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University of Bridgeport ...........................................................4Dowling College ........................................................................5LIU Post ........................................................................................6Mercy College .............................................................................7

Robert DranoffCommissioner

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Leslie BuschAssistant Commissioner

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The 2012 East Coast Conference Soccer Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Director of Media Relations, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by ECC graphic design intern, Jessica Doughty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Leslie Busch, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.

UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School1 Agustin Prados Jr. GK 6-4 200 Madrid, Spain/ IES Valdemaro2 Daniel Augenstein So. B 5-8 145 Sandnes, Norway/ Bryne VGS3 Clayton Ulmer Sr. B 5-9 160 New Haven, Conn./Hamden HS4 Rafael Gomes Fr. B 6-0 175 Belo Horizonte, Brazil/ Magnum HS5 Lee Middleton Gr. B 6-2 170 Newcastle, England/Cramlington HS6 Christoffer Olesen Sr. B 6-0 160 Kristiansand, Norway/U. of Agder, Norway7 Luis Fajardo So. F 5-8 155 Danbury, Conn./Danbury HS8 Michael Martinez Sr. M 5-11 160 Riverside, Conn./Central Conn. State U.9 Andreas Blanke Sr. M 6-1 180 Gothenburg, Sweden/Frolundagymestit10 Danny Ruiz Sr. M 5-9 160 Stamford, Conn./Westhill HS11 Anders Aase So. M 5-10 160 Aalgaard, Norway/Bryne VGS12 Lee Fenner Sr. GK 5-10 170 Altamont, N.Y./Hartwick College13 Erick Romero So. M/B 5-7 150 Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk HS14 Andreas Wardh Fr. F 5-10 165 Gothenburg, Sweden/ Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet15 Jordan Gerald So. M/B 5-7 155 West Orange, N.J./West Orange HS17 Kiernan Murphy Jr. M 5-11 175 West Orange, N.J./ Rutgers Newark 19 Elliott Griffin Jr. M 6-1 170 Stamford, Conn./ Housatonic CC20 Jonny Ortiz Sr. F/M 5-7 140 Stamford, Conn./Westhill HS21 Han Park Sr. M/F 5-10 170 Westbury, N.Y./ Nassau CC22 Lee Martins Jr. F/M 5-8 145 Bridgeport, Conn./ Herkimer CC23 Michael Chmelowski Jr. B 5-9 170 Windsor Locks, Conn./ Windsor Locks HS

Head Coach: Brian Quinn (14th Season)Assistant Coaches: Peter Doneit and Chico ChacurianGraduate Assistant: Devon ThomasVolunteer Assistant Coaches: Fellipe Ribeiro and Tim Stipo

About BridgeportAn international, doctoral intensive comprehensive university, with award-winning academic programs, at the University of Bridgeport, the New Eng-land’s fastest growing university, students can earn degrees in a variety of innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UB is among America’s strong international universities with 25 percent of our students coming from overseas. The University’s commitment to educate students from throughout the world is recognized in the US News and World Report issue on colleges. With students from more than 80 countries who are active in student government, publications and clubs, the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a real world experience in globalization. Through its International Programs, the University provides academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities which support the University’s commitment to promote global citizenship and a commitment to public service. There are 200 full- and part-time faculty, including Fulbright Scholars, National Science Foundation Fellows, Ford Fellows, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows, American Council for Learned Societies Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa Scholars. Known for its competent, committed, caring faculty, the University prides itself on its student-faculty ratio of 11:1. It also takes pride in its commitment to diversity. Some 32 percent of its students are members of minorities. Committed to creating new learning venues, the University of Bridgeport’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and its Office of Distance Learning pioneered the first online graduate degree program in the State of Connecticut. A variety of online courses and certificate programs are also available.

Coach Brian Quinn

Lee Martins

Lee Middleton

Clayton Ulmer

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Quick FactsLocation: Bridgeport, Conn.Founded: 1927Enrollment: 4,800Nickname: Purple KnightsColors: Purple and WhitePresident: Neil Albert SalonenDirector of Athletics: Jay MoranStadium: Knights Field

Did You Know?• The University of Bridgeport women’s gymnastics team has won the last five USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Champi-onships.• UB men’s swimming team took ninth place at the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championship Meet.• The Bridgeport women’s volleyball team won the school’s first-ever NCAA Division II East Regional Title in the fall of 2011 and has now made four straight appearances in the regional final.• The UB men’s soccer team has made 11 consecutive confer-ence tournament appearances.

