The Ocean City Nor'easters have assembled a talented, and very familiar, roster of players for the club's 2022 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup run that begins on Wednesday, March 23 at Carey Stadium ("The Beach House"). The Nor'easters will host Lansdowne Yonkers FC, the reigning USASA National Amateur Cup champions. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Fans who are unable to make it out the Beach House to cheer on the Nor'easters can watch the game live on ESPN+.

With the United States Soccer Federation moving the tournament's start date from early May to late March, the Nor'easters and other USL League Two clubs are unable to use college players to fill out their rosters since they are all currently attending their respective schools. Luckily for the Nor'easters, a club that is entering its 25th season as a club, they have a large network of local players to draw from. 

The vast majority of the roster assembled by head coach Kevin Nuss and the Nor'easters staff are former Ocean City players, many of them have played at the professional level.

"With the Cup being played in March, it has been a challenge to coordinate players but we are excited to be able to recall some of our top alumni," said Nuss. "The fact that so many alumni were willing to return when we needed them speaks volumes of the culture the club has created over the years."

Among the former players, there are multiple team MVPs, veterans as well as young players, and experience at the professional level, both domestically and overseas.

"It's exciting to bring back many of our alumni to the Beach House for the Open Cup," said Nor'easters sporting director Tim Oswald. "Several of them are retired professional players and being that many local players were cup tied and our 2022 summer roster are all unavailable to play due to college commitments, we went back to our trusted former talented players to give us the best roster we could put together for the tournament. We are excited to see them all back on the pitch!"

The Nor'easters have a pool of about 30 players to choose from for the 18-man gameday roster, but among the familiar faces returning to the Beach House for Wednesday's US Open Cup game include (alphabetical order):

Keasel Broome
Ocean City seasons: 2013
College: Providence
Position: Goalkeeper

Broome was a part of the Nor'easters' 2013 season that saw the club win the Eastern Conference championship, win two US Open Cup games (eventually falling to the Philadelphia Union in the Third Round) and make a run to the PDL (now USL League Two) National Semifinals. After an impressive college career at Providence, Broome was drafted in the Third Round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes. He moved on to play professionally for the New York Cosmos (NASL), Harrisburg City Islanders (USL), and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL), while also representing Barbados at the international level. He has played in three US Open Cup games in his career. Broome earned a 2-0 shutout against the New York Red Bulls Under-23s in the opening round of the 2013 US Open Cup. In that game he made two saves and became one of 10 Modern Era goalkeepers to pick up an assist when he set up Duke LaCroix for the opening goal of the game. Broome also earned another 2-0 shutout with the Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) in the 2016 US Open Cup Second Round against West Chester United.

Glenroy "Junior" Chapman
Ocean City seasons: 2009-2014
College: La Salle
Position: Defender
NOTE: Pending league paperwork

Chapman played six seasons with the Nor'easters and ranks third on the club's all-time list in games played (69), trailing only Byron Carmichael (113) and Joe Banks (71). Chapman was a four-year starter at La Salle and plays left back. He has been coaching soccer for a number of years at the youth and college level.

Kevin Curran
Ocean City seasons: 2009-2014
College: Loyola University (Md.)
Position: Defender
NOTE: Pending league paperwork

Curran played six seasons with the Nor'easters and ranks seventh on the club's all-time list in games played (48) and sixth in minutes played (3,839). Curran attended Ocean City High School, so Carey Stadium is very much a familiar place for him. He has been a huge part of the Nor'easters US Open Cup history, playing in nearly every minute of six tournament games for Ocean City, including two against MLS teams (2009 at D.C. United, 2013 at Philadelphia Union). Three of those four shutout wins were against professional teams of which Curran played every minute on the Storm's backline. He attended Loyola University in Maryland where he was a four-year starter and spent two seasons as a captain. 

