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Table of Contents/2002 Schedule
2002 MEMPHIS TIGER SOCCER
Contentsuick Facts
.'edia Information.
2002 Tiger Soccer02 Season Outlook 3
lead Coach Richie Grantisst. Coach Paul Conway ;trad. Asst. Coach Ryan Shea i
Vol. Asst. Coach Troy Norwood2002 Tiger Rosternlayer Bios
elebrating 20 Years
2001 In Review' Season Recap
101 Statistics/ Results
History'ecord Book/ Honor Roll'esults 18-;•eries Records '?
rime Letterwinners
2002 SeasonConference Opponents
'-USA Opponents 2?,-USA Composite Schedule ?
Lady Tiger SoccerMedia Guide 25-
University SectionU of M Athletics 49-72
2002 TIGER SOCCER SCHEDULE
at Christian Brothers'*EvansvilleA
Aug. 21,7:00 pm
•— Aug. 24,7:00 pm
TCU* •--Aug. 31,7:00 pm
MEMPIIS IIAIOIA TOHNAMENTSan Francisco Sept. 6,7:30 pm
Northeastern • • Sept. 7,7:30 pm
at Lipscomb
at Cincinnati*
at South Florida*
at Stetson
at Western Kentucky
atVanderbilt •
at DePaul* •
--Sept. 11,4:30 pm
- Sept. 14,2:00 pm
- Sept. 20,7:00 pm
- Sept. 22,1:00 pm
- Sept. 27,7:00 pm
- Sept. 29,2:00 pm
Oct. 5, 2:00 pm
at East Carolina* Oct. 11,1:00 pm
at UNC-Wilmington Oct. 13,12:00pm
Louisville* Oct. 19,3:00 pm
UAB* Oct. 23,7:00 pm
Marquette* Oct. 30,7:00 pm
Saint Louis* Nov. 2,7:00 pm
Belmont @ Nov. 5,5:00 pm
at Charlotte* Nov. 9,7:00 pm
2002 C-USA Tourney (St. Louis, Mo.) Nov. 14-17, TEA
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,'reditsThe 2002 University of Memphis Soccer Me-i Guide is intended for the editorial use of me-i organizations covering the Lady Tiger and Ti-r soccer programs. Any reprinting, reproduc-
tion or other use of the contents of this guide forany commercial use is prohibited.
Any questions or requests should be directedto the Athletic Media Relations Office at (901) 678-2337. Fax requests can be sent to (901) 678-4134. The University of Memphis Athletic MediaRelations Office mailing address is:
Athletic Media RelationsAthletic Office building
Room 203 EastMemphis, TN 38152-3730
ditors: Todd Vatter, Ryan Powell, Bryan P-hotos: Troy Glasgow, Gil Michael,
Mike Cooperovers: Tommy Hardin; Disciple Designtinting: EBSCO Media
The University of Memphis Is aTennessee Board of Regents Instituti
Memphis Tiger Soccer
MISSION STATEMENTThe primary mission of the Department
of Athletics is to provide a successful athleticprogram at the highest level of competition.Characterized by academic, athletic andmoral excellence in a diverse collegiate en-vironment, the program will abide by thespirit of the rules governing students and in-tercollegiate athletics and will be known forits good sportsmanship and integrity. TheUniversity of Memphis is a comprehensiveurban university committed to the scholarlyaccomplishments of our students and fac-ulty and to the enhancement of our com-munity, state and the nation through prin-ciples of academic integrity, sound manage-ment and equal opportunity.
2002 Media Guide
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHISQUICK FACTS
LOCATION: Memphis, TennesseeFOUNDED: 1912ENROLLMENT: 20,332NICKNAME: Tigers
COLORS: Blue and GrayHOME STADIUM (CAPACITY): Mike Rose Soccer Com-
plex (3,000)CONFERENCE: Conference USA
AFFILIATION: NCAA Division IPRESIDENT: Dr. Shirley RainesATHLETIC DIRECTOR: R.C. Johnson
SWA: Lynn ParkesATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: (901) 678-2335
TIGER SOCCERHEAD COACH: Richie GrantALMA MATER, YEAR: Green Mountain College, 1993
RECORD AT MEMPHIS: 27-26-2 (3 seasons)OVERALL RECORD: 84-62-4 (7 seasons)ASSISTANT COACHES: Paul Conway, Ryan SheaSOCCER OFFICE PHONE: (901) 678-4141ALL-TIME RECORD: 198-163-352001 RECORD: 6-9-2 (Home: 4-3-1; Away: 2-4-1; Neu-tral: 0-2)
2001 CONFERENCE USA RECORD/FINISH: 3-6-1 /T-7thSTARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 4/6
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 13/7KEY RETURNERS: Matt Bryant, So. F; PeterCummings,So. MF; Justin Dyer, So. D; John Reilly, So. MF;Kirk Ricketts, Sr. F; Chris Schmidt, Sr. D; Clark
Talley, Jr. GK
MEDIA INFORMATIONASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR MEDIA RELATIONS: BobWinnMEN'S SOCCER CONTACT: TODD VATTERWOMEN'S SOCCER CONTACT: RYAN POWELLOFFICE PHONE: (901) 678-2337
FAX NUMBER: (901) 678-4134E-MAIL ADDRESSES:[email protected],[email protected]
FAXON DEMAND: (770) 558-6000TIGER CODES: Release, 1841 #; Stats/Results, 1842#;Roster/Schedule, 1843#; Latest Box Score, 1844.WEBSITE: www.gotigersgo.com
Quick Facts/Media Information
WELCOME TO UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS SOCCERCREDENTIALS - Those members of the media traveling with the team to Mike Rose Soccer Complex willhave no problem entering the premises. Those not traveling with the team need to contact Ryan Powellor Todd Vatter in The University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office for press credentials. A passlist will be kept at the main gate area, which also serves as the media gate. Seating in the press area islimited and will be restricted to filing press, radio, and television representatives' needs according to NCAAregulations.
PARKING - Media parking is located in the parking lot adjacent to the main gate. No parking pass isrequired to park in that parking lot.
PHOTOGRAPHERS- Press and television photographers are requested to stay at least 10 feet away fromthe playing surface.
STATISTICS - The U of M media relations office will provide game notes, statistics, rosters and mediaguides throughout the game to all members of the media. At the reporter's request, The U of M mediarelations office will also provide complete game statistics to each media member shortly after eachcontest.
INTERVIEWS - Memphis soccer practices are closed to the media. However, special arrangements maybe made by contacting the Media Relations Office well before practice time. All interviews arecoordinated with head coaches Richie Grant and Brooks Monaghan through the Athletic MediaRelations Office. The office staff can also set up interviews throughout the season with Grant orMonaghan as well as player interviews which will be set up around the player's academic and practiceschedules. Coaches and players are available for postgame interviews 10 minutes following the endof the game.
TICKETS - Tickets for Tiger and Lady Tiger soccer games are available at The U of M Ticket Office atthe corner of Southern and Normal, or by calling (901) 678-2331. Tickets are also available at the gate.
Phil StukenborgThe Commercial Appeal495 Union AvenueMemphis, TN 381 03Phone:901-529-2360FAX: 901-529-2362
Sports EditorThe Daily HelmsmanUniversity of MemphisMemphis, TN 381 52Phone:901-678-2192FAX: 901 -678-4792
James HillMemphis Flyer460 Tennessee St.Memphis, TN 381 01Phone:901-521-9000FAX: 901 -521 -01 29
PRIMARYJarvisGreerWMC-TV 5 (NBC)1960 Union Ave.Memphis, TN 381 03Phone: 901-726-0410FAX: 901 -278-7633
Glenn CarverWREG-TV3(CBS)803 Channel Three Dr,Memphis, TN 381 03Phone:901-543-2117FAX: 901 -543-21 67
David Lee
WHBQ-TV13(Fox)485 S. Highland
Memphis, TN 381 11Phone:901-320-1345
FAX: 901-320-1366
MEDIA OUTLETSGregGastonWPTY-TV (ABC)2701 Union Ave.Memphis, TN 38104Phone:901-323-2430Fax:901-452-1820
Sports DirectorWUMR-FM91.7
University of MemphisMemphis, TN 381 52Phone:901-678-3176FAX: 901 -678-4331
WallyWellmanShelby Sun Times7508 Capital Dr.Cordova, TN 381 38Phone:901-755-7386FAX:901-755-0827
Dan MorrisThe Jackson Sun245 W.LafayetteJackson, TN 38301Phone:901-427-3333FAX: 901 -4230345
Sports EditorMemphis Dateline3340 Poplar Ave. Ste 324Memphis, TN 381 11Phone:901-458-5222FAX: 901 -327-6442
Dan MooreGermantown News7545 North StreetGermantown, TN 381 38Phone:901-754-0337
FAX: 901-754-2961
MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS
Ryan PowellGraduate Assistant
Todd VatterGraduate Assistant
Memphis Tiger Soccer2002 Media Guide
2002 Season Outlook
The 2002 men's soccer team is looking to build upon the valuableexperience their young players gained throughout the 2001 seasonas they gather themselves to strive for a birth in the Conference-USA Tournament. This year's squad will feature 13 returninglettermen, including four starters that will be mixed along with 14newcomers to the Memphis campus.
ForwardsThe offense, which ranked second in C-USA by averaging 7.2 pointsand 2.4 goals a game in 2001, will have to reload this season after
the departure of Sean Fraser andLars Thorstensen, who ac-counted for 52 percent of the Ti-gers'scoring last fall. SophomoreMatt Bryant is back after a stel-lar rookie campaign in which hefinished third on the team in totalpoints (17), goals (6), and fourthin assists (5). Also returning andjoining Bryant up front are fellowsophomores Reid Greenslade,who made seven starts in 16games last fall and John Reilly,who totaled six points on twogoals and two assists as a rookie,
Matt Bryant and will split time between for-ward and midfield this year. Join-ing the sophomores are fresh-
men Daniel Ronan, another Colaiste Ide alum, Omar Jarun, a mem-ber of the Atlanta Lighting club team, and the explosive Andy Metcalf,who set a Tennessee state single season high school record with 65goals last year.
MidfieldersThe midfielders will be led by the experience of senior Kirk Ricketts,who has played in over 40 career matches for the Tigers. CoachGrant expects the team will have a successful season, with a solidimpact from Ricketts, who will improve by pacing himself and usinghis natural ability. Also expected to help guide the middle for Mem-phis is junior Dusty Brezovsky, whonotched an assist along with fivestarts last fall, and sophomores Pe-ter Cummings and Justin Dyer. Dur-ing their freshmen seasons,Cummings made eight starts and ap-peared in all 10 C-USA matches,while Dyer notched 16 starts andscored a goal. Another returningletterwinner back is sophomoreDaniel Dobson, who appeared in 11matches as a freshman and will seetime at left midfield as well as a de-fender.
New to the Tiger midfield in 2002 aresenior Ronnie Nillson, a transfer from Kirk RickettsCoach Grant's alma mater GreenMountain College (Vt.) and a stable of talented freshmen that in-clude Graig Barnwell, Scott Murrell, Phillip Presely, and local standoutDayton O'Brien, who can play any position in the midfield
Memphis Tiger Soccer
DefendersFor the defense, Memphis will lookto the experience of senior ChrisSchmidt and junior Graham Gibbs.Schmidt, served as captain of thedefense last year and has playedin 39 career games, making 23starts, while Gibbs has started 31of 32 career matches and will be akey component to the Tigers' ac-complishments in 2002. The de-fense will also look to the seniorleadership and upperclassman ex-perience of Darren Bevard this fall.Also back to help anchor the de-fense is sophomore Jake German,who appeared in 12 games, mak-ing six starts last season.
Graham Gibbs
The defense will also be bolstered by a strong recruiting class thatincludes Gary Connolly, of Colaiste Ide, J.R. Willimans, and local prod-uct, J.R. Thomas.
GoalkeepersLast season junior Clark Talley, suffered through a preseason footinjury that caused him to miss the Tigers' first seven games of theseason. Talley's importance was quickly shown as the team stumbledto a 1-4-2 start without him, but notched wins in three of his first fivegames back in the line up. Overall Talley was in goal for four of the sixMemphis wins last season. He is healthy after playing with the Mem-phis Express PDL Team this summer, and once again ready to pro-vide the Tigers with his leadership this fall. This year Talley will bejoined between the posts by a trio of skillful freshmen, Brian Baytos,Chris Post, and Simon Postma, who are all eager to step in and makethe position highly competitive.
ScheduleMemphis will once again be competing against a tough and competi-tive schedule in one of the nation's top conferences. Coach Grantalso has the team facing established programs from around the coun-try as it gives them a chance to see where they are on a nationalscale.
The Tigers will begin their 2002 season at home against fellow C-USAmember, TCU on August 31. The annual Memphis Diadora Tourna-ment will run September 6-7 with the team facing the likes of SanFrancisco and Northeastern. A non-conference match againstLipscomb on September 11 will begin a stretch of nine straight roadgames over the next month that includes four league contests andnon-league games at Stetson, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and UNC-Wilmington. When the Tigers finally return home to action at theMike Rose Soccer Complex on October 19 they have a rematch againstC-USA rival Louisville, awaiting them. Memphis will then play fourmore matches at home against conference foes UAB, Marquette, SaintLouis, and against Belmont at Echles Field before ending the regularseason at Charlotte on November 9. Saint Louis University will behosting the 2002 C-USA Men's Soccer Tournament on November 14-17.
2002 Media Guide
Head Coach Richie Grant
1988 PRESENT (27-26-21CAREER RECORD [84-61-4]
7 SEASONS
RICHIE GRANTGRIEN Moimmm Gaum, 1993
COACHING BACKGROUND* Director of Coaching, Minnesota Thunder
Inner City Soccer Camp, 1993'Assistant Coach, Bloomsburg (Pa.) University,
1993-95* Head Coach, Lambuth University, 1995-99* Director of Jackson (Tenn.) Soccer Club, 1996-99
PLAYING EXPERIENCE* Green Mountain College (Vt.), 1989-93* Minnesota Thunder (semi-pro, A-league), 1993
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS* Conference USA Coach of the Year, 2000* Mid-South Conference Champions, 1997,1998* Tennessee Collegiate Athletic ConferenceTitle, 1995* TCAC, Coach of the Year, 1995* NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, 1997*FAI Qualified Coach, 1989
HONORS AND AWARDS* 3-Time NAIA All-American* 2-Time NAIA District 5 Player of the Year* NSCAA 1 st Team All-American, 1992
Don't let the brogue fool you.
In his three years since becoming headmen's soccer coach at the University ofMemphis, Richie Grant has made him-self familiar with the culture of the Mid-South without hesitation. Grant has shownan uncanny ability to recruit a steady flowof talent from the southern United States.In keeping with prior tradition, Grant againrecruited in Texas and his native Ireland,but also, ventured into Florida, Georgiaand even north to Canada in hopes offinalizing the Tiger roster for the upcom-ing season.
Culture aside, Grant has alsogrown accustomed to winning in Mem-phis. After posting a 7-11 record in hisfirst year, Grant's Tigers put up a 14-6record in 2000, doubling their win totalfrom the previous season and helpingGrant become the first Tiger coach toearn Conference USA Coach of the Yearhonors.
In 2000, Grant led Memphis toits third-best record in school history asthe Tigers advanced to the semi-finals ofthe C-USA Championship Tournament.The squad spent the vast majority of theseason ranked in the NSCAA MidwestRegion poll and finished the year ratedfifth. Grant's offensive scheme alsohelped the Tigers finish their 2000 cam-paign ranked fifth in NCAA Division I foroverall offense averaging 2.95 goals acontest.
Last season, after beingsaddled with a plethora of untimely inju-ries and a loss of key personnel, the Ti-gers struggled throughout the majority of
the season. Still, under Grant's guidance andleadership, the U of M managed to place fourplayers on the various all-conference squadsfollowing the conclusion of the 2001 season.
As a player, Grant was a three-timeNAIA All-American and two-time NAIA District VPlayer of the Year at Green Mountain Valley Col-lege in Poultney, Vt., where he received hisBachelor's degree in Leisure Resources andFacilities Management in 1993. Grant then wenton to play for the Minnesota Thunder, a semi-pro club team that competes in the A-league.
After a season with the Thunder, Granthung up his spikes for a coaching job atBloomsburg University in Pennsylvania, wherehe earned his Master's degree in Communica-tion Studies while working as an assistant coachfrom 1993-95. Grant then took his first headcoaching job at Lambuth University in Jackson,Tenn.
In his four seasons at Lambuth (1995-99), Grant compiled a 53-29-2 record and wonback-to-back Mid-South Conference Champi-onships in 1997 and 1998. In his final seasonthere, Grant led the Eagles to the NAIA RegionXI Championships.
Throughout his three-year tenure, Grant hascoached a total of five all-conference
performers.
Grant's Tigers reached the C-USAtournament semi-finals in 2000.
Grant earned his National Soc-cer Coaches Association of America(NSCAA) Advanced National Diploma in1997 and currently serves as the headcoach of Tennessee's Under-23 Olym-pic Development Team. Grant has beenan instructor at the YES Clinic for the pastthree seasons, which is held every yearat the NCAA Division I Men's Final Four.He also acted as the head coach of theU-17 SuperClubs national all-star team,which toured England last summer for aweek of matches against top internationalcompetition.
Grant is single and has four sib-lings; two sisters who live in England andtwo brothers who reside in Ireland andAustralia. His parents, Richie and Annette,live in Dublin, Ireland
Memphis Tiger Soccer2002 Media Goide
IAssistant Coaches/Manager
PAUL CONWAYASSIST/INT COACH
Paul Conway is entering his third season with the Tigersoccer program.
A native of Dublin, Ireland, Conway first came to the U.S.to play for Coach Grant at Lambuth University.
He previously coached the Jackson (Tenn.) Soccer Clubforthe last fouryears, and holds an FAI coaching certification. Thispast summer, Paul served as an assistant coach forthe U-23 Ten-nessee state team and is presently the head coach for the '91Germantown Fury club within the Premier boys division in Mem-phis.
