Three Bobcats Earn First Team All-AMCC Honors

Frostburg State University seniors Sean Jones (Pasadena, Md./Severna Park) and Ricky Marchant (Rockville, Md./Walter Johnson) and sophomore Jamie Flewellyn (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) earned All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference First Team honors after helping the Bobcats to their eighth-straight AMCC Tournament semifinal appearance. Junior Raul Diaz (Clarksburg, Md./Damascus) was the fourth Bobcat all-conference selection, earning honorable mention honors.
(Pictured in order: Sean Jones, Ricky Marchant, and Jamie Flewellyn)

Jones, a three-time All-AMCC honoree, earned his second-straight first team selection. Jones led the team in assists (6) and finished fourth in points (16) and fifth in goals (5). He was tied for eighth in the conference in points per game (1.00). Jones is just the eighth player in school history to earn back-to-back All-AMCC first teams honors.

Marchant, a second-team all-conference honoree in 2008 as a forward, tied for the team lead with seven goals, while splitting time between mid-field and forward this year. He also finished tied for second on the team in points (16) with Jones.

Flewellyn started 20 games a centerback and helped an FSU defense that held opponents to a 1.32 goals against average. He also scored three goals on the season from his defensive position.

Diaz, in his first year with the Bobcats, handed out three assists in 19 games this fall while playing mid-field, but was moved to outside back during the beginning of conference play.

FSU has totaled 69 all-conference selections in 13 seasons in the AMCC.

Congratulations Sean, Ricky, Jamie and Raul

Season Comes to an End

Our season came to an end Wednesday night in Buffalo as we lost 3-0 to #1 seed Medaille College in the AMCC semi-finals.  We finished the season with a 12-7-1 record and won 8 of our last 9 games down the stretch to close at the season.

We lost to a very good team on Wednesday.  We would have needed to play a complete game in all areas of the field for 90 minutes to beat them and we didn't do that.  We started the game very sloppily with a lot of fouls and wasted passes, but by the 15 minute mark we had settled in and began to make it more of a game that we could compete in.  Medaille would score in the 34th minute off a low shot to the corner of the goal and I thnk that shook us a little becasue by the 44th minute it was 3-0.

I was proud of the boys for not quitting and still fighting in the second half and working to get a goal back.  We actually did have a few good scoring opportunities that could have opened up the game, but their keeper was strong and kept the shutout. We let all 8 seniors finish out the game and to their credit they played with pride until the final whistle blew.

We did not declare for the ECAC tournament this year and although I think our record would be strong enough to get us in our season ended Wednesday night. 

We have been hard at work already and our excited about the potential of our 2010 recruiting class.  We are looking forward to getting on the road these next few weekends to evaluate some more players and put a class together that will allow us to compete immediately in the highly competitive Capital Athletic Conference next year.

Impressive Win

We put together one of our most impressive performances of the season as we knoocked La Roche College out of the playoffs Saturday night with a 6-1win.  It was just two weeks ago that we had to go to double overtime to defeat La Roche 2-1.

Freshman Brian Davis (pictured) played a very strong game up top and got us on the board in the 28th minute.  Steve Jacobsen, who now leads the team in points (17) and is tied for the lead in goals, scored his 7th of the season to put us up 2-0 just 11 minutes into the second half.  Senior Michael Bowers and freshman Shawn Baker would put the game out of reach after scoring back to back goals less than a minute a part in the 65th minute.  Senior Greg Bistany and Sophomore Michael Hurst would round out the scoring on the day.

We are now off to Buffalo to face #1 seed Medaille College on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m at All High Stadium.  We are definitely playing our best soccer right now and look forward to the challenge of knocking off the defending champs.

Bobcats Secure Home Game for Playoffs

Senior Steve Jacobsen (pictured) made sure we would be home for the first round of the playoffs by scoring two goals 1:16 seconds a part in the first half and would lead the team to a 2-1 victory over Franciscan University. 

