2008 Woodie Awards
Red Hawks Keep on Rolling
Jose Ortiz
Issue date: 9/23/04 Section: Sports
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After two back-to-back shutout victories for the Men's Soccer team, the Red Hawks find themselves sitting atop the NJAC with no losses yet to their credit. Simply put, Coach Brian Sentowski and his team have solidified a position as one of the elite teams in the conference, and maybe a threat to move into the NCAA DIII playoffs.
Last season the Red Hawks embarked on a journey that took them to the doorstep of a conference championship only to see Richard Stockton College slam it right in their faces. Well it would seem that these boys have taken it personally. They have begun their season 6 - 0 - 1, and have outscored their opponents 17 - 4.
Head Coach Brian Sentowski said "I think we're a year older now, more prepared for the competition, and we have a couple of games under our belts from last year." "So far so good," the former Rutgers soccer star added.
The team is a relatively young one with just one senior and three juniors as team captains. The men's soccer team is one of only two fall sports program at MSU with juniors as captains.
Although the numbers are similar from last season at this time, the difference this season is in the team's offensive production from unexpected places.
"Every player has been contributing, there has been no leaning on just one or two players this season, everyone is stepping up," said Sentowski.
There are 12 players on this year's team with at least one point, and as a result have scored more than all but Ramapo.
Ramapo seems to be the only team that can stand between the Red Hawks and the rise of the Sentowski regime in the NJAC. Offensively MSU ranks second in all major statistical categories besides shots, and trail Ramapo in each category.
The Road Runners have not allowed one goal all season long, and have scored more goals than Rutgers-Camden, Rutgers-Newark, and William Paterson combined. They lead the conference in virtually every statistical category, but the Red Hawks remain in first place despite the Road Runners' dominance.
Coach Sentowski insists that his team still has growing room. "We have to continue to work hard at practice, listen to coaching, stay hungry, and stay humble."
If the Red Hawks can manage to do so, they will be moving one step closer to building on last season's ECAC Championship.
Sentowski said "we need to take the next step into the NCAA tournament. Which means we have to win our conference championships." He then added "it's still early, we still have things to sort out, we just have to take it game by game."
If you remove Ramapo from the NJAC, there doesn't look to be any other team that can stop MSU this season, making Saturday October 2nd's game against Ramapo, not only a must-win, but a possible NJAC championship game preview.
Last season the Red Hawks embarked on a journey that took them to the doorstep of a conference championship only to see Richard Stockton College slam it right in their faces. Well it would seem that these boys have taken it personally. They have begun their season 6 - 0 - 1, and have outscored their opponents 17 - 4.
Head Coach Brian Sentowski said "I think we're a year older now, more prepared for the competition, and we have a couple of games under our belts from last year." "So far so good," the former Rutgers soccer star added.
The team is a relatively young one with just one senior and three juniors as team captains. The men's soccer team is one of only two fall sports program at MSU with juniors as captains.
Although the numbers are similar from last season at this time, the difference this season is in the team's offensive production from unexpected places.
"Every player has been contributing, there has been no leaning on just one or two players this season, everyone is stepping up," said Sentowski.
There are 12 players on this year's team with at least one point, and as a result have scored more than all but Ramapo.
Ramapo seems to be the only team that can stand between the Red Hawks and the rise of the Sentowski regime in the NJAC. Offensively MSU ranks second in all major statistical categories besides shots, and trail Ramapo in each category.
The Road Runners have not allowed one goal all season long, and have scored more goals than Rutgers-Camden, Rutgers-Newark, and William Paterson combined. They lead the conference in virtually every statistical category, but the Red Hawks remain in first place despite the Road Runners' dominance.
Coach Sentowski insists that his team still has growing room. "We have to continue to work hard at practice, listen to coaching, stay hungry, and stay humble."
If the Red Hawks can manage to do so, they will be moving one step closer to building on last season's ECAC Championship.
Sentowski said "we need to take the next step into the NCAA tournament. Which means we have to win our conference championships." He then added "it's still early, we still have things to sort out, we just have to take it game by game."
If you remove Ramapo from the NJAC, there doesn't look to be any other team that can stop MSU this season, making Saturday October 2nd's game against Ramapo, not only a must-win, but a possible NJAC championship game preview.