2011 Men's Soccer News

July 31, 2012
EMERSON’S NIKRAVESH NAMED GNAC SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference is pleased to announce that Ken Nikravesh (Geneva, Switzerland) of Emerson College has been named the 2011-12 GNAC Sportsman of the Year. Nikravesh, a 2012 graduate of Emerson, was a four-year member of both the Lions men’s soccer and men’s tennis programs.

April 30, 2012
Cadets Held Malia Crushes Cancer Fundraiser
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University men’s soccer team held a fundraiser on Sunday, April 29 for the Malia Crushes Cancer campaign for Malia Jusczyk, a 3 ½-year-old, who has a very aggressive childhood cancer known as stage IV neuroblastoma.

April 29, 2012
MOUNT IDA MEN'S LACROSSE CAPTURES SECOND STRAIGHT GNAC TITLE SUNDAY 7-4
Sunday, April 29, 2012 (Newton, Massachusetts) - In the 2012 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s lacrosse title game Sunday afternoon, Mount Ida College (15-4, 8-1 GNAC) ninth year Head Coach Andrew Fink and his second seeded squad captured a 7-4 victory over visiting fourth seed Norwich University (12-7, 6-3 GNAC) for their second consecutive GNAC title win. The Mustangs will venture into their fourth ever trip to the NCAA tournament in a week and a half’s time with their opponent to be announced. The title victory was also their 15th of 2012 breaking the all-time record for wins in a season set back in 2006 also skippered by Fink.

December 29, 2011
Albertus' Zapata and Howard Earn ECAC Honors
The Albertus Magnus men's soccer team had two individuals earn Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) honors, which were announced Thursday evening. Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) was named an ECAC Division III New England First-Team All- Star, while Stephen Zapata (Hamden, Conn.) was tagged with Second-Team honors.

December 13, 2011
Jamal Howard Earns Second-Team All-America Honors
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (December 15, 2011) – Albertus Magnus senior Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) has been named to the 2011 NSCAA/Continental Tires NCAA Men’s Soccer Division III All-America Second Team. Howard is the first-ever Albertus Magnus student-athlete to earn All-America status.

November 10, 2011
Falcons Win First-Ever ECAC Tournament Game with 3-2 Victory over Endicott
Richard Mitchell (Naugatuck, Conn.) scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as the Albertus Magnus men's soccer team defeated Endicott College 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon in an ECAC Tournament quarterfinal match-up. The victory marks the first-ever ECAC Tournament win for the Falcons.

November 10, 2011
Norwich uses three first half goals to power past UMass-Boston, 3-1 in ECAC Tournament
NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich men's soccer team scored three first half goals en route to a 3-1 victory over fourth-seeded UMass-Boston in the ECAC New England Tournament Quarterfinals on Wednesday at Howard Field.

November 8, 2011
No. 2 Albertus and No. 5 Norwich Selected to Men's Soccer ECAC Tournament
Albertus and Norwich were selected to the 2011 ECAC New England Men's Soccer Tournament announced Monday afternoon. Albertus Magnus enters the tournament as No. 2 seed hosting No. 7 Endicott College. No. 5 Norwich will also host No. 4 seed UMASS Boston.

November 8, 2011
GNAC Announces Men's Soccer All Conference

November 7, 2011
Monks to Play Trinity College in NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament Opening Round
STANDISH, ME - The 2011 NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Tournament field was announced earlier today and Saint Joseph's College (14-5, 7-3 GNAC) is slated to face Trinity College (10-5-2, 6-2-2 NESCAC) in the opening round at 1:30 PM on Saturday at Babson College.

November 5, 2011
Saint Joseph’s Claims 2011 GNAC Men’s Soccer Championship
STANDISH, ME – Second-seeded Saint Joseph’s (14-5, 7-3 GNAC) defeated #4 Norwich University (11-9, 6-4 GNAC), 4-1, in the 2011 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men’s Soccer Championship at Westerlea Way Field on Saturday.

November 4, 2011
Cadets Compete for GNAC Title Against Monks in Men's Soccer Championship
The #2 seed, St. Joseph's will host #4 Norwich University in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship at Westerlea Way Field in a 2:00 PM kickoff on Saturday November 5th.

October 25, 2011
Falcons Ranked Ninth in New England, Zapata Leads NCAA in Assists
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 25, 2011) – The Albertus Magnus men’s soccer team is ranked No. 9 in New England as announced Tuesday by the NSCAA. The Falcons move up one spot from last week’s rankings.

October 24, 2011
Men's Soccer Weekly Honors: October 24, 2011

October 23, 2011
GNAC Men's Soccer 2011 Playoff Schedule Announced
Albertus Magnus secured a first place seeding in the GNAC tournament after achieving an outstanding undefeated conference record of 10-0 and an overall record of 14-2-1. The Falcons just edged St. Joseph’s College early in the season in overtime, to clinch their undefeated record.

October 17, 2011
Men's Soccer Weekly Honors: October 17, 2011

October 13, 2011
Jamal Howard Becomes Falcons All-Time Leader in Goals Scored
Falcons' senior Jamal Howard (West Haven, Conn.) made history on Wednesday, Oct. 12 as he scored his 43rd career goal to become the all-time leading goals scorer in Albertus Magnus men's soccer history.

October 13, 2011
Men's Soccer Weekly Honors: October 13, 2011

September 27, 2011
GNAC Student-Athletes Serve the Community at the 8th Annual Brian J. Honan 5k Road Race
Several Student-Athletes represented the Great Northeast Athletic Conference at the 8th Annual Brian J. Honan 5k Road Race this past weekend, an event that our member institutions have been volunteering at since its inception. The teams contributed to the day’s success by setting up the race day headquarters, taking registrations, working water stations, handing out medals at the finish line, holding mile markers, and cheering on the participants.

September 26, 2011
GNAC MEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY HONORS: SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Allan Parrelli (Emmanuel College), James Carroll (Emmanuel College), and Aren Moorman (Lasell College) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s Men’s Soccer Honors.

September 10, 2011
Albertus Magnus Finally Has Its Field of Dreams
NEW HAVEN — A year ago, the thoughts of having one of the varsity soccer teams practice on Celentano Field after a weekend of wet and wild weather would have been an absolute impossibility.

September 6, 2011
2011 Men's Soccer Pre-Season Poll Announced
A new year has started and the polls for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s soccer rankings are in. Albertus Magnus College was awarded the top spot in the pre-season poll for the upcoming 2011 season as voted by all conference coaches.