2006 MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE DAY Wed Sat Mon Fri Sun Fri Sun Sat Tue Fri Sun Sun Sat Wed Sat Wed Sun Sat Wed Sat Nov.
DATE Aug. 16 Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 27 Sept. 1 Sept. 3 Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 15 Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 1-5
OPPONENT SITE TIME @ Christian Brothers (Exh.) Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. Lipscomb (Exh.) MRSC 7 p.m. @ Lambuth (Exh.) Jackson, Tenn. 5 p.m. @ Louisville Louisville, Ky. 6 p.m. @ Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. Clemson MRSC 7:30 p.m. CS Fullerton MRSC 7:30 p.m. UMKC MRSC 2 p.m. Central Arkansas MRSC 7 p.m. @ Air Force Co. Springs, Colo. 8 p.m. @ Denver Denver, Colo. Noon @ South Carolina * Columbia, S.C. 1 p.m. Tulsa * MRSC 7 p.m. @ UCF * Orlando, Fla. 6 p.m. Creighton MRSC 1 p.m. UAB * MRSC 7 p.m. @ Florida International * Miami, Fla. Noon SMU * MRSC 2 p.m. Marshall * MRSC 7 p.m. @ Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. C-USA Tournament Tulsa, Okla.
* C-USA Games | Home Games in BOLD MRSC - Mike Rose Soccer Complex Game Times are Central Time and Subject to Change
2006 WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE DAY Wed Fri Fri Sun Sat Mon Fri Sun Thu Sun Fri Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Nov.
DATE Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Aug. 27 Sept. 2 Sept. 4 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 27 1-5
OPPONENT SITE TIME @ Christian Brothers (Exh.) Memphis, Tenn. 5 p.m. Saint Louis (Exh.) MRSC 7 p.m. @ Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. 4 p.m. @ Tennessee-Martin Martin, Tenn. 2 p.m. Alabama MRSC 7:30 p.m. Samford MRSC 1:30 p.m. @ Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 7 p.m. @ Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 1 p.m. Southeast Missouri MRSC 7 p.m. Arkansas MRSC 1 p.m. @ Missouri State Springfield, Mo. 7 p.m. East Carolina * MRSC 7 p.m. Marshall * MRSC 1 p.m. @ UCF * Orlando, Fla. 6 p.m. @ Southern Miss * Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m. @ Colorado College * Co. Springs, Colo. 5 p.m. @ UTEP * El Paso, Texas 1 p.m. Rice * MRSC 7 p.m. Houston * MRSC 1 p.m. @ UAB * Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. C-USA Tournament Dallas, Texas
ADAM MONTGOMERY
2004 C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN
MELISSA SAVAGE
2004 ALL-CONFERENCE
* C-USA Games | Home Games in BOLD | MRSC - Mike Rose Soccer Complex Game Times are Central Time and Subject to Change
JARED BRITCHER
SHOKO MIKAMI
TRIPP HARKINS
2005 C-USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2005 C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN
NICKY MCLEOD
2003 ALL-CONFERENCE
2005 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
2005 CONFERENCE USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2005 HIGHLIGHTS • First Team All-Conference USA • Soccer Buzz All-Central Region First Team • NCSAA All-Central Region Third Team • Led Conference USA in goals, assists and points during the regular season • Set a school record for points in a season with 42 • Tied a school record for assists in a season with 12 • Scored goals in 10 of 19 games • Ranked 11th nationally in assists per game, 12th in points per game and 22nd in goals per game • Recorded two hat tricks • Had three multiple-goal matches and 11 multiplepoint matches
TABLE TABLE OF CONTENTS WOMEN’S SOCCER
MEDIA
MEDIA
2006 Schedule .............................2 2006 Roster .................................3
2006 Schedule .............................2 2006 Roster .................................4
2006 Outlook
2006 Outlook
Season Preview ....................... 6-7 2006 Opponents ...................... 8-9
Season Preview ................... 36-37 2006 Opponents .................. 38-39
COACHES & STAFF
COACHES & STAFF
Head Coach Richie Grant ... 10-11 Assistant Coaches ............... 12-13
Head Coach Brooks Monaghan ..40-41 Assistant Coaches ............... 42-43
MEET THE TIGERS
MEET THE LADY TIGERS
Player Profiles ..................... 13-21
Player Profiles ..................... 44-55
2005 REVIEW
2005 REVIEW
Season Recap ...................... 22-23 Awards.......................................23 Statistics/Results .......................24 C-USA Review..........................25
Season Recap ...................... 56-57 Awards.......................................57 Statistics/Results .......................58 C-USA Review..........................59
History
History
Year-by-Year Results .......... 26-27 All-Time C-USA Standings ......28 All-Time Series Records ...........29 Coaching Records .....................29 All-Time Roster .................. 30-31 Memphis Diadora......................31 Record Book .............................32 Honor Roll ................................33
Year-by-Year Results ................60 Coaching Records .....................60 All-Time C-USA Standings ......61 All-Time Series Records ...........62 All-Time Roster ........................63 Honor Roll ................................63 Record Book ....................... 64-65
Conference USA
Conference USA
C-USA Composite Schedule.....34
C-USA Composite Schedule.....66
UNIVERSITY SECTION University of Memphis ....... 67-69 President Shirley Raines ...........70 AD R.C. Johnson ......................71 Staff Directory..................... 72-74 Mike Rose Soccer Complex......75 Murphy Athletic Complex ........76 Strength & Conditioning ...........77 Training Room ..........................78 Academic Center .......................79 Tiger Traditions .........................80 Conference USA .......................81 Memphis, Tenn.................... 82-83 goTigersgo.com.........................84
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2006 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION SCHOOL:...... The University of Memphis LOCATION: .....................Memphis, Tenn. FOUNDED:.........................................1912 ENROLLMENT: ...............................20,465 AFFILIATION: ............... NCAA Division I CONFERENCE: ............... Conference USA NICKNAME:.................................... Tigers COLORS:..............................Blue & Gray HOME FIELD: ...Mike Rose Soccer Complex SURFACE: ................................... Grass CAPACITY: ..................................3,000 PRESIDENT: ................ Dr. Shirley Raines ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:......... R.C. Johnson
MEDIA RELATIONS MEN’S CONTACT: ......Charlie Gillingham OFFICE PHONE:...........(901) 678-5294 MOBILE PHONE: .........(708) 533-0820 E-MAIL: ...... cgllnghm@memphis.edu WOMEN’S CONTACT: .............Ben Wright OFFICE PHONE:...........(901) 678-5294 MOBILE PHONE: .........(337) 258-1312 E-MAIL: ...... bnwrght1@memphis.edu MEDIA RELATIONS FAX: ..(901) 678-4134 ADDRESS: ...........570 Normal, Room 203 .......................... Memphis, TN 38152 WEB SITE: ......... www.GoTigersGo.com
MEN’S HISTORY FIRST YEAR OF SOCCER: ..................1982 ALL-TIME RECORD: ..............240-190-41 NCAA TOURNAMENTS/ LAST: ...... 2/2004 LAST POSTSEASON OPPONENT: ... Ohio State RESULT: .................. L, 0-1 (First Round)
WOMEN’S HISTORY FIRST YEAR OF SOCCER: ..................1995 ALL-TIME RECORD: ..................85-119-9 NCAA TOURNAMENTS/ LAST: ...........N/A LAST POSTSEASON OPPONENT: ..........N/A RESULT: ............................................N/A
MEN’S COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: ..................... Richie Grant ....... (Green Mountain College, 1993) OVERALL RECORD (YRS): .. 122-82-10 (11 yrs) RECORD AT MEMPHIS (YRS):..69-53-8 (7 yrs) ASST. COACH: ..Robert Nicholson (3 yrs)
WOMEN’S COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: ............Brooks Monaghan ..........(University of Memphis, 1994) OVERALL RECORD (YRS): .. 51-59-5 (6 yrs) RECORD AT MEMPHIS (YRS):...........Same ASST. COACH: ............. Jodi Grant (5 yrs) GK COACH: ......Sebastian Vecchio (1 yr)
MEN’S TEAM INFORMATION 2005 OVERALL RECORD: ................8-8-2 HOME: ............................................5-2-1 AWAY: .............................................2-5-1 NEUTRAL:........................................1-1-0 2005 C-USA RECORD/ FINISH:.. 3-4-2/6th HOME: ............................................2-1-1 AWAY: .............................................1-3-1 NEUTRAL:........................................0-0-0 FINAL 2005 RANKINGS: .....................N/A LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ LOST: ..13/9 STARTERS RETURNING/ LOST: ............. 6/5
WOMEN’S TEAM INFORMATION 2005 OVERALL RECORD: ..............12-7-0 HOME: ............................................7-3-0 AWAY: .............................................4-3-0 NEUTRAL:........................................1-1-0 2005 C-USA RECORD/ FINISH:.. 6-3-0/5th HOME: ............................................3-2-0 AWAY: .............................................3-1-0 NEUTRAL:........................................0-0-0 FINAL 2005 RANKINGS: .....................N/A LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/ LOST: ..17/7 STARTERS RETURNING/ LOST: ........... 10/1
MISSION STATEMENT The primary mission of the Department of Athletics is to provide a successful athletic program at the highest level of competition. Characterized by academic, athletic and moral excellence in a diverse collegiate environment, the program will abide by the spirit of the rules governing students and intercollegiate athletics and will be known for its good sportsmanship and integrity. The University of Memphis is a comprehensive urban university committed to the scholarly accomplishments of our students and faculty and to the enhancement of our community, state and the nation through principles of academic integrity, sound management and equal opportunity.
CREDITS EDITORS: Charlie Gillingham and Ben Wright ASSISTANCE: Brandon Kolditz, Matt Beltz, Jennifer Rodrigues and Lamar Chance COVER DESIGN AND LAYOUT: Brandon Kolditz PHOTOGRAPHY: Jeffrey Nycz, Erin Langstraat, Paul Levy, Steve Woltmann, and special thanks to D.C. United PRINTING: EBSCO Media, Birmingham, AL 35233 UOM3706-0607/750
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2006 MEMPHIS MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE 8/16 8/19 8/21 8/25 8/27 9/1 9/3 9/9 9/12 9/15 9/17 9/24 9/30 10/4 10/7 10/11 10/15 10/21 10/25 10/28 11/1-5
Wed Sat Mon Fri Sun Fri Sun Sat Tue Fri Sun Sun Sat Wed Sat Wed Sun Sat Wed Sat
@ Christian Brothers % Lipscomb % @ Lambuth % @ Louisville @ Belmont Clemson ^ Cal State Fullerton ^ UMKC Central Arkansas @ Air Force @ Denver @ South Carolina * Tulsa * @ UCF * Creighton UAB * @ Florida International * SMU * Marshall * @ Kentucky * C-USA Tournament
Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Jackson, Tenn. 5 p.m. Louisville, Ky. 6 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7:30 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7:30 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 2 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Colorado Springs, Colo. 8 p.m. Denver, Colo. Noon Columbia, S.C. 1 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Orlando, Fla. 6 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 1 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Miami, Fla. Noon Mike Rose Stadium 2 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. Tulsa, Okla.
HOME GAMES IN BOLD * DENOTES CONFERENCE USA GAME % EXHIBITION GAME ^ MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT ALL TIMES CENTRAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
2006 MEMPHIS WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE 8/16 8/18 8/25 8/27 9/2 9/4 9/8 9/10 9/14 9/17 9/22 9/29 10/1 10/6 10/8 10/13 10/15 10/20 10/22 10/27 11/1-5
Wed Fri Fri Sun Sat Mon Fri Sun Thr Sun Fri Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri
@ Christian Brothers % Saint Louis % @ Tennessee Tech @ Tennessee-Martin Alabama ^ Samford ^ @ Mississippi State @ Ole Miss Southeast Missouri Arkansas @ Missouri State East Carolina * Marshall * @ UCF * @ Southern Miss * @ Colorado College * @ UTEP * Rice * Houston * @ UAB * C- USA Tournament
HOME GAMES IN BOLD * DENOTES CONFERENCE USA GAME % EXHIBITION GAME ^ LADY TIGER TOURNAMENT ALL TIMES CENTRAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
MEDIA POLICIES CREDENTIALS Members of the media traveling with the team to Mike Rose Soccer Complex do not need a credential. Media not traveling with the team need to contact Charlie Gillingham or Ben Wright in the University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office for press credentials. A pass list will be kept at the main gate area, which also serves as the media gate. Seating in the press area is limited and will be restricted to working press, radio and television representatives’ needs, according to NCAA regulations. PARKING Media parking is located in the parking lot adjacent to the main gate. No parking pass is required. PHOTOGRAPHERS Press and television photographers are requested to stay at least 10 feet from the playing surface. STATISTICS The U of M Media Relations Office will provide game notes, statistics, rosters and media guides throughout the game
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Memphis, Tenn. 5 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Cookeville, Tenn. 4 p.m. Martin, Tenn. 2 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7:30 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 1:30 p.m. Starkville, Miss. 7 p.m. Oxford, Miss. 1 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 1 p.m. Springfield, Mo. 7 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. 6 p.m. Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m. Colorado Springs, Colo. 5 p.m. El Paso, Texas 1 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 7 p.m. Mike Rose Stadium 1 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. Dallas, Texas
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to all members of the media. The U of M Media Relations Office will also provide complete game statistics to each media member shortly after each contest. INTERVIEWS Memphis soccer practices are closed to the media. However, special arrangements may be made by contacting the Athletic Media Relations Office at least 24 hours before practice time. All interviews are coordinated with men’s head coach Richie Grant and women’s head coach Brooks Monaghan through the Athletic Media Relations Office. The office staff can also set up interviews throughout the season with the coaches as well as player interviews, which will be scheduled around the player’s academic and practice schedules. Coaches and players are available for postgame interviews 10 minutes following the end of the game. TICKETS Tickets for Tiger and Lady Tiger soccer games are available at the U of M ticket Office at the corner of Southern and Normal, or by calling (901) 678-2331. Tickets are also available at the game.
Charlie GILLINGHAM
Ben WRIGHT
Men’s Soccer Contact Office: (901) 678-5294 Mobile: (708) 533-0820 E-mail: cgllnghm@memphis.edu
Women’s Soccer Contact Office: (901) 678-5294 Mobile: (337) 258-1312 E-mail: bnwrght1@memphis.edu
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NEWSPAPERS Commercial Appeal 901-529-2360/ ... Fax: 901-529-2362 495 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 sports@commercialappeal.com Phil Stukenborg (beat writer), Gary Robinson (sports editor) Memphis Flyer 901-521-9000/ ... Fax: 901-521-0129 460 Tennessee Street Memphis, TN 38101 Frank Murtaugh Daily Helmsman 901-678-2192/ ... Fax: 901-678-4792 Meeman Bldg, 113 Memphis, TN 38152 Matt Laurie
1960 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 Jarvis Greer (Sports Director), Dave Cera, Carrie Anderson WHBQ TV 13 (FOX) 901-320-1345/ ... Fax: 901-320-1366 485 South Highland Memphis, TN 38111 Matt Stark (Sports Director), Kevin Barbee WPTY TV 24 (ABC) 901-323-2430/ ... Fax: 901-452-1820 2701 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 Greg Gaston (Sports Director), Kevin Jenks, Rob Petrone, Jamie Griffin (Producer) RADIO
Shelby Sun Times 901-755-7386/ ... Fax: 901-755-0827 7508 Capital Drive Cordova, TN 38138 Wally Wellman, Buck Patton
WREC AM 600 901-259-1300/ ... Fax: 901-259-6445 2650 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste 4100 Memphis, TN 38118 John McCormack
Germantown News 901-754-0337/ ... Fax: 901-754-2961 7545 North Street Germantown, TN 38138 Dan Moore
WUMR FM 92 901-678-3176/ ... Fax: 901-678-4331 University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152 Bob McDowell, Director
TELEVISION
730 ESPN Radio 901-522-1919/ ... Fax: 901-522-1920 203 Beale Street, Suite 204 Memphis, TN 38103 Danny Bowen, Producer
WREG TV 3 (CBS) 901-543-2117/ ... Fax: 901-543-2167 803 Channel Three Drive Memphis, TN 38103 Glenn Carver (Sports Director), Mike Ceide WMC TV 5 (NBC) 901-726-0410/ ... Fax: 901-278-7633
WHBQ AM 560 901-375-9324/ ... Fax: 901-795-4454 6080 Mt. Moriah Memphis, TN 38115 Eli Savoie (Program Director)
2006 TIGER ROSTER 2006 MEN’S SOCCER ROSTER NAME Michael Goodlett Frank Judice Tomo Koyano Thomas Hyland Michael Coburn Adam Montgomery Shaun Goulding Kyle Minter Tripp Harkins Kevin Walsh Robert Sausaman Patrick Elkins Grant Wise Brian Farrell Tyler Strom Robert Mueller Nick Dressman Jamie Gilbert Jordan Lynn Jared Britcher Rick Alleman Ben Nabers Jonahan Romero Wade Wonderlin Kyle Franklin Joseph Skiff
CL. Fr. So. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr.
POS. GK D D D D MF MF F F/MF MF MF MF MF F GK GK MF D MF/D MF/F D MF MF/D MF F F
HT. 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-3 5-9 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-11 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-8 6-1 5-11
WT. 175 165 160 150 180 150 166 150 150 175 185 145 165 175 200 210 159 175 155 155 165 155 140 135 173 180
HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Bolton, Miss./Clinton HS Covington, La./Covington HS Maryville, Tenn./Maryville HS Dublin, Ireland/Drimnagh Castle Dundalk, Ireland/Colaiste Ide Morristown, Tenn./Morristown HS Arbroath, Scotland/Lambuth Rockwall, Tx./Rockwall HS Jackson, Miss./Saint Joseph Catholic Shrule, Ireland/Christian Brothers Gainesville, Fla./F.W. Buchholz HS Tupelo, Miss./Tupelo HS Anna, Texas/Anna HS Dunboyne, Ireland/St. Peters College Thornton, Colo./Horizon HS Killeen, Texas/Killeen HS Goshen, Ky./North Oldham HS Broken Arrow, Okla./Vanderbilt Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall HS Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS Spring, Texas/Klein HS San Antonio, Texas/SA Christian Lorton, Va./Hayfield HS Franklin, Tenn./Battleground Aca. Maryville, Tenn./South Carolina Austin, Texas/W. Charles Akins HS
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Richie Grant.......................... Green Mountain College, 1993/Eighth Season Assistant Coach: Robert Nicholson ...Northeastern State University, 1999/Fourth Season Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach: Remco de Jong ..........................................Second Season
BREAKDOWN BY STATE/COUNTRY
IRELAND (4) Coburn, Farrell, Hyland, Walsh TEXAS (7) Alleman, Lynn, Minter, Mueller, Nabers, Skiff, Wise TENNESSEE (5) Britcher, Franklin, Koyano, Montgomery, Wonderlin
SIANA
COLORADO (1) Strom
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Rick Alleman Jared Britcher Michael Coburn Nick Dressman Patrick Elkins Brian Farrell Kyle Franklin Jamie Gilbert Michael Goodlett Shaun Goulding Tripp Harkins Thomas Hyland Frank Judice Tomo Koyano Jordan Lynn Kyle Minter Adam Montgomery Robert Mueller Ben Nabers Jonahan Romero Robert Sausaman Joseph Skiff Tyler Strom Kevin Walsh Grant Wise Wade Wonderlin
D MF/F D MF MF F F D GK MF F/MF D D D MF/D F MF GK MF MF/D MF/D F GK MF MF MF
CLASS BREAKDOWN SENIORS (1) Jamie Gilbert JUNIORS (5) Michael Coburn, Adam Montgomery, Kevin Walsh, Tyler Strom, Jared Britcher SOPHOMORES (11) Frank Judice, Tomo Koyano, Thomas Hyland, Shaun Goulding, Kyle Minter, Tripp Harkins, Robert Sausaman, Patrick Elkins, Grant Wise, Jordan Lynn, Kyle Franklin FRESHMEN (8) Michael Goodlett, Brian Farrell, Robert Mueller, Nick Dressman, Rick Alleman, Ben Nabers, Jonahan Romero, Wade Wonderlin, Joseph Skiff
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KENTUCKY (1) Dressman
Mueller ................................. MULE-er Frank Judice ..................... jew-DEECE
OKLAHOMA (1) Gilbert
MISSISSIPPI (2) Elkins, Harkins LOUI: Judice
FLORIDA (1) Sausaman
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SCOTLAND (1) Goulding
Tomo Koyano ..... TOE-Moe Ko-YA-no Jonahan ........................... JOHN-a-han
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NAME Kate Murphy Geneil Newbern Victoria Dalton Elaine Sedgewick Laura Pfeffer Katy Booth Kylie Hayes Nicky McLeod Caroline Barrett Melissa Savage Isabel Briones Alexandra Atkinson Laura Laufenberg Maiko Higashiyama Maggie Leone Shoko Mikami Harumi Someya Brittany Baldwin Emiko Schwab Halley Jo Sullivan Lindsey Joseph Lia Fannin Lauren Everhart Chloe James Eliza Wellford Leslie Walker Jocelyn Whitehead Roma Rozanska Chelsea Brooks
CL. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. So. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
POS. D F MF D MF MF F D D MF GK D F D D F F MF MF D MF D MF D F F MF MF GK
HT. 5-5 5-7 5-3 6-0 5-3 5-8 5-6 5-6 5-2 5-0 5-9 5-7 5-5 5-1 5-6 5-3 5-7 5-1 5-8 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-5 5-3 5-8 5-7 5-6
HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Anchorage, Alaska/West HS Memphis, Tenn./Georgia Belleville, Ill./Belleville East HS Durham, England/Durham HS Rochester, Mich./Rochester HS Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heritage HS Piqua, Ohio/Piqua HS Manchester, England/Copley HS Augusta, Ga./Aquinas HS Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden HS Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Father Goetz Littleton, Colo./Columbine HS Tokyo, Japan/Martin Methodist College Cordova, Tenn./St. Agnes Academy Chiba, Japan/Christian Brothers Univ. Saitama, Japan/Martin Methodist College Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS Highlands Ranch, Colo./Grandview HS Anchorage, Alaska/Dimond HS West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East HS Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS Sevierville, Tenn./Gatlinburg-Pittman HS Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon HS Memphis, Tenn./Hutchison School Evansville, Ind./Central HS Orlando, Fla./Oviedo HS Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Archbishop O’Leary Knoxville, Tenn./Karns HS
COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brooks Monaghan................................. University of Memphis, 1994/Seventh Season Assistant Coach: Jodi Grant ............................................University of Memphis, 1999/Sixth Season Goalkeeper Coach: Sebastian Vecchio....................... University of Memphis, 2005/ Second Season
BREAKDOWN BY STATE/COUNTRY INDIANA (1) Walker
JAPAN (3) Higashiyama, Mikami, Someya TEXAS (2) Savage, Booth
OHIO (3) Hayes, James, Joseph
FLORIDA (1) Whitehead
Alaska (2) Murphy, Sullivan
GEORGIA (1) Barrett
COLORADO (2) Laufenberg, Schwab
ILLINOIS (1) Dalton
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ALABAMA (1) Briones
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NAME Alexandra Atkinson Brittany Baldwin Caroline Barrett Katy Booth Isabel Briones Chelsea Brooks Victoria Dalton Lauren Everhart Lia Fannin Kylie Hayes Maiko Higashiyama Chloe James Lindsey Joseph Laura Laufenberg Maggie Leone Nicky McLeod Shoko Mikami Kate Murphy Geneil Newbern Laura Pfeffer Roma Rozanska Melissa Savage Emiko Schwab Elaine Sedgewick Harumi Someya Halley Jo Sullivan Leslie Walker Eliza Wellford Jocelyn Whitehead
POS. D MF D MF GK GK MF MF D F D D MF F D D F D F MF MF MF MF D F D F F MF
CLASS BREAKDOWN SENIORS (4) Nicky McLeod, Shoko Mikami, Geneil Newbern, Melissa Savage JUNIORS (4) Caroline Barrett, Isabel Briones, Harumi Someya, Halley Jo Sullivan SOPHOMORES (12) Alexandra Atkinson, Katy Booth, Lauren Everhart, Kylie Hayes, Maiko Higashiyama, Chloe James, Lindsey Joseph, Maggie Leone, Kate Murphy, Laura Pfeffer, Emiko Schwab, Elaine Sedgewick
MICHIGAN (1) Pfeffer
TENNESSEE (7) Baldwin, Brooks, Everhart, Fannin, Leone, Newborn, Wellford
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CANADA (2) Alberta: Rozanska Ontario: Atkinson
FRESHMEN (9) Brittany Baldwin, Chelsea Brooks, Victoria Dalton, Lia Fannin, Laura Laufenberg, Roma Rozanska, Leslie Walker, Eliza Wellford, Jocelyn Whitehead
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Briones .................................... bree-OWN-ess McLeod .......................................mc-CLOUD Pfeffer................................................FEFF-ur Emiko ............................................. em-EE-ko Shoko Mikami .......SHOW-ko me-KHAM-ee Maiko Higashiyama ... MY-eek-o hig-osh-I-yame Harumi Someya ........... har-oo-ME SOM-eya
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2006 TIGER PREVIEW
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he Memphis men’s soccer team looks to regain the form that led them to Conference USA regular season and tournament championships in 2004. To do so, the Tigers will rely on a group of talented underclassmen to replace Columbus Crew draft pick Dayton O’Brien and D.C. United selection Andy Metcalf, as well as three other seniors who graduated after the 2005 campaign. In 2006, Memphis will feature a roster of nine freshmen, 11 sophomores, five juniors and one senior. But even with only one upperclassman, the Tigers boast a strong core of 13 returning letterwinners and six returning starters. The team’s sophomores and juniors gained valuable experience facing a difficult Conference USA schedule in 2005, and four transfers appear ready to contribute. “You’re always learning in this sport,” head coach Richie Grant said. “Last year we had kind of an imbalance of a few senior players and a lot of young players. There really wasn’t anyone in between. But I think our freshman players gained a lot of valuable experience by fighting through a tough schedule last year, and that can only help them be more productive as sophomores this year. I’m also counting on some of our juniors who had success on the 2004 conference championship team. It’s very important that those lads draw on those experiences coming up this year. Overall, I feel we have a good core of players with a lot of experience coming into this season.”
AN ELITE SCHEDULE The Tigers are set for another challenging season in 2006 with four NCAA Tournament qualifiers on the slate. A look at the NCAA teams with their 2005 record. Clemson ..................... 15-6-3/Final Four SMU............................. 14-6-3/Final Four Creighton.................... 15-5-3/Elite Eight South Carolina ........ 12-7-2/First Round
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After starting the 2005 season with four-consecutive wins, the Tigers lost four of their next six matches. However, Memphis was able to rebound from their midseason struggles and advance to the conference tournament semifinals and an 8-8-2 record. The Tigers showed further progress during their 2006 spring schedule by posting a 4-2 record. Memphis lost to Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs Kansas City and FC Dallas, however the Tigers shut out all four amatuer opponents including Irish teams Colaiste Ide and Portmarnock. The Tigers will have their work cut out for them once again as this year’s schedule promises strong opposition from conference rivals and non-conference national powers. However, Grant’s goals remain the same. “We need to be competing to win the conference which means that we need to put ourselves in the conference tournament at the end of the year with a decent seed,” Grant said. “The second thing is that we want to give ourselves an opportunity to compete beyond the conference tournament. We can do that by staying competitive and getting enough wins on our schedule so the selection commitee takes notice, and I think we have a very good chance this year. We just need to win.”
COACHES The entire coaching staff returns from 2005 as Grant begins his 12th season as a head coach and his eighth season at the helm of the Memphis men’s soccer program. The two-time C-USA Coach of the Year has guided the Tigers to a 69-53-8 record and a school record .561 winning percentage over the last seven seasons. Prior to joining the Tigers, Grant was the head coach at Lambuth University where he won three conference titles. In 11 seasons as a head coach, Grant owns a 122-82-10 record. Robert Nicholson rejoins the Tigers for his fourth
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campaign as assistant coach and Remco de Jong returns to Memphis for his second year coaching the goalkeepers. “Each coach brings a tremendous amount to the program,” Grant said. “Their expertise and knowledge of all the different areas of the game is a great advantage to us. Robbie’s done a great job with the strength and conditioning program, and Remco has been wonderful with the goalkeepers. It’s good to know our players are in good hands with the coaching staff that we have.”
GOALKEEPERS One of the most promising areas for the Tigers entering 2006 is in net. Junior Tyler Strom returns to Memphis after a break-through sophomore season. The 6-5 Strom took over the starting netminder’s role midway through the 2005 campaign and went on to record 75 saves on 92 shots over 11 games. His .815 save percentage led all of Conference USA. Redshirt freshman Robert Mueller looked impressive during the spring, recording a 1-0 shutout against Coaliste Ide. The Killeen, Texas native received all-district honors all four years in high school. True freshman Michael Goodlett has also seen success at the high school level and should be available to step up if needed. “We’re looking for Tyler to continue where he left off last season,” Grant said. “He had some very strong performances for us. He’s very athletic and his game improved a lot last year. Tyler has to have a good season for us to do well. He knows that and he’s taken that seriously in his preparation for this year. “Michael (Goodlett) is very athletic and Robert (Mueller) got some good experience last spring, but we’re relying on Tyler to lead us.”
DEFENDERS The Tiger defense will be one of the stronger units on Grant’s squad. Junior Michael Coburn will begin his third season as a starter. Jamie Gilbert, a transfer from Vanderbilt and the Tigers’ lone senior, will join Coburn in anchoring the backfield. Junior Adam Montgomery should see significant time and provide additional leadership. Robert Sausamann has recovered from a spring shoulder injury and should contribute at fullback and provide much-needed depth and size. Sophomores Thomas Hyland, Frank Judice, and Tomo Koyano and freshman Rick Alleman should pro-
2006 TIGER PREVIEW vide the Tigers enough to offset the loss of All-Conference USA defender Gary Connolly, who graduated last year. “We feel we have six or seven defenders that could play for us across the back, and a lot of them can play multiple positions,” Grant said. “We think that we have enough experience and versatility that we can send out four very good defenders every game.”
MIDFIELDERS
FORWARDS The departure of Andy Metcalf, who finished second in the conference in goals (12) and points (29), creates a scoring void the Tigers must fill. Junior Jared Britcher has the most experience and could have a more prominent role up front after playing both midfield and defense in his first two seasons at Memphis. Britcher, who finished seventh in the conference with 18 points and tallied seven goals in his sophomore campaign, brings experience and toughness to the forward position. The Knoxville, Tenn. native was partnered with sophomore Kyle Minter last spring, and the two combined to give the Tigers a promising scoring threat. Memphis has a number of other intriguing options
SCHEDULE The Tigers will face demanding conference and non conference schedules in 2006 that include Clemson and SMU, two of last season’s NCAA Final Four teams, and Creigthon, a 2005 Elite Eight squad. Memphis will face plenty of challenges on the road, opening the season at Louisville and taking a midseason trip to Colorado to face Denver and Air Force, a 10-time NCAA Tournament qualifier. The Tiger schedule will also feature tough Conference USA road matches. Memphis will open the conference schedule by traveling to South Carolina, the defending conference tournament champion. The Tigers must also face UCF, Florida International and Kentucky on the road. Fortunately for the Tigers, they will have the benefit of home field advantage during the season’s final push for the conference title. The Tigers will try to defend their Memphis Diadora Tournament championship by hosting Clemson and Cal State Fullerton, and four of the Tigers’ final six matches take place at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex, where the Tigers went 5-2-1 in 2005. Creighton, as well as conference rivals Tulsa, UAB, SMU, and Marshall will all come to Mike Rose in the season’s second half. After playing five of their final seven games on the road last season, Grant is hoping his team can benefit from facing top competition at home. “One of the things that made last season so tough was the fact that we had to go to places like SMU, Tulsa, UAB and Marshall. We had a lot of tough road games in our conference last year. Now we get to bring those teams here, and that really enhances our home schedule,” Grant said. “The conference is a wonderful part of the schedule, and what we’ve added to that is an even more competitive non-conference schedule. “The trips to Louisville, Denver and Air Force will be tough, and we hope to get some crowds out here when we bring in teams like Creighton, Clemson, and SMU. We’ll have a lot of entertaining futbol here this fall, and it should give us a really good chance to make a run for the NCAA Tournament.”
MICHAEL COBURN DEFENDER
TIGERS AT A GLANCE GOALKEEPERS Returning Starters: Tyler Strom Jr. 13 gp 17 ga 75 svs Other Key Returner: Robert Mueller R-Fr. Key Newcomers: Michael Goodlett Fr. Strom will look to repeat an outstanding 2005 campaign when he led C-USA in save percentage. Redshirt freshman Robert Mueller and incoming freshman Michael Goodlett give the Tigers three big athletic netminders.
DEFENDERS Returning Starters: Michael Coburn Jr. Thomas Hyland So. Robert Sausaman So. Other Key Returnees: Frank Judice So. Tomo Koyano So. Key Newcomers: Jamie Gilbert Sr.
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Gilbert, a transfer from Vanderbilt, joins an already deep and experienced corps of defenders. Combined with an already accomplished group of underclassmen in the backfield, the Tiger defense will be one of the strongest units on the field.
MIDFIELDERS Returning Starters: Adam Montgomery Jr. Tripp Harkins So. Other Key Returnees: Patrick Elkins So. Jordan Lynn So. Nick Dressman R-Fr. Key Newcomers: Kevin Walsh Jr. Shaun Goulding So.
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Offensive and defensive balance will be the trademark of the Tiger midfield. Harkins, Walsh and Goulding will provide the attacking presence needed to create goal scoring opportunities. Meanwhile, players such as Montgomery, Wise and Lynn will look to shut down opponent attacks at midfield.
FORWARDS Returning Starters: Jared Britcher So. Other Key Returnees: Kyle Minter So. Key Newcomers: Kyle Franklin So. Brian Farrell Fr.
KYLE MINTER FORWARD
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The Tigers lost three important midfielders in Stephen Cooling, Cormac McArdle, and 2005 All-Region selection Dayton O’Brien. However, Grant is confident that sophomore Tripp Harkins will be a leader in the Tiger midfield. Harkins, who was named to the 2005 C-USA AllFreshman team after recording 10 points (4 goals, 2 assists), will be joined by junior Kevin Walsh, a transfer from Christian Brothers University, and sophomore Shaun Goulding, a transfer from Lambuth University. Walsh and Goulding provide Grant with an attacking threat from midfield and should help create more scoring opportunities for the Tigers. Montgomery has shown versatility by playing midfield and defense in his first two seasons. Montgomery and sophomore Jordan Lynn give the Tigers a defensive-minded presence at midfield. Providing additional depth at midfield will be redshirt freshman Nick Dressman and sophomore Grant Wise. Both players impressed during spring play and could find themselves playing multiple positions. Freshmen Ben Nabers, Jonahan Romero, and Wade Wonderlin also provide additional competition for starting roles. “We have a lot of balance when it comes to the midfield,” Grant said. “We lost a lot from last year, but with the development that Tripp has shown us and the help that the transfers will give us, we should be in good shape.”
at forward this year. Sophomores Patrick Elkins, Kyle Franklin (a transfer from South Carolina) and freshmen Brian Farrell and Joseph Skiff all have good goal scoring capabilities and could provide an immediate impact. “Up front we used a variety of players during the spring, because that was the position that opened up the most. We really wanted to find the right group,” Grant said. “Jared has a lot of experience and he played a lot of forward in the spring, so he should be ready. We also have a lot of help coming in with the transfers and the freshmen. We should have a strong group up front.”
PREVIEW
NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS LOUISVILLE
CAL STATE FULLERTON
AIR FORCE
6 p.m., Aug. 25, at Louisville
7:30 p.m., Sep. 3, at MRSC (Memphis)
8 p.m., Sep. 15, at Air Force
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .....................................................Louisville, Ky. Founded: .................................................................... 1798 Enrollment: ............................................................. 22,000 Nickname: ........................................................... Cardinals Colors: ............................................ Red, Black, and White Conference: ...........................................................Big East Field (Capacity):..............................Cardinal Park (1,200) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ................................ Ken Lolla (Duke, 1983) Career Record (Yrs): .......................... 209-85-27 (16 yrs) School Record (Yrs):......................................First Season 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................5-11-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ...2-7-2 (7th Red Div.) NCAA Tournaments (Last): .....................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 17/4 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ........................................ Kim Pemberton Office Phone: ...............................................502-852-6581 E-Mail: ..................................... kapemb01@louisville.edu Fax: ...............................................................502-852-7401
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ...................................................Fullerton, Calif. Founded: .................................................................... 1957 Enrollment: ............................................................. 35,040 Nickname: .................................................................Titans Colors: ............................... Navy Blue, Orange, and White Conference: ..........................................................Big West Field (Capacity):........................... Titan Stadium (10,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .... Bob Ammann (Cal State Fullerton, 1986) Career Record (Yrs): .....................................First Season School Record (Yrs):.................................................Same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................4-14-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ...............1-9-0 (T-5th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ................................7 (2000) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 8/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................... 8/9 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ............................................... Mel Franks Office Phone: ...............................................714-278-3970 E-Mail: .......................................... mfranks@fullerton.edu Fax: ...............................................................714-278-3141
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .................................. Air Force Academy, Colo. Founded: .................................................................... 1954 Enrollment: ............................................................... 4,000 Nickname: .............................................................. Falcons Colors: ........................................................Blue and Silver Conference: ................Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Field (Capacity):................ Cadet Soccer Stadium (2,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ......... Lou Sagastume (San Francisco, 1968) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 298-183-42 (29 yrs) School Record (Yrs):......................... 277-276-42 (27 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ................................................8-9-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ..................6-3-1 (3rd) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ..............................10 (1997) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 5/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 14/8 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ............................................... Jerry Cross Office Phone: ...............................................719-333-3950 E-Mail: ........................................ jerry.cross@usafa.af.mil Fax: ...............................................................719-333-3798
BELMONT
UMKC
DENVER
3:30 p.m., Aug. 27, at Belmont
2 p.m., Sep. 9, at MRSC (Memphis)
12 p.m., Sep. 17, at Denver
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ................................................. Nashville, Tenn. Founded: .................................................................... 1951 Enrollment: ............................................................... 4,319 Nickname: ................................................................Bruins Colors: ............................................. Red, White, and Navy Conference: .................................................... Atlantic Sun Field (Capacity):.............. Whitten Soccer Complex (500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............... Earle Davidson (Vanderbilt, 1989) Career Record (Yrs): .............................. 44-105-7 (9 yrs) School Record (Yrs):.................................................Same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................6-10-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 3-4-0 (6th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): .....................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................... 15/10 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ..................................... Charles Cochrum Office Phone: ...............................................615-460-0823 E-Mail: ........................ mediarelations@mail.belmont.edu Fax: ...............................................................615-460-5584
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .................................................Kansas City, Mo. Founded: .................................................................... 1933 Enrollment: ............................................................. 14,256 Nickname: ......................................................... Kangaroos Colors: ......................................................... Blue and Gold Conference: .................................................Mid-Continent Field (Capacity):.................................Swope Park (1,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ....... Rick Benben (SIU-Edwardsville, 1972) Career Record (Yrs): .............................. 61-75-10 (8 yrs) School Record (Yrs):.................................................Same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................3-10-3 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 2-4-0 (5th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ................................2 (2003) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 15/6 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ........................................John Roushkolb Office Phone: ...............................................816-235-1034 E-Mail: ..................................... johnroushkolb@umkc.edu Fax: ...............................................................816-235-1035
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ...................................................... Denver, Colo. Founded: .................................................................... 1864 Enrollment: ............................................................... 9,608 Nickname: .............................................................Pioneers Colors: ...................................................Crimson and Gold Conference: ................Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Field (Capacity):.............................. Pioneer Field (1,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............Chad Ashton (North Carolina, 1990) Career Record (Yrs): .............................. 74-80-12 (9 yrs) School Record (Yrs):.................................................Same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................7-10-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 3-7-0 (5th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): .....................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 19/5 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: .......................................... Josh Waldman Office Phone: ...............................................303-871-2390 E-Mail: ................................................. jwaldman@du.edu Fax: ...............................................................303-871-3890
CLEMSON
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CREIGHTON
7:30 p.m., Sep. 1, at MRSC (Memphis)
7 p.m., Sep. 12, at MRSC (Memphis)
1 p.m., Oct. 7, at MRSC (Memphis)
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .................................................... Clemson, S.C. Founded: .................................................................... 1889 Enrollment: ............................................................. 17,165 Nickname: ................................................................ Tigers Colors: .................................................. Orange and Purple Conference: .................................Atlantic Coast (Atlantic) Field (Capacity):................................. Riggs Field (6,500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .................Trevor Adair (Lock Haven, 1982) Career Record (Yrs): .......................... 181-90-26 (15 yrs) School Record (Yrs):........................... 147-66-21 (11 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................15-6-3 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 2-4-2 (7th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ..............................25 (2005) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 13/7 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ......................................... Sam Blackman Office Phone: ...............................................864-656-1924 E-Mail: ...........................................blackmj@clemson.edu Fax: ...............................................................864-656-0299
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ...................................................... Conway, Ark. Founded: .................................................................... 1908 Enrollment: ............................................................. 11,232 Nickname: ................................................................. Bears Colors: ...................................................... Purple and Gray Conference: .....................................................Independent Field (Capacity):................................... Farris Field (N/A) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............. Chad Flanders (Illinois State, 1994) Career Record (Yrs): ................................ 36-15-7 (3 yrs) School Record (Yrs):.................................................Same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................14-4-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .........7-1 (1st in GSC) NCAA Tournaments (Last): .................... 3 (2005/Div. II) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 16/5 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: .............................................. Cody Usher Office Phone: ...............................................501-450-5695 E-Mail: ..................................................... cusher@uca.edu Fax: ...............................................................501-450-5740
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ....................................................... Omaha, Neb. Founded: .................................................................... 1878 Enrollment: ............................................................... 6,804 Nickname: ............................................................ Bluejays Colors: ....................................................... Blue and White Conference: ............................................... Missouri Valley Field (Capacity):....Michael G. Morrison S.J. Stadium (6,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............Bob Warming (Berea College, 1975) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 336-163-49 (28 yrs) School Record (Yrs):...142-47-19 (10 yrs, ’90-’94, ’01-pres.) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................15-5-3 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ................. 5-2-0 (2nd) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ..............................14 (2005) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 16/4 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ...............................................Rob Simms Office Phone: ...............................................402-280-2433 E-Mail: .......................................... rsimms@creighton.edu Fax: ...............................................................402-280-2495
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C-USA OPPONENTS SOUTH CAROLINA
UAB
MARSHALL
1 p.m., Sep. 24, at South Carolina
7 p.m., Oct. 11, at MRSC (Memphis)
7 p.m., Oct. 25, at MRSC (Memphis)
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ....................................................Columbia, S.C. Founded: .................................................................... 1802 Enrollment: ............................................................. 27,065 Nickname: ........................................................Gamecocks Colors: ..................................Garnet (PMS 201) and Black Field (Capacity):.......... Eugene Stone III Stadium (5,700) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............Mark Berson (North Carolina, 1975) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 391-148-45 (29 yrs) School Record (Yrs):......................... 370-143-45 (28 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................12-7-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ................. 7-1-1 (2nd) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ..............................14 (2005) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 16/4 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ............................................ Christy Lang Office Phone: ...............................................803-777-7977 E-Mail: ................................................ langc@gwm.sc.edu Fax: ...............................................................803-777-2967
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ................................................Birmingham, Ala. Founded: .................................................................... 1969 Enrollment: ............................................................. 16,572 Nickname: .............................................................. Blazers Colors: .....................................Forest Green and Old Gold Field (Capacity):.....................West Campus Field (2,500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .......................Mike Getman (Indiana, 1982) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 209-119-27 (19 yrs) School Record (Yrs):........................... 167-93-18 (14 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................10-7-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ..................5-3-1 (3rd) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ................................4 (2001) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 18/6 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ............................................Aaron Jordan Office Phone: ...............................................205-934-7920 E-Mail: ................................................... jordana@uab.edu Fax: ...............................................................205-934-7505
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ..............................................Huntington, W. Va. Founded: .................................................................... 1837 Enrollment: ............................................................. 16,551 Nickname: ...............................................Thundering Herd Colors: ..................................................... Green and White Field (Capacity):..........................Sam Hood Field (1,500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ..........Bob Gray (Alderson-Broaddus, 1974) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 367-170-36 (29 yrs) School Record (Yrs):........................... 112-94-11 (11 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ................................................8-9-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ...............4-3-2 (T-4th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): .....................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 17/6 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ................................ Andy Fledderjohann Office Phone: ...............................................304-696-4662 E-Mail: ................................. fledderjohann@marshall.edu Fax: ...............................................................304-696-2325
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
KENTUCKY
12 p.m., Oct. 15, at Florida International
6 p.m., Oct. 28, at Kentucky
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .........................................................Tulsa, Okla. Founded: .................................................................... 1894 Enrollment: ............................................................... 4,100 Nickname: ..............................................Golden Hurricane Colors: .......................Old Gold, Royal Blue, and Crimson Field (Capacity):.. Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium (2,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ........................ Tom McIntosh (Tulsa, 1988) Career Record (Yrs): .......................... 112-86-19 (11 yrs) School Record (Yrs):.................................................Same 2005 Overall Record: ................................................7-7-7 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 2-4-3 (8th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ................................3 (2004) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 13/9 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ..........................................Stephanie Hall Office Phone: ...............................................918-631-2163 E-Mail: ..................................... stephanie-hall@utulsa.edu Fax: ...............................................................918-631-3931
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ......................................................... Miami, Fla. Founded: .................................................................... 1972 Enrollment: ............................................................. 38,000 Nickname: ................................................Golden Panthers Colors: ......................................................... Blue and Gold Field (Capacity):...........................University Park (2,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .................. Karl Kremser (Tennessee, 1969) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 331-200-39 (29 yrs) School Record (Yrs):......................... 318-161-39 (26 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ................................................8-7-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ...............4-3-2 (T-4th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ..............................16 (2004) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 5/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................... 11/12 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: .........................................Margaret Belch Office Phone: ...............................................305-348-6666 E-Mail: ..................................................... belchm@fiu.edu Fax: ...............................................................305-348-2963
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .....................................................Lexington, Ky. Founded: .................................................................... 1865 Enrollment: ............................................................. 26,900 Nickname: ............................................................ Wildcats Colors: .....................................Blue (PMS 286) and White Field (Capacity):.................. UK Soccer Complex (1,500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ....Ian Collins (Crewe and Alsager College, 1985) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 134-116-28 (15 yrs) School Record (Yrs):........................... 123-85-20 (12 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ................................................6-7-6 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ...............3-4-2 (T-6th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ................................4 (2003) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ........................................ MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ................................................Scott Dean Office Phone: .............................. 859-257-3838 (ext. 337) E-Mail: ...................................................... sdean@uky.edu Fax: ...............................................................859-257-4310
UCF
SMU
6 p.m., Oct. 4, at UCF
2 p.m., Oct. 21, at MRSC (Memphis)
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ....................................................... Orlando, Fla. Founded: .................................................................... 1963 Enrollment: ............................................................. 45,000 Nickname: ................................................. Golden Knights Colors: ....................................................... Black and Gold Field (Capacity):................ UCF Soccer Complex (1,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............................. Brent Erwin (TCU, 1999) Career Record (Yrs): ......................................7-8-1 (1 yr) School Record (Yrs):.................................................Same 2005 Overall Record: ................................................7-8-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 2-6-1 (9th) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ................................3 (2004) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 4/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 8/11 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ........................................... Cheryl Flesch Office Phone: ...............................................407-823-2464 E-Mail: .............................................cflesch@mail.ucf.edu Fax: ...............................................................407-823-5266
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ....................................................... Dallas, Texas Founded: .................................................................... 1911 Enrollment: ............................................................. 10,901 Nickname: ...........................................................Mustangs Colors: ...........................................................Red and Blue Field (Capacity):.............................Westcott Field (4,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .. Schellas Hyndman (Eastern Illinois, 1973) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 435-115-43 (29 yrs) School Record (Yrs):........................... 337-91-32 (22 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................14-6-3 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 8-1-0 (1st) NCAA Tournaments (Last): ..............................24 (2005) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................... 15/10 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ........................................... Claire Schmit Office Phone: ...............................................214-768-1054 E-Mail: ............................................claires@mail.smu.edu Fax: ...............................................................214-768-2044
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TULSA 7 p.m., Sep. 30, at MRSC (Memphis)
HEAD COACH
Richie
Grant
Head Coach Eighth Season Grant Career Info
COACHES
Year at Memphis: Eighth Birthdate: Feb. 28, 1970 Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
COACHING EXPERIENCE Years 1993-95 1995-98 1999-Present
Capacity Assistant Coach Head Coach Head Coach
University Bloomsburg University Lambuth University University of Memphis
COACHING CAREER Year School 1995 Lambuth 1996 Lambuth 1997 Lambuth 1998 Lambuth 1999 Memphis 2000 Memphis 2001 Memphis 2002 Memphis 2003 Memphis 2004 Memphis 2005 Memphis Career Record
Record 12-9-0 10-9-1 15-6-0 16-5-1 7-11-0 14-6-0 6-9-2 10-7-1 8-8-2 16-4-1 8-8-2 122-82-10
Pct. .571 .525 .714 .750 .389 .700 .418 .583 .500 .786 .500 .593
Conf. Finish 1st (TCAC) 2nd (MidSouth) 1st 1st 8th (C-USA) 4th T-7th 9th 9th 1st T-6th
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS • Two-time C-USA Coach of the Year: 2000, 2004 • C-USA Championship: 2004 • Mid-South Conference Championship: 1997, 1998 • Tenn. Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship: 1995 • TCAC Coach of the Year: 1995 • NSCAA Premier Diploma: 2002 • FAI Qualified Coach: 1989
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS (GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, 1993) • Three-time NAIA All-American Defender (1990-92) • Two-time NAIA District V Player of the Year (1991-92)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER • (1993) Minnesota Thunder
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RICHIE GRANT
After finishing ninth two years in a row in Conference USA, the 36-year-old Dublin, Ireland, native guided the Tigers to their first conference regular season and tournament titles in 2004. Grant brought the Memphis program to new heights, as the team finished with its most season victories ever with a 16-4-1 record and was the No. 11 most-improved team in the nation. The team’s .786 win-loss-tie percentage was ranked sixth in the nation. For only the second time in the program’s history, the Tigers earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The nation took notice as The Tigers climbed as high as No. 13 in the polls and ended the season ranked in the top 25 for the first time in school history. The offense flourished once again in 2005 as Memphis reached the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament. The Tigers led the conference and were third in the nation in goals per game (2.56), finished second in goals (46), assists (43) and points (135) in CUSA, and received recognition from the professional ranks as two seniors were drafted by Major League Soccer (MLS) franchises. Since Grant’s arrival in 1999, the Tigers’ offense has strengthened, finishing the season ranked nationally in scoring four times
and setting school records for goals, assists and points in 2000. In 2004, Grant brought the team’s defense to new heights, finishing ninth in the nation in goals-against average and setting team records in goals against and goals-against average. The defense showed continued growth in 2005 as goaltender Tyler Strom recorded 75 saves on 92 shots to lead Conference USA in save percentage (.815). Grant has grown accustomed to winning and expects nothing less at Memphis. Grant has posted a 122-82-10 overall record (.593) through 11 seasons and has a 69-53-8 record (.562) in his seven years with the Tigers. Under Grant’s leadership, Memphis has eclipsed the 10-win mark three times and has finished with a record of .500 or better in four-consecutive years and five of the last six seasons. After posting a 7-11 record in his first year, Grant’s Tigers put up a 14-6 mark in 2000, doubling their win total from the previous season. As a result, Grant became the first Tiger coach to earn Conference USA Coach of the Year honors, a feat he accomplished for the second time in 2004. As a player, Grant was a three-time NAIA All-American defender and was twice named the NAIA District V Player of the Year at Green Mountain College in Poultney,
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ntering his eighth season at the helm of the University of Memphis men’s soccer program, Richie Grant has built a reputation as one of the finest coaches in the nation. Grant has shown an uncanny ability to recruit a steady flow of talent from the southern region of the United States, while bringing in solid players from Europe to form competitive teams.
