Bobcats add Twelve New Players

The 2013 FSU men's soccer team has the strange dynamic of being an old and young team all at the same time. 

Although the team has 14 returning seniors we also have 12 new players on this years team.  11 freshman and 1 returning player who sat out the 2012 season make up this years class.  Returning for his sophomore season after leaving school for a year is winger Joe Clarke. 

New to this years team are forwards: Jonah Mohre (Penn Fusion), Jason Weatherly (Freestate), Nabayee Tesfu (Real Maryland) and Derek Fuller (ASA).  In the midfield will be Jonathan Lippitt (FC Frederick) and Chris Herbert (FC Frederick) while seeing time in defense will be Andrew Klotz (MD Rush) and Anthony DePaz (Calverton).  There are also 3 freshman GK's competing for the starting spot: Hassan Mostafa (Pachuca), Jackson Bicknell (SAC) and Quinn Jenkins (FC Frederick).

While we should have a lot of veteran leadership on the team we still lack some game experience as only 4 of the returning seniors were starters.

2013 Alumni Game

The annual Alumni game was a good way for the boys to wrap up their pre-season friendlies. 

With good numbers on the bench and an energetic attitude the Alumni jumped out to a 1-0 lead.  Unfortunately fatigue began to set in after about 15 minutes and the abundance of substitutions were not enough to hold the current players back.  After falling behind 4-1 Alex Super and Ryan Russell helped close the gap for the Alumni to 4-3, but it was not enough as the boys put one more away for a 5-3 victory.

It was a great day for the team to make some connections with the former players and to build some bonds with the guys for the future.

Thank you to all the Alumni who made it up for the day.  It was great to see a few guys that were on my first team here at FSU that had not made it back in a while to the Burgh.  I cannot leave out my loyal regular Alumni who consistently show up and make sure the weekend is a great success! 

Deep Creek Open 2013

On a slightly overcast day in McHenry, MD the boys enjoyed a break from their daily pre-season activities.  After a 2 year hiatus the Deep Creek Open returned with a competitive nature as 4 teams were all within 7 strokes of each other.

Taking home the 2013 Deep Creek Open Championship was seniors; Brandon Rodgers, Chris Jones, Jason Bennett, and Jared Fohs.  They edged out the team of freshman; Andrew Klotz, Jason Weatherly, Derek Fuller, and senior Collin Sainz by 3 strokes.

All in all it was good day for the boys to get a break from training and have a little fun....

Rodgers, Fohs, Bennett, and Jones