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Men's Soccer Begins 2014 Preseason
8.14.14 | Men's Soccer
2014 Men's Soccer Quick Facts
PHILADELPHIA – Temple men's soccer started their preseason training yesterday as they work to improve on last year's results that nobody in the conference expected out of them. After being picked to finish last by every coach in the American Athletic Conference, Temple finished fourth in the conference with a 10-4-4, 3-1-4 record and won Philadelphia Soccer Six Team of the Year. The Owls just missed the NCAA Tournament, and they will use this preseason to get ready to make it to the next level this year.
               The Owls will face Lafayette on August 19th and Rider on August 23rd before the season opener against Drexel at home on August 29th at 4:00 p.m. Temple beat Rider last season 1-0 as Jared Martinelli scored the lone goal to extend Temple's winning streak to four to start the season. Lafayette traveled to Ambler last year as well in the preseason.
               Temple returns a myriad of talent with seven starters and 13 lettermen back. Four of the top five scorers are back for the Owls. Jared Martinelli has led the team in scoring in his first two seasons as an Owl and paced the Owls with six goals and four assists to earn second team all-conference. Chas Wilson returns for his last collegiate season after being tied for second on the team with four goals. Robert Sagel has had a busy offseason as he participated in the Under 20 U.S. National Team Camp in June and July along with Miguel Polley and excelled in the Premier Development League. Sagel was one of the top freshmen last season in the conference and was named to the all-freshman and second-team. Senior Willie Chalfant has been a three-year starter as a midfielder and will be counted on once again as one of the veterans of the team. Stefan Mueller started every game as a defender in his freshman season and ranked second most in minutes played.
               The goalkeeper position might be the Owls' biggest strength. Dan Scheck returns after an excellent season that saw him rank among the nation's best. Playing every single minute in net, Scheck record nine shutouts to tie the school's single-season record. His goals allowed average of 0.67 ranked him 14th overall in the nation. He made 79 saves on the season for a save percentage of .859. Scheck isn't the only goalie on Temple's roster that has showed he can contribute at a high level as Bobby Rosato returns for his senior season after redshirting last year. Rosato has started 30 games for Temple after coming over from UNC Wilmington in 2011. He has made 129 saves in his career and helped the Owls win 14 games.
               Multiple positions will need to be filled however as the Owls have lost five key contributors to graduation: Nolan Hemmer, Sawyer Hemmer, Jake Lister, Ryan Bradbury, and Vaughn Spurrier. The Hemmer twins Nolan and Sawyer solidified the defense as four-year starters. Lister started 33 games in his career at Temple with six goals and five assists. Bradbury was one of the team captains last year and started all four years for Temple at the midfielder position. Spurrier, the 2013-14 American Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year, performed just as well on the field as he did off of it. He was another four year starter for the Owls and accumulated 40 points in his career, including 10 assists in the 2012 season. Spurrier ranked second on the team last season with eight points and provided game winning goals against Hofstra and Cincinnati in double overtime on senior day.
               The talent will be there for the Owls as head coach David MacWilliams and assistant Brian Clarhaut have assembled a top-20 recruiting class for the second straight season. Miguel Polley, who redshirted last season, will look to make an instant impact after being ranked the 26th best recruit of 2013 by ESPN. Sophomores Dan White, Donovan Fraser, and Matt Mahoney will look to evaluate their games from last season to make even more of a contribution. Fraser scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win against rival Villanova to earn Philadelphia Soccer Six Rookie of the Week. Mahoney came on strong at the end of the season and started seven games total. His first goal was the game-winner against Fordham in a 1-0 win. This year's recruiting class has four four-star recruits, one three-star recruits and three international players who have experience on their national teams. Midfielder Brendon Creed was the captain of Trinidad and Tobago's U-17 for CONCAF and CFU Qualifiers. Forward Dinho Zwane is a four-star recruit from Johannesburg, South Africa who played at Trinity High School in Kentucky. Olli Tynkkynen was a midfielder on Finland's U-19 Team. Forward Joonas Jokinen, notorious for his backflip penalty kick that has attracted millions of view on YouTube, was the top scorer in his age group for the Finnish National Team. Forward Tarek Fayed was ranked No. 19 overall in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. Midfielder Felipe Liborio was ranked No. 52 overall in the nation and scored 39 goals in two season at Castle Park in Chula Vista, Calif. Defender Cameron Johnson is a four-star recruit from Georgia. Goalkeeper Joseph Melong played alongside Sagel at Shattuck St. Mary's for three years.
