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LORAS MEN’S SOCCER JIM NAPRSTEK, MEN’S SOCCER SID • [email protected] • OFFICE: 563.588.7407 2014 SCHEDULE OVERALL: 15-2-2 (HOME: 8-1-2, AWAY: 7-1-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 7-0-0 (HOME: 4-0-0, AWAY: 3-0-0) AUG 29 AT UW-WHITEWATER W, 3-0 AUG 31 VS WILLAMETTE W, 3-0 SEP 2 AT CARROLL W, 5-2 SEP 5 VS CARLETON W, 2-0 SEP 7 VS ST. THOMAS L, 2-1 SEP 13 AT ST. OLAF W, 3-2 SEP 14 AT ST. JOHN’S W, 3-1 SEP 18 VS UNIV. OF CHICAGO W, 3-2 SEP 21 VS UW-OSHKOSH T, 2-2 SEP 27 VS CENTRAL * W, 3-2 OCT 1 VS UNIV. OF DUBUQUE * W, 1-0 OCT 4 VS BUENA VISTA * W, 6-0 OCT 11 AT SIMPSON * W, 1-0 OCT 13 AT WESTERN ILLINOIS CANCELLED OCT 15 AT UW-PLATTEVILLE L, 1-0 (OT) OCT 18 AT # 17 LUTHER * W, 2-1 SENIOR NIGHT OCT 25 VS # 13 WARTBURG * W, 1-0 OCT 28 AT COE * W, 9-0 IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NOV 1 FIRST ROUND BYE SEMIFINALS - ROCK BOWL (DUBUQUE, IOWA) NOV 5 (4) UNIV. OF DUBUQUE W, 2-1 (OT) NOV 8 (2) # 23 WARTBURG T, 2-2 (2OT) NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT NOV 15 WESTMINSTER (MO.) 5:00 PM NOV 16 REGIONAL FINAL 5:00 PM NOV 21-23 SECTIONALS DEC 5-6 FINAL FOUR PREVIEWING THE BLUE JAYS... In a repeat of last year’s “Sweet 16” matchup, the Blue Jays of Westminster College return to Dubuque, Iowa and will play Loras College in the first match of the weekend. Westminster finished the regular season with a record of 11-7- 1 and winners of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The Blue Jays are making their third appearance in the NCAA Tournament. A look at the scoresheet shows Tripp Sheehan leading Westminster with 23 points (6G-11A). Right behind Sheehan is Dustin Seibolt who has 18 points (8G-2A). In between the pipes will be Raul Romero who enters with a 11-7-1 record, a 1.07 goals against average, and has posted six shutouts this season. This season, the Blue Jays have not played a team that will appear in the NCAA Tournament. In last year’s meeting with the Duhawks, Alex Bradley and Tom Fluegel tallied the winners for Loras, lifting the Duhawks to the “Elite 8”. PREVIEWING THE STARS ... The Stars are no strangers to the NCAA Tournament, having appeared in 13 tournaments to date. Their best performance came in 2009 when Dominican advanced to the Final Four before falling to Calvin College 1-0. This year, the Stars enter the postseason with a record of 14-5-2 and are led by Frankie Saiz who has 16 points (5G-6A) through 21 games. Dominican utilizes a distributed attack, as six players have four or more goals. In goal, Dominican splits time between two keepers, Zach Watson and Gabriel Gongora. In 14 appearances, Watson has a 7-2-0 overall record with a 0.79 goals against average. Gongora posts similar numbers, a 7-3-2 overall record and a 0.73 goals against average. This season, Dominican played five teams that will appear in the NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 3-3 mark, including wins over Carroll (2-0), North Park (2-1), and MSOE (2-1 2OT). PREVIEWING THE GUSTIES ... Meeting Dominican in the opening round will be Gustavus Adolphus College, winners of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The Gusties enter with a record of 15-4-1. Much like Dominican, the Gusties are regulars in the NCAA Tournament, having appeared in 11 tournaments in total. Leading Gustavus Adolphus this season on the scoresheet is Zach Brown, who enters the NCAA Tournament with 28 points (11G-6A). Joining him is Ryan Tollefsrud who has 17 points (7G-3A). Making his return to the goalkeeper role on October 25, Brett Ylonen looks to be the starter come Saturday. He enters with a 6-1-0 mark, a 0.51 goals against average and 4.5 shutouts. This season, the Gusties played three teams that will appear in the NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 2-1 mark, including wins over Carroll (3-1) and College of St. Scholastica (3-0). QUICK HITS 1450 ALTA VISTA, DUBUQUE, IA 52001 // WWW.DUHAWKS.COM NOV. 12, 2014 • VOL. I • NO. XII

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Page 1: Men's Soccer Game Notes • 11/12/2014

LORAS MEN’S SOCCERJIM NAPRSTEK, MEN’S SOCCER SID • [email protected] • OFFICE: 563.588.74072014 SCHEDULE

