Two Bobcats Earn Additional Honors

Junior forward Ryan Russell was selected to the NSCAA All South-Atlantic Region second team.  

Russell scored 16 goals in his first year with the men's team and was named the CAC Player of the Year. He led the conference in goals and points with 34. Russell had six game-winning goals.

http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-ncaa-division-iii-men-all-south-atlantic

Senior defender Jamie Flewellyn has been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Men's Soccer All-Star team.

Flewellyn, a Capital Athletic Conference first team selection, earned second team ECAC honors after leading a Frostburg defense that posted 0.94 goals against average, including six shutouts. On the offensive end, he scored three goals on the
season including Frostburg's only goal in their ECAC tournament game against Swarthmore.

In addition to being named all-conference this season, Flewellyn also garnered first team All-AMCC honors in 2009 before Frostburg joined the CAC. Flewellyn finished his career with 71 starts and scored six goals from his defensive position.

Flewellyn captained the 2011 Bobcats to an 11-3-5 record and an appearance in ECAC South Regional Tournament.

ECAC South All-Star Team

Three Bobcats Earn All-CAC Honors

Frostburg State junior forward Ryan Russell (Waldorf, Md./College of Southern Maryland) earned first-team honors and was picked by the coaches as the 2011 CAC Player of the Year.  Russell led the Bobcats and CAC in goals with 16 and finished with 34 points.  Ryan had a streak of scoring in 8 straight games and tallied in 13 of 18 games.  Ryan finished 12th in the nation in goals per game.

FSU’s Russell was joined by senior defender Jamie Flewellyn (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) as a first-team selection.  Jamie anchored a defense that gave up less than a goal a game at 0.94 and he aslo had his best offensive season as he recorded 3 goals and 1 assist from his center back position. 

Junior midfielder Shawn Baker (Jefferson, Md./Brunswick) was a second-team honoree and was second on the team in points behind Russell.  After starting the season as a center midfielder Shawn was moved up to forward and scored in three of the last five games.






2011 All-CAC Men’s Soccer Team
2011 CAC Player of the Year: Ryan Russell, Frostburg State
2011 CAC Rookie of the Year: Yianni Sarioglou, Stevenson
2011 CAC Coach of the Year: Keith Byrnes, Frostburg State

First Team Yr. Pos. Team Hometown/High School
Antonio Bua Jr. For   York   Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg
Joshua Chelleh Jr. For   Wesley   Columbia, Md./Long Reach
Ryan Russell Jr. For   Frostburg State   Waldorf, Md./College of So. Md.
Trevor Sharpe So. For   Salisbury   Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West
Jimmy Mundy Jr. Mid   Salisbury   Ellicott City, Md./Centennial
Bram Sims Sr. Mid   Mary Washington   Boston, Va./Culpeper
Cody Pearson Jr. Mid   York   Crofton, Md./DeMatha Catholic
Larry Cornish So. Def   Salisbury   Salisbury, Md./Parkside
Jamie Flewellyn Sr. Def   Frostburg State   Arnold, Md./Broadneck
Nick Scarpato Sr. Def   Wesley   Washington Twp., N.J./Wash. Twp.
Aaron Beale So. Def   York   Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley
John Vnenchak Jr. GK   Salisbury   Flanders, N.J./Gill Saint Bernards

Second Team Yr. Pos. Team Hometown/High School
Kjell Crooke Sr. For   Marymount   Vienna, Va./James Madison
Mike Gill Sr. For   York   Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Spalding
Marcus Greene So. For   Stevenson   Rosedale, Md./Overlea
Shawn Baker Jr. Mid   Frostburg State   Jefferson, Md./Brunswick
Tommy Krug Fr. Mid   St. Mary’s   Columbia, Md./River Hill
Kyle Long Sr. Mid   Wesley   Delaware, Ohio/Buckeye
Brian Payne Sr. Mid   St. Mary’s   Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall
Matt Grady Sr. Def   St. Mary’s   Rockyville, Md./Walter Johnson
David Heller So. Def   Mary Washington   Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon
Chase Humphrey So. Def   Salisbury   Ocean City, Md./Worcester Prep
Ethan Kavanagh Sr. GK   York   Woodstown, N.J./Woodstown
Will Lane Jr. GK   Hood   Walkersville, Md./Walkersville

Bobcats Fall in Penalty Kicks

Senior Jamie Flewellyn

The 2011 season came to an end last night in Swarthmore, PA. We finished the season with yet another tie and got knocked out of the ECAC Tournament on penalty kicks.

I thought it was a very good match with two quality teams. Swarthmore came into the game 11-5-0 and was ranked #8 in the Mid-Atlantic Region. They are a very talented team and were actually ranked in the top 10 Nationally for the month of September.

Swarthmore got on the board in the 25th minute and carried the play for the beginning of the half. The guys responded very well and finished the half strong and continued to play well into the second half. Both teams had a few chances turned away by the keepers until Jamie Flewellyn tied the game on a nicely placed shot just inside the box.

Both overtimes were tightly contested with only a total of 5 shots recorded. Unfortunately, there has to be a winner in the playoffs and penalty kicks are the answer. We would miss our first attempt and could never catch up. Swarthmore hit their first 4 shots and won the shootout after their keeper made a really nice save on our fourth shooter.

Our final record is 11-3-5 and we remained ranked as the #10 team in the South Atlantic Region. I was really proud of the team’s performance last night against a quality opponent and was glad that we walked off the field without any regrets.

FSU Earns #5 Seed in ECAC Tournament

Our season continues as we were selected to the ECAC South Tournament as the #5 seed. I think we were slighted a little with the seeding, but that’s how it goes sometimes and you just have to show up and win the games in front of you.


