Young UST team seeks gains in 2000 men's soccer

August 15, 2000
St. Thomas men's soccer program should reach three milestones this fall: head coach Denzil Lue needs two wins to reach 200 in his 21 seasons; the Toms need three victories to reach 300 overall in the history of the program; and they need one win to hit 200 all-time conference victories.

Lue has a 21-year record of 198-115-43. UST has a winning all-time record against all 10 MIAC opponents.

The 2000 Toms play 10 home games, including eight of their 10 in September.

With just two seniors this season, the youthful Toms will be led by captains Mike Tamasi and Kor Xiong.

Junior Ryan Dolan returns after scoring a team-best eight goals in 1999. Dolan has recorded nine goals and six assists for 24 points in his first two seasons.

Other top scorers back include junior Peter Lefebvre and sophomore Chad Nelson. The Toms also return starting goalkeeper Will Loepfe, who had two shutouts in 1999.

In 2000 non-conference play, the Toms will travel to Iowa for two games, and also trek to Duluth and the Milwaukee area.