In his playing days, Conway graduated from Ireland'sSoccer School of Excellence, whose team he captained in 1995when they captured a national title.
The Irishman has one brother James, sisters Marie andJackie and parents Phillip and Christina Conway, all of which re-side in Dublin.
RYAN SHEAGMBURTE ASSISTANT CoacHViterbo College, 1999
Ryan Shea joined the University of Memphis staff alongwith head coach Richie Grant, after a strong career as a player andcoach at Viterbo College in LaCrosse, Wise.
He earned his bachelor's degree, double majoring in busi-ness marketing and management in May of 1999.
The Council Bluffs, Iowa, native had a four-year playingcareer at Viterbo that ended in 1997. Following his playing days,Shea joined the Viterbo coaching staff as an assistant.
Shea assisted in all aspects of the Viterbo program andserved as the school's interim head coach in the spring of 1998. Inthe fall of 1998, his first full season as a coach, the V-Hawks wentundefeated in conference play and advanced to the regional finals.
Shea served as the V-Hawks team captain during his jun-ior and senior seasons, leading them to back-to-back Midwest Clas-sic Conference Championships. A defender, Shea was namedfirst-team all-conference in 1997 and was selected honorable men-tion all-conference the year before.
Shea was a four-year starter and a two-time all-city con-ference selection at St. Albert High School in Council Bluffs. Hewas named the team's MVP and the City Player of the Year duringhis senior year.
Shea earned his National Coaching Diploma through theNational Soccer Coaches Association of America in July. The 25-year old is single and has two siblings. His parents Dennis Sheaand Patsy Swigg still reside in Iowa.
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TROY NORWOOD Vmom nsssmr (Seeo^
Troy Norwood begins his fourth season as an assis-tant for the University of Memphis. Norwood is familiar with theTiger Soccer program, having played for Memphis in 1988-89. Asa starting goalkeeper, Norwood made 134 saves in 31 games andposted a 1.53 goals against average.
Prior to his collegiate career, Norwood prepped atWhite Station High School in Memphis. He was twice named theCommercial Appeal's Best of the Preps soccer Player of the Year,and helped lead White Station to the Tennessee State Finals hissenior year. Norwood was also the goalkeeper for the Olympic
Development Pool Southern Regional team from 1985-1987.After his two seasons with the Tigers, Norwood trans-
ferred to cross-town rival Christian Brothers University where hegraduated with a degree in business administration.
Overthe next eight years, Norwood coached variousMemphis youth sports, including the Rangers, Fury, and UnitedSoccer Clubs. He has coached Boys Varsity Soccer at LausaaneCollegiate School and taught elementary physical education.
Norwood's parents Stan and Bonnie Norwood residein Cordova.
Memphis Tiner Soccer
2002 Memphis Tiger Roster 1NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. NAME1 Clark Talley2 Dusty Brezovsky3 Jake German4 J.R.Williams
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5 Chris Schmidt6 Graham Gibbs7 Dayton O'Brien8 Scott Murrell9 John Reilly10 Kirk Ricketts11 Daniel Ronan12 Reid Greenslade13 Ronnie Nillson14 Andy Metcalf15 Daniel Dobson16 Gary Connolly17 Matt Bryant18 Peter Cummings19 Darren Bevard20 Justin Dyer21 J.R.Thomas22 Phillip Presley23 Omar Jarun24 Graig Barnwell25 Brian Baytos26 Chris Post27 Simon Postma
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
NAME POS.Graig Barnwell MF/FBrian Baytos GKDarren Bevard DDusty Brezovsky MFMart Bryant FGary Connolly D/MPeter Cummings FDaniel Dobson MF/DJustin Dyer DJake German DGraham Gibbs DReid Greenslade FOmar Jarun FAndy Metcalf MF/FScott Murrell MFRonnie Nillson MFDayton O'Brien MFChris Post GKSimon Postma GKPhillip Presley MF/FJohn Reilly MF/FKirk Ricketts MFDaniel Ronan FChris Schmidt DClark Talley GKJ.R.Thomas DJ.R. Williams D/M
Pos. GL. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOLGK Jr. 61 215 Memphis, Tennessee/Houston HSMF Jr. 5'8 140 The Colony, Texas/The Colony HSD So. 5'9 140 Memphis, Tennessee/Ridgeway HSD/M Fr. 6'0 160 Piano, Texas/Piano East HSD Sr. 6'3 180 Clarksville, Tennessee/Clarksville HSD Jr. 6'4 200 Dublin, Ireland/Colaiste IdeMF Fr. 511 155 Memphis, Tennessee/Evangelical ChristianMF Fr. 5'9 150 Naples, Florida/Barron Collier HSMF So. 5'9 140 Dublin, Ireland/Colaiste IdeMF Sr. 510 170 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada/Holy Trinity HSF Fr. 5'9 155 Blanchardstown, Ireland/Colaiste IdeF So. 5'8 140 Horn Lake, Mississippi/Horn Lake HSMF Sr 510 155 Hassleholm, Sweden/Green Mtn College (Vt.)MF/F Fr. 6'0 160 Jackson, Tennessee/University School of JacksonMF So. 6'0 170 Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest HSD/M Fr. 510 175 Dundalk, Ireland/Colaiste IdeF So. 510 165 Memphis, Tennessee/Ridgeway HSMF So. 510 165 EnnisJexas/EnnisHSD R-Sr. 6'3 190 Kansas City, Missouri/Park Hill HSD So. 510 165 Germantown, Tennessee/Christian Brothers HSD Fr. 511 160 Cordova, Tennessee/Evangelical ChristianMF/F Fr. 57 155 Palestine, Texas/Palestine HSF Fr. 6'5 190 PeachtreeCity,Georgia/MclntoshHSMF/F Fr. 5'8 145 CarrolltonJexas/Brookhaven Junior CollegeGK Fr. 6'2 170 Germantown, Tennessee/Houston HSGK Fr. 6'0 175 Jackson, Tennessee/Jackson Central-Merry HSGK Fr. 61 175 Coquittan, British Columbia/Pinetree Secondary
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••H BY GLASS BY POSITION•••• ;^1 SENIORS (4): Darren Bevard, Ronnie Nillson, GOALKEEPERS (4): Brian Baytos, Chris Post,^1 Kirk Ricketts, Chris Schmidt Simon Postma, Clark Talley^1 JUNIORS (3): Dusty Brezovsky, Graham DEFENDERS (8): Darren Bevard, GaryH Gibbs, Clark Talley Connelly, Justin Dyer, Jake German,• SOPHOMORES (7): Matt Bryant, Peter Graham Gibbs, Chris Schmidt, J.R.^1 Cummings, Daniel Dobson, Justin Dyer, Thomas, J.R. Williams^1 Jake German, Reid Greenslade, John Reilly MIDFIELDERS (11): Graig Barnwell, Dusty^1 FRESHMEN (13): Graig Barnwell, Brian Brezovsky, Peter Cummings, DanielH Baytos, Gary Connolly, Omar Jarun, Andy Dobson, Andy Metcalf, Scott Murrell, Ronnie^1 Metcalf, Scott Murrell, Dayton O'Brien, Nillson, Dayton O'Brien, Phillip Presley,H Chris Post, Simon Postma, Phillip Presley, John Reilly, Kirk Ricketts^1 Daniel Ronan, J.R. Thomas, J.R. Williams FORWARDS (4): Matt Bryant, Reid^1 Greenslade, Omar Jarun, Daniel Ronan
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Player Profiles -- SeniorsR-Senior • 6-3/190 • Defender • Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill HS
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Damn BEVRRDTall, physical defender with good awareness.. .Hardworking player earned minutes off the bench in crunch time.. .Totaled16 career matches in the blue and gray...Ready to assume starting role this fall... 2001: Appeared in career-high 12matches with four starts.. .Moved into starting line-up against nationally ranked Illinois-Chicago and No. 4 and eventualC-USA champion Saint Louis...Twice played in five consecutive matches... 2001-02 C-USA Commissioner's HonorRoll... 2000: Made six appearances, including one start...Saw action against Belmont, Western Illinois, New Mexicoand Central Florida...Posted first career shot versus Western Illinois at Southwest Missouri State Tournament ...Playedconsiderable minutes during physical conference match against No. 18 UAB... Started against Lipscomb (11/24/00)...1999: Made no appearances for the Tigers...1998: Redshirted... PREP: Played at Park Hill HS where he was a three-year letterman...Helped lead his team to the Suburban Big 8 Conference Championship...Earned all-district honors andhad a six-point game against St. Joe CentraLValedictorian of Park Hill and a member of the NHS.
Senior • 5-10/170 • Midfielder • Edmonton, Alberta/Holy Trinity HS
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Km RICKITTSKey reserve for past three seasons... Fast, dependable striker.. .Appeared in over 40 contests for the U of M with a totalof five points... 2001: Saw action in 16 games, with four starts...Blasted career-high eight shots...Finished with twopoints..Tied for second among all returning players with two assists...Picked up an assist against Drake at theCreighton Diadora Challenge...Collected fifth career point with an assist against MVC rival Vanderbilt...Posted multi-shot efforts versus C-USA foes South Florida and Louisville...Moved into starting line-up against Drake, Illinois-Chicagoand league opponents East Carolina and South Florida...2000: Played in every game but one, owned distinction ofbeing one of Memphis' first substitutes off the bench...Recorded two points off one goal...During 10-0 rout overLipscomb notched second career goal off his only shot taken in the match... 1999: Made nine appearances, startingagainst Hartwick, Saint Louis, and UW- Milwaukee...Scored the only goal against CBU in a 3-1 loss. PREP: Playedalong with former Tigers Sean Fraser and Ken Matsuba...Team finished second in the Alberta Summer Games...Ledhis high school team to the conference title during his senior season.
Senior • 6-3/180 • Defender • Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville HS
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CHRIS SCHMIDTThree-year fixture in U of M defense... Has played in over 39 games for Tigers... Collected 11 career points includingfour goals from defensive position. . . 2001 : Captain and leader of Memphis defense. . .Suffered tough knee injury after13lh match of the season, sidelining him for four matches. ..Led all returning defenders with five shots... Started all 12matches played... Tallied one goal, good for two points... Posted fourth career goal and season-best two shots againstBelmont... 2001 -02 C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll... 2000: Anchored left side of Tiger defense.. .Played andstarted in 18 matches as an outside defender.. .Finished with eight points, scoring three goals and grabbing twoassists. ..Recorded two goals against Conference USA opponents including one game-winner.. .Grabbed two pointsduring 2000 C-USA tournament.. .During semi-finals of 2000 C-USA tournament, scored Tigers second goal beforedropping a 3-2 decision to eventual champion No. 14 Saint Louis ...Selected for Reebok South Florida Classic All-Tournament Team. ..2000-01 C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll recipient... 1999: Played in nine matches.. .Startedthree of the final four home matches and played primarily in the Tiger defense.. .Posted six shots... PREP: Played atClarksville HS... Three-year letterman, named all-state during his senior season.. led Clarksville HS to the RegionalFinals twice.
Memphis Tiger Soccer 2002 Media Guide
Player Profiles -- Returning PlayersJunior • 5-8/140 • Midfielder • The Colony, Texas/The Colony HS
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PTS101
GW000
Speedy winger with good feel for the game.. .Has appeared in a total of 16 contests for Memphis.. .Will move into starting role this fall... 2001: Earnedstarting nod versus two top-ranked opponents in (No. 1) Creighton and (No. 1) SMU.. .Saw action in 12 games... Recorded first career point withkey assist in Tigers' 3-2 come from behind road win at No. 8 UAB.. .Earned minutes versus C-USAfoes, Cincinnati, South Florida and DePaul.. .2000:Saw action in four games during freshman season...Finished with one shot.. .Secured minutes against Belmont, New Mexico, Central Florida andLipscomb... PREP: Played at Colony H.S., where he lettered four years in soccer ...Scored 12 goals and 17 assists as a senior...Scored 36 goalsand had 49 assists over three-year career...Played with the Longhorn Soccer Club, leading them to the Texas state championships in May of 2000...Also lettered in football.
Sophomore • 5-10/165 • Forward • Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway HS
# 17Man BRYUNT
YR01
GP16
GS8
S32
G6
A5
PTS17
GW0
True freshman made an immediate impact up front.. .Top performer in spring workouts.. .Excellent finisher and playmaker... 2001: Secured one ofmost prolific freshman campaigns in Tiger history.. .Ranked third on the club in goals (6) and points (17).. .Rated among C-USA's top ten in assists(5) and assists per game (0.33).. Through nine league contests, recorded six points with two goals and two assists...Played in 16 games with eightstarts.. .During initial appearance, took four shots against No. 1 Creighton at Diadora Challenge.. .Posted first collegiate goal versus Drake.. .Collectedassists versus, MVC opponent Vanderbilt, Belmont, Lipscomb, and league opponent DePaul.. .Assisted on game-winning strike in Tigers' 3-2comeback road victory against eighth-ranked UAB... Posted personal-best seven-point effort versus Lipscomb which included career-highs in goals(3) and shots (5) to go with an assist.. Third on the team with 32 shots.. .PREP: Played at Ridgeway H.S. ...During senior season, helped leadRoadrunners to Tennessee state crown along with fellow Tiger freshman Jake German under head coach David Wolff...Has been a member of theTennessee OOP team since 1995 and also played for the Region III team from 1999-2000...Played club soccer for the Germantown Fury and waschosen for the Adidas ESP select camp in 2000.
Sophomore • 5-10/165 • Midfielder • Ennis, Texas/Ennis HS
# wPtTfR CUMMINBS
YR01
GP17
GS8
S6
G1
A1
PTS3
GW1
Good with the ball... Helps support attack with speed.. .Holds possession well under pressure... 2001: As a true freshman, appeared in everysingle contest.. .Ranked second among fellow rookies with eight starts, including No. 1 Creighton, No. 4 Saint Louis and No. 8 UAB.. .Played in all10 C-USA matches.. Tied for seventh on the team with three points, off one goal and an assist... Recorded first career strike (game-winner) againstMVC rival Vanderbilt...Collected an assist against Lipscomb...PREP: Four-year varsity career at Ennis H.S. under head coach AlexRendon...Runner-up for Newcomer of the Year, 1998..Texas Region 16-4A First-Team midfielder in 1999 and 2000...Back-to-back Texas Region16-4A Offensive MVP in 2000 and 2001 ...Finished with 12 goals and seven assists during junior season...Captains Award recipient in 2000,2001 ...Played club soccer for the Dallas Solar squad under coach Kevin Smith...Captured the 2000 Disney Showcase Champions title...2001Coca-Cola Classic league Grand Champions...2001 North Texas State Cup Champions.
Sophomore • 6-0/170 • Midfielder • Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest HS
# 15DtHIEl DOBSOIt
YR01
GP11
GS1
S5
G0
A0
PTS0
GW0
Tall, lanky midfielder...Good in the air...Versatile player can slide into defensive role with ease... 2001: Rookie campaign included 11appearances and one start...Played in the Tigers' first six games of the season including season-opener at No. 1 Creighton in DiadoraChallenge.. .During first collegiate start against Lipscomb, posted season-high two shots.. .Appeared in five league matches against, Charlotte,TCU, Marquette, South Florida and Louisville...Earned minutes at top-ranked SMU... Took five shots from midfield position...PREP: Played atNaaman Forest H.S. ...Member of Legacy Gold FC.
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Player Profiles -- Returning PlayersSophomore • 5-10/165 • Defender • Germantown, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS
# 20JUSTIN DYIH
YR01
GP17
GS16
S3
G1
A0
PTS2
GW0
Starter from day one...Excellent defender who possesses solid poise...Enjoyed superb spring season...Physical presence who leads byexample... 2001: As a true freshman, one of only two players to appear in every single match, also posted 16 starts.. .Key element of Tigerdefense often guarded opposition's top performers...Finished season with two points off one goal...Fired three shots from outside defenderposition.. .Collected first career strike versus Belmont.. .Season-high two shots versus Drake at Creighton Diadora Challenge... 2001 -02 C-USACommissioner's Honor Roll... PREP: Played at local power Christian Brothers H.S. under head coach Didier Aur... During his senior season,helped lead his CBHS squad to a runner-up finish at Tennessee state tournament...Has been a member of the Tennessee Olympic DevelopmentProgram team since 1996..led his Tennessee OOP squad to a Region III camp championship in the summer of 1999.
Sophomore • 5-9/140 • Defender • Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway HS
# 3YR01
GP12
GS6
S5
G0
A1
PTS1
GW0
GERMANTough, local product was often first defender off the bench.. .Fast back with ability to make runs... Ready for starting position this fall.. .2001:Rookie earned six starts and made 12 appearances.. led fellow freshman defenders with five shots, also earned one point.. .Cracked startingline-up versus, No. 1 Creighton, Drake, Illinois-Chicago and league foe Louisville.. .Played in six-consecutive matches, began with season-opener. . .Saw action through all 10 C-USA games.. .Picked up an assist versus Belmont.. .2001-02 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll...PREP: Local product of 2001 Tennessee State Champion Ridgeway H.S. ...Member of the Tennessee ODP team, since 1996...Selected for theRegion III team in 1999 and the Adidas ESP select camp in 2000...Played club soccerfor the Memphis Futbol Club along with fellow Tigers, JustinDyer and Reid Greenslade.
