2011 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's soccer team

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Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
2011 season
Athletic DirectorUnited States Bernard Muir
Head coachUnited States Ian Hennessy
CAA Regular Season4th
CAA TournamentChampions
College CupSecond round
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The 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season was the 41st year of college soccer for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's soccer program. The Blue Hens competed in the Colonial Athletic Association.

The 2011 season was one of the more successful season in the program's history, as the Blue Hens won their first CAA Tournament championship ever, and competed in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship for the first time since 1970. In the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Hens defeated the Virginia Cavaliers, 1–0, in extra time, to advance to the second round of the tournament. In the second round, the Blue Hens fell to the UCLA Bruins off an 84th-minute goal giving UCLA a 1–0 victory.

Background[edit]

During the 2010 season, the Blue Hens finished fifth in the CAA with a conference record of 5–4–2, and an overall record o

Review[edit]

Match results[edit]

Legend[edit]

Item Description
W Win
L Loss
T Tie
¤ Conference match
No. (##) Opponent's ranking

Regular season[edit]

Game Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Overall Conference Ref.
1 Aug 26, 2011 U-Mass H W 3–0 Unknown 300 1–0–0 0–0–0
2 Sep 01, 2011 Seton Hall A T 3–3 Unknown 1,218 1–0–1 0–0–0
3 Sep 10, 2011 Canisius A W 1–0 Unknown 538 2–0–1 0–0–0
4 Sep 14, 2011 Navy A W 5–3 Unknown 510 3–0–1 0–0–0
5 Sep 14, 2011 Columbia H W 1–0 Unknown 325 4–0–1 0–0–0
6 Sep 21, 2011 Saint Peter's A W 4–1 Unknown 178 5–0–1 0–0–0
7 Sep 24, 2011 Georgia State¤ H W 1–0 Unknown 500 6–0–1 1–0–0
8 Oct 01, 2011 #15 Old Dominion¤ A L 0–2 Unknown 223 6–1–1 1–1–0
9 Oct 05, 2011 Northeastern¤ H W 2–1 Unknown 250 7–1–1 2–1–0
10 Oct 09, 2011 James Madison¤ H L 2–3 Unknown 600 7–2–1 2–2–0
11 Oct 12, 2011 Drexel¤ A L 1–2 Unknown 103 7–3–1 2–3–0
12 Oct 16, 2011 Hofstra¤ H W 3–2 Unknown 320 8–3–1 3–3–0
13 Oct 19, 2011 George Mason¤ H W 2–1 Unknown 375 9–3–1 4–3–0
14 Oct 22, 2011 William & Mary¤ H W 2–0 Frimpong (2) 600 10–3–1 5–3–0
15 Oct 26, 2011 Towson¤ A T 2–2 Gimenez, Stone 148 10–3–2 5–3–1
16 Oct 29, 2011 UNC Wilmington¤ A W 2–1 Dineen, Mediate 326 11–3–2 6–3–1
17 Nov 1, 2011 Lafayette H L 0–3
18 Nov 5, 2011 VCU¤ A L 1–3 Mediate

CAA Tournament[edit]

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Overall Conference Ref.
QF Nov 10, 2011 Northeastern H T 0–0
(4–3 pen.)
375 11–5–3 6–4–2
SF Nov 11, 2011 #18 James Madison A T 2–2
(5–4 pen.)
Dineen, Frimpong 1,075 11–5–4 6–4–3
F Nov 13, 2011 #9 Old Dominion A W 2–1 Mediate, Oakes (o.g.) 279 12–5–4 7–4–3

NCAA Tournament[edit]

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Overall Conference Ref.
R1 Nov 17, 2011 #25 Virginia A W 1–0 Dineen 588 13–5–4 7–4–3
R2 Nov 20, 2011 #18 UCLA A L 0–1 381 13–6–4 7–4–3

Standings[edit]

Conference Overall
GP W L T GF GA GD PTS GP W L T GF GA GD
#12 James Madison 11 8 3 0 17 12 +5 24 17 12 4 1 27 20 +7
#18 Old Dominion 11 7 3 1 26 16 +10 22 16 11 4 1 42 22 +20
William & Mary 11 7 4 0 4 0 +4 21 18 10 8 0 4 8 –4
Delaware* 11 6 4 1 0 0 0 19 17 11 5 2 11 6 +5
Northeastern 11 6 4 1 0 0 0 19 18 10 6 2 7 4 +4
Georgia State 11 6 5 0 12 9 +3 18 Note 1 19 12 6 1 26 14 +12
VCU 11 6 5 0 15 14 +1 18 20 11 9 0 34 24 +10
Drexel 11 4 5 2 11 17 −6 14 18 5 10 3 14 24 −10
George Mason 11 4 6 1 17 14 +3 13 18 7 8 3 37 27 +10
Hofstra 11 4 7 0 18 23 −5 12 18 7 10 1 25 32 −7
UNC Wilmington 11 2 8 1 12 16 −4 7 18 4 12 2 20 29 −9
Towson 11 2 8 1 14 25 −11 7 17 3 11 2 20 41 –21
Championship:
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Georgia State beat VCU in the first tiebreaker, which was head-to-head record.
Current rankings: CAASports.com


Team[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of October 31, 2011[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Brandon Paul
0 GK United States USA Bill Boyer
1 GK United States USA Kris Devaux
2 MF United States USA Kyle Ellis
3 DF Germany GER Tobias Müller
4 DF Spain ESP Ignacio Martín
5 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren O'Connor
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL John Dineen
7 MF United States USA Drew Colletti
9 MF United States USA Ben Raymond
10 MF Ghana GHA Evans Frimpong
11 FW Spain ESP Roberto Gimenez
12 DF United States USA Kyle Nuel
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Israel ISR Eyal Gruber
15 DF France FRA Yoan Fontaine
17 DF United States USA Mark Garrity
18 MF United States USA Vincent Mediate
19 FW United States USA Chas Wilson
21 DF United States USA Mike Stone
22 DF Ghana GHA Prince Nartey
23 DF United States USA Evan Reed
24 DF United States USA Jesse Lyons
26 MF United States USA Luke Oostdyk
27 FW United States USA Kyle Bruno
33 GK United States USA Justin Orton
34 GK United States USA Jay Lupas

Statistics[edit]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Out[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2011 University of Delaware Men's Soccer Roster". University of Delaware Athletics. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2010.