2007 Men's Soccer Weekly Release #3 (September 4)
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This Week's Schedule
at.,
Sept. 8 - vs. Mary, 1:00 p.m.
Mon., Sept. 10 - vs. Western Washington, 2:30 p.m.
*All home games are played at the College of Technology.
Click HERE for
this week's Yellowjacket Men's Soccer Show featuring head coach Dan McNally,
senior Chris Cornish, and junior Justin Hoskins
Week in Review
he Yellowjackets continued to shine posting
their third-straight shutout of the season with a 4-0 win over
University of Great Falls in the Jackets' home opener last
weekend.
Moving to 3-0 on the season, the Yellowjackets have set several
records during their journey thus far.
The team's 3-0 start is the best season
opening in the program's 12-year history, and the team's
four-straight wins dating back to 2006 is also a school record.
The Jackets' defense is just one shutout shy of tying the record
for shutouts in a single season with keeper
Sander Tollefson
(Missoula)
adding to his record-holding consecutive shutout minutes in goal
at 392:29.
In Saturday's home-opening match the Jackets
struck goal by four different players. Freshman
Chris
Andre (Billings) scored his second goal of his collegiate
career 17 minutes into the contest. A short cross from
Jurell Linford (Missoula) set up Andre's eventual
game-winning goal, his second this season. Senior
Greg
McKeever (Kirkland, Wash.) added an insurance goal with 16
seconds left in the first half off a free kick. Going into
cruise control, the Jackets added goals in the 81st and 89th
minutes. Team scoring-leader
Sam
Charles (Weymouth, England) beat the hands of the Argo's
goalie scoring on a penalty kick with
Matt
D'Hont (Rapid City, S.D.) making a diving header off a pass
from
Josh Hernandez (Palmdale, Calif.) as time was about to
expire.
With their recent success, the Yellowjackets seem primed and ready to chalk
another "W" in the win column as they are set to play University
of Mary Saturday. The struggling Marauders have opened
their season 0-4 and has yet to find the back of the net
while allowing 11 goals. Following the game against Mary,
the Jackets open their conference schedule with a game against
Western Washington on Monday.
The Jackets are faring well in the Great
Northwest Athletic Conference also. As a team the Jackets
enjoy a share of the lead in total goals scored (8). The
team ranks first in the conference in goals against average
(0.00) and shutouts (3). Individually the Jackets' Charles
ranks first in shots per game (6.00), points per game (2.67) and
goals per game (1.33). Tollefson leads the conference in
goals against average (0.00), save percentage (1.000), and in
shutouts (3).
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Matt D'Hont |
Click
HERE to
listen to Coach McNally's comments following Saturday's game.
Click HERE for Justin Hoskins'
blog about last
week.
AROUND THE GNAC:
Palermo and two other Saint players – midfielders Tucker Maxwell
and Vlad Voin – were named to the all-tournament team at the
Quiznos Soccer Classic at Arcata. Jacob Dupuis matched Palermo
also getting a goal and an assist as Saint Martin’s improved to
2-3, winning twice despite being outshot 46-30 in a trio of
contests. . .Montana State Billings’ 3-0 start is the best in
school history as is its four-game win streak, all shutouts,
dating back to the final contest of last season. Goalkeeper
Sander Tollefson was not called upon to make a save in
Saturday’s 4-0 shutout of Great Falls as he extended his school
record scoreless streak to 392:29. He has seven saves in three
shutouts this season. . .Andrew Kreiter had a goal and an assist
as Seattle University split two road matches in California. .
.Gibson Bardsley and Brendan Quilici each had a goal and an
assist as Western Washington split two contests. . .Bardsley
added another assist in Monday’s loss to San Francisco State and
now has been involved in six of the Vikings’ eight goals this
season, scoring four and assisting two.
