2007 Rhode Island

College

Men's Soccer

Senior Defender James Nigrelli

and Senior Goalkeeper

Jadon Neves

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Front Row (left to right): James Laprey, Ryan Kelley, Jose Talavera, Luis Sousa, Josh Silva, James Nigrelli, Louis Tavares, Miguel Sagastume, Adam Philbin, Corey Carvalho.

Back Row (left to right): Team Manager Dan Rodrigues, Assistant Coach Dean Brookes, Raunisio Oliveira, Brian Batalau, Adilson Alves, Derek Rocha, Joseph Sousa, Jadon Neves, Dereck Loisel, Kyle Genereux, Brandon Migliore, Robert Sturdahl,

Matt Turbitt, Head Coach John Mello.

2007 Rhode Island College Men's Soccer Roster

The 2007 Rhode Island College Men's Soccer Team

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# Name Year Position Hgt Wgt Hometown/High School0 DereckLoisel Sophomore Goalkeeper 5-9 195 Warwick,RI/Veterans1 JadonNeves Senior Goalkeeper 6-1 225 Warren,RI/Mt.Hope2 JamesLaprey Sophomore Midfield 5-8 135 Coventry,RI/Coventry3 MattTurbitt Sophomore Midfield 5-9 175 Providence,RI/Classical4 RyanKelley Sophomore Midfield 5-6 150 Hope,RI/LaSalle5 LouisTavares Freshman Midfield 5-6 140 EastProvidence,RI/EastProvidence6 KyleGenereux Junior Forward 6-0 165 Harrisville,RI/Burrillville7 JoseTalavera Sophomore Midfield 5-6 165 Providence,RI/Classical8 DerekRocha Senior Midfield 5-8 150 FallRiver,MA/Durfee9 MiguelSagastume Freshman Fwd./Mid. 5-7 140 Providence,RI/Textron10 BrunoCosta Freshman Forward 6-0 190 Pawtucket,RI/Tolman11 JamesNigrelli Senior Defense 5-9 165 Ashaway,RI/Chariho13 JoshSilva Junior Defense 5-10 180 Dartmouth,MA/Dartmouth14 RaunisioOliveira Junior Defense 5-9 157 EastProvidence,RI/EastProvidence16 LuisSousa Freshman Forward 5-9 155 Seekonk,MA/Seekonk17 JosephSousa Freshman Defense 5-10 190 Bristol,RI/Mt.Hope18 AdamPhilbin Freshman Midfield 5-7 150 Cumberland,RI/Cumberland20 RobertSturdahl Junior Defense 6-0 160 Coventry,RI/BishopHendricken21 AdilsonAlves Freshman Midfield 5-10 145 CentralFalls,RI/CentralFalls22 BrianBatalau Freshman Defense 5-10 165 Cumberland,RI/Cumberland23 CoreyCarvalho Freshman Defense 5-9 145 Dartmouth,MA/Dartmouth27 BrandonMigliore Junior Midfield 5-9 165 Coventry,RI/Coventry

HeadCoach: JohnMello AssistantCoach: DeanBrookes Captains: JamesNigrelli,JoshSilva

Meet the Coaches

Head Coach John Mello

John Mello enters his fourth season as the head men’s soccer coach at Rhode Island College. The Anchormen posted a 10-6-1 overall record and were 4-2-1 (third place) in the Little East Conference in 2006. Mello helped the RIC men's soccer program reach the 10-win plateau for the fifth consecutive season.

He led the Anchormen to a 12-5-5 overall record and a 4-1-2 (second place) mark in the Little East Conference in 2005. After a heartbreaking loss to fourth-seeded Western Connecticut on penalty kicks in the Little East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament Championship Game, the Anchormen went on to win the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Men's Soccer Championship, the first in the program's history. RIC's 12 wins were the most in a season since the 1973 squad won 13 and the Anchormen recorded a program-record 11 shutouts.

