BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON

2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS

A GOAL REALIZED; THE FLAMES CAPTURE PROGRAM’S FIRST-EVER BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Ever since joining the , neither team could tally the contest’s fi rst goal, the Liberty Flames men’s soccer program has as the match went to intermission, 0-0. set a goal of winning a conference champion- Despite carrying play by outshooti ng the ship. And despite several championship ap- Bulldogs 9-1, the Flames could not get the up- pearances and being a perennial contender per hand. A shot by midfi elder Josh Boateng in in the Big South, the soccer season always the opening fi ve mintues hit the crossbar and seemed to come to an end without a confer- the UNC Asheville goalkeeper turned back two ence ti tle. other att empts to keep the contest scoreless. However, the 2007 campaign had turned In the second half, the defensive struggle out to be a banner year for Head Coach Jeff conti nued with neither team att empti ng a shot Alder’s program during the regular season. through the fi rst 18 minutes. At 63:02, the For the fi rst ti me since 2002, the Flames had half’s fi rst shot by UNC Asheville’s Scott Szy- reached double-digits in wins with a 10-4-2 manski found the left corner of the Liberty net, record. Behind an outstanding defensive ef- and the Flames found themselves down, 1-0. fort, Liberty had shut out eight opponents to However, Liberty remained poised and con- place among the nati on’s elite in shutout per- ti nued to work its off ensive patt erns in search centage. In additi on, for the fi rst ti me since its of tying the score. Over the next 18 minutes, beginning, the squad was ranked every week the Flames were not able to get off a scoring in the NSCAA South Atlanti c Region weekly chance, but their pati ence paid off with less poll. than 10 minutes to play. Joshua Boateng Behind outstanding defense and a quick Liberty midfi elder Cameron Chastain was 2007 Big South Championship MVP scoring, opportunisti c off ense, the Flames able to get past the UNC Asheville defense and posted a 5-1 mark in regular season Big South received a long feed from Justi n Willoughby. ing pass through the UNC Asheville penalty acti on to place second in the league’s stand- The junior, fi nding himself one-on-one against area. The cross found an open Willoughby, who ings and secure the No. 2 seed for the con- the keeper, drilled it past him, knotti ng the con- pushed home the goal at 87:19 to give Liberty a ference’s championship. Focused and deter- test at 1-1 with 9:58 remaining. 2-1 win and advance the Flames into the semi- mined, Liberty headed to Rock Hill, S.C., the Looking to give Liberty the lead, midfi elder fi nals. site of the Big South Championship, looking Jeremiah Kappler broke free for a shot with four In the semifi nals, Liberty faced the champion- to reach a program goal, which had eluded minutes remaining, but a diving block by the ship’s host and No. 3 seed . As Flames teams throughout the years. Bulldog keeper kept the score deadlocked. with the day before, shots were once again at a Liberty opened the tournament with a fi rst- Pushing the att ack, the Flames found the premium in the fi rst half of the contest. Liberty round match against the No. 7-seeded UNC game-winner moments later. Boateng dribbled would outshoot its hosts, 4-3, but neither team Asheville Bulldogs. In a physical fi rst half, down the right side of the fi eld and sent a cross- would be able to muster much off ense. The Flames did come close to scoring fi rst, in the 23rd minute. Midfi elder Brandon Patt erson directed a 30-yard kick toward the top of the net, but the Eagle keeper made a leaping save, defl ecti ng the shot over the crossbar and out of bounds. Both keepers made great saves within min- utes of each other, early in the second half. The Winthrop goalie jumped to his left to deny a shot in the 52nd minute. Three minutes later, 2007 Big South Freshman of the Year, Liberty goalie Paul Gilbert, raced to his right and turned away a header att empt by an Eagle player. Winthrop had another scoring opportunity in the 64th minute when an Eagle att acker turned and fi red from close range, but the Liberty de- 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY fense defl ected the ball just to the left of the net and out of play. Conti nuing to provide an Cameron Chastain Andrew Kappler outstanding eff ort in net, Gilbert made several 2007 All-Tournament Team 2007 All-Tournament Team diving att empts to keep the No. 3 seed Eagles

2 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS

off the scoreboard, including a hard liner from himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper aft er close distance with ti me winding down in regu- receiving a pass on the right side by Bumbut. lati on to send the contest to overti me. On the att ack, the midfi elder sidestepped the Neither team was able to score the game- keeper and blasted his game-winning att empt winner in the fi rst overti me period. However in into the bott om left -hand corner of the net for the second overti me, Alder’s team made good a 2-1 Liberty edge. on the only shot att empt of overti me to claim In the second half, the Liberty defense took victory. over. The back line of Michael Gelatt , Michael Boateng took a pass from Adrian Bumbut Ward, Andrew Kappler and Nyame, the back- and blasted an 18-yard shot from the right side bone of the Flames defense the whole season, into the top right corner of the net, to give the helped to limit the Highlanders to four shot at- No. 2-seeded Flames the 1-0, double overti me tempts during the period. Only one of the four decision. The goal, coming with three minutes shots reached Gilbert in net, and he success- remaining in the second overti me, advanced fully repelled the att empt, as Liberty captured Liberty to its fi rst ti lt since 2001. its fi rst-ever Big South Championship. Two days later, the 12-4-2 Flames faced the “I said this since the beginning of the sea- No. 4-seeded in the Big son. God took a group of ordinary men and did South Title ti lt. The Highlanders had defeated something extraordinary,” stated Alder aft er Adrian Bumbut No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina in the semifi nals, the game. “I really feel he prepared us for this 3-1, and looked for a measure of payback on all year and am very proud of my team.” the Flames aft er an earlier season, a 3-0 blank- Boateng was named Tournament MVP for his ing by Liberty in Radford during the regular sea- play in Liberty’s three wins. Joining Boateng on son. the 2007 Big South Championship All-Tourna- And while history rarely concerns the players ment Team were Andrew Kappler, Willoughby on the current team, Liberty had been in this and Chastain. positi on four previous ti mes in its history and Later in the week, Boateng received selec- each ti me had come away empty handed. ti ons to both the College Soccer News Nati onal The Highlanders stake themselves to 1-0 and Soccer Soccer America Players of the Week advantage in the contest’s seventh minute. teams. A crossing shot from the right side found the The victory ran the Flames’ mark to 13-4-2. left corner of the net at 6:38 for Radford’s only The 13 wins were the most by a Liberty men’s score of the match. soccer squad since 1999. Liberty answered off its third corner kick of For their fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament ap- the half, evening the score in the 34th minute.

pearance, the Flames faced MAAC Champion 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER On Boateng’s corner kick, Willoughby sent a Loyola (Md.) in Balti more, Md. Despite a sec- crossing pass in front of the net, which defend- ond-half rally, Liberty fell 2-0. However, it could er Douglas Nyame headed into the top of the not undo a magical season for the Flames. net. The goal was Nyame’s fi rst of the year and A month later, the College Soccer News Justi n Willoughby knott ed the score at 1-1. dubbed the 2007 Liberty season, “A Season 2007 Big South All-Tournament Team Once again, the Flames struck quickly to take to Remember.” It was defi nitely that, as the a 2-1 advantage, before intermission. Less than Flames fi nally obtained one of their program’s two minutes aft er Nyame’s goal, Chastain found goals – a Big South Championship.

Paul Gilbert

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 3 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 SEASON

2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS ROCK HILL, S.C NOV. 1518

THURSDAY, NOV. 15 - QUARTERFINALS GAME 1: NO. 4 RADFORD 2, NO. 5 VMI 0 GAME 2: NO. 2 LIBERTY 2, NO. 7 UNC ASHEVILLE 1 GAME 3: NO. 2 WINTHROP 3, NO. 6 HIGH POINT 0

FRIDAY, NOV. 16 - SEMIFINALS GAME 4: NO. 4 RADFORD 3, NO. 1 COASTAL CAROLINA GAME 5: NO. 2 LIBERTY 1, NO. 3 WINTHROP 0 (20T)

SUNDAY, NOV. 18 - CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 6: NO. 2 LIBERTY 2, NO. 4 RADFORD 1

2007 BIG SOUTH ALLTOURNAMENT TEAM Joshua Boateng, Liberty - MVP Cameron Chastain, Liberty Dane Whitman, Coastal Carolina Andrew Kappler, Liberty John Gilkerson, Winthrop Justi n Willoughby, Liberty Ott o Loewy, Winthrop Joshua Boateng Paul Caruso, Radford Will Quarles, VMI 2007 Big South Championship MVP Davorin Husadzinovic, Radford Scott Szymanski, UNC Asheville Josh McCrary, Radford Michael Saryee, High Point Kyle Russell, Coastal Carolina

THE RUN TO THE BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

LIBERTY 2, UNCA 1 LIBERTY 2, Radford 1 Nov. 15, Rock Hill, S.C. Nov. 18, Rock Hill, S.C. BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALS BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Scoring: Scoring: 1. UNCA - SZYMANSKI, Scott (GALLAGHER, J.W.) 63:02 1. RADFORD - McCRARY, Josh (ELIMBI, Franklin) 6:38 2. LIBERTY - CHASTAIN, Cameron (WILLOUGHBY, Justi n) 81:02 2. LIBERTY - NYAME, Douglas (WILLOUGHBY, Justi n; BOATENG, Joshua) 33:54 3. LIBERTY - WILLOUGHBY, Justi n (BOATENG, Joshua) 87:19 3. LIBERTY - CHASTAIN, Cameron (BUMBUT, Adrian) 35:00

UNC Asheville 0 1 - 1 Radford 1 0 - 1 LIBERTY 0 2 - 2 LIBERTY 2 0 - 2

Shots: UNC Asheville 4, LIBERTY 12 Shots: RU 9, LIBERTY 6 Goalie Saves: Phillip Horner (UNC Asheville) 3, Paul Gilbert (LIBERTY) 1 Goalies Saves: Zach Rosel (RU) 2; Paul Gilbert (LIBERTY) 2 Liberty Starters: Gilbert, J. Kappler, Gelatt , Ward, Bumbut, Guzman, Liberty Starters: Gilbert, Gelatt , McGarry, Ward, Bumbut, Guzman, Patt erson, Nyame, Boateng, A. Kappler, Mandell Patt erson, Nyame, Mandell, Boateng, A. Kappler. Liberty Subs: Chastain, Willoughby Liberty Subs: Chastain, Osborne, Willoughby.

LIBERTY 1, Winthrop 0 Nov. 16, Rock Hill, S.C. BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINALS Scoring: 1. LIBERTY - BOATENG, Joshua (BUMBUT, Adrian) 107:01

Winthrop 0 0 0 0 - 0 LIBERTY 0 0 0 1 - 1

Shots: LIBERTY 9, WU 7

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY Goalie Saves: Paul Gilbert (LIBERTY) 2, Patrick Mitrovich (WU), 4 Liberty Starters: Gilbert, Gelatt , McGarry, Ward, Bumbut, Guzman, Patt erson, Nyame, Mandell, Boateng, A. Kappler. Liberty Subs: Chastain, Willoughby

4 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Big South Championship ...... 2 Quick Facts ...... 5 UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Head Coach Jeff Alder ...... 6 City/Zip ...... Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Assistant Coach Dean Short ...... 7 Founded ...... 1971 2008 Rosters ...... 8 Enrollment ...... 11,500 (Resident); 41,500 (Total) Pronunciati on Guide ...... 8 Nickname ...... Flames Meet the Flames ...... 9 School Colors ...... Red, White and Blue 2008 Opponents ...... 18 Affi liati on ...... NCAA Division I All-Time Series Records ...... 20 Conference ...... Big South The Big South Conference ...... 21 Founder ...... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor ...... Jerry Falwell, Jr. 2008 Season In Review ...... 22 Exec. Vice President...... Dr. Ronald Godwin 2007 Stati sti cs...... 24 Director of Athleti cs ...... Jeff Barber 2007 Results ...... 25 Athleti cs Dept. Phone ...... (434) 582-2100 2007 NSCAA South Atlanti c Region Weekly Polls ...... 26 Ticket Offi ce Phone ...... (434) 582-SEAT 2007 Big South Conference Results ...... 27 All-Time Honors & Awards ...... 28 SOCCER QUICK FACTS The Record Book ...... 30 Head Coach ...... Jeff Alder Coaching Record ...... 31 Record at Liberty ...... 65-56-9 (Seven Years) Year-By-Year Results ...... 33 Career Record ...... Same Flames in the Professional Ranks ...... 38 Assistant Coach ...... Dean Short Men’s Soccer Offi ce Phone ...... (434) 582-2381 Flames on Nati onal Teams ...... 39 2007 Record ...... 13-5-2 All-ti me Roster ...... 40 2007 Conference Finish ...... 5-1/Second ...... 41 2007 Big South Championship .... Tournament Champions with 2-1 win University Administrati on ...... 45 ...... over No. 4 Radford Athleti cs Administrati on ...... 46 Lett erwinners Returning/Lost ...... 14/6 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER Academic Services ...... 48 Newcomers...... 9 Sports Medicine ...... 49 Field ...... Liberty Soccer Field (500) Athleti c Excellence ...... 50 Surface ...... Bermuda Grass Athleti cs Communicati ons ...... 52 First Year of Men’s Soccer ...... 1975 All-Time Record ...... 289-221-49 The 2008 Liberty Men’s Soccer Media Guide has been produced by the Liberty Offi ce of LIBERTY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Athleti cs Communicati ons. Assistant A.D. for Communicati ons ...... Todd Wetmore Editor: Ryan Bomberger Offi ce of Athleti cs Communicati ons Phone ...... 434 5822292 Cell Phone ...... 434 8418974 Assistant Editors: Vincent Briedis, Paul Email Address ...... [email protected] Carmany and Todd Wetmore Assoc. Athleti cs Communicati on Director/ Contributors: Owen Benson, Brad Johnson, Men’s Soccer Contact ...... Ryan Bomberger Courtney Johnson, Khalil Reed and Brad Cell Phone ...... (434) 221-5576 Salois Email Address ...... [email protected] Assistant Athleti cs Communicati on Director ...... Cover Photography: Les Schofer and Kevin ...... Vincent Briedis Giedd Cell Phone ...... (434) 841-0839 Email Address ...... [email protected] Contributi ng Photographers: Chicago Fire, Jordan Crossingham, Kevin Assistant Athleti cs Communicati ons Director...... Giedd, Jamie Hall, Todd Hundley, MLF Sports, Jeff Raymond, Richmond Kick- ers/Patti e Anderson, Les Schoff er, Jerome Sturm, W&G Photography, the ...... Paul Carmany Wilmington Hammerheads and the LU Archives Cell Phone ...... (434) 221-5575 Email Address ...... [email protected] Cover Design: Ryan Bomberger, Paul Carmany and Brian Wallace of the Athleti cs Communicati ons Fax ...... (434) 582-2076 Liberty Offi ce of Promoti onal Publicati ons Athleti cs Mailing Address ...... 1971 University Blvd...... Lynchburg, VA 24502 Printi ng: Morgantown Printi ng & Binding, Morgantown, W.Va.

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 5 HEAD COACH JEFF ALDER 2008 SEASON

Jeff ALDER Head Coach Eighth Season Liberty, ‘91

Under Je ff Alder,Alder the LibertLiberty men’s soccer program has fi rmly en- trenched itself among the elite of the Big South Conference. In 2001, Alder took over a program which had been a consistent winner, build- ing it into a perennial contender for the Big South Conference ti tle, as evidenced by the Flames’ fi rst Big South Championship last season and initi al NCAA Tournament appearance. Alder, a long-ti me fi xture on the Liberty campus, enters his eighth season as the head coach of the Liberty men’s soccer program. He spent Last season, season Alder saw his 2007 squad capture the Big South Title and nine years as an assistant and four seasons as a player for 21-year head move on to the NCAA Tournament for the fi rst ti me in program history. coach Bill Bell, before taking over as the program’s third head coach in The Flames recorded the second-highest win total in school history with 2001, giving Alder more than 20 years on Liberty Mountain. a 13-5-2 mark and fi nished second in the Big South with a 5-1 regular- During his seven years at the helm of the men’s soccer program, season ledger. the Flames not only captured their fi rst Big South Conference ti tle, but Defense was one of the keys to Liberty’s success, as the Flames posted have always recorded a top four fi nish in the conference’s regular sea- nine shutouts and held opponents to a 1.07 goals against average. Al- son standings. Liberty has fi nished fi rst (2001) in the Big South regular- der’s team outscored opponents 36-22 and allowed only one total goal season standings once, placed second three ti mes (2003, 2004, 2007) in seven home games during the season. The Liberty head coach also saw third (2002, 2005) twice and fourth (2006) once during his tenure. Stu- forward Adrian Bumbut, who fi nished his career among the program’s dent-athletes under Alder have also combined to earn two Freshman all-ti me scoring leaders, move on to play professionally. In additi on, de- All-American honors, a ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American ac- fender Mike Gelatt became the program’s fi rst ESPN The Magazine Aca- colade, eight all-region recogniti ons, three Big South Freshman of the demic All-American. Year awards and 30 all-conference selecti ons, including 12 fi rst-team In 2006, Alder meshed a team of experienced veterans and several members. In additi on, he has seen eight of his players move on to the newcomers to post a 9-6 overall mark, overcoming early injury to several professional ranks and four picked in the Draft . key players to close the season with fi ve consecuti ve victories, before fall- Alder has also been the driving force behind the growing visibility of ing in overti me in the semifi nals of the Big South Championship. He also the Liberty soccer program, both regionally and nati onally. Last season, saw two of his players go on to play professionally and for their country’s Liberty was ranked every week among the top teams in the Nati onal nati onal team, Trinidad and Tobago, in Darryl Roberts and Osei Telesford. Soccer Coaches Associati on of America (NSCAA) South Atlanti c Region In additi on, under Alder’s guidance, Roberts fi nished his career as the Poll. In additi on, the Flames have traditi onally played several highly- school’s all-ti me scoring leader. ranked programs each season. In 2005, the Flames lost several key players to injury during the pre- season, yet even aft er a rough start, Alder had Liberty in a positi on to claim fi rst place in the conference going into the last day of the regular season, as the Flames fi nished 6-8-2. The previous season, Alder’s team once again overcame several inju- ries to key players and a tough schedule to fi nish with a 9-10-2 overall mark and a second-place Big South regular-season fi nish. Liberty fi nished second in the Big South with a 4-2-1 record and 8-9-1 overall under Alder in 2003. He guided the Flames to an 11-8-2 record, including a 4-2-1 mark in Big South play during the 2002 season. Later, Roberts was named the Liberty program’s fi rst Freshman All-American. JEFF ALDER’S RECORD AT LIBERTY YEAR OVERALL BIG SOUTH POSTSEASON 2001 9-10-0 5-2-0 Big South Finals 2002 11-8-2 4-2-1 Big South First Round 2003 8-9-1 4-2-1 Big South Semifi nals 2004 9-10-2 4-3-0 Big South Semifi nals 2005 6-8-2 4-2-1 Big South First Round

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY 2006 9-6-0 4-3-0 Big South Semifi nals 2007 13-5-2 5-1-0 Big South Champions NCAA First Round Jeff , Chandler, Lori and Grayson Alder TOTALS 65-56-9 30-15-3

6 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON COACH DEAN SHORT

Despite a 9-10 overall record in his fi rst season in 2001, the team fi n- ished the regular season ti ed for fi rst place in the Big South with a 5-2 league record and reached the ti tle game of the Big South Champion- ship. Dean SHORT As an assistant coach, Alder served as the recruiti ng coordinator, a role in which he oversaw the recruiti ng process, including evaluati ons, home Assistant Coach visits and offi cial visits. His other responsibiliti es included assisti ng in the Fift h Season preparati on, implementati on and supervision of daily practi ce sessions, Liberty, ‘02 scouti ng of opponents, team travel and scheduling. Alder also spent six years as the Director of Academics for Athleti cs, supervising the overall athleti c academic support program for all of Lib- erty’s student-athletes. Dean Short begins his fi ft h season as an assistant coach for the Lib- In the fall of 2002, he relinquished those responsibiliti es to focus all of erty men’s soccer program. He assists his ti me and energy into the men’s soccer program. in all aspects of program including re- Alder has acquired coaching experience under the directi on of Bruce Are- cruiti ng, scouti ng, practi ce instructi on, na and George Gelnovatch at the University of Virginia Camp of Champi- goalkeeper coaching and game strat- ons. He has also coached at the state and district levels for the Virginia egy. Olympic Development program and has served under Gelnovatch as a With his assistance, the Flames guest evaluator with the U.S. Under-18 Nati onal Team. Two years ago, climbed to new heights in 2007, captur- Alder att ended the United States Nati onal Team Camp as a guest of coach ing their fi rst Big South Championship. Bruce Arena, prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. A goalkeeper during his playing days, He holds a NSCAA Nati onal Coaching Diploma, a NSCAA Advanced Na- Short’s work with freshman keeper ti onal Diploma with Disti ncti on and a NSCAA Premier Diploma. Paul Gilbert paid dividends, as the fi rst- Alder has served as a site supervisor for the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tourna- year keeper went on to post eight shut- ment for fi ve years (2003-2007) and is a member of the NCAA South At- outs and a 1.08 goals-against-average lanti c Regional Advisory Committ ee. He has also been a voti ng member in earning Big South Freshman of the for the NSCAA Top 25 College Rankings, the past three seasons. Year honors. Alder received his bachelor’s degree in business management from “Dean has been a great mentor for thehl players spiritually lldh and has Liberty in 1991. While playing at Liberty, he was a four-year starter on the done a good job in the development of our goalkeepers and fi eld play- men’s soccer team. ers,” states head coach Jeff Alder. “He is a huge asset to our program.” In his fi rst season as a Flame, Alder earned the 1987 Most Promis- Short, a 2002 Liberty graduate, was a four-year starter in goal for the ing Freshman Award. He was also named all-conference in 1987 and was Flames, completi ng his career with a 35-22-4 record. He also posted a given the Coaches Award and made the Dean’s List in 1989. 1.12 goals-against-average and recorded 19 shutouts during his ti me at Aft er posti ng a 7-10-2 record in his freshman season, the Flames went Liberty. Both marks rank third all-ti me in program history.

on to have three straight winning seasons in Alder’s fi nal three years on Short earned Big South all-conference fi rst-team honors three straight 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER the team. During his senior year, he helped lead the Flames to a 12-2-2 seasons (1999-2001), one of only three Flames in program history to do record. so. In additi on, he was named to the Nati onal Soccer Coaches Asso- Jeff , his wife Lori, son Chandler (12) and daughter Grayson (6), reside in ciati on of America (NSCAA) All-South Atlanti c Region team in 1999 and the Lynchburg area. 2000. In the summer of 2005, Short earned a NSCAA Nati onal Coaching Di- ploma. He assists each summer with several camps. Before coming to Liberty, Short spent the fall of 2002 as an assistant coach at Haverling Central High School in Bath, N.Y. While in 2003, he played for the Charlott e Eagles in the A-League. Short graduated from Liberty with a degree in elementary educati on. Short and his wife, Kristi e, reside in Lynchburg.

