College of Mount St. Joseph - MSJ Lions Athletics

COLLEGE OF MOUNT ST. JOSEPH2008 FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS’ PROFILES (Continued)22 Anthony MerchoMidfield • FreshmanMajor: UndeclaredHigh School/Club Team: Bishop Chatard(Fishers, IN)Mercho joins the Lions for his first season. Heplayed midfielder for four seasons while in highschool, scoring 31 goals with six assists during his senior season.Mercho, who was named Team Offensive MVP his senior season,also played soccer and wrestled while in high school. Anthony is theson of Maureen and Tamer Mercho.27 Josh MorrisMidfield • FreshmanMajor: BusinessHigh School/Club Team: Granville(Granville, OH)Morris joins the Lions for his first season. He playedmidfield during his freshman and sophomore yearsand moved to attack as a junior and senior where he achieved varsityletter-winner honors. Josh is the son of Linda and Bob Morris.4 Mike MurphyAttack • FreshmanMajor: UndeclaredHigh School/Club Team: South Oldham(Crestwood, KY)Murphy joins the Lions for his first season. Heplayed as an attacker for four seasons in high school,and was a prolific scorer, totaling 153 goals and garnering 77 assistsin four seasons. Murphy was named Division II First Team All-Stateattacker his junior and senior seasons, was named MVP of theDivision II playoffs in 2007, and was a team captain his final twohigh school seasons. He is also a member of the Mount’s footballteam. Mike is the son of Brummal and Jim Murphy.PhotoNotAvailable3 Trevor NoelAttack • SophomoreMajor: Sport ManagementHigh School/Club Team: Turpin(Cincinnati, OH)Noel joins the Lions for his first season. He is atransfer from Bellarmine University. Noel madeFirst Team All-City and First Team All-State as a junior and senior,playing on Anderson’s two-time state championship team. Trevor isthe son of Lisa and Dave Noel.25 Eric WoleryGoalkeeper • JuniorMajor: BusinessHigh School/Club Team: Lakota West(Cincinnati, OH)Wolery joins the Lions for his first season. Hetransferred to the Mount from Clarkston University(Potsdam, KY), where he played goalkeeper for two seasons. Woleryplayed four seasons of varsity lacrosse in high school. As a highschool junior, Wolery collected First Team All-City and SecondTeam All-Ohio honors while as a senior he was named First TeamAll-City and First Team All-Ohio, as well as winning the WarriorPosition Player of the Year in Division 1B.2008 OPPONENTSKenyon CollegeGame Date: Sat., Feb. 23Game Location: Gambier, OHGame Time: 1:00 p.m.Affiliation: NCAA Division IIIConference: North Coast Athletic ConferenceEnrollment: 1,600Nickname: LordsHead Coach: Doug Misarti2007 Record: 12-2/3-2 NCACWeb site: www.athletics.kenyon.edu/Davenport UniversityGame Date: Mon., Feb. 25Game Location: Cincinnati, OHGame Time: 4:00 p.m.Affiliation: NAIAConference: American Mideast ConferenceEnrollment: 13,000 (University-wide)Nickname: PanthersHead Coach: Bob Clarkson2007 Record: (2008, first season of play)Web site: www.dupanthers.cstv.com12The College of WoosterGame Date: Wed., Mar. 5Game Location: Wooster, OHGame Time: 4:00 p.m.Affiliation: NCAA Division IIIConference: North Coast Athletic ConferenceEnrollment: 1,882Nickname: ScotsHead Coach: Jason Tarnow2007 Record: 7-4/2-3 NCACWeb site: www.athletics.wooster.eduTri-State UniversityGame Date: Sat., Mar. 15Game Location: Angola, INGame Time: 3:00 p.m.Affiliation: NCAA Division IIIConference: Michigan IntercollegiateAthletic AssociationEnrollment: 1,450Nickname: ThunderHead Coach: Bryan Poole2007 Record: (2008, first season of play)Web site: www.tristate.edu/tsuathleticsWittenberg UniversityGame Date: Tues., Mar., 18Game Location: Cincinnati, OHGame Time: 7:00 p.m.Affiliation: NCAA Division IIIConference: North Coast AthleticConferenceEnrollment: 2,050Nickname: TigersHead Coach: George Harris2007 Record: 6-6/14 NCACWeb site: www4.wittenberg.edu/news/athleticsRandolph-Macon CollegeGame Date: Thurs., Mar. 20Game Location: Ashland, VAGame Time: 4:00 p.m.Affiliation: NCAA Division IIIConference: Old Dominion AthleticConferenceEnrollment: 1,176Nickname: Yellow JacketsHead Coach: Mike Plantholt2007 Record: 6-9/1-4 ODACWeb site: www.rmc.edu/athletics