DOWLING COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School1 Ryan McDonald Sr. GK 6-1 200 Bookfield, Conn./ Immaculate HS2 Josh McLeod Fr. B 5-6 115 Huntington Station, N.Y./ Long Island Lutheran HS4 Joseph Henton Sr. B/M 5-11 165 Leicester, England/ Beauchamp College 5 Bobby Cranor So. B 6-0 170 Patchogue, N.Y./ Patchogue-Medford HS 6 Roberto Vernaschi Gr. M 6-2 190 Evesham, UK/ Prince Henry’s HS7 Mike Gronenthal So. F/M 5-11 155 Levittown, N.Y./ Island Trees HS8 Rafael Sorbara Jr. B 6-2 200 Lynbrook, N.Y./ Valley Stream South HS9 Sean Collins Fr. F 5-10 160 Leeds, United Kingdom/ Rishworth10 Kariym Balthazar Gr. F 5-11 160 Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago/ Vessigny 11 Alex Hailes Fr. M/B 5-10 170 Chester, England/Bishop Heber HS13 Jose Herrera Jr. M 5-7 140 Sterling, Va./ Park View HS14 Keith Vigorito Sr. F 6-0 170 Port Jeff. Sta., N.Y./ Comsewogue HS 15 Eric Rosales Jr. B 6-0 175 Sterling, Va./ Park View HS16 Zacchious Ogoo Jr. M/B 6-0 145 Gambia/ Archdeacon George18 Hakon Torgnes Fr. B 6-2 190 Oslo, Norway/ Lambertseter VGS19 Anthony Leonick So. F/M 5-9 150 Levittown, N.Y./ Island Trees HS 21 Ryan Murphy Jr. M 6-0 160 Farmingville N.Y./ Sachem East HS22 Huseyin Kahveci So. F 6-2 175 Jamaica, N.Y./North Babylon HS23 Marcus Thorsen Fr. B 6-1 180 Oslo, Norway/ Wang VGS Toppidrett24 Chris Briscoe So. B 5-7 145 Claredon, Jamaica/ North Babylon HS 25 Luke Ehlers Fr. F 5-6 125 Stony Brook, N.Y./ Ward Melville HS 27 Chris Posillico Jr. F 5-10 165 Deer Park, N.Y./ Deer Park HS 28 Brian Miller Sr. F/M 5-8 160 Smithtown, N.Y./ Smithtown East HS32 Daniel Jensen So. GK. 6-1 160 Malmo, Sweden/ Malmolatinskola33 Nicholas Lazarich So. GK 6-0 155 Mineola, N.Y./ Deer Park HS 34 Chris Friedl Fr. GK 6-1 215 Port Jefferson, N.Y./ Comsewogue HS

Head Coach: John DiRico (23rd season)Assistant Coaches: Stefan Draskovic, Danny Hernandez, Mike LaCarubba, and Steven Schneider

About DowlingFounded in 1955 as part of Adelphi University’s Suffolk Campus, the college purchased the former W.K. Vanderbilt estate in Oakdale in 1962. In 1968 the college was renamed after its chief benefactor, Robert Dowling, a noted city planner and aviator.

Situated on the banks of the Connetquot River on a former Vanderbilt estate, Dowling’s Rudolph Cam-pus in Oakdale is among the nation’s most beautiful. The 105-acre Brookhaven Center is located on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley and features high-tech learning facilities for a broad range of under-graduate and graduate courses. Located within walking distance to the Long Island Rail Road and fea-turing free parking and shuttle bus service, Dowling is easily accessible from both Suffolk and Nassau counties, as well as the five boroughs of New York City.

Coach John DiRico

Chris Friedl

Zacchious Ogoo

Keith Virgorito

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Quick FactsLocation: Oakdale, N.Y.Founded: 1955Enrollment: Over 6,500Nickname: Golden LionsColors: Navy Blue and GoldPresident: Dr. Norman R. SmithDirector of Athletics: Melody CopeStadium: Golden Lions Field

Did You Know?• The men’s soccer program won the National Champi-onship in 2006 and advanced to the National Champion-ship game in 2008• Dowling has had four baseball student-athletes selected in the MLB First Year Player draft (Kip Roggendorf, ‘93, Toronto; Wilberto Ortiz, ‘06, Los Angeles (AL); Billy Mot-tram, ‘07, Chicago (NL); David Wendt, ‘09, Tampa Bay)• The men’s lacrosse team won the program’s first Na-tional Championship in 2012• In 2012-13 Dowling’s women’s basketball team ad-vanced to the National Championship game after becom-ing the second team in ECC history to win the NCAA East Region Tournament..

