2007 Men's Soccer Weekly Release #4 (September 11)
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This Week's Schedule
Fri.,
Sept. 14 - vs. Seattle, 2:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 16 - vs. Saint Martin's, 1:30 p.m.
*All home games are played at the College of Technology.
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this week's Yellowjacket Men's Soccer Show featuring head coach Dan McNally,
senior Chris Cornish, and junior Justin Hoskins
Week in Review
The Yellowjackets continued their domination
against opponents picking up two more wins last week. The
Jackets are a perfect 5-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
MSUB has also extended their winning streak to six-straight
games ranking the team first in school history for consecutive
games won. Of the six wins five were by way of shutout.
In Friday's 5-0 win over University of Mary, the
Jackets'
Sam Charles (Weymouth, England) scored a hat trick.
The Yellowjackets scored the eventual game-winning goal just
9:34 into the contest.
Scott
Dixon (Dorset, England) placed a corner kick in front of the
Marauders net where Charles headed the ball past Mary's keeper.
Chris
Andre (Billings) scored his third goal of the season and
teammate
Matt D'Hont (Rapid City, S.D.) wasted little time after
entering the game in the final nine minutes of play.
D'Hont scored with just 42 seconds left on the score clock
making it his second goal of the season in just 18 minutes of
playing time in the previous two games.
The Jackets opened the conference schedule with
a game against Western Washington University of Monday.
The Vikings, picked to finish third in the conference one spot
ahead of the Jackets, fell 2-1 in regulation. The
Yellowjackets used two first-half goals to bag the win.
Western Washington scored on a free-kick at the 50:43 mark and
nearly scored the equalizer with less than five minutes to play.
A well-placed corner kick was nearly headed in by the Vikings,
but the Jackets' Dixon kicked the ball out of range to hold on
for the win. Both Charles and
Jarred
Weisen (Great Falls) scored in the game. Charles' goal
was his eighth of the season and his fifth-straight game with at
least one goal tying him with Dustin Kono who did this in 2005.
The Yellowjackets are poised to make their first
appearance on the NSCAA Far West Regional rankings.
Western Washington, who the Jackets downed 2-1, are currently
ranked seventh in the region with Seattle University ranked
third. Leading the region is soccer powerhouse Seattle
Pacific University.
MSU Billings leads the conference in shots, points, goals,
assists per game, goals against average and shutouts.
Individually the Jackets' Charles ranks first in points (17),
goals (8), and game-winning goals (2) while Andre is ranked
third in the GNAC for goals (3) and is tied for first with his
teammate for game-winning goals. Dixon ranks first for
assists (4) and goalkeeper Sander Tollefson (Missoula) is first
in goals against average (0.25), save percentage (.900), and
shutouts (3).
The Yellowjackets have also stepped onto the
national stage ranking 15th in the nation for scoring offense
(3.62), first for goals against average (0.00), first for
shutout percentage (1.0), and first for save percentage (1.0).
Individually Charles ranks fifth in the nation for Division II
in points per game (3.75) and fourth for goals per game (1.75).
Andre is ranked 103rd for points per game (1.5) and 67th for
goals per game (0.75). D'Hont is 76th in goals per game
(0.67) with Dixon and
Josh
Hernandez (Palmdale, Calif.) rank 20th and 80th respectively
for assists per game (0.75, 0.50). In goal, Tollefson
ranks first in the nation for goals against average (0.00) and
for save percentage (1.0).
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Sam Charles |
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HERE to
listen to Coach McNally's comments following Saturday's game.
Click HERE
to listen to Coach McNally's comments following Monday's game.
Click HERE for Justin Hoskins'
blog about last
week.
AROUND THE GNAC:
Jeff Hallenbeck scored the game-winning goal in Seattle
Pacific’s 1-0 win over Saint Martin’s and earned assists on both
goals against Sonoma State. . .Emerson DeOliveira and Jordan
Jennings each recorded shutouts in Seattle’s two wins.
DeOliveira had two saves against Notre Dame de Namur, while
Jennings made four stops against CSLA. . .Brendan Quilici had a
goal and an assist in Western Washington’s 2-0 shutout of
Pacific. . .MSU-Billings has posted five consecutive shutouts
(including one in their final game last fall) and has outscored
its opponents 13-0 in this year’s four contests. Scott Dixon
was credited with two assists in their win over Mary.
