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Men's Soccer Stays Unbeaten in the Opening Round of San Diego Central Tournament

San Diego, Calif. ? Claudio Dantas recorded a goal and two assists to help lead the University at Albany men's soccer team to a 3-0 victory over the University of San Diego at the Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Central Soccer Tournament on Friday, Sept. 5. The Toreros entered the match with an impressive resume after tying ninth-ranked Saint Louis and suffering an overtime loss to No. 10 New Mexico.

UAlbany (3-0) found the back of the net for the first time in the 25th minute. Dantas had the ball inside the 18-yard box and fired off a shot which was deflected by goalkeeper Tommy McClain. The ball bounced back at the feet of Shaun Kane who fired it back over McClain and into the net to give the Great Danes an early lead that they would carry into halftime.

The Great Danes doubled their margin in the 57th minute after the Toreros failed to clear the ball. Dantas made a pass back to Don Johnson who placed a shot in the bottom right corner of the net for his first goal of the season.

UAlbany added an insurance goal in the 84th minute. Mikael McNamara connected with Dantas, who placed the ball past McClain low to net his fourth goal of the season on the play. The two-time junior college All-American has factored into all six of his team's goals this season.

The Great Danes, who only allowed San Diego (0-2-1) to take two shots on goal, have now blanked two straight opponents on the road dating back to last Sunday's 1-0 win over Robert Morris and accomplished the feat with two different goalkeepers. In addition, the club has only allowed one goal in three games this fall.

UAlbany senior goalkeeper Steward Ceus turned away the two shots he faced on net to earn his 13th career shutout and first of the season. San Diego's McClain made one save in the match.

The Great Danes can improve to a perfect 4-0 for the first time since joining Division I in 1999 when they play at San Diego State on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Eastern. The Aztecs suffered a 3-2 loss in overtime to Michigan in Friday's tournament play.

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UAlbany (3-0)            1          2          -           3

San Diego (0-2-1)       0          0          -           0

 

UAlbany: Scoring ? Claudio Dantas 1-2, Shaun Kane 1-0, Don Johnson 1-0, Mikael McNamara 0-1. Goalkeeping ? Steward Ceus (90:00, 0 GA, 2 saves).

San Diego: Scoring ? None. Goalkeeping ? Tommy McClain (90:00, 3 GA, 1 save).

 

UAlbany 3, San Diego 0 (Sep 05, 2008)


 

Soccer Box Score

 
Soccer Box Score (Final)
2008 UAlbany Men's Soccer
Albany vs San Diego (Sep 05, 2008 at San Diego, Calif.)

Albany (3-0-0) vs.
San Diego (0-2-1)
Date: Sep 05, 2008 Attendance: 789
Weather:

Goals by period   Total 
Albany 
San Diego 


Albany
Pos  ##  Player  Sh  SOG   G   A 
G   1   Ceus, Steward  
D   3   Jankovic, Milos  
D   4   McNamara, Konner  
D   6   DiLorenzo, Erik  
D   7   Peach, Ian  
F   8   Seguin-Gauthier,Gaby 
F   9   Dantas, Claudio  
F   10  Kane, Shaun  
F   22  Bekkers, Bjorn  
D   28  Beeks, Hilco  
D   29  Peters, Mike  
      --- Substitutes --- 
  2   Kwilecki, Joshua  
  5   Knezevic, Darko  
  12  Johnson, Don  
  13  Papaleo, L.J.  
  14  Anker, Sander  
  15  Veney, Colin  
  16  Burke, David  
  18  McNamara, Mikael  
  19  Collou, Luuk  
  24  Ibe, Kenneth  
    Totals......... 

##  Goalie  Minutes   GA  Saves 
1   Ceus, Steward   90:00 

San Diego
Pos  ##  Player  Sh  SOG   G   A 
G   29  McCLAIN, Tommy  
D   2   PETERMAN, Ryan  
D   3   GREY, Tim  
D   5   NORRIS, Corey  
F   9   JT Howlan  
M   10  AHMAN, Eddie  
F   14  POSA, Stephen  
F   15  FELD, Andrew  
D   16  Penilton, JD  
M   17  BAKER, Jesse  
M   19  BLASE, Charles  
      --- Substitutes --- 
  6   KELLEY, Brandon  
  7   McCLEARY, Dane  
  8   TANGNEY, Chase  
  13  OCHOA, Kyle  
  18  JOHNSON, Kegan  
  21  MEJIA, Andrew  
  24  REZZA, Jorge  
  25  COOK, Kevin  
  27  CAMPBELL, Adam  
    Totals.........  10 

##  Goalie  Minutes   GA  Saves 
29  McCLAIN, Tommy   90:00 

Shots by period   Total 
Albany 
San Diego  10 
Corner kicks   Total 
Albany 
San Diego 
Saves by period   Total 
Albany 
San Diego 
Fouls   Total 
Albany  10  17 
San Diego  14 

SCORING SUMMARY
Goal  Time  Team  Goal Scorer  Assists  Description 
1.  25:34  ALBANY   Kane, Shaun  Dantas, Claudio  10 unassisted off goalie deflection 
2.  57:03  ALBANY   Johnson, Don  Dantas, Claudio  Give and go from 9 to 12, shot in bottom right corner 
3.  83:57  ALBANY   Dantas, Claudio  McNamara, Mikael 

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS

USD   #9  JT Howlan   Yellow card  27:53 
USD   #3  GREY, Tim   Yellow card  31:14 
ALBANY   #13  Papaleo, L.J.   Yellow card  47:11 
ALBANY   #1  Ceus, Steward   Yellow card  50:37 
ALBANY   #22  Bekkers, Bjorn   Yellow card  52:51 
USD   #16  Penilton, JD   Yellow card  55:43 
USD   #16  Penilton, JD   Yellow card  61:12 
USD   #16  Penilton, JD   Red card  61:12 

Officials: Referee: Gil Beanland; Asst. Referee: Rick Hemphill; Chris Worton; Timekeeper: Pete Vartelas; Scorer: Sarah Luster;
Offsides: Albany 3, San Diego 1.

 

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Players Mentioned

Steward Ceus

#1 Steward Ceus

GK
6' 6"
Senior
Claudio Dantas

#9 Claudio Dantas

F
5' 8"
Junior
Don Johnson

#12 Don Johnson

M/F
5' 4"
Senior
Shaun Kane

#10 Shaun Kane

F
5' 10"
Sophomore
Mikael McNamara

#18 Mikael McNamara

M
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Steward Ceus

#1 Steward Ceus

6' 6"
Senior
GK
Claudio Dantas

#9 Claudio Dantas

5' 8"
Junior
F
Don Johnson

#12 Don Johnson

5' 4"
Senior
M/F
Shaun Kane

#10 Shaun Kane

5' 10"
Sophomore
F
Mikael McNamara

#18 Mikael McNamara

5' 10"
Senior
M