1.9.2001
Final 2000 Men's Soccer Release
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Friday, November 17
First Round (Seattle, Washington)
(13) Washington 1, (15) UAB 0 (4ot)
Saturday, November 18
First Round (St. Louis, Missouri)
Kentucky 0, (9) Saint Louis 0
(Kentucky advances on PKs, 4-2)
C-USA TOURNAMENT
Robert Hermann Stadium
St. Louis, Mo.
Sunday, November 12
Championship Match
Saint Louis 2, UAB 1
Friday, November 10
Semifinals
(2) UAB 2, Louisville 0
(1) Saint Louis 3, Memphis 2
Thursday, November 9
First Round
(6) Louisville 2, (3) Charlotte 1 (ot)
(4) Memphis 2, Cincinnati 1
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
MOST VALUABLE FORWARD
Nick Walls, Saint Louis
MOST VALUABLE MIDFIELDER
Brad Davis, Saint Louis
MOST VALUABLE DEFENDER
Joe Hammes, Saint Louis
MOST VALUABLE GOALKEEPER
David Clemente, UAB
CONFERENCE USA MEN'S SOCCER NOTES
POLLING PLACE
Saint Louis and UAB were both ranked in the final 2000 national rankings. Saint Louis was ranked as high as ninth (NSCAA), while UAB was as high as No. 14 (Soccer America). Here's a look at the three final major polls:
NSCAA Poll (Final)
1. Connecticut 14. San Jose State
2. Creighton 15. Saint Louis
3. SMU 16. Rhode Island
4. Indiana 17. South Carolina
5. North Carolina 18. Ohio State
6. Stanford 19. UAB
7. Virginia 20. James Madison
8. Clemson 21. Illinois-Chicago
9. Brown 22. Furman
10. San Diego 23. Kentucky
11. St. John's 24. UCLA
12. Washington 25. William & Mary
13. Duke
Soccer America Poll (Final)
1. Stanford 11. Indiana
2. North Carolina 12. Cal St. Fullerton
3. Connecticut 13. Washington
4. San Jose State 14. UAB
5. Clemson 15. Furman
6. Duke 16. St. John's
7. San Diego 17. James Madison
8. SMU 18. UCLA
9. Virginia 19. Rhode Island
10. Creighton 20. South Carolina
Soccer Times Poll (Final)
1. North Carolina 14. Duke
2. San Jose State 15. Indiana
3. Stanford 16. James Madison
4. Virginia 17. UAB
5. San Diego 18. Cal St. Fullerton
6. Connecticut 19. Ohio State
7. Clemson 20. Furman
8. SMU 21. UCLA
9. Creighton 22. Rhode Island
10. South Carolina 23. Seton Hall
11. Saint Louis 24. Boston College
12. St. John's 25. Brown
13. Washington
TOUGH LUCK
Of Conference USA's 37 non-conference losses in 2000, a total of 24 came by one goal, including six in overtime. Eight of the nine C-USA teams suffered at least one loss by one goal (with Marquette being the only school that did not).
REGIONAL RANKINGS
Five Conference USA schools were regionally ranked in the final 2000 NSCAA regional polls. Here's a look at the polls in C-USA's regions:
Great Lakes Region
5. Louisville
8. Marquette
Midwest Region
2. Saint Louis
6. Memphis
South Region
3. UAB
OUT OF LEAGUE
Here's a summary of the non-conference records of Conference USA teams in 2000:
Charlotte 3-6-1
Cincinnati 4-6-0
DePaul 1-8-0
Louisville 8-4-0
Marquette 8-1-2
Memphis 8-2-0
Saint Louis 5-3-1
South Florida 7-4-0
UAB 9-3-0
Total 53-37-4 (.585)
CONFERENCE SUMMARY
Here's a summary of C-USA's record vs. other conferences in non-conference play in 2000:
Conf. Record Conf. Record
ACC 2-6-0 Mid-American 1-3-0
America East 0-0-0 Mid-Continent 3-3-0
Atlantic Soccer 0-1-1 Mo. Valley 5-5-1
Atlantic 10 2-1-0 Mtn.Pac S Fed 3-3-1
Big East 2-0-0 Northeast 0-0-0
Big South 3-2-0 Pac-10 2-0-0
Big Ten 3-3-1 Patriot 0-0-0
Colonial 0-3-0 Southern 1-2-0
Ivy 1-0-0 TAAC 12-3-0
Metro Atlantic 0-0-0 WCC 0-0-0
MCC 1-2-0 Independents 9-0-0
TOTAL 53-37-4 (.585)
10 + WIN CLUB
For the third time in the last four years, Conference USA had six teams that won 10 or more matches. Saint Louis, UAB, Memphis, Louisville, South Florida and Marquette all won at least 10 times. Six teams also reached the 10-win plateau during the 1998 and 1997 seasons.
