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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER BOTH SET TO HOST REGULAR SEASON FINALE CONFERENCE MATCHES ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 AT TED GRANT FIELD

11/2/2021 9:23:00 PM

By: James McGlynn, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Syracuse, N.Y. - Le Moyne College will host a Northeast-10 Conference soccer double header at Ted Grant Field on Wednesday, November 3, as both Dolphins soccer teams will play their final regular season match of the 2021 season. The men's team will get things started at 12:00 p.m. when they take on Southern Connecticut State University, and the women's team will take the field at 3:00 p.m. to battle Saint Michael's College.

MEN'S SOCCER PREVIEW:
The Le Moyne College men's soccer team will enter Wednesday's match with a 9-6-0 record overall, and a 6-5-0 record in the NE10. The Southern Connecticut State University Owls will travel to Ted Grant Field with a 4-7-0 NE10 resume and a 4-10-1 record overall.

Owls Scouting Report:
Southern Connecticut State is coming off back-to-back NE10 Conference wins at home, defeating Southern New Hampshire (7-3-1 NE10) 2-1 on October 30, and earning a 1-0 win against Bentley (2-9 NE10) on the 27th.

The Owls are led in scoring by first year forward Leroy Best, who has three goals on eight shots on target this season. Senior midfielder Juan Alava has put twelve shots on goal and scored twice so far for Southern Connecticut State.

Goalkeeper Bailey Bassett has made 58 saves throughout the season. The Owls have had six first year players score a goal for them this season: Best, Alex de Cunha, Jalen Jean, Matthew Jaansalu, Jacob Rose, and Lennox Strelaw.

Southern Connecticut State currently sits in eighth place in the Northeast-10 men's soccer standings. Le Moyne is two spots ahead with the sixth best win percentage in the conference.

Dolphin Report:
The Le Moyne men's soccer team lost their most recent match at New Haven on October 30 by a score of 3-2. The Dolphins conceded within the first ten minutes of the match against the Chargers, and twice more in the first thirty minutes of the second half to put themselves at a 3-0 deficit on the road. The Dolphins then staged a late-game comeback. Tom Henne (Hamburg, Germany/Gymnasium Buckhorn) put away a penalty kick in the 81st minute and the redshirt junior midfielder recorded an assist on a Joe Falcone (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) goal in the 87th minute to make the score 3-2, but Le Moyne ran out of time and were unable to find the equalizing goal. The Dolphins previously recorded a 2-1 win on October 28 at Stonehill, and a 2-1 second half comeback win at home against Saint Michael's on October 23.

Graduate forward Robert Rohrhirsch (Garching bei München, Germany/Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium Garching/Munich University of Applied Sciences) leads the team in points with 17 via eight goals and one assist, and Falcone leads the team in assists with four. The graduate midfielder has also contributed three goals to the Le Moyne cause this season. Freshman forward Michael Sparkes (Glasgow, Scotland/St. Ninians) has tallied four goals and two assists so far during his first campaign with the Dolphins. Sparkes has put 13 shots on goal this season, second most on the team behind Rohrhirsch, who has taken 22 shots on goal so far. Henne has provided two goals and three assists to the Dolphins offensive efforts, and redshirt-freshman defender Jack Goodrich (Kelsall, England/King's School Chester) has recorded two goals and two assists during his first season competing for the Dolphins. Noah Sperduto (Elmira, N.Y./Elmira) and Patrick Strauss (Lakewood, Ohio/St. Ignatius) have each scored two goals. Strauss, the fifth year defender has played every single minute at the center back position for the Dolphins this season. The captain has accumulated 5,165 total minutes played throughout his career at Le Moyne. Goalkeeper Josh Mahr (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) has also played every single minute this season for the Dolphins. The graduate student captain has completed six clean sheets on the year so far, and has tallied a total of 49 saves with a 0.97 goals against average. Forwards Brett Stern (Lockport, N.Y./Newfane/Duquesne) and Brandon Mimas (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker/UAlbany) have each scored a goal this season, while forward Owen Bauer (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker/UNC Asheville) and defender Ben Quigley (Perth, Scotland/Community School of Auchterarder/University of Stirling) have both provided one assist for the Dolphins. Seniors Terence Crysler-Howard (Toronto, Ontario/Toronto Prep School) and Jonas Schmelcher (Berlin, Germany/Schul-und Leistungssportzentrum Berlin/Bridgeport) have each played over a thousand minutes this season for the Dolphins. Schmelcher as part of the Le Moyne back line that has completed six clean sheets, and Crysler-Howard as the defensive-minded center midfielder that has been a consistent force for the Dolphins in the middle of the field. The Dolphins have also utilized the services of redshirt-junior Josh Doback (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) off the bench at the outside back spots during crucial moments of closely contested matches this season. Senior captain Brent McKeown (Burlington, V.T./Rice/Hartwick) has provided some depth to the Dolphins defensive unit, appearing in 10 games as an outside back, and freshman Ziad Abdul-Malak (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) has appeared in 14 matches this season for Le Moyne as a center midfielder.

