs. Le Moyne: 0-5
Streak: Lost 5
Last Meeting: Le Moyne 4, Daemen 0 | Sept. 5, 2016 | Syracuse, N.Y.

UP NEXT
Daemen plays a pair of road games in Massachusetts against NE-10 opponents over Labor Day weekend. The Wildcats visit Assumption for a Saturday (Sept. 2) matinee before closing the trip with a Monday (Sept. 4) bout against Stonehill.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Cole Beale: M/F; 5' 10"; Senior

#1 Justin Figler: GK; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#23 Nick Sammarco: M/F; 5' 11"; Senior

#15 Austin Stephany: D; 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior

#19 Kyle Tracy: M; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#9 Colin Edwards: F; 6' 2"; Senior

#20 Connor Pendleton: F; 6' 0"; Freshman

#13 Ali Shawish: F; 5' 7"; Freshman

#16 Kyle White: D; 5' 10"; Freshman

#17 Steve Geffert: D/GK; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#10 Cole Beale
: 5' 10"; Senior
: M/F

#1 Justin Figler
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: GK

#23 Nick Sammarco
: 5' 11"; Senior
: M/F

#15 Austin Stephany
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior
: D

#19 Kyle Tracy
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: M

#9 Colin Edwards
: 6' 2"; Senior
: F

#20 Connor Pendleton
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: F

#13 Ali Shawish
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: F

#16 Kyle White
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: D

#17 Steve Geffert
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: D/GK