Vt., where he received his bachelor’s degree in leisure resources and facilities management in 1993. Grant then went on to play for the Minnesota Thunder, a semi-pro team that competes in the A-league. After one season with the Thunder, Grant took a coaching position at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree in communication studies while working as an assistant coach from 1993-95. Grant took his first head coaching job at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn., in 1995. In four seasons at Lambuth (1995-99), Grant compiled a 53-29-2 record and won back-to-back Mid-South Conference Championships in 1997 and 1998. In his final season at Lambuth, Grant led the Eagles to the NAIA Region XI Championships. Grant earned his National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced National Diploma in 1997 and then earned his NSCAA Premier Diploma in 2002. He served as the head coach of Tennessee’s Under-23 Olympic Development Team in 2001. He is currently in his sixth year at the helm of the Tennessee U-17 ODP squad. Grant served as the head coach of the U-17 Super Clubs national all-star team, which toured England in the summer of 2001 for a week of matches against top international competition. Grant is married to Memphis assistant women’s soccer coach Jodi Grant and has four siblings. Grant’s two sisters live in England, and his two brothers reside in Ireland. His parents, Richie and Annette, live in Dublin, Ireland.
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ASSISTANT COACH ROBERT NICHOLSON
Robert NICHOLSON Assistant Coach - Fourth Season Northeastern State University - 1999
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obert Nicholson enters his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Tiger soccer program. Nicholson’s duties include overlooking the team’s nutrition and strength and conditioning programs. “Robbie’s knowledge of the game and of strength and conditioning gives us a great advantage,” said head coach Richie Grant. “He knows how to motivate young men to want to perform well, and he gives them the knowledge they need to take care of themselves and stay in shape.” The Wishaw, Scotland, native came to the program after two years as both assistant coach and strength and conditioning coach at cross-town Christian Brothers University. At CBU, Nicholson worked with both the men’s and women’s teams and helped lead the women’s squad to the 2002 Division II National Championship. Prior to his stint at CBU, the 34-year-old served as the assistant coach at his alma ma12
ter, Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. As a player, Nicholson played two seasons (1995-97) as a defender at Tyler JC, where he was the team captain for both seasons and led the team to a pair of Junior College National Tournament semifinal appearances. He then moved on to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., from 1997-99, where he also played defense and captained the Redmen for two seasons.
Nicholson is a 1999 graduate of Northeastern State, where he earned his degree in health and kinesiology with an emphasis in teaching and education. He then completed his Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) in the summer of 2000. Nicholson received his Advanced National Coaching License from the National Soccer Coaches of America (NSCAA) in 2004. Nicholson also spent six years in the British Royal Marine Commandos, where he was involved in peacekeeping operations. Nicholson is married to the former Heather Duprel, the couple resides in Memphis. He has one sister, Elizabeth, who lives in Scotland. His parents, William and Margaret Nicholson, also reside in Scotland.
NICHOLSON CAREER INFO COACHING BACKGROUND • Germantown Fury, 2001-2005 • Assistant Coach, Tyler JC 1999-2000 • Assistant Coach, CBU 2001-2002 • Assistant Coach, Memphis 2003-Present PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Tyler Junior College, 1995-1997 • Northeastern State University, 1997-1999
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COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • 2002 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer National Championship at CBU • NSCA National Strength and Conditioning Specialist Certification CSCS, 2000 • NSCAA Advanced National Coaching License, 2004
SUPPORT STAFF/2006 TIGERS JAM IE GILBERT
Remco de JONG Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season
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ten, who coached the Dutch National team to a Round of 16 appearance at the 2006 World Cup. de Jong’s U-18 team, coached by threetime European Cup champion Johan Cruyff, won the Netherlands National Championship in 1981-82. His Ajax 3 team also won the national championship in 1985-86 and was a regional champion from 1985-88. In Holland, he coached the amateur club RKAVIC from 1996-2000 and is currently in his sixth year of coaching goalkeepers for the West Tennessee Futbol Club Dragons. de Jong is married to Angela de JongAngelici, the executive producer of the Fox 13 morning show in Memphis. The couple has two children: three-year old daughter Alyssa and nine-month old son Luca.
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Eddie Cantler Assistant Athletic Director
Chris Acter Athletic Trainer
Ben Newsham Men’s Soccer Manager
2005 (Junior at Vanderbilt) - Played in all 18 games on defense for Vanderbilt ... Had nine shots with two on goal ... Helped the Commodores finish 9-7-2, including a 4-3 victory over Memphis at Mike Rose Stadium. 2004 (Sophomore at Vanderbilt) - Started 11 of 18 games for the Commodores ... Scored three goals with two assists. 2003 (Freshman at Vanderbilt) - Played 18 games with 15 starts in his freshman season at Vanderbilt ... Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All- Freshman team. Prior to Memphis - Three-year varsity starter at Broken Arrow High School... Squad won the 2001 and 2002 Oklahoma High School state titles ... 2001 team finished ranked No. 1 in the USA Today/adidas Coaches Poll ... Played for the Tulsa Nationals Soccer Club ... Team championships include the Ozark Classic Cup, Super Clubs, Lake Highlands, Emerald Cup, Thunder Friendship Cup and TSC Friendship Cup ... Club team won the Yorkshire Cup championship, which is held in Yorkshire, England ... Club team was 2003 regional and state Champion and competed in the National Championships ...Team was crowned Oklahoma State Cup champions in 2002, while finishing runner-up from 1996-2001. Personal - Born Aug. 2, 1985 ... Son of Karen and Lawrence Gilbert ... Has an older brother, Jesse, and two sisters, Emma and Jennifer. Gilbert’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG 2003 18-15 1 0 2 20 na 2004 18-11 3 2 8 10 5 2005 18-14 0 0 0 9 2 Total 54-40 4 2 10 39 7 * Career Totals at Vanderbilt
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JAR E D BRITCHER #22 JARED BRITCHER FORWARD
JUNIOR • FORWARD 5-11 • 155 • 2L Knoxville, Tenn. Farragut HS
2005 (Sophomore) - Named to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-America ThirdTeam ... Earned C-USA Player of the Week honors after being named the MVP at the Memphis Diadora Tournament (9/6) ... Also
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emco de Jong rejoins the Memphis men’s soccer team for his second season as a goalkeeper coach. In his first season on the Tiger coaching staff, de Jong helped goalkeeper Tyler Strom develop into one of Conference USA’s best netminders. “Remco is a product of one of the best programs in the world, so he brings a great deal of expertise to that position,” head coach Richie Grant said. “He’s very committed to improving our young keepers, and that’s something you saw last year with Tyler Strom’s development.” A native of Amsterdam, de Jong started playing soccer at Ajax in the Netherlands when he was 10-years-old. As a goalkeeper with Ajax, he played with John van het Schip, Stanly Menzo, and Marco van Bas-
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SENIOR • DEFENDER 6-0 • 175 • TR Broken Arrow, Okla. Vanderbilt University
2006 TIGERS MICHAEL COBURN
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2005 (Sophomore) - Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team ... One of two Tigers to start all 18 games ... Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Kentucky ... Also headed in a goal off a Dayton O’Brien corner-kick against Alabama A&M to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead ... Assisted on a goal by Adam Montgomery in a 7-2 victory over East Carolina ... Steady defense helped Memphis earn four shutouts during the season against Centenary, Evansville, Alabama A&M and UCF ... Directed a Tiger defense that allowed only four opponents to score two or more goals ... None of which came in the team’s final 11 games.
MICHAEL COBURN DEFENDER named a Top Drawer Soccer Conference Performer of the Week (9/5) ... Selected to the Diadora Challenge All-Tournament Team ... Second on the team in points with 18 (7 goals, 4 assists) ... One of two players to start all 18 games for the Tigers ... Scored goals against Centenary, Oral Roberts, Creighton, Drake, Vanderbilt, East Carolina and Kentucky ... Had the game-winner against East Carolina in a 7-2 victory ... Had a three-point game against No. 23 Oral Roberts with a goal and assist ... Also had assists against Evansville, South Carolina and UCF ... Fourth on the team in shots with 34 and tied for third in shots on goal with 15 ... Averaged 1.89 shots per game and 1.000 points per game. 2004 (Freshman) – One of the most improved freshman from the beginning to end of the season ... Appeared in six games, including two conference games ... Scored his first collegiate goal in a win against East Carolina ... Came in late to help Memphis beat No. 21 Saint Louis ... Had two shot attempts against Belmont and three against East Carolina.
2004 (Freshman) - Showed excellent defensive and passing skills ... Was part of a strong defense that held opponents to a conference-leading 15 goals allowed, a 0.70 goals-against average, 46 points allowed and 2.19 points allowed per game ... Scored two goals and had three assists for seven points ... Scored the insurance goal in a 3-1 victory over Charlotte ... Also scored the second goal in a 2-0 shutout over No. 17 UAB ... Recorded game-winning assists in a 1-0 shutout of Louisville and a 1-0 C-USA Tournament victory over Saint Louis ... Tallied an assist in a 5-0 shutout of Belmont. Prior to Memphis - Product of the Colaiste Ide prep program in Dublin, Ireland, that produced Tiger head coach Richie Grant and
Prior to Memphis – A three-year letterwinner in soccer at Farragut High School ... Team won the Tennessee AAA State Championship in 2003 and 2004 ... Selected allstate, all-area and all-region ... Finished with 27 goals and 15 assists his senior year, helping his team post a 24-2 record ... Scored 60 goals and had 30 assists in his high school career ... Coached by Wallie Culbreth. Personal – Born Aug. 21, 1986 in Knoxville, Tenn. … Son of Tom and Nancy Britcher. GP-GS 2004 6-0 2005 18-18 Total 24-18
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Britcher’s Career Stats G A Pts Sh SOG 1 0 2 7 5 7 4 18 34 15 8 4 20 41 20
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teammate Thomas Hyland ... Played center back and right fullback. Personal - Born Oct. 8, 1985 in Dundalk, Ireland GP-GS 2004 19-18 2005 18-18 Total 37-36
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A DA M MONTGOMERY #6
JUNIOR • MIDFIELDER 5-9 • 150 • 2L Morristown, Tenn. Morristown HS
2005 (Sophomore) - Named to the Memphis Diadora All-Tournament Team ... Selected to the Diadora Challenge All-Tournament Team ... Played in all 18 games and started 12 of them ... Earned two assists, including one on the game-winner, against Centenary in a 40 shutout ... Assisted on the Tigers’ first goal against Oral Roberts by Dayton O’Brien ... Scored on an assist from Michael Coburn in a 7-2 victory against East Carolina ... Placed four of his seven shots on goal ... Had a season-high two shots against No. 15 Creighton. 2004 (Freshman) - A 2004 C-USA All-Freshman Team selection ... Was instrumental to Memphis’ success controlling the ball in the midfield ... Scored the game-winner on his first collegiate goal against Belmont ... Helped the Tigers lead the conference in goals allowed, goals-against average, points allowed, points allowed per game, shots, shots per game, assists, assists per game, points, points per game, shots on goal per game and shutouts ... Played in all 21 games, starting 17 ... Had
ADAM MONTGOMERY MIDFIELDER
2006 TIGERS nine shots with six on goal ... Scored his second goal in a 6-0 blanking of Lipscomb. Prior to Memphis - Helped lead his club team to a No. 20 national ranking and threeconsecutive Tennessee state championships from 2002-2004 .... Played for the `86 Tennessee state Olympic Development Program (ODP) team under the tutelage of Richie Grant. Personal - Son of Tom and Sherrie Montgomery ... Born May 18, 1986 in Morristown, Tenn. GP-GS 2004 21-17 2005 18-12 Total 39-29
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JUNIOR • GOALKEEPER 6-5 • 200 • 2L Thornton, Colo. Horizon HS
2005 (Sophomore) - Played in 13 games for the Tigers and started the final 11 games of the season ... Had 15 saves against SMU, matching a feat that had not been accomplished by a Tiger player in 17 years ... Recorded 34 saves in a three-game stretch against Tulsa, SMU and South Carolina ... Recorded nine saves in a 1-1 double-overtime tie to No. 17 Tulsa ... Made 10 saves to help Memphis tie South Carolina 2-2 at home ... Made 75 saves on the season while allowing 17 goals ... Led Conference USA with a .815 save percentage ... Never allowed more than two goals to an opponent during the season ... Earned victories against East Carolina, Kentucky, UCF and UAB ... Teamed up with Gavin McInerney for shutouts against Alabama A&M and UCF. 2004 (Freshman) - Started two non-conference games ... Played the entire game of a 3-2 double-overtime victory against Eastern Illinois ... Played a complete game in a 1-1 tie at UIC ... Allowed three goals and had eight saves for a .727 save percentage ... Had a 1.13 goals-against average ... Played 30 minutes in a 6-0 shutout over Lipscomb. Prior to Memphis - Three-year starting goalkeeper at Horizon High School ... First Team All-Conference in 2002 and 2003 .... First Team North Area All-Region in 2003 ... AllState honorable mention in 2003 ... Coached by Art Drotar ... Joined team after playing for the Colorado Rapids reserve PDL team ... Trained by former Colorado Rapids (MLS) goalkeeper coach Daniel Gonzalez and goalkeeper David Kramer.
TYLER STROM GOALKEEPER
Personal - Born Jan. 1, 1986 in Denver, Colo. ... Parents are Brad and Dell Strom. GP-GS 2004 3-2 2005 13-11 Total 16-13
Strom’s Career Stats Min. G GAA Sv Pct 239:02 3 1.13 9 .750 1110:10 17 1.38 75 .815 1349:12 20 1.33 84 .808
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Prior to Memphis - Prepped at Presentation College Headford ... Played both soccer and Gaelic Football in high school ... Coached in high school by Marc O’Connor.
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lege and Alabama-Huntsville ... Had a fourpoint game against Lincoln Memorial with a goal and two assists ... Also earned an assist on the game-winner against Saint Leo ... Buccaneers finished season 8-9 and 4-1 in the Gulf South Conference.
JUNIOR • MIDFIELDER 5-11 • 175 • TR Shrule, Ireland Christian Brothers University
2005 - Redshirted at cross-town Christian Brothers University. Transferred to Memphis for the spring semester. 2004 (Sophomore at CBU) - Played the 2004 season at Christian Brothers ... Selected to the All-Gulf South Conference (GSC) Second Team ... GSC Player of the Week on Oct. 19 after helping CBU to a 2-0 record for the week with a goal and an assist ... Helped CBU top No. 14 and previously unbeaten Lincoln Memorial with the game’s lone goal ... Scored three goals with two assists for eight points ... Made 25 shots and had one gamewinner. 2003 (Freshman at CBU) - Started 16 games for the Buccaneers ... Scored five goals with three assists for 13 points ... Second on the team with 46 shots and had two game-winners ... Had goals against West Florida, Lambuth and Lincoln Memorial University ... Game-winners came against Rhodes Col-
Personal - Son of Vincent and Noreen Walsh ... Born on Sept. 2, 1983, in Boston, Mass. Walsh’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW PK-ATT 2003 16-16 5 3 13 46 22 2 0-0 2004 13-10 3 2 8 25 12 1 0-0 2005 DNP Total 29-16 8 5 21 71 34 3 0-0 * Career Totals at Christian Brothers University
PATRICK ELKINS #12
SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-9 • 145 • 1L Tupelo, Miss. Tupelo HS
2005 (Freshman) - Played in seven games for the Tigers, including action in five conference games ... Scored his first collegiate goal in a 7-2 victory over East Carolina ... Placed all three of his shots on goal ... Also saw time against Centenary, Evansville, Tulsa, SMU, South Carolina and UCF. Prior to Memphis - Prepped at Tupelo High
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T R I PP HARKINS
Personal - Born on Feb. 18, 1987 … Full name: Steven Kyle Franklin … Son of Kelly and Kumiko Franklin.
SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-8 • 150 • 1L Jackson, Miss. Saint Joseph Catholic HS
Franklin’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 8-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 * Career Totals with South Carolina
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S HAU N GOULDING PATRICK ELKINS MIDFIELDER School ... Team was ranked No. 9 in the nation by Soccer America ... Led the team his senior season with 24 goals and was an allstate and all-star selection ... Team finished his senior season 14-1-0 under the guidance of Mark Enis ... Also played shortstop and second base on his high school baseball team ... Attended the highly-respected IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla., during his junior year, a program that provides specialized and expert guidance in soccer training, fitness training and mental training ... Played on the Jackson Futbol Club, coached by Eric Johnson, along with Tiger teammates Tripp Harkins and Michael Goodlett... Club team won state in 1999 and 2002. Personal - Born Dec. 12, 1986, in Tupelo. GP-GS G 2005 7-0 1
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2005 (Redshirt at Lambuth) - Sat out the 2005 season due to injury. 2004 (Freshman at Lambuth) - Helped Lambuth to a 10-6-3 record as a freshman ... Was an All-Mid South Conference second team selection ... Coached by former U of M assistant Paul Conway ... Played in the left midfield for the NAIA school. Prior to Memphis - A left midfielder at Arbroath High School ... Prep team reached the semifinals of the Scottish Cup ... Coached in high school by David Jukes ... Played club soccer with the Abroath Lads Club. Personal - Son of Hamilton and Lorraine Goulding ... Born on May 7, 1986, in Arbroath, Scotland.
SOPHOMORE • FORWARD 6-1 • 173 • TR Maryville, Tenn. University of South Carolina
2005 (Freshman at South Carolina) Transferred to Memphis from the University of South Carolina after the 2005 season … Appeared in eight games as a freshman for the Gamecocks, the 2005 Conference USA Tournament Champions. Prior to Memphis - Lettered in soccer all four years at Maryville High School in Maryville, Tenn. … Garnered all-district honors each of his first three years and claimed
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2005 (Freshman) - Named to the C-USA AllFreshman Team ... Selected to the C-USA AllTournament Team after scoring two goals in the conference tournament ... Tied with Andy Metcalf for the most game-winners on the team with two ... Fifth on the team in points with 10 ... Fifth on the team in shots with 25 ... Scored the game-winner in his first collegiate game against Centenary on an assist from Adam Montgomery ... Had a three-point game against Alabama A&M, scoring the game-winner from an assist by Andy Metcalf and also collecting an assist ... Helped Memphis gain a 1-0 lead over SMU with an assist to Andy Metcalf that held until the final two minutes of the game ... Scored the first goal against UAB to help the Tigers capture a 2-1 victory in the conference tournament quarterfinal matchup ... Scored the first goal in the semifinals against South Carolina in a 2-1 loss. Prior to Memphis - Prepped at Saint Joseph Catholic High School in Jackson, Miss. ... Also ran cross-country and participated in swimming and tennis ... A four-year letterwinner in soccer and lettered in cross-country his senior year ... High school team went 182 his senior season ... Coached by Dwayne Demmin ... Was an all-state selection in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... Team won the state championship all four years at Saint Joseph ... Scored 27 goals with 30 assists his senior season, both St. Joseph season records ...
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SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 6-0 • 166 • TR Abroath, Scotland Lambuth University
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THOMAS HYLAND DEFENDER
Personal - Full name: Thomas Maloney Harkins III ... Son of Thomas Harkins Jr. and Lyn Harkins ... Born Nov. 10, 1986, in Jackson, Miss. GP-GS G 2005 18-16 4
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SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-11 • 150 • 1L Dublin, Ireland Drimnagh Castle CBS
2005 (Freshman) - Started the final 11 games for the Tigers ... Played in 16 games with 15 starts ... Earned an assist in his first collegiate game teaming up with Jared Britcher for a goal against Oral Roberts ... Also collected an assist in a 5-0 victory against Evansville ... Scored the first goal against East Carolina on a header from a free kick served up by Stephen Cooling ... Attempted seven shots with five on goal ... Defense helped the Tigers earn shutouts against Evansville, Alabama A&M and UCF ... Helped limit opponents to two goals or less in the final 11 games of the season. Prior to Memphis - Prepped at Drimnagh Castle CBS in Dublin, Ireland ... Played center back, right back and center midfield in high school ... An All-Ireland Champion and Leinster Champion in 2001 ... Coached by
For four years, Dayton O’Brien and Andy Metcalf were the face of Memphis soccer. Metcalf finished third in school history in goals (39) and points (90), and O’Brien owns the school records for single season assists (14) and career assists (34). In 2004, the two Tigers led Memphis to their first regular season and Conference USA titles and their second ever NCAA Tournament berth. After another stellar season in 2005, it was only fitting that the high scoring duo was given the opportunity to continue their careers when they were taken in the 2006 Major League Soccer drafts. On January 20, 2006, the Columbus Crew selected O’Brien with the 33rd overall pick in the MLS Super Draft. Six days later, D.C. United took Metcalf with the 19th overall pick in the MLS Supplemental Draft. Both players were sent to their club’s reserve rosters. O’Brien and Metcalf were the first two former Tigers drafted by MLS teams and joined former Kansas City Wizards midfielder Daniel Dobson as the only University of Memphis soccer products to be affiliated with an MLS team. O’Brien and Metcalf each saw playing time in exhibition matches in 2006, and Metcalf added another first
for Memphis soccer when he became first Tiger product to score an MLS goal. The Jackson, Tenn. native struck in a 4-0 exhibition upset against Celtic FC, the defending champions of the Scottish Premier League. “I’m really happy for Dayton and Andy. They worked very hard to get to where they are, and they deserve to be there,” head coach Richie Grant said. “What you see in a lot of our young players now is the desire to play beyond college, and Dayton and Andy showed them what they need to do to make that happen.
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Compiled 104 goals and 82 assists in his career ... Played on the Jackson Futbol Club, coached by Eric Johnson, along with Tiger teammates Patrick Elkins and Michael Goodlett ... A consistent member of the Mississippi ODP squad.
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2006 TIGERS Player of the Year as a junior ... Named the Player of the Week for the Dallas Morning News Region after scoring three goals in one game as a senior .... Along with Minter, Lynn played club soccer for Dallas Inter coached by Aaron Gordon in the competitive Dallas Classic League. Personal - Born Oct. 8, 1986 in Plano, Texas ... Son of Gary and Debbie Lynn. GP-GS G 2005 18-13 0
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KY L E MINTER JORDAN LYNN MIDFIELDER
John Molloy ... Played club soccer for Cherry Orchard FC ... Club team was the runner-up in the U-17 Premier Dublin District Schoolboy League ... Earned a Junior Cert high school academic honor in 2002 and a Leaving Cert in 2004 ... Product of Colaiste Ide in Dublin, Ireland, that produced Tiger head coach Richie Grant and teammate Michael Coburn. Personal - Born Mar. 24, 1987 in Dublin, Ireland ... Son of Patrick and Ann Hyland. Hyland’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 16-15 1 2 4 7 5 0
Plus Covington Clash his senior year, which also won state ... Brother, Tony, is a starting striker on the Tyler Junior College soccer team and older brother, Jeremy, played soccer at the University of West Florida from 2000-03. Personal - Born May 25, 1986 in Covington, La. ... Parents are Frank and Diane Judice. GP-GS G 2005 6-0 0
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2005 (Freshman) - Saw time in six games for the Tigers ... Had minutes in three conference games against SMU, East Carolina and UCF ... Recorded a shot against SMU ... Also had playing time against Evansville, Alabama A&M and Drake. Prior to Memphis - Prepped at Covington High School in Covington, La. ... High school team won district twice and went to semifinals his junior year ... A Times Picayune allparrish selection as a junior ... Also earned all-state, all-metro and all-district honors ... Was a kicker his senior year in high school ... Played Club Soccer for the Lafranier Gamblers Soccer Club ... Also played for the Rec
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2005 (Freshman) - Played in 13 games as a freshman ... Collected three points in a 5-0 victory over Evansville with a goal and an assist ... Also scored a goal off an assist from Bryan Dooley in a 7-0 shutout over Alabama A&M ... Scored his two goals on just three shots ... Earned minutes in conference games against Tulsa, SMU, South Carolina, East Carolina, Florida International and UCF ... Also saw time against Centenary, Creighton, Drake, Vanderbilt and against UAB in the C-USA Tournament.
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SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 6-0 • 165 • 1L Rockwall, Texas Rockwall HS
2005 (Freshman) - Named to the Memphis Diadora All-Tournament Team ... Appeared in all 18 games for the Tigers as a freshman and started 13 ... Started the final six games of the season ... Teamed up with Jared Britcher for an assist on the game-winning goal by Andy Metcalf in a 4-3 victory over No. 23 Oral Roberts ... Attempted 13 shots during the season and placed three on goal ... Had a season-high three shots in the C-USA Tournament quarterfinal game against UAB. Prior to Memphis - A four-year letterwinner in soccer at Rockwall High as an outside midfielder and center midfielder under Coach Brian Riley ... A high school and club teammate of Kyle Minter .... Was named to the 5A Second Team All-District 9 and the Offensive
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2006 TIGERS lection his junior year and a preseason allarea pick his senior year ... Team captain of his high school team ... Scored 13 goals with 17 assists his senior year, and had 34 career goals and 30 assists ... High school coach was Kelly Childers ... Played club soccer for the Brandon Flames. Personal - Born March 11, 1987 in Evansville, Ind. ... Son of Jeff and Mary Sausaman ... Younger brother, Kent, is a defender at Flagler College. Sausaman’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 15-7 1 0 2 3 2 0
Prior to Memphis - Prepped at Anna High School in Anna, Texas ... Played club soccer as a midfielder for the Dallas Solar ... His Dallas Solar SC 87 won the state championship ... An ODP player from 1999-2001 ... An honor roll student while at Anna High School ... Was a semifinalist in the 2004 Kim Dawson Model search. Personal - Born April 15, 1987, in Dallas, Texas ... Son of Greg and Kate Wise. GP-GS G 2005 8-0 0
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Prior to Memphis - Prepped at Rockwall High School in Rockwall, Texas, where he lettered three years in soccer at the midfield/ forward position ... A high school and club teammate of Jordan Lynn... A 1st Team AllDistrict 9 selection as a junior ... High school coach was Brian Riley ... Along with Lynn, Minter played club soccer for Dallas Inter coached by Aaron Gordon in the competitive Dallas Classic League ... Earned the Lantern Award from 1998-2004 for maintaining an outstanding GPA. Personal - Parents are Mike and Lynne Minter ... Born Mar. 16, 1987, in Dallas, Texas. Minter’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 13-0 2 1 5 3 2 0
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SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 6-0 • 165 • 1L Anna, Texas Anna HS
2005 (Freshman) - Played in eight games as a freshman ... Appeared in conference games against East Carolina, Marshall and UCF ... Also had minutes against Centenary, Evansville, Alabama A&M and UAB ... Had assists in each of his first two collegiate games ... Collected an assist in a 4-0 shutout over Centenary ... Teamed with Stephen Cooling for an assist on a goal by Kyle Minter in a 5-0 victory over Evansville.
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• MIDFIELDER 5-9 • 159 • RS Goshen, Ky. North Oldham HS
2005 (Redshirt) - Used the 2005 season as a redshirt year. Prior to Memphis - A four-year letterwinner in soccer at North Oldham High School ... An all-state selection his senior year in 2004 ... Scored 18 goals as a senior ... Coached in high school by Derek Walcott ... Played club soccer with Javanon ... Club team won four state championships ... Was a State and Region ODP player.
ROBERT SAUSAMAN DEFENDER
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SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 6-2 • 185 • 1L Gainesville, Fla. F.W. Buchholz HS
2005 (Freshman) - Played in 15 of the Tigers’ 18 games and had seven starts ... Forced a 2-2 tie at home against South Carolina with a goal in the final two minutes ... Made two of his three season shots against Centenary ... Against conference opponents, had starts against East Carolina, Kentucky, Marshall, Florida International and UCF. Prior to Memphis - Prepped at F.W. Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Fla. ... Brings size to the team and also has the ability to play as a defender ... Captain of the Florida 87 ODP team ... An all-area se-
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• GOALKEEPER 6-0 • 210 • RS Killeen, Texas Killeen HS
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2005 (Redshirt) - Used the 2005 season as a redshirt year. Prior to Memphis - Played at Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas ... A four-year letterwinner as a goalie in both soccer and hockey ... Was all-district all four years in soccer ... Hockey team was the 2003-2004 district champion ... Coached in soccer by Robert Weever ... Played club soccer with the Austin Capitals and was named to the Olympic Development Program state team and the Regional Pool ... Earned a shutout against the Austin Flyers club team. Personal - Parents are Dean and Treanna Mueller ... Father is retired from the military and mother is a contractor ... Born on June 1, 1987, in Frankfort, Germany.
RICK ALLEMAN #23 F5-11 • 165• MF/D • HS RESHMAN
Spring, Texas/Klein HS Prior to Memphis - A three-time letterwinner in soccer at Klein High School in Spring, Texas … Earned Second Team All-District
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honors and helped his team to a 32-1 record in his junior high school season … Was part of the 2005 state championship team and 2004 regional semifinalist team … Saw success at the club level as his teams claimed state championships each year from 20032005 and the Region III championship in 2004 … Graduated in the top quarter of his high school class and was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal - Born Nov. 29, 1987, in Shreveport, La … Son of Rick Sr. and Brenda Alleman.
BRIAN FARRELL #16 F 6-2 • 175• F• HS RESHMAN
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Dunboyne, Ireland/St. Peters College Prior to Memphis - Played for the Colaiste Ide program in Dublin, Ireland … Recorded 18 goals and five assists in 2005, his highest scoring season with Colaiste Ide ... Helped his squad to a second-place finish in the FAI Colleges League Premier. Personal - Born on Sept. 19, 1987, in Dublin, Ireland … Son of Peter and Deidre Farrell.
MICHAEL GOODLETT • G #1 F 6-3 • 175 • HS RESHMAN
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Bolton, Miss./Clinton HS
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Prior to Memphis - Recorded 13 shutouts his junior year and 12 shutouts his senior year while leading Clinton High School to back-to-back state championships … Was a two-time all-state selection and was named
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Mississippi’s 2006 Mr. Soccer his senior season … Was a member of three state championship teams at the club level with Jackson Futbol Club … Lettered in soccer each of his four years at Clinton. Personal - Born Dec. 11, 1987 in Jackson, Miss. … Son of Sarah Goodlett-Williams and Michael Washington.
BEN NABERS FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER 5-10 • 155 • HS San Antonio, Texas/San Antonio Christian
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Prior to Memphis - Earned three letters in soccer at San Antonio Christian School … Helped his team to a 33-1-1 record his junior season … Earned all-area honors in 2004 while helping San Antonio Christian reach the Texas 5A state finals, where he tallied one goal and three assists … Also played point guard for his high school basketball team. Personal - Son of Brad and Pat Nabers … Father played tennis for the University of Texas from 1974-78 before playing professionally in Europe … Older brother, Stephen, plays soccer for Drury University, while oldest brother, John, was a member of the Charlotte soccer program.
JONAHAN ROMERO #25 F5-9 • 145• •MF/D HS RESHMAN
Lorton, Va./Hayfield HS Prior to Memphis - Collected four letters in soccer, four letters in wrestling, and one letter in football at Hayfield High School in Lorton,
2006 TIGERS Va. … Twice was named to the all-district and all-region first teams as a member of Hayfield’s soccer team … Helped Hayfield to one district and three regional championships … Played club soccer with five time Virginia state champion Team America Titans … Recorded over 100 career wins as a high school wrestler and was named to the all-district and all-region wrestling teams three times.
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Personal - Born Mar. 17, 1988, in Fairfax, Va. … Son of Evelio Romero and Roxanna Artiga … Cousin, Carlos Palacios, wrestles for West Liberty State College.
JOSEPH SKIFF FRESHMAN • FORWARD 5-11 • 180 • HS Austin, Texas/W. Charles Akins HS
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Personal - Full name: Joseph Robert Skiff II … Born Nov. 26, 1987, in Austin, Texas … Son of Joseph Sr. and Brenda Skiff.
WADE WONDERLIN • M #26 F 5-8 • 135 • HS RESHMAN
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Franklin, Tenn./Battleground Academy Prior to Memphis - Tallied 15 goals and 18 assists his senior year while leading Battleground Academy to the Tennessee Division II State Championship … Captained the 11thranked high school team in the nation … Was named to the All-Mid-State first team his senior year … Earned four letters in soccer, three in cross country, three in track, and one in wrestling at Battleground … Led his club team, the Tennessee 88’s, to its fifth state title in 2006 … Was named to the all-state and all-region teams in soccer … Also earned allstate honors in cross country. Personal - Born Dec. 15, 1987, in Rochester Hills, Mi. … Son of Terry and Cathy Wonderlin … Older sister, Whitni, who runs track and cross country at the University of Georgia, was named captain of the Bulldog track team in 2006.
The University of Memphis men’s soccer program measured themselves against world class soccer talent last spring, and the Tigers proved to be up to the challenge. Memphis finished 4-2 on the spring, with all four wins coming via shutout. The only two Tiger losses came against Major League Soccer (MLS) opponents. More importantly, the Tigers saw new players contribute to the team’s success and create a building block for the 2006 season. The Tigers opened the spring with a 2-0 loss to FC Dallas, which finished second in the MLS Western Division in 2005. The game saw impressive debuts from Kevin Walsh, a transfer from Christian Brothers, and Jamie Gilbert, a transfer from Vanderbilt. Walsh had the Tigers best scoring opportunity, but was robbed of a goal by Dallas goalie Ray Burse. Meanwhile, Gilbert was instrumental in limiting Dallas to two goals. Jared Britcher and Adam Montgomery each scored a goal to lead Memphis to a 2-0 win against Portmarnock FC, one of Ireland’s top amateur programs. Walsh and Kyle Minter showed the ability to attack the net by recording two shots each. Memphis collected the first annual Tim McCage Cup with victories against
Christian Brothers University (1-0) and Lambuth University (3-0). Walsh broke through with his first goal to defeat Christian Brothers in overtime, and three freshmen (Grant Wise, Tripp Harkins, and Patrick Elkins) provided the scoring against Lambuth. Redshirt freshman Robert Mueller led the Tigers to a 1-0 shutout victory against Irish amateur team Colaiste Ide. Wise scored in his second-straight game for Memphis to help the Tigers pick up the win. The Tigers closed the spring schedule the same way they opened it, against an MLS squad. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the Kansas City Wizards picked up the 5-0 win. However, after facing top professional and amateur talent, the Tigers have a lot to look forward to in 2006. “I really liked the way our players stacked up against those teams,” head coach Richie Grant said. “Opening up against Dallas and finishing against Kansas City really forced our players to focus and gave us a unique challenge. We gave them the opportunity to face some really talented teams and we found out what we need to do to improve for this season.”
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Prior to Memphis - Lettered in soccer, football, and track at W. Charles Akins High School … Played club soccer for the Austin United Capitals, helping them to a secondplace finish in state competition … Recorded 3,989 passing yards in 2005 as the starting quarterback for his high school football team … Also averaged 42 yards per punt and an average field goal of 38 yards over three seasons as the football team’s punter and placekicker.
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Beyond the numbers A fter a 2004 campaign that included conference regular season and tournament titles, expectations were high for the Memphis men’s soccer program going into the 2005 season. The Tigers were ranked No. 27 in College Soccer News’ (CSN) Top 30 Preseason Poll and third in Conference USA’s preseason coaches poll.
Senior Dayton O’Brien headlined a strong returning class and was named first team CSN preseason All-American, preseason C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Year, and a preseason Hermann Trophy candidate. O’Brien teamed with classmate Andy Metcalf and sophomore Jared Britcher to create a potent offensive attack. But, with a schedule that included perennial college soccer powers as well as a deep Conference USA schedule, Memphis faced fierce competition in 2005. The Tigers proved they were up to the challenge by opening the season with a 4-0 record and climbing to No. 18 in the polls. Memphis outscored their opponents 20-3 in the season’s first four games. With seasonopening wins against Centenary and Oral Roberts, the host Tigers clinched their second Memphis Diadora Tournament championship, and a 7-0 win against Alabama A&M stretched the Tigers’ home winning streak to 10 games, a school record. However, Memphis had trouble keeping up such a pace, and the newly-realigned CUSA was proving to be one of the toughest soccer conferences in the nation. The Tigers went 0-4-2 in their next six games, including 22
losses to No. 15 Creighton and NCAA runner-up SMU. “We had a really difficult schedule last year going to places like SMU, Tulsa, UAB and Marshall. Those were all very tough road games in our own conference,” head coach Richie Grant said. “The trip to Creighton was particularly difficult, but I think our
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players got some good experience because of the schedule we faced.” Memphis got back on track midseason. By tying No. 17 Tulsa and South Carolina, the eventual C-USA Tournament champion, the Tigers avoided dropping below the .500 mark and kept their conference tournament hopes alive. Hard fought victories over East Carolina (7-2), Kentucky (2-1), and Central Florida (3-0) down the stretch assured the Tigers of a C-USA Tournament berth despite heartbreaking losses to conference rivals UAB (2-1), Marshall (1-0 in the 89th minute) and Florida International (1-0 in overtime). In the opening round of the C-USA Tournament, sixth-seeded Memphis faced
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off against No. 3 seed UAB. The Tigers avenged their regular season loss to the Blazers by pulling off the 2-1 upset. Freshman Tripp Harkins put the Tigers on the board with a goal in the 30th minute, and a UAB own goal in the 82nd minute put Memphis ahead for good. However, the Tigers’ defense of their C-USA Tournament title, as well as their 2005 season, would come to an end with a 2-1 semifinal loss to South Carolina, which would later claim the conference tournament championship. Coach Grant’s Tigers finished 8-8-2. It marked the fourth-consecutive season and fifth year in the last six that the Tigers finished .500 or better. Memphis once again proved worthy of national recognition as the Tigers’ 2.56 goals per game (46 goals in 18 team games) led the conference and was third in the nation. Memphis also finished second in the conference in goals (46), assists (43) and points (135). Seniors Dayton O’Brien and Andy Metcalf received the most prestigious honor as both were drafted by Major League Soccer (MLS) franchises. O’Brien was taken 33rd overall by the Columbus Crew in the MLS Super Draft, and Metcalf was selected by D.C. United in the second round of the MLS Supplemental Draft. O’Brien was named All-Conference USA for the second-straight year, finishing third in the conference with eight assists. The Memphis native was also named to the NSCAA/Adidas All-Midwest Region Second Team, marking his fourth consecutive regional team selection.
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2005 AWARDS WINNERS CSN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM MF: Dayton O’Brien, Senior 2005 HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST MF: Dayton O’Brien, Senior C-USA PRESEASON CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR MF: Dayton O’Brien, Senior NSCAA ALL-MIDWEST SECOND TEAM MF: Dayton O’Brien, Senior ALL C-USA FIRST TEAM MF: Dayton O’Brien, Senior ALL C-USA SECOND TEAM F: Andy Metcalf, Senior ALL-C-USA FRESHMAN TEAM MF: Tripp Harkins, Freshman ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM MF: Jared Britcher, Sophomore F: Andy Metcalf, Senior C-USA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM MF: Tripp Harkins, Freshman D: Michael Coburn, Freshman C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK MF: Jared Britcher, Sophomore (9/6) GK: Gavin McInerney, Sophomore (9/12) F: Andy Metcalf, Senior (10/10) MEMPHIS DIADORA ALL-TOURNAMENT MF: Jared Britcher, Sophomore (MVP) MF: Dayton O’Brien, Senior MF: Adam Montgomery, Sophomore MF: Jordan Lynn, Freshman DIADORA CHALLENGE ALL-TOURNAMENT MF: Jared Britcher, Sophomore MF: Adam Montgomery, Sophomore TOMMY SMITH AWARD MF: Jared Britcher, Sophomore 2005 TIGERS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR MF: Jared Britcher, Sophomore
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Metcalf finished first or second in the conference in six major offensive categories. The Jackson, Tenn. native was named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 10, was awarded a place on the CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 first team and was named an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American. 2005 also provided the Tigers a glimpse of their future as a group of promising underclassmen provided strong performances. In his first season as a starter, Jared Britcher recorded 18 points (7 goals, 4 assists) and averaged 1.00 point per game. Both totals were good enough to tie him for seventh in the conference. Britcher’s two goals and one assist during the 2005 Memphis Diadora Tournament earned him Tournament MVP honors, Top Drawer Soccer Conference Performer of the Week, and C-USA Offensive Player of the Week. Britcher also joined Metcalf on the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team and the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Team. Sophomore goalkeeper Tyler Strom provided solid defense for the Tigers. After taking over as the starter in net, Strom recorded 75 saves in 13 games to lead C-USA with a .815 save percentage. In his first season with the Tigers, Tripp Harkins notched 10 points (4 goals, 2 assists) en route to being named to the C-USA All Freshman Team. Harkins showed an ability to deliver in the clutch as two of his four goals were game-winners. The development shown by his underclassmen at the end of 2005 is one of the reasons Grant has high hopes for 2006. “We had a lot of young players last year. But we’re expecting the first-year players who are now sophomores and the young sophomores that are now juniors to really carry the burden and responsibilities for the team in 2006,” Grant said.
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RECORD ALL GAMES ..................................... CONFERENCE ................................... NON-CONFERENCE...........................
OVERALL 8-8-2 3-4-2 5-4-0
HOME 5-2-1 2-1-1 3-1-0
AWAY 2-5-1 1-3-1 1-2-0
NEUTRAL 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS
MEM
OPP
NO. 14 22 13 7 9 11 5 26 6 3 4 28 25 20 16 23 21 12 2 27 24 17 1
PLAYER METCALF, Andy........... BRITCHER, Jared ......... McCARTY, Marcus ....... O’BRIEN, Dayton.......... HARKINS, Tripp ........... McARDLE, Cormac ...... COBURN, Michael ........ MINTER, Kyle .............. MONTGOMERY, Adam HYLAND, Thomas ........ COOLING, Stephen....... DOOLEY, Bryan ............ SAUSAMAN, Robert .... ELKINS, Patrick ............ CONNOLLY, Gary ........ WISE, Grant................... LYNN, Jordan ................ AHERN, Patrick ............ JUDICE, Frank .............. CRIDER, Michael .......... KOYANO, Tomo ........... STROM, Tyler ............... McINERNEY, Gavin ..... Total ............................... Opponents .....................
SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored average Shot pct. Shots on goal - Attempts SOG pct. Shots per Game Assists CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES
46-291 2.48 .158 128-291 .440 16.2 43 95 0-0 43
28-290 1.51 .097 128-290 .441 16.1 29 83 1-1 20
PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards
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23 0
ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg
2526 8/316 2/410
5201 8/650
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GOALTENDERS STROM, Tyler .............. McINERNEY, Gavin .... TEAM ........................... Total .............................. Opponents ....................
