November 21, 2004
Holy Names Wins Prestigious Nels Dahlquist Award
Ono Named All-Tournament, Edenvik, Souza, Santos All-American
The awards keep coming for the 2004 Holy Names University Men's Soccer program, and they just keep getting better as well. After advancing all the way to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament, the Holy Names Men's Soccer Program was awarded the Nels Dahlquist Memorial Team Sportsmanship Award. The National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Associtation (NISOA) presents a Team Sportsmanship Award in honor of Nels Dahlquist, a former NISOA Official and NAIA Hall of Fame Inductee.
Sukui Ono, a sophomore forward from Fukoka, Japan was named to the twelve member 2004 Men's Soccer National Championship All-Tournament Team for his efforts in the National Tournament. In addition Tobias Edenvik, Guilherme Souza and Marcelo Santos were all named NAIA All-American for the 2004 season. Each was named Honorable Mention All-American, the first for Souza and the second time that Sanos and Edenvik have been awarded this honor.
November 19, 2004
Season Ends in 2nd Round of NAIA National Tournament
4-1 Loss to Lindenwood Ends Cinderella Season
Olathe, KS - The Holy Names University Men's Soccer season came to a crashing halt in the second round of the 2004 NAIA National Tournament Saturday. After advancing with a decisive 3-0 victory over Grand View College (IA) on Friday, Holy Names met up with the tournament's #3 seed Lindenwood University (MO) and were defeated 4-1. Holy Names tied it up at 1-1 early on Guilherme Souza's 32nd goal of the season but could not find the net again as Lindenwood would put three more on the board for the 4-1, sending Holy Names home with an 11-7-3 record.
November 17, 2004
Holy Names Advances with 3-0 Win
Hawks Will Meet 3rd Seeded Lindenwood on Saturday
Olathe, KS - Holy Names University continued their journey into unchartered waters with a decisive 3-0 win over 11th seeded Grand View College in the 2004 NAIA National Tournament. Goals by Guilherme Souza, Joaquin Escoto and Joel Jonasson and a shutout by keeper Chris Brunson paced the Hawks in the victory. Brunson saved the only two Grand View shots on goal. Holy Names will meet Lindenwood University, the tournaments #3 seed, in the quarterfinals Saturday at 5:00PM. The winner of that game will play for the 2004 NAIA National Championship.
3 Hawks Named All-Region, Souza Co-Cal Pac MVP
Holy Names Men's Soccer placed an unprecedented three players on the NAIA Region II All-Region Team led by the 2004 Co-Cal Pac Player of the Year Guilherme Souza. Holy Names tied Fresno Pacific with the most players honored by the region. Marcelo Santos and Tobias Edenvik joined Souza on the team.
Souza, Edenvik and Santos were joined by Jens Ljungcrantz on the California Pacific Conference's 2004 All-Conference 1st Team while Fernando Sepulveda, Beto Vega, Sukui Ono and Ricardo Marquez were named 2nd Team All-Cal Pac for their efforts this season. Souza, along with Notre Dame de Namur's Nick Hooper were named this year's Co-Players of the Year.
October 18, 2004
Holy Names Claims Title
Men's Soccer Clinches With 3-1 Win Over Menlo
Hayward, CA - Holy Names University Men's Soccer beat Menlo College 3-1 to clinch the first California Pacific Conference championship in the short history of the program. The program is in its third year of competition and just their second in the Cal Pac, playing as an independent the first season.
After a scoreless first half Guilherme Souza, the NAIA Far West Region's leading scorer, scored two goals in a four minute span, the first on a beautiful bending free kick in the 53 rd minute and the second off a pass from teammate Sukio Ono in the 57 th . Marcelo Santos stretched the lead out to 3-0 off a pass from Juaqin Escoto at the 84 minute mark. Armando San Vincente got the Menlo Oaks on the board with just under a minute to play, knocking in a goal just past the outstretched arms of Holy Names keeper Ricardo Marquez for the final score of 3-1.