OVERALL: 15-2-2 (HOME: 8-1-2, AWAY: 7-1-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0)IIAC: 7-0-0 (HOME: 4-0-0, AWAY: 3-0-0)

AUG 29 at UW-WHITEWATER W, 3-0

AUG 31 vs WILLAMETTE W, 3-0

SEP 2 at CARROLL W, 5-2

SEP 5 vs CARLETON W, 2-0

SEP 7 vs ST. THOMAS L, 2-1

SEP 13 at ST. OLAF W, 3-2

SEP 14 at ST. JOHN’S W, 3-1

SEP 18 vs UNIV. OF CHICAGO W, 3-2

SEP 21 vs UW-OSHKOSH T, 2-2

SEP 27 vs CENTRAL * W, 3-2

OCT 1 vs UNIV. OF DUBUQUE * W, 1-0

OCT 4 vs BUENA VISTA * W, 6-0

OCT 11 at SIMPSON * W, 1-0

OCT 13 at WESTERN ILLINOIS CANCELLED

OCT 15 at UW-PLATTEVILLE L, 1-0 (OT)

OCT 18 at #17 LUTHER * W, 2-1

SENIOR NIGHTOCT 25 vs #13 WARTBURG * W, 1-0

OCT 28 at COE * W, 9-0

IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTNOV 1 FIRST ROUND BYE

SEMIFINALS - ROCK BOWL (DUBUQUE, IOWA)NOV 5 (4) UNIV. OF DUBUQUE W, 2-1 (OT)

NOV 8 (2) #23 WARTBURG T, 2-2 (2OT)

NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENTNOV 15 WESTMINSTER (MO.) 5:00 PMNOV 16 REGIONAL FINAL 5:00 PM

NOV 21-23 SECTIONALS

DEC 5-6 FINAL FOUR

PREVIEWING THE BLUE JAYS...In a repeat of last year’s “Sweet 16” matchup, the Blue Jays of Westminster College return to Dubuque, Iowa and will play Loras College in the first match of the weekend. Westminster finished the regular season with a record of 11-7-1 and winners of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The Blue Jays are making their third appearance in the NCAA Tournament. A look at the scoresheet shows Tripp Sheehan leading Westminster with 23 points (6G-11A). Right behind Sheehan is Dustin Seibolt who has 18 points (8G-2A). In between the pipes will be Raul Romero who enters with a 11-7-1 record, a 1.07 goals against average, and has posted six shutouts this season.

This season, the Blue Jays have not played a team that will appear in the NCAA Tournament.

In last year’s meeting with the Duhawks, Alex Bradley and Tom Fluegel tallied the winners for Loras, lifting the Duhawks to the “Elite 8”.

PREVIEWING THE STARS ...The Stars are no strangers to the NCAA Tournament, having appeared in 13 tournaments to date. Their best performance came in 2009 when Dominican advanced to the Final Four before falling to Calvin College 1-0. This year, the Stars enter the postseason with a record of 14-5-2 and are led by Frankie Saiz who has 16 points (5G-6A) through 21 games. Dominican utilizes a distributed attack, as six players have four or more goals. In goal, Dominican splits time between two keepers, Zach Watson and Gabriel Gongora. In 14 appearances, Watson has a 7-2-0 overall record with a 0.79 goals against average. Gongora posts similar numbers, a 7-3-2 overall record and a 0.73 goals against average.

This season, Dominican played five teams that will appear in the NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 3-3 mark, including wins over Carroll (2-0), North Park (2-1), and MSOE (2-1 2OT).

PREVIEWING THE GUSTIES ...Meeting Dominican in the opening round will be Gustavus Adolphus College, winners of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The Gusties enter with a record of 15-4-1. Much like Dominican, the Gusties are regulars in the NCAA Tournament, having appeared in 11 tournaments in total. Leading Gustavus Adolphus this season on the scoresheet is Zach Brown, who enters the NCAA Tournament with 28 points (11G-6A). Joining him is Ryan Tollefsrud who has 17 points (7G-3A). Making his return to the goalkeeper role on October 25, Brett Ylonen looks to be the starter come Saturday. He enters with a 6-1-0 mark, a 0.51 goals against average and 4.5 shutouts.

This season, the Gusties played three teams that will appear in the NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 2-1 mark, including wins over Carroll (3-1) and College of St. Scholastica (3-0).