GP-GS 18-16 18-18 17-3 18-17 18-16 17-13 18-18 13-0 18-12 16-15 18-13 5-0 15-7 7-0 18-17 8-0 18-13 5-2 6-0 1-0 1-0 13-11 8-7 18 18 GP-GS 13-11 8-7 18 18
DATE
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9/3/2005
CENTENARY $
9/5/2005
#23 ORAL ROBERTS $ W
9/9/2005
AT
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PTS SH 29 65 18 34 17 43 16 40 10 25 7 17 5 4 5 3 5 7 4 7 4 24 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 0 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 291 85 290
MINUTES 1110:10 561:53 0:00 1672:03 1672:03
GA 17 11 0 28 46
W/L SCORE ATTEND W
W
9/13/2005 ALABAMA A&M
W
9/16/2005 AT #15 CREIGHTON ^ 9/18/ 2005 AT DRAKE ^ 9/24/2005 VANDERBILT 9/30/2005 AT #17 TULSA * 10/2/ 2005 AT SMU * 10/7/2005 SOUTH CAROLINA * 10/9/2005 EAST CAROLINA *
L L L T L T W
10/15/2005 AT UAB * 10/21/2005 AT KENTUCKY * 10/23/2005 AT MARSHALL * 10/28/2005 FIU * 10/30/2005 UCF *
L W L L W
11/9/2005 VS. UAB # W 11/11/2005 VS. SOUTH CAROLINA # L * CONFERENCE USA MATCHES ^ DIADORA CHALLENGE
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G A 12 5 7 4 8 1 4 8 4 2 1 5 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 43 28 29
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SHOT% SOG SOG% GW .185 34 .523 2 .206 15 .441 1 .186 20 .465 0 .100 15 .375 1 .160 9 .360 2 .059 3 .176 0 .500 2 .500 1 .667 2 .667 0 .143 4 .571 0 .143 5 .714 0 .000 9 .375 0 1.000 1 1.000 0 .333 2 .667 0 .333 3 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 3 .231 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .158 128 .440 8 .097 128 .441 8 AVG 1.38 1.76 0.00 1.51 2.48
SAVES 75 23 2 100 82
PCT W .815 4 .676 4 1.000 0 .781 8 .641 8
L 6 2 0 8 8
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 T 2 0 0 2 2
SHO 0 2 2 4 2
TIGER SCORERS (ASSISTS)
HARKINS (MONTGOMERY), MCCARTY (COOLING), BRITCHER (MONTGOMERY), BRITCHER (MONTGOMERY), MCCARTY (WISE) 4-3 106 O’BRIEN (MONTGOMERY), BRITCHER (HYLAND, O’BRIEN), O’BRIEN (MCARDLE), METCALF (LYNN, BRITCHER) 5-0 265 O’BRIEN (BRITCHER), MCCARTY (HYLAND) METCALF (O’BRIEN), MINTER (COOLING, WISE), METCALF (MINTER) 7-0 739 HARKINS (METCALF), COBURN (O’BRIEN) MCCARTY (HARKINS, O’BRIEN), MCCARTY (METCALF, COOLING), METCALF (O’BRIEN, MCARDLE), MINTER (DOOLEY), DOOLEY (UNASSISTED) 1-3 1852 BRITCHER (UNASSISTED) 2-3 486 METCALF (MCARDLE), BRITCHER (AHERN) 3-4 243 BRITCHER, MCCARTY (MCARDLE), MCARDLE (UNASSISTED) 1-1 (2OT) 355 METCALF (CONNOLLY) 1-2 613 METCALF (HARKINS) 2-2 (2OT) 273 METCALF (BRITCHER), SAUSAMAN (MCARDLE) 7-2 149 HYLAND (COOLING), MONTGOMERY (COBURN), BRITCHER (O’BRIEN), METCALF (CONNOLLY), METCALF (O’BRIEN), O’BRIEN (METCALF), ELKINS (MCCARTY) 1-2 566 MCCARTY (UNASSISTED) 2-1 (OT) 820 BRITCHER (UNASSISTED), COBURN (METCALF) 0-1 244 0-1 (OT) 322 3-0 377 METCALF (UNASSISTED), MCCARTY (METCALF), METCALF (BRITCHER, O’BRIEN) 2-1 325 HARKINS (UNASSISTED), TEAM 1-2 494 HARKINS (UNASSISTED) $ MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT # C-USA TOURNAMENT
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GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MEM 13 32 1 0 46 Opponents 8 19 1 0 28 SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MEM 127 155 6 3 291 Opponents 126 148 11 5 290 SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MEM 40 56 3 1 100 Opponents 38 41 3 0 82 CORNER KICKS MEM Opponents
1st 2nd OT OT2 Total 40 55 0 0 95 34 40 6 3 83
FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MEM 97 100 4 2 203 Opponents 117 101 3 2 223
JARED BRITCHER 2005 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
2005 C-USA REVIEW 2005 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS W SMU !* 8 South Carolina %* 7 UAB 5 FIU 4 Marshall 4 Memphis 3 Kentucky 3 Tulsa 2 UCF 2 East Carolina 0
C-USA T Pct. 0 .889 1 .833 1 .611 2 .556 2 .556 2 .444 2 .444 3 .389 1 .278 0 .000
L 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 9
Pts. 24 22 16 14 14 11 11 9 7 0
Overall L T 6 3 7 2 7 1 7 2 9 2 8 2 7 6 7 7 8 1 15 1
W 14 12 10 8 8 8 6 7 7 0
Pct. .674 .619 .583 .529 .474 .500 .472 .500 .469 .031
2005 C-USA TOURNAMENT RESULTS QUARTERFINALS #6 Memphis 2, #3 UAB 1 #2 South Carolina 0, #7 Kentucky 0 (USC advances on penalty kicks, 3-0)
#5 Marshall 2, #4 FIU 0 #8 Tulsa 2, #1 SMU 2 (Tulsa advances on penalty kicks, 5-4)
SEMIFINALS #2 South Carolina 2, #6 Memphis 1 #8 Tulsa 3, #5 Marshall 0
! - Clinched C-USA regular season championship % - Won C-USA Tournament championship * - Awarded NCAA Tournament berth
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH #2 South Carolina 1, #8 Tulsa 0
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2005 C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN
2005 CONFERENCE USA AWARDS
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Greg Reece, Sr., D, South Carolina FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Mike Gustavson, Fr., GK, USC COACH OF THE YEAR Bob Gray, Marshall
FIRST TEAM ALL-C-USA
SECOND TEAM ALL-C-USA
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Josh Alcala, F, South Carolina Kyle Brown, F, Tulsa Duke Hashimoto, F, SMU David Chun, MF, SMU Dayton O’Brien, MF, Memphis Mike Sambursky, MF, South Carolina Lucas Scudeler, MF, FIU Jay Needham, D, SMU Greg Reece, D, South Carolina Thomas Senecal, D, Kentucky Andy Gruenebaum, GK, Kentucky
Jason McLaughlin, F, UAB Andy Metcalf, F, Memphis Carron Williams, F, FIU Karim Boukhemis, MF, Marshall Sandy Gbandi, MF, UAB Matt Wiley, MF, Tulsa Kellan Zindel, MF, SMU Dejan Jakovic, D, UAB Jeff Lenix, D, Marshall Brandon Stewart, D, Kentucky Mike Gustavson, GK, South Carolina
David Levine, F, East Carolina Levi Coleman, F/MF, FIU Judah Hernandez, F, FIU Osric Flores, F, Marshall Tripp Harkins, MF, Memphis Danny Lopez, D, SMU Bruno Guarda, MF, SMU Ryan Mirsky, D, SMU Jeff Harwell, MF, SMU Mike Gustavson, GK, South Carolina Chris Clements, D. Tulsa Eric DeFreitas, MF, Tulsa Two-Boys Gumede, MF, UAB Mike Mattson, F, UCF
2005 CONFERENCE USA LEADERS TEAM Points 1. SMU .............. 2. Memphis ....... 3. UAB ............... 4. Tulsa .............. 5. South Carolina 6. FIU................. 7. Marshall ......... 8. Kentucky........ 9. UCF ............... 10. East Carolina .
GP 23 18 18 21 21 17 19 19 16 16
No. 137 135 118 105 102 90 81 73 62 49
Avg/G 5.96 7.50 6.56 5.00 4.86 5.29 4.26 3.84 3.88 3.06
Goals 1. SMU .............. 2. Memphis ....... 3. Tulsa .............. 4. UAB ............... 5. South Carolina 6. FIU................. 7. Marshall ......... 8. Kentucky........ UCF ............... 10. East Carolina .
GP No. 23 47 18 46 21 38 18 37 21 36 17 31 19 30 19 23 16 23 16 19
Avg/G 2.04 2.56 1.81 2.06 1.71 1.82 1.58 1.21 1.44 1.19
Assists 1. UAB ............... 2. Memphis ....... SMU .............. 4. South Carolina 5. Tulsa .............. 6. FIU................. 7. Kentucky........ 8. Marshall ......... 9. UCF ............... 10. East Carolina .
GP No. 18 44 18 43 23 43 21 30 21 29 17 28 19 27 19 21 16 16 16 11
Avg/G 2.44 2.39 1.87 1.43 1.38 1.65 1.42 1.11 1.00 0.69
GP No. 19 20 16 24 18 24 21 26 17 26 18 28 21 35 23 36 19 43 16 67
Avg/G 1.05 1.50 1.33 1.24 1.53 1.56 1.67 1.57 2.26 4.19
Points No. 1. Brown, Kyle-TLS .................. 31 2. Metcalf, Andy-MEM............ 29 Hashimoto, Duke-SMU ......... 29 4. Sambursky, Mike-USC .......... 24 5. Alcala, Josh-USC................... 23 6. da Silva, Paulo-SMU ............. 21 7. McLaughlin, Jason-UAB ....... 18 Britcher, Jared-MEM .......... 18 9. McCarty, Marcus-MEM ..... 17 Williams, Carron-FIU ............ 17 Smith, Stanton-MAR ............. 17
Saves GP No. 1. East Carolina ... 16 116 2. Memphis......... 18 100 3. South Carolina 21 97 4. Tulsa ................ 21 95 5. UAB ................ 18 93 6. UCF ................. 16 92 7. SMU ................ 23 87 8. Marshall .......... 19 81 9. Kentucky ......... 19 78 10. FIU .................. 17 69
Avg/G 7.25 5.56 4.62 4.52 5.17 5.75 3.78 4.26 4.11 4.06
Assists No. 1. Burkholder, Eric-TLS .......... 10 2. Alcala, Josh-USC ................. 9 3. McLaughlin, Jason-UAB ..... 8 O’Brien, Dayton-MEM...... 8 Sambursky, Mike-USC ........ 8 6. Scudeler, Lucas-FIU ............ 7 Zindel, Kellan-SMU............. 7 Hashimoto, Duke, SMU ....... 7 9. D’Agostino, Michael-UK .... 6 Macdonald, Michael-MAR ..6 Gbandi, Sandy-UAB ............ 6
Points Per Game 1. Metcalf, Andy-MEM............ 2. Brown, Kyle-TLS .................. 3. Hashimoto, Duke-SMU ......... 4. da Silva, Paulo-SMU ............. 5. Alcala, Josh-USC................... 6. Sambursky, Mike-USC .......... 7. McLaughlin, Jason-UAB ....... Britcher, Jared-MEM .......... McCarty, Marcus-MEM ..... Williams, Carron-FIU ............ Simon, Calvin-ECU ............... Vasquez, Danny-FIU..............
Goals Against Average 1. Gruenebaum, Andy-UK ....... 2. Gustavson, Mike-USC ......... 3. Cervi, Dominic-TLS ............ 4. Wideman, Matt-SMU........... 5. Robles, A.J.-UAB................. 6. Strom, Tyler-MEM............. 7. McIntosh, Ryan-UCF........... 8. Crowe, Shawn-FIU .............. 9. Sandbo, Steve-SMU ............. 10. McInerney, Gavin-MEM ...
Goals Allowed 1. Kentucky........ 2. UCF ............... UAB ............... 4. South Carolina FIU................. 6. Memphis ....... 7. Tulsa .............. 8. SMU .............. 9. Marshall ......... 10. East Carolina .
INDIVIDUAL Shots 1. Brown, Kyle-TLS .............. 2. Metcalf, Andy-MEM ....... 3. Sambursky, Mike-USC ...... 4. Hashimoto, Duke-SMU ..... 5. Smith, Stanton-MAR ......... 6. Boukhemis, Karim-MAR .. Akinsete, Ayo-USC ........... 8. Alcala, Josh-USC .............. Zindel, Kellan-SMU .......... 10. Judino, Billy-UCF .............
No. 67 65 58 55 53 46 46 45 45 44
No. 1.61 1.55 1.26 1.24 1.21 1.14 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Goals No. 1. Brown, Kyle-TLS .................. 13 2. Metcalf, Andy-MEM............ 12 3. Hashimoto, Duke-SMU ......... 11 4. Williams, Carron-FIU ............ 8 McCarty, Marcus-MEM ..... 8 da Silva, Paulo-SMU ............. 8 Sambursky, Mike-USC .......... 8 8. Britcher, Jared-MEM .......... 7 Smith, Stanton-MAR ............. 7 Alcala, Josh-USC................... 7 Akinsete, Ayo-USC................ 7
No. 0.97 1.19 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.35 1.48 1.56 1.66 1.76
Saves No. 1. McIntosh, Ryan-UCF........... 92 2. Robles, A.J.-UAB................. 89 3. Gustavson, Mike-USC ......... 88 4. Gruenebaum, Andy-UK ....... 76 5. Terhune, Greg-MAR ............ 70 6. Strom, Tyler-MEM............. 66 7. Crowe, Shawn-FIU .............. 58 8. Roszel, Zach-ECU ............... 56 9. Hicks, Chris-ECU ................ 54 Cervi, Dominic-TLS ............ 54
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Duke Hashimoto, Sr., F, SMU
HISTOR Y
YEAR-BY-YEAR 1982
1984
1986
1989
1992
Record: 7-11-2 H: 6-4-1 • A: 1-7-1 • N: 0-0-0 Coach: Peter Bermel
Record: 10-9-3 H: 8-4-0 • A: 1-5-2 • N: 1-0-1 Coach: Peter Bermel
Record: 14-4-2 H: 8-0-1 • A: 3-4-1 • N: 3-0-0 Coach: Peter Bermel
Record: 10-10-1 H: 6-5-0 • A: 3-5-1 • N: 1-0-0 Coach: Chris Bartels
Record: 14-3-2 • GMC: 4-0-1 H: 8-0-1 • A: 4-3-1 • N: 2-0-0 Coach: Chris Bartels
RESULT OPPONENT Covenant ..........................W, 4-3 Belhaven ........................... L, 1-4 Southwestern (Rhodes) ....W, 4-0 Alabama Huntsville .......... L, 2-4 Vanderbilt ......................... T, 0-0 at Alabama A&M............ L, 0-11 South Alabama .................W, 3-2 at UAB ............................. L, 2-3 at Georgia State ................. L, 1-5 Tennessee Tech ................W, 3-1 at Northeast Missouri State ..... L, 0-1 at Southeast Missouri State ....W, 3-2 Southeast Missouri State ... L, 0-2 at SMU ............................. L, 0-9 at TCU ............................. L, 1-3 Millsaps ............................W, 3-0 Ole Miss ............................ L, 0-1 at Southwestern ................. T, 2-2 at Tennessee ...................... L, 2-3 Tennessee-Martin .............W, 3-1
DATE OPPONENT RESULT 8-31 Vanderbilt .............. W, 5-1 9-7 at Northeast Louisiana L, 1-6 9-8 John Brown............ W, 5-0 9-12 Rhodes ................... W, 3-2 9-14 Alabama-Huntsville L, 1-2 9-21 at Missouri-Saint LouisL, 0-5 9-23 at Lindenwood ........ T, 3-3 9-29 Wake Forest ........... W, 2-1 10-5 at UAB ................... W, 3-2 10-7 at Georgia State ...... L, 0-1 10-12 South Alabama ....... L, 2-3 10-14 Southeast Missouri W, 2-1 10-19 USF......................... L, 0-2 10-21 at Tennessee ............ T, 1-1 10-25 Missouri-Rolla........ L, 2-3 10-27 Belhaven ................ W, 3-2 11-2 at Alabama A&M ... L, 1-4 11-5 Tennessee Tech ...... W, 4-1 n-a Tennessee-Martin .. W, 7-2 Metro Tournament (Louisville) 11-9 vs. Cincinnati......... W, 6-1 11-10 vs. Virginia Tech ..... T, 1-1 11-17 Rhodes .................... L, 2-3
DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-3 South Alabama ......W, 3-0 9-6 Belhaven ................W, 1-0 9-10 Rhodes ...................W, 2-1 9-12 Christian Brothers .W, 3-0 9-17 Vanderbilt ..............W, 1-0 9-19 at SIU-Edwardsville .... L, 0-5 9-21 at Missouri-Saint LouisL, 1-2 9-27 vs. Xavier ..............W, 4-2 9-28 at Western Kentucky ... L, 0-1 10-1 Alabama-Huntsville ...W, 3-0 10-4 at Illinois State.... T, 2-2 ot 10-5 vs. Missouri-Rolla....W, 2-1 10-11 at Georgia State ...... L, 1-4 10-12 at UAB...................W, 2-1 10-18 Appalachian State... T, 0-0 10-30 Missouri-Rolla.......W, 2-1 11-1 John Brown ...........W, 2-0 Metro Tournament (Blacksburg) 11-8 vs. Cincinnati.........W, 2-0 11-9 at Virginia Tech.....W, 3-1 11-11 at Rhodes ...............W, 5-1
RESULT DATE OPPONENT 9-6 Ark.-Little Rock W, 2-1 ot 9-9 at Bradley ........... T, 1-1 ot 9-10 at Illinois State........ L, 1-5 9-13 Georgia State .........W, 5-0 9-20 at SIU-Edwardsville .... L, 1-3 9-23 at Alabama-HuntsvilleW, 2-1 9-24 at Alabama A&M ... L, 1-2 9-28 Western Kentucky ...L, 0-1 ot 10-4 at Vanderbilt ..........W, 2-0 10-7 at Bowling Green ... L, 1-3 10-8 vs. Miami (Ohio) ...W, 4-2 10-11 Oral Roberts ..........W, 3-1 10-13 Missouri-Rolla........ L, 1-2 10-18 Christian Brothers .W, 1-0 10-20 at South Alabama ... L, 0-1 10-22 Evansville ............... L, 0-4 10-25 Rhodes ...................W, 6-0 10-27 at Belhaven ............W, 2-1 10-30 Liberty .................... L, 0-1 Metro Tournament (Memphis) 11-4 Cincinnati ............... L, 0-1 11-5 Louisville...............W, 4-1
DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-6 Vanderbilt ..............W, 1-0 9-7 Southern Indiana ...W, 3-0 9-13 at Ark.-Little Rock .....W, 2-0 9-18 at USF..................... L, 0-4 9-20 at Central Florida...W, 2-0 9-26 at DePaul * ............W, 2-0 9-27 at Marquette *........W, 1-0 10-4 at UAB *................W, 4-1 10-7 Western Kentucky ......W, 1-0 10-10 Saint Louis *........... T, 1-1 10-11 Cincinnati * ...........W, 2-0 10-16 Southwest Missouri ....W, 3-0 10-18 at South Alabama ... T, 1-1 10-23 at Kentucky ............ L, 1-2 10-25 Quincy College......W, 2-1 10-28 Christian Brothers .W, 3-2 11-1 Centenary ..............W, 4-0 Great Midwest Tourn. (St. Louis) 11-7 vs. UAB .................W, 4-0 11-8 at Saint Louis.......... L, 1-4
1983 Record: 9-8-3 H: 5-2-2 • A: 4-5-0 • N: 0-1-1 Coach: Peter Bermel DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-3 TCU ........................ T, 2-2 9-9 at Wake Forest........ L, 0-6 9-11 at Alabama-Huntsville L, 1-4 9-14 Southwestern .........W, 6-0 9-16 at Vanderbilt ........... L, 1-2 9-17 at Tennessee Tech .W, 3-0 9-24 UAB ......................W, 2-1 9-25 Lindenwood............ T, 1-1 Metro Tournament (Cincinnati) 10-1 vs. Virginia Tech .... T, 0-0 ^ 10-2 vs. Louisville ......... L, 0-3 10-8 Georgia State .......... L, 0-3 10-9 Tennessee-Martin ..W, 5-1 10-15 Tennessee ..............W, 2-1 10-21 at South Alabama ..W, 1-0 10-29 at Belhaven ............. L, 0-2 10-30 at Millsaps .............. L, 0-3 11-1 at Southeast Missouri .W, 1-0 11-5 Alabama A&M ....... L, 0-2 11-12 at Southwestern .....W, 2-1 11-20 Ole Miss ................W, 4-0 ^ WON 4-2 IN SHOOTOUT
1985 Record: 12-7-2 H: 8-3-1 • A: 4-4-1 • N: 0-0-0 Coach: Peter Bermel DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-1 Earlham College ....W, 4-0 9-4 at Appalachian State.... L, 0-1 9-6 at #9 Wake Forest..W, 2-1 9-11 Rhodes ...................W, 2-0 9-13 Northeast Louisiana .... T, 1-1 9-18 at Vanderbilt ........... L, 0-3 9-21 Missouri-Saint Louis ... L, 2-4 9-28 at Missouri-Rolla ...W, 4-1 9-29 at Southeast Missouri .. T, 3-3 10-4 UAB ......................W, 4-0 10-11 Alabama A&M ..W, 1-0 ^ 10-16 at Alabama-Huntsville L, 0-3 10-18 Georgia State .......... L, 0-2 10-20 Tennessee ..............W, 4-1 10-26 at Belhaven ............W, 3-2 10-27 at South Alabama ..W, 2-1 11-2 at John Brown......... L, 0-1 11-8 Christian Brothers .W, 6-0 11-13 Rhodes ...................W, 2-0 Metro Tournament (Memphis) 11-16 Cincinnati ............... L, 1-3 11-17 Louisville...............W, 2-0 ^ FORFEIT DUE TO INELIGIBLE PLAYERS
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1987 Record: 9-9-2 H: 6-4-0 • A: 3-5-0 • N: 0-0-2 Coach: Peter Bermel
1990 Record: 10-9-1 H: 7-2-1 • A: 2-4-0 • N: 1-3-0 Coach: Chris Bartels
DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-4 SIU-Edwardsville .. W, 1-0 9-9 Rhodes ................... W, 7-1 9-13 at North Texas........ W, 3-2 9-16 at Indiana ................ L, 1-3 9-19 Missouri-Saint Louis ... L, 1-3 9-23 Christian Brothers . W, 4-1 9-25 at UAB ................... W, 3-2 9-30 at Alabama A&M ....L, 4-5 ot 10-3 Illinois State........... W, 1-0 10-9 at Belhaven ............ W, 4-2 10-10 at South Alabama ... L, 0-3 10-14 Ark.-Little Rock ......L, 1-2 ot 10-16 Georgia State .......... L, 1-3 10-18 Southwest Missouri .... W, 8-1 10-21 at Alabama-Huntsville W, 5-1 10-28 at Vanderbilt............ L, 2-4 10-30 Western Kentucky .. L, 0-2 11-1 at Evansville ........... L, 0-1 Metro Tournament (Cincinnati) 11-7 vs. Louisville .........T, 1-1^ 11-8 vs. Virginia Tech ... T, 2-2$ ^ LOST 2-3 IN SHOOTOUT $ LOST 2-4 IN SHOOTOUT
RESULT DATE OPPONENT 9-1 Florida Tech ........... L, 0-5 9-2 Rhodes ...................W, 6-1 9-8 Nicholls State ........W, 6-0 9-9 SIU-Edwardsville ..W, 1-0 9-15 at DePaul ...............W, 2-1 9-16 at Wisconsin-Parkside . L, 0-4 9-21 vs. New Mexico...... L, 1-2 9-23 vs. Charlotte ........... L, 0-4 Metro Tournament (Blacksburg) 9-29 vs. Cincinnati....... L 3-4 ot 9-30 vs. Louisville .........W, 4-1 10-5 at Evansville ........... L, 0-2 10-6 Bradley ................... L, 0-2 10-10 Belhaven ................W, 2-1 10-12 Vanderbilt ..............W, 2-1 10-14 Christian Brothers .W, 3-2 10-20 at Liberty ................ L, 1-2 10-21 at Radford ............... L, 0-2 10-26 Southeast Missouri .....W, 5-1 10-31 at Ark.-Little Rock .....W, 3-0 11-3 Alabama-Huntsville T, 1-1 ot
1988
1991
Record: 8-7-3 H: 5-2-1 • A: 2-3-2 • N: 1-2-0 Coach: Chris Bartels
Record: 7-9-2 • GMC: 4-1-0 H: 5-3-1 • A: 1-5-0 • N: 1-1-1 Coach: Chris Bartels
RESULT DATE OPPONENT 8-31 Alabama A&M ......W, 4-1 9-3 at Charlotte ............. L, 0-3 9-4 vs. Davidson ..........W, 5-3 9-9 at Missouri-Saint LouisL, 2-3 9-16 at Western Kentucky ... T, 2-2 9-17 vs. Marquette .......... L, 0-3 9-24 Alabama-Huntsville .... T, 1-1 9-28 Rhodes ...................W, 9-0 10-1 Belhaven ................W, 3-1 10-14 Vanderbilt ..............W, 2-0 10-19 at UAB...................W, 6-0 10-23 at Georgia State ...... T, 2-2 10-24 at Mercer ...............W, 5-0 10-27 Christian Brothers .. L, 0-1 10-29 South Alabama ....... L, 1-3 Metro Tournament (Louisville) 11-5 vs. Cincinnati.......... L, 0-3 11-6 at Louisville ............ L, 0-2 11-11 Southern Miss........W, 3-0
RESULT DATE OPPONENT 8-31 Rhodes ...................W, 3-1 9-1 Boca Raton ......... L, 1-3 ot 9-14 Kentucky ...............W, 1-0 9-15 Eastern Michigan...W, 3-1 9-18 South Alabama ....... L, 0-1 9-21 UAB * ...................W, 2-1 9-22 Marquette * ...........W, 1-0 9-28 at Cincinnati * .......W, 2-1 9-29 vs. Louisville ...... T, 2-2 ot 10-2 Christian Brothers ...T, 2-2 ot 10-5 vs. DePaul *...........W, 2-1 10-6 at New Mexico ....... L, 0-1 10-9 Ark.-Little Rock ..... L, 1-2 10-13 at SIU-EdwardsvilleL, 1-2 10-23 at Saint Louis *....... L, 2-6 10-27 at Southwest Missouri . L, 2-4 11-2 at Vanderbilt ........... L, 1-3 Great Midwest Tourn. (St. Louis) 11-8 vs. Cincinnati.......... L, 0-2
1993 Record: 13-9-2 • GMC: 1-4-1 H: 10-2-1 • A: 3-7-0 • N: 0-0-1 Coach: Chris Bartels DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-4 Louisville...............W, 4-0 9-5 West Virginia ........W, 2-0 9-8 Ark.-Little Rock ....W, 1-0 9-10 at Western Kentucky ..W, 4-2 9-12 at Southern Indiana ....W, 3-2 9-17 at Saint Louis *....... L, 0-4 9-19 at Quincy College ... L, 0-2 9-24 DePaul * ................W, 3-1 9-26 Marquette * ........ T, 1-1 ot 10-2 vs. Florida Atlantic ..T, 1-1 ot 10-3 at Coastal Carolina .....W, 2-1 10-8 at Dayton * ............. L, 0-3 10-10 at Cincinnati * ........ L, 0-3 10-15 SIU-Edwardsville ..W, 3-1 10-17 South Alabama ....... L, 0-3 10-20 at Vanderbilt ........... L, 1-5 10-22 Oral Roberts ..........W, 2-0 10-24 UAB * .................... L, 1-3 10-27 Christian Brothers .W, 1-0 10-30 at Centenary............ L, 0-1 Great Midwest Tourn. (Memphis) 11-5 UAB ......................W, 2-1 11-6 Marquette ..............W, 2-1 11-7 Saint Louis.............W, 1-0 NCAA Tournament 11-15 at Indiana ................ L, 0-6
1994 Record: 11-8-2 • GMC: 2-4-0 H: 9-1-1 • A: 0-6-1 • N: 2-1-0 Coach: Chris Bartels RESULT DATE OPPONENT 9-3 Illinois-Chicago .....W, 4-1 9-4 Western Michigan .W, 3-0 9-7 at South Alabama ... L, 2-4 9-11 at Ark.-Little Rock ..T, 3-3 ot 9-16 at DePaul * ............. L, 1-2 9-18 at Marquette *......... L, 0-1 9-23 vs. New Mexico...... L, 0-2 9-25 vs. NE Illinois ........W, 5-1 ot 9-28 Centenary .......... W, 4-2 ot 9-30 Dayton * ................W, 3-1 10-2 Cincinnati * ...........W, 8-0 10-7 Saint Louis *........... L, 2-3 10-9 Vanderbilt ............... T, 3-3 10-14 Alabama A&M ......W, 1-0 10-16 Oral Roberts ..........W, 4-0 10-21 Southern Indiana ...W, 3-0 10-23 at UAB *................. L, 2-3 10-26 Christian Brothers .W, 4-0 10-29 at Duke ................... L, 0-4 Great Midwest Tourn. (Birmingham) 11-11 vs. DePaul..............W, 2-0 11-12 at UAB.................... L, 1-2
YEAR-BY-YEAR
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1997
1999
Record: 10-8-2 • C-USA: 2-5-1 H: 6-3-1 • A: 3-5-1 • N: 1-0-0 Coach: Chris Bartels
Record: 7-11-1 • C-USA: 2-6-0 H: 4-5-0 • A: 2-6-0 • N: 1-0-0 Coach: Richie Grant
DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-3 at #19 Portland ....... L, 0-7 9-4 vs. Washington ....... L, 1-8 9-6 South Alabama ......W, 1-0 9-10 at Charlotte * .......... L, 1-6 9-13 Ark.-Little Rock ....W, 5-1 9-17 DePaul * ............. T, 0-0 ot 9-20 at Marquette *......... L, 1-4 9-24 Louisville *............W, 3-1 10-1 at Cincinnati * ........ L, 0-2 10-6 at #7 Saint Louis *.. L, 0-4 10-13 USF *...................... L, 0-4 10-15 UAB * .................... L, 0-1 10-20 at Centenary............ L, 2-4 10-25 Christian Brothers .W, 5-1 10-27 at Vanderbilt ..........W, 5-2 10-29 at Evansville ....... T, 1-1 ot 11-4 New Mexico ..........W, 5-2 C-USA Tournament (Milwaukee) 11-8 vs. Saint Louis ........ L, 0-1
DATE 8-30 8-31 9-6 9-7 9-12 9-14 9-19 9-21 9-26 10-3 10-5 10-10 10-12 10-19 10-22 10-24 10-26 10-30
DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-4 Centenary ^............W, 4-2 9-5 Southwest Missouri ^ .. L, 0-3 9-12 Charlotte * .............W, 3-2 9-17 at Hartwick ............W, 1-0 9-18 vs. Fordham ...........W, 3-2 9-22 Christian Brothers .. L, 1-3 9-25 at Saint Louis *....... L, 0-4 10-1 at Marquette *......... L, 0-1 10-3 at UW-Milwaukee .. L, 1-2 10-7 at Western Kentucky ... L, 0-2 10-9 Cincinnati * ...........W, 1-0 10-14 at UAB *................. L, 1-5 10-17 DePaul * ............. L, 3-4 ot 10-22 at Louisville * ......... L, 0-1 10-24 at Belmont .............W, 3-0 10-29 Central Arkansas .... L, 2-4 10-31 Oral Roberts ..........W, 3-0 11-5 USF *...................... L, 0-1 ^ MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT
OPPONENT RESULT vs. Tulsa ............. W, 3-2 ot at Southwest Missouri T, 1-1 ot #23 Bowling Green L, 0-5 #8 Portland ............ W, 3-1 at Western Kentucky... W, 5-2 at Vanderbilt........... W, 3-2 USF *.................. T, 2-2 ot at Belmont .............. L, 1-2 #22 Saint Louis * L, 1-2 ot at Cincinnati * .... L, 2-3 ot at Louisville * ........ W, 3-1 at UAB * ................. L, 1-2 at Charlotte * .......... L, 2-3 Drury ..................... W, 5-1 Alabama A&M .... W, 10-1 DePaul * ................ W, 1-0 #17 Marquette * . L, 3-4 ot Christian Brothers . W, 6-1 C-USA Tournament 11-4 DePaul ................... W, 3-1 11-8 at USF..................... L, 2-4
1996
1998
Record: 11-7-1 • C-USA: 3-5-0 H: 6-4-0 • A: 4-3-1 • N: 1-0-0 Coach: Chris Bartels
Record: 10-9-1 • C-USA: 2-5-1 H: 4-3-0 • A: 4-5-1 • N: 2-1-0 Coach: Chris Bartels
DATE 8-31 9-7 9-8 9-15 9-20 9-22 9-29 10-4 10-6 10-11 10-13 10-18 10-20 10-25 10-27 10-30 11-2
DATE 9-5 9-6 9-11 9-13 9-18 9-20 9-25 9-27 10-2 10-4 10-7 10-9 10-11 10-16 10-18 10-25 11-1
OPPONENT RESULT at Bowling Green ....T, 1-1 ot Southwest Missouri ....W, 2-0 at Tulsa ..................W, 3-0 #12 Charlotte * ....... L, 0-1 Vanderbilt ..........W, 3-2 ot at USF *.................. L, 1-6 Cincinnati * ...........W, 3-0 Marquette * ............ L, 0-2 at DePaul * ............W, 1-0 #25 Evansville ........ L, 0-1 Saint Louis *........... L, 0-1 at Louisville * ........W, 6-1 at UAB *................. L, 1-3 Western Kentucky .W, 2-0 Alabama A&M ......W, 6-0 Christian Brothers .W, 5-0 Belmont .................W, 6-0 C-USA Tournament 11-12 at Saint Louis.........W, 1-0 11-15 at USF..................... L, 0-3
OPPONENT RESULT vs. #23 SW Missouri ... L, 0-1 at Western Illinois ...L, 1-2 ot at UNLV ................W, 2-1 vs. UC Santa Barbara .W, 2-1 at USF *............ T, 3-3 2ot Central Arkansas ...W, 5-1 at DePaul * ............W, 3-2 at Marquette *......... L, 0-1 Cincinnati * ............ L, 0-3 Louisville *............W, 2-1 Belmont .................W, 1-0 UAB ...................... L, 0-2 #23 Charlotte * ....... L, 2-3 at #8 Saint Louis *.. L, 0-2 at Drury .............. L, 0-1 ot Western Kentucky .W, 5-1 at Christian Brothers ..W, 3-0 C-USA Tournament 11-7 at #9 Saint Louis ....W, 1-0 ot 11-13 vs. Marquette .........W, 3-0 11-15 at USF..................... L, 2-4
2000 Record: 14-6-0 • C-USA: 6-4-0 H: 6-3-0 • A: 4-1-0 • N: 4-2-0 Coach: Richie Grant RESULT DATE OPPONENT 9-1 Belmont ^ ..............W, 4-0 9-2 Birmingham Southern ^ W, 3-1 9-8 vs. Western Illinois !L, 0-3 9-10 vs. New Mexico ! ..W, 6-2 9-13 Western Kentucky .. L, 0-1 9-17 at Cincinnati * .......W, 2-1 9-23 at Charlotte *% . L, 3-4 2ot 9-24 vs. UCF % ..................W, 7-1 9-29 at USF *$...........W, 3-2 ot 10-1 vs. Stetson $...........W, 5-2 10-7 Louisville *............W, 1-0 10-13 at DePaul * ............W, 3-1 10-18 #18 UAB * ....... L, 1-2 2ot 10-21 Marquette * ...........W, 1-0 10-24 Lipscomb .............W, 10-0 10-28 #20 Saint Louis * L, 0-1 ot 11-1 at Christian Brothers ..W, 4-3 11-5 Alabama A&M ......W, 2-1 C-USA Tournament (St. Louis) 11-9 vs. Cincinnati.........W, 2-1 11-10 at #14 Saint Louis... L, 2-3 ^ Memphis Diadora Tournament ! Southwest Missouri State Tourn. % Charlotte Puma Classic $ Reebock South Florida Classic
2004 Record: 16-4-1 • C-USA: 8-1-0 H: 8-1-0 • A: 5-3-1 • N: 3-0-0 Coach: Richie Grant
RESULT DATE OPPONENT 9-1 at #1 Creighton % .T, 0-0 2ot 9-2 vs. Drake % ............ L, 1-2 9-7 Charlotte *^ ...... T, 1-1 2ot 9-9 Illinois-Chicago ^ ... L, 0-4 9-21 at TCU *+ ............... L, 2-4 9-23 vs. #1 SMU + ......... L, 0-7 9-29 East Carolina * ......W, 3-2 9-30 Vanderbilt ..............W, 4-1 10-6 at #4 Saint Louis *.. L, 2-3 10-9 at Belmont .............W, 5-1 10-14 at Marquette *......... L, 1-2 10-17 at #8 UAB *...........W, 3-2 10-20 Cincinnati * ............ L, 0-1 10-28 USF *...................... L, 2-5 11-4 at Louisville * ..... L, 3-4 ot 11-7 Lipscomb .............W, 10-0 11-10 DePaul * ................W, 4-1 % CREIGHTON DIADORA CHALLENGE ^ MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT + TEXAS CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT
RESULT DATE OPPONENT 9-3 Centenary ^............ W, 1-0 9-4 Oral Roberts ^ ........ L, 0-1 9-10 Western Kentucky . W, 2-1 9-17 vs. Eastern Illinois $W, 3-2 2ot 9-19 at Vanderbilt $... L, 0-1 2ot 9-22 Evansville .............. W, 5-1 9-25 at Charlotte * ......... W, 3-1 9-29 at Cincinnati * ....... W, 2-0 10-2 Marquette * ........... W, 3-1 10-6 Louisville *............ W, 1-0 10-9 at #10 USF *........... L, 0-2 10-15 at DePaul * ............ W, 2-1 10-17 at UIC +..................T, 1-1 2ot 10-23 #21 Saint Louis *... W, 2-0 10-27 #17 UAB *............. W, 2-0 11-2 Belmont ................. W, 5-0 11-6 at East Carolina * .. W, 4-0 11-8 at Lipscomb ........... W. 6-0 C-USA Tournament (Louisville) 11-13 vs. Saint Louis ....... W, 1-0 11-14 vs. #23 UAB .......... W, 3-2 NCAA Tournament 11-19 at #30 Ohio State .... L, 0-1 ^ MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT $ VANDERBILT PUMA CLASSIC + FORFEIT DUE TO INELIGIBLE PLAYER
2002 Record: 10-7-1 • C-USA: 3-7-1 H: 4-4-0 • A: 6-3-1 • N: 0-0-0 Coach: Richie Grant RESULT DATE OPPONENT 8-30 TCU * .............. W, 3-2 2ot 9-6 San Francisco ^ ....W, 2-1 2ot 9-7 Northeastern ^ ....... W, 2-1 9-11 Lipscomb ............... W, 7-0 9-14 at Cincinnati * ........ L, 2-4 9-20 at USF *.................. L, 2-4 9-22 at Stetson ................ T, 3-3 9-28 at Western Kentucky... W, 4-0 9-29 at Vanderbilt........... W, 4-0 10-5 at DePaul * ............. L, 1-2 10-11 at East Carolina * ...W, 2-1 ot 10-13 at UNC-Wilmington ... W, 3-2 10-19 Louisville *............. L, 1-3 10-23 UAB *..................... L, 1-3 10-30 Marquette * ............ L, 1-2 11-2 #17 Saint Louis *.... L, 1-2 11-6 Belmont ................. W, 7-1 11-9 at Charlotte * ......... W, 2-1 ^ MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT
2003 Record: 8-8-2 • C-USA: 1-6-2 H: 4-4-2 • A: 2-4-0 • N: 2-0-0 Coach: Richie Grant DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-5 UNC-Wilmington ^ ..... L, 2-3 9-6 Centenary ^............W, 2-1 9-12 at Louisville # ! .....L, 3-4 2ot 9-14 vs. UW Milwaukee ! ..W, 3-2 9-19 vs. Iona % ..............W, 2-0 9-21 at Evansville % ....... L, 0-1 9-26 East Carolina * ......T, 2-2 2ot 10-1 Cincinnati * ............ L, 0-2 10-4 at Marquette *......... L, 2-3 10-8 at UAB *................W, 1-0 10-11 DePaul * ................. L, 0-2 10-14 Lipscomb ...............W, 2-1 10-18 Drury .....................W, 2-1 10-25 Alabama A&M ......W, 2-1 10-29 at Saint Louis *... L, 1-2 ot 11-1 USF *...................... L, 1-2 11-4 at Belmont .............W, 5-1 11-8 Charlotte * ........ T, 1-1 2ot ^ MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT ! HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN CLASSIC % PROREHAB ACES CLASSIC
2005 Record: 8-8-2 • C-USA: 3-4-2 H: 5-2-1 • A: 2-5-1 • N: 1-1-0 Coach: Richie Grant DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9-3 Centenary ^............ W, 4-0 9-5 #23 Oral Roberts ^ ..... W, 4-3 9-9 at Evansville .......... W, 5-0 9-13 Alabama A&M ...... W, 7-0 9-16 at #15 Creighton $ .. L, 1-3 9-18 at Drake $ ............... L, 2-3 9-24 Vanderbilt ............... L, 3-4 9-30 at #17 Tulsa * ... T, 1-1 2ot 10-2 at SMU * ................ L, 1-2 10-7 South Carolina *.... T, 2-2 2ot 10-9 East Carolina * ...... W, 7-2 10-15 at UAB * ................. L, 1-2 10-21 at Kentucky *..... W, 2-1 ot 10-23 at Marshall * ........... L, 0-1 10-28 FIU * ...................... L, 0-1 10-30 UCF ....................... W, 3-0 C-USA Tournament (Dallas) 11-9 vs. UAB ................. W, 2-1 11-11 vs. South Carolina .. L, 1-2 ^ MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT $ DIADORA CHALLENGE * CONFERENCE MATCHES
GARETH O’SULLIVAN 1989-92
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HISTOR Y
1995 Record: 6-10-2 • C-USA: 1-6-1 H: 5-2-1 • A: 1-6-1 • N: 0-2-0 Coach: Chris Bartels
2001 Record: 6-9-2 • C-USA: 3-6-1 H: 4-3-1 • A: 2-4-1 • N: 0-2-0 Coach: Richie Grant
ALL-TIME C-USA STANDINGS 2002
1995 #UAB &Saint Louis USF Charlotte Marquette Cincinnati Memphis DePaul Louisville
7-0-1 6-1-1 5-3-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 4-4-0 1-6-1 1-6-1 0-8-0
1996 #Charlotte #&USF Saint Louis UAB Marquette Memphis DePaul Louisville Cincinnati
7-1-0 7-1-0 5-2-1 5-3-0 4-3-1 3-5-0 2-6-0 1-7-0 0-6-2
HISTOR Y
1997 #USF #Marquette &Saint Louis UAB Charlotte Louisville Cincinnati Memphis DePaul
5-1-2 6-2-0 5-2-1 4-3-1 4-4-0 3-4-1 2-4-2 2-5-1 1-7-0
2004 7-2-1 7-2-1 6-3-1 6-4-0 5-4-1 4-4-2 4-5-1 4-6-0 3-7-0 2-6-2 2-7-1
2003 #Cincinnati #&Saint Louis Louisville Charlotte USF UAB Marquette DePaul Memphis East Carolina
6-2-1 6-2-1 5-2-2 4-3-2 4-3-2 4-3-2 4-4-1 4-5-0 1-6-2 0-8-1
#&USF #Saint Louis UAB Charlotte Cincinnati Marquette Memphis Louisville DePaul
6-1-1 6-1-1 5-3-0 5-3-0 4-3-1 3-5-0 2-5-1 2-6-0 1-7-0
1999 #&UAB #Saint Louis Marquette Louisville USF Cincinnati DePaul Memphis Charlotte
7-1-0 7-1-0 5-3-0 4-4-0 4-4-0 3-5-0 3-5-0 2-6-0 1-7-0
2000 #&Saint Louis UAB Charlotte Memphis Cincinnati Louisville USF Marquette DePaul
6-1-1 5-1-2 5-2-1 5-3-0 3-2-3 3-4-1 3-5-0 2-6-0 0-8-0
2001 #&Saint Louis UAB USF Charlotte Cincinnati Marquette Louisville Memphis East Carolina TCU DePaul
9-1-0 7-3-0 7-3-0 5-4-1 5-4-1 5-5-0 3-6-1 3-6-1 3-7-0 3-7-0 2-6-2
#&Memphis UAB Cincinnati USF Saint Louis Charlotte Louisville Marquette East Carolina DePaul
8-1-0 7-2-0 5-3-1 5-3-1 5-3-1 5-4-0 2-6-1 2-6-1 2-7-0 1-7-1
2005 #SMU &South Carolina UAB Florida International Marshall Memphis Kentucky Tulsa UCF East Carolina
8-1-0 7-1-1 5-3-1 4-3-2 4-3-2 3-4-2 3-4-2 2-4-3 2-6-1 0-9-0
# Denotes Regular Season Champion & Denotes Tournament Champion
DANIEL DOBSON 2001-04
CONFERENCE USA ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1995 Valley Fields Milwaukee, Wis. FIRST ROUND #9 Louisville 3, #8 DePaul 0
1998
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#Marquette #&Saint Louis Louisville USF Cincinnati UAB Charlotte DePaul Memphis East Carolina TCU
QUARTERFINALS #3 USF 3, #6 Cincinnati 0 #2 Saint Louis 1, #7 Memphis 0 #1 UAB 2, #9 Louisville 0 #4 Charlotte 2, #5 Marquette 1 SEMIFINALS #2 Saint Louis 3, #3 USF 2 #4 Charlotte 2, #1 UAB 0 CHAMPIONSHIP #3 Charlotte 1, #4 Evansville 0 (ot)
1996 USF Soccer Stadium Tampa, Fla. PLAY-IN GAME (host in Italics) #9 Cincinnati 1, #8 Louisville 0 (ot) QUARTERFINALS (host in Italics) #5 Marquette 2, #4 UAB 0 #2 USF 2, #7 DePaul 0 #6 Memphis 1, #3 Saint Louis 0 #9 Cincinnati 1, #1 Charlotte 0 (ot) SEMIFINALS #2 USF 3, #6 Memphis 0 #5 Marquette 2, #9 Cincinnati 1 CHAMPIONSHIP #2 USF 2, #5 Marquette 1
1997 USF Soccer Stadium Tampa, Fla. PLAY-IN GAME (host in Italics) #8 Memphis 3, #9 DePaul 1 QUARTERFINALS (host in Italics) #3 Saint Louis 1, #6 Louisville 0 #1 USF 4, #8 Memphis 2 #2 Marquette 2, #7 Cincinnati 1 (4 ot) #5 Charlotte 2, #4 UAB 0
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SEMIFINALS #1 USF 2, #5 Charlotte 0 #3 Saint Louis 2, #2 Marquette 0
2000 Robert R. Hermann Stadium St. Louis, Mo.
2003 Mike Rose Stadium Memphis, Tenn.
CHAMPIONSHIP #3 Saint Louis 3, #1 USF 1 (ot)
FIRST ROUND #6 Louisville 2, #3 Charlotte 1 (ot) #4 Memphis 2, #5 Cincinnati 1
FIRST ROUND #4 Charlotte 2, #5 USF 1 #6 UAB 2, #3 Louisville 1 (ot)