It was a very competitive match as Franciscan came into the game with the same AMCC record of 6-3.  Jacobsen would collect his goals in the early part of the first half and we would hold on to win the important season finale. 

The win locked up the #4 seed for the AMCC tournament and gives us a home game at 6:30 pm against La Roche College on Saturday night, October 31st.  We ended the regular season winning our last seven matches for an 11-6-1 record and 7-3 in the AMCC.  If we win, the semi-finals will be in Buffalo on Wednesday agaisnt #1 seed Medaille College.

Senior's Have Their Day

It was only fiiting that on senior day the seniors would account for 5 of the 6 goals and 14 of the teams 16 points as they guided the Bobcats to a 6-1 defeat of Pitt-Bradford.

Freshman Dillon Muise would get things going in the 6th minute and then the seniors would take care of the rest.  Sean Jones made it 2-0 in the 12th minute and then in less than 10 minutes seniors Mike Bowers, Chris Mumby, Steve Jacobsen, and Ricky Marchant would all tally goals making it 6-1 before the 23rd minute of play.

It was a great way for the seniors to go out.  It's nice when you have a senior class that is invested in the program.  Every senior has started throughout their career, so it was nice to have all 8 of them start together and put on a good performance for their final regular season home game.  That puts us at 6 wins in row and was the first game that we had every player healthy and dressed since the first game of the season.  Things are finally starting to click and I think we are playing our best soccer as we get ready for the playoffs.  The outcomes of our match with Franciscan (9-6) and La Roches' game with Altoona will determine whether we are home or away for the first round of the AMCC playoffs on Saturday.

Five in a Row

Sophomore Michael Bistany netted the "Golden Goal" in double overtime yesterday to give us the 2-1 win over LaRoche College.

This was an important win for us becasue now both teams are 5-3 in AMCC play and we hold the tiebreaker.  The #4 seed and a home field game for the playoffs will most likely come down to us and LaRoche.  Both of us have 2 games left that will determine the final seeding, so nothing will be set until the final day fo the season.

The first half of the game was a bit sloppy as we gave the ball away too much in the mid-field, but the back line played well and only allowed 2 shots on goal.  The second half was much cleaner and we moved ball around much more efficiently and held a 9-3 advantage in shots in the second half.  Senior Ricky Marchant got us on the board in the opening five minutes after slotting home a flicked on header from Dillon Muise.  We seemed to be in control of the game and never let LaRoche be too threatening, but after a poor clearance in our box found one of their forwards alone at the top of the 18, he buried it in the upper right corner and tied the match at one.

We would have a few more chances to put the game away, but were unsuccessful until Mike Bistany found the back of the net off of another lay off from Muise in the second overtime.

Senior Day will be this Saturday at 1pm against Pitt-Bradford as we will see 8 seniors play their final regular season home match for FSU.

Marchant Grabs Player of the Week Honors

Senior Ricky Marchant (Rockville, Md./Walter Johnson) took home the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week honors this week for his two goals and two assists, Monday.
Marchant helped FSU (8-6-1, 4-3) defeat AMCC opponents Mt. Aloysius, 6-0, and D'Youville, 7-1, and improve its winning streak to four games.

Marchant netted two goals against Mt. Aloysius and chipped in two assists in the Bobcats's victory over D'Youville. He is currently tied for first on the Frostburg State squad in goals with five.

Slow Start - Strong Finish

The weather held up for us in Buffalo as we missed the snow storm that dumped 7 inches on central PA.  It was cold and cloudy, but the field was in a good shape and the cold rain held off until after the match.

We are still struggling to put a solid 90 minutes together and prove that we are capble of making a run the for the AMCC Championship.  As usual, we came out and moved the ball well and created a ton of opportunities (23) but failed to score.  Our lack of efficiiency in front of the net cost us as we allowed only 2 shots, but found ourselves down 0-1 at the break.  The second half was a different story as the offense woke up and registered 7 goals, including 4 in the first 15 minutes of play.  Freshman Dillon Muise recorded his first collegiate hat-trick in the first 15 minutes of the second half.  Seniors Sean Jones and Steve Jacobsen each tallied a goal as well as Shawn Baker and Soctt Wasser.

