Saturday, October 11, 2008
PROFILE: AARON LAWLESS
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Wichita, KS
High School: Southeast High School
Previous school: Coffeyville CC
Coach's Comments: We are pleased to have Aaron transfer to Sterling College. With the graduation of standout goalkeeper, Cory Speed, we were pleased to sign someone like Aaron who brings veteran leadership to this position.
Major: Business
Class: Junior
KHC: Aaron has seen action this year against Central Christian College (KS) and Southwestern College (KS), and has not allowed a goal to be scored against him in his 65 + minutes on the field.
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PROFILE: COACH UNDERWOOD
EDUCATION
COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCEHIGH SCHOOL:Dayton Christian High SchoolCOLLEGE:Grace College - Winona Lake, IN Degree: B.A. - Business Admistration/PychologyGrace Theological Seminary - Winona Lake, IN Degree: M A. MinistryWest Virgina University - Morgantown, WV Degree: M.A. Coaching Education ('09)
Grace College: Participated in Soccer
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2008 - Sterling College Head Men's Coach
6 Years - Wheaton Academy Head Soccer Coach2 Years - Okinawa Christian School Head Men's Coach2 Years - Warsaw High School Asst Coach-Lakeland High School Head Coach1 Year - Grace College Assistant Soccer Coach.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
PREVIEW: STERLING @ BETHEL
The Bethel men’s soccer team finished last season with its best record in recent memory, going 14-5-2 overall and finishing third in KCAC play with a record of 7-1-1. The team made the post season once again where it lost a close game in the NAIA Region IV quarterfinals.
With a large contingent of last year’s team not returning for the new campaign, this looks to be a rebuilding year for the Thresher men. The team will lean heavily on returning players for leadership on and off the field. One of these returning players is NAIA Regional All-American Brady Coffman who will provide a solid foundation as goalkeeper. Lone returning senior and team captain Yenikah Fon will be anchoring the back line with Will Nagengast. The midfield will again be led by returning midfielders Josh Laubenheimer and Barry Harrison, and Aaron Hull will led in attack. The few freshmen who are joining the returning players will be expected to step on the field and contribute right way. In the back Fon and Nagengast expect to be joined by Braden Eschete and Andre Hernandez. Assisting Hull in the attack will be Kevin Galo.
Coach Moore says that while this could be a rebuilding year, the team has a good mixture of talent and hard working players. “I think we’ll be able to surprise some teams in the KCAC,” said Moore. “We have brought in some new faces that will be able to contribute right away, and with the leadership we have returning [to help] those players mature on the field, I think this could be a good year for us.” The Bethel College men’s soccer team completed one of its most successful seasons in years. With nine new faces in the starting lineup, it seemed this would be rebuilding year, but the unique strategy and game play that each individual brought to the program made the team a contender for the KCAC crown. Bethel finished the season 14-5-2 overall with a 7-1-1 KCAC record and qualified for the NAIA Region IV Tournament for the first time since 1998.
The Threshers opened the season with a 6-0 victory over Central Christian College and had several key victories throughout the year, including a 1-0 victory over Bellevue University. Bethel was on a seven-game win streak heading into the KCAC Tournament semifinals but lost 1-0 to Friends University for the second time this year. Bethel had a shot at redemption, meeting Friends in the NAIA Region IV quarterfinals, but came up short again, 3-2.
Several players received KCAC honors during the season. Forward Jason Wood,
senior from Spanish Town, Jamaica, was named a KCAC Player of the Week for his
two-goal performance against Sterling College in Bethel’s first KCAC game of the
season. Goalkeeper Brady Coffman, freshman from Newton, was also named a
KCAC Player of the Week. The Threshers had five players named to All-KCAC Teams: Emanuel Batu, a junior midfielder from Porto Alegre, Brazil, was named to the 1st Team, with Romeo Ngati and Galidore Ngapeth, both sophomore defenders from Cameroon, Gareth Hamer, freshman from Shropshire, England, and Craig
Bonnyman, freshman from Glasgow, Scotland, named to the 2nd Team.
The team loses six seniors: four-year letter winners Wood, Franklin Ekue, a
defender from Beltsville, Md. (originally from Cameroon), Aaron Gaeddert, a
forward from Leawood, Jordan Penner, a midfielder from Reedley, Calif., and Jon
VanMaren, a midfielder from Bonner Springs, along with Braden Dragomir, a
forward and goalkeeper from Salt Spring Island, B.C., who transferred from the
University of Maine in 2006.
