THE OPPONENTS

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS (Exhib.) THE TRIBE OF WILLIAM & MARY (Exhib.) CONCORD MOUNTAIN LIONS Aug. 22/Winston-Salem, N.C./7 p.m. Aug. 27/Williamsburg, Va./7 p.m. Sept. 1/Lynchburg, Va./7 p.m. Locati on: Winston-Salem, N.C. Locati on: Williamsburg, Va. Locati on: Athens, W. Va. Enrollment: 4,476 Enrollment: 7,625 Enrollment: 2,735 Colors: Old Gold & Black Colors: Green, Gold and Silver Colors: Red & Black Conference: Atlanti c CCoastoastt Conference: CColonialolonial AthleAthleti c AAssociassociati onon Conference: West Virginianiia IntercollegiateIntteerccoollel ggiate 2008 Record/Conf.: 21-2-1/7-0-1211-22-1//7-7 00-1 (1st)(1sts ) 2008 Record/Conf.:/Conf.: 11-7-3/6-4-111-1 7-3/6-4-1 (Tied(TTiied 2nd)22nd) 2008 Record/Conf.: 5-12/2-82//22-8 (10th)(110t0 h)) Head Coach: Jay Vidovichdovichh Head Coach:: ChrisChhris NorrisNoorris Head Coach: Steve Barreett Record at School: 208-83-2808-883-28 Record at School:hool: 41-40-18441-40-0 18 Record at School: 5-12 Career Record: Sameme Career Record:rd: SSameamme Career Record: Same Lett terwinners Return/Lost:urn/Lost: 19/9199/9/ Lett terwinnersers RReturn/Lost:etturrn/Lost: 24/224/2 Lett terwinners Return/Lost:Losstt: NAA SID Contact: Chad Crunk SID Contact: Scott Burns SID Contact: Joey Fama SID Phone/Fax: (336) 758-5842/5140 SID Phone/Fax: (757) 221-3385/3412 SID Phone/Fax: (304) 384-6259/511784-62559/51177 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: sportsinformamati [email protected]@@coonccorrd.d eddu Website: WakeForestSports.com Website: TribeAthleti cs.com Website: www.cumountainlions.com

APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) TERRIERS Sept. 7/Lynchburg, Va./6 p.m. Sept. 11/Lexington, Va./1 p.m. Sept. 13/Lexington, Va./1 p.m. Locati on: Boone, N.C. Locati on: Lawrenceville, N.J. Locati on: Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. Enrollment: 16,600 Enrollment: 4,791 Enrollment: 2,300 Colors: Black & Gold Colors: Cranberry, White & Gray Colors: Red & Blue Conference: : Metro Atlanti c Conference: Northeasteast 2008 Record/Conf.: 10-8/4-3 (Tied 2nd) 2008 Record/Conf.: 2-15-2/1-8 (9th) 2008 Record/Conf.:: 11-4-3/4-3-2 (Tied(Tieed 5th)5t5 h) Head Coach: Shaun Pendleton Head Coach: Russ Fager Head Coach: Tom GovaGovatt o Record at School: 10-8 (One Year) Record at School: 241-316-59 (34 Years) Record at School: 15-13-815-133--8 (2 Years)Years) Career Record: 330-61-13 (20 Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Sameme Lett terwinners Return/Lost: 9/7 Lett terwinners Return/Lost: 11/11 Lett terwinners Return/Lost:urrn/n Loost: 18/318/3 SID Contact: Eric Bohannon SID Contact: Bud Focht SID Contact: Brian Morales SID Phone/Fax: (828) 262-6106/6102 SID Phone/Fax: (609) 896-5138/0341 SID Phone/Fax: (718) 489-5491/797-2140 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: bmorales@stf ranciscolliege.edu Website: GoASU.com Website: gobroncs.com Website: SFCathleti cs.com