Before the match the team travelled to Niagara Falls to see the majectic views of the 8th Wonder of the World....

Boys Night Out

The team enjoyed the day off from training last week as we headed down to RFK for the USA vs. Costa Rica World Cup Qualifier.

We weren't sure what we would get with the USA having already clinched  a birth, but they would not dissappoint.  The game was full of excitement as the USA created numerous scoring opportunities, but failed to capitalize and Costa Rica would counter with two early goals.  The second was a tremendous shot from outside the box that went upper 90.

The USA kept fighting and made a strong push in the second half and finally got one back in the 70th minute.  The closing minutes were frantic as the USA was pushing everyone forward.  The dramatic game tying goal was off a corner in the 5th minute of stoppage time and it sent the crowd into a  frenzy.  Not a bad way to take a break from the practice pitch...

Three in a Row

We picked up our third win in a row yesterday as we knocked off Mt. Aloysius 6-0.  It was a game we were supposed to win, so I was glad to see us take care of business and hoepfully gain more confidence now that we have won three in throw and have posted back to back shutouts.

Seniors Steve Jacobsen and Ricky Marchant (pictured) would get the scoring started in the first half as we would go to break with a 2-0 lead.  Sophomore defender Jamie Flewellyn made the most of his move to the front line as he scored 2 goals in the first 6 minutes of the second half.  Mike Bistany would register a long range shot and Ricky Marchant picked up his second of the day to finish up the scoring.  Freshman keeper Abiye Jack saw his firts action since being injured and posted his first collegiate shutout.

Tonight the team will take the day off as we travel down to RFK for the USA vs. Costa Rica World Cup Qualifier.
                                                                            

Solid Performance

Things are starting to turn around as we played a fairly complete game and defeated Hilbert College 4-0 on Saturday night.  The offense is starting to find its stride as this was the second game in a row that we put 4 goals up on the board.

Hilbert College came in with a not so impressive record, but they typically play us very hard and last years game was only a 1-0 win for us up in Buffalo.  Sophomore defender Jamie Flewellyn started things off with a blast from about 35 yards out that found the upper right corner of the net. That would be all the scoring in the first half, but again the chances were there as we put 12 shots up to just 1 for Hilbert.  The second half saw us take control as Ciso Diaz scored his second goal in as many games just 6 minutes into the second half and Seniors Steve Jacobsen and Ricky Marchant would finish up the scoring.

I was pleased to see us play well and do alot of things right that we were struggling to do the previous weeks.  We were sharp on our passes, had great shape in the back, and we used our pressure to create a lot of turnovers.

First Conference Win

It's taken some time for us to get back on track, but the team came through with our first conference win yesterday by beating Pitt-Greensburg 4-2.

The game had no real flow in the first half as both teams were struggling to posess, but each side did have a few decent scoring opportunities.  We would capitalize on a well placed header from Brian Daivs off a corner kick from Raul Diaz and would take the 1-0 lead into halftime.

The team put the sloppy first half behind them and came out with much more energy and determination. Senior Alex Super would give us some breathing room by scoring his first two goals of the season at the 49 minute mark and again in the 64th minute.  Francisco Diaz would round out the scoring for 4-0 lead in 73rd minute.  After a few subs and some careless defiending Greensburg would finish two quick goals less than a  minute a part late in the game.  We would collect ourselves and finish out the game to get our first conference road win of the season.

      

Road Woes Continue

Our struggles on the road continued Saturday night as we fell to the AMCC defending Champion Medaille College 2-0.  Medaille came into the game as a highest scoring team in the nation averaging 4.6 goals per game.

