2011 Mercer Men's Soccer Media Guide by Jason Farhadi

Michael Hennessey

Daniel Anders

Greg Ranjitsingh

Jared Williams

Sharpe Sablon

Fr. - GK - Sugar Hill, Ga.

So. - GK - Thomasville, Ga.

Fr. - GK - Pickering, Ontario

So. - D - Macon, Ga

Jr. - MF - Rome, Ga

Josh Shutter

Ryan Young

Joey Heavner

Sean Baumann

Philip Thoren

Jr. - D - Sinking Spring, Pa.

Sr. - D - Conyers, Ga.

Jr. - D/MF - Landisville, Pa.

Fr. - MF - Makanda, Ill.

Sr. - D - Vaxholm, Sweden

Brady Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien

Carl-Oscar Andersson

Ryan King

So. - MF/D - Lawrenceville, Ga.

Fr. - MF - Falkenberg, Sweden

So. - MF/F - Norcross, Ga.

Will Betts

Jr. - MF - Brenham, Texas

Bryson Jones

R-So. - F - Peachtree City, Ga.

Richie Edmondson

Ashani Samuels

Ehjayson Henry

Cole Mitchell

Michael Lewis

Jr. - F - Montego Bay, Jamaica

Fr. - MF - West Moreland, Jamaica

So. - F - Harris Village, Saint Kitts

So. - D - Concord, Ga.

R-Fr. - MF - Melrose, Mass.

Zachary Steuer

Matt Brazer

Vaughn Thomas

Fr. - D - Tampa Bay, Fla.

R-Jr.. - MF/F - Lawrenceville, Ga.

R-So. - D - Savannah, Ga.

Ted Anderson

Asst. Coach - First Season

Brad Ruzzo

Head Coach - Fourth Season

Sean Robb

Ath. Trainer - Second Season

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Sports Information Info ................................................................4

SEASON PREVIEW

2011 Schedule .................................................................................6 2011 Season Preview ................................................................7-8

MEET THE BEARS

Head Coach Brad Ruzzo .....................................................10-11 Assistant Coach Ted Anderson ............................................... 12 Support Staff ................................................................................. 13 2011 Roster .................................................................................... 14 Returning Letterwinners.....................................................15-27 Newcomers ..............................................................................28-32

2010 REVIEW AND 2011 OPPONENTS

2010 Review ............................................................................34-35 2011 Oppponent Quick Facts ...........................................36-39

RECORD BOOKS

Single Season and Career Records ........................................ 41 All-Time Award Winners ............................................................ 42 All-Time Series Records ............................................................. 43 Year-by-Year Results ................................................................... 43 All-Time Roster .......................................................................44-45

THIS IS MERCER

This is Mercer ..........................................................................48-51 This is Macon...........................................................................52-55

FACILITIES AND STAFF

Facilities at Mercer ................................................................58-61 President William D. Underwood........................................... 62 Director of Athletics Jim Cole.................................................. 63 Mercer Athletics Staff ...........................................................64-65 Sports Medicine/Stregnth and Conditioning ................... 66 The Atlantic Sun Conference ................................................... 67 Mercer Key Contacts .................................................................. 68

CREDITS The 2011 Mercer men’ soccer media guide is a publication of the Mercer University Sports Information Department. The guide was written, edited and designed by Jason Farhadi. Cover design and layout by Jeff Graham. Editorial assistance provided by Dave Beyer, Andy Stabell, and Jeff Graham. Photography courtesy of Mercer University Media Relations and A-Sun Photos. Special thanks to members of the Mercer University Sports Information Department and men’s soccer offices.

QUICK FACTS

GENERAL

Location .........................................................................Macon, Ga. Enrollment ............................................................................... 8,200 Founded .................................................................................... 1833 Nickname ................................................................................. Bears Colors .................................................................Orange and Black Affiliation ..............................................................NCAA Division I Confernce ....................................................Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Field (Capacity) ................................................... Bear Field (500) President.................................................William D. Underwood Alma Mater ............................... Oklahoma Baptist (1982) Athletics Director............................................................. Jim Cole Alma Mater ..................................................... Mercer (1993) Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA ................................................... Sybil Blalock Asst. AD/Compliance ...............................................Joel Weems Asst. AD/Sports Medicine ..................................... Rob Murphy Faculty Athletics Rep .................................Dr. Jeffery Hugdahl Athletics Phone ................................................... (478) 301-2994 Athletics Fax ......................................................... (478) 301-2061

TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Overall Record ........................................................... 10-6-1 A-Sun Record/Finish ........................................................ .5-4/3rd Home/Road/Neutral ............................................. 4-2/5-4-1/1-0 Starters returning/lost ............................................................. 8/3 Letterwinners returning/lost...............................................11/9 Newcomers .................................................................................... 11

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach ...........................................Brad Ruzzo (4th year) Alma Mater .................................................... Cincinnati (1999) Career Record (Years) ................................. 19-28-8 (3 years) Record at Mercer ................................................................ Same E-mail ...................................................ruzzo_bm@mercer.edu Best time to reach ................................................. Contact SID Assistant Coach............................................. Teddy Anderson Email .........................theodore.anderson@live.mercer.edu Men’s Soccer Phone ....................................... (478) 301-4011 Men’s Soccer Fax.............................................. (478) 301-5223

HISTORY First year of men’s soccer ......................................................1970 All-time record.............................................................250-376-48 Conference Regular Season Titles ...... 3 (1992, 2000, 2001) Conference Tournament Titles......................... 2 (1999, 2001) Last A-Sun Tournament Appearance .............................. 2010 NCAA Tournament Appearances ..............................................2 Last NCAA Appearance ......................2001 (L, 0-1 Kentucky)

SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director ...................................Dave Beyer Email........................................................beyer_wd@mercer.edu Assistant SID ..............................................................Andy Stabell Assistant SID ...............................................................Jeff Graham Sports Info. Assistant (M. Soccer SID) .............Jason Farhadi Office Phone......................................................... (478) 301-5218 Email........................................................farhadi_jb@mercer.edu Fax.............................................................................(478) 301-5350 Website ..................................................www.MercerBears.com

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TO THE MEDIA

JASON FARHADI

The 2011 Mercer University Men’s Soccer Media Guide is intended to provide you with general information about the Mercer men’s soccer team. This information should assist you in your coverage of the team throughout the season. --Should you need additional information or assistance, please contact Sports Information men’s soccer contact Jason Farhadi, at (478) 301-5218 with any requests. --He can also be reached via e-mail at farhadi_jb@mercer.edu or via fax at (478) 301-5350.

Sports Info. Assistant Men’s Soccer, Baseball

PHONE: (478) 301-5218 EMAIL: farhadi_jb@mercer.edu

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS

The Sports Information Office will issue credentials to working press only. All credential requests should be made in writing at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled game.

PRACTICES

As a general rule, all practices are open to the media and the public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Sports Information Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made avaliable.

INTERVIEW POLICY

Media interviews of players and coaches are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. In-person interviews are preferred, but telephone interviews can be arranged through the Mercer Sports Information Office. Under no circumstances will student-athletes’ residence numbers be supplied to the media.

INTERVIEWS

All interviews with Mercer student-athletes should be coordinated through the Sports Information Office. Players are generally avaliable for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to the start of practice and directly afterward. Head coach Brad Ruzzo is generally available in the morning.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS

Following a 10-minute “cooling-off ” period, coaches and players from both teams will be made available to media members outside each team’s respective dugout. The Sports Information Office will poll the media prior to the end of the game to determine any player requests.

FAX & EMAIL SERVICE

Media outlets may request to be included on the broadcast fax and email lists to receieve updates regarding Mercer men’s soccer. The Mercer Sports Information Office fax number is (478) 301-5350. To be added, submit a request to farhadi_jb@ mercer.edu.

SPORTS INFO OFFICE

The Mercer Sports Information Office is located in Suite 135 on the first floor of the University Center.

ON THE INTERNET

Additional information on the Mercer athletics program can be found online. News releases, player and coach biographies, historical data, live audio streaming, results and statistics on all 17 athletic programs can be found online at www.mercerbears.com.

ANDY STABELL Assistant Director

DAVE BEYER

Director

JEFF GRAHAM Assistant Director

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2011 SCHEDULE

Date

Opponent

Location

AUG. 15

#CAMPBELL

MACON, GA.

6 P.M.

Aug. 20

#at College of Charleston

Charleston, S.C.

7 p.m.

Aug. 27

at UNC-Asheville

Asheville, N.C.

2 p.m.

SEPT. 1

ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM

MACON, GA.

6 P.M.

SEPT. 4

APPALACHIAN STATE

MACON, GA.

1 P.M.

Sept. 9

at Georgia State

Atlanta, Ga.

7 p.m.

SEPT. 11

CENTRAL FLORIDA

MACON, GA.

2 P.M.

SEPT. 16

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE

MACON, GA.

7 P.M.

SEPT. 18

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

MACON, GA.

4 P.M.

Sept. 23

Nebraska-Omaha

Omaha, Neb.

7 p.m.

SEPT. 29

*NORTH FLORIDA

MACON, GA.

7 P.M.

OCT. 2

*JACKSONVILLE

MACON, GA.

7 P.M.

Oct. 7

*at Florida Gulf Coast

Fort Myers, Fla.

7 p.m.

Oct. 9

*at Stetson

DeLand, Fla.

7 p.m.

OCT. 15

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

MACON, GA.

12 P.M.

OCT. 19

*USC UPSTATE

MACON, GA.

7 P.M.

OCT. 22

*EAST TENNESSEE STATE

MACON, GA.

7 P.M.

Oct. 27

*at Lipscomb

Nashville, Tenn.

7 p.m.

Oct. 30

*at Belmont

Nashville, Tenn.

1 p.m.

Nov. 4

at Duke

Raliegh, N.C.

7 p.m.

Nov. 9-13

A-Sun Tournament

Johnson City, Tenn.

All Time Eastern Home Matches in CAPS and Bold *Denotes an Atlantic Sun Conference Match #Exhibition Match

Time

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2011 SEASON PREVIEW

Winning is not just about your win-loss record, it’s a multitude of factors that have to be prevalent in all phases in order to obtain success. Hard work, perseverance, dedication and passion is what makes a winner, and fourth-year head coach Brad Ruzzo believes his 2011 squad has all the ingredients needed to take the Mercer men’s soccer program to the next level. “I look around on the field and I see so much talent at every position which is only going to help us get ready for our 2011 season,” Ruzzo said. “We took some steps in the right direction last season, despite losing in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Championship, but I think this year’s team is even better and I can’t wait until we kickoff against UNC-Asheville on August 27.” The 2010 edition of the Bears was a very young and talented group that featured just one senior, but the group matured and gelled into a team that showed unlimited potential and promise. The Orange and Black finished with a 10-6-1 overall record, their first 10-win season since 2004, and hosted an Atlantic Sun Championship match for the first time since 2005.

Despite losing 10 players from last season’s team, the 2011 Bears welcome 10 newcomers into the fold and look poised and positioned to make another run at their first A-Sun Championship since 2001. Schedule

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Year in and year out the Bears continue to face a challenging schedule under head coach Brad Ruzzo. Mercer’s 2011 slate features more of the same, with eight top-100 RPI teams and three 2010 NCAA Tournament participants highlighting a premier schedule. The Orange and Black face a tough non-conference schedule that features a pair of NCAA Tournament teams (UCF and Duke) and home matches against Conference USA and SoCon powers UAB and Appalachian State, respectively.

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Residing in one of the most improved conferences, Mercer’s Atlantic Sun lineup poses even more challenges going into 2011. The A-Sun finished with a 2010 Final RPI of 16, up eight spots from last year, and had five teams finishing in the top100. Highlighting the Bears conference schedule is a home match against defending A-Sun Conference Champion ETSU and a marquee road tilt against FGCU, who finished 2010 with the highest RPI in the conference at #34.

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Ranjitsingh hails from Pickering, Ontario and is an active member of the U-20 Trinidad and Tobago National Team. Hennessy played his high school soccer at North Gwinnett and is a big body in net, standing 6-3. Anders transferred to Mercer from Delta State and was a four-year starter in goal at Thomasville High School. Forwards

Junior forward Richie Edmondson had another strong season in 2010 and will be counted upon even more in 2011. The Montego Bay, Jamaica native finished second on the team with nine points, four goals and one assist, and was recognized for his strong play at the conclusion of the season when he was named an A-Sun All-Conference second team performer.

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The offensive side of the ball has been a work in progress since head coach Brad Ruzzo’s arrival at Mercer, but last season’s attacking unit proved to be the most explosive during Ruzzo’s three-year tenure in Macon. The Bears scored 27 goals in 2010 and ranked 54th in the country in scoring offense, averaging 1.59 goals per game.

OPPONENTS RECORDS

With the loss of two-year starter Brett Petricek, the starting goalkeeper position is up for grabs between three newcomers. A trio of newcomers in freshmen Greg Ranjitsingh and Michael Hennessy and sophomore transfer Daniel Anders are all competing to earn the starting nod.

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In addition to Edmondson, redshirt junior Matt Brazer and redshirt sophomore Bryson Jones also return to the fold for Mercer up front. Brazer appeared in 15 games last season and registered his first collegiate point on an assist in a 3-0 road win over Radford. After a solid freshman season, Jones redshirted in 2010 and is another big body up top Ruzzo can utilize going into 2011. Incoming Penn State transfer Ehjayson Henry will also be competing for a starting spot at the forward position this season. Henry spent one full season in State College, appearing in four games as a true freshman for the Nittany Lions. Henry brings a tremendous amount of international experience to Mercer as he is a member of the Saint Kitts U-20 National Team. Midfielders Despite the loss of four-year starter and offensive catalyst Ian Cameron, Mercer returns a wealth of talent in the midfield, which combined with some talented newcomers, looks to be another strength for the Bears this season.

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Sophomore Ryan King returns out wide for the Orange and Black and emerged from a spectacular freshman campaign as a very dangerous offensive player. King finished tied for third on the squad last season with seven points, on three goals and one assist, and was rewarded by being named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team.

