TOUGH LUCK
Of Conference USA's 34 non-conference losses, a total of 21 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 (Nov. 6) NSCAA regional polls. Here's a look at the polls in C-USA's regions:
Great Lakes Region
5. Louisville
7. Marquette
Midwest Region
2. (tie) Saint Louis
5. 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 5-2-1
South Florida 7-4-0
UAB 9-2-0
Total 53-35-4 (.598)
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 1-2-0
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 3-2-1
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 53-35-4 (.598)
10 + WIN CLUB
For the third time in the last four years, Conference USA has six teams that have won 10 or more matches. Saint Louis, UAB, Memphis, Louisville, South Florida and Marquette have 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.
CLOSE CALLS
Here's a look at each C-USA's team's record in one-goal matches this season:
Team No. Record
Charlotte 8 4-4-0
Cincinnati 10 4-6-0
DePaul 5 0-5-0
Louisville 7 1-6-0
Marquette 10 6-4-0
Memphis 9 6-3-0
Saint Louis 8 6-2-0
South Florida 8 3-5-0
UAB 8 6-2-0
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
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 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
O30 John Politis, GK Saint Louis
TOUGH SCHEDULING
Conference USA teams have faced 14 of the 23 non-C-USA teams ranked in the top 20 of this week's (Nov. 6) NSCAA poll.
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.
AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
Conference USA has posted an 8-9-1 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
WORKING OVERTIME
Here's a look at the records of C-USA schools in overtime matches this season:
Charlotte 1-2-0
Cincinnati 1-2-2
DePaul 0-1-0
Louisville 0-2-0
Marquette 2-1-2
Memphis 0-3-0
Saint Louis 3-0-2
South Florida 3-0-0
UAB 5-1-2
C-USA SUCCESS
Here's a look at each school's records since the league began play in 1995:
Charlotte 66-46-9
Cincinnati 49-55-14
DePaul 34-68-2
Louisville 45-66-7
Marquette 62-50-11
Memphis 57-50-6
Saint Louis 78-33-14
South Florida 71-42-4
UAB 80-33-5
NCAA LEADERS
Here's a look at C-USA's national statistical leaders (through matches of November 5):
POINTS PER GAME
7- Sean Fraser, MEM 2.29
GOALS PER GAME
12- Greg Krauss, USF 0.89
13- Sean Fraser, MEM 0.88
ASSISTS PER GAME
11t- Jeff Thwaites, USF 0.60
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE
5- John Politis, SLU 0.52
12- SAINT LOUIS 0.82
SAVES PER GAME
19- Jash Chavero, DPU 5.94
SCORING OFFENSE
7- MEMPHIS 3.06
SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE
8- LOUISVILLE (10) .500
WINNING PERCENTAGE
15- UAB .778
18- SAINT LOUIS .750
WINNING STREAK
3- UAB 10
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
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
2000 C-USA TOURNAMENT
The 2000 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament will take place Thursday, November 9-Sunday, November 12 in St. Louis, Mo. The winner of the tournament receive's the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. UAB is the defending tournament champion.
Be sure and go to c-usasports.com for live statistics, play-by-play and photos from each match via Totalcast, in cooperation with Total Sports.
1999 C-USA TOURNAMENT
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Thursday, November 11 (First Round)
(6) Cincinnati 2, (3) Marquette 1
(5) South Florida 2, (4) Louisville 0
Friday, November 12 (Semifinals)
(2) Saint Louis 3, Cincinnati 2 (4 ot)
(1) UAB 4, South Florida 0
Sunday, November 14
Championship Match
UAB 4, Saint Louis 0
PREVIOUS C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RESULTS
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