In his first season in 2004, Mello led RIC to an 11-9-2 overall record and a 4-2-1 (second place) mark in the Little East Conference. RIC’s second place regular season record in the LEC was the highest finish in the program’s history. The Anchormen made it to the Championship Game of the 2004 Little East Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament, falling, 3-1, to Keene State. The Anchormen also were selected to participate in the 2004 Eastern College Athlete Conference (ECAC) Men’s Soccer Tournament.

Mello was an assistant coach at RIC under Len Mercurio from 2001-02. Mello had coached the Northern Lightning Premier Soccer Club and won the State Championship twice. He was previously the head varsity boys’ soccer coach at Shea High School from 1997-00. During Mello’s tenure, the Raiders made it to the semi-finals of the Division II Rhode Island State Championships three times. Shea made it to the Rhode Island State finals in 1998, falling to Pilgrim High School. Mello was also the head varsity boys’ soccer coach at Seekonk High School from 1994-96. He inherited a team that was 0-18 in 1993 and built it into a respectable program.

As a player, Mello starred at the University of Maine as a forward from 1987-90. He was All-New England as a senior in 1990 and also a NEISL All-Star. He held the Black Bears single-season record for goals with 12 at the time of his graduation. He went on to play with the Rhode Island Stingrays of the United States Inter-Regional Soccer League (USISL) and with the Academica Soccer Club of the Luso American Soccer Association (LASA) League. Mello won two LASA League Championships with the Academica Soccer Club.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Maine in 1991. He is origi-nally from Bristol, Rhode Island and graduated from La Salle Academy in 1987. He was a four-time First Team All-Division selection, a two-time All-State selection and was All-New England as a senior in 1986.

Mello is single and resides in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

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Assistant Coach Dean Brookes

Dean Brookes begins his first season as the assistant men's soccer coach at Rhode Island College. He assists Head Men’s Soccer Coach John Mello with all phases of the RIC men’s soccer program including recruiting, scouting, administering practice and game coaching.

The Stoke, England native is currently a staff coach with the New England Revolution Academy and is a coach with Bruno United of the Massachusetts Premier League (U12). Brookes served as a staff coach with the Olympic Development Program from 2003-05 and was the New England Region Manager for Major League Soccer Camps from 2001-04.

He played four years as a forward while at De Montfort University in Bedford, England. Brookes went on to play left defense for the Newcastle Town F.C. semi-pro team.

Brookes earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from De Montfort University in 2000.He is single and resides in Manville, Rhode Island.

Day Date Opponent TimeSat. Sept.1 vs.Cabrini# 3:30p.m.Sun. Sept.2 vs.Utica# 3:30p.m.Thurs. Sept.6 ROGERWILLIAMS 4p.m.Sat. Sept.8 atM.I.T. 3p.m.Tues. Sept.11 atCoastGuard 7p.m.Thurs. Sept.13 atJohnson&Wales 7p.m.Sat. Sept.15 UMASSBOSTON* NoonTues. Sept.18 BRIDGEWATERSTATE 3:30p.m.Sat. Sept.22 UMASSDARTMOUTH* NoonWed. Sept.26 CLARK 6p.m.Sat. Sept.29 atWesternConnecticut* 6p.m.Sat. Oct.6 KEENESTATE* 1p.m.Wed. Oct.10 atSalemState 7p.m.Sat. Oct.13 atPlymouthState* 4p.m.Wed. Oct.17 atWestfieldState 7p.m.Sat. Oct.20 atEasternConnecticut* 1p.m.Tues. Oct.23 AMHERST 6p.m.Sat. Oct.27 SOUTHERNMAINE* 1p.m.Wed. Oct.31 LittleEastSemifinals TBASat. Nov.3 LittleEastFinals TBA

#RogerWilliamsTurferClassicgame*LittleEastConferencegame

2007 Rhode Island College Men's Soccer Schedule

Junior Defender Josh Silva

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Final 2006 Men's Soccer Statistics

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2006 RIC Men’s Soccer: Game-by-Game Results10-6-1 Overall Record; 4-2-1 (third place) in the Little East Conference