Allan Costa
Ocean City seasons: 2019
College: West Virginia Tech / Camden College
Position: Defender

Costa was a part of the Nor'easters 2019 team that finished in second place in the Mid-Atlantic Division under head coach Kevin Nuss. Nuss has brought the Brazilian defender to give him some versatility on the team's backline, as he can play multiple positions. Costa started his college career at Camden College where he helped the team to a national runner-up finish in 2016 (he was named to the National All-Tournament Team). He moved on to West Virginia Tech where he was a regular starter in his last two college seasons, helping the Bears to a 31-3-6 record during those two seasons, including a conference title and a trip to the NAIA tournament.

Jon Dolezal
Ocean City seasons: 2012
College: Pennsylvania
Position: Defender

Dolezal played in 10 games for the Nor'easters during the 2012 season, which saw Ocean City finish with a Mid-Atlantic Division title and and the third-best record in the league (13-3-0). He scored two goals and added one assist as a defender that season. Dolezal played his college ball at the University of Pennsylvania where he was a 3-year starter and was an All-Ivy League selection in his senior season.

Kyle Galloway
Ocean City seasons: 2021
College: Rutgers / Marist
Position: Forward

Galloway is the lone player on the Open Cup roster from last year's team. He scored three goals and added an assist in nine games for the Nor'easters, helping the club reach the USL League Two playoffs. He finished his college career this past season with the Marist Red Foxes after spending his first four campaigns at Rutgers. He made a big impact as a graduate transfer with the Red Foxes, starting 19 of the 21 games he played in, scoring seven goals (2nd best on the team) and dishing out a team-leading six assists, to finish as the team’s second-leading scorer. He was also second on the team with three game-winning goals. He helped lead the Red Foxes to the program’s first-ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season championship, and then followed that up with the fourth MAAC tournament title in school history. Galloway would score a goal in the championship game and also convert a penalty kick as Marist edged Rider 5-3 in the shootout after a 2-2 draw. Marist finished with 12 wins, which is tied for the most in program history, but the Red Foxes’ season came to an end in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, falling to Providence, 2-0. It was just the third time that Marist had reached the NCAA tournament, and the first time since 2005.

Tapiwa Machingauta
Ocean City seasons: 2012-13
College: Bradley
Position: Defender

Machingauta was a big part of the backline for two outstanding seasons for the Nor'easters in 2012 and 2013 where the team won back-to-back division titles and made two trips to the playoffs, including a National Semifinal appearance in 2013. In 2013 US Open Cup, he played all 90 minutes of the Nor'easters 1-0 upset win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) and all 90 minutes of the team's narrow 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union (MLS). He played in 25 regular season games in two seasons, scoring a goal and an assist. In college, he started every game he played in at Bradley University and was an All-Conference selection. Machingauta also spent time with the Zimbabwe Under-20 National Team.  

Fredlin "Fredinho" Mompremier
Ocean City seasons: 2017-18
College: Fairleigh Dickinson / Tampa
Position: Forward
NOTE: Pending league paperwork

Mompremier returns to the Beach House where he scored 10 goals and dished out 9 assists in 26 regular season games over two seasons. The Haiti native was the team's leading scorer in 2017 (8 goals, 3 assists in 12 games) and was named the Nor'easters 2017 Offensive Player of the Year. He shined in 2018 despite a position change to outside back, leading the team in assists with six (along with two goals), while winning the club's 2018 Nor'easter Award. Mompremier remains tied for fifth in the club's career assists list with nine. Mompremier has also exceled in the US Open Cup, playing in six games (5 with Ocean City), scoring three goals, including one of the goals in Ocean City's road upset of the Charlotte Independence. In college, he started with the University of Tampa before transferring to FDU. The "Haitian Sensation" would sign with the Tulsa Roughnecks (now FC Tulsa) of the USL Championship. After spending the 2020 season with Sporting KC II (USL Championship), he went overseas to find a team, signing with FC Sfîntul Gheorghe in Moldova before returning stateside. 

