The Bethlehem Soccer Club’s U20 Premier Team, which features a number of Rensselaer County athletes, will be competing this weekend in the USASA U20 National Cup in Manalapan, NJ hosted by the USASA Region I National Cups Committee. Should Bethlehem advance out of pool play and their elimination game they will play for the U20 National Championship Sunday afternoon.

The Bethlehem Knights play in the U23 New York Premier League. The New York Premier Soccer League [NYPSL] is in its fourth season. The NYPSL offers both a men's and women's divisions. The objective of the NYPSL is to provide players between U18 and U23 with training and match opportunities during the summer months in preparation for the college season. Teams are primarily from the Capital District of New York; however, teams from Dutchess County and Syracuse have participated. The season begins the first week of June and concludes the first week of August. The season consists of a ten to twelve match schedule with an emphasis on training. The NYPSL is a member of the Eastern District Soccer League (EDSL) and is an affiliate of United States Adult Soccer League, US Soccer and FIFA.

The team is coached by former College of St Rose Head Coach Jeremy Bogan and consists of some of the top collegiate talent from The Capital District. Members of the Bethlehem team include;

# NAME POS. HT HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE

00 Lee Fenner GK 5’10” Voorheesville, Hartwick College

01 Adam Margulies GK 6’1” Loomis Chaffee, Union College

02 Joe Miner F 5’10” Shenendehowa, Siena College

03 Tyler Gansfuss F 5’10” Niskayuna, Lemoyne College

04 Zach Fane MF 6’0” Lansingburgh, RPI

05 Tony Campagnano F 5’10” Guilderland, Stonehill College

06 Andrew Knight D 6’1” Chatham, Union College

07 Matt Mead MF 5’10 Columbia, Methodist College

08 Cody Kessler D 5’11” Bethlehem, Merchant Marine

09 Rob Wexler MF 5’8” Bethlehem, New Paltz

10 Marc Zeyak F 5’10” La Salle, Union College

11 Bryan White F 6’1” Bethlehem, Queens College

12 Patrick Ryan F 6’1” Columbia, Virginia Tech

13 Winslow Murdoch MF 6’0” Tamarac, Connecticut College

14 Frank Campagnano MF 5’9” Guilderland, Hamilton College

15 Kevin Wendth D 6’3” Bethlehem, Stonehill College

16 Harrison Lane MF 5’8” Bethlehem, New Paltz

17 Adam Gray D 6’0” Schalmont, Oswego College

18 Joey VanAllen F 5’8” Chatham, Hudson Valley CC

19 Sahr Nyuma F 6’1” Guilderland, Union College

20 Ryan Palmer D 5’10” La Salle, St. John Fisher

21 Josh Wing MF 5’9” Bethlehem, Geneseo College

22 Spencer Franks MF 5’10” La Salle, Lemoyne College

23 Tim Daigle MF 6’0” Columbia, Hartwick College

25 Max Kornstein MF 5’8” Bethlehem, New Paltz

26 Mike Mulhall F 5’10” Bethlehem, Keene State

30 Caleb Johnson GK 6’0” New Lebanon, New Paltz

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