Holy Names finishes conference play undefeated at 5-0-1 with their only blemish a 2-2 tie with defending champ Notre Dame de Namur University in the conference opener. Holy Names will receive the conference tournament's #1 seed and ironically will most likely play Menlo College again. Regardless of the opponent, Holy Names will host the tournament opener Saturday, October 23 on the campus of CSU Hayward.
October 13, 2004
Holy Names Sails Into First Place
Hawks Stop Dominican 3-2
San Rafael, CA - Holy Names University took over sole possession of first place with a physical, hard fought 3-2 win over arch rival Dominican University Tuesday afternoon. Both teams entered with identical 2-0-1 conference records including identical 2-2 ties with defending champ Notre Dame de Namur University.
Joel Jonsson got the Hawks started early knocking in a goal off a rebound just 11 minutes into the game. Tobias Edenvik upped the lead to 2-0 just before the half on a penalty kick. The score would remain there until the 75th minute when the Penguins, playing with a man down due to a red card, scored on a JP Macarvel goal off a pass from Patrick Jackson. After Holy Names upped the lead to 3-1 on a Guilherme Souza goal in the 84th minute, Dominican lost yet another player to a red card. Despite playing down two men, the Penguins would strike again with Randy Kline scoring off a McCarvel pass bringing the score to 3-2 where it would remain until the final whistle.
Holy Names moves to 3-0-1 with two games remaining. The Hawks will take on CSU Maritime on Thursday before finishing with Menlo College on Monday, October 18. Two wins by the Hawks or a win by the Hawks and a loss by either Notre Dame or Dominican would clinch the first Men's Soccer conference title for Holy Names in just their third year of existence.
October 9, 2004
Holy Names Romps
Edenvik Scores 4 in 16-0 Win
Oakland , CA - Holy Names University improved to 5-4-2 on the season with a dominant 16-0 win over the Bruins of Bethany College. The Hawks got it started early scoring on a Tobias Edenvik penalty kick just 58 seconds into the game. Edenvik would finish with a school record tying four goals on the day, the second time in a week he has performed the feat. Guilherme Souza added 3 goals and an assist while Marcelo Santos notched 2 goals and 3 assists. Sukio Ono and Fernando Sepulveda added tow goals apiece while Nick Hamann assisted on two goals.
Holy Names out shot the Bruins 25-2 in the win. Chris Brunson and Ricardo Marquez split time in the net, each playing a half and recording a save. Brunson spent the second half in the field recording his first goal of the year.
October 6, 2004
Hawks Win Big; Records Fall
Holy Names Routs Simpson 12-0
Redding, CA - Holy Names Men's Soccer upped their record to 4-4-2 with a record setting 12-0 win at Simpson University Wednesday. Freshman keeper Ricardo Marquez notched his third shutout of the season while his teammates set the school record for goals scored in a game. The Hawks twelve goals surprised the previous high of nine which has happened twice in the program's short history.
In addition Tobias Edenvik matched the school record for individual goals scored in a game held by teammate Guilherme Souza and Lucas Wetmore as he knocked in four in the win. Souza meanwhile continues his onslaught of the programs record book. In addition to shattering the school record for assists in a single game with five, the 5-7 freshmen's 3 goals in the game gives him 18 on the season not only setting the single season record but surpassing teammate Eric Frederiksen's career record of 16 goals, scored over the last three seasons.
The Hawks improve to 1-0-1 in Cal Pac play this season and play Bethany College Saturday, October 9 at Mills College in Oakland. Game time is set for 3PM following the Holy Names women's game at 1PM.
October 5, 2004
Souza Repeats as Player of the Week
Freshman Scores Five More Goals
Freshman Guilherme Souza was named the California Pacific Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. The Londrina, Brazil native scored five goals in two games on the week including a school record tying four goals in a 6-0 win at Menlo College. Souza added one goal in a 2-2 tie at Notre Dame de Namur on Saturday.
Souza continues his onslaught of the program's record book. The 5-7 freshman already holds the record for goals in a single game (4) and goals in a single season (15) and is now just one goal shy of Eric Frederiksen's career record of 16 goals.