Matchup History:
The last time the two men's soccer programs faced off on November 6, 2019, the Owls came away with a 4-3 victory over the Dolphins at Jess Dow Field. When they played at Ted Grant Field in October of 2018 Le Moyne won the match 1-0. The Dolphins have won five of the last nine meetings between the two schools.

WOMEN'S SOCCER PREVIEW:
The Le Moyne College women's soccer team will enter Wednesday's match with a 2-9-3 overall record and a 1-8-3 record in the NE10. Saint Michael's will travel to Syracuse with a 5-7-4 overall record, including a 2-6-4 NE10 resume.

Purple Knights Scouting Report:
Saint Michael's lost their most recent game to Bentley on October 29 by a score of 1-0. The Purple Knights fought to a 1-1 draw against Franklin Pierce on October 26, and lost 4-1 at Assumption on the 23rd.

Junior goalkeeper Katie Escobedo has made 77 saves this year while protecting the net for the Purple Knights, establishing a 1.09 goals against average. Junior midfielder Izzy Ruprecht has scored three goals and provided one assist for Saint Michael's so far this season. Paulina Valentine, Zoe Rogers, and Christina Cummings have each contributed two goals to the Purple Knights cause. Cummings, a first year player, has also tallied two assists up to this point.

The Purple Knights are led by head coach Wendy Elles, who is in her ninth year coaching the program. Elles led Saint Michael's to a 6-9-2 record in 2019.

Dolphin Report:
The Le Moyne women's soccer team most recently fell 1-0 on the road against Franklin Pierce on October 29. The Dolphins lost at Bentley on October 23, and fell to a strong Saint Rose side at home on the 20th. Before that Le Moyne defeated New Haven 5-1 at Ted Grant Field on senior day.

Junior forward Amya Naja (Gansevoort, N.Y./South Glens Falls) leads the Dolphins in points with seven so far this season, via three goals and one assist. Redshirt-freshman Danielle Casey (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) has tallied three goals so far in her first season competing as a Dolphin. Midfielders Ali Greco (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) and Katharine Stanard (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) have each scored two goals and provided one assist on the year for Le Moyne. Senior forward Hannah Brown Trice (Seneca Falls, N.Y./Mynderse Academy) has scored two goals so far this season for the Dolphins, and graduate forward Maddison Vine (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Lisbon) has provided the Dolphins offense with one goal and two assists. Seniors Lexi Aquilino (Depew, N.Y./Maryvale), Lainey Foti (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) and first year Brooke Wilson (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton) have all scored one goal. Junior goalkeeper Allison Moreau (Sauquoit, N.Y./Sauquoit Valley) has made 104 saves this season while protecting the net for the Dolphins, averaging about seven and a half saves per contest. Senior Rachel Wengender (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) has started 13 matches for Le Moyne at the left back position, offering the Dolphins some speed and a veteran poise on the wing. Senior Vittoria Fuduli (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) has played 1156 minutes this season as a center back for the Dolphins, and has been a consistent force on the Le Moyne back line. Following the injury of first year defender Camille Burruano (Buffalo, N.Y./Grand Island), who proved to be a bright young talent at the center back position for Le Moyne prior to her injury, junior Reagan Sames (Rexford, N.Y./Shenendehowa) and senior Maddie Rhodes (Andover, Mass/Andover) provided the Dolphins with some depth on defense throughout their arduous NE10 Conference schedule. First year defenders Hildur Unnarsdóttir (Kópavogur, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland) and Wilson have developed into versatile and indispensable members of the Dolphin's back line. The group of Wilson, Unnarsdóttir, Burruano, Casey, Aspholm, Alston, and Courcy - all either freshman or redshirt freshman players that competed at the collegiate level for the first time this fall - showed tremendous promise, talent and growth on the pitch this season and gained invaluable experience competing in the NE10 for the first time, all of which bodes well for the future of Le Moyne women's soccer. Redshirt-freshman Magda Aspholm (Östersund, Sweden/ Jämtlands Gymnasium Wargentin) has played 1,072 minutes so far this season for the Dolphins as a center midfielder.

Matchup History:
The last time the two women's soccer programs faced off on November 5, 2019 in Colchester the Purple Knights came away with a 1-0 victory. The last time they met at Ted Grant Field, in October of 2018, it was Le Moyne who earned a 1-0 victory at home. The Dolphins have won six of the last seven meetings between the two NE10 sides.

Links to the video live stream as well as the live stats for both matches will be available at lemoynedolphins.com under the schedule pages for men's and women's soccer, and will be tweeted out on the team accounts for both programs. You can follow the men's soccer twitter feed @ LeMoyneMSOC and the women's soccer twitter feed @ LeMoyneWSOC

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