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DANNY BARALDI
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MIDFIELDER • 5-10 • SO./SO. • LETTERS EARNED - √ CANTON, OHIO (MASSILLON JACKSON)
2011 One of three players to start all 18 matches ... led the team in scoring, with 18 points on the year ... paced BGSU in goals (five), assists (eight) and shots on goal (21) ... tied for 17th in the nation in assists per game (0.44), and led all freshmen in NCAA Division I in that category ... tied for 21st in the country in total assists, again leading all frosh ... also was ranked in the nation’s top 100 in points per game (1.00, T-89th) ... was directly involved in the scoring of 13 of BGSU’s 22 goals on the season ... his assist total was the highest by a BGSU player since the 2003 season ... tied for the team lead with a pair of game-winning goals ... first collegiate goal came in his first collegiate match, as he scored in the 64th minute against then-#9 Michigan (Aug. 26) ... for his efforts against the Wolverines, was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Aug. 28 ... other winner came at Pittsburgh (Sept. 11), as he blasted home a shot from distance in the 83rd minute of that 1-0 victory ... named to the all-tournament team that weekend, at the Pitt/Nike Invitational ... the following weekend, earned all-tourney-team honors at the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational in Nashville ... had goals vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and in back-to-back matches to end the season, at Wright State (Nov. 1) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... had two-assist games vs. IPFW (Aug. 31) and Detroit (Sept. 21) ... the goal vs. FAU came just 19 seconds into the second half ... both assists in the UDM match came off of perfectly-placed corner kicks ... also had helpers against Belmont (Sept. 16), Lipscomb (Sept. 18), IUPUI (Sept. 30) and Hartwick (Oct. 22) ... had a six-game point-scoring streak from Sept. 11-Oct. 2, with two goals and five assists in that stretch ... that streak was the longest by a BGSU player since at least the 2000 season ... was involved in several other BG goals during the season, even though he was not listed in the scoring ... at Detroit, he ripped a long shot off the crossbar, and Colin Armstrong was pulled down while going for the rebound, leading to a penalty kick ... against FAU, his corner kick went off an Owls defender and into the net for the first goal of the match ... finished fourth on the team in minutes played, with 1,599 ... played all 110 minutes of double-OT contests vs. LU and Hartwick (Oct. 22), and saw 100 minutes of playing time at Michigan State (Oct. 19) ... played the entirety of two other OT games, and played all 90 minutes in eight other contests ... played every minute over the final eight matches of the year ... wore uniform number 15 as a freshman.
Baraldi
HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Jackson H.S. ... an NSCAA All-American for the Polar Bears as a senior in the fall of 2010 ... also earned All-Ohio First-Team honors that year ... the Stark County Player of the Year and the district P-O-Y after setting the school single-season record with 24 goals ... also was the Federal League P-O-Y and earned all-league honors for the thirdconsecutive year ... helped JHS to the state finals as a freshman, and to the elite eight in each of the next three years ... had a career total of 47 goals and 36 assists. PERSONAL Daniel Joseph Baraldi was born on July 21, 1992 ... son of Michael and Regina Baraldi ... is the youngest of three boys ... has Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience, having played with the state team and also participating in the regional pool ... played in the US Soccer Academy with the Cleveland Internationals ... brother, Tony, played collegiate soccer at Cleveland State Univ.
DANNY BARALDI - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
TOTAL...............
18-18
5
8
2011................
18-18
5
8
Pts Shots Shot% 18 18
45 45
.111 .111
SOG
SOG%
GW
21
.467
2
21
.467
2
PK-Att 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, 7 times Goals: 1, 5 times
Assists: 2, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 ; at Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Shots: 5, IUPUI -- Sep 30, 2011
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RYAN COMISKEY
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FORWARD • 6-1 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ GRANTVILLE, PA. (NORTHERN LEBANON)
2011 Saw action in 14 matches, starting two ... finished sixth on the team in scoring, with six points ... had a pair of goals and two assists ... goals came in BG’s wins over IPFW (Aug. 31) and Detroit (Sept. 21) ... had assists against ninth-ranked Michigan (Aug. 26) and Cleveland State (Sept. 3) ... had a three-game point-scoring streak to begin the season, with four points in those three matches to equal his total for all of 2010 ... the assist vs. U-M came when he slid a pass to Ryan Snashall for the clinching goal with just two-and-a-half minutes left ... slammed home a rebound vs. IPFW, giving the Falcons a 2-0 lead with 33 minutes gone ... led the team in points per minute, playing a total of 385 minutes on the year ... played a season-high 82 minutes in the final game of the fall, at Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... started both the Hartwick (Oct. 22) and WMU contests.
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2010 Played in 16 matches on the year, making three starts ... had four points on a pair of goals, tying for third on the team in both categories ... goals both came on the road, against Michigan (Oct. 27) and Florida Atlantic (Nov. 6) ... the goal at FAU proved to be the game-winning goal, coming midway through the second half and helping BGSU to a 2-1 victory that clinched a berth in the MAC Tournament ... played a season-high 88 minutes against Davidson (Sept. 5) ... saw 77 minutes of action against top-ranked Akron (Sept. 11) ... had a total of five shot attempts, including three on goal, vs. the Zips ... starts came in back-to-back-to-back games vs. UA, Detroit (Sept. 15) and Valparaiso (Sept. 19) ... wore uniform number 18 as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Northern Lebanon H.S. (‘10) ... an All-Pennsylvania and NSCAA/adidas All-Region selection as a senior ... a four-year starter, he had 11 goals and six assists as a junior, and exploded for a school-record 38 goals during his senior season ... finished his career with 56 goals and 13 assists for the Vikings, and was named the Lancaster-Lebanon League Player of the Year in 2009 ... two-time team captain ... was on Superior Honor Roll during entire high-school career. PERSONAL Ryan Michael Comiskey was born on May 27, 1992, in Hershey, Pa. ... early childhood education major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.60 through the Spring 2012 semester ... son of Bernie and Sharon Comiskey ... the second of three children ... has two sisters ... played club ball for the PA Classics, coached by BGSU great Steve Klein ... spent three years on the USSF Developmental Academy Team ... had two years of Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience at the state level prior to Academy.
RYAN COMISKEY - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2011................
14-2
2
2
2010................ TOTAL...............
16-3 30-5
2 4
0 2
Pts Shots Shot% 4
15
.133
10
26
.154
6
11
.182
SOG
SOG%
GW
3
.273
0
9
12
.600 .462
1 1
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, 4 times Goals: 1, 4 times
Assists: 1, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011 ; Cleveland State -- Sep 03, 2011 Shots: 5, Akron -- Sep 11, 2010
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JOEY D’AGOSTINO
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MIDFIELDER • 5-10 • SR./SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ LIVONIA, MICH. (STEVENSON) 2012 TRI-CAPTAIN
2011 Saw action in 17 of BG’s 18 games, starting six ... did not record a point on the season ... started four consecutive games, including three MAC matches, in mid-October ... those starts came vs. Buffalo (Oct. 9), Michigan State (Oct. 19), Hartwick (Oct. 22) and #7 Akron (Oct. 26) ... also made starts at Pittsburgh (Sept. 11) and Detroit (Sept. 21) ... played a total of 836 minutes ... was on the pitch for all 110 minutes vs. HC, and played all 90 minutes at UB ... in that Hartwick match, hit the crossbar with a free kick in the first half.
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tin s o g A ’ D
2010 Played in all 18 matches, making 15 starts ... tied for third on the team in both goals and points ... had four points on the year, with goals on the road vs. IPFW (Oct. 6) and Florida Atlantic (Nov. 6) ... the Falcons won both matches by 2-1 scores, with the latter victory clinching a berth in the MAC Tournament ... goal at IPFW came midway through the first half, as his shot from approx. 22 yards out found the upper-right corner of the net ... in the FAU match, headed home a corner kick with just 3:10 elapsed in the opening half ... started each of the first four matches of the season ... came off the bench for the next three contests, then returned to the starting lineup for each of the last 11 matches ... starts included all six MAC regular-season games and the conference tournament match ... played a total of 1142 minutes on the year, ranking eighth on the team. 2009 Played in 17 of BGSU’s 18 matches, making eight starts ... started seven consecutive matches from Sept. 11 to Oct. 3, including a pair of MAC matches vs. Akron and Western Michigan ... lone point of the year came on an assist at Kentucky in his second collegiate game ... played all 110 minutes in double-overtime matches vs. Duquesne and IPFW ... played all 90 minutes vs. Richmond and Akron. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Stevenson H.S. in Livonia, Mich. PERSONAL A sport management major at BGSU ... played club ball for Derby County Wolves.
JOEY D’AGOSTINO - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2010................
