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University of Memphis vs. Florida International University October 8, 2011 (7:00 p.m. CT)
vs.
2011 Schedule Date Opponent GT/Result 8/21 #5 SMU (Exh.)
1-1 (T)
8/24 Botafogo (Exh.)
2-0 (W)
8/28 Lipscomb
4-1 (W)
9/1
Belmont
3-2 (W)
9/4
Missouri State
1-0 (W)
9/9
vs. UIC ^
1-1 (T)
9/11 @Wisconsin ^
2-1 (W)
9/16 @ #18 Bradley %
1-0 (W)
9/18 vs. Evansville %
1-2 (L)
9/24 South Carolina*
2-3 (L)
10/1 Marshall*
0-3 (L)
Memphis Head Coach............................................................... Richie Grant 2011 Memphis Record..................................................... 5-3-1(C-USA 0-2-0) Grant’s Career Record at Memphis (Yrs.)............................... 112-97-18 (13)
10/8 FIU*
7 p.m.
10/11 Nebraska-Omaha
6 p.m.
FIU Head Coach.................................................................... Munga Eketebi 2011 FIU Record............................................................. 4-4-2 (C-USA 0-1-0) Eketebi’s Record at FIU (Yrs.).......................................................13-29-6 (4)
10/19 (RV) UAB*
All-Time Series Record.........................................................................3-3-0
10/29 #8 UCF*
Location............................................................ Mike Rose Soccer Complex Memphis, Tenn.
10/23 (RV) Kentucky* 10/26 Central Arkansas 11/4 (RV) SMU*
Heading Into the Match-Up With FIU:
The Tigers dropped their third-consecutive contest, 3-0, to Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., on Saturday night. With the loss, Memphis falls to 5-3-1 (C-USA 0-2-0) on the season. Marshall’s junior forward Tom Jackson posted a hat-trick for the Thundering Herd in the victory. Jackson scored goals in the 32nd, 33rd, and 83rd minutes of the contest. Michael Hayes recorded a pair of assists and goalkeeper Daniel Withrow posted the clean sheet. Memphis held advantages in shots (16-14) and corner kicks (6-1), but struggled to find its rhythm and the back of the net. This marks the first time this season that the Tigers were held scoreless in a match. FIU enters the contest after defeating No. 21 Kentucky, 1-0, in overtime on Sunday afternoon, bringing its record to 4-4-2 (C-USA 1-1-0). The Panther’s Roberto de Sousa scored after gathering a rebound off a corner kick in the 100th minute.
Player Spotlight
10/16 Tulsa*
Liam Collins Sophomore Midfielder Memphis relies heavily on sophomore midfielder Liam Collins to control the game. Collins is highly effective at maintaining possession in Memphis’ ball-control style of play. With six assists on the season, Collins has displayed a knack for finding open players and an ability to serve the ball on set pieces. Entering play this weekend, Collins is ranked eighth in the country in total assists and seventh in assists per game. -1-
11/9 C-USA Tourn.
3:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA
Home in Bold ^ -- Games Held in Madison, Wisc. % -- Bradley Tournament * -- Conference Game
University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations 203 Athletic Office Building Memphis, TN 38152 Athletic Director.................... R.C. Johnson Associate AD/Ext. Affairs...........Bob Winn Assistant AD/SID....... Jennifer Rodgrigues Soccer Contact............Bryan McEldowney Phone........................Office: 901-678-3291 Cell: 937-478-5027 Email...... bryan.mceldowney@gmail.com Facilities...................... Mike Rose Stadium Capacity.......................................... 2,500
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2011 MEMPHIS MEN’S SOCCER ROSTER Alphabetical No. Name Pos. 14 Paul Banks F 4 Liam Collins MF 25 Matt Derrington GK 19 Parker Duncan F 3 Scott Elliott D 7 Lewis Ellis F 5 Chandler Gagnon D 21 J.J. Greer D 8 Austin Gross F 17 Andreas Guentner MF 1 Conor Hurley GK 11 Jordan Johnson D 12 Dennis Kennetz, Jr. MF 23 Shane Keely MF 22 Jordan Leedle GK 9 Wil Linder MF 10 Cody McCoy MF 15 Tiago Reichert F 13 Tyler Rist F 16 Thomas Shannon D 2 Mark Sherrod F 18 Tanner Thompson D 24 Patrick Toh, Jr. F 0 Cody Uzcategui GK 20 B.J. Williams MF
University Memphis Roster
No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt.Hometown/ Last School 0 Cody Uzcategui Fr. GK 6-2 180 Orlando, Fla./West Orange HS 1 Conor Hurley So. GK 6-1 190 Dublin, Ireland/Lambuth University 2 Mark Sherrod R-So. F 6-3 185 Knoxville, Tenn./Carter HS 3 Scott Elliott Fr. D 5-8 165 Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS 4 Liam Collins So. MF 5-9 155 Skiberreen, Ireland/Colaiste Stiofain Naofa 5 Chandler Gagnon Fr. D 6-2 185 Memphis, Tenn./ECS 7 Lewis Ellis Fr. F 5-10 175 Wales, United Kingdom/Millfield School 8 Austin Gross So. F 6-0 185 Tulsa, Okla./Jenks HS 9 Wil Linder Fr. MF 6-0 155 Franklin, Tenn./Ravenwood HS 10 Cody McCoy Sr. MF 5-9 150 Knoxville, Tenn/West HS 11 Jordan Johnson Jr. D 5-10 150 Hendersonville, Tenn./Hendersonville HS 12 Dennis Kennetz, Jr. # Jr. MF 6-1 180 Cordova, Tenn./Gardner-Webb