LORAS MEN’S SOCCER JIM NAPRSTEK, MEN’S SOCCER SID • [email protected] • OFFICE: 563.588.7407 2014 SCHEDULE OVERALL: 3-0 (HOME: 1-0, AWAY: 2-0, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 0-0 (HOME: 0-0, AWAY: 0-0) AUG 29 AT UW-WHITEWATER W, 3-0 AUG 31 VS WILAMETTE W, 3-0 SEP 2 AT CARROLL W, 5-2 SEP 5 VS CARLETON 7:30 PM SEP 7 VS ST. THOMAS 1:00 PM SEP 13 AT ST. OLAF 2:30 PM SEP 14 AT ST. JOHN’S 2:00 PM SEP 18 VS UNIV. OF CHICAGO 7:00 PM SEP 21 VS UW-OSHKOSH 1:00 PM SEP 27 VS CENTRAL * 4:30 PM OCT 1 VS UNIV. OF DUBUQUE * 7:30 PM OCT 4 VS BUENA VISTA * 4:30 PM OCT 11 AT SIMPSON * 4:30 PM OCT 13 AT WESTERN ILLINOIS 3:30 PM OCT 15 AT UW-PLATTEVILLE 7:00 PM OCT 18 AT LUTHER * 5:00 PM SENIOR NIGHT OCT 25 VS WARTBURG * 7:30 PM OCT 28 AT COE * 7:00 PM IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NOV 1 FIRST ROUND NOV 5 SEMIFINALS NOV 8 CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT NOV 14-16 REGIONALS NOV 21-23 SECTIONALS DEC 5-6 FINAL FOUR BRADLEY NAMED IIAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK … Picking up where he left off in the 2013 season, sophomore Alex Bradley was selected as the Iowa Conference Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, September 2. With one goal and two assists in his first two games, Bradley was chosen as the men’s soccer offensive player of the week in addition to his athlete of the week honors. After totaling three goals and three assists in all of last season, Bradley opened up the 2014 campaign with an assist on Bryan Irwin’s game-winning goal against UW-Whitewater, followed by the game-winner against Willamette University just two days later. The Leighton Buzzard, U.K. native added to his total Tuesday night, scoring the opening goal in the 3’ against Carroll. NO. 2 IN THE NATION ... After being ranked No. 3 in the NSCAA Preseason Poll, the Duhawks have moved up one spot to No. 2 following their three straight victories. The preseason No. 2, Rutgers-Camden, fell on opening day to Franklin & Marshall, 1-0. The No. 2 ranking matches the highest that Loras has ever been ranked, most recently dating back to the 2013 preseason poll. Loras has never been ranked No. 1 in the nation. DUPLAY OF THE WEEK ... In the 41’ of Tuesday’s non-conference match against Carroll University, junior Sam Koenig launched a frozen rope into the side netting, earning LCTV SportsZone’s “DuPlay of the Week”. Koenig’s goal put Loras back in front, 2-1, after Carroll equalized in the 30’. DUHAWKS TAKE ON THE MIAC … The Duhawks take on Carleton College on Friday, September 5 under the lights in the Rock Bowl at 7:30pm. Carleton is the coach’s pick to win the 2014 MIAC soccer title and has won seven consecutive conference titles as well as being a regular NCAA Tournament contender. Carleton finished the 2013 season with a record of 15-3-3 and fell to Westminster College (Missouri) in the first round the the NCAA Tournament. The Duhawks will also take on MIAC participants, St. Thomas on Sunday, September 7 at 1:00pm in the Rock Bowl. The Tommies finished fourth in the MIAC in 2013 with an overall record of 10-4-4. CRYSTAL-CLEAR HIGH-DEFINITION ... For the fans that are unable to attend our matches this season, they’ll be treated to a first-class ticket to the first high-definition online stream produced by Loras College Athletics. During the offseason, thanks largely in part to an anonymous donation, the Loras College Athletic Communications Department upgraded its hardware and technology and will now provide high-definition broadcasts of its home contests all season long. To watch, simply go to: www.duhawks.com/live QUICK HITS 1450 ALTA VISTA, DUBUQUE, IA 52001 // WWW.DUHAWKS.COM SEP. 4, 2014 • VOL. II
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NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENTNOV 14-16 REGIONALS
NOV 21-23 SECTIONALS
DEC 5-6 FINAL FOUR
BRADLEY NAMED IIAC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK …Picking up where he left off in the 2013 season, sophomore Alex Bradley was selected as the Iowa Conference Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, September 2. With one goal and two assists in his first two games, Bradley was chosen as the men’s soccer offensive player of the week in addition to his athlete of the week honors. After totaling three goals and three assists in all of last season, Bradley opened up the 2014 campaign with an assist on Bryan Irwin’s game-winning goal against UW-Whitewater, followed by the game-winner against Willamette University just two days later. The Leighton Buzzard, U.K. native added to his total Tuesday night, scoring the opening goal in the 3’ against Carroll. NO. 2 IN THE NATION ... After being ranked No. 3 in the NSCAA Preseason Poll, the Duhawks have moved up one spot to No. 2 following their three straight victories. The preseason No. 2, Rutgers-Camden, fell on opening day to Franklin & Marshall, 1-0.
