October 29, 2009
MSOC: #20 LE MOYNE TO HOST BENTLEY ON SUNDAY IN OPENING ROUND OF
NORTHEAST-10 CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
South Easton, Mass. - The 20th-ranked Le Moyne College men's
soccer team has received the second seed in the upcoming eight-team
Northeast-10 Conference Championship, as announced by the
conference office on Thursday.
Le Moyne (14-2-2, NE-10 10-2-1), appearing in the championship
tournament for the ninth 
consecutive season under head coach Tom Bonus, will open
quarterfinal play on Sunday, Nov. 1 at home against seventh-seeded
Bentley at 1:00 p.m. The match with the Falcons marks the first
time the two squads have played in the conference tournament. The
Dolphins are 8-10 all-time in 11 appearances in the tournament and
have advanced to the championship game three times, including twice
in the last four years.
In the two teams' prior match-up this season, the Dolphins
defeated the Falcons, 2-0, on Saturday, Sept. 26. Junior midfielder
Domenico Vitale (Liverpool, N.Y./Cicero-North
Syracuse) got the Dolphins on the scoreboard in the 28th
minute with his first career goal. Classmate Angelo Reina
(Frankfort, N.Y./Utica Notre Dame) crossed a through ball
into the penalty box, where Vitale scored from 12 yards out. Reina
doubled the Le Moyne lead at the 5:33 mark of the second half off a
cross from sophomore back Bryce Martin (Cazenovia,
N.Y./Chittenango).
Reina leads the Dolphins, and is second among the conference's
scoring leaders, with 14 goals and 34 total points. Reina has at
least one point in 13 of the 18 games played this season, including
a season-best four points on three occasions. Sophomore midfielder
Jesse Carr (Skaneateles, N.Y./Skaneateles) is
second on the team in scoring with 10 points on two goals and six
assists. After being held scoreless through the first nine games,
Carr has scored a goal or dished out an assist in six of the last
nines games. Senior goalkeeper Steve White (Cortland,
N.Y./Cortland) ranks third in the conference with a 0.82
goals against average and has posted six shutouts, the
third-highest total in the conference.
The winner of Sunday's match advances to the semifinal round
against the winner of the match between sixth-seeded Assumption and
third-seeded Franklin Pierce. If the Dolphins win, they will host
the semifinal round on Wednesday, while the Assumption/Franklin
Pierce winner would host if Bentley advances to the
semifinals.
Northeast-10 Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Quarterfinals
Match 1: #8 Saint Anselm at #1 So. New Hampshire - 1 p.m.
Match 2: #7 Bentley at #2 Le Moyne - 1 p.m.
Match 3: #6 Assumption at #3 Franklin Pierce - 4 p.m.
Match 4 :#5 Merrimack at #4 So. Connecticut - 1 p.m.
Wednesday, November 4
Semifinals - at Higher Seeds
Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 4
Match 6: Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 3
Saturday, November 7
Championship Final -
at Higher Seed
Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6