Date Opponent W/L/T Score Record Site Sept.1 vs.Rutgers-Newark+ W 2-1 1-0 Allentown,PA Sept.9 M.I.T. W 4-1 2-0 Providence,RI Sept.16 atSouthernMaine* W 1-0 3-0 Gorham,ME Sept.19 JOHNSON&WALES L 1-2 3-1 Providence,RI Sept.23 atUMassBoston* L 1-3 3-2 Boston,MA Sept.27 atClark L2OT 1-2 3-3 Worcester,MA Sept.30 atUMASSDARTMOUTH* W 3-0 4-3 NorthDartmouth,MA Oct.3 TUFTS L 2-3 4-4 Providence,RI Oct.5 MONTCLAIRSTATE W 3-2 5-4 Providence,RI Oct.7 WESTERNCONNECTICUT* W2OT 2-1 6-4 Providence,RI Oct.11 atBridgewaterState W 2-0 7-4 Bridgewater,MA Oct.14 atKeeneState* L 2-3 7-5 Keene,NH Oct.17 WESTFIELDSTATE W 5-0 8-5 Providence,RI Oct.21 PLYMOUTHSTATE* W 2-0 9-5 Providence,RI Oct.24 atRogerWilliams W 3-1 10-5 Bristol,RI Oct.29 EASTERNCONNECTICUT* T2OT 0-0 10-5-1 Providence,RI Nov.2 atKeeneState# L 0-3 10-6-1 Keene,NH

+MuhlenbergClassicgame*LittleEastConferencegame#LittleEastConferenceTournamentgame

2006 Player StatisticsName GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points GWGoalsJimmyHernandezJr. 17/17 79 10 3 23 3JoseTalavera 17/10 17 6 0 12 3ChrisChilds 17/01 14 4 4 12 1JulianMontoya 13/10 20 3 4 10 0NicRossi 16/10 24 3 1 7 0BrandonMigliore 17/16 24 1 4 6 0DerekRocha 09/06 18 2 1 5 1JoshSilva 14/14 10 2 0 4 0DerekArsenault 17/15 20 1 2 4 1KyleGenereux 03/01 5 1 1 3 1JamesonGonzalez 17/15 11 0 3 3 0DanRodrigues 06/01 3 1 0 2 0BrianWhite 17/02 18 0 0 0 0JohanGiraldo 10/05 7 0 0 0 0NickTavares 17/17 7 0 0 0 0MikeKeeling 07/00 2 0 0 0 0JamesNigrelli 17/17 2 0 0 0 0MattWhite 12/03 1 0 0 0 0CoreyPonte 01/00 0 0 0 0 0HolmanGiraldo 05/02 0 0 0 0 0KyleRemy 06/01 0 0 0 0 0JohnAraujo 03/02 0 0 0 0 0RhodeIsland 17/17 282 34 23 91 10Opponent 17/17 247 22 11 55 6

2006 Goalkeeper StatisticsName GP Minutes Saves GA GAA ShutoutsJadonNeves 14 1,268:20 72 17 1.21 5SeanGonsalves 3 270:00 11 4 1.33 1DanRodrigues 1 31:23 1 1 2.87 0RhodeIsland 17 1,569:43 87 22 1.26 6Opponents 17 1,569:43 106 34 1.95 2

High School: Two-time All-Stateselection while at Cumberland HighSchool...2007 graduate...also a three-time All-Division and a two-time All-TournamentTeamselection. Personal:BornMay24, 1989...unde-cidedaboutamajor.

High School: Earned All-Divisionand All-Tournament honors while atCentral Falls High School...2006 gradu-ate. Personal: Born June 10, 1987...busi-nessmajor.

Midfield, 5-10, 145, FreshmanCentral Falls, RI (Central Falls)

High School: Three-time All-State selection while at Tolman HighSchool...2007 graduate...four-time All-Division and two-time All-Tournamentteamhonoree. Personal:BornApril27,1989...physi-caleducationmajor.

