Many former LMSC travel team players are currently playing at the college level. At last count, we have 58 former LMSC players who played at the college level this fall. A list of those players, along with the school they are attending and their year in school can be found below. Our apologies to any player who we missed.

The NCAA, which most (but not all) colleges are a member of, offer three levels of competition. Division 1 is the highest level and is comprised mostly of large universities where the athletes train year round. At the division 1 level, schools may offer up to 9.9 scholarships for the men's soccer program and up to 12 scholarships for their women's program. At the division 2 level, schools may offer up to 9 scholarships for men's programs and up to 9.9 for women's programs. Division 3 schools may not offer athletic scholarships for any sport. Scholarships are usually only offered in fractions to individual players. Most schools however limit the amount of scholarships to a much lower number than what the NCAA allows. Unlike college football and basketball, very few soccer players are awarded full scholarships. Some leagues such as the Ivy League (U. Penn, Princeton, Harvard, etc.) do not allow schools to offer scholarships for athletics.

Unless you are a national team player, or close to it, soccer players need to realize that scholarships are rare. The best philosophy for those players is to concentrate on having soccer help you get into a school you might otherwise not get into. College coaches can help a player get into a school that he / she might not otherwise get into, but only to a limited extent. In the soccer world, a coach can help a student athlete get into a school that is one level higher academically, but not two or three levels. This is not college basketball or football, the college coaches can only do so much.

Another important philosophy to adhere to is: A student athlete should only choose a school that he or she would like even if he / she were not playing soccer. Is the school a good fit academically? Is the school a good fit socially? Would you enjoy the school even if you were not able to make the soccer team? If not, then this is not the right school for you.



The College Placement Process by Miguel Nuila, LMSC Travel Team Coach

LMSC Players Who Played At The College Level in 2009

LMSC ALUMNI WHO ARE PLAYING AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL IN 2010 (58 Players)

PLAYER COLLEGE CURRENT YEAR LMSC TEAM Peter Abudato Lafayette College freshman Arsenal Will Addis Lehigh University sophomore Arsenal Julien Aoyama Amherst College freshman Velez Nick Bibbs Syracuse University sophomore            Arsenal Paz Breezatl University Of Richmond freshman Velez Ann Marie Burke Williams College senior Fireballs Dalton Carroll Temple University freshman Velez David Cassanelli Duquesne University junior Natural Disasters Hana Chamoun Clark University sophomore Chili Peppers Greg Cochrane Virginia Tech sophomore Hammerheads Michelle Conway West Chester University sophomore Stingrays Max Crockett Drexel University senior Rovers Danny DiLullo James Madison sophomore Hammerheads Jon Dolezal University Of Pennsylvania freshman Velez David Dubow Princeton University sophomore Hammerheads Voltaire Escalona Brown University freshman Velez Sam Feldbaum Lafayette College senior Rovers Sarah Friedman Univ. of Pennsylvania senior Force Jennifer Gangl West Chester University sophomore Stingrays BJ Glenn Lafayette College senior Rovers Murphee Greeley Lehigh University frsehman Chili Peppers Jordan Griffith Villanova University senior Rovers Erringer Helbing Army junior Riptide Charles Howard Otero College freshman Velez Kevin Israel Babson College freshman Velez Nicholas Irvine Boston University freshman Velez Peter Jannelli Temple University sophomore Velez Tom Kalpokas LaSalle University junior Hammerheads Jason Kass Kenyon College sophomore Arsenal Emmanuel Kollie Otero College freshman Velez Drew Kotler Northwestern University senior Rovers Matt Krantz Franklin and Marshall senior Rovers Patrick Lawson Johns Hopkins freshman Velez Daniel Lovitz Elon College freshman Velez Allison MacNeill Neumann College junior Riptide Wayne Maminski Lafayette University junior Hammerheads Dan Mayernick Trinity College junior Rovers Steve Mayernick Trinity College senior Rebels Georgie McFarland Colgate University sophomore Hammerheads Sean McIntyre University of Rochester freshman Velez Shawn Murphy Albright College freshman Roadkill Hannah Newman Middlebury College sophomore Stingrays Olutolani Ibikunle Wake Forest University freshman Velez Jordan Obrant Syracuse University freshman Hammerheads Patrick O'Neil Princeton University freshman Velez Jessica Rosenbluth Penn State University junior Fireballs Daniel Savaria Muhlenberg College junior Demons Evan Seltzer Vassar College freshman Velez Stephen Simonian Lebanon Valley College sophomore Arsenal Ian Smith Catholic University freshman Velez Kyle Soroka Villanova University sophomore Hammerheads Brooke Stokes Bucknell University senior Fireballs Sean Sullivan Rochester Institute Of Technology freshman Velez Max Tassano Carnegie Mellon freshman Velez Samantha Thompson Cabrini College sophomore Stingrays Alec Weiss Villanova University sophomore Hammerheads Zach Winthrop Lafayette College sophomore Arsenal Diana Witjyk Ursinus College junior Stingrays