Juniors Will Betts and Joey Heavner provide two more experienced players returning to midfield and each brings a unique set of skills that Ruzzo says cannot be replaced. Betts is a force in the defensive midfield position, providing protection for the Bears back line while generating steady play and service through the middle of the pitch. Heavner made the switch from left back to wide midfielder during the middle of last season, and the results were undeniable. The Landisville, Pa. native brings incredible playmaking ability out wide and will be counted on to contribute even more on the offensive end in 2011. Junior Sharpe Sablon and redshirt freshman Michael Lewis also return to the fold in 2011 and will add depth to the unit. Sablon played in a career-high 10 games in 2010, while Lewis looks for some playing time of his own after taking a redshirt last season. Newcomers Carl-Oscar Andersson, Ashani Samuels and Sean Baumann are three highly touted recruits that also figure into the mix in the midfield rotation going into 2011. Defense As with every team coached by Brad Ruzzo, defense is expected to be the heart and soul of the squad. This 2011 edition of the Bears is no different, with all four starters returning to Macon this season and ready to improve upon last season’s success. The Orange and Black recorded six shutouts in 2010 and were ranked 44th in the country in shutout percentage. Seniors Phil Thoren and Ryan Young, junior Josh Shutter and sophomore Brady O’Brien provide Coach Ruzzo with “the best backline” in his four-year tenure at Mercer. Shutter stepped right into the middle of the Bears defense last season, after transferring in from Clemson University, and provided an attitude and swagger not seen in years past. The Sinking Spring, Pa. native was named an A-Sun AllConference second team performer in 2010 and was just recently voted onto the 2011 Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Team. Young and Thoren are the only players that have been with Coach Ruzzo for all four of his seasons at Mercer and bring so much leadership and poise to the team. Young possess a 6-2 frame and the ability to become a force on set pieces due to his skill in the air. Thoren has been a model of stability and consistency on defense and is usually assigned to the opposing teams’ best player on the outside. Not to be forgotten is the fourth member of the group in O’Brien. The Lawrenceville, Ga. native is one of the fastest and most athletic players on the team and is a consistent threat with his service and forward runs. Sophomore Cole Mitchell and redshirt sophomore Vaughn Thomas also return to the fold in 2011 in search of extra playing time. Mitchell played in five games, including one start against VMI, while Thomas looks for some playing time of his own after taking a red-shirt last season. Freshman Zachary Steuer and sophomore transfer Jared Williams will also add depth to the unit.

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HEAD COACH BRAD RUZZO FOURTH YEAR AT MERCER CINCINNATI, 1999

N entering Now i his hi fourth f th h season att M Mercer, it iis apparentt h head coach Brad Ruzzo has instilled a new energy and enthusiasm back into the Bears men’s soccer program with his ability to motivate, teach and recruit at the highest level. A man with a proven track record of success, Ruzzo has a clear vision for building a championship program at Mercer based on integrity, character and hard work. In his first three seasons at Mercer, Ruzzo has led the Bears to three-straight Atlantic Sun Championship appearances and produced 17 wins over the past two years, the most wins in consecutive seasons since 2004-05.

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The former associate head coach at Bradley University and assistant coach at Xavier University, Ruzzo was announced as the ninth head coach in school history on June 24, 2008.

A former center back during his playing days at the University of Cincinnati, Ruzzo has brought a renewed passion to the men’s soccer program at Mercer and the results have been very clear over his first three seasons on the job. Ruzzo has taken a program that missed the A-Sun Championship in 2007 and improved the squads’ win total in every season from two wins in 2008, to seven wins in 2009 and 10 wins in 2010. They say that a coach should be measured once he enters his third year running a program. If that is the case then Ruzzo passed with flying colors. The 2010 edition of the Bears ended up with a 10-6-1 overall record and a 5-4-0 mark in A-Sun play. The Orange and Black exceeded expectations in 2010 finishing third in the conference standings after being picked to finish fifth in the preseason coaches’ poll. Mercer reached double-digits in total wins and won at least five conference matches for the first time since 2004. The Bears scored the most goals in 2010 (27) since 2005 and carried a goals against average (GAA) of 1.15, which was the 93rd lowest in the country. The Orange and Black’s banner season also produced two firsts in the 40-year history of the program. Under Ruzzo’s guidance, the Bears defeated their first-ever ranked team, when they downed then No. 29 ranked UAB 1-0, and earned their first-ever regional ranking when they appeared as the No. 10 team in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America South Regional Poll. With all the success the team experienced in 2010, a number of individuals received personal recognition as well. Six Bears earned A-Sun All-Conference awards with senior Ian Cameron and sophomores Richie Edmondson, Josh Shutter and Brett Petricek earning second team honors while Ryan King and Taylor Krek were voted onto the All-Freshman team. Ruzzo had his first chance to bring in his own players and implement his style of play in his second season with the Bears, and the returns were immediate. Mercer concluded the campaign with a 7-11-2 overall record and a runner-up finish in the Atlantic Sun Championship. Under Ruzzo’s guidance, junior midfielder Ian Cameron and freshman goalkeeper Brett Petricek received conference and national recognition. Cameron was named an A-Sun All-Conference first team selection and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-South Region third team member, while Petricek was tabbed an A-Sun All-Freshman team honoree. Cameron, Petricek, senior forward Arkenson Neckles and sophomore striker Richie Edmondson were also all named to the 2009 A-Sun All-Tournament team after falling in the conference final. Not only did Coach Ruzzo generate success on the field, his squad produced in the classroom as well. Under his watch, the Bears were one of just 141 men’s soccer teams across all three NCAA divisions to earn the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for posting a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

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Despite a 2-11-5 record in his first campaign, Ruzzo’s squad was in virtually every contest. Of their 11 loses, six came by a one-goal margin. In the 2008 Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll, the Bears’ were picked to finish last, but their sixth place finish in the standings earned them a spot in the A-Sun Championship. Ruzzo also mentored his first Atlantic Sun All-Conference first team selection Bolade Ogunmade and instilled a sense of purpose and excitement back into the Mercer men’s soccer program. A tireless worker who is a constant advocate of the game, Ruzzo stepped up his involvement in soccer in the southeast region. Upon his arrival at Mercer he founded and currently directs the Mercer Boys Soccer Academy, which is the organization that organizes and directs all Mercer men’s soccer camp activities. Ruzzo also began to work with the Region III Olympic Development Program as a staff member for premier players. Ruzzo came to Mercer from one of the Missouri Valley Conference’s elite programs, Bradley University. He spent the past eight seasons as the Braves’ associate head coach.

Overall Record 2-11-5 7-11-2 10-6-1 19-28-8

A-Sun Record/Finish 1-5-3/6th 4-5/5th 5-4/3rd 10-14-3

A-Sun Tournament/Finish 0-1/Quarterfinialist 2-1/Runner-Up 0-1/Quarterfinalist 2-3

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Year 2008 2009 2010 Totals

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Ruzzo and his wife, Tandis, have a son, Kellen, who is four years old.

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Prior to joining the staff at Bradley, Ruzzo starred at the University of Cincinnati, where he was a four-year letter-winner as a defenseman for the Bearcats. He started 77 games from 1995 to 1998 and earned a second-team All-Conference USA selection in 1998. As a senior, he served as the team captain, was chosen team MVP and led Cincinnati to its first-ever NCAA Tournament apperance. In 1998, he helped the Bearcat defense pitch six shutouts and held opponents to a 0.89 goals-against average.

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Ruzzo also held the position of co-director for the Central Illinois Soccer Academy, which worked with more than 1,200 youth players throughout the year. In addition to his responsibilities as co-director, Ruzzo also served as the event coordinator for the program’s annual Chicagoland Golf Outing and a head coach for CISA’s U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-23 club teams since 2003.

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Ruzzo’s tenure at Bradley saw many student-athletes earn positive recognition. The Braves produced eight All-Americans, six Major League Soccer SuperDraft selections, 37 All-MVC selections, two MVC Defensive Players of the Year, two MVC Freshmen of the Year and one MVC Player of the Year. During the same period, Ruzzo assisted Bradley in developing eight ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and NSCAA Scholar All-Americans, 11 CoSIDA District V and NSCAA Region Scholar-Athletes and 25 Valley Scholar Athletes.

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While at Bradley, Ruzzo and the Braves went to the NCAA Tournament four times, captured three Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championships and won the State Farm MVC Tournament title in 2007 while compiling a 101-5425 (.631) record. The 2007 squad enjoyed the best postseason run in the program’s history, bowing out in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship. In 2003, Ruzzo claimed the title as one of the nation’s top assistant coaches by College Soccer News.

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ASSISTANT COACH TED ANDERSON FIRST YEAR AT MERCER BRADLEY, 2007

Ted Anderson enters his first season as the assistant coach of the Mercer men’s soccer team. Anderson was named the second assistant coach of the Brad Ruzzo era on August 11, 2011.

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Anderson is in charge of day-to-day operations associated with the team and will assist Ruzzo with on-field training, academic monitoring and travel accommodations.

Anderson, like former assistant coach Mike Haynes, had a very successful collegiate career under Ruzzo when he was the top assistant coach at Bradley University. The Clearwater, Fla. native played at Bradley from 2003-2007 and appeared in 57 out of a possible 67 games over his final three seasons as a Brave in both a midfield and defensive capacity. He accumulated 20 career points at Bradley, on the strength of six goals and eight assists, and was named an NSCAA/ADIDAS AllMidwest Region second team performer, a Missouri Valley All-Conference first team selection and the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament MVP and as a senior in 2007. Anderson graduated from Bradley in December of 2007 with a major in communications with an emphasis in advertising. Prior to his arrival at Mercer, Anderson resided in Spain where he was a language consultant for multiple corporations.

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STRENGTH COACH DEREK ROSINSKI

ATHLETIC TRAINER SEAN ROBB

FIRST YEAR AT MERCER MONMOUTH, 2010

SECOND YEAR AT MERECR FLORIDA STATE, 2010

Derek Rosinski enters his first season as a graduate assistant strength coach at Mercer University. Rosinski will work primarily with men’s soccer, men’s lacrosse, men’s golf, men’s and women’s golf and cheerleading.

Sean Robb S R bb enters his hi second d season as a graduate d t assistant athletic trainer at Mercer University. Robb will work primarily with the men’s soccer team at Mercer while providing support at all home events.

Rosinski comes to Mercer after completing a strength and conditioning internship at Wofford University. While at Wofford, Rosinski worked extensively with men’s and women’s track and field and the men’s golf program. He also assisted with the Strength and Conditioning program for the 2010 Southern Conference Champion football team.

Robb graduated from The Florida State University in April 2010 with a B.S. degree in athletic training. His clinical experience at FSU included being the lead student trainer for men’s basketball and men’s and women’s track and field while also assisting the football program. During his time working with the men’s basketball program, Robb traveled with the squad to the 2010 ACC Tournament and 2010 NCAA Tournament.

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Rosinksi is certified by the USA Weightlifting Association and plans to pursue an education degree here at Mercer.

A native of Wellington, Fla., Robb is a member of the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association and the National Athletic Trainers Association. He will be pursuing a master’s degree in Public Health while at Mercer.

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A native of Tonawanda, N.Y., Rosinski graduated from Monmouth University in May 2010 with a degree in Health Studies. A two-sport athlete in high school, Rosinski lettered for four seasons at Monmouth as an offensive lineman for it football team.

Aside from his experience at Florida State, Robb has also completed internships for Capital Health Plan and Godby High School.

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Before his work at Wofford, Rosinski also completed internships at Arizona State University and Maximum Performance Fitness.

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No. Name

Pos. Ht

Wt. Class

Hometown/Previous School

00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 23 24 25 26

GK GK GK D MF D D D/MF MF D D/MF MF MF/F MF F F MF F D MF D MF/F D

180 175 165 170 154 160 172 171 160 168 157 163 178 159 182 187 166 165 155 161 145 186 169

Sugar Hill, Ga./North Gwinnett Engineering Thomasville, Ga./Delta State Chemistry Pickering, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Undecided Macon, Ga./Darton College Environmental Science Rome, Ga./Darlington Political Science Sinking Spring, Pa./Clemson Marketing Conyers, Ga./Rockdale County Business Landisville, Pa./Hempfield Business Makanda, Ill./Carbondale Community Business Vaxholm, Sweden/Danderyds Finance Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill Business Falkenberg, Sweden/Falkenbergs Gymnasium Undecided Norcross, Ga./Norcross Engineering Brenham, Texas/Brenham Finance Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh Journalism Montego Bay, Jamaica/Kent Prep Communications West Moreland, Jamaica/Mannings School Engineering Harris Village, Saint Kitts/Penn State Mech. Engineering Concord, Ga./Pike County Undecided Melrose, Mass./Malden Catholic Accounting Tampa Bay, Fla./Robinson Pre-Med Lawrenceville, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Finance Savannah, Ga./Savannah Country Day Business

Michael Hennessy Daniel Anders Greg Ranjitsingh Jared Williams Sharpe Sablon Josh Shutter Ryan Young Joey Heavner Sean Baumann Philip Thoren Brady O’Brien Carl-Oscar Andersson Ryan King Will Betts Bryson Jones Richie Edmondson Ashani Samuels Ehjayson Henry Cole Mitchell Michael Lewis Zachary Steuer Matt Brazer Vaughn Thomas

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Head Coach: Brad Ruzzo (Fourth Season, Cincinnati ’99) Assistant Coach: Ted Anderson (First Season, Bradley ’07) Volunteer Director of Operations/SID: Jason Farhadi (Third Season, Sacred Heart ‘08)

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Roster Breakdown By State/Country: Canada (1) ...... Ranjitsingh Florida (1) ...... Steuer, Georgia (11) ...... Sablon, Young, Anders, O’Brien, Jones, Brazer, King, Williams, Mitchell, Thomas, Hennessey Illinois (1) ....... Baumann Jamacia (2) ....... Edmondson, Samuels Massachusetts (1) ...... Lewis Pennsylvania (2) ...... Heavner, Shutter

Saint Kitts (1) ...... Henry Sweden (2) ...... Thoren, Andersson Texas (1) ....... Betts By Position: Goalkeeper (3) ...... Ranjitsingh, Hennessey, Anders Defender (8) ...... O’Brien, Steuer, Shutter, Young, Thoren, Mitchell, Thomas, Williams Midfielder (8) ...... Sablon, Samuels, Betts, Andersson Baumann, Lewis, King, Heavner Forwards: (4) ...... Edmondson, Jones, Brazer, Henry

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PHIL THOREN

SENIOR DEFENDER VAXHOLM, Sweden DAYNERYDS

2010 As one of two team captains last season, helped anchor a Bears defense that allowed only 20 goals all season, third fewest in the A-Sun … Appeared and started in 16 games from his right back position … Part of a back four that broke the Mercer record for most shutouts in a single-season, with seven … One of only six players to start in all nine A-Sun contests … Finished tied for sixth on the squad with five points on two goals and one assist … Assisted on the first of two Mercer goals in a 2-2 tie against High Point (Sept. 12) … Scored his first goal of the season on the road against North Florida (Oct. 21) … Attempted and converted the first penalty kick of his career in a 2-1 win over Belmont (Oct. 30).

Shots 23 7 8 38

Goals 2 0 2 4

Assists 1 3 1 5

Points 5 3 5 13

GWG 0 0 0 0

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GP/GS 18/14 14/13 16/16 48/43

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Personal Son of Lars and Nomica Thoren … Born 5/14/87 in Vallentuna, Sweden … Has one sister, Madeleine … Majoring in finance.

