Wednesday, September 01, 2010

MACON, Ga. - Each day from August 26th through September 1st, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010 Men’s Soccer season with the A-Sun Two-A-Days, where we interview a player or coach from each of the eleven A-Sun teams. Today we talked with Giulio D'Amore from Stetson and Khalil Johnson of Campbell.

Schedule
Roster
2009 Season Results
2009 Season Stats

Game to Watch: Sun., September 19th vs. Florida International, 2:30 p.m. - Stetson brings in FIU for the Stetson Soccer Classic as well as Manhattan for the weekend invitational. The Hatters have defeated FIU in the past two seasons with a 3-2 victory last season and a 4-1 triumph in 2008.

Top Returning Scorer: Fredrik Brustad, Jr., Midfield/Forward - The A-Sun Preseason Player of the Year, Brustad returns from his sophomore season when he scored seven goals and assisted on four others. Brustad also registered Stetson's only-ever goal in an NCAA Tournament against USF.

First Conference Game: The defending A-Sun Tournament Champions, Stetson opens the conference schedule in Tennessee with a match against Belmont on October 1st. Stetson has claimed victories in the last three matches against the Bruins by scoring two goals in each of the three games. 

Schedule
Roster
2009 Season Results
2009 Season Stats

Games to watch: Wed., Sept. 15th, 7 p.m. vs. No. 23 UNC-Wilmington - Campbell hosts its most frequent rival in the school’s men’s soccer history when defending Colonial Athletic Association champion UNC Wilmington visits Buies Creek on Wednesday, Sept. 15 for the 45th game in the series.  Nine of the last 12 meetings in the series – which Campbell leads by a 24-19-1 margin – have been decided by one goal. UNCW ended a four-match losing streak to the Camels last year with a 3-1 triumph at the Port City en route to advancing to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

Top Returning Scorer: Mitchell Cardenas, So., Midfield - An A-Sun Second Team and All-Freshman Team member, Cardenas returns for his sophomore season after scoring five goals and tallying six assists. He led all A-Sun freshmen in assists and was second in points.

First Conference Game: The two-time regular season defending A-Sun Champions start their quest for the three-peat with ETSU on September 30th in Johnson City, Tenn. The Camels claimed the past two matches with a 4-3 victory last season and a 1-0 win in 2008.

Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Two-A-Days Schedule
Thursday, August 26th - Jacksonville and Belmont
Friday, August 27th - Lipscomb and USC Upstate
Monday, August 30th - Mercer and UNF
Tuesday, August 31st - ETSU and FGCU
Wednesday, September 1st - Stetson and Mercer

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