2016 Billiken Schedule

AUGUST Sat., 17 at UMKC (Exh.) W, 2-1Sat., 20 Jefferson College (Exh.) T, 0-0 Fri., 26 at Wake Forest 6 p.m.Sun., 28 at North Carolina 6:30 p.m.

SEPTEMBER Sun., 4 Tulsa 7 p.m.Sat., 10 Marquette 7 p.m.Thu., 15 at Denver 8 p.m.Tue., 20 Louisville 7 p.m.Sat., 24 VCU (Homecoming) 7:30 p.m.Tue., 27 at Wisconsin 7 p.m.

OCTOBER Sat., 1 at La Salle* 6 p.m.Sat., 8 at Dayton* 6 p.m.Wed., 12 Rhode Island* 7 p.m.Sat., 15 George Mason* 7 p.m.Wed., 19 Davidson* 6 p.m.Sat., 22 St. Bonaventure* 7 p.m.Tue., 25 at Indiana 6 p.m.Sat., 29 Fordham* 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER Sat., 5 at George Washington* 1 p.m.Thu., 10 A-10 Quarterfinal Davidson, N.C.Fri., 11 A-10 Semifinal Davidson, N.C.Sun., 13 A-10 Final Davidson, N.C.Thu., 17 NCAA First Round Campus SiteSun., 20 NCAA Second Round Campus SiteSun., 27 NCAA Third Round Campus Site

DECEMBER Fri./Sat., 2/3 NCAA Quarterfinal Campus SiteFri., 9 NCAA College Cup Houston, TXSun., 11 NCAA College Cup Houston, TX

*Atlantic 10 Conference matchHome matches in boldAll times CT

Dates and times subject to change; always check www.slubillikens.com for the most up-to-date SLU men’s soccer schedule.

WHAT’S ON TAP? -- Saint Louis opens the season with two games against ranked opponents in North Carolina.-- The Billikens face No. 5 Wake Forest on Friday night in a 6 p.m. (CT) kick in Winston-Salem. Two days later in Chapel Hill, Saint Louis meets No. 8 North Carolina in a 6:30 p.m. (CT) start.-- Both matches will be streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app as part of the ACC Network.

ABOUT THE BILLIKENS -- The Billikens were picked to finish first in the Atlantic 10 Conference coaches’ preseason poll for a fourth consecutive season.-- Saint Louis finished 8-7-2 overall and 4-1-2 in Atlantic 10 Conference play last year.-- Senior Joe Saad is the Billikens’ leading returning scorer with nine points (2G, 5A).-- Sophomores Lennart Hein and Anthony Brown were named to the Atlantic 10 Conference’s All-Rookie team a season ago.-- Junior Sascha Otte has a career goals against average of 1.01 and has 19 shutouts to his credit. He is among the active leaders in the NCAA in career shutouts despite playing only two full seasons thus far in his career.-- There are 16 newcomers to the roster, including nine true freshmen.-- Freshmen Saadiq Mohammed and Leo Novaes were selected to the A-10 preseason All-Rookie team.

PRESEASON RECAP -- The Billikens played their full lineup in both exhibition games against UMKC and Jefferson College.-- Against UMKC, the Billikens scored twice in the second half to secure the win. Max Karcher scored the Billikens’ first goal off an assist from Anthony Brown. A pair of newcomers combined for the game-winning goal, as Quayyum Murana finished a Constantin Heider service in the 82nd minute.-- Saint Louis played Jefferson College to a scoreless draw in the finale last Saturday at Hermann Stadium.

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Schedule/Results GAMES 1 & 2: AT WAKE FOREST AND NORTH CAROLINA

SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS 2015 Record: 8-7-2 (4-2-2 Atlantic 10 Conference)Head Coach/Year/Record: Mike McGinty/7th/68-36-5Website: www.slubillikens.comTwitter: @SLUMensSoccer

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS 2015 Record: 17-3-2 (6-0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference)Head Coach/Year/Record: Bobby Muuss/2nd/17-3-2Website: www.wakeforestsports.comTwitter: @WakeMSoccer

10-time National Champions :: More than 75 All-Americans :: 48 NCAA

Tournament Appearances :: A-10 Champions (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS 2015 Record: 15-2-3 (6-1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference)Head Coach/Year/Record: Carlos Somoano/6th/76-19-16Website: www.goheels.comTwitter: @UNCmenssoccer

MCGINTY’S HOMECOMING AT WAKE FOREST -- Friday’s game will serve as a homecoming of sorts for Billikens head coach Mike McGinty, a 1995 graduate of Wake Forest University.-- McGinty was a goalkeeper on three Demon Deacon (1991-92, 94) squads and is third in school history with 255 career saves.-- In 1992, McGinty was tabbed a second-team All-ACC goalkeeper. In 1991, he helped Wake to an NCAA Tournament appearance.

