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Meet The UNH Men’s Soccer Team!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UNH chapter.

 

Juggling balls and scoring goals isn’t the only thing that keeps the UNH Men’s soccer team occupied. Some are engineers, some are nursing majors, and some like to spend their free time at Aroma Joes. If you know some of these talented men, you will be surprised to find out some of their hidden talents, and if you don’t know them… well you’re in for a treat. Keep reading along to check them out! (They’re pretty cute too) and don’t forget to stop by their next home game October 12th at 7 pm! 

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Name: Andrew B. Chaput

Hometown: Manchester, NH

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Business Administration

Greatest Soccer Moment: Scoring first goal against URI

Favorite Warm-up Song: Danza Kuduro

Pregame superstition/ritual: Listening to music

One Thing you cant live without: My bed

Song title that describes you: Sexy and I know it

Favorite pre-game meal: Chipotle

Favorite place on campus: Weight room…

Fun Fact or hidden talent: Campus Cutie Victor!

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Name: AJ Albers 

Hometown: Eagan, Minnesota 

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Business

Greatest Soccer Moment: Scoring my first collegiate goal 

Favorite Warm-up Song: Dont Like.1 – Kanye West

Pregame superstition/ritual: Taking a shower 

One Thing you cant live without: Chipotle/Fifa

Song title that describes you: All I Do Is Win 

Favorite pre-game meal: Italian BMT from Subway 

Favorite place on campus: Philly 

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I lived in Paris, France for 5 years

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Name: Aaron Smith

Hometown: Loudon, NH

Grade: Junior

Major: Sociology/Justice Studies

Greatest Soccer Moment: Captaining high school team to state semifinals and 15-2 record.

Favorite warm-up song: Headlines-Drake

Pregame superstition/ritual: Always tape my left wrist.

One Thing you cant live without: iPhone 5.

Song title that describes you: White and Nerdy-Weird Al.

Favorite pregame meal: Chicken Parm

Favorite place on campus:  Mills (my bed)

Fun Fact or hidden talent:  The UNH head coach didn’t know my first name for the first 6 months he knew me.  He would refer to me as Potter.   Apparently I somewhat look like Harry Potter, personally I think it’s just the fact I have glasses. .  You all can make your own judgment on that one. 

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Name: Blake “Dawney” Dawn

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Grade: Junior

Major: Communication

Greatest Soccer Moment: Winning a state championship in High School

Favorite Warm-up Song: Bastard by Tyler The Creator

Pregame superstition/ritual: Rocking out to the Chili Peppers with Cam Bielski

One Thing you cant live without: My vans

Song title that describes you: Soul Rebel by Bob Marley

Favorite pre-game meal: Chicken Patty with DAT MAYO

 Favorite place on campus: Horton 4

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I love to cook and BBQ, specialty is Mexican food

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Name: Brandon Allen

Hometown: Queens, New York

Grade: Freshmen

Major: Business

Greatest Soccer Moment: New England Class A Finals Game Victory, 2-0

Favorite Warm-up Song: Wake Me Up – Avicii

Pregame superstition/ritual: Pre-game cold, then hot, then cold shower again… Absolutely no drying off though.

 One Thing you cant live without: My Flinstone Gummy Vitamins

Song title that describes you: Anything Could Happen – Ellie Goulding

Favorite pre-game meal: Chipotle, Burrito

Favorite place on campus: Philly Late Nights

 Fun Fact or hidden talent: My teammates call me BigAl (No idea why)

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Name: Byron Greenwood

Hometown: Greenland, NH

Grade: Graduate Student

Major: Mathematics, Education

Greatest Soccer Moment: Scoring my first goal for my high school varsity team

Favorite Warm-up Song: Cinderella Man by Eminem

Pregame superstition/ritual: Putting my left cleat on before my right one

One thing you cant live without: Playing sports

 Song title that describes you: It’s My Life

Favorite pre-game meal: Plain pasta and veggies

Favorite place on campus: Stillings

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I was named after the professional golfer Byron Nelson

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Name: Cameron Bielski

Hometown: Dover, MA

 Grade: Sophomore

Major: English

‪ Greatest Soccer Moment: Winning the State Championship as a senior in High School

‪ Favorite Warm-up Song: Boyfriend – Justin Bieber (Acoustic version tho)

Pregame superstition/ritual: Rockin’ out to Red Hot Chili Peppers with Dawny

One Thing you cant live without: Paul Bianchi

 Song title that describes you: “I’m Me” – Lil Wayne

Favorite pre-game meal: Anything that Elvis Lumumba cooks up

Favorite place on campus: Campco

 Fun Fact or hidden talent: I’m a sick dancer. (LAST WEEKS CAMPUS CUTIE!!!!)