The match kind of mirrored our entire season so far:  We started the game without our starting centerback Greg Bistany, central midfielder Mike Bistany, and our other starting center midfielder Sean Jones was knocked out of the game by half time with a fracured nose and a gash above his eye that would require 13 stitches.  The only game this season where we have had what we consider our starting line up was the first game of the season and only one player has started all 11 games.

I thought we put together a good first half.  We had a great work rate and macthed their intensity.  The backline was well organized and only surendered one or two scoring opportunities to the Mavericks.  The second half was a little more one sided as we seemed to defend most of the half and did not posess the ball in the attacking thrid.  Once again our inability to defend set pieces would cost us.  Medaille's first goal would be the result of a knock down on corner kick that was poorly cleared down the middle of the box and the rebound was sent back in before our keeper could recover.  The second goal was a penalty kick.

We now find ourselves at the bottom of the conference with an 0-3 record, but with 7 games remaining I am confident that we will start to climb the table and position ourselves appropriately for the AMCC playoffs.

Heartbreaker at Home

Having not had a home match in 3 weeks it was good to be back on the pitch at Bobcat Stadium. The boys had a good focus going into the game and came out flying and put Penn. St. Altoona under pressure from the opening whistle. We finished the first half with a 7-1 advantage in shots and freshman Shawn Baker netted his second goal of the season to give us a 1-0 lead at the 36 minute mark. Altoona would take advantage of our raw emotion and would even the game up just 15 seconds later.

The second half was a little more even and saw much more play in the midfield, but we were stil able to register 7 more shots and finsihed the day with a 14-6 advantage. Freshman Dillon Muise scored his second goal in 3 games and gave us a lead in the 66th minute. Unfortunately a slight lack of focus in our defensive shape allowed Altoona to get behind on two through balls and they netted goals in the 75th and 77th minute to win the contest 3-2.

I was very pleased with the way we started on Tuesday night. Our work rate, energy, and attacking mindset were excellent. We know the goals will eventually start to fall and that we can still be a team that contends for the AMCC title. Right now it's more mental than anyhthing else, once we start belieiving in ourselves again and find a way to win that tough game we should be able to move ahead and finish the season on a positive note.

5 Game Road Trip Ends

It was good to see our 5 game road trip come to an end, but unfortunatley we failed to get the result again as we dropped a 1-0 decision to Albright College. Midway through the first half Albright was awarded a free kick that freshman keeper Abiye Jack deflected wide off the post, but the ball stayed alive and during the ensuing scrum Albright kicked in the game winner. Jack was injured on the play after being run into by an Albright player, but no foul was called. Jack would leave the game with a bruised chest and has been out of action since the incident.

We made did make some positive strides forward during the match. We posessed well and created several scoring opportunities and in the end outshot our opponents 17-9, but again failed to capitalize on those opportunities and saw us suffer another defeat to a free kick.

St. Vincent

We traveled to St. Vincent, leaving 5 regular players at home due to illness and injury and came away with 1-1 draw. Freshman Abiye Jack made his first start in goal for us and was very solid. This was our fourth straight road game and we are improving after each game. We looked very good attacking the Bearcats and had many more scoring opportunities then we had the previous two matches. The new formation implemented in the Behrend game was really allowing our players to get forward and be more dangerous. It was freshman Dillon Muise who broke the deadlock with just 7 minutes left in regulation. St. Vincent did not give up and earned a free kick just outside the penalty area with 5 minutes remaining. They would finish the service with a header off the free kick and force overtime. Overtime provided us with opportunities to win the game even in the final seconds. Danny Hutchins had a great touch on a long ball to set himself up in front of goal with just seconds remaining only to see the ball skip just outside the far post. We are very proud of the way some of our younger guys stepped up in the absence of so many veterans. Its good to know that we are deep enough on the bench to compete for wins on the road.

Conference Opener

We opened conference play away to Penn. State Behrend. The game was back and forth and mostly played in midfield with neither team registering many shots on goal. Behrend was awarded a penalty kick in the 80th minute and that was the lone score in the game. We were proud of the way our defense played limiting a quality opponent to only two shots on goal, but we would like create more opportunities going forward and capitalize on those opportunities. Especially in conference play where every game is important, we know we are going to need to be more dangerous in the final third.

