2009 Lipscomb Men's Soccer Media Guide

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONADDRESS:One University Park Drive, Nashville,TN 37204

FOUNDED: 1891

ENROLLMENT: 3,418

TYPE: Private, Liberal Arts

NICKNAME: Lady Bisons

COLORS: Purple (PMS #268) and Gold (PMS #122)

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Church of Christ

FACILITY: Lipscomb Soccer Complex (cap. 2,000)

ATHLETIC AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I

WEB SITE:www.lipscomb.edu

CONFERENCE: Atlantic Sun

UNIVERSITY PERSONNELPRESIDENT:Dr. Randolph Lowry III

B.A. Pepperdine University, 1974; M.P.A. Pepperdine University, 1977;J.D. Hamline University School of Law. 1981

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Philip Hutcheson

ASST. A.D., ACADEMICS/SWA: Dr. Lin Garner

ASST. A.D., COMPLIANCE: John Ezell

ASST. A.D., EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Brent High

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,NATIONAL BISON CLUB: Andy Lane

FACULTY ATHLETIC REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Kent Johnson

ATHLETIC DEPT. PHONE: (615) 966-5850

ATHLETIC DEPT. FAX: (615) 966-1806

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSSENIOR PUBLISHER ANDMEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR/CONTACT: Mark McGee

OFFICE PHONE: (615) 966-5862

CELL PHONE: (615) 479-4204

EMAIL: [email protected]

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Trevor Garrett

OFFICE PHONE: (615) 966-5990

CELL PHONE: (901) 378-3025


MEDIA RELATIONS FAX: (615) 966-1806

ATHLETICWEBSITE: www.lipscombsports.com

SOCCER COACHING STAFFHEAD COACH:Charles Morrow (Lipscomb, 1997)


OFFICE PHONE: (615) 966-5866

RECORD AT LIPSCOMB: 26-42-9 (.355) / four seasons

OVERALL RECORD: 26-42-9 (.355) / four seasons

ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE RECORD: 12-17-4 (.427) / four seasons

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH: [email protected]


OFFICE PHONE: (615) 966-7037

SOCCER TEAM INFORMATION2008 OVERALL RECORD: 10-8-3

HOME RECORD: 6-2-0

ROAD RECORD: 3-4-2

NEUTRAL SITE RECORD: 1-2-1

2008 ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-3-1 (3rd)

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 17/12

STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 11/1

NEWCOMERS: 7

FIRST YEAR OF NCAA DIVISION I PROGRAM: 2000

SEASONS/WINNING SEASONS: 10/1

ALL-TIME NCAA RECORD: 58-145-14 (.276)

ATLANTIC SUN TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: 2

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: 0

THIS MEDIA GUIDEWAS PRODUCED BY THE LIPSCOMBUNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT:

MARK MCGEE, Senior Publisher and Media Relations Director

TREVOR GARRETT,Athletic Communications Manager

PAUL NANCE,Director of Corporate PartnershipsANTHONY ESTES AND BRANDEE REES, Photography

HEATHER PRICE AND ASHLEY DAY, DesignREBEKAH OSTEEN, Cover

Lipscomb University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association ofColleges and Schools to award baccalaureate and masters degrees. Contact the Commission on

Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur GA 30033-4097 or call404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Lipscomb University.

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At a GlanceLipscomb University is emerging as a leading universityin the southeast United States. Building on a 119-yearheritage of excellence, Lipscomb University is movingforward as we offer an intellectually challengingacademic program with a commitment to continualspiritual formation while engaging with the world.From more than $40 million in new facilities to ourengaging faculty who come from some of the mostprestigious learning institutions in the country to ener-getic community involvement, we are a university on

the move.CampusLipscomb’s beautiful 65-acre campus is located in theGreen Hills area of Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, acity within a day’s drive of 75 percent of the nation’spopulation, is an exhilarating place for a universityhome. The Lipscomb community is very diverse, with astudent body that comes from 41 states and 23 nationswho have a rich diversity of ethnic and religious experi-ences. Lipscomb University recently celebrated ourlargest enrollment, surpassing the 3,000 mark for the

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first time in our history. This includes the largestfreshman class in history in 2008 and a 66 percentincrease in graduate program enrollment.AcademicsLipscomb University offers an intellectually challengingexperience that prepares our graduates to succeed for alifetime. Exciting new programs and recent honors havebroadened our appeal, enhancing the opportunities forLipscomb graduates. Lipscomb University was named aTop 20 university in U.S. News and World Report’s“2009 America’s Best Colleges” guidebook. Lipscomb

has rapidly climbed in the U.S. News rankings since2002 when the university debuted in the “BestUniversities – Master’s” category at 33rd out of 118colleges and universities in the Southeast United States.When students graduate from Lipscomb University, 96percent of them are placed in jobs or graduate schoolswithin six months compared to a 78 percent average atsimilar institutions. Not only do our students get anexcellent education, but they also put their degrees intopractice quickly.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Engaging the WorldAn important component of a Lipscomb education isglobal engagement. Lipscomb offers study opportuni-ties in China, Argentina, London, Vienna, Spain,France, Germany, Switzerland and many other loca-tions. Students are also engaged in humanitarian servicethroughout the world through SALT and missionprograms. Each year more than 800 of our students,faculty and staff put their faith into action in a varietyof humanitarian efforts throughout the world.Through trips, service projects and other initiatives,thousands of people experience faith in action.

AthleticsThe Bison athletics program is a vital part of campuslife. Competing in the NCAA Division I as a memberof the Atlantic Sun Conference, Lipscomb Universitycontinues to build on our tradition of athletics successas we grow in competition at the highest level.Lipscomb’s developing athletics program has sent ourwomen’s basketball team, men’s baseball and women’svolleyball teams to the NCAA Division I NationalTournaments.

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FaithOur faculty intentionally integrates Christian faith andpractice into the academic curriculum. Lipscomb is oneof only about 100 in the nation that embraces thisunique mission. The values that undergird the works ofLipscomb University include Christlikeness, truth,excellence and service. We embrace the theme fromGalatians 4:19, “’til Christ be formed in you,” and usethis text as the motto for our spiritual process atLipscomb.InnovationsLipscomb is leading the way for universities in

Tennessee through our on-campus sustainable innova-tions. The Burton Health Sciences Building became thefirst LEED-registered academic building in the stateand recently earned the gold-level certification.Lipscomb has three geothermal temperature controlsystems on campus. These systems reduce greenhousegas emissions and save an average of 50 percent inenergy expenses. In three years, the Lipscomb campushas been transformed by construction and renovationstotaling more than $40 million, completing four majorprojects. The campus will continue to be transformedby additional projects and initiatives.

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CommunityLipscomb University is connecting with the Nashvillecommunity as never before through our four institutes— Conflict Management, Sustainable Practice, theDean Institute for Corporate Governance and Integrity,and Law, Justice and Society. Lipscomb’s Institute forLaw, Justice and Society is the new home of theDavidson Group, a volunteer organization thatpromotes improved race relations in Nashville. TheLipscomb community welcomes more than 100,000visitors each year. Thousands of guests enjoy celebra-

tions such as Lighting of the Green and SummerCelebration’s July 4th festivities. In addition, a variety oforganizations, such as the Nashville Chamber ofCommerce, The Summit for a Sustainable Tennesseeand others, bring thousands of visitors to campus formeetings, conferences and other exciting events.FacultyLipscomb maintains a 15:1 student-faculty ratio. Everyclass is taught by a professor, with 92 percent of full-time faculty holding a terminal degree in their fields ofexpertise. Twenty-two new faculty members have been

hired in the last academic year to meet the demands ofa growing university. They have come from leadinguniversities across the country including VanderbiltUniversity, Fuller Theological Seminary, SyracuseUniversity, Mercer University, the University ofHouston, the University of Kentucky, the University ofAlabama and the University of Maryland.ServicePutting our faith into action is a hallmark of aLipscomb education. The Serving and LearningTogether (SALT) program allows students to apply their

knowledge and skills to specific service projects.Through this program, students serve the Nashvillecommunity through organizations such as Faith FamilyMedical Clinic, Morning Star Sanctuary, the NashvilleRescue Mission and Youth Encouragement Services.U.S. News and World Report’s “2009 America’s BestColleges” named Lipscomb’s service-learning programas one of 25 “Programs to Look For” in the nation.

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YEAR FOUNDED: 1891

LOCATION: Lipscomb’s attractive65-acre campus is located in theGreen Hills area of Nashville, justfour miles from downtown.Nashville, one of the nation’s mostexhilarating cities, is located withinone day’s drive of 75 percent of thenation’s population.

DEGREES OFFERED: Lipscombcurrently confers the followingpost-baccalaureate degrees: Masterof Accountancy, Master of Arts,Master of Arts in Teaching, Masterof Business Administration, Masterof Divinity, Master of Education,Master of Science, Master ofTheological Studies, and Doctor ofPharmacy.

AFFILIATION: Private, senior liberalarts university affiliated withchurches of Christ.

ENROLLMENT: 3,390

COST: Tuition (block rate for 12-18hours) per year — $19,330. Roomand board per year: $7,850.Approximately 95% of all studentsreceive some financial assistancefrom university sources.

FACULTY: 92% withearned terminal degree.

FACULTY/STUDENT RATIO:1 to 15

SPECIAL STUDIES:AdultDegree Program, Institute forConflict Management,Institute for Law Justiceand Society, Institutefor Sustainable Practice

CURRICULUM:More than130 programs of study inmore than 66 majors.

ENDOWMENT: $72 million

PRESIDENT:Dr. L.Randolph Lowry

ATHLETICS:A member ofthe NCAA Division IAtlantic Sun Conference,Lipscomb fields teams inmen’s and women’s basket-ball; baseball; softball;men’s and women’s crosscountry, indoor andoutdoor track; men’s andwomen’s golf; men’s andwomen’s tennis; volleyball;and men’s and women’ssoccer.

STUDENT LIFE: Lipscomb offersmore than 70 student groups and

organizations, including service andsocial clubs, musical groups, intra-mural sports, academic groups, studentgovernment, missions teams, perform-ance groups, and student publications.

MEMBERSHIP: Lipscomb Universityis a member of the Council forChristian Colleges & Universities(CCCU), whose mission is toadvance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and tohelp its member institutions totransform lives by faithfullyrelating scholarship and service tobiblical truth.

SUMMARY: Lipscomb is aprivate coeducational institu-tion whose principal focus isundergraduate education in theliberal arts and sciences,combined with a number ofpreprofessional fields andmaster’s degree programs. Itsprimary mission is to integrateChristian faith and practice withacademic excellence. Thismission is carried out not onlyin the classroom but also byinvolvement in numerous serv-ices to the church and thelarger community.

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ATHLET IC ADMINISTRAT ION

DR. LIN GARNERAsst. Athletic Director/Academics,Senior Women’s Administrator

ANDY LANEExecutive Director,National Bison Club

BRENT HIGHAsst. Athletic Director,

External Affairs

DR. KENT JOHNSONFaculty Athletic Representative

MARK MCGEESenior Publisher and

Media Relations Director

W.PAUL NANCEDirector of Corporate

Partnerships

SHERIE EUBANKSAdministrative Assistant

GRETA HARBERAdministrative Assistant

SHERRY PHILLIPSAdministrative Assistant

JOHN EZELLAsst. Athletic Director,

NCAA Compliance Officer

PHILIP HUTCHESONAthletics Director

TREVOR GARRETTAthletic Communications

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ATHLET IC ADMINISTRAT ION

DR. RANDY LOWRYLI P S C OM B UN I V E R S I T Y ’ S 1 7 T H P R E S I D E N T

r. L. Randolph Lowry, founder of

the nationally-recognized Straus

Institute for Dispute Resolution and

professor of law at Pepperdine University in

Malibu, Calif., took office as Lipscomb

University’s 17th president Sept. 26, 2005.

