2007 UCF Men’s Soccer * Three-Time NCAA Participants * UCF (2-2-0) at Memphis (2-1-1) Mike Rose Soccer Complex * Sept. 15, 2007 * Noon UCF (2-2-0) at Boston University (2-2-0) Nickerson field * Sept. 17, 2007 * 7 pm 2007 Schedule The UCF men’s soccer team returns to the road for the August weekend as the Knights open their 2007 Conference USA 31 at USF Tampa, Fla. L, 5-2 schedule at Memphis on Saturday, Sept. 15 at noon then travel to New England, where they face non-conference September opponent Boston University on Monday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. 7 vs. Cincinnati % Albuquerque, N.M. W, 2-1 The match against the Tigers on Saturday marks UCF’s 9 vs. Loyola Marymount % Albuquerque, N.M. W, 1-0 fourth contest away from home since the Knights’ season 12 Stetson Orlando, Fla. L, 2-1 began on Aug. 31 at USF. 15 at Memphis * Memphis, Tenn. Noon 17 at Boston University Boston, Mass. 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT 21 College of Charleston + Orlando, Fla. 7:30 p.m. 23 Wofford + Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. A late second half goal by freshman forward Eugene 29 at Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. 7:30 p.m. Starikov gave visiting Stetson a 2-1 win over UCF on Sept. 12 at the UCF Soccer Complex. October Although inclement weather delayed the kickoff for half 3 Charlotte Orlando, Fla. 7 p.m. an hour, both teams found offensive chances early. A shot by 6 at SMU * Dallas, Texas 7 p.m. Hatter Gabe Shilby hit the post in the seventh minute before 10 at International * Miami, Fla. 7 p.m. the Knights scored 11 minutes later. Junior forward Mike 17 Kentucky * Orlando, Fla. 7 p.m. Mattson’s defl ection was mishandled by Stetson goalkeeper 21 Tulsa * Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. Evan White and found the back of the net. Freshman 27 at UAB * Birmingham, Ala. 8 p.m. 30 at North Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 1 p.m. midfi elder Dustin McCarty earned the assist. UCF had the opportunity to take a 2-1 lead, but the bullet November by senior James Georgeff hit the inside of the post. Stetson’s 4 South Carolina * Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. senior Tanner Wolfe tied the game in the 43rd minute, scoring 9 Marshall * Orlando, Fla. 7 p.m. short side. 14-18 C-USA Championship Birmingham, Ala. TBA Starikov tallied the game-winner in the 83rd minute when he knocked in the rebound off Kirk Labusch’s original shot. * indicates Conference USA match With less than two minutes remaining to play in regulation, % Nike/TLC Plumbing & Utility Invitational (hosted by New Mexico) UCF had chances to send the match into extra sessions, but + UCF Fall Classic all three missed the target. Home contest bold All times Eastern UCF freshman keeper Sean Johnson made four saves, while White had one. CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS SCOUTING memphis C-USA Overall Team W L T Pts. W L T The Tigers own a record of 2-1-1 after dropping a 2- SMU 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 decision to Cal State Fullerton and earning a scoreless Tulsa 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 tie with Cal State Northridge in the Golden State last Memphis 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 weekend. Senior midfi elder Jared Britcher leads Memphis South Carolina 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 with two goals, while classmate Tyler Strom, a former C- UAB 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 USA Defensive Player of the Week, is second among the UCF 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 league’s goalkeepers in goals-against-average at 0.71 and Kentucky 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 tops in save percentage at .850. Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 FIU 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Memphis was ranked No. 4 in the Midwest Region Poll and received votes in the national poll, according to the * through games of Sept. 12 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Friday’s Games Sunday’s Games Marshall vs. Belmont Kentucky vs. Michigan State UCF HISTORY VS. Memphis SMU vs. UC Santa Barbara FIU at Michigan In four previous meetings between the two conference FIU vs. Michigan State Marshall at Centenary rivals, Memphis holds a 3-1 advantage in the series, but UCF Kentucky at Michigan SMU vs. Washington won the most recent match on Oct. 4, 2006. The Knights South Carolina vs. Longwood South Carolina vs. Lipscomb Virginia Tech at Tulsa Mercer at UAB posted a 1-0 shutout over the then No. 17 ranked Tigers at Birmingham-So. at UAB Missouri State at Tulsa the UCF Soccer Complex.