Our goal is always to be successful, but I feel with the group of guys we have coming together for this season the potential for success is unlimited, and that we are at the mercy of ourselves once game time rolls around. — Head Coach Steve Ralos
Bethel currently sits last in the KCAC with a conference record of 0-2-0 and 0-9-0 overall. Bethel has scored just 2 goals this season, while allowing 31. Earlier this season, Bethel lost 3 consecutive overtime games, including to current # 24 Baker KS (1-2) and # 44 University of Science & Arts of OK (1-2) , and have also lost to # 3 Hannibal-LeGrange College MO (0-1) and # 37 Rogers State OK (0-8). The Threshers are on a five game winless, scoreless streak.
Sterling stands at 1-1 in the conference and 7-3 overall, with a 6-2 victory against Southwestern in their most recent game.
In 2007, Bethel defeated Sterling 3-2 in 2 OTs (with a goal by Ryan Covey and a Bethel "own goal"), in 2006 Sterling won 2-0 (on goals by Ryan Covey and Jorge Bueso) and in 2005 Sterling won 3-2 (goals by Tyler Adam, DR Smith and Ryan Covey).
The year's game will be played in Thresher Stadium on Joe W. Goering Field in North Newton KS.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FERNANDES, SURRIDGE TAKE SAC MEN'S SOCCER HONORS
Posted by Ray Fink - Mon, Oct 6, 2008
Oklahoma Christian University's Christian Fernandes and Rogers State University's Sean Surridge are Men's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5. Fernandes, a 5-10 junior midfielder from Maringa, Brazil, had five goals for the week as OC went 1-0-1. All five goals came in a 6-1 win over Sterling College as Fernandes tied his own school record. Surridge, a 5-10 sophomore goalkeeper from Kent, England, had five saves in a 1-0 victory over St. Gregory's in SAC action. It was his fourth consecutive shutout..
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
10-7-08: STERLING v SOUTHWESTERN
COVEY JINXES MOUNDBUILDERS
10/08/2008 - Sterling senior, Ryan Covey, led the way for the Warriors as he was involved in five of six Sterling goals for a 6-2 win. Covey scored three goals and added two assists. Southwestern struck first in the 11th minute when Jesse Welsh scored on a miscue between GK Zach Hallen and the Sterling backs, giving the Moundbuilders a 1-0 lead. The Warriors quickly responded when Covey got deep to the goal line and slotted a ball across for the charging Shawn Sajjadi. Warrior mid-fielder Mladen Bjelica scored the go ahead goal in the 22nd minute off of a Covey cross. Not to be outdone by his teammates, Covey scored two goals of his own before the intermission, giving the Warriors a 4-1 advantage. Charlie Oshner added another
goal for Southwestern in the 60th minute, but the Warriors were able to find the back of the net two more times on another goal by Covey and then Jorge Bueso. The win moves the Warriors to 7-3 on the season and 1-1 in the KCAC. Sterling will face Bethel College on Saturday night in North Newton, KS.
Although Southwestern's teams are known as the "Moundbuilders," their mascot is "Jinx" the black cat. Here is what Southwestern's website says under Campus Life / Traditions.
A unique tradition among colleges is Southwestern's story of the "Jinx." When old Fairmount College (modern day Wichita State University) was defeated in a football game 41 to 3, a Southwestern student prepared a tombstone with the figure of a black cat at the top and the score underneath. From then on, Fairmount couldn't defeat Southwestern! The black cat came to be called the "Jinx." With the Jinx on their side, Southwestern continued to beat Fairmount for the next 14 consecutive years.