GNAC
PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK:
Kellen Rosten, Seattle
Pacific (GK, 6-0, Sr., Colorado Springs, CO - Doherty) and
Cameron Mertens, Seattle (M, 5-8, Jr., Kennewick, WA -
Southridge). . .Rosten had a career-high 10 saves in a 2-1
overtime win over Sonoma State, including a game-saving diving
stop in the final seconds of the first overtime on a volley from
close range. He then recorded his 19th career
shutout, fourth on SPU’s all-time list and second in GNAC
history, in a 1-0 shutout of Saint Martin’s. He made one save
in that contest as the Falcons improved to 4-0-1. . .Mertens
scored the only goals in Seattle’s 1-0 wins over nationally
sixth-ranked Cal State L.A. and Notre Dame de Namur.
HONORABLE
MENTION: Sam Charles,
Montana State Billings (F, So., Chiswell, England) had three
goals and an assist as the Yellowjackets extending their win
streak to five with a 5-0 shutout of Mary. MSUB outshot its
opponent 25-1 in the contest.
POLLS: NSCAA
Far West Region- 1. Seattle Pacific, 3. Seattle University;
7. Western Washington University.
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HERE for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference weekly
release.
Upcoming Opponents
 Seattle
University
(webpage) -
Ranked No. 21 nationally, the four-time defending Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Champion Redhawks come to Billings with a 5-1-0 record and a
third place ranking in the NSCAA Far West Region poll.
Seattle has yet to open its conference schedule and will be
looking to put a stop to the Jackets' roll.
Jason Cascio led the GNAC in 2006 with 16 goals and has
recorded two goals on the season thus far for Seattle.
Cameron Mertens has also netted two goals for the Redhawks.
Goalkeepers Jordan Jennings and Emerson DeOlieveira have split
time in goal combining for a 0.67 goals against average.
The duo has also combined for 15 saves while allowing their
opponents just four goals.
Four of the five wins posted by the Redhawks this season were
by a one goal margin with the exception of a 3-0 win over
Humboldt State to open the season. Seattle's sole loss
came at the hand of Cal State Dominguez Hills where the Redhawks
were defeated 2-0.
All-time vs. MSUB: Seattle leads the
series 4-0-0.
The teams last met September 25, 2004.
 Saint
Martin's University
(webpage) -
Sunday's game against the Saints will be the Yellowjackets'
third game against inaugural programs this season. Like
any first year program, the Saints have seen their share of
trials and tribulations. Saint Martin's has posted a 2-6-0
overall and 0-1-0 conference record losing to Seattle Pacific
1-0 last week.
The team has earned two wins thus far. The Saints
downed Hawaii-Hilo 2-1 and Notre Dame de Namur 1-0 back on
September 1.
Daniel Palermo, Jacob Dupuis, and Chris Laise have each
scored a goal for the Saints while giving up 22 goals as a team
to their opponents. Zac Lubin has seen the most time in
goal posting 38 saves to lead the GNAC. Lubin has allowed
13 goals for a 2.08 goals against average.
All-time vs. MSUB: First meeting between the teams.
The Stats
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HERE for current
MSU Billings 2007 season statistics
The Standings
 2007 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Standings
(Through games of Sept. 11, 2007)
| |
Conference |
Overall |
| |
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
| Montana State
Billings |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Seattle Pacific |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0.833 |
| Seattle University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0.833 |
| Western Washington |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0.500 |
| Saint Martin's |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0.250 |
The Stats Leaders
Yellowjackets among the 2007
GNAC conference leaders
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HERE for updated season statistics.