Connecting the university to the

community is a hallmark of Lowry’s presi-

dency. He views the city of Nashville as the

university’s campus and the world as its class-

room. Not long after his arrival on the

Lipscomb campus he proposed a $54 million

plan to dramatically advance Lipscomb's

academic programs and to invest in new

campus facilities. During his tenure a new

College of Pharmacy has been established

creating the first Lipscomb doctorate degree,

seven new graduate programs have been

developed, and four new institutes have been

founded including the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for

Law, Justice and Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice, and the

Institute for Corporate Governance and Integrity.

Under Lowry’s leadership the university embarked on a building

program that included the renovation of several academic and residence

buildings on campus, the building of a music wing and a residence facility,

among other initiatives.

Beyond academics, Lowry is involved in the Nashville community.

He is a member of the Agenda for Nashville's Future, the Downtown

Rotary Club, and the boards of the Alliance for Public Education,

Character Counts and the YMCA. Membership in Partnership 2010 of the

Chamber of Commerce and the United Way have also reflected his service to

Nashville. He was a member of the 2007 class of Leadership Nashville. In

May of 2007, Lowry was selected as one of Nashville’s top 50 Business and

Community Leaders for the Future by “Celebrate

Nashville,” the official publication

for Nashville’s 200 year

anniversary.

Service is an important aspect of life at

Lipscomb. Lowry believes that for service to

be meaningful, however, the university

community must also engage with the city.

Lipscomb is the first university in Nashville

with a service-learning requirement for all of

its undergraduate students providing tens of

thousands of hours of service to more than 75

community organizations. Through the

Institute for Conflict Management, Lowry has

been engaged in initiatives with local school

districts and police departments as well as

other civic organizations.

A graduate of Pepperdine University,

Lowry earned a bachelor’s degree in political

science and a master’s degree in public

administration from the Malibu, California

university. He received the juris doctor degree

from Hamline University, in St. Paul,

Minnesota. In 1986, Lowry joined the law school faculty at Pepperdine

and established a new international academic program in the emerging

field of dispute resolution. In addition to teaching at Pepperdine, Lowry

has worked, literally, around the world. He is an annual visiting faculty

member at Vermont Law School and City University of Hong Kong. He

has also taught at Shantou University, in Beijing, China; Bond University

in Gold Coast, Australia; Hamline University; and the University of

Modena in Modena, Italy. His consulting and training practice has

included work for the legal community in The Netherlands, the introduc-

tion of mediation in India through a grant from the Asian Development

Bank, training for judges in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as consulta-

tion with lawyers for Freshfields, an international law firm in Asia.

D

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NNoo.. NNaammee PPooss.. YYeeaarr HHtt.. WWtt.. HHoommeettoowwnn ((PPrreevv SScchhooooll))00 Joey DeRosa GK FR-R 5’10 160 Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)0 Brent McGee GK SO 6’3 180 Parkersburg, W.V. (Parkersburg HS)1 Patrick Walsh GK SO 6’1 160 Laguna Hills, Calif. (Dana Hills HS)2 Jeremy Reid MF SO 5’9 140 Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS)3 Garrett McLaughlin D/MF JR 6’1 190 Belton, Texas (Belton HS)4 Andre Santos MF SO 5’8 140 Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain HS)5 Deven Bahadoorsingh MF FR 5’10 150 Plano, Texas (Plano Senior HS)6 Chase Nieri D JR 5’11 165 Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)7 Ethan Summers MF/D SO 5’8 140 Ogden, Utah (Bonneville HS)8 Josh Lind D/MF SO 6’4 180 Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)9 Garrett Pettis F SO 6’0 180 Elizabethtown, Pa. (Lower Dauphin HS)10 Miguel DaSilva F JR-R 6’0 160 Tulsa, Okla. (American Heritage)11 Alexander Faulk MF/F FR 5’10 180 Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian)12 Kezi Lara D/MF SR 5’9 165 Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago (Naparima College)13 Tony Garibaldi F SO 5’9 175 McMinnville, Tenn. (Warren Co. HS)15 Andrew Chamberlain F SO 6’1 170 Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan)16 Luke Salmen D/F FR 5’11 160 Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville HS)17 Tyler Burkhardt D/MF FR 5’11 180 Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin HS)18 Thomas Blair MF FR 6’1 160 La Vergne, Tenn. (La Vergne HS)19 Angel Chairez MF JR 5’11 165 Athens, Texas (Athens HS)20 Ryan Christopher D/MF FR 5’11 160 Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood HS)21 Zach Langen MF SO 5’10 150 Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)22 Ben Maxham D FR 6’1 170 Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS)23 Drew Longinotti MF FR 5’8 150 Little Rock, Ark. (Catholic HS for Boys)27 Evan McGee MF/F SO 6’1 165 Parkersburg, W.V. (Parkersburg HS)

Roster

2009 B i sons

CCooaacchheess

HHeeaadd CCooaacchh:: Charles Morrow

5th SeasonLipscomb University (1997) / US Sports Academy (2006)

AAssssiissttaanntt CCooaacchh:: Kevin Burk5th Season

Belmont Abbey College (2001) / Lipscomb University (2007)

PPrroonnuunncciiaattiioonn GGuuiiddee

Angel Chairez (CHAIR-ez)Drew Longinotti (LAHNG-A-NOT-ti)

Kezi Lara (KEZ-ee LAURA)Chase Nieri (NEAR-ee)

Tony Garibaldi (GARE-ah-Baldy)Miguel DaSilva (MA-quel DAH-Silva-ah)

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The Lipscomb Bisons posted their first ever overallwinning record and second winning worksheet in theAtlantic Sun Conference in 2008.

Even though the Bisons won all-time high 10 gamesand also posted program highs in goals scored (41),assists (36) and points (118), coach Charles Morrowdoesn’t expect his team to rest on any laurels.

“It is easy to find contentment and a sense that wehave arrived once we have had that success,” saidMorrow who is beginning hisfifth year with the Bisons. “It isnot only a challenge for thisyear, but it has been a chal-lenge for the last three years.We have done a good job ascoaches in working very hard tofind the right players, but wehave also worked very hard tokeep the players focused ongetting better and not beingcontent with the things wehave accomplished.

“We had a good season lastyear. I don’t want to soundunappreciative of that becausewe have certainly been on theend of some bad seasons. Butwhat was a good season lastyear could have been an unbe-lievable one. I not only realizethat, but the players realize it too. That will provideplenty of motivation.”

In the Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll, the conferencecoaches picked the Bisons to finish third behindJacksonville and Campbell. They received one first placevote.

“With us being picked third, not only is there asense that we have arrived, but in the conference thereis a sense that we are a pretty good team,” saidMorrow. “We have to work harder. We saw this lastyear. Every time we step on the field we are going tobe getting the best of the team we are playing against.

“This year is a huge test. We are not surprisinganybody in the conference this year either. Every yearwe have been here we have done better in the confer-ence than where we were picked in preseason.”

Defender/midfielder T.J. Williams, a second teamAll-Atlantic Sun selection in 2008, is the only starter

from last season not returning. While it would appearthat Morrow is set for the season, he stresses no onehas a safe job.

“Every position is open,” Morrow said. “There is alittle bit of credit for what has been done in the past.But if someone is performing better than you on agiven day, or in a given week, that person is going toplay. We are going to put the best 11 on the field.”

Morrow did admit that it is highly unusual for acollege soccer team to return somany starters from the previousseason.“I would imagine there is no onein the conference that has morestarters returning,” said Morrow.“It is very unheard of to havethat many returning. I think it is agood thing. We have a betteridea of the type of player and thetype of person each one of theseguys is who are coming back. “It’s not easy to do the samething we did last year and go outand have success. If we don’tbuild on what we did last year interms of improvement andbuilding on players playingdifferent roles, and if we don’tgrow, we will not have the sameyear we had last year. That’s a

huge point we talked about with our returning guysduring the spring. And we will continue to harp on itthroughout the year if guys aren’t improving andgetting better, or if they are not broadening in thesense of being able to do more and different things onthe field.”

Several of the contributors from last season aresophomores, including Garret Pettis, a forward who seta program record for goals in a season with 12. Pettisbecame the first Bisons player to be named AtlanticSun Freshman Player of the Year and also earnedberths on both the A-Sun All-Freshman Team and theAll A-Sun Second Team.

“Garret Pettis had an unbelievable season for uslast year,” said Morrow. “He scored some great goalsand did a lot for us. But he would be the first to tell youthat without the cast around him that would neverhave happened.

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“We have forwards who sat on the bench last yearwho are better finishers than Garret. You might look atit that Garret has a spot locked up, but I don’t thinkGarret feels that way.”

Morrow has addressed the sophomore year withhim.

“Garret is a team guy,” said Morrow. “He is notsomeone who is going to get caught up in his numbers.As long as we are doing well and progressing he is notgoing to be caught up in trying to duplicate what hehas done.”

Forward Miguel DaSilva, the A-Sun PreseasonPlayer of the Year selection by the conference coaches,has been the centerpiece of the Bisons’ offense. Hescored 10 goals last season, the second highest total inprogram history, and also set a new program record forassists in a season with 11.

“Miguel is so dangerous one vs. one,” said Morrow.“You can’t stop Miguel from getting by you. You mighttake the ball from him, but if he gets isolated during agame then two out of three times he is going to getbehind the defender.

“He is just so good getting to the goal and creatingopportunities. Not only does he create a lot for himself,but he creates a lot for others. He is a pretty goodpasser, but he also draws so much attention tohimself.”

Defensively, senior Kezi Lara, a second team All-Atlantic Sun pick in 2008, has been a leader. He thriveson his ability to stop players one-on-one.

“Kezi is quick and fast and can cover a lot ofground,” said Morrow. “If he gets out of position hecan still recover. He is one of the strongest players onthe field. He carries himself very well and knows howto use his body very well in terms of protecting the ball.

“He takes pride in the fact that one vs. one no oneis going to get by him. Whether he is dribbling ordefending he is a great one vs. one player. A lot oftimes being a good defensive player is just a matter ofcharacter and who you are.”

The Bisons return two goalkeepers from lastseason. Both Patrick Walsh and Brent McGee split timein net as freshmen.

“Toward the end of the season Walsh won thatrole,” said Morrow. “He was injured a little bit in thespring. The thought would be that he would come in asthe No.1 goalkeeper.

“Brent McGee is also a very capable keeper. And

Joey DeRosa, who redshirted last year, was the onlykeeper in the spring to not surrender a goal. Who isgoing to start there is still to be determined and weprefer it to be that way.”

The driving force for the Bisons will be a return tothe Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. For the pasttwo seasons they have advanced to the semi-finals.They lost to eventual conference tournament championJacksonville in a shootout in 2008.

Morrow’s Bisons are facing their most challengingseason ever including games with both Michigan andMichigan State. The Atlantic Sun Conference gets oneautomatic bid for the NCAA Tournament, but Morrowthinks the conference is ready to have a team earn anat-large bid.

“The last three years the winner of our conferencehas at least gone to the second round,” said Morrow.“This past season Jacksonville was bounced in thesecond round by North Carolina. It was a one-goalgame and North Carolina went to the Final Four.”

“There has to be a sense of continually growing anddeveloping as a team,” said Morrow. “Last year wegave up a total of nine goals in the first half last yearwhich was respectable. We gave up 25 in the secondhalf.

“I feel like if our second halves of games wouldhave been similar we would have been in the NCAATournament and we would have been regionally andnationally ranked. I really feel like we would have hitsome milestones that would have been out of thisworld.”

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Teams from the Big 10, the Big East andConference USA are early tests for the LipscombBisons soccer teams, but coach Charles Morrowstops short of calling the 2009 fall schedule thetoughest ever for his team.

"I think it is a schedule that is comparable to theones we have played before," said Morrow. "I thinkit is a tough, very competi-tive schedule.

"Our program goalsare to be a regionally andnationally competitiveteam. I think we aregetting there. We haven'tgotten over the hump ofgetting past the semi-finals of the conferencetournament the last twoyears."

The Bisons open the2009 season at home Aug.22 when Louisville, a BigEast team, visits theLipscomb campus for anexhibition game. They willfollow with another homegame Sept. 1 when BerryCollege, an NAIA team, visits.

"We hope the Louisville games will develop intosomething we can have on our schedule on a regularbasis," said Morrow. "We don't have many teamsclose to us to play. After Belmont the closest teamsfor us are Louisville and Alabama-Birmingham."