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Name: Christopher Poague Wingate

Hometown: Høvik, Norway 

Grade: Freshman 

Major: Undeclared 

Greatest Soccer Moment: is going to be when we win the America East this year 

Favorite Warm-up Song: Black Skinhead – Kanye West

Pregame superstition/ritual: Visiting Katie (Athletic trainer)

One thing you cant live without: My bed 

Song title that describes you: Søtt av deg å sjekke – Ingen artist

Favorite pre-game meal: Anything but chicken and pasta

Favorite place on campus: Jerry Azumah Performance Center

Fun Fact or hidden talent: Foodie

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Name: Cody Cormier

Hometown: Bangor, Maine

Grade: Senior

Major: Hospitality Management

Greatest Soccer Moment: High School State Championship

Favorite Warm-up Song: California Girls – Katy Perry

Pregame superstition/ritual: Iron game socks

One Thing you cant live without: My bocce ball set

Song title that describes you: Business Time – Flight of the Concords

Favorite pre-game meal: Cousin Cathy’s Chicken

Favorite place on campus: 53 Mill Rd

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I can ride a unicycle (Also a former Campus Cutie!!!)

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Name: Connor Pauley

Hometown: Londonderry, NH

Grade: Junior

Major: Nursing (don’t hate)

Greatest Soccer Moment: Eating orange slices at half time during rec soccer

Favorite Warm-up Song: A Thousand Miles- Vanessa Carlton

Pregame superstition/ritual: Physically harming Travis Worra.

One Thing you can’t live without: My giant hurricane fan

Song title that describes you: Hard in the paint – Waka Flocka Flame

Favorite pre-game meal: One bowl of nails (no milk)…….

Favorite place on campus: Aroma Joes

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I’m great at growing beards

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Name: David Schlatter

Hometown: Marlton, NJ

Grade: Senior

Major: Building Stuff

Greatest Soccer Moment:  Winning NJ State Championship

Favorite Warm-up Song: Wannabe by Spice Girls

Pregame superstition/ritual:  I steal Cody’s socks when he finishes ironing them

One Thing you can’t live without: Pop Tarts

 Song title that describes you:  Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen

Favorite pre-game meal:  Breakfast Chicken

Favorite place on campus:  Kingsbury Library…

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Name: Duff George Graham Thomson

Hometown: Greenfield, New Hampshire

Grade: Freshman

Major: Undeclared

Greatest Soccer Moment: Coming 5th in the country for the Nike Premier Tournament in Oregon.

Favorite Warm-up Song: Lose Yourself by Eminem

Pregame superstition/ritual: Watching a Ray Lewis Inspirational Video

One Thing you cant live without: My Brother

Song title that describes you: Not Afraid

Favorite pre-game meal: Chicken Parm

Favorite place on campus: The Field House

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I love big machines, and designing and building stuff out of wood. 

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Name: Elijah Leverett

Hometown: North Yarmouth, Maine

Grade: Freshman

Major: Undeclared

Greatest Soccer Moment: Maine 2013 Special Olympics Fundraiser All-Star Game

Favorite Warm-up Song: Hip Hop Saved My Life

Pregame superstition/ritual: Wearing the same under socks and juggling during warm-up

One Thing you cant live without: Washing my hands

Song title that describes you: Lyrical Exercise

Favorite pre-game meal: Chicken Parmesan

Favorite place on campus: Soccer field

Fun Fact or hidden talent: Music artist/ song-writer

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Name: Adrien Elvis Lumumba                                                          

Hometown: Congo, Belgium, and Essex,Vermont.

Grade: Junior

Major: RMP program Administration Minor: Business

 Greatest Soccer Moment: Playing soccer with my baby sister.

