Mount St. Mary's (3-3) at UNLV (2-4)
WHEN: Fri, Sept. 24, 2010, 10 p.m. (EST)
WHERE: Johann Field, Las Vegas, Nev.

SERIES INFORMATION: First Meeting 9-24-10
LAST MEETING: n/a
FIRST MEETING: First Meeting 9-24-10
LAST MOUNT WIN: n/a
IN LAS VEGAS: First Meeting 9-24-10

opening kick... Friday's game between Mount St. Mary's and UNLV marks the first meeting between the two programs. The Mount will make its second trip to Las Vegas after participating in the UNLV Tournament in 2003. The squad went 1-1 in the two games that season, including a 1-0 win against Wisconsin.

about the rebels... UNLV comes into the contest 2-4 after falling 2-1 against Robert Morris on Sunday. Senior M Stephen Sifuentes and sophomore F Nick Marshall are tied for the team lead with two goals and two assists for six points. Freshman F Joaquin Rivas has found the twine two times for four points and sophomore F Robert Garcia has a goal and two assists for four points. Junior GK Simon Cook has 17 saves, a 1.61 goals against average and a .654 save percentage.

ryerson cup... There is more on the line then just a win or loss, it's a battle of the brothers. Mount St. Mary's head coach Rob Ryerson will face his younger brother Rich, the head coach of UNLV on Friday night. Rob is the Rebels all-time leader in points (159) and goals (67) will Rich holds the mark for games played (84) and games started (84). Rob started a string of Ryerson brothers going to play in Las Vegas from 1982-85 while Rich played for UNLV from 1983-86, Kenny 1986-89 and Tim played for one season 1989.

GAME 8: Mount St. Mary's (3-3) vs Cal State-Bakersfield (4-1)
WHEN: Sun, Sept. 26, 2010, 1:30 p.m. (EST)
WHERE: Johann Field, Las Vegas, Nev.

SERIES INFORMATION: First Meeting 9-26-10
LAST MEETING: n/a
FIRST MEETING: First Meeting 9-26-10
LAST MOUNT WIN: n/a
IN LAS VEGAS: First Meeting 9-26-10

opening kick... Sunday's game between Mount St. Mary's and Cal State-Bakersfield marks the first meeting between the two programs.

about the roadrunners... Cal State-Bakersfield come into the contest 4-1 after falling 1-0 to Saint Mary's on Sunday. Freshman F Gyasi Zardes leads the team with two goals and one assist for five points. Sophomore M Jesus Sanchez ranks second with two goals for four points while sophomore F Ernesto Hinojosa has a goal and two assist for four points. Sophomore GK Eric Shannon has 20 saves, a 0.39 goals against average and a .909 save percentage.

last time out... UMBC scored three goals in the second half to rally past Mount St. Mary's 3-2 on Saturday. Ty Fenstermacher posted his first goal of the season and fourth of his career while the Mount notched its second goal on an own goal. Peter Steve made his collegiate debut in goal and registered two saves.

next on tap... The Mount returns to the East Coast to start Northeast Conference play on the road against Central Connecticut State (Oct. 1) and Quinnipiac (Oct. 3). The squad returns to Waldron Family Stadium against Sacred Heart on Oct. 8.

aecond fastest to six... Junior Chris Wheeler has scored six goals in six games. The junior is the second fastest to reach six goals in Mount Division I history. Duncan Gladwin posted seven goals in the first six games in 1996 while Mike Faulbert also had six tallies in six matches in 1993.

in the league... Mount St. Mary's ranks second in points (32), goals (12) and goals per game (2.00) while also ranking fourth in both assists (8) and assists per game (1.33). Junior Chris Wheeler leads the league in goals (6) and goals per game (1.00) while ranking second in points (12), second in points per game (2.00), second in shots (30) and second in goals per game (5.00).

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.

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

in the league: The Mount is 71-82-27 in Northeast Conference matches. The Mountaineers are 33-45-15 under head coach Rob Ryerson in the NEC and 6-2-2 in the conference opener, including back-to-back NEC opening wins in 2008 and 2009. The Mount is 10-8-1 in the last two seasons in the league.

wheeling and dealing... Junior Chris Wheeler has scored 26 goals in his first three seasons in Emmitsburg and now sits in sixth place on the program's all-time career goal list and second place in Division I program history. Next on the all-time list is Brad Heister (29, 1987-90) in fifth place on the all-time list and Duncan Gladwin (32,1996-99) is the all-time leader in goals in the Mount Division I era. The junior also sits in fifth place in points in Division I history with 56, two points shy of Don Berry (58, 1988-90) in fourth place. He also moved into 10th place on the all-time career points list. Next on list is Dave Swomley (60, 1970-73). 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 15 goals in Mount Division I history with Don Barry (18, 1988-90) next on the list. Detzel also stands in eighth place with 43 points and sits in eighth place in program history with 14 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 10th place for assists in Mount Divisoion I history with 10 assists. Next on the list is former teammate Vinnie Berry (11, 2005-08) in eighth place. The senior has five goals and 10 assists for 20 points in his career.

the man protecting the pipes... Senior Chris Davis sits in fourth place for all-time minutes played (5015) at the Mount. Next on the list is Mark Murphy (5070, 2002-06) in third place. Davis is also fourth in career shutouts with 14 while Larry Howley (16, 1984-87) and Rob Ray (16, 1997-00) are tied for second on the all-time list. Davis 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 (Sept. 18) and will travel 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 33-29-3 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 14-15-1 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 59-98-22. He has led the Mount to a 34-45-14 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.