Univ. 13 Tyler Rist # Fr. F 6-0 165 Madison, Ala./Bob Jones HS 14 Paul Banks Fr. F 5-10 165 Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 15 Tiago Reichert R-Jr. F 6-1 180 Francisco Beltrao, Brazil/Martin Methodist 16 Thomas Shannon Sr. D 6-1 169 Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS 17 Andreas Guentner Jr. MF 6-0 170 Regensburg, Germany/Werner von Siemens 18 Tanner Thompson So. D 6-0 175 Knoxville, Tenn./West HS 19 Parker Duncan Sr. F 5-9 147 Johnson City, Tenn./Providence Academy 20 B.J. Williams So. D 5-10 165 Flora, Miss./Madison Central HS 21 J.J. Greer Jr. D 6-0 165 Cordova, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS 22 Jordan Leedle R-Jr. GK 5-10 160 Franklin, Tenn./Brentwood HS 23 Shane Keely So. MF 6-0 175 Dublin, Ireland/University College of Dublin 24 Patrick Toh, Jr. Fr. F/MF 5-10 149 Monrovia, Liberia/Spring (Texas) HS 25 Matt Derrington Fr. GK 6-2 185 Florissant, Mo./Trinity Catholic HS Giovanni Alvarado *# Fr. F 5-10 160 Guadalajara, Mexico/Kingsbury High * Denotes Walk-On Players # Denotes Inactive Players
COACHING STAFF
PRONUNCIATION Liam......................... LEE-um Gagnon..................GAG-nun Guentner............GOONT-ner Tiago................... Tee-AH-go Reichert..................RYE-curt Sherrod................ SHARE-ud Toh................................. TAU Uzcategui....OOZ-cuh-teg-ee
Head Coach: Richie Grant Assistant Coach: Nick Glaser Assistant Coach: Robert Sausaman Vol. Goalkeeper Coach: Remco de Jong
Green Mountain College, 1993/13th Season University of Memphis, 2001/Fifth Season University of Memphis, 2009/Second Season Univ. Van Amstertdam, 1984/Seventh Season
ROSTER BREAKDOWN Seniors (3) Parker Duncan Cody McCoy Thomas Shannon
Juniors (6) J.J. Greer Andreas Guentner Jordan Johnson Dennis Kennetz, Jr. Jordan Leedle Tiago Reichert
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Sophomores (7) Liam Collins Austin Gross Connor Hurley Shane Keely Mark Sherrod Tanner Thompson B.J. Williams
Freshmen (10) Giovanni Alvarado Paul Banks Matt Derrington Scott Elliott Lewis Ellis Chandler Gagnon Wil Linder Tyler Rist Patrick Toh, Jr. Cody Uzcategui
Men’s
Soccer
2011 Men’s Soccer Notes
Impact Players
The Tale of the Tigers • Led in scoring by sophomore forward Mark Sherrod, with 17 points. • Memphis has recorded more goals, 15-13, than its opponents on the season. • Memphis has taken 49 shots-on-goal, compared to 37 for its opponents. • Averaging 14.7 shots per game (SPG) and allowing only 10.7 SPG. • Ten Tigers have scored points on the season. • Recorded at least a goal in all but one game this season (Marshall). • Allowed five goals in the first six games, but have given up eight in the last three. Head-to-Head: Marshall • Despite outshooting Marshall 16-14, Memphis was held scoreless for the first time this season. • Marshall’s Tom Jackson recorded a hat trick, the first hat trick allowed by the Tigers since UMKC’s Dave Sarabia scored three goals on 9-11-09 in a 3-1 loss. • Memphis falls to 2-5 all-time against Marshall. • The Tigers held a decisive advantage in corner kicks, 6-1. The Tigers vs. The Panthers • The series is knotted at 3-3-0 all-time. • Despite dropping last season’s contest, 2-0, in Miami, Memphis has won three of the last four in the series. • The Tigers are 2-1 against the Panthers at home, with the lone loss coming in the inaugural meeting in 2005. Scouting Florida International • FIU scored its biggest win in several years over No. 21 Kentucky, 1-0, in overtime on Sunday. • Freshman Roberto de Sousa scored the first goal of his career in the 100th minute. • The Panthers attack is led by Quentin Albrecht (four goals) and Lucas Di Croce (three goals). “On Your ‘Mark,’ Get Set, GOOOOOAL!” - Mark Sherrod • Scored two goals on headers against South Carolina. • Leads the team with eight goals on the season. • Ranked sixth in Top Drawer Soccer’s C-USA Top 20 Player rankings. • Nationally-ranked in several statistical categories: 11th in goals scored (8), 8th in goals per game (.89), 17th in total points (17) and 11th in points per game (1.89). • In C-USA, Sherrod is ranked in goals per game (2nd), points per game (2nd), game-winning goals (2nd), goals (3rd) and points (4th). • Has four game-winning goals on the season. • Scored tenth career-goal in 26th minute against Evansville. • Tallied 11 goals in last 11 games, dating back to 2010 season. “Assisting His Teammates” - Liam Collins • Leads the team with six assists on the season. • Ranks 8th in the nation in total assists (6) and 7th in assists per game (.67) • Ranks 2nd in assists per game and 4th in total assists in C-USA. • Recorded 11 assists in Tigers’ last 11 games. • Reached ten career-assists on Thomas Shannon’s header against Wisconsin. “The Real McCoy” - Cody McCoy • McCoy started the 50th game of his career against Evansville. • Earned a spot on the Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team.