RADFORD HIGHLANDERS HOWARD BISON Sept. 19/Lynchburg, Va./7 p.m. Sept. 22/Lynchburg, Va./7 p.m. Sept. 25/LynchburgVa./7 p.m. Locati on: Radford, Va. Locati on: Washington, D.C. Locati on: Rock Hill, S.C. Enrollment: 9, 230 Enrollment: 10, 500 Enrollment: 6,500 Colors: Red & White Colors: Navy Blue, Red & White Colors: Garnett & Gold Conference: Big Southth Conference: Atlanti c Soccer Conference: Big South 2008 Record/Conf.: 7-10-2/3-4-17-10-2/3-4-1 (7th)(7th) 2008 Record/Conf.: 1-16-2/0-5-0 (6th) 2008 Record/Conf.: 15-6-1/6-2-1 (1st) Head Coach: Spencerer SmithSmith Head Coach: Michael Lawrence Head Coach: Rich Posipanko Record at School: 131-130-2731-130-27 (15(15 Years)Years) Record at School: 1-16-2 (One Year) Record at School: 205-164-26 (20 Years) Career Record: 165-181-33181-33 ((2020 YearsYears)) Career Record: Same Career Record: 322-213-46 (30 Years) Lett terwinners Return/Lost:rn/Lost: 1616/11/11 Lett terwinners Return/Lost: 14/4 Lett terwinners Return/Lost: 14/8 SID Contact: Patrick ReedReed SID Contact: Chevonne Mansfi eld SID Contact: Brett Redden SID Phone/Fax: (540) 831-5211/5556 SID Phone/Fax: (202) 806-7182/9595 SID Phone/Fax: (803) 323-2433/2433 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: cmansfi [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: ruhighlanders.com Website: howard-bison.com Website: winthropeagles.com

LONGWOOD LANCERS COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS TAR HEELS Sept. 29/Lynchburg, Va./7 p.m. Oct. 3/Conway, S.C./1 p.m. Oct. 6/Chapel Hill, N.C./7 p.m. Locati on: Farmville, Va. Locati on: Conway, S.C. Locati on: Chapel Hill, N.C. Enrollment: 4,044 Enrollment: 8,300 Enrollment: 28,000 Colors: Blue & White Colors: Teal, Bronze & Black Colors: Carolina Blue & White Conference: Atlanti c Soccer Conference: Big Southth Conference: Atlanti c CoaCoaststt 2008 Record/Conf.: 8-8-4/2-2-0 (Tied 3rd) 2008 Record/Conf.: 10-10-1/5-2-110-10-1/5-2-11 (2nd)(2nd) 2008 Record/Conf.: 15-8-1/3-5-05-8-1/1 3-55-0 (7th)(7th) Head Coach: Jon Atkinson Head Coach: Shaun DockingDocking Head Coach: Elmar Bolwicholwwich Record at School: 29-34-13 (4 Years) Record at School: 135-93-175-93-117 (11(1( 1 Years)Years) Record at School: 248-138-328--1338-8-322 (20(200 Years)Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: 155-93-1793-17 ((1313 YYears)ears) Career Record: Same Lett terwinners Return/Lost: 13/8 Lett terwinners Return/Lost:rn/Lost: 14/814/8 Lett terwinners Return/Lost:n/Losts : 12/912//9 SID Contact: Stuart Smith SID Contact: Deandraa DanchDaannch SID Contact: John Marrti n SID Phone/Fax: (434) 395-2718/2568 SID Phone/Fax: (843) 349-2848/2819 SID Phone/Fax: (919) 962-0466/4038 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: johnmarti [email protected] Website: longwoodlancers.com Website: GoCCUsports.com Website: TarHeelBlue.com

14 LIBERTY FLAMES SOCCER 2009 THE OPPONENTS

VIRGINIA CAVALIERS GARDNER-WEBB BULLDOGS Oct. 13/Charlottesville, Va./7 p.m. Oct. 16/Lynchburg, Va./6 p.m. Oct. 20/Boiling Springs, N.C./7 p.m. Locati on: Charlott esville, Va. Locati on: Clinton, S.C. Locati on: Boiling Springs, N.C. Enrollment: 13,762 Enrollment: 1,200 Enrollment: 4,025 Colors: Navy and Orange Colors: Garnett & Blue Colors: Black & Red Conference: Atlanti c CoaCoastst Conference: : Big Southuth 2008 Record/Conf.: 11-9-1/4-4-0 (4th)(4th) 2008 Record/Conf.: 2-14-3/0-6-24-33//0--6-2 (10th)(1100th)) 2008 Record/Conf.: 6-12-0/5-3-06-12-0/5-3-0 (3rd)(3rd) Head Coach: Georgee GelnovatchGelnovatch Head Coach: Bret Boulwarewarre Head Coach: Tony SetzerSetzer Record at School: 195-76-2295-76-22 Record at School: 71-71-161-166 (Nine(Niine Years)Years) Record at School: 147-241-2447-241-24 (20(220 Years)Years) Career Record: Sameme Career Record: Same Career Record: Sameme Lett terwinners Return/Lost:urn/Lost: 1616/6/6 Lett terwinners Return/Lost:LLoost: 17/817/8/ Lett terwinners Return/Lost:urn//Lost: 14/1314/13 SID Contact: Amy Mulligan SID Contact: A.J. Hendersonrson SID Contact: Kevin DavisDavvis SID Phone/Fax: (434) 982-5534/5525 SID Phone/Fax: (864) 833-8252/832333 8252/83323 SID Phone/Fax: (704) 406-3981/4739 SID E-mail: amulligan@.edu SID E-mail: (864) 833-8323 SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: virginiasports.com Website: GoBlueHose.com Website: gwusports.com

