TOUGH LUCK
Of Conference USA's 32 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. 23) NSCAA regional polls. Here's a look at the polls in C-USA's regions:
Great Lakes Region
4. Louisville
5. Marquette
Midwest Region
4. Saint Louis
5. Memphis
South Region
2. UAB
OUT OF LEAGUE
Here's a summary of the non-conference records of Conference USA teams in 2000:
Charlotte 2-4-1
Cincinnati 2-5-0
DePaul 0-8-0
Louisville 8-4-0
Marquette 8-1-2
Memphis 5-2-0
Saint Louis 5-2-1
South Florida 7-4-0
UAB 7-2-0
Total 44-32-4 (.575)
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 1-4-0 Mid-American 1-2-0
America East 0-0-0 Mid-Continent 2-3-0
Atlantic Soccer 0-1-1 Mo. Valley 5-5-1
Atlantic 10 2-1-0 Mtn.Pac S Fed 3-2-1
Big East 2-0-0 Northeast 0-0-0
Big South 3-2-0 Pac-10 2-0-0
Big Ten 1-2-1 Patriot 0-0-0
Colonial 0-3-0 Southern 1-2-0
Ivy 1-0-0 TAAC 11-3-0
Metro Atlantic 0-0-0 WCC 0-0-0
MCC 1-2-0 Independents 6-0-0
TOTAL 44-32-4 (.570)
U OF L JOINS 10 + WIN CLUB
With a pair of wins last week, Louisville became the eighth Conference USA team to reach double-figure win totals within the last three seasons. The 11-6-0 Cardinals need just one more win to tie the school record of 12, set during the 1983 season.
CLOSE CALLS
Here's a look at each C-USA's team's 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 7 5-2-0
Memphis 6 4-2-0
Saint Louis 5 3-2-0
South Florida 6 2-4-0
UAB 5 3-2-0
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Conference USA names a men's soccer Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week each Monday, as selected by the conference office. Here's a look at this season's 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
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
SA TEAM OF WEEK
A total of 41 Conference USA players have been named to Soccer America's Team of the Week in the league's first five years, including nine during the 1999 season. Here's a look at this season's winners:
S25 Marshall Morehead, F Marquette
O9 Lane Knight, F UAB
AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
Conference USA has posted a 7-6-1 record against nationally-ranked, non-conference teams this season. Here's 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. John's 0 (ot)
O8 UAB 2, (6) Furman 1 (ot)
018 (1) North Carolina 3, Charlotte 0
WORKING OVERTIME
Here's a look at the records of C-USA schools in overtime matches this season:
Charlotte 1-2-0
Cincinnati 0-2-2
DePaul 0-1-0
Louisville 0-0-0
Marquette 2-0-2
Memphis 0-2-0
Saint Louis 2-0-2
South Florida 2-0-0
UAB 3-1-2
C-USA SUCCESS
Here's a look at the records of C-USA schools since the inception of the league in 1995:
Charlotte 60-36-7
Cincinnati 43-53-13
DePaul 31-65-2
Louisville 38-56-6
Marquette 53-41-10
Memphis 50-45-4
Saint Louis 74-31-12
South Florida 69-44-3
UAB 75-32-5
NCAA LEADERS
Here's a look at C-USA's national statistical leaders (through matches of October 22):
ASSISTS PER GAME
4t- Jeff Thwaites, USF 0.69
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE
9- Jeremy Morales, LOU 0.71
11- SAINT LOUIS 0.79
15- LOUISVILLE 0.82
SCORING OFFENSE
13- MEMPHIS 2.79
SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE
5- LOUISVILLE .588
19- SAINT LOUIS .462
WINNING STREAK
7- UAB 6
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
MOST POINTS, SINGLE-GAME
4t- 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. Eastern Illinois 9-3
MOST GOALS, SINGLE-GAME
4t- Saint Louis (9), Vanderbilt (0) 9-1
TOUGH SCHEDULING
Conference USA's 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 two 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. 3 (Furman) and No. 5 (South Carolina) teams in the South Region and the No. 3 team (Creighton) in the Midwest Region.
PRESEASON ALL-C-USA
(as selected by the nine C-USA men's soccer coaches).
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Andrew Kean, D, Cincinnati
ALL-CONFERENCE
Jason Cole, D, Saint Louis
Shawn Faria, MF, Louisville
Sean Fraser, F, Memphis
Jack Jewsbury, F/MF, Saint Louis
Andrew Kean, D, Cincinnati
Stuart Langrish, B/MF, Louisville
Flavio Monteiro, F, UAB
Marshall Morehead, F, Marquette
Rumbani Munthali, MF, UAB
Sean Reti, F/MF, Marquette
Ryan Schreck, MF, Cincinnati
2000 C-USA PRESEASON POLL
(as selected by C-USA coaches)
1. Saint Louis
2. UAB
3. Cincinnati
4. Marquette
5. Louisville
6. South Florida
7. Charlotte
8. DePaul
9. Memphis
C-USA TOURNAMENT
The 2000 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament will take place Thursday, November 9-Sunday, November 12. Once again this season, the highest seed will play host to the championship. The winner of the tournament receive's the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. UAB hosted last season's tournament and defeated Saint Louis, 4-0, in the championship match.
