ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT men's soccer team opens the 2025 campaign on Friday (Aug. 29) at Brockport. Here are the top six things you need to know about the Tigers heading into the season.
MEET THE CAPTAINS
Seniors
David Brassie and
Gabriel Zaninetti, graduate student
Chris Lee and junior
Mauricio Gonzalez will serve as co-captains in 2025.
"David, Mauricio, Chris and Gabriel complement each other as leaders on the field, in the locker room, and importantly as positive ambassadors in the RIT community," said RIT head coach
Bill Garno. "They are positive role models for our young players. All are fantastic student-athletes: David's role on the executive board of RIT's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Chris joining SAAC demonstrates the value and gratitude our team has as members of the RIT community."
FORWARDS
Senior
Selorm Dake led RIT with eight points and three goals in 2024. Sophomore forward
Idriss Diallo tallied a goal and two assists in his first season in 2024. Sophomore
Roman Mironenko will see time in 2025 after playing in 15 games last season. Junior transfer
Gavin Culley and first year Moobin Shin will also see time at forward.
MIDFIELD
Senior
Tate Pottle returns along with juniors
Adam Eastman and
Daniel Sucato. Zaninetti returns to the midfield after being away on co-op in the fall of 2024. Graduate student
Chris Lee played the last two seasons at University of Albany and will sure up the Tiger's midfield. Brassie and first year
Constantine Santacrose will also see time at midfield.
THE DEFENDERS & GOALIES
Gonzalez returns after being away on co-op during the 2024 season. He is joined by sophomore center-back
Carson Bandel and sophomore outside back
Adrian Sobczak. Bandel started all 18 games last season, while Sobczak played in 17 games, finished tied for third on the team in scoring and was a Third Team All-Liberty League selection. Seniors
Krzysztof Antiporowicz and
Bryce Hoang and sophomores
James Kasuda,
Alejandro Ortega and first year
Tony Shin will solidify the Tiger's backline.
Senior
Connor Cronin will vie for the starting goalkeeper position with sophomores
Kristian Dobbek and
Owen Hallagan.
2025 NEWCOMERS
Garno welcomes eight newcomers to the squad in 2025, including six first years and two transfers. First-years
Barry Duffy,
Moobin Kim,
Sebastien Mott,
Constantine Santacrose,
Tony Shin and
Callum Harvey and transfers
Gavin Culley and
Chris Lee.
2025 SCHEDULE
The Tigers will play 16 regular-season games, including nine games against Liberty League foes and two teams that competed in the 2024 NCAA Division III Tournament (St. John Fisher and Vassar).
The Tigers begin their 2024 campaign on Aug. 29 at Brockport for the Doug May Memorial Game. The Tigers host Houghton on Sept. 3, followed by a road game against Geneva College (Sept. 6).
RIT begins a three-game homestand with a game against St. John Fisher on Sept. 10. The Tigers begin Liberty League play on Sept. 13 against Clarkson followed by a non-conference match versus Alfred State (Sept. 20). The Tigers play at Hobart (Sept. 24) and close out September with a home game against RPI (Sept. 27).
RIT begins October with three straight road games beginning Oct. 1 at Penn State Behrend. The Tigers travel to Vassar (Oct. 4) and play at Rochester (Oct. 8) in the Rochester Derby. RIT hosts Union (Oct. 11) and plays at St. Lawrence the following weekend (Oct. 18).
RIT hosts Ithaca (Oct. 22) and Bard (Oct. 25) and wraps up the regular season at Skidmore (Nov. 1).
The Liberty League Tournament begins on Tuesday, November 4 with first round games. The semifinals are Nov. 7, and the championship is Nov. 9 at the highest remaining seed.