Saturday’s Games Monday’s Games UCF at Memphis UCF at Boston University Quick Facts HEAD COACH School ...... UCF, University of Central Florida Location ...... Orlando, Fla. 32816 BRYAN CUNNINGHAM Founded ...... 1963 Enrollment ...... 47,000 Nickname ...... Knights Colors ...... Black & Gold PFEIFFER ‘97 Home Facility (Cap.) ...... THIRD YEAR AT UCF ...... UCF Soccer Complex (1,000) Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I Conference ...... Conference USA Bryan Cunningham begins his fi rst season as the Knights’ head President ...... Dr. John C. Hitt coach after serving the previous two seasons as the program’s top Director of Athletics ...... Keith R. Tribble assistant. Associate AD/SWA/Sport Administrator ...... Cunningham fi rst joined the UCF men’s soccer program as assistant ...... Jessica Reo coach and recruiting coordinator in May 2005 after serving in a similar NCAA Faculty Representative ...... position at South Carolina for three years. Cunningham’s fi rst recruiting ...... Dr. Cynthia Young class at UCF featured 19 players, including 13 freshmen, and was Athletics Department Phone ...... (407) 823-3213 ranked in the top 30 nationally by News and fi rst in the Ticket Offi ce Phone ...... (407) UCF-GOLD south region by StudentSports.com. By the end of 2006, three of those Offi cial Athletics Website www.UCFAthletics.com players garnered All-Conference USA honors. Following the resignation of Brent Erwin in January 2007, SOCCER HISTORY Cunningham was appointed interim head coach before being formally First Season ...... 1975 (Division I, 1984) named to the position a month later. All-Time Record ...... 291-218-41 (.566) As a member of the South Carolina staff, Cunningham recruited Division I Record ...... 199-179-31 (.524) several highly-touted student-athletes into the program. Among his NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances ...... recruits were Mike Sambursky, a 2007 draftee of ...... 3/2004 (MLS) Champion Houston Dynamo; Makan Hislop, captain of the U-20 Last Postseason Opponent ...... Trinidad and Tobago National Team; and , an All-America ...... Wake Forest (2nd Round) and No. 2 pick in the 2005 MLS Super Draft. Result ...... L, 5-0 On the fi eld, Cunningham helped guide the Gamecocks to a combined 21-14-3 mark and an NCAA Tournament berth in his fi nal season. Both TEAM INFORMATION seasons USC was ranked as high as seventh in the national polls. Head Coach Bryan Cunningham (Pfeiffer/1997) In 2003-04, Cunningham saw the team post the highest grade- Record at UCF(Yrs.) ...... First Year point-average on record as 10 players earned Southeastern Conference Overall Record (Yrs.) ...... First Year All-Academic Team recognition. The 2004 and 2005 recruiting classes Cunningham Offi ce Phone ...... (407) 823-2262 averaged a 3.2 or better GPA and an SAT score of over 1200. Prior to his stint at USC, Cunningham was assistant coach at Assistant Coach ..... Paul Nagy (Saint Louis/2000) Appalachian State for fi ve seasons under the tutelage of Southern Nagy Offi ce Phone ...... (407) 823-5827 Conference Coach of Year award winners T.J. Kostecky and Aidan Heaney. At ASU, he worked with eight All-South Region honorees, a Assistant Coach .Stephen Mellor (Duquesne/2006) Southern Conference Player of the Year, 13 All-Southern Conference Mellor Offi ce Phone ...... (407) 823-5827 selections and a College Soccer News Freshman All-American. ASU also boasted an Academic All-American and 18 players on the Southern Athletic Trainer ...... Jeff Hicks Conference All-Academic team. Strength & Conditioning Coach .... Harry Meyers In addition to his coaching experience at the collegiate level, he Equipment Manager ...... Erika Handley was also active in the North Carolina and South Carolina Olympic 2006 Overall Record ...... 6-9-2 Development Programs 2006 Conference USA Record/Finish . 3-3-2/6th On the international level, Cunningham presently serves as a Starters Returning/Lost ...... 7/4 tactical and training advisor for the Northern Ireland U-18 Schoolboys Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 12/6 and managers Bob Ramsey and Andy McMorran. He was invited to complete his UEFA-B license during the summer of 2007. SPORTS INFORMATION An avid believer in having his program give back to the community, Assistant SID/Men’s Soccer Contact ...... Cunningham has been active promoting youth soccer in the Seminole ...... Cheryl Flesch and Orange County school systems. For the past two seasons, he has Offi ce Phone ...... (407) 823-2464 been the guiding force in the UCF men’s soccer team’s involvement in Cell Phone ...... (407) 405-5821 the annual Youth Sports Festival. Email...... cfl [email protected] Cunningham, who holds a bachelor’s degree in communications, Fax Number ...... (407) 823-5293 resides in Orlando with his wife Amy, daughter Elyn Elizabeth (3) and son Alexander Michael (3 months). 2007 UCF Knights Roster

