Season in Review 2006 Season In Review 20072007 UABUAB NO. 23 UAB SELECTED TO 2006 NCAA JAKOVIC, MONTEIRO NAMED NSCAA ALL- 2007 UAB MEN’S SOCCER • 2007 UAB MEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT REGION Last season, the UAB men’s soccer program Sophomore midfielder Dejan Jakovic and earned its fourth bid to the NCAA senior forward Jerson Monteiro were tabbed Tournament in the last eight years, and fifth All-Midwest Region performers by the time overall. The Blazers played Gardner- National Soccer Coaches Association of Webb at West Campus Field on Nov. 11, bat- America. Jakovic was the eighth player in pro- tlling to a 1-1 tie before falling in penalty gram history to earn first-team all-region kicks, 3-1. It was the third time in program honors, while Monteiro was tabbed to the sec- history UAB hosted a men's soccer NCAA ond team. With two honorees on the squads, Tournament game (1999). UAB tied for the third-most players from one school to earn the accolade. SMU led all schools with five, while Creighton had three. MONTEIRO SELECTED NO. 8 OVERALL IN Additionally, it is the eighth time over the last MLS DRAFT; GBANDI ALSO TAKEN IN 13 years that UAB has had two more mem- SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT bers on the all-region squad. Former UAB men's soccer standout Jerson Monteiro was selected as the eighth overall THREE NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE C-USA pick in the first round of the Major League JEREMY DRAKE Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft, becoming the The UAB men's soccer team received a dou- player over the past three seasons to earn the highest soccer player drafted in school history. ble-dose of good news on Oct. 30. According league's Scholar Athlete of the Year award. Monteiro was selected by the Chicago Fire to Soccer Times, the Blazers re-entered the Kwapisz earned the honor during the 2004- with their first-round pick, and became the weekly polls, coming in at No. 25 in the 05 academic year. Drake, a senior from second consecutive UAB player in as many nation after an upset of then-No. 1 SMU. Birmingham, Ala., played a key role in UAB's years to be drafted in the first round of the Additionally, three men's soccer players were run to the 2006 NCAA Men's Soccer MLS draft. Additionally, Sandy Gbandi named to the 2006 All-Conference USA Tournament. He played in 13 contests before became the second Blazer selected in the team, announced league officials. suffering a season-ending injury prior to the Draft, when he was chosen in the first round Senior forward Jerson Monteiro and sopho- 2006 Conference USA Tournament. Drake of the supplemental draft by FC Dallas. more midfielder/defender Dejan Jakovic carried a perfect 4.0 while majoring in biolo- Monteiro and Gbandi's selections mark the each earned first-team All-Conference USA gy/pre-medicine at UAB, and intends to fourth and fifth UAB players since 2004 to be accolades, while sophomore midfielder Two- become an orthopedic surgeon. drafted by an MLS team, and the second time Boys Gumede was tabbed a second team hon- in school history two Blazers were chosen in oree. Each player earned a spot on the 2005 the same draft. The only other time two all-conference squad, while Monteiro and FINISHING THE SEASON STRONG Blazers were drafted in the MLS in the same Jakovic were selected to the 2006 preseason UAB finished the 2006 campaign without a year occurred in 2004, when Marin Pusek all-conference team. loss over its last five contests (3-0-2), marking (46th overall) and Tony McManus (59th over- the first time in the program’s 29-year history all) were selected by the San Jose Earthquakes the Blazers have closed a campaign unbeaten and Chicago Fire, respectively. TWO BLAZERS EARN TOP SCHOLAR AWARDS over its final three or more games. Even more UAB forward Lukasz Kwapisz was honored impressively, four of the five Blazer opponents 2007 UAB MEN’S SOCCER • 2007 UAB MEN’S SOCCER with the league's Post-Graduate Scholarship during the stretch were ranked among the top award for men's soccer, while goalkeeper 25 (1-0 over then-No. 18 Kentucky on Oct. Jeremy Drake was tabbed the Conference 14, 2-1 over then-No. 1 SMU on Oct. 25, 3- USA men's soccer Scholar Athlete of the 2 over No. 16 South Carolina on Nov. 1 and Year on June 12. 1-1 vs. No. 2 SMU on Nov. 3). Furthermore, UAB became one of the top teams at the end With a perfect 4.0 GPA, Kwapisz was select- of the season, with a 4-1-1 mark over its last ed to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA six games and a 5-2-2 record during the final Academic All-America first team following nine games. both his junior and senior seasons with the Blazers. Kwapisz tied for fifth in C-USA and was second on the team with seven goals this RECORD CROWDS FLOCK TO SEE season, while also earning the Outstanding NATIONALLY-RANKED BLAZERS Organic Chemistry Award and UAB's Senior Male Top Scholar Athlete. He was a four- The No. 23 UAB men’s soccer program time selection to the C-USA Commissioner's played host to a record crowd, as well as the Honor Roll and Academic Medal recipient. top crowd over consecutive home games in The Ontario, Canada native has applied to school history. When the Blazers hosted then- the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine No. 1 SMU on Oct. 25, a West Campus Field and Science. record of 2,755 fans witnessed the 2-1 UAB THREE-TIME ALL-C-USA PERFORMER victory, giving the Mustangs their lone loss of JERSON MONTEIRO Drake was the second Blazer men's soccer