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA KNIGHTS VMI KEYDETS Oct. 23/Lynchburg, Va./7 p.m. Oct. 27/High Point, N.C./7 p.m. Nov. 3/Lynchburg, Va./7 p.m. Locati on: Buena Vista, Va. Locati on: High Point, N.C. Locati on: Lexington, Va. Enrollment: 725 Enrollment: 3,500 Enrollment: 1,400 Colors: Green, Black & White Colors: Purple & White Colors: Red, White & Yellow Conference: Independent Conference: Big South Conference: Big South 2008 Record/Conf.: 2008 Record/Conf.: 9-8-3/4-2-2 (4th) 2008 Record/Conf.: 2-14-1/1-6-1 (8th) Head Coach: Tom Longenecker Head Coach: Dusti n Fonder Head Coach: Ben Freakley Record at School: 9-17-3 Record at School: 14-22-4 Record at School: 10-39-5 (3 Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Career Record: 21-58-7 (5 Years) Lett terwinners Return/Lost: NA Lett terwinners Return/Lost: 14/9 Lett terwinners Return/Lost: 16/6 SID Contact: Kyle Chilton SID Contact: Joe Arancio SID Contact: Brad Salois SID Phone: (540) 261-4524/8434 SID Phone/Fax: 336-841-4640/9182 SID Phone/Fax: (540) 464-7015/7583 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] Website: svuknights.com Website: highpointpanthers.com Website: vmikeydets.com

UNC ASHEVILLE BULLDOGS BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA TOURNAMENT Nov. 7/Asheville, N.C./1 p.m. Nov. 13-15/High Point, N.C. First Round (16 games) - Nov. 20-21 Colors: Royal Blue & White On Campus Sites - TBD Locati on: Asheville, N.C. Nov. 13 Enrollment: 3,500 Game 1: No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 seed Second Round (16 games) - Nov. 24 Conference: Big South Game 2: No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed On Campus Sites - TBD 2008 Record/Conf.: 7-8-4/3-3-2 (6th) Game 3: No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed Head Coach: Steve Cornish Game 4: No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed Third Round (8 games) - Nov. 28-29 Record at School: 101-190-19 (17 Years) On Campus Sites - TBD Career Record: Same Nov. 14 Lett terwinners Return/Lost: 16/8 Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 4 winner Quarterfi nals (4 games) - Dec. 4, 5 or 6 SID Contact: Mike Gore Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner On Campus Sites - TBD SID Phone/Fax: (828) 251-6923/6386 SID E-mail: [email protected] Nov. 15 Men’s College Cup - Dec. 11 & 13 Website: uncabulldogs.com Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 Cary, N.C.

LIBERTY FLAMES SOCCER 2009 15 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW

