St. John's Hosts DePaul Before Heading To Syracuse

Oct. 27, 2009

QUEENS, N.Y. - The No. 22 St. John's men's soccer team will host DePaul in a Halloween matchup before heading to Syracuse for a rescheduled game to conclude the regular season. The Red Storm will host the Blue Demons at 7:30 p.m. on Oct.31 and will face the Orange at 6 p.m on Nov. 1. For the DePaul game, live stats will be available through GameTracker, while live video will be provided courtesy of StormTracker All-Access. The Syracuse game will also have free live stats and live video for purchase at www.suathletics.com.

Stat Of The Week
15-0-4: St. John's home unbeaten streak dating back to a 2-2 tie against Seton Hall on Nov. 7, 2007. The Red Storm has not been defeated at home since dropping a 2-0 decision to DePaul on Oct. 27, 2007.

Inside The Series With DePaul

This will be just the sixth meeting between the teams in a series that began in 2005.
The series is even at 2-2-1, including a 1-1-0 record in Queens.
St. John's went 1-0-1 against the Blue Demons in 2008, including a 2-0 win in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals.

Scouting The Blue Demons

DePaul is 8-8-1 on the season, including a 5-5-0 record in BIG EAST action.
The Blue Demons are 1-3-0 in the past four games and are coming off of a 1-0 loss to No. 6 USF.
Steffen Vroom leads the offense with seven goals, three game-winners, and four assists.
Alex Mangan adds seven goals, two game-winners, and one assist, while Antonio Aguilar has three goals and four assists.
Joe Ferrari is 8-7-1 with a 1.69 goals against average and two shutouts.

Inside The Series With Syracuse

This will be the 29th meeting in an all-time series that began in 1982.
St. John's leads the series, 16-7-5.
The Red Storm is 9-0-2 in the series since 1997, including six shutouts.
St. John's is 6-5-3 in Syracuse, but is 4-0-1 since 1997.

Scouting The Orange

Syracuse is 2-14-0 on the year, including a 1-8-0 mark in BIG EAST play.
The Orange has lost six-straight games since a 3-0 win at Rutgers on Oct. 2.
Tom Perevegyencev leads the offense with five goals, one game-winner, and two assists.
Hansen Woodruff has four goals, one game-winner, and three assists, while Mark Brode has two goals and two assists.
Ryan Jones is 2-13-0 with a 1.97 goals against average and one shutout.

St. John's Returns To Top 25 In Soccer America Poll

Riding an eight-game unbeaten streak, St. John's has returned to the top 25 rankings and is now ranked No. 22 in the Soccer America poll.
The Red Storm is 3-0-5 in the past eight games, including a 1-0-2 mark against ranked opponents.

Thank You Seniors

Prior to the DePaul game, St. John's will celebrate Senior Night to recognize and thank six seniors for their efforts and contributions to the St. John's soccer program.
The 2008 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, Nelson Becerra has played in 56 games in three seasons with the Red Storm. An All-BIG EAST first team selection in 2008, the midfielder has tallied 13 goals and 10 assists for a career total of 36 points. A 2008 third team all-region choice, Becerra has six game-winning goals, including the penalty kick against Indiana that sent St. John's to the 2008 College Cup.
Derby Carrillo has made 17 appearances in goal, including 16 starts in two seasons with the Red Storm. The keeper has a 5-2-9 career-record with six shutouts, a 0.60 goals against average and an .853 save percentage.
Ben Clack has appeared in 59 games, while making 49 starts. A two-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, this two-time team captain has two goals and two assists for a career-total of six points.
The 2008 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Joel Gustafsson has appeared in 77 games, including 74 starts. A 2008 second team NSCAA All-American, a 2008 first team All-BIG EAST selection and a 2007 All-BIG EAST honorable mention, Gustafsson is a team captain and has four goals, including one game-winner, and four assists for a career total of 12 points.
Jara Habib has appeared in 40 games and has made 18 starts. The forward has two goals, including one game-winner, and five assists for a career total of nine points.
David Reed has appeared in 75 games with 66 starts. He is the only Red Storm player to start in every game over the past three seasons; a stretch of 61-straight contests. A team captain, Reed has one career assist and has taken 16 shots.

Chiduku Nets Game-Winner In First 2009 Start

A 2008 All-BIG EAST third team selection, Trevor Chiduku netted a second-half game-winner to give St. John's a 2-1 win at Cincinnati.
The goal was the first of the season for the junior midfielder, who made 12 starts in 2008 and had seven goals and one assist.
Chiduku has now scored a goal in each of three-career against Cincinnati.

Faga Picks Up First-Career Collegiate Point

Redshirt freshman Josh Faga tallied his first-career collegiate point on Oct. 24 against Cincinnati.
The midfielder assisted on the game-winning goal as St. John's defeated Cincinnati, 2-1.

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Players Mentioned

Nelson Becerra

Derby Carrillo

Trevor Chiduku

Ben Clack

Josh Faga

Joel Gustafsson

Jara Habib

David Reed

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