LIU POSTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School0 Mathias Spinnars Jr. GK 6-2 180 Ramnas, Sweden / Holy Names1 Marco Jorgensen Sr. GK 6-2 185 Copenhagen, Denmark / Niels Brock2 Eirik Bjoernoe Sr. B 5-10 174 Randaberg, Norway / Grodem Skole3 Leron Haywood R-Sr. B 6-0 165 Rosedale, N.Y. / Thomas Edison5 Johannes Forgaard Fr. B 6-2 187 Stavanger, Norway / St. Svithun6 Per Forgaard So. M 6-2 176 Stavanger, Norway / St. Svithun7 Johann Kristjansson Fr. F 6-1 160 Reykjavik, Iceland / Fjolbrautaskolinn 8 Tom Bowen Gr. M 5-11 154 Aberdovey, Wales, U.K. / Cardiff Metropolitan 9 Eivind Austboe Jr. F 6-1 184 Stavanger, Norway / St. Svithun10 Cemil Turan Sr. F 6-4 180 Staten Island, N.Y. / St. Peter’s11 Jonathon Watkin Sr. M 5-5 140 Doncaster, England / Thomas Rotherham12 Ruben Diaz Fr. B 5-11 175 Staten Island, N.Y. / Tottenville14 Carl Lystad So. B 6-0 165 Oslo, Norway / NTG16 Henrik Idsoe Jr. M 5-11 167 Stavanger, Norway / St. Svithun17 Matias Ruiz So. M 6-0 165 Southampton, N.Y. / Southampton18 Victor Muntean R-Jr. GK 5-10 170 Westbury, N.Y. / W.T. Clarke19 Oscar Kjellstrom Jr. B 6-1 189 Stenungsund, Sweden / Nosnasgymnasiet20 Dusan Gargurevich Jr. M 5-8 156 Quito, Ecuador / Centebad21 Elias Johansson So. M 5-9 163 Landskrona, Sweden / Polhemskolan22 Johan Rundqvist So. B 6-2 165 Gothenburg, Sweden / Hulebacksgymnasiet23 Alex Billington So. M 5-9 150 Preston, England / Carr Hill24 Cameron Gamble So. F 5-7 128 North Lanarkshire, Scotland / Caldervale25 Vincent Tavernese Jr. M 5-7 155 Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City26 Demetri Partsinevelos Fr. M 6-1 160 Westbury, N.Y. / Hicksville27 Maxime Devillaz Fr. F 5-7 154 Stehag, Sweden / Polhemskolan

Head Coach: Andreas Lindberg (5th Season)Assistant Coaches: David Stapleton, Peter Hulse, Dusan Erceg, Alex Mendolia and Mark Daw-son

About LIU PostThe LIU Post Campus of Long Island University is a private, residential campus in Brookville, New York, offering more than 250 under-graduate and graduate degrees in accountancy, business, computer science, education, liberal arts and sciences, library and information science, health professions and nursing, public service, and visual and performing arts.

Founded in 1954, LIU Post offers small classes, state-of-the art facilities and a safe, beautiful campus just 25 miles from Manhattan. Situ-ated on 307 acres on the North Shore of Long Island, the campus features stately historic mansions, redbrick academic buildings, rolling green lawns, and formal gardens. Special campus highlights include wireless classrooms, a writing center, a museum, a recreation center, and one of the largest research libraries in the New York Metropolitan Region.

LIU Post’s’ 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students enjoy exceptional health and fitness facilities, more than 80 clubs and 1,000 activi-ties each year, competitive NCAA sports programs and the celebrated Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.

More than 85 percent of the LIU Post students receive some form of financial assistance or scholarship. LIU Post’s award-winning Co-operative Education program places students at companies from MTV to American Express as well as government, health care and com-munity service agencies. Our professional experience and Career Planning Office sponsors career fairs with top employers and keeps students in touch with the latest job openings.

LIU Post graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs, executives at major firms, teachers, doctors, artists, scientists and journalists. Many of our more than 100,000 alumni have achieved prominence in society’s most dynamic fields.

For more information, visit the LIU Post Web Site at www.liu.edu/post.

Coach Andreas Lindberg

Eivind Austboe

Eirik Bjoernoe

Marco Jorgensen

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Quick FactsLocation: Brookville N.Y.Founded: 1954Enrollment: 8,472Nickname: PioneersColors: Green and GoldPresident: Dr. Kimberly R. ClineDirector of Athletics: Bryan CollinsStadium: Robert Blitz Field

Did You Know?• For three consecutive weeks, the LIU Post men’s soccer team ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA Top-25 Division II Poll.• The Pioneers got off to their best start in program history in 2013, tallying 14 consecutive wins.• Junior forward Eivind Austboe sits in the Top-5 in all of NCAA Division II in points, goals, points per game, and goals per game.• The LIU Post men’s soccer team was favored to capture the conference title in the 2013 ECC Preseason Poll.