Jeff Alder was a guest of then-U.S. Coach Bruce Arena at the Nati onal Team Camp prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Dean and Kristi e Short

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 7 2008 ROSTER 2008 SEASON

BY CLASS NUMERICAL Seniors (8) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt Hometown/High School (Previous School) Joshua Boateng 00 Kyle Probst GK Jr. 6-0 175 Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy Cameron Chastain 0 Panashe Nhekario GK So. 5-10 165 Smyrna, Ga./Wheeler Juan Carlos Chavez 1 Paul Gilbert GK So. 6-1 190 Rockvale, Tenn./Blackman Mike Gelatt 2 Andrew Scheck F/M Jr. 6-0 160 Mt. Juliet, Tenn./North Cobb Christi an Daniel McGarry 3 Mike Gelatt D/M R-Sr. 5-10 190 Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christi an Douglas Nyame 4 Juan Niño M/F Fr. 5-9 140 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch Bill Pinett e 5 Alex Verville M/F Fr. 6-0 175 Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams Justi n Willoughby 6 Brian Edman D/M R-Fr. 5-10 160 Spring, Texas/Klein 7 Daniel McGarry M/F Sr. 6-0 160 Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast Catholic (Arcadia) Juniors (6) 8 Michael Ward M/D R-Jr. 5-9 170 Seff ner, Fla./Seff ner Christi an Juan Guzman 9 Karol Chorak M/F Fr. 5-11 160 Saint Louis, Mo./Chaminade College Prep Chris Mandell 10 Joshua Boateng M/F Sr. 5-9 160 Accra, Ghana/Nkwati a Presbyterian (Virginia Tech) Chris Osborne 11 Juan Guzman M/F Jr. 5-9 155 Charlott e, N.C./Charlott e Lati n Kyle Probst 12 Thad Taylor D/M So. 5-8 150 Spring, Texas/Klein Andrew Scheck 13 Bill Pinett e M/D Sr. 5-9 155 Fredericksburg, Va./Staff ord Senior Michael Ward 14 Andrew Jones D/M Fr. 5-11 168 Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day 15 Joe Piselli D/M So. 5-11 160 Portsmouth, Va./Home School (Tidewater CC) Sophomores (5) 16 Cameron Chastain M/F Sr. 5-9 165 Millersville, Md./Chestertown Christi an Paul Gilbert 17 Douglas Nyame D/M Sr. 6-0 180 Kumasi, Ghana/Premph (Anderson) Andrew Madero 18 Darren Amoo F/M R-Fr. 5-10 180 Accra, Ghana/Presbyterian Panashe Nhekario 19 Chris Phillips D/M Fr. 5-10 160 Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg Joe Piselli 20 Henock Snook M/F Fr. 5-7 140 San Diego, Calif./Francis W. Parker Thad Taylor 21 Greg White M/D Fr. 5-11 150 Wellington, Nova Scoti a/Lockview Freshmen (10) 22 Chris Osborne M/D Jr. 5-7 155 York, Pa./York Suburban Darren Amoo 23 Justi n Willoughby F/M R-Sr. 5-10 145 Greenville, N.C./Trinity Christi an Timothy Bullock 24 Chris Mandell M/D R-Jr. 6-4 200 Bowling Green, Va./Fredericksburg Christi an Karol Chorak 25 Timothy Bullock M/F Fr. 5-11 150 Forest, Va./Jeff erson Forest Brian Edman 26 Juan Carlos Chavez M/F Sr. 6-5 185 Lakeland, Fla./Harrison School for the Arts Andrew Jones 27 Andrew Madero GK So. 5-10 160 Tampa, Fla./Alonso (Thomas) Juan Niño Chris Phillips ALPHABETICAL Henock Snook No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) Alex Verville 18 Darren Amoo F/M Fr. 5-10 180 Accra, Ghana/Presbyterian Greg White 10 Joshua Boateng M/F Sr. 5-9 160 Accra, Ghana/Nkwati a Presbyterian (Virginia Tech) 25 Timothy Bullock M/F Fr. 5-11 150 Forest, Va./Jeff erson Forest BY POSITION 16 Cameron Chastain M/F Sr. 5-9 165 Millersville, Md./Chestertown Christi an Goalkeepers (4) 26 Juan Carlos Chavez M/F Sr. 6-5 185 Lakeland, Fla./Harrison School for the Arts Paul Gilbert 9 Karol Chorak M/F Fr. 5-11 160 Saint Louis, Mo./Chaminade College Prep Andrew Madero 6 Brian Edman D/M R-Fr. 5-10 160 Spring, Texas/Klein Panashe Nhekario 3 Mike Gelatt D/M R-Sr. 5-10 190 Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christi an Kyle Probst 1 Paul Gilbert GK So. 6-1 190 Rockvale, Tenn./Blackman 11 Juan Guzman M/F Jr. 5-9 155 Charlott e, N.C./Charlott e Lati n Defenders (7) 14 Andrew Jones D/M Fr. 5-11 168 Louisville, Ky./Kentucky Country Day Brian Edman 27 Andrew Madero GK So. 5-10 160 Tampa, Fla./Alonso (Thomas) Mike Gelatt 24 Chris Mandell M/D R-Jr. 6-4 200 Bowling Green, Va./Fredericksburg Christi an Andrew Jones 7 Daniel McGarry M/F Sr. 6-0 160 Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast Catholic (Arcadia) Douglas Nyame 0 Panashe Nhekario GK So. 5-10 165 Smyrna, Ga./Wheeler Chris Phillips 4 Juan Niño M/F Fr. 5-9 140 Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch Joe Piselli 17 Douglas Nyame D/M Sr. 6-0 180 Kumasi, Ghana/Premph (Anderson) Thad Taylor 22 Chris Osborne M/D Jr. 5-7 155 York, Pa./York Suburban 19 Chris Phillips D/M R-Fr. 5-10 160 Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg Midfi elders (15) 15 Joe Piselli D/M So. 5-11 160 Portsmouth, Va./Homeschooled (Tidewater CC) Joshua Boateng 13 Bill Pinett e M/D Sr. 5-9 155 Fredericksburg, Va./Staff ord Senior Timothy Bullock 00 Kyle Probst GK Jr. 6-0 175 Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy Juan Carlos Chavez 2 Andrew Scheck F/M Jr. 6-0 160 Mt. Juliet, Tenn../North Cobb Christi an Cameron Chastain 20 Henock Snook M/F Fr. 5-7 140 San Diego, Calif./Francis W. Parker Karol Chorak 12 Thad Taylor D/M So. 5-8 150 Spring, Texas/Klein Juan Guzman 5 Alex Verville M/F Fr. 6-0 175 Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams Chris Mandell 8 Michael Ward M/D R-Jr. 5-9 170 Seff ner, Fla./Seff ner Christi an Daniel McGarry 21 Greg White M/D Fr. 5-11 150 Wellington, Nova Scoti a/Lockview Juan Niño 23 Justi n Willoughby F/M R-Sr. 5-10 145 Greenville, N.C./Trinity Christi an Chris Osborne Bill Pinett e Henock Snook Head Coach: Jeff Alder (Eighth Year at Liberty) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Alex Verville Assistant Coach: Dean Short (Fift h Year at Liberty) Amoo ...... Ah-moo Michael Ward Athleti c Trainer: Jesse Cops Boateng ...... Bow-tang Greg White Strength/Conditi oning: Matt Hagen Chastain ...... Chas-tane

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY Gelatt ...... Jill-let Forwards (3) Guzman ...... Gooz-man Darren Amoo Nyame ...... Ni-am-mee Andrew Scheck Panashe Nhekario ...... Pan-osh-ee Knee-care-oh Justi n Willoughby Willoughby ...... Will-low-bee

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Joshua BOATENG Cameron CHASTAIN 5-9, 160 - Sr. - Midfi elder/Forward 5-9, 165 - Sr. - Midfi elder/Forward Accra, Ghana Millersville, Md. Nkwati 110a Presbyterian0 (Virgina Tech) 116Chestertown6 Christi an

2007 (Jr.): (Jr ): Started all 20 matches matc … scored 15 points on fi ve goals and fi ve 2007 (Jr.): Saw acti on in 15 contests … scored two goals and added an assists … selected to NSCAA All-South Atlanti c Region team … VaSID all- assist for fi ve points … Big South All-Tournament team member … net- state second team … All-Big South second team … Big South Tournament ted fi rst goal in 2-1 victory over UNC Asheville in the fi rst round of the MVP … selected to College Soccer News Nati onal and Soccer America Big South Championship (11/15) … scored game-winning goal in 2-1 win Teams of Week for games played the week of Nov. 12-18 … named Big over Radford in the Big South Championship ti tle game (11/18) … South Player of the Week for Sept. 18 … fi nished ninth in the conference in points …. ti ed for fourth in the Big South in assists … scored game- 2006 (So.): Appeared in 14 matches … winning goal and assisted on another in a 2-1 triumph at Gardner-Webb picked up one helper in 6-0 victory over (9/8) … nett ed both Liberty goals in a 2-1 win over UNC Wilmington Southern Virginia (10/23) … named to (9/16) … had a goal and an assist in 8-0 victory over Columbia Union Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … (10/8) … assisted on game-winner in Big South Championship fi rst round win over UNC Asheville (11/15) … nett ed goal in second overti me for a 2005 (Fr.): Played in 11 matches ... 1-0 triumph over Winthrop in the Big South Championship semifi nals scored two goals, including game- (11/16) … had an assist in 2-1 vic- winner, in 3-2 win over VMI (10/26) ttoryo over Radford in the Big South ... named to Big South Presidenti al CChampionship ti tle game (11/18) … Honor Roll ...

22006 (So.): Played in 12 games with Prep: Graduate of Chestertown Chris- nnine starts … tallied eight points ti an ... Athlete of the Year as a senior oon three goals and two assists … ... four-ti me school MVP ... led team sselected to All-Big South second to perfect 20-0 record and a state tteame … nett ed game-winner on and regional championship ... four-ti me MACS all-tournament team ... ppenalty kick in 2-1 win over Gard- four-ti me lett erwinner ... also member of team, where he nner-Webb (9/25) … scored goal received both the Coaches Award and the Sportsmanship Award ... 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER aat Birmingham-Southern (9/30) Personal: Son of Mike and Joanne Chastain ... birthday is on May 16. … had fi rst LU goal in 2-0 win over BBirmingham-Southern in fi rst round oof Big South Championship (11/2) … CHASTAIN AT LIBERTY PPrevious School: Played Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points fforo Virginia Tech in 2005 ... 2007 15/0 3 2 1 5 pplayed in 14 games with 10 2006 14/0 8 0 1 1 starts ... recorded 13 points on fi ve goals and three assists ... 2005 11/0 5 2 0 4 Prep: Graduate of Nkwati a Presbyterian ... two-player of Total 40/0 16 4 2 10 the year in Kwahu ... represented Ghana on the U-17 Na- ti onal team ... played club soccer with the Liberty Colts ...

Personal: Son of Samuel Boateng and Mary Osei ... birthday is on Jan. 2.

BOATENG AT LIBERTY Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2007 20/20 44 5 5 15 2006 12/9 24 3 2 8 Total 32/29 68 8 7 23

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2004 (Fr.): Redshirted ... named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll ...

Juan Carlos CHAVEZ Prep: Graduate of Heritage Christi an 6-5, 185 - Sr. - Midfi elder/Forward School … team captain in 2004 ... named Lakeland, Fla. team MVP and best defender … selected Harrison School for the Arts to all-city fi rst team, all-metro and IHSSA all-district team in senior year … select- 2266 ed to all-city fi rst team his freshman sea- son ... played club soccer for FC Pride … team captain in 2002, 2003 and 2004 ... 2007 (Jr.): Did not see any playing ti me … led FC Pride to State Cup championships in 2002 and 2003 … 2006 (So.): Saw acti on in one contest … Personal: Son of Phil and Carol Gelatt … 2005 (Fr.): Did not see any playing ti me ... pursuing master’s degree ... graduated last May with a degree in kinesiology … Prep: Graduate of Harrison School for the Arts ... team MVP in both his birthday is on Oct. 17. junior and senior seasons ... all-conference fi rst-team honoree as a se- nior and second-team selecti on as a junior ... captained team to district championship as a senior ... two-ti me captain ... four-ti me lett erwinner GELATT AT LIBERTY ... received Coaches Award in sophomore year ... Year GP/G Shots Goals Assists Points

Personal: Son of Guillermo and Pam Hernandez ... his uncle played pro- 2007 20/20 4 0 1 1 fessionally in Mexico ... birthday is on May 27. 2006 15/15 5 1 0 2 2005 10/7 1 0 0 0 Total 45/42 10 1 1 3 CHAVEZ AT LIBERTY Year GP/G Shots Goals Assists Points 2006 1/0 0 0 0 0

Daniel McGARRY 6-0, 160 - Sr. - Midfi elder/Forward Philadelphia, Pa. Mike GELATT Northeast Catholic HS (Arcadia) 5-10, 190 - R-Sr. - Defender/Midfi elder Indianapolis, Ind. 7 Herti age Christi an School

2007 (Jr.): Started 19 games … scored six points on one goal and four 3 assists … named to All-Big South second team … ti ed for ninth in the Big South in assists ... assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 triumph at Camp- 2007 (R-Jr.): Started all 20 games … named to 2007 ESPN The Maga- bell (9/5) … had two assists in 3-0 victory over Radford (9/26) … scored zine Men’s Soccer Academic All-American fi rst team … only the fourth ggame-winning goal in 4-1 win Liberty student-athlete ever to be selected to the nati onal fi rst team … oover VMI (11/6) … named to VaSID all-state fi rst team … selected All-Big South fi rst team … helped Liberty post a conference-leading nine shutouts and ti e for No. PPrevious School: Played two 29 in the country with a 0.45 shutout percentage …key member of a sseasons for Arcadia University Flames defense which had a 1.07 goals-against-average …. earned Big ..... selected to 2004 and 2005 South Presidenti al Honor Roll menti on … rregional All-America fi rst-team rroster ... Pennsylvania Athleti c 2006 (R-So.): Started all 15 games … scored fi rst collegiate goal in 2-0 CConference (PAC) all-confer- win at UNC Asheville (10/14) … a key member of the defense which al- eence fi rst-team selecti on in lowed one goal during a fi ve-game winning streak at season’s end, post- bboth seasons ... in 2005, played ing shutouts in four contests… over last three matches Flames held op- in 18 games with 17 starts ... hhad 18 points on eight goals 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY ponents scoreless for 347:54 … named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … aand two assists ... in 2004, led tteam to PAC ti tle and the third 2005 (R-Fr..): Played in 10 games, starti ng seven ... named to Big South rround of the NCAA Division III Presidenti al Honor Roll ... TTournament ...

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Prep: Graduate of Northeast Christi an School ... four-ti me lett erwinner ... all-conference member as both a junior and senior ...

Personal: Son of Sean and Ann McGarry ... majoring in criminal justi ce ... Bill PINETTE father played collegiate soccer at LaSalle, while brother Neil played for 5-9, 155 - Sr. - Midfi elder/Defense Manor ... birthday is on Aug. 28. Fredricksburg, Va. Staff ord Senior HS

McGARRY AT LIBERTY 1133 Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2007 (Jr.): Played in three games … tallied four points on a goal and two 2007 19/19 19 1 4 6 assists … had a goal and assisted on two others in 8-0 win over Columbia Union (10/8) … earned Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll menti on …

2006 (So.): Did not play … named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll ...

22005 (Fr.): Played in 12 games with Douglas NYAME oone start ... scored fi rst collegiate 6-0, 180 - Sr. - Defender/Midfi elder ggoal at Campbell (9/7)... scored Kumasi, Ghana ggoal at Gardner-Webb (9/10) ... Premph HS (Anderson) nnamed to Big South Presidenti al HHonor Roll ... 1177 PPrep: Graduate of Staff ord Senior HHigh School ... second-leading goal sscorer in school history ... all-area 2007(Jr.): Started all 20 games … scored a goal … selected All-Big South aand all-district fi rst-team honoree second team … scored fi rst goal in 2-1 win over Radford in Big South Cham- asa a senior ... all-district second- pionship ti tle game (11/18) … helped Liberty post a conference-leading teamte performer as a junior ... led nine shutouts and ti e for No. 29 in the country with a 0.45 shutout per- teamte to fi rst-ever state tournament centage … starter on a Flames defense appearanceappearance as juniorjunior ... scored game-winninggame-w goal in district champion- which had a 1.07 goals-against-average ship in same season ... three-year lett erwinner in cross country ... as …. earned Big South Presidenti al Honor a junior, went to regionals for the pole vault in track and fi eld ... won

Roll menti on … Jimmy Jones Award, which is given to senior who has excelled in sports 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER throughout high school ... three-ti me three-sport academic award win- Previous School: Played two seasons at ner ... editor of school newspaper for two years ... given fi rst in state and Anderson University … NSCAA Division nati onal honorable menti on for page layout ... II Southeast region second-team selec- ti on and fi rst-team all-conference per- Personal: Son of Mike and Laurie Pinett e ... birthday is on Sept. 24. former in 2005 … selected team MVP as a freshman … PINETTE AT LIBERTY Prep: Graduate of Prempeh College … Year GP/G Shots Goals Assists Points named all-region and team co-captain in senior season … helped team win 2007 3/0 1 1 2 4 regional championship … team fi nished 2005 12/1 4 2 0 4 second in the region as a junior … three- Total 15/1 5 3 2 8 year starter … Dean’s and President’s List member …

Personal: Son of Douglas and Rose Nyame … birthday is on Feb. 26.

NYAME AT LIBERTY Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2007 20/20 5 1 0 2

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Justin WILLOUGHBY Juan GUZMAN 5-10, 145 - R-Sr. - Forward/Midfi elder 5-9, 155 - Jr. - Midfi elder/Forward Greenville, N.C. Charlott e, N.C. 223Trinity Chris3ti an School Charlo111tt e La1ti n School

2007 (R-Jr.): Appeared in 18 contests … scored nine points on three 2007 (So.): Started all 20 games … selected to NSCAA All-South Atlanti c goals and three assists … selected to the Big South All-Tournament team Region team … named to All-Big South fi rst team … scored seven points … nett ed a goal in 2-0 victory at UNC Asheville (10/18) … scored goal in on two goals and three assists … nett ed game-winning goal in 3-0 triumph 4-1 win over VMI (11/5) … had game-winning goal in 2-1 come-from- at Radford (9/26) … scored goal in 4-1 win over VMI (11/6) … earned Big behind win over UNC Asheville in Big South Championship fi rst round South Presidenti al Honor Roll menti on … game (11/15) … assisted on goal in 2-1 win over Radford in Big South Championship ti tle game (11/18) … 2006 (Fr.): Started all 15 contests … tallied six points on two goals and two assists … selected to Big South All-Freshman team … assisted on goal 2006 (R-So.): Appeared in nine which allowed Darryl Roberts to break Liberty all-ti me scoring mark in contests … scored fi rst goal of 3-2 win over VMI (10/12) … scored two goals and assisted on another in collegiate career in 6-0 win over 6-0 victory over Southern Virginia (10/23) … named to Big South Presi- Southern Virginia (10/23) … denti al Honor Roll …

2005 (R-Fr.): Played in 15 match- Prep: Graduate of Charlott e es ... had an assist in 3-2 victory Lati n School ... in 2005, led over VMI (10/26) ... his team to 17-1-2 mark and into the state championship 2004 (Fr.): Did not see playing game ... in 2004, led his team ti me ... redshirted … to a state championship and a 21-1-2 record ... was selected Prep: Graduate of Trinity Chris- All-South fi rst team along with ti an School ... selected all-state NSCAA All-Region and All-State each of his four seasons ... all- ... ranked among top 30 U.S. conference fi rst-team performer high school recruits in 2005 … all four years ... prolifi c goal scor- made the all-star team at the er with over 40 goals in his last Adidas elite soccer program three seasons ... two years (2004 and 2005), which recognizes the top 150 Personal: Son of Kenneth Willoughby ... majoring in criminal justi ce ... youth players in the program birthday is on Aug. 5. and has also been a member of the NSCAA/Adidas youth All- America team and the United States Boys Under-15 Nati onal team ... WILLOUGHBY AT LIBERTY Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points Personal: Son of Camilo and Margarita Guzman ... birthday is on Aug. 31. 2007 18/0 14 3 3 9 2006 9/0 7 1 0 2 2005 15/0 4 0 1 1 GUZMAN AT LIBERTY Total 42/0 25 4 4 12 Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 2007 20/20 14 2 3 7 2006 15/15 16 2 2 6 Total 35/35 30 4 5 13 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY

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Chris MANDELL Chris OSBORNE 6-4, 200 - R-Jr. - Midfi elder/Defender 5-7, 155 - Jr. - Midfi elder/Defender Bowling Green, Va. York, Pa. Fredricksburg2244 Christi an HS 222York Suburban2 HS

2007 (R-So.): Played in 12 games with eight starts … tallied fi ve points 2007 (So.): (S ) AppearedAdi in seven contests … had two shot att empts, one on a goal and three assists … nett ed goal in 8-0 win over Columbia Union against Mount Vernon Nazarene and one against Columbia Union (10/8) … assisted on fi rst goal in 2-02 win at UNC Asheville (10/18) 22006 (Fr.): Did not see acti on … re- … named to Big South Presidenti al cceived Coaches Award, which recog- HonorH Roll … nnizes the player who demonstrates ggrowth as a player and a person, in- 20062 (R-Fr.): Played in four games vvests his life in the lives of others and withw one start … named to Big is willing to serve his teammates and SouthS Presidenti al Honor Roll … ccoaches on a consistent basis …

20052 (Fr.): Did not see any playing PPrep: Graduate of York Suburban High ti me ... redshirted … SSchool ... three-ti me lett erwinner ... sselected to the York All-County fi rst Prep:P Graduate of Fredericksburg tteame as a York County All-Star as a ChrisC ti an ... honorable menti on all- ssenior ... in 2005, had 34 points on 12 states player in senior year ... fi rst ggoals and 10 assists ... teamte all-conference as a junior and seniors ... second-team all-confer- PPersonal: Son of Richard and Karin Os- encee honoree as a sophomore ... bborne ... birthday is on Feb. 2. ledle his school’s Fellowship of Chris- ti an Athletes ...

Personal: Son of Steve and Ellen Mandell ... birthday is on July 15. 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER OSBORNE AT LIBERTY Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points MANDELL AT LIBERTY 2007 7/0 2 0 0 0 Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points

2007 12/8 12 1 3 5 2006 4/1 0 0 0 0 Total 16/9 12 1 3 5 Kyle PROBST 6-0, 175 - Jr. - Goalkeeper Northumberland, Pa. 000Shikellamy0 HS

2007 (So.): Did not see acti on in fi rst season at Liberty …

Prep: Graduate of Shikellamy High School … earned all-state, league MVP and fi rst-team all-conference honors as a senior … second-team all-conference and team defensive player of the year as a junior … also served as team captain as a junior … four-year starter …

Personal: Son of Brian and Angela Probst … birthday is on Nov. 27.

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2006 (R-Fr.): Received medical redshirt … named to Big South Presiden- ti al Honor Roll …

Andrew SCHECK 2005 (Fr.): Started 14 matches ... 6-0, 160 - Jr. - Forward/Midfi elder named to 2005 Big South all-confer- Mt. Juliet, Tenn. ence second team and All-Freshman North Cobb Christi an HS team ... named to Big South Presi- 2 denti al Honor Roll ... Prep: Graduate of Seff ner Christi an Academy ... three-ti me Gatorade 2007 (So.): Played in 14 games with two starts … earned Big South Will to Win Athlete of the Year ... Presidenti al Honor Roll menti on … four-ti me all-conference fi rst-team member ... three-ti me team MVP ... 22006 (Fr.): Saw acti on in one match Most Outstanding Off ensive Player of … received Coaches Award which the Year as a freshman ... four-ti me rerecognizes the player who dem- lett erwinner ... led team to district oonstrates growth as a player and a championship in senior season ... pperson, invests his life in the lives member of Florida Olympic Development (ODP) team and ODP regional oof others and is willing to serve his team ... selected to Adidas/ESP team ... member of U-18 club state tteammatese and coaches on a consis- championship team ... honor roll and principal’s list ... valedictorian … ttente basis … named to Big South PPresidenti al Honor Roll … Personal: Son of Michael and Cynthia Ward … birthday is on May 5.