QUICK HITS

1450 ALTA VISTA, DUBUQUE, IA 52001 // WWW.DUHAWKS.COM

NOV. 12, 2014 • VOL. I • NO. XII

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LORAS MEN’S SOCCERQUICK FACTS

LORAS COLLEGELocation ................................................. Dubuque, IowaFounded ................................................................ 1839Enrollment ............................................................ 1,570Nickname........................................................ DuhawksSchool Colors .........................Purple (60-100-0-60 / 262C) ............................................Rah Rah Gold (0-25-100-0 / 123C) ..............................................Metallic Gold (0-22-50-30 / 874C)Field Name ................................................... Rock BowlCapacity................................................................ 3,500Surface ............................................................ FieldTurfAffiliation .............................................NCAA Division IIIConference ..................... Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC)President ......................................................Jim CollinsAlma Mater ................................................... Loras (’84)Interim Director of Athletics................Denise UdelhofenAlma Mater ................................................... Loras (’90)Athletic Dept. Phone .................................563.588.7112

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSDirector ..................................................... Jim NaprstekAlma Mater ................................................... Loras (’13)Office Phone ............................................ 563.588.7407Cell Phone ............................................... 815.207.9168Email................................... [email protected] Contact .......................Marykate Halm (’16)Office Phone ............................................ 563.588.7955Email Address................. [email protected] Address ..................................... 1450 Alta Vista........................................................ Dubuque, IA 52001Website ............................................www.duhawks.com

MEDIA INFORMATIONTelegraph Herald ..................................... 563.588.5783Sports Editor ....................Jim Leitner ([email protected])Video Stream ............................ www.duhawks.com/live

SOCIAL MEDIATwitter ..................................................@LorasAthletics.........................................................@LorasMWSoccerFacebook ...................................Loras College Athletics.....................................................Loras College SoccerInstagram.............................................@LorasAthletics

2014 IOWA CONFERENCE

STANDINGSSCHOOL IIAC PTS ALLLoras 7-0-0 21 15-2-2Wartburg 5-1-1 16 12-3-5Luther 5-2-0 15 16-3-1Dubuque 4-2-1 13 7-9-3Simpson 3-4-0 9 12-9-0Central 2-5-0 6 5-13-0Coe 1-6-0 3 4-14-0Buena Vista 0-7-0 0 4-13-1

LOADED BRACKET LIES AHEAD FOR LORAS ...On Monday, November 10, the NCAA announced the 61-team field that will compete in the Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament. Among the teams placed in Loras’ quadrant, seven of the 15 are currently ranked in the NSCAA/Continental Tire Poll.

Ranked teams include: #2 Trinity (Texas), #7 Loras, #8 Wheaton (Ill.), #16 Wartburg, #19 Univ. of Chicago, #23 Gustavus Adolphus, and #24 Pomona-Pitzer.

A LOOK BACK TO 2012 ...The last time Loras entered the Iowa Conference Tournament with an undefeated record, they cruised to a 6-nil win over Simpson in the semifinals before winning the crown with a 2-1 victory over Central. The goal Central scored was the first that Loras had allowed in conference play all season.

2014 is the only the fourth time in 14 seasons that Loras has entered the conference tournament with an unblemished conference record (2014, 2012, 2009, 2007). In all but one year, Loras went on to win the conference tournament.

PIZZELLO LIGHTING THE LAMP ...The offensive eruption from senior Mike Pizzello has been a pleasant surprise for the Duhawks this season. In his previous two seasons on varsity, Pizzello registered five goals and four assists. To date, Pizzello has 12 goals and one assist, marking the first Duhawk to tally double digit goals since 2010, when Miguel Bonilla finished with 10 goals and seven assists.

WESTMINSTER BLUE JAYSCurrent Form...................................................W/W/W/W/WConference ................................................................SLIACTEAM LEADERSPoints ..................................................... Dustin Seibolt (17)Goals........................................................ Dustin Seibolt (8)Assists................................................... Tripp Sheehan (11)Game Winning Goals ....................................Drew Cook (4)

Saturday, November 15 // Dubuque, Iowa // 5:00 PM // duhawks.com/live

DOMINICAN STARSCurrent Form.....................................................W/W/W/W/LConference ................................................................NACCTEAM LEADERSPoints ........................................................Frankie Saiz (16)Goals........................................................... Four tied with 5Assists...........................................................Trent Miller (8)Game Winning Goals .................................. Four tied with 2

Saturday, November 15 // Dubuque, Iowa // 7:30 PM // duhawks.com/live

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS GUSTIESCurrent Form...................................................W/W/W/W/WConference .................................................................MIACTEAM LEADERSPoints ........................................................ Zach Brown (28)Goals..........................................................Zach Brown (11)Assists.......................................................... David Lilly (11)Game Winning Goals .................................. Zach Brown (6)

Saturday, November 15 // Dubuque, Iowa // 7:30 PM // duhawks.com/live

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LORAS MEN’S SOCCER

2014 RECORD WHEN ... Overall ......................................15-2-2Conference .................................7-0-0Non-Conference .........................7-2-1Postseason ................................1-0-1

Home ..........................................8-1-2Away ...........................................7-1-0Neutal .........................................0-0-0

Day .............................................7-1-1Night ...........................................7-1-1

1-Goal Games ............................7-2-02-Goal Games ............................2-0-03-Goal Games ............................3-0-04-Goal Games ............................0-0-04+ Goal Games ..........................3-0-0

August ........................................2-0-0September ..................................6-1-1October ......................................6-1-0November ...................................1-0-1December ...................................0-0-0

When scoring first ....................10-0-0When opponent scores first .......5-2-2

