HEAD COACHPETER BERMEL £

The Memphis State soccer team and PeterBermel, 44, begin their third season together a? avarsity sport and head coach, after Bermel started ^^soccer at MSU as a club sport in 1977.

A native of Arnhem, the Netherlands, Bermelcame to the United States in 1964. As one of 13 children in his family,Bermel started playing soccer at the age of eight, and would playinternational soccer against the likes of Germany and England.

After initially living in Dallas upon his arrival in the U.S., he moved toMemphis in 1966. In 1970, he became involved in Memphis' youthsoccer league, where he served as both a referree and coach until thisyear. He is also a past president of the Adult Amateur League inMemphis.

An active sportsman, Peter has also been active in Formula Fordauto racing, judo, cycling, and sailing.

Bermel and his wife, Clare, have three children, Erich, age 14, Jeffreyage 14, and Andrew, age 3.

ASSISTANT COACHNEIL CLAY

Neil Clay, 26, was also a late, but welcome addition to the team andwill serve as the first assistant coach to Peter Bermel.

A native of Hingham, Massachusetts, attended the University ofNorth Carolina at Greensboro, where he served as team captain andpicked up both all-conference and all-state honors.

He has also served as an assistant coach at High Point College inHigh Point, North Carolina.

He and his wife, Lisa, have no children.

#8 PAULO AUR6-2 175 Sophomore

IkAfter sitting out a year after transferring fromMississippi State, Paulo Aur is expected to take ,up for his older brother in one of the midfielder '•-> .">spots . . . a very good technician, he has improvedhis strength and endurance over the summer . . .prepped at MUS, where he was a team captain from 1979-80 and led histeam to the state crown each year . . . in the youth league, he playedfor the Mustangs (1978) and the Kickers (1979 & 1981) . . . BORNSeptember 25, 1963.

#17 JOHNCOOKE5-10 140 Freshman

A late arrival, John Cooke came over fromBallina, Country Mayo, Ireland, where he's beenin competitive soccer since the age of 10 ...before leaving his homeland, he played for a clubteam in Ballina as a midfielder . . . highlight of hiscareer was winning the Quigley Cup as he scored four goals in oneplay-off game . . . BORN May 8, 1962.

1984 MEMPHIS S#11 LARRY CRESON6-0 180 Sophomore

Should once again be the Tiger's biggest offensivethreat after leading MSU in scoring with nine goalsand four assists to be the only Tiger over 20points . . . scored two goals apiece'against bothTennessee and Ole Miss . . . a very strongforward, his major attribute is that he kicks so well with his leftfoot . . . MVP during his senior year at MUS, where he tallied 21 goalsin his prep career, including 13 with 19 assists his final year . . . BORNOctober 5, 1964.

#7 PHOUNGDANG5-5 130 Senior

As one of the original Tigers in 1982, this quickforward may have worked the hardest during theoff-season and is expected to end his career with Ihis best season ever . . . despite being hampered j.with a sprained ankle much of last year, he talliedeight points on two goals and four assists . . . has three goals and eightassists in his two years at MSU . . . was team captain at Central HighSchool, where he led team in scoring with six goals . . . BORN May 25,1963 in Viet Nam.

#13 RON FERRARA5-5 145 Freshman

Ron Ferrara came to Memphis State from BartlettHigh School, where he served as a team captainwhile playing as a midfielder . . . should also seesome action as a defender at MSU . . . was also amember of the River City Wolves which won thestate championships in 1981 and 1982 . . . best performance includedfour goals and three assists in one game before arriving at MSU . . .BORN July 29,1966.

#14 PAT FISCHER6-4 180 Sophomore

Pat should once again be one of the Tigers' topmidfielders after leading MSU with eight assistsand two goals . . . both goals were against RhodesCollege in two different meets, while he also hadtwo assists in MSU's shutout over Ole Miss . . .picked up all-conference and all-state honors before coming to MSU. . . played for both Germantown High School and the Warriors of theMemphis Classic League . . . BORN April 14,1965.

#1 ERIK GILLEY6-1 175 Sophomore

Nicknamed "E.J." . . . had a very respectableyear his rookie season, allowing a 1.5 goal againstaverage and securing five shutouts . . . was namedall-tournament at the Metro Invitational . . . alsohad a chance to pick up an assist againstjU.T.Martin . . . before MSU, played for both Germantown High Schooland the T-Birds and Warriors of the Memphis Classic League . . .earned a 0.75 goal against average for the T-Birds in 1980-81, which wonthe state championship . . . was an all-state selection . . . BORNAugust 7,1965.

\TE SOCCER TE12 SCOTT HAUSS5-6 150 Sophomore

Scott Hauss may have been the biggest surpriseon the team last year moving from defender tomidfielder, where he accounted for two goals,with one each against Rhodes College, and VirginiaTech . . . prep athletic experience was in footballat Briarcrest, where he kicked 50 PAT's and six field goals including agame winner vs. Harding in overtime . . . missed just two PAT's in hisprep career . . . BORN September 4, 1965.

#3 KENNY HECKMAN5-8 130 Junior

Always hustling, Kenny Heckman started 16games for the Tigers last year on defense and had12 shots on goal . . . originally a native of DeerPark, N.Y., his family moved to Collierville, wherehe attended high school and also starred inbaseball as a second baseman . . . BORN May 1,1964.