When the Liberty men’s soccer team took goal off a corner kick eight minutes into the to the fi eld for its 2008 season opener against second half. The host Highlanders rebounded Bluefi eld, head coach Jeff Alder’s squad found for two late goals for a 2-1 triumph. itself in a positi on no other Flames men’s Aft er suff ering its fi rst setback of the year, soccer team had ever been. For the fi rst ti me Liberty returned to home to face the nati on’s in program history, the Flames entered the No. 7 ranked team, North Carolina. A goal by year with a target on their backs, aft er a 2007 Boateng late in the fi rst half cut the Flames’ season which saw them capture their fi rst Big defi cit to 2-1 at halft ime, but the Tar Heels South Championship, and be ranked every broke open a ti ght contest late with two goals week in the South Atlanti c Region poll. for a 4-1 win. On a humid aft ernoon at Liberty Soccer Liberty halted its skid with a 3-0 victory Field, a young Flames team with four freshman two days later at Howard. Nino, Chris Phillips starters took to the pitch against the Bluefi eld and Chris Mandell each nett ed goals in the Rams. Newcomer Darren Amoo scored three triumph. Flames goalkeeper Paul Gilbert made ti mes in his fi rst collegiate contest, as the a career-high eight saves in the second shutout Liberty controlled play throughout the contest by Liberty in 2008. for a 3-1, late August victory. Aft er going down to defeat at Winthrop Three days later, the Flames moved their in conference acti on, 3-1, Liberty closed the home unbeaten streak to nine straight month of September with a Big South meeti ng contests with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the at home with High Point. Boateng nett ed his Campbell Camels in Lynchburg. Hermann fi ft h goal of the season, Willoughby added his Trophy Watch List member Joshua Boateng second and freshman Alex Verville scored his Cameron Chastain received a pass in transiti on from Karol Chorak, fi rst, all in the fi rst half of play, en route to a blasti ng a shot in stride for the game’s lone 3-1 win. The Flames’ fi rst conference victory with a 3-0 victory over Southern Virginia. On goal in the 36th minute. allowed Liberty to fi nish the fi rst full month of senior night, Boateng scored twice and Wil- In its fi rst road contest at Marshall, Alder’s the campaign at 5-3. loughby added another in the win. Goalkeeper squad ran out to a 2-0 advantage before October started with a tough setback for Andrew Madero earned a shutout in his fi rst intermission, behind goals by Amoo and senior Alder’s squad in conference acti on against contest in goal for the Flames. Cameron Chastain. However, the host Thun- Coastal Carolina at home. Aft er having fought On the weekend, Chastain and Boateng each dering Herd evened the contest with two goals back to ti e the game in the fi nal minute on a scored goals in a 2-1 win at new Big South during the fi rst 20 minutes of the second half, goal by Boateng, Liberty fell in overti me to the Conference foe Presbyterian in the fi rst-ever only to see Flames freshman midfi elder Juan Chanti cleers, 2-1. meeti ng between the two squads. Nino thread a pass through several defenders Four days later, the Flames stepped out of Liberty made it three-straight victories by in the penalty area to senior Justi n Willoughby conference with their annual trip to Virginia. downing Big South co-leader Gardner-Webb at the far post. Alone on the left side of the The No. 18 Cavaliers defeated Liberty, 3-0, in convincing fashion three days later in net, the senior put it home for a 3-2 victory evening the Flames’ record at 5-5. It was the Lynchburg, 3-0. Boateng scored twice, while and a 3-0 start to the season for the Flames. last ti me the Flames would drop a contest the midfi elder Juan Guzman returned from injury In the next match, Liberty dropped its fi rst rest of the season. to score his fi rst goal of the season in the win. contest of 2008. Opening Big South Confer- Liberty went on to run off an eight-game The Flames extended their unbeaten streak, ence play at Radford, the Flames struck for a unbeaten streak to close the season, starti ng as Boateng scored late in the second half of a