Scoring 0 goals ..........................0-1-0Scoring 1 goal ............................2-1-0Scoring 2 goals ..........................4-0-2Scoring 3 goals ..........................6-0-0Scoring 4+ goals ........................3-0-0

Allowing 0 goals .........................7-0-0Allowing 1 goal ...........................4-1-0Allowing 2 goals .........................4-1-2Allowing 3 goals .........................0-0-0Allowing 4+ goals .......................0-0-0

Leading at halftime .....................9-0-0Trailing at halftime ......................1-1-1Tied at halftime ...........................5-1-1

Outshooting opponents ............15-2-2Outshot by opponents ................0-0-0Shots are tied .............................0-0-0

Winning the CK battle ..............13-1-1Losing the CK battle ...................2-0-0CK battle is tied ..........................0-1-1

Overtime games .........................2-1-2

Against ranked opponents .........5-0-2

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School00 Andrew Harwardt GK 6-4 165 So. Lake Zurich, Ill. / Carmel Catholic0 Adam Roloff GK 6-2 190 So. Minneapolis, Minn. / Academy of Angels1 Sean Elvert GK 6-0 175 Sr. Naperville, Ill. / Waubonsie Valley2 Sam Koenig D 5-8 180 Jr. Dubuque, Iowa / Wahlert Catholic3 Tom Fluegel M 5-8 155 Sr. Rockton, Ill. / Hononegah4 Kevin Higgins D 6-0 180 Jr. Geneva, Ill. / Geneva5 Mike Gordon F 5-10 175 Jr. Freeport, Ill. / Freeport6 Jimmy Ralph D 6-0 185 So. Mokena, Ill. / Lincoln Way East7 JoJo Schmidt M 5-10 140 Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Metea Valley 8 Jorge Simon M 6-3 190 Jr. Appleton, Wis. / Kimberly10 Richard Lenke F 5-8 185 Jr. Mt. Prospect, Ill. / Prospect11 Tyler Cruikshank D 5-10 170 Jr. Marshalltown, Iowa / Marshalltown12 Mike Pizzello M 6-4 205 Sr. Elmhurst, Ill. / Timothy Christian13 Spencer Moore F 5-8 145 Fr. Arlington Heights, Ill. / St. Viator14 Ike Bruns D 5-11 190 Fr. Waukee, Iowa / Waukee15 Mitch Burgmeier D 5-11 185 Sr. Dubuque, Iowa / Wahlert Catholic16 Chris Alfaro M 5-11 165 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis. / Oak Creek17 Jonah Jacke F 5-10 175 So. Green Bay, Wis. / Green Bay Southwest18 Bryan Irwin M 6-3 180 Jr. Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin19 Justin Giacotto D 5-11 180 Jr. Elmwood Park, Ill. / Fenwick20 JD Perez M 5-8 152 Sr. Cali, Colombia / Colegio Bolivar21 Chris Paulino F 6-2 165 So. Tomah, Wis. / Aquinas22 Calvin Miller D 6-2 160 So. Niles, Ill. / Maine South23 Josh Kutzke F 6-1 190 Sr. Freeport, Ill. / Freeport 24 Dillon Olson F 5-10 165 Sr. Midlothian, Ill. / Marist25 Kyler Olson M 5-6 140 So. Roscoe, Ill. / Hononegah26 Matt Brant D 5-9 160 Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill. / Roosevelt27 Austin Jacobi F 5-8 150 So. Rockton, Ill. / Hononegah28 Nick Popa F 5-7 130 Jr. Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier29 Eddie Gonzalez M 5-8 150 Fr. Huntley, Ill. / Huntley Alex Bradley F 6-0 185 So. Leighton Buzzard, U.K. / Vandyke Sports College Johnny Rummelhart F 5-11 150 Sr. Frisco, Tex. / Regina

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Dan RothertAssociate Head Coach: Matt PucciAssistant Coach: Justin McCordAssistant Coach: Jon DenhamStudent Assistant: Tom ColeStudent Assistant: Andrew Walton

Pronunciation Guide#2 Sam Koenig • KAY-nig#8 Jorge Simon • SIM-own#10 Richard Lenke • Layn-KEY#11 Tyler Cruikshank • CROOK-shank#19 Justin Giacotto • Gee-uh-COT-ohDan Rothert • ROTH-urtMatt Pucci • POOCH-ee

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LORAS MEN’S SOCCER

Rank School Record1 Messiah 19-0-12 Trinity (Texas) 22-1-03 SUNY Oneonta 18-0-24 Calvin 18-2-15 Brandeis 17-2-06 Kenyon 17-1-17 Loras 16-2-28 Wheaton (Ill.) 18-3-09 St. Lawrence 16-2-110 Muhlenberg 14-1-211 Emory 13-3-212 Whitworth 14-1-313 Amherst 13-1-4

