BR-12 Georgetown's stellar 2015 season was cut short in the second round of the NCAA D1 Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hoyas will look to replicate their success on the pitch by holding teams down on the defensive end like they did a year ago.
Leading the D will be JT Marcinkowski, who started all 21 games between the posts last season and produced nine shutouts, allowing just 15 goals all year for a 0.69 goals against average. The team will be without leading scorer Brandon Allen (12 goals, 7 assists), who graduated and was signed by the New York Red Bulls.
Courtesy of Georgetown Athletics
Head Coach: Brian Wiese
2015 Finish: 16-2-3 (Lost to Boston College in NCAA 2nd Round in 2OT)
Key Returners: Arun Basuljevic (M); Brett Campbell (F); Christopher Lema (M); JT Marcinkowski (GK)
Games to Watch: Aug. 28 at Akron; Sept. 2 at Maryland
Key Newcomers: Mason Deeds – played with Red Bulls Academy, captained the team for three seasons and was an MLS All-Star Youth Team selection; Ifunanyachi Achara – selected Best 11 at U-17 National Championship, Best 11 at high school All-American game, won the 2015 U-17 National Championship with Chicago Magic PSG
What Else? A number of Hoyas spent their summers competing for various high-level teams. Marcinkowski played between the posts for the U.S. Men's National U-20 team and the Burlingame Dragons FC; Basuljevic, Knudson, Lema, Lochner and Zajec all played on the U-23 Red Bulls team; Campbell played for Reading United AC; Koscher played for the Baltimore Bohemians; Martinez played for the Portland Timbers U-23s; Schropp played for the Des Moines Menace; and Achara played for the GPS Portland Pheonix.
