THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sept. 6, 2011) – The Maritime men's soccer team will take to the road on Thursday for the first time this year after its season-opening four-game homestand. The Privateers will visit the Dolphins of the College of Staten Island in a game slated to start at 4:30 p.m.

Inside The Series

            Thursday's game will be the fifth meeting in the past six seasons between the two teams. In the previous four meetings, the squads split the series 2-2. In 2010, the Privateers won 3-0 at home, as sophomore Haluk Erdogan (Izmir,Turkey/Aliaga Alp Oguz Anadolu Lisesi) had all three goals for Maritime, freshman Yunus Yildiz (Adapazari, Turkey/Yenikent Anudolu Lisesi) and then-junior Kevin Connolly (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) each picked up assists, and then-sophomore goalkeeper Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (Commack, N.Y./Commack) notched the shutout victory. In 2009, Staten Island won at home. In 2008, it was the Privateers that came away with an 8-4 home win and back in 2006, the Dolphins won 6-3 at Reinhart Field.

 

Tursi Named Skyline Men's Soccer Player Of The Week; Hraska Earns Honor Roll Nod

            Maritime senior midfielder Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) was named the Skyline Conference Player of the Week after his performances in the Privateers' first three games of the season last Thursday, Saturday and Monday. The 5-9, 180-pouner tallied two goals and added three assists during the opening week of action to lead Maritime to a 2-1 record in those three games.

            Also getting recognition for his play last week is freshman forward/midfielder David Hraska Jr. (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford). The 5-9, 168-pounder registered a goal and an assist in the Privateers' 5-1 win over Lehman and was a major contributor to the offense.

A Look At Tonight's Matchup

Records:

Staten Island Record: 0-0-1 (0-0 CUNYAC)

Maritime Record: 3-1 (1-0 Skyline)

Last Three Games

Staten Island: 9/1 Home vs. NYU-Poly (T, 0-0)

Maritime: 9/6 Home vs. Keystone (W, 2-0); 9/5 Home vs. Yeshiva (W, 5-2); 9/3 Home vs. Lehman (W, 5-1)

Leading Points:

Staten Island: N/A

Maritime: Senior Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (5-9, 180, F) 9 points; Junior Ryan Nugent (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (5-6, 150, F) 5 points; Senior David Kittinger (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers (Fla.)) (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers) (5-7, 135) 5 points

Leading Goals:

Staten Island: N/A

Maritime: Tursi 2 goals; Nugent 2 goals; Six players tied with 1 goal

Leading Assists:

Staten Island: N/A

Maritime: Tursi 3 assists; Nine players tied with 1 assist

Leading Wins:

Staten Island: N/A

Maritime: Sophomore John Dunne (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (5-11, 190, GK) 2 wins; Junior Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (5-11, 180, GK) 1 win

Goals Against Average:

Staten Island: Senior Ahmed El-Ghareib (6-0, GK) 0.00 GAA

Maritime: Freshman Patrick Kelleher (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (5-10, 160, GK) 0.00 GAA; Dunne 0.84 GAA; Vanadia 1.33 GAA

Leading Saves:

Staten Island: El-Ghareib 4 saves

Maritime: Vanadia 12 saves; Dunne 10 saves