NSCAA/CONTINENTAL TIRE TOP 25Rank School Record14 Ohio Wesleyan 15-4-215 Franklin & Marshall 15-1-216 Wartburg 12-3-517 Christopher Newport 16-3-418 Montclair State 17-4-019 Univ. of Chicago 11-5-220 Stevens 13-3-221 John Carroll 16-4-022 Babson 17-5-023 Gustavus Adolphus 15-4-124 Pomona-Pitzer 14-4-225 RPI 12-4-3

Records as of November 9, 2014

LORAS COLLEGE SOCCER @LORASMWSOCCER

Semifinals SemifinalsDecember 5 December 5

##SUNY Oneonta 18-0-2 ##Messiah 19-0-1

^Nichols 14-2-4 ^Morrisville St. 16-2

UMass Boston 14-5-2 King's (PA) 15-5-1

**Frank. & Marsh. 15-1-2 **SUNY Cortland 14-4-1

Johnson & Wales (RI) 15-5-1 Neumann 10-8-2

Rochester (NY) 9-5-3 Rutgers-Newark 15-5

Salisbury 12-2-5 Babson 17-5-0

**Brandeis 17-2 **Wheaton (MA) 16-3-2

Husson 13-7 Daniel Webster 15-5-1

Brockport 10-3-6 Tufts 10-2-4

Bowdoin 9-6-3 Dickinson 11-5-2

**St. Lawrence 16-2-1 **Muhlenberg 14-1-2

Purchase 10-9-1 Baruch 12-5-2

Amherst 13-1-4 Coast Guard 13-2-3

Fitchburg St. 11-10 Catholic 9-5-5

**Kenyon 17-1-1^^Wheaton (IL) 18-3-0

Heidelberg 13-6-3

^Wis.-Whitewater 13-4-4 North Park 13-5-1

Carroll (WI) 10-8-2 Thomas More 17-2-1

*Calvin 18-2-1**Wartburg 12-3-5

Rose-Hulman 14-4-3 MSOE 17-4-0

Ohio Wesleyan 15-4-2 Chicago 11-5-2

Penn St.-Behrend 18-3 St. Scholastica 20-2

**Loras 15-2-2 *Emory 13-3-2

Westminster (MO) 13-7-1 Berry 12-6-1

Gust. Adolphus 15-4-1 Whitworth 15-1-3

Dominican (IL) 14-5-2 Covenant 15-4-2

**Texas-Dallas 13-4-3 **Chris. Newport 16-3-4

Pomona-Pitzer 14-5-1 Lynchburg 13-6-1

Trinity (TX) 21-1 Montclair St. 17-4

Hardin-Simmons 9-4-2 Stevens 13-3-2

2014 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship

SectionalsNovember 22-23

National ChampionshipDecember 6

First/Second RoundNovember 13-16

First/Second RoundsNovember 13-16

For more details, visit NCAA.com.

NATIONALCHAMPION

^^Second-Round Host, November 15

Information subject to change.

Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri 2:30 p.m.

^First-Round Host, November 13

Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri

2:30 p.m.

SectionalsNovember 22-23

Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri

Noon

**First/Second-Round Host - November 15-16~Sectional Host

#First-Round Host, November 15##Second-Round Host, November 16

All times are Eastern time.

*First/Second-Round Host - November 14-15

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© 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission.

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ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH - MATT PUCCI

LORAS MEN’S SOCCER

Matt Pucci is now in his fifth season with the Duhawk coaching staff. He is now the Associate Head Coach alongside Dan Rothert. Since joining the Duhawks coaching staff in 2010, the men’s teams have won three regular season conference titles, four conference tournament titles and have made four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, nine overall since 2005. On top of that, the men’s teams have also made a NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2010 and back-to-back NCAA Final Four appearances in 2012 and 2013.

Pucci was a four-year member of the Loras varsity team from 2004-2007. During that time he helped the Duhawks to two Iowa Conference regular season championships, two Iowa Conference tournament championships, three NCAA tournament teams including the Duhawks first NCAA Appearance in 2005, and was a captain during Loras’ first apperance in the NCAA Final Four in 2007 as the Duhawks went undefeated at 23-0-2, finishing No. 2 in the country.

As a player, Pucci’s honors include being named to the NSCAA All-Region 1st Team, D3soccer.com All-Region 1st Team as well as All-Conference 1st Team while putting together the fourth best offensive season in program history his senior year, by scoring a league-high 17 goals and is currently ranked in the top ten for career goals as well.

Pucci’s coaching career began during his time on the Duhawks roster with the boy’s high school teams at Hempstead and Wahlert. While the Head Varsity Coach with the Golden Eagles in 2008, the team won the IHSAA 1A State Championship and he was named the Mississippi Valley Conference Coach of the Year. Upon concluding his time in Dubuque, Pucci spent two seasons with Misericordia University in Dallas, Penn. The Cougars qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of those two seasons, winning the Freedom Conference twice.

Pucci earned his bachelor’s degree from Loras College in public relations in 2008 and followed with his master’s in management from Misericordia University in May of 2010. His professional coaching licenses include both the National Diploma and Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Originally from Libertyville, Illinois, Pucci now resides in Dubuque, Iowa with his wife, Carrye, and their daughter, Nora.