COMPETITIVE LEAGUE
Of C-USA's 36 conference matches, 12 went to overtime, with four ending in a tie. A total of 18 matches were decided by just one goal. In addition, four of the five matches at the conference tournament were decided by one goal, including one overtime match.
CLOSE CALLS
Here's a look at each C-USA's team's record in one-goal matches during the 2000 season:
Team No. Record
Charlotte 9 4-5-0
Cincinnati 11 4-7-0
DePaul 5 0-5-0
Louisville 8 2-6-0
Marquette 10 6-4-0
Memphis 11 7-4-0
Saint Louis 10 8-2-0
South Florida 8 3-5-0
UAB 10 6-4-0
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Conference USA named a men's soccer Offensive and Defensive
Player of the Week each Monday this season, as selected by the conference office. Here's a look at the winners:
OFFENSE
S5 Marshall Morehead, F Marquette
S11 Sean Fraser, F Memphis
S18 Lars Thorstensen, F Memphis
S25 Marshall Morehead, F Marquette
O2 Brad Davis, F Saint Louis
Greg Krauss, F/MF South Florida
O9 Lane Knight, F UAB
O16 Anders Cedergren, D Cincinnati
O23 Juan Munoz-Airey, MF Charlotte
O30 Greg Krauss, F South Florida
N6 Jack Jewsbury, F Saint Louis
DEFENSE
S5 David Clemente, GK UAB
S11 Jeremy Morales, GK Louisville
S18 Jeremy Morales, GK Louisville
S25 Lucas Mackanos, GK Charlotte
O2 John Politis, GK Saint Louis
O9 Jason Cole, D Saint Louis
O16 David Clemente, GK UAB
O23 Sacha Nathu, GK Cincinnati
O30 John Politis, GK Saint Louis
N6 Sacha Nathu, GK Cincinnati
SA TEAM OF WEEK
A total of 42 Conference USA players have been named to Soccer America's Team of the Week in the league's six seasons. Here's a look at this season's winners:
S25 Marshall Morehead, F Marquette
O9 Lane Knight, F UAB
O30 John Politis, GK Saint Louis
C-USA ALL-AMERICANS
NSCAA ALL-AMERICANS
THIRD TEAM
Rumbani Munthali, D, UAB
Jack Jewsbury, F, Saint Louis
NSCAA ALL-REGION SELECTIONS
GREAT LAKES
SECOND TEAM
Adrian Cann, D, Louisville
Shawn Faria, MF, Louisville
THIRD TEAM
Jamal Frazier, D, Cincinnati
Sean Reti, F, Marquette
Myron Vaughn, F, Cincinnati
MIDWEST
FIRST TEAM
Jason Cole, D, Saint Louis
Brad Davis, MF, Saint Louis
Jack Jewsbury, F, Saint Louis
SECOND TEAM
Joe Hammes, D, Saint Louis
THIRD TEAM
Sean Fraser, F, Memphis
SOUTH
FIRST TEAM
Rumbani Munthali, D, UAB
SECOND TEAM
David Clemente, GK, UAB
THIRD TEAM
Greg Krauss, F, South Florida
C.J. Robinson, D, Charlotte
AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
Conference USA posted an 8-10-1 record against nationally-ranked, non-conference teams in 2000. Here's a look at the results:
S1 (3) Virginia 3, South Florida 2
S2 (25) Va. Commonwealth 4, Cincinnati 3
S3 (16) Maryland 3, South Florida 0
S3 (8) UAB 2, (24) North Carolina 1
S4 Charlotte 2, (22) South Carolina 1
S15 Louisville 1, (19) Akron 0
S17 Saint Louis 3, (21) Cornell 1
S17 (6) Furman 4, South Florida 2