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High School Played Club Soccer for the Vallentuna BK and coach Christer Mattiasson … Voted Talent of the Year in the Soccer Association in 2004.

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2008 Started 14 of 18 games as a true freshman … Recorded two goals in his initial collegiate season … Tied for first on the team in shots on goal (11) and second with total shots (23) … Delivered one assist … Accounted for five total points…First career goal came in 1-1 tie versus Stetson (Oct. 4) … Scored late goal against ETSU (Oct. 23) to ensure a 2-2 tie.

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2009 Put together a solid season from his right back position despite being hampered by an assortment of injuries … Appeared in 14 games, making 13 starts … Showed skill and creativity on the offensive end by collecting three assists from his back line location … Tallied two of his assists in a 5-1 Mercer victory over Belmont (Oct. 1) … Recorded his other assist in a 2-1 loss to UNF (Oct. 31).

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RYAN YOUNG

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SENIOR DEFENDER CONYERS, Georgia ROCKDALE COUNTY

2008 Played in nine games and started eight … Three of eight total shots were on goal for a .375 shots on goal percentage.

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2009 Appeared and started in 17 games last season … Was the backbone of the Mercer defense from his center back position, while also providing support on corner kicks and set pieces ... Finished tied for third on the squad with six points on two goals and two assists … Fired 12 shots, with seven of them on goal for a .583 shots on goal percentage … Collected both of his assists in a huge 2-1 win over Jacksonville (Oct. 29) that clinched a spot in the A-Sun Championship for Mercer … Put on an incredible individual performance by scoring two goals in the Bears 3-0 shutout win over UNF (Nov. 7) in the first round of the A-Sun Championship … Young’s play in the Bears win against UNF earned him a TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Team of the Week selection, the first such honor ever received by a Mercer men’s soccer player.

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2010 A versatile talent for Coach Ruzzo that split time between forward and center back … One of only five Bears to appear in all 17 games in 2010, making 16 starts … Finished tied for third on the team with three goals … Attempted 27 shots, ranking third on the team in that category, while compiling seven multi-shot performances … Scored his first goal of the season in a 3-0 shutout over Winthrop (Sept. 5) … Scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute to propel Mercer to a 2-1 regular-season finale win over Belmont (Oct. 30) … Stepped up in postseason play, scoring the Bears lone goal in a 2-1 defeat in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Championship against Jacksonville (Nov. 6).

High School Three-year letterwinner in soccer, football, and swimming … Played for coach Brian Travis … Named the team’s Attacker of the Year … Landed spots on the all-area and all-region teams … Team’s leading goal-scorer and winner of the Don Jenkings Award … Tallied 48 goals and 33 assists throughout career. Personal Son of Randy and Trish Young … Born 10/20/89 … Has two siblings, Paul and Nicole … Business major.

YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year 2008 2009 2010 Totals

GP/GS 9/8 17/17 17/16 43/41

Shots 8 12 27 47

Goals 0 2 3 5

Assists 0 2 0 2

Points 0 6 6 12

GWG 0 1 1 2

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MATT BRAZER

#25

REDSHIRT JUNIOR MIDFIELDER/FORWARD LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia PEACHTREE RIDGE

2010 One of Coach Ruzzo’s top subs off the bench providing valuable depth in the attacking third of the field … Appeared in 15 games in 2010, making one start … Saw action in eight of Mercer’s nine A-Sun Conference games … Collected the first point of his collegiate career when he assisted on the Bears third and final goal in a 3-0 road win over Radford (Sept. 10) … Earned his lone start of the season against #29 UAB (Oct. 6) and helped Mercer earn its first-ever win over a ranked opponent in program history. 2009 Appeared in 13 games off the bench as a valued sub for Coach Ruzzo … Notched two shots on the season. 2008 Redshirted.

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Personal Son of Becky and Mitch Brazer … Born 7/26/90 … Has one sister, Megan … Double majoring in accounting and finance.

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High School Earned four letters in varsity soccer at Peachtree Ridge HS … Three-year starter and helped guide Peachtree Ridge to the second round of the state playoffs as a junior and senior … Played club soccer for Atlanta Fire United … Graduated with honors.

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WILL BETTS

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#12

JUNIOR MIDFIELDER BRENHAM, Texas BRENHAM

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2010 One of the hardest working players on the field, Betts followed up a spectacular freshman season with a solid sophomore campaign … One of only five Bears to appear in all 17 games in 2010, making 16 starts … Totaled four points from his defensive midfield position on the strength of one goal and two assists … Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over in-state rival Georgia State (Sept. 19) … Picked up his second assist of the season by assisting on the Bears only goal in a 1-0 shutout victory over Stetson (Oct. 14) … Salted away another Mercer victory by scoring an insurance goal in a 2-0 shutout against Lipscomb (Oct. 28).

2009 One of only two Bears to appear in all 20 games last season … Started in 18 of those 20 games as a true freshman and controlled the midfield play with his size and strength … Was highly touted coming to Mercer listed as one of the top “100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye On” according to CollegeSoccerNews.com … Certainly did not disappoint in his initial season, finishing in a tie for third on the team with six points on two goals and two assists … Racked up 13 shots, 10 of which were on goal giving him a team-high .769 shots on goal percentage … Earned his first collegiate point when he assisted on the Bears lone goal in a 1-0 A-Sun win over Lipscomb (Oct. 3) … Scored his first collegiate goal in a tough 2-1 road loss to FGCU (Oct. 22) … Made a huge impact on his second goal of the season when he scored Mercer’s third and final goal in a 3-0 shutout win over UNF (Nov. 7) in the first round of the A-Sun Championship. High School NSCAA/Adidas All-American and Scholar All-American as a senior … Twice named ESPN “Rise Magazine Greater Houston Prime Time Player” … First-team all-state, all-region, and District 19-4A MVP … Helped lead Brenham H.S. to the 4A state runner-up spot … Second all-time BHS single-season steals record (249 steals) … BHS MVP … Four-time letterman … Three-time BHS team captain … Scored over 20 goals during final two years of high school … Played with Texans 91 USA Soccer Club … Member of National Honor Society, National Honor Roll, and Who’s Who. Personal Son of William and Paula Betts … Born 12/21/90 … Finance major.

BETTS’ CAREER STATISTICS

Year 2009 2010 Totals

GP/GS 20/18 17/16 37/34

Shots 13 12 25

Goals 2 1 3

Assists 2 2 4

Points 6 4 10

GWG 0 0 0

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RICHIE EDMONDSON #14 JUNIOR FORWARD MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica KENT PREP

2010 An explosive striker who fuels the Mercer offensive attack with his work rate and physical style of play … Appeared in 16 matches, making eight starts … Finished second on the team with nine points on four goals and one assist … Tallied 18 shots, nine of which were on goal for an impressive .500 shots on goal percentage … Led the team in A-Sun Conference play with three goals and six points … Had two game-winning goals last season, both coming in A-Sun victories over USC Upstate and Lipscomb … Scored just two minutes into a Mercer 2-0 win over Lipscomb (Oct. 28) … Capped his season by being named to the Atlantic Sun AllConference second team.

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Personal Son of Gathor and Pauline Edmondson … Born 4/28/89.

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High School 2008 and 2009 All-State selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Adidas … Scored 19 goals each of his final two seasons to go along with 14 total assists … Helped lead Kent to a 14-4-0 mark as a senior and 11-3-2 as a junior … 2009 team captain.

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2009 Appeared in 18 matches and made 16 starts as a true freshman … Finished second on the team with eight points on two goals and four assists from his striker position … Used his speed and athleticism to dictate play up top and create scoring opportunities … Finished third on the team with 26 shots, including seven on goal … Recorded eight multi-shot matches … earned a spot on the Atlantic Sun Championship All-Tournament Team for his play during the Bears postseason run … Recorded his first collegiate points when he collected a pair of assists in a 5-1 win over Belmont (Oct. 1) … Scored his first collegiate goal and eventual gamewinner in a 1-0 overtime win over ETSU (Oct. 8) … Collected his other goal when he scored in seventh minute against number one seed Campbell (Nov. 13) in the semifinals of the A-Sun Championship.

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GP/GS 18/16 16/8 34/24

Shots 26 18 44

Goals 2 4 6

Assists 4 1 5

Points 8 9 17

GWG 1 2 3

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JOEY HEAVNER

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JUNIOR MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER LANDISVILLE, Pennsylvania HEMPFIELD

High School Team captain and MVP and first team league all-star in 2008 … Helped lead the Knights to the district quarterfinals in 2007 and district first round in 2008 … Accounted for six goals and five assists in final two years of high school … Played for PA Classics … Member of the 2008 Disney Showcase championship team. Personal Son of Frank and Nancy Heavner … Born on 5/30/91 … National Honor Society member … Majoring in business.

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2009 Enjoyed a successful first collegiate season as a true freshman, appearing and starting in 19 games at the left back position … One of only six players to start in all nine A-Sun games … Showed versatility by being physical in the back while constantly pushing up on the offensive end for service opportunities … Collected three points on three assists … Assisted on goals in three Bears victories against Georgia Southern (Sept. 20), Lipscomb (Oct. 3) and Jacksonville (Oct. 29).

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2010 Adjusted to a mid-season position change and flourished in his new wide midfielder role … Appeared and started in 16 games … Set a new career-high with four points on the strength of one goal and two assists … Scored his first collegiate goal on a free kick against then No. 24 ranked FGCU (Oct. 16) … Primarily a willing distributor on the pitch, assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-0 A-Sun victory over Lipscomb (Oct. 28).

HEAVNER’S CAREER STATISTICS

Year 2009 2010 Totals

GP/GS 19/19 16/16 35/35

Shots 5 3 8

Goals 0 1 1

Assists 3 2 5

Points 3 4 7

GWG 0 0 1

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BRYSON JONES

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JUNIOR FORWARD PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia MCINTOSH

2010 Redshirted. 2009 Broke into Ruzzo’s starting line up late in the season and showed the potential to be an explosive striker … Appeared in 14 games, while earning a starting nod in the final six contests of the season … Collected three points on one goal and one assist … Notched his first collegiate point when he assisted on the Bears lone goal in a 2-1 road loss to FGCU (Oct. 22) … Scored the first goal in a 2-1 win over Jacksonville (Oct. 29) which clinched a spot in the 2009 A-Sun Championship for Mercer.

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Personal Son of Delphina and Thyran Jones … Born 10/13/90 … Has two sisters, Brittney and Breana … Mother, Delphina, was a Division II track and field All-American at California State University … Sister, Brittney, played soccer at Birmingham Southern … Majoring in journalism.

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High School Helped lead McIntosh HS to the 2007 state championship (21-0-2) and a spot in the 2009 state finals … Three-year varsity soccer letter-winner … Recipient of the 2009 Coaches Award and chosen Most Improved in 2008 … Played club soccer for AFC Lightning 91 Permier … Member of school honor roll.

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GP/GS Shots 14/6 3 Redshirted 14/6 3

Goals 1

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Points 3

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SHARPE SABLON

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JUNIOR MIDFIELDER ROME, Georgia DARLINGTON

2010 Another valuable option off the bench for Coach Ruzzo capable of playing multiple midfield positions … Appeared in 10 games, making one start … Tallied three shots on the season, including one shot on goal against then No. 24 ranked FGCU (Oct. 16) … Collected his only start of the season against North Florida (Oct. 21). 2009 Appeared in nine games, making one start … Tallied three shots on the year … Earned lone start of the season against Conference USA power UCF (Oct. 13).

Personal Son of Raymond and Karen Sablon … Born 6/14/91 … Member of the National Honor Society … Majoring in political science.

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High School Played for the Darlington School Soccer Academy … Team captain junior and senior seasons … Member of championship team at the CASL Showcase, Dallas Showcase, and Southeastern ODP.

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Year 2009 2010 Totals

GP/GS 9/1 10/1 19/2

Shots 3 3 6

Goals 0 0 0

Assists 0 0 0

Points 0 0 0

GWG 0 0 0

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JOSH SHUTTER

JUNIOR DEFENDER SINKING SPRING, Pennsylvania CLEMSON

2010 Was a dominant force on the back line for the Bears while proving to be a valuable option in the box on set pieces … One of only two players to appear and start in all 17 games for Mercer in 2010 … Finished with five points on two goals and one assist … Had a monster game against in-state rival Georgia State (Sept. 19), scoring a pair of goals to lead Mercer to a 2-1 win … Was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for his efforts in the Georgia State victory … Assisted on an insurance goal in the Bears 2-0 win over Lipscomb (Oct. 28) … Capped his first season in the Orange and Black by being voted onto the Atlantic Sun All-Conference second team.

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Personal Played alongside current Bear defender Joey Heavner at the 2008 Disney Soccer Showcase for the PA Classics club team of the USSF Development Academy ... Attended Wilson High School where he was a four-year starter … Was a three-time AllBerks County selection and was named All-State, All-Region and Berks County Player of the Year as a senior ... Born January 30, 1991 ... Major is undecided ... Lists LeBron James as his favrotie athlete and the Philadelphia Phillies as his favorite sports team.

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Before Mercer Appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts as a true freshman for ACC member Clemson … Physical center back who contributed on the offensive end with two assists … Part of a Clemson defensive unit that allowed just 26 goals … Recorded an assist in the Tigers 6-0 win over North Greenville (Oct. 28) … Picked up his other assist in the Tigers 3-1 win against Longwood (Nov. 3) … Earned starts in both of Clemson’s ACC Tournament games against Virginia Tech (Nov. 10) and Wake Forest (Nov. 11).

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GP/GS 17/17 17/17

Shots 7 7

Goals 2 2

Assists 1 1

Points 5 5

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RYAN KING

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SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER/FORWARD NORCROSS, Georgia NORCROSS

Burst onto the scene as one of the most dangerous and talented freshman in the A-Sun Conference … Appeared in 16 games, making 13 starts … Finished tied for third on the team with seven points on three goals and one assist … All three of his goals were game-winning tallies, ranking him tied for second in the conference in that statistical category … Finished fourth on the team with 21 shots and collected six multi-shot performances … Scored his first collegiate goal in a 3-0 win over Radford (Sept. 10) … Tallied the game-winning goal in overtime and recorded a season-high six shots in a 1-0 win over Jacksonville (Oct. 23) … Capped his season by being named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team. High School Four-year letterwinner under head coach Chris Bess at Norcross High School ... Led Norcross to three-straight playoff appearances in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Named to the Gwinnett All-County team as a junior after scoring 10 goals and handing out 11 assists ... Was named team MVP and earned a spot on the exclusive Gwinnett County Super 6 team as a senior. Personal Four-year scholar athlete, plans to major in engineering at Mercer ... Says Matt Ryan is his favorite athlete and likes to listen to his I-Pod before games as a pre-game ritual.

