Robert Morris (8-5-2, 4-1-2 NEC) at Mount St. Mary's (6-9-0, 3-4-0)
WHEN: Fri, Oct. 29, 2010, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Waldron Family Stadium, Emmitsburg, Md.

SERIES INFORMATION: Robert Morris leads 12-6-5
LAST MEETING: Tied (0-0 2ot) 10-25-09
FIRST MEETING: Mount (1-0) 10-8-89
LAST MOUNT WIN: (6-0) 10-10-08
LAST ROBERT MORRIS WIN: (2-1) 10-30-05
IN EMMITSBURG: Series tied 4-4-3

opening kick... Friday's match between Mount St. Mary's and Robert Morris marks the 24 meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1989 season. The Colonials lead the series 12-6-5, but the Mount comes into the tilt riding a four-game unbeaten streak in the series. The two teams ended in a scoreless standstill last season.

about the colonials... Robert Morris comes into the contest 8-5-2 overall and 4-1-2 in Northeast Conference play after defeating Long Island 1-0 on Sunday. Senior M Neil Shaffer leads the team with six goals and three assists for 15 points. Freshman M Daniel Calabretta ranks second on the squad with four goals and one assist for nine points while freshman F Prince Samuels has two goals and four assists for eight points and junior M Francis Bowman is fourth on the team with three tallies and an assist for seven points. Sophomore GK Toba Bolaji has 78 saves, a 0.96 goals against average and a .839 save percentage.

last time we met... Powered by five saves by Kyle McGehrin, Mount St. Mary's battled Robert Morris to a scoreless result on Oct. 25, 2009. McGehrin, who was making his first collegiate start, made five saves for the Mount including a stop in each overtime period to preserve the scoreless result and his first career shutout in 110 minutes of action. Toba Bolaji made 11 saves for the Colonials on the afternoon.

GAME 17: Mount St. Mary's (6-9-0, 3-4-0) at Saint Francis (Pa.) (9-4-1, 5-1-1 NEC)
WHEN: Mon, Nov. 1, 2010, 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Loretto, Pa.

SERIES INFORMATION: Mount leads 11-7-2
LAST MEETING: Mount (1-0) 10-23-09
FIRST MEETING: Mount (4-0) 9-16-89
LAST SFPA WIN: (2-0) 11-2-07
IN LORETTO: Mount leads 6-3-1

opening kick... Monday's match between Mount St. Mary's and Saint Francis (Pa.) marks the 21 meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1989 season. The Mount leads the series 11-7-2, including a pair of 1-0 decisions in the last two matchups. The Red Flash's last win in the series was a 2-0 victory in 2007.

about the red flash... Saint Francis (Pa.), who travels to Monmouth on Friday, comes into the weekend 9-4-1 overall and 5-1-1 after defeating St. Francis (N.Y.) 2-1 on Sunday. Senior M Patrick Fleming leads the team with eight goals and eight assists for 24 points. Junior M Kingsley McLeod ranks second on the team with five tallies and two assists for 12 points while sophomore F Wayne Tiller has four goals and one assist for nine points and senior M Owen Gombami has two goals and five assists for nine points. Sophomore GK Daniel Valcicak has 64 saves, a 1.35 goals against average and a .800 save percentage.

last time we met... Chris Wheeler scored in the 79th minute to lift Mount St. Mary's past Saint Francis (Pa.) 1-0 on Oct. 23, 2009. Steve Pathroff served the ball from the left side of the box into the middle to Wheeler, who found the back of the netting at the 78:14 mark for the decisive goal. Chris Davis made two stops for the Mount in the winning effort. Darius Motazed made eight stops for the Red Flash in the loss.

last time out... Alex Ockford scored the game-winning goal with 1:20 left in overtime to lift Mount St. Mary's past Bryant 4-3 in overtime on Oct 22. Senior Eric Detzel served a free kick into the box that hit off the post near where Ockford was positioned when the sophomore drilled the ball into the twine for his second game-winner of the season and third tally of his career. Along with his team-leading seventh assist, Detzel added his third goal of the year. Chris Wheeler made some history on the night after scoring twice for the Mount (6-9-0, 3-4-0 NEC) in the winning effort. Chris Wheeler tied the Mount Division I record with 12 goals and a season and also tied the Mount Division I record for career goals with 32 markers. The junior also had eight shots on the night to become the program's all-time leader in career shots. Patrick Wheeler dished out his first two collegiate assists and Chris Davis turned away four shots on the night.

next on tap... The Mount concludes the regular season at home against Monmouth on Nov. 5.

wheeler's single-season mark... Junior Chris Wheeler tied the Mount's Division I record for goals in a season with 12 after scoring twice in a 4-3 overtime win against Bryant on Oct. 22. The junior tied his own mark that he set in his freshman year and Even Hytten, who accomplished the feat in 1990. John Tallarido holds the program's all-time goals mark with 19 markers in 1981. Wheeler also tied the Mount's Division I mark for goals in a career with 32 goals, tying Duncan Gladwin (32, 1996-99).

in the nation... Junior Chris Wheeler is third in goals in the nation with 12 tallies. The junior also ranks sixth in points (25), seventh in goals per game (0.80) and 17th in points per game (1.67). Senior Eric Detzel stands 17th in Division I in assists (7).

statistics in the league... Mount St. Mary's ranks third in the Northeast Conference in goals (24), third in goals per game (1.60), third in points (64), third in assists (16), third in assist per game (1.07). Junior Chris Wheeler leads the league in shots (66), shots per game (4.40), points (25), goals (12) and goals per game (0.80). The junior is also third in points per game (1.67). Senior Eric Detzel currently ranks second in assists (7), second in assists per game (0.47), seventh in points (13) and ninth in points per game (0.87).

in the league... The Mount is 74-86-27 in Northeast Conference matches. The Mountaineers are 36-49-15 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 13-12-1 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 32 goals in his first three seasons in Emmitsburg and now sits in fourth place on the program's all-time career goal list currently tied with Duncan Gladwin (32, 1996-99) as the Mount's Division I all-time leader. Next on the all-time list is Jaeho Song (34, 1980-83) in third place. The junior also sits in fourth place in points in Division I history with 69, four 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 became the all-time leader in shots after posting eight chances against Bryant on Oct. 22 and now stands at 220 shots. 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 17 goals in Mount Division I history with Don Barry (18, 1988-90) next on the list. Detzel also stands in fifth place with 49 points and sits in seventh place in program history with 16 assists. Next on the assist list is Jaeho Song (17, 1980-83) in sixth place and next on the Division I point list is Don Barry (58, 1988-90) in fourth 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 5743 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 35-30-3 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 16-16-1 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 2-3 mark under the lights. The Mount will host Towson (L, 0-2), Bryant (W, 4-3 ot) 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 62-104-22. He has led the Mount to a 37-47-14 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.