The Players
| #0 Dylan Malloy (So. GK, Butte, MT) |
#1 Matthew Mitchell (Fr. GK, Thorton, CO) - |
| #2 Andrew Hernandez (So. D, Palmdale, CA) |
#3 Greg McKeever (Sr. D, Kirkland, WA) |
| #4 Chris Cornish (Sr. MF, Surrey, England) |
#5 Tom Milroy(So. MF, Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| #6 Justin Hoskins (Jr. MF, Billings, MT) |
#7 Jurell Linford(Jr. MF, Missoula, MT) |
| #8 Brian Huskey (Jr. MF, Billings, MT) |
#9 Matt D'Hont (Sr. F, Rapid City, SD) |
| #10 Sam Charles (So. F, Weymouth, England) |
#11 Colby Vossler(Sr. F, Cheyenne, WY) |
| #14 Alex Newton (Jr. MF, Juneau, AK) |
#14 Bryce Ramsey (So. F, Cheyenne, WY) |
| #16 Josh Hernandez(Sr. D, Palmdale, CA) |
#17 Chris Andre (Fr. MF, Billings, MT) |
| #18 Jose Araya (So. MF, San Ramon, Costa Rica) |
#19 Jarred Weisen (So. MF, Great Falls, MT) |
| #20 Scott Dixon (So. MF, Dorset, England) |
#21 Kyle Moriarty(Fr. D, Bozeman, MT) |
| #22 James Henry(Fr. D, Coeur d'Alene, ID) |
#23 Jeremy DeHerrera(So. MF, Kalispell, MT) |
| #24 Dylan Barnard (Sr. D, Bozeman, MT) |
#26 Sander Tollefson(So. GK, Missoula, MT) |
The Last Time in Yellowjacket Men's Soccer
A
player had 5 or more points in a game
— Sept.
8, 2007 (Sam
Charles, 7 vs. Mary)
A
player had 2 or more assists in a game
— Sept.
8, 2007
(Scott Dixon, 2 vs. Mary)
A
player had 3 or more goals in a game
— Sept.
8, 2007
(Sam Charles, 3 vs. Mary)
A
player had 15 or more saves in a game
—
Aug. 26, 2000 (Jacob
Shepherd, 19 vs. Colorado School of Mines)
A
player scored a goal in the first 5 minutes
— Sept. 26, 2006
(Jurell Linford, 3:20 vs. College of
the Southwest)
A
player scored back to back goals < 10:00
— Aug. 26, 2007
(Sam Charles, 9:29 vs. Mesa State)
Two players scored back to back goals < 1:00
— Oct.
5, 2005
(Joe Ferguson/Mike Gallegos, 27
seconds vs. Seattle University)
A
player scored goals in 3+ cons. games—Aug. 23-Sep.
10, 2007 (Sam Charles,
5)
A
player posted 200+ consecutive shutout min—Oct.
26, 2006-Sept. 10, 2007 (Sander
Tollefson 443:12)
The team had 10 or more points in a game—Sept.
8, 2007 (14
vs. Mary)
The team had 5 or more goals in a game—Sept.
8, 2007 (5
vs. Mary)
The team had 3 or more assists in a game—Sept.
8, 2007 (4
vs. Mary)
The team had 15 or more saves in a game—Aug.
26, 2000 (19
vs. Colorado School of Mines)
The School Records (records that include 2007 in bold)
Points
Game – 1. Thomas Pertuit/Brian Palmer
(8); T5. Sam Charles (5)
Season – 1. Dave Austin (32); 7.Sam
Charles (16)
Career – 1. Dave Austin (75)
Goals
Game – 1. Thomas Pertuit/Brian Palmer
(4); T7. Sam Charles (2)
Season – 1. Dave Austin (15); T7.Sam
Charles (7)
Career – 1. Dave Austin (35)
Assists
Game – T1. Jay Doogan (2)
Season – T1. Thomas Pertuit/Chris Newton/Mike
Gallegos/Chris Jacky (4)
Career – 1. Thomas Pertuit (13); T7. Greg
McKeever/Josh Hernandez (4)
GK Wins
Season – 1. Gordie Vierck (7); 3.
Sander Tollefson (4)
Career – 1. Jess Feldtman (10); T3. Sander
Tollefson (4)
Saves
Game – 1.