Three tournaments are on the schedule. TheBisons will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 11-13, toplay in the University of Michigan's tournament.They will open against Michigan State, winner ofboth the regular season and tournament champi-onships in the Big 10 last season. They play hostMichigan in the second game. Both Michigan andMichigan State advanced to the NCAA Tournament.Michigan State was a surprise loser in the secondround to Illinois-Chicago. Michigan advanced to the"Sweet 16".

On Sept. 4 and 6 the Bisons make the short tripdown the boulevard to play in Belmont's tourna-

ment. The Bisons will face Marshall from ConferenceUSA and Oral Roberts from The Summit League.

The Bisons will host the Hyatt Place SelectInvitational Sept. 18 and 20. The Bisons will openwith North Carolina-Asheville from the Big South andalso play Alabama A&M. Belmont rounds out thefour-team field.

The Bisons close outthe non-conferenceportion of the schedulewith a visit to FurmanSept. 25 and a stop atWofford Sept. 27.

"Michigan, MichiganState and Louisville areobviously big nameschools in high profileconferences that jumpout at you," said Morrow."But Furman is alwaysgood and is traditionally atop 20 team. AlabamaA&M is one of the moretalented teams in thecountry. That will be atoughchallenge for sure.

Marshall and Oral Roberts are also two programsthat have had success in the past at well.

"I feel good about the out-of-conferenceschedule and how it will prepare us for the confer-ence. We don't get at large bids to the NCAATournament. We believe in playing the best teams toprepare us for the conference tournament. That isthe most important thing."

The Bisons will play their first four games inNashville and six of their first eight.

"We are in Nashville a lot," said Morrow. "I likethe fact we have so many home games. It is nice tostart out at home."

The Atlantic Sun portion of the season opens athome Oct. 1 against Campbell, which announcedThursday it was leaving the A-Sun for the Big Southin 2010-11. The Bisons are seeking their third consec-utive A-Sun Tournament berth under the direction ofMorrow.

Preseason

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The Bisons will also play Mercer (Oct. 3), North Florida(Oct. 16), Jacksonville (Oct. 18) and Belmont (Oct. 22) at homein conference games. The Belmont game is the regular seasonhome finale with the winner receiving the game trophy tokeep for a year.

"I would expect Jacksonville, which won the conferencetournament, to be a favorite team to win it again," saidMorrow. "Campbell will be favored a lot. I would think wewould be in the top three, but we are consistently under-rated. Every year I have been here we have finished higherthan we were predicted to finish. I think our guys feed onbeing an underdog."

Road games in the conference are Oct. 9 at Stetson, Oct.11 at Florida Gulf Coast, Oct. 20 at ETSU and Nov. 1 at USCUpstate to end the regular season.

"I think the A-Sun as a whole has gotten better since I havebeen here," said Morrow. "I definitely think the other coachesin the conference would agree with that. And I think that wehave gotten better in the last four years or so as well."

The Bisons lost to Jacksonville in the tournament semifinalsin Buies Creek, N.C., in a shootout. They lost to Campbell, theregular season champion 4-3 after opening with a 3-0 lead.

"Certainly the margin of difference between the top teamsand us has closed completely," said Morrow. "I think we arewell on our way to being a team that gets regional considera-tion."

The A-Sun Tournament format has changed for the 2009postseason. In the first round the four highest seeds will hostgames to determine the "Final Four" teams.

Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll

School Pts 1stJacksonville 92 6

Campbell 85 2Lipscomb 78 1

Stetson 72 1Belmont 60

FGCU 55ETSU 36UNF 33

Mercer 22 USC Upstate 17

Tournament Champ: Jacksonville

Atlantic Sun Preseason All-Conference Team

Pos Player School GK Joey Sanchez JUGK Adam Glick FGCUD Robert Hodge STETD Eddie Munnelly JUD Kezi Lara LIP

MF Vince Petrasso* CAMMF Strefan Runeman JUMF Fredrik Brustad STET

F Miguel DaSilva LIPF Jason Keever CAMF Garret Pettis LIP

*unanimous

Preseason Player of the Year: Miguel DaSilva, Lipscomb

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CHARLES MORROW

It is a new season, but Charles Morrow, a formerplayer and assistant coach for the Lipscomb Bisonssoccer program, has the same two goals - return tothe Atlantic Sun Tournament andadvance to the NCAA Tournament.

In 2008 the Bisons advanced tothe semifinals of the Atlantic SunConference Tournament for thesecond year in a row. After battlingJacksonville to a 2-2 tie throughregulation and two overtimes thegame was decided on penalty kickswith the Bisons taking the loss atCampbell University in Buies Creek,N.C.

The Bisons made their first evertrip to the Atlantic Sun ConferenceTournament, beating Belmont 1-0in the quarterfinals and losing to Jacksonville, 3-2, inthe semifinals in 2007 at Stetson University inDeLand, Fla.

Last season the Bisons were 5-3-1 in the AtlanticSun, their second winning season in conference play.Overall the Bisons were 10-8-3, the first overallwinning season in the NCAA era. Morrow is enteringhis fifth season with the Bisons. The five conferencewins and the 10 overall wins are both programseason records.

Morrow’s overall record at Lipscomb in fourseasons is 26-42-9. He has guided the Bisons to a 12-17-4 record in the Atlantic Sun. When he returned ashead coach Morrow immediately had a positiveimpact on the team. In his first season he directedthe Bisons to a Top 10 ranking in NCAA Division I formost improved teams.

He was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt

University for three years before moving to BelmontAbbey in Belmont, N.C., as head coach. In twoseasons at Belmont Abbey Morrow directed the

men's soccer team at the NCAADivision II school to conferencerunner-up honors in both theregular season and the tourna-ment. In 2003 the team finishedthird in the regular season,advancing to the semifinals of theconference tournament.

Morrow is a 1997 Lipscombgraduate. He played for the Bisonsfrom 1994-1996, serving as teamcaptain. He started his collegiatecareer at Queens College, an NCAADivision II soccer power.

He served as assistant men'ssoccer coach at Lipscomb from 1996-1997 when theschool was in the NAIA. Morrow took over as headcoach of both the boys and girls soccer teams atGoodpasture High School from 1998-2000. AtGoodpasture the boys team advanced to the regionalsemi-finals in both 1999 and 2000.

Morrow returned to the college coaching ranks inJuly of 2000 when he went to Vanderbilt as an assis-tant men's soccer coach. He left Vanderbilt for thehead men's soccer coaching position at BelmontAbbey in April 2003.

Morrow earned a Master's of Sports Sciencedegree in 2006 at the United States Sports Academyin Daphne, Ala.

He is married to the former Beth Earnest ofNashville. She is also employed by LipscombUniversity with the Institute of Law, Justice &Society. The couple has two sons, Trip, 6, and Will, 5.

Lipscomb University, 1997 / US Sports Academy, 2006

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K EV I N B U R KBelmont Abbey College, 2001 / Lipscomb University, 2007

A S S I S T A N T C O A C H

Kevin Burk, a former professional player, entershis fifth season as assistant coach for the men'sNCAA Division I program at Lipscomb University.

Burk, a native of Serverna Park, Md., playedprofessionally five years in both indoor and outdoorleagues in the Division I USL and MISL.

Burk is a 2001 graduate of Belmont AbbeyCollege, a prominent Division II soccer programlocated in Belmont, N.C. While at the Abbey, Burkcaptained the team for three seasons and in theprocess earned Team MVP in 2000, All-TournamentTeam in 2001 and 1st- Team All Conference honorsfrom 1999-2001. In 2001 Burk was the first Abbeyplayer to earn 1st-Team All South Region honors.

As a professional Burk has played in more than100 games as a midfielder and forward earningnumerous Player-of-the-Week honors. Burk playedoutdoors in the USL for the Carolina Dynamo,Greenville Lions, and Milwaukee Wave United.Indoors, Burk competed in the MISL. After an expan-sion draft, Burk was acquired from the HarrisburgHeat and chosen in the first round by the MilwaukeeWave and two seasons later was a part of winningthe league.

Burk has been a frequent guest speaker atbanquets, schools, organizations and soccer clubs onthe dangers of drugs and alcohol. Since 2006, Burkhas been to more than 25 Elementary and Middleschools in Sumner, Rutherford and Davidson Countyencouraging students to set goals, pursue theirdreams and stay in school.

Burk arrived on the Lipscomb campus in 2005and was instrumental in helping Lipscomb earn a Top10 Division I Most Improved Team in 2006. In 2007Burk was part of helping the men’s program qualifyfor the Conference Tournament (first time ever) and

advance to the second round. Burk has beencoaching club soccer for over 10 years with variousboys and girls teams. Burk is training NPSA, a localclub team in Nashville.

Kevin is the co-founder and Coaching Director ofSt. Bartholomew’s Soccer Academy, a local recre-ational soccer league in Nashville.

He holds a USSF National “A” License, NSCAARegional GK Diploma and is a U.S .Club Soccer ID2scout.

Burk earned his MBA at Lipscomb, graduating in2007.

He is married to the former Laura Aylsworth.Their first child, a daughter, Isabella, was born inAugust 2008. They live in Nashville.

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0000 J O E Y D E RO SA

2008: Redshirt

High School: All-State (2007 and 2006) for TennesseeSports Writers Association (TSWA) and TennesseeAthletic Coaches Association (TACA). All-Region(2007 and 2006). All-District (2007 and 2006). Teamcaptain (2007-2008). Captain’s Award (2007). TeamMVP (2006). Texas Roadhouse Player of the Week(July 2007). Lettered three seasons in soccer.Member of Tennessee State Finalist Team (2006).High school team played in state tournament (2007,2006, 2005). Regional champions and District cham-pions (2007).

Personal: Played for Knoxville Football Club CrushArsenal U18 Team.Club team won Tennessee StateChampionships in 2007, 2006 and 2002. State final-

ists in 2005, 2003 and 2001. Participated in Region IIIPremier League (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004). Played inRegion III Tournament in Arkansas (2006). Semi-finalist in Oklahoma tournament (2007). DisneySoccer Showcase Champions Bracket (2007) andFinalists (2006). Also participated in Disney SoccerShowcase (2005, 2004 and 2003). Sports highlightsare winning the Tennessee State Championships inDivision I club soccer in 2006 and 2007 and winningAll-District honors by stopping three penalty kicks ina shootout in a high school game. Parents are Karenand Joe DeRosa. One sister, Sophia (9). Plans tomajor in Pre-Dentistry.

RS Freshman . 5’ 10 / 160 . Knoxville, TN . Knoxville Catholic

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B R EN T M CG E ESophomore . 6’ 3 / 180 . Parkersburg, W.V. . Parkersburg HS

G O A L K E E P E R

2008: Played in nine games, starting two.Allowed nine goals, an average of 1.39 pergame. Made 16 saves, a .640 percentage. Tiedfor eighth in the Atlantic Sun overall in shutoutswith two (2-0 win vs Presbyterian College, 9/19;and 0-0 tie at Evansville, 10/5). Recorded a 2-2-1 record. Member of A-Sun All-Academic Team.

High School: Player of theYear in Mountain StateAthletic Conference(2007-2008). Firstteam All-State as asenior and junior.Team MVP (2007-2008). Team captain (2007-2008). Lettered in both basket-ball and soccer. StateChampionship soccer team

member in 2006 and2007. Member of

team that wasfour-timeSectionalChampions insoccer and two-time RegionalChampions.

National Honor Roll.

Personal: Parents are DebraAnn and Bill D. McGee. Has three

brothers, Shea, Evan and Austin.Evan is also a sophomore on the

Lipscomb soccer team. Major is undecided.

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11 PAT R I C K WA L S H

2008 Tied for second in saves inAtlantic Sun Conference gamesonly (43). Fourth in A-Sungames only in savepercentage (.754). Tiedfor fifth in A-Sun gamesonly in saves per game(4.78). Sixth in A-Sungames only in goalsagainst average (1.64).Sixth overall in A-Sun ingoals against average(1.69). Seventh overall inA-Sun in save percentage(.723). Tied for fifth overall in A-Sun in saves (68). Recorded oneshutout, a 2-0 win vs Stetson (10/24).Season-high nine saves vs USC Upstate(10/12). Played in 18 games, starting 11.