Junior • 6-4/200 • Defender • Dublin, Ireland/Colaiste Ide
# 6Gsamtn GIBBS
YR GP GS01 15 1500 17 16TOT 32 31
G000
A PTS GW2 2 01 1 03 3 0
Tigers' most physical and intimidating defensive presence...Excellent on-the-ball defender.. .Can push up and support attack with solid passingabilty...Appeared in over 30 career matches at the U of M... 2001: Started and played in 15 matches for the Blue and the Gray...Recordedcareer-high two points off two assists...Missed season-opener at No. 1 Creighton due to preseason injury...Started 11 consecutive matchesbefore being sidelined for excess of yellow card infractions...Saw action in every league match except Cincinnati...Tallied an assist during crucialleague contest at Louisville...Notched third career point with an assist versus Lipscomb... 2000: As a true freshman, played in 17 games andstarted all but one...Moved into starting lineup as defender with knack for keeping opponents off-balance...Posted one assistto go with three shotson the season...Collected first collegiate point with an assist at C-USA foe Charlotte..0ne of eight Tigers selected for the 2000-01 C-USACommissioners Honor Roll, for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher... PREP: Played for the Swords Celtic Football Club and wasa member of the Irish School's International team.
a Sophomore • 5-8/140 • Forward • Horn Lake, Miss./Horn Lake HS
# 12YR01
GP16
GS7
S9
G0
A0
PTS0
GW0
RimSpeedy foavard with good touch and skill.. .Solid finisherwith ability to create.. .Makes up for lack of size with mental toughness... 2001: Servedas key back-up forward in freshman season... 16 games played with seven starts...Earned starting nod versus top-ranked Creighton andDrake at Creighton Diadora Challenge...Also started against C-USA rivals East Carolina, South Florida and Saint Louis and MVC foeVanderbilt.. Third among fellow rookies with nine shots.. .Season-high two attempts versus both Creighton and ECU.. .PREP: Played at HornLake H.S. under head coach Dirk Bellhiemer...Member of U-19 Memphis Futbal Club along with fellow Tiger Justin Dyer...Played withMississippi ODP squad in 1994 and 1999.
Player Profiles - Returning Players/NewcomersSophomore • 5-10/165 • Midfielder • Dublin, Ireland/Colaiste Ide
#9km Bain
YR01
GP14
GS5
S15
G2
A2
PTS6
GW2
Intelligent midfielder who understands the game...Creative playmaker on offense.. .Dangerous around the goal... 2001: Saw action in 14matches.. .Ended season with four consecutive starts, with a total of five on the year... Ranked second among fellow returnees in goals (2), assists(2), points (6) and shots (15).. led all underclassmen with two game-winners.. .Averaged 1.1 attempts per contest.. .Inserted into starting line-upagainst Drake, and league opponents South Florida, Louisville and DePaui.. .Tallied first collegiate goal (game-winner) and career-best five shotsversus C-USA foe East Carolina.. .Recorded a goal (also game-winner), three shots and tallied season-high two assists against Lipscomb.. .Firedthree shots versus league newcomer TCU... PREP: Product of Colaiste Ide prep program in Dublin that produced current Tiger teammateGraham Gibbs.
Junior • 6-1/215 • Goalkeeper • Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS
#1Clean TaiitY
YR0100TOT
GP92029
GS82028
SVS2481105
GA192847
GAAvg Min. SV Pet2.071.411.74
825:001786:252611:25
.558
.743
.651
Tigers' number one keeper for past two seasons.. .Tigers' vocal leader in the back... "Big-game" mentality who possesses flair for dramaticsaves... 2001: Preseason foot injury limited C-USA all-freshman team goalie to just nine appearances in sophomore campaign... Rankedamong league's top ten in goals against average with 2.07...Posted 4-5 record with 24 saves and .558 save percentage...Logged over 820minutes between the posts... Recorded season-high five saves against C-USA foe Marquette.. .Had four crucial saves in dramatic comeback 3-2 road victory at No. 8 league rival DAB...Secured three or more saves in five separate contests... 2000: Had an outstanding freshmancampaign...Immediately assumed starting keeper spot during pre-season...0ne of only two Tigers to play and start in every match...Registered1.41 goals against average while maintaining .743 save percentage...Posted four shutouts, two of which came at home against C-USAopponents Louisville and Marquette...Registered a combined 14 saves through 2000 C-USA tournament...Recorded at least seven saves onthree separate occasions, all of which were league matches.. Tallied seven saves versus No. 18 UAB, five saves against No. 20 Saint Louis anda season-high eight saves versus Cincinnati in postseason tourney...Conference USA All-Freshman team selection. ..One of four Tigerfreshman selected forthe C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll... PREP: Goalkeeper for two-time NSCAA National Champion Houston HSMustangs and was a three-year letterman there...Club team won the Tennessee State championship in 1997...Has been on the Tennessee StateSelect team since 1994..Older brother, Carey, currently plays in the MLS for D.C. United.
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Freshman • 5'8/145 • Midfielder/Forward • Carrollton, Texas/Brookhaven JC
Coach Grant's Comments: "Graig is a fast player who can cause problems for the other team defensively with his quickness." PREP:Did not play collegiality last season while attending school at Brookhaven Junior College... Played in High School at Carrollton High inTexas.
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Freshman • 6'2/170 • Goalkeeper • Germantown, Tenn/Houston HS
# 25
Baian Bams
Coach Grant's Comments: "We look for Brian to come in and help strengthen the goalkeeper position. Having played locally atHouston High and for MFC he continues the strong tradition of great goalies from the Memphis area to play for the Tigers." PREP:Helped lead Houston High to the 2000 Tennessee State High School Championship... Member of the 2000 Tennessee State OlympicDevelopment Program Team that won the Region III Championship... Prior to moving to Germantown, his Indiana OOP team won statechampionships in 1994,96 and 98... Starred for the Memphis Futbol Club and is next in long line of MFC keepers to bring their skillsto the U of M including current Lady Tiger coach Brooks Monaghan, U of M assistant Troy Norwood, Brian Covey and Tiger goalieClark Talley.
Freshman • 5'10/175 • Defender/Midfielder • Dundalk, Ireland/Colaiste Ide
Coach Grant's Comments: "Gary's the type of player who can strengthen the middle of the park for us. After losing two seniors, hehas the opportunity to make an immediate impact because he has strength and speed, which are the two qualities we look for atMemphis." PREP: Participated in the prestigious "Milk Cup" in Colraine, Northern Ireland three times and served as the captain of hisColaiste Ide side...Also found success in track and field, capturing the 1999 All-Ireland triple jump crown and posting consecutiverunner-up finishes in the 100m during the 1998-99 seasons.. .He helped secure back-to-back All-Ireland 100m relay titles and was the1999 All-Ireland 200m runner-up.
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Player Profiles -- NewcomersFreshman • 6'5/190 • Forward • Peachtree City, Georgia/Mclntosh HS
Coach Grant's Comments: "Omar's height (6'5) will add a different aspect to the offensive attack." PREP: Played for the AtlantaLighting Club team, and helped lead them to a regional title... Led Mclntosh High School to the AAAA Georgia State Championship in2000... Was a part of the OOP State Pool in 1997 and 1999.
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Freshman • S'O • Midfielder/Forward • Jackson, Term/University School of Jackson
Coach Grant's Comments:" Andy is an explosive scorer who we expect will contribute to our attack." PREP: Set the Tennessee staterecord for goals scored in a season with 65 last year in only 26 games (2.5 average)... Totaled 110 career goals... A three-time all-region selection, including region MVP as a junior... Was district MVP three-straight seasons... Was all-tournament in the Best of the Westas a sophomore and Best of the West MVP as a junior... Was a five-sport standout in soccer, cross-country, basketball, track and,according to Tiger coach Richie Grant was a possible Division I football recruit as a kicker... Played club soccer for the Memphis
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Freshman • 5'9/150 • Midfielder • Naples, Florida/Barren Collier
# 8SCOTT MURREII
Coach Grant's Comments: "We look for Scott to help control the middle of the park for us. He is comfortable playing on the ball andwith our young team will see some early opportunities to play." PREP: Member of the 2001 Florida Olympic Development Team...Named to the 2001 Southeast Region OOP Pool Team... Was named captain of BCHS team as well as high Naples Sharks Club Team...Helped lead his high school squad to three-straight district championships (1999-01)... Grant will be looking for Murrell to fill a positionvacated by two graduating seniors.
Senior • 5'10/155 • Midfielder • Hassleholm, Sweden/Green Mountain College (Vt.)
# 13ROHHIl NlllSOH
Coach Grant's Comments: "Ronnie is an experienced player who will play in the middle for us. He does an outstanding job of gettingthe ball to people who can finish. With his experience we expected him to provide leadership as an upperclassman to the youngermembers of the team." PRIOR to MEMPHIS: Last season at Green Mountain was selected as the Mayflower Conference Player ofthe Year and named First Team All-Region and First Team All-Conference... Also chosen as the team's Most Valuable Player, andhelped lead his squad to a 12-6 record in which they captured a league title and a berth in the NAIA Region X Championship game.
Freshman • 5'11/155 • Midfielder • Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian
Coach Grant's Comments: "He plays a position (left-wing) that we feel we need on our squad and it's very exciting for our team tobring in a player of his caliber. Dayton will make an immediate impact on our program and should develop into a dominant player overtime." PREP: Was widely known as the top local prospect in the city... Earned a 2001 All-State selection after his junior season where hefinished among the top five scorers in Shelby County... He served as team captain for his Memphis Rangers club squad where heplayed along side fellow newcomers J.R. Thomas and Andy Metcalf... Helped lead the Rangers to state titles in 1997-98, and 2001...Is also a member of the Tennessee Olympic Development Program team.
# 7
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Freshman • 6'0/175 • Goalkeeper • Jackson, Tenn./Jackson Central-Merry HS
Coach Grant's Comments: "We expect Chris to come in and help make the goalkeeper position highly competitive. He hasa great attitude and will battle for time in goal throughout the year." PREP: A product of Jackson Central-Merry High School,he was also a member of the Jackson Soccer Club Team.# 26
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Player Profiles -- Newcomers
Freshman • 5'7/155 • Midfielder/Forward • Palestine, Texas/Palestine HS
# 22PHIUIP PtttsiEY
Coach Grant's Comments: "Phillip is a tough matchup for defenders because he provides a good change of pace. Welook for him to compete for time at outside Midfielder this season. He is a good player who wants to learn " PREP: Wasselected First Team All-District and Academic All-State during his junior and senior years... Has played with the East TexasSpirit club team, which competes in the top tournaments in the country, for the past five years... Also particpated in theDallas Coca-Cola Classic League for five seasons and was selected to the East Texas ODP team in 1998 and again in1999... In addition to soccer, was a regional qualifier in cross country in 2000.
Freshman • 6'1/175 • Goalkeeper • Coquittan, British Columbia/Pinetree Secondary School
# 27SIMON PosTKia
Coach Grant's Comments: "Last year, without starting goalkeeper Clark Talley, our squad had a tough time adjusting to a newkeeper every game and it showed. With Simon, he brings solid credentials...the level of competition during training sessions will rise andshould benefit both players." PREP: Graduated from Pinetree Secondary school in May of 2000 and was a four-year member of theB.C. Provicinial Select All-Star team, guiding them to a Canadian national title in the summer following his graduation... Was set to playfor the Syracuse Orangemen in the fall of 2001 but a groin injury suffered after the national championships in the summer of '00 forcedthe goalkeeper to remain home.
Freshman • 5'9/155 • Forward • Blanchardstown, Ireland/Colaiste Ide
# 11
Damu RONHN
Coach Grant's Comments: "With the departure of the offensive production provided Fraser and Thorstensen over the past fewseasons, we look for Ronan to help ignite the Tiger scoring attack this season." PREP: Represented his native country, Ireland, on aU-14 national team and also received an All-Ireland Medal, awarded to the best in the country, for his U-15 Club Team's achieve-ments... Was also a member of the Leinster U-17 Club team and just completed competition for the Home Farm club team in Ireland...Scored the lone goal for Colaiste Ide in an exhibition match that resulted in a 1 -1 decision against the Tigers this past spring.
Freshman • 5'11/160 • Defender • Cordova, Tenn./Evangelical Christian
# 21J.R. Jmms
Coach Grant's Comments: "Having J.R. brings added strength to our squad. He's a left-footed player who will help us immediatelyon that side of the park. "PREP: Played left fullback and has been a key contributor for both Evangelical Christian and the MemphisRangers club team... Was most recently named All-Metro following the 2001 season at ECS... He is a member of Tennessee ODPsquad... Has been a club teammate of newcomer Dayton O'Brien with the Memphis Rangers since 1984 as they joined fellow freshmanAndy Metcalf, to help lead the Rangers to state titles in 1997-98, and 2001... Assisted in leading ECS to a berth in the 2001 TennesseeState Championship game.
Freshman • 6'0/160 • Defender/Midfielder • Piano, Texas/Piano East High
# 4
J.R. WIUUMS
Coach Grant's Comments: "We are excited about having J.R. becoming a part of our program. He is a quick player, who we thinkwill make an impact in our back four due to his ability and experience he has gained from playing with the Solar '84 club team." PREP:Played for, Solar '84, the No. 1 Club Team in the country and will join former club mate and current Tiger Peter Cummings... A defensivemidfielder who was named high school team captain and team MVP in 2001... Selected to the USYSA Region III Pool Team for 2000-01... Was an Olympic Development Program National Finalist in 2001... Member of the Texas State ODP squad from 1997-01.
Memphis Tiger Soccer2002 Media Guide
Celebrating 20 Years of Tigers Soccer
1993 TigersDefeated Saint Louis, 1 -0 in the championship game of the
Great Midwest Conference Tournament to earn the program'sfirst ever NCAA Tournament berth
20 YEARS WITH THE TIGERSThe 2002 season marks the 20th year of men's soccer at the University of Memphis. Here is a lookback at the program by the numbers:
815 - Goals scored by the Tigers
396 - Games Played
198 - Games Won
176 - All-Time Letterwinners
126 -Wins at Home
88 - Different Opponents
86 - All-Time Shutouts by the Tigers
55 - Schools the Tigers have a record of .500 or better against
51 - Wins vs Schools from the state of Tennessee (51-10-5)
42 - Schools the Tigers have a winning record against
27 - Times players have been selected to All-Conference
Teams
22 - Wins in Conference USA since league began in 1995
15 - Seasons the Tigers have finished .500 or better
14 - Most wins in a single season by the Tigers (1986,1992,E. J Gilley ('83-'87) 2000)
Made 416 career saves for the Tigers
12 - Seasons the Tigers have finished with 10 or more wins
6 - Times a Tiger has been named Conference USA Player of the Week
5 - Wins in Conference USA Tournament play
2 - Conference Coaches of the Year (Chris Bartels, CMC, 1991; Richie Grant, C-USA, 2000)
1 - NCAA Tournament Appearance (1993)
Memphis Tiger Soccer 2002 Media Guide
2001 Season RecapExcitement began to grow as the 2001 season approached as
one full of promise and high hopes. The Tigers were coming off the 2000campaign, in which they equaled a school record with 14 wins and estab-lished new program marks for goals (59), assists (59), and total points(177). The achievements of 2000 also brought on the Tigers toughestschedule to date which included four games against teams ranked in thetop eight nationally, including two games against the number one team inthe country. The team also took the field against five different NCAA Tour-nament qualifiers that won a combined seven post-season games in the48 team field in 2001.
The Tigers then ran into another speed bump in the preseason when Con-ference USA All-Freshman Team goalkeeper, Clark Talley suffered a footinjury, forcing him to miss the first seven games of the season. WithoutTalley the team struggled to a 1-4-2 start, but quickly rebounded to winthree of his first five games back.
The season began the first of September in Omaha, Nebraska with theDiadora Challenge on the campus of Creighton University. In the firstgame the Tigers played the number one nationally ranked host school to a0-0 tie after two scoreless overtime periods. Despite starting five truefreshman, due to suspensions to upperclassmen, Memphis was able tohand the perennial Missouri Valley Conference
power its first tie since the 1999 sea-son. The team then completed theirstay in the Cornhusker State a day laterwith a 2-1 loss to Drake, despite theTigers' first goal of the season by fresh-man Matt Bryant. For their perfor-mance during the weekend Bryantand sophomore Grant Paule were se-lected to the All-Tournament Team.
Upon returning home the Tigershosted Conference USA (C-USA)foe UNC-Charlotte and Illinois-Chi-cago (UIC) in the Third AnnualMemphis Diadora Tournament.Against Charlotte, the Tigers drewa 1 -1 tie in double overtime aftersenior Lars Thorstensen evened
the score with a penalty kick goal inthe 68th minute. The team then closed out the tourna-
ment, by suffering a 4-0 loss at the hands of UIC.
Matt Bryant
Memphis continued its early season tournament play as they traveled toparticipate in the first ever TCU Adidas Classic in Fort Worth, Texas. Inthe first game of the Classic the Tigers faced C-USA newcomer TCU, andfell by a final of 4-2. Next Memphis faced the nation's number one teamfor the second time this season when they were dealt a 7-0 defeat bySouthern Methodist (SMU). The Mustangs held a slight 1-0 lead at themidway point, before the Tigers fell apart allowing six goals in the secondstanza leaving the team at 0-4-2 on the season.
The Mike Rose Soccer Complex was a welcome sight as the Tigers re-turned home to notch their first win of the season in a 3-2 victory overleague rookie East Carolina. Freshman John Reilly put Memphis on topto stay with a goal in the 82nd minute after ECU had evened the score justone minute earlier. The Tigers' winning streak reached two games oneday later when Talley returned in goal and senior Lars Thorstensen totaledtwo goals in a 4-1 defeat of Vanderbilt to run their overall record to 2-4-2.
For his accomplishments during the week, Thorstensen was selected theC-USA Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending September 30th,after registering three goals, including a game winner as the Tigers went 2-0 during the week long span.
In the next game, Memphis was unable to hold a 2-1 halftime advantage atnumber four ranked and eventual C-USA champion Saint Louis as theteam lost by a final of 3-2. The Tigers then made it three wins in their lastfour games at Belmont, when they received two goals from senior SeanFraser and three assists from senior Ken Matsuba in a 5-1 victory.
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After a 2-1 loss at Marquette in which they were outshot 11 -4, the Tigersregrouped as they traveled to Birmingham, Alabama to face number eightnationally ranked UAB. Against UAB the team fell behind 2-0 at inter-mission before staging a comeback behind three second-half goals fromFraser. His game-winning goal in the86th minute gave Memphis its first regu-lar season win over a ranked opponentsince the 1997 season and stopped a16-game unbeaten streak by UAB, asthe Tigers improved to 4-6-2 overall and2-3-1 in C-USA.