Favorite Warm-up Song: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion

Pregame superstition/ritual: Shower

One Thing you cant live without: MAYO

Song title that describes you: Strong Will Continue by Damien Marley

Favorite pre-game meal: African Food or Pasta.

 Favorite place on campus: The DUMP (If you don’t know what this is then check your lingo.)

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I’m strong and a good cook

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Name: Erik Martel

Hometown: Bedford, NH

Grade: Freshman

Major: Business Administration

Greatest Soccer Moment: Scoring state championship winning goal for Bedford High School in 2011

Favorite Warm-up Song: Sing for the Moment – Eminem

Pregame superstition/ritual: Wear the same pair of sliders with a hole in them

One Thing you cant live without: Freedom

Song title that describes you: Born Sinner by J. Cole

Favorite pre-game meal: Sweet Onion Chicken Terryaki Sub from Subway

Favorite place on campus: Apartment 14 Stratford Ave

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I play the guitar

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Name: Giovani Riello

Hometown: São Paulo/Brazil

Grade: Freshman

Major: Undeclared

Greatest Soccer Moment: My first and only game as a pro back in Brazil

Favorite Warm-up song: Country roads, West Virginia

Pregame superstition/ritual: Watch funny videos on YouTube, the same ones every time

One Thing you can’t live without: Ketchup

Song title that describes you: Yoga Pants

Favorite pre-game meal: Steve Palumbo

Favorite place on campus: 53 mills road

Fun Fact or hidden talent: Best mafia player ever

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Name: Gunnar Ericsson

Hometown: Atkinson, NH

Grade: Freshman

Major: Engineering

Greatest Soccer Moment: Still waiting for something good to happen

Favorite Warm-up Song: Wrecking Ball- Miley Cyrus

Pregame superstition/ritual: I always put my left sock on first

One Thing you cant live without: Oxygen

Song title that describes you: #whitegirlproblems

Favorite pre-game meal: Ham and Swiss sandwich, dry, white sandwich roll

Favorite place on campus: Any dining hall

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I’m an excellent acoustic singer

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Name: Jeffrey Turner

Hometown: Blandon, Pennsylvania

Grade: Senior

Major: Psychology and Justice Studies

Greatest Soccer Moment: Beating nationally ranked Michigan State in OT 1-0

Favorite Warm-up Song: Cody Cormier’s acoustic covers

Pregame superstition/ritual: Warmup with Byron Greenwood

 One Thing you cant live without: Mathew Weinstein

Song title that describes you: F*cking Perfect by Pink

Favorite pre-game meal: Bowl of Trix cereal

Favorite place on campus: Breaking New Grounds

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I enjoy watching The Real Housewives of Orange County

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Name: Jesus M. Tudela

Hometown: Zaragoza, Spain

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Greatest Soccer Moment: Game winning goal against Grand Canyon

Favorite Warm-up Song: Sergio Mendes ft. Black Eyed Peas – Mas que nada

Pregame superstition/ritual: First step on the field has to be with my left foot

One Thing you cant live without: Chipotle/Fifa

Song title that describes you: I’m different

Favorite pre-game meal: Pasta and Chicken

Favorite place on campus: Kingsbury…

Fun Fact or hidden talent: Lived in Brasil, Mexico and Portugal.

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Name: Karl Frisk

Hometown: Mölndal, Sweden

Grade: Freshman

Major: Business

Greatest Soccer Moment: Whenever I score

Favorite Warm-up Song: Intro – The XX

Pregame superstition/ritual: Not tying cleats before getting on the field, listening to my game playlist

One Thing you cant live without: Music

Song title that describes you: Loose yourself to dance – Daft Punk

Favorite pre-game meal: Pasta

Favorite place on campus: My room or the stadium probably

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I don’t like chipotle

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Name: Kevin Andino

Hometown: Langley Park, Maryland

Grade: Junior

Greatest Soccer Moment: Getting to the JUCO finals

Favorite Warm Up Song: Gasolina by Daddy Yankee

Pregame Ritual: Bengay my body up 

One thing you can’t live without: Mi Mami (mom)

Song Title that describes you: It wasn’t me by shaggy

Favorite Pregame Meal: Beans and Tortillas

Favorite Place on campus: The training room

Fun fact: I like to watch spanish soap operas every night.