High School: Named team captain of highschool team (2007). Named to “11-person” All-Tournament Team at 2007 Marina Classic.Lettered four years in high school soccer. Theonly freshman player in the past eight years toearn a spot on the varsity team. Member ofFellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Named captain of West Coast FC U19Premier Club team. Captain of club team for four

seasons. Named MVP at SWSC Classic. NamedMVP of ASC California Cup. Club team won

numerous tournament championships.Parents are Martha, Jan and Pat Walsh.

One sister, Emma (4); and one brother,Michael (14). Major is BusinessAdministration.

Sophomore . 6’ 1 / 160 . Laguna Hills, Calif. . Dana Hills HS

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J E R EMY R E I DSophomore . 5’ 9 / 140 . Lewis Center, Ohio . Olentangy HS

M I D F I E L D E R

2008: Played in 19 games, startedthree. Scored on goal, thegame-winner, at NorthFlorida (10/31) in 3-1 win.Also had one assist forthree points for theseason. Credited withnine shots, includingfour shots on goal.Seventh on team inshot percentage(.111). Ninth onteam in shots ongoal percentage (.444).

High School: Team MVP (2007 and2006). First Team All-OCC (2007).First Team All-District (2007).Third Team All-State (2007).Team captain (2007).Lettered four seasons insoccer. Honor Roll.

Personal: In club soccer participated in Disney SoccerShowcase (2007). Club team finalist in Ohio South

State Cup (2006), Germantown Invitational(2005), Tampa Bay Sun Bowl (2005), Nike

Challenge (2004). PSI Champions(2005). Ohio State Cup semifinalist(2005). ODP District Pool (2002through 2006). ODP State Pool(2002, 2003, 2005, 2006). ODP State

Team (2002, 2006). ODP RegionalCamp (2002, 2006). Top sports highlights arecompeting in the Disney Soccer Showcase andbeing finalist at the Tampa Bay Sun Bowl.Parents are Lynn and Chuck Reid. One sister,Jaime Lynn (21). Plans to major in Engineering.

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33 GARRETT McLAUGHLIN

2008: One of three players to start all 21 games.Scored one goal and added two assists for fourpoints. Scored on a penalty kick in 3-1 win at NorthFlorida (10/21), his only penalty kick attempt ofthe season. Assisted on the first goal of theseason at Gardner-Webb (8/29) in a 4-0 win.…Assisted on the tying goal in semifinals ofAtlantic Sun Tournament in penalty kickloss to Jacksonville at Stetson Universityin DeLand, Fla. (11/13). Key part of Bisons defensiveefforts, holding opponents to 41 goals this season,the lowest total in history of the program. Eighthon team in shots with 24.Also had six shots ongoal.

2007: Set a newteam record becoming the first freshman toplay in 20 games. Also started 19 games, anotherfreshman record. Scored game-winning goal in 2-1decision at Gardner-Webb (10/7). Second in shotpercentage (.115). Third on team in points (six). Thirdon team in goals (three). Scored on goal in 4-3 loss toGeorgia State (9/9). Scored the tying goal in 3-2 winover Campbell (10/13). Fifth on team in shots (28).Fifth on team in shots on goal (10). Second on teamin shot percentage (.107). Ninth on team in shots ongoal percentage (.357).

High School: An All-District team selection in

2005 and 2006. All-Region in2006 as a defender at Belton

High School in Belton, Texas.Captain of his 2007 team. Three-year letter winner in soccer. Alsolettered in football in 2005 and2006. In 2006 he was namedDefensive Most Valuable Player inhis district. Belton was the District

and Area champion in 2006.

Personal: Parents are Loriand Travis McLaughlin.

Junior . 6’ 1 / 190 . Belton, Texas . Belton HS

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ANDR E SAN TO SSophomore . 5’ 8 / 140 . Kennesaw, Ga. . Kennesaw Mountain HS

M I D F I E L D E R

2008: Played in 21 games, starting 18.Scored three goals (vs Navy in UMBCTournament, 9/17; vs. USCUpstate, 10/12; and vs FloridaGulf Coast, 10/26). Also madefour assists, tying for secondon the team. Fifth on team ingoals. Fifth on team in points(10). Tied for sixth on teamin shots (28). Sixth onteam in shots on goal(10).

High School: Two-time team MVP.Two-time team captain. OffensivePlayer of the Year (sophomore).Lettered four years in soccer. 20085-A All-Star Game. Scored sevengoals and added 10 assists (2008).Scored nine goals and made fiveassists (2007). Scored 14goals with threeassists (2006).Scored seven goalsand made fourassists (2005).Spanish National Honor Society. Honor Roll.

Club: Played in Region III Premier(2007). GSA Super Cup (2006). San

Diego Surf Cup (2005).Southeastern Regional

ChampionshipsQuarterfinals (2005).

Personal: Top sportshighlight is scoring two goals in a game withtop rival Harrison High to tie the game at 2-2 inhis first time playing in front of a large crowd.Born in Urania, Brazil. Parents are Rosilene

and Almir Santos. Two brothers, Hudson(14) and Vitor (12).

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66 CHAS E N I E R I

2008: Played in 10 games. Made one shot on goal.Part of defense that held opponents to 41 goals,one short of the team record for fewest goals in aseason. Member of Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team.

2007: Played in 11 games, starting one.

High School: Team captain (2007). All-State, All-Region, and All-District (2006). Named Rookie of theYear on his high school team (2004). Won Captain’sAward (2006). National Honor Society. Mu AlphaTheta.

Club: State-runner up club team in 2006.

Personal: His parents are Michele and Jorge Nieri.

Junior . 5’ 11 / 165 . Knoxville, Tenn. . Knoxville Catholic

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E T HAN S UMMER SSophomore . 5’ 8 / 140 . Ogden, Utah . Bonneville HS

M I D F I E L D E R / D E F E N D E R

2008: Played in 21 games, starting 20. Creditedwith six shots, including one shot on goal. Splittime between midfield and defender.

High School: 2008 All-State 4-A First Team. 2008All-Area First Team. Four-year letter winner insoccer and a three-year starter. Served oneseason as team captain. Three-year member ofNational Honor Society. Three-year member ofDECA. Three-year member of Key Club.Sophomore class vice-president. Junior classvice-president. Student body vice-president.

Bold: Club team was Utah State Champion in2006, 2007, 2008. Sparta Cup Champions in2004, 2006, 2007. Pikes Peak Champion (2006).Laroca Cup Champions (2005, 2006).

Personal: Parents are Geniel and CraigSummers.Two brothers, Cohen (21), Landon(12). Plans to major in Business Management.

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88 J O S H L I N D

2008: Only freshman to start andplay in all 21 games. Two goals andone assist for five points. Tied forAtlantic Sun lead in goals in agame with two at Mercer(10/18). Also hadgame-winner at

Mercer(10/ 18). Earned an

assist in first collegiate game atGardner-Webb (8/29). Fourth onteam in shots (34). Third on team inshots on goal (15). Member of AtlanticSun All-Academic Team.

High School: Team captain (2008). All-District(2007). MVP for Junior Varsity II (2005). Lettered insoccer in 2007 and 2008. Second leading starter onJunior Varsity team with 16 goals (2006). Varsity Bi-District Champions (2007). 2006 Junior VarsityDistrict Champions (undefeated season). Junior

Varsity II District Champions. Member of DECA. A/BHonor Roll every semester.

Club: Played for Dallas Texans Red North inclub soccer, a semifinalist in 2007 “Score at

the Shore”; a quarterfinalist in 2006Plano Labor Day Tournament

and a quarterfinalist in 2006North AmericaTournament.

Personal: Parents are Kathi and David Lind.Major is Kinesiology.

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GARR E T P E T T I SSophomore . 6’ 0 / 180 . Elizabethtown, Pa. . Lower Dauphin HS

F O R W A R D

2008: Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year,the first Bisons’ soccer player toreceive the award. Theonly unanimousselection to the

Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team. Also named Second Team All-Atlantic Sun. Tied for first overall in A-Sun ingoals (12). Set new program record for goalsin a season (12). Second overallin A-Sun in goals per game(.67) and points pergame (1.39). Thirdoverall in the A-Sun inpoints (25). Seventh overall in A-Sun inshots (41). Eighth overall in the A-Sun inshots per game (2.28). First in A-Sun gamesonly in points (14), points per game (2.00),goals (seven) and goals per game (1.00).Tied for sixth in A-Sun games only inshots (22). Third in A-Sun games onlyin shots per game (3.14). Second all-time in school history in points in a season (25). Tiedfor A-Sun lead with goals in a game, twice scoringtwo (10/12 at USC Upstate and 10/16 at Campbell).Twice tied for the team lead for points in a gamewith four (at Campbell (10/16); vs USC Upstate(10./12). Two-game winning goals (Presbyterian,9/13 and USC-Upstate 10/12). Scored one goal in A-Sun Tournament in 2-1 win over Mercer.

High School: Al HersheyAward as Outstanding

Player (2007). LowerDauphin High

School Player ofthe Year (2007).

Team MVP (2007).Team captain (2007). All-District 2005and 2007. 2007 First Team Keystone All-Star (11 goals, three assists). Mid-Pennsylvania Conference Central

Scholastic All-Star Game (2007). 2007Patriot News Big 11 selection. 2007 Mid-Penn Scholastic All-Star. 2005 First Team

Commonwealth All-Stars (11 goals, two assists).2005 Patriot News Big 11 selection. 2004

Commonwealth Champions at Lower Dauphin.

Club: Two-time Indoor State Championteam member in club soccer. Two-timeOutdoor State Cup finalist in club soccer.

3x3 National Finalists and Semi-finalists.Favorite high school memory is scoring a hat trick inovertime in 2007 to win a district game against TwinValley.

Personal: Parents are Patrice and Eric Pettis. Twosisters, Erica (20) and Taylor (16) and one brother,Isaiah (10). Plans to major in Health and P.E.Ambition is to play professional soccer.

2008: All-Atlantic Sun First Team selection, the onlyunanimous selection. Atlantic Sun All-TournamentTeam with one goal vs Jacksonville in semifinals andone assist vs Mercer in quarterfinals. A-Sun Player ofthe Week (9/22). Set new team record for points in aseason (29). Sixth overall nationally in NCAA DivisionI in assists. All-South Region Third Team selection.Played and started all 21 games. Led A-Sun overall inshots (61), points (29) and tied for first in assists (11).Second overall in A-Sun in assists per game (.52). Setnew team assists record for a season. Third overall inA-Sun in points per game (1.38). Fifth in A-Sun ingoals per game (nine). First in A-Sun games only inassists (seven). First in A-Sun games only in assistsper game (.78). Second in A-Sun games only in shots(28). Fourth in A-Sun games only in shots per game3.11 per game). Tied for second in points in A-Sungames only (13). Third in A-Sun games only (1.44points per game). Seventh in goals per game overallin A-Sun (.43). A-Sun high nine shots in a game vsUNC-Asheville (9/21). Tied for A-Sun individual gamehigh in goals scored with two at Gardner-Webb (Aug.29). Tied for A-Sun individual high in points in a gamewith four at Gardner-Webb (9/21). Tied for A-Sungame high in assists in a game with three (Campbell,Oct. 16). Two game-winning goals (ETSU, Oct. 10 andStetson, Oct. 24).

