Men’s
Soccer
University of Memphis Tigers at Belmont University Bruins September 1, 2011 (6:00 p.m. CT)
at Location........................................................................................ E.S. Rose Park ....................................................................................................Nashville, Tenn. Memphis Head Coach......................................................................Richie Grant 2011 Memphis Record..................................................................................1-0-0 Grant’s Career Record at Memphis...................................................... 108-95-17 Belmont Head Coach................................................................... Earle Davidson 2011 Belmont Record...................................................................................1-0-0 Davidson’s Record at Belmont............................................................. 78-157-14 All-Time Series Record..................................................... Memphis leads 10-1-0
Heading Into Thursday’s Match-Up:
Memphis put together an onslaught of goals in defeating Lipscomb 4-1 at Mike Rose Soccer Complex on Sunday. Senior forward Parker Duncan netted two goals in the victory as Memphis continued its dominance over Lipscomb with a perfect 6-0-0 record. Duncan’s first goal opened the scoring in the game when sophomore forward Mark Sherrod found him streaking into the box for a score past the defenseless Lipscomb goalkeeper. Sherrod scored the game-winning goal on a header off of a corner kick served by sophomore midfielder Liam Collins. Junior midfielder Andreas Guentner took a pass from junior defender Jordan Johnson and sent a rocketed shot past the goalkeeper to give Memphis the 3-1 lead. The last score of the game came when Duncan collected a Thomas Shannon penalty kick that was deflected off the post and sent it to the back of the net. Memphis and Belmont met last season at Mike Rose Soccer Complex. Duncan, sophomore midfielder Liam Collins and sophomore forward Austin Gross tallied goals for the Tigers in the 4-1 Tiger win.
Player Spotlight
Parker Duncan Senior Forward Parker Duncan started the 2011 season with a bang, scoring two goals in the 4-1 victory over Lipscomb in the season opener. Duncan attempted five shots in the contest and all five were on goal. The native of Johnson City, Tenn. has led Memphis in scoring in each of his previous three seasons.
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2011 Schedule Date Opponent
GT/Result
8/21
1-1 (T)
#5 SMU (Exh.)
8/24 Botafogo (Exh.)
2-0 (W)
8/28 Lipscomb
4-1 (W)
9/1
Belmont
6 p.m.
9/4
Missouri State
7 p.m.
9/9
vs. UIC #
5 p.m.
9/11
@Wisconsin #
1 p.m.
9/16 @Bradley ^
7:30 p.m.
9/18
12 p.m.
vs. Evansville ^
9/24 South Carolina* 7 p.m. 10/1
Marshall*
10/8 FIU*
6 p.m. 7 p.m.
10/11 Nebraska-Omaha 6 p.m. 10/16 Tulsa*
3:30 p.m.
10/19 UAB*
7 p.m.
10/23 Kentucky*
1 p.m.
10/26 Central Arkansas
2 p.m.
10/29 UCF*
7 p.m.
11/4
SMU*
7 p.m.
11/9
C-USA Tourn.
TBA
Home in Bold # -- Wisconsin Tournament % -- 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