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2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Soccer Weekly Notes Patrick McCoy, Men’s Soccer Contact • [email protected] • O: 478/474-3394 • C: 859/537-1355 Twitter: @AtlanticSun • Hashtag: #ASunMSOC • Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org Upcoming Schedule Conference Overall Friday, August 24 Time W L T Pts. Home Away W L T Pct. H A N ETSU at Appalachian State 7 p.m. ETSU 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lipscomb at Evansville 7 p.m. CST FGCU 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Georgia State at Jacksonville 7 p.m. Jacksonville 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 USC Upstate at Clemson 7 p.m. FGCU at No. 2 Akron 7:30 p.m. Lipscomb 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Northern Kentucky at Wisconsin-Green Bay 8 p.m. Mercer 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mercer at No. 21 UAB 8 p.m. North Florida 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Siena at North Florida 8 p.m. Northern Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 USC Upstate 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Saturday, August 25 Time Stetson at Penn State 7 p.m. Stetson 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sunday, August 26 Time #ASunMSoc Notes Northern Kentucky at Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11 a.m. * ETSU was predicted by the coaches to fi nish at the top of the Atlantic Sun standings at the Siena at Jacksonville 2 p.m. end of the season. Last season, the Buccaneers fi nished sixth in the A-Sun with a 3-4-1 record, Georgia State at North Florida 3 p.m. but tallied a 10-7-4 overall record. Mercer at N.C. State 4 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Lipscomb 6 p.m. CST * FGCU and ETSU are tied for the most wins over the past two seasons by A-Sun teams with Monday, August 27 Time 25. Stetson has won 20 games since 2010. Stetson at No. 23 West Virginia 1 p.m. USC Upstate at UNC Asheville 3 p.m. * Stetson’s Jonathan Mendoza, the A-Sun Preseason Player of the Year, was one of 42 male FGCU at Georgetown 4 p.m. student-athletes on the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List. Mendoza scored 11 goals and tallied fi ve assists to earn NSCAA Third Team All-America honors in 2011. Tuesday, August 28 Time UNC Greensboro at ETSU 7 p.m. * The last A-Sun student-athlete to win back-to-back Player of the Year honors was Cente- Friday, August 31 Time nary’s Greg Woodbridge in 1988 and 1989. Lipscomb at Central Arkansas 4 p.m. CST Northern Kentucky vs Radford 4 p.m. * Luis Ocejo, Stetson’s senior defender, was tabbed the Preseason Defensive Player of the Nebraska-Omaha vs Mercer 5:30 p.m. Year after earning the same honor at the end of the 2011 season. Ocejo started in 18 matches ETSU at Presbyterian 7 p.m. for the Hatters and notched seven points last season. FIU at North Florida 8:30 p.m. FAU at Jacksonville 8:30 p.m. * ETSU’s Ryan Coulter, the Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year, owned the best goals against Exhibition Results average (1.07) in the A-Sun and recorded eight shutouts - the most in the conference. Coulter made 70 total saves in 2011. Wednesday, August 22 Location USC Upstate 3, Wilmington 0 Spartanburg, S.C. * Ryan Pratt, Jacksonville’s fi rst-year head coach, will make his Dolphins’ debut on Friday vs. Georgia State. Pratt previously served as head coach at University of Montevallo where he Monday, August 20 Location Louisville 4, Lipscomb 0 Louisville, Ky. accumulated 99 wins in nine seasons. Saturday, August 18 Location * Lipscomb, Mercer and Stetson are the only A-Sun teams to appear in each of the previous ETSU 2, College of Charleston 0 Johnson City, Tenn. four A-Sun Championships. Lipscomb has earned spots in the past fi ve tournaments, while Rollins 3, North Florida 2 Jacksonville, Fla. Stetson has played in the past 14 A-Sun Championships. Jacksonville 3, Flagler 2 Jacksonville, Fla. * Northern Kentucky makes its Division I men’s soccer debut in the state of Wisconsin with Friday, August 17 Location Mercer 2, UCF 2 Orlando, Fla. contests against UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee this weekend. Last season, the Norse Jacksonville 2, Thomas 1 Jacksonville, Fla. went 14-5 and advanced to NCAA D-II Second Round. In 2010, NKU won the D-II NCAA Title Stetson 3, Florida Southern 1 