18-15
2
0
2009................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
17-8 17-6
52-29
0 0 2
1 0 1
Pts Shots Shot% 1
10
.000
0
7
.000
4 5
17 34
.118 .059
SOG
SOG%
GW
9
.529
0
5 2
16
.500 .286 .471
PK-Att
0 0 0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, at Florida Atlantic -- Nov 06, 2010 ; at IPFW -- Oct 06, 2010 Goals: 1, at Florida Atlantic -- Nov 06, 2010 ; at IPFW -- Oct 06, 2010 Assists: 1, at Kentucky -- Sep 06, 2009 Shots: 2, 8 times
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MATT GRIESINGER
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DEFENDER • 5-9 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ STRONGSVILLE, OHIO (STRONGSVILLE)
2011 Played in six matches, making five starts ... had one assist on the year ... came off the bench to play 67 minutes in the season-opening 2-0 win over #9 Michigan (Aug. 26), then started the next two matches, vs IPFW (Aug. 31) and Cleveland State (Sept. 3) ... played all 90 minutes of the latter game ... also started the Belmont (Sept. 16), Lipscomb (Sept. 18) and Wright State (Nov. 1) games ... assist came vs. IPFW, as Zach Lemke nodded home his right-side diagonal ball late in the first half ... played 94 of the 110 minutes at LU, and played all 90 minutes at WSU ... was on the pitch for a total of 455 minutes on the year.
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e g n i s e i r G
2010 Played in 16 matches, starting 12 ... played a total of 1186 minutes on the year, ranking sixth on the team ... made his first collegiate start at Valparaiso (Sept. 19), beginning a stretch in which he started 10 consecutive contests ... played the entirety of eight matches, including the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 12). HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Strongsville H.S. (‘10) ... a 2009 NSCAA Scholastic All-American ... helped the Mustangs to four conference titles in as many years ... holds the school’s career record for most games played (79) ... an All-Northeast Ohio Conference selection in 2009 ... helped SHS to a four-year record of 57-10-14 overall and 19-0-3 in the league ... had 10 career goals and 11 assists, including a five-goal, eight-assist campaign as a junior ... Mustangs won four sectional championships, two district titles and a pair of regional crowns during his four years ... National Honor Society ... editor of his high-school newspaper. PERSONAL Matthew Brian Griesinger was born on Nov. 13, 1991, in Parma, Ohio ... adolecsent/young adult/secondary education major ... has a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester at BGSU ... son of Brian and Rosa Griesinger ... has a younger sister ... father played basketball at St. Mary’s College ... has played club ball for the Crew Soccer Academy in the last two years, after spending the bulk of the decade with Cleveland United Soccer Club ... has ODP experience at the state level as well.
MATT GRIESINGER - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
6-5
0
1
16-12 22-17
0 0
0 1
Pts Shots Shot% 0
1
.000
1
1
.000
1
0
.000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
1 1.000 1 1.000
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 1, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011
Assists: 1, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011
Shots: 1, at Michigan -- Oct 27, 2010 17
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SEAN HASTINGS
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DEFENDER • 5-10 • 5/SR. ROCHESTER, MICH. (ADAMS) (OAKLAND UNIV.)
2011 Did not see match action. 2010 Enrolled at BGSU in time for the fall 2010 semester ... sat out the season. 2009 Attended Oakland CC during the 2009-10 academic year.
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2008 AT OAKLAND UNIV. Played in 17 matches for the Golden Grizzlies, drawing 10 starts ... led an OU back line that ranked sixth in the nation in shutout percentage ... the Grizzlies went 14-4-2 overall and 5-1-0 in Summit League play ... the team won the league tournament and advanced to the NCAA Championships ... OU battled Ohio State to a 0-0 tie through two overtimes, before the Buckeyes advanced via penalty kicks ... the Grizzlies had 12 shutouts in the season’s 20 matches, tying a league record ... OU ranked sixth in the nation in shutout percentage ... a stay-at-home defender who did not record a shot or a point. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterwinner at Rochester Adams H.S. for coach Juan Delgado ... earned all-state honorable mention as a senior ... also named to the all-district and all-region teams ... helped lead team to the Division I regional final ... elected team captain in his senior season. PERSONAL Sean Michael Hastings was born on Sept. 3, 1990 ... son of Russell and Susan Hastings ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... played club ball for the Michigan Wolves ... also has ODP experience, having played at the state and regional levels.
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MARCO ILAO DEFENDER • 6-2 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA (WILBRAHAM & MONSON [MASS.] ACAD.)
2011 Played in one match ... saw action in the Falcons’ win over IPFW at Cochrane Field (Aug. 31). 2010 Played in four matches, starting two ... played in four of the final five matches of the year ... made his collegiate debut at Michigan (Oct. 27), playing 30 minutes and recording his lone shot attempt on the year ... then, drew his first collegiate start at Northern Illinois (Oct. 30), playing all 90 minutes ... also started the IUPUI match (Nov. 3), playing 41 minutes, and saw 10 minutes of action off the bench in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 12).
Ilao
HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Wilbraham and Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass. (‘10) ... Titans finished with a 10-0-4 overall record and a 9-0-4 mark in the Western New England Prep School Soccer Association (WNEPSSA) in ‘09 ... that club led the league in fewest goals allowed ... named to the all-league team in both of his seasons there ... also earned Massachusetts State Soccer Coaches Association Prep All-State honors two years in a row ... was a three-year starter at Kings Christian Collegiate (Ontario) before attending Wilbraham and Monson Acad. ... was a two-year captain for Wilbraham and Monson, totaling five goals and three assists ... had seven goals and eight assists during his tenure at King’s Christian Collegiate ... he helped that team to the Ontario High School Tournament ‘A’ Championship in the spring of 2008. PERSONAL Marco Samuel Ilao was born on April 15, 1991, in Mississauga, Ontario ... currently undecided upon a major at BGSU ... son of Sammy Ilao and Marichu Marra ... the oldest of six children ... has two sisters and three brothers ... has played club ball for a myriad of teams, including North Mississauga Soccer Club, Saltfleet Soccer Club, Brampton East Soccer Club, Woodbridge Soccer Club and Western United FC.
MARCO ILAO - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
1-0
0
0
4-2 5-2
0 0
0 0
Pts Shots Shot% 0
1
.000
0
1
.000
0
0
.000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
0 0
.000 .000
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
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JON KUMHER DEFENDER • 5-11 • SO./SO. • LETTERS EARNED - √ LANCASTER, PA. (CONESTOGA VALLEY)
2011 Played in nine matches, making four starts ... played a total of 302 minutes on the season ... made his collegiate debut in the IPFW match (Aug. 31), playing 21 minutes ... first collegiate start came at Belmont (Sept. 16) ... also started the last three matches of the season, vs. Northern Illinois (Oct. 29), Wright State (Nov. 1) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... did not play more than 30 minutes in any of his first six appearances, but played 48 minutes vs. NIU, 60 vs. WSU and a season-high 82 t WMU.
Kumher
HIGH SCHOOL Named to the all-state team as a senior at Conestoga Valley H.S. ... also earned regional All-America status in his final season, after helping the team to sectional championships three times in his career ... a two-time first-team all-star.
PERSONAL Jonathan Daniel Kumher was born on Jan. 2, 1993 ... the son of Kevin and Cheryl Kumher ... is the second of four children ... has three sisters ... played club ball for PA Classic, and also has Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience ... played for the Philadelphia Union team in the SUM Cup in the summer of 2010.
JON KUMHER - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
9-4
0
0
9-4
0
0
Pts Shots Shot% 0 0
1 1
.000 .000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
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ZACH LEMKE MIDFIELDER • 6-1 • 5/SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ BEAVERCREEK, OHIO (BEAVERCREEK) 2012 TRI-CAPTAIN
2011 Named to the Academic All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... was named the BGSU Junior Scholar-Athlete Award winner at the Athletics Honors Night ceremony in April of 2012 ... the award is given to just one male and one female student-athlete at BGSU each year ... one of three Falcons to start all 18 games ... finished second on the team in minutes played, with 1,622 ... tied for fourth in scoring, with seven points ... had two goals, and was second on the Falcons with three assists ... third on the team in both shot attempts (40) and shots on goal (14) ... scored the game-winning goal at Detroit (Sept. 21), heading home a corner kick early in the match ... also scored in the Falcons’ home win over IPFW (Aug. 31), nodding home Matt Griesinger’s diagonal ball ... had assists against Cleveland State (Sept. 3), IUPUI (Sept. 30) and Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) ... assist vs. IUPUI came when he stole the ball late in the first half, beginning the sequence that led to the lone goal of the match with just six seconds left before halftime ... hit the crossbar with a shot against #7 Akron (Oct. 26) ... played every minute in 13 of the Falcons’ 18 matches ... played every second of the last eight contests of the season.