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Memphis Tigers Mark Sherrod So., Forward 8 Goals, 1 Assist, 14 SOG Parker Duncan Sr., Forward 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 10 SOG Liam Collins So., Midfielder 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 7 SOG Andreas Guentner Jr., Midfielder 1 Goal, 2 Assist, 4 SOG Thomas Shannon Sr., Defender 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 4 SOG Lewis Ellis Fr., Forward 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 3 SOG
FIU Panthers Quentin Albrecht Fr., Forward 4 Goals, 2 Assists, 18 SOG Lucas Di Croce So., Midfielder 3 Goals, 2 Assists, 13 SOG Colby Burdette Fr., Forward 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 11 SOG Arnthor Kristinsson Fr., Midfielder 2 Goals, 7 SOG
Men’s 2011 Rankings NSCAA Rankings Oct. 4, 2011 Team Record 1. Connecticut 8-0-0 2. Maryland 10-0-1 3. Akron 7-0-2 4. North Carolina 8-1-1 5. Creighton 8-1-0 6. New Mexico 7-0-2 7. UC Irvine 9-2-0 8. UCF 8-1-1 9. St. John’s 7-2-1 10. Indiana 6-1-2 11. Louisville 6-3-0 12. Notre Dame 5-2-2 13. Georgetown 6-1-3 14. Charlotte 7-2-0 15. UCLA 7-3-1 16. Boston College 7-3-0 17. USF 5-2-2 18. Iona 9-1-0 19. UC Santa Barbara 6-3-1 20. San Diego State 7-1-2 21. Old Dominion 5-2-0 22. William & Mary 6-3-0 23. Xavier 6-1-1 24. Santa Clara 6-1-3 25. Cal State Bakersfield 5-0-4 College Soccer News Team 1. Connecticut 2. Maryland 3. North Carolina 4. Creighton 5. Akron 6. UCF 7. New Mexico 8. Indiana 9. UC Irvine 10. St. John’s 11. Louisville 12. Notre Dame 13. Charlotte 14. UCLA 15. UC Santa Barbara 16. Boston College 17. USF 18. Santa Clara 19. Iona 20. Georgetown 21. Old Dominion 22. Northern Illinois 23. Coastal Carolina 24. San Diego State 25. Penn State 26. Furman 27. Providence 28. CS Fullerton 29. Xavier 30. Bradley
Oct. 3, 2011 Prev. Rank 1 2 3 4 6 13 12 5 9 16 8 10 11 23 7 14 17 25 28 30 15 18 NR NR 20 24 29 19 NR 27
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2011 Men’s Soccer Notes Continued “Earning His Tiger Stripes” - Wil Linder • Recorded first career-assist on Sherrod’s goal in the 1-0 win over No. 18 Bradley. • Assisted on Sherrod’s goal against Evansville for his second assist in as many games. • Named to Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team. “Parker on Point” - Parker Duncan • In the game against Marshall, Duncan played in the 60th game of his career. • Assisted on the game-winning goal against Missouri State. • Scored two goals in opening match against Lipscomb. • Led, or shared lead, in points scored in each of his first three seasons as a Tiger. “Mohawk Minute” - Thomas Shannon • Hosts a weekly recap and update on Memphis men’s soccer titled “Mohawk Minute,” aptly named for Shannon’s trademark mohawk. • The videos can be seen on http://www.youtube.com/sidmemphis. • The weekly installments of the show are posted by Tuesday evenings. • Headed in a goal just 1:39 into Wisconsin game. • Has scored nine career-goals. • Played in his 50th game against Marshall. “Hitting the Brick Hurley” - Conor Hurley • Recorded two clean sheets on the season, against No. 18 Bradley and Missouri State. • Has 24 saves, with a 1.38 goals against average. Top-20 Takedown • Defeated 18th-ranked Bradley, 1-0, on September 16th. First win over ranked opponent since 4-3 victory over No. 23 Drake in 2009. All-Time Wins Leader - Richie Grant • Became all-time wins leader, with 111, with Tigers’ 2-1 win of Wisconsin (9-11-11). • Third coach in the 29-year history of the program. • In his 13th season at Memphis. • Finished eight seasons with records at or above .500 and has never had back-toback losing seasons. Closing Time • Outscoring opponents 11-7 in final 45 minutes of play. • Scored at least one goal in last 20 minutes in six-of-eight games (Evansville and South Carolina being the exception). • On the season, tallied seven goals in last 20 minutes. Going Full Tilt • Four Tigers have played all 850 minutes of action: Thomas Shannon, Cody McCoy, J.J. Greer and Conor Hurley. • Four other Tigers have played nearly the entire 850 minutes as well: Chandler Gagnon (847), Jordan Johnson (842), Andreas Guentner (841), and Liam Collins (838). Facing the Ranked Gauntlet • One team currently ranked in the top 25 of the NSCAA poll is on Memphis’ schedule, No. 8 UCF (Oct. 29). • SMU, UAB, and Kentucky are currently receiving votes in the poll • Memphis won at then-No. 18 Bradley, 1-0, on Sept. 16.
