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2009 Men’s Soccer GGeneraleneral IInformationnformation CONTENTS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Contents & Credits..................................................................................1 Norm Reilly Quick Facts, Team Information, Media Information ...............................2 Associate AD/Media Relations West Campus Field ..................................................................................3 Phone: (205) 934-0722 2009 Outlook ...................................................................................... 4-5 E-Mail: [email protected] Coach Mike Getman Q&A .....................................................................6 2009 Roster Breakdown ...........................................................................7 THE COACHES............................................................................8-11 Mike Getman .......................................................................................8-9 Assistant Coaches ...................................................................................10 Aaron Jordan (Men’s Soccer) Support Staff ..........................................................................................11 Associate Director of THE PLAYERS ............................................................................12-26 Media Relations Returning Players .............................................................................12-23 Phone: (205) 934-0722 Newcomers ...................................................................................... 24-25 Cell: (205) 410-3134 2009 UAB “Soccer For A Cure” Classic .................................................26 E-mail: [email protected] THE OPPONENTS ....................................................................27-29 2009 Opponents ....................................................................................27 Michelle Cunningham Record vs. All Opponents ................................................................ 28-29 Assistant Director of 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW ........................................................30-34 Media Relations 2008 Season Notebook .................................................................... 30-31 Phone: (205) 934-0722 2008 Statistics & Results .......................................................................32 2008 Conference USA Standings & Honors ..........................................33 E-mail: [email protected] C-USA: Dedicated To Excellence ..........................................................34 HISTORY AND RECORDS .......................................................35-49 Tyson Mathews UAB Men’s Soccer Year-by-Year/Head Coaches ....................................35 Assistant Director of Career Records .......................................................................................36 Media Relations Season & Single Match Records ............................................................37 All-Time Honors/Awards .................................................................38-40 Phone: (205) 934-0722 Blazers In The Pros ................................................................................41 E-Mail: [email protected] All-Time Results .............................................................................. 42-45 All-Time Letterwinners ....................................................................46-47 Postseason History ........................................................................... 48-49 Sarah Fitzpatrick THIS IS UAB .............................................................................50-56 Media Relations Assistant UAB At A Glance ............................................................................ 50-51 Phone: (205) 934-0722 President/Athletic Director ....................................................................52 E-mail: [email protected] Academic Support Services .....................................................................53 Strength & Conditioning .......................................................................54 Sports Medicine/Athletic Training .........................................................55 Birmingham The Magic City .................................................................56 Mailing Address Bartow Arena - West Tower ABOUT OUR NAME 1530 Third Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35294-1160 The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has been an autonomous member of the University of Alabama system since 1969, and has had an CREDITS intercollegiate athletic program since 1977. The UAB name is often altered by various media, opponents, merchandisers, etc. The 2009 UAB Men’s Soccer Media Guide was compiled, designed, Please note that there are only two correct versions of our name, the written and edited by Aaron Jordan and is the property of the UAB acronym “UAB,” or the full “University of Alabama at Birmingham.” Athletic Media Relations Office. Special thanks to Christine Allen and Jenna Beach for their assistance. Editorial assistance provided by Mike We are: Getman, Tyson Mathews and Norm Reilly. “This is UAB” section UAB designed by UAB Creative Services and Provations Group. University of Alabama at Birmingham Photography: Ashley Fleming; Steve Wood; Nik Layman, Dave Klotz; We are not: Hal Yeager, Birmingham News, Ron Holt/Atlanta Silverbacks, Brian Alabama-Birmingham, Ala.