Lemke
2010 Named to the Academic All-MAC Team, earning honorable mention ... saw action in 16 contests, starting 14 ... had three points, on a goal and an assist ... led the Falcons in scoring in conference matches, as all three points came in a pair of MAC wins ... his first collegiate goal proved to be the game-winner, as he headed home a cross less than five minutes into the Falcons’ victory over Buffalo (Oct. 9) ... picked up an assist in another MAC win, with the lone helper on Ryan Comiskey’s game-winning score at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 6) ... that goal gave the Brown and Orange a 2-1 win and a berth in the conference tournament ... played in five of the Falcons’ first seven games of the year, starting three ... then, started the final 11 matches of the year ... played a season-high 103 minutes in the double-OT draw at IUPUI (Nov. 3), and played all 90 minutes in BGSU’s MAC Tournament semifinal match vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 12) ... had 23 total shot attempts on the year, tying for third on the team ... wore uniform number 9 during the 2010 season. 2009 Played in 15 matches, making five starts ... started five consecutive games from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4 ... after playing over 30 minutes just once in the first nine matches, saw 40 minutes of action against Buffalo ... then, played 79 minutes at Michigan State, a career-high 89 vs.
ZACH LEMKE - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2009................
15-5
0
0
0
18-18
2
3
7
2008................ 2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
Redshirted 16-14 49-37
1 3
1 4
Pts Shots Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
PK-Att
6
.000
2
.333
0
0-0
40
.050
14
.350
1
0-0
3
23
10
69
.043 .043
4
20
.174 .290
1 2
0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 ; Buffalo -- Oct 09, 2010 ; Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Goals: 1, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 ; Buffalo -- Oct 09, 2010 ; Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Assists: 1, 4 times Shots: 7, at Lipscomb -- Sep 18, 2011 21 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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The 2012 BGSU Seniors. Left to right: Zach Lemke, Sean Hastings, Chris McLean and Joey D’Agostino
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CHRIS MCLEAN DEFENDER • 5-9 • SR./SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (RICK HANSEN SECONDARY)
2011 Played in seven matches off the bench ... after playing in just one of the first 12 contests of the season, saw time on the pitch in each of the final six games of the year ... played a season-high 49 minutes at Wright State (Nov. 1) ... his lone two shot attempts of the year came in that match, with one shot on goal.
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2010 Saw action in eight contests, making five starts ... started each of the first four contests of the year ... played all 110 minutes in the season-opening double-OT draw vs. Appalachian State (Sept. 3) ... and, played all 90 minutes against top-ranked Akron in the home opener (Sept. 11).
2009 Played in 15 matches, starting seven ... made six starts between Sept. 18 to Oct. 21 ... missed two matches in that time -- the Michigan and Akron games -- due to injury ... also started the Detroit game (Nov. 4) ... played all 90 minutes in BG’s 4-3 win at Buffalo ... saw 86 minutes of action at Duquesne and 82 against Valparaiso. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Rick Hansen Secondary School for four years (‘09). PERSONAL Christopher John McLean was born on Oct. 1, 1991, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ... a sport management major at BGSU ... son of Stephen and Wendy McLean ... the youngest of two children ... brother, Thomas, earned four letters for the Falcons from 2007-10 ... has played club ball for North Mississauga ... team won the USA Cup in Minnesota, as well as the Ontario Cup, and was ranked as the best team in Canada.
CHRIS MCLEAN - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2009................ 2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
8-5
0
0
15-7 7-0
30-12
0 0 0
0
Pts Shots Shot%
0 0
0
3
.000
0
2
.000
0 0
0 5
.000 .000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
1 1 2
.333 .500 .400
0 0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
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ZACH SCHEWEE DEFENDER • 5-9 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ ROCHESTER, MICH. (STONEY CREEK)
2011 One of three Falcons to start all 18 games on the season ... played a team-high 1,653 minutes at the left defender spot ... had one assist on the year, coming on Ryan Snashall’s goal in the season-opening win over then-#9 Michigan (Aug. 26) ... started that play by playing a through ball to Ryan Comiskey, who slid a pass to Snashall for the clinching goal vs. the Wolverines ... after playing 87 of the 90 minutes vs. U-M and 78 vs. IPFW (Aug. 31), played every second of every match until the final contest of the season, at Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... had eight total shots, with two on goal.
Schewee
2010 One of five Falcons to start every game ... played all 18 matches at an outside back spot ... his total of 1621 minutes played ranked fourth on the team ... had two points on the season ... scored BGSU’s first goal of the year, in the Davidson match of Sept. 5 ... in his first weekend of collegiate play, was named to the all-tournament team at the Davidson adidas Classic ... played every minute of every match, with the exception of the Lipscomb (Sept. 26) and Butler (Oct. 13) contests ... had 12 total shot attempts on the season. HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Stoney Creek H.S. ... earned All-Michigan Third-Team honors as a senior ... scored 11 goals and added 10 assists as the Cougars went 14-4-4 and lost in a shootout in the division playoffs ... team co-captain as a senior ... three-year scholar-athlete. PERSONAL Zachary James Schewee was born on July 23, 1992, in Pontiac, Mich. ... supply chain management major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 through the Spring 2012 semester ... son of James and Sue Schewee ... an only child ... played club ball for Vardar Academy ... a three-year Academy player, playing up in his first year.
ZACH SCHEWEE - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2011................
18-18
0
1
2010................ TOTAL...............
18-18 36-36
1 1
0 1
Pts Shots Shot% 2
12
.083
3
20
.050
1
8
SOG
SOG%
GW
2
.250
0
.000
4 6
.333 .300
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, at Davidson -- Sep 05, 2010 Goals: 1, at Davidson -- Sep 05, 2010 Assists: 1, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011 Shots: 2, 5 times 24 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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SEAN SIKICH DEFENDER • 6-1 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO (CARDINAL MOONEY)
2011 Played in four matches, starting them all ... played a total of 380 minutes on the season ... after playing a total of seven minutes in his first year and two-thirds, moved into the starting lineup after an injury to Tanner Fink ... made his 2011 debut, and his first collegiate start, in the Hartwick match (Oct. 22), and played all 110 minutes at a center-back position ... also started and played all 90 minutes in MAC matches vs. Akron (Oct. 26), Northern Illinois (Oct. 29) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5).
Sikich
2010 Played in one match ... saw action off the bench in the regular-season contest vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 1). HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Cardinal Mooney H.S. (‘10) ... earned All-Ohio SecondTeam honors as a senior ... helped the Cardinals to district championships in every season ... was named to the All-Mahoning County First Team in each of his last two years ... was an all-conference second-team pick as a freshman and junior ... missed three-fourths of his sophomore campaign due to injury ... team competed as an independent in his senior season ... National Honor Society. PERSONAL Sean Christopher Sikich was born on April 29, 1992, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... a computer science major ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.18 through the Spring 2012 semester ... son of Frank and Shelly Sikich ... the youngest of three children ... has a brother and a sister ... father played soccer at Youngstown State Univ., while mother competed on the track team at the College of Wooster ... has played club ball for several teams, including the Cleveland Whitecaps, CASA, PSA and Internationals ... has Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience, having been a Region II Pool selection and an Ohio North State-Team participant in 2006-07.
SEAN SIKICH - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
4-4
0
0
1-0 5-4
0 0
0 0
Pts Shots Shot% 0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
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0
.000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
0 0
.000 .000
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
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BRANDON SILVA MIDFIELDER • 5-10 • SR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ COLUMBUS, OHIO (WORTHINGTON KILBOURNE) (AKRON) 2012 TRI-CAPTAIN
2011 A team tri-captain ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also selected to the Academic AllOhio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... played in 17 matches on the season, starting them all ... played a total of 1,483 minutes ... tied for fourth on the team with seven points ... had three goals and an assist ... scored his first collegiate goal against Cleveland State (Sept. 3) ... that goal came in the 69th minute, and he hit the post with another shot later in the match ... also scored goals at Belmont (Sept. 16) and Detroit (Sept. 21), with both coming on penalty kicks ... picked up an assist on Colin Armstrong’s goal at Lipscomb (Sept. 18) ... played every minute of 14 matches, including the first three and the last nine of the season ... the lone match he missed was due to injury ... was injured in the second minute of the Duquesne match (Sept. 9), and missed the remainder of that game as well as the Pittsburgh contest (Sept. 11) ... played 79 minutes in wins over UDM and IUPUI (Sept. 30), and played every second of every other match ... for all intents and purposes, had a four-game point-scoring streak in September ... after scoring vs. CSU, suffered that injury just 1:45 into the DU contest ... returned to action vs. Belmont and scored another goal, then had the assist in the Lipscomb game and the PK goal at UDM ... had 18 shot attempts, including eight shots on goal, on the year.