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Brian Pope GK 6-1 175 Sr. Durham, N.H./Oyster River HS (East Carolina) 2 Nathaniel Jocelyn D/M 6-0 155 Fr. Wellington, Fla./American Heritage HS 3 Akin Akinrinade D 5-9 155 So. Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville HS 4 Jamal Robinson F/M 5-8 152 So. Fort Wayne, Ind./Fort Wayne Northrop HS 5 Philip Michael Hall D 6-2 155 Sr. Clermont, Fla./Eastridge HS 6 Kyle Pascioni D 6-2 180 Fr.-R Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary HS 7 Chris Andaur M 5-5 145 Jr. Naples, Fla./Barron Collier HS (FIU) 8 Dustin McCarty M 5-10 155 Fr. Maitland, Fla./Winter Park HS 9 James Georgeff F 6-3 190 Sr. New Castle, Australia/Gosford HS (Clemson) 10 Mike Mattson F 6-2 190 Jr. Boca Raton, Fla./Pope John Paul II HS 11 Ryan Roushandel M/F 6-2 188 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Marist School (Clemson) 12 Matt Luzunaris F 6-1 165 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./West Boca Raton HS 13 Kris Panter M/D 6-1 180 Fr.-R Temple Terrace, Fla./C. Leon King HS 14 Seung Tak Nam M 5-10 155 So. Seoul, South Korea/ The Pendleton School (Bradenton, Fla.) 15 Anton Ahlén M 5-8 146 Fr. Örebro, Sweden/Virginska Skolan 16 Kamal Cudjoe M 5-8 147 Fr. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Fort Lauderdale HS 17 Cam Jordan M 5-8 155 So. Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury HS 18 Parker Brown F 5-11 160 Fr. Leesburg, Fla./Leesburg HS 19 Mark Christiansen D 6-1 170 Fr. Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake HS 20 Hunter Dorton D 5-8 150 Fr.-R Bradenton, Fla./Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School 21 Josh Andone D/M 6-0 170 Fr. Orange Park, Fla./Fleming Island HS 22 Tyler Davis F 6-0 170 Jr. Safety Harbor, Fla./Berkley Prep 23 Jake Gerlach D 6-1 176 Fr. Belleair, Fla./Countryside HS 24 Sean Johnson GK 6-4 220 Fr. Lilburn, Ga./Brookwood HS 25 Adam Martin GK 6-0 190 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic HS 26 Matt Urbano GK 6-0 190 Fr. Orange Park, Fla./Fleming Island HS