The team looked to make it two leaguewins in a row, but fell short when visit-ing Cincinnati scored the lone goal ina 1 -0 match less than a minute beforethe first-half horn. NCAA Tournamentqualifier, South Florida then handedthe Tigers a 5-2 defeat at home de-spite two goals from Fraser and twoassists from Thorstensen.
Looking to snap a two game C-USA ^losing streak and remain eligible for s'6nsenthe league tournament, Memphis took on Louisville in Kentucky.The Tigers went ahead 3-2 after a Thorstensen goal in the 63rd minute,but could not closeout the win as the Cardinals netted the game winnerseven minutes into the first overtime period to claim a 4-3 victory.
Looking to improve their record (4-9-2; 2-6-1), the team returned home toface first year NCAA Division I opponent, Lipscomb. The Tigers' offenseerupted, equalling a school record 10 goals in the 10-0 defeat. Fraserbecame the school's All-Time Leader in total points, surpassing DonalMcDonagh's previous mark of 104, during the game in which he also setnew single game records for goals (5) and total points (11). Bryant addedhis first career hat trick and Thorstensen chipped in three assists in thecontest as the Tigers held a 25-0 advantage in shots taken.
Memphis then finished at 6-9-2 overall and 3-6-1 in C-USA when theyclosed out the 2001 season at home by claiming a 4-1 decision overconference foe DePaul. Fraser, who tallied a goal and two assists in thegame, establish new single season Tiger records for goals (18) and totalpoints (42) as he closed out his record setting career with 109 points.
Earning recognition by C-USA were Fraser, a First Team selection, se-nior Justin Stralka, a Second Team selection, and Thorstensen and se-nior Stephen Lewis, who were both named Third Team All-Conference.Being named to the C-USA Commissioners Academic Honor Roll wereseniors Matsuba and Stralka, juniorsDarren Bevard and Chris Schmidt, andfreshman Bryant, Justin Dyer, and JacobGerman. In addition to his league honor,Fraser was also tabbed a National Soc-cer Coaches Association of America(NSCAA)/Adidas All-Midwest RegionSecond Team member.
While the 2001 season did not producethe desired outcomes the Tigers wouldhave like, the team did win their finaltwo games and is returning 13 lettermento next year's squad. Coach Grantalso will be welcoming 14 newcomersto campus who are eager to put inplace foundations that the Tigers canbuild upon for future successes.
Sean Fraser
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2001 Statistics and ResultsUniversity of Mem phis Men's Soccer
2001 Final StatisticsOverall: 6-9-2 Conf: 3-6-1 Home: 4-3-1 Away: 2-4-1 Neutral: 0-2-0
2001 Individual Statistics
£ Pkyer14 Sean Fraser23 Lars Thorstensen
V Matt Bryant6 Justin Stralka9 JohnReilly16 Ken Matsuba
18 Peter Cummings4 Stephen Lewis5 Chris Schmidt
20 Justin Dyer10 Kirk Ricketts
7 Graham Cibbs3 Jake German2 Dusty Brezovsky
12 Reid Greenslade19 Darren Bevard15 Daniel Dobson8 Grant Paule
1 Clark Talley0 Josh Isaacs26 Jason O'Bryan24 David Sommers
Team
Opponents
GP1616161514BV1412V16151212161218964
1
V
V
Goals1810622
0101100000000000Q
4140
Assists6954261300221100000000
4230
Total Points4229V866332222110000000Q
124TO
Goalkeepers
TEAM STATISTICS
t Pkyer0 Josh Isaacs
1 Clark Talley26 Jason O'Bryan
Team
Opponents
GP694
V
V
Minutes435825345
1605
1605
GA71912
41
41
CM1.45
2.07
3.13
2.13
2.30
Saves
1624
2L
62
87
Save%
.696
.558
,636
.620
.680
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1
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CORNER KICKSPENALTY KICKSPENALTIESFouls
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Dates/Avg Per Date
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41-252
.163
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2/867
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2.411.4
30752-2
26032
7841
7/1120
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SHOTS BY PERIOD
Memphis
Opponents
SAVES BY PERIOD
Memphis
Opponents
CORNER KICKS
Memphis
Opponents
FOULS BY PERIOD
Memphis
Opponents
1st
1820
1st
12785
1st
2442
1st
3842
1st
TB123
Clark Talley
2nd
2319
2nd
116100
2nd
3541
2nd
3630
2nd
T18
129
or
o1
or
7
3
or
24
or
12
or
63
Total
4140
Total
251192
Total
6387
Total
7675
Total
246
260
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200 7 Schedule and Results2001 Conference USA Standings
ConferenceDale
Sep.lSep. 2
Sep. 7Sep. 9
Sep. 21
Sep. 23Sep. 29
Sep. 30
Oct. 6
Oct. 9
Oct. 14Oct.17
1 Oct. 20Oct. 28
Result
T, 0-0 (2 ot)L, 2-1
T,1-1 (2ot)L, 4-0
L.4-2
L, 7-0W,3-2
W,4-1
L, 3-2
W,5-1
L,2-1W,3-2
L,1-0L, 5-2
OpponentDiadora Challengeat #1 Creightonvs. DrakeDiadora Memphis TournamentCharlotteIllinois-ChicagoTCU TournamentatTCU
vs. #1 Southern MethodistEast Carolina
Vanderbilt
@ #4 Saint Louis
at Belmont
at Marquetleat #8 UAB
CincinnatiSouth Florida
EgELSccssrs
Bryant (Ricketts)
Thorstensen (PK)
Fraser (Stralka)Stralka (Thorstensen)
Fraser (Lewis)Thorstensen (Fraser)Reilly (Fraser)Cummings (Stralka)Thorstensen (unassisted)Thorstensen (Ricketts)Fraser (Bryant)Fraser (Lewis)Thorstensen (Matsuba)Dyer (Lewis, Stralka)Fraser (Matsuba, Thorstensen)Fraser (Matsuba)Stralka (Matsuba)Schmidt (Bryant, Fraser)Thorstensen (Matsuba)Fraser (Thorstensen)Fraser (Brezovsky)Fraser (Bryant)
Fraser (Thorstensen)
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2. UAB3. South Florida
4. Charlotte
5. Cincinnati
6. Marquette
7. Louisville
8. Memphis9. East Carolina
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Nov. 10 W,4-1 DePaul
Fraser (Thorstensen)Bryant (Unassisted)Fraser (Stralka, Matsuba)Thorstensen (Cibbs)Reilly (Fraser)Fraser (Thorstensen)Fraser (Bryant, Reilly)Fraser (Thorstensen)Bryant (German)Bryant (Reilly)Fraser (Bryant)Bryant (Thorstensen)Thorstensen (Fraser)Thorstensen (Fraser)
Home Games in Bold
C-USA Muti-ht's in Italics
Goals
595755
Assistsenoa4946
Points177163
GoalsAgainst
16
SINGLETERM
Year200019971994
YearOr\AA AXXJ1997
1996
Year20001997
Year
1992
-SEASONRECORDS
Shots
420
ShotsAgainst
220
Saves174
Sho.1198
G.A.A.
0.80
Year
1983
Year
2000
Year1983
Year199219961986
Year1992
Fewest Shots TakenFewest Shots Allowed
MISCELLANEOUS GAME
2 (Evansville, 1989, South Alabama, 1993, Saint Louis, 1998)0 (vs. Lipscomb, 2001)
Largest Margin of Victory 10 (10-0 vs. Lipscomb, 2000)
Largest Margin of Defeat 11 (0- 1 1 at Alabama A&M, 1 982)
Winning Streak
HomeAway .. ..
Losing StreakHome
AwayUnbeaten Streak
HomeWinless Streak
Away
SEASON
.. 8 (1986- 1 987) Consecutive Shutout Minutes:.. 9 ( 1 992- 1 993) Brian Covey, 489, 1 996
4(1996-1997) Consecutive Shutouts:
7(1991) Brian Covey 5 1996..3(1996) CAREER..11 (1994-95) 20 Goals/ 20 Assists:.. 10(1986-1987) RogerioLima23/22,'96-97
.. 15(1992-1993) Donald McDonagh 34/22, '86-88
..7(1991)
..18(1993-1995)
Memphis Tiger Soccer2002 Media Guide
Record Book - Records/Honor RollINDIVIDUAL RECORDS
CAREER
Games Name83 Pat Fischer82 2 tied
Year1983-86
Goals Name Years49 Morton Akerfors 1987-9045 Sean Fraser 1998-0137 Gareth O'Sullivan 1989-92
Assists Name Years22 Rogerio Lima 1996-9722 Donal McDonagh 1986-8819 3 tied
Points Name Years109 Sean Fraser 1998-01104 Morton Akerfors 1987-9090 Donal McDonagh 1986-88
Shots Name Years293 Donal McDonagh 1986-88
Saves Name Years416 EJ.Gilley 1983-87298 Brooks Monaghan 1992-94275 Brian Covey 1996-98
Shutouts Name Years24 Brooks Monaghan 1992-94
GAA Name Years1.40 Brooks Monaghan 1992-941.52 Brian Covey 1996-98
SINGLE-SEASON
Games Name Year24 Bernard Licari 199324 Tommy Smith 1993
Goals Name Year18 Sean Fraser 200117 Morton Akerfors 198716 Sean Fraser 2000
Assists Name Year12 Rogerio Lima 199710 Rogerio Lima 199610 David Jackson 1984
Points Name Year42 Sean Fraser 200141 Sean Fraser 200037 Morton Akerfors 1987
Shots Name Year113 Donal McDonagh 1986
Saves Name Year169 EJ.Gilley 1983141 EJ.Gilley 1984112 Brooks Monaghan 1993
Shutouts Name Year11 Brooks Monaghan 1992
GAA Name Year0.80 Brooks Monaghan 19921.08 Brian Covey 1996(minimum 1000 minutes)
SINGLE-GAMEGoals
5Assists4Points11Shots15Saves24
Goals1010Assists12
PlayerSean FraserPlayerJohn CookePlayerSean FraserPlayerDonal McDonaghPlayerE.J. Gilley
OpponentLipscombOpponentSW Missouri StateOpponentLipscombOpponentSouthern MissOpponentWake Forest
Date11/7/01Date10/18/87Date11/7/01Date11/11/88Date9/29/84
TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
Opp.LipscombLipscombOpp.Lipscomb
Date11/7/0111/24/00Date11/24/00
Points32Shots41Saves24
Opp.LipscombOpp.RhodesOpp.
Date11/24/00Date9/28/88Date
Wake Forest 9/29/84
All-South RegionRogerio Lima (1996,1997)Thomas Ohlmeier (1993)
Trevor Buckland( 1988,1989)Donal McDonagh (1988)
Second Team NSCAA/Adidas All-Midwest RegionSean Fraser (2001)
First Team All-Conference USASean Fraser (2000,2001)
Rogerio Lima (1996,1997)Second Team All-Conference USA
Stephen Lewis (2000)Justin Stralka (2000,2001)
FergalForcle(1996)FergalForde(1995)
Bernard Licari (1995)Third Team All-Conference USA
Lars Thorstsensen (2000,2001)••, Stephen Lewis (2001)
""j Matt Briggs( 1998)
O" Steven Brooks (1998)^ Jeremy Tutor (1997)PN Conference USA All-Freshman Team^ Clark Talley (2000)S Sean Fraser (1998)O Nick Glaser( 1997)Z Steven Brooks (1996)O Brian Covey (1996)[Jj Conference USA Coach of the Year
Richie Grant (2000)Conference USA Player of the Week
Lars Thorstensen (10-1-01)Lars Thorstensen (9-18-00)
Sean Fraser(9-l 1-00)Steven Brooks (9-14-98)Brian Covey (11-2-96)
Rolando Aguillon (9-18-95)GTE Academic Third Team All-American
Matt Briggs (1998)First Team All-Great Midwest Conference
Russell Church (1993)Gareth O'Sullivan (1992)
Scott Spencer (1992)Brooks Monaghan (1992)
JimHink(1991)Gareth O'Sullivan (1991)
Second Team All-Great Midwest ConferenceThomas Ohlmeier (1992,1993)
Frank Pileggi (1991,1992)Scott Spencer (1991)
Newcomer of the YearBernard Licari (1993)
GMC Championship MVPsBrooks Monaghan (defense) (1993)
Bernard Licari (offense) (1993)GMC Coach of the Year
Chris Bartels(1991)Soccer America National Player of the Week
Brooks Monaghan, 11-9-93
CONFERENCE USA COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL
During the 2001-02 academic year, the University of Memphis had 106 athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll. The following eightmembers of the men's soccer team received recognition for their achievements in the classroom through the year.
Darren Bevard
Kenneth Matsuba
Matt Bryant
David Medlock
Justin Dyer
Chris Schmidt
Jacob German
Justin Stralka
To be named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, student athletes must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Memphis Tiger Soccer 2002 Media Guide
Record Book - Year-by-Year Results
19827-11-2Opponent ScoreCovenant W4-3Belhaven Ll-4Southwestern (Rhodes) W4-0Alabama-Huntsville L2-4Vanderbilt TO-0at Alabama A&M LO-l ISouth Alabama W3-2atUAB L2-3at Georgia State Ll-5Tennessee Tech W3-lat Northeast Missouri State LO-lat Southeast Missouri State W3-2Southeast Missouri State LO-2at Southern Methodist LO-9atTCU Ll-3Milsaps W3-0OleMiss LO-lat Southwestern (Rhodes) T2-2at Tennessee L2-3Tennessee-Martin W3-lTotal Goals Scored 34-57
n/a Tennessee-Martin W7-2Metro Tournament at Louisville
11/9 vs. CincinnatiA W6-111/10 vs. VirginiaTechA T1-111/17 RhodesCollege L2-3Total Goals Scored 54-47
198512-7-2
19839-8-3Opponent ScoreTCU T2-2at Wake Forest LO-6at Alabama-Huntsville Ll-4S'western (Rhodes) W6-0at Vanderbilt Ll-2at Tennessee Tech W3-0UAB W2-1Lindenwood T 1-1
Metro Invitational at Cincinnativs. Virginia Tech A TO-0*vs. Louisville A LO-3Georgia State LO-3Tennessee-Martin W5-1Tennessee W2-1at South Alabama W 1-0at Belhaven LO-2at Milsaps LO-3at Southeast Missouri ....W 1-0Alabama A&M LO-2atS\vestem(Rhodes) W2-1OleMiss W4-0
Totals Goals Scored 32-32* Won 4-2 in shootout
Date Opponent Score9/1 Earlham College W4-09/4 at Appalachian State LO-l9/6 at #9 Wake Forest W2-19/11 RhodesCollege W2-09/13 Northeast Louisiana T1-19/18 at Vanderbilt LO-39/21 Missouri-Saint Louis L2-49/28 atMissouri-Rolla W4-19/29 at Southeast Missouri T 3-310/4 UAB W4-010/11 Alabama A&M W 1-0*10/16 at Alabama-Huntsville LO-310/18 GeorgiaState LO-210/20 Tennessee W4-110/26 atBelhaven W3-210/27 at South Alabama W2-111/2 atJohnBrown LO-l11/8 Christian Brothers W6-011/13 RhodesCollege W2-0
Metro Invitational at Memphis11/16 Cincinnati" Ll-311/17 LouisvilleA W2-0Total Goals Scored 43-27"Forfeit due to ineligible players
10/9 atBelhaven W4-210/10 at South Alabama LO-310/14 Ark.-LittleRock(ot) Ll-210/16 GeorgiaState L 1-310/18 Southwest Missouri W 8-110/21 atAlabama-Huntsville....W5-l10/28 at Vanderbilt L2-410/30 Western Kentucky LO-211/1 atEvansville LO-l
Metro Invitational at Cincinnati11/7 vs. Louisville A T 1-1 @11/8 vs. Virginia Tech A T2-2%Total Goals Scored 49-39@ Lost 2-3 in shootout% Lost 2-4 in shootout
19888-7-3
198410-9-3Date Opponent Score8/31 Vanderbilt W5-19/7 at Northeast Louisiana .... Ll-69/8 JohnBrown W5-09/12 RhodesCollege W3-29/14 Alabama-Huntsville Ll-29/21 atMissouri-SaintLouis ... LO-59/23 at Lindenwood T3-39/29 Wake Forest W2-110/5 atUAB W3-210/7 at Georgia State LO-l10/12 South Alabama L2-310/14 Southeast Missouri W2-110/19 at South Florida LO-210/21 at Tennessee Tl-l10/25 Missouri-Rolla L2-310/27 Belhaven W3-211/2 at Alabama A&M Ll-411/5 Tennessee Tech W4-1
Date Opponent8/31 AlabamaA&M....9/3 atUNCCharlotte..9/4 vs. Davidson
198614-4-2
Date Opponent Score9/3 South Alabama W309/6 Belhaven W l-O9/10 RhodesCollege W2-l9/12 Christian Brothers W3-i9/17 Vanderbilt W l-Oi9/19 atSIU-Edwardsville LO-5'9/21 atMissouri-SaintLouis Ll-29/27 vs.Xavier W4-29/28 at Western Kentucky LO-lI0/l Alabama-Huntsville W3-010/4 atlllinois State T2-2ot10/5 vs.Missouri-Rolla W2-llO/ll at Georgia State Ll-410/12 atUAB W2-l10/18 Appalachian State TO-010/30 Missouri-Rolla W2-111/1 JohnBrown W2-0
Metro Tournament at Blacksburg11/8 vs. CincinnatiA W2-011/9 atVirginiaTechA W3-111/11 at Rhodes College W5-1Total Goals Scored 39-22
Score...W4-1....LO-3...W5-3