3388 MEN’SMEN’S SOCCERSOCCER 2006 Season In Review 2006. In UAB’s next home contest against for games won by a goal, matching the nine (3-2 on Nov. 1). Gardner-Webb in the opening round of the one-goal victories posted during the 2001 The Blazers lost to then-No. 12 Indiana (2-1 2006 NCAA Tournament (Nov. 11), 1,357 campaign. Head coach Mike Getman’s teams on Aug. 27), and then-No. 6 South Carolina fans were on hand to see the Blazers and are now 27-15 (.643) since the 2003 season in (2-0 on Sept. 27). The lone tie occurred Bulldogs fight to a 1-1 tie, only to have games decided by one goal. against No. 2 SMU on Nov. 3 (1-1). Gardner-Webb advance on penalty kicks. Combined, 4,130 fans went through the turn- stiles during the two-game stretch. CORNER KICKS GALORE MONTEIRO TWICE NAMED OFFENSIVE In the 2-1 victory over non-conference foe PLAYER OF THE WEEK; DRAKE NAMED Centenary, UAB dominated play as shown by DEFENSIVE POW FIVE WINS VS. TOP-25 OPPONENTS the 26-6 shot differential. The Blazers also Coming off an outstanding performance, With its 3-2 victory over No. 20 South recorded what is thought to be a school UAB senior goalkeeper Jeremy Drake was Carolina in the opening round of the C-USA record 15 corner kicks on the night. With tabbed the Conference USA Defensive Player Tournament on Nov. 1, UAB earned its fifth help from that effort, UAB recorded an of the Week for the week of Aug. 28, the win over a top-25 team last season. The impressive 123 corners during last season. league office announced. It marked Drake's Blazers also captured wins over then-No. 10 second such accolade of his career, and the Notre Dame (1-0 on Aug. 25), then-No. 25 OVERTIME ANYONE? first since earning the honor the week of Nov. UNC Greensboro (3-2 on Sept. 8), then-No. 1, 2003. 18 Kentucky (1-0 on Oct. 14) and then-No. 1 The UAB men’s soccer team was a tough SMU (2-1 on Oct. 25). UAB finished with a squad to beat when going to extra time last Making his first starts since his freshman sea- 5-3-1 record against top-25 competition, as season. The Blazers finished the 2006 cam- son, Drake played outstanding in the net dur- well as a 3-1-1 mark against teams in the 2006 paign with an unbeaten 2-0-4 record in six ing the Mike Berticelli Memorial NCAA Tournament. overtime games. Along with SMU (2-0-4), Tournament in South Bend, Ind. Facing two UAB was the only C-USA team to have of the top teams in the nation in No. 12 played at least three overtime games without Indiana and No. 15 Notre Dame, Drake piled MONTEIRO ENDS CAREER AS ONE OF THE a loss during last season. up 14 saves on his way to being named as the TOP PLAYERS IN UAB SOCCER HISTORY Most Outstanding Goalkeeper and was the lone keeper on the All-Tournament team. First-team All-Conference USA performer BLAZERS BATTLED THROUGH TOUGH Jerson Monteiro closed his illustrious career Against tournament hosts Notre Dame, SCHEDULE as one of the top players in school history. Drake stopped eight shots and collected his The Houston, Texas native finished second UAB played one of the toughest schedules in first shutout of the year in the 1-0 double on the school’s all-time scoring and points list, C-USA last season. The Blazers played a total overtime victory. He also made six saves in the trailing only Dan Gaitan (1979-80), who had of nine ranked opponents last season. loss to the Hoosiers. 37 goals and 93 points. Thanks in large part However, UAB fared well against ranked to his 14 goals and 35 points last year, both of opponents during the campaign, finishing which rank fifth on UAB’s single-season lists, with a 5-3-1 overall record including a 2-1 STREAK OF 10S Monteiro finished his four-year career with 34 victory over then-No. 1 SMU on Oct. 25. With its 3-2 win over South Carolina on Nov. goals and 84 points. The Blazers also defeated then-No. 10 Notre 1 in the opening round of the Conference Dame (1-0 in double overtime on Aug. 25), Additionally, Monteiro closed out his career USA Tournament, UAB earned its 13th con- then-No. 25 UNC Greensboro (3-2 on Sept. in grand fashion, recording at least one point secutive 10-win season under Mike Getman’s 10), then-No. 18 Kentucky (1-0 in overtime over his final 10 games wearing the green and leadership. In fact, since Getman’s second on Oct. 14) and then-No. 20 South Carolina gold. During that stretch, Monteiro account- season in 1993, UAB has recorded 13, 10-win ed for nine goals and three assists, and collect- 2007 UAB MEN’S SOCCER • 2007 UAB MEN’S SOCCER seasons in 14 campaigns. ed at least one point in all but three contests this season. Finally, along with his brother Flavio who was also a former UAB soccer HOSTING NO. 1 player from 1999-2003, the Monteiros com- Not only did the Oct. 25 contest against SMU bined for 64 goals and 169 points, making mark the first time the men’s soccer team had them the sixth-best brother duo at one school ever played host to a team ranked No. 1 in the in NCAA Division I history. nation, it was also just the second time in UAB athletics history the Blazers have played host to a top-ranked team. The only other ONE GOAL GAMES occasion occurred on the basketball court on Feb. 5, 2000, when the UAB men’s basketball After three consecutive one-goal victories team played against then-No. 1 Cincinnati. over South Carolina on Nov. 1 (3-2), SMU on The Blazers lost that contest, 93-80. Oct 25 (2-1) and at FIU on Oct. 28 (2-1), the Blazers remained tough to beat when the game is decided by a goal. UAB closed with an impressive 9-3 record on the campaign in games decided by one goal. The nine one- goal victories last season ties a school record LUKASZ KWAPISZ