MERCY COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School00 Matthew Thomas Knizeski So. GK 6-3 155 Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield0 Luis Lizarzaburu Fr. GK 6-2 191 Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown1 Nick Papas Jr. GK 6-1 190 Castleton, N.Y./Hudson Valley CC 2 Gabriel Luna So. B 5-10 175 Watsonville, Calif. /Hartnell College 3 Owen O’Hora Fr. B 6-2 180 Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset4 Luis Perez So. B 5-7 150 Jackson Heights, N.Y./Monroe College 5 Ryan Flynn Jr. B/M 5-8 160 Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South 6 Luigi Puello So. B/M 5-11 145 Queens Village, N.Y/Francis Lewis 7 Roberto Dashi Jr. F 6-3 200 Nyack, N.Y./Clarkstown South 8 Danny Leon, Jr. Jr. M 5-6 199 Bayside, N.Y./Benjamin Cardozo 9 Tafari Newman Jr. B 6-0 180 Bronx, N.Y./Evander Childs 10 Mubarak Sani Sr. M 5-11 154 Bronx, N.Y./Boro of Manhattan CC11 Andrew Levy Jr. F 6-1 165 Bayside, N.Y./Berkeley College12 Daniele Iamiceli Sr. M 5-9 165 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining13 Juan Carlos Murgueitio Jr. M 5-7 150 Jackson Heights, N.Y./Arts & Business14 Jonathan Garcia Jr. M 5-10 180 Falls Church, Va./ASA College15 William Sandoval So. M 5-5 145 Port Washington, N.Y./Schreiber 16 Michael Kaniatyn Jr. M/B 5-11 165 Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside17 Mustaffa Alobeidy Sr. M 5-8 151 Bronx, N.Y./Richard Stockton College18 Gonzalo Prando Fr. M 6-0 160 Jefferson Valley, N.Y./Lakeland 19 Christian Diaz So. M/F 5-10 170 Watsonville, Calif./Univ. of Vermont20 Michael Ledesma Sr. F 5-11 170 Miami Beach, Fla./Miami Beach Senior 21 Chuong Tran Jr. M 5-7 145 West Nyack, N.Y./Rockland CC22 Ransmond Aboagye Sr. M/F 5-6 150 Bronx, N.Y./Boro of Manhattan CC23 Jose Carvajal Fr. B/M 6-0 160 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees24 Jurica Bilic-Prcic Fr. B 6-1 180 Irvington, N.Y./Talladega 25 Juan Gatti Fr. B 5-10 168 New Rochelle, N.Y./Monroe CC27 Junior Bernardez Jr. M 5-11 160 Bronx, N.Y./New World28 Jhon Sanchez Jr. M/B 5-6 170 Hicksville, N.Y./Braircliffe29 Michael Zelaya Jr. M/B 5-10 185 Corona, N.Y./Queensboro CC

Head Coach: Chris Smith (4th Season)Assistant Coaches: Pedro Velazquez, Juan Peralta, Salma Tarik

About Mercy:Mercy College is a New York metropolitan area college of over 9,000 students studying at five campus locations including: Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan, White Plains, Yorktown Heights. With over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs, 25 of which are offered online, Mercy College offers a quality liberal arts education within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students may take classes during the day, evenings, weekends, and online, so that they can fit a rig-orous Mercy College education into their busy lives. Mercy College also offers tremendous financial support so that the cost of college is not a barrier to success. The faculty is dedicated to the scholarship of teaching. Mercy College professors include Fulbright Scholars,published authors and national authorities in their fields.

Mercy College offers a comprehensive intercollegiate NCAA Division II program that sponsors 16 varsity sports. The main campus located on the scenic banks of the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry is just minutes from Manhattan. Mercy College students reside in the College’s on campus dormitory and within the suburban community of Dobbs Ferry. Intramural activities are also offered throughout theyear for the recreational athlete. To apply to Mercy College visit www.mercy.edu or call 1-877-MERCYGO.

Coach Chris Smith

Christian Diaz

Gabriel Luna

Nick Papas

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Quick FactsLocation: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.Founded: 1950Enrollment: 9,403Nickname: MavericksColors: Blue and WhiteInterim President: Dr. Concetta M. StewartDirector of Athletics: Patricia KennedyStadium: Mavericks Field

Did You Know?• Mercy College alum Brian Sweeney spent four seasons in Major League Baseball, pitching for the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. • The women’s soccer team posted their first ever winning season and clinched a spot in the ECC Championship for the first time in 2013.• The men’s soccer team has made an appearance in the ECC Championship in two consecutive seasons.• Brenna White of the volleyball team recently notched her 1,500 career kill in only her junior sea-son.

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