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2007 Men's Soccer Season Outlook
The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team needs one thing in
2007 to be successful – goal scoring.
The Screaming Eagles suffered through a severe offensive drought last
season, resulting in a 3-12-2 overall mark. USI missed several chances at
victories or ties in five 1-0 losses.
To try and jump start the USI offense, USI Head Coach
Dan Hogan begins his eighth season with 13 returning players, three players that redshirted last season, and
seven newcomers.
FORWARDS:
A boost in the offensive production could be on the way for the Eagles in
the form of a new player.
New to the squad is freshman Dan
Dormeier. Dormeier helped Castle High School (Newburgh, Indiana) to
three sectional crowns and regional titles during his prep career.
The Eagles have some offensive numbers returning in senior
Carl Carr, junior
Mike Bendzen, and sophomore
Paul Hutchens. Hutchens leads
the returning forwards with four points on a goal and two assists.
Carr followed Hutchens in the scoring column with three points on one goal
and one assist, while Bendzen recorded two points on one goal.
MIDFIELDERS:
The USI midfield will have a combination of six returning players, one
redshirted player, and two newcomers.
Senior
Evan Stoll is USI’s top returning
scorer. Stoll, one of two
returning players who played in every game last year, was third on the team
in scoring with five points on two goals and one assists.
Coming back for 2007 with Stoll in the midfield are seniors
Jason Blose and
Quintin Myers; junior
Tyree Robinson; and sophomores
William Reid and
Kyle Leffel. Blose had one goal in 15 matches, while Myers had one
assist in eight games.
New to the USI midfield are junior
Michael Simcock and freshman
Justin Fox. Simcock was the Player of the Year for Ashton on Mersey
(Sale, Cheshire, England) in 2003 and 2004, while Fox is ISCA second team
All-District and All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference performer from Avon High
School (Avon, Indiana).
Fox, who also was named to the Indianapolis Star first team All-West, tied
for fourth on the AHS all-time list with 24 assists.
DEFENSE:
For the fourth straight year, senior
Matt Vossmer will be the foundation upon which the USI defense will be built. Vossmer has played in all 52 matches since joining the program in 2004,
missing just two starts. He also scored his first collegiate goal last year.
Vossmer is joined in his final year as an Eagle by junior
Dan Grunewald. Grunewald has
been very steady at outside back for USI, playing in 31 of 34 matches during
his first two years.
Along with Vossmer and Grunewald, the Eagles return senior
Corey Hendon, who came off the
bench in four matches last year, and freshman
Nathan Bower, who redshirted last
year.
New to the USI defensive third are freshmen
Nate Sloan,
Caleb Schmitt, and
Derek Craig.
Between the posts, the Eagles will count heavily on redshirt-junior
Andrew Hults. Hults did not play
last season after being the number one ranked goalkeeper nationally by the
NJCAA in 2004 and 2005. He had a 0.50 GAA in 2004 and a 0.77 GAA in 2005.
USI also returns sophomore Brad
Cadden, who saw action in four matches as a freshman. He had a 1.67
GAA and nine saves in 107 minutes of action.
New between the posts in 2007 is junior
Andrew Haley. Haley transferred
to USI from Forest Park Community College where he had a 3.00 GAA in 18
games last fall.
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2006 Season Outlook)
