2009 Columbia men’s soCCer

2009 ScheduleDate Opponent Time/Result

SepTembeR

4 atDuke 7:30p.m.

6 vs.N.C.State Noon

12 atLongIsland 1p.m.

18 ST.peTeR’S 7p.m.

20 #24bOSTONUNIV. 2p.m.

23 bRYANT 3p.m.

29 FORDHAm 7p.m.

OCTObeR

3 bROWN* 7p.m.

10 peNN* 4p.m.

17 atPrinceton* 4p.m.

20 atVillanova 4p.m.

24 at#17Dartmouth* 4p.m.

27 atLafayette 7p.m.

31 YALe* 7p.m.

NOVembeR

3 atAdelphi 7p.m.

7 HARVARD* 4p.m.

14 atCornell* 4p.m.

21/22 NCAATournament TBA

AllhomematchesinbOLD

*DenotesIvyLeaguematch

All Rankings from National Soccer Coaches Association of America; RV denotes receiving votes

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Columbia (0-0) at Duke (0-0)Friday,Sept.4•Durham,N.C.

Duke/NikeClassicAll-TimeSeries:Dukeleads,1-0

Lastmeeting:Sept.10,2004Duke1,Columbia0

THIS WEEK

Columbia (0-0) vs. N.C. State (0-0)Saturday,Sept.6•Durham,N.C.

Duke/NikeClassicAll-TimeSeries:N.C.Stateleads,1-0

Lastmeeting:Sept11,2004N.C.State1,Columbia0(OT)

Lions Ready to Begin 2009 Campaign at Duke/Nike ClassicColumbia will open the 2009 season this weekend in Durham, N.C., at theDuke/NikeClassic.TheLionswillopenplayonFridaywithamatchagainstthehostBlueDevils,thenwillconcludetheirtournamentagainstN.C.StateonSunday.TheUniversityofDenverwillalsotakepartintheevent.

Scouting the Blue Devils Dukeplayedthreeexhibitionmatchesprior tostartingtheregularseasononTuesdayagainstJamesMadison.TheBlueDevilswent2-0-1intheirexhibitionseason, including victories over Georgetown and Greensboro College.FreshmanRyanFinley,whowasamemberoftheU-17U.S.NationalTeam,hadtwogoalsandtwoassists.DukeboaststheNo.17-rankedrecruitingclassin thenation,according toCollege Soccer News, ledbyFinleyandNSCAANationalHighSchoolPlayeroftheYearAndrewWenger.

Scouting the Wolfpack N.C. State opened its 2009 season with a 3-1 exhibition win over UNCGreensboro,beforebeginning the regularseasonagainstWInthropathomeon Tuesday. The Wolfpack overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit by rallying for three goals in the first 25 minutes of the second stanza. Ronnie Bouemboue, a two-time member of theAtlantic Coast ConferenceAll-Tournament team and aLowe’sSeniorCLASSAwardnominee,hadtwoofthethreetallies.

Anderson Begins First Season as Columbia Head ManAftertwoseparatestintsasanassistantcoachatColumbiaunderDieterFicken,KevinAndersonreturnedinJanuaryastheprogram’sheadcoach.AndersonhadspentthelastthreeyearsasthetopassistantatBostonCollege,wherehewasnamedoneof thenation’s topassistantcoachesbyCollege Soccer News.

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A five-year veteran of Major League Soccer and former topassistantatBostonCollege,KevinAnderson begins his first season atthehelmoftheColumbiamen’ssoccerprogramin2009.

Anderson joins the Lions after serving as the Eagles assistantcoach for the past three years,

earning accolades as one of the nation’s TopAssistantCoachesbyCollege Soccer Newsineachof the last twoseasons.Last fall, hehelpedguideBostonCollegetoa15-5-1record,theACCregular-season and tournament titles and a berth into theNCAATournament.

