Many former LMSC travel team players are currently playing at the college level. At last count, we have 62 former LMSC players who are playing 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. If there is a player missing from the list below, please contact LMSC President Biff Sturla right away.

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 2011

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 2012 (62 Players)

PLAYER COLLEGE CURRENT YEAR LMSC TEAM Peter Abudato Lafayette College junior Arsenal Julien Aoyama Amherst College junior Velez Nate Arronson Lafayette College freshman Pink Panthers Nick Bibbs Syracuse University senior Arsenal Cary Carabasi Washington And Lee freshman Pink Panthers William Chalfant Temple University sophomore Velez Hana Chamoun Clark University senior Chili Peppers Greg Cochrane Louisville University senior Hammerheads Thomas Considine Delaware County C.C. freshman Fighting Squirrels Tony DiPietro Holy Family University sophomore Mustangs Michael Discavage University Of Rhode Island freshman Cannibals Ryan Dodds Lafayette College sophomore Roadkill Jon Dolezal University Of Pennsylvania junior Velez David Dubow Princeton University senior Hammerheads Voltaire Escalona Brown University junior Velez Ryan Flanigan Cabrini College freshman Pink Panthers Zac Furia Widener College freshman Pink Panthers Zico Gaeffke Hobart College freshman Red Devils Zach Geaneotes West Chester University freshman Mustangs Murphee Greeley Lehigh University junior Chili Peppers Ali Herman Northwestern University sophomore Flame / Shock Charles Howard Elon University junior Velez Kevin Israel Babson College junior Velez Peter Jannelli University Of Cincinnati junior Velez Tom Kalpokas LaSalle University senior Hammerheads Jason Kass Kenyon College senior Arsenal Harrison Kendall Syracuse University freshman Pink Panthers Daniel Kursman Carnegie Mellon University sophomore Roadkill Max Kurtzman University of Pennsylvania sophomore Roadkill George Lambritsios Cabrini College sophomore Mustangs Sam Lane Franklin & Marshall sophomore Roadkill Michael Lemonick Naval Academy sophomore Roadkill / Velez Daniel Lovitz Elon University junior Velez Claire MacManus Cornell University sophomore Flame Kyle McCord University Of Virginia sophomore Roadkill Dylan Mencia University Of Michigan junior Velez Shawn Murphy Albright College junior Roadkill Hannah Newman Middlebury College senior Stingrays Tyler Niles Hobart College freshman Mustangs Tolani Ibikunle Wake Forest University junior Velez Patrick O'Neil Princeton University junior Velez Milton Rico Amherst College sophomore Velez Pamela Rosen Macalester College freshman Comets David Rosenfeld Franklin & Marshall sophomore Roadkill Megan Rubenstein Franklin & Marshall sophomore Flame / Shock Robbie Rubenstein Dickinson College sophomore Roadkill Sasha Safavi Binghamton University sophomore Mustangs Manolo Sanchez Clemson University sophomore Velez Noah Schoenberg Macalester College freshman Pink Panthers Evan Seltzer Vassar College junior Velez Marec Serlin California Institute Of Technology sophomore Mustangs Stephen Simonian Lebanon Valley College senior Arsenal Ian Smith Catholic University junior Velez Chris Somerville University Of Virginia sophomore Roadkill Kyle Soroka Villanova University senior Hammerheads Alec Sowers Colorado College sophomore Roadkill Sean Sullivan Rochester Institute Of Technology junior Velez Josh Tagland Temple University freshman Pink Panthers Max Tassano Carnegie Mellon junior Velez Shane Votto Elizabethtown College freshman Red Devils Alec Weiss Villanova University senior Hammerheads Zach Winthrop Lafayette College senior Arsenal