The No. 2 ranking matches the highest that Loras has ever been ranked, most recently dating back to the 2013 preseason poll. Loras has never been ranked No. 1 in the nation.
DuPLAY OF THE WEEK ... In the 41’ of Tuesday’s non-conference match against Carroll University, junior Sam Koenig launched a frozen rope into the side netting, earning LCTV SportsZone’s “DuPlay of the Week”. Koenig’s goal put Loras back in front, 2-1, after Carroll equalized in the 30’.
DUHAWKS TAKE ON THE MIAC …The Duhawks take on Carleton College on Friday, September 5 under the lights in the Rock Bowl at 7:30pm. Carleton is the coach’s pick to win the 2014 MIAC soccer title and has won seven consecutive conference titles as well as being a regular NCAA Tournament contender. Carleton finished the 2013 season with a record of 15-3-3 and fell to Westminster College (Missouri) in the first round the the NCAA Tournament. The Duhawks will also take on MIAC participants, St. Thomas on Sunday, September 7 at 1:00pm in the Rock Bowl. The Tommies finished fourth in the MIAC in 2013 with an overall record of 10-4-4.
CRYSTAL-CLEAR HIGH-DEFINITION ...For the fans that are unable to attend our matches this season, they’ll be treated to a first-class ticket to the first high-definition online stream produced by Loras College Athletics. During the offseason, thanks largely in part to an anonymous donation, the Loras College Athletic Communications Department upgraded its hardware and technology and will now provide high-definition broadcasts of its home contests all season long. To watch, simply go to: www.duhawks.com/live
QUICK HITS
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LORAS MEN’S SOCCERQUICK FACTS
LORAS COLLEGELocation ................................................. Dubuque, IowaFounded ................................................................ 1839Enrollment ............................................................. 1624Nickname........................................................ 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 ‘84Interim Director of Athletics................Denise UdelhofenAlma Mater ..................................................... Loras ‘90Athletic Dept. Phone .................................563.588.7112
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSDirector ..................................................... Jim NaprstekAlma Mater ..................................................... Loras ‘13Office Phone ............................................ 563.588.7407Cell Phone ............................................... 815.207.9168Email................................... [email protected] Contact ............................... Marykate HalmOffice Phone ............................................ 563.588.7955Email Address................. [email protected] Address ..................................... 1450 Alta Vista........................................................ Dubuque, IA 52001Website ............................................www.duhawks.com
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2014 ROSTER# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School0 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 Johnny Rummelhart F 5-11 150 Sr. Frisco, Tex. / Regina4 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 Valley8 Jorge Simon M 6-3 190 Jr. Appleton, Wis. / Kimberly9 Alex Bradley F 6-0 185 So. Leighton Buzzard, U.K. / Vandyke Sports College
10 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 Christian14 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 Tom Fluegel M 5-8 155 Sr. Rockton, Ill. / Hononegah18 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 Spencer Moore F 5-8 145 Fr. Arlington Heights, Ill. / St. Viator22 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. / Hononegah
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.
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
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.
COMBINED STATISTICS LORAS MEN’S SOCCER
Loras Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 04, 2014)All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 3-0 1-0 2-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-0 1-0 2-0 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 5-2 312
TEAM STATISTICS LORASM OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 11-70 2-26 Goals scored per game 3.67 0.67 Shot pct. . 1 5 7 . 0 7 7 Shots on goal-Attempts 33-70 13-26 SOG pct. . 4 7 1 . 5 0 0 S h o t s / G a m e 23.3 8.7CORNER KICKS 23 7PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0PENALTIES Yellow cards 7 4 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 198 529 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/198 2/264 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0
TEAM STATISTICS LORASM OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 11-70 2-26 Goals scored per game 3.67 0.67 Shot pct. . 1 5 7 . 0 7 7 Shots on goal-Attempts 33-70 13-26 SOG pct. . 4 7 1 . 5 0 0 S h o t s / G a m e 23.3 8.7 A s s i s t s 7 2CORNER KICKS 23 7PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0PENALTIES Yellow cards 7 4 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 198 529 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/198 2/264 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0
Goals by Period 1st 2nd TotalLoras 6 5 11Opponents 1 1 2
Shots by Period 1st 2nd TotalLoras 39 31 70Opponents 9 17 26
Saves by Period 1st 2nd TotalLoras 2 9 11Opponents 12 10 22
Corners by Period 1st 2nd TotalLoras 6 17 23Opponents 4 3 7
Fouls by Period 1st 2nd TotalLoras 16 18 34Opponents 15 19 34