1998 USF Soccer Stadium Tampa, Fla.
SEMIFINALS #2 UAB 2, #6 Louisville 0 #1 Saint Louis 3, #4 Memphis 2
SEMIFINALS #4 Charlotte 1, #1 Cincinnati 0 #2 Saint Louis 5, #6 UAB 1
PLAY-IN GAME (host in Italics) #8 Louisville 1, #9 DePaul 0 QUARTERFINALS (host in Italics) #1 USF 2, #8 Louisville 1 #7 Memphis 1, #2 Saint Louis 0 (ot) #4 Charlotte 1, #5 Cincinnati 1 (Charlotte advances 4-3 on pks)
#6 Marquette 3, #3 UAB 1 (2ot)
CHAMPIONSHIP #1 Saint Louis 2, #2 UAB 1
2001 USF Soccer Stadium Tampa, Fla. FIRST ROUND #4 Charlotte 2, #5 Cincinnati 2 (Charlotte advances 11-10 on pks)
#6 Marquette 2, #3 USF 1 SEMIFINALS #7 Memphis 3, #6 Marquette 0 #1 USF 1, #4 Charlotte 0 CHAMPIONSHIP #1 USF 4, #7 Memphis 2
1999 West Campus Field Birmingham, Ala. FIRST ROUND #6 Cincinnati 2, #3 Marquette 1 #5 USF 2, #4 Louisville 0 SEMIFINALS #2 Saint Louis 3, #6 Cincinnati 2 (4ot) #1 UAB 4, #5 USF 0 CHAMPIONSHIP #1 UAB 4, #2 Saint Louis 0
SEMIFINALS #1 Saint Louis 4, #4 Charlotte 1 #6 Marquette 4, #2 UAB 1 CHAMPIONSHIP #1 Saint Louis 2, #6 Marquette 0
2002 Robert R. Hermann Stadium St. Louis, Mo. FIRST ROUND #5 Cincinnati 3, #4 USF 2 #3 Louisville 1, #6 UAB 0 SEMIFINALS #5 Cincinnati 1, #1 Marquette 1
CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Saint Louis 2, #4 Charlotte 2 (2ot) (Saint Louis wins 5-4 on pks)
2004 Cardinal Park Stadium Louisville, Ky. FIRST ROUND #5 Saint Louis 2, #4 USF 0 #6 Charlotte 2, #3 Cincinnati 0 SEMIFINALS #1 Memphis 1, #5 Saint Louis 0 #2 UAB 1, #6 Charlotte 0 (2ot) CHAMPIONSHIP #1 Memphis 3, #2 UAB 2
2005 Westcott Field Dallas, Texas QUARTERFINALS #6 Memphis 2, #3 UAB 1 #2 South Carolina 0, #7 Kentucky 0 (USC advances 3-0 on pks)
#5 Marshall 2, #4 FIU 0 #8 Tulsa 2, #1 SMU 2 (Tulsa advances 5-4 on pks)
#2 Saint Louis 3, #3 Louisville 1
SEMIFINALS #2 South Carolina 2, #6 Memphis, 1 #8 Tulsa 3, #5 Marshall 0
CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Saint Louis 3, #5 Cincinnati 2
CHAMPIONSHIP #2 South Carolina 1, #8 Tulsa 0
(Cincinnati advances 3-1 on pks)
ALL-TIME RECORD W 8 3 0 5 7 8 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 3 13 10 1 0 1 1 12 0 2 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 10 6 0 1 1 1
L 5 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 7 2 12 0 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 10 1 0 0 1
T 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
MEM GOALS 39 16 0 18 19 37 3 1 2 1 2 21 7 18 51 38 4 1 5 3 33 3 7 0 4 18 3 3 11 1 0 0 3 10 1 7 5 4 1 2 4 1 4 35 2 40 20 0 5 4 3
OPP. GOALS 28 17 1 9 15 5 1 3 9 3 1 10 5 30 16 35 3 3 3 4 19 5 3 4 0 7 2 1 11 1 1 5 2 20 0 1 6 7 9 0 3 3 4 1 7 26 26 1 0 2 3
FIRST GAME 1982 1982 1985 1987 1982 1996 2000 1991 1989 1989 1993 1992 1998 1988 1985 1984 1982 2001 1988 1993 1990 2001 1997 1994 1985 2001 2004 1991 1987 1993 2005 1990 1999 1982 1999 1984 1994 1986 1987 2003 1991 1989 1983 2000 1984 1983 1988 2005 1988 1989 1982
LAST GAME 2005 1990 1986 1995 1990 2004 2000 1991 1997 1990 1993 2005 1999 2004 2000 2004 1982 2005 1988 1994 2004 2005 2003 1994 1985 2005 2004 1991 2005 1993 2005 1990 1999 1989 1999 1986 2004 1989 1993 2003 2005 1990 1984 2004 1985 2004 2004 2005 1988 1989 1983
OPPONENT Missouri-Rolla Missouri-Saint Louis Missouri State New Mexico Nicholls State North Texas Northeast Missouri Northeastern Northeastern Illinois Ohio State Ole Miss Oral Roberts Portland Quincy College Radford Rhodes College Saint Louis San Francisco SIU-Edwardsville SMU South Alabama South Carolina Southeast Missouri Southern Indiana Southern Miss Stetson TCU Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee Tech Tulsa UAB UC Santa Barbara UCF UNC-Wilmington UNLV USF UW Milwaukee Vanderbilt Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington West Virginia Western Illinois Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wisconsin Parkside Xavier TOTALS 2006 OPPONENTS IN BOLD
W L 3 2 0 5 3 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 13 1 5 15 1 0 3 3 0 3 5 7 0 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 15 12 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 12 1 1 11 7 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 240 190
T 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 41
MEM GOALS 11 6 16 12 6 3 0 2 5 0 4 16 3 2 0 61 19 2 7 1 16 3 14 9 3 8 8 9 15 10 7 56 2 12 5 2 18 4 43 6 4 1 2 1 25 3 0 4 986
OPP. FIRST GOALS GAME 8 1984 17 1984 10 1987 9 1990 0 1990 2 1987 1 1982 1 2002 1 1994 1 2004 1 1982 5 1989 8 1995 3 1992 2 1990 13 1982 43 1991 1 2002 11 1986 18 1982 22 1982 4 2005 9 1982 2 1992 0 1988 5 2000 11 1982 6 1982 4 1982 2 1982 3 1996 44 1982 1 1998 1 1992 5 2002 1 1998 48 1984 4 1999 34 1982 4 1983 8 1983 8 1995 0 1993 5 1998 15 1986 0 1994 4 1990 2 1986 787 (24 YEARS)
LAST GAME 1989 1988 1999 2000 1990 1987 1982 2002 1994 2004 1983 2005 1997 1993 1990 1991 2004 2002 1993 2005 1995 2005 1990 1994 1988 2002 2002 1985 1984 1984 2005 2005 1998 2005 2003 1998 2004 2003 2005 1987 1985 1995 1993 2000 2004 1994 1990 1986
YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHES BREAKDOWN YEAR COACH W-L-T 1982 Peter Bermel 7-11-2 1983 Peter Bermel 9-8-3 1984 Peter Bermel 10-9-3 1985 Peter Bermel 12-7-2 1986 Peter Bermel 14-4-2 1987 Peter Bermel 9-9-2 61-48-14 BERMEL TOTALS (6 YRS) 1988 Chris Bartels 8-7-3 1989 Chris Bartels 10-10-1 1990 Chris Bartels 10-9-1 1991 Chris Bartels 7-9-2 1992 Chris Bartels 14-3-2 1993 Chris Bartels 13-9-2 1994 Chris Bartels 11-8-2 1995 Chris Bartels 6-10-2 1996 Chris Bartels 11-7-1 1997 Chris Bartels 10-8-2 1998 Chris Bartels 10-9-1 BARTELS TOTALS (11 YRS) 110-89-19 1999 Richie Grant 7-11-0 2000 Richie Grant 14-6-0 2001 Richie Grant 6-9-2 2002 Richie Grant 10-7-1 2003 Richie Grant 8-8-2 2004 Richie Grant 16-4-1 2005 Richie Grant 8-8-2 69-53-8 GRANT TOTALS (7 YRS) 240-190-41 ALL-TIME TOTALS
PCT. .400 .525 .523 .619 .750 .500 .553 .528 .500 .525 .444 .789 .583 .571 .389 .605 .550 .525 .548 .389 .700 .412 .583 .500 .786 .500 .562 .553
CONF. HOME n/a 6-4-1 n/a 5-2-2 n/a 8-4-0 n/a 8-3-1 n/a 8-0-1 n/a 6-4-0 N/A 41-17-5 n/a 5-2-1 n/a 6-5-0 n/a 7-2-1 4-1-0 5-3-1 4-0-1 8-0-1 1-4-1 10-2-1 2-4-0 9-1-1 1-6-1 5-2-1 3-5-0 6-4-0 2-5-1 6-3-1 2-5-1 4-3-0 19-30-5 71-27-8 2-6-0 4-5-0 6-4-0 6-3-0 3-6-1 4-3-1 3-7-1 4-4-0 1-6-2 4-4-2 8-1-0 8-1-0 3-4-2 5-2-1 26-34-6 35-22-4 45-64-11 147-66-17
ROAD 1-7-1 4-5-0 1-5-2 4-4-1 3-4-1 3-5-0 16-30-5 2-3-2 3-5-1 2-4-0 1-5-0 4-3-1 3-7-0 0-6-1 1-6-1 4-3-1 3-5-1 4-5-1 27-52-9 2-6-0 4-1-0 2-4-1 6-3-1 2-4-0 5-3-1 2-5-1 23-26-4 66-108-18
NEUTRAL 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-2 4-1-4 1-2-0 1-0-0 1-3-0 1-1-1 2-0-0 0-0-1 2-1-0 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 12-10-2 1-0-0 4-2-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 1-1-0 11-5-0 27-15-6
Peter Bernel 1982-87 Six Seasons 61-48-14
Chris Bartels Richie Grant 1988-98 1999-06 Eleven Seasons Seven Seasons 110-89-19 69-53-8
Richie Grant celebrates the Tigers’ first C-USA Tournament championship in 2004 with Eddie Cantler and Andy Metcalf.
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HISTOR Y
OPPONENT Alabama A&M Alabama-Huntsville Appalachian State Arkansas-Little Rock Belhaven Belmont Birmingham Southern Boca Raton Bowling Green Bradley Coastal Carolina Centenary Central Arkansas Charlotte Christian Brothers Cincinnati Covenant Creighton Davidson Dayton DePaul Drake Drury Duke Earlham College East Carolina Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Evansville Florida Atlantic Florida International Florida Tech Fordham Georgia State Hartwick John Brown Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana Iona Kentucky Liberty Lindenwood Lipscomb Louisiana-Monroe Louisville Marquette Marshall Mercer Miami (Ohio) Millsaps
ALL-TIME ROSTER GGGG
AAAA NAME
POS YRS
GP
G
A
PTS
NAME
POS YRS
GP
G
A
PTS
Abbott, Pat Abbott, Paul Aguillon, Ramon Aguillon, Rolando Ahern, Patrick Akerfors, Morton Alkotzer, Avichay Allen, Rob Arrandale, John Aur, Didier Aur, Paulo
M D M M D F M-F F M M M
62 19 67 64 5 70 12 48 32 38 30
3 0 14 10 0 49 0 8 3 5 10
5 0 11 9 1 6 0 2 3 5 13
11 0 39 29 1 104 0 18 9 15 33
Gaither, Russ Gallina, Greg German, Jake Gibbs, Graham Gilley, E.J. Gilley, Sean Glaser, Nick Goad, Jon Gourlay, Mark Grant, Scott Greenslade, Reid Gregory, Kris
D F-D D D D M M M D F F M
1989 1992-95 2001-02 2000-03 1983-84 1988 1997-00 1987 2004 1993-95 2001-03 1997
18 21 14 56 18 1 73 20 18 55 40 4
2 1 0 0 2 0 11 1 0 14 4 0
1 0 2 5 1 0 12 4 0 6 0 0
5 2 2 5 5 0 34 6 0 36 8 0
M M F-M M M F M D-F M M D D
1987 1993 2005 1983-84 1982-85 1984-88 1988-91 1984-86 1996 1989 2005 1995
2 11 18 41 82 27 65 61 14 1 16 3
0 0 4 4 1 1 10 3 0 0 1 0
0 0 2 2 3 0 16 1 0 0 2 0
0 0 10 10 5 2 36 7 0 0 4 0
D-F F D F D
1982-85 2002-03 1991-93 1982-84 2005
74 35 52 49 6
17 8 3 5 0
19 6 3 5 0
5 22 9 15 0
1988-92 1983 1994-97 1994-97 2005 1987-90 2003 1987-90 1989-91 1982-83 1984-85
HHHH
MORTON AKERFORS
E.J. GILLEY
HISTOR Y
BBBB Bailey, Matt Balmori, Fabian Bevard, Darren Breslau, Jeff Brezovsky, Dusty Bridges, Tony Briggs, Matt Britcher, Jared Browne, Clint Brooks, Steven Bryant, Matt Buckland, Trevor
D F D F M M M M M-D F F D-F
1991-93 1995 2000-02 1984-87 2000-03 1982-86 1995-98 2004-05 1991-94 1996-99 2001-02 1987-89
3 5 24 51 51 40 59 24 51 71 34 51
0 0 0 2 1 6 6 8 6 33 10 14
0 2 0 3 5 3 5 4 5 14 9 10
0 2 0 7 7 15 17 20 17 80 29 38
M M M M D D M F M M F M M
2004 1992-94 1997-98 1994-97 2004-05 2002-05 2004-05 1983-84 2005 1996-99 1984-87 2001-03 1998-99
4 61 11 69 37 61 34 42 1 24 78 49 4
0 9 0 4 4 0 3 24 0 3 29 1 0
0 10 1 14 4 2 6 9 0 3 19 4 0
0 28 1 22 12 2 12 57 0 9 77 6 0
F-D M D-M M M D D
1982-84 1992-93 1990 2001-04 2005 1994-97 2001-04
50 33 17 58 5 72 73
3 2 2 9 1 3 4
8 3 0 11 1 4 8
14 7 4 29 3 10 16
Halford, Scott Halliburton, Dale Harkins, Tripp Hauss, Scott Heckman, Kenny Hink, Jeff Hink, Jim Holland, Jimmy Hormazabal, John Huck, Joe Hyland, Thomas Hynson, Michael
DDDD Dang, Phoung Davis, Damon Devall, Dan Dobson, Daniel Dooley, Bryan Dunn, Jason Dyer, Justin
POS YRS
GP
G
A
PTS
McDonagh, Donal McDonnell, Philip McGrath, Liam McKnight, Quincy Medlock, David Mehrhoff, Jay Melkent, Tony Melson, Bo Metcalf, Andy Middleton, Chad Miller, Brad Minter, Kyle Montgomery, Adam Morris, Chris Morris, Rick Moses, Brandon Mueller, Mike Munoz, Eric Musicante, Jorge Musicante, Sergio
M M D D D M M F F D M F M D M F D-M M F F
54 63 18 2 24 1 3 20 73 35 11 13 39 58 68 4 61 19 24 28
34 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 39 1 0 2 3 1 5 1 9 1 1 3
22 5 0 0 1 0 0 8 12 0 1 1 4 0 4 1 3 5 2 1
90 5 2 0 1 0 0 28 90 2 1 5 10 2 14 3 21 7 4 7
JJJJ Jackson, David Jarun, Omar Jordan, Brent Johnson, Pat Judice, Frank
CCCC Camp, Tyler Church, Russell Clark, Brad Clemence, Kurt Coburn, Michael Connolly, Gary Cooling, Stephen Creson, Larry Crider, Michael Crossett, Brandon Cooke, John Cummings, Peter Cutter, Jason
NAME
1986-88 1992-95 1998-99 1995 1998-00 1990 1987 1982 2002-05 1990-91 1997-99 2005 2004-05 1994-97 1989-92 1993, 95 1982-84 1996 1986-87 1986-87
CHRIS MORRIS
SCOTT HAUSS
NNNN Najjar, Afif Neff, Johnny Neff, Michael Nemens, Jeremy Nilsson, Ronnie Norris, David Norris, John
D M-D M D M-F F M
2004 1993-96 1996 1993 2002 1990-93 1987-90
8 39 9 1 11 62 65
0 0 0 0 1 8 1
1 3 1 0 2 8 6
1 3 1 0 4 24 8
M-F M D F
2002-05 1992-93 1995-96 1989-92
75 42 24 74
24 13 0 37
34 9 0 15
82 35 0 89
M F D D M M D F F
2000-01 1983 1993-94 1987-89 2004 1982 1989-92 1986-88 2002
27 20 27 40 17 10 75 51 5
1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
6 3 1 0 1 0 6 2 2
8 9 1 0 1 0 12 8 2
M D D D M F F D
2004 1995 1990-92 1993 2001-04 1999-02 2002 1992-95
8 11 53 17 71 57 17 47
0 0 7 0 14 4 11 0
0 0 6 2 12 5 3 1
0 0 20 2 40 13 25 1
0 1 0 8 1 0 1 5 5 12
0 1 2 20 1 2 1 11 19 16
OOOO O’Brien, Dayton Ohlmeier, Thomas Orellana, Jody O’Sullivan, Gareth
GREG LOCKS
ROGERIO LIMA
PPPP
KKKK Kauker, Mike Kauker, Robi Keene, Richard Kelley, Lee Kiser, Harrison Knight, Eddie Konieczny, Jeff Koyano, Tomo Kuns, Ross
D-M M D F M D M D F
1982-86 1987 1997-99 1994 2003-04 1986-89 1987-88 2005 1985-86
82 20 37 10 25 75 36 1 40
2 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 21
7 1 10 1 3 3 4 0 8
11 3 10 5 5 9 10 0 50
D M F M D M F F M M M-D
1992-93 1986-88 1998-99 1995-98 1998-01 1990-92 1993-95 1996-97 1988-91 1995-96 2005
18 8 25 62 69 45 62 37 72 5 18
0 0 1 0 3 8 19 23 4 1 0
0 0 1 2 4 5 17 22 9 0 1
0 0 3 2 10 21 55 68 17 2 1
M M F F F D
1989 1998-01 1990 2004-05 2004-05 1993-94
5 55 1 32 32 12
0 0 1 1 16 0
0 9 3 8 3 0
0 9 5 10 34 0
Paule, Grant Pettinger, Matt Pepper, Robert Peil, Troy Phillips, BRad Pike, Kevin Pileggi, Frank Poczobut, David Presley, Phillip
RRRR
LLLL Larsson, Goran Laster, Steve Letterman, Matt Lewis, Joey Lewis, Stephen Lhommeau, Patrice Licari, Bernard Lima, Rogerio Locks, Greg Luzuka, Kwasi Lynn, Jordan
Raborn, Adam Rawlings, Kirk Redd, Alan Reddin, Brian Reilly, John Ricketts, Kirk Ronan, Daniel Rose, Justin
MMMM JUSTIN DYER
CLINT BROWNE
EEEE Elkins, Patrick Ennis, Nelson
M D
2005 2000
7 3
1 0
0 0
2 0
Martin, Bruce Matsuba, Ken McCage, Tim McArdle, Cormac McCarty, Marcus McCluskey, Mike
SSSS
FFFF Fairley, Carter Ferrera, Bonnie Finlason, Tim Fischer, Pat Fletcher, Chris Floyd, Michael Forde, Fergal Fraser, Sean
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F D-M D M D M M F
1992-95 1984-86 1995 1983-86 1989 2000 1993-96 1998-01
57 52 2 83 14 10 73 73
9 1 0 12 0 1 30 45
3 4 0 18 1 1 13 19
21 6 0 42 1 3 73 109
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DAYTON O’BRIEN
MIKE KAUKER
DONAL MCDONAGH
Saffer, Daniel Salter, Billy Sausaman, Robert Schmidt, Chris Schmitt, Carl Schmitt, Keith Schiffer, Mike Schumann, Volker Schwaigert, Ryan Shipman, Michael
D D M D M M F F-D F-D M
2003 1985 2005 1999-02 1999 1999 1984 1989-91 1998-00 1999-00
8 21 15 57 17 6 10 54 50 37
0 0 1 6 0 1 0 3 7 2
MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT NAME
POS YRS
GP
G
A
PTS
Shumate, Cory Smith, Marty Smith, Tommy Sommers, David Spencer, Scott Spilker, Carl Sprout, Bryant Stralka, Justin Steinkampf, Hanjo Stirling, Taylor
D F F M D D M M M M-F
10 3 77 1 56 36 7 61 20 16
0 0 15 0 0 8 0 8 1 4
1 0 11 0 3 6 0 13 5 3
1 0 41 0 3 22 0 29 7 11
2000 1991 1992-95 2001 1990-92 1987-88 1991 1999-01 1997 1998
2006 MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Cal State Fullerton vs. ORU 5 p.m. Clemson at Memphis 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Oral Roberts vs. Clemson 5 p.m. Cal State Fullerton at Memphis 7:30 p.m.
MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1999 SEBASTIAN VECCHIO
ANDY METCALF
TTTT M D D F M D D
1984-88 1996-99 2002-03 2000-01 1992 1987-88 1995-97
78 67 23 36 16 37 53
6 1 0 23 0 1 20
5 1 0 17 0 3 14
17 3 0 63 0 5 54
VVVV Voight, John Volanski, Aaron Vopel, Bill
F F D
1996 2004 1982
4 11 13
1 0 0
0 0 0
2 0 0
F M M D D D M M
1997-00 2003-04 1985-86 1984 1984-85 2002 1988-89 2005
73 33 32 14 35 15 34 8
18 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 4 2 0 3 0 7 2
50 10 2 0 3 0 11 2
F
1982-83
28
10
6
26
Missouri State 7, Western Illinois 0 Memphis 4, Centenary 2 Western Illinois 1, Centenary 0 Missouri State 3, Memphis 0
2000 9/1 9/1 9/3 9/3
Marshall 3, Brmnghm Southern 2 (ot) Memphis 4, Belmont 0 Marshall 7, Belmont 0 Memphis 3, Birmingham Southern 1
2001 9/7
Alabama A&M 2, UIC 1
WWWW White, Tommy Whitsitt, Brad Whitworth, Butch Wiabel, Bobby Williams, Mickey Williams, J.R. Winfrey, Rob Wise, Grant
YYYY Yun, Won
SV 9 14 335 416 63 6 19 10 74 23 12 298 134 21 189 10 15 n/a 207 75 172 106 5
2003 9/5 9/5 9/6
UIC 2, Centenary 1 (ot) UNC-Wilmington 3, Memphis 2 UIC 2, UNC-Wilmington 1
9/6
Memphis 2, Centenary 1
2004 9/3 9/3 9/4 9/4
Oral Roberts 2, Western Kentucky 0 Memphis 1, Centenary 0 Western Kentucky 2, Centenary 1 Oral Roberts 1, Memphis 0
2005 9/3 9/3 9/5 9/5
Oral Roberts 3, Belmont 2 (2ot) Memphis 4, Centenary 0 Belmont 1, Centenary 0 Memphis 4, Oral Roberts 3
Steven Beathard (UIC), 2003 Chris Berena (UIC), 2003 Ross Cain (UIC), 2003 Dennis King (UIC), 2003 Omar Jarun (Memphis), 2003 Andy Metcalf (Memphis), 2003 Dayton O’Brien (Memphis), 2003 John Reilly (Memphis), 2003 Russell Bienias (UNC-Wilmington), 2003 Sam Leger (UNC-Wilmington), 2003 Adam Stauffer (UNC-Wilmington), 2003 Michael Krulin (Centenary), 2003 Felipe Pereira (Centenary), 2003 Adam Allee (Oral Roberts), 2004 Noah Braun (Oral Roberts), 2004 Jorge Flor (Oral Roberts), 2004 Dave Leung (Oral Roberts), 2004
Trey Alexander (Western Kentucky). 2004 Scott DeGaris (Western Kentucky), 2004 Clay McMillan (Western Kentucky), 2004 Gary Connolly (Memphis), 2004 John Reilly (Memphis), 2004 Ben Caldarera (Centenary), 2004 Jared Britcher (Memphis), 2005 Jordan Lynn (Memphis), 2005 Adam Montgomery (Memphis), 2005 Dayton O’Brien (Memphis), 2005 Jorge Flor (Oral Roberts), 2005 Dave Leung (Oral Roberts), 2005 Carlos Pinto (Oral Roberts), 2005 JP Rodrigues (Belmont), 2005 Eric Susewind (Belmont), 2005 Donnie Henderson (Centenary), 2005 Joseph Volanski (Centenary), 2005
MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT RECORDS SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
GOALKEEPING REGISTER GA 2 11 119 118 22 2 7 4 14 11 7 82 47 12 51 15 3 n/a 68 20 84 32 2
Drury 1, Northeastern 0 Memphis 2, San Francisco 1 (2ot) San Francisco 3, Drury 2 Memphis 2, Northeastern 1
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Missouri State Marshall Alabama A&M Memphis UIC Oral Roberts Memphis
BRIAN COVEY
GP 3 3 72 68 13 3 9 5 10 12 4 61 31 4 43 5 4 n/a 44 16 50 33 5
9/6 9/6 9/7 9/7
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Sean Fraser (Memphis), 2000 Graham Gibbs (Memphis), 2002 Andy Metcalf (Memphis), 2003 Jorge Flor (Oral Roberts), 2004 Jared Britcher (Memphis), 2005
YRS 2002 1995 1996-99 1983-87 1995-96 1998 2000-01 1999 1990-91 2004-05 1993 1992-94 1988-89 2001 1985-87 1995 2002 1982 1988-91 2004-05 2000-03 2003-04 1983
2002
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
TOURNAMENT MVP
NAME Baytos, Brian Campbell, Clay Covey, Brian Gilley, E.J. Green, Chris Hagemann, Robby Isaacs, Josh Letterman, Mike Markway, Nathan McInerney, Gavin Meyer, Jake Monaghan, Brooks Norwood, Troy O’Bryan, Jason Price, Matt Pogue, Tim Post, Chris Romeg, Robbie Scarpace, Todd Strom, Tyler Talley, Clark Vecchio, Sebastian Williams, Bobby
Memphis 1, Charlotte 1 (2ot) Charlotte 1, Alabama A&M 1 (2ot) UIC 4, Memphis 0
MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT HONORS
Bold indicates active players
BROOKS MONAGHAN
9/7 9/9 9/9
GAA 0.99 4.40 1.65 n/a 1.74 0.64 1.24 0.80 2.00 1.76 1.97 1.40 1.53 3.13 n/a 3.85 1.14 n/a 1.67 1.38 1.74 1.02 n/a
SHOTS
SHOTS NO. 12 7 7
NAME Dave Leung (ORU) Daniel Dobson (Memphis) Abdou Manneh (Ala. A&M)
GAME vs. Belmont (9/3/05) vs. San Fran. (9/6/02) vs. Charlotte (9/9/01)
NAME TEAM GAME Byron Carmichael (Marshall) vs. Belmont (9/3/00) Sean Fraser (Memphis) vs. Centenary (9/4/99) Several Players
TEAM
GAME
SAVES NO. 11 11 9
NO. 7 7 4
TEAM Memphis Memphis Memphis
GAME vs. San Francisco (9/6/02) vs. Belmont (9/1/00) vs. Centenary (9/3/04)
TEAM Missouri State Marshall Several Teams
GAME vs. Western Illinois (9/4/99) vs. Belmont (9/3/00)
TEAM Memphis Memphis Marshall
GAME vs. Oral Roberts (9/5/05) vs. Centenary (9/3/05) vs. Belmont (9/3/00)
TEAM Oral Roberts Charlotte Several Teams
GAME vs. Memphis (9/4/04) vs. Alabama A&M (9/9/01)
ASSISTS NO 6 4 4
ASSISTS NO. NAME 2 Several Players
NO. 28 26 25
GOALS
GOALS NO. 3 3 2
SINGLE GAME TEAM RECORDS
NAME TEAM GAME Tony Quartuccio (ORU) vs. Memphis (9/4/04) Lucas Mackanos (Charlotte) vs. Ala. A&M (9/9/01) Several Players
SAVES NO. 11 11 9
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Tappan, David Thiele, Philip Thomas, J.R. Thorstsensen, Lars Turner, Gerald Turner, Scott Tutor, Jeremy
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TIGER RECORDS
CAREER MOST GAMES PLAYED 83 Pat Fischer 82 2 Tied
HISTOR Y
MOST GOALS SCORED 49 Morton Akerfors 45 Sean Fraser 39 Andy Metcalf 37 Gareth O’Sullivan
1983-86
2002-05 1996-97 1986-88
MOST POINTS 109 Sean Fraser 104 Morton Akerfors 90 Andy Metcalf 90 Donal McDonagh
1998-01 1987-90 2002-05 1986-88
1983-87 1992-94 1996-98
1992-94
MOST SHOTS 113 Donal McDonagh
1986
LOWEST GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 1.02 Sebastian Vecchio 2003-04 1.40 Brooks Monaghan 1992-94 1.52 Brian Covey 1996-98
MOST SAVES 169 E.J. Gilley 141 E.J. Gilley 112 Brooks Monaghan
1983 1984 1993
Rogerio Lima 2 Tied
MOST SHUTOUTS 11 Brooks Monaghan
1997
2001 2000 1987
1992
TEAM RECORDS MOST GOALS SCORED 59 2000 57 1997 55 1994 Most Assists 59 2000 49 1997 48 2002 47 2004
SEASON
MOST GOALS SCORED 18 Sean Fraser 17 Morton Akerfors 16 Sean Fraser Most Assists 14 Dayton O’Brien
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FEWEST GOALS AGAINST 15 2004
LOSING STREAK Home Away
7 4 11
1991 2002 1994-95
MOST SHUTOUTS 11 1992 9 2004 9 1996
UNBEATEN STREAK Home
10 15
1986-87 1992-93
WINLESS STREAK Away
7 18
1991 1993-95
LOWEST GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 0.70 2004 0.80 1992
GAME MOST GOALS SCORED 5 Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb 11/7/01 MOST ASSISTS 4 John Cooke vs. SW Missouri 10/18/87 Most Points 11 Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb 11/7/01
11/24/00
MOST SHOTS 420 1983
MOST POINTS 32 vs. Lipscomb
11/24/00
2001 1987 2000
MOST SAVES 174 1983
MOST SHOTS 41 vs. Rhodes
9/28/88
2004
FEWEST SHOTS AGAINST 220 2000
MOST SAVES 24 vs. Wake Forest
9/29/84
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2002-05 1996-97 1986-88
TOP FIVE HOME CROWDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
739....vs. Alabama A&M 9/13/05 734 .......... vs. Charlotte 11/8/03 579 ............... vs. UAB 10/27/04 534 .....vs. Northeastern 9/07/02 533 . vs. Western Kentucky 9/10/04
TEAM RECORDS
Most Assists 12 vs. Lipscomb
1993 1993
20 Goals / 20 Assists 24/34 Dayton O’Brien 23/22 Rogerio Lima 34/22 Donal McDonagh
1996 2004
MOST SAVES 24 E.J. Gilley vs. Wake Forest 9/29/84
11/7/01 11/24/00
MOST POINTS 177 2000 163 1997
Consecutive Shutout Minutes 489 Brian Covey 465 Sebastian Vecchio
MOST SHOTS 15 Donal McDonagh vs. USM11/11/88
MOST GOALS SCORED 10 vs. Lipscomb 10 vs. Lipscomb
PLAYER RECORDS MOST GAMES PLAYED 24 Bernard Licari 24 Tommy Smith
8 1986-87 10 2004-05 4 1996-97, 2004
PLAYER RECORDS
LOWEST GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 0.69 Sebastian Vecchio 2004 0.80 Brooks Monaghan 1992 1.08 Brian Covey 1996
Sean Fraser (1998-01) is the school record holder in season goals (18) and career points (109).
1982
WINNING STREAK Home Away
Dayton O’Brien (2002-05) holds the Memphis record for career assists (34) and season assists (14). He is also one of three players to have at least 20 goals and 20 assists.
MOST POINTS 42 Sean Fraser 41 Sean Fraser 37 Morton Akerfors
MOST SHUTOUTS 24 Brooks Monaghan
11/7/01
MISC.
1986-88
MOST SAVES 416 E.J. Gilley 298 Brooks Monaghan 275 Brian Covey
Fewest Shots Allowed 0 vs. Lipscomb
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT 11 0-11 at Alabama A&M
12 10
MOST SHOTS 293 Donal McDonagh
10/16/98 10/17/93 10/22/89
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY 10 10-0 vs. Lipscomb 11/24/00
1987-90 1998-01 2002-05 1986-88
Most Assists 34 Dayton O’Brien 22 Rogerio Lima 22 Donal McDonagh
FEWEST SHOTS TAKEN 2 vs. Saint Louis 2 vs. South Alabama 2 vs. Evansville
Sebastian Vecchio (2003-04) holds the school record for career (1.02) and season (0.69) goals against average.
ALL-TIME AWARDS NSCAA ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM Dayton O’Brien 2004 HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST Dayton O’Brien
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COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM Dayton O’Brien 2004 NSCAA ALL-MIDWEST FIRST TEAM Dayton O’Brien 2004 NSCAA ALL-MIDWEST SECOND TEAM Dayton O’Brien 2005 Daniel Dobson 2004 Andy Metcalf 2003 Sean Fraser 2001 NSCAA ALL-MIDWEST THIRD TEAM Dayton O’Brien 2002, 2003 Chris Schmidt 2002 Sean Fraser 2000 1996, 1997 1993 1988, 1989 1988
C-USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Dayton O’Brien 2004 C-USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sebastian Vecchio 2004 C-USA COACH OF THE YEAR Richie Grant 2000, 2004 C-USA ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Dayton O’Brien 2004, 2005 Daniel Dobson 2004 Justin Dyer 2004 Sebastian Vecchio 2004 Sean Fraser 2000, 2001 Rogerio Lima 1996, 1997 Fergal Forde 1996
C-USA ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM John Reilly 2004 Gary Connolly 2004 Graham Gibbs 2003 Stephen Lewis 2001 Lars Thorstsensen 2000, 2001 Matt Briggs 1998 Steven Brooks 1998 Ramon Aguillon 1997 C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Tripp Harkins Adam Montgomery Dayton O’Brien Daniel Ronan Omar Jarun Clark Talley Sean Fraser Nick Glaser Steven Brooks Brian Covey
2005 2004 2002 2002 2002 2000 1998 1997 1996 1996
C-USA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Michael Coburn Tripp Harkins Marcus McCarty Daniel Dobson John Reilly Justin Dyer
2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004
C-USA MOST VALUABLE DEFENDER Ryan Schwaigert 1998 C-USA ALL-DECADE TEAM Sean Fraser
C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK Andy Metcalf 10/10/2005 Gavin McInerney 9/12/2005 Jared Britcher 9/6/2005 John Reilly 11/8/2004 Sebastian Vecchio 11/8/2004 Sebastian Vecchio 11/1/2004 Dayton O’Brien 10/25/2004 Andy Metcalf 10/3/2004 Dayton O’Brien 9/26/2004 Sebastian Vecchio 9/26/2004 Andy Metcalf 10/20/2003 Dayton O’Brien 9/3/2002 Daniel Dobson 9/3/2002 Graham Gibbs 9/9/2002 Lars Thorstensen 10/1/2001 Lars Thorstensen 10/1/2001 Sean Fraser 9/11/2000 Mike Letterman 10/11/1999 Steven Brooks 9/21/1999 Steven Brooks 9/14/1998 Brian Covey 11/2/1996 Rolando Aguillon 9/18/1995 SOCCER AMERICA TEAM OF THE WEEK Daniel Dobson 11/16/2004 John Reilly 11/9/2004 Andy Metcalf 10/3/2004 Sean Fraser 11/11/2001 Sean Fraser 10/22/2001 Brooks Monaghan 11/9/1993 COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS TEAM OF THE WEEK Marcus McCarty 11/14/2004 Daniel Dobson 11/1/2004 Dayton O’Brien 9/26/2004 GMC ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Russell Church 1993 Scott Spencer 1992 Brooks Monaghan 1992 Gareth O’Sullivan 1991, 1992 Jim Hink 1991
THE LAST TIME THE LAST TIME A TIGER ... Scored 5 Goals:..............................Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb (2001) Scored 4 Goals:..............................Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb (2001) Scored 3 Goals:............................ Andy Metcalf vs. Lipscomb (2004) Recorded 4 Assists: ............John Cooke vs. SW Missouri State (1987) Recorded 3 Assists: ............ Dayton O’Brien vs. Alabama A&M (2005) Recorded 10 Shots: .......... Donal McDonagh vs. USM 1988), 15 shots Recorded 20 Saves: ............. E.J. Gilley vs. Wake Forest (1984), 24 saves Recorded 15 Saves: .................Tyler Strom vs. SMU (2005), 15 saves Recorded 10 Saves: ................. Tyler Strom vs. USC (2005), 10 saves Recorded Back-to-Back Shutouts: ......... Sebastian Vecchio (2) (2004) Scored Twice in Under a Minute: .......... Jeremy Tutor vs. W. Ky. (1997), 0:53 Stopped a Penalty Kick: ............ Sebastian Vecchio vs. Saint Louis (2004) THE LAST TIME THE TIGERS ... Scored 10 Goals in a Game: ..................... vs. Lipscomb (2001), 10-0 Scored Seven Goals in a Game: .............vs. East Carolina (2005), 7-2 Scored Six Goals in a Game: .................vs. East Carolina (2005), 7-2 Scored Six Goals in a Half ............ vs. Alabama A&M (2005), 6 (2nd half) Scored Five Goals in a Half: ...........vs. East Carolina (2005), 5 (2nd half) Notched 10 Assists in a Game: .................... vs. Lipscomb (2001), 10 Notched 9 Assists in a Game .................. vs. Alabama A&M (2005), 9 Attempted 40 Shots: .............................vs. Rhodes (1988), 41 shots Attempted 35 Shots: .............................vs. Rhodes (1988), 41 shots Attempted 30 Shots: ..........................vs. Lipscomb (2000), 31 shots Involved in a 0-0 Tie: .............................. at No. 1 Creighton, 9/1/01
GMC ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM Thomas Ohlmeier 1992, 1993 Frank Pileggi 1991, 1992 Scott Spencer 1991 GMC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Bernard Licari 1993 GMC CHAMPIONSHIP MVPS Brooks Monaghan (Defense) Bernard Licari (Offense)
1993 1993
GMC COACH OF THE YEAR Chris Bartels
1991
ESPN THE MAGAZINE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM Jared Britcher 2005 Andy Metcalf 2003, 2005 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT IV TEAM Jared Britcher 2005 Andy Metcalf 2003, 2004, 2005 Chris Schmidt 2002 NSCAA/ADIDAS SCHOLAR ALL-SOUTH REGION FIRST TEAM Andy Metcalf 2004 NSCAA ACADEMIC AWARD Ramon Aguillon
1997
GTE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM Matt Briggs 1998 C-USA SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Chris Schmidt 2002 TOMMY SMITH AWARD Jared Britcher Justin Dyer Andy Metcalf John Reilly Chris Schmidt Nick Glaser
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
2005 Tommy Smith Award recipient Jared Britcher with his parents, Tommy Smith’s parents and Smith’s teammate. (From L to R) Philip McDonnell, Tom Britcher, Patrick Smith, Jared Britcher, Linda Smith and Nancy Britcher. Tommy Smith
TOMMY SMITH AWARD At the sixth annual Tommy Smith Banquet on October 29, 2005, the University of Memphis men’s soccer team honored sophomore Jared Britcher with the Tommy Smith Award. The award is presented annually to the Tiger player that most exemplifies high academic standards, dedication, love of the game and sportsmanship. The banquet is held in honor of former Tiger Tommy Smith, who passed away suddenly on March 18, 2000. Smith played for the Tigers from 1992-95, seeing action in 77 games and scoring 15 goals with 11 assists for 41 points.
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ALL-SOUTH REGION Rogerio Lima Thomas Ohlmeier Trevor Buckland Donal McDonagh
C-USA ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM Andy Metcalf 2003, 2004, 2005 Dayton O’Brien 2003 Chris Schmidt 2002 Justin Stralka 2000, 2001 Stephen Lewis 2000 Sean Fraser 1999 Fergal Forde 1995 Bernard Licari 1995
C-USA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 TULSA HOSTS GOLDEN HURRICANE CLASSIC (TULSA, OKLA.) SMU vs. Wisconsin ............................... 5:00 p.m. Tulsa vs. UW-Milwaukee ...................... 7:30 p.m. UCF AT WAKE FOREST INVITATIONAL (WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.) UCF at Wake Forest .............................. 6:30 p.m. KENTUCKY HOSTS UK INVITATIONAL (LEXINGTON, KY.) Florida Atlantic at Kentucky ................. 6:30 p.m. UAB AT NOTRE DAME CLASSIC (SOUTH BEND, IND.) UAB at Notre Dame .............................. 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Louisville ................................... 6:00 p.m. Manhattan at Marshall ................................... 6:30 p.m. Clemson at South Carolina ............................ 7:00 p.m. USF at FIU ..................................................... 7:00 p.m.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 KENTUCKY HOSTS UK INVITATIONAL (LEXINGTON, KY.) UW-Green Bay at Kentucky.................. 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 TULSA HOSTS GOLDEN HURRICANE CLASSIC (TULSA, OKLA.) SMU vs. UW-Milwaukee .................... 12:00 p.m. Tulsa vs. Wisconsin ............................... 2:30 p.m. UAB NOTRE DAME CLASSIC (SOUTH BEND, IND.) UAB vs. Indiana .................................. 12:00 p.m. UCF AT WAKE FOREST INVITATIONAL (WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.) UCF vs. North Carolina Memphis at Belmont ...................................... 3:30 p.m. Marshall at Louisville .................................... 6:00 p.m. MONDAY, AUGUST 28 South Carolina at Wofford ............................. 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 Kentucky at Louisville ................................... 7:00 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 SMU HOSTS RADISSON INVITATIONAL (DALLAS, TEXAS) FIU vs. Cal ............................................ 5:00 p.m. Cincinnati at SMU ................................. 7:30 p.m. MEMPHIS HOSTS MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT (MEMPHIS, TENN.) Clemson at Memphis ............................. 7:30 p.m. MARSHALL AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT (CINCINNATI, OHIO) Marshall vs. Western Illinois ................. 4:00 p.m. UAB HOSTS UAB CLASSIC (BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) Mercer at UAB ...................................... 7:30 p.m. UCF AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON INVITATIONAL (CHARLESTON, S.C.) UCF at College of Charleston ................................TBA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 SMU HOSTS RADISSON INVITATIONAL (DALLAS, TEXAS) FIU vs. Cincinnati ................................. 5:00 p.m. Cal vs. SMU .......................................... 7:30 p.m. South Carolina at William and Mary ............. 6:00 p.m. Kentucky at Belmont ..................................... 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 MEMPHIS HOSTS MEMPHIS DIADORA TOURNAMENT (MEMPHIS, TENN.) Cal State Fullerton at Memphis ............. 7:30 p.m. MARSHALL AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT (CINCINNATI, OHIO) Marshall vs. DePaul .............................11:00 a.m. UAB HOSTS UAB CLASSIC (BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) Wright State at UAB.............................. 2:30 p.m. UCF AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON INVITATIONAL (CHARLESTON, S.C.) UCF vs. UNC-Wilmington ............................TBA Drake at Tulsa ................................................ 7:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Cleveland State at Marshall ........................... 6:00 p.m. Georgetown College at Kentucky .................. 6:00 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 North Florida at UCF ..................................... 6:00 p.m.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 SMU HOSTS SMU MI COCINA CLASSIC (DALLAS, TEXAS) Tulsa vs. Brown ..................................... 5:00 p.m. Indiana at SMU ..................................... 7:30 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA HOSTS ADIDAS-SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCK CLASSIC (COLUMBIA, S.C.) Temple at South Carolina ...................... 6:30 p.m. UAB AT UNC-GREENSBORO CLASSIC (GREENSBORO, N.C.) UAB at UNC-Greensboro ..................... 6:30 p.m. Binghamton at FIU ........................................ 6:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Memphis at South Carolina* ......................... 1:00 p.m. SMU at UMKC .............................................. 1:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 SMU HOSTS SMU MI COCINA CLASSIC (DALLAS, TEXAS) Tulsa vs. Indiana .................................... 5:00 p.m. Brown at SMU....................................... 7:30 p.m. Kentucky at UNC Asheville........................... 1:00 p.m. UMKC at Memphis........................................ 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 UCF at Marshall*........................................... 6:00 p.m. Tulsa at Memphis* ......................................... 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 10 SOUTH CAROLINA HOSTS ADIDAS-SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCK CLASSIC (COLUMBIA, S.C.) South Carolina vs. Alabama A&M ........ 1:30 p.m. UAB AT UNC-GREENSBORO CLASSIC (GREENSBORO, N.C.) UAB vs. Elon .......................................11:00 a.m. Wright State at UCF ..................................... 12:00 p.m. Mercer at FIU ................................................. 1:00 p.m. Marshall at Western Kentucky ....................... 1:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Centenary at UAB .......................................... 7:00 p.m. Tulsa at FIU* ................................................. 6:00 p.m. Memphis at UCF* .......................................... 6:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Centenary at SMU.......................................... 7:00 p.m. Central Arkansas at Memphis ........................ 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Florida Atlantic at FIU ................................... 6:00 p.m. Michigan at Kentucky .................................... 6:00 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 SMU AND TULSA AT NEW MEXICO TOURNAMENT (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) SMU at New Mexico ............................. 8:00 p.m. Tulsa vs. Dayton .................................... 6:00 p.m. UAB AT BSC PUMA FALL CLASSIC UAB vs. College of Charleston ............. 5:00 p.m. MARSHALL AT WASHINGTON’S HUSKY CLASSIC (SEATTLE, WASH.) Marshall vs. Portland ............................. 6:30 p.m. UCF AT WOFFORD COLLEGE CLASSIC (SPARTANBURG, S.C.) UCF at Wofford College................................TBA UIC at FIU ..................................................... 6:00 p.m. Memphis at Air Force ......................................... 8 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 SMU AND TULSA AT NEW MEXICO TOURNAMENT (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) SMU vs. Dayton ...................................11:30 a.m. Tulsa at New Mexico............................. 2:00 p.m. UAB AT BSC PUMA FALL CLASSIC UAB vs. Stetson .................................. 12:00 p.m. MARSHALL AT WASHINGTON’S HUSKY CLASSIC Marshall at Washington ........................11:00 a.m. UCF AT WOFFORD COLLEGE CLASSIC (SPARTANBURG, S.C.) UCF vs. Furman ............................................TBA Memphis at Denver ...................................... 12:00 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s at Kentucky ..................... 12:00 p.m. Davidson at South Carolina ........................... 1:00 p.m. Central Connecticut at FIU ............................ 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 South Carolina at North Carolina State ......... 6:00 p.m. Alabama A&M at Kentucky .......................... 6:00 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 SMU at Saint Louis........................................ 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Marshall at UAB* .......................................... 2:00 p.m. Akron at Kentucky ......................................... 6:00 p.m. UCF at Tulsa* ................................................ 7:05 p.m. UW-Milwaukee at FIU .................................. 6:00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 UAB at South Carolina* ................................ 7:00 p.m. Indiana at Kentucky ....................................... 7:00 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 SMU at FIU*.................................................. 6:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 South Carolina at Kentucky* ......................... 1:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 UAB at UCF* ................................................ 7:00 p.m. FIU at South Carolina* .................................. 6:00 p.m. Marshall at Tulsa* .......................................... 6:00 p.m. Kentucky at SMU* ........................................ 7:00 p.m. Creighton at Memphis.................................... 1:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Tulsa at SMU* ............................................... 7:00 p.m. UAB at Memphis* ......................................... 7:00 p.m. FIU at Marshall* ............................................ 6:00 p.m. UCF at Kentucky* ......................................... 6:00 p.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Marshall at South Carolina* .......................... 6:00 p.m. Kentucky at UAB*......................................... 6:00 p.m. SMU at UCF* ................................................ 6:00 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 Memphis at FIU* ......................................... 12:00 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Tulsa at Oral Roberts ..................................... 7:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 South Carolina at SMU* ................................ 7:00 p.m. Kentucky at Marshall* ................................... 6:00 p.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 Tulsa at UAB* ............................................... 2:00 p.m. SMU at Memphis* ......................................... 2:00 p.m. FIU at Kentucky*........................................... 6:00 p.m. UCF at South Carolina* ................................. 6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 FIU at UCF* .................................................. 6:00 p.m. SMU at UAB*................................................ 7:00 p.m. Marshall at Memphis ..................................... 7:00 p.m. Kentucky at Tulsa* ........................................ 6:00 p.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 UAB at FIU* .................................................. 1:00 p.m. Memphis at Kentucky* .................................. 6:00 p.m. Marshall at SMU* .......................................... 7:00 p.m. South Carolina at Tulsa* ................................ 7:05 p.m. WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1-5 CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT (Tulsa, Okla.) *denotes C-USA match All times are Central All times are tentative and subject to change
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oming off of a school-record 12-win season in 2005, head coach Brooks Monaghan and his squad are feeling very confident about their chances for another successful campaign in 2006. This season the Lady Tigers return 10 of 11 starters from last year’s team. With a highly touted signing class and a new, aggressive game plan, Memphis looks ready to make a run at a Conference USA title and the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance.
“We’re really excited for the upcoming season,” Monaghan said. “Our goal is definitely to win the conference tournament, and we feel that if we’re clicking on all cylinders we have as good of a shot as anyone else.” One thing that the Lady Tigers will feature is a lot of depth. Memphis returns 17 of 24 letterwinners from the 2005 campaign. The squad will have also have a lot of youth with 11 returning sophomores and 12 talented newcomers all vying for playing time this fall. “We have a lot of players that can come off the bench and give us support,” Monaghan said. “If we have to go to the bench, we definitely feel comfortable doing that.”
