The Millers play for third place in Class AA state soccer, taking on St. Cloud Tech at 3:00pm, November 5, at Mahtomedi High School. If the Millers win it would be the best finish ever for Washburn boys soccer.
State Tournament Third Place Match
November 5, 2015 • 3:00pm • Mahtomedi High School
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
| St. Cloud Tech Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washburn Millers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washburn Goals: |
From the Match Preview
The Millers, now 12-5-3, have not made it this far in state tournament play since 1984 and could finish with its best finish ever if they defeat St. Cloud Tech in the tourney’s third-place match. This is the Millers’ seventh appearance in state, dating back to six appearances in the 1980s. On the way to state this year, the Millers defeated St. Louis Park, 3-0, #1 section seed Wayzata, 2-1, and #2 section seed Minneapolis Southwest, 2-1. The Millers defeated top-seeded Minnetonka in overtime in the state quarterfinals but lost in the semifinals to the Anoka Tornadoes.
St. Cloud Tech, with a roster of 26 players, is entering the match with a 16-2-2 record, having lost only to Anoka and East Ridge. Tech defeated Brainerd, Moorhead, and Rogers in section 8AA playoffs, and won their quarterfinal match against Park Center, 2-0. Tech lost to East Ridge, 2-0, in the state semifinal. It is Tech’s second appearance in the state tourney, the first in 2008. The Tigers’ leading scorer is freshman #10 Mohamed Abdi, with 15 goals and 6 assists for the season.
| Jersey | Player | Position | Yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ben Brauer | GK | 11 |
| 1 | Cooper Wells | A | 10 |
| 2 | Oscar Shulman | A | 10 |
| 3 | Nick Steinkamp | M | 11 |
| 4 | David Saly | M | 10 |
| 5 | Juan Louis | A | 11 |
| 6 | Kevin Lowen | A | 12 |
| 7 | Sam Abrams (C) | D | 12 |
| 8 | Luke Peterson | A | 11 |
| 9 | Henry Stevens | A | 12 |
| 10 | Mitch Taylor | A | 12 |
| 11 | Hassan Adan | M | 12 |
| 12 | Andy Pulkrabek | A | 12 |
| 13 | J.P. Ferreira | A | 12 |
| 14 | Mohamed Kalmoy | A | 12 |
| 15 | Max Lindemann | D | 11 |
| 16 | Matthew Stout | A | 11 |
| 17 | Ty Benjaafar | A | 9 |
| 19 | Garrett Lieb (C) | D | 12 |
| 20 | Alex Batt | A | 12 |
| 21 | Sam Fritsch | D | 9 |
| 23 | Max Elofson | GK | 12 |
Head Coach: Aaron Percy
Assistant Coaches: Sean Keir; Steve Alexander
Principal: Rhonda Dean
Athletic Director: Reggie Perkins
| Jersey | Name | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bryan Helminick | G | 11 |
| 0 | Luke Truitt | G | 11 |
| 2 | Ali Gelani | A | 11 |
| 3 | John Bates | A | 12 |
| 4 | Fahad Ibrahim | A | 11 |
| 6 | Mohamud Aden | A | 12 |
| 7 | Khalid Gelani | A | 11 |
| 8 | Ahmed Hussein | A | 11 |
| 9 | Abdisalan Ahmed | A | 11 |
| 10 | Mohamed Abdi | A | 9 |
| 11 | Jakob Alessio | A | 11 |
| 12 | Andrew Pearson | A | 10 |
| 13 | Kaleb Woodman | A | 12 |
| 14 | Gabe Villalobos | A | 11 |
| 16 | Sean Randolph | A | 11 |
| 17 | Hamze Ibrahim | A | 11 |
| 19 | Ismail Ismail | A | 10 |
| 21 | Luke Dorn | A | 11 |
| 26 | Ethan Gray | A | 12 |
| 27 | Abdirashid Abdirahman | A | 12 |
| 29 | Najib Ahmed | A | 12 |
| 32 | Abdiqudar Farah | A | 10 |
| 33 | Mohamud Mowlid | A | 11 |
| 37 | Ali Abdirahman | A | 11 |
| 39 | Farid Ahmed | A | 11 |
| 41 | Vincente Cisneros | A | 9 |
Head Coach: Nantha Viswanathan
Assistant Coach: Ballah Kolblee; Dan Stoterau; Ryan Feeny
Principal: Charles Eisenreich
Athletic Director: Andrea Swanberg
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8/27/15 | Richfield | W 3-0 |
| 8/29/15 | Robbinsdale Cooper | W 4-2 |
| 9/1/15 | St. Thomas Academy | L 0-1 (OT) |
| 9/3/15 | Minneapolis Southwest | L 0-1 |
| 9/5/15 | at Rochester Lourdes | T 1-1 (OT) |
| 9/8/15 | at DeLaSalle | W 1-0 |
| 9/10/15 | Roosevelt | W 13-0 |
| 9/12/15 | at Blake | T 1-1 |
| 9/22/15 | Benilde-St. Margaret | W 3-2 |
| 9/24/15 | at Minneapolis Southwest | T 3-3 (OT) |
| 9/26/15 | Academy of Holy Angels | L 0-1 |
| 9/29/15 | Hopkins | W 4-1 |
| 10/1/15 | Minneapolis South | L 2-3 |
| 10/5/15 | Minneapolis Edison | W 13-0 |
| 10/8/15 | Minneapolis Henry | W 13-0 |
| 10/15/15 | Section 6AA Quarterfinals v. St. Louis Park | W 3-0 |
| 10/17/15 | Section 6AA Semifinals v. Wayzata | W 2-1 |
| 10/20/15 | Section 6AA Finals v. Southwest | W 2-1 |
| 10/27/15 | AA Quarterfinals v. Minnetonka | W 4-3 (OT) |
| 11/2/15 | AA Semifinals v. Anoka | L 1-2 |
| 11/5/15 | AA State 3rd Place v. St. Cloud Tech | T 0-0 |
| Overall Record | 12-5-4 |