October 2, 2004
Hawks Force 2-2 Tie
Souza's Goal Forces Extra Frames
Belmont, CA - Holy Names and Notre Dame de Namur used two extra frames to try and decide the match but had to settle for a 2-2 tie. The Argonauts scored first on a Adriano Toni direct kick just 15 minutes into the game. Holy Names tied it up in the 37th minute on a goal by Fernando Sepulveda sending the two teams into halftime at 1-1. Notre Dame again struck quickly as Nick Hooper scored off a pass from Jose Pinal in the 53rd minute. Twenty hard played minutes later Guilherme Souza, the Cal Pac's leading scorer, scored on a penalty kick to tie it up at 2-2 and force the overtime periods. Neither team was able to capitalize on opportunites in the extra frames as keepers Ricardo Marquez and Mike Whittaker both came up with huge saves down the stretch. The game ended as a 2-2 tie. Holy Names moves to 3-4-2 on the season and 0-0-1 in Cal Pac play.
Septemeber 28, 2004
Souza Ties School Record in 6-0 Rout
Freshman Knocks in Four Goals vs Menlo
Atherton, CA - Holy Names Men's soccer improved to 3-4-1 on the season with a 6-0 non conference win at Menlo College Monday. Guilherme Souza, fresh off being named the Cal Pac and NAIA Region II Player of the Week, tied a school record with four goals in the win. Souza matches Lucas Wetmore who scored four goals in a 9-0 rout of Bethany College on September 25, 2002. In addition, Souza's 14 goals on the season has already shattered the school record previously held by both Erik Frederiksen and Alex Rodriguez who scored 9 goals last season and is just 2 off of the career record of 16 goals held by Frederiksen.
Holy Names jumped out to a 4-0 lead at the half on a goal by Mark Maurer and a hat trick by Souza. Souza and Maurer each added a goal in the second half to complete the scoring while Marcelo Santos and Stephen Roundfield each recorded assists. Keeper Ricardo Marquez, making just his second start in the net, recorded his second shutout in as many tries.
Holy Names will next take on Notre Dame de Namur University Saturday in Belmont, CA in the conference opener for both teams. Notre Dame currently sits just outside the Top 25 in the most recent NAIA poll. Game time is set for 3:00pm.
September 27, 2004
Souza Racks Up the Honors
Freshman Named NAIA Regional Player of the Week
Freshman forward Guilherme Souza went three for three in honors this past week being named not only the Holy Names University Athlete of the Week and the Cal Pac Player of the Week but also the NAIA Region II Player of the Week as well. The 5-7 native of Londrina, Brazil becomes the first Holy Names soccer player to recieve the regional honor. In addition Souza is automatically nominated for the NAIA National Player of the Week.
Souza led his team to one win and one tie on the week, scoring two goals in each game. He first knocked in a pair of goals in a 4-1 win against Westminster Collegen (UT) and followed up that performance by scoring two in the final 24 minutes of regulation to bring the Hawks back from a 3-1 deficit to the Nation's number 6th ranked Southern Nazarene University. They went on to tie the Crimson Storm 3-3 in double overtime.
September 24, 2004
Holy Names Plays Even With #6 Southern Nazarene
Souza's 2 Late Goals Lead the Hawks to a 3-3 Tie
Hayward, CA - Holy Names Men's Soccer took on #6 Southern Nazarene University Friday and nearly pulled off the upset going the distance and finishing with a 3-3 tie. The Hawks fell behind early in the contest as Robert Oguda sent a 35 yard rocket off the left goal post and in to the net just 11 minutes in. Billy Alven made it 2-0 just 24 minutes later converting on a pass from teammate Harouna Pare to finish off the first half scoring.
Marcelo Santos got Holy Names back in the game with a goal off a Luke Liberty pass in the 55 th minute but Southern bounced right back with Alven notching his second goal, this time off a pass from Daniel Agina in the 57 th minute. It was then time for Guilherme Souza to go to work. The freshman forward from Londrina, Brazil knocked in his first goal on a free kick at the 66 minute mark to bring the Hawks within one. He then pulled the Hawks even with a penalty kick goal at the 83 minute mark to complete the comeback. With less then a minute remaining in regulation, Holy Names back up keeper Ricardo Marquez made a spectacular stop on a penalty kick to force the extra frames. Neither team could finish it off as they played to 10 minute periods with a score.