Jacob Shepherd (19)
Season – 1. Jacob Shepherd (129) 7. Sander
Tollefson (64)
Career – 1. Jess Feldtman (177); 7. Sander
Tollefson (64)
Shutouts
Season – 1. Sander Tollefson (4)
Career – 1. Sander Tollefson/Jess
Feldtman (4)
Goals Against Average
Season – 1. Sander Tollefson
(1.43)
Career – 1. Gordie Vierck (1.02); 2. Sander
Tollefson (1.43)
Minutes in Goal
Season – 1. Jess Feldtman (1644:20);
3. Sander Tollefson (1510:24)
Career – 1. Jess Feldtman (3205:00); 4.
Sander Tollefson (1510:24)
Fastest Goal from Start of Game
1. Dustin Kono, 0:51 vs. Colorado
Christian
Games Played
1. Jesse Span (69); Greg McKeever/Josh
Hernandez (54)
Games Started
Greg McKeever/Josh Hernandez (54)
Schedule & Results
| Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
Location |
Results |
| Thu. |
8/23 |
at Colorado Christian |
12:00 p.m. |
Lakewood, CO |
W, 2-0 |
| Sun. |
8/26 |
at Mesa State |
11:00 a.m. |
Grand Junction, CO |
W, 2-0 |
| Sat. |
9/1 |
Great Falls |
1:00 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
W, 4-0 |
| Sat. |
9/8 |
Mary^ |
1:00 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
W, 5-0 |
| Mon. |
9/10 |
Western Washington * |
2:30 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
W, 2-1 |
| Fri. |
9/14 |
Seattle * |
2:30 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
|
| Sun. |
9/16 |
St. Martin's * |
1:30 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
|
| Thu. |
9/20 |
at Seattle Pacific * |
7:00 p.m. |
Seattle, WA |
|
| Sat. |
9/22 |
at Western Washington * |
7:00 p.m. |
Bellingham, WA |
|
| Mon. |
9/24 |
at Seattle * |
2:30 p.m. |
Seattle, WA |
|
| Sat. |
9/29 |
Colorado Christian # |
1:00 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
|
| Thu. |
10/4 |
at St. Martin's * |
3:00 p.m. |
Lacey, WA |
|
| Sat. |
10/6 |
at Simon Fraser |
12:00 p.m. |
Burnaby, BC |
|
| Fri. |
10/12 |
at Mary |
7:00 p.m. |
Bismarck, ND |
|
| Sun. |
10/14 |
vs. Westminster |
1:00 p.m. |
Bismarck, ND |
|
| Sat. |
10/20 |
Jamestown |
3:00 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
|
| Mon. |
10/22 |
Seattle Pacific |
2:30 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
|
| Sat. |
10/27 |
at Great Falls |
3:00 p.m. |
Great Falls, MT |
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The Coaches
 Dan McNally, Head Coach
The 2007 season will be Dan McNally's third as the head men's soccer coach at MSU Billings. His teams are 10-24-2 overall in two seasons. In 2005-2006 the Yellowjackets had their best success in the classroom with the men's soccer program leading the Heartland Conference with a 3.32 grade point average.
McNally came to MSU Billings from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he was the top assistant coach for four years.
McNally began his playing career at Bury FC (English 2nd Division), where he was an Apprentice until 1996. In the summer of 1996 McNally moved to the United States to attend Embry-Riddle University where he played soccer.
During his time at Embry-Riddle, he led the Eagles to the 1998 FSC Tournament Championship and the 1999 FSC Regular Season Championship. At Embry-Riddle, McNally was named All-Conference, All-Region and Honorable Mention All-America. He was selected as team MVP his freshman and sophomore years and was a team captain as a senior.
McNally holds NSCAA National and Advanced National coaching licenses, passing both courses with distinction.
McNally graduated in 2000 from Embry-Riddle University with a BS in Communications.
 Assistant Coach Adam Spinelli
2007-2008 will be Spinelli's second year as the Yellowjackets' men's soccer assistant. He graduated from Nova Southeastern University with degrees in Business Administration and Sports and Recreation Management. He was a three-year college starter, playing two seasons at Southern New Hampshire University and one at Nova Southeastern.
In 2002 at Southern New Hampshire, Spinelli was named the Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year. He earned third team all-conference honors and was a starter for the Penmen in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game. At Nova Southeastern Spinelli was named to the All-South Region Academic Team and was an Academic All-America Nominee.
Spinelli currently holds a USSF National “C” license and a NSCAA National Goalkeeping license.
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