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2011 Men’s Soccer Notes Continued Challenging the Pollsters • Following Memphis’ 1-0 win at No. 18 Bradley, the Tigers improved their all-time record to 11-32-4 versus ranked opponents. • Prior to the victory, the U of M had lost its last four contests against ranked opponents, with the last victory coming against No. 23 Drake (09-13-09), 4-3. A Full Side from Tennessee • The Tigers have 11 players on their roster from the state of Tennessee: Mark Sherrod (Knoxville), Chandler Gagnon (Memphis), Wil Linder (Nashville), Cody McCoy (Knoxville), Jordan Johnson (Hendersonville), Dennis Kennetz Jr. (Memphis), Paul Banks (Memphis), Tanner Thompson (Knoxville), Parker Duncan (Johnson City), J.J. Greer (Memphis) and Jordan Leedle (Franklin). “Where in the World?” • Eight student-athletes on the Memphis roster are international, representing six different countries. Liam Collins, Conor Hurley and Shane Keely hail from Ireland. The other five international players are Andreas Guentner from Germany, Tiago Reichert from Brazil, Lewis Ellis from the United Kingdom, Patrick Toh Jr. from Liberia and Giovanni Alvaredo from Mexico. Game Tracker • Memphis men’s soccer home games will be available through GameTracker. • GameTracker provides live stats throughout the game. • To access GameTracker, go to GoTigersGo.com, select the ‘Live Events’ tab at the top of the page and then click on the ‘GT’ next to the appropriate event. Live Chat • Each home event this season will be accompanied by a moderated chat that will provide in-game updates and fan discussion about the game. • Go to GoTigersGo.com and join the live blog. Live Streaming • Home games are available to watch via live streaming video. • Memphis Tiger Vision offers a monthly subscription for $9.99 or for a year subscription, $79.99. • To access the live streaming, visit GoTigersGo.com and click on the watch icon on the men’s soccer page. Men’s Soccer on Social Media • ‘Like’ the Tigers on Facebook at facebook.com/MemphisSoccer. • Follow the team on Twitter (@UMTigerSoccer).