PPrep: Graduate of North Cobb CChristi an School … all-state honoree WARD AT LIBERTY aas a senior ... two-ti me all-region ppreformer as junior and senior ... Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points scored the game-winning goal in state quarterfi nals in senior season … 2007 20/20 1 0 1 1 led team to two state semifi nal appearances in three years … captain 2005 14/14 0 0 0 0 of team senior year … ranked in top 50 goal scorers in eighth grade year in Alabama … three-ti me lett erman at two separate schools… Total 34/34 1 0 1 1 made state fi nals for 400 meter dash in track … student body president senior year …

Personal: Son of Greg and Lori Scheck ... birthday is on Nov. 10. Paul GILBERT SCHECK AT LIBERTY 6-1, 190 - So. - Goalkeeper Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points Rockvale, Tenn. 2007 14/2 3 0 0 0 Blackman HS 2006 1/0 0 0 0 0 Total 15/2 3 0 0 0 1

2007 (Fr.): Started all 20 games … posted a 13-5-2 mark with a 1.08 GAA and .699 save percentage … allowed 22 goals and made 51 saves in 1,841 minutes … eight shutouts … Big South Freshman of the Year … selected to All-Big South second team … named to Big South All- Michael WARD Freshman team … led the conference 5-9, 170 - R-Jr. - Midfi elder/Defender in shutouts … recorded fi rst career win Seff ner, Fla. with 3-0 triumph over Mount Vernon Seff ner Christi an Academy Nazarene (9/1) … made a season-high seven saves in 1-0 victory at Campbell (9/5) … turned away four shots in 1-0 8 win over Winthrop (9/29) … shut out UNC Asheville 2-0 (10/18) … made two 2007 (R-So.): Started all 20 games … had one assist … helped Liberty saves in 1-0, 2 OT win over Winthrop in

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY post a conference-leading nine shutouts and ti e for No. 29 in the Big South semifi nals (11/16) … recorded country with a 0.45 shutout percentage … starter on a Flames defense two saves in 2-1 win over Radford in Big which had a 1.07 goals-against-average …. earned Big South Presiden- South Championship ti tle game (11/18) ti al Honor Roll menti on … … named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll …

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Prep: Graduate of Blackman High School … member of all-state and all-region teams in 2006 … selected Daily New Journal Player of the Year and fi rst-team all-district in senior season … two-year team captain … four-year lett erwinner … member of Tennessee ODP State team … Joe PISELLI Tennessee United Soccer Club 88 team captain for two years … Nati onal 5-11, 160 - So. - Defender/Midfi elder Honor Society member … honor roll member … Portsmouth, Va. Home School (Tidewater CC) Personal: Son of Peggy Gilbert … birthday is on July 5. 1155 GILBERT AT LIBERTY Year GP/GS Min. Svs. GA GAA SHO 2007 (Fr.): Att ended Tidewater Community College ... played one season with the Storm ... 2007 20/20 1841:07 51 22 1.08 8 Prep: Homeschooled ... played for the Churchland Soccer Club ...

Personal: Son of Michael and Gloria Piselli. Andrew MADERO 5-10, 160 - So. - Goalkeeper Tampa, Fla. Thad TAYLOR Alonso HS (Thomas) 5-8, 150 - So. - Defender/Midfi elder Spring, Texas 2277 Klein HS 2007 (So.): (So ): Sat out season a ft er transfer … 1122 Previous School: Lett erwinner at Thomas University in 2005 … redshirted the previous season at Northeastern University … 2007 (Fr.): Played in nine games with three starts … named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … Prep: Graduate of Alonso High School … all-conference and all-county performer all four seasons … defensive MVP as a freshman … four-ti me Prep: Graduate of Klein High School lett erwinner … holds school record for saves and games played … mem- … all-district as a junior and senior … team won Texas 5A State Champion- ber of Nati onal and Spanish Honor Societi es … Beta member … 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER ship in 2005 with record of 32-1 … in his Personal: Son of Martha Madero … birthday is on Sept. 12. three years as a member of the team, Klein posted a 82-2-4 mark … scored 30 or more points as both a junior and se- nior … Nati onal Honor Society member Panashe NHEKARIO … teammate of fellow Flame Brian Ed- man at Klein 5-10, 165 - So. - Goalkeeper Smyrna, Ga. Personal: Son of Mike and Kookie 0Wheeler HS Taylor … birthday is on July 6. TAYLOR AT LIBERTY

2007 (Fr.): Saw acti on in one game … did not allow a goal in 15:54 in an Year GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points 8-0 victory over Columbia Union (10/8) … named to Big South Presiden- 2007 9/3 0 0 0 0 ti al Honor Roll …

Prep: Graduate of Wheeler High School … team MVP and region hon- orable menti on as a senior … team rookie of the year as sophomore … three-year lett erwinner … member of Spanish Honor Society …

Personal: Son of Mabasa and Blessed Nhekairo … birthday is on Nov. 11.

NHEKARIO AT LIBERTY Year GP/GS Min. Svs. GA GAA SHO

2007 1/0 15:54 0 0 0.00 0

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Darren AM0O Brian EDMAN 5-10, 180 - R-Fr. - Forward/Midfi elder 5-10, 160 - R-Fr. - Defender/Midfi elder Accra, Ghana Spring, Texas 118Presbyterian8 School 6Klein HS

2007 (R-Fr.): Did not play ... sat out due to academic requirements .... 2007 (Fr.): Did not play ... redshirted ... earned Big South Presidenti al garnered Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll menti on ... Honor Roll menti on ...

Prep: Graduate of Presbyterian Boys Secondary School … named team Prep: Graduate of Klein High School … lett ered as a defender in junior sportsman of the year as junior … selected talent of the year as a sopho- season … team went unbeaten with a 28-0-1 mark during the season more … … Nati onal Honor Society member … teammate of fellow Flame Thad Taylor at Klein … Personal: Son of Alex Amoo and Eunice Hodges … birthday is on June 2. Personal: Son of Larry and Maria Edman … birthday is on Nov. 4.

Timothy BULLOCK 5-11, 150 - Fr. - Midfi elder/Forward Andrew JONES Forest, Va. 5-11, 168 - Fr. - Defender-Midfi elder Jeff erson Forest HS Louisville, Ky. 2255 Kentucky114 Country4 Day HS Prep: Graduate of Jeff erson Forest High School ... named to the VACA all-state team three ti mes, garnering a fi rst-team selecti on as a senior Prep: Graduate of Kentucky County Day High School ... set high schools ... played in Virginia State All-Star game in 2008 ... recieved all-regional career assist record, eclipsing the previous mark in his junior season ... se- and all-district fi rst-team menti ons, along with being named district lected to all-state A team as a senior and sophomore ... captain and Board member as a senior ... honorable menti on all-district as a junior ... Award winner as a senior ... Freshman of the Year ... four-year starter at NACA all-nati onal team and all-conference VACA MVP as a sophomore center midfi elder ... honor roll member ... honor council member ... six- ... all-VACA conference squad ... ti me state champion with Javanon Soccer Club ...

Personal: Son of Clay and Renae Bullock … birthday is on March 4. Personal: Son of Robert and Margaret Jones … birthday is on Aug. 19.

Karol CHORAK Juan NIÑO 5-11, 160 - Fr. - Midfi elder/Forward 5-9, 150 - Fr. - Midfi elder/Forward Saint Louis, Mo. Koty, Texas Chaminade9 College Prep Cinco4 Ranch HS Prep: Graduate of Cinco Ranch HS ... named by topdrawersoccer.com Prep: Graduate of Chaminade College Prep ... three-year lett erwinner as one of the top 100 freshmen to watch in 2008 ... selected Houston as a midfi elder ... invited to U.S. Men’s U-18 camp in Jan. 2006 ... gradu- Chronicle Player of the Year and fi rst team all-state as a senior ... two- ated Magna Cum Laude ... ti me fi rst team all-region, all-greater Houston and all-district member as a junior and senior ... second team all-district as a sophomore ... four- Personal: Son of Richard and Michele Chorak … birthday is on Nov. 11. year varsity starter at center midfi eld ... att ended Adidas ESP camp in 2007 ... also has parti cipated in two nati onal team camps ... a member of

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY the Texas Olympic Development Team from 2002-08 ... led his club team, Texans FC, to the South Texas State Championship ... also parti cipated in the Houston Dynamo Academy ...

Personal: Son of Fernando and Adnona Niño … birthday is on Aug. 19.

16 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON MEET THE FLAMES

Chris PHILLIPS Alex VERVILLE 5-10,5 160 - R- Fr. - Defender/Midfi elder 6-0, 175 - Fr. - Midfi elder/Forward Brownsburg, Ind. Rochester Hills, Mich. Brownsburg HS 1199 Rochester5 Adams HS

2007 (Fr.): Started four games, before receiving medical redshirt … scored Prep: Graduate of Rochester Adams High School ... a four-ti me all-state game-winning goal in 1-0 victory at Campbell (9/5) … earned Big South team member, including fi rst-team selecti ons as a junior and senior ... Presidenti al Honor Roll menti on … two-ti me fi rst-team all-region member ... named to Dream Team as a senior ... key component in helping Rochester Adams to state semifi nal Prep: Graduate of Brownsburg High School … all-state, all-district and all- contests in 2004 and 2006 ... parti cipated in state Olympic Development conference in both senior and junior seasons … named team’s defender Program since 2002 ... helped club team, Vadar, to six State Cup and of the year as a senior … two-ti me team captain … four-ti me lett erwinner regional championships ... was named State Cup MVP in 2004 ... also … A/B Honor Roll member as a junior and senior … parti cipated in football, basketball and track ...

Personal: Son of Joseph and Cindy Phillips … birthday is on Jan. 25. Personal: Son of David and Tami Verville ... birthday is on Aug. 15.

PHILLIPS AT LIBERTY Year GP/G Shots Goals Assists Points Greg WHITE 2007 4/4 4 1 0 2 5-11, 150 - Fr. - Midfi elder/Defender Wellington, Nova Scoti a 221Lockview1 HS Prep: Graduate of Lockview High School … team captain each of his Henock SNOOK three years of high school ... team MVP as both a junior and senior ... 5-7, 140 - Fr. - Midfi elder/Defender selected to all-star team in junior year ... selected to play for Dunbrack 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER San Diego, Calif. Soccer Club at 2008 U18 Tier I Club Nati onals ... trained with the Dart- Francis W. Parker HS mouth United Senior Men’s Division I team in 2008 ... team captain for U18 Tier I Scoti a Soccer Club ... selected for U16 Provincial team for the 2006-07 year ... MVP of 2007 Atlanti c U-16 Provincial Tournament ... 2200 member of two-ti me U16 Tier I Provincial and Nati onal champions Sco- ti a Soccer Club ... also played hockey and soft ball in high school ... Prep: Graduate of Francis W. Parker High School ... named most valuable off ensive player, recieved career achievement award and earned CIF-SDS Personal: Son of Sherman and Bev White … birthday is on Feb. 2. all-academic team honors as a senior ... two-ti me all-coastal team mem- ber ... helped team to CIF-SDS D4 Championships as a sophomore and junior ... four-ti me lett erwinner ... was an honors graduate with disti nc- ti on ... 4 A’s of Excellence recogniti on ... member of Red Bull Nati onal League 17 Champion ... club was two-ti me regional champion

Personal: Son of Sandra Snook ... birthday is on Oct. 3.

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 17 2008 OPPONENTS 2008 SEASON

Bluefield Ramblin’ Rams Campbell Fighting Camels Marshall Thundering Herd Aug. 29 zHome z7 p.m. Sept. 2 zHome z7 p.m. Sept. 6 zAway z1 p.m. Locati on: Bluefi eld, Va. Locati on: Buies Creek, N.C. Locati on: Hunti ngton, W.Va. Founded: 1922 Founded: 1887 Founded: 1837 Enrollment: 850 Enrollment: 6,654 Enrollment: 13,814 Conference: Appalachian Conference: Atlanti c Sun Conference: Conference USA Colors: Royal Blue, Red & White Colors: Orange & Black Colors: Green & White Head Coach: Steve Laraba Head Coach: Doug Hess Head Coach: Bob Gray Record at School: 13-21-2 (Two Years) Record at School: 52-54-8 (6 Years) Record at School: 128-113-1 (12 Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Career Record: 381-189-39 (30 Years) 2007 Record: 7-11-0 2007 Record: 13-6-3 2007 Record: 10-9-1 Conference Record/Finish: 2-5/Sixth Conference Record: 5-2-2/Third Conference Record: 3-5/Sixth Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 12/3 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 15/6 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 20/6 Soccer SID: Jason Massey Soccer SID: Stan Cole Soccer SID: Conor Laff ey Email: jmassey@bluefi eld.edu Email: [email protected] Email: laff [email protected] SID Phone: (276) 326-4274 SID Phone: (910) 893-1331 SID Phone: (304) 696-4662 SID Fax: (276) 326-4210 SID Fax: (910) 893-1330 SID Fax: (304) 832-2426 Web Site: bluefi eld.edu Web Site: GoCamels.com Web Site: herdzone.com All-Time Against Liberty: First Meeti ng All-Time Against Liberty: CU leads 10-6-1 All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 3-1-1

Radford Highlanders Tar Heels Howard Bison Sept. 12 zAway z7 p.m. Sept. 16 zHome z7 p.m. Sept. 19 zAway z7 p.m. Locati on: Radford, Va. Locati on: Chapel Hill, N.C. Locati on: Washington, D.C. Founded: 1910 Founded: 1789 Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 9,122 Enrollment: 28,000 Enrollment: 10,500 Conference: Big South Conference: Atlanti c Coast Conference: Atlanti c Soccer Colors: Red and White Colors: Carolina Blue & White Colors: Navy Blue, Red & White Head Coach: Spencer Smith Head Coach: Elmar Bolowich Head Coach: Michael Lawrence Record at School: 124-120-25 (14 Years) Record at School: 223-130-31 (19 Years) Record at School: First Year Career Record: 158-171-31 (19 Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same 2007 Record: 11-9-0 2007 Record: 7-8-5 2007 Record: 3-8-5 Conference Record: 3-3-0/Fourth Conference Record: 3-5/Sixth Conference Record: 1-3-1/Sixth Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 16/10 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 15/8 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 14/4 Soccer SID: Joey Beeler Soccer SID: John Marti n Soccer SID: Chevonee Mansfi eld Email: [email protected] Email: johnmarti [email protected] Email: cmansfi [email protected] SID Phone: (540) 831-5726 SID Phone: (919) 962-0084 SID Phone: (202) 806-7182 SID Fax: (540) 831-5556 SID Fax: (919) 843-2309 SID Fax: (202) 806-9595 Web Site: RadfordAthleti cs.com Web Site: TarHeelBlue.com Web Site: howard-bison.com All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 20-12-6 All-Time Against Liberty: UNC leads, 2-0 All-Time Against Liberty: Howard leads, 6-0

Winthrop Eagles Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Sept. 18 zAway z7 p.m. Sept. 30 zHome z7 p.m. Oct. 4 zHome z1 p.m. Locati on: Rock Hill, S.C. Locati on: High Point, N.C. Locati on: Conway, S.C. Founded: 1886 Founded: 1924 Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 6,500 Enrollment: 3,500 Enrollment: 8,300 Conference: Big South Conference: Big South Conference: Big South Colors: Garnett & Gold Colors: Purple and White Colors: Coastal Green, Bronze & Black Head Coach: Rich Posipanko Head Coach: Dusti n Fonder Head Coach: Shaun Docking Record at School: 190-158-25 (19 Years) Record at School: 5-14-1 (1 Year) Record at School: 125-64-14 (10 Years) Career Record: 302-207-45 (29 Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: 145-83-16 (12 Years) 2007 Record: 11-4-3 2007 Record: 5-14-1 2007 Record: 10-8-1 Conference Record: 3-2-1/Third Conference Record: 1-5/Sixth Conference Record: 6-0/First Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 14/9 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 18/4 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 11/11 Soccer SID: Brett Redden Soccer SID: Manny Nieves Soccer SID: Scott Kemps Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY SID Phone: (803) 323-2129 ext. 6246 SID Phone: (336) 841-4638 SID Phone: (843) 349-2848 SID Fax: (803) 323-2433 SID Fax: (336) 841-9182 SID Fax: (843) 349-2819 Web Site: withropeagles.com Web Site: highpointpanthers.com Web Site: GoCCUSports.com All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 18-7-1 All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 9-8-4 All-Time Against Liberty: CCU leads, 12-6

18 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON 2008 OPPONENTS

Virginia Cavaliers Southern Virginia Knights Oct. 7 zAway z7 p.m. Oct. 14 zHome z7 p.m. Oct. 18 zAway z1 p.m. Locati on: Charlott esville, Va. Locati on: Buena Vista, Va. Locati on: Clinton, S.C. Founded: 1819 Founded: 1996 Founded: 1880 Enrollment: 13,401 Enrollment: 725 Enrollment: 1,200 Conference: Atlanti c Coast Conference: Independent Conference: Big South Colors: Navy & Orange Colors: Green, Black & White Colors: Blue & Garnet Head Coach: George Gelnovatch Head Coach: Tom Longenecker Head Coach: Bret Boulware Record at School: 184-67-21 (12 Years) Record at School: 5-10-0 (First Year) Record at School: 69-57-13 (Seven Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Career Record: Same 2007 Record: 12-8-2 2007 Record: 5-10-0 2007 Record: 4-11-2 Conference Record: 1-5-2/8th Conference Record: N/A Conference Record: N/A Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 14/9 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 15/8 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 12/10 Soccer SID: Amy Mulligan Soccer SID: Kyle [email protected] Soccer SID: Brian Hand Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SID Phone: (434) 982-5534 SID Phone: (540) 261-4524 SID Phone: (864) 833-8252 SID Fax: (434) 982-5525 SID Fax: (540) 261-8434 SID Fax: (864) 833-8323 Web Site: virginiasports.com Web Site: svuknights.com Web Site: GoBlueHose.com All-Time Against Liberty: UVa leads, 16-0 All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 4-0 All-Time Against Liberty: First Meeti ng

Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs VMI Keydets Oct. 21 zAway z7 p.m. Oct. 24 zAway z7 p.m. Nov. 4 zAway z3 p.m. Locati on: Boiling Springs, N.C.. Locati on: Farmville, Va. Locati on: Lexington, Va. Founded: 1905 Founded: 1839 Found: 1839 Enrollment: 3,900 Enrollment: 4,500 Enrollment: 1,300 Conference: Big South Conference: Atlanti c Soccer Conference: Big South Colors: Red & Black Colors: Blue & White Colors: Red, White & Yellow Head Coach: Tony Setzer Head Coach: Jon Atkinson Head Coach: Ben Freakley Record at School: 141-229-24 (19 Years) Record at School: 21-26-9 (Three years) Record at School: 8-25-4 (Two Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Career Record: 19-44-6 (Four Years) 2007 Record: 3-16-1 2007 Record: 8-8-3 2007 Record: 6-10-3 Conference Record: 3-6-0/6th (A-Sun) Conference Record: 3-2/2nd Conference Record: 2-3-1/5th Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 18/6 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 11/16 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 17/8 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER Soccer SID: Greg Humphrey Soccer SID: Kristi an Marti n Soccer SID: Brad Salois Email:[email protected] Email: marti [email protected] Email: [email protected] SID Phone: (704) 406-3981 SID Phone: (434) 395-2718 SID Phone: (540) 464-7015 SID Fax: (704) 406-4739 SID Fax: (434) 395-2568 SID Fax: (540) 464-7583 Web Site: gwusports.com Web Site: longwoodlancers.com Web Site: vmikeydets.com All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 7-1-1 All-Time Against Liberty: Liberty leads, 8-4-2 All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 13-1-1

UNC Asheville Bulldogs Big South Championship NCAA Tournament Nov. 8 zHome z 1 p.m. Nov. 13-16 z Conway, S.C. Nov. 21-Dec. 14 z TB CCU Soccer Field Locati on: Asheville, N.C. Founded: 1927 First Round - Nov. 13 First Round - Nov. 21 or 22 Enrollment: 3,500 No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 seed On Campus Sites - TBD Conference: Big South No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed Colors: Royal Blue and White No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed Second Round - Nov. 25 Head Coach: Steve Cornish No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed On Campus SItes - TBD Record at School: 94-184-15 (16 Years) Career Record: Same Semifi nals - Nov. 14 Third Round - Nov. 29 or 30 2007 Record: 4-13-1 No. 1/8 winner vs. No. 4/5 winner On Campus Sites - TBD Conference Record: 0-6-0/7th No. 2/7 winner vs. No. 3/6 winner Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 9/9 Quarterfi nals - Dec. 5, 6 or 7 Soccer SID: Mike Gore Championship - Nov. 16 On Campus Sites - TBD Email: [email protected] No. 1/8 vs. No. 4/5 winner vs. SID Phone: (828) 251-6923 No. 2/7 vs. No. 3/6 winner Men’s College Cup - Dec. 12 & 14 SID Fax: (828) 251-6386 Pizza Hut Park Web Site: uncabulldogs.com Frisco, Texas All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 17-5-1

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 19 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDSRDS 2008 SEASON