Former Loras College soccer standout, Dan Rothert has been at the helm of the Duhawk men’s and women’s soccer programs since 1998. In 16 seasons, Rothert’s teams are regarded as some of the best in the country. This past season, both the men and women won the IIAC regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA Tournament where the men advanced to the national semifinals and the women to the 2nd round. The men’s team finished 19-2-3 and with a final national ranking of No. 3; while the women finished 18-4-1 and a final national ranking of No. 23.

His men’s teams have won the Iowa Conference championship eight times and advanced to the NCAA tournament eight consecutive seasons where they have had very successful runs at the national level-advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2005, 2009 and 2010 and the Final Four in 2007, 2008, 2012, and 2013. The women’s teams have won the Iowa Conference nine times and the IIAC Tournament 11 times with 11 NCAA appearances which were highlighted by runs to the Sweet 16 in 2003, 2010 and 2012.

Rothert has been named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year 13 total times in his 16-year career and has been named Regional Coach of the Year three times. Following the 2012 season, Rothert was named the CaptainU National Coach of the Year after Loras advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the third time in program history.

This past year, Rothert has surpassed the impressive career standard of 503-167-42 overall (255-86-22 with the men and 248-83-19 with the women) while at Loras. His student-athletes have received many honors both on the field and in the classroom during their careers. Notably, he has mentored twelve All Americans, four Academic All Americans and 12 Iowa Conference MVPs and a National Defensive Player of the Year.

Rothert holds the highest soccer coaching licenses attainable. He has obtained the USSF “A” License, the NSCAA Premier Diploma, the NSCAA Goalkeeper National Diploma and US Soccer’s National Youth License and served on the NCAA Men’s Soccer Committee for the 2010-2012 seasons, including a season as chair of that committee in 2012.

Prior to becoming the head coach at Loras, Rothert was the assistant women’s soccer and assistant women’s basketball coach at Plattsburgh State (N.Y.) where the soccer team was the 1996 New York State Conference champion. Rothert served as the assistant coach at Loras in the 1997 season and was the head boy’s soccer coach at Dubuque Senior High School from 1997-2000, earning “Coach of the Year” honors in 1997.

Rothert has both his undergraduate (‘96) and master’s (‘99) degrees from Loras in Physical Education where he was a 4-year letterwinner. He and his wife Karen, a Loras graduate (‘98 & ‘03) and former volleyball student-athlete for the Duhawks, reside in Dubuque with their two sons, Danny and Jack and daughter Kate.

HEAD COACH - DAN ROTHERT

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LORAS MEN’S SOCCERASSISTANT COACH - JUSTIN McCORDJustin McCord is the head men’s reserves coach and assistant varsity coach under Dan Rothert. A 2010 graduate of Loras College, McCord was a member of the 2007 and 2008 squads that advanced to the NCAA Final Four.

In addition to his responsibilities at Loras, McCord is also the head coach at Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuque, Iowa. In June 2012, McCord led the Golden Eagles to a 2A State Championship.

Originally a native Crystal Lake, Ill., McCord now resides in Dubuque with his wife Mackie, a 2010 graduate and former Loras Women’s Soccer standout.

ASSISTANT COACH - JON DENHAMJon Denham joined the Loras College soccer program as a freshman in the fall of 1998 as a member of current head coach Dan Rothert’s inaugural recruiting class. He was co-captain with his fellow seniors four years later. At the conclusion of his career, Denham joined the coaching staff as a graduate assistant while earning his master’s degree in Administration of Athletics. He serves as the team’s Goalkeeper Coach - overseeing the careers of multiple All-Conference and All-Region keepers. Denham continued as a part-time member of the coaching staff in the mid-2000’s before returning full time to the Department of Athletics as Sports Information Director in 2007. From 2007-2013 he served in that role, where he launched the original version of duhawks.com, began live video streaming, and introduced many teams to the social media landscape. Throughout those years, Denham contributed as a part-time coach and served as the team’s play-by-play announcer. Denham left his role as Sports Information Director as the 2014 calendar year began to become the Campus Apparel Specialist at Envision Sports Designs in Dubuque. He continues to train the goalkeepers for both the men’s and women’s teams.

ASSISTANT COACH - ALEJANDRO COSMOPOLISAlejandro Cosmopolis returns to the Duhawks as a member of Dan Rothert’s coaching staff in 2014 after competing the last four years as a member of the varsity roster.

During his time at Loras, Loras won back-to-back Iowa Conferece titles (2012, 2013), and advanced to the NCAA Final Four twice (2012, 2013).

A native of Lima, Peru, Cosmopolis works full-time at Loras as an Admissions Representative.