Milestones on the Horizon • Senior Parker Duncan is one assist away from 10 in his career. • Senior Thomas Shannon is one goal shy of 10 and two assists short of 10 for his career. • Sophomore Mark Sherrod is two goals shy of 10 on the season and one game-winning goal away from five on the season and in his career. -5-
2011 Rankings Soccer America Team 1. Connecticut 2. Maryland 3. Akron 4. North Carolina 5. Creighton 6. UCF 7. New Mexico 8. St. John’s 9. UC Irvine 10. Indiana 11. Notre Dame 12. Louisville 13. UCLA 14. USF 15. UC Santa Barbara 16. Charlotte 17. Santa Clara 18. San Diego State 19. Georgetown 20. Boston College 21. James Madison 22. Providence 23. Virginia 24. Coastal Carolina 25. Wisconsin Old Dominion
Oct. 3, 2011 Prev. Rank 1 2 5 4 3 10 12 15 8 6 11 9 16 13 7 14 NR NR NR 17 NR NR NR 24 NR 20
Soccer Times Team 1. Connecticut 2. Maryland 3. Akron 4. North Carolina 5. Creighton 6. New Mexico 7. UCF 8. UC Irvine 9. St. John’s 10. Indiana 11. Louisville 12. Notre Dame 13. UCLA 14. Boston College 15. Charlotte 16. USF 17. UC Santa Barbara 18. Georgetown 19. Santa Clara 20. Old Dominion 21. San Diego State 22. Penn State 23. Northern Illinois 24. Iona 25. West Virginia
Oct. 3, 2011 Prev. Rank 1 2 4 5 3 11 13 8 16 6 9 10 20 12 14 15 7 23 NR 19 NR 17 18 NR 22
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2011 Results August 28
Memphis 4 vs. Lipscomb 1
Overall: 1-0-0
Conference: 0-0-0
Streak: W1
Senior forward Parker Duncan provided the spark with the first goal of the game en route to a 4-1 victory. Sophomore forward Mark Sherrod scored the game-winning goal when he headed home a corner kick served by sophomore midfielder Liam Collins. Andreas Guentner posted an insurance goal when he took a pass from junior defender Jordan Johnson and sent a shot past the goalkeeper. Duncan finished the scoring when he collected Thomas Shannon’s deflected penalty kick and found the back of the net for his second goal of the game. September 1
Memphis 3 @ Belmont 2
Overall: 2-0-0
Conference: 0-0-0
Streak: W2
Liam Collins provided the game-winning goal for the Tigers in the 88th minute. Belmont was the first to strike in the 32nd minute when Edgardo Padilla scored on a penalty kick after Memphis’ Conor Hurley was awarded a yellow card in the box. Memphis would strike back in the 57th minute on a Lewis Ellis corner, served by Liam Collins. After Niko Olsak pout the Bruins up, 2-1, in the 60th minute, Mark Sherrod would tie the game when he beat the keeper after receiving a cross from Andreas Guentner. Collins knocked in the game-winner when he sent a free kick past the wall and goalkeeper inside the far post. September 4
Memphis 1 vs. Missouri St. 0
Overall: 3-0-0
Conference: 0-0-0
Streak: W3
Sophomore Liam Collins collected a poorly-touched ball from Missouri State and fed it to Senior Parker Duncan. Duncan sent a through-ball to Mark Sherrod, who beat the Bears’ keeper one-on-one to give Memphis the 1-0 victory at Mike Rose Soccer Complex. Sophomore goalkeeper Conor Hurley was named the Man-of-the-Match after recording six saves on the night, several of them coming from point-blank range. With the win, Memphis improves to 3-0 on the season, their best start since opening the 2005 season, 4-0. September 9
Memphis 1 vs UIC 1
Overall: 3-0-1
Conference: 0-0-0
Streak: T1
Memphis fell behind after surrenduring an 19th-minute goal to Eric Frazier. The Tigers wouldn’t give up, controlling the tempo for the majority of the game. Sophomore Austin Gross came in off the bench and scored the equalizer in the 88th minute. Senior Parker Duncan took a shot that goalkeeper Piotr Kikolski deflected off the post. Gross collected the ricochet and scored the game-tying goal from five yards out. Memphis had several scoring chances in the overtime periods, but came away with the 1-1 draw. The Tigers held a decisive advantage in shots, 15-6, and allowed only two shots on goal during the entire contest. September 11 Memphis 2 @ Wisconsin 1
Overall: 4-0-1
Conference: 0-0-0
Streak: W1
Thomas Shannon put the Tigers up, 1-0, with his first goal of the season coming just 1:39 into the game. Thomas put away a header to the far post, with Liam Collins and Andreas Guentner assisting on the play. Wisconsin finally got on the scoreboard when Tomislav Zadro found Joey Tennyson for a goal in the 65th minute. Memphis would answer, when Lewis Ellis found Mark Sherrod. Sherrod fired a shot from 18-yards to beat goalkeeper Ciro Martinez. The goal was Sherrod’s fourth this season and third game-winner. With the win, Richie Grant became the all-time wins leader in Memphis men’s soccer history with 111 career victories. September 16 Memphis 1 @ No. 18 Bradley 0
Overall: 5-0-1
Conference 0-0-0
Streak: W2
