Oct 30, 2009

Sabadoz Named NE-10 Player of the Year; Motta, Lortie and Lindhe Also Honored

EASTON, MA – Following his program record-setting 19 goals in just 16 games to help the Merrimack men’s soccer team to 11 wins and a postseason berth, sophomore Robbie Sabadoz (Ottawa, ON) was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year on Friday.

“He obviously had a great year by the numbers he put up, but the most impressive thing is that he missed the first two games of the season and came out so strong from the time he set foot on the field,” said Head Coach Tony Martone upon learning of the conference awards on Friday afternoon.

Sabadoz’s 19 goals matched the Merrimack program-mark set by Rich Fleming in 1996 and led all goal-scorers in the Northeast-10 in 2009. Of the 16 regular season games, Sabadoz recorded a point in 13 and multiple goals in seven. Through the latter half of the season, Sabadoz has also ranked in the top five goal scorers in the nation, topping out at second a week ago.

Also receiving All-Conference recognition were senior captains Greg Motta (Saunderstown, RI) and Kyle Lortie (Middleboro, MA) who landed on the Second Team after starting all 17 games they appeared in.

“There really is no midfielder more valuable to their team in the Northeast-10 than Greg,” said Martone. “He dictates the tempo of the game and is responsible for all the success that we have enjoyed this year. Kyle is a special player to have in the back. He gives his coach great piece of mind that the defense is in good hands.”

One of four Warriors to play in all 18 regular season games, freshman Olof Lindhe (Stockholm, Sweden) rounded out the accolades with Third and All-Rookie Team recognition. His three goals and five assists were a welcome addition to the Merrimack front line and Martone’s lineup.

“Olof showed tremendous progression throughout the year. He worked hard to improve his game all year and it certainly paid off.”

Sabadoz and company look to lead Merrimack to a quarterfinal win at Southern Connecticut on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00pm in New Haven, Connecticut. With the playoff berth, the fifth-seeded Warriors earned a 10-win season and postseason appearance for Merrimack for the fifth straight year.

2009 Northeast-10 Conference
Men’s Soccer All-Conference Teams

Player of the Year: Robbie Sabadoz- MER
Freshman of the Year: Ruben Resendes- SNH
Goalkeeper of the Year: Sean Lambert- SNH
Defensive Player of the Year: Richard Kentish- SNH
Coach of the Year: Jeremy Bonomo, ASM and Marc Hubbard, SNH

First Team Yr. Pos. School
Victor Goncalves So. Forward Franklin Pierce
Angelo Reina Jr. Forward Le Moyne
Robbie Sabadoz So. Forward Merrimack
Adrian Schippers Sr. Forward So. New Hampshire
Eric Heuze So. Midfield Bentley
Frantz Francois Sr. Midfield Franklin Pierce
Paul Templeton So. Midfield So. Connecticut
Marc Goulet Sr. Midfield So. New Hampshire
Austin Prete Sr. Defense Assumption
Kevin Nuemen Sr. Defense Franklin Pierce
Sean Lawlor Jr. Defense Le Moyne
Germain Delage So. Defense So. Connecticut
Richard Kentish Sr. Defense So. New Hampshire
Sean Lambert Sr. Goalkeeper So. New Hampshire

Second Team Yr. Pos. School
Stephen Blaisdell Jr. Forward Assumption
Diego Tabares So. Forward Franklin Pierce
Harry Appiah Jr. Forward So. Connecticut
Daniel Hernandez Jr. Forward So. New Hampshire
Harris Smriko Sr. Midfield Bentley
Greg Motta Sr. Midfield Merrimack
Yoni Feldman Fr. Midfield So. Connecticut
Kevin Woods Sr. Midfield So. New Hampshire
Tom Reilly So. Defense Franklin Pierce
Shaliek Dawkins Jr. Defense Franklin Pierce
Kyle Lortie Sr. Defense Merrimack
Blake Schill Jr. Defense Saint Michael’s
Sean O’Brien Sr. Defense So. Connecticut
Steve White Sr. Goalkeeper Le Moyne

Third Team Yr. Pos. School
Tom Denomme So. Forward American Int’l
Stephen Potcner Jr. Forward UMass-Lowell
Olof Lindhe Fr. Forward Merrimack
Keesen Howe So. Forward Saint Anselm
Jesse Carr So. Midfield Le Moyne
Jhony Valencia Sr. Midfield UMass-Lowell
Victor Hernandez Jr. Midfield So. Connecticut
Mike Adam Jr. Midfield So. New Hampshire
Bill Nussdorfer Sr. Defense Bentley
Mike Searson Sr. Defense Saint Anselm
PJ Burnette So. Defense So. New Hampshire
Christopher Agan So. Defense Stonehill
Ryan Richards Sr. Goalkeeper UMass-Lowell