Silva
2010 One of five Falcons to start all 18 matches ... played 1660 of a possible 1688 minutes, ranking third on the team ... had one assist on the year ... his first collegiate point came on Ryan Comiskey’s second-half goal at Michigan (Oct. 27) ... after playing 98 minutes in the season opener at Appalachian State (Sept. 3), played every second of the next nine matches ... in his first weekend of collegiate action, was named to the all-tournament team at the Davidson adidas Classic ... saw 74 minutes of action at Butler (Oct. 13), with that match marking the only timeall year that he spent any time on the bench ... then played the entirety of each of the final seven contests ... had 19 shot attempts on the year ... enrolled at BGSU in time for the spring 2010 semester, and participated in spring practices with the team. 2009 AT AKRON Did not see match action for the Zips. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year varsity starter at Worthington Kilbourne H.S. ... was a team captain and helped the team to a pair of trips to the regional finals ... earned team MVP and all-district first-team honors as a senior in 2008, scoring four goals and adding three assists ... had 13 career goals, including five game winners, along with seven assists ... four-year academic honor student ... National Honor Society. PERSONAL Son of Napoleon and Kathleen Silva ... has a younger brother ... a psychology major with a perfect 4.00 grade point average through the Spring 2012 semester ... member of the Academy National Finals U-18 Columbus Crew Academy team.
BRANDON SILVA - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2010................
18-18
0
1
1
19
TOTAL...............
35-35
3
2
8
37
2009................ 2011................
Pts Shots Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
.000
5
.263
0
0-0
.081
13
.351
0
2-3
at Akron - did not see match action
17-17
3
1
7
18
.167
8
.444
0
PK-Att
2-3
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, CSU -- Sep 03, 2011; Belmont -- Sep 16, 2011; Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Goals: 1, CSU -- Sep 03, 2011; Belmont -- Sep 16, 2011; Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Assists: 1, at Michigan -- Oct 27, 2010 ; at Lipscomb -- Sep 18, 2011 Shots: 4, Cleveland State -- Sep 03, 2011
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RYAN SNASHALL MIDFIELDER • 5-8 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ DUBLIN, OHIO (COFFMAN)
2011 Saw action in 15 matches, making 14 starts ... had four points on the year, on a goal and two assists ... his goal was the clincher in a 2-0 victory over then-#9 Michigan in the season opener at Cochrane Field (Aug. 26) ... that goal came with two-and-a-half minutes remaining in the match ... had a pair of assists vs. IPFW (Aug. 31), with helpers on goals by Ryan Comiskey and Zach Lemke ... it marked his first career two-assist game ... played a total of 1,104 minutes on the season ... missed three matches in mid-September due to injury ... played a season-high 100 minutes against Duquesne (Sept. 9) ... played all 93 minutes at Ohio State (Oct. 5), and was on the field for all 90 minutes against Cleveland State (Sept. 3), Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... hit the crossbar with a header try in overtime of the Hartwick match (Oct. 22).
ll a h s a n S
2010 Played in 17 of BGSU’s 18 matches, making two starts ... had one point on the season ... picked up an assist on a nifty through-ball that led to Max Weston’s goal vs. Wright State (Sept. 22) ... drew his first collegiate start in the Falcons’ home opener, against number-one Akron (Sept. 11) ... also started the Detroit contest (Sept. 15) ... played a season-high 75 minutes at Northern Illinois (Oct. 30), and played 74 minutes in the Davidson match (Sept. 5) and 66 vs. UA ... wore uniform number 20 as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterwinner at Dublin Coffman H.S. (‘10) ... an All-Ohio Second-Team selection as a senior ... after earning all-conference (OCC Central) honorable mention as a junior, was a first-team choice as a senior in 2009, and also made the all-district first team ... a team captain as a senior ... helped the Shamrocks to district championships in both 2007 and ’08 and a runner-up finish in ’09 ... scored eight goals in each of his three seasons, adding 10 assists as a senior. PERSONAL Ryan Patrick Snashall was born on Feb. 10, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio ... individualized business major, with a cumulative GPA of 3.10 through the Spring 2012 semester at BGSU ... son of Bob and Dori Snashall ... has an older sister ... has played club ball with Ambassador SC, Team Ohio FC and Crew Soccer Academy.
RYAN SNASHALL - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2011................
15-14
1
2
2010................ TOTAL...............
17-2
32-16
0 1
1 3
Pts Shots Shot% 1 4 5
3
.000
21
.048
18
SOG%
GW
11
.611
0
.056
SOG 0
11
.000 .524
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011; IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 Goals: 1, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011 Assists: 2, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011
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MICHAEL WIEST GOALKEEPER • 6-2 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ NAPERVILLE, ILL. (NORTH)
2011 Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 13 matches, starting them all ... had a record of 6-4-1, with six complete-match shutouts, 43 saves and a goals-against average of 1.08 ... had a save percentage of .768 ... had five shutouts in his first seven starts, both of the season and of his career ... blanked then-#9 Michigan in his first collegiate start (Aug. 26), making five saves ... had a shutout in his second start as well, with three stops vs. IPFW (Aug. 31) ... other shutout victims included Duquesne (Sept. 9), IUPUI (Sept. 30), Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and Michigan State (Oct. 19) ... made a season- and career-high seven saves vs. Duquesne, including a save on a DU penalty kick in the second half ... named to the all-tournament team that weekend, at the Pitt/Nike Invitational ... had five stops vs. MSU and Cleveland State (Sept. 3) as well as vs. U-M ... worked nearly 274 minutes (273:54, to be exact) of shutout ball to begin his collegiate career, before allowing a pair of goals just over two minutes apart vs. CSU ... played 12:30 of scoreless soccer at Ohio State (Oct. 5) before being forced to leave the match due to injury ... started the Hartwick match (Oct. 22) and worked a scoreless first half ... played a total of 1080:55 on the year ... in his career, has played a total of 241:46 against Big Ten Conference opponents, and has not allowed a goal ... has made a total of 10 saves in compiling that 0.00 GAA vs. Big Ten foes, including two matches vs. Michigan, the double-OT match at Michigan State and a brief stint at Ohio State ... was ranked in the nation’s top 100 in both GAA (70th) and save pct. (83rd).
Wiest
2010 Played in one match in his initial season ... made his collegiate debut in the match at Michigan (Oct. 27) ... played the final 29:16 of the contest, and did not face a shot on goal. HIGH SCHOOL A two-year letterwinner at Naperville North H.S. (‘10) ... earned all-state first-team honors from multiple sources in his senior year, including Chicago Tribune, Sun Times and ESPN Rise ... helped the Huskies to DuPage Valley Conference championships and regional titles in both 2008 and 2009 ... coached by BGSU men’s soccer alumnus Jim Konrad ... Huskies had a 16-3-4 record in his senior year ... put together a streak of eight consecutive shutouts during his senior year, and had a goals-against average of just 0.52 ... finished with a total of 14 shutouts as a senior ... team went a combined 15-1 in conference play in ‘08 and ‘09 ... three-year member of the Honor Roll. PERSONAL Michael Thomas Wiest was born on March 6, 1992, in Naperville, Ill. ... physical education teacher education major at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.55 through the Spring 2012 semester ... son of Dennis and Colleen Wiest ... the second of four children ... has an older sister and two younger brothers ... has played club ball for the Galaxy Soccer Club, with BGSU men’s soccer alum Brett Strang being one of his coaches ... helped that team to a state cup semifinal appearance in 2009 after trips to the quarterfinals in each of the prior two seasons.
MICHAEL WIEST - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
Minutes
GA
2011................
13-13
1080:55
13
2010................ TOTAL...............
