COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Crew returns to action on Saturday (May 12) against CD Chivas USA on Budweiser Hispanic Heritage Night at Crew Stadium. Columbus (1-1-3, 6 pts.) is coming of its first loss of the season, a 1-0 heartbreaker at K.C. on May 5, while Chivas (2-3-0, 6 pts.) is coming off a 2-1 loss at D.C. on May 6.
Saturday's match, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m., will be televised live locally on CSN, with Dwight Burgess and Dante Washington calling all the action. The game can also be heard in English on The Brew @ 105.7 and on-line on TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com, as well as in Spanish on Radio Sol WXOL 1550-AM.
It is expected to be the home debut of the Crew's Argentine star, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who made his MLS debut at K.C. on Saturday, looking dangerous after entering in the 65th minute and firing two shots on goal. Newly acquired forward Alejandro Moreno will also be available to make his Crew debut.
Salsa Dancers, from Invitation to Dance of Hilliard, will perform on the Crew Kicker Plaza pregame and the Honorable Consul Martin Alcala from the Mexican Consulate in Indianapolis will perform the Official Coin Toss prior to kickoff.
COLUMBUS CREW vs. CD Chivas USA
Saturday, May 12 - 7:30 p.m. (ET) at Columbus Crew Stadium
National Television: N/A; Local Television: CSN
Crew Radio: The Brew @ 105.7 (English); Radio Sol WXOL 1550-AM (Spanish)
Crew Webcasts: TheCrew.com and MLSNet.com (English)
STEVE TASHJIAN IN FIRST SEASON AS CREW STRENTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
Steve Tashjian is in his first season as the Crew's Strength and Conditioning Coach, as part of the club's partnership with CATZ (Competitive Athlete Training Zone). He also serves as a physical therapist assisting head athletic trainer Jason Mathews with the team's rehabilitation needs.
Tashjian came to Columbus from San Diego, where he had spent the past three years as director and co-founder of the Sports Performance Combine (SPC), a sport-specific strength and conditioning facility. He served as the head strength and conditioning coach for Azusa Pacific University soccer in 2006, when both the men's and women's programs advanced to the NAIA national championship finals.
Tashjian began his career working under longtime L.A. Galaxy strength coach Jim Liston from 2002-03. He earned a BS in Psychology from Long Beach State University, where he played three years of collegiate soccer, and a Master's in Physical Therapy from Western University of Health Sciences. He has been a certified strength and conditioning specialist since 2002.
DON'T MISS 'CREW CORNER' THIS THURSDAY AT 4:30 p.m. ON CSN
The Columbus Sports Network (CSN) produces and airs a weekly magazine show dedicated solely to the Crew, called 'Crew Corner.' The 30-minute program is refreshed each week with compelling content that is unique and dynamic, including "behind the scenes" perspectives and profiles about players, coaches and team officials; glimpses into the teams' participation in a variety of community and charitable activities; and game and league highlights. 'Crew Corner' will air this Thursday, May 10, at 4:30 p.m. Then, beginning next Thursday, May 17, it will always be aired first at 6 p.m., and replayed immediately afterward at 6:30 p.m. In addition, every show will be replayed repeatedly at different times throughout the following seven days to make it conveniently available to fans.
"MEET THE CREW" AT BUFFALO WILD WINGS ON BETHEL SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
The annual "Meet the Crew" event at the Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar on Bethel Road has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, from 6-8 p.m. Open to the public, fans will have the opportunity to challenge a player to a game of trivia or simply sit back and be served by a member of the team at Buffalo Wild Wings on Bethel Road (5240 Bethel Center Mall, Columbus, OH 43220), the Crew's Official Away Game Headquarters.
RECORD CROWD HELPS GENERATE RECORD $23,000 AT CONNOR SENN MEMORIAL MATCH MAY 2
A record crowd and a record dollar amount highlighted the Sixth Annual Connor Senn Memorial Game Wednesday night at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Approximately $23,000 was generated from corporate sponsors, patrons and the 2,053 fans who saw Crew midfielder Danny O'Rourke wear No. 22 with "SENN" on the back in honor of his seven-year club soccer teammate and former Buckeye who collapsed on the field during at game at Akron in 2001 and died later that night from a congenital heart defect. O'Rourke then put the jersey into the silent auction, which helped generate the record amount for the Connor Senn Memorial Scholarship Fund that has nearly reached the $100,000 needed for it to become fully endowed.
"It's wonderful that we were able to set a record attendance and raise as much money as we did." said Ohio State head coach (and Crew radio color commentator) John Bluem. "That is what this game is all about and I am very thankful for all of the people who attended the game, for the board of directors who made this event possible and for the Columbus Crew for making this a very special event."
The Connor Senn Memorial Fund was established by Dr. Lance Senn, Connor's father and a former member of the Ohio State tennis team. A native of Granville, Ohio, Connor was a freshman walk-on defender who had earned a starting position midway through the 2001 season for the defending Big Ten champion Buckeyes. He saw action in eight of 10 matches, starting five.
ROGERS, SZETELA AND WARD ON U.S. U-20 ROSTER FOR MAY 15 GAME VS. ARGENTINA
The Crew trio of Robbie Rogers, Danny Szetela and Tim Ward has been named to the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team roster by head coach Thomas Rongen for it upcoming match vs. Argentina. The 16-man roster will travel to Rochester, N.Y. to face Argentina's U-20s on Tuesday, May 15 in preparation for this summer's U-20 World Cup. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. ET and be broadcast live at www.ussoccer.com.
The U-20s are preparing to compete in the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which will take place from June 30-July 22 in Canada. The U.S. has been drawn into Group D of the tournament, along with South Korea, Poland and Brazil. They qualified for the event with a first-place finish in Group A of the CONCACAF Under-20 qualifying tournament held in Panama in January.
CREW TRAINING AND GAME SCHEDULE
(Media availability at the conclusion of training; All times listed Eastern Time)
May
Thu., 10: 10 a.m. training at Crew Stadium Fri., 11: 10 a.m. training at Obetz Sat., 12: 7:30 p.m. - vs. CD Chivas USA, at Columbus Crew Stadium (CSN) Sun., 13: 10 a.m. (ET) - Reserve Game vs. CD Chivas USA, at Obetz Mon., 14: 10 a.m. training at Obetz Tues., 15: 10 a.m. training at Obetz Wed., 16: OFF