Justi n Willoughby DanielD i l MMcGarryG Mike Gelatt

16 LIBERTY FLAMES SOCCER 2009 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW

non-conference match to ti e the in Farmville, Va., 1-1 in two over- ti mes. For his play against Gardner-Webb and Longwood, Boateng was named the Big South Player of the Week. The forward scored three goals during against the two teams. Liberty fi nished the road porti on of its regular-season schedule in grand fashion at VMI. Aft er exchanging goals in the fi rst half, the second half went scoreless, pushing the Flames and Keydets into overti me in the Big South match. With ti me winding down in the second overti me, Guzman was able to fi nd an open Nino on the left side of the penalty area. The freshman midfi elder fl icked the ball past a sprawling VMI keeper for a 3-2 win in the fi nal minute of double overti me. The regular season came to a close the following Saturday. Despite carrying play and outshooti ng UNC Asheville, 13-5, the Flames were not able to score, tying the Bulldogs, 0-0. With the deadlock, Liberty completed Joshua Boateng Douglas Nyame its Big South schedule at 4-3-1 and entered defense of its 2007 Big South Champion- team, while Gelatt was named the men’s soc- the past several years. The fi rst half was a de- ship, as the tournament’s fi ft h seed. The cer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. fensive struggle with neither team mounti ng 9-5-2 Flames opened the 2008 Championship In their fi rst round contest the next day, much off ense, going to intermission scoreless. against the fourth-seeded High Point Panthers High Point put Liberty down early with a goal The second half conti nued that way unti l the in Conway, S.C. in the sixth minute. However, the Flames Eagles broke through in the 80th minute with The night before their fi rst round match- defense sti ff ened, allowing Willoughby to ti e a goal on a free kick. Liberty fought back, ty- up with the Panthers, several Flames took the contest shortly aft er intermission at 1-1. ing the game four minutes later and sending home conference honors. Defender Mike A header by Boateng in the 78th minute gave the contest to extra ti me on a free kick by Gelatt and Boateng were named fi rst team Liberty a 2-1 lead it did not relinquish down Boateng. All-Big South, while defender Douglas Nyame the stretch to advance to the semifi nals. Aft er two scoreless overti me periods, the and midfi elder Daniel McGarry were named There, the Flames met No. 1 seed Win- contest went to penalty kicks to decide who second team all-conference. Nino and Chorak throp Eagles, who had played many memo- advanced. The Flames took an early 3-1 were named to the conference’s all-freshmen rable semifi nal contests with Alder’s squad in advantage, but Winthrop rallied to advance, 5-4, with a kick in the seventh round to end Liberty’s season. Despite not advancing, the Flames’ run was the eighth-longest unbeaten streak in the nati on at the ti me and is the third longest in program history. At the ti me, the streak was the seventh longest in the country. Boateng and Chastain each were named to the 2008 Big South All-Tournament team. A week later, Gelatt became the fi rst Lib- erty student-athlete to be named a fi rst-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American twice. In additi on, Boateng, Gelatt and Guzman were selected to All-South Atlanti c region teams. In December, Boateng was named to the 2008 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer All-America team, becoming the fi rst player in program history to earn selecti on to a Division I All-America team. Later, the forward/midfi elder became the fi rst Flame to be taken in the MLS SuperDraft , being picked by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the third round. 2008 Flames

LIBERTY FLAMES SOCCER 2009 17 2008 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RECORD: 10-5-3, 4-3-1 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

2008 SEASON CAREER PLAYER GPGS G A PTS SHOTS SHOT% GW PKATT GPGS G A PTS SHOTS SHOT% GW PKATT Joshua Boateng 18-18 13 6 32 72 .181 5 1-1 50-47 21 13 55 140 .150 9 3-3 Justi n Willoughby 18-2 4 3 11 10 .400 1 0-1 60-2 8 7 23 35 .229 2 0-1 Chris Phillips 18-14 2 6 10 17 .118 0 0-0 22-18 3 6 12 21 .143 1 0-0 Darren Amoo 4-4 4 0 8 13 .308 1 0-0 4-4 4 0 8 13 .308 1 0-0 Karol Chorak 18-18 0 8 8 19 .000 0 0-0 18-18 0 8 8 19 .000 0 0-0 Cameron Chastain 17-8 3 1 7 11 .273 0 0-0 57-8 7 3 17 27 .259 2 0-0 Juan Nino 17-16 2 3 7 18 .111 2 0-0 17-16 2 3 7 18 .111 2 0-0 Alex Verville 16-6 1 2 4 19 .053 1 0-0 16-6 1 2 4 19 .053 1 0-0 Juan Guzman 11-6 1 2 4 14 .071 0 0-0 46-41 5 7 17 44 .114 1 1-1 Chris Mandell 10-4 1 2 4 11 .091 0 0-0 26-13 2 5 9 23 .087 0 0-0 Mike Gelatt 18-18 1 1 3 11 .091 0 0-0 63-60 2 2 6 21 .095 0 0-0 Chris Osborne 13-7 0 3 3 5 .000 0 0-0 20-7 0 3 3 7 .000 0 0-0 Thad Taylor 13-10 0 2 2 2 .000 0 0-0 22-13 0 2 2 2 .000 0 0-0 Daniel McGarry 15-11 0 1 1 19 .000 0 0-0 34-30 1 5 7 38 .026 1 0-0 Douglas Nyame 18-18 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0-0 38-38 1 1 3 7 .143 0 0-0 Michael Ward 18-17 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0-0 52-51 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0-0 Timothy Bullock 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 Bill Pinett e 4-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 19-2 3 2 8 6 .500 0 0-0 Juan Carlos Chavez 1-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 2-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 Henock Snook 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 Andrew Scheck 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 15-2 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0-0 Liberty ...... 18 32 41 105 248 .129 10 1-2 Opponents ...... 18 24 21 69 171 .140 5 3-3

Corner Kicks: Liberty 95; Opponents 51 Fouls: Liberty 262; Opponents 273 Yellow Cards: Liberty 24; Opponents 34 Red Cards: Liberty 0; Opponents 0

