Soccer Men Play Two on Weekend

RFH 2010, Colgate Soccer

Fri, Sep 16, 2011

The Colgate men's soccer team will co-host the CU Classic with Cornell this weekend. The Raiders will first compete against Hofstra on Friday, before taking on LIU on Sunday, at 7 p.m. and 12 p.m. respectively.

The team is coming off a successful weekend at the Vermont Tournament. Colgate first shut out Vermont 1-0 on Friday before going on to defeat New Hampshire 2-1 on Sunday and win the tournament. Senior co-captains Steven Miller and Mike Reese were named the tournament's Offensive and Defensive MVPs respectively, while junior goalkeeper Grant Reed and freshman Jimmy McLaughlin were named to the all-tournament team alongside the captains.

NSCAA MID-ATLANTIC RANKINGS
The Raiders continue to hold the second spot in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Mid-Atlantic Region poll this week. The University of North Carolina - Charlotte, sits at the number one spot with a 4-1 record. Patriot League opponents Lehigh, Bucknell and Lafayette are ranked third, sixth and seventh respectively.

SCOUTING HOFSTRA
The Pride (1-2) has suffered a 1-0 loss to St. Francis (N.Y.) and a 2-0 setback to Iona in its opening game. The team's only win this season was over Albany 3-2 in overtime on Aug. 29. Hofstra is led by sophomore Chris Griebsch, senior Brett Carrington and sophomore Florian Popp, who each have one goal for two points apiece. Defending the net is sophomore Roberto Pellegrini who has a 1.64 goals against average and a .750 save percentage.

SCOUTING LIU
The Blackbirds (1-1-2) are coming off a 0-0 double overtime draw with NJIT and a 1-0 shutout win over Rider last weekend. Prior to that the team suffered its only loss of the season to Gonzaga, 1-0, in overtime and tied its season opener with San Diego State, 2-2. Three of its first four games have ended in overtime. LIU, which will face Cornell first before playing Colgate on Sunday, is led by junior Elliot Kane and senior Josh Maley. Kane leads the team with four points from two goals while Maley has one goal for two points. In goal the team is led by Adam Janssen who has a total of 29 saves for a .906 save percentage and has conceded only three goals this season.