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Gator Men’s Soccer Team Ready to Open 2010 Season
2010 Sage Men's Soccer Team
Written by Ann King, Sports Information Director, The Sage Colleges
Albany, NY—-After two weeks of pre-season practices, a pair of scrimmages and months of pre-season planning and
hard work, Sage’s Head Men’s Coach Kyle Clancy is ready to lead his team onto the field. Clancy worked extremely hard
in his first year at the College and the fruits of his labors have paid off with the arrival of 26 young men to fill the
program’s first varsity men’s soccer roster. With news of his recruiting efforts spreading around the league, the 2010
Sage Gators have been picked to finish eighth in the race for the Skyline Conference Championship in the league’s 11-
team field.
The 2010 Gators will open their season on September 3-4 at the Oswego State College Classic, facing the host Lakers in
the season opener on September 3 at 3:30 p.m. Sage’s home opener is slated for Tuesday, September 14 at 4:30 p.m.
when the Gators host the Colonels of Curry College in a non-conference match to be held on the campus of Albany
Academy for Boys.
Sage’s 2010 schedule will find the Gators pitted against many of the nation’s and region’s top Division III programs.
Amongst the teams Sage will face in the race for the 2010 Skyline Conference’s Championship and the league’s
automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship will be defending champions, St. Joseph’s College, while 2009 ECAC
Metro Runner-up Farmingdale State will also be a formidable challenger. NYU-Poly advanced to last year’s conference
semifinals, while Maritime earned a spot in the conference tournament as well in 2009. Also appearing the conference
tournament last season were Bard and Old Westbury. Additional league tilts come from opponents such as Mount Saint
Mary and Yeshiva University as well as the College of Mount Saint Vincent and Purchase College.
Home conference action for the Gators will take place at nearby Albany Academy for Boys. Sage will host six home
matches this fall, including the program’s first-ever home contest on Tuesday, September 14 when Curry College visits
the Gators. Additional home games feature conference foes, St. Joseph’s College on September 18 as well as Bard on
September 25. October finds Sage hosting College of Mt. Saint Vincent, Farmingdale State and Maritime College in
Skyline play. Additional non-conference opponents this fall include Wells College (NY), Westfield State College (MA), and
SUNY-IT (NY).
For Coach Clancy, the 2010 lineup is a blank slate. With 26 new faces to select from, the 2010 roster does boast a pair of
brothers in Nick and Matt Flaherty (Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue). Nick Flaherty comes to Sage after a year at
NYIT, where he played in nine games on the defense. Rookie defender Matt should push for time on defense as well.
Clancy has four goalies that will push one another for the role as the team’s starter. Look for sophomore Caleb Johnson
(New Lebanon, NY/New Lebanon), a transfer from SUNY New Paltz to have the early lead, while rookies Carmen Volpe
(Cohoes, NY/Christian Brothers Academy), Tim Madden (Watertown, NY/Watertown) and Cory Gransbury (Round
Top, NY/Cairo-Durham) all vying for the job as well.
Offensively, Sage will look to junior midfielder Chris Modelowski (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam), a transfer from Fulton
Montgomery Community College to step forward as a leader, while rookies Dillon Nugent (Wingdale, NY/Dover), Scott
Jarosz (Brunswick, ME/Brunswick), and Nick Panucci (Loudonville, NY/Christian Brothers Academy) may all figure into
the offensive scheme this season.
The team’s midfield unit will find depth with the numbers Clancy recruited last year. James Mignon (Garden City,
NY/Garden City), Evan Southworth (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy), Chris Catania (Newburgh,
NY/Newburgh Free Academy), Wesley Finch (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy), Kippie Turco (Ludlow,
VT/Black River), Adam Foster (Somers, CT/Somers), David Briggs (Castleton, NY/Maple Hill), Chris Peralta
(Wyandanch, NY/Martin Luther King, Jr.), and Rush Farinella (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) give the Gators
both depth, talent, and experience. Finch, Catania, and Southworth all were members of a state championship team
together at Newburgh Free Academy.
Defensive players pushing for playing time include Fulton Montgomery Community College transfer, junior Elijah
Braemer (Fort Plain, NY/Fort Plain), and rookies Kris Kallenbach (Bristol, CT/Bristol Central), Nick Mauro (Bristol,
CT/Bristol Central), Alex D’Alfonso (Cicero, NY/North Syracuse), Chris Giustina (Enfield, CT/Enrico Fermi), Kevin
Dommreis (Lagrangeville, NY/Millbrook), and Connor Thompson (Delmar, NY/Christian Brothers Academy).
