Men's Soccer Archive 2004-05
Joyce, Stewart Earn All-America Honors
December 16, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (December 16, 2004) – Two members of the New England Region Champion Franklin Pierce men’s soccer team were rewarded for their efforts with spots on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas NCAA Division II All-America Teams.
Koolman Named NSCAA/adidas New England Region Coach of the Year
December 13, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (December 13, 2004) – Franklin Pierce men’s soccer head coach, Marco Koolman, has been voted the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas New England Region Coach of the Year by his peers. Koolman is now eligible for NSCAA/adidas Division II Coach of the Year accolades to be announced at the Association’s winter convention in January.
Thorpe Featured in SI’s “Faces in the Crowd”
December 10, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (December 10, 2004) – Franklin Pierce freshman goalkeeper James Thorpe (East Longmeadow, Mass./Bridgton Academy) is featured in the “Faces in the Crowd” section of the December 13th issue Sports Illustrated which hits newsstands Monday.
Five Ravens Named All-New England
December 08, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (December 8, 2004) – Five members of the New England Region Champion Franklin Pierce men’s soccer team were rewarded for their efforts with selections to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas NCAA Division II New England Region All-Region Teams.
Franklin Pierce Places Two on ESPN The Magazine Academic District I College Division Men’s Soccer Team
November 30, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (November 30, 2004) – Two members of the Franklin Pierce men’s soccer team earned spots on the ESPN The Magazine Academic District I College Division Men’s Soccer Teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The teams are selected by sports information directors from New England and New York in all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA.
NCAA DIVISION II MEN'S SOCCER QUARTERFINAL #4 Dowling Gets Late Strike to Edge Franklin Pierce, 1-0
November 21, 2004
OAKDALE, N.Y. (November 21, 2004) - Dowling College, ranked No. 4 in the final regular season NSCAA/adidas Division II poll, used a late goal to post a 1-0 victory over Franklin Pierce and advance to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the third time in four years in quarterfinal round action at the St. John's Eastern Campus this afternoon.
Stewart, Thorpe Headline List of Eight All-Northeast-10 Selections for Franklin Pierce
November 18, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (November 18, 2004) – Graduate student Craig Stewart (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) and freshman James Thorpe (East Longmeadow, Mass./Bridgton Academy) highlight a list of eight Franklin Pierce men’s soccer players to earn All-Northeast-10 Conference honors. The teams and awards were announced by the Northeast-10 Conference office today.
2004 NCAA DIVISION II NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL FINAL Franklin Pierce Tips #3 Southern Connecticut State in PK’s
November 14, 2004
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 14, 2004) – Second-seeded Franklin Pierce advanced to the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals for the first time since 1995 with a 3-1 penalty shootout decision over top-seeded and No. 3-ranked Southern Connecticut State University in the NCAA Division II New England Regional Championship match at Jess Dow Field this afternoon.
2004 NCAA DIVISION II NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL Franklin Pierce Upends #11 UMass Lowell, 3-0
November 12, 2004
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 12, 2004) – Second-seeded Franklin Pierce breezed to a 3-0 victory over third-seeded and No. 11-ranked UMass Lowell in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Tournament this evening at Jess Dow Field on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University.
Ravens In! Franklin Pierce Receives Tenth NCAA Tournament Bid
November 08, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (November 8, 2004) – The Franklin Pierce men’s soccer team has been given new life as it received the tenth NCAA Division II Tournament berth in program history in an announcement made by the NCAA Division II selection committee tonight.
2004 NE-10 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP Third-seeded UMass Lowell Tops #4 Franklin Pierce on PK’s
November 07, 2004
LOWELL, Mass. (November 7, 2004) – Third-seeded UMass Lowell, ranked No. 19 in this week’s National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II poll, captured its second-straight Northeast-10 Conference men’s soccer championship by outlasting fourth-seeded Franklin Pierce in a penalty kick shootout, 6-5, after the two sides played through 110 scoreless minutes at Cushing Field this afternoon.
2004 NE-10 TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL #4 Franklin Pierce Stuns Top-Seeded Southern Conn., 2-0
November 03, 2004
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 3, 2004) – Fourth-seeded Franklin Pierce kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with a huge 2-0 upset of top-seeded and No. 2-ranked Southern Connecticut State University in semifinal round action of the Northeast-10 Conference men’s soccer tournament at Jess Dow Field tonight.
Thorpe Named NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Week
November 01, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (November 1, 2004) – Franklin Pierce freshman James Thorpe (East Longmeadow, Mass./Bridgton Academy) was named the Northeast-10 Conference Goalkeeper of the Week this afternoon.
2004 NE-10 TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINAL #4 Franklin Pierce Blanks #5 Merrimack, 2-0
October 31, 2004
RINDGE, N.H. (October 31, 2004) – Fourth-seeded Franklin Pierce took an early lead, and then iced the match late, in claiming a 2-0 victory over fifth-seeded Merrimack College in quarterfinal round action of the Northeast-10 Conference men’s soccer tournament tonight. The match was the first night match held on the Franklin Pierce campus in school history.
Franklin Pierce Nips Bentley Late, 1-0
October 26, 2004
WALTHAM, Mass. (October 26, 2004) – Franklin Pierce, ranked fourth in the New England Region, rounded out its regular season schedule with a 1-0 victory over Bentley College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s soccer action at the Bentley Athletic Complex this afternoon.
Franklin Pierce Blanks American International, 4-0
October 23, 2004
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 23 2004) – Franklin Pierce, ranked fourth in the New England Region, collected its program-record 11th shutout of the season with a 4-0 victory at American International College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s soccer action at AIC Park today.