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Year 2010 Totals

GP/GS 16/13 16/13

Shots 21 21

Goals 3 3

Assists 1 1

Points 7 7

GWG 3 3

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COLE MITCHELL

#21

SOPHOMORE DEFENDER CONCORD, Georgia PIKE COUNTY

2010 Stepped in when injuries or lineup changes occurred and manned multiple positions in Mercer’s back four … Appeared in five games, making one start … Make his first collegiate start against VMI (Sept. 24) and played the full 90 minutes in a Bears 2-0 win … Appeared in three A-Sun Conference contests against USC Upstate (Sept. 30), North Florida (Oct. 21) and Belmont (Oct. 30).

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High School Lanky defensive player who has the potential to facilitate the offense from the back end ... Named the team MVP his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons as well as team captain his sophomore and junior campaigns ... Voted onto the All-State team as a senior ... Led the Pirates to a 12-31 record and a regional championship his junior season ... Tallied one goal and eight assists from his center back position as a junior ... Also earned two letters in track and three in cross country while at Pike County.

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Personal An honors student in high school ... Looks to major in political science at Mercer ... Says Will Smith is his favorite actor and lists chicken alfredo as his favrotie pre-game meal.

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GP/GS 5/1 5/1

Shots 0 0

Goals 0 0

Assists 0 0

Points 0 0

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BRADY O’BRIEN

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SOPHOMORE MIDFIELDER LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia COLLINS HILL

High School Four-year letterwinner at Collins Hill High School under head coach Drew Prentice … led the Eagles to back-toback number four national rankings and 5AAAAA State Championships in 2009 and 2010 … led Collins Hill to a 5AAAAA State Runner-up finish in 2008 ... earned a spot on the All-County first team as a senior and participated in the 2010 Georgia Soccer All-Star game ... played club soccer for the Atlanta Fire United club under head coach Ryan Austin ... was a member of the club when they were a Disney Showcase Finalist in 2008 and 2009. Personal Plans to major in business at Mercer ... Was born in Worchester, Mass. ... Lists the New England Patriots as his favorite sports team and Matt Damon as his favrotie actor.

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2010 Had a solid freshman campaign after being utilized as both a midfielder and defender under Coach Ruzzo … Appeared and started in 16 games tallying one goal for two points … Fired six shots, with five of them on target for a .833 shots on goal percentage … Part of a defensive unit that gave up just 20 goals all season, third fewest in the A-Sun Conference … Scored his lone goal of the season in the Bears conference opening 2-0 win over USC Upstate (Sept. 30) … Collected only multi-shot game of the season when he had two shots in a 2-1 Mercer victory over Belmont (Oct. 30).

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Year 2010 Totals

GP/GS 16/16 16/16

Shots 6 6

Goals 1 1

Assists 0 0

Points 2 2

GWG 0 0

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MICHAEL LEWIS

VAUGHN THOMAS

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REDSHIRT FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS MALDEN CATHOLIC

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REDSHIRT FRESHMAN DEFENDER SAVANNAH, Georgia SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

2010 Redshirted.

High School Four-year letterwinner under head coach Kevin Jones at Malden Catholic High School ... Led the Lancers to an 8-8-2 finish his senior season and a berth in the State Tournament ... Very versatile midfielder who can play up top or out wide ... Finished his senior year with seven goals and two assists ... Named to the Catholic Conference All-Star team and also honored as an All-Scholastic team member for his senior season.

High School Was a Four-year letterwinner in both football and soccer at Savannah Country Day School ... Helped lead his team to a State Elite Eight appearance as a junior and a State Final Four showing as a senior ... Was named the Defensive MVP after his senior season ... Played club soccer for the CGSA Rovers and head coach Alan Sheppard.

Personal A National Honor Society member ... Plans to major in accounting at Mercer ... Says Theirry Henry is his favorite athlete and Denzel Washington is his favrotie actor.

Personal Has two brothers Reece (22) and Pierce (10) ... Plans to major in business administration and eventually go to law school ... Lists the Denver Broncos as his favorite sports team and Robert Downey Jr. as his favorite actor.

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DANIEL ANDERS

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SOPHOMORE GOALKEEPER THOMASVILLE, Georgia DELTA STATE

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CARL-OSCAR ANDERSSON

#10

FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER FALKENBERG, Sweeden FALKENBERGS GYMNASIUM

B f Before Mercer M Transferred to Mercer from Delta State … Four-year starter in goal at Thomasville High School under head coach Thomasville High School … Four-time All-Region first team selection … Posted a 0.64 goals against average and 12 shutouts during his senior season on his way to leading the Bulldogs to the 2010 AA/A Boys State Championship.

High School Played for Falkenbergs FF under head coach Tomas Askenbrand … Helped squad win the Elite League title in the 2009 Outdoor Regional and finish runner-up in the 2009 National Indoor Championship … Named best talent on the club for the 2010 season … Selected to multiple Swedish regional teams and Swedish elite camps.

Personal Son of Ken and Nan Anders … Born on 08/16/1991 … Has one older brother Brad (22) and a twin brother Patrick (19) … Lists Wilfred as his favorite TV show and Will Ferrell as his favorite actor.

Personal Son of Tomas and Annika Andersson … Born on 04/02/1992 … Has one older sister Caroline (20) and two younger brothers Alexander (15) and Wilfred (2) … Lists Ryan Giggs as his favorite athlete and Manchester United as his favorite sports team.

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SEAN BAUMANN #7

MICHAEL

HENNESSY

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FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER MAKANDA, Illinois CARBONDALE COMMUNITY

FRESHMAN GOALKEEPER SUGAR HILL, Georgia NORTH GWINNETT

Hi h School High S h l Had a decorated career as a four-year varsity starter under head coach Mike Cannell at Carbondale Community High School … Led CCHS to the Regional Title and an appearance in the Sectional finals as a senior … Set the school record for the most goals in a single season when he scored 37 goals during his senior campaign … Was named to the South Seven All-Conference first team and the Illinois All-State first team as both a junior and senior … Showed an excellent balance on and off the field after being voted an All-Midwest Scholar Athlete and a Scholar AllAmerican Team selection as a senior.

High School Posted a 0.75 goals against average and three shutouts in his senior season at North Gwinnett High School under head coach Mike Wentzler … Was an AP Scholar, a Governors Honor program nominee and a two-time Presidents Award Winner for academic excellence.

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Personal Son of William Baumann and Dorothy Dwyer … Born on 9/25/1993 … Has three older sisters Megan (25), Mollie (21) and Emma (21) and one older brother Matthew (23) … Lists Liverpool as his favorite sports team and Seinfeld as his favorite TV show.

Personal Son of Thomas and Monica Hennessy … Born on 2/24/1993 in Kansas City, Kansas … Has one older sister Meghan (25) … Says Tim Howard is his favorite athlete and Matt Damon is his favorite actor.

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EHJAYSON HENRY

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SOPHOMORE FORWARD HARRIS VILLAGE, Saint Kitts PENN STATE

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B f Before Mercer M Transferred to Mercer from Penn State where he appeared in four games as a true freshman under head coach Bob Warming … Honored with Junior Excellence Award for Men’s Soccer High School Male of the Year in 2006 … Also in 2006, scored the most goals among National Banks Schools and was awarded with the National Bank School Men’s Soccer MVP … Active member of the Saint Kitts U-20 National Team … Played striker for Mantab Club Team in the National Super League and the SKNFA Digicel Premier Division under head coach Lenworth Harris ... Served as captain of the Saint Kitts National U-17 team for two years (2007-08).

Personal Son of Edward and Hyacinth Henry … Born on 8/27/1992 … Has two older sisters Ehjaylyn (22) and Rolhensha (21) … Also ran track and field in high school … Lists Vin Diesel as his favorite actor and Family Guy as his favorite TV show.

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FRESHMAN DEFENDER CONCORD, Georgia PIKE COUNTY

Hi h School High S h l Played for the SIGMA FC under head coach Bobby Smyrniotis in the Ontario Soccer League … Helped lead the club to an OSL U-21 League Championship in 2010 … Was named the OSL U-21 Goalkeeper of the Year the same season after registering a 0.88 shutout percentage … Active member of the U-20 Trinidad and Tobago National Team. Personal Son of Andy and Marissa Ranjitsingh … Born on 7/18/1993 … Has one younger brother Matthew (15) … Lists Real Madrid as his favorite sports team and Taken as his favorite movie.

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FRESHMAN MIDFIELDER WEST MORELAND, Jamaica MANNINGS SCHOOL

High School Member of the Jamaican U-20 National Team … Starred for his Sandals Whitehouse club team that won the top division of the Major League Knockouts league and advanced all the way to the semi-finals of the Flow Champions Cup. Personal Son of Franklyn and Delrose Samuels … Born on 3/20/1992 … Has two older brothers Mandefro (29) and Jafarie (25) and a twin brother Asani (19) … Was a three sport athlete in high school staring in soccer, volleyball and track and field … Lists Steven Gerrard as his favorite athlete and Scarface as his favorite movie.

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FRESHMAN DEFENDER TAMPA BAY, Florida ROBINSON

High Hi h School S h l Four-year starter for head coach Thomas DuSold at Robinson High School … Played in every minute of every game during his high school career … Scored four goals and added two assists from his defensive position on his way to being named Team MVP and Florida 4A First Team All-State as a senior. Personal Son of Dale and Karyn Steuer … Born on 6/13/1993 … Has one younger brother Austin (16) … Lists Tom Hanks as his favorite actor and Shawshank Redemption as his favorite movie.

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SOPHOMORE DEFENDER MACON, Georgia DARTON COLLEGE

Before Mercer Transferred to Mercer from Darton College … Helped the Cavaliers to a NJCAA Region 17 Championship and a sixth-place finish in the NJCAA National Tournament during his only season at Darton … Has the ability to play multiple positions after earning playing time as an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder and outside back at First Presbyterian Day High School under head coach Josh Trieste.

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Personal Son of Randy and Kelly Williams … Born on 6/22/1992 … Also earn four letters in track and field in high school … Lists Matt Ryan as his favorite athlete and The Office as his favorite TV show.

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UNC-ASHEVILLE - August 27 - 2 PM - Asheville, N.C. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asheville, N.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulldogs Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,500 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Blue and White President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Anne Ponder Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Cone Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big South Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenwood Soccer Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-0 (1993)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Kern Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153-190-20 (19) Record at UNC-Asheville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13-1 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13-1 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 2-6/8th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/3 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Gore SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mgore@unca.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .828.251.6931 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . www.uncabulldogs.com

ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM - September 1 - 6 PM - Macon, Ga. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Birmingham, Ala. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blazers Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,874 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest Green and Old Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Carol Z. Garrison Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Mackin Conference . . . . . . . . . . . Coference USA (C-USA) Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Campus Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 (2010)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Getman Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254-157-38 (24) Record at UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-131-29 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7-1 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 4-4/5th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Jordan SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jordana@uab.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205.934.7920 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.uabsports.com

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boone, N.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mountaineers Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,660 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Cobb Conference . . . . . Southern Conference (SoCon) Stadium . . . . . . . . Appalachian Soccer Stadium All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 3-0 (2009)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaun Pendleton Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346-77-18 (22) Record at App. State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-24-4 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8-3 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . 4-2-1/T-4th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/3 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Hilliard SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . hilliardcm@appstate.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .828.262.7166 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.goasu.com

GEORGIA STATE - September 9 - 7 PM - Atlanta, Ga. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta, Ga. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panthers Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,000 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue and White President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mark P. Becker Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Levick Conference . Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GSU Soccer Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-32-4 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 (2010)

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Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dustin Fonder Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7-3 (1) Record at GSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . same 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7-3 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . 4-6-1/T-8th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Justin Glover SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . athjag@langate.gsu.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404.413.4034 Web site . . . . . . . www.gerogiastatesports.com

CENTRAL FLORIDA - Septmeber 11 - 2 PM - Macon, Ga. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orlando, Fla. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knights Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53,644 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black and Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. John C. Hitt Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Tribble Conference . . . . . . . . . . Conference USA (C-USA) Stadium . . . . . . . UCF Track and Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 4-2 (2009)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan Cunningham Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-35-9 (4) Record at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . same 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5-3 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . .4-1-3/2nd Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/2 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Salvas SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . psalvas@athletics.ucf.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407.823.2464 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ucfathletics.com

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VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE - September 16 - 7 PM - Macon, Ga. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lexington, Va. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keydets Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red, White and Yellow Superintendent . . . . . .Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donny White Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big South Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patchin Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 (2010)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richie Rose Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12-2 (1) Record at VMI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12-2 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 3-5/7th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Kemps SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . kempssm10@vmi.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .540.464.7514 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.vmikeydets.com

GEORGIA SOUTHERN - September 18 - 4 PM - Macon, Ga. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Statesboro, Ga. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagles Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19,691 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and White President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Brooks A. Keel Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sam Baker Conference . . . . . Southern Conference (SoCon) Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eagle Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-23 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 (2009)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Kennedy Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-52-8 (5) Record at Ga. Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11-3 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 0-6-1/8th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AJ Henderson SID E-Mail. ajhenderson@georgiasouthern.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .912.478.5071 Web site . . . www.georgiasoutherneagles.com

NEBRASKA-OMAHA - September 23 - TBA - Omaha, Neb. Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Mims Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 (First Year) Record at UNO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Innagural Season 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . Same Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Pohlen SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . .npohlen@unomaha.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402.554.2140 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.omavs.com

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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Omaha, Neb. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mavericks Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,554 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red and Black President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. John Christensen Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trev Alberts Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summit League Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNO Soccer Field All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . .First-ever Meeting

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Johnson Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139-112-18 (13) Record at JU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64-71-14 (8) 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9-2 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 3-5-1/6th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian DeLettre SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tdelett@ju.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .904.256.7478 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.judolphins.com

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Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Butehorn Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69-62-9 (8) Record at FGCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-30-6 (4) 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3-2 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 9-0/1st Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/2 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caleb Baker SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .cbaker@fgcu.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239.590.7097 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fgcuathletics.com

STETSON - October 9 - 7 PM - Deland, Fla. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deland, Fla. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hatters Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,492 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunter Green and White President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Wendy B. Libby Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Altier Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . Stetson Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-19-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 1-0 (2010)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Logan Fleck Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-53-16 (10) Record at Stetson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-22-8 (4) 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6-2 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 6-2-1/3rd Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/2 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jesse Cazakoff SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . jcazakof@stetson.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386.822.8130 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gohatters.com

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conway, Ark. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bears Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,758 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and Grey President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Allen C. Meadors Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Kavanagh Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missouri Valley Stadium . . Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . .First-ever Meeting

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Flanders Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61-67-11 (8) Record at Central Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13-0 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 0-7/8th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/2 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Goff SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jgoff@uca.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501.450.5695 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.ucasports.com

USC UPSTATE - October 19 - 7 PM - Macon, Ga. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spartanburg, S.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spartans Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,450 Colors . . . . . . . . . . Dark Green, White and Black President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John C. Stockwell Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Hall Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . .County University Soccer Stadium All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-0 (2010)

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PREVIEW

CENTRAL ARKANSAS - October 15 - 12 PM - Macon, Ga.

