THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sept. 28, 2011) – The Maritime men's soccer team will travel up to Newburgh, N.Y. tonight to take on Mount Saint Mary College in Skyline Conference Action. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Blue Knights' Kaplan Field.
 
Inside The Series
        In the past five years, the two teams have met each other seven times, with Mount Saint Mary holding a slight edge, 4-3. Last season, the Privateers won 2-1 in overtime at home on a goal by then-sophomore Ryan Nugent (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) just 50 seconds into overtime. Maritime was trailing for most of the game, but then-junior Tom Federico (Islip, N.Y./Islip) (Islip, N.Y./Islip) tallied the equalizer with 12:35 remaining in the second half. In goal, then-sophomore Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (Commack, N.Y./Commack) made five saves for the victory.
 
A Look At Today's Matchup
Records:
Mount Saint Mary Record: 4-3-1 (2-0 Skyline)
Maritime Record: 6-2-2 (2-0 Skyline)
 
Last Three Games
Mount Saint Mary: 9/24 Home vs. Purchase (Win, 2-0); 9/21 Home vs. Bard (Win, 1-0); 9/18 Away at Scranton (Loss, 4-1)
Maritime: 9/24 Away at Old Westbury (Win, 2-0); 9/19 Home vs. John Jay (Tie, 0-0 2OT); 9/18 Home vs. Medgar Evers (Win, 7-1)
 
Leading Points:
Mount Saint Mary: Sophomore Sean Lockwood (M) 11 points; Junior Matt Pagano (F) 7 points; Junior Christian Redl (M) 6 points
Maritime: Senior Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (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 Collin Taylor (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) (6-0, 150, M) 6 points; Freshman Raphael Tavares (Belleville, N.J./Belleville) (Belleville, N.J./Belleville)  (5-10, 160, M/D) 6 points; Senior David Kittinger (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers (Fla.)) (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers) (5-7, 135, M/F) 6 points; Freshman David Hraska Jr. (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (5-9, 168, M/F) 6 points
 
Leading Goals:
Mount Saint Mary: Lockwood 5 goals; Pagano 3 goals; Junior Kevin Ryan (F) 2 goals
Maritime: Nugent 4 goals; Tursi 3 goals; Taylor 3 goals; Tavares 3 goals
 
Leading Assists:
Mount Saint Mary: Redl 4 assists; Six players tied with 1 assist
Maritime: Tursi 4 assists; Senior Jack Blunden (Arlington, Va./Washington) (Arlington, Va./Washington) (5-8, 172, M) 3 assists; Kittinger 2 assists; Hraska Jr. 2 assists
 
Leading Wins:
Mount Saint Mary: Sophomore Matt Darling (GK) 4 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) (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (5-11, 180, GK) 1 win
 
Goals Against Average:
Mount Saint Mary: Darling 1.35 GAA
Maritime: Dunne 0.99 GAA; Vanadia 1.00 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:
Mount Saint Mary: Darling 44 saves
Maritime: Dunne 41 saves; Vanadia 13 saves