3399 2006 Final Statistics 20072007 UABUAB 2006 UAB MEN'S SOCCER UAB Combined Team Statistics (FINAL STATISTICS)

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 10-6-4 5-1-1 3-2-1 2-3-2 CONFERENCE 4-3-1 3-1-0 1-2-1 0-0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-3-1 2-0-1 2-0-0 1-3-0

## PLAYER GP-GS G A Pts Sh .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW PK-ATT 9 MONTEIRO, Jerson 20-20 14 7 35 58 .241 34 .586 4 1-1 21 KWAPISZ, Lukasz 20-20 7 0 14 59 .119 30 .508 3 3-3 11 GREGORY, Trey 20-11 3 2 8 32 .094 14 .438 2 0-0 22 GUMEDE, Two-Boys 20-19 1 6 8 24 .042 8 .333 0 0-0 20 ELSNER, Shane 18-1 3 0 6 17 .176 9 .529 0 0-0 7 JAKOVIC, Dejan 18-18 1 4 6 14 .071 6 .429 0 0-0 23 RIOS, Derek 20-9 2 1 5 8 .250 5 .625 1 0-0 5 RADCLIFFE, Derick 20-16 0 5 5 16 .000 4 .250 0 0-0 8 SCHIAVONI, Carlo 20-16 0 3 3 13 .000 2 .154 0 0-0 15 BIGGS, Michael 20-20 1 0 2 6 .167 2 .333 0 0-0 17 KLOSTERMAN, Joe 20-20 0 1 1 6 .000 1 .167 0 0-0 3 ALEXANDER, Logan 16-3 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 18 STEWART, Jonah 12-0 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 19 CHANGTHONGPHIO, Bobby 5-0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 4 SORRELL, Dean 20-20 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 12 BROOKS, Alandus 19-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 KNAUB, Drew 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 16 STACHELSKI, Mark 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 6 HANSON, Chris 11-7 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 Total...... 20 33 31 97 262 .126 120 .458 10 4-4 Opponents...... 20 31 27 89 291 .107 134 .460 6 2-2

## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Save .Pct W L T Sho 00 JOHNSON, Wes 9-7 750:23 10 1.20 26 .722 5 1 2 2 0 DRAKE, Jeremy 13-13 1155:19 21 1.64 69 .767 5 5 2 2

Total...... 20 1905:42 31 1.46 103 .769 10 6 4 4 Opponents...... 20 1905:42 37 1.56 87 .725 6 10 4 3

