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2015 Men's Soccer Senior Photo

Men's Soccer

GameDay Notes: Men's Soccer Hosts Rival Walsh on Senior Day Friday

This year's senior class from left to right on bench: Stephen Hunt, Sam Tonelli, Matt Piccioni, and Jordan LoPresti. Back Row: Christian Schmikla, Jon Crabbs, and Troy Malsky

Contests this week:
Oct. 30: Malone vs Walsh – 3:00pm
This is the final match of the season for both Malone and Walsh.

Senior Day:
Friday is Senior Day as the men's team will be honoring the graduating class before the start of the game. This year's senior class: Jon Crabbs, Stephen Hunt, Jordan LoPresti, Troy Malsky, Matt Piccioni, Christian Schmikla, and Sam Tonelli.

Supporting A Good Cause:
A portion of all sales of Nom Nom Popcorn at Friday's men's and women's soccer matches will benefit Ashland University women's soccer coach Dan Krispinsky, who was diagnosed with cancer this past summer and has been undergoing treatments during the Eagles' 2015 campaign.  Monetary donations will be collected at the game as well.  Awareness for the Krispinsky family can be raised by using the Twitter hashtag #DanTheMan or by vvisiting the "Dan the Man" Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Dan-the-Man-1529217597369742

For more information and to learn more about the Krispinsky's story, please visit http://www.gliac.org/sports/wsoc/2015-16/releases/AU_Krispinsky_Cancer_Fight

Photo Contest:
-To be held during both the men's and women's game (men's game follows the women's game at 3:00 p.m.)
-Take a creative selfie and enter to win the contest by following these three steps:
1. Upload the picture to twitter
2. Tag: @maloneathletics
3. Use the Hashtag: #beatWalsh

Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/malone/msoc/

All-time series record: 17-39-2.

Last Season's Records:
Malone: 2-13-1 overall; 1-12-1 GLIAC
Walsh: 7-9 overall; 5-9 GLIAC

2015 records:
Malone: 3-11-1, 3-9-1 GLIAC
Walsh: 3-13, 1-12 GLIAC

2015 Rosters
Malone  |  Walsh

2015 Statistics
Malone  |  Walsh

Malone Notes:
-Brian Stock enters his fourth season as the Pioneers' head coach.
-The Pioneers are returning 14 players from last year's squad, seven of which started 12 or more games.
-Malone is coming off a 3-0 loss at Lake Erie College on Friday and a 1-0 loss at Ohio Dominican University on Sunday.
-The leading scorer for the Pioneers is Nick Astalos who has registered six goals (12 points).
-Senior goalie Jon Crabbs has recorded 88 saves on the season. He is first in the GLIAC in total saves and is ranked seventh in the NCAA Division II in total saves (88)
- Earlier this season, Malone beat Walsh 3-1. Astalos tallied two goals, Jordan LoPresti notched a goal, and Matt Piccioni collected an assist.

Walsh Notes:
-John Hall enters his fifth season as the Cavaliers' head coach
-WU returns 19 players from last year's squad, five of which started 10 or more games. 
-The Cavaliers had seven seniors on last season's squad, one of whom was Sam Mountstephens. He was WU's leading scorer who finished the season with eight goals and three assists (19 points). In addition, Mountstephens was named the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Division II First-Team District 4 and was named All-GLIAC First-Team honors.  
-Walsh has lost eight straight games. Their last win was against Ohio Dominican University on September 27th.
-Junior forward Bailey Moody is the leading scorer for the Cavaliers with four goals and an assist (nine points).  
-Goalkeeper Tom Jackson is fourth in the GLIAC in total saves (64).

You can follow us on Twitter: @maloneathletics |  Facebook: www.facebook.com/malonepioneers |  Instagram: malonepioneers
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Nick Astalos

#17 Nick Astalos

F
5' 11"
Sophomore
Ambassadors F.C.
Jon Crabbs

#1 Jon Crabbs

GK
6' 0"
Senior
Stephen Hunt

#13 Stephen Hunt

M
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Wisconsin Rush
Jordan LoPresti

#7 Jordan LoPresti

M
5' 9"
Senior
Internationals
Troy Malsky

#9 Troy Malsky

D
6' 0"
Senior
Everest
Matt Piccioni

#15 Matt Piccioni

M
5' 9"
Senior
Ambassadors F.C.
Christian Schmikla

#5 Christian Schmikla

D
6' 4"
Senior
Ambassadors F.C.
Sam Tonelli

#2 Sam Tonelli

M
5' 10"
Senior
Ambassadors F.C.

Players Mentioned

Nick Astalos

#17 Nick Astalos

5' 11"
Sophomore
Ambassadors F.C.
F
Jon Crabbs

#1 Jon Crabbs

6' 0"
Senior
GK
Stephen Hunt

#13 Stephen Hunt

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Wisconsin Rush
M
Jordan LoPresti

#7 Jordan LoPresti

5' 9"
Senior
Internationals
M
Troy Malsky

#9 Troy Malsky

6' 0"
Senior
Everest
D
Matt Piccioni

#15 Matt Piccioni

5' 9"
Senior
Ambassadors F.C.
M
Christian Schmikla

#5 Christian Schmikla

6' 4"
Senior
Ambassadors F.C.
D
Sam Tonelli

#2 Sam Tonelli

5' 10"
Senior
Ambassadors F.C.
M