Bryant Bulldogs (4-6-2, 2-2-2 NEC) at Mount St. Mary's (5-9-0, 2-4-0)
WHEN: Fri, Oct. 22, 2010, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Waldron Family Stadium, Emmitsburg, Md.

SERIES INFORMATION: Mount St. Mary's leads 1-0-0
LAST MEETING: Mount (2-1) 10-18-09
FIRST MEETING: Mount (2-1) 10-18-09
LAST BRYANT WIN: n/a
IN EMMITSBURG: Series tied 0-0

opening kick... Friday's match between Mount St. Mary's and Bryant marks the second meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2009 season. The Mount won the inaugural matchup 2-1 in Smithfield last season.

about the bulldogs... Bryant comes into the contest 4-6-2 overall and 2-2-2 in Northeast Conference play after a scoreless double-overtime result against Central Connecticut State on Sunday. Senior M/F Norbert Guery leads the team with three goals for six points. Sophomore D Ryan Stone and freshman M/F Christian Carrasquillo rank second on the squad with two goals for four points and senior M Sean Kaukas is fourth with a goal and two assists for four points. Senior GK Victor Tutino has 61 saves, a 1.69 goals against average and a .753 save percentage.

last time we met... Ian Hendrie scored in the 67th minute to lead Mount St. Mary's past Bryant 2-1 on Oct. 18, 2009. Hendrie broke a 1-all standstill when he found the twine in the 67th minute for the game-winning goal. Chris Wheeler notched his fourth goal of the year for the Mount while Eric Mullins posted an assist in the winning effort. Taylor Sabo scored off a Sean Kaukus assist for the Bulldogs while Victor Tutino made five saves in the loss.

last time out... Long Island scored twice in the second half to down Mount St. Mary's 3-2 on Sunday. Chris Wheeler scored two goals for the Mount and now has 10 goals this season while Alex Ockford recorded an assist on Wheeler's first tally of the afternoon.

next on tap... The Mount returns to action on Oct. 29 when the squad hosts Robert Morris at 7 p.m.

10 goals in a season... Junior Chris Wheeler has 10 goals in a season, marking the fifth time in Mount Division I history a player has recorded double figures in goals in a campaign. It also is the second time in Wheeler's career that he has reached 10 goals in a season after tying the Mount Division I record with 12 goals in his freshman year. Along with Wheeler's two 10-goal seasons, Even Hytten (12, 1990), Duncan Gladwin (10, 1996), Simon Hodkin (12, 1997) also posted double-figure single-season goal performances.

in the nation... Junior Chris Wheeler is fourth in goals in the nation with 10 tallies. The junior also ranks 12th in points (21), 15th in goals per game (0.71) and 23rd in points per game (1.50). Senior Eric Detzel stands 18th in Division I in assists (6).

statistics in the league... Mount St. Mary's ranks third in the Northeast Conference in goals (20), third in points (53), third in assists (13) and fourth assist per game (0.93). Junior Chris Wheeler leads the league in shots (58), and goals (10). The junior is also second in shots per game (4.14), second in points (21), second in goals per game (0.71) and third in points per game (1.50). Senior Eric Detzel currently ranks second in assists (6) and second in assists per game (0.43).

in the league... The Mount is 73-86-27 in Northeast Conference matches. The Mountaineers are 35-49-15 under head coach Rob Ryerson in the NEC and 7-2-2 in the conference opener, including back-to-back NEC opening wins in 2008 and 2009. The Mount is 11-9-1 in the last three seasons in the league.

preseason poll... The Mount St. Mary's men's soccer team has been picked fifth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Monmouth, who claimed the last four league regular season titles and the 2009 NEC Tournament crown, has been unanimously selected as the preseason favorite in 2010. Quinnipiac, Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis (N.Y.) were picked 2-3-4 while the Mount, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis (Pa.), Long Island, Central Connecticut State, Robert Morris and Bryant rounded out the 11-team poll.

komlan honored... Koudzo Komlan was named the adidas/Northeast Conference Co-Rookie of the Week for the week of Sept. 6-12. It is the sophomore first conference honor. The sophomore defender helped the Mount to its second-straight win and first-ever decision over George Washington on Sept.11. Komlan took a long ball and beat the goalkeeper and then popped the ball over the netminder's head at 60:57 mark to break a 3-all standstill and propel Mount St. Mary's to a 4-3 win against the Colonials. It was the sophomore's first collegiate goal.

aye, aye captain... Seniors Chris Davis and Eric Detzel will serve as team captains for the 2010 campaign.

