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2007 Wells College Men's Soccer Team Express Men's Soccer News To view  PDF files download Adobe Acrobat Reader Mike Birklin '10 capped the year in  the top 10 nationally in saves. Men’s Soccer Overall Individual Statistics (To view the complete season stats click here)	Men's Soccer News Head Coach Michael Paolini Assistant Coach Matt Swider 2007-2008 Roster 2008-2009 Schedule

## Name                 GP-GS   G   A Pts  Sh   Shot%   GW  PK-ATT
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23 John Iapoce          15-15   4   0   8  13    .308    3   0-0
28 Cody Glassman        13-13   3   2   8  28    .107    0   0-0
9  Mark Zeller          15-14   2   1   5  27    .074    0   0-0
10 Corey Fischer        10-9    2   0   4  23    .087    1   2-2
11 Derek Wheeler        4-14    1   2   4  20    .050    1   0-0
8  Alexis Kangah       14-14    1   0   2  17    .059    0   0-0
27 Jose Enriquez       15-11    1   0   2   8    .125    0   0-0
13 Mike Miller          13-5    0   1   1  11    .000    0   0-0
5  David Prevete       15-15    0   1   1   7    .000    0   0-0
24 Matthew Borrelli     10-5    0   0   0   3    .000    0   0-0
18 Blasdimil Gomez Jr    8-1    0   0   0   3    .000    0   0-0
17 Nick Accordino      14-14    0   0   0   3    .000    0   0-0
20 Cruz Armendariz       6-1    0   0   0   2    .000    0   0-0
12 Joshua Wilmott       11-0    0   0   0   2    .000    0   0-0
21 Adrian Trninic        3-0    0   0   0   1    .000    0   0-0
15 Braden Allen        14-11    0   0   0   1    .000    0   0-0
7  Nick Rocha           13-7    0   0   0   1    .000    0   0-0
16 Adam Harper          10-0    0   0   0   0    .000    0   0-0
14 Jared Puglise         3-0    0   0   0   0    .000    0   0-0
6  Ji Hyeong Kim         1-0    0   0   0   0    .000    0   0-0
2  Matthew Schecter      6-2    0   0   0   0    .000    0   0-0

   Total.........         15   14   7  35 170    .082    5   2-2
   Opponents...........   15   29  22  80 274    .106    9   2-3
 
 

 |---GOAL AVERAGE---| |--SAVES--| |----RECORD----|
## Name            GP-GS  Minutes   GA    Avg Saves   Pct   W   L   T 
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1  Mike Birklin   13-7   1200:00   22   1.65   91  .805   4   7   0 
2  Matthew Schecter 2-1   180:00   7   3.50    20  .741   0   2   0 
 
 

Michael Paolini Head Men's Soccer Coach Event Management mpaolini@wells.edu  315-364-3310

Michael Paolini will enter his third year as the head men's soccer coach. Most recently, Paolini was the assistant soccer coach at LeMoyne College where he helped lead the Dolphins to playoff berths in each of his four seasons. He also currently coaches the U12 girls Syracuse Football Club which became the first girls team in New York State history to win a Regional Championship. Paolini played professionally with the New Hampshire Phantoms for three seasons and participated in the Rochester Rhinos training camp out of college. Paolini tallied two goals and two assists in his rookie season with the USL D3 club. Paolini holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) advanced national and national diploma. A four-year starter at Plattsburgh, Paolini was named first team all-SUNYAC, all-region, team Most Valuable Player and All-American honors his senior year. He graduated with a bachelor of science in Hotel Restaurant Tourism Management in May of 1999. Since graduation, he has served as the Director of Soccer at the Central New York Family Sports Centre in Baldwinsville, N.Y., Co-Director of the Syracuse Football Club, and Owner/ Director of Professional 1v1/Team Training-Pao’s Soccer School of Excellence. In addition to coaching men’s soccer, Paolini will oversee event management for athletics.