AN ELITE SCHEDULE The Lady Tigers are set for another challenging season in 2006 with four NCAA Tournament qualifiers on the slate. A look at the NCAA teams with their 2005 record. Ole Miss ................... 14-5-2/First Round Rice .......................... 13-7-1/First Round Samford .............. 15-4-4/Second Round UTEP ................... 20-4-1/Second Round
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FORWARDS Offensively, the Lady Tigers will be moving to a new 4-3-3 system. Monaghan looks for this attacking style to increase his team’s goal production from 2005. The new offense should benefit from the leadership of talented senior Shoko Mikami, last season’s Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. Mikami returns to the center forward position to lead the attack. “We feel like this alignment really suits our team,” Monaghan said. “Shoko sees the field so well that we can run the offense through her, and the addition of Geneil Newbern on the outside should make our forward combination very tough to handle.” Newbern, a senior transfer from Georgia, should provide a jolt to the Lady Tigers’ attack. As a freshman at Georgia, Newbern recorded 12 goals and six assists and was named All-Southeastern Conference honorable mention. In addition to Mikami and Newbern, the Lady Tigers return sophomore forward
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Kylie Hayes. Hayes made a serious impact as a freshman, scoring 14 goals and tallying 33 points. Her exceptional speed should continue to challenge opposing defenses. Martin Methodist transfer Harumi Someya should add a lot of depth to the forward position, and freshmen Liza Welford and Leslie Walker have the potential to step in and play immediately.
MIDFIELDERS Directing the action at center midfield will be senior Melissa Savage. The Arlington, Texas, native has played in every match for the Lady Tigers during her college career, starting all but five. “Melissa is so versatile for us at the midfield,” Monaghan said. “She dominates the center of the field. She has great maneuverability and ball-handling skills, and she is an aggressive defender.” Savage will be flanked by sophomores Laura Pfeffer and Emiko Schwab. Despite being a freshman Pfeffer played in every match in 2005. Schwab burst onto the scene offensively during the last three matches of the 2005 regular season, scoring four goals in that span. Also look for sophomore Katy Booth and freshmen Tori Dalton, Laura Laufenberg, Roma Rozanska and Brittany Baldwin to make an impact in the midfield and compete for playing time.
DEFENDERS Last year, Memphis set a school record and league-high mark for its defensive ef-
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Junior goalkeeper Isabel Briones returns in net after a breakthrough season in 2005 that saw her post six shutouts and surrender more than one goal in only five contests. This year she will compete for playing time with newcomer Chelsea Brooks. “Isabel continued to improve through the spring,” Monaghan said. “After the way she performed last season, we feel confident that we can rely on her in goal this year.”
SCHEDULE In 2006, the Lady Tigers will face a tough slate of non-conference opponents. During the Lady Tiger Fall Tournament, Memphis will host SEC foe Alabama and 2005 NCAA Tournament participant Samford. The team will follow those matches up with a weekend road trip to Ole Miss and Mississippi State. Memphis will also host Arkansas at home on Sept. 17. The Lady Tigers will open Conference USA play Sept. 29 at Mike Rose Stadium against East Carolina, followed by another home match versus Marshall on Oct. 1. After that, Memphis hits the road for two-consecutive weekends to face UCF, Southern Miss, Colorado College and 2005 conference powerhouse UTEP. The team will return home for big matches with Rice on Oct. 20 and Houston on Oct. 22, before closing the season Oct. 27 at 2004 C-USA champion UAB.
KATE MURPHY DEFENDER
FORWARDS Returning Starters: Shoko Mikami Kylie Hays Key Newcomers: Geneil Newbern Harumi Someya Eliza Welford Leslie Walker
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Memphis returns C-USA’s leading point producer in Mikami and All-Freshman performer Hayes. Combined with a foursome of exciting newcomers, the Lady Tigers’ should produce big numbers offensively.
MIDFIELDERS Returning Starters: Melissa Savage Sr. Laura Pfeffer So. Other Key Returnees: Emiko Schwab So. Katy Booth So. Key Newcomers: Laura Laufenberg Fr. Roma Rozanska Fr. Victoria Dalton Fr. Brittany Baldwin Fr.
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Savage has played in every game during her college career. Schwab is a dangerous offensive threat, and Pfeffer played every game in 2005.
DEFENDER Returning Starters: Nicky McLeod Alexandra Atkinson Kate Murphy Halley Jo Sullivan Other Key Returnees: Caroline Barrett Chloe James Elaine Sedgewick Key Newcomers: Maiko Higashiyama Lia Fannin
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McLeod makes the move from midfield to the defense. Her leadership combined with great depth should help Memphis duplicate its defensive numbers from 2005.
GOALKEEPER
EMIKO SCHWAB MIDFEILDER
Returning Starters: Isabel Briones So. 18 gp 4 ga 1 so Key Newcomers: Chelsea Books Fr. Briones provided great performances in 2005. Now as the team’s only veteran keeper, she will be relied on to show consistency.
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ficiency. The Lady Tigers allowed just 1.19 goals per game, despite starting two freshmen and one sophomore in the backfield. With the change in alignment, there will be added pressure on the defense this season. However, the Lady Tiger roster is stacked with defenders and the battle for playing time should be fierce. Several changes to the backfield should add quite a bit of athleticism to the defense, and an additional year of experience should give the needed maturity to keep opponents out of the net. Senior team co-captain Nicky McLeod will move from her position at outside midfield to defender, where she will replace departed seniors Courtnee Melton and Robyn Smart. Monaghan hopes that McLeod’s leadership and experience will allow his squad to continue their stellar defensive play. “Nicky’s speed up and down the line should really help us out in the backfield,” Monaghan said. “She’s an excellent defender and her experience will make a difference.” Among those vying for time in the backfield is junior Caroline Barrett, sophomores Elaine Sedgewick, Kate Murphy, Halley Jo Sullivan, Lindsey Joseph, Maggie Leone and Chloe James and freshmen Lia Fannin. Murphy was another freshman who played extensively last season, appearing in all 19 matches and starting 17. Transfer Maiko Higashiyama is another player with the talent to step up immediately. Higashiyama also comes from Martin Methodist and was an NAIA All-American in 2005. Sophomore Alexandra Atkinson will look to resume her spot in the Lady Tigers’ starting lineup after being one of only three players to start all 19 games last year.
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NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS TENNESSEE-TECH
SAMFORD
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
4 p.m., Aug. 25, at Tennessee-Tech
1:30 p.m., Sep. 4, at MRSC (Memphis)
7 p.m., Sep. 14, at MRSC (Memphis)
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ............................................... Cookeville, Tenn. Founded: .................................................................... 1915 Enrollment: ............................................................... 9,313 Nickname: .................................................. Golden Eagles Colors: ...................................................... Gold and Black Conference: .................................................... Ohio Valley Field (Capacity):......................... Tech Soccer Field (800) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ...........Carrie Proost (James Madison, 1995) Career Record (Yrs): ................................ 13-17-6 (2 yrs) School Record (Yrs):................................................ same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................6-11-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ................. 3-5-1 (7th) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ..................................2(2004) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 12/8 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: .......................................... Jenna Wilhoit Office Phone: ...............................................931-372-3792 E-Mail: ..............................................jwillhoit@tntech.edu Fax: ...............................................................931-372-6139
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ................................................Birmingham, Ala. Founded: .................................................................... 1841 Enrollment: ............................................................... 4,507 Nickname: ............................................................ Bulldogs Colors: ...........................................................Red and Blue Conference: ..................................................... Ohio Valley Field (Capacity):..............................Bulldog Field (1,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ................ Todd Yelton (King College, 1991) Career Record (Yrs): .............................. 90-54-15 (8 yrs) School Record (Yrs):............................... 50-22-11 (4 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................15-4-4 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ......................7-2 (1st) NCAA Tournaments(Last): .................................1 (2005) Starters Returning/Lost: ........................................... 11/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 19/2 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ........................................... Zac Schrieber Office Phone: ...............................................205-726-2802 E-Mail: ..................................... zdschrieber@samford.edu Fax: ...............................................................205-726-2545
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .......................................... Cape Girardeau, Mo. Founded: .................................................................... 1873 Enrollment: ............................................................... 9,543 Nickname: ..........................................................Redhawks Colors: .........................................................Red and Black Conference: ..................................................... Ohio Valley Field (Capacity):..........................Houck Stadium(10,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............... Heather Nelson (Saskatchewan, 1992) Career Record (Yrs): .............................. 78-38-11 (7 yrs) School Record (Yrs):........................... 109-87-16 (10 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................13-6-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ..................5-3-1 (3rd) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ......................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 13/3 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ......................................... Corey Miggins Office Phone: ............................................ (573) 651-2937 E-Mail: ..............................................cmiggins@semo.edu Fax: ............................................................ (573) 651-2810
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MISSISSIPPI STATE
ARKANSAS
2 p.m., Aug. 27, at Tennessee-Martin
7 p.m., Sep. 8, at Mississippi State
1 p.m., Sep. 17, at MRSC (Memphis)
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .......................................................Martin, Tenn. Founded: .................................................................... 1900 Enrollment: ............................................................... 6,225 Nickname: .......................................................... Skyhawks Colors: ..................................................... Blue and Orange Conference: ..................................................... Ohio Valley Field (Capacity):.........Skyhawk Soccer Field (Unlimited) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ................................................ Craig Roberts Career Record (Yrs): ......................................... First Year School Record (Yrs):................................................. same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................9-10-0 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 3-6-0 (8th) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ......................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 5/8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................... 13/10 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ................................................ Joe Lofaro Office Phone: ...............................................731-881-7632 E-Mail: .................................................... jlofaro@utm.edu Fax: ...............................................................731-881-7624
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .................................................. Starkville, Miss. Founded: .................................................................... 1878 Enrollment: ............................................................. 15,934 Nickname: ............................................................ Bulldogs Colors: ..................................................... Maroon & White Conference: ........................................ Southeastern (West) Field (Capacity):......................... MSU Soccer Field (500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .........Neil Macdonald (Augusta State, 1997) Career Record (Yrs): ............................ 162-54-12 (6 yrs) School Record (Yrs):................................. 13-20-7 (2 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................4-11-4 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ......... 2-8-1 (6th West) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ......................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 17/6 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ................................................Tim Anges Office Phone: ...............................................662-325-7556 E-Mail: .................................................. tca8@msstate.edu Fax: .................................................................662-325-365
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .................................................Fayetteville, Ark. Founded: .................................................................... 1871 Enrollment: ............................................................. 17,269 Nickname: ........................................................Razorbacks Colors: ................................................. Cardinal and White Conference: ........................................ Southeastern (West) Field (Capacity):........................ Lady’ Back Field (1,500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ........... Gordon Henderson (Herriot Watt, 1991) Career Record (Yrs): ................................. 75-98-13 (yrs) School Record (Yrs):.................................... 12-32-2 (yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................6-12-0 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ......... 3-8-0 (4th West) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ......................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 15/8 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ................................................ Phil Pierce Office Phone: ...............................................479-575-7430 E-Mail: .................................................. ppierce@uark.edu Fax: ...............................................................479-575-7410
ALABAMA
OLE MISS
MISSOURI STATE
7:30 p.m., Sep. 2, at MRSC (Memphis)
1 p.m., Sep. 10, at Ole Miss
7 p.m., Sep. 22, at Missouri State
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ................................................. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Founded: .................................................................... 1831 Enrollment: ............................................................. 21,750 Nickname: .....................................................Crimson Tide Colors: ................................................. Crimson and White Conference: ........................................ Southeastern (West) Field (Capacity):............ Alabama Soccer Stadium (1500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ..........Don Staley (Virginia Wesleyan, 1981) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 310-233-37 (11 yrs) School Record (Yrs):......................... 121-104-11 (20 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ................................................8-8-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ......... 2-7-2/(5th West) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ..................................1(1998) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 4/8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 7/17 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ......................................... Jeff Dunnavant Office Phone: ...............................................205-348-7486 E-Mail: ............................................jdunnavant@ia.ua.edu Fax: ...............................................................205-348-8841
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ...................................................... Oxford, Miss. Founded: .................................................................... 1848 Enrollment: ............................................................. 16,496 Nickname: ................................................................Rebels Colors: ...........................................................Blue and Red Conference: ........................................ Southeastern (West) Field (Capacity):............ Ole Miss Soccer Stadium (1500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............ Steve Holeman (Wake Forest, 1990) Career Record (Yrs): .......................... 130-94-16 (12 yrs) School Record (Yrs):........................... 123-88-13 (11 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................14-5-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ..........8-1-2 (1st West) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ..................................3(2005) Starters Returning/Lost: ........................................... 11/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 20/2 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ................................................ Joey Jones Office Phone: ...............................................662-915-7562 E-Mail: .................................................joeyj@olemiss.edu Fax: ...............................................................662-915-7006
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .................................................. Springfield, Mo. Founded: .................................................................... 1905 Enrollment: ............................................................ 20, 741 Nickname: ................................................................. Bears Colors: .................................................. Maroon and White Conference: ............................................... Missouri Valley Field (Capacity):..............................Plaster Field (16,300) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .................... Rob Brewer (Lynchburg, 1997) Career Record (Yrs): ........................ 164-111-23 (10 yrs) School Record (Yrs):............................. 96-83-21 (15 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ................................................9-4-5 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ..................3-1-2 (3rd) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ..................................1(2000) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 15/3 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ............................................Jennifer Mais Office Phone: ...............................................417-836-5402 E-Mail: ...................................... mais5@missouristate.edu Fax: ...............................................................417-836-4868
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C-USA OPPONENTS EAST CAROLINA
SOUTHERN MISS
RICE
7 p.m., Sep. 29, at MRSC (Memphis)
1 p.m., Oct. 8, at Southern Miss
7 p.m., Oct. 20, at MRSC (Memphis)
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .................................................. Greenville, N.C. Founded: .................................................................... 1907 Enrollment: ............................................................. 22,766 Nickname: ................................................................Pirates Colors: ...................................................... Purple and Gold Field (Capacity):.................................Bunting Field (500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ..... Rob Donnenwirth (WV Wesleyan, 1988) Career Record (Yrs): .......................... 127-80-25 (12 yrs) School Record (Yrs):.............................. 65-54-16 (7 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................8-12-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ..................... 4-5 (8th) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ......................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 11/8 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ........................................... Brett Moldoff Office Phone: ............................................ (252) 737-4522 E-Mail: ...............................................moldooffb@ecu.edu Fax: ............................................................ (252) 737-4528
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: .................................................Hattisburg, Miss. Founded: .................................................................... 1910 Enrollment: ............................................................. 16,050 Nickname: ................................................... Golden Eagles Colors: ....................................................... Black and Gold Field (Capacity):............... Marshall Bell Complex (1500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............ Gail Macklin (Southern Miss, 2001) Career Record (Yrs): .................................. 9-20-3 (2 yrs) School Record (Yrs):................................................. same 2005 Overall Record: ................................................4-9-2 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ................ 1-7-1 (10th) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ......................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 17/4 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ......................................... Jared Florreich Office Phone: ...............................................601-266-5332 E-Mail: ........................................jared.florreich@usm.edu Fax: ...............................................................601-266-5407
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ....................................................Houston, Texas Founded: .................................................................... 1891 Enrollment: ............................................................... 4,785 Nickname: .................................................................. Owls Colors: ......................................................... Blue and Gray Field (Capacity):.........Rice Track/Soccer Complex(5000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ........... Chris Huston (North Carolina, 1992) Career Record (Yrs): ................................ 71-58-9 (7 yrs) School Record (Yrs):................................. 49-42-7 (5 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................13-7-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ...................6-2-1(3rd) NCAA Tournaments(Last): .................................2 (2005) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 18/7 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ............................................John Sullivan Office Phone: ...............................................713-348-5636 E-Mail: ...................................................... jsully@rice.edu Fax: ...............................................................713-348-6019
COLORADO COLLEGE
HOUSTON
5 p.m., Oct. 13, at Colorado College
1 p.m., Oct. 22, at MRSC (Memphis)
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ...............................................Huntington, W.Va. Founded: .................................................................... 1837 Enrollment: ............................................................. 16,551 Nickname: ...............................................Thundering Herd Colors: ..................................................... Green and White Field (Capacity):...........................Sam Hood Field (1500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .......................... Chris Kane (LaSalle, 1995) Career Record (Yrs): .................................. 7-44-4 (3 yrs) School Record (Yrs):................................................. same 2005 Overall Record: ................................................. 2-16 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ................... 0-9 (12th) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ......................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 17/6 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: .............................................Sarah Hauck Office Phone: ............................................ (304) 696-5276 E-Mail: ..............................................hauck@marshall.edu Fax: ............................................................ (304) 654-8333
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ..................................... Colorado Springs, Colo. Founded: .................................................................... 1874 Enrollment: ............................................................... 1,950 Nickname: ................................................................ Tigers Colors: ....................................................... Black and Gold Field (Capacity):............................... Stewart Field (1000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ......Geoff Bennett (Hartwick College, 1995) Career Record (Yrs): .............................. 65-54-15 (7 yrs) School Record (Yrs):................................. 16-13-5 (2 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ................................................7-8-3 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .............................N/A NCAA Tournaments(Last): ..................................8(1991) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 12/5 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ............................................ Dave Moross Office Phone: ...............................................719-389-6755 E-Mail: .............................dmoross@coloradocollege.com Fax: ...............................................................719-389-6256
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ....................................................Houston, Texas Founded: .................................................................... 1927 Enrollment: ............................................................. 35,400 Nickname: ............................................................. Cougars Colors: ....................................................Scarlet and White Field (Capacity):.................. Robertson Stadium (32,000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .....................Bill Solberg (Marquette, 1997) Career Record (Yrs): .............................. 41-60-10 (6 yrs) School Record (Yrs):................................................. same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................5-14-0 2005 Conference Record (Finish): .................. 3-4-2 (9th) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ......................................None Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 20/6 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: .............................................Ryan Koslen Office Phone: ...............................................713-743-9391 E-Mail: ..................................................... rkoslen@uh.edu Fax: ...............................................................713-743-9411
UCF
UTEP
UAB
6 p.m., Oct. 6, at UCF
1 p.m., Oct. 15, at UTEP
7 p.m., Oct. 27, at UAB
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ....................................................... Orlando, Fla. Founded: .................................................................... 1963 Enrollment: ............................................................. 44,000 Nickname: ................................................. Golden Knights Colors: ....................................................... Black and Gold Field (Capacity):.........................UCF Soccer Field(1000) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............. Amanda Cromwell (Virginia, 1992) Career Record (Yrs): .............................. 121-61-6 (9 yrs) School Record (Yrs):............................... 101-47-5 (7 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ............................................12-10-0 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ......................8-1 (1st) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ................................11(2004) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 12/5 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ........................................... Cheryl Flesch Office Phone: ...............................................407-823-2409 E-Mail: .............................................cflesch@mail.ucf.edu Fax: ...............................................................917-747-5444
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ..................................................... El Paso, Texas Founded: .................................................................... 1914 Enrollment: ............................................................. 18,542 Nickname: ............................................................... Miners Colors: ..........................................Blue, Orange and Silver Field (Capacity):..................University Soccer Field(500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: ............. Kevin Cross (Austin College, 1995) Career Record (Yrs): ................................ 63-31-4 (5 yrs) School Record (Yrs):................................................. same 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................13-5-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ...................6-2-1(3rd) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ..................................1(2005) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 13/6 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ...........................................Mark Brunner Office Phone: ...............................................915-747-5722 E-Mail: ...............................................mbrunner@utep.edu Fax: ...............................................................917-747-5444
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: ................................................Birmingham, Ala. Founded: .................................................................... 1969 Enrollment: ............................................................. 16,357 Nickname: .............................................................. Blazers Colors: ................................................Green and Old Gold Field (Capacity):.......................West Campus Field(2500) SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach: .......................... Paul Harbin (Mercer, 1985) Career Record (Yrs): ....................... 138-112-14 (14 yrs ) School Record (Yrs):........................... 102-86-12 (10 yrs) 2005 Overall Record: ..............................................8-10-1 2005 Conference Record (Finish): ................... 4-4-1(6th) NCAA Tournaments(Last): ..................................1(2004) Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 5/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 12/7 MEDIA INFORMATION Soccer Contact: ..............................Michelle Cunningham Office Phone: ...............................................205-934-0725 E-Mail: ............................................... mcunning@uab.edu Fax: ...............................................................205-934-7505
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MARSHALL 1 p.m., Oct. 1, at MRSC (Memphis)
HEAD COACH
Brooks
MONAGHAN
Head Coach Seventh Season Monaghan Career Info COACHES
Year at Memphis: Seventh Birthdate: Aug. 10, 1973 Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn.
COACHING EXPERIENCE Years 1995-99 2000-present
Capacity Assistant Coach Head Coach
University Memphis Memphis
COACHING CAREER Year School 2000 Memphis 2001 Memphis 2002 Memphis 2003 Memphis 2004 Memphis 2005 Memphis Career Record
Record 9-11-0 5-13-1 9-10-1 5-10-3 11-8-0 12-7-0 51-59-5
Pct. C-USA Finish .450 11th .289 11th .475 8th .361 13th .578 7th .631 5th .465
PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Memphis All-Time Winningest Goal Keeper (38 Career Wins) • Memphis Career Shutout Leader (24 Shutouts) • 1992 All-Great Midwest Conference • 1993 Great Midwest Conference Championship MVP • Three-Year Letterman at the University of Memphis (1991-93) • One-Year Letterman at the University of Evansville (1990)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER • 1995 New Orleans Gamblers (USISL) • 1996 New Orleans Gamblers (USISL) • 2002 Memphis Express 40
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Monaghan took the reins of the program in 2000 after serving for five years as an assistant coach for his predecessor, Les Szabo. Despite taking over a difficult situation, Monaghan has been able to slowly build the Lady Tiger soccer program into a winner. Over the past two seasons, Monaghan has produced the most successful campaigns in program history, winning 11 matches in 2004 and 12 in 2005. Those years represent the first time Memphis women’s soccer has ever posted back-to-back winning records. Last year Monaghan became the longest tenured women’s soccer coach in school history. Just the program’s second coach, Monaghan surpassed Szabo in 2004 as Memphis’ all-time winningest coach with his 35th career win. Another indicator of Monaghan’s success as a coach has been the numerous accolades awarded to his players. In six seasons, he has had 15 players receive All-Conference USA honors, including five first team recipients. Last season, junior Shoko Mikami was named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year, making her the first Lady Tiger to re-
ceive a conference MVP award. The Lady Tiger program has also flourished off the field during Monaghan’s tenure. Since 2000, the team has never posted a composite grade-point average below 3.0. In the spring of 2006, 19 of 26 players finished the semester with a GPA above 3.0. Six Lady Tigers also made the Tiger Academic 30 for having one of the top 30 GPAs of any student athlete. “The most important thing we can do as coaches is try to prepare young people for success later in life,” Monaghan said. “Soccer is important to me, and I want to win. However, the foundation of our program is the student-athlete.” When Monaghan took over the program, he was already familiar with the demands of running a successful college soccer program, having enjoyed tremendous success during his playing career at Memphis. The former goalkeeper still holds school records for single-season shutouts (11) and career shutouts (24). He is second to Lady Tiger assistant coach Sebastian Vecchio in career goalsagainst average (1.40) and single-season goals-against average (0.80). His 298 career
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rooks Monaghan has been a part of the University of Memphis women’s soccer program since its inception in 1995 and has played a major role in it’s rise over the last six seasons. Now, entering his seventh year as a head coach, Monaghan has not only maintained the Lady Tiger program, but has substantially raised the bar of success.
saves rank second all-time. He was named first team All-Great Midwest Conference in 1992 after helping to lead the Tigers to a share of a conference title. In 1993, he was the Defensive MVP of the league’s championship game, helping the Tigers to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. His 38 wins at goalkeeper still stand as the school record. “Making the NCAA Tournament was such a great time for me as a player,” Monaghan said. “That is the standard that I want reach as a coach and that I want my players to strive for. “To be a part of Memphis from so many different angles - first as a player, then as an assistant and now as a head coach - has been wonderful. I grew up here and I’ve always loved the city and the school. Now I get to be a part of building a winning program at my alma mater and that’s a dream come true.” A former prep standout at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Monaghan’s collegiate play helped earn him a spot on the U.S. U-20 National Squad. Monaghan has also played professionally, spending two seasons with the New Orleans Gamblers from 1995-96 and the Memphis Express in 2002. A Memphis native, Monaghan received a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Memphis in 1994. He is single and resides in Memphis.
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ASSISTANT COACH JODI GRANT
Jodi GRANT Assistant Coach - Sixth Season University of Memphis - 1999
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eeping an assistant coach with the talent of Jodi Grant is almost impossible, and as with head coach Brooks Monaghan, Memphis has been fortunate enough to have Grant as a part of the women’s soccer program since its inception. “This program would not be where it is without Jodi,” Monaghan said. “I look at her as a co-head coach. Jodie is irreplaceable and she deserves as much credit as I do for our success.” A native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, Grant is entering her sixth season as a full time assistant coach with the Lady Tigers. Prior to that, she served as a graduate assistant coach for one season and as a volunteer assistant coach the year before that. Grant first came to the University of Memphis as a player on the inaugural Lady Tiger squad in 1995. 42
She played four seasons, and in 79 career games, compiled school records that still stand today for career goals (33), points (92) and shots (178). She also is the co-holder of the record for most assists in a game (4) and is second all-time in school history in assists in a season (11) and career (26). A third team All-Conference USA selection as a junior in 1997, Grant was also named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team in 1995. At the conclusion of her playing days, Grant spent one year as a volunteer assistant coach in 1999 and another as a graduate assistant coach in 2000, helping Monaghan in the transition from former head coach Les Szabo. She was named a full-time assistant coach prior to the 2001 season. In addition to helping Monaghan with
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on-field coaching duties and recruiting, Grant has also played an instrumental part in the Lady Tigers’ success in the classroom. The last three seasons, Memphis was the recipient of the women’s soccer team academic award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, and last spring had 19 players finish with a grade-point average above 3.0. The Lady Tigers also had three players garner individual academic awards in 2005. “Jodi is a great tactician on the field, but she’s just as good in teaching the kids off the field,” Monaghan said. “She is a great role model for all of the players and really understands where they are coming from.” Grant earned her undergraduate degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Memphis in 1999 and also earned a master’s degree in Student Personnel Services from the university in 2002. Formerly Jodi Fisher, Grant married Memphis men’s soccer head coach Richie Grant in May 2006. The couple resides in Memphis.
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COACHES
Sebastian VECCHIO Assistant Coach - Second Season University of Memphis - 2005
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fter completing his playing career with the Memphis men’s soccer team in 2004, Sebastian Vecchio stepped over into the coaching ranks with the women’s program, joining the Lady Tigers as an assistant coach in charge of goalkeepers. In 2005, his first season with the women’s team, Vecchio helped to mold sophomore goalkeeper Isabel Briones into one of
Conference USA’s best netminders. Under Vecchio’s tutelage, Briones was twice named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week. “Sebastian was a great addition to our staff last year,” said head coach Brooks Monaghan. “He has already helped Isabel Briones take her game to the next level. He’s a great coach in terms of teaching and fundamentals.”
As a player, Vecchio was a two-year starter for the Tigers after transferring to Memphis from NAIA Mid-Continent College in Kentucky. He allowed just 12 goals in over 1,500 minutes of play during the 2004 season for a 0.69 goals-against average en route to being named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-C-USA first team. The native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, ended his Tiger career with a 1.02 career goals-against average and 21 wins in two seasons. Prior to his collegiate playing days, Vecchio played with the Argentina U-16 National Team. Vecchio earned his bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Memphis in 2005. He is single and resides in Memphis.
WOMEN’S SOCCER SUPPORT STAFF
Eddie Cantler Assistant Athletic Director
Jason Hartman Strength and Conditioning Coach
Josh Hardin Athletic Trainer
Hillary Burkett Women’s Soccer Manager
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MIKAMI
PLAYERS
SENIOR • FORWARD 5’3” CHIBA, JAPAN CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 2L
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Coach Monaghan: “Shoko is every coach’s dream. She is an incredible player with tremendous field vision and a great knowledge of the game.”
Career Stats GP-GS 2004 11-3 2005 19-18 Total 30-21 44
G 1 15 16
A 1 12 13
Pts 3 42 45
Sh 13 65 78
SOG 6 36 42
SOG% GW PK-ATT .462 1 0-0 .554 4 0-1 .538 5 0-1
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2005 (Junior) - Won the league regular-season “triple crown,” as she led the conference in assists and points and co-led the league in goals through the regular season ... Named the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and the All-Conference USA first team ... Named NSCAA All-Central Region third team and Soccer Buzz All-Central Region first team ... Also named ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA District IV AllAcademic third team ... Ended the year first in the conference in assists per game (0.63), assists (12), points per game (2.21) and points (42) ... Finished the year fourth in C-USA in goals (15), but led the league in goals per game (0.79) ... Tied for fourth in C-USA in game-winning goals (4) ... Also tied for second in points (18) and points per game (2.00) in conference play only ... Led C-USA in assists (8) and assists per game (0.89) in conference play only ... Ranked 11th in nation in points per game and tied for 12th in assists per game, according to final NCAA statistics ... Played in all 19 games, starting 18 of them ... Recorded two hat-tricks in a three-game span, one vs. Middle Tennessee (9-18) and the other vs. Tulane (9-30) ... Had seven points in each of those games, as she also added an assist in both games ... Recorded three multiple-goal games, the third vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28) ... Scored goals in three-consecutive games vs. UT-Martin (9-7), Missouri State (9-11), and Ole Miss (9-13) ... Recorded the team’s only goal in a loss to Samford (9-2) ... Scored one goal vs. UTEP (10-2) ... Assisted on Melissa Savage’s game-winning goal vs. UAB (10-15) ... Assisted on Candace Halvorson’s game-tying goal with just five seconds remaining in regulation vs. East Carolina (10-19) and then scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Tigers the win ... Recorded three assists vs. Southern Miss (1023), becoming the first Memphis player to record three assists in a game since Annika Moller in 2003 ... Assisted on Kylie Hayes’
game-winner vs. Southern Miss ... Named the Conference USA co-Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 24 after her performances vs. ECU and Southern Miss ... Assisted on Emiko Schwab’s game-winning goal vs. Tulsa (1028) ... Scored a goal and had two assists vs. UTEP in the C-USA Tournament (11-2) ... Had gamewinning goals vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28), Middle Tennessee (9-18), Tulane (9-30) and East Carolina (10-19) ... Never went back-to-back games without recording a point. 2004 (Sophomore) - Missed the first eight games of the year while recovering from knee surgery for a torn ACL sustained during the spring season ... Made her Memphis debut against Evansville (9-26) ... Played in 12 games, starting three ... Ended the year with one goal and one assist ... Assisted on Melissa Savage’s game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Houston (10-3) ... Scored her first Division I goal in a 4-1 win over East Carolina (10-10) ... Started games against USF (1015), Saint Louis (10-24) and UAB (11-3). Prior to Memphis - Scored 33 goals and recorded 10 assists for 76 points in leading Christian Brothers University to a Gulf South Conference (GSC) Championship ... Led NCAA Division II in goals, goals per game and points per game ... Was named the GSC Player and Rookie of the Year ... A first team All-GSC selection in leading CBU to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament ... Attended Kashiwai High School ... Played club soccer for the Nikkmo Dream Ladies under Coach Tamotsu Suzuki ... Led the team to a pair of league championships. Personal - Born January 8, 1981, in Fukuoka, Japan ... Is the daughter of Kouichi and Yumiko Mikami.
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NICKY MCLEOD
2005 (Junior) - A feisty outside
2002 (Freshman) - Named to
midfielder with excellent speed
the C-USA All-Freshman Team ...
down the lines that often lead
Had nine points on four goals and
to scoring chances ... Served as
an assist ... Was the only player
SENIOR • DEFENDER 5’6” CHESHIRE, ENGLAND COPLEY HS 3L
the team in assists (6) ... Played
team in points (8) and third on in all 19 games, starting 18 of them ... Lady Tigers won four of
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the five games in which she re-
on the team to have a two-goal game, that coming against TCU (10-25) in a 4-0 win ... That win was part of the Tigers’ four wins in their last five C-USA games ...
corded a point ... Recorded her
Netted the game-winning goal
only goal of the year and also
in overtime to help Memphis top
had an assist vs. Tennessee
Mississippi State 3-2 (9-15) ...
Tech (8-28) ... Had two assists
Scored the first goal of her career
vs. Missouri State (9-11), includ-
in a 3-0 win over Northeastern (9-
ing one on the game-winner ...
6) ... Assisted on Anna Thorsdot-
Assisted on Caroline Barrett’s
tir’s goal vs. East Carolina (9-22)
goal vs. Mississippi State (9-16)
... The Tigers were 5-0 in games
... Helped out on Laura Pfeffer’s first career goal vs. Tulane (9-30) ... Assisted on Asuka Kubota’s goal vs. UTEP (10-2).
in which she recorded a point ... One of just two players to start all 20 games as a true freshman.
2004 (Redshirt) - Redshirted
Before Memphis - Helped start
while recovering from surgery to
the soccer program at Copley
repair a torn ACL suffered during
High School during her sopho-
the spring of 2004.
more year ... Played under head coach Martin Dunkley and helped
2003 (Sophomore) - Named first
lead her team to a 12-2 record
team All-Conference USA as a
and a league championship her
midfielder ... Was the only player
senior season ... Also lettered
to start all 18 games ... Recorded eight points on two goals and four assists ... Co-led the team in assists ... Both of her goals were game-winners against Alabama
five years in netball and rounders and was the Sports Captain of the Year in all her sports for all five years.
A&M (10-10) and Tulane (1017) ... Recorded assists against
Personal - Born September 24,
Louisville (9-19), Alabama A&M
1982, in Ashton Under-Lyne,
(10-10), Tulane (10-17) and UAB
England ... Is the daughter of Ian
(10-26).
and Susan McLeod.
Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts 2002 20-20 4 1 9 2003 18-18 2 4 8 2004 Redshirt 2005 19-18 1 6 8 Total 57-56 7 11 25
Sh 33 36
SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 18 .545 1 0-0 17 .472 2 0-0
25 94
10 45
.400 .479
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Coach Monaghan: “Nicky has been a rock for our program for three years now. She is going to be our captain for a second year and she is a great leader.”
a team captain ... Sixth on the
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Melissa SAVAGE SENIOR • MIDFIELDER 5’0” ARLINGTON, TEXAS ARLINGTON HS 3L
2005 (Junior) - Played in all 19 games, starting 18 of them at the center midfield position ... After not recording a single point in the first 11 games, scored the gamewinning goal vs. Marshall (10-9) ... Followed that up by scoring the only goal of the game in the 82nd minute in a 1-0 win over UAB
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against Cincinnati (10-29) ... Also took five shots vs. Evansville (926) and four against Drury (9-17) ... Recorded her only goal of the year in her home state in a 2-0 win at Houston (10-3) ... Her goal against the Cougars was her first career goal and was also the game-winner.
mi’s game-winning goal in over-
Coach Monaghan: “Melissa is the nicest girl off the field and the meanest when she is on it. She is a tenacious player and dominates the midfield.”
time at East Carolina (10-19) ... Recorded an assist on one of Kylie Hayes’ goals vs. Southern Miss (10-23), giving her a point in four of a five consecutive games
2003 (Freshman) - Played in all 18 games while starting 16, the most of any freshman on the roster ... Started all 10 C-USA contests ... Scored two points on a pair of assists ... Recorded her first career point by assisting on Yuiko Konno’s goal against Cincinnati (9-21) ... Assisted on another one of Konno’s goals in a win over Alabama A&M (10-10) ... Took 22 shots, putting nine on goal.
... Fifth on the team in shots (20) and tied for third in shots on goal (13) ... Team won every game in which she recorded a point ... Seventh on the team in points (6) ... All three of her career goals have been game-winning goals ... Named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA District IV All-Academic second team.
2004 (Sophomore) - Named third team All-Conference USA ... One of four players that played in every game ... Started 17 of 19 games ... Had 32 shots, which was second on the team, and was third in shots on goal with 13 ... Took a season-high seven shots
Prior to Memphis - Played soccer for four years at Arlington High School for head coach Rebecca Buchele ... Scored 17 goals and had 11 assists for 45 points her senior year, which helped earn her All-State honors ... Led her team to the state playoffs in 2001 and 2002 ... Also played for the Texas State Olympic Development Program team and the Region III ODP team ... Her club team, the Dallas Texans, won state championships in 1997, 1999 and 2000 ... A member of the National Honor Society. Personal - Born January 10, 1985, in Arlington, Texas ... Is the daughter of Rick and Rocky Savage.
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A 2 0 2 4
Pts 2 2 6 10
Sh 22 32 20 74
SOG 13 13 13 39
SOG% GW PK-ATT .591 0 0-0 .406 1 0-0 .650 2 0-0 .527 3 0-0
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SENIOR • FORWARD 5-6 • Tr. Memphis, Tenn. Ridgeway HS • Georgia
Spring 2006 - Transferred to Memphis after playing two years at the University of Georgia ... Played spring soccer with the Tigers and scored six goals in seven games.
Personal – Born November 5, 1984 in Memphis, Tenn. ... Is the daughter of Calvin Newbern and Juanita Brooks. Newbern’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2002 20-19 6 5 17 24 9 1 2003 16-4 6 1 13 24 8 2 2004 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 37-17 12 6 30 48 17 1 * Career Totals with Georgia
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CAROLINE BARRETT DEFENDER
ISABEL BRIONES GOALKEEPER
CAROLINE BARRETT #10
JUNIOR • DEFENDER 5-2 • 2L Augusta, Ga. Aquinas HS
2005 (Sophomore) - Appeared in all 19 games, mainly in a reserve role ... Started four contests ... Played at full strength all season after sitting out most of the spring ... Tied for fourth on the team in goals (4) and points (10) ... Recorded points in three of the four games that she started ... Team was 41 when she recorded a point ... Scored her first goal of the year in the season-opening win vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28) ... Scored her second goal vs. Missouri State (9-11) ... Topped her goal total from last year with her third goal of the year vs. Mississippi State (9-16) ... Scored the first goal of the game vs. the Bulldogs and then assisted on Kylie Hayes’ game-winning goal in the 84th minute ... Recorded an assist in the game vs. Middle Tennessee (9-18) ... Scored a goal vs. UTEP in the Conference USA Tournament (11-2) ... Her three goals came on just 10 shots and five of her shots were on goal. 2004 (Freshman) - Played in 18 of 19 games ... Started 13, including the first eight games of the year ... Recorded four points on a pair of goals ... Scored a goal in her first collegiate game against Alabama A&M (8-29) ... Netted the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win against Tennessee Tech (9-10) ... Recorded at least one shot in 14 of her 18 games played ... Had 24 shots on the year and put nine of those on goal.
Prior to Memphis - Played sweeper and forward and lettered for four years at Aquinas High School for Coach Tommy Garcia ... Broke the school record for goals (36) and assists (36) in a season as a sophomore in 2002 ... Her team finished third in the state in Class 3A in 2002 ... Named second team All-Area as a sophomore and junior ... A member of the Georgia State Olympic Development Program team from 2002-03 ... Played club soccer for the Columbia County Patriots and was the team captain from 2001-03 ... Scored 41 goals in her three seasons with the Patriots. Personal - Born September 8, 1986, in Augusta, Ga. ... Is the daughter of Allan and Kathy Barrett. GP-GS 2004 18-13 2005 19-4 Total 37-17
G 2 4 6
Barrett’s Career Stats A Pts Sh SOG GW 0 4 24 9 1 2 10 10 5 0 2 14 34 14 1
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JUNIOR • GOALKEEPER 5-9 • 2L Gadsden, Ala. Gadsden HS
2005 (Sophomore) - Played in all but one game, starting all 18 of her appearances ... Third in C-USA in shutouts (6), fourth in CUSA in goals-against average (1.21), fourth in C-USA in save percentage (.790), and fourth in C-USA in shutouts percentage (0.33) ... Broke the school record for goalkeeper wins in a season (11) ... Tied the school record for goalkeeper shutouts in season (6) ... Gave up just one goal in seven different games
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Prior to Memphis - Named All-SEC honorable mention as a freshman ... Scored 12 goals with six assists for 30 points in 35 games for Georgia ... Third at Georgia in points, goals and assists as a freshman in 2002 ... Scored six goals with five assists for 17 points in 2002 and started 19 of 20 games for the Bulldogs ... Scored six goals with one assist as a sophomore in 2003 and stared four of 16 games ... Scored the game-winner in 2003 to upset then No. 23 Ole Miss ... The 2001 Tennessee GATORADE High School Player of the Year and candidate for the award again in 2002 ... Led her Ridgeway High School squad to fourstraight state titles and was named the state tournament MVP in 1998, 2000 and 2001 ... Named “Top Five Best of the Preps” by The Commercial Appeal and was All-State and All-Metro for four-straight years ... Named a Regional All-American in 1999 and 2000 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America ... Led her Brentwood Lady Express club team to six state titles ... Was a member of the Region III ODP team from 1999-2002 and state ODP squad from 1996-2002 ... Featured in the October 2001 issue of Sports Illustrated for Women … Was a member of both the varsity track and basketball squads for Ridgeway in 2000 and 2001.
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... Yielded more than one goal in just five contests ... Made a season-high nine saves against UAB (10-15), recording a shutout in the process ... Named C-USA co-Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 17 after her performance vs. UAB ... Followed with another nine saves in a win at East Carolina (10-19) ... Named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12 after recording backto-back shutouts against UT-Martin (9-7) and Missouri State (9-11) ... Also recorded shutouts vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28), Tulane (9-30), and Tulsa (10-28) ... Became just the second goalkeeper in Memphis history to record an assist when she aided Shoko Mikami’s second goal in the season-opening win over Tennessee Tech (8-28). 2004 (Freshman) - Saw action in five games, starting four ... Played just over 365 minutes, allowing five goals ... Had a 1-3 record and recorded a goals-against average of 1.23 ... Helped contribute to the team setting a school record with a team GAA of 1.19 ... Appeared in her first career game in the second half at Mississippi State (9-14) and shut out the Bulldogs for the half ... Recorded her first career shutout against Drury (9-17), making four saves in a 1-0 Tiger win ... Started against UAB in her home state of Alabama (10-17), and also made starts against Marquette (10-22) and Saint Louis (10-24) ... Made 12 saves at UAB ... Had 23 saves and an .821 save percentage.
HALLEY JO SULLIVAN DEFENDER
2003 (Redshirt) - Was expected to challenge for the starting goalkeeper position, but was forced to redshirt after suffering a knee injury during the summer.
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JUNIOR • FORWARD 5-7 • TR Saitama, Japan Martin Methodist
Prior to Memphis - Earned four letters in both soccer and basketball at Gadsden High School ... Made 204 saves in her career as a goalie ... Also scored 20 goals and recorded 15 assists as an attacker while playing for Coach Billy Martin ... Led her team to a state runner-up finish in 2001 in Class 5A ... Played club soccer for Attack 86 and won two state championships ... Also played for the Alabama State Olympic Development Program team ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Prior to Memphis - Helped Martin Methodist win the NAIA National Championship in 2005, while leading the RedHawks with 47 points on 14 goals and 19 assists ... In two years at Martin Methodist, totaled 36 goals, 38 assists and 110 points ... Had five career game-winning goals and was named a second team All-American as a freshman ... Played at Martin Methodist with fellow Memphis transfer Maiko Higashiyama ... Prepped at Yachiyosyoin High School in Saitama, Japan ... Competed as a member of the U-19 prefecture team in Chiba, Japan.
Personal - Born August 8, 1985, in Chula Vista, Calif. ... Is the daughter of Carlos and Jin Briones.
Personal - Born August 5, 1982, in Saitama, Japan ... Is the daughter of Toshiro Someya.
Briones’ Career Stats GP-GS Mins. G GAA Sv Pct 2003 Redshirt 2004 5-4 365:30 5 1.23 23 .821 2005 18-18 1642:49 22 1.21 83 .790 Total 23-22 2008:19 27 1.21 106 .797
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Someya’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2004 19-19 22 19 63 77 45 4 2005 25-22 14 19 47 61 37 1 Total 44-41 36 38 110 138 82 5 * Career Totals with Martin Methodist
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JUNIOR • DEFENDER 5-9 • 2L Anchorage, Alaska Dimond HS
2005 (Sophomore) - Moved to defender after playing midfield her freshman season ... Played primarily in the middle of the defensive line next to Alexandra Atkinson, helping to fill the void left by the graduation of 2004 All-Conference USA first teamer Leanne McGee ... Was one of just three players to start all 19 games ... Part of a defense that tied the school record for goals- against average (1.19) ... Helped Memphis hold the opposition to five fewer shots per game than the Lady Tigers and 1.41 fewer goals per game ... Team was third in C-USA in goals allowed (23) ... Recorded three shots on the year, with one each vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28), Mississippi State (9-16) and East Carolina (10-19) ... Put shots vs. Tennessee Tech and East Carolina on goal ... Team was 3-0 when she recorded a shot. 2004 (Freshman) - Played in nine games, starting two ... Saw most of her action at the midfield position ... Drew starts against Tennessee Tech (9-10) and Mississippi State (9-14) ... Recorded eight shots and put four of them on goal ... Re-
2006 LADY TIGERS corded four shots and put three on goal against Tennessee Tech in her first collegiate start. Prior to Memphis - Played four years of soccer at A.J. Dimond High School under Coach Joe Panicic ... Also participated in basketball and volleyball ... Named second team All-Region once, first team All-Region twice and AllState twice ... Led her team to a runner-up finish in the state tournament in 2001 and 2002 ... Played club soccer for the Alaska Goldstrikers Soccer Club, where she was a teammate of current Memphis sophomore Kate Murphy ... Was awarded three academic letters. Personal - Born August 26, 1985, in Anchorage, Alaska ... Is the daughter of Mike Sullivan and Linda Wycheck. Sullivan’s Career Stats G A Pts Sh SOG 2 0 4 24 9 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 4 27 11
GW 1 0 1
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ALEXANDRA ATKINSON #13
Prior to Memphis - Has played club soccer for both the Dixie Dominators and the Dixie Blaze ... Helped lead the Dominators to the Ontario Cup championship in 2002 and the Blaze to the 2004 Ontario Cup championship ... Also helped lead the Blaze to the 2004 National Club championship ... Her play on defense contributed to the team allowing just two goals in the national tournament, as well as just two goals in the Ontario Cup tournament ... Served as a team captain for the Blaze ... Played basketball for Father Goetz HS. Personal - Born March 16, 1986, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada ... Is the daughter of Jeff and Barb Atkinson. Atkinson’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 19-19 3 3 3 1 0 0
SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-7 • 1L Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Father Goetz HS
2005 (Freshman) - One of just three players on the team to start all 19 games ... Stepped in at center defender to replace 2004 AllConference USA first team selection Leanne McGee and helped lead a defense that tied the school record for goals-against average (1.19) ... Helped Memphis hold the opposition to five fewer shots per game than the Tigers and 1.41 fewer goals per game ... Team was third in C-USA in goals allowed (23) ... Recorded three assists on the year, two of
KATY BOOTH MIDFIELDER
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SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-8 • 1L Colleyville, Texas Colleyville HS
2005 (Freshman) - Played in 12 games, starting two ... Started games vs. Middle Tennessee (9-18) and Marshall (10-9) ... Team was 2-0 in the games she started ... Recorded two assists on the year vs. Missouri State (9-11) and Middle Tennessee (9-18) ... Took five shots on the year and put one of them
on goal. Prior to Memphis - Lettered in soccer for four years at Colleyville Heritage High School under Coach Lincoln Hunt ... Helped lead CHHS to a pair of district championships in 2003 and 2004 and an area championship in 2003 ... Led the team to a 22-3-1 mark in 2004 ... Named second team All-District in 2004 as a junior ... Led the team with 18 assists to go along with five goals during her junior year ... Played for the D’Feeters `87 club team ... Was a four-year member of the honor roll and National Honor Society. Personal - Born April 21, 1987, in Bedford, Texas ... Is the daughter of Chuck and Teri Booth. GP-GS G 2005 12-2 0
Booth’s Career Stats A Pts Sh SOG GW 2 2 5 1 0
PK-ATT 0-0
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EMIKO SCHWAB MIDFIELDER
SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-7 • 1L Sevierville, Tenn. Gatlinburg-Pittman HS
2005 (Freshman) - A reserve midfielder who saw time at both the midfield and forward positions ... Appeared in seven games, all off the bench ... Team was 7-0 in the games she played in ... Had only one shot on the year, which was on goal vs. UT-Martin (9-7) ... Recorded an assist vs. Missouri State (9-11) which came just 10 seconds after she entered the game. Prior to Memphis - Helped lead GatlinburgPittman High School to three-straight district
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which came on game-winning goals ... Assisted on Kylie Hayes’ game-winning goal with less than two minutes left vs. Evansville (9-4) ... Had two assists in the win over Marshall (10-9), accounting for both Memphis goals.