#4 JIMMY HOLLAND6-1 165 Freshman

A candidate to be one of the Tigers' top defendersin 1984, Jimmy was a team captain as well as anall-city and all-state selection at GermantownHigh School, which won the state crown last iV ,year . . . also played in the Memphis ClassicLeague for the Wolves, which won both the city and state championship. . . also lettered for two years in cross country at Germantown . . .strong academically, final high school GPA was 4.0 . . . BORN February4, 1966.

#2 DAVID JACKSON5-9 150 Junior

Should once again be the Tigers' top sweeper in1984 . . . was named to the all-tournament teamat last year's Metro Invitational . . . was originallya mid-fielder as a freshman, scoring four goalswith three assists in 1982 . . . will serve as a back-up goalie to Gilley . . . prepped at Harding Academy, where he set aschool record for assists and was an all-state selection . . . also playedfor the Wolves in the Memphis Classic League . . . BORN June 23,1964.

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PAT JOHNSON160 Senior

One of two seniors on the team and one of fivemembers, who were on the first MSU team . . .tallied three goals and two assists last year, givinghim a career total of four goals and four assists intwo years . . . goals last year were against TCU,Rhodes and U.T. Martin . . . moved from sweeper to forward lastyear . . . runs 40 in 4.6 ... BORN April 16, 1962.

#5 MIKEKAUKER ffjj5-10 170 Sophomore

Appeared in all but one game last year as adefender and started 14 contests . . . earned anassist versus Tennessee last year . . . prepped atWhite Station High School, where he was his ,% ;

team's MVP and captain and picked up all-cityand all-state honors . . . had six goals and 10 assists as a senior andscored a hat trick against Auburndale . . . BORN November 7,1964.

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#6 MICHAEL MUELLER5-10 155 Junior

Moved last year from defender to midfielder,where he scored two goals, one each against TCUand South Alabama. . . career stats for two yearsinclude five goals and one assist for 11 points . . .originally from Houston, Texas, where he attendedDulles High School . . . also played for the River City Wolves, whichwon the state championship in 1983 . . . BORN August 18, 1964.

10 DAVIDTAPPAN5-7 145 Freshman

Could be immediate offensive threat for MSU . . .originally from Germantown High, his familymoved to Mandeville, La., where he played oneyear of varsity soccer . . . as a midfielder andforward, he tallied 19 goals and 10 assists, includingfour goals and three assists in one game . . . named first-team All-St.Tammany . . . also played for the Wolves, winning three statechampionships . . . BORN May 12, 1966.

#15 MICKEY WILLIAMS5-9 165 Sophomore

Mickey Williams will join the Tigers this year aftertransferring from the University of Evansville . . .earned a letter as defender at UE in 1982 and wasred-shirted a year ago . . . should give the other 4 •»*defenders a run for their money . . . prepped atSheffield, which did not have soccer . . . BORN November 2, 1963.

1984 MEMPHIS STATESOCCER OUTLOOK

The Memphis State soccer team may finally be getting outof the infancy stage. After reaching intercollegiate status, theTigers crawled to a 7-11-2 record in 1982, then reached thewalking stage in 1983 with a 10-8-2 mark. In 1984, the Tigers willdefinitely be running toward greater goals.

Coach Peter Bermel will welcome back 10 lettermen fromlast year's team, which won six of their final nine matches andearned five shutouts on the same year.

The most noticable returnees include sophomore forwardLARRY CRESON, who ignored his rookie status and led theTigers in scoring with 22 points on nine goals and four assists,sophomore goalie ERIK GILLEY, whose goal against averagewas 1.5 per game, and sophomore midfielder PAT FISCHER,who led the Tigers with eight assists and two goals.

Other returning letterwinners include seniors PATJOHNSON and PHOUNG DANG, juniors KENNYHECKMAN, DAVID JACKSON and MIKE MUELLER, andsophomores SCOTT HAUSS, and MIKE KAUKER.

Coach Bermel will also have six newcomers, all which willhave a good shot at not only some playing time, but could alsostart.

One such rookie is sophomore PAULO AUR, the brother ofDIDIER AUR, who was MSU's top midfielder a year ago.PAULO, who sat out last year after transfering from MississippiState, could also be a top playmaker for the Tiger in 1984.Another sophomore transfer is MICKEY WILLIAMS, whoplayed at the University of Evansville two seasons ago.

The four freshmen, include DAVID TAPPAN, JIMMYHOLLAND, RONNIE FERRARA, and JOHN COOKE. Allwere products of Memphis' youth soccer league.

The Tigers will once again have 10 home games on theirschedule, including three tough matches with AlabamaHuntsville, Wake Forest and South Alabama. On the road,Memphis State will meet such toughies as national powerAlabama A&M, Georgia State, South Florida, and NortheastLouisiana.

QUICK FACTSON MEMPHIS STATE

LOCATION: Memphis, Tennessee 38152ENROLLMENT: 22,000NICKNAME: TigersCOLORS: Blue and GrayFOUNDED: 1912PRESIDENT: Dr. Thomas CarpenterATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Charles CavagnaroASST. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ruffner MurrayS.I.D.-FOOTBALL: Bob WinnS.I.D.-BASKETBALL: Mike FinnS.I.D. OFFICE PHONE: 901-454-2337SOCCER COACH: Peter Bermel1983 RECORD: 10-8-2SOCCER PHONE: 901-454-2452HOME FIELD: Echles Field

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