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PHILADELPHIA – Temple men's soccer started their preseason training yesterday as they work to improve on last year's results that nobody in the conference expected out of them. After being picked to finish last by every coach in the American Athletic Conference, Temple finished fourth in the conference with a 10-4-4, 3-1-4 record and won Philadelphia Soccer Six Team of the Year. The Owls just missed the NCAA Tournament, and they will use this preseason to get ready to make it to the next level this year.
               The Owls will face Lafayette on August 19th and Rider on August 23rd before the season opener against Drexel at home on August 29th at 4:00 p.m. Temple beat Rider last season 1-0 as Jared Martinelli scored the lone goal to extend Temple's winning streak to four to start the season. Lafayette traveled to Ambler last year as well in the preseason.
               Temple returns a myriad of talent with seven starters and 13 lettermen back. Four of the top five scorers are back for the Owls. Jared Martinelli has led the team in scoring in his first two seasons as an Owl and paced the Owls with six goals and four assists to earn second team all-conference. Chas Wilson returns for his last collegiate season after being tied for second on the team with four goals. Robert Sagel has had a busy offseason as he participated in the Under 20 U.S. National Team Camp in June and July along with Miguel Polley and excelled in the Premier Development League. Sagel was one of the top freshmen last season in the conference and was named to the all-freshman and second-team. Senior Willie Chalfant has been a three-year starter as a midfielder and will be counted on once again as one of the veterans of the team. Stefan Mueller started every game as a defender in his freshman season and ranked second most in minutes played.
               The goalkeeper position might be the Owls' biggest strength. Dan Scheck returns after an excellent season that saw him rank among the nation's best. Playing every single minute in net, Scheck record nine shutouts to tie the school's single-season record. His goals allowed average of 0.67 ranked him 14th overall in the nation. He made 79 saves on the season for a save percentage of .859. Scheck isn't the only goalie on Temple's roster that has showed he can contribute at a high level as Bobby Rosato returns for his senior season after redshirting last year. Rosato has started 30 games for Temple after coming over from UNC Wilmington in 2011. He has made 129 saves in his career and helped the Owls win 14 games.
               Multiple positions will need to be filled however as the Owls have lost five key contributors to graduation: Nolan Hemmer, Sawyer Hemmer, Jake Lister, Ryan Bradbury, and Vaughn Spurrier. The Hemmer twins Nolan and Sawyer solidified the defense as four-year starters. Lister started 33 games in his career at Temple with six goals and five assists. Bradbury was one of the team captains last year and started all four years for Temple at the midfielder position. Spurrier, the 2013-14 American Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year, performed just as well on the field as he did off of it. He was another four year starter for the Owls and accumulated 40 points in his career, including 10 assists in the 2012 season. Spurrier ranked second on the team last season with eight points and provided game winning goals against Hofstra and Cincinnati in double overtime on senior day.
               The talent will be there for the Owls as head coach David MacWilliams and assistant Brian Clarhaut have assembled a top-20 recruiting class for the second straight season. Miguel Polley, who redshirted last season, will look to make an instant impact after being ranked the 26th best recruit of 2013 by ESPN. Sophomores Dan White, Donovan Fraser, and Matt Mahoney will look to evaluate their games from last season to make even more of a contribution. Fraser scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win against rival Villanova to earn Philadelphia Soccer Six Rookie of the Week. Mahoney came on strong at the end of the season and started seven games total. His first goal was the game-winner against Fordham in a 1-0 win. This year's recruiting class has four four-star recruits, one three-star recruits and three international players who have experience on their national teams. Midfielder Brendon Creed was the captain of Trinidad and Tobago's U-17 for CONCAF and CFU Qualifiers. Forward Dinho Zwane is a four-star recruit from Johannesburg, South Africa who played at Trinity High School in Kentucky. Olli Tynkkynen was a midfielder on Finland's U-19 Team. Forward Joonas Jokinen, notorious for his backflip penalty kick that has attracted millions of view on YouTube, was the top scorer in his age group for the Finnish National Team. Forward Tarek Fayed was ranked No. 19 overall in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. Midfielder Felipe Liborio was ranked No. 52 overall in the nation and scored 39 goals in two season at Castle Park in Chula Vista, Calif. Defender Cameron Johnson is a four-star recruit from Georgia. Goalkeeper Joseph Melong played alongside Sagel at Shattuck St. Mary's for three years.
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