9/9 atMissouri-SaintLouis...L2-39/16 at Western Kentucky T2-29/17 vs.Marquette LO-39/24 Alabama-Huntsville T 1-19/28 Rhodes W9-010/1 Belhaven W3-110/14 Vanderbilt W2-010/19 atUAB W6-010/23 at Georgia State T2-210/24 atMercer W5-010/27 Christian Brothers LO-l10/29 South Alabama Ll-3
Metro Tournament at Louisville11/5 vs. CincinnatiA LO-311/6 atLouisvilleA LO-211/11 Southern Mississippi W 3-0Total Goals Scored 45-28
9/8 Nicholls State W6-09/9 SIU-Edwardsville W 1-09/15 atDePaul W2-19/16 atWisconsin-Parkside....LO-49/21 vs. New Mexico Ll-29/23 vs. UNC Charlotte LO-4
Metro Tournament at Blacksburg9/29 vs. Cincinnati (ot)A L3-49/30 vs. Louisville A W4-110/5 atEvansville LO-210/6 Bradley LO-210/10 Belhaven W2-110/12 Vanderbilt W2-110/14 Christian Brothers W3-210/20 at Liberty L1-210/21 atRadford LO-210/26 Southeast Missouri W 5-110/31 atArk.-LittleRock W3-011/3 Ala.-Huntsville(ot) T 1-1
19879-9-2Date Opponent Score9/4 SIU-Edwardsville W l-O9/9 Rhodes W7-l9/13 at North Texas State W3-29/16 at Indiana Ll-39/19 Missouri-SaintLouis Ll-39/23 Christian Brothers W4-l9/25 UAB W3-29/30 at Alabama A&M (ot) L4-510/3 IllinoisState W l-O
198910-10-1Date Opponent Score9/6 Ark.-LittleRock(ot) W2-l9/9 atBradley(ot) Tl-l9/10 at Illinois State Ll-59/13 GeorgiaState W5-09/20 at SIU-Edwardsville Ll-39/23 at Alabama-Huntsville W 2-19/24 atAlabamaA&M Ll-29/28 Western Kentucky (ot) L 0-110/4 atVanderbilt W2-010/7 atBowling Green L 1-310/8 vs. Miami (Ohio) W4-2lO/ll Oral Roberts W3-l10/13 Missouri-Rolla Ll-210/18 Christian Brothers W l-O10/20 at South Alabama LO-l10/22 Evansville LO-410/25 Rhodes W6-010/27 atBelhaven W2-110/30 Liberty LO-l
Metro Tournament at Memphis11/4 CincinnatiA LO-l11/5 LouisvilleA W4-1Total Goals Scored 37-31
Total Goals Scored
1991
199010-9-1
Date Opponent Score9/1 Florida Tech LO-59/2 Rhodes W6-1
40-36
7-9-2Date Opponent Score8/31 Rhodes W3-l9/1 BocaRaton L l-3(OT)9/14 Kentucky W1-09/15 Eastern Michigan W3-19/18 South Alabama LO-l9/21 UAB* W2-19/22 Marquette* W 1-09/28 atCincinnati * W2-19/29 vs. Louisville T2-2ot10/2 Christian Brothers T2-2ot10/5 vs.DePaul* W 2-110/6 at New Mexico LO-l10/9 Arkansas-Little Rock L1-210/13 atSIU-Edwardsville L1-210/23 atSaintLouis* L2-610/27 at Southwest Missouri...L 2-411/2 at Vanderbilt Ll-3
Great Midwest Tournament(Saint Louis)
11/8 vs. Cincinnati LO-2Total Goals Scored 26-33*Great Midwest Conference match
199214-3-2
Memphis Tiger Soccer
Date Opponent Score9/6 Vanderbilt Wl-09/7 Southern Indiana W3-09/13 atArk.-LittleRock W2-09/18 at South Florida LO-49/20 at Central Florida W2-09/26 atDePaul* W2-09/27 at Marquette* W l-O10/4 at UAB* W4-l10/7 Western Kentucky Wl-010/10 SaintLouis* Tl-lI0/l I Cincinnati* W2-010/16 Southwest Missouri W3-010/18 at South Alabama T l-l10/23 at Kentucky Ll-210/25 QuincyCollege W2-110/28 Christian Brothers W3-211/1 Centenary W4-0
Great Midwest Tournament(SaintLouis)
11/7 vs. UAB W4-011/8 atSaintLouis Ll-4Total Goals Scored 38-16*Great Midwest Conference match
2002 Media Guide
Record Book- Year-By-Year Results
1993 13-9-2
Date Opponent Score9/4 Louisville W4-09/5 West Virginia W2-09/8 Arkansas-Little Rock W l - 09/10 at Western Kentucky....W 4-29/12 at Southern Indiana W 3-29/17 at Saint Louis* LO-49/19 at Quincy College LO-29/24 DePaul* W3-19/26 Marquette* T 1-1 ot10/2 vs. Florida Atlantic T 1 -1 ot10/3 at Coastal Carolina W2-110/8 at Dayton* LO-310/10 atCincinnati* LO-310/15 SIU-Edwardsville W3-110/17 South Alabama LO-310/20 atVanderbilt L 1-510/22 Oral Roberts W2-010/24 UAB* LI -310/27 Christian Brothers W 1-010/30 at Centenary LO-1
Great Midwest Tournament(Memphis)
11/5 UAB W2-111/6 Marquette W2-111/7 Saint Louis W 1-0
NCAA Tournament11/15 atlndiana LO-6Total Goals Scored 34-41*Great Midwest Conference match
1994 11-8-2Date Opponent Result9/3 Illinois-Chicago W4-l9/4 Western Michigan W3-09/7 at South Alabama L2-49/ll atArk.-LittleRock T3-3ot9/16 atDePaul* Ll-29/I8 atMarquette* LO-l9/23 vs. New Mexico LO-29/25 vs.N'easternlll W5-l ot9/28 Centenary W4-2ot9/30 Dayton* W3-l10/2 Cincinnati* W8-010/7 SaintLouis* L2-310/9 Vanderbilt T3-310/14 AlabamaA&M W l-O10/16 Oral Roberts W4-010/21 Southern Indiana W3-010/23 at UAB* L2-310/26 Christian Brothers W4-010/29 atDuke LO-4
Great Midwest Tournament(Birmingham)
11/11 vs. DePaul W2-011/12 atUAB Ll -2Total Goals Scored 55-32;;Great Midwest Conference match
1995 6-10-2Date Opponent Score9/3 at#l9Portland LO-79/4 vs. Washington L 1-89/6 South Alabama Wl-09/IO at UNC Charlotte* L 1-69/13 Arkansas-Little Rock W5-l9/17 DePaul* TO-Oot9/20 atMarquette* L I-4
Memphis Tioer Soccer
9/24 Louisville* W3-1I0/l atCincinnati * LO-210/6 at #7 Saint Louis* LO-410/13 SouthFlorida* LO-410/15 UAB* LO-l10/20 at Centenary L2-410/25 Christian Brothers W5-110/27 atVanderbilt W5-210/29 atEvansville T l - l o t11/4 New Mexico W5-2
Conference USA Tournament(Milwaukee)
11/8 vs.SaintLouis LO-lTotal Goals Scored 30-48''Conference USA match
1996 11-7-1Date Opponent Score8/31 at Bowling Green Tl - lo t9/7 vs. Southwest Missouri ..W 2-09/8 atTulsa W3-09/15 #12 UNC Charlotte* LO-l9/20 Vanderbilt W3-2ot9/22 at South Florida* L 1-69/29 Cincinnati* W3-010/4 Marquette* LO-210/6 atDePaul* Wl-010/11 #25Evansville LO-l10/13 SaintLouis* LO-l10/18 atLouisville* W6-110/20 at UAB* Ll-310/25 Western Kentucky W2-010/27 AlabamaA&M W6-010/30 Christian Brothers W5-011/2 Belmont W6-0
Conference USA Tournament11/12 atSaintLouis W 1-011/15 at South Florida LO-3Total Goals Scored 41-21*Conference USA match
1997 10-8-2
Date Opponent Score8/30 vs.Tulsa W3-2ot8/31 at SW Missouri T l - l ot9/6 #23 Bowling Green LO-59/7 #8 Portland (Ore.) W3-l9/12 at Western Kentucky W5-29/14 atVanderbilt W3-29/19 SouthFlorida* T2-2ot9/21 at Belmont Ll-29/26 #22 Saint Louis* Ll-2ot10/3 atCincinnati* L2-3ot10/5 atLouisville* W3-l10/10 at UAB* Ll-210/12 at UNC Charlotte* L2-310/19 DraryCollege W5-l10/22 AlabamaA&M W10-110/24 DePaul* Wl-010/26 #17Marquette* L3-4ot10/30 Christian Brothers W6-1
Conference USA Tournament11/4 DePaul W3-111/8 at South Florida L2-4Total Goals Scored 57-40*Conference USA match
1998 10-9-1Date Opponent Score9/5 vs. #23 SW Missouri LO-l9/6 at Western Illinois L l-2ot9/11 atUNLV W2-l9/13 vs. UC Santa Barbara W2-l9/18 at South Florida * T 3-3 ot9/20 Central Arkansas W5-l9/25 atDePaul* W3-29/27 atMarquette* LO-l10/2 Cincinnati* LO-310/4 Louisville* W2-l10/7 Belmont Wl-010/9 UAB* LO-2lO/ l l #23 UNC Charlotte* L2-310/16 at #8 Saint Louis* LO-210/18 atDruryCollege LO-l ot10/25 Western Kentucky W5-111/1 atChristian Brothers W3-0
Conference USA Tournament11/7 at #9 Saint Louis W 1-Oot11/13 vs.Marquette W3-011/15 at South Florida L2-4Total Goals Scored 35-29*Conference USA match
1999 7-11-0Date Opponent Score9/4 Centenary W4-29/5 Southwest Missouri LO-39/12 UNC Charlotte* W3-29/17 atHartwick Wl-09/18 vs.Fordham W3-29/22 Christian Brothers Ll-39/25 atSaintLouis* LO-4I0/l atMarquette* LO-l10/3 atUW-Milwaukee L I-210/7 at Western Kentucky LO-210/9 Cincinnati* W I-O10/14 at UAB* Ll-510/17 DePaul* L3-4ot10/22 atLouisville* LO-l10/24 at Belmont W3-01029 Central Arkansas L2-410/31 Oral Roberts W3-011/5 SouthFlorida* LO-lTotal Goals Scored 26-36* Conference USA match
2000 14-6-0Date Opponent Score9/1 Belmont W4-09/2 Birm.Southern W3-l9/8 vs. ! Western Illinois LO-39/10 vs. ! New Mexico W6-29/13 Western Kentucky LO-l9/17 atCincinnati* W2-l9/23 at * Charlotte * L3-4(2ot)9/24 vs.' ; Central Fla W7-l9/29 at " South Florida * ..W3-2(ot)I0/l vs. " Stetson W5-210/7 Louisville* W l-O10/13 atDePaul* W3-l10/18 # 18 UAB * L2-1 (2ot)10/21 Marquette * Wl-010/24 Lipscomb W10-010/28 #20 Saint Louis* LO-l(ot)11/1 at Christian Brothers W4-311/5 AlabamaA&M W2-1
Conference USA Tournament(St. Louis, Mo.)
11/9 vs. Cincinnati W2-111/10 vs. #14 Saint Louis L3-2Total Goals Scored 59-27* Conference USA match! Southwest Missouri State Tourn.* Charlotte Puma Classic" Reebok South Florida Classic
2001 6-9-2Date Opponent Score9/1 at- ;#lCreighton TO-0 2ot9/2 vs.r;Drake Ll-29/7 !Charlotte* T l - l 2ot9/9 ! Illinois-Chicago LO-49/21 at+TCU* L2-49/23 vs. + #1SMU LO-79/29 EastCarolina* W3-210/6 at#4SaintLouis* L2-310/9 at Belmont W5-l10/14 atMarquette* L I-210/17 at#8UAB* W3-210/20 Cincinnati* LO-l10/28 SouthFlorida* L2-511/4 atLouisville* L3-4ot11/7 Lipscomb W10-011/10 DePaul* W4-1Total Goals Scored 41-40* Conference USA match'•' Creighton Diadora Challenge1 Diadora Memphis Tournament* Texas Christian Tournament
All-Time Series Records |U OF M OPP
OPPONENT W-L-T GOALS GOALS YEARSAlabama A&M 6-5-0 30 27 1982-00UAB 11-10-0 45 37 1982-01Alabama-Huntsville 3-4-2 16 17 1982-90Appalachian State 0-1-1 0 1 1985-86Arkansas-Little Rock 5-2-1 18 9 1987-95Belhaven 7-2-0 19 15 1982-90Belmont 5-1-0 20 3 1996-01Birmingham Southern 1-0-0 3 1 2000Boca Raton 0-1-0 1 3 1991Bowling Green State 0-2-1 2 9 1989-97Bradley 0-1-1 1 3 1989-90UC Santa Barbara 1-0-0 2 1 1998Centenary 3-2-0 14 9 1992-99Central Arkansas 1-1-0 7 5 1998-99Central Florida 2-0-0 11 1 1992,00Charlotte 1-7-1 9 26 1988-01Christian Brothers 13-2-1 45 15 1985-00Cincinnati 9-10-0 38 32 1984-01Coastal Carolina 1-0-0 2 1 1993Covenant 1-0-0 4 3 1982Creighton 0-0-1 0 0 2001Dayton 1-1-0 3 4 1993-94Davidson 1-0-0 5 3 1988DePaul 11-2-1 29 14 1990-01Drake 0-1-0 1 2 2001Drury College 1-1-0 5 2 1997-98Duke 0-1-0 0 4 1994Earlham College 1-0-0 4 0 1985East Carolina 1-0-0 3 2 2001Eastern Michigan 1-0-0 3 1 1991Evansville 0-4-1 1 9 1987-96
I Florida Atlantic 0-0-1 1 1 19931 FloridaTech 0-1-0 0 5 1990I Fordham 1-0-0 3 2 19991 Georgia State 1-6-1 10 20 1982-89| Hartwick 1-0-0 1 0 1999I Illinois State 1-1-1 4 7 1986-89I Illinois-Chicago 1-1-0 4 5 1994,011 Indiana 0-2-0 1 9 1987-93I John Brown 2-1-0 7 1 1984-96
Kentucky 1-1-0 2 2 1991-92I Liberty 0-2-0 1 3 1989-90
Lipscomb 2-0-0 20 0 2000-011 Lindenwood 0-0-2 4 4 1983-84I Louisville 9-4-2 35 19 1983-01
UOFM OPPOPPONENT W-L-T GOALS GOALS YEARSMarquette 5-8-1 14 13 1988-01Mercer 1-0-0 5 0 1988Miami (Ohio) 1-0-0 4 2 1989Millsaps 1-1-0 3 3 1982-83OleMiss 1-1-0 4 1 1982-83Missouri-Rolla 3-2-0 11 8 1984-89Missouri-St. Louis 0-5-0 6 17 1984-88New Mexico 2-3-0 12 9 1990-00Nicholls State 1-0-0 6 0 1990UNLV 1-0-0 2 1 1998North Texas 1-0-0 3 2 1987Northeast Louisiana 0-1-1 2 7 1984-95Northeast Missouri 0-1-0 0 1 1982Northeastern Illinois 1-0-0 5 1 1994Oral Roberts 4-0-0 12 1 1989-99Portland (Ore.) 1-1-0 3 8 1995-97QuincyCollege 1-1-0 2 3 1992-93Radford 0-1-0 0 2 1990Rhodes College 13-1-1 61 13 1982-91Saint Louis 3-13-1 14 39 1991-01South Alabama 5-7-1 16 22 1982-95South Florida 1-9-2 15 40 1984-01Southeast Missouri 4-1-1 14 9 1982-91SILJ-Edwardsville 3-3-0 7 11 1986-93Southern Indiana 3-0-0 9 2 1992-94Southern Methodist 0-2-0 0 16 1982,01Southern Mississippi 1-0-0 3 0 1988Southwest Missouri 3-3-1 16 10 1987-99Stetson 1-0-0 5 2 2000Tennessee 2-1-1 9 6 1982-85Tennessee Tech 3-0-0 10 2 1982-84Tennessee-Martin 3-0-0 15 4 1982-84TCU 0-2-1 5 9 1982-83,01Tulsa 2-0-0 6 2 1996-97Vanderbilt 10-5-2 36 29 1982-97,01VirginiaTech 1-0-3 6 4 1983-87Wake Forest 2-1-0 4 8 1983-85Washington 0-1-0 1 8 1995West Virginia 1-0-0 2 0 1993Western Illinois 0-2-0 1 5 1998,00Western Kentucky 5-5-1 19 14 1986-00Western Michigan 1-0-0 3 0 1994Wisconsin Parkside 0-1-0 0 4 1990Xavier 1-0-0 4 2 1986Totals 198-163-34 725 580 (20 years)
THE LIST TIME A TIBER... ••scored 5 o>oa/s' beanhraservs Lipscomb (zuui)Scored 4 Goals: Sean Fraser vs. Lipscomb (2000)Scored 3 Goals: Matt Bryant vs Lipscomb (2001)Recorded 4 Assists- JohnCookevs SW Missouri State (1987)Recorded 3 Assists: .. LarsThorstensenvs.Lipscomb(2001)Recorded 10 Shots: ... DonalMcDonagh
vs. So Mississippi (1988), 15 shotsRecorded 20 Saves: EJ Gilleyvs Wake Forest (1984), 24 savesRecorded 1 5 Saves: EJ. Gilleyvs. Wake Forest (1984), 24 savesRecorded 10 Saves: Brian Covey vs. Portland (1997), 11 savesRecorded Back-to-Back Shutouts: Brian Covey (5) (1996)Scored two goals in under a minute JeremyTutor
vs W Kentucky (1997) 0:53Stopped a Penalty Kick: Brooks Monaghan
vs Southern Indiana (1992)
THE LIST TIME THE TIBERS...Scored 10 Goals In a Game- vs Lipscomb (2001) 10-0Scored Seven Goals In a Game: . vs. Central Florida (2000), 7-1Scored Six Goals In a Game: . vs New Mexico (2000), 6-2Scored Five Goals in a Half: vs Lipscomb (2001), 5 (2nd half)Notched 10 Assists In a Game: vs. Lipscomb (2001), 10Attempted 40 Shots: vs. Rhodes (1988), 41 shots
COAC
Year Coach1982 Peter Bermel1983 Peter Bermel1984 Peter Bermel1985 Peter Bermel1986 Peter Bermel1987 Peter BermelTotals1988 ChrisBartels1989 ChrisBartels1990 ChrisBartels1991 ChrisBartels1992 ChrisBartels1993 ChrisBartels1994 ChrisBartels1995 ChrisBartels1996 ChrisBartels1997 ChrisBartels1998 ChrisBartelsTotals1999 RichieGrant2000 RichieGrant2001 RichieGrantTotalsAil-Time Totals
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41-17-55-2-16-5-07-2-15-3-18-0-110-2-19-1-15-2-16-4-06-3-14-3-077-27-84-5-06-3-04-3-1
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16-30-52-3-23-5-12-4-01-5-04-3-13-7-00-6-11-6-14-3-13-5-14-5-1
27-52-92-6-04-1-02-4-18-11-151-93-15
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0-1-11-0-1
3-0-00-0-24-1-41-2-01-0-01-3-01-1-12-0-00-0-12-1-00-2-01-0-01-0-02-1-012-10-21-0-04-2-00-2-05-4-0
21-14-6
2002 Medie Guide
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NameBailey, MattBalmori, FabianBevard, DarrenBreslau,JeffBrezovsky, DustyBridges, TonyBriggs, MattBrowne, ClintBrooks, StevenBryant, MattBuckland, Trevor
NameChurch, RussellClark, BradClemence, KurtCreson, LarryCrossett, BrandonCooke, John
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NameDang.PhoungDavis, DamonDevall.DanDobson, DanielDunn, JasonDyer, Justin
NameEnnis, Nelson
NameFairley, CarterFerrera, BonnieFinlason.TimFischer, PatFletcher, ChrisFloyd, MichaelForde, FergalFraser, Sean
NameGaither, RussGallina, GregGerman, JakeGibbs, GrahamGilley, E.J.Gilley, SeanGlaser, NickGoad, JonGrant, ScottGreenslade, ReidGregory, Kris
NameHalford, ScottHalliburton, DaleHauss, ScottHeckman, KennyHink.Jeff