S21 (12) Indiana 2, Louisville 0
S23 Saint Louis 1, (9) SW Missouri St. 1 (ot)
S24 Marquette 3, (3) Creighton 1
O8 Saint Louis 1, (3) St. John's 0 (ot)
O8 UAB 2, (6) Furman 1 (ot)
018 (1)North Carolina 3, Charlotte 0
O27 (13) Penn State 1, Cincinnati 0
O27 (9) Duke 5, Charlotte 4
O29 Cincinnati 3, (23) Ohio State 1
N5 (14) Clemson 4, Charlotte 0
N17 (13) Washington 1, (15) UAB 0 (4ot)
NCAA LEADERS
Here's a look at C-USA's final 2000 national statistical leaders:
POINTS PER GAME
8- Sean Fraser, MEM 2.16
GOALS PER GAME
8- Greg Krauss, USF 0.89
15- Sean Fraser, MEM 0.84
ASSISTS PER GAME
8- Jeff Thwaites, USF 0.60
25- Stuart Langrish, LOU 0.52
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE
5- John Politis, SLU 0.57
25- David Clemente, UAB 0.92
9- SAINT LOUIS 0.82
27- UAB 0.95
SAVES PER GAME
20- Jash Chavero, DPU 5.94
SCORING OFFENSE
5- MEMPHIS 2.95
20- SOUTH FLORIDA 2.42
SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE
10- SAINT LOUIS (9) .474
14- LOUISVILLE (10) .455
WINNING PERCENTAGE
12- SAINT LOUIS (13-3-3) .763
22- UAB (14-5-2) .714
27- MEMPHIS (14-6-0) .700
ATTENDANCE
2- SAINT LOUIS (26,315) 2,392 pg
13- LOUISVILLE (11.250) 1,125 pg
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
MOST POINTS, SINGLE-GAME
8t- Martin Rey, UAB (8) vs. DePaul 9-24
MOST ASSISTS, SINGLE-GAME
2t- Martin Rey, UAB (4) vs. DePaul 9-24
MOST GOALIE SAVES, SINGLE-GAME
3t- Jash Chavero, DPU (17) vs. E. Ill. 9-3
MOST GOALS, SINGLE-GAME
4t- Memphis (10), Lipscomb (1) 10-24
5t- Saint Louis (9), Vanderbilt (0) 9-1
WORKING OVERTIME
Here's a look at the records of C-USA schools in overtime matches this season:
Charlotte 1-3-0
Cincinnati 1-2-2
DePaul 0-1-0
Louisville 1-2-0
Marquette 2-1-2
Memphis 0-3-0
Saint Louis 3-0-3
South Florida 3-0-0
UAB 5-2-2
2000 C-USA TOURNAMENT
The 2000 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament took
place Thu. Nov. 9-Sun., Nov. 12 in St. Louis, Mo. Saint Louis became the first team in league history to win an outright regular season title and the conference tournament in the same season with a 2-1 win over UAB in the championship match.
C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RESULTS
2000
Saint Louis 2, UAB 1
1999
UAB 4, Saint Louis 0
1998
South Florida 4, Memphis 2
1997
Saint Louis 3, South Florida 1 (ot)
1996
South Florida 2, Marquette 1
1995
Saint Louis 2, Charlotte 0
C-USA REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
2000 Saint Louis
1999 Saint Louis, UAB
1998 Saint Louis, South Florida
1997 Marquette, South Florida
1996 Charlotte, South Florida
1995 UAB
BIG WINS
Five different C-USA teams have posted victories against schools ranked in the current top 20. UAB defeated No. 2 North Carolina, Saint Louis beat No. 10 St. John's, Marquette downed No. 11 Creighton, Cincinnati beat No. 19 Ohio State and Charlotte defeated No. 20 South Carolina.