2007:Played this summer for the Carolina Dynamo.Set a new school record at the time for goals in aseason with 10. Set a new school record at the timefor points in a season with 20. Named to Atlantic Sun

All-Tournament Team with one goal scored in semi-finals loss to Jacksonville. Second-team All-AtlanticSun selection.Unanimous pick for the A-Sun All-Freshman Team. Ranked 44th nationally in goals pergame (.50) in NCAA Division I. Ranked 86th nationallyin points per game (1.00). A-Sun Player of the Week(10/22). Tied for second for most points in an A-Sungame with six (three goals) at Stetson (10/21). Tiedfor the season-high for goals in an A-Sun game withthree at Stetson (10/21). First Bisons player to scoreat least three goals in a game since former midfielderScott Mason scored a school record four goals in a 7-0 win over Centenary Oct. 23, 2005. Scored twogoals in 4-3 loss to Georgia State Sept. 9, 2007. Tiedfor second in the A-Sun in shots on goal in a gamewith nine against Georgia State (9/9). Credited withgame-winning goal in 2-0 win at Florida Gulf CoastOct. 19, 2007. Made a season-high and team-highnine shots vs Georgia State (9/9). Twice had a team-high four shots on goal in a game with four atStetson (10/21) and four vs Georgia State (9/9). Thirdin A-Sun in both goals (10) and goals per game (.50).Sixth in points in the A-Sun (20). Tied for fifth in theA-Sun in points per game (1.00). Tied for seventh inA-Sun in shots (49). Tied for eighth in A-Sun in shotsper game (2.45).

2006: Redshirt .

High School: Named three-time All-State, All-Regionand All-District selection in 2004, 2005 and 2006 forthe American Heritage High School. Served as

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1100 MIGUEL DaS ILVAJunior-RS . 6’ 0 / 160 . Tulsa, Okla. . American Heritage

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captain in 2006. Named “Offensive” MVP of his highschool team in 2004 and 2006. Scored 65 goals andhad 35 assists in his sophomore-senior years.American Heritage won the Class 3-A StateChampionship in 2003, Da Silva’s freshman year andin 2005. His Renegades Elite club team won the 2003Florida State Championship and was a state finalist in2005. His club team also won the Sun BowlChampionship in 2004.

Personal: Born in Luanda, Angola. Won the English,Math and Modern Language awards at AmericanHeritage where he was an honor roll student. Parentis Conceicao Miguel Manuel. Two brothers, PauloJorge Miguel Manuel and Antonio "Sady” Grilo.Played for the Carolina Dynamo in the summer of2007, leading the team in both goals (eight) andpoints (17). Majoring in International Business.

2008: Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference.Played and started in 20 games. Made three shotswith two shots on goal. Key part of Bisons’ defensiveefforts, holding opponents to 41 goals this season,the lowest total in the history of the program. Tiedfor second on team in shots on goal percentage(.667).

2007: Played in 14 games, starting eight. Attemptedsix shots. Two shots on goal, a .333 percentage.

2006: Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team.Played in 15 games last season, starting10. Ranked second on the team inpoints (seven), goals (three), shotpercentage (.188), and game-winning goals (1).Credited with 16 shots last season. Scored all threeof his goals at Centenary (9/8) in 4-3 overtime win.

College: Attended Naparima College, Trinidad. MostValuable Player for Naparima College in 2004. Alsoled the team in goalsscored.

High School: Top midfielderin 2003 in the Secondary School Football League.Leading scorer on his high school team with eightgoals.

Personal: Member of the Trinidad and Tobago U-20National Team. Son of Dolores and Ali Lara.

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1133 TONY GARIBALDI

2008: Played in 15 games, starting one. Scored twogoals, vs USC Upstate (10/12); at Campbell (10/16).Also added one assist. Finished the season with fivepoints. Attempted 10 shots, including five shots ongoal.

High School: Named District MVP. Team captain. All-District. Lettered four years in football and four yearsin soccer. Best season performance was 25 goals.

Club: In club soccer won Division II StateChampionship with Cookeville team in 2006.

Personal: Parents are Isabel and Roberto Garibaldi.One brother, Robert, Jr., (25); one sister, Karla (24).Recruited by the University ofTennessee-Knoxville to play football.

Sophomore . 5’ 9 / 175 . McMinnville, Tenn. .Warren Co. HS

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ANDREW CHAMBERLAINSophomore . 6’ 1 / 170 . Nashville, Tenn. . Father Ryan HS

F O R W A R D

2008: Fourth on the team in points (seven). Scored four goals.Scored first goal of the season for the Bisons and the first of hiscollege career at Gardner-Webb (8/29) with what proved to bethe game winner in 4-0 victory. Also scored goals at Louisville(9/11) and vs. UNC-Asheville (9/21), a game-winner. Scoredgame-winning goal in 2-1 win over Mercer in quarterfinals ofAtlantic Sun Tournament at Buies Creek, N.C. Played in all 21games, starting 19. Tied for fourth overall in A-Sun Conference ingame-winning goals (three). Tied for seventh in A-Sun games onlyin assists (three) and assists per game (.33). First on team ingame-winning goals with three. Fifth on team in assists (three).Tied for sixth on team in shots (28). Fifth on team in shotpercentage (.143) and shots on goal (13).

High School: Named to All-Region team as a junior. A member ofthe All-District team as a junior and senior. Member of FatherRyan’s State Championship teams in 2008 and 2005.

Personal: Parents are Lor and Robert Chamberlain. One sister,Caroline, 21. Plans to major in Business Administration.

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1199 ANG E L C HA I R E Z

2008: Played in all 21 games, starting 19.Scored five goals, third highest on theteam, on 14 shots on goal. Also addedfour assists, tying for second on theteam. Ninth overall in Atlantic Sun inshots (38). Third on team in pointswith 14. Third on team in shots (37).Fourth on team in shots on goal (14).One game-winning goal in 1-0 winover Wofford (9/28). …Also scoredgoals against Stetson (10/24) in 2-0 win;at North Florida in 3-1 win (10/31) and againstJacksonville in A-Sun Tournament semifinals(11/13).

2007: Named to South Carolina-Tennessee Challenge All-Tournament Team. Scoredgame-winning goal againstCampbell in 3-2 win (10/13).Started every game, setting what was then a newschool record for starts with 21, a record he shareswith Jeff Boynton. Tied for 10th in the A-Sun in shotswith 46, 2.19 per game. Scored two goals (8/31 atBradley in season opener and 10/13 vs Campbell).Fifth on team in points (four). Fourth on team ingoals scored (two). Third on team in shots (46), anaverage of .043 per game. Third on team in shots ongoal (17). Eighth on team in shots on goal percentage(.370).

High School: Four-time All-District and All-Regionperformer for Athens HighSchool. Served as captain of

the team in 2005 and 2006.In 2006 and 2007 Chavezwas named District Most

Valuable Player and MVP ofhis high school team. First Team All-East

Texas (2006). 2005 District 15-4ASophomore of the Year. 2005 Athens High

School Offensive Player of the Year. 2004District 15-4A Newcomer of the Year.

Club: Played for the Solar 89 Soccer Club inDallas. Solar 89 team was the Dallas ClassicLeague U-19 Champions and Premier LeagueChampions, both in 2006. The Dallas Classic

League is considered to beone of the top leagues inthe country. The teamwas a U.S. National

Tournament finalist in2006.

Personal: He is the son of Guadalupe and EverardoChairez. He has one sister, Karla, 13.

Junior . 5’ 11 / 165 . Athens, Texas . Athens HS

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ZACH L A NG ENSophomore . 5’ 10 / 150 . Brentwood, Tenn. . Brentwood Academy

M I D F I E L D E R

2008: Played in 14 games, starting one. Attemptedthree shots, including two shots on goal.

High School: First ever five-year player forBrentwood Academy earning a starting role on thevarsity team as an eighth grader. Played center midfrom 2006-2008. Led the team in scoring and assists.Named Captain and MVP as a senior. Voted “One toWatch” by the Tennessean forBrentwood Academy soccer his juniorand senior year.

Club: Played 10 years for Brentwood Burn, D1, clubteam as a center mid and forward, accumulatingnumerous championship awards along with finalistsin the State Tournament. Also played with NashvillePreparatory Soccer Academy as a center mid from2007-2008.

Personal: Parents are Penny and Ray Langen. Hissister, Savannah, 17, attends Brentwood Academy.Majoring in Kinesiology.

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2277 E VAN M c G E E

2008: Played in eight games.Scored one goal, in the first gameof his collegiate career, atGardner-Webb in a 4-0 win(8/29). Scored on his only shoton goal for the season. Made twoshots. Member of Atlantic SunAll-Academic Team.High School: Team captain(2007-2008). Gerold H. Sholtz, Jr.Memorial Sportsmanship Award.Lettered in both soccer andbasketball. High school team wastwo-time State Champion (2006,2005), two-time Regional

Champion and four-timeSectional Champion. NationalHonor Roll.Personal: Top sports memory iswinning the State Championshiptwo times. Parents are Debra andBill McGee. Three brothers,Austin, Brent and Shea. Brent, isalso a sophomore on Lipscombsoccer team. Major is undecided.

Sophomore . 6’ 1 / 165 . Parkersburg, W.V. . Parkersburg HS

M I D F I E L D E R / F O R W A R D

2233 DREW LONGINOTTIFreshman . 5’ 8 / 150 . Little Rock, Ark. . Catholic HS for Boys

M I D F I E L D E R

2008: Played in 14 games, all as areserve. Attempted two shots,including one shot on goal.High School: Team captain(2008). Nominated for GatoradePlayer of the Year Award forArkansas (2007). All-Conferenceselection (2007 and 2006). All-Tournament Team (2005). Highschool team was 7-A StateChampions (2007). 7-A CentralConference Champions (2007and 2006). State Semi-finalist(2006). Member of Theology

Club.Personal: Captain of club soccerteam for four years. Club soccerteam was state champion (2004).State Finalist club soccer team(2005-2007). Played ODP for 89State team (2002-2006). Sportshighlight is winning the statechampionship in 2007. Parentsare Lisa and Steve Longinotti.One brother, Stevie (20). Plans tomajor in Nursing.

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DEVEN BAHADOORSINGHFreshman . 5’ 10 / 150 . Plano, Texas . Plano Senior HS

M I D F I E L D E R

High School: Lettered two years insoccer. High school team was TexasState Champion (2009). High schoolteam was an area finalist (2008).Club: Played for Solar Soccer Club. In2009 they finished as DisneyShowcase Champion, Adidas FinalFour Showcase Champion and DallasCup participant.

Personal: Parents are Kathy andBarry Bahoorsingh. Has twobrothers, Galen, 15; and Hayden, 13.Plans on majoring in Accounting.

1111ALEXANDER FAULKFreshman . 5’ 10 / 180 . Birmingham, Ala. . Briarwood HS

M I D F I E L D E R / F O R W A R D

High School: Super All-State HonorableMention (2009). Led team in scoringand was fourth in the state in scoringas a senior with 28 goals and 15 assists.Team captain (2009). All-County Team(2008, 2009). Scored a career high 29goals as a junior and 10 goals as asophomore. High school team was theAlabama State Champion (2007) andState Runner-Up (2008, 2009). All-County runner in cross country (2006).Lettered three years in soccer and oneyear in cross country. All-MetroAcademic/Athletic Team (2008, 2009).National Honor Society. Mu AlphaTheta Math Honor Society. Spanish

Club President. Spanish Three Studentof the Year. ACSI Distinguished HighSchool Student Award (2009).Birmingham News Scholar/Athlete ofthe Week. International ForeignLanguage Award presented by theUnited States Achievement Academy(2008).

Club: His club team was a state cham-pion in both 2004 and 2005.

Personal: Parents are Betty and StevenFaulk. One brother, Drew, 20. Plans onattending medical school.

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Newcomers

1166 LU K E SA LM EN

High School: First Team All-Conference (2008). All-District(2006, 2007, 2008). Letteredfour years in soccer and one yearin basketball. In 2006 his teamwas an Ohio State Tournamentsemifinalist.

Personal: Parents are Irene andDoug Salmen. His father playedhockey at Miami (Ohio)University. Has two sisters,Kelsie, 20; and Alison, 15.

Freshman . 5’ 11 / 160 . Strongsville, Ohio . Strongsville HS

D E F E N D E R / F O R W A R D

1177 TYLER BURKHARDTFreshman . 5’ 11 / 180 . Harrisburg, Pa. . Central Dauphin HS


High School: First Team All-State as asenior. Mid-Penn CommonwealthDivision All-Star as a senior. SecondTeam Patriot News Big 11 selection asa senior. Third Team Patriot News Big11 pick as a junior (10 goals, twoassists). Team captain as a senior.Team MVP as a senior. Lettered fourseasons in soccer. Team advanced tothe 3-AAA District tournament all fourseasons. Collected 30 points (14goals, two assists) his senior season.From the same school as the Bisons’Garret Pettis, Atlantic Sun Freshmanof the Year (2008). Member ofNational Honor Society. Distinguished

honors for grades (As and Bs).

