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. 14) 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 5-2-1
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 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 9 6-3-0
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 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
CONFERENCE USA MEN'S SOCCER NOTES
CONFERENCE USA AND THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
1999
FIRST ROUND
(13) UAB 2, (5) Southwest Missouri State 1
(4) Saint Louis 3, Illinois-Chicago 2
SECOND ROUND
(3) UCLA 2, (4) Saint Louis 0
(13) UAB 2, (9) SMU 0
QUARTERFINALS
(18) Santa Clara 3, (13) UAB 2 (ot)
1998
FIRST ROUND
William & Mary 2, South Florida 1 (2ot)
(21) Butler 1, Cincinnati 0 (ot)
(13) Creighton 4, (14) Saint Louis 1 (ot)
1997
FIRST ROUND
South Florida 3, at (13) Florida Int'l 1
(16) Bowling Green 1, at (23) Marquette 0
At Clemson 5, (24) UNC Charlotte 0
At (12) Saint Louis 2, (19) SW Missouri St. 0
SECOND ROUND
South Florida 2, at (5) St. John's 1
At Saint Louis 1, (7) Creighton 0
QUARTERFINALS
At (1) Indiana 6, South Florida 0
Saint Louis 0, at (5) SMU 0 (4 ot) (SLU advances on PKs, 5-3)
NATIONAL SEMIFINALS (Richmond, Va.)
(4) Virginia 3, (12) Saint Louis 1
1996
FIRST ROUND
At (9) Florida Int'l. 6, South Florida 1
At UNC Charlotte 1, (17) Notre Dame 0
SECOND ROUND
At UNC Charlotte 3, College of Charleston 1
QUARTERFINALS
At UNC Charlotte 3, Hartford 0
NATIONAL SEMIFINALS (Richmond, Va.)
(9) Florida International 4, UNC Charlotte 0
1995
FIRST ROUND
At SMU 4, Saint Louis 1 (ot)
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
NCAA LEADERS
Here's a look at C-USA's national statistical leaders (through matches of November 12):
POINTS PER GAME
7- Sean Fraser, MEM 2.16
GOALS PER GAME
10- Greg Krauss, USF 0.89
16- Sean Fraser, MEM 0.84
13- Jeff Thwaites, USF 0.60
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE
7- John Politis, SLU 0.65
19- SAINT LOUIS 0.89
SAVES PER GAME
18- Jash Chavero, DPU 5.94
SCORING OFFENSE
7- MEMPHIS 2.95
20- SOUTH FLORIDA 2.42
SHUTOUT PERCENTAGE
13- LOUISVILLE (10) .455
WINNING PERCENTAGE
12- SAINT LOUIS (13-3-2) .750
15- UAB (14-4-2) .750
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
MOST POINTS, SINGLE-GAME
5t- 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 3-0-2
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 66-47-9
Cincinnati 49-56-14
DePaul 34-68-2
Louisville 46-67-7
Marquette 62-50-11
Memphis 58-51-6
Saint Louis 80-33-14
South Florida 71-42-4
UAB 81-34-5
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.