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COMBINED STATISTICS LORAS MEN’S SOCCER

Loras College Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2014)All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 15-2-2 8-1-2 7-1 0-0CONFERENCE 7-0 4-0 3-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 8-2-2 4-1-2 4-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 29 at Wisconsin-Whitewater W 3-0 217Aug 31 WILLAMETTE W 3-0 198Sep 02 at Carroll University W 5-2 312Sep 05 CARLETON W 2-0 156Sep 07 ST. THOMAS L 1-2 127Sep 13 at St. Olaf College W 3-2 300Sep 14 at Saint John's Univ. W 2-1 202Sep 18 UNIV. OF CHICAGO Wo2 3-2 348Sep 21 UWO T o 2 2-2 228

* Sep 27 CENTRAL W 3-2 224* Oct 01 UNIV. OF DUBUQUE W 1-0 670* Oct 04 BUENA VISTA W 6-0 288* Oct 11 at Simpson W 1-0 398

10/15/2014 at Wis.-Platteville L o t 0-1 187* Oct 18 at #17 Luther College W 2-1 185* Oct 25 #13 WARTBURG COLLEGE W 3-1 748* Oct 28 at Coe College W 9-0 316

Nov 05 UNIV. OF DUBUQUE Wot 2-1 715Nov 08 #23 WARTBURG COLLEGE T o 2 2-2 1054

TEAM STATISTICS LORASM OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 53-415 19-161 Goals scored per game 2.79 1.00 Shot pct. . 1 2 8 . 1 1 8 Shots on goal-Attempts 186-415 71-161 SOG pct. . 4 4 8 . 4 4 1 S h o t s / G a m e 21.8 8.5CORNER KICKS 154 62PENALTY KICKS 4-7 1-1PENALTIES Yellow cards 33 36 Red cards 0 2ATTENDANCE T o t a l 4756 2117 Dates/Avg Per Date 11/432 8/265 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att12 Mike Pizzello 19 12 1 25 58 . 2 0 7 29 . 5 0 0 3 0 - 18 Jorge Simon 19 7 1 15 34 . 2 0 6 17 . 5 0 0 1 3 - 497 Alex Bradley 11 4 3 11 22 . 1 8 2 13 . 5 9 1 2 0 - 113 Spencer Moore 19 3 4 10 34 . 0 8 8 15 . 4 4 1 1 0 - 018 Bryan Irwin 18 3 3 9 17 . 1 7 6 8 . 4 7 1 2 0 - 022 Calvin Miller 18 3 2 8 19 . 1 5 8 10 . 5 2 6 0 0 - 03 Tom Fluegel 19 1 6 8 36 . 0 2 8 15 . 4 1 7 0 1 - 121 Chris Paulino 10 3 0 6 13 . 2 3 1 9 . 6 9 2 1 0 - 025 Kyler Olson 17 2 2 6 8 . 2 5 0 5 . 6 2 5 0 0 - 020 JD Perez 19 2 0 4 22 . 0 9 1 11 . 5 0 0 2 0 - 05 Mike Gordon 18 2 0 4 11 . 1 8 2 4 . 3 6 4 0 0 - 027 Austin Jacobi 13 2 0 4 4 . 5 0 0 2 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 024 Dillon Olson 18 1 2 4 23 . 0 4 3 6 . 2 6 1 0 0 - 02 Sam Koenig 19 1 2 4 9 . 1 1 1 5 . 5 5 6 0 0 - 011 Tyler Cruikshank 18 1 2 4 8 . 1 2 5 2 . 2 5 0 1 0 - 026 Matt Brant 14 0 4 4 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 06 Jimmy Ralph 13 0 4 4 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 04 Kevin Higgins 16 1 1 3 9 . 1 1 1 3 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 023 Josh Kutzke 18 1 0 2 18 . 0 5 6 8 . 4 4 4 0 0 - 099 Johnny Rummelhart 5 1 0 2 13 . 0 7 7 3 . 2 3 1 0 0 - 017 Jonah Jacke 13 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 3 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 07 JoJo Schmidt 9 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 3 1 . 3 3 3 1 0 - 09 Eddie Gonzalez 9 0 2 2 4 . 0 0 0 2 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 010 Richard Lenke 17 0 1 1 16 . 0 0 0 7 . 4 3 8 0 0 - 014 Ike Bruns 15 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 0 1 . 1 6 7 0 0 - 016 Chris Alfaro 15 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 - 028 Nick Popa 2 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 019 Justin Giacotto 18 0 0 0 12 . 0 0 0 4 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 094 Erik Ziolkowski 2 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 015 Mitch Burgmeier 15 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 096 Jack Staton 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 090 James Hoff 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 028 Cody Green 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 00 Adam Roloff 13 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Total 19 53 43 149 415 . 1 2 8 186 . 4 4 8 15 4 - 7Opponents 19 19 13 51 161 . 1 1 8 71 . 4 4 1 2 1 - 1

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho00 Andrew Harwardt 1 26:35 0 0.00 0 . 0 0 0 0-0-0 0/11 Sean Elvert 9 680:51 7 0.93 21 . 7 5 0 6-1-1 3/10 Adam Roloff 13 1065:58 12 1.01 28 . 7 0 0 9-1-1 2/2

