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