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LAUREN EVERHART MIDFIELDER
championships from 2001-03, a regional championship in 2003, and a state sectional appearance in 2003 ... Played four years of soccer for coach Carrie Gumlick ... Named All-District from 2001-04, All-Region from 2002-04, All-State in 2002 and 2003, District Offensive MVP in 2002 and 2004, and Regional MVP in 2003 ... Recorded four hat tricks as a senior in 2004, including one game with five goals ... Ended her career with 84 goals, including 27 as a senior ... Also played basketball for three years and ran track for four seasons ... Was named All-District in basketball as a sophomore ... Played club soccer for the Eclipse and was a member of the Tennessee State Olympic Development Program team in 1999 and 2001 ... A member of the Tennessee Honors Program Class of 2004 and a National Merit recipient ... Graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average.
C-USA in points (33), tied for fourth in points per game (1.74) and goals (14), and fourth in goals per game (0.74) ... Was second on the team in goals and points and fourth in assists (5) ... Led the team in shots on goal (37) and was second on the team in shots (59) ... Set a school record by recording goals in sixstraight games, breaking the previous mark of four ... Scored on Evansville (9-4), UT-Martin (9-7), Missouri State (9-11), Ole Miss (9-13), Mississippi State (9-16) and Middle Tennessee (9-18) during the streak ... Scored her first collegiate goal and also recorded an assist vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28) ... Helped out on Shoko Mikami’s goal vs. UT-Martin (9-7) ... Assisted on Caroline Barrett’s goal vs. Mississippi State (9-16), and then Barrett assisted on her game-winner vs. the Bulldogs ... Recorded two assists vs. Tulane (9-30), both on Mikami goals, one of which was the game-winner ... Recorded a goal in 11 of 19 games ... Recorded three multiple-goal games, which came vs. Evansville (9-4), Southern Miss (10-23), and UTEP (11-2) in the C-USA Tournament ... Team won nine of the 11 games in which she recorded a goal ... Scored three game-winning goals, which came vs. Evansville (9-4), Mississippi State (9-16) and Southern Miss (10-23) ... Her game-winner vs. Evansville came in the 89th minute and the game-winner vs. Mississippi State came in the 84th minute ... Was ranked among the nation’s top 20 in points and goals per game for most of the year. Prior to Memphis - Scored 141 goals and recorded 37 assists during her high school career at Piqua High School under Coach Beth Rosenkranz ... Had 47 goals and eight assists
during her senior year, which led the entire state of Ohio in scoring ... Her 141 career goals are the third-most in Ohio High School Athletic Association history ... Led her team to a 13-41 record in 2004 ... Named first team All-District, All-Area and All-Conference all four years of high school ... A four-time team MVP and a two-time All-State selection ... Named the 2004 Area and Conference Player of the Year ... Had five separate five-goal games in 2004 ... Played club soccer for the Dayton Soccer Academy ... Played on the Olympic Development Program state team in Ohio ... Also participated in track, and set school records in the 100 meters, 4x200 and 4x400 relays ... Also a member of the All-Conference academic team and the National Honor Society ... Graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average. Personal - Born January 20, 1987, in Troy, Ohio ... Is the daughter of Bob and Marjie Hayes. Hayes’ Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 19-19 14 5 33 10 59 37
MA I KO HIGASHIYAMA #15
SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-1 • TR Tokyo, Japan Martin Methodist
Prior to Memphis - Transferred to Memphis after one year at Martin Methodist College, where she helped the team to the 2005 NAIA
Personal - Born May 19, 1987, in Sevierville, Tenn. ... Is the daughter of David and Jodie Everhart Everhart’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 7-0 0 1 1 1 1 0
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SOPHOMORE • FORWARD 5-6 • 1L Piqua, Ohio Piqua HS
2005 (Freshman) - Had one of the most productive freshman seasons in school history ... Named to the Conference USA All-Freshmen Team ... One of three players that started all 19 games ... Finished the year tied for fifth in
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National Championship ... Named to the NAIA All-America first team as a freshman ... Also earned first team All-Conference and first team All-Region honors ... Was the NAIA National Tournament Outstanding Defensive Player ... Played in all 25 games for the RedHawks, starting 23 ... Assisted on five goals as a freshman ... Her stellar defense led the RedHawks to 17 shutouts and a .316 goalsagainst average with only eight goals allowed in 25 games ... Helped Martin Methodist finish the 2005 season with a 23-1-1 record ...Played for NAIA 2005 National Coach of the Year Gerry Cleary ... Attended Fujimura Women’s High School in Tokyo ... Competed on the Japanese U-19 team.
Personal - Born October 23, 1986, in Sydney, Australia ... Is the daughter of Keith and Patti James.
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SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-7 • 1L West Chester, Ohio Lakota East HS
2005 (Freshman) - Played in 11 games, starting one ... Started her only game of the year in the opener vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28) ... Took three shots on the year, putting one on goal ... Took shots vs. Tennessee Tech (828), Missouri State (9-11), and Southern Miss (10-23) ... Put her shot vs. Missouri State on goal ... Recorded one assist on the year, helping out on Shoko Mikami’s goal vs. UT-Martin (9-7) ... Saw most of her minutes at midfield, but later saw some time at forward ... Team was 8-3 in the games she played in. Prior to Memphis - Played soccer for four years at Lakota East High School under Coach Tara Murray ... Helped lead her team to the Greater Miami Conference co-championship in both 2003 and 2004 ... Also led Lakota East to a district championship and the regional semifinals in 2004, as well as the regional semifinals in 2003 ... Led her club team, the Dayton Soccer Academy, to two State Cup finals appearances in 2002 and 2003 and the Club Soccer Regional Championship in 2003 ... A member of the Olympic Development Program Ohio South Region II State Team from 2002-03 ... Played softball for one year ... A member of the honor roll.
LINDSEY JOSEPH MIDFIELDER
Personal - Born August 19, 1985, in Tokyo, Japan ... Is the daughter of Kohji and Akiko Higashiyama. Higashiyama’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 25-23 0 5 5 13 9 0 * Career Totals with Martin Methodist
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SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-6 • 1L Cincinnati, Ohio Roger Bacon HS
2005 (Freshman) - Played in four games, all off the bench ... Missed the first seven games of the year, before appearing in her first game
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CHLOE JAMES DEFENDER
Prior to Memphis - Played and started for four years under Coach Jason Arszman at Roger Bacon High School, where she played all positions except for goalkeeper ... A twotime first team All-Southwest Ohio selection ... Named the Division II Southwest Ohio Region Player of the Year, first team All-State, and the All-City Player of the Year as a senior in 2004 ... Also selected a Girls High School All-American in 2004 ... Scored five goals and recorded six assists as a senior while playing mainly on defense and in the midfield ... Third team All-State in 2003 ... A two-time first team All-Girls Greater Cincinnati League (GGCL) selection and the GGCL Player of the Year in the Grey Division in 2004 ... The GGCL is generally recognized as the most competitive league for girls’ sports in Ohio ... A twotime GGCL first team selection and was also named to the second team as a sophomore ... An honor roll student.
LINDSEY JOSEPH
2006 LADY TIGERS Personal - Born September 25, 1986, in Huntington, West Va. ... Is the daughter of Allen Joseph and Ann Morton ... Also has a stepfather, Richard Morton, and a stepmother, Tara Joseph. GP-GS G 2005 11-1 0
Joseph’s Career Stats A Pts Sh SOG GW 1 1 1 1 0
KATE MURPHY DEFENDER
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MAG G IE LEONE
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SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-6 • 1L Cordova, Tenn. St. Agnes Academy
2005 (Freshman) - Played in seven games, coming off the bench in all of them ... Played vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28), UT-Martin (9-7), Missouri State (9-11), Middle Tennessee (918), Tulane (9-30), Southern Miss (10-23) and SMU (10-30) ... Recorded two shots on the year, one vs. Middle Tennessee and one vs. Tulane ... Put the one shot vs. Tulane on goal. Prior to Memphis - Led St. Agnes Academy to a pair of regional championships in 2003 and 2004 ... A four-year starter under Coach Bobby Ireland ... As a senior, her team went 15-1-2 and was ranked No. 1 in the city and No. 6 in Region IV ... Named All-State by the Tennessee Athletic Coaches’ Association (TACA), named to the Commercial Appeal Best of Preps All-Metro and to the West Region Second Team in 2004 ... As a junior, was named TACA All-State while leading St. Agnes to the state semifinals ... Named AllState as a sophomore and to the Commercial Appeal Best of Preps All-Metro team as
both a sophomore and junior ... Scored 21 career goals and recorded 10 career assists ... Played club soccer for the Germantown Fury, which is coached by Memphis assistant coach Jodi Grant ... Helped lead the Fury to two state finals … Also participated in basketball and track. Personal - Born October 7, 1986, in Memphis, Tenn. ... Is the daughter of Joe and Karen Leone. GP-GS G 2005 7-0 0
Leone’s Career Stats A Pts Sh SOG GW 0 0 2 1 0
PK-ATT 0-0
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SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-5 • 1L Anchorage, Alaska West HS
2005 (Freshman) - Played in 18 games while starting 17 on the left side of the defensive backfield ... Started the first 14 games of the year ... Missed the C-USA Tournament game with an injury ... Eighth on the team in points (5) and tied for fifth in assists (3) ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. UT-Martin (9-7) ... Recorded assists vs. Tennessee Tech (8-28), Missouri State (9-11) and Tulane (9-30) ... The team won every game in which she recorded a point ... Part of a defense that tied the school record for goals against average (1.19) ... Helped Memphis hold the opposition to 1.41 fewer goals per game than the Tigers.
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Prior to Memphis - A four-year member of the soccer team at West High School in Anchorage under coach Bree Jolin ... A threetime first team Region IV All-Conference selection ... Led West High to a conference runner-up finish in the 2003 season ... Was nominated for the Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year in 2003 ... A member of the Olympic Development Program state team in Alaska and the Alaska Goldstrikers Soccer Club team, where she was a teammate of current Memphis sophomore Halley Jo Sullivan ... Helped lead the Goldstrikers to three state championships... Also earned two varsity letters in tennis ... A member of the honor roll, National Honor Society, and a recipient of an Academic Gold Star. Personal - Born August 3, 1987, in Anchorage, Alaska ... Is the daughter of Harvey and Janet Murphy. Murphy’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2005 18-17 1 3 5 19 9 1
PK-ATT 0-0
LAU R A PFEFFER #6
SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-3 • 1L Rochester, Mich. Rochester HS
2005 (Freshman) - Played in all 19 games, starting 12 of them in the midfield ... Had one goal on the year, which came vs. Tulane (9-
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Personal - Born May 11, 1987, in Rochester, Mich. ... Is the daughter of Nick and Karen Pfeffer.
GP-GS G 2005 19-12 1
Pfeffer’s Career Stats A Pts Sh SOG GW 0 2 6 5 0
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SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-8 • 1L Highlands Ranch, Col. Grandview HS
Freshman (2005) - Burst onto the scene offensively over the last three games of the regular season, recording all four of her goals in those games ... Played in 15 games while starting seven ... Started games vs. Missouri State (9-11) and Ole Miss (9-13), as well as the last five games of the year ... Missed the UTEP (10-2), Marshall (10-9) and UAB (1015) games with an injury ... Vaulted all the way to fourth on the team in goals (4) and points (10) over the last three regular season games ... Her four goals came on just eight shots on goal and 16 total shots ... Scored goals in three straight games, the sixth time in 2005 a Memphis player scored in backto-back games ... Was one of three different players to score a goal in three consecutive games ... Recorded goals in three-straight games for just the ninth time in school history and became just the eighth different player at Memphis to have goals in three consecutive games ... Scored two goals and also assisted on Kylie Hayes’ second goal vs. Southern Miss (10-23) for five points ... Tallied the only goal of the match just 1:52 into the win over Tulsa (10-28) ... Also scored Memphis’ lone goal vs. SMU (10-30) ... Helped out on Kylie Hayes’ goal vs. UT-Martin (9-7) ... Recorded
EMIKO SCHWAB MIDFIELDER
a season-high three shots vs. UCF (10-21), Southern Miss (10-23) and Tulsa (10-28). Prior to Memphis - A four-year member of the soccer team under Coach Bruce Brown at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo., where she was an All-Conference pick as a freshman in 2002 and as a junior in 2004 ... Led the team in goals and points from 20032005 ... Selected All-State in 2003 ... Holds the school record for career assists with 15 and is third all-time in school history in goals scored with 16 ... Named the team MVP in 2004 ... Played club soccer for the Colorado Rush, which won the Colorado State Championship in 2004 and 2005 ... Also played in two state semifinals with her club team ... Played high school basketball for two years ... Was a member of the academic team. Personal - Born October 8, 1987, in Denver, Col. ... Is the daughter of Scott and Janice Schwab. GP-GS G 2005 15-7 4
Schwab’s Career Stats A Pts Sh SOG GW 2 10 16 5 1
PK-ATT 0-0
EL A I N E SEDGEWICK #5 LAURA PFEFFER MIDFIELDER
SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 6-0 • 1L Durham, England Durham HS
2005 (Redshirt Sophomore) - Did not play due to a knee injury sustained in the preseason ... Redshirted 2005 season.
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Prior to Memphis - Led Rochester High School to district championships in 2002 and 2004, as well as appearances in the regional finals in both years ... Played soccer for four years under Coach Todd Meugh ... Named All-State as a senior in 2005 ... Named first team All-State, All-Area, All-Region, AllLeague, and All-District as a junior after scoring six goals and dishing out 15 assists ... A third team All-Area selection and an AllLeague and All-District pick in 2003 ... Helped lead her club team, the Vardarstars, to the 2004 State Cup Championship in the Under18 division ... Was a member of the Olympic Development state team in Michigan ... Also played basketball for one year ... A four-time scholar-athlete and member of the National Honor Society.
E MI KO SCHWAB
2006 LADY TIGERS 2004 (Freshman) - Provided depth in the Memphis backfield by playing in 14 games, while drawing a starting assignment three times ... Started against UT-Martin (9-8), USF (10-15) and Marquette (10-22) ... Was part of a defense that held opponents to a school-record 1.19 goals-against average ... Recorded two assists on the year, both coming against Charlotte (10-8) ... Helped out on Mary Shelton’s game-winner against the 49ers, which came on a free kick immediately after she entered the game as a sub ... Also assisted on Madison Cheek’s goal ... Took seven shots, which came in seven different games, and had three shots on goal.
ELAINE SEDGEWICK DEFENDER
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Prior to Memphis - Participated in soccer at Durham High School, playing the sweeper and center defender positions ... Was a member of the Under-17 England National Team, as well as the Under-19 National Pool. Personal - Born December 18, 1985, in Durham, England ... Is the daughter of Martin and Karen Sedgewick. Sedgewick’s Career Stats GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW 2004 19-4 4 2 10 10 5 0 2005 Redshirt
PK-ATT 0-0
B R I T TA N Y B A L D W I N #19 F 5-11• •MHS RESHMAN
IDFIELDER
Collierville, Tenn. • Collierville HS Prior to Memphis - One of three local players to sign with the Tigers in 2006 ... Will compete for time at the center-mid and center-back ... An All-State player out of Collierville High School ... Selected to Commercial Appeal’s Best of Preps her sophomore through senior years ... Lettered all four years as a center midfielder ... Helped Collierville to a state title and a 20-4-1 finish in 2005 ... Coached at Collierville by Juliann Lacy ... Played club soccer with the Memphis Mercury, where she was coached by U of M assistant Jodi Grant ... Was a club teammate of fellow signee Lia Fannin ... A member of the Tennessee ODP for the past five years. Personal - Born June 24, 1988, in Memphis, Tenn. ... Is the daughter of Rebecca Cook.
CHELSEA BROOKS #33 F 5-6• •GHS RESHMAN
OALKEEPER
Knoxville, Tenn. • Karns HS Prior to Memphis - An All-Region goalkeeper who lettered three years at Karns High School ... Will compete for starting time at keeper with U of M junior Isabel Briones ... An All-District selection in 2003 and 2005 ... Helped Karns earn district runner-up in 2003 and 2004 ... Played club soc-
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cer for the Knoxville Futball Club ... Helped her club team win a state championship and take runner-up twice ... Recorded 22 saves in the 2002 state championship game in a shutout performance ... Team captain for her club since 2002 ... A National Honor Society member. Personal - Born August 14, 1988, in Knoxville, Tenn. ... Is the daughter of Dennis Brooks and Donna Jo Roy.
V I C T O R I A D A LT O N #4 F 5-3 •• MHS RESHMAN
IDFIELDER
Belleville, Ill. • Belleville East HS Prior to Memphis - A forward/midfielder out of Belleville East High School in Belleville, Ill. ... An All-Sectional honorable mention from 2002-04 ... Selected second team All-Conference as a sophomore and junior and the third team as a freshman ... The team is MVP as a sophomore ... Scored 15 goals with 10 assists and two-game winners as a junior ... Had 33 goals and 80 points through her junior year ... Played club soccer with Metro United, one of the top clubs in Illinois ... Also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore ... Was an honor student in high school. Personal - Born May 6, 1988, in Belleville, Ill. ... Is the daughter of Larry and Lee Ann Heaton.
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LIA FANNIN #23
FRESHMAN • DEFENDER 5-6 • HS Memphis, Tenn. • Houston HS
Prior to Memphis - One of three local players to sign with the Tigers in 2006 ... A fouryear letterwinner out of Houston High School ... An All-State selection as a junior and senior and All-Region as a senior ... A Commercial Appeal Best of Preps finalist in 2005 and a Best of Preps in 2004 ... Helped Houston win the 2004 Tennessee AAA state championship ... Also played two years on the Tennessee ODP team ... Played club soccer with the Memphis Mercury, where she was coached by U of M assistant Jodi Grant... Club teammate of fellow Tiger signee Brittany Baldwin. Personal - Born July 26, 1989, in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Is the daughter of Dale and Patty Fannin.
L AU R A L AU F E N B E R G F #14 F 5-5 •• HS RESHMAN
ORWARD
Littleton, Col. • Columbine HS Prior to Memphis - A forward out of Columbine High School coached by Peter Horvath ... An All-State honorable mention in 2004 ... The third leading scorer in Colorado in 2004 with 24 goals ... Scored a single-game high five goals in 2004 ... Sat out the 2005 season with an injury ... A National Pool ODP player in 2002 and Regional Pool in 2003 ... Played club soccer for the Colorado Rush ... Helped club team win the state champi-
2006 LADY TIGERS onship in 2002 and 2003 and was the runner-up in 2004 ... Also the second Memphis player to come out of Colorado, joining sophomore Emiko Schwab ... Lettered in cross country at Columbine ... A National Honor Society member who volunteers regularly at the Denver Rescue Mission. Personal - Born September 4, 1988 in Topeka, Kan. ... Is the daughter of Pam and Rick Laufenberg.
ROMA ROZANSKA #29 F 5-7 •• MHS RESHMAN
IDFIELDER
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. • Archbishop O’Leary
Personal - Born August 12, 1988, in Opole, Poland ... Is the daughter of Roman and Bozena Rozanski.
LESLIE WALKER F #27 F 5-3 •• HS RESHMAN
ORWARD
Evansville, Ind. • Central HS Prior to Memphis - The Evansville Player of the Year out of Central High School in 2005 ... An NSCAA/Adidas All-Region III team selection as a senior ... An All-State and All-District player as a junior and senior ... Earned academic All-City in 2003 ... Helped Central High earn a trip to the state Final Four in 2005 and 2004 ... Team captain as a senior ... Scored the game-winning goal to help Central advance to regionals as a junior ... Played club soccer with the Evansville Elite ... Club team was the 2002 and 2003 ... Indiana State Cup runner-up ... Played on the Indiana ODP team ... Also ran the 100-meter dash and 1600-meter relay on the track team. Personal - Born December 27, 1987, in Evansville, Ind. ... Is the daughter of Terri and Bob Walker.
RESHMAN
J O C E LY N W H I T E H E A D #28 F 5-8 •• MHS
ORWARD
RESHMAN
IDFIELDER
Memphis, Tenn. • Hutchison HS
Orlando, Fla. • Oviedo HS
Prior to Memphis - A four-year All-Region player who prepped at Hutchison School ... A four-time Commercial Appeal Best of Preps All-Metro Team selection and was the finalist for All-Metro Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 ... All-State as a junior and senior ... Named the Most Valuable Player in 2003 ... Coached in high school by former Memphis soccer player Larry Creson ... Led school team to a 15-4-2 record as a senior ... Scored four goals against Collierville in 2005 ... Totaled 28 goals with five assists as a senior and 87 goals with 22 assists in her four years at Hutchison ... Play club soccer with the Memphis Mercury, coached by U of M assistant Jodi Grant ... Was a teammate of fellow signees Brittany Baldwin and Lia Fannin ... Also a four-year letterwinner in track and was named to The Commercial Appeal Best of Preps All-Metro team from 2001-05 ... Named the Outstanding Athlete at the Harding Relays in 2004 and was the pentathlon winner in 2004.
Prior to Memphis - A Region III ODP pool player ... A four-time “A” team member ... Captain of the Florida State ODP team ... Played in the Women’s Premier Soccer League for the Central Florida Strikers coached by Bill Eissele and Steve Slain ... Captain of her Oviedo High School team coached by Scott Waisanen and Bill Parker ... A three time AllConference, Scholar-Athlete and team Offensive MVP ... Also named to the All-Central Florida team ... The leader in both goals and assists in all three years at Oviedo HS ... Had 16 goals with nine assists as a senior ... Played club soccer with Indialantic Force as a center midfielder ... Coached club by Figi Haig, the 2005 U.S. Youth Soccer Coach of the Year ... Scored a goal to help her club team win the Florida State Cup ... Club team twice was the Florida State Cup runner-up and the Region III Premier runner-up ... The club team leader in both goals and assists in 2004 .
Personal - Born November 9, 1987, in Memphis, Tenn. ... Is the daughter of Adele and Bensley Wellford.
Personal - Born June 6, 1988, in Orlando, Fla. ... Is the daughter of Reggie and Pam LeDuc.
2006 SPRING REVIEW One reason for the optimism surrounding the upcoming Memphis women’s soccer season is the superb performance of the team during the 2006 spring schedule. The Lady Tigers finished the spring 6-2-1, with their only losses coming 3-2 against 2005 NCAA Tournament participant Missouri and 10 to Peach Belt Conference champion Columbus State. Memphis rolled over rival Ole Miss 3-0 and tied Mississippi State 1-1. The team also looked dominant against the Region III and Georgia Olympic Developmental Program squads, winning both matches by a combined score of 9-1. Along with a preview of next year’s lineup, the Lady Tigers showcased their new 4-3-3 alignment and put together an offensive explosion. The new attacking system helped Memphis produce 25 goals over nine matches. Led by proven team co-captain and reigning Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year Shoko Mikami, the Lady Tigers’ front three posted impressive numbers. Finishing second to Mikami, who had eight goals, Georgia transfer Geneil Newbern was as good as advertised. Newbern scored six goals,
while 2005 Conference USA All-Freshman Team player Kylie Hayes posted four scores. “Overall, I’m pleased with what we accomplished this spring,” Memphis head coach Brooks Monaghan said. “The team worked hard adjusting to a new style of play. They overcame their initial frustrations and gained a strong belief in our new system.” Monaghan was specifically pleased with the way his team was able to continue its defensive dominance while switching to a more aggressive system. Last season, Memphis was second in Conference USA in defensive efficiency, allowing just 1.21 goals per game. During the spring season, the Lady Tigers clamped down even further, surrendering only seven scores and just .78 goals per contest. Even in its two losses Memphis gave up only three scores. All of this success has left Monaghan anxiously awaiting the start of the 2006 campaign. “We are excited for the fall,” Monaghan said. “Our players have set high expectations for the season, and we are looking forward to it. We had the chance in the spring to play against several teams with different types of systems, and we’ve learned to adapt to the way we need to play to succeed in the fall.”
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Prior to Memphis - Played two years on the Alberta Provincial team ... Invited to trials for the National Training Center (National Pool), but was forced to withdraw due to an injury ... Played three years for the U18 Victoria Soccer club ... Club team won provincials indoor and outdoors ... Club team placed fifth in the country at Nationals in 2004 ... Coached by Rocky Deluca in club soccer ... Played in the Archbishop O’Leary Soccer Academy, where she was coached by Ross Ongaro for three years ... Nominated for the Player’s Choice Award two years in a row ... Was born in Poland and lived in Germany for two years.
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n 2005, the University of Memphis women’s soccer team followed up on a successful 2004 campaign by posting a 12-7 record and reaching its second-consecutive Conference USA Tournament. The 2005 season marked the first time that the Lady Tigers recorded back-to-back winning seasons and will likely be viewed as a turning point in the history of the program.
to score four goals. Unfortunately, the defi-
of its most impressive wins of the season, knocking off defending Conference USA champion UAB 1-0 at Mike Rose Stadium. The Lady Tigers earned the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament and faced secondseeded UTEP. Memphis fell behind the Miners 5-0 before rallying at the 80 minute mark
early,” said Monaghan. “UTEP was a very
“We really stepped up and met our expectations last season,” said Memphis head coach Brooks Monaghan. “We set a goal to make the conference tournament and we did that.” Despite starting between five and seven underclassman in every match, the Lady Tigers didn’t show any signs of inexperience. In fact, the young players gelled into their roles almost immediately, and Memphis started the season by winning six of its first nine contests with two of the losses in that span coming against NCAA Tournament participants Ole Miss and Samford. “I was really excited by the number of young players who stepped up and helped make it a successful season,” said Monaghan. Memphis continued its winning ways in conference play. The Lady Tigers won a school record six league games in route to a 6-3 conference mark. The team earned one 56
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cit proved too much for coach Monaghan’s squad, and the Lady Tigers were forced out of the C-USA Tournament in the quarterfinals for a second straight year. “We really feel that our season ended too good team, but hopefully next year we can fight for a higher seed.” As a team, Memphis had one of the highest scoring offenses in the country. Ranked in the nation’s top 20 in goals per game through most of the season, the Lady Tigers broke
KYLIE HAYES 2005 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FRESHMAN
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2005 AWARD WINNERS
with 14 goals and 33 points, trailing only Mikami for the team lead in both categories. Hayes was named to the conference AllFreshman squad. Sophomore Askuka Kubota earned secISABEL BRIONES TWO-TIME 2005 C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
midfielder by trade, Kubota proved an excellent striker, finishing third on the team in
CONFERENCE USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Isabel Briones - 9/12 Isabel Briones - 10/17 CONFERENCE USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Shoko Mikami - 10/24
goals with five and second to Mikami in as-
ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM Shoko Mikami
sists with 17. Goalkeeper Isabel Briones had a break-
ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM Asuka Kubota
out season in 2005. The Lady Tiger sophomore tied the school record for shutouts in a season with six and surrendered just one goal in seven of the team’s matches. Briones was named C-USA Player of the Week twice, with the first honor coming after recording a season-high nine saves in a 1-0 win over defending conference champion UAB. The Alabama native moved into the top-5 alltime Memphis leaders in victories, shutouts and saves.
SHOKO MIKAMI 2005 C-USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE
Conference USA All-Freshman Team Kylie Hayes C-USA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Shoko Mikami ESPN/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT IV Robyn Smart - First Team Melissa Savage - Second Team Shoko Mikami - Third Team NSCAA/ADIDAS ALL-CENTRAL REGION THIRD TEAM Shoko Mikami SOCCER BUZZ ALL-CENTRAL REGION FIRST TEAM Shoko Mikami
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several school records for offensive production. The team set records for goals in a season with 50 and points in a season with 157 and, its 52 assists came within one of tying the school record of 53. Memphis led Conference USA in assists per game at 2.74. Defensively, the Lady Tigers had arguably the best season in program history, tying a school record for goals against average with a 1.19. Several Lady Tigers had standout individual seasons, and none made a bigger splash than junior Shoko Mikami. The Japanese native recovered from a knee injury that hampered her through much of the 2004 season and regained the form that saw her lead the nation in goals and points when she was a freshman at Christian Brothers University in 2003. Mikami became the focal point of the Lady Tiger offense and set a school record for points in a season with 42. She also tied the school record for assists with 12, and her 15 goals were the second-most ever scored by a Memphis player in one season. Mikami led the conference in goals, assists and points during the regular season. For her efforts, the Lady Tiger junior was named first team All-Conference USA and became the first Memphis player to ever receive the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year award. Among the freshmen who performed well for Coach Monaghan in 2005 was forward Kylie Hays. Hayes, a multi-sport high school athlete, showed tremendous speed and athleticism on the attack.
ond team All-Conference USA honors. A
SAMFORD CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Alexandra Atkinson Kylie Hayes Laura Pfeffer
2005 STATISTICS
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RECORD ALL GAMES ..................................... CONFERENCE ................................... NON-CONFERENCE...........................
OVERALL 12-7-0 6-3-0 6-4-0
HOME 7-3-0 3-2-0 4-1-0
AWAY 4-3-0 3-1-0 1-2-0
NEUTRAL 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS
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OPP
NO. 17 8 18 20 10 9 11 2 14 13 4 6 3 15 7 23 22 24 12 21 16 19 26 25
SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored average Shot pct. Shots on goal - Attempts SOG pct. Shots per Game Assists CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS OFFSIDES
50-296 2.60 .169 155-296 .524 15.6 52 94 0-1 33
23-206 1.19 .112 112-206 .544 10.8 16 81 1-2 16
PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards
10 0
5 0
ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg
2581 10/258 2/445
1840 7/263
PLAYER Shoko Mikami................ Kylie Hayes.................... Asuka Kubota................. Emiko Schwab ............... Caroline Barrett .............. Nicky McLeod ............... Melissa Savage............... Kate Murphy .................. Courtnee Melton ............ Alexandra Atkinson ....... Candace Halvorson ........ Laura Pfeffer .................. Beth Keating .................. Robyn Smart .................. Katy Booth ..................... Sarah MacGregor ........... Lindsey Joseph ............... Lauren Everhart ............. Isabel Briones................. Halley Jo Sullivan .......... Maggie Leone ................ Joanna Alexopulos ......... Aika Young .................... Chloe James ................... Total ............................... Opponents .....................
NO. GOALTENDERS 12 Isabel Briones................ 19 Joanna Alexopulos ........ Total .............................. Opponents .................... DATE
OPPONENT
GP-GS 19-18 19-19 18-13 15-7 19-4 19-18 19-18 18-17 17-14 19-19 19-2 19-12 11-0 18-7 12-2 9-0 11-1 7-0 18-18 19-19 7-0 13-1 4-0 4-0 19 19
G A 15 12 14 5 5 7 4 2 4 2 1 6 2 2 1 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 52 23 16
GP-GS 18-18 1-1 19 19
PTS SH 42 65 33 59 17 33 10 16 10 10 8 25 6 20 5 19 3 3 3 1 2 10 2 6 2 4 2 6 2 5 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 152 296 62 206
MINUTES 1642:49 90:00 1732:49 1732:49
W
7-0
207
9/2/2005 9/4/2005 9/7/2005
AT
SAMFORD VS. EVANSVILLE UT-MARTIN
L W W
1-2 2-1 3-0
621 103 127
9/11/2005 MISSOURI STATE
W
4-0
163
L 9/13/2005 OLE MISS 9/16/2005 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 9/18/2005 AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE W
2-3 2-1 5-1
739 218 345
9/25/2005 AT SEMO 9/30/2005 TULANE *
L W
0-1 (2OT) 93 6-0 209
10/2/2005 10/9/2005 10/14/2005 10/19/2005 10/21/2005 10/23/2005
UTEP * MARSHALL * UAB * AT EAST CAROLINA * UCF * SOUTHERN MISS *
L W W W L W
2-3 2-1 1-0 2-1 (OT) 0-1 5-1
157 145 382 103 231 148
TULSA * SMU * VS. UTEP #
W L L
1-0 1-2 4-5
177 356 787
10/28/2005 10/30/2005 11/2/2005
AT AT
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AVG 1.21 1.00 1.19 2.60
SAVES 83 4 89 105
PCT .790 .800 .795 .677
W L 11 7 1 0 12 7 7 12
PK-ATT 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 T 0 0 0 0
SHO 6 0 6 2
W/L SCORE ATTEND LADY TIGER SCORERS (ASSISTS)
8/28/2005 TENNESSEE TECH
AT
GA 22 1 23 23
SHOT% SOG SOG% GW .231 36 .554 4 .237 37 .627 3 .152 13 .394 1 .250 8 .500 1 .400 5 .500 0 .040 10 .400 0 .100 13 .650 2 .053 9 .474 1 .333 1 .333 0 .000 0 .000 0 .100 5 .500 0 .167 5 .833 0 .250 3 .750 0 .000 3 .500 0 .000 1 .200 0 .000 1 .250 0 .000 1 .333 0 .000 1 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 2 .667 0 .000 1 .500 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .169 155 .524 12 .112 112 .544 7
MIKAMI (UNASSISTED), HAYES (MCLEOD, MURPHY), BARRETT (KUBOTA), MIKAMI (HAYES, BRIONES), MCLEOD (MIKAMI, KUBOTA), KUBOTA (MACGREGOR), KUBOTA (UNASSISTED) MIKAMI (UNASSISTED) HAYES (UNASSISTED), HAYES (ATKINSON) MURPHY (UNASSISTED), MIKAMI (HAYES, JOSEPH), HAYES (SCHWAB) KUBOTA (MCLEOD, BOOTH), BARRETT (MCLEOD, KUBOTA), HAYES (MURPHY), MIKAMI (EVERHART) HAYES (UNASSISTED), MIKAMI (UNASSISTED) BARRETT (HAYES, MCLEOD), HAYES (BARRETT) MIKAMI (BARRETT), MIKAMI (UNASSISTED), KUBOTA (MIKAMI), HAYES (BOOTH), MIKAMI (MACGREGOR) MIKAMI (HAYES, MURPHY), MELTON (CORNER KICK), HAYES (MIKAMI), PFEFFER (MCLEOD), MIKAMI (KUBOTA), MIKAMI (HAYES) KUBOTA (MCLEOD), MIKAMI (KUBOTA) HAYES (ATKINSON), SAVAGE (SMART, ATKINSON) SAVAGE (KUBOTA, MIKAMI) HALVORSON (MIKAMI), MIKAMI (KUBOTA, SAVAGE) SCHWAB (UNASSISTED), HAYES (MIKAMI, SAVAGE), HAYES (MIKAMI, SCHWAB), SCHWAB (MIKAMI, SMART), KEATING (UNASSISTED) SCHWAB (MIKAMI) SCHWAB (MIKAMI) HAYES (UNASSISTED), MIKAMI (MELTON), HAYES (MIKAMI), BARRETT (MIKAMI)
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GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MEM 23 26 1 0 50 Opponents 10 12 0 1 23 SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MEM 147 147 2 0 296 Opponents 100 103 1 2 206 SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MEM 45 43 0 1 89 Opponents 54 50 1 0 105 CORNER KICKS MEM Opponents
1st 2nd OT OT2 Total 44 49 1 0 94 33 46 1 1 81
FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total MEM 114 132 3 1 250 Opponents 89 84 1 0 174
COURTNEE MELTON 2005 SENIOR
2005 C-USA REVIEW 2005 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS W 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 3 4 1 1 0
UCF ! SMU !* Rice %* UTEP * Memphis UAB East Carolina Houston Tulsa Southern Miss Tulane Marshall
C-USA T Pct. 0 .889 0 .889 1 .722 1 .722 0 .667 1 .500 0 .444 2 .444 0 .444 1 .167 0 .111 0 .000
L 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 5 7 8 9
Pts. 16 16 13 13 12 9 8 8 8 3 2 0
Overall L T 10 0 5 2 7 1 4 1 7 0 10 1 12 1 7 3 9 2 9 2 11 0 16 0
W 12 15 13 20 12 8 8 8 9 4 1 2
Pct. .545 .762 .643 .820 .632 .447 .405 .528 .500 .333 .083 .111
! - Clinched C-USA regular season co-championship % - Won C-USA Tournament championship * - Awarded NCAA Tournament berth
2005 C-USA TOURNAMENT RESULTS QUARTERFINALS #1 UCF 3, #8 Houston 2 #4 UTEP 5, #5 Memphis 4 #7 East Carolina 0, #2 SMU 0 (ECU advances on penalty kicks, 5-4)
#3 Rice 1, #6 UAB 0 SEMIFINALS #3 Rice 2, #7 East Carolina 0 #4 UTEP 5, #1 UCF 1
ASUKA KOBOTA 2005 ALL-C-USA
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH #3 Rice 3, #4 UTEP 0
2005 CONFERENCE USA AWARDS
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Courtney Baines, Sr., D, UCF FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Nasra Abdullah, Fr., MF, UAB COACH OF THE YEAR John Cossaboon, SMU
FIRST TEAM ALL-C-USA
SECOND TEAM ALL-C-USA
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Kimber Bailey, F, SMU Shoko Mikami, F, Memphis Roberta Pelarigo, F, UCF Nasra Abdullah, MF, UAB Susanne Collins, MF, SMU Sophia Mundy, MF, Houston Jill Porto, MF, UAB Courtney Baines, D, UCF Erin Droeger, D, Rice Carley Phillips, D, SMU Ashley Gunter, GK, SMU
Meghan McCallion, F, East Carolina Sally Palmer, F, UAB Caitlin Robbins, F, Rice Jami Tullius, F, UTEP Asuka Kobota, MF, Memphis Jennifer Montgomery, MF, UCF Kaletia Roberts, MF, UTEP Pam Cooney, D, UAB Beth Martin, D, Rice Kat Norris, D, East Carolina Brittany Popoff, GK, UTEP
Nasra Abdullah, MF, UAB Courtney Gaines, MF, Houston Ashley Gunter, GK, SMU Kylie Hayes, F, Memphis Jennifer Kacergis, MF, Tulsa Ashley Lucas, MF, Rice Sarah McFadden, F, Southern Miss Nicole Moore, D, East Carolina Kristen Moran, MF, SMU Caitlin Robbins, F, Rice Carley Phillips, D, SMU
2005 CONFERENCE USA LEADERS TEAM Points 1. UTEP ............. 2. Memphis ....... 3. SMU .............. 4. Rice ................ 5. Houston ......... 6. UCF ............... 7. East Carolina . 8. Tulsa .............. 9. UAB ............... 10. Southern Miss 11. Marshall ......... 12. Tulane ............
GP 25 19 22 21 18 22 21 20 19 5 18 12
No. 196 152 134 131 116 112 93 92 84 61 56 24
Avg/G 7.84 8.00 6.09 6.24 6.44 5.09 4.43 4.60 4.42 4.07 3.11 2.00
Goals 1. UTEP ............. 2. Memphis ....... 3. SMU .............. 4. Rice ................ 5. Houston ......... 6. UCF ............... 7. Tulsa .............. 8. East Carolina . 9. UAB ............... 10. Southern Miss 11. Marshall ......... 12. Tulane ............
GP No. 25 71 19 50 22 48 21 45 18 43 22 37 20 33 21 32 19 27 15 24 18 21 12 7
Avg/G 2.84 2.63 2.18 2.14 2.39 1.68 1.65 1.52 1.42 1.60 1.17 0.58
Goals per Game GP No. 1. UTEP ............. 25 71 2. Memphis ....... 19 50 3. Houston ......... 18 43 4. SMU .............. 22 48 5. Rice ................ 21 45 6. UCF ............... 22 37
Avg/G 2.84 2.63 2.39 2.18 2.14 1.68
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Tulsa .............. Southern Miss East Carolina . UAB ............... Marshall ......... Tulane ............
20 15 21 19 18 12
33 24 32 27 21 7
1.65 1.60 1.52 1.42 1.17 0.58
Assists 1. UTEP ............. 2. Memphis ....... 3. Rice ................ 4. UCF ............... SMU .............. 6. Houston ......... UAB ............... 8. East Carolina . 9. Tulsa .............. 10. Marshall ......... 11. Southern Miss 12. Tulane ............
GP No. 25 54 19 52 21 41 22 38 22 38 18 30 19 30 21 29 20 26 18 14 15 13 12 10
Avg/G 2.16 2.74 1.95 1.73 1.73 1.67 1.58 1.38 1.30 0.78 0.87 0.83
Assts. per Game 1. Memphis ....... 2. UTEP ............. 3. Rice ................ 4. SMU .............. UCF ............... 6. Houston ......... 7. UAB ............... 8. East Carolina . 9. Tulsa .............. 10. Southern Miss 11. Tulane ............ 12. Marshall .........
GP No. 19 52 25 54 21 41 22 38 22 38 18 30 19 30 21 29 20 26 15 13 12 10 18 14
Avg/G 2.74 2.16 1.95 1.73 1.73 1.67 1.58 1.38 1.30 0.87 0.83 0.78
Goals Allowed 1. Rice ................ 2. Houston ......... 3. Memphis ....... 4. Southern Miss 5. SMU .............. UCF ............... Tulsa .............. 8. UAB ............... 9. UTEP ............. 10. Tulane ............ 11. East Carolina . 12. Marshall .........
GP No. 21 20 18 21 19 23 15 25 22 28 22 28 20 28 19 31 25 32 12 35 21 39 18 40
Avg/G 0.95 1.17 1.21 1.67 1.27 1.27 1.40 1.63 1.28 2.92 1.86 2.22
Goals Ag. Avg. GP 1. Rice ............ 21 2. Houston ...... 18 3. Memphis.... 19 4. SMU ........... 22 5. UTEP.......... 25 6. UCF ............ 22 7. Tulsa ........... 20 8. Southern Miss15 9. UAB ........... 19 10. East Carolina21 11. Marshall ..... 18 12. Tulane......... 12
GA Min. Avg. 20 1928:12 0.93 21 1724:26 1.10 23 1732:49 1.19 28 2047:58 1.23 32 2301:35 1.25 28 2003:29 1.26 28 1858:06 1.36 25 1445:15 1.56 31 1750:39 1.59 39 1967:53 1.78 40 1557:37 2.31 35 988:26 3.19
INDIVIDUAL POINTS 1.Mikami, Shoko-MEM 2.Bailey, Kimber-SMU ... 3.Tullis, Jami-UTEP........ 4.Robbins, Caitlin-RICE . Abraham, Melissa-UTEP 6.Nordin, Cara-UTEP .....