GOALTENDING STATISTICS 2008 AND CAREER PLAYER GP-GS MINUTES GA AVG. SVS. PCT. W L T SHO Andrew Madero 8-8 800:00 6 0.68 19 .760 5 0 3 3 Career ... 8-8 800:00 6 0.68 19 .760 5 0 3 3

Paul Gilbert 10-10 906:33 18 1.79 39 .684 5 5 0 2 Career ... 30-30 2747:40 40 1.31 90 .692 18 10 2 10

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: 2

18 LIBERTY FLAMES SOCCER 2009 2008 RESULTS

RECORD: 10-5-3, 4-3-1 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL BIG SOUTH SITE WINNING GOAL 8/29 Bluefi eld W, 3-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 Lynchburg Darren Amoo 9/1 Campbell W, 1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 Lynchburg Joshua Boateng 9/6 at Marshall W, 3-2 3-0-0 0-0-0 Hunti ngton, W. Va. Justi n Willoughby 9/12 at Radford * L, 1-2 3-1-0 0-1-0 Radford, Va. 9/16 North Carolina L, 1-4 3-2-0 0-1-0 Lynchburg 9/18 at Howard W, 3-0 4-2-0 0-1-0 Washington, D.C. Juan Nino 9/27 at Winthrop * L, 1-3 4-3-0 0-2-0 Rock Hill, S.C. 9/30 High Point * W, 3-1 5-3-0 1-2-0 Lynchburg Alex Verville 10/3 Coastal Carolina * L, 1-2 (OT) 5-4-0 1-3-0 Lynchburg 10/7 at #18 Virginia L, 0-3 5-5-0 1-3-0 Charlott esville, Va. 10/14 Southern Virginia W, 3-0 6-5-0 1-3-0 Lynchburg Joshua Boateng 10/18 at Presbyterian * W, 2-1 7-5-0 2-3-0 Clinton, S.C. Joshua Boateng 10/21 Gardner-Webb * W, 3-0 8-5-0 3-3-0 Lynchburg Joshua Boateng 10/24 at Longwood T, 1-1 (2 OT) 8-5-1 3-3-0 Farmville, Va. 11/4 at VMI * W, 3-2 (2 OT) 9-5-1 4-3-0 Lexington, Va. Juan Nino 11/8 UNC Asheville * T, 0-0 (2 OT) 9-5-2 4-3-1 Lynchburg 11/13 vs. High Point (Big South) W, 2-1 10-5-2 4-3-1 Conway, S.C. Joshua Boateng 11/14 vs. Winthrop (Big South) T, 1-1 (2 OT) 10-5-3 4-3-1 Conway, S.C. (Winthrop advances on penalty kicks, 4-5)

* - Big South Conference Match

RECORD W L T PCT. ATTENDANCE DATES TOTAL AVERAGE Overall: 10 5 3 .639 Home: 8 4116 514 Conference: 4 3 1 .563 Away: 8 2396 300 Home: 5 2 1 .688 Neutral: 2 249 124 Away: 4 3 1 .563 Total: 18 6761 376 Neutral: 1 0 1 .750 Ahead at the Half: 6 0 0 1.000 Behind at the Half: 1 4 0 .200 Tied at the Half: 3 1 3 .643 Overti me Matches: 1 1 3 .500

SCORING BY PERIOD 1 2 1OT 2OT TOTALS LIBERTY 14 17 0 1 32 OPPONENTS 13 10 1 0 24

LIBERTY FLAMES SOCCER 2009 19 2008 BIG SOUTH REVIEW

2008 BIG SOUTH MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS

CONFERENCE OVERALL TEAM W L T PTS. PCT. GF GA W L T PCT. GF GA Winthrop 6 2 0 18 .750 18 7 15 6 1 .705 48 25 Coastal Carolina 5 2 1 16 .688 15 11 10 10 1 .500 28 37 Gardner-Webb 5 3 0 15 .625 11 8 6 12 0 .333 22 34 High Point 4 2 2 14 .625 11 10 9 8 3 .525 26 29 Liberty 4 3 1 13 .562 14 11 10 5 3 .639 32 24 UNC Asheville 3 3 2 11 .500 8 8 7 8 4 .474 23 24 Radford 3 4 1 10 .438 9 11 7 10 2 .421 16 20 VMI 1 6 1 4 .188 9 17 2 14 1 .147 17 41 Presbyterian 0 6 2 2 .125 9 21 2 14 3 .184 18 48