COACHING STAFF -- Mike McGinty is in his seventh season with the Billikens. The two-time A-10 Coach of the Year has a record of 67-39-10. -- McGinty has coached 10 Billikens who have been selected in the MLS Draft.-- Former Billiken Brian Grazier (2003-07) is in his third season as an assistant coach. Another former Billiken, Michael Robson (2009-12), is in his second season as an assistant under McGinty.

SCOUTING WAKE FOREST -- The Demon Deacons were picked No. 5 in both the NSCAA and College

Soccer News preseason polls. -- Last season, the Deacs went 6-0-2 in ACC play to claim the league’s regular-season title. They went 17-3-2 overall and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship.-- Wake Forest returns eight starters from last year’s team, including leading returning scorer Jon Bakero (8G, 6A in 2015).-- This is the second meeting between the Billikens and Demon Deacons. In 2002, the teams played to a 1-1 tie at the UNC Nike Classic in Chapel Hill.

SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA -- The Tar Heels are No. 8 in the preseason NSCAA poll and are the preseason favorite to win the ACC.-- UNC went 15-2-3 overall and 6-1-1 in ACC play a season ago. The Tar Heels advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championship. -- Tucker Hume returns after leading the Tar Heels in scoring last season with 11 goals and five assists.-- Saint Louis leads the all-time series 3-1. In the last meeting in 2002, the Tar Heels defeated SLU 2-1 in Chapel Hill.

Billiken Soccer • Game Notes / ROSTER 2-2-2-2

RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School)0 Tim Dolan GK 5-11 160 Fr. Troy, Mich. (Detroit Jesuit)1 Sascha Otte GK 6-3 190 Jr. Mettingen, Germany (VfL Osnabruck)2 Andre Rivers-Hardware D 6-1 155 Jr. London, England (Summer Creek (Texas))3 Max Karcher MF 6-0 165 RJr. Elm Grove, Wis. (Brookfield East)4 Akeem Richards D 6-0 185 Jr. Portmore, Jamaica (Jefferson College)5 Julian Gieseke D 6-4 180 Sr. Osnabruck, Germany (VfL Osnabruck)6 Lennart Hein MF/D 6-2 195 So. Hamburg, Germany (Hamburger SV)7 Joe Saad MF/D 5-11 155 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine)8 Patrick Sarr MF/D 5-8 140 Jr. Dakar, Senegal (Montverde Academy)9 Carson Gray F 6-0 145 RJr. Peoria, Ill. (Illinois CCC) (Morton)10 Duncan Corbett MF 5-10 170 Jr. Inverness, Scotland (Illinois Central)11 Leo Novaes F 6-0 170 Fr. Vinhedo, Brazil (Montverde Academy)12 Constantin Heider D 5-7 160 Fr. Brechen, Germany (Musikalisch-Sportliches)13 Eric Davies D 5-8 160 So. Richardson, Texas (Pearce)14 Miles Davis D 5-11 160 Sr. Leesburg, Va. (Tuscarora)15 Jair Hernandez D 5-10 160 Jr. Reno, Nev. (Jefferson CC) (Earl Wooster)16 Quayyum Murana D 6-3 175 Fr. Fresno, Texas (Hightower)17 Jair Minors F/MF 5-9 160 Sr. Hamilton, Bermuda (Montverde Acad.)18 Saadiq Mohammed MF 6-2 185 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Lift for Life Academy)19 Brady Lenius MF 5-9 145 So. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Sturgeon Bay)21 Anthony Brown F 6-1 165 So. Belleville, Ill. (Belleville West)22 Keaton Schieffer MF 6-1 155 Fr. Leawood, Kan. (Rockhurst)23 Grant Owens F/MF 5-11 170 RSo. O’Fallon, Mo. (Lutheran)24 Noah Murphy F 6-0 180 So. Austin, Texas (St. Stephen’s)25 Spencer Jones F 6-2 185 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (SLUH)26 Jake Shireman D 5-9 165 So. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Blue Springs South)27 Spiros Karidis MF 5-7 145 Fr. Glen Carbon, Ill. (ACS Athens)28 Bryan Seefeld GK 6-6 200 Sr. Pewaukee, Wis. (Arrowhead)29 Ty Frederking GK 6-3 190 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (SLUH)30 Ben Yeager GK 6-2 175 So. St. Louis, Mo. (De Smet)31 Luis Manta MF 5-9 150 Jr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton)32 Desmond Dolphy F 6-1 160 RJr. Belleville, Ill. (Evansville) (Belleville East)