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Hooks Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284-123-30 (23) Record at USC Upstate . . . . . . . 194-93-24 (16) 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12-3 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 0-9/9th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/3 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Edwards SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . aedwards@uscupstate.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .864.503.5166 Web site . . . . . . . . . www.upstatespartans.com

EAST TENNESSEE STATE - October 22 - 7 PM - Macon, Ga. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson City, Tenn. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buccaneers Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,677 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy Blue and Old Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Paul E. Stanton Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Mullins Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . Summers Taylor Soccer Stadium All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-1 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 2-1 (2010)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Calabrese Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-25-4 (4) Record at ETSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . same 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6-0 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . .7-2/2nd Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/2 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Mattracion SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .etsusid@gmail.com SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423.439.5612 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.etsubucs.com

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LIPSCOMB - October 27 - 7 PM - Nashville, Tenn. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bisons Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,418 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and Gold President . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Randolph Lowery III Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Hutcheson Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . .Lipscomb Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3-1 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-0 (2010)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Morrow Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-61-12 (6) Record at Lipscomb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9-0 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 5-4/5th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/3 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Wilson SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . colby@lipscombsports.com SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .615.966.5457 Web site . . . . . . . . . . www.lipscombsports.com

BELMONT - October 30 - 1 PM - Nashville, Tenn. Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruins Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,445 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy, Red and White President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert C. Fisher Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Strickland Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . .Whitten Soccer Complex All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6-1 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 2-1 (2009)

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earle Davidson Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-157-14 (15) Record at Belmont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same 2009 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12-0 2009 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . . . 3-6/7th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/0 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Forcella SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . .dan.forcella@belmont.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .615.460.6698 Web site . . . . . . . . . . www.belmontbruins.com

DUKE - November 4 - 7 PM - Raliegh, N.C. Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Keer Career Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105-74-15(12) Record at Duke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-15-2 (3) 2010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6-4 2010 Conference Record/Finish . . . . . 3-3-2/4th Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/4 SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Meredith Rieder SID E-Mail. . . . . . . . . . mrieder@duaa.duke.edu SID Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .919.684.3328 Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.goduke.com

2011 A-Sun Preseason All-Conference Team

FGCU (5) ..................................................... 77

*Adam Glick (Sr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FGCU

ETSU (4) ...................................................... 76

*Deion Jones (Jr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FGCU

Stetson ....................................................... 59

Tobbias Hottner (Sr.) . . . . . . . Jacksonville

Jacksonville ............................................... 49

Josh Shutter (Jr.). . . . . . . . . . . . .Mercer

Mercer ........................................................44

*Itode Fubara (So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ETSU

Lipscomb ................................................... 40

Gonzalo De Mujica (Sr.) . . . . . . . . Stetson

UNF .............................................................. 27

Jonathan Mendoza (Jr.) . . . . . . . . Stetson

Belmont ..................................................... 24

Josey Portillo (Sr.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FGCU

USC Upstate ............................................... 9

Brandon Tarr (So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . Belmont

Ryan Price (So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FGCU

Garrett Pettis (Sr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . Lipscomb

*Aaron Schoenfeld (Sr.) . . . . . . . . . . .ETSU

Tournament Champion: FGCU (five votes)

* - Unanimous Selection

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OPPONENTS RECORDS

Pos. Player (Class) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team

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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Raleigh, N.C. Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Devils Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,400 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Blue and White President . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Richard H. Brodhead Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin White Conference . . . .Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koskinen Stadium All-Time Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4 Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 4-1 (2001)

Preseason Player of the Year: Itode Fubara, MF, ETSU

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-Program Records -Year-by-Year Results

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SINGLE SEASON AND CAREER RECORDS

CAREER

Single Season

1998-01 2004-07 1991-92 1995-98 1998-01 2007-10 1995-98 1998-01 1983-85 2000-03

Points 1. Stacy Noske 2. Neil Zarac 3. Del Olaoye 4. Vince Dattilo 5. Ramiro Canovas 6. Vicente Arze 7. Dean Blain T8. Patrick Horacius T8. Ian Cameron 10. Maxwell Rooke

105 103 73 69 67 63 61 50 50 48

1982-85 1998-02 2002-05 1991-92 2000-03 2004-07 1995-98 1995-98 2007-10 1998-01

Goals Against Average 1. Lucio Filho 1.22 2. Brett Petricek 1.29 3. Andr. Castrichini 1.49 4. David Jetton 1.68 5. Mike Potier 1.73

2000-01 2009-10 1998-02 1996-99 1989-92

442 427 317 299 187

Shutouts 1. Ron Keller 2. David Jetton

14.5 1981-84 12.0 1996-00

1989-92 1981-84 1996-99 1985-88 2005-08

11 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

1992 1999 1985 1985 1981 2007 2004 2001 1999 1996 1995 1992 1991 1985 1984

1984 1990 1988 1989 1997

Shutouts T1. David Jetton T1. Brett Petricek T3. Ron Keller T3. Aldo Balsano T4. Ron Keller T4. Brett Petricek

6 6 5 5 4 4

1999 2010 1984 2005 1982 2009

Single Game Individual Shots, 13 Jon Morrison vs. Valdosta State, 1981

Goals, 6(Twice) Leo Assimacopoules vs. Emory, 1970

Manas Pantilides vs. Emory, 1970 Assists, 4 Marshall Eckford vs. Georgia Southwestern, 1981

Points, 14 Leo Assimacopoules vs. Emory, 1970

Points 1. Vince Dattilo 2. Stacy Noske 3. Neil Zarac T4. Neil Zarac T4. Neil Zarac T4. Stacy Noske 7. Oral Campbell T8. Vince Dattilo T8. Dave Dresbach T10.Ramiro Canovas T10.Del Olaoye

41 33 32 31 31 31 30 28 28 24 24

Goals Against Average 1. Kerr McGowan 1.12 2. Brett Petricek 1.14 3. Rob Cronenbold 1.15 4. David Jetton 1.19 5. Brett Petricek 1.29 6. Martin Walker 1.30 7. Andr. Castrichini 1.35 8. Lucio Filho 1.36 9. David Bird 1.38

1992 1982 1999 2001 2000 1984 1983 1991 1985 2002 2002 2004 2010 2006 1999 2009 2004 2001 2000 2007

Saves, 24 Ron Keller vs. Georgia State, 1981 Team Goals, 17 vs. Emory, 1970 Assists, 9 vs. Columbus State, 1981 Points, 40 vs. Emory, 1970 Saves, 24 vs. Georgia State, 1981

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Saves 1. Mike Potier 2. Ron Keller 3. David Jetton 4. Todd Bramble 5. David Bird

Assists 1. Vince Dattilo 2. Max Rooke T3. Dave Dresbach T3. Jeb Smith T3. Marshall Eckford T7.Vicente Arze T6. Vicente Arze T6. Neil Zarac T6. David Henager T6. Patrick Horacius T6. Patrick Horacius T6. Jeff Marshall T6. Vince Dattilo T6. Dave Dresbach T6. Stacy Noske

168 136 122 112 111

OPPONENTS RECORDS

22 19 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 13

1982 1999 1992 2000 1983 2001 1984 2002 1991 1989 1985

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Assists 1. Maxwell Rooke 2. Vicente Arze 3. Vince Dattilo T4. Patrick Horacius T4. David Henager T4. Ian Cameron T7. Dean Blain T7. Neil Zarac 9. Dave Dresbach 10. Ramiro Canovas

16 15 15 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11

BEARS

1982-85 1998-01 2002-05 2000-03 1991-92 1995-98 2004-07 1989-92 1992-95 1995-98 2007-10

Saves 1. Ron Keller 2. Mike Potier 3. Todd Bramble 4. Mike Potier 5. David Jetton

COACHES

48 44 31 27 26 23 22 20 17 17 17

Goals 1. Stacy Noske T2. Neil Zarac T2. Vince Dattilo T4. Neil Zarac T4. Oral Campbell T6. Neil Zarac T6. Stacy Noske T8. Del Olaoye T8. Vince Dattilo T8. Buster Franklin T8. Stacy Noske

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Goals 1. Stacy Noske 2. Neil Zarac 3. Del Olaoye 4. Ramiro Canovas 5. Vince Dattilo 6. Dean Blain 7. Vicente Arze 8. Buster Franklin T9. Hunter Goff T9. Patrick Horacius T9. Ian Cameron

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All-TIME AWARD WINNERS

Player of the Year 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . .Vince Dattilo 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Rooke 2002 . . . . . . . . Ramiro Canovas

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Freshman of the Year 2000 . . . . . . . . Ramiro Canovas 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Del Olaoye 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . Vicente Arze

First Team All-Conference 1979 . . . . . . . . . .Roland Schraft 1981 . . . . . . . . . Jon L. Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .Ron Keller 1982 . . . . . . . . .Vince Benedetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Dresbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Grogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stacy Noske 1983 . . . . . . . . . . Oral Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Dresbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Weber 1984 . . . . . . . . . Jon L. Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stacy Noske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Grogan 1985 . . . . . . . . . Dave Dresbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Grogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vince Benedetti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Rodgers 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeb Smith 1987 . . . . . . . . . . Scott Rodgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payman Rashan 1988 . . . . . . . . . .Scan Putegnat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Bramble 1989 . . . . . . . . . Buster Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reece Payton 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Potier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reece Payton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Rogers 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . .Vince Dattilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Hale 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . .Vince Dattilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hunter Goff 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hunter Goff 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Blain 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Blain 1999 . . . . . . . . . Robert Gibbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neil Zarac 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Rooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lucio Filho 2001 . . . .Coleman Duckworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max Rooke

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Henager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neil Zarac 2002 . . . . . . . . . Ramiro Canovas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Del Olaoye 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vicente Arze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Del Olaoye 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vicente Arze 2008 . . . . . . Bolade Ogunmade 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Cameron

Second Team All-Conference 1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Potier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Coffey 1992 . . . . . . . .Hobby Barndollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Leeper 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Hale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chad Leeper 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean Blain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Horacius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pascal Occean 1999 . . . . . . . . . . David Henager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Jetton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max Rooke 2000 . . . . . . . . . . David Henager . . . . . . . . . . Coleman Duckworth 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oskar Modin . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Tuckwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Gussio 2003 . . . . . . .Stephen Tuckwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Del Olaoye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramiro Canovas 2004 . . . . . . .Stephen Tuckwood 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Del Olaoye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Ragan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clif Wilson 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Omar Liendo 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicente Arze 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vicente Arze 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ian Cameron . . . . . . . . . . Richie Edmondson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brett Petricek

1999 Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer Champions 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Petricek 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taylor Krek 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan King

All-Tournament Team 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sal Chillemi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Robert Gibbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Jetton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Max Rooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Wennstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Zarac 2000 . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Coleman Duckworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..Max Rooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Zarac 2001 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .Ramiro Canovas . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Castrichini . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .Coleman Duckworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . David Henager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Max Rooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Zarac 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ..Oskar Modin 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .David Gussio . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Tuckwood 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Tuckwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben Ragan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Omar Liendo 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Del Olaoye All-Freshman Team 2009 . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . Arkenson Neckles 2001 . . . . . . .Stephen Tuckwood . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .Richie Edmondson 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Del Olaoye . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .Brett Petricek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kahlil Mathura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ian Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jason Erickson Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicente Arze 1999, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Zarac 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wynn Trice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aldo Balsano Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Gordon 1982, 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dana Robinson 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Cameron 1999, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Melville

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ALL-TIME SEREIS RECORDS

High Point 3-1-1 Houston Baptist 0-2 Howard 0-0-1 Huntingdon 3-2 Jacksonville 7-13-3 Kennesaw St. 1-0 Kentucky 0-1 LaGrange 1-0 Life University 0-2 Lipscomb 7-3-1 Louisiana-Monroe 0-3 Longwood 1-0-1 Maryville 0-1 UMass 0-1 Memphis 0-2 Mercer-Atlanta 5-4-3 Middle Georgia 1-1 Navy 0-1 Nebraska-Omaha 0-0 North Carolina 0-1 N.C. State 0-6-1 UNC-Asheville 4-0 UNC-Greensboro 0-3 UNC-Wilmington 1-2 North Georgia 2-5-1 North Florida 3-3-1 New Orleans 0-1 Oneonta State 0-1 Oglethorpe 3-7-1 Oral Roberts 2-0

Coach Jerry Stone Jerry Stone David Sonsonby

Brady Siegler Barry Myers Barry Myers Barry Myers Tur-Rojas Tom Sakaratana Tom Sakaratana

9-8-2 9-6-2 9-7-1 3-12 8-9-1 8-10-1 3-15 7-11 12-7-2 9-8-2 13-8 10-7-1 8-9-2 11-9-1 9-9-2 3-12-3 6-12-1 2-11-5 7-11-2 10-6-1

4-2-2/2nd in East 5-0/1st 4-3/4th 1-7/5th in West 3-4-1/3rd in West 3-5/4th in West 1-7/5th in West 2-5/6th 4-2/2nd 3-1-2/1st 5-2/1st 6-1-1/1st 5-3-1/4th 7-4-1/3rd 4-2-2/3rd 1-4-2/6th 2-6-1/10th 1-5-3/6th 4-5/5th 5-4/3rd

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Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville *Tom Melville Tom Melville *Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Tom Melville Brad Ruzzo Brad Ruzzo Brad Ruzzo

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Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson Dana Robinson

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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Conf. Record/ Finish -/3rd in East -/3rd in East -/4th in East -/4th in East -/4th in East 0-6/4th in East 1-4-1/4th in East

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Overall 2-2 5-4-2 4-1-1 4-4-2 7-6 3-9-1 2-6-2 1-11-1 0-5-2 3-10 2-14 7-12 7-10-2 10-8-1 8-10-1 10-9-1 3-16-1 6-11-1 3-15 3-13 4-13-1

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Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

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Penn 0-1 Presbyterian 1-0 Radford 1-3 Rhode Island 0-2 Rollins 0-1 Saint Leo 6-0 Samford 3-0 South Alabama 2-3-1 South Carolina 0-6 USC-Aiken 2-0 USC Upstate 2-2 South Florida 0-3 SMU 0-2 Southern Tech. 1-0-1 Stetson 11-19-2 Tampa 0-1 Tenn.-Temple 1-0 Temple 0-1 Thomas 1-0 Toccoa Falls 3-3-1 Towson State 0-1 Vanderbilt 2-4-1 Valdosta State 2-2 Virginia 0-2 Virginia Tech 0-1 VMI 1-0 Western Kentucky 0-1 Winthrop 2-2 Wofford 1-3