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#21 Adilson Alves #22 Brian BatalauDefense, 5-10, 165, Freshman Cumberland, RI (Cumberland)

#23 Corey CarvalhoDefense, 5-9, 145, Freshman

Dartmouth, MA (Dartmouth) High School: Earned O.L.L. All-Star honors while at Dartmouth HighSchool...2007graduate...alsonamedaNew Bedford Standard TimesAll-Star. Personal:BornMay8,1989...nursingmajor.

#10 Bruno CostaForward, 6-0, 190, Freshman

Pawtucket, RI (Tolman)

Freshman Year (2005): Played in14 games, starting 10 of them, for theUniversityof Maine...registeredoneassistforonepoint.

High School: LetteredinsoccerwhileatLaSalleAcademy...2005graduate.

Personal:BornAugust3,1987...phys-icaleducationmajor.

Ryan Kelley’s Career Statistics (at Maine) Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2005 14/10 4 0 1 1 Career 14/10 4 0 1 1

2006:Missednearly theentire seasonwith a torn hamstring...played in threegames, starting one of them...had onegoal and one assist for three points...scored the game-winning goal in theAnchormen’s, 4-1, win against M.I.T...grantedamedicalhardshipwaiver.

Sophomore Year (2005):Playedin13games,startingsevenof them...hadthreegoalsforsixpoints.

Freshman Year (2004):Playedin12games,startingtwoof them,fortheUniversityof NewHampshire...hadtwoassistsfortwopoints.

High School: Two-timeAll-State andAll-Division selectionwhile atBurrillvilleHighSchool...2004graduate...namedTeamMVP.

Personal:BornMarch5,1986...justicestudiesmajor.Kyle Genereux’s Career Statistics (* at UNH)

Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2004* 12/02 4 0 2 2 2005 13/07 19 3 0 6 2006 03/01 5 1 1 3 Career 28/10 28 4 3 11

Forward, 6-0, 165, Junior Harrisville, RI (Burrillville)

Freshman Year (2006): Played inthreegames,startingtwoof them,whileattheUniversityof Maine...loggeda1.88goalsagainstaverageanda.733saveper-centagetogoalongwith11savesin191minutesof action.

High School: Three-year starter atWarwick High School...2006 graduate...ended his high school career with a26-5-11 record and numerous goaltend-ing records...two-time All-Division and

All-City honoree...played club soccer on Blackwatch Rhode Island, whichwonthe2005NortheastRegionalLeagueandalsoadvancedtotheSuperYLeagueNationalFinals.

Personal:BornOctober28,1988...physicaleducationmajor.

Dereck Loisel’s Career Statistics (at Maine) Year GP/GS MP SVS GA GAA SV% SO 2006 03/02 191 11 4 1.88 .733 0 Career 03/02 191 11 4 1.88 .733 0

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#6 Kyle Genereux #4 Ryan KelleyMidfield, 5-6, 150, Sophomore

Hope, RI (La Salle)

#2 James LapreyMidfield, 5-8, 135, Sophomore

Coventry, RI (Coventry) Freshman Year (2005):Played in15games while at the Community Collegeof RhodeIsland...hadtwogoalsandoneassistforfivepoints.

High School: LetteredinsoccerwhileatCoventryHighSchool...2005graduate.

Personal: Born June 13, 1987...artmajor...marketingminor.

James Laprey’s Career Statistics (at CCRI) Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2005 15/15 NA 2 1 5 Career 15/15 ----- 2 1 5

#0 Dereck LoiselGoalkeeper, 5-9, 195, Sophomore

Warwick, RI (Veterans)

Junior Year (2006): Appeared in 14games,startingallof them...posteda8-5-1record with a 1.21 goals against average, a.809 save percentage to go along with fiveshutouts...movedintoasecondplacetieall-timeatRICwith14careershutouts. Sophomore Year (2005): Played in 13games,startingallof them...posteda7-5-1recordwith43saves,a.729savepercentageand a 1.27 goals against average...recordedfourshutoutsontheseason. Freshman Year (2004): Played in 16games,starting13of them...postedarecord

of 9-6-1with77saves...loggeda1.35goalsagainstaverage...recordedfiveshut-outs. High School:NamedFirstTeamAll-Division,SecondTeamAll-StateandTeamMVPwhileatMt.HopeHighSchool...2003graduate. Personal:BornAugust8,1985...criminaljustice/sociologymajor...philoso-phyminor.