Bobcats fall to F&M

On a rainy, chilly night in Lancaster, PA we suffered our second defeat of the season to Franklin and Marshall. I don't know if it was the long trip, the weather or a combination of both, but we never really found ourselves in the game. F&M kept us on our heels most of the match, but we kept good shape in the back and didn't allow too many scoring opportunities. Playing as defensive as we were, it was no help to us when junior Raul Diaz was sent off for a slide tackle 12 minutes into the second half. This put our midfeld under much more pressure and eventually F&M woud dcapitalize on a free kick.

With Sean Jones still out with an injury and now Raul missing the next match, the boys will have to find away to adapt their game and go on the road to hopefully pick up our first conference win of the season at Penn St. Behrend.

AMCC Player of the Week

Brian Davis was awarded the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week honors last week. He scored the game winning goals against both Waynesburg and Shenandoah and also had the assist that set up the goal to force overtime against Shenandoah. The freshman forward currently has 4 goals and 10 points on the season.

Press Release

Overtime

We travelled to Shenandoah on 9/11 to play the Hornets. We conceded the first goal and found ourselves down 1-0 at the half. The second half started with the same back and forth tempo of the first and in the 22nd minute Mike Pistorio got good penetration through their defense and laid a ball off to Michael Bistany who chipped the keeper and leveled the game at 1 goal a piece. Shenandoah fought back and managed to score again putting us down 1-2. The end of regulation saw many of the Bobcat attacks thwarted by the Hornet defense and keeper. However, with 30 seconds left in regulation Brian Davis got down to the end line and laid a ball back for Ricky Marchant and the senior sent the game into overtime. Just 2 minutes into overtime it was Brian Davis who would score the golden goal and give us the victory. Again we were disappointed to concede early goals but proud of the way we responded and kept playing hard the whole game. It wasn't the prettiest of wins but any time we can go on the road and come home with a victory we'll take it.

Home vs Waynesburg

An early mistake put us down a goal in the opening minute. A corner kick 20 minutes later and we fell behind 2-0. A few minutes later Sean Jones would finish after an incredible effort by Steve Jacobsen to win the ball back deep in their half. Jones would then send Shawn Baker in on a breakaway with a nicely weighted through ball and the freshman would equalize with 10 minutes remaining in the half. The second half was a well contested mach and we finally went ahead in the 77th minute when Brian Davis found the net. Davis would then score again just 2 minutes later after a flick on from Baker. We added another in the 83rd minute after Jacobsen found Ricky Marchant who beat the keeper high to the far side, giving the Bobcats a 5-2 victory at home. We were disappointed to give up the early goals and find ourselves trailing that early, but we were very proud of the way the team responded to equalize before half and then grab a victory at the end.

Back to Winning Ways

Our boys entered the second day of the Cabrini Tournament a little disgruntled from the loss the day before, but readjusted their focus for Polytech of NYU. We came out with a sense of urgency and it was not long until our Bobcats had factored in the contest. With just under 5 minutes in the game, senior transfer, Chris Mumby put a good cross into the box which was met by Sean Jones, who finished for his second of the young season. After the goal, our aggressive mentality dropped off quite a bit, and the game started to be played more in the midfield. The story of the game, however, was the failed conversions on attacking play by our team. At half the scoreboard read 14-1 in shots in favor of our Bobcats. The start of the second half turned out to be much the same until conversions by Jones and Mike Bistany really put the game away. Bistany's goal came from a corner kick that he converted when he found a rebound in the box and Jones' second of the day was a cool headed finish from Davis' hard work on the flank. At 3-nil the Bobcats were comfortable, and the Fighting Blue Jays of Polytech were really starting to let up. The game finished 3-0 for the Burg, but let's hope these missed chances don't burn us in the future.