Head Coach: Mike McGintyAssistant Coaches: Brian Grazier and Michael RobsonGoalkeeper Coach: Tim Kelly

Quick FactsGeneral InformationSchool Name ................ Saint Louis UniversityCity/ZIP .......................... St. Louis, MO 63103Founded ................................................. 1818Enrollment ........................................... 12,914Nickname .......................................... BillikensColors ...........................Royal Blue and WhitePresident ......................... Fred Pestello, Ph.D.Conference .................Atlantic 10 ConferenceDirector of Athletics ....................... Chris MayFacility ...Robert R. Hermann Stadium (6,050)Athletic Dept. Phone ..............(314) 977-3177Ticket Office Phone .................(314) 977-4SLU

HistoryFirst Year of Soccer ................................. 1959NCAA Tournament Apps./Last ...........48/2014NCAA Tournament Record ..................68-36-5

2015 Year in ReviewOverall Record Last Year .........................8-7-2Conference Record (Finish) ............4-1-2 (1st)

Head CoachHead Coach ..............................Mike McGintyAlma Mater, Year .............. Wake Forest, 1995Record at School .............. 67-39-10 (7th year)Career Record ........................................ Same

2015 Season OutlookStarters Returning/Lost .............................6/5Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................15/9Newcomers................................................. 16

Billiken Media RelationsSoccer Contact .................... Brian KundermanOffice Phone .............................314-977-3346Cell Phone ................................314-808-4868E-mail .............................. bkunderm@slu.edu

Pronunciations#1 Sascha Otte – Uhh-tah#5 Julian Gieseke – (Geez-uh-kaa) #6 Lennart Hein – Lennert HINE#7 Joe Saad – SOD#11 Leo Novaes – Lay-oh No-vice

#12 Constantin Heider – Hay-der#16 Quayyum Murana – Kaw-yoom Mur-an-a#22 Keaton Schieffer – She-fer#26 Jake Shireman – Shy-er-men#27 Spiros Karidis – Spear-ohs Car-E-disAsst. Coach: Michael Robson – ROBE-sin

Tim DolanFreshman Goalkeeper

Troy, Mich.

0Sascha Otte

Junior GoalkeeperMettingen, Germany

1Andre Rivers-Hardware

Junior DefenderLondon, England

2Akeem Richards

Junior Defender Portmore, Jamaica

4Julian Gieseke

Senior DefenderOsnabruck, Germany

5

Lennart HeinSophomore MF/D

Hamburg, Germany

6Joe Saad

Senior MF/DSan Diego, Calif.

7Patrick Sarr

Junior MF/DDakar, Senegal

8Carson GrayJunior Forward

Peoria, Ill.

9Duncan Corbett

Junior MidfielderInverness, Scotland

10Leo Novaes

Freshman ForwardVinhedo, Brazil

11

Constantin HeiderFreshman DefenderBrechen, Germany

12Eric Davies

Sophomore DefenderRichardson, Texas

13Miles Davis

Senior DefenderLeesburg, Va.

14Jair Hernandez

Junior DefenderReno, Nev.

15Quayyum Murana

Freshman DefenderLondon, England

16Jair Minors

Senior F/MFHamilton, Bermuda

17

Saadiq MohammedFreshman Midfielder

Nairobi, Kenya

18Brady Lenius

Sophomore MidfielderSturgeon Bay, Wis.

19Anthony BrownSophomore Forward

Belleville, Ill.