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

2008 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 BIG SOUTH LEADERS CCU Field - Conway, S.C. - Nov. 13-16 Goals Scored Goals GPG Joshua Boateng, Liberty 13 0.72 Matthew Skonicki, Winthrop 13 0.65 THURSDAY, NOV. 13 Daniel Revivo, Winthrop 14 0.64 Game 1: No. 5 Liberty 2, No. 4 High Point 1 Robert Hunter, Coastal Carolina 11 0.55 Game 2: No. 1 Winthrop 7, No. 8 VMI 1 Bradley Morrison, Gardner-Webb 8 0.44 Game 3: No. 6 UNC Asheville 4, No. 3 Gardner-Webb 2 Game 4: No. 2 Coastal Carolina 1, No. 7 Radford 0 Assists Per Game Assists APG Chris Shurm, High Point 9 0.45 Karol Chorak, Liberty 8 0.44 FRIDAY, NOV. 14 Daniel Revivo, Winthrop 9 0.41 Game 5: No. 1 Winthrop 1, No. 5 Liberty 1 Joshua Boateng, Liberty 6 0.33 (Winthrop advanced on penalty kicks, 5-4) Chris Phillips, Liberty 6 0.33 Game 6: Coastal Carolina 1, No. 6 UNC Asheville 0 Points Per Game Points PPG Joshua Boateng, Liberty 32 1.78 SUNDAY, NO. 16 Daniel Revivo, Winthrop 37 1.68 Game 7: No. 1 Winthrop 4, No. 2 Coastal Carolina 3 (2 OT) Matthew Skonicki, Winthrop 29 1.45 Robert Hunter, Coastal Carolina 28 1.40 Chris Shurm, High Point 25 1.25 2008 BIG SOUTH ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Matt Skonicki, Winthrop (MVP) Game-Winning Goals GWG AVG Daniel Revivo, Winthrop Joshua Boateng, Liberty 5 0.28 Daniel Revivo, Winthrop 5 0.23 Otto Lowey, Winthrop Matthew Skonicki, Winthrop 4 0.20 Cameron Alksnis, Winthrop Robert Hunter, Coastal Carolina 4 0.20 Kyle Russell, Coastal Carolina Chris Shurm, High Point 4 0.20 Robert Hunter, Coastal Carolina Ross Kelly, Coastal Carolina Shutouts Per Game Shutouts SHPG Joshua Boateng, Liberty Andrew Madero, Liberty 3 0.38 Zach Roszel, Radford 4 0.29 Cameron Chastain, Liberty Dane Geraci, Gardner-Webb 4 0.25 Patrick Tate, UNC Asheville Phillip Latham, Coastal Carolina 5 0.24 Alex Morrow, UNC Asheville Patrick Mitrovich, Winthrop 5 0.23 Brian Harding, VMI Bradley Morrison, Gardner-Webb Saves Per Game No. SPG Devin Cooley, Radford Brian Sowell, VMI 70 5.38 Dane Geraci, Gardner-Webb 67 4.19 Karo Okiomah, High Point Lassi Hurskainen, UNC Asheville 77 4.05 Zach Roszel, Radford 55 3.93 Patrick Mitrovich, Winthrop 86 3.91

Goals Against GA Min. GAA Andrew Madero, Liberty 6 799:40 0.68 Zach Roszel, Radford 12 1310:48 0.82 Patrick Mitrovich, Winthrop 24 1951:46 1.11 Lassi Hurskainen, UNC Asheville 24 1804:40 1.20 Michael Chesler, High Point 28 1845:10 1.37

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2008 BIG SOUTH MEN’S SOCCER AWARDS