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POSF-DMD-MMDD
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POSFD-MDMDMMF
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YRS1991-9319952000-011984-872000-011982-861995-981991-941996-9920011987-89
YRS1992-941997-981994-971983-841996-991984-8720011998-99
YRS1982-841992-93199020011994-972001
YRS2000
YRS1992-951984-8619951983-86198920001993-961998-01
YRS19891992-9520012000-011983-8419881997-0019871993-9520011997
YRS198719931983-841982-851984-88
GP621967647048323830
GP35185116405951711651
GP611169422478174
GP503317117217
GP3
GP575228314107373
GP18211232181
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GP211418227
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G A PTS2 1 51 0 20 1 10 3 32 1 50 0 011 12 341 4 614 6 360 0 00 0 0
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Name POSJackson, David D-FJordan, Brent DJohnson, Pat F
Name POSKauker, Mike D-MKauker, Robi MKeene, Richard DKelley, Lee FKnight, Eddie DKonieczny, Jeff MKuns, Ross F
Name POSLarsson, Goran DLaster, Steve MLetterman, Matt FLewis, Joey MLewis, Stephen DLhommeau, Patrice MLicari, Bernard FLima, Rogerio FLocks, Greg MLuzuka, Kwasi M
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Name POSNeff, Johnny M-DNeff, Michael MNemens, Jeremy DNorris, David FNorris,John M
Name POSOhlmeier, Thomas MOrellana.Jody DO'Sullivan, Gareth F
Name POSPaule, Grant MPettinger, Matt FPepper, Robert DPeil.Troy DPike, Kevin MPileggi, Frank D
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YRS1982-851991-931982-84
YRS1982-8619871997-9919941986-891987-881985-86
YRS1992-931986-881998-991995-981998-011990-921993-951996-971988-911995-96
YRS19891998-0119901993-941986-881992-951998-9919951998-001990198719821990-911997-991994-971989-921993,951982-8419961986-871986-87
YRS1993-96199619931990-931987-90
YRS1992-931995-961989-92
V7?S2000-0119831993-941987-8919821989-92
65 1016 36 Poczobut, David61 3 1 714 0 0 01 0 0 03 0 0 0
GP G A PTS74 17 19 552 3 3 949 5 5 15
GP G A PTS82 2 7 1120 1 1 337 0 10 1010 2 1 575 3 3 936 3 4 1040 21 8 50
GP G A PTS18 0 0 08 0 0 025 1 1 362 0 2 269 3 4 1045 8 5 2162 19 17 5537 23 22 6872 4 9 175 1 0 2
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GP G A PTS27 1 6 820 3 3 927 0 1 140 0 0 010 0 0 0
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NameSalter, BillySchmidt, ChrisSchmitt, CarlSchmitt, KeithSchiffer, MikeSchumann, VolkerSchwaigert, RyanShipman, MichaelShumate, CorySmith, MartySmith, TommySommers, DavidSpencer, ScottSpilker, CarlSprout, BryantStralka, JustinSteinkampf, HanjoStirling, Taylor
NameTappan, DavidThiele, PhilipThorstsensen, LarsTurner, GeraldTurner, ScottTutor, Jeremy
NameVoight.JohnVopel, Bill
NameWhite, TommyWhitworth, ButchWiabel, BobbyWilliams, MickeyWinfrey, Rob
NameYun, Won
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POS YRSF 1996D 1982
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GP28
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Sept. 6 ~ MRSC - 7:30 PNSan Fraricisco, CA Location-
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OPPONENTSBelmont 5-1-0Lipscomb 2-0-0NnrthpAGtPt'n fl-fl-fl
San Francisco 0-0-0Stetson 1-0-0UNC-Wilmington 0-0-0Vanderbilt 10-5-2W, Kentucky 5-5-1
Head CoachSchool Record -Career Record -AssistantSIDOffice Phone •SID Fax
-Jon Goad—15-36-1/3yrs— 64-82-4/8 yrs—Jim Maddux
Kevin Farris-(615)279-5862-(615)269-1806
Head CoachSchool Record -Career Record -AssistantSID/SoccerOff ice Phone—SID Fax
Sean Murphy-39-35-2/5thYr.
sameChad Griffin
—SalinaHood-(386)822-8131-(386)822-8132
WESTERM KENTUCKYVSNBEHBIIT
Sept. 27 ~ Bowling Green, KY ~ 7:00 PM- Bowling Green, KY
Hilltoppers-16,579
Location -Mascot—Enrollment -
Sept. 29 ~ Nashville, TN ~ 2:00 PMLocation Nashville, TNMascot CommodoresEnrollment 6,037
2002 G-USAOPPONENTS
Charlotte 1-7-1Cincinnati 9-10-0DePaul 11-2-1East Carolina 1-0-0Louisville 9-4-2Marquette 5-8-1Saint Louis 3-13-1
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Jason Burr AssistantTPA in
745-6462 Office Ph<745-3444 SID Fax -
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Bosworthart Wilson460-6698460-5584
Memphis Tiger Soccer2002 Media Guide
Ten
Location •MascotEnrollment -Stadium •
AUG. 31 ~ MRSC
2001 C-USA Record-2001 RecordHead Coach :—School RecordCareer RecordAssts.SID
- Garvey-Rosenthal (1,500)3-7-0/1 Oth
-6-11-1Dave Rubinson
-126-221-16/21 Yrs.-same
Office Phone-—-SID Fax-
- Blake Amos, Dewi Hardman: Drew Harris
------ (817) 257-7969— (817)257-7964
OiPnut
2:00 PMChicago, IL
— Blue Demons-21,535
Oct. 5 ~ Chicago, ILLocation --»———-———-——<
fUl 3 s c ot ~~~" -—-————.——••--—
EnrollmentStadium — Wish Field (1,000)2001 C-USA Record 2-6-2/11 th2001 Record 3-13-2Head Coach Craig BlazerSchool Record 3-13-2/1 Yr.Career Record sameAssts. Micheal Benn, Chad HalversonSID Greg GreenwellOffice PhoneSID Fax
- (773) 325-7546-(773)325-7531
USBOct. 23 ~ MRSC ~ 7:00 PM
Location Birmingham, ALMascot BlazersEnrollment 15,921Stadium2001 C-USA Record2001 RecordHead CoachSchool RecordCareer Record -
-West Campus Field (2,500)-7-3/2nd-15-6-0
- Mike Getman
Conference USA Opponents
GlNGiNNffTI
7:00 PMFort Worth, TXHorned Frogs
-8,066
Sept. 14 ~ Cincinnati, OH ~ 2:00 PM
Mascot BearcatsEnrollment 34,000
— Meyers Field (500)5-4-1/5th
7-8-4
Stadium2001 C-USA Record-2001 RecordHead Coach Hylton DayesSchool Record 7-8-4/1 Yr.Career Record 103-93-23/13 Yrs.Assistant Greg BowmanSIDOffice Phone -SID Fax
-(513)556-5191
-(513)556-0619
iasr GRRBUHA
Oct. 11LocationMascotEnrollment—Stadium
Greenville, NC ~ 1:00 PMGreenville, NC
Pirates— 19,412
2001 C-USA Record -2001 RecordHead CoachSchool RecordCareer RecordAssts.SID
— Bunling Field3-7/9th
7-11DevinO'Neil
--18-34-1/3 Yrs.-same
Office Phone -SID Fax
- Michael Benn, Dan MelendrezJody Jones
(252) 328-4522(252) 328-4528
Oct. 30 - MRSC ~ 7:00 PMLocationMascotEnrollmentStadium2001 C-USA Record •2001 RecordHead Coach -
— Milwaukee, Wl— Golden Eagles
-10,600- Valley Fields
5-5/Bth•12-8-1
126-73-9(1 p ,Yrs School "Record-168-93-18/15 Yrs.
Assts. Justus Griffin, David GiffardSID Aaron JordanOffice Phone (205) 934-0722
SID Fax (205) 934-7505
Career Record —AssistantSIDOffice Phone •SID Fax
Steve Adlard— 110-87-17/10 Yrs.•163-139-26/18 Yrs.
Jim WelchBlain Fowler
(414)288-6980(414)288-6519
Sam Louis CHMHIOTTENOV. 2 ~ MRSC
Location —MascotEnrollment-Stadium —2001 C-USA Record2001 Record —Head Coach —School Record •Career Record-AssistantSID/SoccerOffice Phone —SID Fax
7:00 PMSt. Louis, MO
Billikens11,145
Ftobert R. Hetmann Stadium (6,050)-9-1/1st
18-2-0- Dan Donigan—18-2-0/1 Yr
same
NOV. 9LocationMascotEnrollment—Stadium
Mike Sorber- Doug Mcllhagga-(314)977-2524
-(314)977-7193
2001 C-USA Record-2001 RecordHead CoachSchool RecordCareer RecordAssts.SIDOffice Phone -SID Fax
Charlotte, NC ~ 7:00 PMCharlotte, NC
49ers18,308
-Transamerica Field (4,000)5-4-1/4th
9.9.3John Tart
75-56-12/7 Yrs.212-148-33/20 Yrs.
- Kelly Findley, Kevin O'BrienBrent Stastny
(704) 687-6313(704) 687-4918
SOUTH FIORIDM
Sept. 20LocationMascotEnrollment-
Tampa, Fl 7:00 PMTampa, FL
Bulls-37,000
Stadium USF Soccer Stadium (4,000)2001 C-USA Record 7-3-0/T-2nd2001 Record 15-7-0Head Coach George KieferSchool Record 1 st YrCareer Record
TBA SID/Soccer-Office Phone-SID Fax
- Mike Duncan, Jim FelixChris Edgel
(813)974-4029(813)974-5328
LOUISVILLE
Oct. 19 ~ MRSCLocation •Mascot —
3:00 PMLouisville, KY
- CardinalsEnrollment 22,000Stadium Cardinal Park2001 C-USA Record 3-6-1/7th2001 Record 7-11-1Head CoachSchool Record —Career Record -—AssistantSIDOffice Phone —SID Fax
Tony Colavecchia50-62-7/6 Yrs.
-—147-121 -20/14 Yrs.DaleHelfrich
Kim Pemberton(502) 852-6581
(502) 852-7401
2002 Conference USAChampionship Tournament
TOURNAMENT[November 14-17,2002 * St. Louis]
Memphis Tiger Soccer 2002 Media Guide
2002 Conference USA Composite Schedule
Friday, August 30East Carolina at Ohio StateSaint Louis vs. Wake Forest (Chapel Hill, NC)
Saturday. August 31Charlotte at RadfordDePaul at PortlandIUPU Fort Wayne at LouisvilleTCU at MemphisStetson at South FloridaUAB at Cal-lrvine
Sunday. September 1Dayton at CincinnatiEast Carolina vs. Penn State (Columbus, Ohio)Louisville at IUPUISaint Louis at North Carolina
Monday. September 2DePaul vs. Washington (Portland, Ore.)UAB vs. San Diego (Irvine, Calif.)
Wednesday. September 4Marquette at Evansville
Friday. September 6Charlotte vs. Rhode Island (Birmingham, Ala.)Radford at Louisville
I San Francisco at MemphisTCUatTulsa
I Birmingham-Southern at UAB
I Saturday, September 7I Cincinnati at Cleveland State
DePaul at Wis.-MilwaukeeEast Carolina at South Florida
I Saint Louis at MarquetteI Northeastern at Memphis
TCU vs. Bradley (Tulsa, Okla.)
Sunday, September 8Charlotte vs. Birmingham-Southern
I DePaul vs. Wis.-Green Bay (Milwaukee, Wis.)UNCAsheville at LouisvilleRhode Island at UAB
Tuesday. September 10Louisville at IndianaSouth Florida at JacksonvilleOral Roberts at TCU
Wednesday. September 1 1Cincinnati at KentuckyElon at East CarolinaOakland at Marquette
Memphis at Lipscomb
Southwest Missouri St. at Saint LouisUNC Greensboro at South FloridaLoyola-Chicago vs. TCU (Dallas, Texas)Western Kentucky vs. UAB
Saturday. September 14Memphis at CincinnatiUMKC vs. TCU (Dallas, Texas)
Memphis Tiger Soccer
Sunday. September 15Charlotte at East CarolinaDePaul at Northern IllinoisJames Madison at Saint LouisStony Brook at South FloridaNavy vs. UAB
Wednesday. September 18Marquette at Wright StateWinthrop at Charlotte
Thursday. September 19Cincinnati at Xavier (Ohio)
Friday, September 20DePaul at East CarolinaLouisville vs. South Carolina (Evansville,Ind.)Memphis at South FloridaTCUatSMU
Saturday. September 21UAB at Saint Louis
Sunday. September 22DePaul at CharlotteLouisville vs. Fresno State (Evansville,Ind.)Marquette at CincinnatiMemphis at StetsonSouth Florida at Florida Atlantic
Monday. September 23UAB at Tulsa
Tuesday. September 24TCU at Centenary
Wednesday. September 25Charlotte at Saint LouisDePaul at Illinois-ChicagoUNC Wilmington at East CarolinaWestern Kentucky at Louisville
Friday. September 27Cincinnati at TCUMarquette at WashingtonMemphis at Western Kentucky
Saturday. September 28East Carolina at UABSaint Louis at Louisville
Sunday. September 29South Florida at CharlotteCincinnati vs. SMU (in Fort Worth, Texas)DePaul at DrakeMarquette vs. Portland (in Seattle)College of Charleston at TCU
Sunday. September 30Memphis at Vanderbilt
Wednesday. October 2Kentucky at LouisvilleEastern Illinois at Saint Louis
Saturday. October 5Charlotte at UABMemphis at DePaulSouth Florida at CincinnatiTCU at MarquetteFurman at Saint Louis
Sunday. October 6Louisville at East Carolina
Tuesday, October 8Marquette at Wis.-Green BaySouth Florida at Central Florida
Wednesday. October 9Davidson at CharlotteButler at CincinnatiLouisville at Ohio StateAir Force at Saint Louis
Friday, October 11Memphis at East Carolina
Saturday, October 12TCU at CharlotteCincinnati at Saint LouisUAB at LouisvilleSouth Florida at Marquette
Sunday. October 13Ind.-Purdue-Fort Wayne at DePaulMemphis at UNC Wilmington
Tuesday. October 15Louisville at Marquette
Wednesday. October 16Charlotte at South CarolinaCincinnati at DePaulEast Carolina at Coastal CarolinaUAB at TCU
Saturday. October 19Charlotte at MarquetteDePaul at UABLouisville at MemphisSaint Louis at South Florida
Sunday. October 20Alabama A&M at CincinnatiEast Carolina at TCU
Tuesday. October 22Marquette at Wis.-Milwaukee
Wednesday. October 23 >Oakland at Cincinnati mLoyola-Chicago at DePaul KEast Carolina at Campbell ^UAB at MemphisSaint Louis at TCU
Friday. October 25N.C. State at CharlotteLouisville at South Florida
Saturday. October 26TCU at DePaul
Sunday, October 27Duke at CharlotteEast Carolina at CincinnatiUAB at MarquetteSouth Florida at Florida International
Wednesday. October 30Louisville at CincinnatiDePaul at Saint LouisEast Carolina at N.C. StateMarquette at Memphis
Friday, November 1
South Florida at UAB
Saturday. November 2Cincinnati at CharlotteTCU at LouisvilleSaint Louis at Memphis
Sunday. November 3South Florida at DePaulMarquette at East CarolinaUAB at Georgia State
Tuesday. November 5Belmont at Memphis
Wednesday. November 6Charlotte at LouisvilleMarquette at DePaul
Saturday. November 9Memphis at CharlotteCincinnati at UABDePaul at LouisvilleEast Carolina at Saint LouisWisconsin at MarquetteSouth Florida at TCU
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. 2007 In Review12001 Season Recap12001 Statistics/Results
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2002 OpponentsNon-Conference OpponentsC-USA OpponentsC-USA Composite Schedule
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UT-Martin Oct. 4,4:00
Southeast Missouri Oct. 7,1:00
Nebraska Oct. 11,7:00
South Florida* Oct. 13,1:00
Southern Miss* Oct. 18,4:00
UAB* (MRSC) Oct. 20,1:00
TCU* (MRSC) Oct. 25,7:00
Houston* (MRSC) Oct. 27,1:00
Christian Brothers Oct. 30,7:30
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UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS LADYTIGERS QUICK FACTS
.ocation: Memphis, Tennesseeounded:1912
Enrollment: 20,332Nickname: TigersColors: Blue and GrayHome Stadium (Capacity): Echles Field (1,500)I/like Rose Soccer Complex (2,500)Conference: Conference USA
Affiliation: NCAA Division Iresident: Dr. Shirley Raines
Athletic Director: R.C. JohnsonSWA: Lynn ParkesAthletic Department Phone: (901) 678-2335
LROY TIBER SOCCERHead Coach: Brooks MonaghanAlma Mater, Year: Memphis, 1994Record at Memphis: 14-24-1 (2 years)Overall Record: 14-24-1 (2 years)Assistant Coaches: Jodi Fisher, Mike ThomasSoccerOffice Phone: (901) 678-2315All-Time Record: 48-84-52001 Record: 5-13-1 (Home: 4-5-1; Away: 1-8-0)2001 Conference USA Record/Finish: 3-7-OVT-9th2001 Conference USA Tournament: N/AStarters Returning/Lost: 6/5Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/8<ey Returners: Alison Baker, Sr., F/MF; BeccaAmrozowicz, Sr., F/MF; Katarina Wicksell, Jr., GK.