Head Coach: Bryan Cunningham (Pfeiffer/1997) Assistant Coaches: Paul Nagy (Saint Louis/2002) Steve Mellor (Duquesne/2006) SCOUTING Boston U. South Region Poll. UCF stood at No. 10 when the organization The Terriers fell to 2-2-0 on the season after a 3-0 loss released its rankings on Sept. 11. It is the fi rst time since to Santa Clara on Sept. 9 and will meet No. 15 Harvard on Sept. 6, 2005 that UCF earned a regional ranking. Friday, Sept. 14 before hosting UCF. Leading BU’s offense are junior Petur Sigurdsson and freshman Daniel Chu with GOLD IN GOAL a pair of goals each, while sophomore Hrafn Davidsson has Four matches into his collegiate career, Sean Johnson recorded a 1.03 goals-against-average. has proven to be an asset for the Knights. The freshman from Lilburn, Ga. earned the job as UCF’s starting goalkeeper out UCF HISTORY VS. Boston U. of training camp and continues to show maturity. In his debut Monday marks the fi rst meeting between the Knights at USF, he made fi ve saves, including one on a penalty kick and the Terriers on the pitch. in the fi rst half. This past weekend at the Nike/TLC Plumbing and Utility Invitational, he collected 10 saves and allowed UP NEXT only one goal in two games. He made three saves to help UCF hosts the College of Charleston, Wofford and UCF take a 2-1 win over Cincinnati then stopped seven shots Stetson in the 2007 UCF Fall Classic from Sept. 21-23. On and recorded his fi rst shutout against Loyola Marymount. Friday, Stetson kicks off the tournament against Wofford at 5 p.m. followed by the Knights taking on the Cougars at 7:30 Honor Roll p.m. The Classic continues on Sunday as the Hatters face After winning the team crown at the Nike/TLC Plumbing College of Charleston at noon and UCF squares off against and Utility Invitational, four Knights were named to the all- the Terriers at 2:30 p.m. tournament team. Senior James Georgeff and junior Ryan Roushandel, who combined for the game-deciding goal Balanced attack against Cincinnati with less than a minute left, also provided In the fi rst four matches of the season, four different UCF with important leadership on the fi eld. Sean Johnson Knights have contributed goals. Topping the UCF scorecard made 10 saves and posted a 0.50 GAA over the two games. with two goals each are juniors Mike Mattson and Ryan Redshirt freshman Kyle Pascioni provided the Knights with Roushandel, while senior James Georgeff and freshman solid play in the backfi eld. Matt Luzunaris have added a goal each. Mattson, Roushandel and Georgeff also share the team PERFECT STRANGERS lead in shots with 10 each. UCF will meet fi ve of its 2007 opponents for the fi rst time in program history. In the fi rst month of play, the Knights Rank And file faced Cincinnati and Loyola Marymount at the Nike/TLC As a result of its two recent wins over Cincinnati and Plumbing and Utility Invitational in New Mexico then visit Loyola Marymount, the Knights moved into the National Boston University and Saint Louis. They also kick off the Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division I month of October at home against Charlotte. 2007 Box Scores

Game 1 UCF, Sean Johnson (90 min., 7 svs, 0 GA); USF 5, UCF 2 LMU, Patrick Lane (90 min., 3 svs, 1 GA). Aug. 31 - Tampa, Fla. Starters: Johnson, Jocelyn, Akinrinade, Robinson, Pascioni, Andaur, McCarty, Scoring: 1. UCF, Mike Mattson (Chris Georgeff, Mattson, Roushandel, Jordan. Andaur), 4:35; 2. USF, Kevon Neaves Subs: Hall, Luzunarnis, Tak Nam, Ahlén, (pk), 26:16; 3. USF, Jordan Seabrook Dorton, Davis. (Simon Schoendorf), 27:26; 4. USF, Game 4 Neaves (Seabrook), 55:26; 5. UCF, James Stetson 2, UCF 1 Georgeff (un), 79:15; 6. USF, Tony Taylor sept. 12 - Orlando, Fla. (Schoendorf), 81:33; 7. USF, Neaves (Seabrook), 83:22. Scoring: 1. UCF, Mike Mattson (Dustin Scoring by Period: McCarty), 17:22; 2. Stet, Tanner Wolfe UCF 1 1 - 2 (Kevin Munz), 82:35; 3. Stet, Eugene USF 2 3 - 5 Starikov (Kirk Labusch), 82:35.