“Kevinhasanimpressivecombinationofexperienceandapassion forColumbiawithunrivaled integrityanddedication.HegainedinvaluableexperienceatBoston College, an annual national powerhouse,”DirectorofIntercollegiateAthleticsM.DianneMurphysaid.“Wearedeeplycommittedtobuildingawinningmen’ssoccerprogramhereatColumbia.IknowthatKevinistherightleadertorevitalizetheprogramandtakeColumbiabacktotheupperechelonoftheIvyLeague.”

Anderson is no stranger to Morningside Heights.Immediately after his collegiate soccer career, heservedas theLionsassistantcoach. Afterplayingprofessionally, Anderson returned to Columbia asthe assistant men’s soccer coach and also as theactingheadcoachin2006.

In his two years as assistant coach at Columbia,Andersonwasanintegralpartofnumerousaspectsofthesoccerprogram,includingtheteam’sstrengthand conditioning, day-to-day operations, academicsupport,andbudgeting. Inaddition tohiscoachingduties, Anderson served as an adjunct professor of physicaleducation.

“Iamthrilledtohavethisopportunity.Ilovedmytimeat Columbia. I am excited to lead the resurgenceofaprogramthatIcaredeeplyaboutandthathasunmatchedpotential,”Andersonsaid.“Iaminspiredby the progress of Columbia Athletics over thepast four years and I look forward to making theColumbiamen’ssoccerprogramanintegralpartofthatsuccess.”

Anderson was a highly-decorated high schoolathlete who earned All-America honors and NewYork Player of the Year recognition in his seniorseason. He began his collegiate career at GeorgeMasonUniversity,whereheearnedColonialAthleticAssociation All-Rookie honors as a freshman andAll-CAA first-team accolades as a sophomore. After transferringtoSouthernConnecticutState,Andersoncaptured NSCAA All-America first-team honors while leading the Owls to a national title in his seniorseason (1992).Additionally,heplayed for theU.S.NationalteamattheU-16,U-18andU-20levels.

Heplayedprofessionally for10years(1993-2003),including two years with the Colorado Rapids andthree years with the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major LeagueSoccer.

Anderson earned his bachelor’s degree in liberalstudiesfromSouthernConnecticutStateUniversityin1992.HealsoholdsaUSSFNational“A”CoachingLicense.

Late Score Helps Columbia Get Past Sacred Heart in Exhibition MatchFirst-yearforwardNickScottscoredthegame-winninggoalinthe86thminuteandhelpedtheColumbiamen’ssoccerteamtoa2-1,come-from-behindwinoverSacredHeartinanexhibitionmatchatColumbiaSoccerStadium.Scotttalliedateam-bestfourshotsinthecontest,includingthreeongoal,andalsohadanassistfortheLions.JuniorBayo Adafintalliedtheequalizerinthe17thminute, after the Pioneers had jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 29 seconds into thematch.

Bayo Back For BusinessAfter registering a career high in goals in 2008, junior forward Bayo Adafin returns as the main scoring threat for the Lions this year. Adafin tallied six goalsaseasonago,andestablishedhimselfasoneof themoredangerousattackersintheIvyLeague.TheRochester,Minn.,nativewasnamedtotheAll-IvyLeaguesecondteamin2008andalsoearnednationalhonorsafterscoringahattrickinawinovernationally-rankedUCSantaBarbara.

Alexander the GreatSophomoregoalkeeperAlexanderAurrichio had a busy first year at Columbia. ThestartinggoalkeeperfortheLions’men’ssoccerteamdoubledasapower-hitting threat for the school’s baseball team.Aurrichio played in 29 games,alternating between an outfield spot and designated hitter, and hit .289 while mashingateam-highfourhomeruns.

Lions Take Break From Preseason Camp to Visit CitigroupTheColumbiaUniversitymen’ssoccer team tookabreak from thegrindofpreseason camp on Tuesday to tour the main Manhattan office of Citigroup. TheLionswerehostedbyformermen’ssoccerplayerChrisTotman‘00,whocurrentlyworksincreditsalesforthecompany.

