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Complete 2011 Maritime Men's Soccer Schedule

THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sep. 1, 2011) – The SUNY Maritime men's soccer team will open the 2011 season at home Thursday night against the preseason No. 8 team in the country, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. Game time is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Reinhart Field.

The Privateers are coming off a magical 2010 campaign that saw the team win its first ever Skyline Conference Championship and become the first team in school history to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The Mariners had a very successful season last year as well, reaching the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament before losing to eventual National Champion Messiah.

Inside The Series

In the last seven years, the two schools have met six times on the pitch, with Kings Point coming out on top in every contest. Last season, the Mariners won a close game, 2-1, in Great Neck. Then-junior Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) scored a late goal for the Privateers and graduated-goalkeeper Harris Papson (Flushing, N.Y./Francis Lewis) was strong in net with 11 saves, but it was not enough, as the Mariners held on for the victory.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

USMMA-Kings Point Record: 0-0 (0-0 Landmark)

Maritime Record: 0-0 (0-0 Skyline)

2010 Leading Points:

USMMA-Kings Point: Senior Dan Twito 14 points; Junior Andrew Mackenzie 13 points; Sophomore Ryan Silveira 13 points

Maritime (Returners only): Senior Tom Federico (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (5-10, 160, M) 21 points; Senior Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (5-9, 180, F) 20 points; Senior Jack Blunden (Arlington, Va./Washington) (Arlington, Va./Washington) (5-8, 172, M) 14 points

Leading Goals:

USMMA-Kings Point: Twito 5 goals; Mackenzie 5 goals, Silveira 5 goals

Maritime (Returners only): Federico 8 goals; Blunden 6 goals; Tursi 5 goals

Leading Assist:

USMMA-Kings Point: Senior Lane Gould 5 assists; Twito 4 assists; Mackenzie 3 assists; Silveira 3 assists

Maritime (Returners only): Tursi 10 assists; Federico 5 assists; Senior Kevin Connolly (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (6-2, 189, M) 2 assists; Blunden 2 assists; Sophomore Nick LaRocca (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley) (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley) (6-3, 190, M) 2 assists

Leading Wins:

USMMA-Kings Point: Sophomore Gary Poulin 13 wins

Maritime (Returners only): Junior Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (5-11, 180, GK) 6 wins

Goals Against Average:

USMMA-Kings Point: Poulin 0.77 GAA

Maritime (Returners only): Vanadia 1.03 GAA; Sophomore John Dunne (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (5-11, 190, GK) 1.20 GAA

Leading Saves:

USMMA-Kings Point: Poulin 91 saves; Sophomore Garret Reinhart 4 saves

Maritime (Returners only): Vanadia 36 saves; Dunne 2 saves

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