GLENSIDE - The Arcadia University men's soccer team will look to build on a strong 2024 regular season when it begins play in 2025.
Head coach
Joe Clementi '11 enters his eighth season at his alma mater. "For us, we want to continue to build on some of the success we had last season," Clementi explained. "It was a very positive start for us, opening up last season with a strong record of 10-1-1 at one point, but then we really fell off as we got into conference, had to battle some tough injuries so we really want to take a step forward when we get into our conference season this year."
In goal, the Knights return an experienced tandem of seniors in
Logan Gildea and
Aden Razukiewicz. Joining them this season are first-years
Sam Kessinger and
Oliver Morlan.
At forward,
Devin Schmitt will look to build on a solid season as a United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection, leading a unit that includes returners
Ethan Torpey,
Logan Watkins,
Braiden Sottile,
Jonathan Matthews,
Giacomo Vacchio,
Cian Griffin,
Aaron Deskin, and
Caden Lausch. Newcomers to the unit that will look to carve out playing time include
Brandon Weikel,
Scott Jordan,
Alex Chyzowych, and Brendan Pontón.
In the midfield,
Declan Kelly brings 39 starts of experience to a unit with
Elijah Yoder,
Tylan Mulcahy,
Ryan Cohen,
Matthew Willis,
Josh Neely,
Harris Miller, and
Aiden Whitmore returning, while
Juan Pozo,
Brayden Perry, and
Aiden Santamaria taking their first turn through an NCAA season.
On the back line, Honorable Mention All-MAC Freedom selection
Sean Lock returns with 45 starts in his career along with returners
Gunnar Swanger,
Tyler Jankowski,
Matthew De Luca,
Matthew Grier,
Nicolas Canal,
Paul Chaykin, and
Evan Williams. Newcomers include transfer
Aidan Robinson, and first-years
Adam Reynolds,
Leandro de Cuba, and
Jake Dunphy.
The Knights kick off the 2025 season this Friday when they travel to Haverford for a 4:00 p.m. non-conference game, and open their home schedule on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. against Alvernia. Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play commences October 4th against Lebanon Valley College, while the MAC Freedom Tournament starts November 5th.