-Birm., Ala.-Birmingham, Kersey/WireImage.com. Printing: UAB Printing Services. Cover and layout design by Jamie UA-Birmingham, U.A.B. Barker, Provations Group. 1 2009 Men’s Soccer MMediaedia IInformation/Generalnformation/General QQuickuick FFactsacts MEDIA DIRECTORY UABSPORTS.COM (Area Code 205, unless indicated) PRINT MEDIA NBC 13 UABSports.com is THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1732 Valley View the most compre- 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1940 Birmingham, AL 35209-1251 hensive sports web Montgomery, AL 36104 558-7347 • (FAX) 323-3314 site for the Blazers’ 800/821-3737 (In-state only) Don Hawes (Sports Director) athletic programs. 334/262-5947 [email protected] The site provides (FAX) 334/265-7177 fans with the lat- John Zenor ([email protected]) CBS 42 est news, results 2075 Golden Crest Drive and features on all THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS Birmingham, AL 35209 15 UAB athletic 2000 4th Ave. N. 322-4200 • (FAX) 320-2722 teams. Birmingham, AL 35203-3840 Brad Radice (Sports Director) The site pro- 325-2431 • (FAX) 325-2425 [email protected] vides fans with a Tom Arenberg (Sports Editor) (Jim Dunaway, Abby Chin) look at student-ath- Steve Irvine (Beat Writer) lete and coaching [email protected] RADIO staff biographies, [email protected] WJOX-FM 94.5 (All Sports) all the latest news, game notes/weekly releases, press conference 244 Goodwin Crest Drive, Suite 300 transcripts, rosters, statistics, feature stories and much more. KALEIDOSCOPE (Student) Birmingham, Ala. 35209-3700 Fans can watch all Blazer home matches in 2009 via live HUC 135 942-6690 • (FAX) 945-3999 video webcasts. Fans can log on and watch the Blazers live by Birmingham, AL 35294-1150 subscribing to Blazers All-Access ($49.95 per year or $6.95 per 934-3354 • (FAX) 934-8050 ALABAMA RADIO NETWORK month). A subscription to Blazers All-Access allows fans to view [email protected] 244 Goodwin Crest Drive UAB athletic events that are streamed live, highlights, inter- Suite 216 views, press conferences and exclusive subscriber-only features. UAB REPORTER (Campus) Birmingham, AL 35209 Follow UAB men’s soccer all year long online at UABSports. Birmingham, AL 35294-0113 945-6781 • (FAX) 945-6748 com! 934-2040 • (FAX) 934-7911 WERC-AM 960 (News/Talk) QUICK FACTS TELEVISION 530 Beacon Parkway West ABC 33/40 Birmingham, AL 35209-3198 GENERAL HISTORY 800 Concourse Pkwy 439-9600 • (FAX) 942-2536 Location: First Year of Sport: 1979 Birmingham, AL 35244-1874 Birmingham, Ala. 35294 All-time record: 982-3988 • (FAX) 982-3942 UAB BROADCASTING Mike Raita (Sports Director) ISP Sports Founded: 1969 283-246-43 (.532) [email protected] 1530 3rd Ave. South Enrollment: 16,246 Number of years in NCAA (Jeff Speegle, Keith Taylor) Birmingham, AL 35294 Nickname: Blazers Tournament: 5 996-5812 • (FAX) 934-7505 School colors: Last Appearance: FOX 6 Tony Grillo Forest Green and Old Gold 2006 First Round - tied 1720 Valley View General Manager Birmingham, AL 35209-1251 [email protected] Facility Name: Gardner-Webb, 1-1 (GW 583-4345 • (FAX) 583-4356 West Campus Field won 3-1 in penalty shootout) Rick Karle (Sports Director) Capacity: 2,500 [email protected] Affiliation: NCAA D-I COACHING STAFF (Mike Dubberly, Sheldon Haygood) Conference: Head Coach: Mike Getman Conference USA Alma Mater/Yr: Indiana, 1982 2009 TEAM INFORMATION President: Record at School: Dr. Carol Z. Garrison 190-120-26, .604 (17 yrs.) Overall home away neutral (North Carolina, 1974) Career Record: Record last year: 6-10-3 4-5-1 1-4-1 1-1-1 Athletics Director: 232-146-35, .604 (22 yrs.) Brian Mackin Assistant Coaches (Alma 2008 Conference USA Record/Finish: 2-5-1/8th (UAB, 1983) Mater/Year): 2008 Conference USA Tournament Finish: First Round Justus Griffin (UAB, 1994) Starters returning/lost: 6/5 Joel Wallace (MacMurray, Letterwinners returning/lost: 16/7 1991) 2 2009 Men’s Soccer WWestest CCampusampus FFieldield HOME OF BLAZER SOCCER One of the most imposing home fields in all of college soccer, UAB’s West in a scrimmage in the spring of 2000. UAB became the first ever collegiate Campus Field is in its 17th season of service to the Blazers in 2009. program to scrimmage the full National Team. The Blazers took on the U.S. U-17 squad in an exhibition match in 2004 as well.