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PHILADELPHIA \u2013 Saint Joseph’s men’s soccer head coach Tim Mulqueen announced the addition of 17 players to the 2025 roster.
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\n“I couldn’t be more excited to welcome this group to our program,” said Mulqueen. “Bringing in 17 players gives us a unique opportunity to set a strong foundation and establish our culture from day one. This group is driven and full of energy and I can’t wait to hit the ground running.”
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\nThe incoming class brings a strong regional identity to the program,\u00a0all 11 freshmen playing their high school soccer in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware. Of the six transfers, four either competed at the high school level in the same region or arrive from\u00a0Atlantic 10 programs.
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\nFRESHMEN<\/p>\n
Jayson Bentum<\/a> Background: Graduate of The Pennington School\u2026was a 2024 Trentonian All-Prep First Team and NJISAA Prep A First Team selection\u2026finished the 2024 season 16-1, defeating Hun School of Princeton 6-1 in the championship game to become MJISAA Prep A Champions\u2026helped the team to a 2024 Mid Atlantic Prep League championship and Capelli Woodstock Cup championship\u2026secured 2023 NJ State Prep Championship and National Championship titles, going 15-0 on the season\u2026registered a Mid-Atlantic Prep League championship and earned a Mercer County championship\u2026earned a Mercer County Championship in 2022 before falling in the finals of the NJ State Prep championship game\u2026played in the Mid-Atlantic League in MLS NEXT with Real Futbol Academy\u2026ranked no. 20 for New Jersey region by TopDrawer Soccer\u2026was a 2025 National Academy Championship All-Star selection\u2026earned a spot on the 2024 Best of East Cup All-Star Team\u2026helped Real Futbol Academy to No. 2 in the MLS NEXT U19 Power Rankings\u2026heled concede the fewest goals in the Mid-Atlantic Division. \nHarrison Carolan<\/a> Background: Graduate of Caravel Academy\u2026was a three-year captain for his team\u2026a three-time All-State selection, earning First Team honors in 2024 (Second Team, 2022; Third Team, 2021)\u2026named First Team All-Conference in 2021, 2022 and 2024\u2026helped Caravel to back-to-back Delaware Division II State Championships in 2021 and 2022\u2026played for Sporting Athletic Club in MLS NEXT\u2026also played for Sporting Delaware ECNL from 2020-22\u2026team member of the ODP Delaware program from 2021-23\u2026earned a Dallas Cup title, starting in all six tournament games. \nAidan Donnelly<\/a> Background: Graduate of Southern Regional High School\u2026scored 30 goals and added four assists in 25 games in the 2024 season, named SSI, NJ A-South and NJ State Player of the Year\u2026was named to the First Team for the NJ A-South, All-County, All-Shore and All-State teams\u2026helped Southern Regional to the first NJ Group IV State Championship in program history after earning NJ Group IV Sectional Championship honors\u2026played club for Jersey Shore Boca FC in the U19 APSL\u2026scored 17 goals and added five assists in 12 games. \nNick Hanushchak<\/a> Background: Graduate of Cape Henlopen\u2026was a First Team All-State and All-Conference selection in 2022, helping his team to a Henlopen North Division Championship\u2026also earned Second Team All-State honors in 2021 while being named First Team All-Conference\u2026played for Sporting Athletic Club in the MLS NEXT. \nMark Mazzoni<\/a> Background: Graduate of La Salle College High School\u2026was named the 2024 Philadelphia Catholic League Offensive Player of the Year\u2026earned PSCA All-State and First Team All-Catholic honors in 2024 after tallying 19 goals and 14 assists\u2026captained La Salle College High School to back-to-back Philadelphia Catholic League titles\u2026also helped the team claim a District 12 championship\u2026registered 32 goals and 21 assists over his junior and senior seasons\u2026played for Sporting Athletic Club in MLS NEXT, scoring four goals and tallying six assists. \nFinn Murray<\/a> Background: Graduate of La Salle College High School\u2026was named the 2024 Philadelphia Catholic League MVP\u2026also earned 2024-25 Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year