TEAM STATISTICS RESULTS Date Opponent W/L Score Att. TEAM STATISTICS UAB OPP Aug 25 vs. Notre Dame# W 02 1-0 852 SHOT STATISTICS Aug 27 at Indiana# L 2-1 Goals-Shot attempts 33-262 31-291 Sep 01 Mercer^ T 0-0 1365 Goals scored average 1.56 1.46 Sep 03 Wright State^ W 3-2 415 Shot pct. .126 .107 Sep 08 at UNC Greensboro% W 3-2 870 Shots on goal-Attempts 120-262 134-291 Sep 10 at Elon% L 2-0 SOG pct. .458 .460 Sep 15 at College of Charleston$ L 4-2 157 Shots/Game 13.1 14.6 Sep 17 at Stetson$ W 2-0 120 Assists 31 27 Sep 23 Marshall* W 2-1 597 CORNER KICKS 123 95 Sep 27 at South Carolina* L 2-0 1006 PENALTY KICKS 4-4 2-2 Oct 04 Centenary (La.) W 2-1 489 OFFSIDES 38 32 Oct 07 at UCF* T 2-2 212 PENALTIES Oct 11 at Memphis* L 3-2 579 Yellow cards 26 25 Oct 14 Kentucky* W O1 1-0 433 Red cards 0 3 Oct 21 Tulsa* L 4-3 477 ATTENDANCE Oct 25 SMU* W 2-1 2755 Total 6677 3711 Oct 28 at Florida International* W 2-1 338 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/954 6/618 Nov 01 South Carolina& W 3-2 102 Neutral Site #/Avg 7/277 Nov 02 SMU& T 1-1 232 Nov 11 Gardner-Webb@ T 1-1 1327

#-ND Classic South Bend, Ind., ^-UAB Classic Birmigham, Ala., %-UNCG Classic Greensboro, N.C., $-BSC Classic Birmingham, Ala., *-C-USA Opponent, &-C-USA Tournament Tulsa, Okla., @- NCAA Tournament Birmingham, Ala.