Jadon Neves’ Career Statistics Year GP/GS MP SVS GA GAA SV% SO 2004 16/13 1,400 77 21 1.35 .786 5 2005 13/13 1,137 43 16 1.27 .729 4 2006 14/14 1,268 72 17 1.21 .809 5 Career 43/40 3,805 192 54 1.28 .780 14

Sophomore Year (2006):Playedin17games,starting16of them...hadonegoalandfourassistsforsixpoints...tiedfortheteamleadinassists.

Freshman Year (2005): Played inone game at Southern New HampshireUniversity.

High School: Earned First andSecond Team All-Star honors in soccerwhile at Coventry High School...2005

graduate...earnedAll-Tournamenthonors.

Personal:BornMarch30,1987...psychologymajor.

Brandon Migliore’s Career Statistics ( * at Southern New Hampshire) Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2005* 01/00 0 0 0 0 2006 17/16 24 1 4 6 Career 18/16 24 1 4 6

Midfield, 5-9, 165, JuniorCoventry, RI (Coventry)

Sophomore Year (2005):NamedFirstTeam Region XXI as a defender whileat the Community College of RhodeIsland...sawactionin15games.

Freshman Year (2004):Played in14games for the Community College of RhodeIsland.

High School: Letteredinsoccerwhileat East Providence High School...2004graduate.

Personal: Born November 24, 1986...graphic communications majorwithaminorinPortuguese.

Raunisio Oliveira’s Career Statistics (at CCRI) Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2004 14/14 NA 0 0 0 2005 15/15 NA 0 0 0 Career 29/29 ---- 0 0 0

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#27 Brandon Migliore #1 Jadon NevesGoalkeeper, 6-1, 225, Senior

Warren, RI (Mt. Hope)

#11 James NigrelliDefense, 5-9, 165, Senior

Ashaway, RI (Chariho) Junior Year (2006): Named FirstTeamAll-LittleEastConferenceandwastheteamMVP...playedin17games,start-ingallof them.

Sophomore Year (2005):Playedin21games,startingallof them...hadtwogoalsandoneassistforfivepoints.

Freshman Year (2004):Played in20games,startingeightof them...hadthreegoalsandtwoassistsforeightpoints.

High School: Named First and Second Team All-Division while atCharihoHighSchool...2004graduate...alsoletteredinbasketball.

Personal: Born November 4, 1985...criminal justice and sociologymajor.

James Nigrelli’s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2004 20/08 13 3 2 8 2005 21/21 7 2 1 5 2006 17/17 2 0 0 0 Career 58/46 22 5 3 13

#14 Raunisio OliveiraDefense, 5-9, 157, Junior

East Providence, RI (East Providence)

Junior Year (2006):Missedthemajor-ity of the season with a knee injury...played in nine games, starting six of them...had two goals and one assist forfive points...scored the game-winninggoal in the Anchormen’s, 1-0, win atSouthernMaineonSept.16.

Sophomore Year (2005): Played atMassasoitCommunityCollege.

Freshman Year (2004): Played atMassasoitCommunityCollege.

High School:NamedtotheBoston Globe'sAll-ScholasticTeamwhileat Durfee High School...2004 graduate...earned Big Three and All-EasternMassachusettsAll-Starhonors.

Personal: BornFebruary20,1985...criminaljusticemajor.

Derek Rocha’s Career Statistics (at RIC) Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2006 09/06 18 2 1 5 Career 09/06 18 2 1 5

High School: LetteredinsoccerwhileatCumberlandHighSchool...2007gradu-ate.

Personal: Born April 22, 1989...accountingmajor.

