Men’s
Soccer
Conference USA Tournament #6 University of Memphis vs. #3 Central Florida November 9, 2011 (7:30 p.m. CT)
vs. Location.............................................. Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium Tulsa, Okla.
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, 2ot)
9/11 Wisconsin ^
2-1 (W)
9/16 #18 Bradley %
1-0 (W)
9/18 vs. Evansville % 1-2 (L, 2 ot) 9/24 South Carolina*
2-3 (L)
10/1 Marshall*
0-3 (L)
Memphis Head Coach............................................................... Richie Grant 2011 Memphis Record (C-USA)................................................ 11-5-1(4-4-0) Grant’s Career Record at Memphis (Yrs.)............................... 118-99-18 (13)
10/8 FIU*
3-0 (W)
10/11 Nebraska-Omaha
5-0 (W)
10/16 Tulsa*
3-0 (W)
Central Florida Head Coach.......................................... Bryan Cunningham 2011 UCF Record......................................................... 10-4-3 (C-USA 4-3-1) Cunningham’s Record at UCF (Yrs.)...........................................39-39-12 (5)
10/19 (RV) UAB*
0-1 (L)
10/23 Kentucky*
2-0 (W)
10/26 Central Arkansas
2-1 (W)
All-Time Series Record.........................................................................5-4-1
10/29 #10 UCF*
3-2 (W)
11/4 (RV) SMU*
1-2 (L)
Heading Into the Opening Round of the C-USA Tournament:
In its final regular-season matchup, Memphis dropped a 2-1 decision to SMU in Dallas, Texas. Sophomore midfielder Liam Collins played a free-kick into the box that was deflected into the air, but fellow-sophomore Mark Sherrod was able to get a head on the ball and send it to freshman Lewis Ellis. The forward spun and flipped the ball over SMU goalkeeper Jaime Ibarra to put the Tigers on the board in just the second minute of the game. The Mustangs responded with a pair of goals exactly one minute apart. Juan Castillo deflected a pass from the Memphis defense and slid past U of M goalkeeper Conor Hurley to score the first goal. SMU’s Ben Hill gathered a ball that deflected off of the referee and played a through-ball to Arthur Ivo. Ivo took advantage of the one-versusone opportunity and put the Mustangs up 2-1. Entering the contest, Mark Sherrod trailed former Memphis-great Sean Frasor by a point for the most points in a single season. The striker moved into a tie with Frasor on the assist on Ellis’ goal.
Player Spotlight
Lewis Ellis Freshman Forward Ellis scored his second goal of the season, when he knocked in a pass from Mark Sherrod in just the second minute of the contest against SMU. He becomes the fourth Tiger to record double-digit points on the season with ten points on two goals and six assists. The six assists trails only sophomore Liam Collins for most assists on the team. The Wales, United Kingdom-native has played in every contest this season, with over 900 minutes of gametime, and started 14 of those matches.
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11/9 #22 UCF$
7:30 P.M.
Home in Bold ^ -- Games Held in Madison, Wisc. % -- Bradley Tournament * -- Conference Game $ - C-USA Tournament Rankings shown are NSCAA.
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