GNAC
PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK: Jeff
Hallenbeck, Seattle Pacific (M, 5-8, Sr., Redmond, WA –
Inglemoor) and Daniel Palermo, Saint Martin’s (D, 5-7, Jr.,
Seattle, WA – Mt. Rainier). . .Hallenbeck forced three saves
and also assisted on James Coggan’s winning goal as the Falcons
blanked San Francisco State 1-0 to stay unbeaten in three
contests. Palermo was credited with an assist on the Saints’
first goal in a 2-1 win over Hawaii Hilo and scored the lone
goal in a 1-0 win over Notre Dame de Namur as SMU earned its
first two wins in the program’s history.
POLLS:
NSCAA National (Aug. 28) – 6. Seattle, 19. Seattle
Pacific. NSCAA Regional (Aug. 28) – 1. Seattle, 3.
Seattle Pacific. NCAA Regional - The first poll will be
released later this fall.
Click
HERE for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference weekly
release.
Upcoming Opponents
 University
of Mary
(webpage) -
The Marauders, 3-12-1 last season, continue to struggle in the
early going of 2007. Mary opened the season with losses to
Colorado School of Mines, Cal State-San Marcos, Vieterbo
College, and University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
In MSUB Coach Dan McNally's two previous seasons, the Jackets
posted a 4-1 win over the Marauders in Bismarck in 2005 and
again in 2006 winning 1-0 at home in Billings. Mary has
yet to find the net this season while allowing their opponents
11 goals. The team has also been outshot 89-25.
Marauders keeper Kyle Kovack has made 34 saves and has a goals
against average of 2.75.
All-time vs. MSUB: MSUB leads the
series 11-5-0.
 Western
Washington University
(webpage) -
The Vikings, picked to finish third in the GNAC one spot ahead
of the Jackets, finished the 2006 season a dismal 2-17-1.
Western Washington is 2-2 to start their 2007 campaign.
Gibson Bardsley leads the Vikings with four goals and two
assists for 10 points. Bardsley is in a race with the
Jackets' Charles for the top spot in the conference standings in
shots, points, and goals. Brendan Quilici, Samir Vejo, and
Michael Ricci have each scored goals for the Vikings.
Cameron Copps-Tilley has seen the most time in goal for Western.
Copps-Tilley has made eight saves and has a goals against
average of 1.03.
Western Washington plays September 7 against Pacific
University before making the trip to Billings. The
Yellowjackets have never won against the Vikings but then again
that was before the new era of Yellowjacket soccer.
Monday's game is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
All-time vs. MSUB: Western Washington leads the series
7-0-0.
The Stats
Click
HERE for current
MSU Billings 2007 season statistics
The Standings
 2007 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Standings
(Through games of Sept. 4, 2007)
| |
Conference |
Overall |
| |
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
W |
L |
T |
Pct |
| Montana State
Billings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Seattle Pacific |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0.857 |
| Seattle University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0.750 |
| Western Washington |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0.500 |
| Saint Martin's |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0.250 |
The Stats Leaders
Yellowjackets among the 2007
GNAC conference leaders
Click
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.
26, 2006 (Sam
Charles, 5 vs. College of the Southwest)
A
player had 2 or more assists in a game
— Sept.
26, 2006
(Jay Doogan, 2 vs. College of the
Southwest)
A
player had 3 or more goals in a game
— Sept.
2, 2004
(Thomas Pertuit, 4 vs. Vanguard)
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, 9:29vs. 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.
1,
2006 (Sam Charles,
3)
A
player posted 200+ consecutive shutout min—Oct.
26, 2006-Sept. 3, 2007 (Sander
Tollefson 392:29)
The team had 10 or more points in a game—Sept.
30, 2006 (11
vs. Colorado Christian)
The team had 5 or more goals in a game—Sept.
26, 2006 (5
vs. College of the Southwest)
The team had 3 or more assists in a game—Sept.
30, 2006 (3
vs. Colorado Christian)
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 |
|
| Mon. |
9/10 |
Western Washington * |
2:30 p.m. |
Billings, MT |
|
| 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 |
|
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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