Nov. 5, 1999
Lafayette College seniors Jake Ross (Pottersville,
NJ/Pingry School), Leidy Klotz (Cortland, NY/Homer Senior) and
Tim Wenger (Delmar, NJ/Bethlehem Catholic) and junior Craig
Schroeder (Cranbury, NJ/Pingry School) have been selected to the
1999 All-Patriot League Men's Soccer Team.
Ross has been the Leopards' offensive leader all season, scoring a
team-high eight goals (including two game-winners) while passing for
four assists for a total of 20 points from the forward position. In
addition to being the Leopards' top scorer, Ross is the second-leading
scorer in the Patriot League. The selection is Ross' second-straight to
the All-Patriot League First Team.
Soccer honors have become commonplace for Klotz, following a 1998
season in which the midfielder was selected All-Patriot League, was
the Patriot League Tournament MVP and earned NSCAA Mid-Atlantic
Region First Team honors. Klotz is currently second on the team in
scoring with 15 points arriving on four goals and a team-high seven
assists.
Wenger's contributions may go wholly unnoticed by the occasional
fan, but the Patriot League coaches saw fit to place him on the
All-Patriot League First Team. Wenger has scored one goal this
season, but his emphasis is not scoring but rather keeping his
opponent from scoring. Wenger anchors the Lafayette defense with
his one-on-one stopping ability and has helped keep the team's goals
against average at 1.35.
The only non-senior in the group, Schroeder has continued his solid
play in goal from a year ago. He has started 14 of the Leopards' 16
games, sporting a 1.22 goals against average and a .742 save
percentage. The honor is the second-straight for the Lafayette goalie.
Lafayette's season is far from over, as it is one of four Patriot League
schools which will participate in the Patriot League Tournament on
Saturday in Worcester, MA. Lafayette will play host and No. 1 seed
Holy Cross at 1 p.m., with No. 2 seed Navy facing No. 3 Colgate at
10 a.m.
The winner of the Patriot League Tournament will host the Northeast
Conference Tournament Champion on Nov. 13 or 14 in a play-in game
for the NCAA Tournament which begins on Nov. 17.