Gls Ast Pts. 15 12 42 16 9 41 17 4 38 14 7 35 16 3 35 13 8 34
7.Mundy, Sophia-HOU ... 14 Hayes, Kylie-MEM..... 14 9.Pelarigo, Roberta-UC... 14 10.McCallions, M.-ECU . 9
5 5 4 6
33 33 32 24
GOALS No. 1. Tullius, Jami-UTEP.. ............ 17 2. Bailey, Kimber-SMU..... ...... 16 Abraham, Melissa-UTEP ..... 16 4. Mikami, Shoko-MEM ........ 15 5. Munky, Sophia-HOU ........... 14 Hayes, Kylie-MEM............. 14 Robbins, Caitlin-RICE ......... 14 Pelargio, Roberta-UCF......... 14 9. Nordin, Cara-UTEP... ........... 13 10. Palmer, Sally-UAB............... 9 Porto, Jill-UAB...... .............. 9 Ward, Katie-Tulsa.. .............. 9 McCallion, Meghan-ECU .... 9 ASSISTS No. 1. Mikami,Shoko-MEM ......... 12 2. Sams, Kia-UTEP....... ........... 11 3. Candee, Anne-RICE............. 9 Bailey, Kimber-SMU....... ... 9 5. Nordin, Cara-UTEP........ ..... 8 6. Kubota, Asuka-MEM. ....... 7 Robbins, Caitlin-RICE... ...... 7 Montgomery, Jennifer-UCF. 7 9. Stephens, Micah-USM... ...... 6 O’Rear, Olivia-SMU....... .... 6 Abdullah, Nasra-UAB.... ...... 6 McCleod, Nicky-MEM....... 6 Bailey, Krystal-SMU............ 6 German, Jamie-Tulsa........ . 6 McCallions, Meghan-ECU... 6 Roberts, Kaletia-UTEP.... .... 6
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Shoko Mikami, Jr., F, Memphis
YEAR-BY-YEAR 1995
1998
Record: 5-14-0 • C-USA: 1-4-0 H: 4-5-0 • A: 1-7-0 • N: 0-2-0 Coach: Les Szabo
Record: 5-10-3 • C-USA: 2-8-1 H: 4-3-2 • A: 1-7-1 Coach: Les Szabo
HISTOR Y
DATE 9-2 9-4 9-10 9-13 9-15 9-16 9-22 9-26 9-30 10-1 10-6 10-8 10-14 10-15 10-20 10-22 10-25 10-27 11-2
OPPONENT RESULT *at Charlotte ........... L, 2-7 at South Carolina .... L, 0-5 *Louisville.............. L, 0-1 Ark.-Little Rock ....W, 7-1 at LSU .................... L, 0-5 vs. Florida State ...... L, 1-3 *Evansville ............W, 2-1 Rhodes .................... L, 0-1 at Arkansas ............. L, 0-2 at Tulsa ................... L, 0-5 Mississippi State..... L, 0-1 *Cincinnati ............. L, 0-6 South Alabama ....... L, 2-4 Eastern Illinois.......W, 3-0 *at Marquette.......... L, 1-3 at Loyola-Chicago....W, 2-0 at Ole Miss ............. L, 0-1 Christian Brothers ...W, 10-2 ^vs. Charlotte.......... L, 1-4
DATE 9-1 9-4 9-6 9-11 9-16 9-18 9-20 9-25 9-27 10-2 10-4 10-8 10-13 10-16 10-18 10-23 10-25 10-30
1996 Record: 8-13-0 • C-USA: 3-6-0 H: 5-5-0 • A: 2-7-0 • N: 1-1-0 Coach: Les Szabo DATE 9-2 9-7 9-13 9-15 9-20 9-22 9-29 10-4 10-5 10-6 10-12 10-13 10-15 10-18 10-20 10-25 10-27 10-30 11-2 11-6 11-7
OPPONENT RESULT at Mississippi State ......L, 0-4 at Ark.-Little Rock.... L, 1-3 Stephen F. Austin .W, 10-1 at Evansville ........... L, 1-3 *Tulane ..................W, 2-0 *UAB ..................... L, 3-4 *at Cincinnati ......... L, 1-5 *Charlotte ............... L, 0-4 LSU ........................ L, 0-4 *USF......................W, 4-2 Arkansas ................. L, 2-3 Tennessee ..............W, 2-1 Ole Miss ............ L, 3-4, ot *at Saint Louis........ L, 1-2 at Eastern Illinois...W, 1-0 *at Marquette.......... L, 1-3 *at DePaul .............. L, 1-3 Rhodes ...................W, 6-4 *at Louisville .........W, 2-1 ^vs. DePaul ............W, 5-1 ^vs. Cincinnati ........ L, 1-2
OPPONENT RESULT Rhodes ...................W, 2-0 UT-Chattanooga ....W, 4-1 at SMS .................... L, 1-2 at Oklahoma ............ L 0-4 UT-Martin .............W, 9-0 *at Southern Miss .... L, 3-6 *at Tulane ............... L, 1-2 *DePaul ............. T, 0-0, ot *Marquette ............. L, 0-3 *at Charlotte ........... L, 0-2 *at USF................... L, 0-7 Ole Miss ............ T, 1-1, ot at Mississippi State...T, 1-1, ot *at Saint Louis.......W, 1-0 *at Houston ............ L, 0-2 *Louisville.............W, 6-0 *Cincinnati ............. L, 1-2 *UAB ..................... L, 1-2
1999 Record: 5-13-0 • C-USA: 1-10-0 H: 3-8-0 • A: 2-5-0 Coach: Les Szabo DATE 9-1 9-3 9-5 9-10 9-17 9-19 9-22 9-23 9-25 10-1 10-3 10-10 10-12 10-15 10-17 10-22 10-24 10-29
OPPONENT RESULT Rhodes ...................W, 9-0 Toledo....................W, 2-1 Jacksonville State ... L, 0-2 SMS ........................ L, 0-1 *Tulane ................... L, 0-2 *Southern Miss....... L, 1-3 Mississippi State....W, 4-0 *at Marquette.......... L, 1-4 *at DePaul .............. L, 1-2 *USF....................... L, 1-2 *Charlotte ............... L, 0-2 at Ole Miss ............. L, 2-3 at Belmont .............W, 6-1 *Houston ................ L, 1-3 *Saint Louis............ L, 0-1 *at Cincinnati ......... L, 0-3 *at Louisville .........W, 2-1 *at UAB.................. L, 0-2
1997
2000
Record: 11-10-1 • C-USA: 4-5-0 H: 8-3-1 • A: 2-6-0 • N: 1-1-0 Coach: Les Szabo
Record: 9-11-0 • C-USA: 3-8-0 H: 6-3-0 • A: 3-8-0 Coach: Brooks Monaghan
DATE 8-29 8-30 9-5 9-6 9-12 9-14 9-17 9-19 9-21 9-26 9-28 10-3 10-5 10-8 10-14 10-17 10-19 10-26 10-29 10-31 11-4 11-6
DATE 8-25 8-25 9-1 9-2 9-8 9-10 9-15 9-17 9-22 9-24 9-29 10-1 10-7 10-10 10-13 10-15 10-20 10-22 10-25 10-28
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OPPONENT RESULT at Tennessee ........... L, 0-3 at UT-Chattanooga ..W, 1-0 SMS .......................W, 3-1 Brewton Parker......W, 4-0 *at Tulane ............... L, 0-1 *at UAB.................W, 1-0 Mississippi State ...T, 1-1, ot *Louisville.............W, 2-0 *Cincinnati ........ L, 2-3, ot *at Charlotte ........... L, 0-2 Eastern Illinois ... L, 0-1, ot *Marquette ............. L, 1-5 *DePaul .................W, 4-1 at Ole Miss ............. L, 0-6 Ark.-Little Rock ....W, 3-0 *at USF................... L, 0-4 *Saint Louis......W, 3-2, ot Belmont .................W, 4-2 Rhodes ...................W, 3-0 at Arkansas ............. L, 2-4 vs. DePaul..............W, 4-1 vs. Marquette .......... L, 0-2
OPPONENT RESULT at Sacramento State .... L, 2-6 at San Francisco ....W, 2-1 UL-Monroe............W, 3-0 Middle Tennessee...W, 4-0 at SMS .................... L, 0-4 SE Louisiana .........W, 5-1 *at Charlotte ........... L, 2-3 *USF........................ L 0-7 *DePaul .................W, 2-0 *Marquette ............. L, 4-7 *at Tulane ..............W, 3-2 *at Southern Miss ... L, 2-3 *at UAB.................. L, 0-4 at Mississippi State...W, 1-0 *Louisville.............W, 6-2 *Cincinnati ............. L, 1-2 *at Saint Louis........ L, 1-3 *at Houston ............ L, 0-3 at Vanderbilt ........... L, 0-3 Christian Brothers...... W, 4-0
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YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHES BREAKDOWN YEAR COACH 1995 Les Szabo 1996 Les Szabo 1997 Les Szabo 1998 Les Szabo 1999 Les Szabo SZABO TOTALS (5 YRS) 2000 Brooks Monaghan 2001 Brooks Monaghan 2002 Brooks Monaghan 2003 Brooks Monaghan 2004 Brooks Monaghan 2005 Brooks Monaghan MONAGHAN TOTALS (6 YRS)
ALL-TIME TOTALS
W-L-T 5-14-0 8-13-0 11-10-1 5-10-3 5-13-0 34-60-4 9-11-0 5-13-1 9-10-1 5-10-3 11-8-0 12-7-0 51-59-5
2001
OPPONENT RESULT at Missouri .............. L, 2-3 SMS ................... T, 2-2, ot at Evansville ........... L, 0-2 UT-Martin .............W, 3-0 Ole Miss ................W, 1-0 *at Saint Louis........ L, 0-2 *at Marquette.......... L, 2-3 Vanderbilt ............... L, 1-2 *DePaul .................W, 1-0 *Cincinnati ............. L, 0-2 Christian Brothers ...... L, 2-3 at Tennessee Tech .... L, 0-1 *Southern Miss....... L, 1-2 *Tulane ................... L, 0-1 *at Houston ............ L, 1-2 *at TCU .................W, 1-0 *at UAB.................. L, 1-3 *USF......................W, 3-0 at Mississippi State..... L, 3-4
2002 Record: 9-10-1 • C-USA: 5-5-0 H: 5-3-0 • A: 4-7-0 • N: 0-0-1 Coach: Brooks Monaghan DATE 8-30 9-1 9-6 9-13 9-15 9-20 9-22 9-27 9-29 10-4 10-7 10-11 10-13 10-18 10-20 10-25 10-27 10-30 11-2 11-6
CONF. 1-4-0 3-6-0 4-5-0 2-8-1 1-10-0 11-33-1 3-8-0 3-7-0 5-5-0 2-7-1 5-5-0 6-3-0 24-35-1
FIN. 6/6 7/10 7/10 11/12 11/12 9/12 T9/14 T8/14 13/14 7/14 5/12
85-119-9 .420 35-68-2
Record: 5-13-1 • C-USA: 3-7-0 H: 4-5-1 • A: 1-8-0 Coach: Brooks Monaghan DATE 8-31 9-2 9-8 9-9 9-17 9-21 9-23 9-26 9-28 9-30 10-3 10-10 10-12 10-14 10-19 10-21 10-26 10-28 11-4
PCT. .263 .381 .523 .361 .278 .367 .450 .289 .457 .361 .579 .632 .465
OPPONENT RESULT at Florida Atlantic ...W, 2-1 vs. Florida Int........................T, 1-1, ot Northeastern ..........W, 3-0 Evansville ......... L, 1-2 2ot Mississippi State .W, 3-2 1ot *Saint Louis............ L, 0-4 *East Carolina .......W, 3-2 *at Louisville .......... L, 0-1 *at Charlotte ........... L, 0-3 at UT-Martin .... L, 2-3 2ot at SMS ...................W, 2-1 at #23 Nebraska ...... L, 0-3 *at USF................... L, 0-2 *at Southern Miss.....W, 1-0 *UAB ....................W, 1-0 *TCU .....................W, 4-0 *Houston ................ L, 0-1 at Christian Brothers......L, 1-2, 2ot *at Tulane ..............W, 4-0 ^vs. Charlotte.......... L, 0-2
9-19 9-21 9-26 9-28 10-8 10-10 10-15 10-17 10-22 10-24 10-29 11-3
*at Louisville ... T, 1-1, 2ot *at Cincinnati ......... L, 1-2 *DePaul ............. L, 1-2, ot *Marquette ............. L, 0-1 UT-Martin .............W, 3-1 Alabama A&M ......W, 5-1 *at Houston ............ L, 1-0 *Tulane ..................W, 4-0 *Southern Miss......W, 3-2 *USF....................... L, 0-1 *at UAB.................. L, 1-2 *at TCU .................. L, 1-2
2004 Record: 11-8-0 • C-USA: 5-5-0 H: 7-2-0 • A: 4-5-0 • N: 0-1-0 Coach: Brooks Monaghan DATE 8-29 8-31 9-5 9-8 9-10 9-14 9-17 9-24 9-26 10-1 10-3 10-8 10-10 10-15 10-17
OPPONENT RESULT at Alabama A&M....W, 4-0 at Ole Miss ............W, 1-0 Middle Tenn. .......... L, 1-2 at UT-Martin .........W, 2-1 Tennessee Tech .....W, 2-0 at Miss State ............. L, 0-2 Drury .....................W, 1-0 *DePaul .................W, 2-1 Evansville ..............W, 1-0 *at TCU ........... L, 0-1, 2ot *at Houston ...........W, 2-0 *Charlotte ..............W, 5-1 *East Carolina .......W, 4-1 *at USF................... L, 0-4 *at UAB.................. L, 1-2
2003 Record: 5-10-3 • C-USA: 2-7-1 H: 4-4-1 • A: 1-6-2 Coach: Brooks Monaghan DATE 8-29 8-31 9-5 9-9 9-12 9-14
OPPONENT ............. RESULT Mississippi State..... L, 1-3 at Ole Miss ............. L, 0-7 at Evansville .... T, 0-0, 2ot SE Missouri State .. T, 1-1, 2ot SMS ........................ L, 2-3 at Drury .................W, 3-0
FRANCES CURRIN 1995-97, 1999
HOME 4-5-0 5-5-0 8-3-1 4-3-2 3-8-0 24-24-3 6-3-0 4-5-1 5-3-0 4-4-1 7-2-0 7-3-0 33-20-2
ROAD 1-7-0 2-7-0 2-6-0 1-7-1 2-5-0 8-32-1 3-8-0 1-8-0 4-7-0 1-6-2 4-5-0 4-3-0 17-37-2
NEUTRAL 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-1
57-44-5 25-69-3 3-6-1 10-22 10-24 10-29 11-3
*Marquette ............. L, 0-1 *at Saint Louis........ L, 0-3 *Cincinnati .....W, 1-0, 2ot ^vs. UAB ................ L, 1-4
2005 Record: 12-7-0 • C-USA: 6-3-0 H: 7-3-0 • A: 4-3-0 • N: 1-1-0 Coach: Brooks Monaghan DATE OPPONENT RESULT 8-28 Tennessee Tech ....W, 7-0 9-2 at Samford ............. L, 1-2 9-4 vs. Evansville .......W, 2-1 9-7 Tennessee Martin .W, 3-0 9-11 Missouri State .......W, 4-0 9-13 Ole Miss ................ L, 2-3 9-16 Mississippi State ...W, 2-1 9-18 at Middle Tenn .....W, 5-1 9-25 at SE Missouri StateL, 0-1, 2ot 9-30 *Tulane ................W, 6-0 10-2 *UTEP .................. L, 2-3 10-9 *at Marshall ..........W, 2-1 10-14 *UAB ....................W 1-0 10-19 *at East Carolina W, 2-1, ot 10-21 *UCF .................... L, 0-1 10-23 *Southern Miss ....W, 5-1 10-28 *at Tulsa ..............W, 1-0 10-30 *at SMU ................ L, 1-2 11-2 ^vs. UTEP ............ L, 4-5 * CONFERENCE USA MATCH ^ CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT
ALL-TIME C-USA STANDINGS 1995 #Cincinnati #Louisville &Charlotte Evansville Marquette Memphis
4-1-0 4-1-0 2-2-1 2-2-1 1-4-0 1-4-0
1996 #Marquette &Cincinnati Saint Louis Louisville Charlotte UAB Memphis USF Tulane DePaul
8-1-0 7-1-1 6-3-0 5-3-1 5-4-0 5-4-0 3-6-0 2-7-0 2-7-0 1-8-0
1997 7-1-1 7-1-1 6-1-2 5-4-0 4-4-1 4-4-1 4-5-0 3-6-0 2-7-0 0-9-0
1998 #USF &Charlotte Houston UAB Marquette Cincinnati Saint Louis Tulane Southern Miss DePaul Memphis Louisville
9-0-2 7-2-2 8-3-0 8-3-0 8-3-0 7-4-0 4-7-0 4-7-0 3-7-1 1-6-4 2-8-1 0-11-0
1999 #Saint Louis &Marquette Charlotte Houston UAB USF Cincinnati Southern Miss DePaul Tulane Memphis Louisville
8-1-2 8-2-1 8-2-1 8-2-1 7-3-1 7-4-0 6-4-1 4-6-1 3-8-0 2-9-0 1-10-0 0-11-0
2000 #&Marquette Saint Louis Cincinnati Charlotte Southern Miss Houston Tulane USF Memphis UAB DePaul Louisville
10-0-1 8-0-3 9-2-0 8-2-1 6-5-0 5-5-1 5-6-0 4-6-1 3-8-0 2-8-1 2-9-0 0-11-0
2001 #& Cincinnati Marquette Charlotte Tulane UAB East Carolina Houston Saint Louis Southern Miss
10-0-0 8-2-0 7-2-1 7-3-0 7-3-0 6-4-0 6-4-0 5-4-1 3-7-0
3-7-0 3-7-0 2-8-0 1-8-1 0-9-1
2002 # Charlotte & Cincinnati Saint Louis East Carolina Marquette Houston USF Memphis UAB Tulane DePaul Southern Miss TCU Louisville
8-0-2 6-1-3 6-3-1 5-2-3 5-3-2 4-3-3 4-4-2 5-5-0 5-5-0 3-4-3 3-6-1 2-7-1 1-7-2 1-8-1
2003 # UAB TCU Marquette
8-2-0 7-3-0 7-3-0
USF Saint Louis & DePaul Tulane Charlotte East Carolina Southern Miss Cincinnati Louisville Memphis Houston
2004
# Saint Louis & UAB Marquette East Carolina Louisville Charlotte Memphis DePaul Tulane TCU USF Houston Cincinnati Southern Miss
6-3-1 6-3-1 6-3-1 6-4-0 5-4-1 3-4-3 2-6-2 3-7-0 2-7-1 2-7-1 1-8-1 9-1-1 8-2-0 7-2-1 6-3-1 5-2-3 5-3-2 5-5-0 4-5-1 4-5-1 4-5-1 4-6-0 2-8-0 1-9-0 1-9-0
JODI FISHER 1995-98
2005 # SMU UCF & UTEP Rice Memphis UAB Tulsa
8-1-0 8-1-0 6-2-1 6-2-1 6-3-0 4-4-1 4-5-0
East Carolina Houston Southern Miss Tulane Marshall
4-5-0 3-4-2 1-7-1 1-8-0 0-9-0
# Denotes Regular Season Champion & Denotes Tournament Champion
CONFERENCE USA ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1995 Meyers Field Cincinnati, Ohio
SEMIFINALS #1 Cincinnati 2, #4 UAB 2 (Cincinnati wins 4-3 on pks)
CHAMPIONSHIP #1 Cincinnati 1, #2 Marquette 0
SEMIFINALS #3 Charlotte 4, #2 Louisville 0 #4 Evansville 3, #1 Cincinnati 0
1998 Cox Soccer Complex Farmers Branch, Texas
1996 Transamerica Field Charlotte, N.C. FIRST ROUND #7 Memphis 5, #10 DePaul 1 #8 USF 3, #9 Tulane 0 QUARTERFINALS #3 Saint Louis 1, #6 UAB 1 (Saint Louis wins 5-4 on pks)
#2 Cincinnati 2, #7 Memphis 0 #1 Marquette 3, #8 USF 0 #5 Charlotte 3, #4 Louisville 0 SEMIFINALS #2 Cincinnati 2, #3 Saint Louis 0 #1 Marquette 2, #5 Charlotte 0 CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Cincinnati 4, #1 Marquette 2 (ot)
1997 Anheuser-Busch Conference and Sports Centre Fenton, Mo. FIRST ROUND #8 Louisville 1, #9 Tulane 0 #7 Memphis 4, #10 DePaul 0 QUARTERFINALS #4 UAB 1, #5 Saint Louis 1 (UAB wins 5-4 on pks)
#1 Cincinnati 1, #8 Louisville 0 #2 Marquette 2, #7 Memphis 0 #3 Charlotte5 , #6 USF 2
#5 Saint Louis 2, #4 USF 0 #1 UAB 0, #8 Charlotte 0 (2ot)
CHAMPIONSHIP #1 Marquette 1, #3 Cincinnati 0 (2ot)
SEMIFINALS #6 DePaul 2, #7 Tulane 0 #5 Saint Louis 3, #1 UAB 0
#2 Marquette 3, #3 Charlotte 2
FIRST ROUND #3 Charlotte 4, #6 Memphis 1 #4 Evansville 1, #5 Marquette 0
CHAMPIONSHIP #3 Charlotte 1, #4 Evansville 0 (ot)
SEMIFINALS #1 Marquette 4, #4 Charlotte 1 #3 Cincinnati 1, #2 Saint Louis 0 (2ot)
QUARTERFINALS #2 Charlotte 2, #7 Saint Louis 0 #6 Cincinnati 2, #3 Houston 0 #1 USF 4, #8 Tulane 0 #5 Marquette 2, #4 UAB 0 SEMIFINALS #2 Charlotte 2, #6 Cincinnati 1 #5 Marquette 2, #1 USF 1 CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Charlotte 0, #5 Marquette 0 (Charlotte wins 5-4 on pks)
2001 Valley Fields Milwaukee, Wis. QUARTERFINALS #1 Cincinnati 2, #8 Saint Louis 0 #5 UAB 3, #4 Tulane 0 #3 Charlotte 0, #6 East Carolina 0 (Charlotte advances 9-8 on pks)
#2 Marquette 2, #7 Houston 1 (2ot) SEMIFINALS #1 Cincinnati 2, #5 UAB 0 #2 Marquette 1, #3 Charlotte 0 CHAMPIONSHIP #1 Cincinnati 1, #2 Marquette 0
1999 Cox Soccer Complex Farmers Branch, Texas
2002 Transamerica Field Charlotte, N.C.
QUARTERFINALS #2 Charlotte 2, #7 Cincinnati 1 #3 Houston 3, #6 USF 2 #8 Southern Miss 2, #1 Saint Louis 1 #4 Marquette 2, #5 UAB 1
QUARTERFINALS #2 Cincinnati 3, #7 USF 1 #3 East Carolina 2, #6 Houston 0 #5 Marquette 2, #4 Saint Louis 1 #1 Charlotte 2, #8 Memphis 0
SEMIFINALS #2 Charlotte 2, #3 Houston 2 (4ot) #4 Marquette 6, #8 Southern Miss 0
SEMIFINALS #2 Cincinnati 2, #3 East Carolina 1 #5 Marquette 2, #1 Charlotte 1
CHAMPIONSHIP #4 Marquette 2, #2 Charlotte 1 (ot)
CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Cincinnati 2, #5 Marquette 1
2000 Robert R. Hermann Stadium St. Louis, Mo.
2003 Transamerica Field Charlotte, N.C.
(Charlotte advances 4-3 on pks)
QUARTERFINALS #1 Marquette 2, #8 USF 1 (2ot) #4 Charlotte 2, #5 Southern Miss 0 #3 Cincinnati 4, #6 Houston 2 #2 Saint Louis 3, #7 Tulane 1
(UAB advances 3-0 on pks)
CHAMPIONSHIP #6 DePaul 1, #5 Saint Louis 1 (2ot) (DePaul wins 4-3 on pks)
2004 Robert R. Hermann Stadium St. Louis, Mo. QUARTERFINALS #2 UAB 4, #7 Memphis 1 #3 Marquette 2, #6 Charlotte 1 #5 Louisville 2, #4 East Carolina 1 #1 Saint Louis 3, #8 DePaul 1 SEMIFINALS #2 UAB 2, #3 Marquette 0 #1 Saint Louis 1, #5 Louisville 0 CHAMPIONSHIP #2 UAB 2, #1 Saint Louis 1
2005 Rice Soccer/Track Stadium Houston, Texas QUARTERFINALS #1 UCF 3, #8 Houston 2 #4 UTEP 5, #5 Memphis 4 #7 East Carolina 0, #2 SMU 0 (ECU advances 5-4 on pks)
QUARTERFINALS #6 DePaul 2, #3 Marquette 1 (2ot) #7 Tulane 0, #2 TCU 0 (2ot) (Tulane advances 3-1 on pks)
#3 Rice 1, #6 UAB 0 SEMIFINALS #3 Rice 2, #7 East Carolina #4 UTEP 5, #1 UCF CHAMPIONSHIP #3 Rice 3, #4 UTEP 0
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#Marquette #Charlotte #&Cincinnati UAB Saint Louis USF Memphis Louisville Tulane DePaul
TCU Memphis Louisville USF DePaul
HISTOR Y
ALL-TIME RECORD OPPONENT W Alabama 0 Alabama A&M 2 Arkansas 0 Ark.-Little Rock 2 Belmont 2 Brewton Parker 1 Christian Brothers 2 Charlotte 1 Cincinnati 1 Colorado College 0 DePaul 6 Drury 2 East Carolina 3 Eastern Illinois 2 Evansville 3 Florida Atlantic 1 Florida International 0 Florida State 0 Houston 1 Jacksonville State 0 UL-Monroe 1 Louisville 5 Loyola-Chicago 1 LSU 0 Marquette 0 Marshall 1 Middle Tennessee 2 Missouri 0 Missouri State (SMS) 2 Mississippi State 4 Nebraska 0 Northeastern 1
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L 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 9 9 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 1 0 2 0 2 10 0 1 1 4 5 1 0
MEM T GOALS 0 NA 0 9 0 4 0 11 0 10 0 4 0 17 0 10 0 7 0 NA 1 17 0 4 0 6 0 4 1 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 19 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 5 0 2 1 14 2 12 0 0 0 3
OPP. FIRST GOALS GAME NA NA 1 2003 9 1995 4 1995 2 1997 0 1997 7 1995 28 1995 27 1995 NA NA 10 1996 0 2003 3 2002 1 1995 9 1995 1 2002 1 2002 3 1995 12 1998 2 1999 0 2000 7 1995 0 1995 9 1996 30 1995 1 2005 1 2005 3 2005 14 1997 15 1995 3 2002 0 2002
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LAST GAME NA 2004 1997 2004 1999 1997 2002 2004 2004 NA 2004 2004 2005 1997 2005 2002 2002 1995 2004 1999 2000 2003 1995 1996 2004 2005 2005 2001 2005 2005 2002 2002
OPPONENT Oklahoma Ole Miss Rhodes Rice Sacramento State Saint Louis Samford San Francisco South Alabama South Carolina SE Louisiana SE Missouri State SMU Southern Miss Stephen F. Austin TCU Tennessee Tennessee Tech Toledo Tulane Tulsa UAB UCF USF UT-Chattanooga UT-Martin UTEP Vanderbilt TOTALS
MEM W L T GOALS 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 10 4 1 0 20 0 0 0 NA 0 1 0 2 2 6 0 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 4 0 16 1 0 0 10 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 2 5 4 0 20 1 1 0 1 3 8 0 11 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 8 2 0 0 5 5 1 0 22 0 2 0 6 0 2 0 1 85 119 9 361
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OPP. FIRST LAST GOALS GAME GAME 4 1998 1998 24 1996 2005 5 1995 1999 NA NA NA 6 2000 2000 17 1996 2004 2 2005 2005 1 2000 2000 4 2000 1995 5 2000 1995 1 2000 2000 3 2003 2005 2 2005 2005 17 1998 2005 1 1995 1996 3 2001 2004 4 1996 1997 1 2001 2005 1 1999 1999 8 1996 2005 5 1995 2005 23 1996 2005 1 2005 2005 29 1996 2004 1 1997 1998 5 1998 2005 8 2005 2005 5 2000 2001 389 (11 YEARS)
ALL-TIME ROSTER HHHH
AAAA Alexopulos, Joanna D Allen, Caroline GK Amrozowicz, Rebecca M Atkinson, Alexandra D
2005 2005 1999-02 2005
Haerens, Natalie Halvorson, Candace Harrison, Lindley Hayes, Kylie Heinz, Shelley Hill, LaVonne Horton, Jackie
GK M-F M F-M D M M
2004 2004-05 1997-98 2005 1995-97 1995-98 1999
Irish, Kelsey SHELLEY HEINZ
James, Chloe Joseph, Lindsey
BBBB M F-M M D M M-F D D GK F D D F
1999-02 2004-05 2001 1997-00 1995 2005 1995 1998-99 2004-05 2000-01 1995 1995-96 1995-97
CCCC Caswell, Christy Cheek, Madison Chinellato, Heather Ciezki, Amy Clunie, Amy Cotton, Nancy Currin, Frances
CHRISTY CASWELL
D M M
1999-00 2001-04 1997
HEATHER CHINELLATO
EEEE Everhart, Lauren
F-M
2005
FFFF Feddema, Jamie Ferris, Erin Fisher, Jodi Fulbright, Amy
Raine, Jocelyn Rawe, Kari Ruiz, Veronica
D-M M
2005 2005
SSSS
FRANCES CURRIN
M-D 2003-05 D 1995-96 D 1995 F 2003 F-M 2005
COURTNEE MELTON
LLLL M 1995-98 F 2003-04 F-GK 1996-98 M-D 2001-02 GK 2003 M 1999 GK 1995-97,99
DDDD Danaher, Molly Dawells, Susannah Dodd, Erin
2004
KKKK Keating, Beth Kelley, Shannon Kelsall, Kim Konno, Yuiko Kubota, Asuka
M M F M
1997 2002-03 1995-98 1996
Leone, Maggie
D
2005
MMMM Marsh, Tiffany Marr, Kirsty McGee, Leanne MacGregor, Sarah McLeod, Nicky Meduri, Michelle Meehan, Michele Melton, Courtnee Mikami, Shoko Moghim, Leila Moller, Annika Mulrooney, Melissa Murphy, Kate Murphy, Kara
D 1998 F 2002-03 D 2002-04 M 2005 M 2002-03,2005 M 1998-01 M-F 1997-00 D 2002-05 F 2004-05 F 1998 D 2001-03 GK-D 1996 D-M 2005 D 1995-97
NNNN Nielsen, Anja
M
2000-01
M
1995
M F F
2005 1995 2001-04
OOOO Ovrebo, Elin
PPPP Pfeffer, Lauren Pierce, Michelle Powell, Monica
VERONICA RUIZ
Savage, Melissa Scanniello, Carla Schwab, Emiko Sedgewick, Elaine Shelton, Mary Simon, Jennifer Smart, Robyn Smith, Meridith Sorensen, Michelle Sparrow, Rebecca Spiniolas, Candace Stamper, Sherri Strung, Brittany Sullivan, Halley Jo
M F D F M
2002 2000 1997-98 2000-01 2004
D 2002-04 GK 2000-03 M-D 2000-03
M 2003-05 F 2004 M-F 2005 D 2004 D 2001-04 GK 1998 F-D 2002-05 F 1996-99 F 2001 F 2000-01 F-D 1998-00 GK-D 1995 M-D 2003 M-D 2004-05
TTTT Thiele, Jen Thompson, Tiffany Thorsdottir, Anna Trautman, Jessi
D D F D
1998-01 2000-01 2002 2000
M M D
2001 1995-98 1998-99
VVVV Vilhodt, Carina Vossen, Jennifer Vossen, Stephanie
ROBYN SMART
JENNIFER VOSSEN
WWWW Waddell, Robin Wicksell, Katrina Williams, Suzanne Willoughby, Angela Wilson, Heather Wilson, Kristan Winslett, Tori
D GK D D M M M-F
1995-97 2000-02 1998-01 2001 2003 2002 1997-00
YYYY Young, Aika
GGGG Gardner, Elizabeth Gjertsen, Jessica Gnaster, Lisa Goff, Jennifer Greenwell, Vicki
MERIDITH SMITH
M-F
2005
ZZZZ Zimmer, Lisa Zmurchuk, Lesley JODI FISHER
ANNIKA MOLLER
F D
1995 1996-97
Bold indicates active players
First Team All-Conference USA Shoko Mikami (2005) - F Leanne McGee (2004) - D Nicky McLeod (2003) - MF Yuiko Konno (2003) - F Jessica Gjertsen (2000) - F Shelley Heinz (1995, 1996) - MF Second Team All-Conference USA Asuka Kubota (2005) -MF Katarina Wicksell (2002) - GK Christy Caswell (1998) - D Christy Caswell (1995, 1997) - MF Shelley Heinz (1997) - D Jennifer Vossen (1996) - MF Third Team All-Conf erence USA Carla Scanniello (2004) - F Melissa Savage (2004) - MF Alison Baker (2002) - MF Jodi Fisher (1997) - F All-C-USA Freshman Team Kylie Hayes (2005) - F Carla Scanniello (2004) - F Natalie Haerens (2004) - GK Nicky McLeod (2002) - MF Jessica Gjertsen (2000) - F Rebecca Amrozowicz (1999) - F Lisa Gnaster (1997) - D Meredith Smith (1996) - F Christy Caswell (1995) - MF Jodi Fisher (1995) - F C-USA Freshman of the Year Jessica Gjertsen (2000) C-USA Offensive Player of the Week Shoko Mikami (10/24/06) Yuiko Konno (10/20/03) Jessica Gjertsen (10/30/00) Jodi Fisher (10/23/98) Christy Caswell (9/22/97) Lesley Zmurchuk (9/16/96) Shelley Heinz (10/30/95) Jodi Fisher (9/18/95) C-USA Defensive Player of the Week Isabel Briones (10/24/05) Isabel Briones (9/12/05) Leanne McGee (11/1/04) Natalie Haerens (9/13/04) Natalie Haerens (9/7/04) Katarina Wicksell (10/21/02) Frances Currin (9/22/97) Soccer Buzz All-Central Region Team Shoko Mikami (First Team-2005) Leanne McGee (Second Team-2004) Natalie Haerens (All-Freshman Team-2004) Yuiko Konno (Third Team-2003) NCSAA All-Central Region Team Shoko Mikami (Thrid Team-2005) Leanne McGee (Second Team-2004) Yuiko Konno (Third Team-2003)
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Baker, Allison Barrett, Caroline Barse, Laura Bates-Eamer, Nicole Bellamy, Elizabeth Booth, Katy Bourigalt, Stephanie Breton, Marcie Briones, Isabel Bronars, Jennifer Brown, Vicki Brannon, Catherine Buttermore, Jessica
Conference USA Offensive MVP Shoko Mikami (2005) - Forward
M
JJJJ
AWARDS ALL-TIME LADY TIGER HONOR ROLL
RRRR
IIII YUIKO KONNO
AND
LADY TIGER RECORDS GOALKEEPING VICTORIES
CAREER POINTS
TOTAL
Jodi Fisher Christy Caswell Jennifer Vossen Candice Spiniolas Meredith Smith
GOALS
ASSISTS
33 19 18 18 18
SHOTS
32 26 16 13 12
YEAR 1995-98 1995-98 1995-98 2004-Present 1998-00
TOTAL
Jodi Fisher Alison Baker Jennifer Vossen Christy Caswell Shelley Heinz
YEAR 1995-98 1998-00 2000 1996-99 1995-98
TOTAL
Christy Caswell Jodi Fisher Jennifer Vossen Shoko Mikami Candice Spiniolas
YEAR 1995-98 1995-98 1995-98 1998-00 1996-99
TOTAL
Jodi Fisher Candice Spiniolas Jessica Gjertsen Meredith Smith Jennifer VosseAn
HISTOR Y
94 68 52 50 47
YEAR
178 166 132 130 112
1995-98 1999-03 1995-98 1995-98 1995-97
MULTIPLE GOAL MATCHES
YEAR
Jessica Gjertsen Candice Spiniolas Meredith Smith Jodi Fisher Kylie Hayes Shoko Mikami Jennifer Vossen
6 6 6 5 3 3 3
MATCHES PLAYED
TOTAL
Christy Caswell Jodi Fisher Alison Baker Michele Meehan Meredith Smith Jennifer Vossen
80 79 76 75 75 75
2000 1998-00 1996-99 1995-98 2005-present 2004-present 1995-98
Katarina Wicksell Frances Currin Heather Chinellato Isabel Briones Natalie Haerens
SAVES
21 16 15 12 10
YEAR 2000-02 1995-97, 99 1996-98 2004-Present 2004
TOTAL
Frances Currin Katarina Wicksell Heather Chinellato Isabel Briones Natalie Haerens
YEAR
326 1995-97, 99 259 2000-02 168 1996-98 106 2004-Present 71 2004
GAA (MIN 2500 MINUTES) Heather Chinellato Katarina Wicksell Frances Currin
SHUTOUTS Katarina Wicksell Heather Chinellato Isabel Briones Frances Currin Natalie Haerens
1.68 1.82 2.20
YEAR 1996-98 2000-02 1995-97, 99
TOTAL
GOALKEEPER MINUTES PLAYED Frances Currin Katarina Wicksell Heather Chinellato Isabel Briones Kari Rawe
YEAR
13.5 2000-02 8 1996-98 7 2004-Present 6.5 1995-97, 99 6 2004
YEAR
4907 1995-97, 99 4809 2000-02 2784 1996-98 2008 2004-present 1695 2000-03
SEASON PLAYER RECORDS POINTS Shoko Mikami Jessica Gjertsen Shelley Heinz Jennifer Vossen Jodi Fisher
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1,203 ................vs. Rhodes 10/30/96 739 .................. vs. Ole Miss 9/13/05 639 ..................vs. Charlotte 10/4/96 621 ................... vs. Samford 9/02/05 578 .............. vs. Tennessee 10/13/96
GOALS
TOTAL
YEAR
18 15 14 12 12
2000 2005 2005 2003 1995
TOTAL
YEAR
12 12 11 8 8 8
2005 1996 1996 2000 1997 1996
TOTAL
YEAR
73 66 65 64 59
1995 2000 2005 2002 2005
MULTIPLE GOAL MATCHES
YEAR
Jessica Gjertsen Shoko Mikami Kylie Hayes Yuiko Konno Shelley Heinz
ASSISTS Shoko Mikami Christy Caswell Jodi Fisher Candice Spiniolas Christy Caswell Jennifer Vossen
SHOTS Shelley Heinz Jessica Gjertsen Shoko Mikami Alison Baker Kylie Hayes Jessica Gjertsen Meredith Smith Shoko Mikami Kylie Hayes Candice Spiniolas Jennifer Vossen Shelley Heinz
6 4 3 3 3 3 3
2000 1996 2005 2005 2000 1996 1995
GOALKEEPING VICTORIES
YEAR
Isabel Briones Natalie Haerens Katarina Wicksell Katarina Wicksell Heather Cinellato
YEAR 1995-98 1995-98 1999-02 1997-00 1996-99 1995-98
TOP FIVE HOME CROWDS
TOTAL
YEAR
42 40 29 28 27
2005 2000 1995 1996 1996
SAVES Katarina Wicksell Frances Currin Frances Currin Katarina Wicksell Isabel Briones
11 10 9 7 6
2005 2004 2002 2000 1997
TOTAL
YEAR
99 96 86 84 83
2002 1999 1996 2001 2005
GAA (MIN 1000 MINUTES) THE INAUGURAL LADY TIGER SOCCER TEAM - 1995
Natalie Haerens Isabel Briones Katarina Wicksell Katarina Wicksell Frances Currin
SHUTOUTS Isabel Briones Natalie Haerens Katarina Wicksell Katarina Wicksell Katarina Wicksell Frances Currin
2004 2005 2002 2001 1999
TOTAL
YEAR
6 6 5 4.5 4 4
2005 2004 2002 2001 2000 1997
GOALKEEPER MINUTES PLAYED Katarina Wicksell Katarina Wicksell 64
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1.18 1.21 1.38 1.65 1.73
1766 1746
YEAR 2002 2001
LADY TIGER RECORDS Isabel Briones Frances Currin Natalie Haerens
1642 1472 1370
2005 1999 2004
TEAM RECORDS YEAR
50 47 42 38 32
2005 1996 2000 1997 1998
ASSISTS
YEAR
53 52 41 35 30
1996 2005 1997 1998 2000
POINTS
YEAR
152 147 117 114 99
2005 1996 1997 2000 1998
SHOTS
YEAR
339 296 277 276 242
SAVES
SAVES
TOTAL
Frances Curr
15 vs. Marquette 9/23/99
ASSISTS 12 vs. UT-Martin 12 vs. Rhodes 12 vs. Stephen F. Austin
POINTS 32 vs. Stephen F. Austin 30 vs. UT-Martin 30 vs. CBU
SHOTS 44 vs. CBU
SAVES 17 vs. UAB
DATE 10/27/95
DATE
DATE 9/13/96 10/27/95
2004 1997 2005 2002 2001 2000 1998
MOST LOSSES
14 1995
FEWEST WINS
5 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003
FEWEST LOSSES
7 2005
BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE
.631 2005
WORST WINNING PERCENTAGE
.263 1995
LONGEST WINNING STREAK
DATE
3
1996, 1997 (2), 2000, 2002, 2004 (2), 2005 (2)
9/16/98 10/30/96 9/13/96
LONGEST LOSING STREAK
DATE
6 1995, 2001
6 LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK: 1997-1998 and 2004
9/13/96 9/16/98 10/27/95
LONGEST HOME LOSING STREAK; 4 1995, 1999 (2), 2001
DATE 10/27/95
LONGEST ROAD WINNING STREAK: 3 2004, 2005
DATE 10/17/04
LONGEST ROAD LOSING STREAK:
MISCELLANEOUS
1996 1995 1997 2002 1998
MOST MATCHES
22 1997
MOST WINS
12 2005
10 1997-1998
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: 9 vs. Stephen F. Austin 9/13/96 vs. UT-Martin 9/16/98 vs. Rhodes 9/1/99 LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT 7 vs. USF 10/4/98 vs. Ole Miss 8/31/03
THE LAST TIME THE LAST TIME A LADY TIGER ... Scored Four Goals: ................................................... Lesley Zmurchuk vs. Stephen F. Austin (1996) Scored Three Goals: ..................................................................... Shoko Mikami vs. Tulane (2005) Recorded Four Assists: ......................................................... Catherine Brannon vs. Rhodes (1996) Recorded Three Assists:..................................................... Shoko Mikami vs. Southern Miss (2005) Recorded 10 Shots: ........................................ Shelley Heinz vs. Christian Brothers (1995), 10 shots Recorded 15 Saves: .................................................... Frances Curr vs. Marquette (1999), 15 saves Recorded 10 Saves: ......................................................... Isabel Briones vs. UAB (2004), 12 saves Recorded Back-to-Back Shutouts: ............................................................ Isabel Briones (2) (2005) Scored Two Goals in Two Minutes: ........................................ Shoko Mikami vs. Tulane (2005), 1:40
YEAR
1.19 1.19 1.43 1.60 1.64
TOTAL 10 vs. CBU
10 vs. Stephen F. Austin 10 vs. CBU
SHUTOUTS YEAR
GAA
SHOTS Shelley Heinz
GOALS
YEAR
7 7 6 5 5 5 5
DATE 10/30/96 10/30/96
TEAM RECORDS
1997 2005 2004 2002 2003
141 130 113 110 101
TOTAL
2005 2004 2002 2003 2001
GAME
THE LAST TIME THE LADY TIGERS ...
PLAYER RECORDS POINTS
TOTAL
Shelley Heinz
9 vs. CBU
DATE
GOALS
TOTAL
Shelley Heinz Lesley Zmurchuk
4 vs. CBU 10/27/95 4 vs. Stephen F.Austin 9/13/96
10/27/95
DATE
Scored 10 Goals in a Game: ....................................................... vs. Stephen F. Austin (1996), 10-0 Scored Six Goals in a Game: .......................................................... vs. Tennessee Tech (2005), 7-0 Scored Six Goals in a Half ............................................................... vs. Rhodes (1999), 6 (1st half) Scored Four Goals in a Half: ............................................................ vs. Tulane (2005), 4 (2nd half) Notched 10 Assists in a Game: ................................................................. vs. UT-Martin (1998), 12 Notched Eight Assists in a Game ....................................................... vs. Tennessee Tech (2005), 8 Attempted 40 Shots: ...........................................................vs. Christian Brothers (1995), 44 shots Attempted 25 Shots: ........................................................................... vs. Tulane (2005), 27 shots Involved in a 0-0 Tie: ................................................................................... at Evansville, 9/5/03
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GOALS
ASSISTS
Catherine Brannon 4 vs. Rhodes Jodi Fisher 4 vs. Rhodes
C-USA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 Memphis at Tennessee Tech................................. 4:00 p.m. WYOMING HOSTS COWGIRL CLASSIC (LARAMIE, WYO.) Tulsa at Wyoming ........................................ 5:00 p.m. UC-Riverside at Colorado College ...................... 5:00 p.m. Old Dominion at East Carolina ............................ 6:00 p.m. Marshall at New Jersey Tech ............................... 6:00 p.m. UAB at Clemson .................................................. 6:00 p.m. UCF at Miami ..................................................... 6:00 p.m. UTEP at Air Force................................................ 6:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at Houston ........................... 7:00 p.m. Rice at TCU ......................................................... 7:00 p.m. LSU at SMU ........................................................ 7:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee St. .............. 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 Marshall at St. Peter’s ................................................Noon WYOMING HOSTS COWGIRL CLASSIC (LARAMIE, WYO.) Tulsa vs. Utah Valley State ................................Noon UCF at Florida International .......................................Noon Baylor at Houston ............................................... 1:00 p.m. Mississippi State at Rice ..................................... 1:00 p.m. North Carolina at SMU ....................................... 1:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Louisiana-Lafayette ................. 1:00 p.m. UTEP at Northern Colorado ............................... 1:00 p.m. Memphis at UT-Martin ........................................ 2:00 p.m. Marshall at Tennessee-Martin ............................. 2:00 p.m.
C-USA
MONDAY, AUGUST 28 East Carolina at Campbell .................................. 7:00 p.m. TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 Oral Roberts at Tulsa .......................................... 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 SMU at Sam Houston State ................................ 6:00 p.m. Houston at North Texas ....................................... 7:00 p.m. UTEP HOSTS NINTH ANNUAL MINER CLASSIC (EL PASO, TEXAS) Grambling State at UTEP ............................ 8:00 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Murray State at Southern Miss ........................... 4:00 p.m. Pacific at Colorado College ................................. 5:00 p.m. East Carolina at Western Carolina ..................... 6:00 p.m. MARSHALL HOSTS THUNDERING HERD NIKE INVITATIONAL (HUNTINGTON, W.VA.) George Washington at Marshall ................. 6:00 p.m. Rice at Army ...................................................... 6:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic at UCF ...................................... 6:00 p.m. UAB at Oregon State Nike Invitational (Corvallis, Ore.) UAB vs. Cal State Northridge ............................. 6:30 p.m. TULSA HOSTS WOMEN’S SOCCER-GROVER INVITATIONAL (TULSA, OKLA.) TCU at Tulsa .............................................. 7:00 p.m. UTEP HOSTS NINTH ANNUAL MINER CLASSIC (EL PASO, TEXAS) Eastern New Mexico at UTEP .................... 8:30 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 UTEP HOSTS NINTH ANNUAL MINER CLASSIC (EL PASO, TEXAS) Sam Houston State at UTEP ...................... 2:00 p.m. MEMPHIS HOSTS LADY TIGERS FALL TOURNAMENT (MEMPHIS, TENN.) Alabama at Memphis ................................. 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Fresno State at UCF .......................................... 11:00 a.m. Charlotte at East Carolina ...........................................Noon Houston at LSU.................................................... 1:00 p.m. MARSHALL HOSTS THUNDERING HERD NIKE INVITATIONAL (HUNTINGTON, W.VA.) Delaware at Marshall .................................. 1:00 p.m. SMU at North Texas............................................. 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss ......................... 1:00 p.m. TULSA HOSTS WOMEN’S SOCCER-GROVER INVITATIONAL (TULSA, OKLA.) Georgia Southern at Tulsa .......................... 1:00 p.m. Bucknell at Colorado College .............................. 2:00 p.m. UAB AT OREGON STATE NIKE INVITATIONAL (CORVALLIS, ORE.) UAB at Oregon State .................................. 4:00 p.m. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Rice at Pennsylvania............................. ............. 11:00 a.m. MEMPHIS HOSTS LADY TIGERS FALL TOURNAMENT (MEMPHIS, TENN.) Samford at Memphis ................................... 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Texas Southern at Houston ................................. 7:00 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 EAST CAROLINA AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT (RALEIGH, N.C.) East Carolina vs. American ......................... 1:00 p.m. UT-San Antonio at SMU ...................................... 2:00 p.m. Marshall at Pittsburgh .......................................... 3:00 p.m. TULSA AT PEPPERDINE TOURNAMENT (MALIBU, CALIF.) Tulsa at Pepperdine ................................... 3:00 p.m.