First Last Last First Last Last W-L-T Meeti ng Played Score W-L-T Meeti ng Played Score Alabama-Huntsville 1-1-0 1983 1985 W, 2-1 Mars Hill 2-0-0 1990 1999 W, 2-1 (OT) American 0-1-0 2000 2000 L, 1-2 Marshall 3-1-1 1996 2007 0-0, (2OT) Appalachian State 5-6-1 1987 2005 L, 1-2 Maryland 0-1-0 2001 2001 L, 1-2 Army 1-0-0 2002 2002 W, 2-1 (OT) UMBC 4-1-0 1992 1997 W, 2-1 Ashbury 1-0-0 1985 1985 W, 1-0 Maryville 2-0-0 1988 1989 W, 2-1 Atlanti c Christi an 1-0-0 1980 1980 W, 2-1 Mary Washington 0-1-0 1984 1984 L, 0-1 Averett 3-2-0 1976 2002 W, 10-0 Memphis 2-0-0 1989 1990 W, 2-0 Bapti st Bible, Mo. 0-1-0 1978 1978 L, 2-3 Messiah 0-1-0 1980 1980 W, 2-0 Bapti st Bible, Pa. 1-0-0 1980 1980 W, 2-1 Morehead State 2-0-0 1989 1992 W, 6-0 Biola 0-1-0 1980 1980 W, 3-1 Mt. St. Mary’s, Md. 0-1-0 1984 1984 L, 0-3 Birmingham-Southern 2-6-1 2001 2006 W, 2-0 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 2-0-0 1982 2007 W, 3-0 Bluefi eld First Meeti ng Navy 2-3-0 1989 2002 W, 1-0 Bowling Green 0-1-0 1991 1991 L, 0-1 North Carolina 0-2-0 2007 2007 L, 1-7 Bryan 2-0-0 1983 1985 W, 6-0 North Carolina State 1-1-1 1998 2002 L, 1-2 Campbell 6-10-1 1977 2007 W, 1-0 North Carolina Wesleyan 1-0-0 1997 1997 W, 4-0 Carson-Newman 1-0-0 1991 1991 W, 7-1 Old Dominion 1-1-0 2000 2001 L, 0-4 Catawba 0-1-0 1981 1981 L, 1-2 Pacifi c Lutheran 1-0-0 1986 1986 W, 2-0 Cedarville 1-0-0 1979 1979 W, 3-0 Pembroke State 1-0-0 1976 1976 W, 4-3 Central Wesleyan 1-0-0 1981 1981 W, 2-0 Philadelphia Bible 1-0-2 1980 1982 T, 0-0 Charleston, W.Va. 1-0-0 1991 1991 W, 3-2 Piedmont Bible 1-0-0 1982 1982 W, 8-0 Charleston Southern 9-1-1 1992 2002 W, 2-1 Presbyterian First Meeti ng Christopher Newport 3-2 1 1976 1985 W, 5-4 Radford 20-12-6 1975 2007 W, 2-1 The Citadel 2-0-0 1995 1996 W, 5-0 Randolph-Macon 1-3-1 1981 1985 L, 2-3 Coastal Carolina 6-12-0 1989 2007 L, 1-2 Richmond 4-6-2 1977 1993 W, 2-1 Columbia Union 1-0-0 2007 2007 W, 8-0 Roanoke 7-2-2 1977 1987 W, 3-2 0-1-0 2007 2007 L, 0-4 St. Mary’s 2 0-0 1978 1979 L, 1-3 Coppin State 2-0-0 1979 1982 W, 1-0 Salem-Teikyo 1-0-0 1998 1998 W, 7-0 Dabney-Lancaster 4-0-0 1975 1976 W, 5-1 Seatt le Pacifi c 0-1-0 1986 1986 L, 0-3 Davidson 3-3-0 1987 1999 W, 2-1 Shenandoah 2-0-1 1985 1987 W, 3-0 Davis & Elkins 1-0-0 1991 1991 W, 3-0 South Alabama 0-5-0 1994 1998 L, 0-1 Dayton 0-0-1 1991 1991 T, 2-2 South Carolina Aiken 4-0-0 1989 1993 W, 7-1 District of Columbia 9-3-2 1979 1992 W, 3-1 USC Spartanburg 0-1-0 1980 1980 L, 0-4 Duke 0-2-0 1988 2003 L, 0-4 Southern Virginia 4-0-0 2002 2006 W, 6-0 East Carolina 2-0-0 1995 1996 W, 2-1 Spring Garden 0-1-0 1982 1981 L, 2-3 Eastern Mennonite 8 6-0 1975 1990 W, 2-0 Stetson 0-1-0 1994 1994 L, 0-1 Eckerd 0-1-0 1987 1987 L, 0-1 Tacoma Bible 1-0-0 1983 1983 W, 2-1 Elon 7-1-1 1997 2004 T, 1-1 (2 OT) Tennessee 3-1-0 1976 1986 W, 3 1 Emory and Henry 1-0-0 1979 1979 W, 8-0 Tennessee Tech 1-0-0 1988 1988 W, 1-0 Flagler 1-0-0 1994 1994 W, 1-0 Tennessee Temple 3-1-1 1976 1985 W, 2-1 Florida Internati onal 1-0-0 1999 1999 W, 1-0 OT Tennessee Wesleyan 1-1-0 1976 1983 W, 3-1 Furman 0-2-0 1978 2004 L, 1-4 Towson State 1-1-2 1987 1994 W, 2-1 Gallaudet 2 0-0 1975 1977 W, 3-1 UNC Asheville 17-5-1 1977 2007 W, 2-1 Gardner-Webb 7-1-1 1992 2007 W, 2-1 UNC Greensboro 3-8-0 1991 2002 L, 2-3 Geneva 0-1-0 1979 1979 L, 1-3 UNC Wilmington 1-0-0 2007 2007 W, 2-1 George Mason 1-5-0 1979 2005 L, 2-3 (OT) Vanderbilt 2-2-1 1989 1996 L, 2-5 Georgetown 1-0-0 1997 1997 W, 1-0 Virginia 0-16-0 1986 2007 L, 0-3 George Washington 1-3-0 1986 2000 L, 1-4 Virginia Commonwealth 5-8-3 1979 1999 W, 1-0 Georgia Southern 0-2-0 2000 2003 L, 1-2 VMI 13-1-1 1975 2007 W, 4-1 Georgia State 1-0-1 1989 1990 T, 1-1 Virginia Tech 0-6-0 1975 2005 L, 0-1 Goshen 0-1-0 1980 1980 L, 0-1 Virginia Wesleyan 1-1-0 1977 1978 W, 6 1 Guilford 4-2-2 1979 1987 W, 2-1 Wake Forest 2-4-1 1979 2000 W, 4-2 Hampden-Sydney 4-3-0 1975 1987 W, 1-0 Warren Wilson 2-0-0 1978 1979 W, 2-0 High Point 9-8-4 1980 2007 W, 3-1 Washington Bible 5-1-2 1975 1982 T, 1-1 Howard 0-6-0 1975 1981 L, 0-1 Washington & Lee 2-0-0 1976 1985 W, 2-0 Jacksonville 4-0-0 1989 1999 W, 2-0 Western Kentucky 1-0-0 1996 1996 W, 2-1 James Madison 0-4-0 1986 2004 L, 0-2 West Virginia 2-1-0 1988 2004 L, 1-2 King, Tenn. 5-2-0 1982 1985 W, 2 0 West Virginia Tech 1-1-0 1977 1978 W, 3-2 Lancaster Bible 1-0-0 1980 1980 W, 2-1 West Virginia Wesleyan 0-3-0 1985 1987 L, 0-2 Lincoln Memorial 4-0-2 1989 1996 T, 1-1 William & Mary 0-4-0 1984 2001 L, 0-3 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY Longwood 8-4-2 2007 2007 T, 0-0 (2 OT) Winthrop 18-7-1 1978 2007 W, 1-0 (2 OT) Loyola (Md.) 0-1-0 2007 2007 L, 0-2 Woff ord 4-1-1 1980 2006 W, 1-0 Lynchburg 2-0-1 1984 1986 W, 1-0 302-226-51 (.566) Malone 1-1-0 1982 1990 W, 2-0 Bold Indicates 2008 Opponent

20 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

The Big South Conference is celebrati ng its play in the NCAA Tennis Singles Championship ball for the fi rst ti me in conference history, as 25th Anniversary in 2008-09, a milestone com- three ti mes, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer well as increased nati onal television exposure ing on the heels of unprecedented achieve- in the country, had the nati onal team and indi- to the League as a whole through aggressive ments and unparalleled success in League his- vidual scoring leader in men’s basketball twice, and unique television packages. tory over the past few years. received an at-large playoff berth in the NCAA Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Con- Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, developed and initi ated its fi rst long range stra- ference has matured into a competi ti ve leader and had an insti tuti on fi nish fi ft h in the NCAA tegic plan, re-affi rming the league’s vision as in college athleti cs, acti vely pursuing excellence Men’s Golf Championships – the conference’s a disti ncti ve athleti c conference committ ed to on the fi eld of play and in the classroom. The highest-ever team fi nish in an NCAA event. the quality of insti tuti onal life through athleti c league’s growing presence as an NCAA Divi- In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the only competi ti on. He also spearheaded the eff orts sion I athleti c conference is evident by athleti c conference nati onwide to have an at-large par- to add football as a championship sport, which accomplishments on the nati onal stage, inno- ti cipant in the football playoff s (Coastal Caro- came to fruiti on in 2002. vati ve marketi ng and media partnerships, in- lina), a team in the second round of the NCAA Kallander’s long range vision has also included creased television packages, and quality athlet- Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and technological advancements, as the conference ic competi ti on while intenti onally fostering the a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regionals introduced its fi rst live event video streaming academic, personal, social, athleti c and leader- (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s in 2005 and has since expanded its video off er- ship development of each student-athlete. baseball program has been a No. 1 seed three ings to more than 500 events annually through The Big South Conference was formed on out of the last four years, while its playoff berth a partnership with the member insti tuti ons, as Aug. 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then in 2006 came in just the fi ft h-year of the Big well as the creati on of a conference blog and an Bapti st College) Athleti c Director Howard Bag- South’s football existence. online merchandise store. well and Augusta President George Christen- In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced The conference’s on-fi eld accomplishments berry began recruiti ng members into the Big Sasser as the league’s third Commissioner, and have been duplicated in the classroom. An- South, receiving initi al commitments from Au- in his 12 years at the helm of the Big South, Kal- nually, more than 40 percent of conference gusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal lander has been instrumental in aggressively student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Carolina and Winthrop. promoti ng the conference to new levels. Presidenti al Honor Roll for maintaining a cumu- One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton The conference has enjoyed record levels lati ve 3.0 grade-point average, and the league was selected as the league’s fi rst commissioner in marketi ng revenue during the past several has had more than 90 Academic All-Americans and conti nued to solicit new members. His ef- years, he has brought television coverage to Big in its quarter-century of existence. forts led to the additi ons of Armstrong State, South women’s basketball, baseball and soft - Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to consti - tute an offi cial conference. The Big South’s fi rst TThehe BigBig SouthSouth ConferenceConference year of competi ti on was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference

was granted full-fl edged NCAA Division I sta- 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER tus. During its infancy and prior to securing au- tomati c bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several nati onal postseason events, including , women’s basketball and women’s golf. The league received its fi rst auto- mati c bid in 1990 to the NCAA Baseball Cham- pionship. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the reti ring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. Un- der Sasser’s leadership, the conference imple- mented its public relati ons and compliance programs, and introduced its fi rst-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competi ng among some of the fi nest teams in the nati on. In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Con- ference has experienced monumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During this ti me, the conference has had two individual NCAA nati onal champions, close to 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and base- ball, has received nati onal Top 25 rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s bas- ketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & fi eld, and men’s golf, had an individual selected to

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 21 2007 SEASON REVIEW 2008 SEASON

Dubbed by the College Soccer News as “A Season to Remember,” the Liberty Flames put together arguably the best season in school Despite seven corner kicks for the Runnin’ Bull- history in 2007, capturing the program’s fi rst- dogs in the fi rst half, the Liberty defenders al- ever Big South Championship for its initi al lowed only one shot to reach Gilbert in a 0-0 NCAA Tournament appearance. Using head draw at intermission. coach Jeff Alder’s philosophy of team over However, in the second half, the Flames individual, the Flames’ group eff ort propelled quickly took control. Junior midfi elder Joshua the squad to 13 wins, the second- most victo- Boateng pounced on a loose ball two minutes ries in a season in Liberty history. into the period and tallied his fi rst marker of the In each contest, a diff erent player stepped season. Bumbut followed 15 minutes later with up for the Flames, who used a strong de- a score of his own, as Liberty would go on to fensive eff ort to limit opponents’ shooti ng defeat Gardner-Webb, 2-1. The home team’s chances and a quick striking, opportunisti c of- goal was the fi rst tally allowed by the Flames in fense, in fashioning a 13-5-2 overall mark and 243:18 to open the year. a 5-1 Big South record. In additi on, Liberty, During the ensuing week, Alder’s club was for the fi rst ti me in the history of the NSCAA ranked in the fi rst regional poll. Looking to con- South Atlanti c Region Weekly Poll, was ranked ti nue its momentum, Liberty squared off with among the region’s top 10 teams throughout unbeaten College of Charleston on the fi rst day the enti re season, reaching its highest ranking of the UNCW/Jameson Inn Soccer Classic. The of No. 5 on Oct. 2. Cougars scored two quick goals aft er the 65th Adrian Bumbut On a humid, overcast aft ernoon in Lynch- minute to hand the Flames their fi rst setback of burg, the Flames opened their season at Lib- the season in 2-0. the road for a match at North Carolina, coming erty Soccer Field against the Mount Vernon However, the Flames rebounded two days up on the short end of a 7-1 score. Four days Nazarene Mountain Lions with what would later with a 2-1 victory over host UNC Wilming- later, the Flames hosted Marshall in a back-and- become a familiar sight throughout the sea- ton. Bumbut found Boateng for a goal in each forth defensive struggle which ended in a 0-0, son in home contests, a shutout. Senior Adri- half of the Flames’ triumph. The duo, along two overti me draw. an Bumbut nett ed his fi rst two goals of the with midfi elder Daniel McGarry, was named to Liberty conti nued its shutout streak at home year and fellow senior Toby Lewis scored on a the all-tournament team at its close. Early in the following week with an 8-0 win over Colum- header to lead Liberty to a 3-0 triumph in its the ensuing week, Boateng garnered Big South bia Union. Senior Brandon Patt erson nett ed a opening match of the season. Player of the Week honors for his eff orts in the hat trick for the Flames in the win. Alder’s club Four days later, the Flames used an out- weekend tournament. then closed the week by traveling to Conway, standing defensive eff ort at Campbell to hand Aft er four straight road games, the Flames S.C., for a meeti ng with Big South co-leader the Fighti ng Camels only their second loss at returned home to host Longwood. In an evenly Coastal Carolina. The Chanti cleers scored two home in two years. Freshman goalkeeper Paul played defensive ti lt, the two clubs batt led to a early fi rst-half goals, only to see the Flames Gilbert had an excellent night in goal, turning 0-0, two overti me draw. A week later, Liberty mount a furious rally in the second half. Lewis away seven shots, as Liberty made Chris Phil- hosted instate rival Radford in its fi rst confer- cleaned-up a rebound in the contest’s 60th lips’ blast on the fi rst shot of the game stand ence match-up of the season. The Flames made minute to cut the Liberty defi cit in half and then up for a 1-0 triumph. it two straight shutouts and four on the season proceeded to force fi ve keeper saves in the Solid defense conti nued to be a strong suit in defeati ng the Highlanders, 3-0. Midfi elder closing minutes. However, the rally fell short as in the following contest at Gardner-Webb. Juan Guzman got Liberty on the scoreboard Coastal Carolina held on for a 2-1 win. early with his fi rst goal of the year. Lewis and Putti ng their fi rst conference defeat behind Bumbut added second-half goals in the victory. them, the Flames quickly got back into the win The Flames ended September looking to ex- column in conference play with a 2-0 victory tend their start to 2-0 in the conference and over UNC Asheville. Junior midfi elder Chris 6-1-1 overall when they closed out their three- Mandell found Bumbut with a pass for a tally game home stand against Winthrop in a much in the fi rst half, while forward Justi n Willoughby anti cipated early Big South match. On a warm scored his fi rst goal of the year in the second aft ernoon, Liberty struck fi rst, as Bumbut con- half. The shutout ran Liberty’s season total to verted a free kick just outside the penalty area eight. for a 1-0 lead less than six minutes into the con- Once again stepping out of conference, the test. The Flames then held a talented Eagles Flames faced nati onally-ranked Virginia in a defense in check the rest of the way for their midweek ti lt. Despite outshooti ng the Cava- third consecuti ve shutout and fi ft h of the year. liers, 10-9, Liberty did not score in a 3-0 set- Off to a good start in conference play and back. sporti ng a 7-1-1 record, Liberty entered the Standing 8-4-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big month of October with its highest-ever regional South standings, the Flames looked to make a ranking in the Oct. 1 South Atlanti c Region Poll, push for a high seed in the conference tourna- being voted No. 5 in the region. In additi on, ment in their fi nal two matches, both against

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY Bumbut was named the Big South Player of the league rivals. In their last road match of the Week for his performances against Radford and regular season, Bumbut scored three ti mes and Winthrop. Liberty’s defense shut down High Point off en- On the fi eld, the Flames’ struggled a bit at the sively, aft er allowing a fi rst half goal, in a 3-1 Toby Lewis start of the year’s 10th month. Liberty took to win to close out October.

22 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON 2007 SEASON REVIEW

Liberty’s Boateng was named the tourna- Finishing the regular season with a 5-1 con- ment’s MVP, while fellow Flames Chastain, Wil- ference record and a 10-4-2 overall mark, Lib- loughby and defender Andrew Kappler joined erty garnered the No. 2 seed in the 2007 Big the midfi elder on the all-tournament squad. South Championship in Rock Hill, S.C., where Boateng also earned menti on on both the Col- the Flames opened the tournament on Nov. 15 lege Soccer News Nati onal and Soccer Weekly’s against the No. 7 seed, UNC Asheville. Player of the Week teams. The night before the contest, several Flames The following week, the Flames played Metro took home honors at the annual awards ban- Atlanti c Athleti c Conference champion Loyola, quet. Goalkeeper Gilbert was named the Md., in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament league’s Freshman of the Year, while seven on the Greyhounds’ home fi eld in Balti more, Flames earned all-conference team menti ons. Md. Host Loyola scored two goals in the fi rst Bumbut, Guzman and defender Mike Gelatt half and then held off a strong second-half from were named to the All-Big South fi rst team, the Flames for a 2-0 win in Liberty’s fi rst-ever while Boateng, Gilbert, McGarry and defender NCAA Tournament appearance. Douglas Nyame were selected to the second A few days later, Gelatt became the fourth team. Liberty student-athlete to be named a fi rst- The following aft ernoon, Liberty found it- team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Amer- self locked in a physical, defensive struggle ican. In additi on, Boateng, Bumbut and Gelatt through the fi rst 62 minutes of play, before UNC were named to the VaSID all-state squad, while Asheville nett ed the contest’s fi rst goal for a 1-0 Bumbut, Boateng and Guzman earned All-South Brandon Patt erson lead. However, the Flames struck quickly in the Atlanti c region honors. game’s fi nal eight minutes, as Chastain knott ed The College Soccer News paid tribute to the As November began, the Flames looked to the game in the 82nd minute and Willoughby 2007 Liberty season by recognizing the Flames secure second place in the Big South standings scored with 3:19 left to advance the Flames to as one of 17 Division I programs with “Seasons in its fi nal game, a match at home with VMI. the next round with a 2-1 win. to Remember.” The disti ncti on paid tribute to Bumbut, McGarry, Guzman and Willoughby all In the semifi nals, Liberty squared off against the programs which “greatly exceeded expecta- nett ed goals, as Liberty closed the regular sea- No. 3 seed and tournament host Winthrop. ti ons, or won more games than ever before, or son with a 4-1 win. The VMI goal was the only Neither team could fi nd the mark in regulati on, accomplished something that will be a spring- goal the Flames allowed at Liberty Soccer Field as the contest headed to over aft er 90 minutes. board for future seasons, or put together an im- in seven games during 2007. And aft er a scoreless fi rst overti me, the Flames probable run.” No matt er what the reason, the Before the contest, the nine graduati ng se- advanced to the Big South Final, when Boateng Flames certainly had a “Season to Remember.” niors on the Liberty roster were honored. Part found the mark for a 1-0 victory. of the largest recruiti ng class in the program’s Two days later, Liberty claimed its fi rst-ever history, the group played a key role in the devel- Big South Championship ti tle and an automati c opment of Liberty soccer over their four years berth to the NCAA Tournament, also its fi rst, 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER in Lynchburg. Bumbut, David Cassidy, Dan with a 2-1 triumph over No. 4 seed Radford. Garber, Andrew Kappler, Jeremiah Kappler, Jon Aft er falling behind 1-0 earlier, Nyame ti ed the Letsen, Toby Lewis, David McCall and Brandon contest late in the fi rst half on header off a cor- Patt erson were each recognized for their contri- ner kick. A few moments later, Chastain beat buti ons to Liberty soccer. the Radford keeper for the game-winner.

Andrew Kappler

2007 Big South Champion Liberty Flames Jon Letsen

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 23 2007 STATISTICS 2008 SEASON

RECORD: 13-5-2, 5-1 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT

2007 SEASON CAREER PLAYER GPGS G A PTS SHOTS SHOT% GW PKATT GPGS G A PTS SHOTS SHOT% GW PKATT Adrian Bumbut 20-20 12 5 29 66 .182 5 0-1 68-67 32 15 79 189 .169 9 0-1 Joshua Boateng 20-20 5 5 15 44 .114 2 1-1 32-29 8 7 23 68 .118 4 2-2 Toby Lewis 15-10 4 1 9 22 .182 1 0-0 59-45 19 7 45 118 .161 6 0-0 Justi n Willoughby 18-0 3 3 9 14 .214 1 0-0 42-0 4 4 12 25 .160 1 0-0 Juan Guzman 20-20 2 3 7 14 .143 1 1-1 35-35 4 5 13 30 .133 1 1-1 Brandon Patt erson 12-8 3 0 6 23 .130 0 0-0 52-33 3 9 15 83 .036 0 0-0 Daniel McGarry 19-19 1 4 6 19 .053 1 0-0 19-19 1 4 6 19 .053 1 0-0 Cameron Chastain 15-0 2 1 5 3 .667 1 0-0 40-0 4 2 10 16 .250 2 0-0 Chris Mandell 12-8 1 3 5 12 .083 0 0-0 16-9 1 3 5 12 .083 0 0-0 Bill Pinett e 3-0 1 2 4 1 1.000 0 0-0 15-1 3 2 8 5 .600 0 0-0 Douglas Nyame 20-20 1 0 2 5 .200 0 0-0 20-20 1 0 2 5 .200 0 0-0 Chris Phillips 4-4 1 0 2 4 .250 1 0-0 4-4 1 0 2 4 .250 1 0-0 Andrew Kappler 18-17 0 2 2 3 .000 0 0-0 59-46 0 3 3 7 .000 0 0-0 Mike Gelatt 20-20 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0-0 45-42 1 1 3 10 .100 0 0-0 Michael Ward 20-20 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0-0 34-34 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0-0 John Letsen 11-7 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0-0 34-11 0 0 0 11 .000 0 0-0 Jeremiah Kappler 12-2 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0-0 47-22 1 0 2 14 .071 0 0-0 Andrew Scheck 14-2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0-0 14-2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0-0 Chris Osborne 7-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 7-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 David McCall 10-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 38-4 0 1 1 24 .000 0 0-0 David Cassidy 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 3-0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 Thad Taylor 9-3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 9-3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 Dan Garber 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 22-5 1 0 2 11 .091 0 0-0

Liberty ...... 20 36 31 103 250 .144 13 2-3 Opponents ...... 20 22 21 65 158 .139 5 0-1

Corner Kicks: Liberty 89; Opponents 53 Fouls: Liberty 221; Opponents 264 Yellow Cards: Liberty 22; Opponents 29 Red Cards: Liberty 0; Opponents 1

GOALTENDING STATISTICS 2007 AND CAREER PLAYER GP-GS MINUTES GA AVG. SVS. PCT. W L T SHO Paul Gilbert 20-20 1841:07 22 1.08 51 .699 13 5 2 8 Career ... 20-20 1841:07 22 1.08 51 .699 13 5 2 8

Panashe Nhekario 1-0 15:54 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Career ... 1-0 15:54 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY Liberty ...... 20 1857:01 22 1.07 54 .711 13 5 2 9 Opponents ...... 20 1857:01 36 1.74 81 .692 5 13 2 5

Team saves: 3

24 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON 2007 RESULTS

RECORD: 13-5-2, 5-1 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS NCAA TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT

DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL BIG SOUTH SITE WINNING GOAL 9/1 Mt. Vernon Nazarene W, 3-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Lynchburg Adrian Bumbut 9/5 at Campbell W, 1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 Buies Creek, N.C. Chris Phillips 9/8 at Gardner-Webb W, 2-1 3-0-0 0-0-0 Boiling Springs, N.C. Adrian Bumbut 9/14 vs College of Charleston^ L, 0-2 3-1-0 0-0-0 Wilmington, N.C. 9/16 at UNC Wilmington^ W, 2-1 4-1-0 0-0-0 Wilmington, N.C. Joshua Boateng 9/19 Longwood T, 0-0 2OT 4-1-1 0-0-0 Lynchburg 9/26 Radford* W, 3-0 5-1-1 1-0-0 Lynchburg Juan Guzman 9/29 Winthrop* W, 1-0 6-1-1 2-0-0 Lynchburg Adrian Bumbut 10/2 at North Carolina L, 1-7 6-2-1 2-0-0 Chapel Hill, N.C. 10/6 Marshall T, 0-0 2OT 6-2-2 2-0-0 Lynchburg 10/8 Columbia Union W, 8-0 7-2-2 2-0-0 Lynchburg Toby Lewis 10/12 at Coastal Carolina* L, 1-2 7-3-2 2-1-0 Conway, S.C. 10/18 at UNC Asheville* W, 2-0 8-3-2 3-1-0 Ashevile, N.C. Adrian Bumbut 10/23 at No. 13 Virginia L, 0-3 8-4-2 3-1-0 Charlott esville, Va. 10/31 at High Point* W, 3-1 9-4-2 4-1-0 High Point, N.C. Adrian Bumbut 11/6 VMI* W, 4-1 10-4-2 5-1-0 Lynchburg, Va. Daniel McGarry 11/15 vs UNC Asheville (Big South) W, 2-1 11-4-2 5-1-0 Rock Hill, S.C. Justi n Willoughby 11/16 at Winthrop (Big South) W, 1-0 2 OT 12-4-2 5-1-0 Rock Hill, S.C. Joshua Boateng 11/18 vs Radford (Big South) W, 2-1 13-4-2 5-1-0 Rock Hill, S.C. Cameron Chastain 11/24 at Loyola, Md. (NCAA) L, 0-2 13-5-2 5-1-0 Balti more, Md.

