Men's Soccer | August 29, 2019

• The Explorers got off to a hot start last season before cooling off, winning their first two matches of the season and receiving recognition in the national polls.
• One of those victories came against Iona, a 2-1 win on the road. Senior Pat McCarthy scored a goal and assisted on the game-winner.
• La Salle carried 15 freshmen last season, while the squad graduated seven seniors and one graduate student. 

• Head coach Rob Irvine returns 16 players from a season ago, 12 of which saw game action.
• Of those returning, there are four upperclassmen and 12 underclassmen.
• Pat McCarthy returns for his final season after appearing in all 17 games last year, tallying one goal and an assist while starting 16 times.
• Goalkeeper Brett Werner was a bright spot as a freshman, earning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week and Philadelphia Soccer Six Rookie of the Week on separate occasions. Werner went 1-1-1 with a 0.91 goals against average and a .857 save percentage over three starts.
• Sophomore Omari Cotterell also registered a goal and an assist over 14 games, primarily coming off the bench. Classmate Ike Hollinger played every game, making 12 starts and recording a pair of assists.
• Senior Daniel Begovic and sophomores Charlie Collins, Sam DeCencio and Andrew Weir each appeared in double-digit contests last season as well.

• La Salle added eight newcomers to the roster for the upcoming season.
• Four of the newcomers are transfers and the other four come from overseas.
• The group features two goalkeepers, two defenders and four offensive players.

• Seniors Pat McCarthy and Brandon Gutekunst will serve as team captains this season. Both have been on the roster since Irvine took over as head coach in 2016. 

• Iona finished 10-6-2 overall and 6-3-1 in the MAAC last season.
• Reigning MAAC Rookie of the Year Mauro Bravo returns after posting four goals and three assists last year. All-MAAC defender Malcolm Moreno is also back for the Gaels.
• In net, Giuliano Santucci was the team's primary starter and had a 1.12 goals against average to go with a .741 save percentage.