4400 MEN’SMEN’S SOCCERSOCCER 2006 Line Scores No. 10 Notre Dame (0-1-0) vs. UAB (1-0-0) No. 24 UNC Greensboro (3-2-0) vs. UAB (3- Goals by period 1 2 Tot Date: Aug. 25, 2006 Attendance: 852 1-1) Stetson 0 0 0 South Bend, Ind. Date: Sept. 8, 2006 Attendance: 870 UAB 1 1 2 Greensboro, NC. Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot SCORING SUMMARY: Notre Dame 00000Goals by period 1 2 Tot 1 36:48 UAB GREGORY, Trey UAB 00011UNC Greensboro 2 0 2 (MONTEIRO, Jerson) UAB 2 1 3 2 83:05 UAB KWAPISZ, Lukasz SCORING SUMMARY: (unassisted) 1 104:14 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson SCORING SUMMARY: (GUMEDE, Two-Boys) 1 11:45 UNCG JONES, Scott Shots: Stetson 7, UAB 17 (ELISABETARSON, Jokull) Saves: Stetson 7 (BARCHERINI, Alessand 5; Shots: UAB 5, Notre Dame 23 2 12:42 UNCG FITZGERALD, Michael TEAM 2), UAB 2 (JOHNSON, WES 2) Saves: UAB 8 (DRAKE, Jeremy 8), Notre Dame 0 (CAMPBELL, Thomas) 3 17:16 UAB KWAPISZ, Lukasz (Penatly Kick) Marshall (3-5-1) vs. No. 25 UAB (5-3-1) No. 12 Indiana (2-0-0) vs. UAB (1-1-0) 4 24:42 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson Date: Sept. 23, 2006 Attendance: 597 Date: Aug. 27,2006 Attendance: NA (unassisted) Birmingham, Ala. South Bend, Ind. 5 59:30 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson (Corner Kick) Goals by period 1 2 Tot Goals by period 1 2 Tot Marshall 1 0 1 UAB 1 0 1 Shots: UNC Greensboro 11, UAB 9 UAB 0 2 2 Indiana 1 1 2 Saves: UNC Greensboro 1 (BERRY, Nate 1), UAB 3 (DRAKE, Jeremy 3) SCORING SUMMARY: SCORING SUMMARY: 1 25:32 Marshall COCHRANE, Clayton 1 0:26 IND ACKLEY, Brian (unassisted) (YEAGLE, Darren) Elon (6-0-1) vs. UAB (3-2-1) 2 63:17 UAB RIOS, Derek 2 41:58 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson Date: Sept. 10, 2006 Attendance: (MONTEIRO, Jerson) (ALEXANDER,Logan) Greensboro, NC 3 80:17 UAB KWAPISZ, Lukasz 3 88:02 IND DIETERLE, Julian (STEWART, Jonah) (ACKLEY, Brian) Goals by period 1 2 Tot Elon 1 1 2 Shots: UAB 13, Marshall 18 Shots: UAB 5, Indiana 19 UAB 0 0 0 Saves: UAB 8 (DRAKE, Jeremy; JOHNSON, Saves: UAB 6 (DRAKE, Jeremy 6), IND 1 Wes 1; TEAM 3), Marshall 5 (WALTER, (CAIN, Chay 1) SCORING SUMMARY: Greg 4; TEAM 1) 1 41:53 ELON WILLIS, Kiki (WYATT, Justin) No. 15 UAB (1-1-1) vs. Mercer (0-1-1) 2 86:23 ELON APARICIO, Nick No. 6 South Carolina (5-4-1) vs. No. 25 UAB(9-1- Date: Sept. 1, 2006 Attendance: 1365 (unassisted) 0) Birmingham, Ala. Date: Sept. 27, 2006 Attendance: 1006 Shots: ELON 13, UAB 1 Columbia, S.C. Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot Saves: ELON 1 (SAKE, Taylor 1), UAB 5 Mercer 00000(DRAKE, Jeremy 4; TEAM 1) Goals by period 1 2 Tot UAB 00000 UAB 0 0 0 South Carolina 2 0 2 UAB (3-3-1) vs. C of Charleston (5-1-1) Shots: Mercer 7, UAB 8 Date: Sept. 15, 2006 Attendance: 157 SCORING SUMMARY: Saves: Mercer 4 (CRONEBOLD, Roberto 4), Birmingam, Ala. 1 26:32 USC LEWIS, Cory UAB 2 (DRAKE, Jeremy 2) (SCANNELIA, Jeff) Goals by period 1 2 Tot 2 20:02 USC LEWIS, Cory COFC 1 3 4 (unassisted) UAB (2-1-1) vs. Wright State (2-2) UAB 1 1 2 Date: Sept. 3, 2006 Attendance: 415 Shots: UAB 10, USC 22 Birmingham, Ala. SCORING SUMMARY: Saves: UAB 6 (DRAKE,Jeremy 6), South 1 7:44 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson Carolina 2 (GUSTAVSON, Mike 2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot (unassisted) Wright State 2 0 2 2 41:11 COFC GUTHRIE, Grant UAB 1 2 3 (GOLD, Jeremy) UAB (6-4-1) vs. Centenary (3-9-0) 3 50:54 COFC GUTHRIE, Grand Date: Oct. 3, 2006 Attendance: 489 SCORING SUMMARY: (LEVINE, David) Birmingham, Ala. 1 28:26 UAB JAKOVIC, Dejan 4 61:03 UAB KWAPISZ, Lukasz (MONTEIRO, Jerson; RAD- (Penalty Kick) Goals by period 1 2 Tot CLIFFE; Derick) 5 61:25 COFC GOLD, Casey Centenary 1 0 1 2 28:55 WSU GROSSMAN, Josh (unassisted) UAB 1 1 2 (Penalty kick) 6 81:43 COFC GOLD, Jeremy 3 30:37 WSU CONLEY, Michael (LEVINE, David) SCORING SUMMARY: (GROSSMAN, Josh) 1 9:48 CENT TODD, Will 4 71:43 UAB ELSNER, Shane Shots: UAB 9, C of Charleston 20 (unassisted) (MONTERIO, Jerson; RIOS, Saves: UAB 8 (DRAKE, Jeremy 4; JOHNSON, 2 10:24 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson Derek) Wes), C of Charleston 3 (WALLER, Corbin 3) (RADCLIFFE, Derick) 5 81:00 UAB KWAPISZ, Lukasz 3 49:35 UAB KWAPISZ, Lukasz (RADCLIFFE, Derick) (Penalty Kick) Shots: UAB 13, Wright State 13 Saves: UAB 6 (DRAKE, Jeremy 6, ) Stetson (1-8-0) vs. UAB (4-3-1) Shots: Centenary 6, UAB 26 Wright State 7 (MASON, Tebias 7) Date: Sept. 17, 2006 Attendance: 120 Saves: Centenary 10 (SPEED, James 9; TEAM Birmingham, Ala. 1) UAB 3 (JOHNSON, Wes 1, TEAM 2)

