Nov 10, 2008

Men's Soccer Not Selected to NCAA Tournament


NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack men’s soccer team was not selected to the NCAA Tournament on Monday.

Led by All-Conference first team selection Tiago Dalboni (Medford, MA), the Warriors finished the regular season in fifth place before losing to Le Moyne in penalty kicks in the NE-10 Quarterfinals. Merrimack started the season 8-1-2 and was ranked as high as 13th, but is just 1-2-2 in its last five. They have not played since November 2.

Playing arugably in the deepest region, all-conference second team and rookie team selection Robbie Sabadoz (Ottawa, ON) leads the Warriors with nine goals and 22 points. Dalboni has added five goals and 13 points, while third team honoree Wayne Sygrove (Yorkshire, England) tallied six goals and six assists for 18 points. Rob Pedra (South Hamilton, MA) has started 16 of 17 games in net and has a 1.04 goals-against, a .793 save percentage and five shutouts.