The future looks bright for the Colby-Sawyer men's soccer. A very young, but talented team was on the pitch this year gaining valuable experience as the year progressed. Although the win column suffered this season, the Chargers have great expectations for the next couple of years. The Chargers once again played a tough schedule with games against two NCAA Tournament teams and three ECAC Tournament teams. Colby-Sawyer finished the season with a 3-15 overall record and a 2-11 TCCC record, missing out on the playoffs for the first time in 15 seasons. 

James Longe (Richford, Vt.), one of the 15 freshmen on the team, led the Chargers with six goals and 13 points. Junior Doug McLaughlin (Derry, N.H.), sophomore Brian Lombard (Ipswich, Mass.), and freshman Jesse Phillips (Arlington, Va.) each scored twice this season. Seniors Pete Duff (Greensboro, N.C.) and Justin Varney (Belfast, Maine), and freshman Jon Mack (Melrose, Mass.) chipped in a goal each. 

Duff's lone goal of the season came in the first game of the year in a 1-0 win over Castleton State. The Spartans were the No. 2 seed in the ECAC tournament and this was the first time the Chargers have defeated Castleton. The second game of the season came against perennial powerhouse Clark. James Longe was responsible for the Chargers lone goal in the 3-1 loss to Clark. 

The Chargers dropped the next three games before heading to Springfield, Mass. to play the two-time defending TCCC champions. Western New England proved to be too tough beating Colby-Sawyer, 4-0. The Golden Bears went on to win their third straight conference title, earning a NCAA berth. 

Colby-Sawyer's next win came at home against Eastern Nazarene. After trailing 1-0 at the half, the Chargers came back and scored twice in the second to earn the 2-1 victory. Jesse Phillips scored his first collegiate goal, which proved to be the game-winner. 

Phillips was at it again at Endicott on October 24. With the Gulls needing a win to secure a playoff spot, Jesse fired in his second goal of the season, lifting the Chargers to a 1-0 victory knocking Endicott out of the playoffs. Colby-Sawyer lost its final game of the season, 1-0 to Nichols. 

Senior captain, Chris Feltes (Manchester, N.H.), had another spectacular season in net for the Chargers, playing over 1500 minutes for the second season in a row. With a young team on the field, Feltes was the last chance to stop the opponents and was up to the task the entire season. He was second in the league with 117 saves and 6.50 saves per game average. Feltes totaled 385 career saves in 61 matches, ranking him second in school history. He also ranked fifth all-time in wins with 14 and fifth for single season saves with 117. 

Rounding out the senior class is Andrew Popp (Milford, Mass.). Popp appeared in all 18 games for the Chargers in the midfield. Although he didn't record any stats, Popp's leadership on the pitch positively impacted the younger players on the team. He played in career 62 games, the most among this year's seniors.

Junior Max Williams (Ipswich, Mass.) saw back-up goalie minutes in six games in 2009. He made 13 saves in 114 minutes. Sophomore Derek Veilleux (Winslow, Maine) played in 17 games and took the fifth most shots on the team with 21. Freshman Oscar Svensson (Norrkoping, Sweden) had an immediate impact in the backfield in his first season. He displayed good decision making coupled with great clears keeping the opponents damage to a minimum. His two assists were second most on the team. 

Freshman Ryan Bernstein (Newtown, Pa.) led the team with three assists and played in all 18 games in his first year. Freshmen Tyler Stotz (Amesbury, Mass.), Pete Kenney (Longmeadow, Mass.), Kurt Carvalho (Plymouth, Mass.) and Kevin Molinaro (Harvard, Mass.) each tallied one assists and played a significant role this year. 

Freshmen Stefan Molongoski (East Falmouth, Mass.), Josh DiBurro (Kingston, N.H.), James Brown (Belchertown, Mass.), Pat Martin (Derry, N.H.) and Matt Van Vliet (Bridgton, Maine) each saw action in 10 or more games in their first year. Freshman Erik Nelson (Rochester, N.H.) and sophomore Eric Caples (Billerica, Mass.) appeared in eight and five games, respectively.