4411 2006 Line Scores 20072007 UABUAB UCF (3-6-1) vs. UAB (6-4-2) SCORING SUMMARY: SCORING SUMMARY: Date: Oct. 7, 2006 Attendance: 212 1 29:11 Tulsa PARADA, Jose 1 14:45 USC SAMBURSKY, Mike Orlando Fla. (DEFREITAS, Eric) (AKINSETE, Ayo; 2 46:03 Tulsa BURKHOLDER, Eric HISLOP, Makan) Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot (THOMAS, Matt) 2 37:16 UAB BIGGS, Michael UAB 020023 65:39 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson (GREGORY, Trey; UCF 20002 (JAKOVIC, Dejan; SCHIAVONI, Carlo) GUMEDE, Two-Boys) 3 43:10 USC PACE, Ralph SCORING SUMMARY: 4 69:28 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson (REARDON, Schuyler) 1 19:44 UCF GEORGEFF, James (Penalty Kick) 4 53:19 UAB GREGORY, Trey (TEIXEIRA, Rafael) 5 77:08 UAB ELSNER, Shane (unassisted) 2 40:06 UCF TAK NAM, Seung (GUMEDE, Two-Boys) 5 89:11 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson (ROBINSON, Jamal) 6 81:42 Tulsa WEAR, Joseph (GUMEDE, Two-Boys) 3 79:46 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson (CHRISTIANSEN, Hunter) (RADCLIFFE, Derick) 7 83:08 Tulsa WEAR, Joseph Shots: USC 11, UAB 15 4 80:52 UAB GUMEDE, Two-Boys (PARADA, Jose) Saves: USC 7 (GUSTAVON, Mike 7), UAB 3 (unassisted) (JOHNSON, Wes 2; TEAM 1) Shots: UAB 16, Tulsa 12 Shots: UAB 21, UCF 29 Saves: UAB 2 (JOHNSON, Wes 2), Tulsa 4 No. 2 SMU (16-1-4) vs. No. 25 UAB (10-6-3) Saves: UAB 15 (DRAKE, Jeremy 15), UCF 5 (LACEY, Tyrel 4) Date: Nov. 3, 2006 Attendance: 232 (REIN, Marcus 5) Tulsa, Okla.

UAB (8-6-2) vs. No.1 SMU (14-1-3) Goals by period 1 2 O1 O2 SO Tot Memphis (9-4-0) vs. UAB (5-5-2) Date: Oct. 25, 2006 Attendance: 2755 SMU 010001 Date: Oct. 11, 2006 Attendance: 433 Birmingham, Ala. UAB 010001 Memphis, Tenn. Goals by period 1 2 Tot SCORING SUMMARY: Goals by period 1 2 Tot SMU 1 0 1 1 57:25 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson Memphis 2 1 3 UAB 1 1 2 (SCHIAVONI, Carlo; UAB 0 2 2 GREGORY, Trey) SCORING SUMMARY: 2 68:17 SMU DA SILVA, Paulo SCORING SUMMARY: 1 12:57 UAB KWAPISZ, Lukasz (LOPEZ, Daniel; 1 7:52 MEM GOULDING, Shaun (KLOSTERMAN, Joe) CHEVANNES, Adrian) (ALEMAN, Rick; 2 13:36 SMU GONZALEZ, Mynor BRITCHER, Jared) (Penalty Kick) Shots: SMU 28, UAB 12 2 17:31 MEM SAUSAMAN, Robert 3 60:35 UAB GREGORY, Trey Saves: SMU 3 (WIDEMAN, Matt 3) UAB 9 (HARKINS, Tripp) (MONTEIRO, Jerson; (JOHNSON, Wes 9) 3 55:49 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson SCHIAVONI, Carlo) (GUMEDE, Two-Boys; JAKOVIC, Dejan) Shots: SMU 15, UAB 9 No.23 UAB(10-6-4) vs. Gardner Webb (9-7-4) 4 74:42 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson Saves: SMU 3 (WIDEMAN, Matt 3), UAB 4 Date: Nov. 11, 2006 Attendance: 1327 (RADCLIFFE, Derick- (DRAKE, Jeremy 4) Birmingham, Ala. Corner Kick) 5 78:37 MEM WISE, Grant Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot (BRITCHER, Jared) FIU (6-9-2) vs. UAB (9-6-2) Gardner Webb 10001 Date: Oct. 28, 2006 Attendance: 338 UAB 10001 Shots: UAB 22, Memphis 9 Miami, Fla. Saves: UAB 2 (DRAKE, Jeremy 2), Memphis 8 SCORING SUMMARY: (STORM, Tyler 6; TEAM 2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot 1 2:46 GWU GODFREY, Richard FIU 1 0 1 (SALVAGGIONE, Chris; UAB 1 1 2 PINZON, Miguel) UAB (7-5-2) vs. No.18 Kentucky (9-4-1) 2 39:48 UAB ELSNER, Shane Date: Oct. 14, 2006 Attendance: 579 SCORING SUMMARY: (MONTEIRO, Jerson) Birmingham, Ala. 1 21:18 UAB OWN GOAL (unassisted) Shots: Gardner Webb 11, UAB 23 Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot 2 40:07 FIU CAPORALETTI, Chris Saves: Gardner Webb 9 (KETTERING, Tyler 9), UAB 0000 (unassisted) UAB 4 (JOHNSON, Wes 1; TEAM 1) Kentucky 0011 3 86:21 UAB RIOS, Derek (MONTEIRO, Jerson; SCORING SUMMARY: JAKOVIC,Dejan) 1 91:27 UAB MONTEIRO, Jerson (JAKOVIC, Dejan; Shots: FIU 12, UAB 12 GUMEDE, Two-Boys) Saves: FIU 5 (THOMAS, Kyle 5), UAB 5 (DRAKE, Jeremy 5) Shots: UAB 11, Kentucky 8 Saves: UAB 2 (JOHNSON, Wes 2), Kentucky 2 (WILLIAMS, Dan 2) No.16 South Carolina (11-4-1) vs. No. 25 UAB (10-6-2) Date: Nov. 1, 2006 Attendance: 102 UAB (7-6-2) vs. Tulsa (7-8) Tulsa, Okla. Date: Oct. 21, 2006 Attendance: 477 Birmingham, Ala. Goals by period 1 2 Tot South Carolina 2 0 2 Goals by period 1 2 Tot UAB 1 2 3 Tulsa 1 3 4 UAB 0 3 3