Club: His LDC United Club was one ofthe top teams in the state ofPennsylvania.

Personal: His father is Karl. His fatheralso played soccer for CentralDauphin High School and playedcollege soccer at Lock Haven. Hismother, deceased, was one of theOlympic torch bearers in 1996. Hasone brother, Josh, and one sister,Sarah. Plans on majoring inMechanical Engineering.

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THOMAS BLAIRFreshman . 6’ 1 / 160 . La Vergne, Tenn. . La Vergne HS

M I D F I E L D E R

High School: Team captain(2009). ...All-District selection2007, 2008, 2009. …Four-yearletter winner in soccer. …District9 Champion (2009). …Top 10percent of class. …NationalHonor Society. …President ofExcalibur. ...Lettered in soccerfour years. ...Competed in SkillsUSA State Competition.Club: Played for Stones River

Futbol Club Huskies, Division 2State League Champions in 2005and 2006. …TNFC TournamentChampions. …Mike RoseInvitational Champions. ...Teamcaptain of Huskies for threeseasons.Personal: Parents are Suzie andCarl Blair. …One sister, Elizabeth,22. …Undecided about a major.

2200RYAN CHRISTOPHERFreshman . 5’ 11 / 160 . Snellville, Ga. . Brookwood HS


High School: Served as teamcaptain his senior year. MVP inthree games his senior season.All-District Team as a junior andsenior. All-County Team for twoyears. Scored 21 goals as a soph-omore. Member of 5-A StateTournament Semifinals team.Lettered three seasons in soccer.Manager for volleyball team hissenior year. Voted to home-coming court for basketball(freshman and sophomoreyears). Homecoming court forfootball as a senior. Four years as

a member of Brookwood HighSchool Fellowship of ChristianAthletes Leadership Team.Club: Disney Soccer ShowcaseChampions (2007). Atlanta CupFinalist (2007). Triumph CupChampions (2006). GSA SuperCup Finalists (2006). …VirginiaBeach Tournament Champions(2004).Personal: Parents are Lisa andGary Christopher. Two brothers,Jon, 24; and Brad, 21. Plans onmajoring in Business.

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Newcomers

2222 B EN MAXHAM

High School: Varsity soccer MVP(2009). Scored school record 31goals in a season (2009). Schoolcareer record for goals scoredwith 76 (2005-2009). Schoolrecord for most assists in a seasonwith 18 (2008). Scored 12 goals inhalf of a season on the juniorvarsity team. Lettered fourseasons in varsity soccer andplayed one year of junior varsitysoccer. Played in State Final Four(2005, 2006). Section champions(2006-2009). In 2008 scored 24goals and made 18 assists as highschool team finished 23-0.

Club: MVP for Alabama Alliance(Premier Club team) with 17 goalsand six assists (2008).Personal: Parents are Kate andSteve Maxham. Two sisters,Amelia, 21; and Patricia, 16. Atornado in 2007 destroyed hishigh school. Recruited by Drexel,IUPUI, Stetson and Mercer. Hisfather played soccer atJacksonville State and WesternKentucky. An uncle played footballat Missouri. Plans on going tomedical school.

Freshman . 6’ 1 / 170 . Enterprise, Ala. . Enterprise HS

D E F E N D E R

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## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT

0 McGEE, Brent 9-5 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

1 WALSH, Patrick 18-16 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

2 REID, Jeremy 19-3 1 1 3 9 .111 4 .444 1 0-0

3 McLAUGHLIN, Garrett 21-21 1 2 4 24 .042 6 .250 0 1-1

4 SANTOS, Andre 21-18 3 4 10 28 .107 10 .357 0 0-0

5 DUARTE, Eric 18-1 0 2 2 11 .000 4 .364 0 0-0

6 NIERI, Chase 10-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0

7 SUMMERS, Ethan 21-20 0 0 0 6 .000 1 .167 0 0-0

8 LIND, Josh 21-21 2 1 5 34 .059 15 .441 1 0-0

9 PETTIS, Garret 20-19 12 1 25 46 .261 22 .478 2 0-0

10 DaSILVA, Miguel 21-21 9 11 29 61 .148 25 .410 2 4-5

11 ATTI, Ricardo 18-4 0 1 1 21 .000 6 .286 0 0-0

12 LARA, Kezi 20-20 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0

13 GARIBALDI, Tony 15-1 2 1 5 10 .200 5 .500 0 0-0

14 WILLIAMS, TJ 19-17 1 4 6 29 .034 8 .276 0 0-0

15 CHAMBERLAIN, Andrew21-19 4 3 11 28 .143 13 .464 3 0-0

16 DERMODY, David 18-2 0 1 1 7 .000 2 .286 0 0-0

17 SHAW, Alex 10-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

20 CHAIREZ, Angel 21-19 5 4 14 37 .135 14 .378 1 0-0

21 LANGEN, Zach 14-1 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0

22 TACHE, Jake 7-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

23 LONGINOTTI, Drew 14-0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0

24 HEMENWAY, Chet 9-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

28 COWANS, Cody 1-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

29 SMITH, Orion 4-1 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0

30 SHANKLIN, Matt 7-0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

33 MORGAN, Jon 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0

34 McGEE, Evan 8-0 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0-0

35 Johnson, Zach 10-0 0 0 0 4 .000 1 .250 0 0-0

Total............... 21 41 36 118 374 .110 144 .385 10 5-6

Opponents........... 21 35 33 103 248 .141 112 .452 8 0-1

## GOALTENDERS GP Min GA Avg Save Pct W L T Sho

0 McGEE, Brent 9-2 582:01 9 1.39 16 .640 2 2 1 2

1 WALSH, Patrick 18-111387:02 26 1.69 68 .723 8 6 2 1

Total............... 21 1969:03 35 1.60 86 .711 10 8 3 5

Opponents........... 21 1969:03 41 1.87 106 .721 8 10 3 2

Honors

2 0 0 8 S TAT I S T I C S

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Statistics

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 10-8-3 6-2 3-4-2 1-2-1CONFERENCE 5-3-1 3-1 2-2-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 5-5-2 3-1 1-2-1 1-2-1

Date Opponent W/L ScoreAttendAug 29, 2008 at Gardner-Webb W 4-0 200Aug 31, 2008 vs WINTHROP L 1-4 115Sep 05, 2008 at UMBC L 0-1 415Sep 07, 2008 vs NAVY L O2 2-3 125Sep 11, 2008 at #20 LOU L 2-5 645Sep 19, 2008 PRESBYTERIAN W 2-0 257Sep 21, 2008 UNC ASHEVILLE W 3-1 128Sep 26, 2008 FURMAN L 1-2 276Sep 28, 2008 WOFFORD W 1-0 138

* Oct 03, 2008 at Belmont T O2 1-1 765Oct 05, 2008 at U. of Evansville T O2 0-0 541

* Oct 10, 2008 ETSU W 2-1 201* Oct 12, 2008 USC UPSTATE W 4-1 106* Oct 16, 2008 at Campbell L 3-4 277* Oct 18, 2008 at Mercer W 4-3 135* Oct 24, 2008 STETSON W 2-0 189* Oct 26, 2008 GULF COAST L 1-2 77* Oct 31, 2008 at UNF Ospreys W 3-1 78* Nov 02, 2008 at Jacksonville L 1-3 246Nov 12, 2008 vs Mercer W 2-1 200Nov 13, 2008 vs Jacksonville T O3 2-2 150

TEAM STATISTICS LIP OPPSHOT STATISTICSGoals-Shot attempts 41-374 35-248Goals scored per game 1.95 1.67Shot pct. .110 .141Shots on goal-Attempts 144-374 112-248SOG pct. .385 .452Shots/Game 17.8 11.8CORNER KICKS 96 91PENALTY KICKS 5-6 0-1PENALTIESYellow cards 37 36Red cards 1 4ATTENDANCETotal 1372 3302Dates/Avg Per Date 8/172 9/367Neutral Site #/Avg 4/148

2 0 0 8 R E S U LT S

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Honors

2008-2009Ricardo Atti Joey DeRosa

Chet Hemenway Zack Johnson

Josh Lind Brent McGee Evan McGee Chase Nieri Alex Shaw

Jacob Tache

2007-2008Babak Abouzar

Ricardo Atti Jake Goergen Xander Vooys Mark Williams

2006-2007Babak AbouzarJeffrey BoyntonJacob GoergenTimothy Hunter

Scott MasonRobert Mott

Ben PageXander Vooys

Nathan Warren

2005-2006 Jacob Goergen Timothy Hunter

Christopher Lucas Scott Mason Robert Mott

Michael Spencer Alexander Vooys

Ryan Walker Nathan Warren

2004-2005 Nathan Bussey

Ryan Carter Jacob Goergen Tyler Johnson

Cal Long Robert Mott Ryan Springer

Alexander Vooys

2003-2004 Denis Kitzinger Patrick Leddy

Jeffrey Maddux Robert Mott

Matthew Nichols James P. Stubblefield

Phillip Taylor Dustin Walker Markus Zobec

Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team Miguel DaSilva, First Team (2008)

Ben Page, First Team (2007) Kezi Lara, Second Team (2008)

T.J. Williams, Second Team (2008) Garret Pettis, Second Team (2008)

Miguel DaSilva, Second Team (2007) Ben Page, Second Team (2006) Ben Page, Second Team (2005)

Atlantic Sun All-Tournament TeamMiguel DaSilva (2008)

Ben Page (2007) Miguel DaSilva (2007)

Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team Garret Pettis (2008)

Miguel DaSilva (2007) Danny Prichard (2006)

Kezi Lara (2006) Micah Johnson (2005)

Ben Page (2003)

Atlantic Sun Freshman of the YearGarret Pettis (2008)

Bradley Holiday Inn Classic Ben Page (2007)

Jake Goergen (2007)

South-Carolina-Tenn. Challenge All-TournamentAngel Chairez (2007)

Ben Page (2007)

South Carolina Gamecock Classic Ben Page - Offensive MVP (2007)

Jake Georgen-All-Tournament (2007) Josh Inglebright-All-Tournament (2007)

Atlantic Sun Players of the Week 10/13/08 - Garrett Pettis (Offensive) 9/22/08 - Miguel DaSilva (Offensive) 10/22/07 - Miguel DaSilva (Offensive) 10/2/06 - Danny Prichard (Defensive) 9/18/06 - Danny Prichard (Defensive)

8/28/06 - Ben Page (Offensive) 10/24/05 - Scott Mason (Offensive)

HONOR S &AWARDSAtlantic Sun All-Academic Team

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Statistics

Goals1. Garret Pettis 2008 122. Miguel DaSilva 2007 103. Miguel DaSilva 2008 94. Ben Page 2007 7

Ben Page 2006 75. Ben Page 2005 66. Angel Chairez 2008 5

Scott Mason 2005 5Jeffrey Maddux 2003 5Roland Borys 2003 5Denis Kitzinger 2003 5Danny Hammonds 2001 5Evan King 2001 5

Assists1. Miguel DaSilva 2008 112. Ben Page 2003 53. Andre Santos 2008 4

Angel Chairez 2008 4T.J. Williams 2008 4Ben Page 2007 4Scott Mason 2005 4Ben Page 2005 4

4. Jorge Suarez 2007 3Kevin Terry 2005 3Xander Vooys 2005 3Wes Patridge 2004 3Jeffrey Maddux 2003 3Jeffrey Maddux 2002 3Denis Kitzenger 2002 3

Points1. Miguel DaSilva 2008 292. Garret Pettis 2008 253. Miguel DaSilva 2007 204. Ben Page 2007 185. Ben Page 2005 166. Ben Page 2006 157. Angel Chairez 2008 148. Scott Mason 2005 149. Jeffrey Maddux 2003 1310. Andrew Chamberlain 2008 11