10-7-08: STERLING v SOUTHWESTERN
Sterling and Southwestern are now each 1-1 in KCAC play. Here is the Sterling scoring summary:
Goal - Time - Team - Goal Scorer - Assists
1. 10:50 - SW - Welsh, Jesse
2. 13:32 - SC - SAJJADI, Shawn - COVEY, Ryan
3. 21:28 - SC - BJELICA, Mladen - COVEY, Ryan
4. 33:21 - SC - COVEY, Ryan - BUESO, Jorge
5. 36:15 - SC - COVEY, Ryan
6. 59:09 - SW - Ochsner, Charlie - Neises, Shane
7. 74:39 - SC - COVEY, Ryan - MILLER, Jordan, SAJJADI, Shawn
8. 76:27 - SC - BUESO, Jorge - MARTENS, Justin
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NAIA TOP 25
1. University of Rio Grande (OH)
2. Lindsey Wilson College (KY)
3. Hannibal-LaGrange College (MO)
4. Southern Nazarene University (OK)
5. Oklahoma City University
6. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)
7. Park University (MO)
8. McKendree University (IL)
9. Azusa Pacific University (CA)
10. University of Maine at Fort Kent
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NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
2008 NAIA Men's Soccer Players of the WeekOct. 7, 2008 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NAIA Men's Soccer national weekly honors have been announced and Zack Schultze of Reinhardt (Ga.) was announced as National Defensive Player of the Week while Adam Worrall of Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio.) was named National Offensive Player of the Week, for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5.Schultze, a 6-3 freshman goalkeeper from Newnan, Ga., was perfect in goal last week as Reinhardt went 3-0. Against Cincinnati Christian, Schultze recorded two saves in a 6-0 win. He followed that with an eight-save performance in a 1-0 upset of then-No. 16 Shorter (Ga.). Schultze finished the week with two more saves in the Eagles’ 5-0 win over Brewton-Parker (Ga.). For the week, he finished with 12 saves and no goals allowed.Worrall, a 6-2 forward from Blacklick, Ohio, had a hand in every single goal Mount Vernon Nazarene scored last week. Against Houghton (N.Y.), the senior netted the game-winning goal in the 85th minute as the Cougars won 1-0. He scored another goal and added two assists in the Cougars’ 3-1 victory over then-No. 20 Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.). For the week, Worrall had two goals, two assists and six total points. He leads the Cougars in scoring with 12 goals on the season and is now tied for sixth in school history with 34 career goals..
PREVIEW: STERLING v SOUTHWESTERN
The teams have three common opponents. SWC beat SW Assemblies of God 2-1 in Waxahachie; Sterling won 6-1 at home. SWC lost to Mid America Christian 2-3 in Oklahoma City; Sterling lost 2-5 in OKC but won 5-2 at home. SWC tied Central Christian College at home; Sterling won at CCC 3-0.
SWC currently ranks number 27 in the NAIA in shutouts per game (0.220) and ranks number 31 in saves per game (7.560).
SWC's leading scorer is Leighton Schmidt (#11, a 6'00" senior defender/midfielder) with 3 goals in 8 games, followed by Jason Bond and Shane Neises with 2 each.
Sterling's current players have never lost to Southwestern. Sterling scored at 3-2 victory on a golden goal (by Justin Martens) at SWC in 2007 in the 2nd overtime, won 4-0 in 2006 in Sterling and prevailed 2-1 in 2005 in Winfield.
For their Sterling careers against SWC, Ryan Covey has 5 goals, 1 assist; Shawn Sajjadi 1 goal, 3 assists; Jorge Bueso 1 goal, 3 assists; Justin Martens 1 goal; and Jordan Miller 1 assist.
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Monday, October 6, 2008
NATIONAL STATISTICS AS OF 10/6/08
TEAM RANKINGS
Ranks Number 18 in Assists per Game (2.220)
Ranks Number 33 in Goals per Game (2.560)
Ranks Number 45 in Goals Allowed per Game (2.220)
Ranks Number 50 in Shutouts per Game (0.110)
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
Mladen Bjelica Ranks Number 11 in Assists per Game (0.710)
Ryan Covey Ranks Number 30 in Shots on Goal per Game (2.330)
Shawn Sajjadi Ranks Number 46 in Assists per Game (0.500)
Ryan Covey Ranks Number 46 in Points per Game (1.890)
Ryan Covey Ranks Number 49 in Shots per Game (3.780)
Ryan Covey Ranks Number 49 in Goals per Game (0.780)
Jorge Bueso Ranks Number 49 in Game Winning Goals per Game (0.220)
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CONFERENCE STATISTICS UPDATE
Points per game: 2nd-Ryan Covey, tied 8th-Justin Martens and Jorge Bueso, 10th-Mladen Bjelica, 15th-Shawn Sajjadi, tied 18th-Aaron Baker
Goals per game: 2nd-Ryan Covey, tied 3rd-Justin Martens and Jorge Bueso
Assists per game: 1st-Mladen Bjelica, tied 3rd-Shawn Sajjadi, 5th-Aaron Baker, 6th-Ryan Covey, tied 11th-Jordan Miller
Game Winning Goals: tied 3rd-Jorge Bueso, tied 5th-Shawn Sajjadi, tied 8th Ryan Covey
Saves Per Game: tied 6th-Zach Hallen
Goals Against Average: 7th-Zach Hallen
As a team, Sterling ranks 1st in the conference in goals and assists, 3rd in shots and shots on goal, 7th in goalkeeper saves and 7th in fewest goals allowed.
