C-USA Champions 1995 • 1999 •2011 2016 UAB NCAA Tournament 1994 •1999 •2000 •2001 •2006 •2011 •2012 •2014 1998 Elite 8 - 2001 Sweet 16 Men’s Soccer 9 All-Americans UAB Blazers (2-2-2) vs. Marshall thundering herd (3-3-0) Sept. 17 2016 • 7 p.m. CT G 7 Birmingham, Ala. | BBVA Compass Field (1,500) 2016 SCHEDULE First Kick Overall 2-2-2 | C-USA 0-0-0 | H 2-2-0 | A 0-0-2 | N 0-0-0 • UAB continues its stretch of five straight home game with its Conference USA opener versus Marshall on Saturday night. The Blazers enter with a record of 2-2-2 while the Thundering Herd stand at 3-3-0. AUGUST • Last weekend, UAB hosted the 19th annual “Soccer For A Cure” Classic. The Blazers split their two con- Sat. 13 at No. 3 Clemson (Exh.) L, 2-1 (2OT) tests with a 1-0 loss to Tulsa and 2-1 win over Rhode Island. Four UAB players were honored as part of the Tues. 16 AUBURN MONTGOMERY (Exh.) W, 4-0 All-Tournament team with goalkeeper Joe Kuzminsky, defenders Mathieu Laurent and William White, Sat. 20 LOUISVILLE (Exh.) T, 1-1 and forward Massimo Ferrin earning the accolade. Fri. 26 MEMPHIS L, 1-0 • The Blazers two goals against Rhode Island were certainly memorable ones. The first came off the foot of Sun. 28 XAVIER W, 2-0 freshman forward Tarnue Tyler, as it was his first career goal. Midfielder Henrique Sposito then scored early in the second half to break the tie and notch his first career game-winning goal. It was just the SEPTEMBER second goal of the senior’s career. Freshman forward Philip Makinde assisted on the play, his first career Sat. 3 at UNC Greensboro T, 2-2 (2OT) point. Mon. 5 at RV Coastal Carolina T, 0-0 (2OT) • Kuzminsky continues to rank among the best in the nation in multiple goalie statistics. He is second UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic in the nation in saves with 36. The Denver, Colo., native has more saves than 199 of the 203 Division I Fri. 9 TULSA L, 1-0 schools. In his career, Kuzminsky ranks seventh in for saves in school history with 163. He sits just five wins Sun. 11 RHODE ISLAND W, 2-1 away from the top five in Blazers history. Sat. 17 MARSHALL* 7 p.m. • UAB enters conference play with 99 wins all-time in Conference USA. The Blazers had rattled off six Sat. 24 OLD DOMINION* 7 p.m. straight seasons with .500 winning percentage or better in C-USA before last season. Tues. 27 HOWARD 7 p.m. • The Blazers were ranked seventh in the latest NSCAA Southeast Regional Rankings. UAB has steadily OCTOBER improved by one spot each week and ranks fifth in the region among C-USA teams. Sat. 1 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. Tues. 4 SANTA CLARA 7 p.m. probable starters Sat. 7 KENTUCKY* 7 p.m. Pos. No. Name Yr. GP-GS G A Pts SH SH% SOG GW Tues. 11 at Lipscomb 5 p.m. D 4 William White Sr. 6-6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Sat. 15 South Carolina* 6 p.m. D 15 Mathieu Laurent R-So. 6-6 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0 Sat. 22 at Charlotte* 6 p.m. D 17 Evan Scarbrough R-Jr. 6-5 0 0 0 1 .000 1 0 Wed. 26 NEW MEXICO* 7 p.m. D 27 Lars Willemse Sr. 6-6 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 NOVEMBER M 10 Henrique Sposito Sr. 6-6 1 0 2 2 .500 2 1 Sat. 5 Florida International* 6 p.m. M 14 David Valverde Jr. 6-6 0 1 1 3 .000 1 0 Wed. 9 at C-USA Championships^ TBA M/D 16 James Ngoe Sr. 6-6 0 0 0 4 .000 1 0 Fri. 11 at C-USA Championships^ TBA M 5 Andrew Nkpolukwu Fr. 5-3 1 0 2 3 .333 1 1 Sun. 15 at C-USA Championships^ TBA F 6 Massimo Ferrin Fr. 6-6 2 0 4 15 .133 7 0 Home games in CAPS and played at BBVA Compass Field F 20 Tarnue Tyler Fr. 6-6 1 0 2 14 .071 4 0 * denotes C-USA games Pos. No. Name Yr. GP-GS Min. GA GAAvg. SV Pct. W-L-T Shutouts ^ C-USA Championships hosted by Marshall GK 1 Joe Kuzminsky R-Sr. 6-6 580:00 5 .780 36 .878 2-2-2 2 All times central and are subject to change LIVE STATS Off the bench Fans can get up-to-date statistics from today’s match by Pos. No. Name Yr. GP-GS G A Pts SH SH% SOG GW visiting the UAB live stats page. Go to the soccer schedule F 8 Philip Makinde R-Fr. 6-1 0 1 1 4 .000 2 0 page at UABSports.com and click on the live stats link. F 9 Rami Dajani Sr. 3-3 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 0 ONLINE D 21 Chandler Stroupe R-Jr. 6-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 UABSports.com offers the