C-USA SUCCESS
Here's a look at each school's records since the league began play in 1995:
Charlotte 66-47-9
Cincinnati 49-56-14
DePaul 34-68-2
Louisville 46-67-7
Marquette 62-50-11
Memphis 58-51-6
Saint Louis 80-33-15
South Florida 71-42-4
UAB 81-35-5
2000 C-USA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS
Saint Louis sophomore forward Jack Jewsbury was named Conference USA's Player of the Year, while Memphis head coach Richie Grant earned the conference's Coach of the Year award. SLU's Brad Davis took home Freshman of the Year honors, and UAB senior goalkeeper David Clemente was named Defensive Player of the Year. The selections were made by C-USA's nine head coaches.
Jewsbury ranks among Conference USA's top 10 in shots (eighth with 49), goals (third with 13) and points (tied for fourth with 31). Twice this season he was named to all-tournament teams and he took home C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors on Nov. 5 after his hat trick at South Florida helped the Billikens to the regular season conference championship. Jewsbury is also a candidate for the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) National Player of the Year award.
Grant was named Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to a school record-tying 14 wins. In his second season at the helm of Memphis, Grant led the Tigers to a 5-3 conference finish (with all three losses coming in overtime) and a 14-6-0 overall mark, which ties for the most wins in Conference USA this season.
Clemente was chosen as the league's Defensive Player of the Year after recording a 0.98 goals against average in 21 matches, second-lowest in C-USA. He has recorded five shutouts this season to give him 27 for his career, second on the Blazers all-time charts. Clemente is UAB's all-time leader in goals against average at 1.17.
Davis adds Conference USA Freshman of the Year to his impressive list of honors during the 2000 season. The MVP of the Rutgers/adidas Tournament and a Soccer America Team of the Week selection (Oct. 8), Davis was also named as the Most Valuable Forward at the C-USA Tournament and joins teammate Jack
Jewsbury as a MAC Player of the Year candidate. Davis led all C-USA Freshmen and ranks second on the Billikens in scoring with 28 points (11 goals, six assists).
Saint Louis had the most first team selections with three, while Cincinnati, Louisville and UAB had two each. The regular season and tournament champion Billikens also led in the most overall all-conference selections with seven, followed by Charlotte with six.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jack Jewsbury, Saint Louis
COACH OF THE YEAR
Richie Grant, Memphis
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
David Clemente, UAB
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Brad Davis, Saint Louis
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Sean Fraser, F, Memphis
Jack Jewsbury, F, Saint Louis
Myron Vaughn, F, Cincinnati
Brad Davis, MF, Saint Louis
Shawn Faria, MF, Louisville
Sean Reti, MF, Marquette
Ryan Schreck, MF, Cincinnati
Adrian Cann, D, Louisville
Joe Hammes, D, Saint Louis
Rumbani Munthali, D, UAB
David Clemente, GK, UAB
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Greg Krauss, F, South Florida
Marshall Morehead, F, Marquette
C.J. Robinson, F, Charlotte
Mike Hill, MF, Saint Louis
Stuart Langrish, MF, Louisville
David McGill, MF, Charlotte
Justin Stralka, MF, Memphis
Jason Cole, D, Saint Louis
Jamal Frazier, D, Cincinnati
Stephen Lewis, D, Memphis
John Politis, GK, Saint Louis
THIRD TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Shane Hudson, F, DePaul
Juan Munoz-Airey, F, Charlotte
Lars Thorstensen, F, Memphis
Andy Hunter, MF, Marquette
Roberto Najarro, MF, UAB
Houston Smith, MF, UAB
David Pedreschi, MF, Charlotte
Marty Tappel, MF, Saint Louis
Sean Carew, D, Charlotte
Steve Lawrence, D, Marquette
Ntando Tsambo, D, Charlotte
Jeremy Morales, GK, Louisville
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Travis Brown, MF, DePaul
Adrian Cann, D, Louisville
Brad Davis, MF, Saint Louis
Joe Lampert, MF, Charlotte
David McGill, MF, Charlotte
Sacha Nathu, GK, Cincinnati
Andy Pusateri, MF, Saint Louis
Marin Pusek, F, UAB
Nathan Stevens, F, Louisville
Clark Talley, GK, Memphis
Andy Wagner, B/MF, Marquette
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