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LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF SPORTS
INFORMATION
Sports Release
March 24, 2008
Rounding
Up The Men’s Soccer Roster
Andrew Bayerl |
Ross Buckley |
Peter Fraser |
HARROGATE, TN --
Head Soccer Coach
Helio D'Anna
is putting the final touches on his men’s soccer roster for 2008. Three
players are being added to the already strong roster:
Ross Buckley (Bury,
England),
Peter Fraser (Kanata,
Canada)
and Andrew Bayerl (Milford,
OH).
Buckley is a 5’10” left
midfielder with plenty of soccer experience. He developed as a player
through the
Manchester
City
and
Burnley
Academies. He was the captain of the Greater Manchester school teams, as
well as a ESFA regional squad player. He also played high school at Holy
Cross where he won 19 games and finished undefeated, winning the North West
League. His coach Lawrence Nicholson states, “Ross plays with a composure
and intelligence that belies his age. His control and dribbling are
excellent and I particularly like the vision and accuracy of his passing.”
Ross is the son of Jeff and Mary Buckley and plans to major in Kinesiology at Lincoln Memorial University.
Fraser is a 5’10”
midfielder, and played club soccer for the West Carleton Talons as well as
for the
Soccer
Prospect
Academy
where he was a team captain. Over the past several years, he accumulated
important wins and honors, culminating with the 2007 ERSL U-17 Regional
Championship. He also played in the Ottawa Carleton Futsal League. His
Academy coach, Jimmy Hamrouni states, “the more one watches Peter play, the
more obvious it becomes that he is a complete player. In addition to strong
skills with the ball, on and off the field, Peter is a leader and a hard
worker. He sets an excellent example and is a coach's player.” Peter is
the son of Peter and Heather Fraser and will pursue Kinesiology at LMU.
Bayerl is a 5’11”
midfielder who played both at
Milford
High School
as well as the
Ohio
Elite
Academy.
He has been in the SYL ODP National Camp and was in the Ohio South ODP for
four years, making the regional camp twice. His coach, Brian Croston
states, “Andy was the anchor in the midfield of our team. He plays with
aggressive confidence and loves to take the long range shot.” The son of
Diane Henly and Chris Bayerl, Andrew will pursue pre-med at LMU.
Coach D’Anna is enthused
about the upcoming year. “Anyone looking at the returning roster and at the
list of incoming players can’t help but to be impressed. We are going to be
so deep, versatile, and strong. I can’t wait to see all these great players
on the field.”
The Railsplitters will
start pre-season on August 9, 2008.
-LMU-
For additional comments please contact,
Head Coach: Helio D'Anna
Phone: (423) 869-6245
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