Marquette University Athletics
Men's Soccer Picked Sixth in Preseason Poll
8/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
MILWAUKEE ? The Marquette men's soccer team was picked to finish sixth in the Blue Division of the BIG EAST, the league office announced.
Connecticut was picked to win the division, followed by Notre Dame, Seton Hall, Georgetown and West Virginia. Behind Marquette is Pittsburgh and Providence.
St. John's, an NCAA quarterfinalist a year ago, was picked to win the Red Division. Following the Red Storm are Rutgers, USF, Villanova, Cincinnati, Syracuse, Louisville and DePaul.
"There are so many teams we have never played in the BIG EAST and the conference is tough," said head coach Steve Adlard. "Every game is going to mean something."
Georgetown and Seton Hall landed a pair of players as player-of-the-year selections. GU's Ricky Schramm shared the offensive player award with Sacha Kljestan of Seton Hall. Jeff Curtain of Georgetown was the defensive player-of-the-year. SHU's Boris Pardo was selected as the goalkeeper-of-the-year.
Marquette opens up its 2005 season on Friday, Sept. 2 at Ohio State. It opens up at home on Friday, Sept. 9 against Drake. MU begins BIG EAST play on Friday, Sept. 16 at Syracuse.
Preseason BIG EAST Coaches' Poll
Blue Division Points 1. Connecticut (9) 113 2. Notre Dame (7) 112 3. Seton Hall 91 4. Georgetown 73 5. West Virginia 60 6. Marquette 52 7. Pittsburgh 39 8. Providence 28 Blue Division Points 1. St. John?s (15) 120 2. Rutgers 95 3. USF (1) 90 4. Villanova 71 5. Cincinnati 61 6. Syracuse 59 7. Louisville 50 8. DePaul 22
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Ricky Schramm, Jr., Georgetown
Sacha Kljestan, Jr., Seton Hall
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Jeff Curtain, Sr., Georgetown
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Boris Pardo, Sr., Seton Hall
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Jeff Curtin, Sr., B, Georgetown
Greg Dalby, Jr., B, Notre Dame*
Ian Etherington, Jr., MF, Notre Dame
Matt Groenwald, Grad., MF, St. John?s*
Rodrigo Hildalgo, So., F, USF
Julius James, So., B, Connecticut
Sacha Kljestan, Jr., F, Seton Hall*
Nick LaBrocca, Jr., MF, Rutgers
Mpho Moloi, Sr., MF, Connecticut
Boris Pardo, Sr., GK, Seton Hall
Andre Schmid, Sr., F, St. John?s
Ricky Schramm, Jr., F, Georgetown
Keeyan Young, Sr., F, Pittsburgh
* unanimous selection
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