1-0
14-13
29:16
1110:11
0
13
GaAvg Saves Save% 0.00 1.08 1.05
0
.000
43
.768
43
.768
W
L
T
Sho
6
4
1
6
0 6
0 4
0 1
0 6
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
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MIDFIELDER • 5-10 • SO./SO. • LETTERS EARNED - √ CANTON, OHIO (MASSILLON JACKSON)
2011 One of three players to start all 18 matches ... led the team in scoring, with 18 points on the year ... paced BGSU in goals (five), assists (eight) and shots on goal (21) ... tied for 17th in the nation in assists per game (0.44), and led all freshmen in NCAA Division I in that category ... tied for 21st in the country in total assists, again leading all frosh ... also was ranked in the nation’s top 100 in points per game (1.00, T-89th) ... was directly involved in the scoring of 13 of BGSU’s 22 goals on the season ... his assist total was the highest by a BGSU player since the 2003 season ... tied for the team lead with a pair of game-winning goals ... first collegiate goal came in his first collegiate match, as he scored in the 64th minute against then-#9 Michigan (Aug. 26) ... for his efforts against the Wolverines, was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Aug. 28 ... other winner came at Pittsburgh (Sept. 11), as he blasted home a shot from distance in the 83rd minute of that 1-0 victory ... named to the all-tournament team that weekend, at the Pitt/Nike Invitational ... the following weekend, earned all-tourney-team honors at the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational in Nashville ... had goals vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and in back-to-back matches to end the season, at Wright State (Nov. 1) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... had two-assist games vs. IPFW (Aug. 31) and Detroit (Sept. 21) ... the goal vs. FAU came just 19 seconds into the second half ... both assists in the UDM match came off of perfectly-placed corner kicks ... also had helpers against Belmont (Sept. 16), Lipscomb (Sept. 18), IUPUI (Sept. 30) and Hartwick (Oct. 22) ... had a six-game point-scoring streak from Sept. 11-Oct. 2, with two goals and five assists in that stretch ... that streak was the longest by a BGSU player since at least the 2000 season ... was involved in several other BG goals during the season, even though he was not listed in the scoring ... at Detroit, he ripped a long shot off the crossbar, and Colin Armstrong was pulled down while going for the rebound, leading to a penalty kick ... against FAU, his corner kick went off an Owls defender and into the net for the first goal of the match ... finished fourth on the team in minutes played, with 1,599 ... played all 110 minutes of double-OT contests vs. LU and Hartwick (Oct. 22), and saw 100 minutes of playing time at Michigan State (Oct. 19) ... played the entirety of two other OT games, and played all 90 minutes in eight other contests ... played every minute over the final eight matches of the year ... wore uniform number 15 as a freshman.
Baraldi
HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Jackson H.S. ... an NSCAA All-American for the Polar Bears as a senior in the fall of 2010 ... also earned All-Ohio First-Team honors that year ... the Stark County Player of the Year and the district P-O-Y after setting the school single-season record with 24 goals ... also was the Federal League P-O-Y and earned all-league honors for the thirdconsecutive year ... helped JHS to the state finals as a freshman, and to the elite eight in each of the next three years ... had a career total of 47 goals and 36 assists. PERSONAL Daniel Joseph Baraldi was born on July 21, 1992 ... son of Michael and Regina Baraldi ... is the youngest of three boys ... has Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience, having played with the state team and also participating in the regional pool ... played in the US Soccer Academy with the Cleveland Internationals ... brother, Tony, played collegiate soccer at Cleveland State Univ.
DANNY BARALDI - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
TOTAL...............
18-18
5
8
2011................
18-18
5
8
Pts Shots Shot% 18 18
45 45
.111 .111
SOG
SOG%
GW
21
.467
2
21
.467
2
PK-Att 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, 7 times Goals: 1, 5 times
Assists: 2, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 ; at Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Shots: 5, IUPUI -- Sep 30, 2011
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RYAN COMISKEY
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FORWARD • 6-1 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ GRANTVILLE, PA. (NORTHERN LEBANON)
2011 Saw action in 14 matches, starting two ... finished sixth on the team in scoring, with six points ... had a pair of goals and two assists ... goals came in BG’s wins over IPFW (Aug. 31) and Detroit (Sept. 21) ... had assists against ninth-ranked Michigan (Aug. 26) and Cleveland State (Sept. 3) ... had a three-game point-scoring streak to begin the season, with four points in those three matches to equal his total for all of 2010 ... the assist vs. U-M came when he slid a pass to Ryan Snashall for the clinching goal with just two-and-a-half minutes left ... slammed home a rebound vs. IPFW, giving the Falcons a 2-0 lead with 33 minutes gone ... led the team in points per minute, playing a total of 385 minutes on the year ... played a season-high 82 minutes in the final game of the fall, at Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... started both the Hartwick (Oct. 22) and WMU contests.
ey k s i m o C
2010 Played in 16 matches on the year, making three starts ... had four points on a pair of goals, tying for third on the team in both categories ... goals both came on the road, against Michigan (Oct. 27) and Florida Atlantic (Nov. 6) ... the goal at FAU proved to be the game-winning goal, coming midway through the second half and helping BGSU to a 2-1 victory that clinched a berth in the MAC Tournament ... played a season-high 88 minutes against Davidson (Sept. 5) ... saw 77 minutes of action against top-ranked Akron (Sept. 11) ... had a total of five shot attempts, including three on goal, vs. the Zips ... starts came in back-to-back-to-back games vs. UA, Detroit (Sept. 15) and Valparaiso (Sept. 19) ... wore uniform number 18 as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Northern Lebanon H.S. (‘10) ... an All-Pennsylvania and NSCAA/adidas All-Region selection as a senior ... a four-year starter, he had 11 goals and six assists as a junior, and exploded for a school-record 38 goals during his senior season ... finished his career with 56 goals and 13 assists for the Vikings, and was named the Lancaster-Lebanon League Player of the Year in 2009 ... two-time team captain ... was on Superior Honor Roll during entire high-school career. PERSONAL Ryan Michael Comiskey was born on May 27, 1992, in Hershey, Pa. ... early childhood education major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.60 through the Spring 2012 semester ... son of Bernie and Sharon Comiskey ... the second of three children ... has two sisters ... played club ball for the PA Classics, coached by BGSU great Steve Klein ... spent three years on the USSF Developmental Academy Team ... had two years of Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience at the state level prior to Academy.
RYAN COMISKEY - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2011................
14-2
2
2
2010................ TOTAL...............
16-3 30-5
2 4
0 2
Pts Shots Shot% 4
15
.133
10
26
.154
6
11
.182
SOG
SOG%
GW
3
.273
0
9
12
.600 .462
1 1
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, 4 times Goals: 1, 4 times
Assists: 1, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011 ; Cleveland State -- Sep 03, 2011 Shots: 5, Akron -- Sep 11, 2010
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JOEY D’AGOSTINO
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MIDFIELDER • 5-10 • SR./SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ LIVONIA, MICH. (STEVENSON) 2012 TRI-CAPTAIN
2011 Saw action in 17 of BG’s 18 games, starting six ... did not record a point on the season ... started four consecutive games, including three MAC matches, in mid-October ... those starts came vs. Buffalo (Oct. 9), Michigan State (Oct. 19), Hartwick (Oct. 22) and #7 Akron (Oct. 26) ... also made starts at Pittsburgh (Sept. 11) and Detroit (Sept. 21) ... played a total of 836 minutes ... was on the pitch for all 110 minutes vs. HC, and played all 90 minutes at UB ... in that Hartwick match, hit the crossbar with a free kick in the first half.
o
tin s o g A ’ D
2010 Played in all 18 matches, making 15 starts ... tied for third on the team in both goals and points ... had four points on the year, with goals on the road vs. IPFW (Oct. 6) and Florida Atlantic (Nov. 6) ... the Falcons won both matches by 2-1 scores, with the latter victory clinching a berth in the MAC Tournament ... goal at IPFW came midway through the first half, as his shot from approx. 22 yards out found the upper-right corner of the net ... in the FAU match, headed home a corner kick with just 3:10 elapsed in the opening half ... started each of the first four matches of the season ... came off the bench for the next three contests, then returned to the starting lineup for each of the last 11 matches ... starts included all six MAC regular-season games and the conference tournament match ... played a total of 1142 minutes on the year, ranking eighth on the team. 2009 Played in 17 of BGSU’s 18 matches, making eight starts ... started seven consecutive matches from Sept. 11 to Oct. 3, including a pair of MAC matches vs. Akron and Western Michigan ... lone point of the year came on an assist at Kentucky in his second collegiate game ... played all 110 minutes in double-overtime matches vs. Duquesne and IPFW ... played all 90 minutes vs. Richmond and Akron. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Stevenson H.S. in Livonia, Mich. PERSONAL A sport management major at BGSU ... played club ball for Derby County Wolves.
JOEY D’AGOSTINO - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2010................
