The 2007 Coastal Carolina University men’s soccer team came together a year ago to capture its eighth Big South Regular-Season Championship in program history. Coastal Carolina University Quick Facts Table of Contents GENERAL Quick Facts.........................................................................................................1 Institution: ................................................................. Coastal Carolina University 2008 Coastal Carolina Team Photo & Roster ....................................................2 Location: ........................................................................Conway, South Carolina 2008 Season Outlook .........................................................................................3 Founded: ......................................................................................................1954 Head Coach Shaun Docking ..............................................................................4 Enrollment: ..................................................................................................8,300 Assistant Coach/Support Staff............................................................................5 Nickname:.........................................................................................Chanticleers 2008 Chanticleers..........................................................................................6-15 Pronunciation of Nickname:..........................................................SHON-ti-clears Opponent Quick Facts .................................................................................16-17 Colors: .....................................................Teal (PMS 322), Bronze (875) & Black All-Time vs. Opponents. ...................................................................................17 Field (Capacity): ......................Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field (1,500) 2007 Big South Results/Awards ..................................................................18-19 Affi liation: ....................................................................................NCAA Division I 2007 Big South Leaders ...................................................................................20 Conference: .......................................................................................... Big South 2007 Statistics ..................................................................................................21 President: ....................................................... David A. DeCenzo (Maryland ‘79) Coastal Carolina University ..............................................................................22 Athletics Director: ..........................Warren D. “Moose” Koegel (Penn State, ‘71) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ...........................................................................23 Website:........................................................................ www.GoCCUSports.com University Administration ..................................................................................24 Coastal Carolina Athletic Department ..............................................................25 COACHING STAFF Coastal Carolina Athletic Facilities ..................................................................26 Head Coach (Alma Mater/Year): ..............................Shaun Docking (Akron, ‘88) NCAA Compliance............................................................................................27 Record at Coastal Carolina (Years):..........................................125-64-14 (11th) A Tradition of Excellence ..................................................................................28 Big South Record .................................................................................... 49-17-2 Chanticleers in the Pros ...................................................................................29 Career Record (Years): .............................................................155-83-16 (13th) All-Time Greats ............................................................................................30-31 Men’s Soccer Offi ce Phone: .......................................................... 843-349-2803 All-Time Honors ...........................................................................................32-33 Assistant Coach:......................................... Paul Leese (Furman ‘01) Third Year All-Time Rosters ..........................................................................................34-35 Offi ce Phone: .................................................................................843-349-2910 Record Book ................................................................................................36-37 Year-By-Year Results ..................................................................................38-39 TEAM INFORMATION Media Relations ................................................................................................40 2007 Overall Record:................................................................................. 10-8-1 2008 Schedule.................................................................................. Back Cover 2007 Big South Record (Finish): ........................................................ 6-0-0 (1st.) 2007 Big South Tournament Finish: .........................................Lost in semifi nals Starters Returning/Lost:...................................................................................5/6 Lettermen Returning/Lost: .............................................................................17/6 What is a Chanticleer? Newcomers:......................................................................................................14 The Chanticleer (SHON-ti-cleer) gives Coastal Carolina University one of the most unique nicknames in all of sports. HISTORY Chanticleer comes from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and came First Year of Men’s Soccer: ..........................................................................1978 to Coastal when the University was a member of the University Overall All-Time Record: .........................................................323-195-32 (.585) of South Carolina system. Number of Years in NCAA Tournament/Last: ..........................................7/2005 A Chanticleer is a rooster who rules the barnyard with cunning and wit. His competitiveness never wanes as he battles ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS to the end, using his brains to come out on top every time. Media Relations Assistant/Men’s Soccer Contact ...........................Scott Kemps Offi ce Phone: .................................................................................843-349-2848 CREDITS E-mail Address: ................................................................. [email protected] Writing, Design & Layout: Scott Kemps Editing: John Martin, Kim Warner and Kent SID Fax:......................................................................................... 843-349-2819 Reichert Photography: Bill Edmonds and Judey Johns of the Coastal Carolina Univ. Mailing Address: ......................................P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528 Photography Department, WG Sport Photos, Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce. Printing: Wentworth Printing, Columbia, S.C. 2007 Big South Regular-Season Champions 1 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 0 Matt Smith So. GK 6-2 180 Cape Caneveral, Fla./Merritt Island 1 Phillip Latham R-So. GK 6-4 210 Annandale, Va./Falls Church 2 Kyle Russell Sr. D 5-11 175 S. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North 3 Oron Levy Sr. M 5-8 160 Yessod-Hamalla, Israel/Hemak-Hamala 4 Alex Russell So. D 6-1 165 S. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North 5 Matt Schroeder So. M 6-1 180 Parker, Colo./Ponderosa 6 Robbie McRight So. D 6-2 180 Marietta, Ga./Lassiter 7 Ross Kelly So. D 6-3 185 Sugar Land, Texas/Clements 8 Levi Curnutte So. D 5-11 180 Tampa, Fla./Crystal Beach 9 Riley Phelps R-So. F 6-0 165 Charleston, S.C./Starrs Mill (Ga.) 10 Robert Hunter Jr. F 5-9 150 Pawley’s Island, S.C./Waccamaw (Furman) 11 Kelly Porter So. M 5-10 175 Wichita, Kan./Trinity Academy 12 Djamel Bekka Sr. M 5-9 145 Tulsa, Okla./Union 14 James Derbecker So. F 5-7 160 Atlanta, Ga./Carrolton 15 Adam LaHaie So. F 6-1 160 Watkinsville,Ga./Oconee County 16 Andrew Crittenton So. M 6-1 160 Atlanta, Ga./Dunwoody 18 Tom Bellingham D Jr. 5-10 160 Essex, England/Bishops Stortford (Sheffi eld Hallam) 19 Phillip Blake Jr. D 5-10 170 Holmdel, N.J. /St. Rose (Gardner-Webb) 20 Jacob Downey Fr. M 5-11 170 College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated 21 Tyler Miles Fr. M 6-1 160 Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls 22 Travis Mogilski Sr. M 5-6 145 Raleigh, N.C./Wakefi eld 23 Mark Morris Jr. M 5-7 160 High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford (Louisburg) 24 Casey O’Brien Fr. D 6-1 185 Randolph, N.J./Morris Catholic 25 Gray Phelps Fr. F 5-9 145 Charleston, S.C./Starrs Mill (Ga.) 26 Jesy Phelps Fr. M 5-9 145 Charleston, S.C./Starrs Mill (Ga.) 27 Carlos Recinos Fr. F 5-8 150 Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge 28 Scott Ricketts Jr. F 5-8 155 London, England/Louisburg College 29 James Stapleton Jr. M 5-8 155 Barnsley, England/Shelley College (Potomac State) 30 Hunter Thames Fr. M 6-0 165 Frederick, Md./Urbana 31 Brandon Zeller Fr. M 5-8 150 Toms River, N.J./Toms River East 32 Shawn Gilpin Fr. F 5-8 140 Manalapan, N.J./St. John Vianney 33 Tim Pittman R-Jr. M 6-1 180 Manassas, Va./Osbourn 34 Brandon Adkison Fr. M 5-10 140 Plano,Texas/Plano East 35 Adam Crysel Fr. M 5-9 160 Florence, S.C./Wilson 36 Chris