Memphis used a goal from a shoeless Mark Sherrod in the 81st minute to defeat previously-unbeaten No. 18 Bradley in Peoria, Ill. Sherrod lost his shoe while making a run on the counter-attack. Freshman Wil Linder found Sherrod, who rocketed a shot past goalkeeper Brian Billings with his shoeless left foot. Conor Hurley earned his second shutout of the season with the help of his defense. The Tiger’s defense held the Braves without a single shot on goal, as Memphis beat its first ranked opponent since defeating No. 23 Drake, 4-3, in 2009. September 18 Memphis 1 vs. Evansville 2
Overall: 5-1-1
Conference: 0-0-0
Streak: L1
Evansville used a golden goal from Dylan Terry with less than 30 seconds remaining in the second overtime to hand Memphis its first loss on the season. The Tigers found themselves quickly down 1-0, on a goal by Ryan Stallings. But, Mark Sherrod would take a pass from Wil Linder and tap it home in the 26th minute to knot the game, 1-1, igniting the Tigers. Memphis would have multiple scoring chances in the second half and second overtime period to walk away with the victory. Eric Teppen, the Purple Aces goalkeeper, made seven saves on the game, including three in the second overtime to set-up the game-winner. -6-
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2011 Results September 24 Memphis 2 vs. South Carolina 3
Overall: 5-2-1
Conference: 0-1-0
Streak: L2
Sophomore forward Mark Sherrod scored in the 35th minute when he headed home a cross from fellow sophomore Liam Collins giving Memphis the early 1-0 lead. Just moments into the second half, Collins found Jordan Johnson who played a ball into the box that Sherrod headed past the goalkeeper for his second score of the game. Memphis held the 2-0 lead, until South Carolina’s Bradlee Baladez scored in the 73rd minute. South Carolina’s Braeden Troyer and Chipper Root each netted goals, exactly one minute apart, to give the Gamecocks the win in regulation. October 1
Memphis 0 @ Marshall 3
Overall: 5-3-1
Conference: 0-2-0
Streak: L3
The Tigers dropped their third-consecutive contest, 3-0, to Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., on Saturday night, falling to 5-3-1 (C-USA 0-2-0) on the season. Marshall’s junior forward Tom Jackson posted a hat-trick for the Thundering Herd in the victory, tallying goals in the 32nd, 33rd, and 83rd minutes of the contest. Michael Hayes recorded a pair of assists and goalkeeper Daniel Withrow posted the clean sheet. Memphis, held advantages in shots (16-14) and corner kicks (6-1), but struggled to find its rhythm and the back of the net. This marks the first time all season that the Tigers were held scoreless in a match. October 8
FIU
7 P.M. CT
October 11
Nebraska-Omaha
6 P.M. CT
October 16
@ Tulsa
3:30 P.M. CT
October 19
@ (RV) UAB
7 P.M. CT
October 23
(RV) Kentucky
1 P.M. CT
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2011 Results October 26
@ Central Arkansas
2 P.M. CT
October 29
No. 8 UCF
7 P.M. CT
November 4
@ (RV) SMU
7 P.M. CT
November 9
Conference USA Tournament
November 17
NCAA Tournament
Conference USA Standings Team
| ------------CONFERENCE ---------- | | ----------------------OVERALL---------------------| W-L-T Pct. Home Away Pts. W-L-T Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak
Marshall 3-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 2-0-0 South Carolina 3-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 2-0-0 UCF 2-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 1-0-0 SMU 1-1-0 .500 0-1-0 1-0-0 FIU 1-1-0 .500 1-1-0 0-0-0 UAB 0-1-0 .000 0-1-0 0-0-0 Tulsa 0-2-0 .000 0-1-0 0-1-0 Memphis 0-2-0 .000 0-1-0 0-1-0 Kentucky 0-3-0 .000 0-1-0 0-2-0
9 9 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 -8-
6-4-0 .600 3-1-0 3-3-0 0-0-0 5-4-1 .550 3-1-0 2-3-0 0-0-1 8-1-1 .850 4-1-0 4-0-1 0-0-0 6-4-0 .600 1-2-0 4-0-0 1-2-0 4-4-2 .500 4-1-2 0-2-0 0-1-0 5-3-2 .600 4-1-2 1-1-0 0-1-0 4-6-0 .400 2-4-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 5-3-1 .611 2-1-0 3-1-0 0-1-1 7-6-1 .536 5-1-1 0-5-0 2-0-0
W8 W4 W2 W1 W1 L3 L3 L3 L3
Men’s Memphis Season Highs
Soccer
Season Leaders
Active Career Leaders
Individual Single Game Goals Total Parker Duncan 2 vs. Lipscomb Mark Sherrod 2 vs. South Carolina Assists Total Liam Collins 2 vs. South Carolina
Goals 1. Mark Sherrod Date 2. Parker Duncan 08/28/11 09/24/11 3. Austin Gross Liam Collins Date Thomas Shannon 09/24/11 Andreas Guentner Date Lewis Ellis 08/28/11
8 2 1 1 1 1 1
Points Mark Sherrod Liam Collins Parker Duncan 4. Andreas Guentner 5. Thomas Shannon Lewis Ellis
17 8 5 4 3 3
Points Total Parker Duncan 4 vs. Lipscomb Mark Sherrod 4 vs. South Carolina 09/24/11 Shots Total Parker Duncan 5 vs. Lipscomb Mark Sherrod 5 vs. No. 18 Bradley 5 at Marshall
Date 1. 08/28/11 2. 09/16/11 10/01/11 3.
Shots on Goal Parker Duncan
Date 08/28/11
Total 5 vs. Lipscomb
Saves Total Conor Hurley 6 vs. Missouri St.
