Bowling Green State University Athletics
Baraldi Named to College Sports Madness Preseason All-MAC Team
August 20, 2012 | Men's Soccer
Baraldi, a native of Canton, Ohio (Massillon Jackson H.S.), was one of three players to start all 18 matches last season. He led the Falcons in scoring in 2011, with 18 points on the year, and also paced BGSU in goals (five), assists (eight) and shots on goal (21). Baraldi tied for 17th in the nation in assists per game (0.44) and deadlocked for 21st in the country in total assists, leading all freshmen in NCAA Division I in both categories.
Baraldi was directly involved in the scoring of 13 of BGSU's 22 goals last season. He tied for the team lead with a pair of game-winning goals, and his assist total was the highest by a BGSU player since 2003.
Baraldi's first collegiate goal came in his first collegiate match, as he scored in the 64th minute against then-#9 Michigan last Aug. 26. For his efforts against the Wolverines, was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week two days later. Baraldi's other winner came at Pittsburgh (Sept. 11), as he blasted home a shot from distance in the 83rd minute of that 1-0 victory. He was named to the all-tournament team that weekend, at the Pitt/Nike Invitational, and also earned all-tourney-team honors the following weekend, at the Hyatt Place Brentwood Invitational in Nashville.
Baraldi also had goals vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 2) and in back-to-back matches to end the season, at Wright State (Nov. 1) and Western Michigan (Nov. 5). He had two-assist games vs. both IPFW (Aug. 31) and Detroit (Sept. 21).
His six-game point-scoring streak, from Sept. 11-Oct. 2, was the longest by a BGSU player in over a decade. Baraldi had two goals and five assists in that stretchxs.
College Sports Madness covers a myriad of sports, including football, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball. Click here for the College Sports Madness web site and here for the story on the Preseason All-MAC Team.
Baraldi and the Falcons open the 2012 regular season with three consecutive home matches, beginning with a Saturday night (Aug. 25) contest vs. Saint Bonaventure. That match kicks off at 7:00 p.m. on 'Alumni Night' at Cochrane Field.
COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS
2012 PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM
First Team
F - Peabo Doue, West Virginia
F - James Stevenson, Northern Illinois
F - Isaac Kannah, Northern Illinois
F - Thomas Schmitt, Akron
M - Scott Caldwell, Akron
M - Uwem Etuk, West Virginia
M - Aodhan Quinn, Akron
M - Wil Trapp, Akron
D - DeAndre Yedlin, Akron
D - Chad Barson, Akron
D - Eric Schoenle, West Virginia
D - Bryan Gallego, Akron
GK - Jordan Godsey, Northern Illinois
Second Team
F - Shane Lyons, Western Michigan
F - Maksym Kowal, Buffalo
F - Karim Darbaki, Northern Illinois
F - Jason Grant, Western Michigan
M - Travis Pittman, West Virginia
M - Danny Baraldi, Bowling Green
M - Robbie Derschang, Akron
M - Shadow Sebele, West Virginia
D - Lukas Simons, Florida Atlantic
D - Darren Jones, Western Michigan
D - Will Broomfield, Hartwick
D - Yllson Asani, Western Michigan
GK - David Meves, Akron
Offensive Player of the Year: Scott Caldwell, Akron
Defensive Player of the Year: Eric Schoenle, West Virginia
Freshman of the Year: Alfred Koroma, Akron
Coach of the Year: Caleb Porter, Akron
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