recognition\u2026scored four goals and provided 15 assists in 2024, captaining his team to a Philadelphia Catholic League championship while being named to the All-State, All-Area and All-Catholic teams\u2026scored five goals and tallied 10 assists in 2023, earning First Team All-Catholic and All-Area team honors\u2026played club soccer for the LVU Rush\u2026was the top assister for the team, adding two goals to go along with his 10 assists. \nCristian Oliveira<\/a> Background: Graduate of St. Benedict’s Prep\u2026made a start in 14 of 15 games on the season\u2026helped St. Benedict’s earn a 100-game unbeaten streak\u2026part of a team that was ranked No. 1 nationally for 15 weeks, scoring 93 goals as a team and conceding just six in 15 games\u2026scored four goals and provided eight assists on the season\u2026finished runner-up in New Jersey Prep A Tournament\u2026was at Union High School the prior two seasons, scoring 16 goals and adding five assists in 26 games\u2026was a two-time First Team All-Conference and All-County selection at Union, earning Second Team All-State honors in both years\u2026played club soccer with Cedar Stars Academy\u2026was the team’s top goalscorer in 2024 with 31 goals and eight assists in 39 games\u2026secured USYS National, USYS Eastern Regionals and New Jersey State Cup U19 titles. \nTommy Regan<\/a> Background: Graduate of La Salle College High School\u2026scored seven goals and registered 10 assists, earning First Team All-Catholic honors\u2026helped La Salle College claim the PCL title\u2026played for Sporting Athlete Club in MLS NEXT\u2026top goalscorer on the team with nine goals and 12 assists. \nCharlie Undorf<\/a> Background: Graduate of Unionville High School\u2026was named to the First Team All-Chesmont Team\u2026a team captain for Unionville\u2026helped the team qualify for playoffs in multiple seasons\u2026played club soccer for Penn Fusion ECNL\u2026earned First Team All-North East Conference honors en route to earning a spot in the postseason. 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\nDefender | 5-10 | Park Ridge, N.J.
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\nBackground: Graduate of Don Bosco Preparatory High School\u2026was team captain as a senior\u2026named to the Big North All-United Division First Team in 2023 and 2024\u2026also earned 2023 All-State Parochial Team honors\u2026played club soccer for Future SA E64.
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\nMason Csapo<\/a>
\nMidfielder | 6-0 | Newark, Del.<\/p>\n
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\nForward | 6-0 | Manahawkin, N.J.<\/p>\n
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\nDefender | 6-3 | Lviv, Ukraine
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\nBackground: Graduate of Springfield Township\u2026was a First Team All-Area and All-League selection\u2026helped Springfield Township to a district title and an appearance to the state tournament\u2026played for Como 1907 FC in Italy’s Primavera 2 division\u2026helped the club finish second in the league\u2026most recently played for Sporting Athletic Club in MLS NEXT\u2026scored four goals for SAC.
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\nAldo Hernandez<\/a>
\nMidfielder | 6-0 | Harbeson, Del.<\/p>\n
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\nDefender | 5-10 | Southhampton, Pa.<\/p>\n
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\nDefender | 5-10 | Galway, Ireland<\/p>\n
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\nWinger | 5-9 | Union, N.J.<\/p>\n
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\nForward | 5-7 | Ambler, Pa.<\/p>\n
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\nForward | 6-2 | West Chester, Pa.<\/p>\n
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\nDiego Avelar<\/a>
\nDefender | 6-1 | Jr. | Aldie, Va. (VCU)
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\nPrior to St. Joe’s: Spent two seasons at VCU, making seven appearances and a start as a sophomore after redshirting in 2023\u2026was part of the VCU squad that won an Atlantic 10 Regular Season title.
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\nBackground: Graduate of Tuscarora High School\u2026was named a First Team All-Dulles District and First Team All-Region selection\u2026competed with Team Capelli USA at the 2022 Capelli Sports Cup in Denmark.
