New York, N.Y.— The John Jay College of Criminal Justice men's soccer team is looking to take on all comers as they prepare for the rigors of the 2010 season.
Last season, the Bloodhounds finished 2-14-2 (1-7-1 CUNYAC) en route to a tenth place finish in City University of New York Athletic Conference play under first year head coach Chris Weeks.
But with a talented core back this season, along with a healthy dose of returnees, the Bloodhounds are looking to move up the ranks and make a bid for the conference championship.
This season, John Jay welcomes back returnee
Kareem Roberts. Roberts led the team in scoring last season, netting three goals. Also back this season is senior
Steven Castillo who netted a pair of strikes a year ago. Also back this season are team MVP
Jeimy Polo,
Jordan Glaze,
Bryan Kassebaum,
Steven Torres,
Adrian Orozco,
Christian Valdez,
Sebastian Hernandez,
Omar Herrera and
Kemar Brown.
Newcomers include
Edward Gonzalez,
Ganama Issouf, M. Nasim Allah Morad,
Andy Rocher,
William Ortiz,
Luis Gabriel Flores,
Luis Llivisaca,
Steven Merino and
Henry Espinosa.
Two transfers also fill the roster, including
Ratko Rakocevic and
Anthony Estevez.
The Bloodhounds will play a highly competitive schedule this season and will play their home games at the legendary Metropolitan Oval in Maspeth, N.Y. Home games include matchups against fellow CUNYAC opponents Lehman (9/25), Baruch (9/29), College of Staten Island (10/6) and Hunter (10/9). Other home games will be against Maritime College (9/6), Mount Saint Mary College (9/11), NYU-Polytechnic (9/20) and Berkeley College (10/23).
John Jay will play road contests at conference opponents Medgar Evers (9/15), New York City Tech (9/22), York (10/2), the City College of New York (10/13) and Brooklyn (10/16). Non conference games will be against Kean University (9/1), SUNY Purchase (9/3), New York University (9/18), New Jersey City University (10/11) and Yeshiva University (11/10).
CUNYAC playoffs are slated for Wed. Oct. 27 with a quarterfinal round match, followed by the semifinals on Oct. 30, then the championship on Nov. 6 at the Metropolitan Oval.