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0-2 School Record Dekalb South 1-0 ABAC 0-1 Detroit-Mercy 0-1 Alabama A&M 4-14 Drake 0-4 UAB 1-11-2 Duke 0-0-1 UAH 1-1 Eastern Illinois 0-3 Andrew J.C. 1-0 Eckerd 0-2 Appalachian State 1-3 Elon 6-14 Armstrong Atlantic 2-0 Emory 0-9 Auburn-Montgomery 0-1 Erskine 1-1-1 Augusta 5-3 ETSU 0-2 Belmont 7-6-1 Evansville 0-1 Berry 11-10-2 Fairleigh Dickinson 0-2 Birmingham Southern 1-0 Flagler 0-1 Bradley 0-1 Florida 10-6-2 Cal Poly 0-1 Florida Atlantic UCF 4-8-2 Florida Gulf Coast 1-3 1-5-1 UC Riverside 1-0 Fla International 0-0-1 Campbell 7-19-2 Florida Southern 0-0-1 Centenary 11-8 Florida State 1-0 Central Arkansas 0-0 Florida Tech 3-1 Central Florida 4-6-2 Furman 6-3 Charleston Southern 8-7-3 Gardner-Webb The Citadel 2-2-1 Georgia College 7-15-2 Clark-Atlanta 1-0 Georgia Southern 20-23 5-0 Clemson 0-8 Georgia SW Coastal Carolina 0-7 Georgia State 14-32-4 2-0-1 College of Charleston 6-8 Georgia Tech 0-2 Columbus St 5-0 Hardin-Simmons 1-0 Creighton 0-1 Hartford 0-1 Davidson 0-1 Hartwick

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Adams, Jon 2009 Adamson, Robert 2003-2007 Agosto, Danny 1985 Ahern, Ryan 1995 Aleixo, Thiago Aleixo 2000-2003 Alfonso, Carlos 1995 Allen, Mike 1991 Allen, Fred 1974 Allen, Hugh 1974 Allen, Dan 1974 Anders, Daniel 2011-Present Andersson, Carl-Oscar 2011-Present Angelopoulos, George 1995-1997 Arena, Tony 2007 Arhin, Ben 1999-2002 Arjoman-Kermani, Jay 1978 Arthur, John 2004 Arze, Vicente 2004-2007 Assimacopoulos, Leo 1970-1971 Atkinson, Neil 1995-1996

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Baenninger, Lee 1987-1989 Baker, Andrew 1997 Ball, Joshua 2010 Balsano, Aldo 2005 Barden, Shane 1990 Barndollar, Hobby 1992-1995 Barrett, William 2000 Barrett, Mike 1979 Barron, Derry 1977-1979 Baumann, Sean 2011-Present Baxter, Matt 1991 Becker, Todd 1990-1993 Behan, Mike 1996 Benedetti, Vince 1982-1985 Bennett, Chris 1989 Berger, Ray 1988 Bernal, Javier 1970 Betts, Will 2009-Present Bickerstaff, Joel 1970-1971 Bird, David 2005-2008 Bladon, Andy 1974-1975 Blaine, Dean 1995-1998 Bloechle, Mike 1998 Bock, Hal 1982 Bonfim, Sammy 1991-1995 Bonilla, Alfonso 2003 Bracknell, Jay 2004 Bramble, Todd 1985-1988 Brazer, Matt 2008-Present Bricker, Dirk 1986-1989 Brogdon, Gerald 1974 Brown, Doug 1978 Brunet, Chris 2007 Brutus, Oliver 2005-2007 Bryant, Randy 1974

Bueno, Galo Bunch, Jeff Burnette, Stacy

2005-2006 1978 1979

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Calder, Doug Calderon, Phillip Calva, Giancarlo Calvo, Jose Cameron, Ian Camp, Tom Campbell, Oral Canovas, Ramiro Carmichael, Josh Carney, Brian Carrillo, Carlos Casadaban, Doug Caslow, Brian Casson, Kevin Castbeman, Greg

1979 2007-2008 2002-2004 2005-2007 2007-2010 1982-1983 1983 2000-2003 1997-1998 1970-1971 1985-1986 1996-1997 1979 1995-1996 1984 Castrinchini, Andrew 1998-2002 Catleman, Greg 1983 Cawley, Matt 2007 Chillemi, Sal 1998-2002 Clearman, Will 2000-2003 Clegg, Jim 1974 Clithero, Jeffrey 2010 Coffey, Brian 1990-1991 Colgan, Alan 2002-2005 Concepcion, Daniel 2007 Crabbe, Andrew 2000-2002 Cranford, Matt 2006-2008 Crindle, John 1998 Cronenbold, Roberto 2006-2007

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Da Costa Gama, Antonio 2005 D’Adamo, Stephen 1997 Dankel, Nick 2008 Dattilo, Nick 1991-1994 Davis, Barry 1975 Dean, Jeff 1974-1977 Dresbach, Dave 1982-1986 DuBay, Shane 2006-2007 Duckworth, Coleman 1998-2002 Duncan, George 1982-1983 Dzwonkoski, Kurt 2007

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Earle, Jamie 1990 Easterling, Mike 1988-1990 Eby, Nels 2005 Edmonds, Maury 1988 Edmondson, Richie 2009-Present Egan, Bob 1982 Erikson, Jason 2002-2005

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Farmer, Frank 1978-1979 Fehlenberg, Kevin 1992-1996 Feibelman, Richard 1997 Fernandez, Rick 1982-1986 Filho, Lucio 2000-2002 Filipponi, Giordano 2000 Finebloom, Darren 1991 Flint, Brandon 2005-2006 Fonsah, Derrick 2004 Forthman, Hugh 1975 Fortson, Alvin 1978 Fox, David 1986 Franklin, Adam 2003 Feibelman, Richard 1997 Fernandez, Rick 1982-1986 Filho, Lucio 2000-2002 Filipponi, Giordano 2000 Finebloom, Darren 1991 Flint, Brandon 2005-2006 Fonsah, Derrick 2004 Forthman, Hugh 1975 Fortson, Alvin 1978 Fox, David 1986 Franklin, Adam 2003 Franklin, Buster 1989-1992 Fraser, Gary 1987-1991 Frederickson, Allan 1974 Froehlich, Matt 1998-2000 Fuhrman, George 1978-1979 Fulmer, Nic 2005

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Gabay, Jason Garand, James Garcia, Nester Gebauer, Davin George, Mike Gibbon, Robert Gibson, Matt Gilbert, Thomas Gillick, Patrick Goff, Hunter Goldstein, Herb Gomez, Jose Gongora, Sergio Gordon, Scott Gordy, Scott Grey, Will Grimsley, Alex Groden, John Grogan, Dan Gussio, David Gustin, Diego

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Hale, Brandon

1986 1978 1977 1978 1989 1996-1999 1990 2003 1985-1988 1993-1995 1975-1978 1990-1994 2007 2006-2008 1971 2009-2010 2007 1979 1982-1985 2000-2004 2008

1991-1994

Hall, Chip Hall, Elias Halpert, Sam

1988-1989 2009 1970 Handschumacher, Doug 1986-1987 Harbin, Paul 1982 Harcourt, Tim 1995 Hardee, Roddy 1971-1974 Hawkins, Kevin 1978-1979 Heavner, Joey 2009-Present Henager, David 1998-2002 Hennessey, Michael 2011-Present Henry, Ehjayson 2011-Present Hernandez, Luis 2005-2006 Herrman, Eric 1989 Hicks, Craig 1989 Hilyard, Dirk 1984-1985 Hines, Rob 1988 Hoff, Bob 1982 Holley, Josh 2004 Holmagven, Fredrick 1998 Honeycutt, Kevin 1995-1997 Hooper, Elliot 2003-2006 Horacius, Patrick 1995-1998 Hotaling, John 1986-1987 Howell, Randy 1996 Huff, Robert 1974 Hunt, Edris 1992-1995 Hunter, Angelo 1978 Huskey, Budge 1979 Hussey, Jeff 1982-1985

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Jacobs, Jesse 2004 Jaggassar, Kevin 2006 James, Larry 1974 Jansson, Peter 1986 Jetton, David 1996-1999 Johnson, Sam 2010 Jones, Andrew 2004 Jones, Bryson 2009-Present Jordan, James 2000-2003 Juanez, Pablo 1998

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Kamback, Charles 2007 Karlsen, Kristian 1999 Katz, Phillip 2006-2007 Kaufman, Moises 2005 Keller, Ron 1982-1984 Kemker, Brad 1986-1988 Kidd, Michael 1995-1998 Kilday, Drew 2006-2007 King, Cedo 1971 King, Ryan 2010-Present Kiser, Aaron 1990-1994 Kite, John 2007-2008 Kitt, Gregory 1999 Klinger, James 2005-2008 Klymenko, Andy 1987-1990

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2006-2009 1985-1988 1995-1996 2010 1982-1983

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Laycock, Jonathan 2004 Leeper, Chad 1990-1993 Levine, Brian 1990-1991 Lewis, Michael 2010-Present Lewis, Tyler 2004 Liendo, Omar 2003-2006 Lind, Mark 1983 Linscott, Todd 1979 Llop, William 1978 Logan, Scott 1987-1989 Luchman, Mark 1977

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MacGregor, Greg 1984-1988 Mackey, Kirk 1990 Majors, David 1987 Marinkoski, Robert 2005-2006 Marshall, Jeff 1991-1994 Martin, Cliff 1977 Mathura, Kahlil 2002-2004 Matthews, Chip 1978 Maxim, Dean 1986 Maxley-Billings, Devin 1997-1999 McCall, Mark 1974 McGee, Mickey 1975 McGowan, Kerr 2003-2004 McGuigan, Scott 1984-1988 McIntosh, John 1979 McKeever, Mark 2004-2006 McWhorter, Ray 1979 Meelaphsoom, Preecha 1970-1971 Miller, Jason 1990 Mitchell, Cole 2010-Present Modin, Oskar 1999-2002 Mollo, Jay 1992-1993 Moniz, Scotty 1992-1993 Moody, Bill 1974 Moon, Robbie 1989 Moore, Emmanuel 1996 Morens, Ben 1993-1995 Morrison, Jon 1982-1984 Morrow, David 1988 Mosely, Mark 1977-1979 Mosto, Ron 1992 Munford, Bob 1971-1971 Mustafa, Adel 2006-2007 Myers, Michael 1984

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Neckles, Arkenson 2008-2009

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Neff, John Nelson, Phil Nilsson, Robin Noske, Stacy

1974 1982-1983 1997 1982-1985

-O-

O’Brien, Brady 2010-Present Occean, Pascal 1996-1998 Ogunmade, Bolade 2005-2008 Ogunmade, Daniel 2007-2008 Olaoye, Del 2002-2005 Oliveria, Geoffrey 2005-2009 O’Malley, Jack 2009 Ong’Ango, Chrispine 2006-2009 O’Sullivan, Mike 1990-1993

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Page, Steven

1974

Panagopoulos, Peter 1995-1997 Panagopoulos, Pavlos 1982-1985

Taylor, Lance Thomas, Vaughn

1989 2010-Present

Walker, Matt

1974

Waynesboro, Nelson 2003-2006

Weber, Dave 1982-1983 Wells, Victor 1974 Wennstrom, Stefan 1999 Weston, Mike 1970 Wilke, David 1982-1983 Wilks, Winston 2005-2006 Williams, Jared 2011-Present Williams, Odis 1995 Wilson, Clif 2002-2005 Wimsatt, Richard 2008-2009 Wingo, Stefan 2009-2010 Wise, Randy 1975

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Yarborough, John 1978-1979 Yarborough, John 1970 Young, Ryan 2008-Present

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Zarac, Neil Zeaman, Eric Ziglar, John

1998-2002 1997 1971

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Thompson, Rick 1987 Thoren, Phillip 2008-Present Trice, Wynn 2005-2008 Troop, Tim 2005-2006 Tuckwood, Stephen 2001-2005

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VanValkinburg, Daniel

Varnedoe, Carl Vesely, Bill Villacis, Jaime Volker, Toby

1982 1990 2008-2010 1995 1992-1993 2007 1975

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Ranjitsingh, Greg

Renfro, Matt Ribetti, Edoardo Right, Paul Riley, Jonathan Risser, Matt Roberts, Donnie Roberts, Renee Roberts, Nat Robertson, Luke Robinson, Chad

2002-2005 2008-2010 2011-Present 2001-2002 1993-1996 1999 2001-2003 2004 1998 1979 1974 2008 1993

Sablon, Sharpe 2009-Present Salsamendi, Brett 2003-2005 Samuel, Eusabio 1999 Samuels, Ashani 2011-Present Sanow, Don 1974 Saunders, Bill 1970 Schrafft, Roland 1978-1979 Schwab, Brian 1995 Seager, Michael 1977 Serato, Dan 1974 Sheehan, Terry 1986 Short, Ryan 1996-1997 Shutter, Josh 2010-Present Simcox, Scott 1989 Simpson, Steve 1977 Sims, Randy 1971 Sims, Gary 1970 Sims, Randy 1970 Slovisky, Paul 1991-1995 Smilley, Fred 1977 Smith, Michael 2001-2005 Smith, Stephen 1999-2002 Smith, Jeb 1983-1986 Smith, Doug 1979 Spangler, Jack 1983 Speed, Ben 1998 St.Onge, Joey 1991-1994 Starks, Chris 1993-1994 Staumquist, Eric 1975-1977 Stephens, Doug 1978 Stephens, Bob 1970 Steuer, Zachary 2011-Present Stockdale, Dominic 2008 Strickland, Jeff 1978-1979 Swinford, David 1999-2000 Symomes, Calvin 1979

Valenzuela, Ricardo Van Gurp, Pete

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1985-1987 1990-1991 1998-2002 1985-1988 2003-2005 1989 1989 2008 1985

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Pandelides, Manos 1970 Parcells, Paul 1975 Parker, Chad 1994 Parkin, Scott 1997-2000 Partridge, James 1997 Payton, Reece 1987-1990 Pearson, Pete 1988 Pecca, Anthony 2003 Perdomo, Richard 2006-2007 Perfetto, Joey 2011-Present Perkins, Joey 1974 Pervais, Peter 1970-1971 Peterson, Charles 2008-2009 Petricek, Brett 2009-2010 Pidgeon, David 2000 Ponsoby, David 1971 Potier, Mike 1989-1992 Price, David 1974 Prior, Jason 2005-2008 Prolehi, Dave 1983 Pullara, Steve 1987-1990 Putegnat, Scan 1985-1988

Rodgers, Scott Rogers, Greg Rooke, Maxwell Roshan, Payman Ross, Will Routon, Shain Russo, Johnny Ruth, Fernando Rutland, David

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Junior FORWARD

THIS IS MERCER

RICHIE EDMONDSON

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-Mercer University and City of Macon Snapshots

THIS IS MERCE What distinguishes a good university from a great university extends far beyond the boundaries of its curriculum and its campus.