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\nCooper Jennings<\/a>
\nGoalkeeper | 6-1 | R-Jr. | Murrells Inlet, S.C. (USC Upstate)
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\nPrior to St. Joe’s: Spent three seasons at USC Upstate, starting in 29 of his 31 games after redshirting in 2022\u2026logged 155 saves over two seasons, leading the conference as a redshirt freshman with 79 saves in 2023\u2026was named to the Big South All-Freshman Team\u2026set a school record with 13 saves against ETSU in his debut season\u2026tallied 76 saves and a .613 save percentage in 2024\u2026recorded a season-high 11 saves against UNC Asheville.
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\nBackground: Graduate of Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach\u2026was a four-sport letterwinner, competing in soccer, basketball, football and golf\u2026was a four-time South Carolina Independent School Association All-State and All-Region selection\u2026named the 2022 SCISA 1A Region 2 Player of the Year\u2026helped the Saints to a 2022 SCISA 1A State Championship in his senior season, also earning a SCISA 1A Region 2 title\u2026led CAMB to a SCISA 1A State Runner-Up finish as a junior\u2026earned SCISA 1A Region 2 Co-Championship honors in 2019\u2026played club soccer for South Carolina Surf and GPS Charleston\u2026helped the SC Surf Elite Clubs National League U18\/19 squad to an 8-11-5 record during the 2021-22 season as captain\u2026helped SC Surf to an ECNL South Carolina State Championship in 2020.
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\nEddie Krupski<\/a>
\nForward | 6-4 | So. | Clark, N.J. (Rutgers)
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\nPrior to St. Joe’s: Spent his freshman season at Rutgers\u2026did not make an appearance in his debut season.
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\nBackground: Graduate of Seton Hall Prep\u2026named 2023 New Jersey Player of the Year and NJ.com Player of the Year\u2026was a high school All-American\u2026netted 30 goals in his senior season to lead Seton Hall Prep to a county, sectional and state championship\u2026scored the game-winner that led Seton Hall Prep to its fourth-consecutive North, Non-Public A crown (top ranking in the state)\u2026helped his team to four-straight Essex County Tournament Championships\u2026registered 51 goals in his final two seasons at SHP.
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\nXander LaBelle<\/a>
\nGoalkeeper | 5-11 | So. | Sarasota, Fla. (Denver)
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\nPrior to St. Joe’s: Spent a season at Denver\u2026did not appear in a match in his freshman campaign.
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\nBackground: Graduate of IMG Academy\u2026named Goalkeeper of the Year at IMG in 2019-20\u2026was part of the U.S. Soccer Youth National Team pool from U14 to U16.
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\nSebastian Perez-Gasiba<\/a>
\nMidfielder | 5-8 | So. | Media, Pa. (Drexel)
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\nPrior to St. Joe’s: Played 11 games for Drexel in his freshman season\u2026scored his lone goal in a 1-1 draw with Villanova\u2026took eight shots on the season\u2026played 152 minutes\u2026was part of a Drexel side that earned its fifth-consecutive CAA Tournament appearance.
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\nBackground: Graduate of The Haverford School\u2026a three-year letterwinner\u2026helped his team win back-to-back Inter-Ac titles in 2022 and 2023\u2026made two consecutive semifinals appearance in the state tournament in 2022 and 2023\u2026was an All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in his senior season\u2026named to All-Inter-AC First Team and All-Delco First Team.
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\nJake Ross<\/a>
\nDefender | 6-4 | Jr. | Wilmington, Del. (West Virginia)
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\nPrior to St. Joe’s: Made 18 appearances over two seasons at West Virginia, logging 231 minutes\u2026registered a shot on goal at No. 5 UCF as a freshman\u2026played a season-high 28 minutes against American in 2023\u2026played in all four NCAA Tournament games in WVU’s run to the College Cup.
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\nBackground: Graduate of Salesianum High School\u2026was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Delaware Player of the Year\u2026a two-time United Soccer Coaches Boys’ All-American\u2026played in the 2022-23 National All-America High School game\u2026was a two-time Delaware Online State Player of the Year\u2026helped Salesianum to back-to-back Delaware state titles\u2026played club soccer for Penn Fusion\u2026was named First Team Northeast Conference in 2021-22 for the Fusion.
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