Pat O'Neil
Ocean City seasons: 2012-13
College: Princeton
Position: Midfielder
NOTE: Pending league paperwork

O'Neil was part of the Nor'easters' 2012 and 2013 teams that won back-to-back division titles and made two trips to the playoffs, including a National Semifinal appearance in 2013. In college at Princeton University, O'Neil was a four-year starter, scoring four goals and dishing out six assists. His biggest college moment may have been scoring the game-winning goal as a freshman against Yale that delivered the Tigers the outright Ivy League championship.

Jason Plumhoff
Ocean City seasons: 2012, 2014
College: La Salle
Position: Midfielder/Forward

Plumhoff played two seasons with Ocean City, finishing as the team's second leading scorer in 2014 and was the fourth leading scorer on the 2012 team that finished with the third-best record in the league (13-3-0) and won a division title. In college, the German-born American from Maryland played at La Salle where he scored 27 goals and added 26 assists in 75 career games. After college Plumhoff signed his first pro contract with the Harrisburg City Islanders in 2015 before playing for a number of teams (FC Edmonton, Jacksonville Armada, Saint Louis FC, Indy Eleven) over the next few seasons before returning to Harrisburg in 2017 and stepping away from the pro game. He is now very involved in coaching the game he loves.

Nathan Regis
Ocean City seasons: 2016
College: Pfeiffer University
Position: Midfielder

Regis had one of the most impressive individual seasons in Ocean City history when he suited for the Nor'easters in 2016. While Chevy Walsh (rightfully) most of the attention that year for breaking the team's single-season goalscoring record and winning the PDL (USL League Two) MVP award, Regis was equally as important to the club's playoff run that year that saw them win the Eastern Conference championship and reach the National Semifinals. Regis was the second leading scorer behind Walsh with six goals and a league-leading nine assists. Regis even shined in the games that didn't count, scoring a goal against the D.C. United U-23s in a preseason friendly and scoring a hat trick in an in-season friendly against the New England Revolution U-23s. He also scored three goals during the team's three playoff wins. The nine assists he had during the regular season tied the single-season club record (Ruben Mingo - 2005) and remains tied for fifth on the club's career assist list. He also tied the single-game club record with three assists in a 4-3 loss to Reading United AC (June 16, 2016). He was named to the league's All-Eastern Conference Team. And while Chevy Walsh won the league's MVP award, it was Regis who won the Nor'easters MVP award that year. 

In college, Regis had an incredible career at Pfeiffer University. He became the first NCAA Division II player to win National Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons. He led the nation in scoring as a senior (24 goals 10 assists) as the 7th-highest scoring team in NCAA Division II history. As a junior, he led the Falcons to a national title in addition to his individual accomplishments and 32 goals scored.

Adam Sternberger
Ocean City seasons: 2005-08
College: Rutgers
Position: Midfielder

Sternberger re-joins the Nor'easters as the oldest player on the roster. The Ocean City High School grad played four seasons for the Nor'easters playing in 42 games, which ranks 12th in club history. He was a part of the 2005 team that was one of the highest-scoring teams in club history and made the playoffs and reached the Third Round of the US Open Cup. Sternberger was Ocean City's 2008 team MVP and spent his college career at Rutgers where he was a regular starter and was named team MVP in 2006.

Frank Tucker (formerly Tweneboa)
Ocean City seasons: 2012-15
College: Mercer County Community College
Position: Midfielder
NOTE: Pending league paperwork

Frank Tucker (known as Frank Tweneboa during his Ocean City years) played four seasons with the Nor'easters from 2012-15 and was a key piece to the team's success during that time. Over those four seasons, the Nor'easters won two division titles and made two playoff runs, including an appearances in the national semifinals. Tucker finished among the club's all-time leaders in goals (10), assists (13), points (33), games (37). He ranks 3rd in club history in assists and 8th in points. He also shined in the US Open Cup, playing in four games, including assisting in a 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls U-23s, and playing 88 minutes in the Storm's upset of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and starting the club's narrow 2-1 road loss to the Philadelphia Union. Frank played his college ball at Mercer County Community College where he was a NJCAA First Team All-American.