First Setback of Season

Our men have suffered the first setback early in this year's season. Hoping that we would be able to play the hosts of the Cabrini College, in the finals, our men fell short to Alvernia. After a slow start to the match, the guys picked up play and started knocking the ball about comfortably. It seemed that the team was still suffering from start of the season "jitters" before they settled in. Failure to capitalize on chances in front of goal in the first half hurt the lads, as, against the run of play, Alvernia slotted home, their first of two goals that afternoon. The goal seemed to deflate the boys a tad as the rest of the first half was evenly played amongst the two sides. The second half looked promising, as we started to take control of the game again. But our hopes were again pegged back when Alvernia converted on a free kick just outside the box. Although down two-nil, we fought hard and gained many more opportunities in front of goal, but the goal never came. The score-line read two-nil, but the team played better for large parts of the game, then our home opener.

First Game...

The first game of the season is always special, even more so when its at your home field under the lights with a supportive crowd. That was the setting for the first match of the season against Bethany. We started the match with "First Game Jitters" and saw ourselves down a goal 15 minuntes in. We would eventualy settle into our shape and found ways to get forward and put pressure on the Bisons. Mike Pistorio came on as a substitute and really helped out the attack. He would also provide the first goal of the season for the Bobcats after taking on a defender towards the endline and driving a low hard shot inside the far post. Shortly after Sean Jones found Brian Davis on a throw in deep in the Bison territory and Davis was able to volley it home and give Frostburg a 2-1 lead just seconds before the half time whistle. Bethany would equalize just 5 minutes into the seecond half, but it wouldn't take long for a response from the home side. Just 7 minutes after Bethany equalized we were awarded a corner kick that proved to be the winner. Raul Diaz served a ball into Greg Bistany at the near post who calmly headed the ball in putting FSU up 3-2. Anytime you can play at home and get a win it is very special, but there is still work to be done and room to grow.

Alumni Game

18 former players returned to Bobcat Stadium for a match against the current squad. It was a very spirited game which was competitive in the first half. Ricky Bockari(player/coach) was very creative in his tactical decisions for the alumni team, playing a variety of different formations even opting for 1-5-4 towards the end leaving goalkeeper Brandon Rethemeyer with a lone defender to thwart the attacks of the current squad. Last year's AMCC Conference Player of the Year, Adam Gracia, was kept in check for most of the game only registering one shot which was saved easily by current goalkeeper Stephen Cavallo. The boys really enjoyed seeing and meeting all the former players and hearing their stories about how much the program means to them and getting a chance to share in some of their memories.

At Geneva College

The team traveled to Geneva College to play the Golden Tornadoes in an exhibition match. The Bobcats won 4-1 and most of the players got into the match for at least 45 minutes. Ricky Marchant opend the scoring with a deft header over the keeper. After Geneva equalized it was Steve Jacobsen who put Frostburg back on top. Freshman Shawn Baker scored his third goal in 2 exhibition matches to put Frostburg up 3-1, and it was Michael Hurst's header off of a free kick that closed out the game. We were very pleased to have the opportunity to get all the players into the game and see competitive minutes and not come away with an injury. The team will train Friday before hosting the annual alumni match on Saturday at 2 pm. We are looking forward to seeing a lot of familiar faces back on campus.

Deep Creek Open

The team had the day off of training and participated in the first Annual Deep Creek Open. 7 teams of 4 players shot 18 holes of miniature golf at the pristine Deep Creek Lake putt-putt course. Shawn Baker, Michael Foucault, Michael Bowers and Steve Jacobsen were the winning team with a total score of 187. Baker and Foucault each shot a 49, Steve Jacobsen posted a 47, while Bowers lead the charge with a 42. They were the only team to have all members shoot sub 50 scores.

