Men's Soccer 2009



2009 Skyline Champions & NCAA Tournament Qualifiers
St. Joseph's Golden Eagles

2009 Skyline Tournament MVP
Adam Rogers

2009 Skyline Rookie of the Year
John Dettori

2009 All-Skyline Team
K.J. LaBarbera (DEF - First Team)
Mike Dougherty (GK - First Team)
Stepahn Zaech (MF - First Team)
John Dettori (FWD - First Team)
Mike Carroll (DEF - Second Team)

ECAC Metro Offensive Co-Player of the Week
John Dettori (11/1)

Skyline Player of the Week

Adam Rogers (11/9)
Stephan Zaech (10/12)

Skyline Rookie of the Week
Craig Ceruti (10/5)
John Dettori (10/12, 10/26 & 11/2)
Doug Kane (11/9)

2009 Skyline Honor Roll
John Dettori (9/8)
Mike Dougherty (10/5 & 11/9)
Adam Rogers (9/14 & 10/26)
Stephan Zaech (10/19)

Fredonia All-Tournament Team
Mike Dougherty
Adam Rogers

NCAA Rankings (as of 11/8/09)  - Stats link
Scoring Offense - #11 - 2.95 goals per game
Points per Game - John Dettori (#12 - 2.24), Stephan Zaech (#26 - 1.95)
Goals per Game - John Dettori - #13 - 0.9
Assists per Game - Stephan Zaech - #12 - 0.62

Men's Soccer Facts
Head Coach:  Gary Smith (24th season)
Smith's SJC Record:  280-171-21 (1986-2008)
Assistant Coaches:  Tim Trava (4th season), Dan Danbusky (4th season), Patrick Magee (2nd season)
Program Established:  1986
Affiliations:  NCAA, ECAC, Skyline Conference
Home Field:  Diamond in the Pines (Coram, NY), Centereach Field
Men's Soccer Office:  631.687.1441
Men's Soccer E-mail: gsmith@sjcny.edu

 

Program Championships:
2009 NCAA DIII Tournament Appearance
2008 NCAA DIII Tournament Appearance
2009 Skyline Conference Champions
2008 Skyline Conference Champions
2007 NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Scoring Champions
1999 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Champions
1998 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Champions
1997 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Champions
1996 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Champions
1995 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Champions
1991 NAIA District 31 Champions

Directions to Alternate Soccer Fields

Centereach Field - Centereach
From the west.....LIE east to Nichols Road exit 62 north. Follow Nichols Road north to Route 25 - Middle Country Road.  Turn left onto Route 25 (west). At the car wash on your right, on the corner of Horse Block Road, make a left (south).  Once you are on Horse Block, look for AMF Centereach Lanes on right. The field is on the left behind the VFW building.  There is a small sign noting "Centereach Field, Town of Brookhaven."

Diamond in the Pines - Coram
LIE to Exit 63 North. Go north on Patchogue/Mt. Sinai Road (CR 83). At the intersection of Patchogue/Mt. Sinai Road and Route 112 (Hess Station on right) make a left onto Route 112 and travel north about 1000 feet. The Avalon Pines Park entrance will be on your right. The field turf soccer field is on the east side of the park.

The Wedge - Mount Sinai
LIE to Exit 63 North. Go north on CR 83 (North Ocean Avenue). Make a left at the light which is Mount Sinai-Coram Road (just before Route 25A). Travel 50 feet to the parking lot which be be on the right. The soccer field is on the northwest portion of the park near Route 25A.


Team News

2/3: St. Joseph's Boasts 47 Skyline Scholar-Athletes for Fall Season
12/3: Dettori Wins ECAC Rookie Award - Zaech, LaBarbera and Dougherty on ECAC Metro Team
11/14: Men's Soccer Edged by Hobart, 2-1, at NCAA Regional
11/13: St. Joseph's Athletics holds Skyline Conference Presidents Cup lead after strong fall campaign
11/9: Men's Soccer to Face Hobart in First Round of NCAA's
11/8: Men’s Soccer Wins 2009 Skyline Men’s Soccer Championship, Earns NCAA Bid
11/3: Soccer's Dettori Named ECAC Metro Co-Player of the Week
10/27: Elembaby and Dettori Among Skyline Weekly Award Winners
10/22: Rogers OT Goal Lifts Men's Soccer Over Farmingdale
10/13: Zaech and Dettori of M. Soccer Sweep Skyline Awards