All told, the 2010 chapter in the story of Sage’s men’s soccer program should be an exciting and thrilling one as the
Gators push for both recognition and post-season play down the stretch.
2010 SAGE MEN’ S SOCCER TEAM “THE GATORS”
NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
00 Carmen Volpe Fr. GK 6-1 185 Cohoes, NY/Christian Brothers Academy
0 Tim Madden Fr. GK 5-11 162 Watertown, NY/Watertown
1 Caleb Johnson So. GK 6-0 200 New Lebanon, NY/New Lebanon
2 Kris Kallenbach Fr. D 5-10 150 Bristol, CT/Bristol Central
3 Matt Flaherty Fr. D 5-7 150 Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue
4 James Mignon Fr. D 5-6 137 Garden City, NY/Garden City
5 Nick Mauro Fr. D 6-1 170 Bristol, CT/Bristol Central
6 Chris Catania Fr. MF 5-10 150 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy
7 Wesley Finch Fr. MF 5-11 180 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy
8 Dillon Nugent Fr. MF 5-9 140 Wingdale, NY/Dover
9 Scott Jarosz Fr. F 5-9 135 Brunswick, ME/Brunswick
10 Chris Peralta Fr. MF 5-9 126 Wyandanch, NY/Martin Luther King, Jr.
11 Kippie Turco Fr. D 5-9 160 Ludlow, VT/Black River
12 Rush Farinella Fr. MF 5-10 160 Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs
13 Alex D’Alfonso Fr. D 5-11 165 Cicero, NY/North Syracuse
14 Chris Giustina Fr. D 6-1 160 Enfield, CT/Enrico Fermi
15 Nick Flaherty So. D 5-6 170 Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue
17 Christopher Modelowski Jr. MF 5-8 145 Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam
19 Nick Panucci Fr. F 5-8 160 Loudonville, NY/Christian Brothers Academy
20 Kevin Dommreis Fr. D 5-11 175 Lagrangeville, NY/Millbrook
21 Connor Thompson Fr. D 6-4 160 Delmar, NY/Christian Brothers Academy
22 Elijah Braemer Jr. D 5-11 175 Fort Plain, NY/Fort Plain
23 Evan Southworth Fr. MF 5-9 155 Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy
26 David Briggs Fr. MF 6-1 175 Castleton, NY/Maple Hill
28 Adam Foster Fr. D 6-2 185 Somers, CT/Somers
29 Cory Gransbury Fr. GK 5-9 176 Round Top, NY/Cairo-Durham
Head Coach: Kyle Clancy, Dominican College (NY) ‘06, First Season
Career Record: 0-0
Assistant Coach: Chris Miller
Record in 2009: N/A
2010 SAGE MEN’ S SOCCER SCHEDULE “THE GATORS”
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
September
Fri. 3 at Oswego State Tournament with Alfred and Grove City College
Sage Vs. Oswego State 3:30
Sat. 4 at Oswego State Tournament 1:00/3:00
Wed. 8 at Wells College 5:00
Sat. 11 at Westfield State College 1:00
Tue. 14 CURRY COLLEGE Albany Academy for Boys 4:30
Sat. 18 *ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE Albany Academy for Boys 1:00
Thu. 23 *at Mount Saint Mary College 7:00
Sat. 25 *BARD COLLEGE Albany Academy for Boys 1:00
October
Sat. 2 *at SUNY Old Westbury 1:00
Tue. 5 *COLLEGE OF MT. ST. VINCENT Albany Academy for Boys 4:00
Sat. 9 *at Purchase College 1:00
Sun. 10 *at Yeshiva University 3:00
Wed. 13 *at NYU-Poly 6:00
Sat. 16 *FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE Albany Academy for Boys 1:00
Sat. 23 *MARITIME COLLEGE Albany Academy for Boys 1:00
Tue. 26 at SUNY-IT 3:00
Sat. 30 Skyline Conference Quarterfinals TBA
November
Wed. 3 Skyline Conference Semifinals TBA
Sat. 6 Skyline Conference Championship TBA
Wed. 10 ECAC Tournament/NCAA Division III Playoffs-First Round TBA
HOME MATCHES ARE IN ALL CAPS AND PLAYED AT ALBANY ACADEMY FOR BOYS
*Indicates Skyline Conference Match
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