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        THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Oct. 1, 2011) – The Maritime men's soccer team will play host to Skyline Conference opponent St. Joseph's College of Long Island on Saturday afternoon at Reinhart Field. Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m. after the conclusion of the Maritime home football game.
 
Inside The Series
        The Privateers have only defeated St. Joseph's once in the past five years and that came last season out on Long Island.  Then-sophomore Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (Commack, N.Y./Commack) made 11 saves for the victory, as Maritime got goals from then-juniors Jack Blunden (Arlington, Va./Washington) (Arlington, Va./Washington), Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) and David Kittinger (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers (Fla.)) (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers). Eagles freshman Terrence Dzus opened the scoring in the 17th minute and senior goalie Peter Ryan made three saves in the losing effort.
 
A Look At Today's Matchup
Records:
St. Joseph's Record: 3-6 (2-0 Skyline)
Maritime Record: 7-2-2 (3-0 Skyline)
 
Last Three Games
St. Joseph's: 9/28 Away at City College (Loss, 3-2); 9/24 Home vs. Sage (Win, 2-0); 9/21 Away at New Jersey City (Loss, 4-3)
Maritime: 9/28 Away at Mount Saint Mary (Win, 2-0); 9/24 Away at Old Westbury (Win, 2-0); 9/19 Home vs. John Jay (Tie, 0-0 2OT)
 
Leading Points:
St. Joseph's: Junior John Dettori (F) 17 points; Junior William Kuhlwilm (M) 7 points; Sophomore Doug Kane (D) 5 points
Maritime: Senior Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (5-9, 180, F) 10 points; Junior Ryan Nugent (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (5-6, 150, F) 9 points; Freshman Raphael Tavares (Belleville, N.J./Belleville) (Belleville, N.J./Belleville) (5-10, 160, M/D) 8 points
 
Leading Goals:
St. Joseph's: Dettori 7 goals; Kuhlwilm 3 goals; Kane 2 goals
Maritime: Nugent 4 goals; Tavares 4 goals; Tursi 3 goals; Freshman Collin Taylor (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (6-0, 150, M) 3 goals; Freshman Oliver Garcia Ortiz (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) (5-4, 140, M) 3 goals
 
Leading Assists:
St. Joseph's: Dettori 3 assists; Senior Julian Barreiros (D) 2 assists; Four players tied with 1 assist
Maritime: Tursi 4 assists; Senior Jack Blunden (Arlington, Va./Washington) (5-8, 172, M) 3 assists; Senior David Kittinger (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers (Fla.)) (5-7, 135, M/F) 2 assists; Freshman David Hraska Jr. (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (5-9, 168, F/M) 2 assists; Senior Tom Federico (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (5-10, 160, D) 2 assists
 
Leading Wins:
St. Joseph's: Freshman Chris Muhs (GK) 3 wins
Maritime: Sophomore John Dunne (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (5-11, 190, GK) 5 wins; Junior Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (5-11, 180, GK) 2 wins
 
Goals Against Average:
St. Joseph's: Muhs 1.58 GAA; Junior Michael Pitts (GK) 3.19 GAA
Maritime: Vanadia 0.67 GAA; Dunne 0.99 GAA; Freshman Patrick Kelleher (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (5-10, 160, GK) 3.03 GAA
 
Leading Saves:
St. Joseph's: Muhs 41 saves; Pitts 19 saves
Maritime: Dunne 41 saves; Vanadia 13 saves