Many former LMSC travel team players are currently playing at the college level. At last count, we have 62 former LMSC players who played at the college level this fall. A list of those players, along with the school they are attending and their year in school can be found below. Our apologies to any player who we missed.

The NCAA, which most (but not all) colleges are a member of, offer three levels of competition. Division 1 is the highest level and is comprised mostly of large universities where the athletes train year round. At the division 1 level, schools may offer up to 9.9 scholarships for the men's soccer program and up to 12 scholarships for their women's program. At the division 2 level, schools may offer up to 9 scholarships for men's programs and up to 9.9 for women's programs. Division 3 schools may not offer athletic scholarships for any sport. Scholarships are usually only offered in fractions to individual players. Most schools however limit the amount of scholarships to a much lower number than what the NCAA allows. Unlike college football and basketball, very few soccer players are awarded full scholarships. Some leagues such as the Ivy League (U. Penn, Princeton, Harvard, etc.) do not allow schools to offer scholarships for athletics.

Unless you are a national team player, or close to it, soccer players need to realize that scholarships are rare. The best philosophy for those players is to concentrate on having soccer help you get into a school you might otherwise not get into. College coaches can help a player get into a school that he / she might not otherwise get into, but only to a limited extent. In the soccer world, a coach can help a student athlete get into a school that is one level higher academically, but not two or three levels. This is not college basketball or football, the college coaches can only do so much.

Another important philosophy to adhere to is: A student athlete should only choose a school that he or she would like even if he / she were not playing soccer. Is the school a good fit academically? Is the school a good fit socially? Would you enjoy the school even if you were not able to make the soccer team? If not, then this is not the right school for you.



The College Placement Process by Miguel Nuila, LMSC Travel Team Coach


LMSC Players Who Played At The College Level in 2010

LMSC Players Who Played At The College Level in 2009

LMSC ALUMNI WHO ARE PLAYING AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL IN 2011 (62 Players)

PLAYER COLLEGE CURRENT YEAR LMSC TEAM Peter Abudato Lafayette College sophomore Arsenal Julien Aoyama Amherst College sophomore Velez Zachary Arch Temple University freshman Velez Nick Bibbs Syracuse University junior Arsenal Dalton Carroll Temple University sophomore Velez Hana Chamoun Clark University junior Chili Peppers Greg Cochrane Louisville University junior Hammerheads Danny DiLullo James Madison University junior Hammerheads Tony DiPietro Holy Family University freshman Mustangs Ryan Dodds Lafayette College freshman Roadkill Jon Dolezal University Of Pennsylvania sophomore Velez David Dubow Princeton University junior Hammerheads Voltaire Escalona Brown University sophomore Velez Jennifer Gangl West Chester University junior Stingrays Murphee Greeley Lehigh University freshman Chili Peppers Erringer Helbling Army senior Riptide Ali Herman Northwestern University freshman Flame / Shock Charles Howard Otero College sophomore Velez Kevin Israel Babson College sophomore Velez Tom Kalpokas LaSalle University senior Hammerheads Jason Kass Kenyon College junior Arsenal Emmanuel Kollie Otero College sophomore Velez Daniel Kursman Carnegie Mellon University freshman Roadkill Max Kurtzman University of Pennsylvania freshman Roadkill Nick Irvine Loyola University Maryland sophomore Velez George Lambritsios Cabrini College freshman Mustangs Sam Lane Franklin & Marshall freshman Roadkill Michael Lemonick Naval Academy freshman Roadkill Daniel Lovitz Elon University sophomore Velez Allison MacNeill Neumann College senior Riptide Claire MacManus Cornell University freshman Flame Wayne Maminski Lafayette University senior Hammerheads Dan Mayernick Trinity College senior Rovers Georgie McFarland Colgate University junior Hammerheads Jimmy McLaughlin Colgate University freshman Roadkill Shawn Murphy Albright College sophomore Roadkill Hannah Newman Middlebury College junior Stingrays Tolani Ibikunle Wake Forest University sophomore Velez Patrick O'Neil Princeton University sophomore Velez Milton Rico Amherst College freshman Velez Robbie Rose Valley Forge Military College freshman Mustangs Jessica Rosenbluth Penn State University senior Fireballs David Rosenfeld Franklin & Marshall freshman Roadkill Megan Rubenstein Franklin & Marshall freshman Flame / Shock Robbie Rubenstein Dickinson College freshman Roadkill Sasha Safavi Binghamton University freshman Mustangs Manolo Sanchez Louisville University freshman Velez Evan Seltzer Vassar College sophomore Velez Marec Serlin California Institute Of Technology freshman Mustangs Stephen Simonian Lebanon Valley College junior Arsenal Momudu Sluwar College Of DuPage sophomore Velez Derrick Smith University of Pittsburgh freshman Velez Ian Smith Catholic University sophomore Velez Kyle Soroka Villanova University junior Hammerheads Alec Sowers Colorado College freshman Roadkill Sean Sullivan Rochester Institute Of Technology sophomore Velez Max Tassano Carnegie Mellon sophomore Velez Samantha Thompson Cabrini College senior Stingrays Alec Weiss Villanova University junior Hammerheads Zach Winthrop Lafayette College junior Arsenal Diana Witjyk Ursinus College senior Stingrays Zach Wolfe Drexel University freshman Roadkill