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM FIRST TEAM Daniel Revivo, F, Winthrop Hilarie Babou, MF, High Point Joshua Boateng, F, Liberty Ott o Lowey, D, Winthrop Chris Shrum, F, High Point Kyle Russell, D, Coastal Carolina Robert Hunter, F, Coastal Carolina Mike Gelatt , D, Liberty Stephen Nsereko, MF, Winthrop Henry Kalungi, D, Winthrop Matt Pinzon, MF, Gardner-Webb Patrick Mitrovich, GK, Winthrop Matt Lacey, MF, Winthrop SECOND TEAM Matt Skonicki, F, Winthrop Justi n Zimmer, MF, Radford Joshua Boateng Iyiola Awosika, F, Radford Douglas Nyame, D, Liberty First Team All-Big South Bradley Morrison, F, Gardner-Webb Patrick Tate, D, UNC Asheville Scott Szymanski, F, UNC Asheville Adam Hatem, D, High Point Scott Rojo, MF, High Point Eric Asanin-Miroux, D, Gardner-Webb Daniel McGarry, MF, Liberty Brian Sowell, GK, VMI Ross Kelly, MF, Coastal Carolina ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Juan Niño, Liberty Carlos Recinos, Coastal Carolina Karo Okiomah, High Point Michael Chresler, High Point Karol Chorak, Liberty Ayao Sossou, VMI Lassi Hurskainen, UNC Asheville Brandon Gary, VMI Michael Czulinski, Presbyterian Will Stewart, High Point Iyiola Awosika, Radford J.J. Morrow, UNC Asheville ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Douglas Nyame Second Team All-Big South MIke Gelatt , Liberty Adam Hatem, High Point Ben Kieff ner, Winthrop Nate Neal, UNC Asheville Daniel Welsh, VMi Logan Swaim, Gardner-Webb Justi n Zimmer, Radford Sam Eastridge, Presbyterian

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Daniel Revivo, Winthrop

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Iyiola Awoski, Radford

COACH OF THE YEAR Rich Posipanko, Winthrop Daniel McGarry SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Second Team All-Big South Mike Gelatt , Liberty

Juan Niño Cameron Chastain Mike Gelatt Big South All-Freshman Big South Men’s Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year All-Tournament All-Conference First Team

LIBERTY FLAMES SOCCER 2009 21 THE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

Since its founding in 1983, the Big Big South, Kallander has been instrumen- In the last 15 years alone, the Big South South Conference has matured into a tal in aggressively promoting the Confer- Conference has experienced monumental competitive leader in college athletics, ence to new levels. The Conference growth and success in nearly every sport. actively pursuing excellence on the fi eld of has enjoyed record levels in marketing During this time, the Conference has had play and in the classroom. 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Dr. Edward M. SingletonSingleton was selected asas University.University. Kallander’sKallander’s longlong rangerange vision In 2006-07 alone, the BigBig SouthSouth was the the LeLeague’sague’s fi rst CCommissionerommissioner and con- hashas also included technologicaltechnological advance- onlyonly ConferenceConference nationwide to have anan tinueded toto solicitsolicit newnew members.members. HisHis effortsefforts ments, as the CConferenceonference introduced its at-largeat-large participant in the footballfootball playoffsplayo led to the additions ofof ArmstrongArmstrong State,State, fi rst live event video streaminstreamingg in 2005 and (Coastal(Coastal Carolina),Carolina), a team in the SecondSecon Radforddford and UNC AshevilleAsheville, giving the Big has since expanded its video offerings to Round of the NCAA MenMen’s’s Basketball South more than the required six members more than 600 events annually through a Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed to constitute an offi cial conference. The partnership with the member institutions, in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Big South’s fi rst year of competition was in as well as the creation of several online Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, and social media platforms. baseball program has been a No. 1 seed the Big South Conference was three out of the last fi ve years, granted full-fl edged NCAA Division while its FCS playoff berth in 2006 I status. came in just the fi fth-year of the During its infancy and prior to The Big South Conference Big South’s football existence. securing automatic bids to NCAA The Conference’s tagline, Championships, the Big South “Developing Leaders Through made early strides in earning Athletics” was unveiled in 2008-09 at-large berths in several national in conjunction with the Confer- postseason events, including vol- ence’s 25th Anniversary. The leyball, women’s basketball and League also honored its heritage women’s golf. In 1989, George F. with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retir- moments in League history from ing Dr. Singleton as Commissioner, 1983-2008, with Liberty Univer- and in 1990, the League received sity’s 10-year women’s basketball its fi rst automatic bid – receiving championship run from 1996-2007 an automatic qualifi er to the NCAA being crowned the No. 1 moment Baseball Championship. Under in the Big South’s fi rst 25 years. Sasser’s seven years of leader- The Conference’s on-fi eld accom- ship, the Conference implemented plishments have been duplicated its public relations and compliance in the classroom. Annually, more programs, and introduced its fi rst- than 40 percent of Conference ever men’s basketball television student-athletes are named to the package, featuring the Big South Big South’s Presidential Honor competing among some of the fi n- Roll for maintaining a cumula- est teams in the nation. tive 3.0 grade-point average, In August 1996, Kyle B. Kal- and the League has had more lander replaced Sasser as the than 95 Academic All-Americans League’s third Commissioner, and in its quarter-century of exis- in his 13 years at the helm of the tence.

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