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NAIA'S CONFERENCE RATINGS
KANSAS COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
1. Friends University (Kan.) (1-0 / 6-3-1)
2. Kansas Wesleyan University (1-0 / 3-6-1)
3. McPherson College (Kan.) (1-0 / 4-5)
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KCAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
WICHITA, KS - The KCAC announced Armando Rodriguez of McPherson College and Jose Garay of Kansas Wesleyan University as Co-Offensive Players of the Week.
Robert Carrillo of Kansas Weselyan University was also recognized as the KCAC
Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.KCAC OFFENSIVE Men's Co-Players-of-the-Week:
(1.) Armando Rodriguez, McPHERSON COLLEGE, Forward, 5-9, Junior, Dallas, TX. He had one goal in the one match of the week: #1 vs. Ottawa University (KS), W-3-0, he had 1 goal and 1 assist. TEAM RECORDS: Week 1-0-0, Season overall 4-5-0.
(2.) Jose Garay, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Midfielder, 5-10, Junior, Palmdale, CA. He had 2 goals and 2 assists in two matches of the week: #1 at #9 ranked non-conference Park University (MO), L-1-4, he had 1 assist, and #2 at Sterling College (KS), W-3-0, he had 2 goals and 1 assist. TEAM RECORDS: Week 1-1-0, Season overall 3-6-1.KCAC DEFENSIVE (including Goalkeepers) Men's Player-of-the-Week:
Robert Carrillo, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Goalkeeper, 5-10, Senior, Los Angeles, CA. In two matches of the week, he had 3 saves with no shot on goal and allowed 4 goals in 180 minutes. TEAM MATCHES of week: #1 at #9 ranked non-conference Park University (MO), L-1-4, he had 2 saves with no shots on goal and 4 goals allowed in 90 minutes; #2 at Sterling College (KS), W-3-0, he had 1 save with no shots on goal and no goals allowed in 90 minutes. TEAM RECORDS: Week 1-1-0,
Season overall 3-6-1..
Sunday, October 5, 2008
10-4-08: STERLING v KWU
BATTLE TESTED COYOTES OPEN KCAC PLAY WITH SWEEP OF STERLING
By: David Toelle, KWU Sports Information
Kansas Wesleyan’s soccer teams opened KCAC play with a pair of wins over Sterling College on Saturday in Sterling. The women posted a 5-0 win, while the men came away with a 3-0 decision over the Warriors.
Wesleyan’s teams wrapped up one of the most difficult non-conference slates of any school in the conference on Wednesday at nationally ranked Park. The Coyote women faced five teams that were ranked inside the NAIA Top 25 at one point during the year, and the men have faced several teams that have also been ranked at one point or another, including the 2006 national champions in Graceland University.“Our very, very difficult non-conference schedule has gotten us prepared for the conference,” head coach Mike Dibbini. “We are a stronger team after facing this incredible competition.”
Jose Garay scored twice and assisted on KWU’s other goal as the men picked up the 3-0 win over Sterling. Wesleyan controlled the match offensively, outshooting the Warriors 25-8 in the match. Garay’s first score came at the 21-minute mark when he took a feed from Mario Rodriguez and found the net. Garay got goal number two in the 41st minute and then assisted on Marlon Beach’s score in the 48th minute.
“It was a good start to our conference season,” Dibbini said. “Both teams played well today, and I hope the trend continues the rest of the season.”
-- KWU SI --
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10-4-08: STERLING v KWU
LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE LEADS TO KCAC LOSS
10/05/2008 - The Sterling College men's soccer team opened conference play against Kansas Wesleyan University, the defending KCAC champs, with a very uninspired performance. KWU dispatched the Warriors 3-0, handing the Warriors their second loss of the week, and first conference loss. The Coyote's Jose Garay led the way for KWU with a goal in the 21st and 40th minutes, giving them a comfortable 2-0 lead at the half. Wesleyan's Marlon Beach added a third goal in the 47th minute on a throw-in by Garay, and that is all that was needed as the Warriors were unable to generate any sort of dangerous attack. Sterling managed only one shot on goal that came early when Jorge Bueso got behind the KWU defenders in the penalty box only to have his shot saved by Coyote GK Robert Carillo. "I was very disappointed with our performance against Kansas Wesleyan.
They are a great team, and we knew that the best chance we would have to beat them would be to play more aggressively and outwork them, and we simply did not do that; therefore the result isn't surprising at all," noted Warrior coach, David Underwood.
The Warriors will try to quickly rebound from the loss as they host Southwestern College on Tuesday afternoon in Sterling at 4 p.m. The Sterling men's soccer team is 6-3 on the season.