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Memphis at Mississippi State ............................. 7:00 p.m. Houston Baptist at Rice ...................................... 7:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Mississippi .............................. 7:00 p.m. UAB HOSTS NIKE CLASSIC (BIRMINGHAM, ALA). Duke at UAB ............................................. 7:00 p.m. SEVENTH ANNUAL BORDER SHOOTOUT, EL PASO, TEXAS Texas State at UTEP .................................. 8:00 p.m. UCF AT UNLV CLASSIC, LAS VEGAS, NEV. UCF at UNLV ............................................ 9:00 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 EAST CAROLINA AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE TOURNAMENT (RALEIGH, N.C.) East Carolina vs. Georgia State ................ 11:00 a.m. Marshall at Akron ......................................................Noon UCF AT UNLV CLASSIC (LAS VEGAS, NEV.) UCF vs. Arizona State ........................................Noon Colorado College at Texas Tech..................................Noon Houston at TCU ................................................... 1:00 p.m. Memphis at Mississippi ....................................... 1:00 p.m. Notre Dame at SMU ............................................ 1:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Mississippi State ...................... 1:00 p.m. TULSA AT PEPPERDINE TOURNAMENT (MALIBU, CALIF.) Tulsa vs. UC Santa Barbara......................... 1:00 p.m. UAB HOSTS NIKE CLASSIC ( BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) Alabama at UAB ......................................... 2:00 p.m. UTEP HOSTS SEVENTH ANNUAL BORDER SHOOTOUT ( EL PASO, TEXAS) Sam Houston State at UTEP ....................... 3:00 p.m. Texas at Rice ........................................................ 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 UCF at Florida State ........................................... 6:00 p.m. Texas Southern at Rice ......................................... 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Southeast Missouri at Memphis .......................... 7:00 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 UNC Greensboro at East Carolina ....................... 3:00 p.m. Houston at Stephen F. Austin .............................. 5:00 p.m. COLORADO COLLEGE HOSTS C.C. INVITATIONAL (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) Ohio at Colorado College ........................... 5:00 p.m. SMU at Mississippi ............................................. 7:00 p.m. Arkansas at Tulsa ................................................ 7:00 p.m. UAB at Vanderbilt ................................................ 7:00 p.m. UTEP at Texas Tech ............................................ 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Delaware State at Marshall ................................ 11:00 a.m. Pennsylvania at East Carolina .....................................Noon SMU at Mississippi State ............................................Noon Arkansas at Memphis........................................... 1:00 p.m. UCF at Kansas ..................................................... 1:00 p.m. Rice at Stephen F. Austin ..................................... 2:00 p.m. LSU at Southern Miss ......................................... 2:00 p.m. Mercer at UAB ..................................................... 2:00 p.m. COLORADO COLLEGE HOSTS C.C. INVITATIONAL (COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) Iowa State at Colorado College ................... 2:30 p.m. Houston at UT-San Antonio ................................. 4:00 p.m. UTEP at New Mexico .......................................... 5:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Eastern Kentucky at Marshall .............................. 6:00 p.m. Air Force at Colorado College ............................. 8:00 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 UTEP at Utah Valley State ................................... 5:00 p.m. SMU at TCU ........................................................ 7:00 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Stephen F. Austin at Colorado College ................ 5:00 p.m. East Carolina at Furman ...................................... 6:00 p.m. Morehead State at Marshall ................................ 6:00 p.m. McNeese State at Houston ................................... 7:00 p.m. Memphis at Missouri State .................................. 7:00 p.m. Rice at Texas State ............................................... 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 UTEP at Weber State ..................................................Noon SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 UC-Santa Barbara at UCF ................................. 11:00 a.m. East Carolina at Francis Marion .................................Noon Texas State at Houston ......................................... 1:00 p.m. Oral Roberts at SMU ........................................... 1:00 p.m. Tulsa at Missouri State ........................................ 1:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Southeastern La ....................... 2:00 p.m. Sacramento State at Colorado College ................ 2:00 p.m. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 UAB at Birmingham Southern ............................ 7:00 p.m.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 East Carolina at Memphis* .................................. 7:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Houston* .................................. 7:00 p.m. Marshall at UAB* ................................................ 7:00 p.m. UCF at Rice*........................................................ 7:00 p.m. UTEP at SMU* .................................................... 7:00 p.m. Colorado College at Tulsa* .................................. 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 UCF at Houston* ................................................. 1:00 p.m. Marshall at Memphis* ......................................... 1:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Rice* ........................................ 1:00 p.m. Colorado College at SMU* .................................. 1:00 p.m. UTEP at Tulsa* .................................................... 1:00 p.m. East Carolina at UAB* ......................................... 2:00 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 Marshall at East Carolina* ................................... 3:00 p.m. UAB at Southern Miss* ....................................... 4:00 p.m. Rice at Colorado College* ................................... 5:00 p.m. Memphis at UCF* ................................................ 6:00 p.m. SMU at Tulsa* ..................................................... 7:00 p.m. Houston at UTEP* ............................................... 8:00 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 UAB at UCF*..............................................................Noon Houston at Colorado College* ............................. 1:00 p.m. Memphis at Southern Miss* ................................ 1:00 p.m. Rice at UTEP* ..................................................... 1:00 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 UCF at East Carolina* ......................................... 3:00 p.m. Memphis at Colorado College* ........................... 5:00 p.m. Southern Miss at Marshall* ................................. 6:00 p.m. SMU at Houston* ............................................... 7:00 p.m. Tulsa at Rice*....................................................... 7:00 p.m. UAB at UTEP* .................................................... 8:00 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 Southern Miss at East Carolina* ................................Noon UCF at Marshall*........................................................Noon Tulsa at Houston* ................................................ 1:00 p.m. SMU at Rice*....................................................... 1:00 p.m. UAB at Colorado College* .................................. 1:00 p.m. Memphis at UTEP*.............................................. 2:00 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 Marshall at SMU* ................................................ 6:00 p.m. East Carolina at Tulsa* ........................................ 7:00 p.m. Houston at UAB* ................................................. 7:00 p.m. Rice at Memphis* ................................................ 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 UCF at Southern Miss*...............................................Noon Colorado College at UTEP* ............................... 8:00 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 Marshall at Tulsa * ............................................. 11:30 a.m. East Carolina at SMU* ........................................ 1:00 p.m. Houston at Memphis* .......................................... 1:00 p.m. Rice at UAB* ....................................................... 2:00 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 UTEP at East Carolina * ...................................... 2:00 p.m. Tulsa at Southern Miss* ....................................... 3:00 p.m. Colorado College at Marshall* ............................ 6:00 p.m. SMU at UCF* ...................................................... 6:00 p.m. Rice at Houston* .................................................. 7:00 p.m. Memphis at UAB* ............................................... 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 Colorado College at East Carolina* ................... 11:00 a.m. UTEP at Marshall* .....................................................Noon Tulsa at UCF* .............................................................Noon SMU at Southern Miss* ....................................... 1:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1-5 C-USA WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP (Dallas, Texas) *denotes C-USA match All Times are Central All times are tentative and subject to change
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or almost a century the University of Memphis has been a catalyst for progress in the city of Memphis, the state of Tennessee and the surrounding Mid-South region. From its inception as a normal school dedicated to the education of public school teachers, to its role today as an educator of technologically-savvy graduates who face a complex world, the University of Memphis has always fulfilled its current mission while looking forward to and planning for its future. Exceptional students from Tennessee, from every other state in the nation and from almost 100 countries around the world choose to attend the University of Memphis. They come here on the recommendation of their major professors at European universities; they come here to study subjects that are offered nowhere else; they come to study alongside men and women who are recognized and respected throughout the academic and scientific communities as foremost in their fields. Ever forward-looking, the University of Memphis is poised to enter one of its most historic and productive periods. From the faculty and staff we have in place to our alumni and benefactors, our “people assets� have never been more willing, able and generous in their efforts to build an academic environment that makes a life-long impact on the young minds at the U of M.
FACTS AT A GLANCE PRESIDENT Dr. Shirley C. Raines FOUNDED 1912 as West Tennessee State Normal School CAMPUS SIZE 1,160 acres and 202 buildings at eight sites OPERATING BUDGET $330 million LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT $1.43 billion
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University of Memphis students can choose to study abroad at 165 institutions in 45 countries.
ENROLLMENT (FOR FALL 2005) Total ............................................... 20,465 Undergraduate .......................... 15,765 Graduate ......................................... .........................................4,700 4,700 Law School ........................................ 408 Full-time ............................................ ............................................67% 67% Part-time ........................................... ...........................................33% 33% WORKFORCE Approximately 2,500 employees including 850 full-time faculty COLLEGES & SCHOOLS • Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law • College of Arts & Sciences • College of Communication and Fine Arts • College of Education • Fogelman College of Business and Economics • Graduate School • Herff College of Engineering • Lowenberg School of Nursing • School of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology • University College DEGREES • 15 bachelor’s degrees in more than 50 majors and 70 concentrations • Master’s degrees in over 45 subjects • Doctoral degrees in 21 disciplines • Specialist degree in education • Juris Doctor (law degree) • Online degree program
The Memphis campus is the safest university in a metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee.
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TIGER PRIDE
Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management
Fogelman College of Business and Economics is ranked by Princeton Review as one of the 143 Best Business Schools of 2005. Our graduate program in discrete mathematics and combinatorics was ranked one of the top 15 programs nationally by U.S. News and World Report in 2006. Loewenberg School of Nursing students had over a 97 percent passage rate on the December 2005 state licensure exam. Our audiology program is ranked 8th and speechlanguage pathology is ranked 13th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. For more than a decade, the pass rate on the bar exam for graduates of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law has exceeded state averages.
All academic buildings on the main University of Memphis campus have wireless Internet access.
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West Tennessee State Normal School West Tennessee State Teachers College Memphis State College Memphis State University The University of Memphis
Our Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) is among the leading earthquake research organizations in the United States. The U of M has 26 Chairs of Excellence, more than any other university in Tennessee. A Chair of Excellence is a state-designated, definitive authority in his or her field of study. Researchers from the Institute for Egyptian Art and Archaeology unearthed a tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in December 2005, the first discovery in the area since King Tutankhamen’s tomb in 1922. Ned R. McWherter Library
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Memphis boasts an 18:1 teacher-student ratio.
Martin S. Belz (1972) ........................................................ ........................................................Pres. Pres. of Belz Enterprises Isaac Bruce (1997) (1997)..................................................................... ..................................................................... NFL Football Player Dixie Carter (1963) ........................................................................................... Actress Kellye Cash (1987) ..................................................................... Miss America 1987 Robert N. Clement (1968) ......................................... Former U.S. Congressman Eric Jerome Dickey (1983) ..................................................... Best-Selling Author Bernice Donald (1974) .......................................... Judge, Federal District Court William B. Dunavant Jr. (1954) .................... ....................Chairman Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises John Dye (1996) .................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................Actor Actor Larry Finch (1973) ........................... ...........................Former Former Memphis Basketball Head Coach Anfernee Hardaway (1993) .............................................. NBA Basketball Player Dr. W.W. Herenton (1966) ............................................... ...............................................Mayor, Mayor, City of Memphis Barbara Walker Hummel (1947) ........................................... Miss America 1947 Craig Leake (1969).................................................................... ....................................................................Television Television Producer R. Brad Martin (1976).......................... Chairman of the Board/CEO, SAKS Inc. Elliot Perry (1991) .................................................Former ................................................. Former NBA Basketball Player William Sanderson (1968).................................................................................. ..................................................................................Actor Actor Lynda Mead Shea (1968) ........................................................ Miss America 1960 Charles C. Thompson (1964)........................................ ........................................Author Author and TV Producer Fred Thompson (1964) ...................................... ......................................Actor Actor and Former U.S. Senator Pat Kerr Tigrett (1963) ...................................... International Fashion Designer Lorenzen Wright (1996)..................................................... NBA Basketball Player Dan Uggla (2001)....................................... MLB, Florida Marlins (2006 All-Star)
Dr. Shirley C. Raines Memphis President (UT Martin, 1967)
Dr.
Shirley C. Raines became the 11th president of the University of Memphis on July 1, 2001. She is the first woman to hold the presidency of the University, which was founded in 1912. Dr. Raines earned her doctorate in education and her Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Her Bachelor of Science degree is from the University of Tennessee at Martin. She also completed the Management Development Program from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Before her appointment at the University of Memphis, Dr. Raines was Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. While at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, she received the Distinguished Faculty Member award and has received two research awards from the Eastern Educational Research Association. She is the author of 14 books and numerous journal articles, and is widely regarded as an expert in teacher education and early childhood education. During the years of Dr. Raines’ tenure at the University of Memphis, the following building projects have been completed: the FedEx Institute of Technology, the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, the Student Activities Plaza and fountain, the clock tower, University Services Building with new bookstore, the Athletic Training Facility and the renovation of Wilder Tower, which is devoted to student services. New construction ventures underway include additions to the Carpenter Student Housing Complex, renovation of the former Millington Naval Hospital to classrooms for the University’s Millington Campus
and a new student center. Described in The Memphis Commercial Appeal as “powerful, prepared and personable,” she has become known for her effective work in building productive partnerships on and off the campus. Some of the most visible partnerships include those with Fed Ex Corporation, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, First Tennessee and Baptist Memorial Health Care. Major focus areas of her work with students include expanding the University’s Honors program and creating internships and coop experiences in many majors. As past Chair of the Board of Directors of C-USA, Dr. Raines led the conference through realignment. She now serves on the board for the NCAA and continues with the C-USA board. As a community leader, she serves as the 2006 Chair of the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce and on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations, including Memphis Tomorrow, local PBS station WKNO and the Higher Education Division of United Way. The April 2006 issue of Business TN TN,, included her on the magazine’s list of the 100 most powerful people in Tennessee. A native of Bells, Tenn., she is married to retired professor, Dr. Robert J. Canady. In his retirement, he is a stained glass artist and a private pilot. Bob and Shirley are the parents of four adult children and three grandchildren.
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With the support of members from the Memphis football and basketball staffs, Dr. Shirley Raines, left, presents a jersey to Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen.
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Dr. Seymour A. Mynders Dr. John Willard “J.W.” Brister Dr. Andrew A. Kincannon Dr. John Willard “J.W.” Brister Dr. Richard C. Jones Dr. Jennings B. Sanders Dr. J. Millard Smith Lamar Newport (acting) Dr. J. Millard Smith Dr. C.C. Humphreys Dr. John Richardson (interim) Dr. Billy M. Jones Dr. Jerry Boone (interim) Dr. Thomas Carpenter Dr. V. Lane Rawlins Dr. Ralph Faudree (interim) Dr. Shirley C. Raines
R.C. Johnson
Athletic Director (Iowa, 1965)
R.C.
Johnson, who has worked for 32 years in athletic administration and previously served as athletic director at Temple University, was named the Director of Athletics at the University of Memphis on December 29, 1995. Johnson came aboard in February of 1996 and immediately set forth in putting together one of the most renowned athletic staffs in school history. Since his arrival, Johnson has hired such high-profile coaches as former Clemson head football coach Tommy West, former New Jersey Nets and UMass head basketball coach John Calipari, baseball coach Daron Schoenrock and Lady Tiger basketball coach Blair Savage, who is considered one of the up-and-coming young coaches in the country. With his staff completed, Johnson set his sights on revamping University of Memphis athletic facilities. Johnson initiated a capital campaign to add a new 8,000-square-foot football and basketball office complex to the current Athletic Office Building, a new basketball practice facility and a complete renovation of the Murphy Athletic Complex. The $8 million campaign was the largest fund-raising effort in the history of Memphis athletics and has brought the Tiger athletic facilities on-line with the Conference USA sister institutions. During his tenure, Johnson has created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, the Tiger Scholarship Fund Board of Directors and the Athletic Director’s Ambassadors Club. Johnson has conducted several meetings with the Memphis Park Commission to add a greater presence for the Tigers in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Numerous signs appear in the Liberty Bowl indicating that the stadium is the “Home of the Tigers.” He was also instrumental in implementing the addition of a new turf field to the stadium for 2005. At Temple, Johnson was responsible for directing a program with more than 500 student-
athletes in 20 men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports, including nationally-visible programs in men’s basketball and football. He was named Temple’s director of athletics on May 9, 1994, after a national search. Johnson was hired at Temple after nearly six years as director of athletics at Miami (Ohio) University. During his tenure at Miami University, Johnson was responsible for numerous programs that enhanced the stature and image of the Ohio institution. A strong believer in a quality education for student-athletes, Johnson emphasized academic integrity and excellence during his time at Miami University. At the time he departed for Temple, Miami University had 15 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, 62 student-athletes with a 3.50 or better GPA and 191 student-athletes with a 3.00 or better GPA. Before becoming the athletic director at Miami University, Johnson was the athletic director at Eastern Illinois from 1980-88. He was the associate athletic director at Northern Iowa from 1974-80. A former football coach himself, Johnson served as an assistant at Mankato State University from 1968-74. He coached at Youngstown State University during the 1967 and 1968 seasons. Prior to joining the staff at Youngstown State, Johnson served as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa (1965-67) and the University of Iowa (1963-65). An Ottawa, Ill., native, Johnson has his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Iowa and a master’s in physical education from the University of Northern Iowa. He is a member of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and serves on the NCAA Management Council. Johnson is the Chair of the C-USA Athletic Directors while also serving on the C-USA Bowl Committee and Finance Committee. His involvement in the Memphis community includes serving on the Memphis and Shelby County Sports Authority. He also is a member of the University of Memphis President’s Council. Johnson and his wife, Melba, have three children and five grandchildren.
ASSOCIATE ADS
Bill Lansden
Bill Lofton
Lynn Parkes
Bob Winn
Development
Finance
Compliance/SWA
External Affairs
ASSISTANT ADS
Eddie Cantler
Jeff Konya
Melissa Moore
Fred Stewart
Steve Stroud
Support Services
Dir. of Compliance
Ticketing
Business
Annual Giving
HEAD COACHES
Jenny Bruun
John Calipari
Brenda Cash
Paul Goebel
Richie Grant
Women’s Golf
Men’s Basketball
Women’s Track
Men’s Tennis
Men’s Soccer
Brooks Monaghan
Charlotte Peterson
Grant Robbins
Kevin Robinson
Blair Savage
Women’s Soccer
Women’s Tennis
Men’s Golf
Men’s Track
W. Basketball
Daron Schoenrock
Windy Thees
Tommy West
Butch Woolbright
Carrie Yerty
Baseball
Softball
Football
Rifle
Volleyball
ASSISTANT COACHES
Tony Barbee
Craig Boller
Jay Bowen
Angela Crosby
John Dowdy
Joe Lee Dunn
Mike Federico
Randy Fichtner
Travis Filar
Men’s Basketball
Football
W. Basketball
W. Basketball
Rifle
Football
Baseball
Football
Volleyball
Jodi Grant
April Harriman
Clay Helton
Tyson Helton
Jonas Holdeman
Kenny Ingram
Tim Keane
Derek Kellogg
Dave Majeski
Women’s Soccer
Volleyball
Football
Football
Track
Football
Football
Men’s Basketball
Softball
Rick Mallory
Robbie Nicholson
Emily Owens
John Robic
Tommie Robinson
Lee Taylor Walker
Jerry Zulli
Football
Men’s Soccer
W. Basketball
Men’s Basketball
Football
Tennis
Baseball
SUPPORT STAFF
Sally Andrews
Murray Armstrong
Susan Blackwell
Jennifer Bone
Lamar Chance
Barbara Chapman
George Claiborne
Frankie Conklin
Jerry Conway
Asst. Compliance
Facilities Coord.
Accounting Clerk
Assistant Trainer
Asst. Media Relations
Business Office
Videographer
Spirit Squads
Business Office
Judy Davis-Lewis
Susan Day
Tammy DeGroff
Connie Diffee
John Flowers
Dorothy Gillard
Nicole Green
Stella Green
Judy Gupton
ADs Office
Ticket Office
Asst. Media Relations
Business Office
FTB Operations Dir.
Academic Office Coord.
Asst. Academic Dir.
Olympic Sports Sec.
Scholarship Fund
SUPPORT STAFF
Richard Hogans
Marc Hohorst
Ryan Ivey
Larrick Johnson
Dr. Phillip Kolbe
Brandon Kolditz
Donna LaRiviere
Valorie Lott
Dr. Joe Luckey
Strength & Cond.
Equipment Manager
WBKB Operations
WBKB Secretary
Faculty Rep.
Asst. Media Relations
Scholarship Fund
Academic Counselor
Dir. Athletic Academics
Amos Mansfield
Jason Martin
Rodney Mason
Angela McCarter
Jessie Mills
Carole Murray
Natasha Platt
Lunetha Pryor
Fred Quarles
Head Trainer
Asst. Marketing Dir.
M Club Director
Marketing Director
Academic Counselor
ADs Office
Assistant Trainer
MBKB Secretary
Academic Counselor
Jason Redd
Carol Reeves
Jennifer Rodrigues
Katie Rump
Sherri Schwartz
Kenneth Siegfried
Mike Stark
Lou Strasberg
Lish Trice
Asst. Media Relations
FTB Admin. Sec.
Dir. Media Relations
Asst. Compliance Dir.
FTB Recruiting Sec.
Scholarship Fund
Strength Coach
Travel Coordinator
Assistant to the AD
Bridget VanLandeghem
Carol Varano
Ronnie Vinson
Milt Wagner
Jennifer Walker
Letonia Williams
Martha Woods
Lee Yerty
Academic Counselor
Academic Counselor
Business Office
MBKB Operations Dir.
Admin. Assistant
Ticket Office
Sports Info. Sec.
Strength & Cond.
AMBASSADOR’S CLUB Dave Bronczek, Ben Bryant, Hilliard Crews, William Dunavant, Jr., Evelyn Echols, Frank Flautt, Jr., Alan Graf, Janet January, Al LaRocca, Bill Morris, Mike Rose, Elkan Scheidt, Fred Smith, Rita Sparks, Rick Spell, Elaine Springer, John Stokes, Ron Terry, Tom Watson
FACULTY ATHLETIC COMMITTEE Phillip Kolbe, Barbara Davis, James Fickle, Roxanna Gee, Michael Hamrick, Martin Lipinski, Robert Koch, Gladius Lewis, Ronnie Priest, David Scott Romantz and Margaret Moore Quinn, Liaison to the Office of the President: David Cox, ExOfficio Members: Ralph Faudree, Joe Luckey, R.C. Johnson, Lynn Parkes, Jeff Konya and Sheryl Lipman
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Dr. Shirley Raines, President; Dr. Ralph Faudree, Provost; Dr. Rosie Bingham, VP Student Affairs; Dr. Doug Hurley, VP Information Technology; Julie Johnson, VP Advancement; Charles Lee, VP Business & Finance; R.C. Johnson, Athletic
Director; Janet Mitchell, Assistant to the President; Dr. David Cox, Executive Assistant to the President
BOARD OF VISITORS ATHLETIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mike Rose - chairman, Ben Bryant, Harold Byrd, Frank Flautt, Jim Harwood, John Kelley, William N. Morris, John Stokes, Ron Terry, Pat Kerr Tigrett, Tom Watson. Ex-officio: R.C. Johnson
TIGER SCHOLARSHIP FUND BOARD Kenny Armstrong, Pete Aviotti, Reggie Barnes, Charles Burkett, Harold Byrd, Don Carson, John Dunavant, Randy Fishman, Glenna Flautt, Dianne Fry, Willie Gregory, Gaylon Hall, Fred Hodges, Cato Johnson, John Kelley, Kay Kelly, Al LaRocca, Hank McDowell, Don McKinnon, John Moore, Charlotte Neal, Greg Nelson, Allie Prescott, Chuck Roberts, Joe Rowell, Reid Sanders, Steve Schwartz, Jack Soden, Jim Strickland, Diane Vescovo, Van Weinberg
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n 2006, the Memphis Tigers will bring an exciting style of soccer to the Mike Rose Soccer Complex (MRSC). It will mark the sixth season that the MRSC has served as the home of Tiger soccer. The state-of-the-art facility sits on 136.17 acres and houses 16 FIFA dimension fields equipped with Bermuda grass, superior playing surface complete with underground drainage, sprinkler systems and lighted playing fields. Accompanying these fields are fully paved walkways, easily accessible parking, restrooms, covered pavilions, picnic and recreation areas and a three-acre lake. It is a definite asset to both the Tiger and Lady Tiger soccer programs. “The facility has helped us in recruiting some of the better players in the region to our program,” said head men’s coach Richie Grant. Participant facilities within the stadium structure include showers and locker rooms, a food court, corporate skybox, full media services, administrative offices and a conference room.
“Being able to play at Mike Rose enables our program to compete with anyone, facility-wise,” said head women’s coach Brooks Monaghan. “There may be some facilities that are similar or close to Mike Rose, but I honestly don’t feel there are any better. As far as quality and atmosphere, Mike Rose is first class.” Located in southeast Shelby County, just east of the Memphis city limits, the Mike Rose facility has established itself as one of the premier soccer facilities in the Mid-South. The MRSC is the home of the Memphis Express of the Premier Development League, which has established itself in the Memphis soccer community and helped bring soccer excitement throughout the area. In 2003, the MRSC was the host site for the Ford Conference USA Tournament. “We feel like Mike Rose is one of the best college soccer facilities in the country,” Grant said. “The quality of the surface makes for entertaining soccer every night.”
DIRECTIONS TO THE MRSC From the University of Memphis campus, head south on Getwell Road for two miles. Take I240 East via the ramp on the left and continue east for two and a half miles. Merge onto the Bill Morris Parkway/TN-385 East via exit No. 16 and continue east for approximately 8.4 miles. Then take the Forest Hill-Irene Road exit heading south for half a mile. Turn right onto East Shelby Drive and enter the Mike Rose Soccer Complex parking lot on your right at 9000 East Shelby Drive.
MEMPHIS MRSC RECORDS YEAR 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
TIGERS YEARLY RECORDS OVERALL PCT. C-USA 3-3-1 .500 2-2-1 3-4-0 .429 1-4-0 0-4-2 .167 0-3-2 8-1-0 .889 4-0-0 5-2-1 .688 2-1-1 19-14-4 .568 9-10-4
PCT. .500 .200 .200 1.000 .625 .478
LADY TIGERS YEARLY RECORDS YEAR OVERALL PCT. C-USA PCT. 2002 5-3-0 .625 3-2-0 .600 2003 2-4-1 .357 2-3-0 .400 2004 7-2-0 .778 4-1-0 .800 2005 7-3-0 .700 3-2-0 .600 Total 21-12-1 .632 12-8-0 .600
ATHLETIC COMPLEX HIGHLIGHTS The University of Memphis Murphy Athletic Complex is located approximately one mile south of the institution’s main campus and serves as the home and training facility for many of the Tiger athletic teams. Facilities Director Murray Armstrong is responsible for overseeing the facility.
Men’s Soccer Locker Room
The Murphy Complex underwent some major changes and renovations in 2003. The renovations were part of a $6 million facelift given to the Murphy Complex, giving Tiger studentathletes a state-of-the-art training facility. The renovated training room has examination rooms for team doctors, rehabilitation and taping areas and an in-ground aquatic pool for rehabilitating injuries. The equipment room has been renovated with an additional laundry room to ease the burden of taking care of the equipment needs of the football, track, baseball, softball and soccer teams. Additional locker rooms have been added for the football staff, women’s soccer team and visiting teams competing at the track and field and baseball facilities. A media interview room, video room and storage room are also a part of the renovation project.
The 10,500-square-foot Tiger Strength Den can handle groups of up to 75 student-athletes training concurrently.
A full-size soccer practice field and four 100-yard grass football fields highlight the back side of the Murphy Complex.
The renovation of the Billy J. Murphy Training Complex was completed in the spring of 2003.
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WEIGHT ROOM HIGHLIGHTS The 10,500-square-foot varsity weight room is equipped with rugged, versatile hardware so that groups of up to 75 student-athletes can train concurrently with optimal effectiveness and efficiency. Workouts are designed and supervised by one or more of the Strength and Conditioning staff ’s certified specialists, and each student-athlete’s individual progress is projected via a computerized database. The Tiger Power philosophy couples functional, multi-joint movements with fundamental principles: exercise techniques are simplified and performed on an alternating heavy/explosive basis in order to maximize training effects while minimizing teaching and training time (as well as fatigue). Performance based fitness and work quality are the bottom-line objective.
he Tigers’ Park Avenue Campus Strength and Conditioning facility is located next to the remodeled indoor turf room in the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex. Opened in January 1993, the facility serves each of the University’s intercollegiate sports programs. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Stark oversees all workouts at South Campus. He is aided by graduate assistants Josh Medler and Jason Hartman and volunteer assistant Ken Roach. The Tiger football, men’s soccer, baseball and track teams work out with Stark and his staff. A former U of M football player, Stark has worked with over 40 NFL players, including the Carolina Panthers’ DeAngelo Williams, the New England Patriot’s Stephen Gostkowski, the Detroit Lions’ Marcus Bell and Idrees Bashir, the Houston Texans’ Michael Stone and the St. Louis Rams’ AllPro receiver Isaac Bruce. In addition to the Park Avenue Campus weight room, there is a weight facility in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse that was refurbished in the spring of 2005. That weight room benefits women’s basketball, volleyball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, cross country, women’s golf, softball and women’s soccer. Assistant Strength Coach Lee Yerty is responsible for all workouts in the Fieldhouse. He is assisted by graduate assistant and former volleyball player Brittany Barnett. The men’s basketball team utilizes a weight room that is located in its practice facility, the Larry O. Finch Center. Assistant Strength Coach Richard Hogans and graduate assistant Mike Malone are charged with the workouts of Tiger basketball, as well as the men’s tennis and men’s golf teams. With three state-of-the-art facilities located around campus, the U of M Strength and Conditioning staff is wellequipped to handle the training needs of Tiger Athletes.
The weight room’s equipment upgrade plan reflects this philosophy and includes: 10 self-contained Olympic platforms and power racks; a plyometric/medicine ball area; a complete dumbbell line; and a variety of hip sleds, glute/ham stations, cable stations and other supplemental pieces allowing student-athletes to perform an unlimited variety of exercises and movements. The modern and spacious facility is also equipped with dressing/rest rooms; is naturally illuminated; and is maintained at a constant 70-74 degrees. In planning the long-range Tiger Power programs, student-athletes are assigned to respective developmental levels based on individual ability and training history. For example, newcomers begin with an extensive volume of “foundational” or generalized movements and progress toward more intensive and specialized exercises with each successive phase. The actual workout menu may remain fairly constant over a student-athletes four- or five-year sport career; however, broad variations in workload combine the program’s simplicity with a measure of sophistication.
Head Strength Coach Mike Stark
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he University of Memphis athletic training staff is second-to-none when it comes to ensuring that U of M studentathletes receive quality care in the areas of athletic injury, rehabilitation and preventative care. With the renovations of the Murphy Athletic Complex training facility, the Memphis studentathletes are assured of receiving the best medical attention and rehabilitation available. The Murphy Athletic Complex training room was redesigned and reconstructed as part of the $6 million renovation of South Campus in 2003. The new training facility, which more than doubles the size of the old training room, contains an in-ground aquatic rehabilitation pool, which allows trainers to work on rehabilitating injuries without having the student-athlete support his/her own body weight. The new training room also contains new doctor examination rooms, storage areas and the latest in rehabilitation equipment. The athletic training staff uses a comprehensive approach to the injury care and the wellness of student-athletes by utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment equipment with the latest methods in the care and prevention of injuries. Amos Mansfield enters his second year as the head athletic trainer. Mansfield spent four years at Southern Miss as an assistant trainer and was the primary trainer for men’s basketball, while also assisting with football. He has two full-time certified athletic trainers, two graduate assistants and 18 student trainers.
The Tiger training room at the Murphy Complex is equipped with a state-of-the-art aquatic rehabilitation pool.
Dr. Fred Azar Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Jeffrey Dlabach Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Arthur Franklin Team Physician
Assistant trainer Jennifer Bone is entering her fifth year as the trainer for men’s basketball. She is a 1997 graduate of Anderson University in Indiana and received her master’s degree from the University of Memphis in exercise and sports science. Natasha Platt enters her third year as an assistant trainer. The athletic training staff is surrounded by many qualified and generous team doctors who are available to the many student-athletes at the University of Memphis. Dr. Barney Freeman, Dr. Fred Azar, Dr. Jeffrey Dlabach and Dr.
Head athletic trainer Amos Mansfield, right, and his staff assist senior Rubio Phillips off the field.
Dr. Barney Freeman Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Tom Meriwether Team Physician
Dr. Barry Phillips Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Allen Sills Neurosurgeon
Barry Phillips of The Campbell Clinic are directly responsible for the orthopedic needs of the Tiger football team, while Dr. Thomas Meriwether and Dr. Arthur Franklin serve as the team physicians. Dr. Allen Sills serves as the team’s neurosurgeon. Tiger athletes are fortunate to have the two largest privatelyowned hospital systems in the world located in Memphis. Baptist Hospital and Methodist Hospital offer the finest in healthcare to area residents and handle the care of Memphis athletes. The athletic training staff is one support group that the athletic teams cannot do without. They are responsible for staffing all practices and games as well as handling the day-to-day rehabilitation of injured or post-surgery student-athletes. The goal of the sports medicine department is not only to care for the injuries, but also to assist the student-athletes in preventing injuries from occurring.
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he University of Memphis’ Center for Athletic Academic Services (CAAS) is dedicated to the academic and personal development of all Tiger student-athletes. Its mission is to provide support services to ensure that U of M student-athletes succeed in the classroom and obtain undergraduate degrees. The services include orientation programs, tutoring, mentoring, academic counseling, study hall and academic advising. In March 2002, vast improvements were beginning to take place in the CAAS. At that time, Dr. Joe Luckey took over the staff after spending the previous 10 years at Austin Peay State. Dr. Luckey, who was nationally recognized for his outstanding leadership in 1999, came to Memphis with a vision. In just one short year, Dr. Luckey recruited six new staff members, instituted new academic programs, designed and inspired two special sections of ACAD 1100 for student-athletes and transitioned Pictured above are four of the May 2006 soccer graduates. the office from the basement of the Elma Roane (Top Row) Cormac McArdle and Gary Connolly. (Bottom Row) Courtnee Melton and Shoko Mikami. Fieldhouse to the newly-renovated Wilder Tower. Dr. Luckey heads a full-time staff of seven highlights indicate, the group effort has resulted in posiwhile also utilizing 20-30 tutors, graduate assistants tive results for the university. During the last four academic and student workers. CAAS has a unique responsi- years, 13 teams have posted their highest-ever semester bility as an office as it provides academic services to GPAs, a record number of student-athletes made the C-USA all student-athletes and conducts all necessary paper- Commissioner’s Honor Roll and several individual studentwork for NCAA academic compliance. athletes have been recognized for prestigious academic Assistant director Nicole Green, who was hired May awards, such as the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and 2003, was brought in specifically to handle NCAA, con- Academic All-America. ference and institutional compliance matters associated The CAAS received a new home during the summer with prospective and current student-athletes. The five of 2003 with the completion of the Wilder Tower. The counselors are assigned to specific sports working with Wilder Tower also houses admissions, the bursar, finanthose student-athletes and coaching staffs. cial aid, the registrar, student development and academic Dr. Luckey has continued to challenge the Center’s staff, advising. A total of 8,000 square feet, encompassing the the coaching staffs and the student-athletes to collaboratively entire sixth and seventh floors of the tower, have been enhance the academic performance of U of M student-ath- designated for the CAAS. The area supports 31 student letes. As the following computer stations, 17 offices and numerous study tables. Inspired by Dr. Luckey, two special sections of ACAD 1100, Introduction to the University, were offered to student-athletes only. The class was so well received that a third section was offered in 2003 so that all freshman student-athletes can be included in the course. Students who participated in the class earned an average of 15.2 credit hours and an average GPA of 3.25. Three academic awards are sponsored by the CAAS as a means of honoring the top student-athletes. The Tiger 3.0 Club recognizes student-athletes who earned grade-point averages of 3.0 during the fall/spring semesters, while the Tiger Academic Thirty is dedicated to the 30 student-athletes with the best grade-point average on each team and then the next best group of student-athletes, totaling 30. The final honor, the TEAM GPA Award, Award, is presented to the male and female team with the best grade point average for the semester.
Academic Staff: (Front Left) Dorothy Gillard, Jessie Mills, Valorie Lott and Fred Quarles. (Back Left) Dr. Joe Luckey, Nicole Green, Carol Varano and Bridget VanLandeghem.
Wilder Tower
WHY TIGERS? When the University of Memphis first fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several Normal students shouted, “We fight like Tigers.” The nickname was born. More and more the nickname “Tigers” was used, particularly in campus publications. But it did not catch on with the newspapers downtown. They continued to use “Normals” or the “Blue and Gray” when referring to the University. Under Coach Lester Barnard in 1922, Normal’s football team gave a ring of truth to that old student yell about Tigers. The team adopted a motto – “Every Man a Tiger” – and went on to score 174 points while allowing its opponents just 29 points. In the late 1920s, student publications and downtown newspapers began referring to the football team as the “Teachers” or “Tutors.” The Tiger nickname would return, but not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the official nickname for the University of Memphis.
A BENGAL FOR A MASCOT For over 30 years, the sideline mascot for The University of Memphis has been the Bengal Tiger. TOM II, the current Tiger mascot, attends all Tiger football home games, and he can also be found at many other University events throughout the year as a powerful and majestic symbol of Tigers Athletics. TOM II travels in style in a custom-designed, climate-controlled trailer, always with police escort. The first Tiger, TOM, was procured by the Highland Hundred Football Boosters in 1972 and served the U of M faithfully for nearly 20 years until passing away in February of 1992. TOM came to the university on November 9, 1972, when the tiger cub was placed in a dog kennel in Michigan City, Ind., and put on a Memphis-bound flight via Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. He arrived in Memphis at 3:00 a.m., and C. Cleveland Drennon, President of the Highland Hundred, approved a check for $1,500 to purchase the animal. That morning, TOM was taken to Athletic Director Billy Murphy’s office for a press conference. The Highland Hundred officially presented TOM to the University in a ceremony at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on November 11, 1972, during a football game against the University of Cincinnati. TOM had initially been named ‘Shane’ at the suggestion of the breeder’s daughter. Once in Memphis, though, a contest was held to name the mascot. More than 2,500 entries were submitted to a committee chaired by Judge Harry Pierotti, including colorful monikers like Spook, Sampson, Goliath, Bengo, Sultan, Sahib, Big Cat, Ptah, Touchdown, Sonny Shiloh, and even Bengie Wougie Bengal Boy from Tennessee. The list was ultimately reduced to two choices, Shane and TOM, which stands for Tigers Of Memphis. TOM won.
During his first few months in Memphis, TOM was housed by Highland Hundred member Bill Proctor in his garage, which the Club had redecorated, and was closely guarded by Proctor’s hound dog. As TOM grew older, the decision was made by the Highland Hundred to keep the Tiger Tradition alive by securing a new Tiger to be raised as TOM II. In the fall of 1991, Highland Hundred President Ray Daniels and President-Elect Bobby Wharton received TOM II as a gift from Tom and Carolyn Atchison of Florence, Alabama. In 2005, TOM II moved to a new habitat in a rural area just south of Memphis on land offered by long-time Tiger fans Jeff and Mary Kuntz. The new facility was designed as a virtual copy of the original facility in Collierville, but includes many upgrades that improve TOM’s comfort and safety. As one of only two Universities in America with a live Tiger mascot, the University of Memphis is unique in its Tiger Tradition.
SCHOOL COLORS The University of Memphis’ official school colors of Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. The colors were chosen in an effort to show unity in a nation that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. The student body thought that by picking the colors of the North and the South, the school would show a togetherness among all students.
THE LOGO The University of Memphis’ official logo has been redesigned by Craig Thompson, from Disciple Design in Memphis, Tenn. The original logo was an MSU with a leaping tiger coming out from behind the letters. The new logo is an “M” with a leaping Tiger coming up over the center of the “M.”
THE U OF M ALMA MATER
THE U OF M FIGHT SONG
Stand Firm, O Alma Mater Through All The Years To Come; In Days of Youth and Beauty Thy Halls Have Been Our Home. In Time Of Preparation Great Lessons Didst Thou Teach Till Now O Alma Mater The Stars We’ll Strive To Reach.
Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory, Be A Winner Thru And Thru Fight Tigers, Fight Cause We’re Going All The Way – Fight, Fight For The Blue and Gray And Say –
Lead On, O Alma Mater Thy sons To Highways Give Light and Truth Unto Them For All Their Coming Days. To Thee We’ll Give All Honor, Our Hopes Abide In Thee, For Thou, O Alma Mater, Hast Made Us Ever Free.
Let’s Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory. See Our Colors Bright and True; It’s Fight Now Without A Fear, Fight Now Let’s Shout A Cheer, Shout For Dear Memphis U. (Yell) Go Tigers Go Go Tigers Go Yea – Tigers Go!
Team C-USA: Dedicated to Excellence
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xcellence every day. For Conference USA, dedication to excellence is a common thread in athletics, academics and in the community, and the guiding initiative for the league’s promising future. Conference USA features 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combination enhances men’s and women’s programs that are steeped in athletic success and academic prowess. Together, we are dedicated to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in our communities. All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A football, along with several other men’s and women’s athletic programs, many of which compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball). The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA annually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Success on the Playing Field Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. Men’s Basketball • Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country • 72 postseason teams (40 NCAA and 32 NIT) • Strong fan support, drawing more than one million fans each season • Two Final Four teams • Five Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams • One NIT Champion • Four NIT semifinalists Football • Rated among the top seven conferences in the nation • 33 teams have earned bowl bids • Member of the Bowl Championship Series • Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, GMAC Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, Fort Worth Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, Birmingham Bowl and a bowl in Houston, Texas Women’s Basketball • 42 NCAA Tournament appearances • 24 WNIT appearances
• One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 • Two WNIT semifinalists Baseball • 35 NCAA appearances • Three College World Series appearances in 2006, 2005 and 2001 • Eight Super Regional appearances • Has produced at least four NCAA teams in each of the last five seasons In addition, 27 volleyball teams, 34 men’s and women’s soccer teams and 17 softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, five softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. The league has also had three national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 420 NCAA appearances. Success Off the Field C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance among student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 11 years, 92 student-athletes earned national ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors, while 282 were named All-District. In addition, more than 11,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA on TV C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through its partnerships with ESPN Inc. and College Sports Television Networks (CSTV). The league entered into long-term agreements with both ESPN and CSTV, which, combined, provides C-USA with significant national and regional exposure for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other conference sports. Additionally, the CSTV agreement includes video-on-demand, Internet, broadband, national over-the-air and satellite radio, and wireless distribution as well as corporate marketing rights, and website production through CSTV Online, a subsidiary of CSTV. The agreement with ESPN extends the conference’s current regular season football package to include the broadcast of the conference’s Football Championship Game. It also encompasses distribution of men’s basketball and women’s basketball on ESPN/ESPN2 and both tournament championship games.
C-USA in the Community The conference’s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in nine states and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 million living alumni represent C-USA schools across the nation. With a renewed commitment to community involvement, the conference has begun development of several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations. Governance Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, Conference USA is one of the seven conferences having significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the member institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors. Dr. Carol Garrison of UAB began her first year as chair of the Board of Directors in 2005-06 and will serve in that capacity again in 2006-07. A Proud History; A Promising Future Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the 2004-05 season, C-USA began a new chapter in 200506 when its current membership came together to form the new look of the league. Since its formation, C-USA has established a strong foundation, an identity and a history that reflects the league’s national presence. Eleven years of remarkable history has reinforced the league’s position in collegiate athletics, setting the course for the next decade and beyond.
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onsidered the “Home of the Blues” and the “Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll,” the city of Memphis’ musical roots run deep. However, music is just a chapter in the history as well as the future of the city located in the heart of Mid-America. Memphis, named after the capital of ancient Egypt, boasts all the amenities you would expect in a city with over 1 million residents, while retaining the charm and down-to-earth feel of a small town. Downtown Memphis is in the midst of a building boom valued at $2.3 billion which is transforming the heart of the city. One of the most visible projects has been the construction of AutoZone Park, the downtown ballpark which is the home of the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Triple-A club. The 14,320-seat stadium includes 1,500 club seats, 48 luxury suites and is located at the corner of Third Street and Union Avenue across from the world-famous Peabody Hotel. The city’s newest downtown project is FedExForum, an entertainment arena that houses both the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the University of Memphis men’s basketball team. The $250 million state-of-the-art arena features a 35,000-square-foot outdoor plaza where fans of all ages can gather before an event. The arena has over 100 points of sale for conces- Top: Sun Studio, Memphis in May World Championship Barbesion stands and four full-service restaurants. cue Cooking Contest, the Orpheum Theater alongside the Main FedExForum is located one block south of Street Trolley, the Soul Museum located in the Gibson Guitar Factory. Photos courtesy of the Memphis Convention and VisiBeale Street. tors Bureau. Memphis’ musical roots can be traced to band leader W.C. Handy, who wrote the first end-long musical festival is just a part of the month-long blues song here in 1909, a campaign theme for Memphis mayor “Boss” Crump called “Boss Crump Memphis in May International Festival which also Blues” and later published as the “The Memphis Blues.” includes the World Championship Barbecue Cooking The sound soon caught on and blues bands filled the Contest and the Sunset Symphony. Located just off Beale Street is the Peabody Place clubs along Beale. Young musicians who have performed along Beale include Muddy Waters, Furry Lewis, Albert Retail and Entertainment Center which opened in 2002. The 300,000- square-foot retail complex offers King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and B.B. King. Beale Street has rapidly become the entertainment visitors a one-stop-shop for fun and excitement with center of Memphis and visitors and locals alike enjoy a unique mix of entertainment, dining and shopping the food and music offered in the various nightclubs. options unlike anything else in the region. Also located within a block of Beale is Gibson Guitar From B.B. King’s to the Daisy Theatre, from Silky Memphis, which includes factory tours and cultural exO’Sullivan’s to the Hard Rock Café, from Pat O’Briens to the Rum Boogie Café, Beale Street has something to hibits. Across the street is the Smithsonian’s Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum located at the FedExForum, which includes aroffer for everyone. Where Beale Street meets the Mis- tifacts documenting music’s past. Memphis’ musical roots also include Stax and sissippi River is Tom Lee Park, site of the annual Beale Street Music Festival. The week- Hi-Records as well as Sun Records recording studio. Stax became known for “sweet soul music” through such artists as the MarKeys, Booker T. and the MGs, Otis Redding, Wilson Pick-
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ett, Sam and Dave and Isaac Hayes. The Stax Museum reopened on its original location at McLemore and Crump in the summer of 2003 and offers visitors a complete history of “Soulsville USA.” One of Hi-Records’ premier artists was Al Green. Sun Records’ most famous recording artist was Elvis Presley and also boasted Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash among its recording artists. Elvis Presley’s Graceland is one of the five most visited home tours in America and is the most famous home in the United States after the White Hous e.
In 1991, Graceland was placed on the National Register of Historical Places. Over 600,000 visitors tour Graceland each year. Also located downtown is the beautiful Orpheum Theater which serves as a venue for performances by Ballet Memphis, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and traveling Broadway shows, as well as the Orpheum Classic Movies series and other concerts. The city’s location makes Memphis a major distribution hub with two interstate highways intersecting the city. Memphis is also home of FedEx, the nation’s largest package carrier which makes Memphis International Airport the world’s busiest cargo airport. Over 500 commercial passenger flights originate from Memphis International each day.
Just off of Beale Street in downtown Memphis, the FedExForum is home to both the University of Memphis men’s basketball team and the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies.
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Named for its Egyptian sister city on the Nile The largest city in Tennessee & the 18th largest city in the United States Centered in the middle of the nation’s population The Pork BBQ Capital of the world The home of The Pyramid, the third largest pyramid in the world Ranked by the travel industry as one of the top 20 destinations for an athletic event Ranked as one of the nation’s top 10 convention centers and locations The nation’s largest spot cotton-trading market The hardwood capital of the world The home of the world’s largest cargo airport The third-largest rail center in the United States The fourth-largest inland port in the United States
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THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE OF MEMPHIS ATHLETICS FEATURES: • The latest Tiger news and updates • Live stats for all home soccer matches • Player features, rosters, schedules and more
2005 CONFERENCE USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2005 HIGHLIGHTS • First Team All-Conference USA • Soccer Buzz All-Central Region First Team • NCSAA All-Central Region Third Team • Led Conference USA in goals, assists and points during the regular season • Set a school record for points in a season with 42 • Tied a school record for assists in a season with 12 • Scored goals in 10 of 19 games • Ranked 11th nationally in assists per game, 12th in points per game and 22nd in goals per game • Recorded two hat tricks • Had three multiple-goal matches and 11 multiplepoint matches
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OPPONENT SITE TIME @ Christian Brothers (Exh.) Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. Lipscomb (Exh.) MRSC 7 p.m. @ Lambuth (Exh.) Jackson, Tenn. 5 p.m. @ Louisville Louisville, Ky. 6 p.m. @ Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. Clemson MRSC 7:30 p.m. CS Fullerton MRSC 7:30 p.m. UMKC MRSC 2 p.m. Central Arkansas MRSC 7 p.m. @ Air Force Co. Springs, Colo. 8 p.m. @ Denver Denver, Colo. Noon @ South Carolina * Columbia, S.C. 1 p.m. Tulsa * MRSC 7 p.m. @ UCF * Orlando, Fla. 6 p.m. Creighton MRSC 1 p.m. UAB * MRSC 7 p.m. @ Florida International * Miami, Fla. Noon SMU * MRSC 2 p.m. Marshall * MRSC 7 p.m. @ Kentucky * Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. C-USA Tournament Tulsa, Okla.
* C-USA Games | Home Games in BOLD MRSC - Mike Rose Soccer Complex Game Times are Central Time and Subject to Change
2006 WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE DAY Wed Fri Fri Sun Sat Mon Fri Sun Thu Sun Fri Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Nov.
DATE Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Aug. 27 Sept. 2 Sept. 4 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 Oct. 27 1-5
OPPONENT SITE TIME @ Christian Brothers (Exh.) Memphis, Tenn. 5 p.m. Saint Louis (Exh.) MRSC 7 p.m. @ Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. 4 p.m. @ Tennessee-Martin Martin, Tenn. 2 p.m. Alabama MRSC 7:30 p.m. Samford MRSC 1:30 p.m. @ Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 7 p.m. @ Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 1 p.m. Southeast Missouri MRSC 7 p.m. Arkansas MRSC 1 p.m. @ Missouri State Springfield, Mo. 7 p.m. East Carolina * MRSC 7 p.m. Marshall * MRSC 1 p.m. @ UCF * Orlando, Fla. 6 p.m. @ Southern Miss * Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m. @ Colorado College * Co. Springs, Colo. 5 p.m. @ UTEP * El Paso, Texas 1 p.m. Rice * MRSC 7 p.m. Houston * MRSC 1 p.m. @ UAB * Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. C-USA Tournament Dallas, Texas
ADAM MONTGOMERY
2004 C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN
MELISSA SAVAGE
2004 ALL-CONFERENCE
* C-USA Games | Home Games in BOLD | MRSC - Mike Rose Soccer Complex Game Times are Central Time and Subject to Change
JARED BRITCHER
SHOKO MIKAMI
TRIPP HARKINS
2005 C-USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2005 C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN
NICKY MCLEOD
2003 ALL-CONFERENCE
2005 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN