TOUGH LUCK
Of Conference USAs 29 non-conference losses, a total of 19 have been come by one goal, including four in overtime. Eight of the nine C-USA teams have suffered at least one loss by one goal (with Marquette being the only school that has not).
REGIONAL RANKINGS
Five Conference USA schools are regionally ranked in the latest (Oct. 16) NSCAA regional poll, while another is receiving votes. Heres a look at the polls in C-USAs regions:
Great Lakes Region
3. Marquette
5. Louisville
Midwest Region
2. (tie) Saint Louis
7. Memphis
South Region
3. UAB
ARV. Charlotte
MAC NAMES TWO BILLIKENS
The Missouri Athletic Club has named Jason Cole and Jack Jewsbury of Saint Louis among the 15 candidates for its annual Player of the Year Award. Billiken freshman Brad Davis was named a "Player to Watch." The MAC Award is the official NSCAA/adidas Award for Division I soccer players.
CLOSE CALLS
Heres a look at each C-USAs teams record in one-goal matches this season:
Team No. Record
Charlotte 6 3-3-0
Cincinnati 8 3-5-0
DePaul 4 0-4-0
Louisville 5 1-4-0
Marquette 6 5-1-0
Memphis 5 3-2-0
Saint Louis 5 3-2-0
S. Florida 5 1-4-0
UAB 5 3-2-0
SA TEAM OF WEEK
A total of 41 Conference USA players have been named to Soccer Americas Team of the Week in the leagues first five years, including nine during the 1999 season. Heres a look at this seasons winners:
S25 Marshall Morehead, F Marquette
O9 Lane Knight, F UAB
ADLARD TIES MU MARK
Wiuth a win over Wisconsin-Green Bay last week, Marquette head coach STEVE ADLARD has tied Jerry Panek (1982-1991) as the winningest coach in Golden Eagle history at 97 victories. In nine seasons at the helm of Marquette, Adlard is 97-72-16 (.568).
AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
Conference USA has posted a 7-5-1 record against nationally-ranked teams this season. Heres a look at each of 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. Johns 0 (ot)
O8 UAB 2, (6) Furman 1 (ot)
WORKING OVERTIME
Here's a look at the records of C-USA schools in overtime matches this season:
Charlotte 1-2-2
Cincinnati 0-2-0
DePaul 0-1-0
Louisville 0-0-0
Marquette 2-0-1
Memphis 0-1-0
Saint Louis 2-0-1
South Florida 1-0-0
UAB 2-1-1
C-USA SUCCESS
Here's a look at the records of C-USA schools since the inception of the league in
1995:
Charlotte 59-35-7
Cincinnati 43-53-11
DePaul 31-63-2
Louisville 36-56-6
Marquette 53-40-10
Memphis 49-44-4
Saint Louis 74-30-11
South Florida 68-44-3
UAB 74-32-4
TOUGH SCHEDULING
Conference USAs nine teams are split among the Great Lakes, Midwest and South Regions in the NSCAA regional rankings. Of the 25 non-C-USA teams that are currently regionally-ranked in these three regions, Conference USA has already faced 17 in non-conference play, with three more scheduled for later in the season. C-USA has posted victories against seven of these opponents (with two ties), including wins over the No. 1 (North Carolina), No. 2 (South Carolina) and No. 3 teams in the South Region and the No. 2 team (Creighton) in the Midwest Region.
