Box Score GAME: Bryant (2-5-0) at Saint Peter's (1-4-2)
WHEN: Fri, Sept. 27, 2013, 4 p.m.
WHERE: Jaroschak Field, Jersey City, N.J.
SERIES INFORMATION: Series tied 0-0
LAST MEETING: N/A
FIRST MEETING: Sept. 24, 2013
SERIES STREAK: N/A
LAST SAINT PETER'S WIN: N/A
opening pitch… Friday's game between Saint Peter's and Bryant marks the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Peacocks are 9-21-4 against the teams currently associated with the Northeast Conference after battling Central Connecticut State (0-6-1), Fairleigh Dickinson (0-6-2), Mount St. Mary's (2-2-0), Sacred Heart (4-6-0) and St. Francis Brooklyn (3-1-1) in team history. Saint Peter's lost 3-1 to the St. Francis Brooklyn on Sept. 10.
the word on the bulldogs… Bryant comes into the contest 2-5-0 after falling 4-1 to Holy Cross on Saturday. Sophomore D Jake Lamar, sophomore F Brett Larocque and junior M Connor Norat pace the team with two goals and an assist for five points each while sophomore F Marco Addonizio has found the twine twice for four points. Sophomore GK Chris Knaub has 38 saves, a 2.03 goals against average and a .731 save percentage this season.
last time out… Marcel Maddee' tied the game in the 78th minute to help Saint Peter's end in a 1-all double-overtime result against Binghamton on Tuesday. Maddee' scored his second goal of the season to even the match off a Luke Fairlamb assist to notch his second tally of the year. David Giddings made five saves for the Peacocks on the night.
next on tap… Saint Peter's begins MAAC play at Niagara on Oct. 5 and the squad will return to Jaroschak Field four days later against Rider.
aye, aye maddee'… Junior Marcel Maddee' leads the team with two goals and three assists for seven points. The junior was the squad's top returning scorer from 2012 with two goals and three assists for seven points.
collegiate firsts… Freshmen Louis Mobbs and Nick Sifrin both notched their first collegiate goals in a 2-1 win against George Washington on Sept. 21.
stepping up… Junior David Giddings has stepped in for senior Carlos Suarez in goal and has made 14 saves in three games and recorded a 1.41goals against average and a .750 save percentage. Giddings earned his first win in a Peacocks' uniform in a 2-1 win against George Washington on Sept. 18.
suarez honored… Senior Carlos Suarez was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 2-8. It is his second weekly conference award in his career after being named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Sept. 20, 2009. Suarez made 12 saves in a scoreless result against Lafayette on Wednesday. The All-MAAC Preseason goalkeeper posted a clean sheet against the 2012 Patriot League champions including three saves in the 20 minutes of overtime. The Leopards peppered Suarez with 14 shot attempts and the senior netminder turned away all 12 shots on goal.
what a debut… Junior Omar Crowl made his Saint Peter's debut against St. Francis Brooklyn on Sept. 10 and notched his first goal of the season. It was also the first tally of the year for the team.
collegiate debuts… Freshmen Lukas Binting, Luke Fairlamb, Reece Lambert, Louis Mobbs and Nick Sifrin each made their collegiate debuts in the starting lineup against Temple on Aug. 30 while freshmen Chris Stragepede and Fredy Umanzor each saw their first collegiate action off the bench against the Owls.
suarez gets preseason nod… Senior Carlos Suarez was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Preseason team. Suarez started 14 games last season for the Peacocks, registering 64 saves, a 1.77 goals against average and a .719 save percentage. Both of the senior's shutouts came in league after holding Fairfield (Oct. 12) and Rider (Oct. 28) off the scoreboard in 2-0 victories.
preseason poll… Saint Peter's was picked ninth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Monmouth, who has dominated the Northeast Conference (NEC) for the last decade, has been tabbed as the preseason favorite in its first year in the MAAC. Iona, Fairfield and Niagara round out the Top-4 teams in the poll while Siena, Quinnipiac, Canisius, Marist, Saint Peter's, Manhattan and Rider complete the 11-team poll. Along with Monmouth, Quinnipiac will be competing in the league for the first time after playing in the NEC last season.
on the all-time charts… Senior goalkeeper Carlos Suarez ranks 10th in program history with 217 saves. The senior also ranks seventh in career wins with 12 victories and he can jump into sixth place with three victories.
foreign flavor… Head coach Julian Richens has an international feel to his 2013 squad. Freshman Lukas Binting (Germany), sophomore Michael Broncati (Brazil), freshman Luke Fairlamb (England), freshman Reece Lambert (Australia), junior Marcel Maddee' (Germany), freshman Louis Mobbs (England), sophomore Jack Pounce (England), senior Johan Romero (Colombia), freshman Nick Sifrin (Germany) and senior Carlos Suarez (Bolivia) each hail from countries outside the United States.
new to the flock… Head coach Julian Richens has added junior Omar Crowl and freshmen Lukas Binting, Colin Covello, freshman Christopher Delapenha, Luke Fairlamb, Reece Lambert, Santiago Mateus, Louis Mobbs, Manuel Navas, Nick Sifrin, Chris Stragepede and Fredy Umanzor to the team in 2013.
about the coach… Head coach Julian Richens is in his third season as the head coach of the men's soccer team at Saint Peter's. The Peacocks beat Seton Hall in the 2012 season opener under the watch of Richens.