Holy Names drops to 2-4-1 with the tie. In addition to their tie with Southern, Holy Names has lost to #2 Fresno Pacific (2-1), # 5 Azusa Pacific (3-1) and #21 Westmont (3-2). Holy Names has beaten Westminster College and Madonna, who at the time was ranked #22 in the Nation.
Southern Nazarene is now 6-1-1 on the year and will take on Westminster Saturday at 2:30pm on the campus of CSU Hayward.
September 23, 2004
Holy Names Sprints by the Griffins
Souza Knocks in Two Goals
Hayward, CA - Holy Names University Men's Soccer notched their second win of the young season with a 4-1 victory over Westminster College of Salt Lake City, UT. Holy Names grabbed the early lead on a Guilherme Souza goal off a pass from teammate Tobias Flueckiger around the 20 minute mark. The score would remain the same until Nima Mahak knocked in a 20 footer for the Griffins the 58 th minute to tie it up at 1-1.
That Westminster goal seemed to wake up the Hawks as they answered back just 4 minutes later and scored three goals in an eight minute span. Mark Maurer started it off converting on a pass from Joaquin Escoto at the 68th minute. Marcelo Santos hit in the next off a pass from Jens Ljungcrantz at the 68th minute and Souza finished it off by knocking in a penalty kick at the 70 minute mark.
Holy Names improves to 2-4 on the season with three of their losses coming to #2 Fresno Pacific, #5 Azusa Pacific and #21 Westmont College. Holy Names will take on #6 Southern Nazarene University tomorrow, Friday September 24 at CSU Hayward. Game starts at 11:30am. Westminster will play Southern Nazarene on Saturday.
September 4, 2004
Hawks Produce Mixed Results
Men's Soccer Goes 1-1 in Point Loma Tournament
San Diego, CA - The Holy Names Men's Soccer team returned home from San Diego with one heartbreaking loss and one impressive win. On Thursday, Holy Names blew a 3-0 second half lead to the host Sea Lions and lost 4-3. A hat trick by freshman Guilherme Souza was wasted as Point Loma scored 4 goals, 3 by Brian Thames and 2 by penalty kicks, in the final 25 minutes to complete the comeback and hand Holy Names their 3rd loss of the young season.
Holy Names was able to bounce back in impressive fashion Saturday to knock off the Nation's 22nd ranked team, Madonna University of Livonia, MI by the score of 4-0. Eric Frederiksen and Eduardo Gonzalez each knocked in a goal while Souza followed up his hat trick with two more goals, giving him 5 on the weekend. Holy Names now stands at 1-3.
August 29, 2004
Hawks Drop a Pair
Santa Barbara, CA - The Holy Names Men's Soccer team traveled to Santa Barbara, CA to compete in the Heritage Club Classic at Westmont College and came home with two heartbreaking losses.
On Friday Azusa Pacific, who sits just outside the NAIA's Top 25 on the preseason poll, defeated the Hawks 3-1. The Cougars struck first during the 33rd minute when Kris Van Houten landed a 22 yard kick in the back of the net to provide the only scoring of the first half. Two minutes into the second half the Hawks Guilherme Souza kicked in a deflection off of an Azusa Pacific player to tie the score at one.
Brandon Stim provided the game winning goal for the Cougars on an unassisted goal from 15 yards out. Late in the game, Van Houten recorded his second goal of the day to complete the 3-1 victory.
Saturday's result was a little closer and twice as heartbreaking. Early in the second half Marcelo Santos scored off a pass from Tobias Edenvik to tie the score at one. Westmont scored the next two goals to take the momentum back from Holy Names before Edenvik scored in the 78th minute to pull within one of the Warriors. HNU could not find another goal to make up the difference and lost 3-2. Holy Names is now 0-2 on the young season.
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