We will be traveling to the #4 seed Swarthmore College for a 5:00 pm game on Wednesday evening. The last time we faced Swarthmore was in the ECAC Championship game in 2007. Swarthmore would win the game 3-2 in overtime to claim the ECAC South Championship.

The boys are excited to play in the post-season with a chance to end their season with a win and an ECAC Championship. I hope the late season injuries are not too much for us to overcome. We will have 8 guys who will not be dressing tomorrow and leading scorer Ryan Russell has been limited in training since re-injuring a groin problem in the Salisbury game.

2011 ECAC Division III South Men’s Soccer Championship


First Round – Wednesday, November 9th

No. 8 Wesley College (8-6-5) at No. 1 Alvernia University (15-4-1), 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Grove City College (12-5-1) at No. 2 Medaille College (17-3-1), 7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Lebanon Valley College (12-8) at No. 3 Marywood University (13-5), 4:00 p.m.
No. 5 Frostburg State University (11-3-4) at No. 4 Swarthmore College (11-6), 5:00 p.m.

Semifinals – Saturday November 12th at highest remaining seed

No. 1/No. 8 winner vs. No. 4/No. 5 winner, TBD
No. 2/No. 7 winner vs. No. 3/No. 6 winner, TBD

Championship – Sunday, November 13th

Conference Playoff Run Ends

Last Wednesday our dreams of going from worst to first came to an end as we lost the CAC semi-final 3-0 to Salisbury.

Salisbury came out ready to play and we didn't. They dictated the play from the start and it never looked like we were on the same level with them. They pressured us early and often and by the 17th minute we were down 2 goals. They finished the half with a 12-1 advantage in shots.

The second half we played better and out shot them 11-7, but it was too little too late. We had a few good opportunities that were saved our just missed the goal, but we could never get the goal to get us back into the game like we did the first time we played them. Salisbury would score with 45 seconds left as we pushed forward to solidify the win and a trip the CAC finals.

It's disappointing to lose in the semi-finals, but considering we came from just one win in CAC play last season I think this was very successful season. As long as we can continue to improve and recruit players that can significantly impact our program than we can continue to close the gap on York and Salisbury.

We now wait for the ECAC bids to come out this afternoon. Hopefully our record is strong enough to receive a top 4 seed which will mean a home game on Wednesday.

Bobcats Advance Despite Nor'easter

FSU Girl's on field Saturday afternoon

With much of the East Coast under snow due to the very rare October Nor'easter there was still playoff soccer to be played.  Both York and Frostburg pushed back their playoff matches to Sunday to avoid playing in the freak snow storm.

The maintenance crew would get to work on Saturday evening and the coaching staff along with some FSU administrators would finish off the work Sunday morning to make sure the facility was safe and ready for playoff soccer on Sunday afternoon.  Kick-off times were pushed back to give the field ample time to be cleared.  The women would host St. Mary's in #3 vs. #6 match at 4:00pm and the men would take on Wesley in the #4 vs. #5 match at 6:00pm.

FSU mens coaching staff after snow removal
on Sunday morning

With the women's game going into a shoot-out the men would not kick off until 6:45pm as temperatures would dip into the low 30's.  Frostburg would come out hot and begin pressuring Wesley from the opening whistle.  We had several good chances saved by the Wesley keeper, but would out shoot Wesley 12-5 for the half.

I was real pleased with our play both offensively and defensively.  In the first game I thought we allowed them to dictate the play too much and today I thought we did a much better job of controlling the tempo.  The second half was much of the same as we out shot them 10-3, but this time we would get the early goal to take the lead.  In the 52nd minute Bryan Whitmore would slip a nice through ball into Ryan Russell who would beat the keeper low and to the left for his conference leading 16th goal of the season.  Wesley was the only CAC team to shut Russell out during conference play so he was really looking to put one away against them.  Shawn Baker who has now scored in three of the last five games put the game away as Wesley was pushing forward in the 87th minute.

I thought Wesley was a very good team the first time we played them and tied, so I was very pleased with our play on the day and the 2-0 outcome.

The team will be back at training today and we will hit the road tomorrow to travel to #1 seed Salisbury.  The game is scheduled for 2:30pm on Wednesday 11/2/11.

Stadium at 11:00am Sunday

Bobcats Earn Home Playoff Game



On Wednesday evening in Alexandria, VA the Frostburg State men's soccer team completed its 2011 regular season with a 3-0 win over Marymount University.
The game started out a little shaky I thought. I don't know if it was the long bus ride or the pressure of needing a win to claim the #4 seed in the playoffs, but we did not get off ot the start we were hopoing for. Marymount was out possessing us and we were turning the ball over to easily. Fortunately, Ryan Russell did what he's done all year and made the most of his early chances.

Six minutes into the game Ryan found the net off a nice feed from Shawn Baker on our first shot of the match. Seven minutes later Ryan would strike a free kick that would beat the wall and the goalkeeper from about 25 yds. out.

We switched formations in the second half and played much better. We were able to posses the ball and limit the chances that Marymount was generating in the first half. Shawn Baker would score his second goal of the season off a feed from Russell 15 minutes into the half to put the game away.

With the win we clinched the #4 seed and a home playoff game on Saturday afternoon. The game is scheduled for 2pm and the opponent will be either Wesley or Stevenson. The winner will advance to face Salisbury on Tuesday.

It feels to good to finish the season 10-2-4 and the #4 seed in the CAC playoffs. We accomplished a lot of the goals we set for this team at the beginning of the year. If we can limit our mistakes and take care of the ball in the attacking third I think we can compete with any of the top seeds in the conference and make a run towards the CAC championship game.