The competence and character of an institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduates are, more often than not, the hallmarks by which its reputation is both earned and measured. As a private, co-educational institution, Mercer University has emerged as one of the premier universities in the Southeast and the nation. Mercer is truly a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. Mercerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding faculty take students beyond the rigors of academic programs to explore the challenges of reason, responsibility, compassion and character. Through learning, living and leading, Mercer students are prepared not only to confront, but also to embrace the challenges of their future. Under the leadership of prominent Georgia Baptist leader Jesse Mercer, Mercer University was founded in Penfield, Ga., in 1833 and later moved to Macon in 1871. From its humble beginnings as a small liberal arts college, Mercer now offers programs in 11 schools and colleges. Conveniently located in the middle of the state, Macon serves as the educational, medical, cultural and commercial hub of central Georgia. Located just one hour from Atlanta - one of

ER... the nation’s most popular international cities - and two hours from the Atlantic coast, Macon is easily accessible from two interstate highways - I-75 and I-16. Consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review among the nation’s leading universities, Mercer considers one of its strengths to be its superior faculty, who “teach from the heart.” At Mercer, students benefit from learning experiences guided by caring faculty, not teaching assistants found at many universities as is the case at many universities. The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA recently named Mercer as a “highly selective” university, and The Princeton Review has placed Mercer among the Best 351 Colleges in North America. The University is comprised of the College of Liberal Arts, the Walter F. George School of Law, the School of Pharmacy and Health Services, the School of Medicine, the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the School of Engineering, the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology, the Tift College of Education, the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, and the Townsend School of Music. The University also operates the Mercer University Press in Macon and the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins. Mercer’s enrollment is nearly 8,100 students. While many students come from the Southeast, more than 38 states and 30 countries are represented among the student body. The average class size at Mercer is 21, with a student/faculty ratio of 13:1 - unusually low for a major university.

CAMPUS LIFE Even with its picturesque setting, the spirit of Mercer is not in the grandeur of its buildings, but in the graciousness of its people - a friendly, family-like community of faculty, staff and students who strive for excellence in all that they do. The University offers a wealth of fascinating experiences and activities both in and outside the classroom. From academic clubs and honor societies, to performing arts and special interest groups, to 16 national fraternities and sororities on campus, students can choose from more than 80 on-campus organizations to discover new talents and interests and to gain important leadership skills they will need for life after college.

RESIDENCE LIFE The benefits of campus living are numerous - the development l off life-long friendships, a sense of community, enhancing campus involvement and higher academic performance. For many new students, this is the first time they have lived away from home, and the community that develops on campus and in residence halls becomes a second family. All freshman and sophomores (first-year and/or transfer students) are required to live on campus, with the exception of married students, students above the age of 21, students with children and/or students who live at home with a parent or guardian within reasonable commuting distance. In each of Mercerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence halls, safety comes first and foremost. The exterior doors are locked at all times, and students use their identification cards to gain access into their residence hall.

DEGREES AT MERCER Undergraduate Degrees -African American Studies -Art -Biology -Business (M.A.P.S. program) -Chemistry -Christianity -Communication and Theatre Arts -Computer Science -Economics -Education -Engineering -English -Environmental Science -French -German -History -Information Science and Technology -Journalism -Latin -Mathematics -Media Studies -Music -Music Education -Philosophy

-Physics -Political Science -Psychology -Sociology -Spanish -Theater -Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Gender Studies

Graduate Degrees -Business Administration (MBA) -Community Counseling -Engineering -Education -Family Service -Family Therapy -Nursing -Public Health -Technical Communications

Professional Degrees -Law -Medical

Mercer University Quick Facts Founded 1833

President

William D. Underwood

Enrollment Fall 2011

8236 Total 4509 Undergraduate 2091 Graduate 1636 Professional

Alumni 65,000

Overall Operating Budget $181.3 Million

Number of Faculty & Staff 1,658

THIS IS MACO Macon, Georgia is the host of the annual International Cherry Blossom Festival, a 10-day event commemorating the beautiful Yoshino cherry trees that bring color to the Macon landscape each spring. Macon boasts more Yoshino cherry trees than even Washington, D.C. The annual festival features special performances and activities and draws thousands of people from literally all over the world. Through the revitalization of Macon’s historic downtown wntown area, local bus business siness owners host events like Taste of Downtown, where downtown wntown food vendors - ffrom rom gourmet to down-home cooking - display their specialties ties and First Friday, w where here businesses unite to bring suburban residents into downtown wntown for a night off ffun, un, ffood ood and entertainment. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the state’s official sports museum, features exhibits, interactive fun areas and information about professional and amateur Georgia athletes, such as Hank Aaron and Bobby Jones.

Macon, Ga. is also home to Mercer’s Law School. The Walter F. George School of Law, founded in 1873, is one of the oldest law schools in the country. Named for Walter F. George, a 1901 graduate of Mercer’s law school who went on to become a justice of the Georgia State Supreme Court and later a U.S. Senator, the law school has a rich and distinguished history.

ON... The Grand Opera House is a historic landmark theatre operated by Mercer University. It presents a wide variety of national touring Broadway shows, plays and concerts. Mercer Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theatre and music departments also hold many of their productions in this beautiful theatre. From fine dining to fast food ... from elegant shops to outlet malls ... from classical to country music concerts, in Macon, Georgia, there is always some place to go and something to do.

GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Each spring Macon welcomes 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees the annual Cherry Blossom Fe days, festival-lovers are treate most extravagant displays of in the nation.

Located in Macon, Georgia, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest state sports museum at 43,000 square feet. Created in 1956 as the Georgia Prep Sports Hall of Fame, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame has been in existence for more than 50 years. It was expanded in 1963 to encompass prep, college, amateur and professional sports. In 1999, it moved into a permanent new home in Macon. -Credit, Georgia Sports HOF

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MACONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MUSIC HERITAGE Macon, Georgia, fosters a rich music heritage which is evidenced at various points around town. Otis Reddingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statue (at right) sits by the dock of the bay as a reminder of the Macon-ites many contributions to the music industry. (Below) The Bell House at 315 College Street was the site for the cover of Macon residents The Allman Brothers self-titled first album (and the Allman Brothers Band Museum is still located in Macon on Vineville Ave.).

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Junior MIDFIELDER

WILL BETTS

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-Mercer Facilities -Athletics Staff -The Atlantic Sun Conference

FACILITIES AT ME UNIVERSITY CENTER M

ercer broke ground on the centerpiece of the Macon campus in the fall of 2001. 1. The University Center has become one of the premier venues in the nation for college ege basketball and volleyball. The $40 million facility has become the focal point for almost lmost all campus activities, providing students with an area for study, a food court, and a coffee shop. The “Street” is a tree-lined, sunlit indoor patio, providing students with an area to study, y, socialize, and dine on cuisine from the food court, including Chic Fil-A, Subway, Burger Studio, tudio, and Sushi Hot Bowls. Bear Rock Cafe is a coffee shop and internet café for students to use either with high-speed connections throughout the floor area with the wireless internet et connections, or with Bear Rock’s computers. Students can also relax and watch either of two flat screen televisions, or relax outside on the Patio overlooking the Greek Village and campus.

When w first tim alking into th historic e, you get a loe U.C. for the future. past with a gli ok at Mercer ’s memor Heritage Hall mpse of the athletic abilia from Meis home to Athletic achievements rcer ’s historic s Hall o f Fame. as well as the

Both students and athletes have state of the art fitness facilities, with weight training equipment and cardiovascular theater, as well as a 1/8 mile indoor track. The track overlooks the lower level, which has three full-size basketball and volleyball courts for intramural and recreation use. Another distinguishing feature of the University Center is the 25-meter indoor swimming pool for use by both students and teams for lap swim and water strength and speed drills. Athletes have a separate weight room for use during team workouts with

Th The he new home (Bear Field) of the Mercer men’s soccer team just underwent a $250,000 renovation over the summer of 2009. The facility was resurfaced in order to level the field and install new grass to improve the quality of play. With a capacity for just over 500 fans, Bear Field has hosted four Atlantic Sun Championships and an NCAA Tournament game back in 1999.

ERCER all the latest free weight and weight machine technology. Athletes and trainers also have the use of a complete athletic training room, with the latest in injury treatment and prevention equipment. The University Center is also home for Mercer University Athletics, with offices for all the athletics administration and coaching staff. These offices allow potential student-athletes to see first hand the facility that will be their home base for their career at Mercer. The University Center, on top of all the other amenities, is the home for Mercer basketball and volleyball. There are two full courts, one designated as the practice court, and the main floor in the center of the arena in the University Center. The main court is surrounded by 3,200 seats for basketball and volleyball, but can be expanded for up to 4,080 with floor seating for concerts. Three skyboxes at mid-court provide a birds-eye view of the action on the floor. The main entrance into the Arena at the University Center is Mercer’s Heritage Hall. This is a collection recognizing some of Mercer’s most important alumni, faculty and staff. There are many different displays, including the Mercer Hall of Fame which honors the accomplishments of Mercerians through the years. Displays also include the history of Mercer Athletics and a History of Mercer itself.

Mercer’s comprehensive therapeutic setting provides medical coverage for all student-athletes. It is staﬀed by two full-time athletic trainers and five graduate assistants that are licensed and certified to practice.

Another state-of-the-art addition to Mercer, the weight room is home to power lifting stations, abundant free weights and state-of-the art cardio equipment.

Each of Mercer’s team sports has a an up-todate locker room in the University Center. The locker rooms have full showers, bathrooms and h personal lockers for each player. Attached to each locker room is a player lounge, complete with a projection screen TV, a surround sound speaker system and comfortable seating.

Another A th new additi ddition to t the Mercer men’s soccer program is the team’s new practice facility (Pictured on right). Opened in the fall of 2010, the two additional field surfaces place Mercer’s training area on par with the top programs in the country.

The indoor pool at the University Center is a collegiate size lap pool that is utilized for aqua-therapy for rehabilitation of student-athletes.

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MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT WILLIAM D. UNDERWOOD

President Underwood has led Mercer during a period of dynamic growth and development for the University. Since his arrival as Mercer’s 18th President in 2006, enrollment has increased by approximately 15 percent to more than 8,000 students. Mercer has launched a second medical school campus (in Savannah), initiated a master’s-level physician assistant program, announced a doctorallevel program in physical therapy that will begin in 2010, and added Ph.D. programs in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, and Nursing. Reflecting an increased emphasis on research, Mercer will meet the criteria established by the Carnegie Foundation for reclassification as a research-doctoral university during the 2009-10 academic year. Over the past three years, the number of Ph.D. students has increased from fewer than 25 to approximately 200, while the amount of externally funded research expenditures has grown to nearly $25 million. In addition to increased levels of funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, Mercer scientists have for the first time been funded as eminent cancer scientists by the Georgia Cancer Coalition, while other Mercer scientists are now receiving funding to support their research through the Georgia Research Alliance. The University has intensified its longstanding commitment to service-learning and community engagement under President Underwood’s leadership. During the spring of 2009, Mercer announced a $5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to support continued revitaliza-

tion of the College Hill Corridor between campus and downtown Macon. The groundbreaking Mercer On Mission program, launched in 2007, has been recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative as “an exemplary approach to addressing a specific global challenge.” Mercer earned the highest federal recognition for community engagement by the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2009, and in 2008 became the only university in Georgia to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s designation for “Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships.” Prior to joining Mercer, President Underwood served at Baylor University as Interim President and held the prestigious Leon Jaworski Chair at the Baylor School of Law. President Underwood is an accomplished educator and scholar. He was designated a Master Teacher at Baylor in recognition of extraordinary classroom teaching over an extended period. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Foundation. President Underwood was awarded the J.D. degree summa cum laude by the University of Illinois College of Law in 1985, where he graduated as class salutatorian and was an editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. Following graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Sam D. Johnson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, prior to practicing law for several years with a large law firm in Dallas. He also holds an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Baptist University, where he met his spouse, Lesli. They have two children, Jessica and William.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS JIM COLE

Jim Cole assumed the duties of Director of Athletics for Mercer University on July 1, 2010. Prior to that, he served as MU’s Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs, heading up the Mercer Athletics Foundation (the fund-raising arm for Bears’ athletics) concurrent with his time as a State Representative in Georgia. A native of Augusta, Cole entered Mercer on an academic scholarship in 1990 and lettered in baseball from 1990 to 1993. He was recipient of the Charles C. Morgan Outstanding Student-Athlete Award and graduated with honors from the University in 1993. Cole was drafted as a pitcher by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993 and was named the franchise’s “Organizational Player of the Year” and a finalist for the TOPPS Minor League “Player of the Year Award” in 1994. After an injury ended his professional baseball career, he returned to Mercer in 1997 to earn his MBA while serving as a graduate assistant and pitching coach for the baseball team. In 1998 he served as pitching coach for the Madison Black Wolves minor league team in Madison, Wis. Cole then entered private business before being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004 (and serving in that capacity until 2010). Cole served as the legislative voice under the Gold Dome for the constituents of House District 125 - which includes Jasper County and parts of Monroe, Jones and Lamar Counties. His legislative duties included membership on the Appropriations Economic Development Sub-Committee (to oversees important areas of the budget that deal with agriculture, community affairs, economic development and transportation). In addition, Cole served on the Rules, Judiciary NonCivil and State Planning and Community Affairs Committees. Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Cole to serve as senior administration floor leader in early 2009, having served formerly as assistant floor leader from 2007-2008. Even after leaving the political arena to assume the role as Mercers A.D., Cole was called on to continue his commitment of service to the people of the state of Georgia. In 2010, he was elected by his former constituents in Georgia’s House and Senate to represent the 8th Congressional District on the state’s Department of Transportation Board.

Cole is an active community leader throughout the state. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Leadership Georgia, he is a member of Forsyth United Methodist Church. Cole is married to the former Gaylyn Lawson of Forsyth, where they live with their two children, Caroline and Lawson.

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Sybil Blalock Sr. Assoc. A.D./ Senior Women Admin.