All Rookie Team Pos. School
Conor Doyle Midfield American Int’l
Tom Carroll Midfield Assumption
Dominic Mondi Forward Assumption
Weston Zeiner Forward Bentley
Sam Kelley Midfield Franklin Pierce
Tyler Rosa Defense Franklin Pierce
Olof Lindhe Forward Merrimack
Jordan Diana Midfield Saint Michael’s
Frank Lara Defense So. Connecticut
Seth Ragaini Forward So. Connecticut
Yoni Feldman Midfield So. Connecticut
Ruben Resendes Midfield So. New Hampshire
Christian Rodriguez Midfield So. New Hampshire


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Sabadoz’s 19 goals matched the Merrimack program-mark set by Rich Fleming in 1996 and led all goal-scorers in the Northeast-10 in 2009. Of the 16 regular season games, Sabadoz recorded a point in 13 and multiple goals in seven. Through the latter half of the season, Sabadoz has also ranked in the top five goal scorers in the nation, topping out at second a week ago. Also receiving All-Conference recognition were senior captains Greg Motta (Saunderstown, RI) and Kyle Lortie (Middleboro, MA) who landed on the Second Team after starting all 17 games they appeared in. “There really is no midfielder more valuable to their team in the Northeast-10 than Greg,” said Martone. “He dictates the tempo of the game and is responsible for all the success that we have enjoyed this year. Kyle is a special player to have in the back. He gives his coach great piece of mind that the defense is in good hands.” One of four Warriors to play in all 18 regular season games, freshman Olof Lindhe (Stockholm, Sweden) rounded out the accolades with Third and All-Rookie Team recognition. His three goals and five assists were a welcome addition to the Merrimack front line and Martone’s lineup. “Olof showed tremendous progression throughout the year. He worked hard to improve his game all year and it certainly paid off.” Sabadoz and company look to lead Merrimack to a quarterfinal win at Southern Connecticut on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00pm in New Haven, Connecticut. With the playoff berth, the fifth-seeded Warriors earned a 10-win season and postseason appearance for Merrimack for the fifth straight year. 2009 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Soccer All-Conference Teams Player of the Year: Robbie Sabadoz- MER Freshman of the Year: Ruben Resendes- SNH Goalkeeper of the Year: Sean Lambert- SNH Defensive Player of the Year: Richard Kentish- SNH Coach of the Year: Jeremy Bonomo, ASM and Marc Hubbard, SNH First Team Yr. Pos. School Victor Goncalves So. Forward Franklin Pierce Angelo Reina Jr. Forward Le Moyne Robbie Sabadoz So. Forward Merrimack Adrian Schippers Sr. Forward So. New Hampshire Eric Heuze So. Midfield Bentley Frantz Francois Sr. Midfield Franklin Pierce Paul Templeton So. Midfield So. Connecticut Marc Goulet Sr. Midfield So. New Hampshire Austin Prete Sr. Defense Assumption Kevin Nuemen Sr. Defense Franklin Pierce Sean Lawlor Jr. Defense Le Moyne Germain Delage So. Defense So. Connecticut Richard Kentish Sr. Defense So. New Hampshire Sean Lambert Sr. Goalkeeper So. New Hampshire Second Team Yr. Pos. School Stephen Blaisdell Jr. Forward Assumption Diego Tabares So. Forward Franklin Pierce Harry Appiah Jr. Forward So. Connecticut Daniel Hernandez Jr. Forward So. New Hampshire Harris Smriko Sr. Midfield Bentley Greg Motta Sr. Midfield Merrimack Yoni Feldman Fr. Midfield So. Connecticut Kevin Woods Sr. Midfield So. New Hampshire Tom Reilly So. Defense Franklin Pierce Shaliek Dawkins Jr. Defense Franklin Pierce Kyle Lortie Sr. Defense Merrimack Blake Schill Jr. Defense Saint Michael’s Sean O’Brien Sr. Defense So. Connecticut Steve White Sr. Goalkeeper Le Moyne Third Team Yr. Pos. School Tom Denomme So. Forward American Int’l Stephen Potcner Jr. Forward UMass-Lowell Olof Lindhe Fr. Forward Merrimack Keesen Howe So. Forward Saint Anselm Jesse Carr So. Midfield Le Moyne Jhony Valencia Sr. Midfield UMass-Lowell Victor Hernandez Jr. Midfield So. Connecticut Mike Adam Jr. Midfield So. New Hampshire Bill Nussdorfer Sr. Defense Bentley Mike Searson Sr. Defense Saint Anselm PJ Burnette So. Defense So. New Hampshire Christopher Agan So. Defense Stonehill Ryan Richards Sr. Goalkeeper UMass-Lowell All Rookie Team Pos. School Conor Doyle Midfield American Int’l Tom Carroll Midfield Assumption Dominic Mondi Forward Assumption Weston Zeiner Forward Bentley Sam Kelley Midfield Franklin Pierce Tyler Rosa Defense Franklin Pierce Olof Lindhe Forward Merrimack Jordan Diana Midfield Saint Michael’s Frank Lara Defense So. Connecticut Seth Ragaini Forward So. Connecticut Yoni Feldman Midfield So. Connecticut Ruben Resendes Midfield So. New Hampshire Christian Rodriguez Midfield So. New Hampshire