Matches Played1. Miguel DaSilva 2008 21

Angel Chairez 2008 21Andrew Chamberlain 2008 21Josh Lind 2008 21Garrett McLaughlin 2008 21Josh Fulbright 2007 21Angel Chairez 2007 21Jeff Boynton 2007 21TJ Williams 2007 21Jake Goergen 2007 21

2. Garret Pettis 2008 20Kezi Lara 2008 20Miguel DaSilva 2007 20Garrett McLaughlin 2007 20Jorge Suarez 2007 20

Matches Started1. Garrett McLaughlin 2008 21

Josh Lind 2008 21Miguel DaSilva 2008 21Angel Chairez 2007 21Jeff Boynton 2007 21

2. Ethan Summers 2008 20Kezi Lara 2008 20Miguel DaSilva 2007 20TJ Williams 2007 20Jake Goergen 2007 20

Shots1. Ben Page 2007 682. Miguel DaSilva 2008 61

Ben Page 2006 61Ben Page 2005 61

3. Miguel DaSilva 2007 494. Garret Pettis 2008 46

Angel Chairez 2007 465. Angel Chairez 2008 376. Ben Page 2003 357. Kevin Terry 2005 338. T.J. Williams 2008 299. Andrew Chamberlain 2008 28

Andre Santos 2008 28Kevin Terry 2007 28Garrett McLaughlin 2007 28

10. Jeffrey Maddux 2003 27

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS

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Statistics

Goals Against AverageMinimum 450 minutes1. Brent McGee 2008 1.392. Patrick Walsh 2008 1.693. J.D. Murphy 2005 1.824. Danny Prichard 2006 1.975. J.D. Murphy 2003 2.126. Jake Goergen 2007 2.317. J.D. Murphy 2002 3.638. Patrick Connelly 2002 3.679. Jake Georgen 2004 4.0110. J.D. Murphy 2004 4.90

Saves1. Bryan Ayer 2001 1412. Jake Goergen 2007 1083. Danny Prichard 2006 764. Patrick Walsh 2008 685. J.D. Murphy 2003 676. J.D. Murphy 2005 557. Jake Georgen 2004 528. J.D. Murphy 2002 469. J.D. Murphy 2004 4310. Patrick Connelly 2002 39

Goalie Minutes1. Jake Goergen 2007 1,9462. J.D. Murphy 2003 15303. Bryan Ayer 2001 14584. Danny Prichard 2006 14185. Patrick Walsh 2008 13876. J.D. Murphy 2005 12827. Jake Georgen 2004 808

J.D. Murphy 2004 8088. Patrick Connelly 2002 7119. J.D. Murphy 2002 64510. Jake Goergen 2005 238

Shutouts1. Jake Goergen 2007 42. Brent McGee 2008 23. Patrick Walsh 2008 1

J.D. Murphy 2003 1J.D. Murphy 2002 1

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CAREER RECORDSGoals1. Ben Page 2003-07 212. Miguel DaSilva 2007-pr 193. Garret Pettis 2008-pr 124. Scott Mason 2002-06 105. Roland Borys 2002-05 8

Josh Cline 2001-05 86. Angel Chairez 2007-pr 77. Dennis Kitzinger 2002-03 6

Jeffrey Maddux 2002-03 68. Markus Zobec 2002-03 5

Danny Hammonds 2001 5Evan King 2001 5

Assists1. Ben Page 2003-07 142. Miguel DaSilva 2007-pr 113. T.J. Williams 2006-08 74. Jeffrey Maddux 2002-03 6

Kevin Terry 2004-pr 65. Josh Cline 2001-05 56. Angel Chairez 2007-pr 4

Andre Santos 2008-pr 4Scott Mason 2002-06 4

7. Jorge Suarez 2007-pr 3Jeff Boynton 2004-05 3Dennis Kitzinger 2002-03 3Wes Patridge 2003-04 3

Points1. Ben Page 2003-07 562. Miguel DaSilva 2007-pr 493. Garret Pettis 2008-pr 254. Scott Mason 2002-06 255. Josh Cline 2001-05 216. Angel Chairez 2007-pr 18

Jeffrey Maddux 2002-03 187. Roland Borys 2002-05 168. Kevin Terry 2004-07 15

Dennis Kitzinger 2002-03 159. Markus Zobec 2002-03 12

Matches Played1. Ben Page 2003-07 732. Andy Irvine 2002-05 633. Roland Borys 2002-05 574. Josh Cline 2001-05 535. J.D. Murphy 2002-05 516. Ryan Walker 2002-05 457. Angel Chairez 2007-pr 42

8. Miguel DaSilva 2007-pr 419. Tyler Johnson 2003-05 40

Matt Nichols 2001-03 4010. Ryan Carter 2003-05 38

Matches Started1. Ben Page 2003-07 712. Andy Irvine 2002-05 553. Josh Cline 2001-05 524. Roland Borys 2002-05 495. Xander Vooys 2004-07 466. J.D. Murphy 2002-05 467. Miguel DaSilva 2007-pr 418. Angel Chairez 2007-pr 409. Matt Nichols 2001-03 3910. Jeffery Maddux 2002-03 33

Shots1. Ben Page 2003-07 2252. Miguel DaSilva 2007-pr 1103. Angel Chairez 2007-pr 832. Josh Cline 2001-05 673. Xander Vooys 2004-07 644. Scott Mason 2002-06 575. Roland Borys 2002-05 566. Garret Pettis 2008-pr 467. Jeffrey Maddux 2002-03 448. Andy Irvine 2002-05 389. Dennis Kitzinger 2002-03 3410. Alan Brewer 2002-03 33

Markus Zobec 2002-03 33

Saves1. J.D. Murphy 2002-05 2112. Jake Goergen 2004-07 1983. Bryan Ayer 2001-03 1454. Patrick Walsh 2008-pr 684. Patrick Connelly 2002 395. Micah Johnson 2005 22

Goalie Minutes1. J.D. Murphy 2002-05 34652. Jake Goergen 2004-07 3,0613. Bryan Ayer 2001-03 15504. Patrick Walsh 2008-pr 13875. Patrick Connelly 2002 711

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Statistics

Team RecordsVictories (Overall) 10 (2008)Victories (Conference) 5 (2007)Losses 18 (2004)Ties 3 (2007)Consecutive wins 4 (2007)Winning percentage 417 (2005)Consecutive losses 18 (2004)Most times shutout 11 (2004)Goals scored in a season 41 (2008)Goals scored in a game 7 (2005)Goals allowed in a season 83 (2001)Goals allowed in a game 9 (2001)

9 (2004)9 (2007)

Fewest goals in a season 7 (2004)Fewest goals allowed in a season 35 (2008)Assists in a season 36 (2008)Points in a season 118 (2008)Shots in a season 324 (2008)Saves in a season 141 (2001)GAA in a season 1.60 (2008)Fouls in a season 322 (2008)

Year-by-Year

2001 (2-14)Coach: Jon GoadA31 at Western Kentucky L 0-4S3 at Mercer L 1-2S9 at Appalachian State L 0-2S18 Belmont University L 0-6S21 at VMI L 0-5S23 Alabama-Huntsville L 1-6S28 at Gardner-Webb L 2-8S29 at UNC-Wilmington W 5-3

O12 at Wofford College L 3-5O14 at Winthrop University L 0-9O20 at Alabama A&M L 0-6O23 at Birmingham-Southern W 3-2O26 Centenary College L 3-4 2OTN3 at Jacksonville L 0-8N7 at Memphis L 0-10N11 Centenary College L 0-3

2002 (2-13)Coach: Jon GoadA31 at Georgia State L 1-3S3 at Alabama-Huntsville L 1-4S6 1-Centenary College W 3-2S8 1-Oral Roberts L 0-5S11 Memphis L 0-7S20 at The Citadel L 1-3S24 at Belmont L 2-3 OTS27 Vanderbilt L 1-2S29 at Western Kentucky L 2-4O5 Mercer L 1-6O12 Alabama A&M L 1-3O19 Wofford College W 1-0O21 at Furman University L 0-3O27 Jacksonville L 0-2O29 Birmingham-Southern L 2-81-Centenary Tournament (Shreveport, LA)

2003 (5-14, 2-7 A-Sun)Coach: Jon GoadA29 Western Kentucky W 3-2 OTS5 at Mercer* L 0-1S7 at Georgia State* L 0-2S12 at Vanderbilt L 0-1S14 Alabama-Huntsville L 1-3S19 at UNC-Wilmington L 0-2S21 at Furman University L 0-2S25 at Birmingham-Southern L 1-3O4 at Belmont* L 0-1O10 Drury W 4-2O12 at Oral Roberts L 1-2O14 at Memphis L 1-2O17 Stetson* L 0-2O19 Jacksonville* W 1-0O23 at Florida Atlantic* W 3-2O30 Gardner-Webb L 1-2N1 Campbell* L 4-5N7 at Wofford W 3-2

2004 (0-18, 0-8 A-Sun)Coach: Jim MadduxS1 at Clemson University L 0-5S4 1-vs. WI-Green Bay L 0-2S5 1-vs. IPFW L 1-6S10 at Drury University L 0-2

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CAREER RECORDS

S12 Wofford College L 1-2S14 at Western Kentucky L 1-3S23 Vanderbilt University L 1-2O2 Belmont* L 0-3O5 Birmingham-Southern L 0-9O7 Georgia State Univ.* L 0-4O9 Mercer* L 1-7O14 at Jacksonville* L 0-3O16 at Stetson* L 0-7O21 Central Florida* L 0-5O23 Florida Atlantic Univ.* L 0-6O28 at Campbell* L 1-4O30 at Gardner-Webb* L 1-4N8 Memphis L 0-61-Wisconsin-Green Bay Classic

2005 (5-11, 2-6 A-Sun)Coach: Charles MorrowS1 Trevecca Nazarene W 3-2S6 Evansville T 2-2 2OTS9 at Wofford L 0-3S11 at UNC-Asheville W 2-1S17 at Georgia State L 0-5S22 at Western Kentucky L 0-3S29 *at Mercer L 1-3O1 *at Stetson L 0-1O8 *at Belmont L 0-4O13 *Gardner-Webb W 2-1O15 *Campbell L 1-3O20 *at Florida Atlantic L 1-3O23 Centenary W 7-0O27 *North Florida L 2-3O29 *Jacksonville W 3-2N1 at Birmingham-Southern L 0-2N6 at Alabama A&M L 0-3

2006 (5-11-2, 1-5-1 A-Sun)Coach: Charles MorrowA25 Birmingham-Southern W 3-2A29 Central Arkansas L 0-1S1 vs. Wisc.-Madison L 0-1S3 at Wisc.-Milwaukee L 0-4S8 at Centenary W 4-3S9 vs. Oral Roberts T 0-0S14 Western Kentucky W 1-0S17 UNC Asheville L 0-2S22 Wofford W 3-2S30 *at Belmont W 2-0O5 *Stetson L 0-1O7 *Mercer T 2-2O12 *at North Florida L 0-1O14 *at Jacksonville L 0-4O19 *Gardner-Webb L 2-4O21 *at Campbell L 0-4

O23 at Furman L 0-5O29 Alabama A&M L 0-3

2007 (6-12-3, 4-3-2 A-Sun)Coach: Charles MorrowA31 at Bradley L 1-2S1 Eastern Illinois L 0-2S7 at UAB L 0-3S9 Georgia State L 3-4S14 Presbyterian W 1-0S16 at South Carolina L 0-2S28 *Belmont T 0-0O1 Western Kentucky T 2-2O5 *at USC Upstate L 2-4O7 *at Gardner-Webb W 2-1O11 *Mercer W 2-1O13 *Campbell W 3-2O19 *at Florida Gulf Coast W 2-0O21 *at Stetson T 3-3O26 *Jacksonville L 0-3O28 *North Florida L 0-3O31 *Evansville L 0-9N2 at Wofford L 1-4N4 at Furman L 1-3N15 vs. Belmont (A-Sun Tourn.) W 1-0N16 vs. Jacksonville (A-Sun Tourn.) L 2-3