18-15
2
0
2009................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
17-8 17-6
52-29
0 0 2
1 0 1
Pts Shots Shot% 1
10
.000
0
7
.000
4 5
17 34
.118 .059
SOG
SOG%
GW
9
.529
0
5 2
16
.500 .286 .471
PK-Att
0 0 0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, at Florida Atlantic -- Nov 06, 2010 ; at IPFW -- Oct 06, 2010 Goals: 1, at Florida Atlantic -- Nov 06, 2010 ; at IPFW -- Oct 06, 2010 Assists: 1, at Kentucky -- Sep 06, 2009 Shots: 2, 8 times
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MATT GRIESINGER
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DEFENDER • 5-9 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ STRONGSVILLE, OHIO (STRONGSVILLE)
2011 Played in six matches, making five starts ... had one assist on the year ... came off the bench to play 67 minutes in the season-opening 2-0 win over #9 Michigan (Aug. 26), then started the next two matches, vs IPFW (Aug. 31) and Cleveland State (Sept. 3) ... played all 90 minutes of the latter game ... also started the Belmont (Sept. 16), Lipscomb (Sept. 18) and Wright State (Nov. 1) games ... assist came vs. IPFW, as Zach Lemke nodded home his right-side diagonal ball late in the first half ... played 94 of the 110 minutes at LU, and played all 90 minutes at WSU ... was on the pitch for a total of 455 minutes on the year.
r
e g n i s e i r G
2010 Played in 16 matches, starting 12 ... played a total of 1186 minutes on the year, ranking sixth on the team ... made his first collegiate start at Valparaiso (Sept. 19), beginning a stretch in which he started 10 consecutive contests ... played the entirety of eight matches, including the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 12). HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Strongsville H.S. (‘10) ... a 2009 NSCAA Scholastic All-American ... helped the Mustangs to four conference titles in as many years ... holds the school’s career record for most games played (79) ... an All-Northeast Ohio Conference selection in 2009 ... helped SHS to a four-year record of 57-10-14 overall and 19-0-3 in the league ... had 10 career goals and 11 assists, including a five-goal, eight-assist campaign as a junior ... Mustangs won four sectional championships, two district titles and a pair of regional crowns during his four years ... National Honor Society ... editor of his high-school newspaper. PERSONAL Matthew Brian Griesinger was born on Nov. 13, 1991, in Parma, Ohio ... adolecsent/young adult/secondary education major ... has a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester at BGSU ... son of Brian and Rosa Griesinger ... has a younger sister ... father played basketball at St. Mary’s College ... has played club ball for the Crew Soccer Academy in the last two years, after spending the bulk of the decade with Cleveland United Soccer Club ... has ODP experience at the state level as well.
MATT GRIESINGER - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
6-5
0
1
16-12 22-17
0 0
0 1
Pts Shots Shot% 0
1
.000
1
1
.000
1
0
.000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
1 1.000 1 1.000
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 1, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011
Assists: 1, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011
Shots: 1, at Michigan -- Oct 27, 2010 17
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SEAN HASTINGS
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DEFENDER • 5-10 • 5/SR. ROCHESTER, MICH. (ADAMS) (OAKLAND UNIV.)
2011 Did not see match action. 2010 Enrolled at BGSU in time for the fall 2010 semester ... sat out the season. 2009 Attended Oakland CC during the 2009-10 academic year.
s g n i t s a H
2008 AT OAKLAND UNIV. Played in 17 matches for the Golden Grizzlies, drawing 10 starts ... led an OU back line that ranked sixth in the nation in shutout percentage ... the Grizzlies went 14-4-2 overall and 5-1-0 in Summit League play ... the team won the league tournament and advanced to the NCAA Championships ... OU battled Ohio State to a 0-0 tie through two overtimes, before the Buckeyes advanced via penalty kicks ... the Grizzlies had 12 shutouts in the season’s 20 matches, tying a league record ... OU ranked sixth in the nation in shutout percentage ... a stay-at-home defender who did not record a shot or a point. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterwinner at Rochester Adams H.S. for coach Juan Delgado ... earned all-state honorable mention as a senior ... also named to the all-district and all-region teams ... helped lead team to the Division I regional final ... elected team captain in his senior season. PERSONAL Sean Michael Hastings was born on Sept. 3, 1990 ... son of Russell and Susan Hastings ... has an older brother and a younger sister ... played club ball for the Michigan Wolves ... also has ODP experience, having played at the state and regional levels.
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MARCO ILAO DEFENDER • 6-2 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ OAKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA (WILBRAHAM & MONSON [MASS.] ACAD.)
2011 Played in one match ... saw action in the Falcons’ win over IPFW at Cochrane Field (Aug. 31). 2010 Played in four matches, starting two ... played in four of the final five matches of the year ... made his collegiate debut at Michigan (Oct. 27), playing 30 minutes and recording his lone shot attempt on the year ... then, drew his first collegiate start at Northern Illinois (Oct. 30), playing all 90 minutes ... also started the IUPUI match (Nov. 3), playing 41 minutes, and saw 10 minutes of action off the bench in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 12).
Ilao
HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Wilbraham and Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass. (‘10) ... Titans finished with a 10-0-4 overall record and a 9-0-4 mark in the Western New England Prep School Soccer Association (WNEPSSA) in ‘09 ... that club led the league in fewest goals allowed ... named to the all-league team in both of his seasons there ... also earned Massachusetts State Soccer Coaches Association Prep All-State honors two years in a row ... was a three-year starter at Kings Christian Collegiate (Ontario) before attending Wilbraham and Monson Acad. ... was a two-year captain for Wilbraham and Monson, totaling five goals and three assists ... had seven goals and eight assists during his tenure at King’s Christian Collegiate ... he helped that team to the Ontario High School Tournament ‘A’ Championship in the spring of 2008. PERSONAL Marco Samuel Ilao was born on April 15, 1991, in Mississauga, Ontario ... currently undecided upon a major at BGSU ... son of Sammy Ilao and Marichu Marra ... the oldest of six children ... has two sisters and three brothers ... has played club ball for a myriad of teams, including North Mississauga Soccer Club, Saltfleet Soccer Club, Brampton East Soccer Club, Woodbridge Soccer Club and Western United FC.
MARCO ILAO - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
1-0
0
0
4-2 5-2
0 0
0 0
Pts Shots Shot% 0
1
.000
0
1
.000
0
0
.000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
0 0
.000 .000
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Shots: 1, at Michigan -- Oct 27, 2010 19 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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JON KUMHER DEFENDER • 5-11 • SO./SO. • LETTERS EARNED - √ LANCASTER, PA. (CONESTOGA VALLEY)
2011 Played in nine matches, making four starts ... played a total of 302 minutes on the season ... made his collegiate debut in the IPFW match (Aug. 31), playing 21 minutes ... first collegiate start came at Belmont (Sept. 16) ... also started the last three matches of the season, vs. Northern Illinois (Oct. 29), Wright State (Nov. 1) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... did not play more than 30 minutes in any of his first six appearances, but played 48 minutes vs. NIU, 60 vs. WSU and a season-high 82 t WMU.
Kumher
HIGH SCHOOL Named to the all-state team as a senior at Conestoga Valley H.S. ... also earned regional All-America status in his final season, after helping the team to sectional championships three times in his career ... a two-time first-team all-star.
PERSONAL Jonathan Daniel Kumher was born on Jan. 2, 1993 ... the son of Kevin and Cheryl Kumher ... is the second of four children ... has three sisters ... played club ball for PA Classic, and also has Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience ... played for the Philadelphia Union team in the SUM Cup in the summer of 2010.
JON KUMHER - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
9-4
0
0
9-4
0
0
Pts Shots Shot% 0 0
1 1
.000 .000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Shots: 1, Florida Atlantic -- Oct 02, 2011 20 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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ZACH LEMKE MIDFIELDER • 6-1 • 5/SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ BEAVERCREEK, OHIO (BEAVERCREEK) 2012 TRI-CAPTAIN
2011 Named to the Academic All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... was named the BGSU Junior Scholar-Athlete Award winner at the Athletics Honors Night ceremony in April of 2012 ... the award is given to just one male and one female student-athlete at BGSU each year ... one of three Falcons to start all 18 games ... finished second on the team in minutes played, with 1,622 ... tied for fourth in scoring, with seven points ... had two goals, and was second on the Falcons with three assists ... third on the team in both shot attempts (40) and shots on goal (14) ... scored the game-winning goal at Detroit (Sept. 21), heading home a corner kick early in the match ... also scored in the Falcons’ home win over IPFW (Aug. 31), nodding home Matt Griesinger’s diagonal ball ... had assists against Cleveland State (Sept. 3), IUPUI (Sept. 30) and Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) ... assist vs. IUPUI came when he stole the ball late in the first half, beginning the sequence that led to the lone goal of the match with just six seconds left before halftime ... hit the crossbar with a shot against #7 Akron (Oct. 26) ... played every minute in 13 of the Falcons’ 18 matches ... played every second of the last eight contests of the season.
Lemke
2010 Named to the Academic All-MAC Team, earning honorable mention ... saw action in 16 contests, starting 14 ... had three points, on a goal and an assist ... led the Falcons in scoring in conference matches, as all three points came in a pair of MAC wins ... his first collegiate goal proved to be the game-winner, as he headed home a cross less than five minutes into the Falcons’ victory over Buffalo (Oct. 9) ... picked up an assist in another MAC win, with the lone helper on Ryan Comiskey’s game-winning score at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 6) ... that goal gave the Brown and Orange a 2-1 win and a berth in the conference tournament ... played in five of the Falcons’ first seven games of the year, starting three ... then, started the final 11 matches of the year ... played a season-high 103 minutes in the double-OT draw at IUPUI (Nov. 3), and played all 90 minutes in BGSU’s MAC Tournament semifinal match vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 12) ... had 23 total shot attempts on the year, tying for third on the team ... wore uniform number 9 during the 2010 season. 2009 Played in 15 matches, making five starts ... started five consecutive games from Oct. 21 to Nov. 4 ... after playing over 30 minutes just once in the first nine matches, saw 40 minutes of action against Buffalo ... then, played 79 minutes at Michigan State, a career-high 89 vs.
