Derby Carillo helped St Johns win the Indiana University Classic with a shut-out in his first two matches; while Scott Larrabee, helped guide the Georgetown Hoys upset visiting UCLA Bruins. See below with links to sites!
St. John's Climbs To No. 4 In NSCAA Poll
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Red Storm remains No. 3 in Soccer America rankings.
Sept. 8, 2009
QUEENS, N.Y. - After an impressive opening-weekend that featured a scoreless draw against then-No. 7 Indiana and a 2-0 win against then-No. 12 Notre Dame, the St. John's men's soccer team is ranked No. 4 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. St. John's earned three first place votes in the poll.
The Red Storm is also ranked No. 3 by Soccer America, No. 1 by College Soccer News and No. 2 by TopDrawerSoccer.
In the 2009 season-opener, goalkeeper Derby Carrillo stopped three shots to keep Indiana off the board. Carrillo then stopped a first half penalty kick and made a career-high four saves in a 2-0 win against Notre Dame.
Carrillo earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors for his efforts, while Ben Clack was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.
The champions of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, St. John's had six players earn all-tournament honors. Junior Sverre Wegge Gundhus was named the Offensive MVP after scoring the game-winner against Notre Dame, while senior Joel Gustafsson earned Defensive MVP honors. Carrillo, Clack, Connor Lade and David Reed, meanwhile, were each named to the All-Tournament team.
more info: http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/stjo-m-soccer-body.html
Second-Half Goals Lift Hoyas Over No. 19 Bruins
Wiese Picks Up First Win Over a Nationally-Ranked Opponent
Sept. 6, 2009
WASHINGTON - History was made Sunday afternoon at North Kehoe Field as the Georgetown University men's soccer squad defeated the No. 19 UCLA Bruins by a score of 2-0. In front of an almost sellout crowd, the Hoyas held the Bruins scoreless in the first half before putting two away in the second. The win marked the first victory over a nationally-ranked opponent under Head Coach Brian Wiese.
In the 60th minute, the game was broken open on a free kick by senior captain Mark Zeman (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township). The defender served it into the box and the ball landed at the feet of Scott Larrabee (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Loyola High School of Los Angeles) who chipped it to GU's rushing attackers. Junior Alex Verdi (Ivyland, Pa./Germantown Academy) managed to get a head on it sending the ball the length of the goal, but it was classmate Jose Colchao (Fairfax, Va./Lake Braddock Secondary School) who redirected the shot into the bottom right corner of the net to send the crowd into a frenzy as the Hoyas went up 1-0.
more info: http://guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/090609aaa.html
more news:
former South Bay Force Assistant Director Michael Jacobson leading the Cal State Los Angeles men to a #5 National Ranking!
http://www.csulaathletics.com/index.aspx?tab=soccer&path=msoc
Brad Jones and Justin Valashinas lead Cal Poly Pomona to a 2-0 start to season!
http://www.csupomona.edu/~athletic/Teams/msoc/09stats/teamgbg.htm
Dane "DJ" Hill and the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs start out 2-0!
http://www.goslugs.com/teams/soccer/men/msoc.html