4422 MEN’SMEN’S SOCCERSOCCER 2006 Conference USA In Review C-USA MEN’S SOCCER HISTORY

• The conference has produced 25 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship appearances in its 12-year history, with three teams advancing to the College Cup and seven advancing to the final eight.

2006 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS • C-USA boasts three of the top 10 winningest CONFERENCE OVERALL active coaches - SMU's , Mark Team W-L-T .Pct. Pts W-L-T .Pct. Home AwayNeutral Strk x,y-SMU 5-1-2 .75017 17-2-4.826 8-1-14-1-2 5-0-1 L1 Berson of South Carolina and Marshall's Bob Kentucky 5-2-1 .68816 14-5-2 .714 10-1-0 3-3-2 1-1-0 L1 Gray. Tulsa 5-3-0 .625 159-10-0 .474 6-4-0 3-2-0 0-4-0 L1 South Carolina 4-3-1 .563 13 11-5-1 .676 8-1-0 3-3-1 0-1-0 L2 UAB 4-3-1 .56313 10-6-4 .600 5-1-2 3-2-1 2-3-1 T2 • Conference USA head coaches have combined for UCF 3-3-2 .50011 6-9-2 .412 4-1-2 0-6-0 2-2-0 L1 more than 150 years of experience on the side- Memphis 3-5-0 .3759 10-8-0 .556 7-3-0 3-4-0 0-1-0 L2 FIU 2-6-0 .250 6 6-10-2 .389 5-5-1 1-3-0 0-2-1 L4 lines. Marshall 1-6-1 .1884 4-10-2 .3134-1-1 0-5-00-2-1 L3 East Carolina 0-9-0 .000 0 0-15-1 .031 0-5-0 0-9-1 0-1-0 L9 x–2006 C-USA Regular Season Champions; y–2006 C-USA Tournament Champions • Two C-USA student-athletes were named the NSCAA National Men’s Soccer Player of the 2006 CONFERENCE USA HONORS Week in 2006. All-Conference First Team All-Freshman Team F: Jerson Monteiro, UAB Christian Caporaletti, F/MF, FIU F: Riley O'Neill, Kentucky , D, Kentucky • Thirty-two C-USA players have earned All- F: Mike Sambursky, South Carolina Dan Williams, GK, Kentucky America honors in the league's 12 seasons. MF: Mike D'Agostino, Kentucky Leone Cruz, D, SMU Nineteen players have earned Academic All- MF: , SMU Stephen Grant, D, SMU MF: Dejan Jakovic, UAB Jeff Scannella, MF, South Carolina American honors during that time. MF: Chase Wileman, SMU Mark Wiltse, MF/D, South Carolina D: Mynor Gonzalez, SMU Hunter Christiansen, MF, Tulsa D: Ryan Leeton, South Carolina Jose Parada, MF/F, Tulsa • Conference USA has advanced a team to the D: , SMU Akin Akinrinade, D, UCF College Cup three times (SMU in 2005, Saint GK: Matt Wideman, SMU Cam Jordan, MF, UCF Louis in 1997 and Charlotte in 1996). All-Conference Second Team 2006 All-Tournament Team F: Zak Boggs, UCF Jerson Monteiro, UAB • C-USA has advanced five different schools Trey Gregory, UAB F: Adrian Chevannes, SMU (Charlotte, Saint Louis, SMU, UAB and USF) to F: David Hope, FlU Eric Burkholder, Tulsa F: Jose Parada, Tulsa Eric DeFreitas, Tulsa the final eight of the NCAA championship over MF: Two-Boys Gumede, UAB Matt Wiler, Kentucky the last nine years. MF: Ralph Pace, South Carolina Barry Rice, Kentucky MF: Matt Thomas, Tulsa Masumi Turnbull, Kentucky MF: Kevin Walsh, Memphis Paulo DaSilva, SMU • Eight different schools (Charlotte, Cincinnati, Jay Needham, SMU D: Makan Hislop, South Carolina Matt Wideman, SMU Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, SMU, UAB D: Jeff Lenix, Marshall Bruno Gurarda, SMU D: Nathan Marks, Kentucky and USF) have won at least a share of the regu- GK: Mike Gustavson, South Carolina Player of the Year lar season championship in the league’s first 12 Bruno Guarda, MF, SMU seasons. All-Conference Third Team F: Ayo Akinsete, South Carolina Defensive Player of the Year F: Karim Boukhemis, Marshall Jay Needham, D, SMU • Conference USA has placed 92 players on Soccer F: Eric Burkholder, Tulsa America's Team of the Week since 1995. MF: Dadi Kristjánsson, FIU Freshman of the Year MF: Jeff Scannella, South Carolina Jeff Scannella, MF, South Carolina MF: Ben Shuleva, SMU • The nine men’s soccer teams that now comprise MF: Masumi Turnbull, Kentucky Coach of the Year C-USA have combined to make 69 NCAA D: Chris Clements, Tulsa Schellas Hyndman, SMU D: Jamie Gilbert, Memphis Tournament appearances all-time. D: Ryan Mirsky, SMU GK: Dan Williams, Kentucky