Midfield, 5-7, 150, FreshmanCumberland, RI (Cumberland)

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#18 Adam Philbin #8 Derek RochaMidfield, 5-8, 150, SeniorFall River, MA (Durfee)

High School: Earned All-NewEngland and All-State honors while atTextron Chamber of Commerce HighSchool...2007gradaute...alsonamedFirst&SecondTeamAll-Division, aswell as,garneringteamMVPhonors.

Personal: BornNovember19,1988...physicaleducationmajor.

#9 Miguel SagastumeForward/Midfield, 5-7, 140, Freshman

Providence, RI (Textron) Sophomore Year (2006):Playedin14games,startingallof them...hadtwogoalsforfourpoints.

Freshman Year (2005):Played in19games,startingallof them.

High School:EarnedAll-Statehonorswhile at Dartmouth High School...2005graduate...three-time Eastern AthleticConference(EAC)andtwo-timeEasternMassachusettsAll-Star.

Personal: BornMarch19,1987...justicestudiesmajor.

Josh Silva's Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2005 19/19 2 0 0 0 2006 14/14 10 2 0 4 Career 33/33 12 2 0 4

Defense, 5-10, 180, JuniorDartmouth, MA (Dartmouth)

#13 Josh Silva

High School: Earned All-NewEngland and All-State honors while atMt.HopeHighSchool...2005graduate...namedteamMVP.

Personal: Born August 17, 1987...justicestudiesmajor.

Sophomore Year (2006):Playedin16games,starting14of them,whileatUticaCollege...hadtwoassistsfortwopoints.

Freshman Year (2005):Played in15games,startingallof them,whileatUticaCollege...hadonegoalandtwoassistsforfourpoints.

High School: Named All-State andAll-DivisionwhileatBishopHendrickenHighSchool...2005graduate.

Personal: BornSeptember7,1987...publicrelationsmajor.

Robert Sturdahl's Career Statistics (at Utica) Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2005 15/15 22 1 2 4 2006 16/14 27 0 2 2 Career 31/29 49 1 4 6

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#17 Joseph SousaDefense, 5-10, 190, Freshman

Bristol, RI (Mt. Hope)

#20 Robert SturdahlDefense, 6-0, 160, Junior

Coventry, RI (Bishop Hendricken)

#16 Luis SousaForward, 5-9, 155, Freshman

Seekonk, MA (Seekonk) High School: Three-time SCC All-StarwhileatSeekonkHighSchool...2007graduate...namedOffensivePlayerof theYearasasophomore,Rookieof theYearasafreshmanandwasthePlayoff MVPasajunior.

Personal: Born June 7, 1988...unde-cidedaboutamajor.

Freshman Year (2006): Played in17 games, starting 10 of them...had sixgoals, including three game-winners, for12 points...second on the team in goalsandtiedforsecondinpoints...wasnamedtheLittleEastConferenceRookieof theWeekonceontheseason.

High School: Earned All-State andAll-Division honors while at ClassicalHighSchool...2006graduate.

Personal: BornOctober15,1987...internationalbusinessmajor.

Jose Talavera's Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2006 17/10 17 6 0 12 Career 17/10 17 6 0 12

Midfield, 5-6, 165, SophomoreProvidence, RI (Classical)

#7 Jose Talavera

Freshman Year (2005): Played innine games, starting one of them...hadtwoassistsfortwopoints.

High School: Earned All-State andAll-Division honors while at ClassicalHighSchool...2005graduate.

Personal: BornNovember11,1987...internationalmanagementmajor.

Matt Turbitt's Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2005 09/01 4 0 2 2 Career 09/01 4 0 2 2

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#5 Louis TavaresMidfield, 5-6, 140, Freshman

East Providence, RI (East Providence) High School:Letteredinsoccerwhileat East Providence High School...2007graduate.

Personal: BornJune29,1989...unde-cidedaboutamajor.

#3 Matt TurbittMidfield, 5-9, 175, Sophomore

Providence, RI (Classical)