NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After dropping its first match of 2014, the State University of New York at New Paltz men's soccer team looks to bounce back this weekend at the Vassar Invitational from Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 6-7, at Vassar College.
RECORDS: New Paltz enters the weekend at 0-1-0... Elms is 0-1-1, while Farmingdale State College and Vassar are 1-1-0 and 2-0-1, respectively.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (0-1): New Paltz fell to The College of Old Westbury, 2-1, last Saturday despite outshooting the Panthers 26-4... Junior forward
Jason Gonzalez notched a goal in the 13th minute and led the Hawks with five shots... Senior midfielder
Stephen Browne and sophomore forward
Tucker Stern each fired off four shots... New Paltz is led by fourth-year head coach
Gene Ventriglia.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Gonzalez leads the team in goals (1), points (2) and shots (5)... Senior midfielder
Alec Johnson has the team's lone assist... Senior goalkeeper
Andres Montoya earned the start last weekend and faced four shots.
TEAM STATISTICS:
The Hawks fired off 26 shots, with 14 being on target... New Paltz recorded nine corner kicks... In the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), the Hawks rank fifth in shots.
SCOUTING THE BLAZERS (0-1-1): Elms began the season with a 2-2 draw versus Colby-Sawyer College before dropping a 1-0 decision to Fitchburg State University on Wednesday night... Elms went 11-9 last year and captured the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) championship... The Blazers are mentored by second-year head coach Jared Sheikh.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Senior midfielder/forward Joseph Coleman and Connor O'Grady lead the team with one goal each... Coleman and O'Grady have both fired off a team-high seven shots... Michael Pirasquate recorded the team's lone assist... Goalkeeper Ryan Harris made eight saves in the season-opening tie with Colby-Sawyer... Harris recorded five saves against Fitchburg State.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Blazers have 36 shots compared to 28 for opponents... Elms holds a 17-16 shots-on-goal advantage... The Blazers have attempted 11 corner kicks.
SCOUTING THE RAMS (1-1): The Rams began the year with a 2-1 double-overtime victory at the Stevens Institute of Technology... Farmingdale State suffered a 3-1 setback to Baruch College on Wednesday evening... The Rams were picked fourth in the 2014 Skyline Conference Preseason Poll after advancing to the title game last year... Farmingdale State is led by 12th-year head coach Chuck Schimpf.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Junior midfielder J.T. Famularo, freshman forward Samuele Riva and senior midfielder Tyler Rollman have accounted for the Rams' three scores... Junior forward James Curley has recorded a pair of assists... Famularo has registered a team-high seven shots and scored the game-winner at Stevens... Freshman goalkeeper Robert Tucker is 1-1-0 in goal, making 16 saves with a 1.82 goals-against average.
TEAM STATISTICS: The Rams have been outshot by opponents, 47-28... Teams hold a 21-16 shots-on-goal advantage... Farmingdale State has attempted six corner kicks.
SCOUTING THE BREWERS (2-0-1): Vassar began the year defeating Maritime College, 2-0... The Brewers tied Mount Saint Mary College, 0-0, on Aug. 31 before defeating Western Connecticut State University, 3-0, on Wednesday night... Vassar went 8-5-5 in 2013 and were picked sixth in the 2014 Liberty League Preseason Poll... Twenty-fourth-year head coach Andy Jennings picked up his 200th career victory in the first match.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Five different players have tallied the Brewer goals this season... Junior midfielder Jordan Palmer leads the team with 11 shots, four being on target... Senior forward Andre Cousineau and sophomore forward Andreas Freund have registered game-winning scores... Junior midfielder Gavin Jennings and freshman midfielder Reid Smith both have two assists... Sophomore Adam Warner is 2-0-1 at keeper, recording seven saves without allowing a goal.
TEAM STATISTICS: Vassar holds a 63-18 edge in shots attempted... The Brewers have attempted 20 corners compared to eight for opponents... Vassar has yet to allow a goal this year.
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz will enjoy a brief, two-game homestand beginning on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. against Hunter College... Elms plays at Springfield College on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m... Vassar hosts Manhattanville College on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 4 p.m... Farmingdale State plays at home versus Brooklyn College on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