Total 19 1773:24 19 0.96 52 . 7 3 2 15-2-2 7Opponents 19 1773:24 53 2.69 133 . 7 1 5 2-15-2 1

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 21 30 1 1 53Opponents 11 7 1 0 19

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 191 210 10 4 415Opponents 63 91 5 2 161

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 16 32 3 1 52Opponents 63 67 3 0 133

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 60 91 3 0 154Opponents 29 31 1 1 62

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 128 124 7 7 266Opponents 117 120 5 5 247

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS LEADERS LORAS MEN’S SOCCER

Loras College Category Leaders (as of Nov 12, 2014)All games

## Points GP G A Pts Shots12 Mike Pizzello 19 12 1 25 588 Jorge Simon 19 7 1 15 3497 Alex Bradley 11 4 3 11 2213 Spencer Moore 19 3 4 10 3418 Bryan Irwin 18 3 3 9 1722 Calvin Miller 18 3 2 8 193 Tom Fluegel 19 1 6 8 3621 Chris Paulino 10 3 0 6 1325 Kyler Olson 17 2 2 6 820 JD Perez 19 2 0 4 22

## Goals GP G A Pts Shots12 Mike Pizzello 19 12 1 25 588 Jorge Simon 19 7 1 15 3497 Alex Bradley 11 4 3 11 2221 Chris Paulino 10 3 0 6 1322 Calvin Miller 18 3 2 8 1918 Bryan Irwin 18 3 3 9 1713 Spencer Moore 19 3 4 10 345 Mike Gordon 18 2 0 4 1120 JD Perez 19 2 0 4 2227 Austin Jacobi 13 2 0 4 4

## Assists GP G A Pts Shots3 Tom Fluegel 19 1 6 8 3626 Matt Brant 14 0 4 4 26 Jimmy Ralph 13 0 4 4 113 Spencer Moore 19 3 4 10 3418 Bryan Irwin 18 3 3 9 1797 Alex Bradley 11 4 3 11 2224 Dillon Olson 18 1 2 4 2322 Calvin Miller 18 3 2 8 1925 Kyler Olson 17 2 2 6 89 Eddie Gonzalez 9 0 2 2 4

## Shots GP G A Shots Shot%12 Mike Pizzello 19 12 1 58 . 2 0 73 Tom Fluegel 19 1 6 36 . 0 2 88 Jorge Simon 19 7 1 34 . 2 0 613 Spencer Moore 19 3 4 34 . 0 8 824 Dillon Olson 18 1 2 23 . 0 4 397 Alex Bradley 11 4 3 22 . 1 8 220 JD Perez 19 2 0 22 . 0 9 122 Calvin Miller 18 3 2 19 . 1 5 823 Josh Kutzke 18 1 0 18 . 0 5 618 Bryan Irwin 18 3 3 17 . 1 7 6

## Shots on Goal GP G A Shots SOG SOG%12 Mike Pizzello 19 12 1 58 29 . 5 0 08 Jorge Simon 19 7 1 34 17 . 5 0 03 Tom Fluegel 19 1 6 36 15 . 4 1 713 Spencer Moore 19 3 4 34 15 . 4 4 197 Alex Bradley 11 4 3 22 13 . 5 9 120 JD Perez 19 2 0 22 11 . 5 0 022 Calvin Miller 18 3 2 19 10 . 5 2 621 Chris Paulino 10 3 0 13 9 . 6 9 223 Josh Kutzke 18 1 0 18 8 . 4 4 418 Bryan Irwin 18 3 3 17 8 . 4 7 1

## Game-winning Goals GP No.12 Mike Pizzello 19 320 JD Perez 19 297 Alex Bradley 11 218 Bryan Irwin 18 27 JoJo Schmidt 9 121 Chris Paulino 10 113 Spencer Moore 19 1TM TEAM 19 18 Jorge Simon 19 111 Tyler Cruikshank 18 1

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TEAM STATISTICS LORAS MEN’S SOCCER

Loras College Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2014)All games

Overall: 15-2-2 Conf: 7-0-0 Home: 8-1-2 Away: 7-1-0 Neut: 0-0-0

TEAM STATISTICS LORASM OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 53-415 19-161 Goals scored per game 2.79 1.00 Shot pct. . 1 2 8 . 1 1 8 Shots on goal-Attempts 186-415 71-161 SOG pct. . 4 4 8 . 4 4 1 S h o t s / G a m e 21.8 8.5 A s s i s t s 43 13CORNER KICKS 154 62PENALTY KICKS 4-7 1-1PENALTIES Yellow cards 33 36 Red cards 0 2ATTENDANCE T o t a l 4756 2117 Dates/Avg Per Date 11/432 8/265 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 21 30 1 1 53Opponents 11 7 1 0 19

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 191 210 10 4 415Opponents 63 91 5 2 161

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 16 32 3 1 52Opponents 63 67 3 0 133

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 60 91 3 0 154Opponents 29 31 1 1 62

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalLoras College 128 124 7 7 266Opponents 117 120 5 5 247

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