Adafin Named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports ScholarMen’ssoccerstandoutBayo AdafinwaschosenasanArthurAsheJr.SportsScholar for 2009. The rising junior was a second-team selection as he led Columbia and ranked fifth in the Ivy League with seven goals. To be considered, a studentofcolormustcompeteinanintercollegiatesport,maintainacumulativegrade-pointaverageofatleast3.2,andbeactiveonhisorhercampusorinthecommunity.

Lions Shine on Summer Soccer CircuitWithafullseasonofcollegesoccerundertheirbelts,fourrisingsophomoresontheColumbiamen’ssoccerteamwereallbusythissummerpreparingfortheLions2009campaign.FrancoisAnderson,mikemazzullo,RonnieShaban,and Jesse Vella had an opportunity to face top-level competition with theirclubteams.AndersonisamemberoftheD.C.UnitedSuper-20Leagueteamthatwent8-0-1 inGroupBof theMid-AtlanticRegionandadvanced to thesemifinals of the Super-20 National Finals. Shaban’s Northern Virginia Royals FCSuper-20squadalsoadvanced to thenational tournament,bywayofa4-1-3recordingroupplay.MazzullohelpedhisYonkersUnitedU-19teamtoitsmostsuccessfulseasonever.TheTornadoesstrungtogetherthreestraightshutoutsenroutetoanEasternNewYorkStateCupchampionship.Thewinwas extra special considering it was the third consecutive season that theTornadoes and New York Cosmos had faced each other in the final. Mazzullo alsoearnedbraggingrightsfortheyearwithhisteammate,Vella,whowasamember of the Cosmos outfit.

Youth is ServedTheColumbiamen’ssoccerteamwillenterthe2009seasonwithanextremelyyounggroup.TheLionsboastninefreshmenandninesophomoresontheirroster.

2009 Columbia Men’s Soccer Roster

No. Name pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/HighSchool1 AlexContratto GK Jr. 6-1 185 PalosVerdesEstates,Calif./ChadwickSchool2 Bayo Adafin F Jr. 5-8 164 Rochester, Minn./Rochester Lourdese3 RonnieShaban D So. 6-1 185 Ashburn,Va./StoneBridge4 SteveKeker MF Sr. 5-10 155 Rahway,N.J./UnionCountyMagnet5 WillYoung D So. 6-0 170 Piedmont,Calif./Piedmont6 Hayden Johns D/MF Jr. 5-10 174 Hamilton, New Zealand/Northfield Mount Hermon7 PepeCarotenuto MF Jr. 5-6 150 Scottsdale,Ariz./Chaparral8 NickAyers F/MF Fr. 6-0 185 Phoenix,Ariz./BrophyPrep9 JamesPrince F Sr. 6-0 172 Nothumberland,England/Nothumberland10 GabyDaSilva MF Sr. 5-11 160 KeyBiscayne,Fla./GulliverPrep11 PeterMorice MF So. 6-1 170 Stillwater,Minn./St.PaulAcademyandSummitt12 MikeMazzulo D/MF So. 6-1 170 Yonkers,N.Y./FordhamPrep13 JesseVella D So. 5-9 165 NewYork,N.Y./BronxHSofScience14 NickFaber D/MF So. 6-1 180 Gruenwald,Germany/KentSchool15 BrendanO’Hearn D Fr. 6-1 175 CaveCreek,Ariz./CactusShadows16 JulianBongiorno D Fr. 6-0 185 Scottsdale,Ariz./Horizon17 WillStamatis MF/F Fr. 5-11 170 Mountainside,N.J./ThePingrySchool18 NickScott F Fr. 5-11 154 Newcastle,England/RGSNewcastle19 RyanScully D/MF Sr. 6-1 180 Seaville,N.J./OceanCity20 KevinPowers D Fr. 6-0 160 Rye,N.Y./TheHotchkissSchool21 QuentinGrigsby MF/F Fr. 5-10 165 Phoenix,Ariz./BrophyPrep22 SpencerDuhaime MF/D Fr. 5-10 150 Edina,Minn./Edina23 FrancoisAnderson MF So. 5-10 165 MontegoBay,Jamaica/KentSchool24 Benjamin Santos MF Fr. 5-8 165 Bogota, Colombia/San Francisco Javier30 AlexAurrichio GK So. 6-6 220 DixHills,N.Y./HalfHollowHillsWest33 ZachGlubiak GK So. 6-0 175 Walkerton,Va./Episcopal