4433 Conference USA 20072007 UABUAB Team Conference USA: Dedicated to Excellence Excellence every day. For Conference SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD USA, dedication to excellence is a com- C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance mon thread in athletics, academics and in among student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league the community, and the guiding initiative schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. for the league’s promising future. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing Conference USA features 12 nationally field as well. In 12 years, 105 student-athletes earned national ESPN The prominent, tradition-rich members in Magazine Academic All-America honors, while 338 were named All-District. East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, In addition, more than 13,000 student-athletes have been named to the Memphis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Commissioner's Honor Roll or received the Commissioner's Academic Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. This combination enhances men's and women's programs that are steeped in C-USA ON TV Britton Banowsky athletic success and academic prowess. C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through its partnerships with C-USA Commissioner Together, we are dedicated to excellence, ESPN Inc. and College Sports Television Networks (CSTV). The league integrity and leadership in athletics, aca- entered into long-term agreements with both ESPN and CSTV, which, com- demics and in our communities. bined, provides C-USA with significant national and regional exposure for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other conference sports. All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A football, along with several other Additionally, the CSTV agreement includes video-on-demand, Internet, men's and women's athletic programs, many of which compete regularly for broadband, national over-the-air and satellite radio, and wireless distribution NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for as well as corporate marketing rights, and website production through CSTV men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and Online, a subsidiary of CSTV. The agreement with ESPN extends the con- indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross coun- ference’s current regular season football package to include the broadcast of try, golf, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor the conference’s Football Championship Game. It also encompasses distribu- track and field and volleyball). tion of men’s basketball and women’s basketball on ESPN/ESPN2 and both tournament championship games. The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner's Honor Roll and the Commissioner's Academic Medal, C-USA IN THE COMMUNITY indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA annually The conference’s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in nine states awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 million Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence living alumni represent C-USA schools across the nation. With a renewed Award. commitment to community involvement, the conference has begun develop- ment of several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priori- Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, ty on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. and national organizations.

Football GOVERNANCE • Rated among the top seven conferences in the nation Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, Conference • 38 teams have earned bowl bids USA is one of the seven conferences having significant representation in the • Member of the Bowl Championship Series NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the member institutions • Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, GMAC Bowl, Bell serve as the league’s Board of Directors. R. Gerald Turner of SMU will serve Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Papajohns.com Bowl, R+L Carriers New as chair of the Board for 2007-08. Orleans Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl and Texas Bowl A PROUD HISTORY; A PROMISING FUTURE Men’s Basketball Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the • Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commis- • 73 postseason teams (41 NCAA and 32 NIT) sioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s charter members includ- • Two Final Four teams ed Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, • Six Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions • One NIT Champion began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the • Four NIT semifinalists fall of 1996.

Women’s Basketball The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, • 40 NCAA Tournament appearances relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named • 28 WNIT appearances Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s first com- • One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 missioner. • Two WNIT semifinalists C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Baseball Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league • 39 NCAA appearances competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. • Four College World Series appearances in 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001 The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began com- • Nine Super Regional appearances petition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. • Has produced at least four NCAA teams in each of the last six seasons After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the 2004-05 season, C-USA In addition, 28 volleyball teams, 39 men’s and women’s soccer teams and 17 began a new chapter in 2005-06 when its current membership came togeth- softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three er to form the new look of the league. men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, five softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. Since its formation, C-USA has established a strong foundation, an identity The league has also had three national champions in NCAA track and field and a history that reflects the league’s national presence. Twelve years of competition, one national champion in diving and numerous NCAA individ- remarkable history has reinforced the league’s position in collegiate athletics, ual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and track setting the course for the next decade and beyond. and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals have made 506 NCAA appearances.

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