Brooklyn, NY --- The Brooklyn College Bulldogs will enter the 2013 City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC)/Applebee's Men's Soccer Championships as the #3 seed after going 5-2-1 in conference play, while posting an overall record of 9-6-1.

BC came up just short of capturing the CUNYAC crown in 2012, as the Bulldogs lost to top seed Baruch College, 4-2, in the championship final.

Head Coach Rawle Hensford will lean on his seniors Dmitry Prokofyev, Peter Vavalle and Taras Frankivskyy to provide veteran leadership as Brooklyn will look to make another run at the conference championship.

Prokofyev leads the CUNYAC in points (34), goals (15) and game-winning goals (5), while Vavalle has anchored a solid BC defense that has totaled eight shutouts on the season and tops the conference in goals allowed with a 1.44 average. Frankivskyy has totaled two goals and three assists for seven points, while also contributing to Brooklyn's stout defense.

Other key figures to the Bulldogs' offense this season has been the play of sophomore Oleg Tykhonravov and freshman Kenny Benitez. Tykhonravov is second on the team in scoring with seven goals and two assists for 16 points, while Benitez is third in points with 11, registering three goals and five assists.

Freshman Marco Thimm-Kaiser and junior Fernand Grisales each have three goals apiece on the season to chip in on the offensive side of the ball.

In his first season in Brooklyn, junior Kamil Ostrowski has appeared in 12 games, while making 11 starts, racking up over 1,005 minutes in goal, surrendering 17 goals for a 1.52 goals-against-average and recording 57 saves for a .770 save percentage. Ostrowski has also totaled six shutouts on the season.

Brooklyn will begin its quest for a conference championship on Wednesday, October 30th, as the Bulldogs will play host to the #6 seeded York College Cardinals in the quarterfinals round. The game is scheduled for a 4:00 pm start time at Brooklyn College Field.

The Bulldogs defeated the Cardinals 4-0 during the regular season back on September 21st.

If BC is able to get past York for a second time this season, the Bulldogs will advance to the semifinals round on Saturday, November 2nd, where the winner between #2 City College of New York (CCNY) and #7 Lehman College will await.

The semifinals and final will be held at BC Field, as Brooklyn College will be serving as host of the championships.

Admission to the soccer championships are free; however, fans must register for tickets in advance online. You can register for tickets here. Students must also register for tickets to earn their points for the StudentsFirst Rewards Program.

StudentsFirst Rewards Program Information: To receive your points for the StudentsFirst Rewards Program, the name on the ticket MUST match your CUNY-ID, which is to be shown at the check-in table. You must also click "YES" when asked if you're a CUNY student or points will NOT be received. For more information go to www.cunyathletics.com/StudentsFirstRewards


Wednesday, October 30th
Quarterfinals Round – at Higher Seed
#1 Baruch College vs. #8 Hunter College (4:30pm @ Met Oval)
#2 City College of New York vs. #7 Lehman College (2:00 pm @ Randall's Island #82)
#3 Brooklyn College vs. #6 York College (4:00 pm @ BC)
#4 College of Staten Island vs. #5 John Jay College of Criminal Justice (3:00 pm @ CSI)

Saturday, November 2nd
Semifinals – at Brooklyn College
Game 1: 2:00 pm: #1 Baruch/#8 Hunter vs. #4 CSI/#5 John Jay
Game 2: 4:30pm: #2 CCNY/#7 Lehman vs. #3 Brooklyn/#6 York

Saturday, November 9th
Championship Final – at Brooklyn College
4:30 pm