HeadCoach:KevinAnderson(Firstseason)AssistantCoach:TommyMcMenemy,AndrewFrankel,AdamPullinen

2008 Columbia University Men's SoccerColumbia Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 31, 2009)

All games

Overall: 4-12-1 Conf: 2-5-0 Home: 2-6-0 Away: 2-5-1 Neut: 0-1-0

## Player gp-gs min g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-att6 Adafin, Bayo 17-16 1437 7 0 14 32 . 2 1 9 13 . 4 0 6 3 0-08 Strickland, Scott 17-9 832 2 3 7 14 . 1 4 3 10 . 7 1 4 0 0-07 Castrillon, Felipe 17-16 1470 2 2 6 25 . 0 8 0 9 . 3 6 0 0 0-013 Carotenuto, Pepe 14-13 1119 2 2 6 23 . 0 8 7 10 . 4 3 5 0 0-012 Mazzullo, Michael 17-15 1311 2 0 4 9 . 2 2 2 3 . 3 3 3 1 0-021 Shaban, Ronnie 17-16 1544 1 0 2 12 . 0 8 3 4 . 3 3 3 0 0-019 Scully, Ryan 15-13 1300 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 3 1 . 3 3 3 0 0-018 Morice, Peter 12-5 446 0 2 2 3 . 0 0 0 2 . 6 6 7 0 0-023 Anderson, Francois 17-12 1326 0 1 1 21 . 0 0 0 5 . 2 3 8 0 0-000 Aurrichio, Alex 16-16 1438 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-03 Kongsli, Fredrik 16-13 1082 0 0 0 9 . 0 0 0 3 . 3 3 3 0 0-05 Pounder, James 16-16 1404 0 0 0 8 . 0 0 0 2 . 2 5 0 0 0-014 Johns, Hayden 16-7 896 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 0 0-02 Young, Will 17-15 1361 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 0-010 Dasilva, Gabriel 6-0 192 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0-024 Faber, Nicolas 2-0 37 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-015 Vella, Jesse 3-2 109 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-09 Haring, Alex 2-0 23 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0

Total 17 - 17 11 45 171 . 0 9 9 66 . 3 8 6 4 0-0Opponents 17 - 34 25 93 250 . 1 3 6 129 . 5 1 6 12 0-0

Goal Average Saves Record# Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho00 Aurrichio, Alex 16-16 1447:50 28 1.74 85 . 7 5 2 4 11 1 20 Glubiak, Zach 3-1 147:20 6 3.67 3 . 3 3 3 0 1 0 0TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 7 1.000 0 0 0 0

Total 17 1595:10 34 1.92 95 . 7 3 6 4 12 1 2Opponents 17 1595:10 17 0.96 48 . 7 3 8 12 4 1 6

Team saves: 7

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalColumbia 9 7 0 1 17Opponents 13 18 1 2 34

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalColumbia 79 85 6 1 171Opponents 114 120 7 9 250

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalColumbia 53 39 0 3 95Opponents 19 27 2 0 48

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalColumbia 32 37 4 2 75Opponents 49 43 2 0 94

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalColumbia 104 100 5 2 211Opponents 74 82 2 0 158

Attendance Summary COL OpponentTotal 1789 3490Dates/Avg Per Date 8/224 8/436Neutral Site #/Avg 1/0

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