Men's Soccer Visits Stonehill For Labor Day Contest

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

Men's Soccer | 9/3/2017 2:08:00 PM

GAME INFORMATION
Daemen Wildcats (0-2, 0-0 ECC) vs. Stonehill Skyhawks (1-0-1, 0-0 NE-10)
Monday, Sept. 4 | 11:00 a.m.
North Easton, Mass. | Skyhawk 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. 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 got a boost with the return of red-shirt senior forward Alex Reid in their season opener last Thursday vs. Le Moyne. Reid, who has totaled 13 goals, seven assists and 33 points in 49 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.

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR
Daemen's roster features 11 international players - the most in team history. All three of the team's goals in their opening two games have come from European-born freshmen. Niklas Ringdahl Bohlin scored on a penalty kick in the Wildcats' 3-1 loss to Le Moyne last Wednesday, while Samuel Lockman and Brage Wiik both notched their first career goals in Saturday's 3-2 loss at Assumption.

JUST MISSED THE GREYHOUND BUS
In their last outing, Daemen was nipped by the Assumption Greyhounds 3-2. The Wildcats got on the board first with Samuel Lockman scoring off a feed from fellow freshman Anthony Cupello in the fifth minute of the contest. After the host Greyhounds knotted things up in the 23rd minute, the game remained tied for more than 50 minutes before Jason Lages put the hosts ahead. Andres Amador added a third Assumption goal in the 88th minute, but Daemen cut the deficit to one with Brage Wiik's tally with exactly one minute remaining. Although the game ended in a loss, it was Daemen's first multi-goal game since mid-October last year. The Daemen starting lineup consisted of 11 newcomers, including 10 freshmen.

STONEHILL SCOUTING REPORT
Stonehill is a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, and the Skyhawks are coached by Jim Reddish who is now in his 10th season at the helm. Since taking the reins of his alma mater, Reddish has led the Skyhawks to an overall record of 64-83-12 and a pair of seasons with at least 10 wins. The Skyhawks are coming off a 7-10 campaign in 2016 which included a 5-8 mark in NE-10 play. Returning to lead the team is senior forward Adam Branco who has earned All-NE-10 honors in each of the last two seasons (2nd Team in 2015; 3rd Team in 2016). Branco posted 17 points (8 gls, 1 ast) to lead the Skyhawks last season. Also back is senior forward James O'Shea (6 gls, 2, ast, 14 pts in 2016) and senior goalkeeper Conor McDonough (7-9 record, 2.27 GAA, .633 save % in 2016). The Skyhawks were picked 10th in the NE-10 preseason poll. They opened the season with a 2-1 (OT) win over East Coast Conference affiliate St. Thomas Aquinas last Thursday. Branco scored in the 65th minute to knot the score, and freshman Michael McShane notched the golden goal as the first overtime period was nearing its completion. McShane accounted for the team's lone goal in a 1-1 (2OT) tie vs. Nyack on Saturday.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Daemen vs. Stonehill: 0-1
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: Stonehill 3, Daemen 2 | Sept. 11, 2015 | Amherst, N.Y.

UP NEXT
The Wildcats return home to renew their rivalry with Walsh University on Saturday, Sept. 9. It'll mark the first meeting between the former American Mideast Conference affiliates since the 2011 season.

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Players Mentioned

#22 Alex Reid: M/F; 5' 7"; Redshirt Senior

#9 Kristian Aadnoy: F; 5' 11"; Freshman

#16 Anthony Cupello: M; 5' 8"; Freshman

#15 Samuel Lockman: F; 5' 11"; Freshman

#23 Niklas Ringdahl Bohlin: M; 6' 0"; Freshman

#4 Brage Wiik: D; 5' 9"; Freshman

#1 Mitchell Coll: GK; 6' 0"; Freshman

#35 Mike D'Amato: GK; 5' 11"; Freshman

#30 Jarrett Lecceadone: GK; 6' 3"; Freshman

#2 Ross Stewart: D; 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

#22 Alex Reid
: 5' 7"; Redshirt Senior
: M/F

#9 Kristian Aadnoy
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: F

#16 Anthony Cupello
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: M

#15 Samuel Lockman
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: F

#23 Niklas Ringdahl Bohlin
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: M

#4 Brage Wiik
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: D

#1 Mitchell Coll
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: GK

#35 Mike D'Amato
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: GK

#30 Jarrett Lecceadone
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: GK

#2 Ross Stewart
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student
: D