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Welcome to University of Memphis SoccerCredentials- Members of the media following the Tigers need to contact Ryan Powell or Todd Vatter inThe University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Office for press credentials prior to the event. A passlist will be kept at the main gate area, which also serves as the media gate. Seating in the press area is limitedand will be restricted to filing press, radio, and television representatives' needs according to NCAAregulations.
Parking- Media parking is located in the parking lot adjacent to the main gate. No parking pass is requiredto park in that parking lot.
Photographers- Press and television photographers are requested to stay at least 10 feet away fromthe playing surface. A photo deck is located behind press rowforteams wishing to shoot coaches video.
Stefotfcs-The U of M Media Relations Office will provide game notes, statistics, rosters and media guidesthroughout the game to all members of the media. At the reporter's request, The U of M media relationsoffice will also provide complete game statistics to each media member shortly after each contest.
Interviews- Memphis soccer practices are closed to the media. However, special arrangements may bemade by contacting the Media Relations Office well before practice time. All interviews are coordinated withhead coaches Richie Grant and Brooks Monaghan through the Athletic Media Relations Office. The officestaff can also set up interviews throughout theseason with Grant or Monaghan as well as player interviewswhich will be set up around the player's academic and practice schedules. Coaches and players areavailable for postgame interviews 10 minutes following the end of the game.
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Head uoacn BROOKS Monagnan
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BROOKS MONAGHANMamas, 1994
COACHING BACKGROUND* Third year as U of M Head Coach* Lady Tigers Goalkeepers' Coach (1996-99)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE'UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE 1991* University of Memphis 1992-94•Memphis Express 2002* New Orleans Gamblers (USISL) 1995-96
HONORS AND ACCOLADES* Member of U-20 U.S. National Team (1992-94)* Soccer America National Player of the Week, 11-3-93* GMC Tournament Defensive MVP 1993* First Team AII-GMC, 1992* Posted U of M record 11 shutouts and 0.80 goals
against average in 1992* U of M All-Time leader in shutouts (24) and goals
against average (1.40)
Brooks Monaghan is not one to back down from a challenge. He didn'tsix years ago when he helped start the women's soccer program atMemphis from scratch as the goalkeepers' coach, and three yearsago when he was offered the head coaching position, the 29-year-oldcoach didn't flinch.
"I was excited and nervous at the same time," Monaghan said after heaccepted the post. "Going from goalkeeper coach to head coach is abig stepping stone. The program was very average at the time and Ifound that to be challenging. I always love a good challenge."
It would have been easy for Monaghan to give up on a fledgling pro-gram that had combined to win just 10 games the previous two sea-sons and notched just one conference win the year before he tookover, but instead the former U of M goalkeeper grabbed the reins andbegan to steer the Lady Tigers back on course.
In his first season, Monaghan guided the Lady Tigers to a nine-winseason and within one victory of a berth in the Conference USA Cham-pionship Tournament. The Lady Tigers' four-game improvement wasthe best in the program's brief six-year history.
As is the case with any team, an increase in victories leads to anincrease in expectations. But Monaghan's young Tigers sufferedthrough some growing pains in 2001 and saw the promise of an excit-ing season fall victim to nine one-goal losses and four others by just twogoals as they finished the campaign at 5-13-1.
"Even though our record doesn't show it, we played better in 2001 thanwe did in 2000 and I'm proud of that," Monaghan said. "We had a lot ofheartbreaking losses last season, but we'll learn from that and be abetter team because of it. These girls are still young and have a lot ofsoccer ahead of them here at Memphis."
With 10 newcomers on the squad, the 2001 season did have its brightspots and showed the Lady Tigers are on the brink of becoming a top-tier team in C-USA. The game that signified that the most was the LadyTigers' league finale thumping of South Florida. Memphis beat theBulls 3-0 and extracted revenge from a 7-0 loss at the hands of USF in2000. Another bright spot was the program's first-ever victory over
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SEC-foe Ole Miss. The LadyTigers defeated the Rebels 1 -0 to snap a five-game winlessstreak against Ole Miss.
With two recruiting classes fullof talented players and a num-ber of dependable upperclass-men, Monaghan has the U ofM program back on track andheaded in the right direction.
"It takes time to build a pro-gram and get players adjustedto your style of coaching,"Monaghan said. "And I finallyfeel like we're getting there. Ihave two of my recruitingclasses in place and things arecoming together nicely for us."
Monaghan was an all-ConferenceGoalkeeper during his playing daysat the U of M.
Prior to becoming the Lady Tiger Head Coach, Monaghan served asthe primary goalkeeper's coach and was a vital part of the Memphiscoaching staff during the program's first four seasons. UnderMonaghan's guidance, the Lady Tigers' goals against average droppedfrom 2.74 in 1995 to 1.77 in 1999.
As a player, Monaghan enjoyed an impressive collegiate career. Afterspending his freshman year at Evansville, Monaghan transferred tothe U of M and helped lead the Tigers to a share of the conferencechampionship in 1992 and an outright title in 1993. As the Tiger goal-keeper, Monaghan posted a 0.80 goals against average to go with 11shutouts and was named First Team all-Great Midwest Conferenceas a junior. A prep standout at Christian Brothers High School in Mem-phis, Monaghan's college career earned him a spot on the U-20national squad.
Monaghan is hoping that the success he enjoyed as a player willcontinue as a coach.
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Question and Answer with Coach Monaghan
"/ don't know how I can't be excited."Q. Looking back over your first two seasons as the head coach, talk about the stateof the program and where you see the program headed in the future?
A. "I definitely think the program is headed in the right direction. Whencoaches take over programs, they want to bring in their own ideas and theirown players. This is my second recruiting class leading up to 2002 and we'revery excited about them. We are very young having 13 new players this yearand 10 last year, but we do have three seniors who should help guide themalong. I think we are going to surprise a lot of people out there, but I stillhink it takes a while to build a program. I do think everything is going in the
right direction though and we have continued over the past three years tostrengthen our program. I think we're getting to where we want to be."
Q. What has you most excited about the upcoming season?
A. "I'm excited about everything. We had a great Spring. We worked thegirls really hard and we think they benefitted from it. We also added somevery talented players to this year's squad. We have 13 new kids coming inand all of them I am very familiar with. I think they'll be able to step in andcontribute right away. Also what excites me is that we ended the year on agood note. It took us a while to gel as a team, but when we finally cametogether, we started to see success. A lot of the year, we started sevenfreshman, which is a lot out of 11 players and those kids that played a lot forus last year have a year under their belt and a year of experience which willmake them that much better this year. Plus the talent of the new players, Idon't know how I can't be excited."
Q. What area of the team do you see the most promise in and what area do you thinkthe squad will need to improve the most before the opening match vs. FloridaAtlantic?
A. "From an offensive standpoint, I think we are going to be much strongerthan last year. We asked quite a few players to play in new positions, attackroles that they were not familiar with last year. Those kids did a great jobadapting to their roles, but this year we brought in several offensive playersthat will take some pressure off of them and allow them to return to theirregular positions which we feel will benefit the team the most. We were verysolid from a defensive standpoint, I think we lost nine games by just onegoal. We were in every game we played, we just didn't score goals. So thisyear, from a recruiting standpoint, I think we covered that."
"With so many new players, it takes time for those kids to adapt to eachother. We feel that everybody who is returning has really become close bothoff and on the field and a team that is close off the field is usually a very goodteam on the field. If we can get everybody on the same page with all thosenew players, we have a chance to do something special. That is the areawhere we need to work at the most before the first match. I think we have allthe talent in the world, the hard part will be trying to get these girls to gelright away."
Q. You have your top goal scorer returning from last season, and she is a senior.What does having a player like Alison Baker mean to a team that is comprised ofnearly half newcomers?
A. "AN Baker was one of the players that had to play out of position lastyear. She is going to score her goals, but she is not a true goal scorer. Sheis a true center mid that creates things for us. She creates opportunities forother players. This year, she is going to have players to get the ball to up topthat can score those goals. She is also going to be looked upon as a leader.She is very talented and a heck of an athlete. Whether she is the captain ornot, she will be a role model for this young team, so she plays a veryimportant role in everything. She is a fierce competitor who hates to loseand I think that will rub off on these kids. And the more she rubs off on them,the better off we will be."
Q. What do you expect from Becca Amrozowicz in her final season for the Lady
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Tigers and from CBU transfer Anna Thorsdottir who has one season of eligibility at UofM?A. "I've got high expectations for Becca. We started playing her up toptowards the end of the Fall last year and into the Spring of this year, and Ithink that is her true position. Unfortunately, we only have one year left withBecca, but I think she is going to do great things up top for us. She is alsoa leader who works her tail off and if we can get the new kids to look up to herand follow her, it's going to benefit the team. We think Becca is going toscore a lot of goals for us."
"Anna is also a big-time competitor. She works hard at every practiceand is coming from a good program at CBU. She was a leader on that teamand I've talked to Anna and we don't want her to come in like a typicalfreshman. She's been through good times and hard times and she knowswhat it takes to be a leader. We've asked her to come in here and be a leader.Anna is a very talented player and we've got high expectations for her. Shecan play several positions and she will be a bonus for us."
Q. What do you want your team to get out of the first five non-conference gamesbefore you open C-USA play with Saint Louis on Sept. 20?
A. "It's all about preparation. Obviously, we want to win those first fivegames as bad as any of our games, but for us, our goal is to win theconference tournament and if you do that, you get an NCAA bid. I think it'srealistic to set the goals that high. From last year, if we're going to go fromlast year's record and last year's conference record to complete that goal, wehave our work cut out for us. We feel like we have the talent to do it though,like I said earlier, it's all about preparation. Hopefully those first five gameswill prepare us to beat Saint Louis on September 20th. By the time we reachthat game, hopefully we'll have all of our flaws out and be raring to go."
Q. The 2002 roster has 14 foreigners and 12 Americans, is it difficult as the coach toget the players to adjust to each one's differing styles of play?
A. "I think it's definitely a concern we have of getting everyone on the samepage, but as far as a negative standpoint, I don't think there is one. Eachplayer, whether they are from England, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Swedenor Denmark, brings their own ideas and you can take those ideas and havethe other players learn from them. The foreigners realize from an athleticstandpoint, the Americans may be a little above them, and see that and workhard to improve. From an American standpoint, they see that foreigners area bit better technically and likewise they see that and work hard at that. As faras having foreigners on a team, I think it is a positive thing. They grow up ina soccer environment their whole lives and they live and die by it. I think thathas rubbed off a lot on our kids. To have so many foreigners is a plus for us."
Q. Nine of the 13 losses last season were by just one goal and the team's fivevictories all came via the shutout, how can you build on those performances for the2002 season?
A. "I think everyone on our team knows that we lost nine of 13 games by justone goal. We struggled scoring goals last season and we feel with theaddition of the players we've added this year, that that will not be a concern.Also, we were close in every match we played. We didn't really get beaten byany team, we were just unfortunate more than we came out on the fortunateend. I think our kids realize that we are very close to being something veryspecial, as a coach you just have to keep emphasizing how close we were.The kids worked hard last year, but as a coach you have to remind these kidsthat we were this close last year that we need to put in the extra work to putus over the top. It's one thing when your kids realize they were close, but it'sanother when they believe in themselves. I think our kids do believe inthemselves. They had a lot of heartache last year losing nine games by onegoal, and as a coach I am going to remind them of that before every gameand hopefully get a little more out of them."
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Assistant Coaches
JODI FISHERASSISJRNJ COUCH
There is no part of the University ofMemphis women's soccer programthat Jodi Fisher is unfamiliar with. Shehas moved up the ranks from playerto assistant coach with some titles inbetween during her eight seasonswith the program.
Fisher was a forward for the Lady Ti-gers during the season of theprogram's inception in 1995 and wasnamed graduate assistant coach in1999.
After former U of M assistant coachClinton Browne announced his plansto move to Lambuth University in thespring of 2001, Fisher stepped intothe role vacated by Browne.
Fisher is the U of M's All-time leader in goalsscored with 33
Throughout four seasons at Memphis, Fisher compiled school records forgoals (33) and points (92). She also played in 79 career matches and wasnamed to the C-USA all-Freshman Team in 1995 and third-team all-Con-ference in 1997. She was a two-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Week,once as a freshman and once as a senior.
A native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, Fisher graduated from Mem-phis in 1999 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in student per-sonal services.
MICHAEL THOMASGaaauaTE ASSIST/INT COACH
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As a player, Thomas was an all-Conference performer at Fort LewisCollege in Durango, Colo. He has played professionally with the MyrtleBeach Sea Dogs and Boulder Nova. He also assisted with the goalkeep-ers for the men's and women's programs at Christian Brothers University.
Thomas holds a USSF "B" coaching license and an NSCAA AdvancedNational Diploma.
EMMA DICESAREI/OLUHTEER ASSISTANT COUCH
DiCesare enters her second season as a volunteer assistant for theLady Tigers. The Toronto, Ontario, Canada, native played two seasonsat Kansas University after transferring from South Alabama. She re-ceived her undergraduate degree in sports science from KU and is nowworking on a master's degree at the U of M.
Canaace Spiniolas
Spiniolas enters her first season asthe Lady Tigers' manager. Sheearned three letters at the U of Mand is currently working on hermaster's degree in education.Spiniolas is a native of Gary, III.
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Ryan Powell
Powell begins his first season as theprimary contact for the U of M women'ssoccer program. He is working on hismaster's degree in Sports and LeisureCommerce. He received a B.A. degreein corporate journalism from AuburnUniversity. Powell is a native of Hunts-ville.Ala.
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2002 Season Outlook
The 2002 lady Tigers-.If there was one glaring weakness from the 2001 Lady Tigers' season it was theteam's inability to score goals. The squad averaged just 1.23 goals per gamescoring 24 times in 19 contests. That lack of goal scoring can generally be blamedon two components: a defense-first mentality which resulted primarily from anabsence of true forwards on the roster.
But those two components are likely to change in 2002 as head coach BrooksMonaghan enters his third season at the helm of the Lady Tigers with a slew ofoffensive-minded newcomers and a talented group of defenders who give Monaghanthe depth he has coveted.
Monaghan will have 13 newcomers on his 26-member roster with five of thoseplayers listed as forwards. Sophomore Kirsty Marr is the most notable of thegroup. The Dundee, Scotland native spent her first year in the United States atLindsey Wilson College where she earned NAIA All-America honors after scoring31 goals.
"With the talent we have coming in up top, we are going to be able to be theaggressors this season," Monaghan said. "We can attack more and not have to putso much pressure on Kat (goalkeeper Katarina Wicksell) and the defense."
Here's a position-by-position breakdown of the 2002 Lady Tigers:
FORWARDSThe forward spot was the central focus of Monaghan's recruiting efforts in the springand if you ask the coach, he'll tell you he hit a home run. The Lady Tigers added fivesignees to play with senior Becca Amorowicz who will be playing her first fullseason up top. Along with Marr, a trio of freshmen and junior Sinead Coakleyshould enhance an offensive attack that struggled to score goals in 2001. AmyThessen is a front-runner from California that should bring speed and size to thefront line. Nicky McLeod is a native of England who can play outwide or in themiddle for the Lady Tigers. She brings good pace and great serving ability to themix. Kristan Wilson is a freshman from Indianapolis, Ind., who has great skill inthe air and should help the U of M attack inside the penalty box.
'We're going to have a lot of weapons up top," Monaghan said. That is somethingwe lacked last year and we didn't score a whole lot of goals. I don't think that willbe a problem this year."
MIDFIELDERSSenior Alison Baker will be back at her normal position in the center midfield spotafter spending most of last season as an attacking midfielder. Paired with sopho-more Annika Moller, the duo, who were ranked one-two on the team in scoringlast season, forms a strong contingent in the middle of the field for the Lady Tigers.Also returning is sophomore Carina Vilhodt. The Denmark native contributed bigtime as a freshman in 2001 and that fact alone should make her even better thesecond time around. Another returning sophomore is Suzie Wells. Monaghan saidshe did a fabulous job for the team last year and he expects the same this season.
The Lady Tigers have five newcomers to go with their four returners at the midfieldspots which should provide a serious amount of depth that has been lacking inyears past. Freshman Erin Ferris is a superb athlete from Columbus, Ohio, whocan play both in the center or on the outside for the Lady Tigers. Elizabeth Gardneris an experienced freshman who has played for one of the best Club teams in theUnited States throughout high school. The Peachtree City, Ga., native is a versatileplayer who can also play on the back line.
Robyn Smart is a freshman from from Noblesville, Ind., who Monaghan expectsto contribute right away. Smart is an all-around athlete who can play anywhere onthe field and should help the Lady Tigers' aerial attack. Sophomore LeAnne McGeeis a skilled player who has a year of collegiate experience under her belt and shouldchallenge the returners for playing time right away.