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2007-2008 Roster 

No.	Name	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
1	Mike Birklin	So.	GK	Cicero, NY / Cicero North
2	Matthew Schecter	Fr.	F/Mid/GK	Marlboro, NJ / Colts Neck
5	David Prevete	So.	D	Shirley, NY / William Floyd
6	Sean Snell	So.	F	Morrisville, NY / Morrisville
7	Nick Rocha	So.	Mid	Massapequa, NY / Massapequa
8	Alexis Kangah	Jr.	D	Oswego, NY/Oswego
9	Mark Zeller	Fr.	F/Mid	Deer Park, NY / St. John's the Baptist
10	Corey Fischer	Fr.	F/Mid	Phoenicia, NY / Ontenia
11	Derek Wheeler	So.	Mid	Rome, NY / Rome Free Academy
12	Joshua Wilmott	Fr.	Mid	Dundee, NY / Dundee
13	Michael Miller	Sr.	Mid	Cortland, NY /Cortland
14	Jared Puglise	Fr.	D	Milton, NH / Nute
15	Braden Allen	Fr.	Mid	Lowville, NY / Lowville Academy
16	Adam Harper	Fr.	D	North Syracuse, NY / Cicero North
17	Nick Accordino	So.	D	Hamburg, NY / Hamburg
18	Blasdimil Gomez Jr.	Fr.	D	Harlem, NY / Buxton
20	Cruz Armendariz	Fr.	Mid	Los Lunas, NM / Los Lunas
21	Adrian Trninic	Fr.	D	Sarasota, FL / Booker
23	John Iapoce	Fr.	Mid	Boiceville, NY / Onteora
24	Matthew Borrelli	Fr.	Mid	Rochester, NY / Greece Arcadia
27	Jose Enriquez	So.	Mid	Los Lunas, NM / Belen
28	Cody Glassman	Fr.	For/Mid	Thorahurst, PA / North Pocono

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2008-2009 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
Sat, Aug. 30	at Potsdam (Potsdam Tournament)	6:00 PM
Sun., Aug. 31	at SUNY Canton (Potsdam Tournament)	12:00 PM
Wed., Sept. 3	at Cortland	7:00 PM
Sat., Sept. 6	at Philadelphia Biblical	1:00 PM
Fri., Sept. 12	at Utica	7:00 PM
Tues., Sept. 16	Cazenovia*	4:00 PM
Sat., Sept. 20	Penn St. Harrisburg*	TBA
Wed., Sept. 24	Alfred	4:00 PM
Sat., Sept. 27	at Keuka*	1:00 PM
Wed., Oct. 1	Elmira College	4:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 4	SUNY-IT*	2:00 PM
Tue., Oct. 7	at St. John Fischer	7:00 PM
Sat., Oct. 11	SUNY-Cobleshill*	TBA
Tue., Oct. 14	Medaille	2:00 PM
Fri., Oct. 17	Hilbert	3:30 PM
Sat., Oct. 25	at D'Youville	3:30 PM
Sat., Nov. 1	at Penn St. Berks*	2:30 PM
Tues., Nov. 4	NEAC Quarter Finals	TBA
Sat., Nov. 8	NEAC Semis & Finals	TBA
Sun., Nov. 9	NEAC Semis & Finals	TBA

home games in BOLD
*NEAC Game
 

Wells College Awards

Academic Year	Defensive  MVP	Offensive MVP	MVP	Rookie  of the Year	Express
2006-2007	Mike Birklin '10	Mike Miller '09	N/A	Derek Wheeler '10	Nick Accordino '10
2007-2008	N/A	N/A	Mike Birklin '10	Cody Glassman '11	Blasdimil Gomez Jr. '11

Description of Awards
MVP = Most Valuable Player – Awarded by the team to the player who exhibits exceptional athletic ability and has made an outstanding contribution to the team.
 

Rookie = Rookie Award – Awarded by the team to a first year player who demonstrates the skill and personal characteristics that are reflected in the philosophy of intercollegiate athletics.

Express = Lesley Wead Zabriskie Express Award – Was established in 1990 and named in 1994, in honor of Lesley Wead Zabriskie, Director of Physical Education from 1938-1946. Awarded annually to a member of each intercollegiate team who embodies the true ideals of team commitment, leadership, discipline, dedication, and sportsmanship.
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