2009-10 Men's Soccer
Roster
Alex Marrelo
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Burnaby, British Columbia
- High School:
- Alpha/Cincinnati
Junior (2008): Played and started in all 20 games... Earned All-Mid-American Conference First Team honors... Led the team in assists (6)... Recorded his first point of the season in the form of an assist in the Bulls’ 2-0 victory at Siena... Recorded his first career multiple-point game in the Bulls’ conference home opening victory over Florida Atlantic, 3-0 with his first goal of the season and an assist... Scored the Bulls’ game-winning goal in their 2-0 victory at Bowling Green.
Sophomore (2007): Played in 19 games with 17 starts... Named to the All-MAC Second Team... Tied for the team lead with six assists and second on the team with four goals... Scored in the 101st minute against Siena to give Buffalo a 1-0 victory... Earned All-Tournament team honors at the 2007 Bulls Fall Classic... Assisted on both goals in a 2-1 overtime win over Cornell... Scored his second overtime, game-winning goal against Bowling Green... Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 overtime win at Northern Illinois.
Previous School: Played one season at the University of Cincinnati... Saw action in four contests.
High School: Captained for two seasons for Alfredo Valente at Alpha Secondary School... Named athlete of the year in 2006... Team captured a provincial championship in 2003 and runner-up finish in 2002... Led the Burnaby Royals to two national championships in 2002 and 2005 and six provincial championships in his seven-year career.
Personal: Born September 28, 1988... Son of Emilio and Debbie Marrello... Has one brother, Anthony and one sister, Alyssa... Favorite movies are Goodfellas... Favorite thing about UB is its diversity ... Lifetime goal is to play professionally in Europe... Says the hardest part about being a Division I athlete is time management... Majoring in communication.