Date 09/04/11
Team Single Game Goals 4 vs. Lipscomb
Date 08/28/11
Assists 5 vs. Lipscomb
Date 08/28/11
Points 13 vs. Lipscomb
Date 08/28/11
Shots 19 vs. Lipscomb
Date 08/28/11
Shots on Goal 10 vs. Lipscomb
Date 08/28/11
Saves 6 vs. Missouri State
Date 09/04/11
Corner Kicks 10 vs. Lipscomb
Date 08/28/11
Fewest Shots Taken 9 vs. Wisconsin 9 vs. Missouri State
Date 09/11/11 09/04/11
Fewest Shots Allowed 6 vs. UIC
Date 09/09/11
Largest Margin of Victory 3 vs. Lipscomb
Date 08/28/11
Largest Margin of Defeat 3 at Marshall
Date 10/01/11
Goals Allowed 3 vs. South Carolina 3 at Marshall
Date 09/24/11 10/01/11
Most Opponent Shots 14 at Marshall
Date 10/01/11
Opponent Saves 7 vs. Evansville
Date 09/18/11
Goals
Assists 1. Liam Collins 2. Andreas Guentner Wil Linder Jordan Johnson 5. Cody McCoy Parker Duncan Thomas Shannon Lewis Ellis Mark Sherrod
6 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Shots 1. Mark Sherrod 2. Parker Duncan 3. Liam Collins Andreas Guenter 5. Thomas Shannon
25 19 12 12 11
Shots On Goal 1. Mark Sherrod 2. Parker Duncan 3. Liam Collins 4. Thomas Shannon Andreas Guentner
13 9 7 4 4
Goals Against Average 1. Conor Hurley (2011)
1.18
Saves 1. Conor Hurley (2011)
21
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Parker Duncan (2008) Mark Sherrod (2010) Thomas Shannon (2008) Andreas Guentner (2009) Liam Collins Austin Gross
15 12 9 5 3 3
Assists 1. 2. 2. 5.
Liam Collins (2010) Parker Duncan (2008) Thomas Shannon (2008) JJ Greer (2009) Mark Sherrod (2010) Andreas Guentner
12 9 8 8 3 3
Points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Parker Duncan (2008) Mark Sherrod (2010) Thomas Shannon (2008) Liam Collins (2010) Andreas Guentner (2009)
39 27 26 18 13
Shots 1. 2. 3. 5.
Parker Duncan (2008) Mark Sherrod (2010) JJ Greer (2009) Andreas Guennter (2009) Cody McCoy (2008)
114 68 48 48 45
Shots On Goal 1. Parker Duncan (2008) 2. Mark Sherrod (2010) 3. JJ Greer (2009) 4. Andreas Guentner (2009) 5. Thomas Shannon (2008) Liam Collins (2010)
62 27 19 18 17 17
Goals Against Average 1. 2.
Conor Hurley (2011) Jordan Leedle (2008)
1.38 1.59
Saves 1. 2.
Jordan Leedle (2008-09) Conor Hurley (2011)
34 24
Games Played 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Parker Duncan Cody McCoy Thomas Shannon J.J. Greer Jordan Johnson
60 57 50 42 41
Men’s Records
Soccer
2011 Men’s Soccer Notes Continued
Individual Single Game Goals Total Sean Fraser 5 vs. Lipscomb
Date 11/07/01
Assists Total John Cooke 4 vs. SW Missouri
Date 10/16/87
Points Total Sean Fraser 11 vs. Lipscomb
Date 11/07/01
Shots Total
Date
Donal McDonagh 5 vs. Lipscomb
11/07/01
Saves Total E.J. Gilley 24 vs Wake Forest
Date 9/29/84
Team Single Game
The Last Time A Tiger ...
Scored 5 Goals:........................................ Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb (2001) Scored 4 Goals:........................................ Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb (2001) Scored 3 Goals:.............................Gordy Gurson vs. Alabama A&M (2010) Made 4 Assists:.............................John Cooke vs. SW Missouri State (1987) Made 3 Assists:.................................Liam Collins vs. Alabama A&M (2010) Attempted 10 Shots:.................. Donal McDonagh vs. USM (1988), 15 shots Made 20 Saves:.......................... E.J. Gilley vs. Wake Forest (1984), 24 saves Made 15 Saves:...................................Tyler Strom vs. SMU (2005), 15 saves Made 10 Saves:................................... Tyler Strom vs. USC (2005), 10 saves Had Back-to-Back Shutouts:...................................Jordan Leedle (2) (2010) Scored Twice in Under a Minute:........... Jeremy Tutor vs. W. Ky. (1997), 0:53 Stopped a Penalty Kick:.........................Michael Goodlett vs. UMKC (2009)
The Last Time the Tigers ...