^ - UNCW/Jameson Inn Soccer Classic * - Big South Conference Match 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER

RECORD W L T PCT. ATTENDANCE DATES TOTAL AVERAGE Overall: 13 5 2 .700 Home: 7 1495 214 Conference: 5 1 0 .833 Away: 10 5304 530 Home: 5 0 2 .857 Neutral: 3 829 276 Away: 6 4 0 .600 Total: 20 7628 381 Neutral: 2 1 0 .667 Ahead at the Half: 9 0 0 1.000 Behind at the Half: 0 4 0 .000 Tied at the Half: 4 1 2 .714 Overti me Matches: 1 0 2 .667

SCORING BY PERIOD 1 2 1OT 2OT TOTALS LIBERTY 15 20 0 1 36 OPPONENTS 12 10 0 0 22

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 25 2007 SOUTH ATLANTIC POLLSLLS 2008 SEASON

For the fi rst ti me in the history of the NSCAA NSCAA South Atlanti c Regional Rankings South Atlanti c Regional Rankings, Liberty Nov. 5 was ranked each week. 1. Virginia Tech 10-1-5 NSCAA South Atlanti c Regional Rankings 2. Boston College 11-4-1 NSCAA South-Atlanti c Regional Rankings Oct. 9 3. Maryland 9-4-4 Sept. 9 1. Virginia 7-1-2 4. Virginia 10-5-2 1. Virginia 3-1-0 2. Virginia Tech 6-1-3 5. VCU 10-5-2 2. Maryland 2-1-1 3. Boston College 7-1-1 6. Drexel 10-4-3 3. Virginia Tech 3-1-0 4. VCU 5-2-2 7. Old Dominion 10-4-3 4. VCU 2-1-1 5. Maryland 4-4-2 8. Towson 9-7-1 5. ODU 1-2-1 6. Drexel 5-2-2 9. Winthrop 9-2-3 6. Towson 2-1-0 7. Towson 5-3-1 10. (ti e) Liberty 9-4-2 7. Boston College 2-1-0 8. Winthrop 6-2-1 10. (ti e) Northeastern 8-8-1 8. George Mason 2-2-0 9. Liberty 6-2-2 9. Winthrop 3-1-0 10. Old Dominion 5-4-1 Also receiving votes: William & Mary, Radford, 10. Liberty 3-0-0 Coastal Carolina NSCAA South Atlanti c Regional Rankings Also receiving votes: Drexel Oct. 16 NSCAA South Atlanti c Regional Rankings 1. Virginia Tech 7-1-4 Nov. 13 NSCAA South-Atlanti c Regional Rankings 2. Virginia 7-2-2 1. Boston College 12-4-1 Sept. 16 3. Boston College 7-2-1 2. Virginia Tech 10-1-5 1. Virginia 4-1-0 4. Maryland 5-4-3 3. Maryland 10-4-4 2. Virginia Tech 5-1-0 5. Drexel 7-2-2 4. Virginia 10-5-2 3. VCU 3-1-1 6. Old Dominion 7-4-1 5. VCU 11-5-2 4. Boston College 3-1-0 7. VCU 5-4-2 6. Drexel 11-4-3 5. Maryland 2-2-1 8. Towson 6-4-1 7. Old Dominion 11-6-3 6. Old Dominion 2-3-1 9. Winthrop 7-2-2 8. Towson 11-6-1 7. (ti e) Winthrop 4-1-0 10. (ti e) Liberty 7-3-2 9. Liberty 10-4-2 7. (ti e) George Mason 2-2-0 10. (ti e) William & Mary 6-5-2 10. Coastal Carolina 10-7-1 9. Liberty 4-1-0 10. Towson 2-2-1 Also receiving votes: Radford, Coastal Carolina Also receiving votes: Winthrop, William & Mary Also receiving votes: Drexel NSCAA South Atlanti c Regional Rankings Oct. 23 NSCAA South Atlanti c Regional Rankings 1. Virginia Tech 8-1-4 Sept. 23 2. Boston College 8-3-1 1. Virginia 5-1-1 3. Virginia 8-3-2 College Soccer News 2. Virginia Tech 5-1-1 4.(ti e) Drexel 9-2-2 Jan. 21 3. Boston College 5-1-0 4. (ti e) Maryland 6-4-4 “A Season To Remember” Teams 4. VCU 4-1-1 6. Towson 8-4-1 5. Maryland 3-3-1 7. Old Dominion 8-5-1 Boston College 6. Winthrop 5-1-1 8. VCU 6-5-2 Bradley 7. George Mason 3-2-1 9. Winthrop 8-2-2 Brown 8. Liberty 4-1-1 10. Liberty 8-3-2 Campbell 9. Towson 3-2-1 Central Connecti cut State 10. Drexel 2-2-2 South Atlanti c Regional Rankings Connecti cut Oct. 30 DePaul NSCAA South Atlanti c Regional Rankings 1. Boston College 10-3-2 Illinois-Chicago Oct. 2 2. Virginia Tech 8-1-5 Liberty 1. Virginia 6-1-2 3. Virginia 9-4-2 Louisville 2. Virginia Tech 6-1-2 4. Maryland 8-4-4 Loyola (Md.) 3. Boston College 6-1-1 5. Old Dominion 10-5-1 Massachusett s 4. VCU 4-1-2 6. VCU 8-5-2 Ohio State 5. Liberty 6-1-1 7. Towson 8-5-1 Santa Clara 6. Winthrop 5-2-1 8. Drexel 9-4-2 UC Davis 7. (ti e) George Mason 3-3-1 9. Winthrop 8-2-2 Virginia Tech 7. (ti e) Towson 3-3-1 10. (ti e) Liberty 8-4-2 Wake Forest 9 Drexel 3-3-2 10. (ti e) William & Mary 8-6-3 10 Georgia State 3-3-1

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY Also receiving votes: Radford

26 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON 2007 BIG SOUTH

2007 BIG SOUTH MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS

CONFERENCE OVERALL TEAM W L T PTS. PCT. GA GF W L T PCT. GA GF x- Coastal Carolina 6 0 0 18 1.000 12 2 10 8 1 .553 36 31 y- Liberty 5 1 0 15 .833 14 4 13 5 2 .700 36 22 Winthrop 3 2 1 10 .583 7 5 11 4 3 .694 39 13 z- Radford 3 3 0 9 .500 7 9 11 9 0 .550 24 28 VMI 2 3 1 7 .417 7 8 6 10 3 .395 18 36 High Point 1 5 0 3 .167 4 10 5 14 1 .275 25 40 UNC Asheville 0 6 0 0 .000 1 14 4 12 1 .265 18 37

x- Big South Regular Season Champion y- Big South Tournament Champion z- Big South Tournament Runner-up

2007 BIG SOUTH MEN’S SOCCER AWARDS ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM FIRST TEAM Saidi Isaac, F, Winthrop Franklin Elimbi, MF, Radford Adrian Bumbut, F, Liberty John Gilkerson, D, Winthrop Daniel Revivo, F, Winthrop Kyle Russell, D, Coastal Carolina Mkhokheli Dube, F, Coastal Carolina Mike Gelatt , D, Liberty Stephen Nsereko, MF, Winthrop Paul Caruso, D, Radford Kevin Van Den Berg, MF, Coastal Carolina Patrick Mitrovich, GK, Winthrop Juan Guzman, MF, Liberty SECOND TEAM Davorin Husadzinovic, F, Radford Hilaire Babou, MF, High Point Djamel Bekka, F, Coastal Carolina Henry Kalungi, D, Winthrop Joshua Boateng, F, Liberty Douglas Nyame, D, Liberty Scott Szymanski, F, UNC Asheville Edwin Wotortsi, D, UNC Asheville

Ott o Loewy, MF, Winthrop Adam Hatem, D, High Point 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER Daniel McGarry, MF, Liberty Paul Gilbert, GK, Liberty Scott Rojo, MF, High Point Paul Gilbert 2007 Big South Freshman of the Year ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Kelly Porter, Coastal Carolina Paul Gilbert, Liberty Matt Schroeder, Coastal Carolina James Leith, Radford Adam Hatem, High Point Zach Morgan, VMI David Hill, VMI Brian Sowell, VMI Scott Rojo, High Point Miquel Casajuana, Winthrop Michael Saryee, High Point ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Kevin Van Den Berg, Coastal Carolina David Verga, UNC Asheville Cole Atkins, High Point Daniel Welsh, VMI Mike Gelatt , Liberty Ben Kieff ner, Winthrop Paul Caruso, Radford John Odum, Presbyterian PLAYER OF THE YEAR Mkhokheli Dube, Coastal Carolina

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Paul Gilbert, Liberty

COACH OF THE YEAR Shaun Docking, Coastal Carolina

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Adrian Bumbut Kevin Van Den Berg, Coastal Carolina 2007 Big South First Team

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 27 HONORS & AWARDS 2008 SEASON

Paul Annan Derek Avilez Jesse Barrington Mi Mikeke GGelaelatt Samuel Johnson Johnson

NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE HONORS All-Conference First Team Freshman All-American Jose Gomez - 1999-2000 Freeman Turkson – 1991 Soccer America Ben Strawbridge – 2000-01 Brent Ward - 1992 Darryl Roberts – 2002 Derek Avilez - 2000 James Wright - 1992-94 Kian Brownlee – 2000 Joe Larson - 1996-97 College Soccer News Darryl Roberts – 2002-04-06 Rob Weaver - 1997 Darryl Roberts – 2002 Osei Telesford - 2005-06 Gary Rickett s - 1997-98 Kyle Cupid – 2004 Adrian Bumbut – 2007 Ben Johnson - 1998 Joshua Boateng – 2007 Troy McLean - 1998-99 All-American Juan Guzman - 2007 Jose Gomez - 1999-2000 NCCAA Jason Streets - 1999 Robert Hammond - 1978 VaSID All-State Kian Brownlee - 1999-2000 University Division Derek Avilez - 1999-2000 NCAA Division II First Team Ben Strawbridge - 1999-2000-01 Paul Annan - 1984-85-86 George Nimo - 1990 Dean Short - 1999-2000-01 Sam Johnson - 1985-86 Dean Short - 1999 Alan Pike – 2001 Jason Streets - 1999 Darryl Roberts – 2002 ESPN The Magazine Kian Brownlee - 2000 Osei Telesford – 2003-05-06 Academic All-American Derek Avilez - 2000 Kyle Cupid – 2004 First Team Jose Gomez – 2000 Adam Godwin – 2004 Mike Gelatt - 2007 Darryl Roberts –2004 Adrian Bumbut – 2007 Adrian Bumbut – 2007 Mike Gelatt – 2007 CoSIDA Academic All-District Mike Gelatt - 2007 Juan Guzman - 2007 First Team Pavel Cancura – 2002 Second Team Mike Gelatt - 2007 Darryl Roberts – 2003 Adam Godwin – 2004 Second Team Pavel Cancura – 2003 All-State College Division Bryan Monka – 2003 John Sprano - 1978 Kevin Mahan – 2006

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar BIG SOUTH HONORS First Team Roberto Marquez – 2006 Player of the Year Jose Gomez – 2000 NSCAA South Atlanti c All-Region Paul Annan - 1984 Freshman of the Year Sam Johnson - 1985-86 Darryl Roberts – 2002 Freeman Turkson - 1988-90-91 Kyle Cupid – 2004 George Nimo - 1989 Paul Gilbert - 2007 James Otchere - 1990 James Wright - 1992 Coach of the Year

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY Jesse Barrington - 1996 Bill Bell - 1992-99 Joe Larson - 1996-97 Gary Rickett s - 1997 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Osei Telesford Dean Short - 1999-2000 Kevin Mahan - 2006 (Co-Scholar) Two-ti me all-region and three-ti me Big South fi rst team member

28 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON HONORS & AWARDS

Kevin Mahan Darryl Roberts Dean Short Ben Strawbridge FreemanFreeman TurksonTurkson

All-FreshmanA Team Kevin Mahan – 2006 AndrewA Bradham – 2003 Joshua Boateng – 2007 Robert Dabbs – 2003 Cameron Chastain – 2007 Kyle Cupid – 2004 Andrew Kappler – 2007 TobyT Lewis – 2004 Justi n Willoughby – 2007 Michael Ward – 2005 JuanJ Guzman – 2006 Virginia Intercollegiate Paul Gilbert – 2007 Soccer Associati on First Team All-AcademicA Team Paul Annan - 1984-86 JesseJ Barrington – 1996 Sam Johnson - 1984-85-86 Ryan Trumbo – 1997 Edward Tett eh - 1984-85-86 TroyT McLean – 1998 Kevin Hicks - 1986 Dean Short – 1999-2001 Jeff Alder - 1987 CollinC Mascagini – 2000-02 George Nimo - 1987 Bryan Monka – 2003 Mike Rivas – 1987 K.J. Sabotchick – 2004 Kevin Mahan – 2005-06 Second Team Mike Gelatt - 2007 Mike Rivas - 1986 Tommy Wait - 1986 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER Tournament MVP Marshall Worthington – 1986 JoshuaJ Boateng – 2007

Jose Gomez All-Tournament 2000 Big South Player for the Year and two- Jesse Barrington - 1994-96 ti me all-region team member Jeff Johnson - 1994 Joe Larson - 1994-96-97 Second Team Matt Sinclair - 1994 Wendell Bassett - 1994 James Wright - 1994 Joel Johnson - 1995 Joel Johnson - 1995 Jesse Barrington - 1996 Simon Murphy - 1995 Mark Newton - 1996 Mike Rohrer - 1997 Eli Rogers - 1996 Gary Rickett s - 1998 Jose Gomez - 1997-98 Ben Johnson - 1998 Derek Avilez - 1998 Jose Gomez - 1998 Adam Gill – 2000 Adam Gill - 1999 Pavel Cancura – 2001-02-03 Dean Short - 1999 Collin Mascagni – 2002 Jason Streets - 1999 Darryl Roberts – 2003-04-05-06 Armando Corrales – 2000 David Guinn - 2004 Dean Short – 2001 Osei Telesford – 2004 Ben Strawbridge – 2001 Jonathan Burklo – 2005 Chris Verdi – 2001 Adrian Bumbut – 2005 David Guinn – 2002 Kyle Cupid – 2005 Pavel Cancura – 2003 Michael Ward – 2005 Brentley Kellum – 2003 Joshua Boateng – 2006-07 Adam Godwin – 2004 Paul Gilbert - 2007 Joe Larson K.J. Sabotchick – 2004 Daniel McGarry - 2007 Two-ti me all-region and Osei Telesford - 2005-06 Douglas Nyame - 2007 Big South fi rst team member

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 29 THE RECORD BOOK 2008 SEASON TEAM RECORDS GOALS CAREER 1. Darryl Roberts (2002-06) ...... 36 SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS James Wright (1992-94) ...... 36 MOST GOALS SCORED: 3. Mark Senitz (1988-92) ...... 34 16 vs. Coppin State, 1979 (16-0) 4. Jose Gomez (1997-00) ...... 32 POINTS Adrian Bumbut (2004-07) ...... 32 MOST GOALS ALLOWED: CAREER 6. Craig Bell (1979-81) ...... 30 11 vs. Howard, 1979 (11-1) 1. Darryl Roberts (2002-06) ...... 94 Marshall Worthington (1983-86) .... 30 2. James Wright (1992-94) ...... 89 8. Brian Stephens (1989-91) ...... 28 MOST GOALS SCORED IN A BIG SOUTH MATCH: 3. Mark Senitz (1988-92) ...... 82 9. Jason Streets (1998-01) ...... 27 7 vs. Charleston Southern, 9/18/93 (7-3) 4. Adrian Bumbut (2004-07) ...... 79 Tommy Wait (1983-86) ...... 27 5. Jose Gomez (1997-00) ...... 77 MOST GOALS ALLOWED IN A BIG SOUTH MATCH: 6. Jesse Barrington (1993-96) ...... 70 SEASON 8 vs. Winthrop, 9/23/06 (8-1) 7. Dan Devilbiss (1979-83) ...... 68 1. Craig Bell (1979) ...... 20 Chuck Wemp (1976-79) ...... 68 2. Darryl Roberts (2002) ...... 17 SEASON 9. Craig Bell (1979-81) ...... 66 3. James Wright (1992) ...... 16 MOST WINS: 14, 1985 1423 Marshall Worthington (1983-86) .... 66 4. Gary Rickets (1998) ...... 15 14, 1999 1421 5. Jason Streets (1999) ...... 14 SEASON 6. Mark Senitz (1992) ...... 13 BEST WON-LOSS PERCENTAGE: 1. Chuck Wemp (1979) ...... 52 Mark Senitz (1991) ...... 13 .853, 1999 (14-2-1) 2 Darryl Roberts (2002) ...... 41 8. James Wright (1994) ...... 12 3. James Wright (1992) ...... 36 Adrian Bumbut (2007) ...... 12 FEWEST LOSSES: 4. Gary Rickets (1998) ...... 33 10. Jose Gomez (1998) ...... 11 2, 1985 (14-2-3) 5. James Wright (1994) ...... 32 2, 1990 (12-2-2) 6. Mark Senitz (1992) ...... 31 GAME 2, 1999 (14-2-1) 7. Jason Streets (1999) ...... 30 Two Times ...... 6 8. Jesse Barrington (1993) ...... 28 Chuck Wemp vs. Dabney-Lancaster (1976) FEWEST WINS: Jose Gomez (1998) ...... 28 Craig Bell vs. Coppin State (1979) 5, 1975 (5-5-0) Mark Senitz (1991) ...... 28

MOST GOALS SCORED: GAME 56, 1979 (17 Matches) Two Times ...... 12 ASSISTS Chuck Wemp vs. Dabney-Lancaster (1976) CAREER FEWEST GOALS SCORED: Craig Bell vs. Coppin State (1979) 1. Kian Brownlee (1996,98-00) ...... 27 18, 1987 (19 Matches) 2. Brent Ward (1989-92) ...... 23 3. Darryl Roberts (2002-06) ...... 22 FEWEST GOALS ALLOWED: James Otchere (1987-90) ...... 22 9, 1990 16 Matches) 5. Jesse Barrington (1993-96) ...... 21 9, 1999 17 Matches 6. James Wright (1992-94) ...... 17 7. Pavel Cancura (2000-03) ...... 16 MOST GOALS ALLOWED: Dan Devilbliss (1979-83) ...... 16 53, 1980 23 Matches) Mark Senitz (1988-92) ...... 16 10. Adrian Bumbut (2004-07) ...... 15 MOST SHUTOUTS: 12 1985 SEASON 1. Brent Ward (1992) ...... 11 MISCELLANEOUS 2. Kian Brownlee (1996) ...... 9 MOST CONSECUTIVE MATCHES SCORING A GOAL: Jason Streets (2001) ...... 9 19 (9/3/03 VS. Campbell through 9/24/04 vs. 4. Jesse Barrington (1994) ...... 8 Bringham-Southern ) Jesse Barrington (1993) ...... 8 Kian Brownlee (1996) ...... 8 MOST CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES: James Octhere (1987) ...... 8 8 (1977 vs. Roanoke through 1978 vs. King) Chase Perry (2002) ...... 8 8 (8/30/97 vs. George Washington through Greg Wheaton (1993) ...... 8 9/27/97 vs. UNC Asheville) Rob Weaver (1997) ...... 8

MOST CONSECUTIVE MATCHES WITHOUT A LOSS: GAME 14 (9/3/85 vs. Tennessee through Two Times ...... 4

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY 10/23/85 vs. Washington and Lee) Bill Gehman vs. Coppin State (1979) Chase Perry vs. Averett (2002) MOST CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS: Darryl Roberts, who starred at Liberty from 5 (10/28/89 VS. Vanderbilt through 2002-06, is the all-ti me leading scorer and 9/3/90 vs. Eastern Mennonite) goal scorer in school history

30 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON THE RECORD BOOK LIBERTY SOCCER FIELD SEASON RECORDS 1. Paul Annan (1985) ...... 12 2. Dean Short (1999) ...... 10 3. Paul Gilbert (2004) ...... 8 George Nimo (1989) ...... 8 Kevin Hicks (1986) ...... 8 6. George Nimo (1990) ...... 6 7. James Price (1993) ...... 5 8. George Nimo (1987) ...... 4 Charles Ogunniyi (1992) ...... 4 Joe Larson (1997) ...... 4 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS Four Times ...... 4 GOALS IN A GAME: Paul Annan (1985), George Nimo (1989) 3, Brent Ward, Liberty vs. District of James Price (1993), Dean Short (1999) Columbia, 9/12/92 3, Mark Senitz, Liberty vs. Charleston Southern, 9/26/92 Dean Short, a Liberty standout from GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 3, Joel Johnson, Liberty vs. Charleston 1998-01, is among the school’s all-ti me CAREER (MIN. 1500 MINUTES) Southern, 9/16/95 1. George Nimo (1987-90) ...... 0.71 goal keeping leaders 3, Gary Rickett s, Liberty vs. Longwood, 2. Paul Annan (1982-85) ...... 0.98 9/1/98 3. Paul Gilbert (2007) ...... 1.08 3, Jose Gomes, Liberty vs. Longwood, SAVES 4. Dean Short (1998-01) ...... 1.12 9/1/98 CAREER 5. Joe Larson (1994-97) ...... 1.32 3, Ryan Trumbo, Liberty vs. High Point, 1. Paul Annan (1983-85) ...... 634 6. James Price (1993-95) ...... 1.40 9/11/96 2. George Nimo (1987-90) ...... 274 7. Patrick Heery (1999-02) ...... 1.47 3, Chase Perry, Liberty vs. Averett , 3. Joe Larson (1994-97) ...... 251 K.J. Sabotchick (2001-04) ...... 1.47 10/7/02 4. Dean Short (1998-01) ...... 237 3, Darryl Roberts, Liberty vs. Averett , 5. James Price (1993-95) ...... 164 SEASON (MIN. 800 MINUTES) 10/7/02 and vs. Gardner-Webb, 6. K.J. Sabotchick (2001-04) ...... 159 1. George Nimo (1988) ...... 0.41 10/26/02 7. Kevin Mahan (2002-06) ...... 135 2. George Nimo (1990) ...... 0.48 3, Brandon Patt erson, Liberty vs. Colum- 8. Kevin Hicks (1986) ...... 127 3. Dean Short (1999) ...... 0.51 bia Union, 10/6/07 9. Patrick Heery (1999-02) ...... 107 4. George Nimo (1989) ...... 0.79

10. Jim Pereira (1991-92) ...... 76 5. George Nimo (1987) ...... 0.85 ASSISTS IN A GAME: 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 6. Joe Larson (1997) ...... 0.91 4, Chase Perry, Liberty vs. Southern SEASON 7. Paul Gilbert (2007) ...... 1.08 Virginia, 9/7/02 1. Ernie Adkins (1980) ...... 218 8. Dean Short (1998) ...... 1.09 2. Paul Annan (1985) ...... 205 9. Paul Annan (1984) ...... 1.10 SAVES IN A GAME: 3. Paul Annan (1982) ...... 162 Paul Annan (1983) ...... 1.10 13, Chris North, James Madison vs. 4. Paul Annan (1983) ...... 147 Joe Larson (1996) ...... 1.10 Liberty, 10/11/86 5. Kevin Hicks (1986) ...... 127 Kevin Hicks (1986) ...... 1.10 Matt Marino, Lincoln Memorial vs. 6. Paul Annan (1984) ...... 120 Liberty, 9/5/92 7. Joe Larson (1996) ...... 87 8. George Nimo (1989) ...... 85 TEAM RECORDS 9. George Nimo (1990) ...... 84 James Price (1993) ...... 84 GOALS IN A GAME: 11, Liberty vs. Southern Virginia, 9/6/03 GAME Paul Annan (1985) ...... 28 ASSISTS IN A GAME: 12, Liberty vs. Averett , 10/7/02

SHUTOUTS SAVES IN A GAME: CAREER 15, UNC Asheville vs. Liberty, 10/4/03; 1. Paul Annan (1992-85) ...... 28 Southern Virginia vs. Liberty, 10/23/06 2. George Nimo (1987-90) ...... 21 3. Dean Short (1998-01) ...... 19 CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS: 4 . Joe Larson (1994-97) ...... 11 5, Liberty (Paul Gilbert - Goalkeeper), 2007 5. James Price (1993-95) ...... 10 6. Kevin Hicks ( 1986) ...... 8 CONSECUTIVE WINS: Kevin Mahan (2002-06) ...... 8 George Nimo, the Flames’ goalkeeper 9, (11/4/89 vs. District of Columbia Paul Gilbert (2007) ...... 8 through 11/3/90 vs. Mars Hill) 9. K.J. Sabotchick (2002-04) ...... 7 from 1987-90, holds the school’s career 10. Patrick Heery (1999-02) ...... 5 goals-against-average record

