MOUNT ST. MARY'S vs. BINGHAMTON
Thursday, August 22 | 7 p.m.
Emmitsburg, Md. | Waldron Family Stadium
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EMMITSBURG, Md. (August 21, 2024) – Mount St. Mary's men's soccer begins its 67
th season of competition Thursday, welcoming the Binghamton Bearcats to Waldron Family Stadium.
The contests marks the start of the
Brett Teach era,
who was introduced as the seventh head coach of the team last December.
THE 2023 SEASON
Wins over Fairfield and Canisius, along with some draws, were enough to keep the Mountaineers in playoff contention until the final game of the season. A 3-1 Niagara decision ended the team's campaign at 2-10-3 with a 2-6-2 record in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Junee Lee was the team's leading scorer with seven points including three goals.
Mackie Sacarellos, a defensive starter, gathered six points – mainly on assists – and fellow defender
Markus Nilsen was a multi-goal scorer.
Ammit Bhogal joined Nilsen as a multi-goal scorer, and
Ethan Russell was the keeper throughout the season, collecting 54 saves.
THE 2024 TEAM
A total of 29 newcomers are joining the team, with
several coming to the Mount during the spring semester and
the rest being announced in June. Most are true freshmen, with a handful of transfers, including
Graham Dougald and
Ittetsu Hirai, who came with Teach from VCU.
Among the returners are Lee, along with much of the defensive unit, including Nilsen, Sacarellos,
Maks Czyz, and
Erick Villatoro.
The team also has a visible international presence, with players hailing from Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, England, France, Ireland, Japan, Slovenia, and South Korea.
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
Playing in the formidable America East conference – which was a three-bid NCAA tournament conference in 2023 – the Bearcats held their own, going 2-2-3 in league play in 2023. This included a scoreless draw of #18 New Hampshire.
One area the team will have to make up for is goal scoring. A trio of Bearcats in Jack Green, Anthony Lazaridis, Markos Touroukis all scored three times over the course of last season before graduating. Multi-goal scorers Calvin Moe and Cailen Thomas are back with the team.
ALL-TIME SERIES
Thursday is the second-ever meeting between Mount St. Mary's and Binghamton. The two sides met at a tournament hosted by Rider in 2003, which the Bearcats won 2-0.
LOOKING AHEAD
Remaining in Emmitsburg, the Mount hosts Robert Morris Sunday (Aug. 25) afternoon for a 4 p.m. kickoff.