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Name: Lukas Goerigk

Hometown: Berlin, Germany

Grade: Sophomore

Major: Environmental Engineering

Greatest Soccer Moment: Winning the last game of the Season to stay in the U17 Bundesliga with a 1:0 over Werder Bremen

Favorite Warm-Up song: Danza con Duro

Pregame Ritual: Put on jersey and shingards in same order everytime

Can´t live without: Chocolate (german chocolate)

Favorite Pre-game meal: NO choice, always get chicken and pasta

Favorite place on Campus: MILLs Hall 261

Fun Fact/Hidden Talent: Great singer (ask Jesus)

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Name: Paul Bianchi

Hometown: Essex Junction, Vermont

Grade: Junior

Major: RMP

Greatest Soccer Moment: causing Elvis to break his thumb by doing him up with a move

Favorite Warm-up song: Many men by 50 cent

Pregame superstition: I wear a certain pair of underwear

One thing you cant live without: My inhaler

Song title that describes you: It wasn’t me by Shaggy

Favorite pre-game meal: Pasta

Favorite place on campus: The tables outside of aroma Joes

Hidden talent: I can touch my nose with my tongue

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Name: Riley Ellis

Hometown: Goffstown, NH

 Grade: Freshman

 Major: Business

Greatest Soccer Moment: 80 minutes of warming up in one game

Favorite Warm-up Song: The Fox

 Pregame superstition/ritual:  listening to ‘The Fox’

 One Thing you cant live without: Music     

 Song title that describes you: Gold Digger

Favorite pre-game meal: Pasta

 Favorite place on campus: Stillings dining hall

 Fun Fact or hidden talent: Excellent at warming up

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Name: Ryan James Carpenter       

Hometown: Newmarket, NH (Home of the Mules)

Grade: Junior

Major: Athletic Training-Going for my doctorate in Physical Therapy after

Greatest Soccer Moment: Coaching little kids at camps and clinics

Favorite Warm-up Song: The Pledge Of Allegiance

Pregame superstition/ritual: Listen to Al Pacino’s Any Given Sunday speech. Also I kiss this picture of my dad and I, and kiss this card that has the saying “Carpe Diem” on it.

One Thing you cant live without: Romantic comedies and chick flicks…but actually

Song title that describes you: Pour Some Sugar On Me

Favorite pre-game meal: Irving slushies

Favorite place on campus: Aroma Joes

Fun Fact or hidden talent: Once was sponsored and ranked nationally in Racquetball. 

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Name: Travis Worra

Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania/ Huntington Beach, California

Grade: Junior

Major: Statistics

Greatest Soccer Moment: Scoring a goal directly from a corner kick when I was 6 years old.

Favorite Warm-up Song: The Fox by Ylvis

Pregame superstition/ritual: I have a lucky rock my mom gave me before my High School State Championship game, that she was going to miss due to surgery the same day to remove a cancerous thyroid. She is fine, but I give it a little kiss before each game.

One thing you cant live without: Gum… according to Andrew Chaput and Aaron Smith I always have alot of it.

Song title that describes you: Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus

Favorite pre-game meal: Chicken and Pasta… that is all we are fed by Chef/Coach Ewan Seabrook

Favorite place on campus: Horton 4… said no one ever

Fun Fact or hidden talent: People claim I’m pretty good at impressions… my arsenal consists of a pretty good Forrest Gump, Roz from Monsters Inc., Assistant Coach Ewan Seabrook, An Angry Lukas Goerigk (So pretty much any time of the day), An Angry Aaron Smith (again, pretty much all the time), Soccer groupie Saubs Holia, Elvis Adrien Lumumba, King Lyonidis (King of Sparta in the 300) probably a few more but I dont even remember.

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Name: Ugochukwu Uche

Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Grade: Senior

Major: Kinesiology Sports Studies

Greatest Soccer Moment: Scoring the game winning goal to send our team to the national championship game

Favorite Warm-up Song: Switchfoot – Meant to Live

Pregame superstition/ritual: Pregame Prayer

One Thing you cant live without: Music

Song title that describes you: Damian Marley – Welcome to Jamrock

Favorite pre-game meal: Fufu

Favorite place on campus: Philly

Fun Fact or hidden talent: I’m an Underground Hip Hop Artist

 

 

This is the general account for the University of New Hampshire chapter of Her Campus! HCXO!