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ANNUAL SCORING LEADERS YEARBYYEAR RECORDS YEAR NAME GOALS ASSISTS POINTS OVERALL BIG SOUTH 1979 Chuck Wemp 20 12 52 YEAR RECORD PCT. REGULAR SEASON HEAD COACH 1980 Craig Bell 10 4 24 1975 5-5-0 .500 Edward Dobson 1981 Alan Springs 11 5 27 1976 7-6-0 .537 Edward Dobson 1982 Dan Devilbiss 12 5 29 1977 8-8-1 .500 Edward Dobson 1983 Tommy Wait 14 4 32 1978 10-4-1 .700 Edward Dobson 1984 Tommy Wait 7 5 19 1979 8-9-0 .471 Edward Dobson 1985 Samuel Johnson 10 2 22 1980 8-11-4 .435 Bill Bell 1986 Edward Tett eh 9 4 22 1981 7-9-1 .441 Bill Bell 1987 Chris Dickens 5 2 12 1982 7-9-6 .455 Bill Bell 1988 Jacob Isang 8 1 17 1983 12-4-1 .735 Bill Bell 1989 Brian Stephens 10 1 21 1984 7-9-2 .444 Bill Bell 1990 Brian Stephens 9 1 19 1985 14-2-3 .816 Bill Bell 1991 Mark Senitz 13 2 28 1986 8-8-2 .500 Bill Bell 1992 James Wright 16 4 36 1987 7-10-2 .421 Bill Bell 1993 Jesse Barrington 10 8 28 1988 6-4-4 .571 Bill Bell 1994 James Wright 12 8 32 1989 11-5-2 .667 Bill Bell 1995 Joel Johnson 10 3 23 1990 12-2-2 .813 Bill Bell 1996 Ryan Trumbo 9 2 20 1991 7-11-1 .395 1-5-0 Bill Bell 1997 Gary Rickett s 8 6 22 1992 12-5-1 .694 5-1-1 Bill Bell 1998 Gary Rickett s 15 3 33 1993 10-6-1 .617 5-2-1 Bill Bell 1999 Jason Streets 14 2 30 1994 8-10-1 .447 3-5-0 Bill Bell 2000 Jose Gomez 9 3 21 1995 7-9-1 .441 4-3-0 Bill Bell 2001 Alan Pike 7 3 17 1996 11-6-2 .632 3-3-1 Bill Bell 2002 Darryl Roberts 17 7 41 1997 13-4-0 .765 6-1-0 Bill Bell 2003 Darryl Roberts 8 7 23 1998 11-6-1 .647 4-2-0 Bill Bell 2004 Kyle Cupid 10 5 25 1999 14-2-1 .853 6-1-0 Bill Bell 2005 Adrian Bumbut 8 5 21 2000 6-8-2 .438 3-3-1 Bill Bell 2006 Adrian Bumbut 6 2 14 2001 9-10-2 .476 5-2-0 Jeff Alder 2007 Adrian Bumbut 12 5 29 2002 11-8-2 .571 4-2-1 Jeff Alder 2003 8-9-1 .472 4-2-1 Jeff Alder ANNUAL GOALKEEPING LEADERS 2004 9-10-2 .476 4-3 Jeff Alder YEAR NAME GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 2005 6-8-2 .438 4-2-1 Jeff Alder 1979 Ernie Adkins 1.38 2006 9-6 .600 4-3 Jeff Alder 1980 Ernie Adkins 2.43 2007 13-5-2 .700 5-1 Jeff Alder 1981 Kelly Keys 2.50 1982 Paul Annan 1.36 1983 Paul Annan 1.10 1984 Paul Annan 1.10 ALLTIME LIBERTY COACHES’ RECORDS 1985 Paul Annan 0.35 NAME YEARS RECORD PCT. BIG SOUTH PCT. 1986 Kevin Hicks 1.10 Edward Dobson 5 38-32-2 .542 N/A -- 1987 George Nimo 0.85 Bill Bell 21 199-138-40 .581 40-23-4 .627 1988 George Nimo 0.41 Jeff Alder 7 65-56-9 .535 22-13-2 .622 1989 George Nimo 0.79 TOTALS 32 302-226-51 .566 62-36-6 .625 1990 George Nimo 0.48 1991 Jim Pereira 2.19 1992 Charles Ogunniyi 1.23 1993 James Price 1.22 1994 Joe Larson 1.95 1995 James Price 1.25 1996 Joe Larson 1.10 1997 Joe Larson 0.91 1998 Dean Short 1.09 1999 Dean Short 0.51 2000 Dean Short 1.21 2001 Dean Short 1.66 2002 Patrick Heery 1.51 Edward Dobson Bill Bell Jeff Alder

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY 2003 K.J. Sabotchick 1.51 1975-79 1980-2000 2001-Present 2004 K.J. Sabotchick 1.59 2005 Kevin Mahan 1.39 2006 Kevin Mahan 1.43 2007 Paul Gilbert 1.08

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1975 1980 Record: 5-5-0 Record: 8-11-4 Coach: Edward Dobson Coach: Bill Bell Dabney-Lancaster C.C. W 1 0 Virginia Wesleyan L 0 2 S. 1 H Biola L 1 3 Eastern Mennonite L 0 7 West Virginia Tech L 2 3 S. 6 H VCU L 2 5 Washington Bible W 3 2 Campbell L 1 2 S. 9 A Washington Bible T (OT) 2 2 Howard L 0 7 Roanoke W 2 0 S. 12 A Philadelphia Coll. of the Bible W 5 2 VMI W 3 2 30 27 S. 12 A Coppin State W 1 0 Gallaudet W 2 0 S. 17 H Eastern Mennonite W 1 0 Hampden-Sydney L 1 3 1978 S. 20 H District of Columbia L 4 6 Radford L 1 2 Record: 10-4-1 S. 23 A George Mason L 0 6 Va. Tech (J.V.) L 1 3 Coach: Edward Dobson S. 26 A Goshen L 0 1 Dabney-Lancaster C.C. W 9 0 Winthrop W 3 0 S. 27 A Lancaster Bible W 2 1 21 27 King W 3 1 S. 30 H Howard L 0 7 Virginia Wesleyan W 6 1 O. 1 A Atlanti c Christi an W 2 1 1976 Longwood W 8 2 O. 4 A Roanoke W 3 0 Record: 7-6-0 Richmond W 1 0 O. 8 H Wake Forest L 1 2 Coach: Edward Dobson West Virginia Tech W 3 2 O. 11 A Campbell L 2 3 Dabney-Lancaster C.C. W 8 0 King W 1 0 O. 16 H Richmond W 3 1 Tennessee L 0 5 Eastern Mennonite L 1 4 O. 18 H Radford T (OT) 1 1 Tennessee Temple L 0 3 St. Mary’s W 2 1 O. 21 A Woff ord T (OT) 1 1 Tennessee Wesleyan L 2 3 Washington Bible W 3 1 O. 22 A USC Spartanburg L 0 4 Averett W 7 0 Warren Wilson W 1 0 O. 28 A Guilford T (OT) 1 1 Washington Bible L 1 3 Furman L 0 1 N. 1 H High Point L 1 4 Pembroke State W 4 3 Roanoke T (OT) 3 3 N. 7 N Bapti st Bible (Pa.) W 2 1 Christopher Newport W 1 0 Radford L 0 3 N.10 A Messiah L 0 2 Eastern Mennonite L 0 3 Bapti st Bible (Mo.) L 2 3 35 54 Hampden-Sydney L 0 2 37 22 Washington and Lee W 2 1 1979 1981 Radford W 2 1 Record: 8-9-0 Record: 7-8-2 Dabney-Lancaster C.C. W 5 1 Coach: Edward Dobson Coach: Bill Bell 32 25 Guilford L 1 4 S. 8 A High Point W 2 1 VCU L 0 2 S. 11 A Central Wesleyan# W 2 0 1977 Cedarville W 3 0 S. 11 A Tennessee Temple# W 1 0 Record: 8-8-1 Geneva L 1 3 S. 14 H Philadelphia Coll. of the Bible T (OT) 1 1 Coach: Edward Dobson Emory and Henry W 8 0 S. 16 A Randolph-Macon L 0 1 Averett W 1 0 District of Columbia L 0 2 S. 19 H Campbell L 0 2 Christopher Newport L 0 1 St. Mary’s W 4 3 S. 28 A Averett L 1 2 UNC Asheville W 2 0 Richmond L 1 3 S. 30 A Roanoke W 1 0 King L 1 3 George Mason L 0 4 O. 3 A UNC Asheville L 0 2 Hampden-Sydney L 0 2 Howard L 1 11 O. 5 A Guilford W 4 1 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER Longwood W 8 1 Roanoke W 3 0 O. 7 A Eastern Mennonite L 1 3 Eastern Mennonite W 3 1 Eastern Mennonite L 2 3 O. 10 A VCU L 0 5 Washington Bible W 4 0 Warren Wilson W 2 0 O. 21 A Catawba L 1 2 Richmond T (OT) 1 1 Coppin State W 16 0 O. 24 A District of Columbia W 2 1 Radford W 1 0 Wake Forest W 4 2 O. 27 A Howard L 0 1 King L 1 3 Washington Bible W 9 0 O. 30 A Richmond W 3 1 Howard L 0 7 Radford L 1 2 N. 7 A Rutgers-Camden& L (OT) 0 2 Gallaudet W 3 1 56 37 20 26

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1982 Record: 7-9-6 Coach: Bill Bell S. 4 H VCU W 1 0 S. 7 H High Point L 0 1 S. 10 N King (Tenn.) W 4 0 S. 11 A Eastern Mennonite L 1 3 S. 15 H Randolph-Macon L 2 3 S. 17 A Campbell L 0 2 S. 22 H Roanoke L 1 2 S. 24 H Piedmont Bible W 8 1 S. 25 A Guilford L 0 2 S. 27 H Averett L 1 2 S. 29 H Richmond W 3 1 O. 2 A Longwood L 0 3 O. 5 A Washington Bible T (OT) 1 1 O. 9 A Radford W 3 0 O. 16 A Philadelphia Coll. of the Bible T (OT) 0 0 O. 18 A Mt. Vernon Nazarene W 5 1 O. 21 A Malone L 0 1 Bill Bell O. 30 A Christopher Newport T (OT) 2 2

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O. 11 H George Washington L 0 1 O. 14 H Shenandoah W 3 0 O. 17 A Davidson L 0 1 O. 13 A Howard L 0 1 O. 20 A Hampden-Sydney W 1 0 O. 17 A Eastern Mennonite W 1 0 O. 23 A Appalachian State L 1 2 O. 20 A Christopher Newport L 1 2 O. 27 A Virginia L (OT) 0 1 O. 27 H High Point W 2 0 N. 7 A District of Columbia W 1 0 N. 3 A Tennessee W 2 1 N. 11 A Longwood# W 2 0 N. 7 A Mary Washington L 0 1 18 19 20 23 # Virginia Intercollegiate Soccer State Semifi nal 1985 Record: 14-2-3 1988 Coach: Bill Bell Record: 6-4-4 S. 3 H Tennessee W 1 0 Coach: Bill Bell S. 6 N Bryan W 6 0 S. 7 A William and Mary L 1 2 S. 7 N Ashbury W 1 0 S. 16 H District of Columbia W 4 0 S. 11 H King (Tenn.) W 2 0 S. 23 A Tennessee Tech W 11 0 S. 14 H Radford T (OT) 1 1 S. 24 A Maryville W 2 1 S. 17 A Hampden-Sydney W 1 0 S. 26 A Campbell L (OT) 1 3 S. 21 H Tennessee Temple W 2 1 S. 30 A Richmond T (OT) 0 0 S. 25 A Roanoke T (OT) 0 0 O. 12 A Winthrop T (OT) 0 0 Samuel Johnson S. 28 A District of Columbia W 4 0 O. 15 H West Virginia W 3 2 1984-87 O. 1 H Eastern Mennonite W 5 0 O. 18 A Radford T (OT) 0 0 O. 7 H Alabama Huntsville W 2 1 O. 21 H Davidson W 5 1 N. 1 H District of Columbia T (OT) 2 2 O. 12 H Longwood W 1 0 O. 25 H Virginia L (OT) 0 1 N. 3 H VMI T (OT) 1 1 O. 19 H Guilford W 2 1 S. 29 A High Point T (OT) 0 0 N. 6 H District of Columbia^ W 2 1 O. 23 H Washington and Lee W 2 0 N. 1 H Appalachian State W 2 1 N. 10 N Spring Garden# T (OT) 0 0 O. 26 A West Virginia Wesleyan L 1 2 N. 5 A James Madison L 0 1 (Spring Garden wins shootout , 2-1) O. 30 A Lynchburg T (OT) 0 0 29 12 37 28 N. 6 H Shenandoah W 7 0 N. 13 H Christopher Newport# W 5 4 ^ NAIA District 29 Championship N. 18 H Randolph-Macon# L 0 1 # NAIA Area 10 Playoff s 43 11

1983 # Virginia Intercollegiate Soccer State Semifi nal Record: 12-4-1 Coach: Bill Bell 1986 S. 2 N Taccoa Bible^ W 2 1 Record: 8-8-2 S. 3 N Tennessee Temple^ W 2 1 Coach: Bill Bell S. 3 A High Point W 2 1 S. 3 A Richmond L 0 3 S. 6 A VCU W 2 0 S. 9 A Wake Forest T (OT) 0 0 S. 10 A Randolph-Macon T (OT) 1 1 S. 13 H Hampden-Sydney W 3 0 S. 21 H Guilford W 4 1 S. 19 N Seatt le Pacifi c L 0 3 S. 23 H Longwood L 1 2 S. 20 N Pacifi c Lutheran W 2 0 O. 1 A Richmond W 2 1 S. 24 H Lynchburg W 1 0 O. 4 H Eastern Mennonite W 6 1 S. 27 H District of Columbia W 4 1 O. 8 A Roanoke W 1 0 O. 4 H West Virginia Wesleyan L (OT) 1 3 O. 12 H Radford W(OT) 3 1 O. 8 A VMI W 4 0 Michael Rivas O. 11 H James Madison L 2 3 O. 18 A Bryan W(OT) 1 0 1985-88 O. 20 A Tennessee Wesleyan W 3 1 O. 18 H Roanoke W 1 0 O. 22 A Tennessee Temple L 0 2 O. 22 A Virginia L 0 2 1989 O. 24 A Alabama-Huntsville L 0 7 O. 25 A Tennessee W 3 1 Record: 11-5-2 O. 29 H Christopher Newport W 1 0 O. 28 A Eastern Mennonite W 3 0 Coach: Bill Bell N. 2 A District of Columbia L 0 1 N. 1 A Shenandoah T 0 0 S. 2 A Naval Academy L 0 4 31 18 N. 6 A Radford L 2 3 S. 5 A Morehead State W 2 1 N. 8 A George Washington L 0 2 S. 9 A West Virginia W 1 0 ^ Northside Tournament N. 10 A Longwood L 4 6 S. 11 H Lincoln Memorial T (OT) 2 2 26 27 S. 13 H Radford T (OT) 1 1 1984 S. 18 H Campbell L 1 2 Record: 7-9-2 1987 S. 23 H Maryville W 2 1 Coach: Bill Bell Record: 7-10-2 S. 30 H VCU W 2 0 S. 1 A King (Tenn.) W 2 0 Coach: Bill Bell O. 6 A Appalachian State L (OT) 0 1 S. 4 A William and Mary L 0 5 S. 2 H Richmond L 0 1 O. 11 H USC Aiken W 6 0 S. 8 A Guilford T (OT) 0 0 S. 5 A Towson State L 0 2 O. 16 A Georgia State W 1 0 S. 12 H Hampden-Sydney W 4 0 S. 7 H Eckerd L 0 1 O. 21 H High Point L 0 1 S. 15 H Randolph-Macon L 2 3 S. 11 H Guilford W 2 1 O. 24 A Jacksonville W 1 0 S. 19 H Lynchburg W 1 0 S. 14 A West Virginia Wesleyan L 0 2 O. 25 A Coastal Carolina L 0 1 S. 22 A Longwood T (OT) 1 1 S. 19 A VCU T (OT) 1 1 O. 28 A Vanderbilt W 4 0 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY S. 26 A Wake Forest L 0 3 S. 23 A William and Mary L 1 2 O. 20 A Memphis State W 1 0 S. 29 H District of Columbia W 4 0 S. 26 A Roanoke W 3 2 N. 2 A Davidson W 1 0 O. 2 A Radford L 0 1 O. 2 H Eastern Mennonite W 3 0 N. 4 H District of Columbia W 2 0 O. 6 A Mt. St. Mary’s (Md.) L 0 3 O. 6 H Radford T (OT) 1 1 28 14 O. 9 H Roanoke L 0 2 O. 10 A James Madison L 0 1

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1990 Record: 12-2-2 Coach: Bill Bell S. 3 A Eastern Mennonite W 2 0 1992 S. 7 H USC Aiken W 6 1 Record: 12-5-1 S. 8 H UNC Asheville W 1 0 Big South: 5-1-1 S. 11 H Georgia State T (OT) 1 1 Coach: Bill Bell S. 19 A VMI L 1 2 S. 5 H Lincoln Memorial W 5 2 S. 22 A VCU T (OT) 0 0 S. 9 H Appalachian State W 2 1 S. 29 H Vanderbilt W 1 0 S. 10 H Gardner-Webb W 5 1 O. 4 H Appalachian State W (OT) 2 1 S. 12 H District of Columbia W 3 1 O. 6 H Malone W 2 0 S. 15 H Richmond L 0 3 O. 8 A High Point L 0 1 S. 19 A South Carolina-Aiken W 5 1 O. 13 A Lincoln Memorial W 1 0 S. 22 A VMI W 2 0 O. 20 A Memphis State W 2 1 S. 26 H Charleston Southern * W 5 1 O. 22 H Naval Academy W 2 1 S. 30 A Radford * W 1 0 O. 24 H Campbell W 2 1 O. 3 A Coastal Carolina L 0 3 O. 26 A Radford W 1 0 O. 10 H UMBC * W 3 1 N. 3 H Mars Hill W 4 0 O. 14 A Campbell * W 5 2 28 9 O. 17 H Winthrop * L 0 1 O. 20 A Towson State * T (OT) 0 0 1991 O. 24 H UNC Asheville * W 4 0 Record: 7-11-1 O. 28 A Virginia L 1 3 Big South: 1-5-0 O. 31 A UNC Greensboro W 2 1 Coach: Bill Bell N. 4 N UNC Greensboro # L 3 6 Jesse Barrington S. 7 H VCU L 0 3 46 27 1993-96 S. 10 A Richmond * L 0 5 * Big South Conference Game S. 13 A Bowling Green State L 0 1 # Big South Tournament Game O. 24 A Jacksonville W 3 1 S. 14 A Dayton T (OT) 2 2 O. 29 H Towson State * W 2 1 S. 18 H VMI * W 2 1 1993 N. 3 N Radford # W 3 1 S. 21 A UNC Asheville * L 2 6 Record: 10-6-1 N. 4 N Winthrop # W(OT) 3 2 S. 24 A Navy L 2 4 Big South: 5-2-1 N. 5 A UNC Greensboro # L (OT) 2 3 S. 28 A Charleston (W.Va.) W (OT) 3 2 Coach: Bill Bell 40 40 S. 30 A Morehead State W 6 0 S. 4 H USC Aiken W 9 4 O. 2 H Davis & Elkins W 3 0 S. 7 H Campbell * L 1 3 * Big South Conference Game O. 5 H Davidson * L 1 2 S. 15 A Richmond W 2 1 # Big South Tournament Game O. 12 H Lincoln Memorial W 7 0 S. 18 A Charleston Southern * W 7 3 O. 15 H Carson-Newman W 7 1 S. 22 H UNC Greensboro * W 4 0 1995 O. 19 A Appalachian State * L 1 2 S. 25 H Coastal Carolina * L 1 2 Record: 7-9-1 O. 23 A Virginia L 0 4 S. 29 H Radford * W 2 1 Big South: 4-3-0 O. 26 H Longwood W 9 1 O. 2 A Vanderbilt L 2 3 Coach: Bill Bell O. 28 A Campbell * L 0 3 O. 4 H Jacksonville W 2 1 S. 2 A Campbell L 1 4 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER N. 2 H UNC Greensboro L 1 2 O. 9 A UNC Asheville * W 2 0 S. 6 A VCU L (OT) 0 2 N. 5 N Radford # L 0 5 O. 13 A Appalachian State W 2 0 S. 9 H Vanderbilt T (OT) 1 1 46 44 O. 16 A Winthrop * W 1 0 S. 13 H UNC Greensboro * L (OT) 1 2 O. 20 H VMI W 3 0 S. 16 H Charleston Southern * W 5 0 * Big South Conference Game or equivalent O. 23 H Towson State * T (OT) 2 2 S. 20 A Virginia L 1 2 # Big South Tournament Game O. 27 H Navy L 2 3 S. 22 A Appalachian State L 0 3 O. 30 A VCU L 0 3 S. 23 A East Carolina W (OT) 2 1 N.N 4 N Winthrop # L 0 1 S. 27 H Radford * L (OT) 2 4 42 27 S. 30 H The Citadel W 7 0 O. 7 A Winthrop * W 3 0 * Big South Conference Game O. 11 H UNC Asheville * W 2 0 # Big South Tournament Game O. 14 H Coastal Carolina * L 1 2 O. 18 A Wake Forest L 0 1 19941 O. 27 A UMBC * W 2 1 Record:R 8-10-1 N. 2 N Radford # W 3 0 BigB South: 3-5-0 N. 3 N UNC Greensboro # L 0 2 Coach:C Bill Bell 32 25 S.S 3 H Lincoln Memorial W 4 0 S.S 7 H VCU L 2 3 * Big South Conference Game S.S 10 H UNC Asheville * W 2 0 # Big South Tournament Game S.S 14 A UNC Greensboro * L 1 4 S.S 17 A Charleston Southern * L 0 1 1996 S.S 19 A Coastal Carolina * L 1 6 Record: 11-6-2 S.S 23 A South Alabama L 0 1 Big South: 3-3-1 S.S 24 N Stetson L 0 1 Coach: Bill Bell O.O 1 H Appalachian State T (OT) 4 4 A. 31 H Appalachian State W (OT) 2 1 O.O 5 A Virginia L 2 6 S. 4 A Marshall W 2 1 O.O 8 H Winthrop * L 1 2 S. 11 H High Point W 4 0 O.O 12 A Radford * L 2 3 S. 16 H East Carolina W 2 1 O.O 15 H UMBC * W 5 0 S. 21 H UMBC * L (OT) 0 1 James Wright O.O 22 A Flagler W (OT) 3 1 S. 25 A Radford * L 0 1 1992-94