wheeling and dealing... Junior Chris Wheeler has scored 30 goals in his first three seasons in Emmitsburg and now sits in fifth place on the program's all-time career goal list and second place in Division I program history. Next on the list Duncan Gladwin (32, 1996-99) in fifth place on the program's all-time career list and he is also the all-time leader in goals in the Mount Division I era. The junior also sits in fourth place in points in Division I history with 65, eight points shy Simon Hodkin (73, 1996-99). He also moved into eighth place on the all-time career points list. Next on list is Brad Hiester (68, 1987-90). The junior also sits in second place in career shots (212). Gladwin is the all-time leader in shots with 217. Wheeler tied the program's single-season record for goals in a season with 12 in his freshman year, including becoming the seventh player in Division I history to notch a hat trick when he found the twine against Robert Morris on Oct. 10, 2008.

eric in the middle... Senior Eric Detzel also is moving up on the program's Division I charts. The senior sits in seventh place with 16 goals in Mount Division I history with Don Barry (18, 1988-90) next on the list. Detzel also stands in eighth place with 46 points and sits in eighth place in program history with 15 assists. Next on the assist list is Joe Young (16, 1987-90) in seventh place and next on the Division I point list are Brad Heister (48, 1988-90) and Dan Gaertner (48, 1993-96) in sixth place.

no fins to slow him down... Senior Scott Phinith sits in ninth place for assists in Mount Divisoion I history with 11 assists. Next on the list is Kurt Borel (12, 2001-04) in eighth place. The senior has five goals and 11 assists for 21 points in his career.

the man protecting the pipes... Senior Chris Davis became the program's all-time career leader in minutes played during the match against Sacred Heart on Oct. 8 and now stands at 5645 minutes played. Davis is also second in career shutouts with 16 while Keith Kennedy is the all-time leader (17, 1992-95). Davis, who has four shutouts this season, recorded eight shutouts as a sophomore to notch the most shutouts in a campaign since 1999.

local rivalries... Mount St. Mary's will play four teams from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area this season. The squad will host Towson (L, 0-2), George Washington (W, 4-3) and UMBC (L, 2-3) and traveled to Howard (W, 2-0) this season.

new to the mountain... Head coach Rob Ryerson has added eight players to his 2010 roster. Freshmen Zoncher Dennis (Abijam, Ivory Coast), Jimmy Ockford (Yardley, Pa.), Connor Waraksa (Media, Pa.) and Patrick Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) were signed to National Letters of Intent while junior transfer Peter Steve (Dallas, Pa.) also signed a scholarship. Steve went to Cincinnati for two years, but did not play in a game with the Bearcats. Freshmen Steve Hamilton (Manchester, Md.), Mike Molloy (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Koudzo Komlan (Lome, Togo) also joined the team.

players from down under... Junior Chris Davis (Townsville, Australia), the first men's soccer player to hail from Australia, was joined by fellow countrymen Chris Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) in 2008. Wheeler's brother Patrick Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) joined the team in 2010.

the family continues to grow... Head coach Rob Ryerseon has coached five of the eight brother combos in Mount men's soccer history. Freshmen Jimmy Ockford and Patrick Wheeler join the team this season to join their brothers sophomore Alex Ockford and junior Chris Wheeler. In addition, freshman Connor Waraksa becomes the third member of his family to play Division I athletics and the second at the Mount. Connor's sister, Breana, was a four-year letterwinner on the women's lacrosse team and still holds the single game and career record for assists.

home sweet home emmitsburg... Under head coach Rob Ryerson, Mount St. Mary's is 34-30-3 at home, including 4-2-1 in 2000 (Ryerson's first season) and 5-1 in 2003.

foreign flavor... Head coach Rob Ryerson has six international students on the team in 2010. Senior Chris Davis (Townsville, Australia) , junior Chris Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) and sophomore Will Jagger (Crowsborough, England) return in 2010 while sophomore Koudzo Komlan (Lome, Togo) and freshmen Zoncher Dennis (Abijam, Ivory Coast) and Patrick Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) joins the fray this season.

waldron family stadium... Mount St. Mary's is 15-16-1 at the Waldron Family Stadium. The squad moved into the state-of-the-art 1,000-seat Waldron Family Stadium for a full season in 2007. The Mount played three games in the venue in 2006, posting a 2-1 record. The Mountaineers lost their inaugural match at the stadium to Monmouth 3-0 on Oct. 15, 2006 before ending the season with wins against Sacred Heart (2-1) and Northeast Conference Tournament bound Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0 2OT).

friday night lights... Mount St. Mary's played its first two night games at Waldron Family Stadium last season and have posted a 1-2 mark under the lights. The Mount will host Towson (L, 0-2), Bryant (Oct. 22) and Robert Morris (Oct. 29) under the lights in 2010.

about the coach... Head coach Rob Ryerson is entering his 11th season at the helm of the men's soccer team at the Mount, posting a career record of 61-104-22. He has led the Mount to a 36-47-14 mark in NEC regular season games. Ryerson was named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Mountaineers to a 9-10-1 overall mark and a 5-4 record in league play and the squad's first NEC Tournament appearance since 1999 in the 2008 campaign.