4 National Players of the Year • 46 Conference Players of the Year • 50 All-American Selections PB 1 3 National Championships • 13 Conference Regular Season Titles • 7 Conference Tournament Championships GENERAL INFORMATION RECORDS & HISTORY 33 Table of Contents 2 NCAA Tournament History 34-35 The University of Connecticut is committed This is UConn Soccer 3-4 Individual Records 36-37 to honoring collegiate athletic competition Media Information 5-6 Team Records 38-39 by demonstrating pride, responsibility and 2018 Schedule 7 National Honors 40 respect. The UConn community, fans, alumni, UConn Soccer by the Numbers 7 All-Americans 41 students, coaches and student-athletes BIG EAST Honors 42 promote these core values as proud Huskies New England 43-44 and first class competitors. 2018 PREVIEW UConn Honors 45 The Roster 8 All-Time Letterwinners 46-48 Position-by-Position 9 Year-by-Year Results 48-53 COACHING STAFF 10 THE UCONN EXPERIENCE 54 Head Coach Ray Reid 11-13 National Championships 55-56 Assoc. Head Coach John Deeley 14 BIG EAST Championships 57-58 Assoc. Head Coach Mike Miller 15 The Best of the BIG EAST 59 Assistant Coach Andy Parker 16 Game Day at UConn 60 Dir. of Soccer Admin. John Donlon 17 The Goal Patrol 61 Dir. of Soccer Quality Control 18 NCAA’s Most Popular Program 62 Scott Halpern Huskies in Major League Soccer 63 Strength Coach Chris West 19 Meet the Huskies Banquet 64 Media Coverage 65 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES 20 The Seniors 21-22 The Juniors 23 The Sophomores 24-27 Freshmen and Newcomers 27-30 BIG EAST Tournament History 31 OPPONENT INFORMATION UConn vs. All-Time Opponents 32 2 4 National Players of the Year • 46 Conference Players of the Year • 50 All-American Selections Program Timeline 1928: UConn finishes its first season of collegiate soccer with a 2-2 record under head coach Roy Guyer. 1937: John Squires takes over as head coach, a post he would hold for 28 of the next 29 seasons ... Coach Squires passed away in 2006 JANUARY at the age of 94 as one of the true pioneers of intercollegiate soccer. 30 Sat. NORTHEASTERN (Exh.) 2 p.m. 1943-1945: Due to World War II, UConn did not field teams for these three seasons. 1948: UConn is crowned the NSCAA National Champion after complet- ing an 11-0 season ... Carlos Fetterolf becomes the first All-America FEBRUARY selection. 1969: Joe Morrone becomes the seventh head coach in UConn history 6 Sat. FORDHAM (Exh.) 1 p.m. ... Morrone coached 28 years, earning a 358-178-53 record, before 12 Fri. UNH (Exh.) 2 p.m. having the soccer stadium named after him in 1996. 1972: Frantz Innocent scores four goals vs. Hofstra on Nov. 4 to set a 27 Sat. PROVIDENCE* TBA school record for single-game goals (record remains intact). 1979: Joe M. Morrone sets the school records for goals (22) and points (57) in a season ... Both records would stay intact until the 2007 season when O’Brian White moved atop in goals with 23. MARCH 1980: The Huskies win a program-best 21 games, including 17 straight, on their way to the NCAA Quarterfinals ... Joe M. Morrone wins the 3 Wed. at St Johns* TBA Hermann Trophy, given annually to the best collegiate player. 6 Sat. SETON HALL* 2 p.m. 1981: UConn wins its first NCAA National Championship, beating Ala- bama A&M 2-1 in overtime on Dec. 6 in Palo Alto, Calif. ... The Huskies 10 Wed. GEORGETOWN* 2 p.m. finish the season with a 20-3-2 record. 1983: In just the second year of BIG EAST soccer play, the Huskies win 13 Sat. at Villanova TBA their first of seven conference championships. 1988: Dan Donigan receives the Adi Dassler Award for the most out- 17 Wed. at Providence* TBA standing senior soccer player. 20 Sat. ST JOHNS* 2 p.m. 1997: Ray Reid becomes UConn’s newest head coach after eight seasons at Southern Connecticut State. 27 Sat. at Seton Hall* TBA 2000: The Huskies capture the NCAA National Championship with a 2-0 win over Creighton on Dec. 10 in Charlotte, N.C. Chris Gbandi earns the Hermann Trophy for being the best collegiate player. April 2006: UConn celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the 1981 NCAA Championship with an elaborate reunion weekend and celebration. 3 Sat. at Georgetown* TBA 2007: The Huskies won their third BIG EAST title in four years, while also taking the regular-season crown. O’Brian White breaks the school 10 Sat. VILLANOVA* 7 p.m. record for season goals en route to winning the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy. 2008: UConn made its 29th overall appearance in the NCAA Tourna- 14 Wed. Big East Semifinal TBA ment, including its 11th straight. The Huskies also fought their way into 17 Sat. Big East Final TBA the NCAA Round of 16 for the 19th time in program history. 2009: UConn won the BIG EAST Regular Season title in the Blue Divi- sion before making its 30th overall appearance in the NCAA Tourna- ment and its 12th straight. Home Games at Morrone Stadium at the Rizza Performance Center are in CAPS 2010: UConn made its 31st NCAA Tournament appearance as they All Times Eastern posted a 12-2-6 overall record. The Huskies were led by All-Americans * Big East Conference Match Josh Ford and Tony Cascio along with freshman All-American Andrew Jean-Baptiste. Cascio was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, while Ford was tagged as the Goalkeeper of the Year. 2011: The Huskies earned the No. 1 national ranking for four straight weeks and finished 19-3-3. UConn made it’s 14th straight NCAA post- season appearance and 32nd overall, hosting the NCAA Quarterfinals in Storrs. Freshman Andre Blake and junior Carlos Alvarez were named All-Americans. UConn set a program record with 16 shutouts, including nine straight. 2012: The Huskies finished the season at 17-4-1, earning their 12th ever BIG EAST regular season title and reaching the quarterfinals in the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in program history. 2013: Connecticut finished the year with a 12-3-8 overall record, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the 16th straight season. The Huskies became the only school to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals in each of the last three seasons. Keeper Andre Blake earned NSCAA All-American honors for the third straight year. 2014: UConn won its 13th-ever conference regular season title after topping No. 25 USF on Nov. 1. 2015: The Huskies secure their 18th NCAA Tournament bid in the last 19 seasons with a 10-6-6 campaign, reaching the conference tourna- ment finals. 2018: UConn ends a two-year hiatus from postseason play by earning an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA Tournament with a 12-6-2 mark and an appearance in the AAC Tournament Semifinals. 2 3 3 National Championships • 13 Conference Regular Season Titles • 7 Conference Tournament Championships MEMO TO MEDIA QUICK FACTS The 2019 University of Connecticut Men’s Soccer Media Guide has been published UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 5-12-1 to provide pertinent information concerning UConn’s soccer program and to Location ................. 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