2008 (10-8-3, 5-3-1 A-Sun)Coach: Charles MorrowA29 at Gardner-Webb W 4-0A31 vs. Winthrop L 1-4S5 at Maryland-Baltimore L 0-1S7 vs. Navy L 2-3S11 at #20 Louisville L 2-5S19 Presbyterian W 2-0S21 UNC-Asheville W 3-1S26 Furman L 1-2S28 Wofford W 1-0O3 *at Belmont T 1-1O5 at Evansville T 0-0O10 *ETSU W 2-1O12 *USC Upstate W 4-1O16 *at Campbell L 3-4O18 *at Mercer W 4-3O24 *Stetson W 2-0O26 *Florida Gulf Coast L 1-2O31 *at North Florida W 3-1N2 *at Jacksonville L 1-3N12 vs. Mercer (A-Sun Tourn.) W 2-1N13 vs. Jacksonville (A-Sun Tourn.) T 2-2

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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLEAug. 22 in Nashville, TNLOCATION: Louisville, KYNICKNAME: Cardinals08 RECORD: 11-8-2

HEAD COACH: Ken LollaATHLETIC SID: Kim PembertonPHONE: (502)852-6581EMAIL: [email protected]

www.uoflsports.com

BERRY COLLEGESep. 1 in Nashville, TNLOCATION: Mount Berry, GANICKNAME: Vikings 08 RECORD: 12-7-1

HEAD COACH: Richard VardyATHLETIC SID: Scott DunfordPHONE: (706) 290- 2146EMAIL: [email protected]

www.berry.edu

ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITYSep. 4 in Nashville, TNLOCATION: Tulsa, Okla. NICKNAME: Golden Eagles08 RECORD: 6-9-2

HEAD COACH: Steve HayesATHLETIC SID: Kyle SeayPHONE: (918) 495- 7094EMAIL: [email protected]

www.orugoldeneagles.com

MARSHALLSep. 6 in Nashville, Tenn.LOCATION: Pine Bluff, Ark.NICKNAME: Thundering Herd08 RECORD: 3-14-1

HEAD COACH: Bob GrayATHLETIC SID: Ted FeeleyPHONE: (315)569-5383EMAIL: [email protected]

www.herdzone.cstv.com

MICHIGAN STATE Sep. 11 LOCATION: Ann Arbor, Mich.NICKNAME: Wolverines08 RECORD: 13-5-2

HEAD COACH: Steve Burns

www.mgoblue.com

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANSep. 13 LOCATION: East Lansing, Mich. NICKNAME: Spartans08 RECORD: 13-5-2

HEAD COACH: Damon Rensing

www.msuspartans.com

UNC-ASHEVILLESep. 18 in Nashville, Tenn.LOCATION: Ashville, N.C. NICKNAME: Bulldogs 08 RECORD: 7-8-4

HEAD COACH: Steve CornishATHLETIC SID: Mike GorePHONE: (828) 251-6923 EMAIL: [email protected]

www.uncabulldogs.com

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ALABAMA A & MSep. 20 in Nashville, Tenn.LOCATION: Huntsville, Ala. NICKNAME: 08 RECORD: 9-5-3

HEAD COACH: Salah YousifATHLETIC SID: Tom GalbraithPHONE: (256) 372-4005EMAIL: [email protected]

www.aamusports.com

FURMANSep. 25 in Greenville, S.C. LOCATION: Greenville, S.C.NICKNAME: Paladins08 RECORD: 11-8-1

HEAD COACH: Doug AllisonATHLETIC SID: Jordan CaskeyPHONE: (864) 294-3065EMAIL: [email protected]

www.furmanpaladins.com

WOFFORDSept. 27 in Spartanburg, S.C.LOCATION: Spartanburg, S.C.NICKNAME: Terriers08 RECORD: 6-13-0

HEAD COACH: Ralph Polson ATHLETIC SID: Courtney CochranPHONE: (864)597-4188

www.athletics.wofford.edu

CAMPBELLOct. 01 in Nashville, Tenn.LOCATION: Buies Creek, N.C.NICKNAME: Fighting Camels08 RECORD: 14-6-0

HEAD COACH: Doug HessATHLETIC SID: Stan ColePHONE: (910) 893-1331EMAIL: [email protected]

www.GoCamels.com

MERCEROct. 3 in Nashville, Tenn.LOCATION: Macon, Ga.NICKNAME: Bears08 RECORD: 2-11-5

HEAD COACH: Brad RuzzoATHLETIC SID: Bryan GeelanPHONE: (478) 301-5217EMAIL: [email protected]

www.mercerbears.com

STETSONOct. 9 in DeLand, FlaLOCATION: DeLand, Fla.NICKNAME: Hatters08 RECORD:

HEAD COACH: Julie OrlowskiATHLETIC SID: Dean WatsonPHONE: (386) 822-8130EMAIL: [email protected]

www.gohatters.com

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FGCUOct. 18 in Nashville, Tenn.LOCATION: Fort Meyers, Fla.NICKNAME: Eagles08 RECORD:

HEAD COACH: Jim BlankenshipATHLETIC SID: Matt FairchildPHONE: (239) 590-7061EMAIL: [email protected]

www.fgcuathletics.com

NORTH FLORIDAOct. 23 in Jacksonville, Fla.LOCATION: Jacksonville, Fla.NICKNAME: Lady Ospreys08 RECORD:

HEAD COACH: Linda HamiltonATHLETIC SID: Adam JonsonPHONE: (904) 620-4026 EMAIL: [email protected]

www.unfospreys.com

JACKSONVILLEOct. 25 in Jacksonville, Fla.LOCATION: Jacksonville, Fla.NICKNAME: Lady Dolphins08 RECORD:

HEAD COACH: Brian CophamATHLETIC SID: Brian DeLettrePHONE: (904) 256-7478EMAIL: [email protected]

www.judolphins.com

BELMONTOct. 22 in Nashville, Tenn.LOCATION: Nashville, Tenn.NICKNAME: Bruins08 RECORD: 11-8-2

HEAD COACH: Earle DavidsonATHLETIC SID: Patrick StubblefieldPHONE: (615) 460-6698EMAIL: [email protected]

ETSUOct. 30 in Johnson City, Tenn.LOCATION: Johnson City, Tenn.NICKNAME: Bucs08 RECORD: 6-10-1

HEAD COACH: Scott CalabreseATHLETIC SID: Jeff SchneiderPHONE: (423) 439-5612EMAIL: [email protected]

USC UPSTATENov. 1 in Nashville, Tenn.LOCATION: Spartansburg, S.C.NICKNAME: Spartans08 RECORD: 2-15-1

HEAD COACH: Greg HooksATHLETIC SID: Bill EnglishPHONE: (864) 503-5129EMAIL: [email protected]

www.belmontbruins.com

www.etsubucs.com

www.upstatespartans.com

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Conference

ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCEFor more than 30 years the Atlantic Sun Conference has stood forachievement with integrity in both the academic and athleticarenas with a focus on the balance between the two for itsstudent-athletes. The A-Sun boasts a blend of the most dynamicand prestigious private and public institutions in the region, withall committed to the conference goal of Building Winners for Life.

The experience for a student-athlete in the A-Sun is supported bythe entire university community, from coaches to faculty, and fromthe CEO’s to the athletic and academic support staff.Atlantic Sun student-athletes compete in outstandingfacilities throughout the conference and in some oftop markets in the Southeast. Eight A-Sun schoolscompete in the top 10 media markets within theconference’s five-state footprint. With All-America selections, National All-Academichonorees, teams and individuals qualifyingfor and advancing in NCAA Championship play,Atlantic Sun student-athletes achieve at thehighest levels of collegiate athletics.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Continuing a tradition of academic achieve-ment, more than 57 percent of all student-athletes earned All-Academic status duringthe 2008-09 academic year. Fifteen student-athletes earned places on the 2008-09 CoSIDA/ESPN the MagazineAcademic All-District Teams. Belmont led the impressive institu-tional totals in the race for the All-Academic Trophy for theseventh time in eight years with 66.5 percent of its the student-athletes achieving All-Academic status with grade point averagesof a 3.00, or better.

Belmont senior Andy Wicke, Jacksonville senior Jeremy Gillan,Lipscomb junior Kellie Sirus and Campbell senior Karlie Loveearned spots on CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americateams. Lipscomb’s men and women track and field teams and thewomen’s cross country team ranked among the top 10 GPAs inNCAA Division I, in being recognized as All-Academic ScholarTeams from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country CoachesAssociation. The Belmont men’s cross country team posted thefifth-highest GPA, according to the USTFCCCA.

Wicke, one of the Bruins’ most celebrated student-athletes, sharedthe conference’s male Scholar Athlete of the Year award andearned the conference’s Postgraduate Scholarship. Mercer’sChereese Rowe earned the conference’s second PostgraduateScholarship. Wicke earned national acclaim as he became one ofjust two men’s basketball players to receive an educational grantthrough the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. For hisdedicated academic success and community service, Wicke landedon the Lowe’s All-Senior All-America Second Team and was one of10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS

For the second straight season, the A-Sun made early headlines onthe hardwood as Mercer, under new head coach Bob Hoffman,went on the road and defeated Alabama and Auburn within afour-day span, shooting the Bears up to the top spot in the RPI. Atthe General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championship, ETSU endedBelmont’s three-year reign, winning its first A-Sun Tournamenttitle and making the NCAA field for the eighth time. During the

Championship, Courtney Pigram became just the second player inleague history to reach the 2000-point plateau. Two players couldreach that mark this season in Mercer’s James Florence andCampbell’s Jonathan Rodriguez. Florence and Campbell begin theseason as the second- and third-highest active scorers in thenation.

During the baseball season, three A-Sun hurlers, Lipscomb’s RexBrothers and Kennesaw State’s duo of Chad Jenkins and Kyle

Heckathorn moved up the draft boards of MajorLeague teams with every dominating performance.Brothers turned in one of the league’s top single-

season strikeout performances; Jenkinsposted a 41-inning scoreless streak andHeckathorn capped his season with a domi-nating 15-strikeout performance againstUNF, earning National Player of the Weekhonors. On draft night, Jenkins became justthe seventh A-Sun player to be a first-round

selection, going to the Blue Jays. In thesupplemental phase of the first round,the Rockies picked Rex Brothers and theBrewers tabbed Heckathorn.

In softball, the conference turned in oneof its finest seasons in history, especially

during the non-conference season. Against out-of-conferenceopposition, A-Sun schools posted a .602 win percentage, the fifth-highest in the nation, trailing only the SEC, Pac-10, ACC and Big 12.Five schools finished with win percentages better than .600 andFGCU and Mercer reached the 40-win mark. The Eagles establisheda league record for win percentage at .839 in posting a 47-9record. For the second-consecutive May, Campbell emerged victo-rious at the A-Sun Championship, led by the dominating perform-ance of MVP Brittany Stanley. She pitched all 31 innings, recordedtwo shutouts and struck out 26 against only two walks.

One of the most dominating athletes in Atlantic Sun history closedout her career in Jacksonville’s Natasha Harvey. She led theDolphins team titles in both Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field fora fourth-straight year and won the inaugural MVP honors at bothmeets as well as the Most Outstanding Field Performer award.During her four years, she won a combined 18 individual events,five Most Outstanding Performer awards, both Most OutstandingFreshman performers in addition to the two MVP honors. Off thetrack, she won the A-Sun’s Female Student-Athlete of the YearAward, was the A-Sun’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the YearAward and appeared on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross CountryCoaches Association All-Academic team for a fourth-straight year.

The 2009-10 athletic year promises to be an exciting one for theAtlantic Sun as UNF and Kennesaw State earned full Division-Istatus and will be eligible for all postseason tournaments. FGCU’schampion volleyball and baseball programs and USC Upstate’ssoccer and softball programs have also gained access to A-Sun andNCAA postseason play. For the first time in league history, Mercerand it’s University Center will play host to the General Shale BrickMen’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. The BaseballChampionship leaves Florida for the first time in 16 years forNashville, Tenn. and Lipscomb’s Dugan Field. FGCU landed its firstchampionship, and will host volleyball in November. These newadditions and venues make the upcoming year a hotly anticipatedseason for the Atlantic Sun.

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