Shots: UCF 10, USF 21. Goalkeepers: Scoring by Period: UCF, Sean Johnson (90 min., 5 svs, 5 Stetson 1 1 - 2 GA); USF, Diego Restrepo (90 min., 3 svs, UCF 1 0 - 1 2 GA). Starters: Johnson, Akinrinade, Robinson, Hall, Andaur, Georgeff, Mattson, Shots: Stetson 14, UCF 13. Goalkeepers: Roushandel, Luzunaris, Ahlén, Jordan. UCF, Sean Johnson (90 min., 4 svs, 2 GA); Subs: Jocelyn, McCarty, Tak Nam, Davis. Stet, Evan White (90 min., 1 svs, 1 GA). Starters: Johnson, Jocelyn, Akinrinade, Game 2 Robinson, Pascioni, McCarty, Georgeff, UCF 2, Cincinnati 1 Mattson, Roushandel, Luzunaris, Jordan. nike/TLC Plumbing & Utility Subs: Hall, Andaur, Tak Nam, Brown, Invitational Davis. sept. 7 - albuquerque, N.M.

Scoring: 1. UCF, Ryan Roushandel (Matt Luzunaris, Sean Johnson), 34:22; 2. UC, Chris Thompson (Matt Telting, Scott Stockum), 84:32; 3. UCF, Roushandel (James Georgeff), 89:05.

Scoring by Period: Cincinnati 0 1 - 1 UCF 1 1 - 2

Shots: UC 21, UCF 11. Goalkeepers: UCF, Sean Johnson (90 min., 3 svs, 1 GA); UC, Miguel Rosales (90 min., 2 svs, 2 GA). Starters: Johnson, Jocelyn, Akinrinade, Robinson, Pascioni, Andaur, McCarty, Georgeff, Mattson, Roushandel, Jordan. Subs: Hall, Luzunarnis, Tak Nam, Ahlén, Christiansen, Dorton, Davis.

Game 3 UCF 1, Loyola Marymount 0 nike/TLC Plumbing & Utility Invitational sept. 9 - albuquerque, N.M.

Scoring: 1. UCF, Matt Luzunaris (Mike Mattson), 65:07.

Scoring by Period: LMU 0 0 - 0 UCF 0 1 - 1

Shots: LMU 19, UCF 15. Goalkeepers: 2007 UCF Men’s Soccer Statistics

Overall: 2-2-0 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 0-1-0 Away: 0-1-0 Neut: 2-0-0

## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT FG OT HAT GTG 10 MATTSON, Mike 4-4 2 1 5 10 .200 5 .500 2-0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 11 ROUSHANDEL, Ryan 4-4 2 0 4 10 .200 4 .400 1-0 1 0-0 1 0 0 0 9 GEORGEFF, James 4-4 1 1 3 10 .100 1 .100 2-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 LUZUNARIS, Matt 4-2 1 1 3 1 1.000 1 1.000 0-0 1 0-0 1 0 0 0 8 MCCARTY, Dustin 4-3 0 1 1 5 .000 1 .200 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 7 ANDAUR, Chris 4-3 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 2-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 24 JOHNSON, Sean 4-4 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 17 JORDAN, Cam 4-4 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 22 DAVIS, Tyler 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 20 DORTON, Hunter 2-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 19 CHRISTIANSEN, Mark 1-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 14 TAK NAM, Seung 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 PASCIONI, Kyle 3-3 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 HALL, Philip Michael 4-1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 ROBINSON, Jamal 4-4 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 JOCELYN, Nathaniel 4-3 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 18 BROWN, Parker 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 15 AHLEN, Anton 3-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 AKINRINADE, Akin 4-4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 4 6 6 18 49 .122 15 .306 10-0 2 0-0 4 0 0 0 Opponents...... 4 8 8 24 75 .107 30 .400 7-0 2 1-2 0 0 1 0

## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho 24 JOHNSON, Sean 4-4 360:00 8 2.00 19 .704 2 2 0 1.0 TM TEAM 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 4 360:00 8 2.00 20 .714 2 2 0 1 Opponents...... 4 360:00 6 1.50 9 .600 2 2 0 0

Team saves: 1

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total UCF 3 3 6 Opponents 3 5 8

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total UCF 22 27 49 Opponents 36 39 75

SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total UCF 10 10 20 Opponents 5 4 9

CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd Total UCF 5 7 12 Opponents 14 12 26

FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total UCF 15 24 39 Opponents 23 28 51

ATTENDANCE SUMMARY UCF OPP Total 325 1110 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/325 1/1110 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/55