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S. 28 A Charleston Southern * W (OT) 1 0 O. 14 A Winthrop * W 6 0 O. 2 A Virginia L 1 2 O. 18 A Virginia Tech L 1 2 O. 5 H Winthrop * W 4 1 O. 21 H Gardner-Webb W 3 2 O. 11 A Vanderbilt L 2 5 1998 O. 25 A Radford * L 0 2 O. 12 A Western Kentucky W (OT) 2 0 Record: 11-6-1 O. 28 A Coastal Carolina * L 0 1 O. 19 A Coastal Carolina * W (OT) 1 0 Big South: 4-2-0 N. 1 N High Point # L 1 2 O. 21 A The Citadel W 5 0 Coach: Bill Bell 24 21 O. 23 H VCU W 1 0 S. 1 H Longwood W 7 2 O. 26 H Lincoln Memorial T (OT) 1 1 S. 4 A N.C. State ^ W 5 0 ^ D.C. Challenge - Washington, D.C. O. 30 A UNC Greensboro * L 2 3 S. 5 N #15 Duke ^ L 0 3 * Big South Conference Game N. 2 H UNC Asheville * T (OT) 1 1 S. 10 H Salem-Teikyo W 7 0 # Big South Tournament Game N. 8 N UNC Asheville # W 1 0 S. 12 H High Point L 1 2 N. 9 A UNC Greensboro # L 1 4 S. 16 A Davidson L (OT) 2 3 2001 33 23 S. 19 A Radford * L 0 4 Record: 9-10-0 S. 22 H VMI W(2OT) 2 1 Big South: 5-2-0 * Big South Conference Game S. 26 H UNC Asheville * W 3 0 Coach: Jeff Alder # Big South Tournament Game O. 3 H South Alabama * L (OT) 1 2 A. 31 A #3 Virginia^ L 1 2 O. 10 A Elon W 2 1 S. 2 N #8 Maryland^ L 1 2 1997 O. 17 A Winthrop * W 2 1 S. 8 H Elon* W 1 0 Record: 13-4-0 O. 24 H Charleston Southern * W 3 1 S. 19 A Marshall L 0 3 Big South: 6-1-0 O. 27 H #17 VCU T (2OT) 1 1 S. 27 H Winthrop* W 2 1 Coach: Bill Bell O. 31 A Coastal Carolina * W 3 1 O. 3 A George Mason L 1 2 A. 30 N George Washington W 3 1 N. 5 N UNC Asheville # W 4 0 O. 6 A UNC Asheville* L 1 2 S. 1 A Georgetown W 1 0 N. 6 N Winthrop # W 2 1 O. 10 A William & Mary L 0 3 S. 4 A VMI W 3 2 N. 7 N South Alabama # L 0 1 O. 13 A Charleston Southern* W 4 2 S. 9 H Marshall W 3 1 45 24 O. 16 H Old Dominion L 0 4 S. 11 H North Carolina Wesleyan W 4 0 O. 20 A Gardner-Webb W 2 0 S. 20 A UMBC * W 2 1 ^ Adidas Wolfpack Classic O. 27 A Coastal Carolina* W 2 0 S. 24 H Campbell W 2 0 * Big South Conference Game O. 30 A VMI W (OT) 3 2 S. 27 A UNC Asheville * W 3 1 # Big South Tournament Game N. 2 H Birmingham-Southern L 1 2 O. 1 A Virginia L 2 5 N. 5 A High Point* L 1 2 O. 4 H Elon W 1 0 N. 9 H Radford* W 2 1 O. 9 A Winthrop * W (OT) 2 1 1999 N. 15 N Charleston Southern# W 2 0 O. 10 H South Alabama * L 0 1 Record: 14-2-1 N. 16 A Winthrop# W 4 1 O. 15 H Radford * W (OT) 1 0 Big South: 6-1-0 N. 18 N Coastal Carolina# L 1 3 O. 18 H Coastal Carolina * W (OT) 1 0 Coach: Bill Bell 29 32 O. 22 A VCU L 0 1 S. 4 H Radford * W 5 0 N. 3 H Charleston Southern * W 4 0 S. 8 A #24 Wake Forest L 1 2 ^ Virginia Soccer Classic – Charlott esville, Va. N. 7 N South Alabama # L 0 1 S. 11 H Mars Hill W (OT) 2 1 * Big South Conference Game 33 16 S. 21 H Longwood W 2 0 # Big South Tournament Game S. 27 A High Point * W 2 0 * Big South Conference Game O. 6 H Elon * W 1 0 2002 # Big South Tournament Game O. 9 A UNC Asheville * W 1 0 Record: 11-8-2 O. 11 H Davidson W 2 1 Big South: 4-2-1 O.O 16 A Charleston Southern * L 0 1 Coach: Jeff Alder O.O 18 H Winthrop * W(2OT) 3 2 A. 31 A Woff ord W 4 1 O.O 22 N #13 Jacksonville ^ W 2 0 S. 3 H Virginia Tech L 1 3 O.O 23 A Florida Internati onal ^ W (OT) 1 0 S. 7 H Southern Virginia W 6 0 O.O 28 A #25 VCU W 1 0 S. 10 H High Point* T (2OT) 1 1 O.O 30 H Coastal Carolina * W 3 2 S. 14 H Campbell W 1 0 N.N 4 N Elon # W 1 0 S. 20 N Army^ W (OT) 2 1 N.N 5 N Winthrop # W 4 0 S. 22 A Navy^ W 1 0 N.N 7 N Radford # T (4OT) 0 0 S. 25 A Elon* W 2 0 (Radford Claims Title on Penalty Kicks) S. 28 A UNC Greensboro L 2 3 31 9 O. 1 H George Mason L 0 2 O. 4 H UNC Asheville* L (OT) 1 2 ^ FIU Golden Panther Classic O. 7 H Averett W 10 0 * Big South Conference Game O. 12 H Charleston Southern* W 2 1 # Big South Tournament Game O. 16 A Virginia L 2 5 O. 19 H Coastal Carolina* L 0 3 20002 O. 22 A Radford* W 2 1 Record:R 6-8-2 O. 26 H Gardner-Webb W 5 1 BigB South: 3-3-1 N. 2 A Birmingham-Southern T (2OT) 1 1 Coach:C Bill Bell N. 6 A N.C. State L 1 2 S.S 2 N George Washington ^ L 1 4 N. 9 A Winthrop* W 2 1 S.S 4 N American ^ L 1 2 N. 14 N Elon# L 1 2 S.S 8 H Georgia Southern L 0 1 47 30 S.S 12 H #5 Wake Forest W 4 2 S.S 20 A Elon * W 1 0 ^ Navy Invitati onal Tournament 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY S.S 23 A Old Dominion W 1 0 * Big South Conference Game S.S 27 H High Point * W 3 0 # Big South Tournament Game S.S 30 H Charleston Southern * T (OT2) 1 1 Pavel Canura O.O 4 A N.C. State T (OT2) 1 1 2000-03 O. 7 H UNC Asheville * L 0 1

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S. 23 A Winthrop* L 1 8 S. 25 H Gardner-Webb W 2 1 O.O 19 H High Point* L 2 3 S. 30 A Birmingham-Southern* L 1 3 O.O 23 H Virginia Tech L 1 2 O. 3 A #3 Virginia L 0 2 O.O 26 A Radford* W 1 0 O. 14 H UNC Asheville* W 2 0 O.O 29 H UNC Asheville* W 3 1 O. 18 H High Point* W (OT) 2 1 N. 3 A Elon T (OT) 1 2 O. 20 A Woff ord W 1 0 N. 12 N Radford# W 2 1 O. 23 H Southern Virginia W 6 0 N. 13 A Birmingham-Southern# L 2 5 N. 2 N Birmingham-Southern# W 2 0 25 42 N. 3 N Winthrop# L (OT) 1 2 25 24 $Virginia$ Tech Tournament * Big South Conference Game ^Wo^ ff ord/adidas Invitati onal # Big South Tournament Game * Big South Conference Game ##Big South Tournament Game

2005 Record: 6-8-2 Big South: 4-2-1 CCoach: Jeff Alder SS. 2 H George Mason L (OT) 2 3 SS. 7 A Campbell L 2 3 S. 10 A Gardner-Webb T (2OT) 2 2 SS. 12 A Appalachian State L 1 2 SS. 16 H Woff ord W 1 0 S. 21 A High Point* T (2OT) 1 1 Bryan Monkak SS. 27 H Southern Virginia W 8 1 2002-03 O. 1 H Winthrop* W 2 1 O. 4 A Virginia Tech L 0 1 2003 O. 14 H Birmingham-Southern* L 1 2 Record: 8-9-1 O. 19 H Radford* W 3 0 Big South: 4-2-1 O. 22 A #2 Virginia L 0 2 Coach: Jeff Alder O. 26 H VMI* W 3 2 A. 30 A #23 Duke^ L 0 4 O. 29 A UNC Asheville* W 2 0 S. 3 A Campbell W 1 0 N. 5 A Coastal Carolina L 1 3 S. 6 H Southern Virginia W 11 0 N. 10 N Winthrop# L 1 2 S. 9 H VMI* W 2 1 30 25 S. 13 H Woff ord L 1 2 S. 16 A High Point* T 2 2 * Big South Conference Game Kevin Mahan S. 20 A Gardner-Webb L 1 4 # Big South Tournament Game 2002-06 S. 27 H Winthrop* W 1 0 O. 4 H Radford* W 2 1 2006 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER O. 7 H Marshall W 1 0 Record: 9-6 2007 O. 19 A #14 Coastal Carolina* L 3 5 Big South: 4-3 Record: 13-5-2 O. 24 A Virginia L 1 2 Coach: Jeff Alder Big South: 5-1 O. 29 A UNC Asheville* W 2 1 A. 29 A Longwood W (2OT)1 0 Coach: Jeff Alder N. 1 A Georgia Southern L 1 2 S. 5 A Radford* L 1 3 S. 1 H Mount Vernon Nazarene W 3 0 N. 4 A Virginia Tech L 1 7 S. 9 H #1 North Carolina L 0 1 S. 5 A Campell W 1 0 N. 7 H Birmingham-Southern* L 1 3 S. 12 A VMI* W 3 2 S. 8 A Gardner-Webb W 2 1 N. 13 H High Point# W 2 1 S. 19 H Coastal Carolina* W 2 1 S. 14 N College of Charleston^ L 0 2 N. 14 N Birmingham-Southern# L 1 3 S. 16 A UNC Wilmington^ W 2 1 34 38 S.S 19 H Longwood T (2OT) 0 0 S.S 26 H Radford* W 3 0 ^ Adidas-Wolfpack Classic – Raleigh-Durham, N.C. S.S 29 H Winthrop* W 1 0 * Big South Conference Game O.O 2 A North Carolina L 1 7 # Big South Tournament Game O.O 6 H Marshall T (2OT) 0 0 O.O 8 H Columbia Union W 8 0 2004 O.O 12 A Coastal Carolina* L 1 2 Record: 9-10-2 O.O 18 A UNC Asheville* W 2 0 Big South: 4-3-0 O.O 23 A Virginia L 0 3 Coach: Jeff Alder O.O 31 A High Point W 3 1 S. 1 H Longwood W 3 2 N. 6 H VMI W 4 1 S. 4 A Birmingham-Southern W 2 1 N. 15 N UNC Asheville# W 2 1 S. 7 H Campbell T (2OT) 0 2 N. 16 A Winthrop# W 1 0 S. 10 N West Virginia$ L 1 2 N. 18 A Radford# W 2 1 S. 12 N James Madison$ L 0 2 N. 24 A Loyola (Md.)& L 0 2 S. 15 H Gardner-Webb W 3 0 36 22 S. 20 H Coastal Carolina* L 1 3 S. 24 A Woff ord^ W 1 0 ^ UNCW-Jameson Inn Classsic - Wilmington, N.C. S. 26 N Furman^ L 1 4 * Big South Conference Game S. 29 A VMI* W 3 2 # Big South Tournament Game O. 2 H Appalachian State L 2 3 & NCAA Tournament Game O. 6 A Virginia L 0 3 O. 9 A Winthrop* L 5 7 Hollis Donaldson O. 15 A George Mason W (OT) 1 0 2001-04

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 37 FLAMES IN PRO SOCCER 2008 SEASON FORMER FLAMES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER 2005 Jose Gomez (Virginia Beach Mariners - USL D2 Pro League) 2000 Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D3 Pro League) Jeff Alder (Roanoke Wrath - USL D3 Pro League) Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D3 Pro League) 2006 Jeff Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D3 Pro League) Hollis Donaldson (Chicago Fire - MLS) Joey Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D3 Pro League) Jonathan Burklo (Cincinnati Kings - USL D3 Pro League) James Price (Roanoke Wrath - USL D3 Pro League) Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D3 Pro League) Rob Weaver (Roanoke Wrath - USL D3 Pro League) Greg Wheaton ( Thunder - USL D2 Pro League) 2007 Darryl Roberts (Sparta Rott erdam FC- Dutch Eredivisie) 2001 Osei Telesford (Chicago Fire - MLS) Derek Avilez (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Jonathan Burklo (Atlanti s FC - 2nd Division Finland) Jose Gomez (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Greg Wheaton (Minnesota Thunder - USL D2 Pro League) 2008 Jeff Johnson (Wilmington Hammerheads - USL D3 Pro League) Darryl Roberts (Denizlispor Football Club - Turkish First Division) Joey Johnson (Wilmington Hammerheads - USL D3 Pro League) Osei Telesford ( - USL D1 Pro Leauge) Jonathan Burklo (Wilmington Hammerheads - USL D2 League) 2002 Adrian Bumbut ( - USL D2 Pro Leauge) Derek Avilez (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Jose Gomez (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Ben Strawbridge (Richmond Kickers - USL D2 Pro League)

2003 Jose Gomez (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Dean Short (Charlott e Eagles - USL D2 Pro League) Sparta Ro Ben Strawbridge (Richmond Kickers - USL D2 Pro League) tt erdam Football Club 2004

Jose Gomez (Virginia Beach Mariners - USL D2 Pro League) MLF Sports Ben Johnson (Charlott e Eagles - USL D3 Pro League)

Darryl Roberts Osei Telesford FLAMES IN THE MLS DRAFT MLS SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT 2005 Hollis Donaldson - 4th Round - 39th pick - Chicago Fire 2007 Daryl Roberts - 2nd Round - 14th pick -Toronto FC Osei Telesford - 2nd Round - 21st pick - Chicago Fire 2008 Adrian Bumbut - 2nd Round - 26th pick - Chicago Fire Richmond Kickers/Pa Wilmington Hammerheads tti e Pa tt erson Chicago Fire Chicago Fire

Adrian Bumbut Jonathan Burklo Osei Telesford Hollis Donaldson 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY

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FLAMES ON THE TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NATIONAL TEAM

Darryl Roberts (2004-Present) Reiuters Images Osei Telesford (2007-Present)

ROBERTS, TELESFORD PLAY FOR TRINIDAD TOBAGO NATIONAL TEAM Former Liberty University men’s soccer standouts Osei Telesford (in white) challenges England’s Theo Walcott Darryl Roberts and Osei Telesford are currently mem- during June 1, 2008 match in Port of Spain, Trinidad bers of the the 18-man Trinidad and Tobago Nati onal team. The two have seen acti on in several internati onal

matches for their nati ve country, including the 2007 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2007 Digicel Caribean Cup, CONCACAF Qualifying and friendlies against Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama and England. This past June, the former Flames both played key roles in helping the Trinidad and Tobago nati onal squad advance to the next round of qualifying for the CONCACAF Finals, including Roberts’ game-winning goal in June 22nd’s 2-0 victory over Bermuda. With the victory, the pair of Liberty standouts, along with their fellow countrymen, advanced to Round Three of qualifying for the CONCACAF Final Round. Trinidad and Tobago will meet the United States, Gua- temala and Cuba in three round-robin matches dur- ing the months of August through November. Roberts, who is Liberty’s all-ti me leading scorer, played for the Flames from 2002-06. The forward has represented the Trindad & Tobago Nati onal team in AP Images 16 matches. He earned Freshman All-American hon- ors with the Flames in 2003 and currently, plays with Denizlispor Football Club in the Turkish First Division. Telesford was a four-ti me all-conference selecti on Darryl Roberts batt les with Team USA’s Steve for the Flames from 2003-06. The defender has rep- Ralston during a CONCACAF Gold Cup resented his nati ve land in 10 contests. Telesford also match on June 9, 2007. earned fi rst team all-region honors twice with Liberty and is curently playing professionally.

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 39 ALL-TIME ROSTER 2008 SEASON AAAAA Griffi th, Michael – 2004-05-06 Aboaye, Peter – 1991 Grover, Danny – 1975-76-77 Achah, Sam – 1978 Guinn, David – 2001-02-03-04 Adkins, Ernie – 1980 Davis, Lee – 1988 Guzman, Juan – 2006-07 Ado, Ebenezer – 1991 Delmanico, Reid – 1978 Akpoborie, Jonathan – 1988 Devilbiss, Dan – 1978-82-83 HHHHH Aksakal, Mustafa – 1991 Dickens, Chris – 1984-85-87 Haastrup, Benjamin – 1985 Alder, Jeff – 1987-88-89-90 Dieudonone, Raymond – 1978-79-80 Hagner, John – 1986 Alford, Chad - 2007 Dobson, Kent – 1995-96-97 Ham, David – 1993 Allen, John – 1991 Donaldson, Hollis – 2001-02-03-04 Hammond, Robert – 1976-77-78-79 Annan, David – 1984-85-86-87 Donaldson, John – 1989 Hassell, Terry – 1991 Annan, Paul – 1983-84-85 Dupere, Adam - 2006 Hay, Kevin - 1999-2000-01-02 Autry, Richard – 1980-82 Dunn, Steve – 1978 Heery, Patrick - 1999-2000-01-02 Avilez, Derek – 1997-98-99-2000 Helliwell, Sean – 1990 EEEEE Hinkson, Austi n – 2002-03-04 BBBBB Edman, Brian - 2007 Hollis, Brian – 1983-84 Baker, Brian – 1985-86-87-88 Edwards, Daryl – 1978 Holloman, Tony – 1982-83-84 Baker, Chad – 1991 Egan, Jeff – 1995-96 Hopper, Chris - 2000 Baraty, Joey – 1976-78-79-80 Espinosa, John – 1990 Horn, Simon – 1981 Barclay, Alan – 1978 Evans, Scott – 1983 Houlahan, Mark – 1989 Barclay, Doug – 1977-78 Everhart, Shawn – 2003 Huff man, Kevin – 1994-95-96-97 Barnhart, Luther – 1976-78-79-80 Barrett , Steve – 1984 FFFFF IIIII Barrington, Jesse – 1993-94-95-96 Fisher, Bo – 2003 Inokin, Jacob – 1988 Basset, Wendell – 1993-94-95 Folikwe, Robinson – 1993 Bates, Jim – 1975-76-77-78 Frederick, Paul – 1983 JJJJJ Bean, Doug – 1987 Freerksen, Brian – 1987 Jackson, Ivan – 1990 Bell, Andrew – 1985-86 Fries, Jonathan – 1993 Jenks, John - 1998 Bell, Bill – 1980-81 Fuller, Casey – 1996-97 Jividen, Doug – 1981-83 Bell, Craig – 1979-80 Johnson, Ben – 1995-96-97-98 Biddle, Brian – 1995 GGGGG Johnson, Jeff – 1992-93-94-95 Biddy, Brook – 2001 Garber, Dan – 2005-06-07 Johnson, Joel – 1994-95 Boateng, Joshua – 2006-07 Garlock, Steve – 1979-80-81 Johnson, Samuel – 1984-85-86-87 Bonheim, Scott – 1978-79-80 Gaunt, Jerry – 1988-89 Jones, John – 1981-85 Boscaljan, Charles – 1978 Gehman, Bill – 1979-80-81 Bowman, Greg – 1975-76-78 Gehman, Jeff – 1979-81 KKKKK Bradham, Andrew – 2003-04 Gelatt , Mike – 2004-05-06-07 Kappler, Andrew – 2004-05-06-07 Brownlee, Kian – 1996-98-99-2000 Gilbert, Paul - 2007 Kappler, Jeremiah – 2004-05-06-07 Bumbut, Adrian – 2004-05-06-07 Gibson, Russell - 1998 Kellum, Brad – 1992-93-94 Buonadonna, Joe – 1995 Gill, Adam - 1998-99-2000 Kearns, Isaac – 2001 Burklo, Jonathan – 2002-03-04-05 Glass, Jimmy – 1977-78-79 Kellum, Brentley – 2000-01-02-03 Burris, Don – 1989 Godfrey, Scott – 1990-91 Keys, Kelly – 1980-81-82 Godwin, Adam – 2001-02-03-04 Kimak, Jason - 1998 CCCCC Goeins, Fred – 1985 King, Jonathan – 1994-95-96 Cancura, Pavel – 2000-01-02-03 Gomez, Jose – 1997-98-99-2000 Kirim, Joe – 1977 Cantu, Mike – 1995 Gooch, Steve – 1982-83-85-86 Klaye, Seth – 1989 Carlisle, Jake – 1997 Graham, Will – 1995-96 Klein, Doug – 1982-83 Carty, Austi n - 1999-2000-01 KKnapp, Steve – 1985 Carrasco, Paul – 1993-95 KKufour, John – 1980 Cassidy, David – 2004-05-06-07 KKuhl, Phil – 1978 Caudill, John – 1981-82-83-84 Chase, Adam – 1997 LLLLLL Chasti an, Cameron – 2005-06-07 LaBouyer,L Andre – 1979 Chavez, Juan Carlos – 2005-06-07 LLamp, Paul – 1994 Chidester, Brian – 2002-03 LLarson, Joe – 1994-95-96-97 Christain, Jason – 1993-94-95 LLauber, Ryan – 2001 Clark, Rob – 1988 LLetsen, John – 2005-06-07 Coache, Jonathan – 2004-05-06 LLewis, Toby – 2004-05-06-07 Cochran, Don – 1989 LLivermore, Russell – 1981-82 Collins, John – 1990-91-92 LLivingston, Bruce – 1983 Combs, Paul – 1995-96 LLukens, Bill – 1987 Conway, Danny – 1978-79 LLusti g, Scott – 1982-83-84-85 Cooke, Kevin – 1990 LLuz, Edgard – 2002-03 Cooper, Bryce – 1995-96 LLyon, Ward – 1979 Corrales, Armando - 1999-2000-01-02 Crmer, Gary – 1982-83 MMMMMM Crowell, David – 1979 MacLean,M James – 1995-96-97 Cupid, Kyle – 2004-05 MMadero, Andrew - 2007 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY MMahan, Kevin – 2002-03-04-05-06 DDDDD MMandell, Chris – 2005-06-07 Dabbs, Bobby – 2003-04 MManiatt y, Jeff – 1993-94 Darnell, Daniel – 2002-03-04-05 Davidavid Guinn Guinn Maraj,M Venosh – 2004 Davis, John – 1987-88-89-90 2001-04 Marquez, Roberto – 2002-03-04-05

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Masmar, Michael – 2005-06 Starner, Ron – 1982-83-84-85 Mason, Mike – 1993 Stephens, Brian – 1989-90-91 Mascagni, Collin - 1999-2000-01-02 Stoltzfus, Staurt – 1993 Matei, Chris – 1996 SStrand, Kenny – 1991 McCall, David – 2004-05-06-07 SStrawbridge, Ben - 1998-99-2000-01 McCann, John – 1978 SStreets, Jason - 1998-99-2000-01 McCosky, Matt - 2000 SStreets, Jonathan – 2001 McFarlin, Josh – 1996-97 SStremovihtg, Donnie – 1985 McGarry, Daniel – 2006-07 SStyles, Bradley – 1990-91-92-93 McGovern, Peter – 1995 SSuders, Steve – 1978-79-80 McKeen, Barry – 1989 SSutt on, Eugene – 1981 McLean, Troy – 1996-97-98-99 McMahon, Paul – 1985 TTTTTT Merchant, Tom – 1990-91-92-93 Taylor,T Thad - 2007 Meza, Andreas – 1994 TTelesford, Osei – 2003-04-05-06 Miller, Joel – 1982 TTett eh, Edward – 1984-85-86-87 Mills, Doug – 1991 TThienes, David – 1995-96-97-98 Misso, Jonathan – 1992 TThomas, Derek – 1992-93-94-95 Mitchell, Steve - 1998-99 TThomas, Tony – 1994-95-96 Mizesko, Matt – 2005 TTiuti u, Doran – 1991-92-93 Monka, Bryan – 2001-02-03 TTrautman, Trent – 1991 Moore, John – 1977-78-80 TTroupe, Kevin – 1979 Morris, Matt – 2002-03 TTrumbo, Jared – 1996-97-98-99 Morton, Roger – 1979 TTrumbo, Ryan – 1994-95-96-97 Murphy, Simon – 1995 TTurksen, Freeman – 1988-89-90-91 TTuten, George – 1979-80 NNNNN TTutt le, Todd – 1984 Nama, Bobby – 1979 Newton, Mark – 1994-95-96-97 Gary Rickett s VVVVVV Nhekario, Panashe - 2007 1997-98 Valle, Frank – 1985 Nicklas, Michael – 1985 Vanaman, Greg – 1975-76 Nimo, George – 1988-89-90 Rickett s, Gary – 1997-98 Vanderpuye, Stanley – 1989 Norman, Donnie – 1979-80-81-82 Ries, Eric – 1989-90 Verdi, Chris - 1998-99-2000-01 Nyame, Douglas - 2007 Rivas, Michael – 1985-86-87-88 Vining, Ron – 1975-76-77-79 Roberts, Darryl – 2002-03-04-05-06 OOOOO Robinson, Robbie – 1979-80 WWWWW Obeng, Bright – 1989 Rogers, Eli – 1994-95-96-97 Wagner, Rob – 1988-89-90 Ochiche, Anthony - 1999 Rohrer, Mike – 1995-96-97 Wait, Tommy – 1983-86 Ogunniyi, Charles – 1992 Ross, Jay – 1978-79 Ward, Brent – 1989-90-91-92 Ogusanyi, Anthony – 1992-93-94-95 Ross, Sterling – 1993 Ward, Michael – 2005-06-07