DeLand, Fla. with a 20-2-3 fi nal record. Northern Kentucky 2, Kentucky 2 Highland Heights, Ky. * Last season, USC Upstate tallied fi ve wins on the season after winning only one in 2010. Thursday, August 16 Location The four-win improvement was the largest by an A-Sun member in 2011. The Spartans’ .400 Lipscomb 2, Alabama-Huntsville 0 Nashville, Tenn. winning percentage was the program’s best as a Division I member. Wednesday, August 15 Location Stetson 1, Embry-Riddle 0 Daytona Beach, Fla. * North Florida opens the season with four consecutive home matches starting with Siena and Georgia State in the fi rst weekend. The Ospreys will be searching for the program’s sec- Tuesday, August 14 Location ond A-Sun Championship appearance after missing out the past two seasons. Milligan 2, ETSU 1 Johnson City, Tenn. USC Upstate 6, Spartan. Methodist 3 Spartanburg, S.C. * Last season, the A-Sun posted seven positive results against ranked opponents with four North Georgia 1, Mercer 0 Macon, Ga. No. 5 South Florida 2, Jacksonville 1 Tampa, Fla. wins and three ties. ETSU and FGCU both appeared in the national rankings as Bucs peaked at No. 19 in the polls, while FGCU spiked at No. 25. Saturday, August 11 Location North Florida 0, Embry-Riddle 0 Daytona Beach, Fla. @AtlanticSun // #ASunMSOC Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s Soccer Weekly Notes Twitter: @AtlanticSun • Hashtag: #ASunMSOC • Facebook.com/AtlanticSunConference • www.AtlanticSun.org Preseason Player of the Year ETSU Buccaneers Head Coach: Scott Calabrese (37-32-8) • Field: Summers-Taylor Stadium Jonathan Mendoza, Stetson 2011 NCAA RPI: 89 • Regional Ranking: N/A (MF – Sr. – Altamonte Springs, Fla – Season in A-Sun: 5th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 2nd (2010) International Business) Team Single-Game Season Highs Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A • Mendoza, the 2011 Player of the Year, led the A-Sun with 27 points and 11 goals • Added six assists for the Hatters FGCU Eagles • Tallied three game-winning goals Head Coach: Bob Butehorn (47-36-8) • Field: FGCU Soccer Complex • Started in all 19 games for the Hatters 2011 NCAA RPI: 44 • Regional Ranking: N/A • Named to Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List Season in A-Sun: 6th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2010, 2011) Team Single-Game Season Highs Date Name, School (Accomplishment) Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A 8/20 8/27 JACKSONVILLE Dolphins 9/3 Head Coach: Ryan Pratt (99-61-12) • Field: Southern Oak Stadium 9/10 2011 NCAA RPI: 123 • Regional Ranking: N/A 9/17 Season in A-Sun: 16th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (2007, 1997, 1999) 9/24 10/1 Team Single-Game Season Highs 10/8 Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A 10/15 10/22 LIPSCOMB Bisons Defensive Player of the Year Head Coach: Charles Morrow (47-76-15) • Field: Lipscomb Soccer Complex 2011 NCAA RPI: 190 • Regional Ranking: N/A Luis Ocejo, Stetson Season in A-Sun: 10th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: T-3rd (2008) (D – Sr. – Mexico city, Mexico – Finance) Team Single-Game Season Highs Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A • Ocejo started in 18 matches for the Hatters • Tallied seven points on two goals and MERCER Bears three assists Head Coach: Brad Ruzzo (28-36-11) • Field: Bear Field • Helped Stetson record six shutouts in 2011 NCAA RPI: 136 • Regional Ranking: N/A 2011 and a second-place fi nish for the Season in A-Sun: 34th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 1st (1992, 2000-02) regular season Team Single-Game Season Highs Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A Date Name, School (Accomplishment) 8/20 NORTH FLORIDA Ospreys 8/27 Head Coach: Derek Marinatos (1-15-0) • Field: Hodges Stadium 9/3 2011 NCAA RPI: 200 • Regional Ranking: N/A 9/10 Season in A-Sun: 8th • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: 4th (2007, 2009) 9/17 Team Single-Game Season Highs 9/24 Goals Scored: N/A • Goals Allowed: N/A Assists: N/A • Points: N/A Shots on Goal: N/A • Shots Saved: N/A 10/1 10/8 10/15 NORTHERN KENTUCKY Norse 10/22 Head Coach: John Basalyga (130-44-19) • Field: NKU Soccer Stadium Goalkeeper of the Year 2011 NCAA Regional Ranking (Midwest): 3rd • Regional Ranking: N/A Season in A-Sun: 1st • Best A-Sun Regular-Season Finish: N/A Ryan Coulter, ETSU Team Single-Game Season Highs (GK – Jr.