ZACH LEMKE - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2009................
15-5
0
0
0
18-18
2
3
7
2008................ 2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
Redshirted 16-14 49-37
1 3
1 4
Pts Shots Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
PK-Att
6
.000
2
.333
0
0-0
40
.050
14
.350
1
0-0
3
23
10
69
.043 .043
4
20
.174 .290
1 2
0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 ; Buffalo -- Oct 09, 2010 ; Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Goals: 1, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 ; Buffalo -- Oct 09, 2010 ; Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Assists: 1, 4 times Shots: 7, at Lipscomb -- Sep 18, 2011 21 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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THE FALCON RETURNEES Hartwick and 79 at Wright State ... six shot attempts on the season included two on goal ... wore uniform number 6. 2008 Sat out the season as a redshirt ... earned the team’s Most Improved Player award ... wore uniform number 11 in his first season at BGSU. HIGH SCHOOL A three year letterman at Beavercreek ... won back-to-back Greater Western Ohio Conference championships as both a junior and a senior winning at least 14 games in both seasons ... 2007 squad went on to finish as an Ohio regional finalist while 2006 squad made a trip to the district finals ... named to consecutive GWOC all-conference teams in final two high school seasons ... as a senior was also named to the All-Miami Valley team as well as a conference scholar-athlete ... went on to earn additional academic accolades in the form of the 2007 Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association Academic Excellence award and was also given the Miami Valley Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete award ... was a captain under head coach John Guiliano. PERSONAL Full name is Zachary Thomas Lemke ... son of Robert and Judith Lemke ... has one younger brother, Matthew, and an older sister, Stacey ... born Nov. 29, 1989 ... sport management major at BGSU ... has a 3.66 cumulative grade-point average through the Spring 2012 semester ... uncle, John, played football at Morehead State from 1969-72 ... played club ball for Ohio Galaxies FC.
The 2012 BGSU Seniors. Left to right: Zach Lemke, Sean Hastings, Chris McLean and Joey D’Agostino
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CHRIS MCLEAN DEFENDER • 5-9 • SR./SR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√√ TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (RICK HANSEN SECONDARY)
2011 Played in seven matches off the bench ... after playing in just one of the first 12 contests of the season, saw time on the pitch in each of the final six games of the year ... played a season-high 49 minutes at Wright State (Nov. 1) ... his lone two shot attempts of the year came in that match, with one shot on goal.
n a e L c M
2010 Saw action in eight contests, making five starts ... started each of the first four contests of the year ... played all 110 minutes in the season-opening double-OT draw vs. Appalachian State (Sept. 3) ... and, played all 90 minutes against top-ranked Akron in the home opener (Sept. 11).
2009 Played in 15 matches, starting seven ... made six starts between Sept. 18 to Oct. 21 ... missed two matches in that time -- the Michigan and Akron games -- due to injury ... also started the Detroit game (Nov. 4) ... played all 90 minutes in BG’s 4-3 win at Buffalo ... saw 86 minutes of action at Duquesne and 82 against Valparaiso. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Rick Hansen Secondary School for four years (‘09). PERSONAL Christopher John McLean was born on Oct. 1, 1991, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ... a sport management major at BGSU ... son of Stephen and Wendy McLean ... the youngest of two children ... brother, Thomas, earned four letters for the Falcons from 2007-10 ... has played club ball for North Mississauga ... team won the USA Cup in Minnesota, as well as the Ontario Cup, and was ranked as the best team in Canada.
CHRIS MCLEAN - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2009................ 2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
8-5
0
0
15-7 7-0
30-12
0 0 0
0
Pts Shots Shot%
0 0
0
3
.000
0
2
.000
0 0
0 5
.000 .000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
1 1 2
.333 .500 .400
0 0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Shots: 2, at Wright State -- Nov 01, 2011 23 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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ZACH SCHEWEE DEFENDER • 5-9 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ ROCHESTER, MICH. (STONEY CREEK)
2011 One of three Falcons to start all 18 games on the season ... played a team-high 1,653 minutes at the left defender spot ... had one assist on the year, coming on Ryan Snashall’s goal in the season-opening win over then-#9 Michigan (Aug. 26) ... started that play by playing a through ball to Ryan Comiskey, who slid a pass to Snashall for the clinching goal vs. the Wolverines ... after playing 87 of the 90 minutes vs. U-M and 78 vs. IPFW (Aug. 31), played every second of every match until the final contest of the season, at Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... had eight total shots, with two on goal.
Schewee
2010 One of five Falcons to start every game ... played all 18 matches at an outside back spot ... his total of 1621 minutes played ranked fourth on the team ... had two points on the season ... scored BGSU’s first goal of the year, in the Davidson match of Sept. 5 ... in his first weekend of collegiate play, was named to the all-tournament team at the Davidson adidas Classic ... played every minute of every match, with the exception of the Lipscomb (Sept. 26) and Butler (Oct. 13) contests ... had 12 total shot attempts on the season. HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Stoney Creek H.S. ... earned All-Michigan Third-Team honors as a senior ... scored 11 goals and added 10 assists as the Cougars went 14-4-4 and lost in a shootout in the division playoffs ... team co-captain as a senior ... three-year scholar-athlete. PERSONAL Zachary James Schewee was born on July 23, 1992, in Pontiac, Mich. ... supply chain management major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 through the Spring 2012 semester ... son of James and Sue Schewee ... an only child ... played club ball for Vardar Academy ... a three-year Academy player, playing up in his first year.
ZACH SCHEWEE - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2011................
18-18
0
1
2010................ TOTAL...............
18-18 36-36
1 1
0 1
Pts Shots Shot% 2
12
.083
3
20
.050
1
8
SOG
SOG%
GW
2
.250
0
.000
4 6
.333 .300
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, at Davidson -- Sep 05, 2010 Goals: 1, at Davidson -- Sep 05, 2010 Assists: 1, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011 Shots: 2, 5 times 24 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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SEAN SIKICH DEFENDER • 6-1 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO (CARDINAL MOONEY)
2011 Played in four matches, starting them all ... played a total of 380 minutes on the season ... after playing a total of seven minutes in his first year and two-thirds, moved into the starting lineup after an injury to Tanner Fink ... made his 2011 debut, and his first collegiate start, in the Hartwick match (Oct. 22), and played all 110 minutes at a center-back position ... also started and played all 90 minutes in MAC matches vs. Akron (Oct. 26), Northern Illinois (Oct. 29) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5).
Sikich
2010 Played in one match ... saw action off the bench in the regular-season contest vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 1). HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Cardinal Mooney H.S. (‘10) ... earned All-Ohio SecondTeam honors as a senior ... helped the Cardinals to district championships in every season ... was named to the All-Mahoning County First Team in each of his last two years ... was an all-conference second-team pick as a freshman and junior ... missed three-fourths of his sophomore campaign due to injury ... team competed as an independent in his senior season ... National Honor Society. PERSONAL Sean Christopher Sikich was born on April 29, 1992, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... a computer science major ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.18 through the Spring 2012 semester ... son of Frank and Shelly Sikich ... the youngest of three children ... has a brother and a sister ... father played soccer at Youngstown State Univ., while mother competed on the track team at the College of Wooster ... has played club ball for several teams, including the Cleveland Whitecaps, CASA, PSA and Internationals ... has Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience, having been a Region II Pool selection and an Ohio North State-Team participant in 2006-07.
SEAN SIKICH - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
2010................ 2011................ TOTAL...............
GP-GS
G
A
4-4
0
0
1-0 5-4
0 0
0 0
Pts Shots Shot% 0
0
.000
0
0
.000
0
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0
.000
SOG
SOG%
GW
0
.000
0
0 0
.000 .000
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
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BRANDON SILVA MIDFIELDER • 5-10 • SR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ COLUMBUS, OHIO (WORTHINGTON KILBOURNE) (AKRON) 2012 TRI-CAPTAIN
2011 A team tri-captain ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also selected to the Academic AllOhio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) ... played in 17 matches on the season, starting them all ... played a total of 1,483 minutes ... tied for fourth on the team with seven points ... had three goals and an assist ... scored his first collegiate goal against Cleveland State (Sept. 3) ... that goal came in the 69th minute, and he hit the post with another shot later in the match ... also scored goals at Belmont (Sept. 16) and Detroit (Sept. 21), with both coming on penalty kicks ... picked up an assist on Colin Armstrong’s goal at Lipscomb (Sept. 18) ... played every minute of 14 matches, including the first three and the last nine of the season ... the lone match he missed was due to injury ... was injured in the second minute of the Duquesne match (Sept. 9), and missed the remainder of that game as well as the Pittsburgh contest (Sept. 11) ... played 79 minutes in wins over UDM and IUPUI (Sept. 30), and played every second of every other match ... for all intents and purposes, had a four-game point-scoring streak in September ... after scoring vs. CSU, suffered that injury just 1:45 into the DU contest ... returned to action vs. Belmont and scored another goal, then had the assist in the Lipscomb game and the PK goal at UDM ... had 18 shot attempts, including eight shots on goal, on the year.