Joel Weems Assistant A.D. Compliance

Brittany Lee Executive Director Mercer Ath. Foundation

Paul Bohr Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Penny Davis Spirit Coordinator

Rob Murphy Assistant A.D. Sports Medicine

Daniel Tate Assistant A.D. Marketing/Promotions

Myra Cameron Athletics Coordinator

Dave Beyer Athletics Media Relations/SID

Andy Stabell Assistant Sports Information Director

Dr. Jeffrey Hugdahl Faculty Athletics Representative

Doug Cowden Pep Band Director

Pam Manson Staff Assistant

Craig Gibson Head Coach Baseball

Noelle Rooke Head Coach Volleyball

Bob Hoffman Head Coach Men’s Basketball

Susie Gardner Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Ryan Bailey Head Coach Cross Country (M & W)

Steve Bradley Head Coach Men’s Golf

Gary Guyer Head Coach Women’s Golf

Jason Childs Head Coach Men’s Lacrosse

Bobby Lamb Head Coach Football

Brad Ruzzo Head Coach Men’s Soccer

Grant Serafy Head Coach Women’s Soccer

James DeFeo Head Coach Softball

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STAFF & COACHES / MERCER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

Warren Woolfolk Head Coach Tennis (M & W)

Nicky Bruno Cheerleading Coach

Jeff Graham Assistant Sports Information Director

Michael Ellis Director of Facility Operations

Jim Tessmer Operations Manager

Jacob Street Graduate Assistant Operations

Kevin Cavooris Graduate Assistant Compliance

Amanda Brown Graduate Assistant Academics

Alex Rierson Graduate Assistant Academics

Dan Kline Graduate Assistant Marketing

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John W. Collier

“It’s a great time to ‘Be the Bear’ as a part of the Mercer University athletics family! There are many exciting things currently going on in Bears Athletics...with even more on the horizon!

Vice-President: Charlie Cantrell

OTHER MERCER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION OFFICERS Secretary: Treasurer: Dr. Bill Argo Dr. Chuck Hawkins

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The Mercer Athletic Foundation’s goal is to enhance and grow the ‘athletic experience’ for the student-athletes who follow in the footsteps of those who, like myself, were fortunate enough to represent the Orange & Black in intercollegiate athletics competition. Your gifts and contributions to the MAF are what make it possible for this to happen, so please consider how you can ‘Be the Bear’ today!”

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The experiences I gained as a Mercer student and athlete have proven invaluable in both my personal and professional life. Mercer offers its students an education - both on and off the field - that is as functional as it is respected in today’s world. A Mercer degree tells people that you have been a part of something special.

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The Mercer Athletics Foundation was created in 2007 as the fund-raising arm for Mercer University Athletics. Since its inception, members of the foundation have contributed over $1.5 million. These funds have been used to undertake such projects as hiring a full-time strength and conditioning coach, enhancing recruiting budgets, providing additional scholarships and to help increase salaries to attract and retain outstanding coaches.

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John graduated from Mercer University in 1966 where he played baseball and was captain his senior year. He received his J.D. in 1971 from the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, where he served on Law Review, and is a member of the Georgia and Florida Bar. He is a past member of Mercer Board of Trustees. John has more than 15 years of experience providing wealth management services and over 25 years of experience in the practice of law. After serving as an institutional consultant at Smith Barney, John joined Merrill Lynch in 2007. He is currently an Institutional Money Manager at Merrill Lynch.

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Sports Medicine Department

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The Mission of the Sports Medicine Department is to provide quality comprehensive healthcare to student-athletes. The health and well-being of student-athletes is the number one priority. Student-athletes have access to therapeutic services such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling and preventative physical medicine.

A Assistant Athletic Director /Director of Sports Medicine Men’s Basketball

The Mercer Sports Medicine department utilizes a state-of-the-art athletic training facility in the university center. The athletic training room consists of a treatment, taping and rehabilitation area. The rehabilitation area is equipped with a treadmill, exercise bikes in addition to a variety of weights, resistance bands, medicine balls, and other rehabilitation equipment which can be used to facilitate injury rehabilitations. The athletic training area also has an enclosed hydrotherapy room with an eightperson cold whirlpool and smaller extremity whirlpools. There are also offices for the staff and a physician exam room. The athletic training room also has easy access to the weight room and the University Center pool. The facility is staffed by two full-time certified athletic trainers and six graduate assistant certified athletic trainers, a family practice physician and an orthopedic surgeon. The staff works with other group of health-care providers to bring a comprehensive care to the student-athletes and acts as a liaison with nutritionists, dentist, cardiologists, and many other specialists.

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Eric Carter -Baseball -Cheer Squad

Meagan McKinnon -Softball - Cross Country

Loren Aleman -Volleyball -Tennis

Jesse Kolodziejski -Women’s Soccer -Men’s Golf

Sean Robb -Men’s Soccer -Men’s/ Women’s Golf

Tyler Fredlund -Lacrosse

Strength and Conditioning The strength and conditioning program at Mercer has three primary goals. These goals are to maximize athleticism, minimize injuries and increase mental/physical toughness. The way this is accomplished is by primarily utilizing ground based, multi-joint, triple extension, explosive exercises. Athletes will perform exercises of all types but focus is put on three main exercise styles: Olympic lifting, power lifting and plyometrics. The goal is to try and replicate the movements, velocities and forces that are experienced during competition of the athlete's sport. Served by a professional full-time strength and conditioning coach as well as an assistant coach, Mercer Athletics provides a full range of weight training and exercise equipment to assist Mercer’s approximately 226 student-athletes in reaching their athletic potential through strength training and conditioning. Easily accessible from anywhere in the University Center, the equipment includes the following: • three top of the line power lift full racks • over 3,000 pounds of plates • a line of variable resistant machines • three sets of Iron Grip dumbbells • five free standing adjustable benches

Paul Bohr Strength and Conditioning Coach

Derek Rosinski Strength and Conditioning Graduate Assitant

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ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE BUILDING… • Atlantic Sun student-athletes set a new all-time record with 63.79 percent earning All-Academic honors by achieving at least a 3.0 GPA during their season of competition last year. • The A-Sun led all of Division I last year as the NCAA’s top academic women’s soccer conference; nine of 11 teams received national honors from the NSCAA for posting a team GPA of 3.0 or better, the highest percentage in the country. • ETSU baseball standout Paul Hoilman won his second-straight A-Sun Student-Athlete of the Year award becoming just the fourth person in A-Sun history to accomplish that feat. The 2010 National College Home Run Derby Champion posted a 3.95 GPA in math and was named a Lowe’s CLASS National finalist. • Belmont’s Mick Hedgepeth was named the 2010-11 NACDA Division I-AAA Scholar Athlete of the Year. • Kennesaw State’s Ben Greene earned the NCAA Elite-88 honor for having the best GPA among participants in the NCAA men’s golf national championship.

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For more than 30 years, the Atlantic Sun Conference has supported its member institutions in providing intercollegiate athletics programs committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun meets this mission by maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement with a true balance between student and athlete. By integrating sportsmanship in the competitive arena and fostering leadership through community service, A-Sun member institutions provide an overall educational experience for our studentathletes that reflects our commitment to and success in Building Winners for Life.

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Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

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…FOR LIFE! • Federal Graduation Rate and NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) reports show the A-Sun meeting its mission of Building Winners for Life as 32 programs boast a perfect 100% success rate. • Three A-Sun schools, North Florida, Lipscomb and Belmont, received Community Engagement recognition from the Carnegie Foundation for exceptional commitment to community service. • The Tennessean tabbed Lipscomb graduate Beth Harwell, the state’s first female Speaker of the House, as Tennessee’s Most Powerful Woman. • The A-Sun SAAC surpassed the $100,000 mark for charitable fund raising, reaching $103,000 in the seven-year history of the charitable challenge. • The A-Sun claimed the Southeast D-I Athletic Director of the Year honor for the third-straight year, as Stetson’s Jeff Altier followed ETSU’s Dave Mullins and Belmont’s Mike Strickland in earning that distinction. • Lipscomb basketball player Jenna Bartsokas earned post-graduate scholarships from both the A-Sun and the NCAA as she claimed the A-Sun’ Student-Athlete of the Year honor and was named a finalist for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. • Three A-Sun institutions earned Top-10 rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the best regional universities in the southeast. Stetson at No. 3, Belmont at No. 5, and Mercer at No. 8 each earned top marks. • The Princeton Review recognized ETSU, Mercer, North Florida and Belmont in its list of the Best Colleges in the southeast.

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…WINNERS… • The A-Sun set multiple records for postseason participation in men’s basketball and finished ranked 17th in conference RPI, leading all but the ACC, SEC and Conference USA among nine southeastern Division I conferences. A conference record three teams reached postseason play; the A-Sun earned three postseason wins, and hosted three postseason games with ETSU reaching the semifinals of the CIT and Jacksonville notching a postseason win for the second-straight year (2010 NIT, 2011 CIT). • A record-setting three A-Sun teams advanced to postseason play in women’s basketball (Stetson/NCAA; FGCU/ WNIT; USC Upstate/WBI), with FGCU playing in the postseason for the fourth-consecutive year at Division I; the Eagles posted their third national postseason victory in that span with a win in the WNIT last year. • The A-Sun earned national distinction in women’s basketball as one of only two Division I conferences to receive a grant from the NCAA to promote attendance nationally for women’s basketball - league attendance jumped more than 15%; the A-Sun also partneredd with CollegeInsider.com to present the first national poll in women’s basketball for mid-major programs – a poll that showed FGCU in a top-ten ranking all year long. • A-Sun Baseball returned to a familiar lofty position on the national stage last year. The A-Sun was a top-ten conference all year, with Stetson, Belmont and Jacksonville playing in the NCAA Championship; each A-Sun team had at least one win, with Stetson and Belmont reaching the regional finals, giving the A-Sun five wins in the national tournament, tops among non-BCS conferences. Jacksonville’s Adam Brett Walker, ETSU’s Bo Reeder and Mercer’s Jacob Tanis earned All-American honors. • Softball continued to impact the national rankings and tournaments as the A-Sun ranked in the top-12 conferences nationally for thee fourth-straight year; the A-Sun boasted five teams in the RPI top-100. • National success for the A-Sun in men’s golf success has become an annual achievement as the A-Sun sent multiple teams to the NCAA Championship for the eighth time in nine years; All-American Jeff Karlsson helped Kennesaw State finished third at the NCAA Southeastern Regional last year, the best regional finish ever for an A-Sun team. The Owls advanced to nationals, the seventh time in eight years an A-Sun team has advanced through regionals into the finals. • The A-Sun posted the nation’s best increase in men’s soccer ranking last year. Four programs improved nearly 100 spots in the NCAA RPI rankings with FGCU nationally ranked in the Top 25 for the majority of the year.

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1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, Ga. 31207 * Phone: (478) 301-2994 Athletics Administration Jim Cole ...................... Director of Athletics ........................................................................................(478) 301-2994 ...............................cole_jm@mercer.edu Sybil Blalock .............. Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs/SWA ..(478) 301-2301 ..........................blalock_sa@mercer.edu Rob Murphy .............. Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine ...................................(478) 301-2453 ...........................murphy_r@mercer.edu Joel Weems ............... Assistant Director of Athletics/ Compliance ..........................................(478) 301-2729 .......................... weems_jd@mercer.edu Daniel Tate ................. Assistant A.D. for Marketing..........................................................................(478) 301-2702 ................................. tate_dj@mercer.edu Brittany Lee ................ Executive Director, Mercer Athletic Foundation....................................(478) 301-4003 .................................lee_bm@mercer.edu Myra Cameron ......... Athletics Coordinator/Administrative Eligibility Coordinator .........(478) 301-2733 ...................... cameron_m@mercer.edu Pam Manson ............. Staff Assistant ....................................................................................................(478) 301-4130 ......................... sullivan_el@mercer.edu Academic Affairs Sybil Blalock .............. Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs/SWA ..(478) 301-2301 ..........................blalock_sa@mercer.edu Compliance Joel Weems ............... Assistant A.D./ Compliance ..........................................................................(478) 301-2729 .......................... weems_jd@mercer.edu Sports Medicine Rob Murphy .............. Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine ...................................(478) 301-2453 ...........................murphy_r@mercer.edu Strength & Conditioning Paul Bohr ................... Strength & Conditioning Coach .................................................................(478) 301-2047 .............................. bohr_pr@mercer.edu Spirit Penny Davis ............... Spirit Coordinator ............................................................................................(478) 301-5217 ............................ davis_pp@mercer.edu Event Management Michael Ellis .............. Director of Facility Operations ....................................................................(478) 301-2369 ...............................ellis_ms@mercer.edu Jim Tessmer .............. Event Coordinator ...........................................................................................(478) 301-2369 .......................... tessmer_ji@mercer.edu Marketing & Promotions Daniel Tate ................. Assistant A.D. for Marketing..........................................................................(478) 301-2702 ................................. tate_dj@mercer.edu Dan Kline ................... Athletics Marketing Graduate Assistant ..................................................(478) 301-5217 .........................danieljkline@gmail.com Athletics Media Relations/Sports Information Dave Beyer ................ Sports Information Director .........................................................................(478) 301-2735 ...........................beyer_wd@mercer.edu Andy Stabell ............. Assistant Sports Information Director ......................................................(478) 301-5219 ............................stabell_al@mercer.edu Jeff Graham .............. Assistant Sports Information Director ......................................................(478) 301-5209 ....................... graham_jm@mercer.edu Baseball Craig Gibson ............. Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2396 ............................ gibson_c@mercer.edu Men's Basketball Bob Hoffman ............ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2736 ....................... hoffman_jb@mercer.edu Women's Basketball Susie Gardner ........... Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2739 ......................... gardner_sl@mercer.edu Cross Country (M & W) Ryan Bailey ................ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2144 ...............................bailey_r@mercer.edu Men's Golf Steve Bradley ........... Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-5349 .........................bradley_sc@mercer.edu Women's Golf Gary Guyer ................ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-5625 .............................guyer_gl@mercer.edu Men's Lacrosse Jason Childs .............. Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2731 .............................. childs_jl@mercer.edu Football Bobby Lamb ............. Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2713 ............................... football@mercer.edu Men's Soccer Brad Ruzzo ................ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-4011 ...........................ruzzo_bm@mercer.edu Women's Soccer Grant Serafy .............. Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2060 .......................... serafy_gw@mercer.edu Softball James DeFeo ............ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2263 .................................................................TBD Tennis (M & W) Warren Woolfolk ..... Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2269 ..................... woolfolk_cw@mercer.edu Women's Volleyball/Sand Volleyball Noelle Rooke ............ Head Coach ........................................................................................................(478) 301-2268 ............................ rooke_ns@mercer.edu

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Mercer Police ......................................................................................................(478) 301-2970 Emergency ..........................................................................................................(478) 301-2911 Admissions ..........................................................................................................(478) 301-2650