 Welcome back to the Grand Miller show presented by Buffalo Wildlings. I'm Sam Murray joined now with Stevenson men's soccer head coach Graham Miller and and coach from where I'm sitting I would say it's a successful season two in a row 14 wins one shy of tying the program record had a little rough patch but then made the the Mack tournament advanced to the semifinals and then advanced to the ECAC semifinals talk about the season as a whole yeah overall I think it was a big improve it was a not a big improvement but an improvement on the performances from the year before I thought we played much better soccer I thought we were more consistent even with that little rough patch we had we were still the better team in some of those games except for Messiah but overall it was great to get to 14 wins great to get advanced to the ECAC semifinals and the recognition the team got and I think I think we really have the respect in the region a very tough region and you know I'm just proud of the way the team came out all year. A couple guys I wanted to mention your sophomore goalkeeper Max Salatano eight shutouts two shared he already has the program record and in shutouts junior Tark Lee named all region he's just a second in program history first since 2010 and then of course senior DR Medtart he was first team academic all-american along with all the records that he set this year talk about those those three guys yeah those three have just been obviously interval to the program you know DR for four years he's given everything for the program and you know played almost every minute and he would let me he wants me to play him every minute you know every game you know setting those records and obviously the big thing for him is what he's doing off the field as well you know in a classroom you know a straight A student and being able to you know get that first team all academic all academic award is is unbelievable for the program and for him as well Tarek I think he had a up and down year but the fact is he's he's well respected in the region and that's how we got the all region awards and yet like you mentioned the first is 2010 so even though he didn't score as many goals as what I think he's capable of he still is such a such a threat going forward that the other coaches know that and that's that's great for him and then Max Salatano you know eight shutouts and just continues to be a leader on this team we made him a captain this year so for him to to be able to go on a mention in the Mac and also with his academics another straight A student and really those are the kind of guys we want in this program guys that are doing it off the off the field as well as on the field as you kind of turn the page to next season you're kind of in a similar position as you were last season you're only losing five guys you know and two of those three that we mentioned are back next year what are the goals as you now flip the page to the 2020 season yeah well goal again is you know to be able to get to the Mac final you know we've fallen to Messiah in the semifinals the last two years when we talked about this a few months ago our goal was you know to finishing a top three and we fell you know one point shy of it this year so we know we need to be more consistent in conference we need to get wins on the road get into that top three with some new teams next year with Eastern and York joining the conference get in that top three give ourselves an opportunity not to play in the playoff game and the fourth fifth game get into the final and then give ourselves a chance to make the NCAA tournament we did as the guys know I told them we did make the schedule a lot tougher next year we've added Johns Hopkins who made the NCAA tournament won the Centennial we had a Catholic who won the landmark along with Stevens and Gettysburg as some of those big non-conference games so we're we've got to go for it we need to keep getting better I think the seniors will be a loss I think DR obviously it was going to be a huge loss in the midfield Nick Ellis gave everything as an outside back the other three seniors were just great leaders off the field and really you know kept the program the younger guys in check so for us now is let's take the next step so we're excited because we're only losing two stars and everybody else has got to come back fitter stronger work harder well coach thank you for taking the time all season long wish you best lock in the offseason and what do you say we do this again next year yeah sure sounds good let's do it with with a championship trophy next year sitting right here right there okay for head coach Graham Miller I'm Sam Murray and this has been the Graham Miller show