Sunday, September 3, 2006
Mercy Men's Soccer Picked to Finish Fifth in 2006 
DOBBS FERRY, NY - The Mercy College men's soccer team has been picked to finish fifth in the 2006 East Coast Conference (ECC) standings, according to a poll voted on by the league's head coaches. Defending regular season champion Dowling was tabbed to repeat.
The Flyers finished the 2005 season with an 8-6-2 overall record and qualified for the conference tournament with a 4-4-0 league mark. Mercy tied Dowling 0-0, in the quarterfinals, but fell in the penalty kick round 8-7.
Head coach Chris Gonzalez returns 11 letter winners from last year's squad, including six starters. Mercy is off to a 1-1 start to the 2006 season, winning its last outing, a 2-1 triumph over the University of D.C. The Flyers return to action on Wednesday, September 6, when they take on Wilmington in their home opener at 3:30 p.m.
The 2006 ECC Men's Soccer Tournament will take place on October 25, and October 27.
About Mercy College Athletics
Mercy College is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II institution and a member of the East Coast Conference (ECC). The College competes in 15 men's and women's sports. To learn more about Mercy's Department of Athletics and Recreation, call (914) 674-7220 or visit http://www.mercyathletics.com/.
2006 EAST COAST CONFERENCE
MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
1. Dowling
2. New York Institute of Technology
3. C.W. Post
4. Bridgeport
5. Mercy
6. New Haven
7. Molloy
8. St. Thomas Aquinas
9. Concordia
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year:
Peter Antoniades, NYIT, Sr., F
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Jose
Castillo, CW Post, Jr., B
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year: Rocco
Morelli, CW Post, Sr.