most complete and comprehensive coverage of the Blazers. Check out the official site of UAB Breakdown Athletics for news, information, statistics, photos, interviews and much more. UAB MARSHALL FOLLOW US Record 2-2-2 (0-0-0 Conference USA) Record 3-3-0 (0-0-0 Conference USA) Be sure to follow UAB Athletics and UAB Men’s Soccer on all Home Record 2-2-0 Home Record 2-1-0 of the official social media accounts to stay up-to-date on Road Record 0-0-2 Road Record 1-2-0 daily news and gameday and in-game information. Last Five 2-1-2 Last Five 3-2-0 All-Time Series UAB leads 10-3-1 Last Meeting 10/31/15 - Marshall 3, UAB 2 (OT) National Ranking NR National Ranking NR Regional Ranking 7 Regional Ranking NR Head Coach Mike Getman Head Coach Bob Gray Career Record 307-195-48 (30) Career Record 442-260-59 (40) UABSports.com UAB Record 265-169-39 (25) Marshall Record 187-184-34 (22) @UAB_MSoc 2016 UAB Men’s Soccer Quick Facts how to follow Date/Time: Marshall - Saturday Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. CT UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Birmingham, Ala. - BBVA Compass Field (1,500) School __ UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Stream: UABsports.com/collegesportslive/ Location ______________________ Birmingham, Ala. Live Stats: UABsports.com/gametracker/launch/gt_msoccer.html?event=1493591&school= Founded ________________________________ 1969 Twitter: @UAB_MSoc | @UAB_Athletics Enrollment _____________________________18,568 Snapchat: @UABathletics Nickname _____________________________ Blazers Instagram: @UAB_MSoc School Colors __________ Forest Green and Old Gold Affiliation ______________________ NCAA Division I Last Time Out: UAB 2, Rhode Island 1 Conference _____________________ Conference USA President __________________________Dr. Ray Watts The UAB men’s soccer team edged out Rhode Island 2-1 last Sunday afternoon. The Blazers got on the Athletics Director ___________________Mark Ingram board quickly with a goal from forward Tarnue Tyler in the 5th minute. It was the youngster’s first career Faculty Athletics Representative ___ Dr. Frank Messina goal as he stole the ball from a defender, raced down the field by himself and drilled it into the lower left Athletics Department Phone ________ (205) 975-8221 side of the net to give UAB a 1-0 lead. Rhode Island evened the game up in the 27th minute. A cross played into the box was struck by Joey Cain before it could fall to the ground and hit into the right corner to tie HISTORY the game at 1-1. UAB nearly scored right before the buzzer. A foul by the Rams with two seconds on the First Season ______________________________ 1979 clock led to a free kick attempt for forward Adam Brooker. Brooker delivered a well-placed strike that All-Time Overall Record __________ 360-294-56 (.508) required a diving save from Rams goalkeeper Nils Leifhelm to keep the score even at 1-1 going into the All-Time C-USA Record _____________ 99-62-14 (.566) break. The Blazers scored early in the second half to retake the lead. In the 54th minute, forward Philip NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last _______ 8/2014 Makinde found space and hammered a shot off the left post. The rebound fell in front of the net and a charging Henrique Sposito finished the play to push UAB ahead 2-1. COACHING STAFF Notebook Head Coach ___________Mike Getman (25th season) Scouting Marshall Career Record/Years ______________ 307-195-48 (30) The Thundering Herd are coming off a 1-0 loss on the road to High Point this past Wednesday. Marshall Record at UAB/Years ______________ 265-169-39 (25) had secured two 1-0 victories before that. On the road this season, the Thundering Herd are 1-2-0 and Assistant Coach _______ Justus Griffin (22nd season) are being outscored 4-1. They were 8-9-2 last season including 2-5-1 in Conference USA play. The last Assistant Coach __________Joel Wallace (8th season) time these two teams met, Marshall came out victorious 3-2 in overtime. It was the first time the Thun- Director of Operations ____ Norris Howze (1st season) dering Herd beat the Blazers since 2009. UAB has never lost to Marshall in Birmingham, Ala. (6-0-0). Soccer Office Phone _______________ (205) 934-8066 The last time these two met on the UAB campus, the Blazers cruised to a 7-2 win.