Olsen, David – 1991-92 Rufner, Patrick – 1989 Ward, Shawn – 1989 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER Olsen, Paul – 1993-95 Ruiz, Jose – 1987 Wardrick, James – 1982 Osborne, Chris – 2006-07 Warner, Matt – 2001 Otchere, James – 1988-89-90 SSSSS Weaver, Rob – 1997 Sabotchick, K.J. – 2001-02-03-04 Wemp, Chuck – 1975-76-77-78 PPPPP Sanders, Steve – 1978 Wendel, Bobby – 1980 Palladino, Gino – 1981-82-83-84 Sandgren, Eric – 1982-83 Wheaton, Greg – 1991-93-94-95 Parenta, Marko – 2003-04-05-06 Sasu, John – 1988-89-90 Wheaton, Reginald – 1990-91-92-93 Parti n, Eric – 1988-89 Scheck, Andrew-2006-07 White, Tommy – 1993 Patrick, Sean – 1989 Schendel, Joshua - 2003 Willett , Dwight - 1999 Patt erson, Brandon – 2004-05-06-07 Schindler, Stephen – 1983-85 Williams, Jason – 1995 Pereira, Jim – 1991-92 Schlegel, Dan – 2004-05 Williams, Robb – 1988 Perkins, Ken – 1989-90 Schoone, Kevin – 1983 Willoughby, Justi n – 2004-05-06-07 Perkins, Michael – 1985-86-87 Schultz, Michael – 1988-89-90-91 Wisner, Dave – 1987-88-89-90 Perry, Chase - 1999-2000-01-02 Schutt , Steve – 1988-89-90 Wood, Tim – 1995-96-97 Petrie, Christopher – 2004 Scruggs, Lee – 1983-84-85-86 Worthington, Marshall – 1983-84-85-86 Phillips, Chris - 2007 Senitz, Mark – 1988-89-91-92 Wright, James – 1992-93-94 Phillips, Steven – 1985-86-87 Shearer, David – 1989 Pike, Alan – 2001 Shellbourne, Darren – 1990-91-92-93 YYYYY Pinett e, Bill – 2005-06-07 Shepherd, Curti s – 1989 Yokely, Brent – 1982 Porter, Damien – 1990 Short, Dean - 1998-99-2000-01 Porter, Derek - 1998 Sibley, Walter – 1989 ZZZZZ Posey, Rick – 1978-79-80 Sinclair, Matt – 1992-93-94-95 Zalewski, Phil – 1981 Price, James – 1993-94-95 Small, Erik – 1994-95 Zanakis, Erik – 1991-92-93 Privett , Adam – 2004-05 Smith, Dean – 1982 Zehr, Eric – 1983 Probst, Kyle - 2007 Smith, Joey – 1986 Zook, Randy – 1978-79-80-81 Prosise, Ryan – 2003-04 Smith, Paul – 1993 Zusi, Michael – 2001-02 Smith, Paul F.– 1993 RRRRR Smyth, Derek – 1988 Current Players in Bold Rebsamen, Jon – 1991 Smyth, Paul – 1991 Regrutt o, Ryan - 1999 Sprano, Jon – 1977-78-79-80 Rein, Casey – 1994 Sprano, Peter – 1978-79 Reynolds, Jack – 1981 Springs, Al – 1980-81-82

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JERRYJE FALWELL, JR. dencies of private Christi an colleges, Executi ve Vice CHANCELLOR/ President of the Washington Times, Executi ve Vice PRESIDENT organizati on from his father who, along with the Lib- President of the Moral Majority, President of Jerry erty University Board of Trustees, named him Vice- Falwell Ministries, President of Liberty Broadcast Jerry Falwell, Jr. was Chancellor of the University in 2003. He has served Network, President of Liberty University Founda- bborn in Lynchburg, on Liberty’s Board of Trustees since 2000. ti on and more recently, Dean of the Helms School of VVa., on Father’s Day, Falwell, Jr. has also played a key role in the devel- Government and Senior Administrator of Residen- JJuneu 17, 1962. opment of the real estate in the vicinity of Liberty ti al Recruiti ng. He att ended Lynch- University through the recruitment of many nati onal Dr. Godwin received his B.A. from Bob Jones bburg Christi an Acad- retail and restaurant chains to the area. These devel- University, his M.S. from eemy and Liberty Uni- opments have greatly enriched the lifestyle of the and his Ph.D. in Post-Secondary Planning and Man- vversity, graduati ng University community. Falwell, Jr. is a member of the agement from Florida State University. wwith a B.A. in religious Board of Directors and the Executi ve Committ ee of Dr. Godwin and his wife, Carol Stanley Godwin, ststudies in 1984. the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce and are members of Thomas Road Bapti st Church and He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Uni- was named as the 2006 Business Person of the Year both serve on the board of the Liberty Godparent versity of Virginia School of Law in 1987. Falwell, Jr. for western Virginia by the Blue Ridge Business Jour- Home. They currently reside in Forest with Dr. God- is licensed to practi ce in all Virginia state courts, U.S. nal. win’s 99-year old father, Mr. Jacob M. Godwin. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts DR.D RONALD GODWIN of Virginia, United States Court of Appeals for the EXE ECUTIVE VICE Fourth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. PRESIDENT/CHIEF He married Becki Tilley of Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1987. OPERATING OFFICER They have three children: Jerry Falwell, III (Trey), born 1989, Charles Wesley, born 1993, and Caroline Grace, Dr. Ronald Godwin born 2000, and have lived on a farm in Bedford Coun- sserves as Executi ve ty, Va., since 1987. VVice President and Falwell, Jr. has engaged in the private practi ce of ChiefC Operati ng Offi - law in Lynchburg since 1987 and has Served as Gen- ccer for Liberty Univer- eral Counsel of Liberty University, Thomas Road Bap- sity.s ti st Church, Liberty Broadcasti ng Network and Jerry However, for a to- Falwell Ministries since 1988. tatal of more than 15 Falwell, Jr. and his father worked together closely yyears, Dr. Godwin has since 1988 in the management and oversight of the worked directly for the Chancellor of Liberty Univer- University and all the Falwell ministries. In recent sity via many of Liberty’s affi liated ministries. years, he had assumed more and more of the re- During a long administrati ve career he has held a sponsibility for the day-to-day management of the variety of leadership positi ons including two presi-

DR.D JERRY FALWELL In 1971, Liberty University was founded. Today, Though perhaps bett er known outside Lynchburg LIBERTY UNIVERSITY over 41,000 students from 50 states and 80 nati ons for politi cal acti vism, Jerry Falwell’s personal sched- FOUNDER AND FORMER att end this accredited, liberal arts Christi an universi- ule confi rmed his passion for being a pastor and a CHANCELLOR ty. Falwell’s dream has become a reality. A pre-school Christi an educator. He oft en stated his heartbeat (1933-2007)(1 child can now enter the school system at age three, was for training young people for every walk of life. 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER and 20 or more years later, leave the same campus Falwell, who went home to be with the Lord at the At the age of 22, with a Ph.D., without ever sitti ng in a classroom age of 73 on May 15, 2007, was married to Macel havingh just gradu- where the teacher was not a committ ed follower of for 49 years and they have three grown children and aated from college in Jesus Christ. eight grandchildren. JuneJu 1956, Jerry Fal- Falwell was also publisher of the Nati onal Liberty wwell returned to his Journal, a monthly newspaper which is read by over hometownh of Lynch- 200,000 pastors and Christi an workers, and the Fal- bburg, Va., and started well Confi denti al, a weekly e-mail newslett er to over TThomas Road Bapti st 500,000 pastors and Christi an acti vists. Church with 35 members. The off ering that fi rst Sun- In June 1979, Falwell organized the Moral Major- day totaled only $135. ity, a conservati ve politi cal lobbying movement which Falwell oft en said about the fi rst collecti on, “We the press soon dubbed the “Religious Right.” During thought we had conquered the world”. Today, Thom- the fi rst two years of its existence, the Moral Major- as Road Bapti st Church has 24,000 members and the ity att racted over 100,000 pastors, priests and rabbis total annual revenues of all the Jerry Falwell minis- and nearly seven million religious conservati ves who tries total over $200 million. mobilized as a pro-life, pro-family, pro-Israel, and pro- Within weeks of founding his new church in 1956, strong nati onal defense lobbying organizati on. Falwell began the Old-Time Gospel Hour, a daily local The Moral Majority chose California Governor Ron- radio ministry and a weekly local television ministry. ald Reagan as “their candidate” for President in 1980, Nearly fi ve decades later, this Old-Time Gospel registered millions of new voters, and set about to in- Hour is now seen and heard in every American home form and acti vate a sleeping giant - 80 million Ameri- and on every conti nent except Antarcti ca. Through cans committ ed to faith, family and Judeo-Christi an the years, over three million persons have communi- values. cated to the Falwell ministries they received Christ as With the impetus of the newly organized Moral Lord and Savior as a result of this radio and television Majority, millions of people of faith voted for the fi rst ministry. ti me in 1980 and helped elect Ronald Reagan and In 1967, Falwell implemented his vision to build many conservatve congressmen and senators. Since a Christi an educati onal system for evangelical youth. 1979, about 30% of the American electorate has been He began with the creati on of Lynchburg Christi an identi fi ed by media polls as the “Religious Right”. Academy, a Christ-centered, academically-excellent, Most recent major media surveys have acknowledged fully-accredited Christi an day school, providing kin- these “faith and values” voters re-elected George W. dergarten, elementary and high school. Bush in November 2004.

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 45 ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATIONN 2008 SEASON JEFFJE BARBER Barber joined the athleti cs department at South DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Carolina in 1996 as an Assistant Athleti c Director for Development and was promoted to Associate Ath- Jeff Barber was surpass the $1 million mark in giving, as the Flames leti c Director/Gamecock Club Executi ve Director in namedn the Direc- Club brought in $1.3 million in total capital gift s. 1999. torto of Athleti cs at Barber has also guided the Flames to success on Prior to his days at South Carolina, Barber served LibertyL University the athleti c fi eld of competi ti on, highlighted by the fi ve years at Furman in Greenville, S.C., starti ng as Ex- ono Jan. 23, 2006, 2007-08 season when Liberty captured its sixth Big ecuti ve Director of the Paladin Club in 1991, before becomingb the 10th South Sasser Cup championship and fi rst since the being promoted to Senior Associate Athleti c Director DirectorD of Athleti cs 2002-03 season. Liberty won 10 team championships for External Aff airs in 1994. inin the history of the during the 2007-08 campaign, including eight Big While at Furman, Barber was responsible for the University.U South ti tles, an NCAA East Regional championship in collecti on of $14 million in revenue from annual giv- The University wrestling and an IC4A outdoor ti tle in men’s track and ing, capital gift s and endowed gift s, while guiding the hash charged Barber fi eld. Paladin Club to gift s totaling $3.75 million and set with the future leadership of the athleti cs depart- Besides the Sasser Cup championship, Barber also records for fi ve-consecuti ve years. He was also the ment and the building of a strong fi nancial basis for saw Liberty bring home the Big South’s Men’s All- chairman of the Furman Pro-Am Golf Endowment the department which will guide Sport and Women’s All-Sport trophies, along with its Tournament, which totaled receipts of $6.5 million. Liberty University athleti cs into the ranks of the second individual nati onal championship when Josh Barber got his start in collegiate athleti c adminis- elite NCAA Division I athleti c programs in the na- McDougal crossed the fi nish line fi rst at the 2007 trati on at his alma mater as the Assistant Director of ti on. NCAA Cross Country nati onal championship. East Carolina’s Pirate Club in 1987. While serving four Barber has wasted litt le ti me making an impact at Liberty is only the second athleti cs department in Big years with the Pirates, Barber parti cipated in the re- Liberty, as in less than three years, he has been in- South history to win the Sasser Cup, Men’s All-Sport ceipt of annual giving of $4 million to the Pirate Club, strumental in guiding Liberty on a path to the next and Women’s All-Sport trophies in the same year. while organizing and managing Pirate Club acti ons level of collegiate athleti cs. The Flames’ success has garnered nati onal att en- and Pirate Pro-Am fundraisers. He has spearheaded athleti cs facility improve- ti on on several levels, earning Barber a three-year ap- Before joining the staff at East Carolina, Barber ment projects in nearly every athleti cs venue, high- pointment to the NCAA’s Recruiti ng Cabinet, begin- served three years in major and minor league base- lighted by changes to Williams Stadium. During the ning with the 2008-09 academic year. ball as he was the Assistant General Manager of the summer of 2006, the football program’s oncampus Barber brought a wealth of experience in the areas Columbia Mets in Columbia, S.C. (1985-86) and Di- playing facility received the latest in playing surfac- of athleti c fundraising and administrati on to Liberty rector of Operati ons for the Montreal Expos Spring es as FieldTurf was installed, while numerous other University, including 25 years in the athleti c industry. Training Camp in West Palm Beach, Fla. (1986-87). smaller projects were initi ated to aestheti cally im- Barber came to Liberty aft er spending 11 years at Aft er graduati ng from East Carolina, Barber served prove the appearance of the facility. South Carolina, including his last three years as Se- as a health and physical educati on teacher in Colum- However, Barber’s chief facility accomplishment nior Associate Athleti c Director for Development/ bia, S.C. for four years (1981-85), while coaching foot- since joining the Flames in 2006 was overseeing Gamecock Club Executi ve Director. ball and basketball. the completi on of the Williams Football Operati ons Barber served on the senior management team Barber graduated cum laude at East Carolina in Center. The new 48,000-square foot state-of-the- at South Carolina for nine years, helping raise more 1981 with a bachelor of science degree in health, art home base for the football program is one of than $14 million annually, while working closely with physical educati on and recreati on. In 1997, he con- the most outstanding FCS (formerly I-AA) football- legendary football coaches Lou Holtz and Steve Spur- ti nued his educati on with a degree from the Sports only faciliti es in the nati on. rier. Management Insti tute, graduati ng as class spokes- In additi on to Barber’s athleti c facility achieve- Barber supervised the solicitati on and receipt of man. ments, the new Director of Athleti cs has spurred a over $85 million during his tenure at South Carolina, Barber is a member of NACDA and NAAD and dramati c recording-setti ng increase in Flames Club setti ng records each year in annual gift s to the Game- serves on the Board of Directors for the Child Evange- memberships and season ti cket sales for football cock Club, which was at 16,500 members when he lism Fellowship for Central Virginia. and basketball. fi nished. He was also responsible for all major gift s to Barber, a nati ve of Greenville, N.C., is married to In 2007-08 the athleti cs booster club set new the Gamecock Club which exceeded $15,000 annually the former Donna Dacus and the couple has three records, pulling in $351,000 in annual membership and developed that level of giving from 21 members children – Kati e (13), Lindsay (11) and Jay (10). contributi ons. The same year saw Liberty Athleti cs to 137 at his ti me of departure. ATHLETICS SENIOR ADMINISTRATION

MICKEY GURIDY MEREDITH EAKER KRISTIE BEITZ KEVIN KEYS DR. WILLIAM GRIBBIN SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR - NCAA FACULTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR - INTERNAL OPERATIONS SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS EXTERNAL OPERATIONS REPRESENTATIVE 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY

BOB GOOD MIKE HAGEN TODD WETMORE ANNA WHITEHURST ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND FLAMES CLUB DIRECTOR FOR COMPLIANCE FOR COMMUNICATONS FOR TICKET OPERATIONS

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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION/HEAD COACHES

CHRIS CASOLA BILL GILLESPIE JOSH GOODMAN KRIS SENNETT ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR STRENGTH CONDITIONING ATHLETICS DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FOR SPORTS MEDICINE DIRECTOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES BUSINESS MANAGER

JEFF ALDER JESSE CASTRO JESSICA CELI CAREY GREEN MEN’S SOCCER WRESTLING WOMEN’S SOCCER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER

CHRIS JOHNSON RITCHIE MCKAY SHANE PINDER DANNY ROCCO MEN’S WOMEN’S TENNIS WRESTLING VOLLEYBALL FOOTBALL HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH

JEFF THOMAS BRANT TOLSMA JIM TOMAN PAUL WETMORE GOLF TRACK FIELD BASEBALL SOFTBALL HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH

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Sports Medicine

The student-athlete at Liberty University has tals, Lynchburg General Hospital and Virginia the luxury of having one of the most dedicated Bapti st, for any emergency or general medical sports medicine teams in the country. The staff needs. Liberty is also fortunate to have team or- is headed by Chris Casola, Assistant Athlet- thopaedic services from Central Virginia Ortho- ics Director for Sports Medicine who oversees paedics along with assistance and consultati on medical care for the Flames football team. Scott from Rehab Associates of Central Virginia. Lawrenson is the Associate Athleti c Trainer and Housed in the beauti ful 3,200-square foot Insurance Coordinator. Barry Finke and Aaron Football Training Room located in the Football Schreiner are Senior Assistant Athleti c Train- Operati ons Center, the main athleti c training ers, while Assistant Athleti c Trainers Madeline room is a modern facility complete with the lat- Bosek, Jesse Cops and Laura Hoskins round out est equipment. Satellite athleti c training rooms the staff as Certi fi ed Athleti c Trainers (ATC). In are located in the Field House at Williams Sta- CHRISCCHRIS CCACASOLASOLA conjuncti on with services available through dium, located at the south end of the football ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Team Physicians Dr. Gregg Albers and Dr. Rich- complex, the Hancock Athleti c Center, the Vines FOR SPORTS MEDICINE ard Lane at Light Medical, the Liberty Univer- Center and the Crowder-Muckel Fieldhouse sity Athleti c Training staff uti lizes two hospi- neighboring Worthington Stadium.

JESSE COPS ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRINER MEN’S SOCCER, WRESTLING

COVERING THE FLAMES 2008 SEASON MEDIA INFORMATION 2008 FLAMES SOCCER Please assist us in providing you with the MEDIA OUTLETS most accurate informati on possible by observ- POST-GAME POLICY ing the media guidelines listed below when Contact a member of the Athleti cs Commu- dealing with any Liberty University athleti cs nicati ons staff for specifi c informati on regard- Flames Sports Network program. ing the post-match policy. Liberty Head Coach Jamie Hall, Stati on Manager Jeff Alder and requested players are available WWMC - 90.9 FM “The Light” for comment aft er a brief 10-minute cooling 1971 University Blvd. | Lynchburg, VA 24502 MEDIA CREDENTIALS period aft er the match’s conclusion. Working press credenti als for Liberty home Phone: (434) 582-3691 | Fax: (434) 582-7461 matches can be obtained by contacti ng the Offi ce of Athleti cs Communicati ons. Please FLAMES CLUB LUNCHEONS WDBJ-TV/Channel 7 give ample noti ce if you intend to cover the At various ti mes during the season, the Mike Stevens, Sports Director Flames. Only requests from accredited print Flames Club hosts a luncheon in the Donor 2807 Hershberger Rd. NW | Roanoke, VA 24017 and electronic media outlets will be honored. Room of the Williams Football Operati ons Cen- Phone: (540) 344-7000 | Fax: (540) 344-5097 ter. Lunch begins at 11:55 a.m., followed by Media and parking credenti als are distributed comments from various coaches. Following the on a season or match basis. Requests should WSLS-TV/Channel 10 luncheon, Coach Alder is usually available for be made at least two days prior to an event. John Appicello, Sports Director interviews. P.O. Box 10 | Roanoke, VA 24022 MEDIA PARKING Phone: (540) 981-9126 | Fax: (540) 343-2059 LIBERTYFLAMES.COM The Liberty Soccer Field parking is located LibertyFlames Online, located at Liberty- diagonally across from the fi eld in Blue lot WFXR/WJPR-TV/Channel 7 Flames.com on the World Wide Web, is an in- (Lot PM04). Please call the Offi ce of Athleti cs 1765 Airport Road | Lynchburg, VA 24502 teracti ve online site off ering informati on for all Communicati ons with any parking questi ons Flames men’s soccer fans. From updated stati s- Phone: (434) 239-2700 | Fax: (434) 239-4871 or concerns you may have. ti cs, player and coach profi les, to match notes and press releases, LibertyFlames.com is the WSET-TV/Channel 13 MATCH PRESS SERVICES fi rst place to check for the latest news. Dennis Carter, Sports Director The staff of the Offi ce of Athleti cs Com- Online also provides comprehensive cover- 2320 Langhorne Rd. | Lynchburg, VA 24501 municati ons will be at your service through- age of Liberty’s 18 intercollegiate athleti c pro- Phone: (434) 528-1313 | Fax: (434) 847-8800 out the contest. All members of the media grams, as well as a compete look at the Liberty will be provided with lineup cards, any game University Athleti cs Department. Liberty Champion notes, press guides, stati sti cs, play-by-play Sports Editor sheets and any other perti nent informati on 1971 University Blvd. | Lynchburg, VA 24502 before and aft er each match. Full stati sti cs LIIBERTBERTY UNNIVERSITIVERSITY OFFICEFFICE OFOF Phone: (434)582-2124 | Fax: (434) 582-2420 will be available at the end of the match. ATTHLETICSHLETICS COOMMUNICATIONSMMUNICATIONS Telephones and a fax machine will also be Lynchburg News and Advance available for the media’s use. Phone: (434) 582-2292 | Fax: (434) 582-2076 Chris Morris, Sports Editor Chris Lang, Beat Writer INTERVIEW POLICY 101 Wyndale Drive | P.O. Box 10129| All interview requests must be coordinated Lynchburg, VA 24506 by a member of the Offi ce of Athleti cs Com- Phone: (434) 385-5554 | Fax: (434) 385-5538 municati ons staff . Player interviews will not confl ict with classes, meeti ngs or practi ce Richmond Times Dispatch ti mes. Players are available aft er practi ce. In- terviews are not permitt ed in the locker room Sports Editor or training room. P.O. Box 85333 | Richmond, VA 23293 Phone: (804) 649-6554 | Fax (804) 775-8085 REACHING COACH ALDER TODD WETMORE RYAN BOMBERGER ASSISTANT AD FOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS The Roanoke Times To speak with Liberty Head Coach Jeff Al- COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR der, please contact the Athleti cs Communica- Sports Editor ti ons Offi ce to make arrangements. The best P.O. Box 2491 | Roanoke, VA 24010 ti me to reach Coach Alder on non-game days Phone: (540) 981-3100 | Fax: (540) 524-4698 is in the morning. Interviews are generally not granted on game days. Soccer America Paul Kennedy, Managing Editor DAILY PRACTICE SESSIONS P.O. Box 23704 |Oakland, CA 94623 Practi ces are conducted at either the Liber- Phone: (510) 559-2211| Fax: (510) 528-5177 ty Soccer Field or at the soccer practi e fi eld di-

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY rectly behind the Hancock Athleti cs Building. Associated Press Practi ces are generally open to the media, Sports Desk VINCENT BRIEDIS PAUL CARMANY unless otherwise announced. Please contact ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS 600 East Main St. | Richmond, VA 23219-2684 a member of the Athleti cs Communicati ons if COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Phone: (800) 552-9935 | Fax: (800) 357-8525 you plan to att end a workout.

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