First Friendly

Hagerstown Community College and their Assistant Coach Brandon Rethemeyer (Former FSU player and assistant coach)came to Frostburg to play an exhibition match. Both teams were able to see almost all of their players enter the match and see competitive minutes. The final score was 8-3 in favor of the Bobcats. Alex Super, Raul Diaz, Sean Jones, and Scott Wasser each scored a goal in the match. Brian Davis and Shawn Baker each netted 2 goals in the victory. Stephen Cavallo and Charles Osborne each played 45 minutes in goal.

Tryouts Have Ended

The Roster has been finalized as the tryout period of the preseason has come to an end. 11 new players will be joining the team for the 2009 season. 3 players transferred into the program: Chris Mumby (Sr.), Raul Diaz (Jr.), and Stephen Cavallo (Jr.). 3 sophomores made the team after trying out in the spring season and carrying that over into a successful preseason; Scott Wasser, Damilola Oladapo, and Michael Bistany. 5 incoming freshmen; Abiye Jack, Dillon Muise, Mark Eisman, Brian Davis, Shawn Baker,round out the group of new players joining the program. in all their are 26 players including 3 goalkeepers on this year's squad.

Preseason Update

Over 30 players reported to preseason on Tuesday, August 18. The first day consisted of checking into their rooms, meeting the coaches and other players, and lots of paper work to complete medical and NCAA obligations in order to train. Wednesday morning was the first session of the 2009 season. The team started with the Cooper's Test and then played small sided games. The afternoon involved some defensive work followed by a full scrimmage at night.

Thursday's emphasis was been on possession. There was a nice spell of rain that provided a cooling off period in the afternoon. We are about to begin our evening scrimmage....

Preseason Poll Frostburg at #3

The Preseason Coaches Poll has Frostburg finishing in third place. Medaille is the top with Penn State Behrend in the second position. We will play both of those teams on the road this year. We open conference play with Behrend on September 19 @ 3:00pm and then on October 3 @ 8:00 pm we will play Medaille. With this being our last season in the AMCC Conference we know that we can take no team lightly as each game presents different challenges. Hopefully playing the top teams on the road will bring out the best in our team as a quality effort will be needed come home with points from those programs.

Alumni Game

The annual Alumni Game will be held this year on August 29 at 2pm. All former players are invited to come back to play or watch. We hope to have a large group again as it is a great way to bridge the past with the present and show our current players how special it really is to be a part of the team. Post game activities are still TBD so check back for more details.

Harrisburg Defeats New England Revolution

The Harrisburg City Islands have defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 in extra time to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2009 US Open Cup where they will face D.C. United on July 7th at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Herford did not play in the match but we wish him and his team the best of luck.

Islanders Defeat Revolution

Conference Change

This will be our last season in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, in 2010 all Frostburg Athletic teams will compete in the Capital Athletic Conference. For more information follow the link.

CAC Press Release

Second Annual Diabetes Tournament

The team sponsored and participated in an indoor soccer tournament at the Cumberland YMCA on Saturday, May 2 that helped raise close to $1,000 for the American Diabetes Association.

The FSU men’s soccer team would like to thank the FSU soccer alumni and several local teams that participated in this charity event where all the proceeds went to the ADA. Special thanks go out to Robert Wise and Nathan Kish as the organizers of the event and the Cumberland YMCA for the use of their facilities. We would also like to thank the referees; Joe Enright, Phil Van NewKirk, and Ron Petrella who generously donated their time to this event.

Herford Signs!

Jay Herford has been signed by the Harrisburg City Islanders. Jay was a two-time All AMCC keeper who finished his senior season with 0.77 goals against average. He will provide depth to the Islanders in goal while continuing to grow as a player.

Seniors Looking to Continue Their Careers

Goalkeeper Jay Herford and midfielder Adam Gracia have a chance to extend their soccer careers after finishing their senior season. Jay has been invited to the Harrisburg City Islanders (USL2) preseason camp, while Adam received an invitation to a 2 day tryout with D.C. United (MLS), as well as being invited to preseason with Real Maryland (USL2). We wish both players the best of luck as they try to make the jump to professional soccer.