Silva
2010 One of five Falcons to start all 18 matches ... played 1660 of a possible 1688 minutes, ranking third on the team ... had one assist on the year ... his first collegiate point came on Ryan Comiskey’s second-half goal at Michigan (Oct. 27) ... after playing 98 minutes in the season opener at Appalachian State (Sept. 3), played every second of the next nine matches ... in his first weekend of collegiate action, was named to the all-tournament team at the Davidson adidas Classic ... saw 74 minutes of action at Butler (Oct. 13), with that match marking the only timeall year that he spent any time on the bench ... then played the entirety of each of the final seven contests ... had 19 shot attempts on the year ... enrolled at BGSU in time for the spring 2010 semester, and participated in spring practices with the team. 2009 AT AKRON Did not see match action for the Zips. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year varsity starter at Worthington Kilbourne H.S. ... was a team captain and helped the team to a pair of trips to the regional finals ... earned team MVP and all-district first-team honors as a senior in 2008, scoring four goals and adding three assists ... had 13 career goals, including five game winners, along with seven assists ... four-year academic honor student ... National Honor Society. PERSONAL Son of Napoleon and Kathleen Silva ... has a younger brother ... a psychology major with a perfect 4.00 grade point average through the Spring 2012 semester ... member of the Academy National Finals U-18 Columbus Crew Academy team.
BRANDON SILVA - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2010................
18-18
0
1
1
19
TOTAL...............
35-35
3
2
8
37
2009................ 2011................
Pts Shots Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
.000
5
.263
0
0-0
.081
13
.351
0
2-3
at Akron - did not see match action
17-17
3
1
7
18
.167
8
.444
0
PK-Att
2-3
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, CSU -- Sep 03, 2011; Belmont -- Sep 16, 2011; Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Goals: 1, CSU -- Sep 03, 2011; Belmont -- Sep 16, 2011; Detroit -- Sep 21, 2011 Assists: 1, at Michigan -- Oct 27, 2010 ; at Lipscomb -- Sep 18, 2011 Shots: 4, Cleveland State -- Sep 03, 2011
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RYAN SNASHALL MIDFIELDER • 5-8 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ DUBLIN, OHIO (COFFMAN)
2011 Saw action in 15 matches, making 14 starts ... had four points on the year, on a goal and two assists ... his goal was the clincher in a 2-0 victory over then-#9 Michigan in the season opener at Cochrane Field (Aug. 26) ... that goal came with two-and-a-half minutes remaining in the match ... had a pair of assists vs. IPFW (Aug. 31), with helpers on goals by Ryan Comiskey and Zach Lemke ... it marked his first career two-assist game ... played a total of 1,104 minutes on the season ... missed three matches in mid-September due to injury ... played a season-high 100 minutes against Duquesne (Sept. 9) ... played all 93 minutes at Ohio State (Oct. 5), and was on the field for all 90 minutes against Cleveland State (Sept. 3), Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5) ... hit the crossbar with a header try in overtime of the Hartwick match (Oct. 22).
ll a h s a n S
2010 Played in 17 of BGSU’s 18 matches, making two starts ... had one point on the season ... picked up an assist on a nifty through-ball that led to Max Weston’s goal vs. Wright State (Sept. 22) ... drew his first collegiate start in the Falcons’ home opener, against number-one Akron (Sept. 11) ... also started the Detroit contest (Sept. 15) ... played a season-high 75 minutes at Northern Illinois (Oct. 30), and played 74 minutes in the Davidson match (Sept. 5) and 66 vs. UA ... wore uniform number 20 as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterwinner at Dublin Coffman H.S. (‘10) ... an All-Ohio Second-Team selection as a senior ... after earning all-conference (OCC Central) honorable mention as a junior, was a first-team choice as a senior in 2009, and also made the all-district first team ... a team captain as a senior ... helped the Shamrocks to district championships in both 2007 and ’08 and a runner-up finish in ’09 ... scored eight goals in each of his three seasons, adding 10 assists as a senior. PERSONAL Ryan Patrick Snashall was born on Feb. 10, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio ... individualized business major, with a cumulative GPA of 3.10 through the Spring 2012 semester at BGSU ... son of Bob and Dori Snashall ... has an older sister ... has played club ball with Ambassador SC, Team Ohio FC and Crew Soccer Academy.
RYAN SNASHALL - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
G
A
2011................
15-14
1
2
2010................ TOTAL...............
17-2
32-16
0 1
1 3
Pts Shots Shot% 1 4 5
3
.000
21
.048
18
SOG%
GW
11
.611
0
.056
SOG 0
11
.000 .524
0 0
PK-Att 0-0 0-0 0-0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011; IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011 Goals: 1, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011 Assists: 2, IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011
Shots: 3, Michigan -- Aug 26, 2011; IPFW -- Aug 31, 2011; Ohio St -- Oct 05, 2011 27 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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MICHAEL WIEST GOALKEEPER • 6-2 • JR./JR. • LETTERS EARNED - √√ NAPERVILLE, ILL. (NORTH)
2011 Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 13 matches, starting them all ... had a record of 6-4-1, with six complete-match shutouts, 43 saves and a goals-against average of 1.08 ... had a save percentage of .768 ... had five shutouts in his first seven starts, both of the season and of his career ... blanked then-#9 Michigan in his first collegiate start (Aug. 26), making five saves ... had a shutout in his second start as well, with three stops vs. IPFW (Aug. 31) ... other shutout victims included Duquesne (Sept. 9), IUPUI (Sept. 30), Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and Michigan State (Oct. 19) ... made a season- and career-high seven saves vs. Duquesne, including a save on a DU penalty kick in the second half ... named to the all-tournament team that weekend, at the Pitt/Nike Invitational ... had five stops vs. MSU and Cleveland State (Sept. 3) as well as vs. U-M ... worked nearly 274 minutes (273:54, to be exact) of shutout ball to begin his collegiate career, before allowing a pair of goals just over two minutes apart vs. CSU ... played 12:30 of scoreless soccer at Ohio State (Oct. 5) before being forced to leave the match due to injury ... started the Hartwick match (Oct. 22) and worked a scoreless first half ... played a total of 1080:55 on the year ... in his career, has played a total of 241:46 against Big Ten Conference opponents, and has not allowed a goal ... has made a total of 10 saves in compiling that 0.00 GAA vs. Big Ten foes, including two matches vs. Michigan, the double-OT match at Michigan State and a brief stint at Ohio State ... was ranked in the nation’s top 100 in both GAA (70th) and save pct. (83rd).
Wiest
2010 Played in one match in his initial season ... made his collegiate debut in the match at Michigan (Oct. 27) ... played the final 29:16 of the contest, and did not face a shot on goal. HIGH SCHOOL A two-year letterwinner at Naperville North H.S. (‘10) ... earned all-state first-team honors from multiple sources in his senior year, including Chicago Tribune, Sun Times and ESPN Rise ... helped the Huskies to DuPage Valley Conference championships and regional titles in both 2008 and 2009 ... coached by BGSU men’s soccer alumnus Jim Konrad ... Huskies had a 16-3-4 record in his senior year ... put together a streak of eight consecutive shutouts during his senior year, and had a goals-against average of just 0.52 ... finished with a total of 14 shutouts as a senior ... team went a combined 15-1 in conference play in ‘08 and ‘09 ... three-year member of the Honor Roll. PERSONAL Michael Thomas Wiest was born on March 6, 1992, in Naperville, Ill. ... physical education teacher education major at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.55 through the Spring 2012 semester ... son of Dennis and Colleen Wiest ... the second of four children ... has an older sister and two younger brothers ... has played club ball for the Galaxy Soccer Club, with BGSU men’s soccer alum Brett Strang being one of his coaches ... helped that team to a state cup semifinal appearance in 2009 after trips to the quarterfinals in each of the prior two seasons.
MICHAEL WIEST - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS SEASON
GP-GS
Minutes
GA
2011................
13-13
1080:55
13
2010................ TOTAL...............
1-0
14-13
29:16
1110:11
0
13
GaAvg Saves Save% 0.00 1.08 1.05
0
.000
43
.768
43
.768
W
L
T
Sho
6
4
1
6
0 6
0 4
0 1
0 6
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Saves: 7, vs Duquesne -- Sep 09, 2011 28 BOWLING GREEN • 2012 MEN’S SOCCER
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