NEWTOWN, Pa. – On Tuesday afternoon the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced the Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' poll, with the Lions starting at the number eight spot in the Commonwealth division.
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Albright will open their 2024 season with head coach
Pat Stanco set to begin his 21
st season with Albright following a nine-win season in 2023. Stanco is one of the longest tenured coaches at Albright.
Coach Stanco will be accompanied by his assistants;
Greg Glembocki,
Nick Garofalo and
Denali Nicholas.
Following a pair of scrimmages against Lancaster Bible (8/22) and Dickinson (8/24), the Lions will open their season with their first three games at home beginning with Penn State Berks (8/30) at 3:00 pm
The team will host their first MAC Commonwealth match against Widener (10/5) at 7:00 pm.
Joining the team are 12 first-year students;
Mike Lawry, Samuel Byrnes-Amaya,
Will Garnett,
Jose Serrano,
Christian Bowles,
Gael Velazquez,
Julien Moll,
Sam Specht,
Anderson Edourad,
Jake Hall,
Patrick LaBrie and
Ethan Beauchemin.
In addition to their first-years, the team will feature a large cast of returning players eager to build off of an exciting 2023 campaign.
Key returners for the 2024 season include
Martin Ramsay, the team's leader in points and goals from 2023, and goalkeeper
Chris Denholm who set the new school record for goals against average in a season with 1.21.
The Lions will end their season with their final home game against York on Saturday 10/23 and end the regular season with a road match the following Saturday against Messiah (8/2).