Goals 10 vs. Lipscomb 10 vs. Lipscomb
Date 11/07/01 11/24/00
Assists 12 vs. Lipscomb
Date 11/24/00
Points 32 vs. Lipscomb
Date 11/24/00
Shots 41 vs. Rhodes
Date 9/28/88
Saves Date 24 vs. Wake Forest 9/29/84 Fewest Shots Taken 2 vs. Saint Louis 2 vs. South Alabama 2 vs. Evansville
Date 10/16/98 10/17/93 10/22/89
Fewest Shots Allowed 0 vs. Lipscomb
Date 11/07/01
Largest Margin of Victory 10, 10-0 vs. Lipscomb
Date 11/24/00
Largest Margin of Defeat 11, 0-11 at Alabama A&M
Date 1982
Scored 10 Goals in a Game:................................ vs. Lipscomb (2001), 10-0 Scored Seven Goals in a Game:......................vs. Alabama A&M (2010), 8-0 Scored Six Goals in a Game:..........................vs. Alabama A&M (2010), 8-0 Scored Six Goals in a Half.................vs. Alabama A&M (2005), 6 (2nd half) Scored Five Goals in a Half:...............vs. Alabama A&M (2010), 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. Alabama A&M (2010), 30 shots Involved in a 0-0 Tie:..................................................vs.Vermont (9-18-09) Allowed 0 Shots on Goal....................................@ No. 18 Bradley (9-16-11)
Preseason All-C-USA Offensive MVP
Arthur Ivo, Sr., F, SMU Braganca Paulista, Brazil
Defensive MVP
Justin Chavez, Sr., D, Tulsa Edmond, Okla.
Team
Dylan Asher, So., D, Kentucky Richardson, Texas Bradlee Baladez, So., M, South Carolina Dallas, Texas Juan Castillo, So., F, SMU Kingwood, Texas Justin Chavez, Sr., D, Tulsa Edmond, Okla.
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Team Continued
Warren Creavalle, Sr., M, UCF Acworth, Georgia Kevan George, Sr., M, UCF Decatur, Georgia Anthony Hobbs, Jr., D, FIU Auckland, New Zealand Arthur Ivo, Sr., F, SMU Braganca Paulista, Brazil Matt Lodge, Jr., M, Kentucky Rossington, England Nik Robson, Jr., M, UCF Auckland, New Zealand Babayele Sodade, Sr., F, UAB Windsor, Ontario Daniel Withrow, Jr., GK, Marshall Rochester Hills, Michigan
Men’s
Soccer
2011 Memphis Men's Soccer Memphis Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2011) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date
$ $ * *
Aug 28 09/01/11 Sep 04 Sep 09 Sep 11 09-16-11 09-18-11 Sep 24 Oct 1
Opponent LIP at Belmont MISSOURI STATE vs UIC at Wisconsin at #18 Bradley vs Evansville SOUTH CAROLINA at Marshall
TEAM STATISTICS SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct. Shots on goal-Attempts SOG pct. Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg
OVERALL 5-3-1 0-2 5-1-1
W W W To2 W W Lo2 L L
Score 4-1 3-2 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-0 1-2 2-3 0-3
Att. 344 415 243 253 310 949 120 659 300
MEM
OPP
15-132 1.67 .114 49-132 .371 14.7 44 0-1
13-96 1.44 .135 37-96 .385 10.7 29 1-1
10 0
13 0
1246 3/415 2/186
1974 4/494
HOME 2-1 0-1 2-0 ##
Player
2 4 19 17 16 7 8 9 11 10 5 21 15 20 14 1
SHERROD, Mark COLLINS, Liam DUNCAN, Parker GUENTNER, Andreas SHANNON, Thomas ELLIS, Lewis GROSS, Austin LINDER, Wil JOHNSON, Jordan MCCOY, Cody GAGNON, Chandler GREER, J.J. REICHERT, Tiago WILLIAMS, B.J. BANKS, Paul HURLEY,Conor Total Opponents
##
Goalie
1
HURLEY,Conor Total Opponents
AWAY 3-1 0-1 3-0
NEUTRAL 0-1-1 0-0 0-1-1
gp g a 9 8 1 9 1 6 9 2 1 9 1 2 9 1 1 9 1 1 6 1 0 9 0 2 9 0 2 9 0 1 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 9 0 0 9 15 17 9 13 11 GP 9 9 9
pts
sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att
17 30 .267 8 14 .071 5 20 .100 4 12 .083 3 11 .091 3 10 .100 2 3 .333 2 8 .000 2 1 .000 1 8 .000 0 10 .000 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 47 132 .114 37 96 .135
Min. GA 849:31 13 849:31 13 849:31 15
14 7 10 4 4 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 49 37
GAAvg Saves
1.38 1.38 1.59
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
Total 15 13
Shots by Period Memphis Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
Total 132 96
Saves by Period Memphis Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
Total 24 34
Corners by Period Memphis Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
Total 44 29
Fouls by Period Memphis Opponents
1st
2nd
OT
OT2
Total 108 125
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50 35 11 12 25 11 43 47
11 7 69 59 13 18 15 17 60 72
0 0 2 1
0 1 2 1 2 5
0 1
11 1 0 3 2 0 3 1
Pct
24 .649 24 .649 34 .694
Goals by Period Memphis Opponents
4 5
.467 .500 .500 .333 .364 .300 .667 .250 .000 .125 .200 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .371 .385
4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
W-L-T
5-3-1 5-3-1 3-5-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 Sho
2 2 1