21Keaton SchiefferFreshman Midfielder

Leawood, Kan.

22Grant OwensSophomore F/MF

O’Fallon, Mo.

23Noah Murphy

Sophomore ForwardAustin, Texas

24

Spencer JonesFreshman Forward

St. Louis, Mo.

25Jake Shireman

Sophomore DefenderLee’s Summit, Mo.

26Spiros Karidis

Freshman MidfielderGlen Carbon, Ill.

27Ty Frederking

Freshman GoalkeeperSt. Louis, Mo.

Ben YeagerSophomore Goalkeeper

St. Louis, Mo.

Mike McGintyHead Coach • 7th year

Wake Forest (‘95)

29 30 HC

Billiken Soccer • PHOTO ROSTER 3-3-3-3

Max KarcerJunior MidfielderElm Grove, Wis.

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Billiken Soccer • 2015 RESULTS 4-4-4-42015 Saint Louis University SoccerSaint Louis Game Results (FINAL)

All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Att. Goals scoredAug 28 at Tulsa WO2 1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 956 CICCIARELLI, Vince (unassisted)Sep 04 MEMPHIS W 3-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1344 PAVISIC, Filip (GRAYDON, David)

CICCIARELLI, Vince (HESKAMP, Marco)CICCIARELLI, Vince (BROWN, Anthony)

Sep 11 at #22 Akron L 2-3 2-1-0 0-0-0 2734 BROWN, Anthony (CICCIARELLI, Vince)PAVISIC, Filip (unassisted)

Sep 15 at #10 Louisville WOT 3-2 3-1-0 0-0-0 2002 HAJDEROVIC, Faik (unassisted)CICCIARELLI, Vince (unassisted)TEAM (unassisted)

Sep 18 #15 DENVER L 0-1 3-2-0 0-0-0 767 -Sep 26 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 3-1 4-2-0 0-0-0 5483 KARCHER, Max (GRAYDON, David;BROWN, Anthony)

MINORS, Jair (SAAD, Joe)MINORS, Jair (SAAD, Joe)

Sep 30 INDIANA L O 2 2-3 4-3-0 0-0-0 6062 MINORS, Jair (SAAD, Joe)BROWN, Anthony (CICCIARELLI, Vince;HAJDEROVIC, Faik)

* Oct 03 at Rhode Island T O 2 1-1 4-3-1 0-0-1 214 HAJDEROVIC, Faik (GRAYDON, David)* Oct 07 DAYTON L O T 2-3 4-4-1 0-1-1 441 SAAD, Joe (unassisted)

SAAD, Joe (PAVISIC, Filip)* Oct 10 at Massachusetts T O 2 0-0 4-4-2 0-1-2 427 -

Oct 14 WISCONSIN L O 2 1-2 4-5-2 0-1-2 896 PAVISIC, Filip (HEIN, Lennart)* Oct 17 at Fordham W 1-0 5-5-2 1-1-2 175 TEAM (unassisted)* Oct 21 VCU W 2-0 6-5-2 2-1-2 688 PAVISIC, Filip (HEIN, Lennart;SAAD, Joe)

DAVID, Tyler (penalty kick)* Oct 24 DAVIDSON W 1-0 7-5-2 3-1-2 834 PAVISIC, Filip (HAJDEROVIC, Faik)* Oct 31 at St. Bonaventure W 1-0 8-5-2 4-1-2 120 CICCIARELLI, Vince (SAAD, Joe)* Nov 07 GEORGE WASHINGTON L O 2 0-1 8-6-2 4-2-2 726 -# Nov 12 vs Rhode Island L 2-4 8-7-2 4-2-2 229 CICCIARELLI, Vince (GRAYDON, David)

HEIN, Lennart (penalty kick)

* - Atlantic 10 Conference match# - A-10 Championship (Fairfax, Va.)

Team Record W-L-TOverall: 8-7-2

Conference: 4-2-2Home: 4-5Away: 4-1-2

Neutral: 0-1Overtime: 2-4-2

Attendance Dates Total Avg.Total: 17 24098 1418

Home: 9 17241 1916Away: 7 6628 947

Neutral: 1 229 229

Billiken Soccer • 2015 STATISTICS 5-5-5-52015 Saint Louis University Soccer

Saint Louis Combined Team Statistics (FINAL)All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-7-2 4-5 4-1-2 0-1CONFERENCE 4-2-2 2-2 2-0-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 4-5 2-3 2-1 0-1

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 28 at Tulsa Wo2 1-0 956Sep 04 MEMPHIS W 3-0 1344Sep 11 at #22 Akron L 2-3 2734Sep 15 at #10 Louisville Wot 3-2 2002Sep 18 #15 DENVER L 0-1 767Sep 26 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 3-1 5483Sep 30 INDIANA L o 2 2-3 6062

* Oct 03 at Rhode Island T o 2 1-1 214* Oct 07 DAYTON L o t 2-3 441* Oct 10 at Massachusetts T o 2 0-0 427

Oct 14 WISCONSIN L o 2 1-2 896* Oct 17 at Fordham W 1-0 175* Oct 21 VCU W 2-0 688* Oct 24 DAVIDSON W 1-0 834* Oct 31 at St. Bonaventure W 1-0 120* Nov 07 GEORGE WASHINGTON L o 2 0-1 726# Nov 12 vs Rhode Island L 2-4 229

* - Atlantic 10 Conference match# - A-10 Championship (Fairfax, Va.)

TEAM STATISTICS SLU OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 25-182 21-178 Goals scored per game 1.47 1.24 Shot pct. . 1 3 7 . 1 1 8 Shots on goal-Attempts 92-182 71-178 SOG pct. . 5 0 5 . 3 9 9 S h o t s / G a m e 10.7 10.5CORNER KICKS 111 65PENALTY KICKS 2-2 2-2PENALTIES Yellow cards 38 18 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 17241 6628 Dates/Avg Per Date 9/1916 7/947 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/229

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att9 CICCIARELLI, Vince 16 6 2 14 24 . 2 5 0 16 . 6 6 7 2 0 - 04 PAVISIC, Filip 15 5 1 11 14 . 3 5 7 9 . 6 4 3 3 0 - 07 SAAD, Joe 17 2 5 9 15 . 1 3 3 6 . 4 0 0 0 0 - 017 MINORS, Jair 17 3 0 6 23 . 1 3 0 12 . 5 2 2 1 0 - 08 HAJDEROVIC, Faik 16 2 2 6 32 . 0 6 2 18 . 5 6 2 0 0 - 021 BROWN, Anthony 17 2 2 6 20 . 1 0 0 7 . 3 5 0 0 0 - 06 HEIN, Lennart 16 1 2 4 7 . 1 4 3 4 . 5 7 1 0 1 - 123 GRAYDON, David 12 0 4 4 12 . 0 0 0 4 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 05 DAVID, Tyler 17 1 0 2 8 . 1 2 5 5 . 6 2 5 0 1 - 13 KARCHER, Max 12 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 - 02 HESKAMP, Marco 17 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 - 019 SARR, Patrick 11 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 013 DAVIES, Eric 17 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 - 011 MURPHY, Noah 7 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 027 COOK, JT 10 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 012 POPOVIC, Nebojsa 5 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 018 R I V E R S - H A R D W A R E , 6 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 016 OWENS, Grant 10 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 031 LENIUS, Brady 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 026 SHIREMAN, Jake 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 022 PALOMAREZ, Jeffrey 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 014 DAVIS, Khalil 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Total 17 25 19 69 182 . 1 3 7 92 . 5 0 5 8 2 - 2Opponents 17 21 17 59 178 . 1 1 8 71 . 3 9 9 7 2 - 2

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho1 ANDRE, David 1 100:47 1 0.89 2 . 6 6 7 0-1-0 0/029 OTTE, Sascha 16 1529:24 20 1.18 45 . 6 9 2 8-6-2 7/0

Total 17 1630:11 21 1.16 50 . 7 0 4 8-7-2 7Opponents 17 1630:11 25 1.38 67 . 7 2 8 7-8-2 3

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalSaint Louis 10 13 1 1 25Opponents 7 10 1 3 21

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalSaint Louis 83 89 6 4 182Opponents 79 81 10 8 178

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalSaint Louis 22 22 4 2 50Opponents 32 32 2 1 67

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalSaint Louis 53 53 5 0 111Opponents 29 31 2 3 65

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalSaint Louis 95 103 7 5 210Opponents 78 85 8 8 179

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