Fall 2011 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 5
Neal Melchionni
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marmora, N.J.
- High School:
- Ocean City
- Major:
- Environmental Engineering
Why Lehigh? “The combination of the great academics at Lehigh and the competitive, winning soccer program cannot be matched anywhere else.”2010
Appeared in 17 games, starting all 17 … Played 1,218 total minutes and scored three goals and added two assists … Scored the game-tying goal against Princeton (9/7) as the Mountain Hawks erased a two-goal second-half deficit to record their 500th program win ... Netted both Lehigh goals against Holy Cross (10/16) ... Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 18 for those efforts ... Also named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week the same day.
2009
Started 17 games ... Netted only goal of the season at Holy Cross (10/17) … Recorded season-high two assists against Holy Cross … Took the majority of Lehigh’s corner kicks … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year.
2008
Only freshman to start all 17 games … Scored one goal and had two assists on the season … First-career goal was against Richmond (8/29) … Fifth on the team with four points … Fired 12 shots, five on goal … Earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Lehigh
Recorded 20 goals and 38 assists … Named the Philadelphia Inquirer and Press of Atlantic City Player of the Year in 2007 … All-State selection, and a two-time All-South Jersey and All-League selection … Member of the New Jersey State ODP team … Earned distinguished honors all four years in the classroom.
CAREER STATISTICS
Appeared in 17 games, starting all 17 … Played 1,218 total minutes and scored three goals and added two assists … Scored the game-tying goal against Princeton (9/7) as the Mountain Hawks erased a two-goal second-half deficit to record their 500th program win ... Netted both Lehigh goals against Holy Cross (10/16) ... Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 18 for those efforts ... Also named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week the same day.
2009
Started 17 games ... Netted only goal of the season at Holy Cross (10/17) … Recorded season-high two assists against Holy Cross … Took the majority of Lehigh’s corner kicks … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year.
2008
Only freshman to start all 17 games … Scored one goal and had two assists on the season … First-career goal was against Richmond (8/29) … Fifth on the team with four points … Fired 12 shots, five on goal … Earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Lehigh
Recorded 20 goals and 38 assists … Named the Philadelphia Inquirer and Press of Atlantic City Player of the Year in 2007 … All-State selection, and a two-time All-South Jersey and All-League selection … Member of the New Jersey State ODP team … Earned distinguished honors all four years in the classroom.
CAREER STATISTICS
|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
G
|
A
|
Pts
|
Sh
|
Shot%
|
SOG
|
SOG%
|
GW
|
PK-Att
|
|
2008
|
17-17
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
12
|
.083
|
5
|
.417
|
1
|
0-0
|
|
2009
|
17-17
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
21
|
.048
|
6
|
.286
|
0
|
0-0
|
|
2010
|
17-17
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
18
|
.167
|
8
|
.444
|
1
|
0-0
|
|
Total
|
51-51
|
5
|
7
|
17
|
51
|
.098
|
19
|
.373
|
2
|
0-0
|
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