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Senior Anna Thorsdottir is a transfer from Christian Brothers who has one year ofeligibility remaining. She was a leader on the field at CBU and Monaghan expects thesame from her at U of M. Junior Monica Powell also returns for the Lady Tigers afterseeing action in 17 contests in 2001.
"We won't have a problem finding the right players at midfield," Monaghan said. "Wehave so much depth here. I think we'll be very solid at the midfield spots."
DEFENDERSThe Lady Tigers return sweeper Angela Willoughby, who will be back at 100percent after missing the last four matches with a knee injury in 2001. Willoughby wasone of the Lady Tigers' top players last season and her aggressive style is a bonusto the defense. Sophomore Amy Ciezki also contributed to the back line as afreshman and did a solid job for the U of M in 15 contests. Sophomore Mary Sheltonwas one of the more pleasant surprises for Monaghan last season. She helpedsolidify the back line and has ability to move up and help the offense. Also helping outthe back line will be junior Veronica Ruiz.
Newcomers on the back line include sophomore Jocelyn Raine and freshmanCourtney Melton. Both are tough, physical players with good size to combatopposing offenses and should contribute right off the bat.
"Defense was not our problem last year. We had a strong defense and didn't give upmany goals," Monaghan said. "Defender is another spot where we feel like we havea lot of depth and any one of the kids can step in and do a great job for us."
GOALKEEPERSJunior goalkeeper Katarina Wicksell will again anchor this year's Lady Tiger de-fense. The Katrineholm, Sweden, native has been Memphis' primary goalkeeper forthe last two seasons. And after adjusting to the rigors of Conference USA her fresh-man season, Wicksell used her sophomore season to establish herself as one of theleague's best netminders. She posted a school-record five shutouts and dropped hergoals against average from 2.78 in 2000 to just 1.65 in 2001.
"Katarina had a terrific season for us last year and we expect even bigger things fromher this year," Monaghan said. "She really came up big for us on several occasionsand the defense can play with more confidence knowing she is back there."
Backing Wicksell up on paper will be junior Kari Rawe and freshman Lindy Smart.Rawe has played in nine contests for the Lady Tigers in two seasons and Smart wasa prep standout at Harbor Creek H.S. in Erie, Pa. Both players will push Wicksell forthe starting spot.
Numerical RosterNo. Name00 Kari Rawe1 KatarinaWicksell2 Jocelyn Raine3 BeccaAmrozowicz4 AmyCiezki5 Elizabeth Gardner6 Leanne McGee7 Angela Willoughby8 CarinaVilhodt9 Nicky McLeod10 Veronica Ruiz11 Alison Baker12 Kristan Wilson14 Courtney Melton15 Robyn Smart16 Susannah Wells17 KirstyMarr18 MaryShelton19 Sinead Coakley20 Annika Moller21 Erin Ferris22 AmyThessen23 Laura Barse24 Monica Powell25 AnnaThorsdottir33 Lindy Smart
Alphabetical RosterNo. Name3 Becca Amrozowicz
11 Alison Baker23 Laura Barse
4 Amy Ciezki19 Sinead Coakley91 Erin Ferris
J Elizabeth Gardner17 Kirsty Marr6 Leanne McGee9 Nicky McLeod
14 Courtnee Melton20 Annika Moller24 Monica Powell
2 Jocelyn Raine00 Kari Rawe10 Veronica Ruiz18 MaryShelton33 Lindy Smart15 Robyn Smart22 Amy Thessen25 Anna Thorsdottir
8 Carina Vilhodt16 Susannah Wells
1 Katarina Wicksell12 Kristan Wilson7 Angela Willoughby
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Hometown/Last SchoolEdmonton, Alberta, Canada//Strathcona Composite H.S.Katrineholm, Sweden/Halmstead UniversitySunderland, England/Lindsey Wilson CollegeStrongsville, Ohio/Holy Name H.S.Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada/Archbishop Jordan H.S.Peachtree City, Georgia/Mclntosh H.S.North Shields, England/Lindsey Wilson CollegeManchester, England/Urmston Grammar SchoolHorsens, Denmark/Egebjergskolen H.S.Chesire, England/Copley H.S.College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated H.S.Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Henry Wise H.S.Indianapolis, Indiana/Lawrence Central H.S.Bartlett, Tennessee/Bartlett H.S.Noblesville, Indiana/Noblesville H.S.Manchester, England/Haydon Secondary SchoolDundee, Scotland/Lindsey Wilson CollegeMemphis, Tennessee/St. Benedict H.S.Dublin, Ireland/Institute of Technology (Silgo)Boras, Sweden/Sven Erikson Gymnasict H.S.Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne H.S.El Cajon, California/West Hills H.S.Norman, Oklahoma/Norman H.S.Milwaukee, Wisconsin/Whitefish Bay H.S.Reiykjavik, Iceland/Christian Brothers UniversityErie, Pennsylvania/Harbor Creek H.S.
by ClassSeniors (3): Becca Amrozowicz,Alison Baker, Anna ThorsdottirJuniors (4): Sinead Coakley, KariRawe, Veronica Ruiz, KatarinaWicksellSophomores (11): Laura Barse,Amy Ciezki, Kirsty Marr, LeanneMcGee, Annika Moller, MonicaPowell, Jocelyn Raine, Mary Shelton,Carina Vihodt, Susannah Wells, An-gela WilloughbyFreshmen (8): Erin Ferris, ErinGardner, Nicky McLeod, CourtneeMelton, Lindy Smart, Robyn Smart,Amy Thessen, Kristan Wilson
by PositionGoalkeepers (3): Kari Rawe, LindySmart, Katarina WicksellDefenders (6): Amy Ciezki, CourtneeMelton, Jocelyn Raine, Veronica Ruiz,Mary Shelton, Angela WilloughbyMidfielders (11): Alison Baker, LauraBarse, Erin Ferris, Elizabeth Gardner,Leanne McGee, Annika Moller, MonicaPowell, Robyn Smart, Anna Thorsdottir,Sussanah Wells, Carina VilhodtForwards (6): Becca Amrozowicz,Sinead Coakley, Kirsty Marr, NickyMcLeod, Amy Thessen, Kristan Wilson
2002 Media Guide
Player Profiles -- SeniorsSenior • 5-6 • Forward • Strongsville, Ohio/Holy Name HS
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Bieea AMHOZOWIGZQuick, skilled player who possesses crafty instinct... Primarily used as winger, will move up into striker role this season...One of five Lady Tigers to appear in every game, collected 17 starts...2001: Ranked third on the club in goals (3), points (8)and shots (23), also notched two assists.. .Assisted on Memphis' first goal of the season at Big 12 opponent Missouri.. .Scoredthe initial goal in a 2-2 draw with Southwest Missouri State during home opener...Blasted season-high five shots versusTennessee-Martin.. .Provided an assist versus cross-town rival and Division II national runner-up CBU.. .Collected third goalof the season at SEC West champion Mississippi State... 2000: Played in every game but three, starting 16 times...Tied forfourth on the team in scoring with two goals, while adding two assists for six points...Posted two game-winners (threecareer)...Took 13 shots, averaging just under one-per-game (0.8)...Notched first goal of the year (game-winner) during 2-1 roadvictory over San Francisco...Added an assist in Lady Tigers 3-0 shutout over Louisiana-Monroe...One day later, chalked upthe game-winner during 4-0 romp over visiting Middle Tennessee ...Provided an assist in league loss at Charlotte...2000-01 Conference USA Commissioners HonorRoll recipient... 1999: Finished second on the team in scoring with six goals, for 12 points...Scored the game-winner in Memphis' 2-1OT win versus Toledo in the LadyTiger Invitational...Recorded U of M's final goal during 4-0 road shutout victory over SEC opponent Mississippi State...Posted initial goal in Memphis' lone conferencevictory, a 2-1 road win over Louisville...Conference USA all-freshman team selection... PREP: Prepped at Holy Name H.S. ...Holds school record for career goals(63) and assists (55). ..First-Team all-Greater Cleveland, All-Cuyahoga County by the Plain Dealer.. .Named to the All-Sunteam in both junior and senior seasons.. Third-Team All-Ohio selection during senior year.
Senior 5-7 Midfielder • Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Henry Wise HS
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ALISON BAKERTechnically sound field general and aggressive playmaker with excellent control.. .Should contend for all-conference honors thisseason.. leads all fellow returnees in career games played (55), starts (49), points (29) and is tied for goals with 11... 2001:Memphis' starting central midfielder in every game but one.. led team and also established career-bests in goals (6), points (14)and shots (51).. .Ranked third in C-USA with 3.00 shot per game average.. .Scored back-to-back goals in consecutive victoriesagainst Tennessee-Martin and SEC rival Ole Miss, including the game-winner against the Rebels... Ended season on three-game scoring streak against league opponents South Florida, UAB and SEC power Mississippi State.. .Also picked up twoassists versus Bulldogs...Recorded season-high seven shots versus both Southwest Missouri State and TennesseeTech.. .Played with United States Under-23 National Amateur squad last March for two exhibition matches against WUSApower San Diego Spirit and defending league champion San Jose CyberRays.. .2000: Played in every single match, including17starts...Tied forfourth on the team in points (6)...Finished with a goal and four assists...Posted 14 shots...Picked up an assist in U of M's 4-0 romp over Middle Tennessee...Notched two assists during 6-2 conference win over Louisville Cardinals.. .Found the net against Cincinnati on season-high three shots.. .Recorded an assist against cross-town rival Christian Brothers.. 1999: As a true freshman, posted four goals and an assistto finish with nine points...Netted first career goal in 2-1 loss to league rival SouthFlorida...Recorded first multi-goal performance during 6-2 thumping of Belmont.Also found the net during 3-1 conference loss to Houston... PREP: Played for Alberta Selectteam and Foothills Soccer Club...High school (Henry Wise) did not sponsor a team...Captained gold medal winning Alberta Select side at 1999 All-Star Championships inGranby, Quebec...Also received gold medal during 1995 Alberta Summer Games..led Henry Wise H.S. track and field and field hockey teams to city championships...MVPof city field hockey league.
Senior • 5-5 • Midfielder • Reykjavik, Iceland/Christian Brothers University
#25Monaghan on Thorsdottir: "Annika has one year to play for us afterhaving three solid seasons at CBU. She will contribute right awayfor us. She knows how to play the game and she knows how to winwhich should help our younger players."
ANNA THORSDOTTIRCOLLEGE: Transferred to Memphis from Division II runner-up Christian Brothers University for her final season of eligibility... Played on the 2000 and 2001 Gulf SouthConference Championship teams at CBU... The 2001 CBU squad finished as the national runner-up in Division II... Tabbed 41 points her junior season scoring 12 goalsand registering 17 assists... Earned Gulf South Conference Co-Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards in 1999... Named to the NSCAA All-South Regionin 2000 and was a member of the AII-GSC first-teams in 1999 and 2000... PREP: Played for Head Coach Magnus Palsson at Menntaskolinn i Reykjavik H.S. inIceland... Won the Icelandic Championships from 1997-1999 and won the Cup Championship in 1999.
Memphis Lady Tiger Soccer 2002 Media Guide
Player Profiles -- Returning PlayersSophomore5-7MidfielderNorman, Oklahoma/Norman HS
#23Lnunn BURSE
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2001: Saw action in a pair of C-USA matches for the Lady Tigers... PREP: Prepped at Norman H.S. ...During senior season, led Norman H.S. to a 15-0 start beforereaching the state tournament final...H.S. squad also reached state finals in 1998 and was a semi-finalist in 1999...Played forThe Fury Club that secured three OklahomaState Open championships between 1996-2000...Lettered three years in volleyball and was named honorable mention all-state as a senior.
Sophomore • 5-7 • Defender • Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada/Archbishop Jordan HS
#4AMY Clam
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Experienced defender who earned considerable minutes after mid-season.. .Will help solidify a young Lady Tiger defense in 2002...2001: Played in 15 games for the U of M as a true freshman.. .After cracking starting line-up versus C-USA foe DePaul, collectedsix consecutive starts including five versus league opponents Southern Miss, Tulane, Houston, TCU and UAB...Produced firstcareer point with an assist at conference rival Marquette, also recorded two shots on the year... Played in seven straight contestsduring final stretch run of the season.. .PREP: Came to the U of M from Sherwood Park joining senior Alison Baker from the samearea..Three-year letterman at Archbishop Jordan H.S. ...Senior year, served as co-captain of AJHS squad and averaged 1.3 goalsper game...Chosen Rookie of the Year, as a sophomore... Also starred in basketball and volleyball to earn nine total varsity letters asathree-sport athlete.
Sophomore • 5-9 • Midfielder • Boras, Sweden/Sven Erikson Gymnastic HS
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ANNIKH MOUIR Steady and dependable midfielder was Memphis' best marking back during freshman campaign... Excellent ability to make offensiveruns from defensive position.. .Set to move into midfield for 2002 season... 2001: One of the best freshmen in all of C-USA, sweeperstarted every single match forthe Lady Tigers.. .Led squad with two game-winners against league rivals DePaul and South Florida.. .Cappedbrilliant rookie campaign with two-game scoring streak against both USF and SEC power Mississippi State in regular seasonfinale.. .Second on the club with five goals, 12 points and ranked fourth with 17 shots.. .Paced U of M attack with three goals and sevenpoints in conference-only matches.. .Notched first collegiate point with an assist against UT-Martin.. .Scored first career goal andeventual game-winner versus C-USA foe DePaul...Added second goal versus Division II national runner-up CBU...Best outingoccurred during 3-0 C-USA victory over USF she notched an assist and the game-winning goal.. .In March, joined teammate Alison Baker on the United States U-23 National Amateur squad for two exhibition matches against top WUSA competition.. .PREP: Played under head coach Ulf Svensson at Sven Erikson Gymnasietin Boras, Sweden... Starred in the Premier Swedish Division, considered second in the world to WUSA...Helped lead her premier Holmalunds IF squad to a first placefinish in its division and premier league championship...Named a premier league regional-team member...Also competed in track and field.
Sophomore • 5-5 • Midfielder • Milwaukee, Wisconsin/Whitefish Bay HS
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MONICA POWELL Extremely fast forward with a knack for the goal.... Will factor into Memphis' attack this year.. .2001: Came off the bench in 17 games,third-best among fellow freshmen... Drew starts against Tennessee-Martin, Division II national power CBU and C-USA foe SouthernMiss.. .Saw action from day one, playing in 12 consecutive matches including Big 12 opponent Missouri, SEC rivals Ole Miss andVanderbilt, conference power Saint Louis and defending league champion Marquette.. Tied for first among freshmen with nineshots... Fired season-high five attempts versus UT-Martin.. .Played in nine C-USA matches.. .PREP: Four-year starter at striker forWhitefish Bay high school...Led WBHS to three consecutive Wisconsin state championships...As a freshman, named honorablemention all-state...First-team all-state honoree during junior season...Selected first-team all-conference and second-team all-area during sophomore season while earningthe former honor in her junior campaign...Member of the Milwaukee Kickers club team that won five consecutive Wisconsin state championships.
Memphis Lady Tiger Soccer2002 Media Guide
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Player Profiles - Returning PlayersJunior • 5-8 • Goalkeeper • Edmonton, Alberta/Strathcona Composite HS
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Reliable back-up keeper who has confidence of coaching staff to step in whenever necessary... 2001: Saw action in one game for Lady Tigers combining with KatarinaWicksell on the Lady Tigers' 1 -0 shutout victory over TCU...2000: Showed exceptional promise during limited duty as a freshman...Primarily served as back-upkeeper but did manage to gain minutes in eight matches, with three starts...Posted 1-1 overall record, logging over 400 total minutes between the posts...Registered 2.47goals against average after allowing 11 goals and posting 19 total saves...Notched first career start during Lady Tigers opener at Sacramento State...Recorded first careershutout versus SEC opponent Mississippi State...Posted consecutive starts at Mississippi State and against conference foe Louisville...While posting 1 -0 shutout atMississippi State, turned away all six shots from the Bulldogs for Memphis' seventh win of the season...Combined with regular starting keeper Wicksell for 6-2 leaguevictory over visiting Louisville... PREP: Played at Strathcona Composite H.S. ...Four-sport athlete, also lettering in volleyball, basketball and track and field...Led H.S.soccerteam to second-place finish in league play, registering a 14-3-3 record to go with a 1.1 goals against average and nine shutputs...U-17 Southwest United clubtook home the gold medal at 2000 USA Cup, posting an 8-0 mark, all of which were shutouts. ..Guided same squad to first-place finish in 2000 indoor season beforegetting promoted to the premier division, where squad took home second place...Starting goalkeeper for Alberta Provincial team during the 1995 Alberta SummerGames...Member of the Regional High Performance Provincial Training pool since 1995...Most recently chosen for the U-20 RHPPT pool for the 2001 CanadaSummer Games...Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
Junior • 5-0 • Defender • College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated HS
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Quick and speedy player with a knack for finding holes in the defense...Versatile role player has spent time at almost every position except goalkeeper.. .2001:Received significant minutes in four matches.. .Competed against C-USA squads Cincinnati, Southern Miss, TCU and SEC West champion Mississippi State.. .2000:Played in 12 matches... Played in five consecutive matches during the last month of the season, including conference opponents Louisville, Cincinnati, Houston andSaint Louis...Played in a total of seven league matches...Finished with one point and three shots taken...Notched first career point with an assist during 6-2 conferencevictory against Louisville...PREP: Four-year varsity letterwinner at A&M Consolidated H.S. ...All-district selection during sophomore and junior seasons...Three-yearmember of '81 Demolition club out of Houston, Texas..Teamed with fellow sophomore Rebecca Sparrow to help lead Demolition side to Texas state tournament finalsin 1998-99...Also lettered three years in cross-country, becoming a regional qualifier in her sophomore season...Two-year letterman in softball...Received the WayneSmith Award during her senior year, given annually to the athlete who demonstrates heart, courage and endurance.
r> Sophomore • 5-6 • Defender • Memphis, Tennessee/St. Benedict HS
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MARY SHIITONOne of Memphis' most coveted recruits last season.. .Immediate contributor to Lady Tiger defense... Possesses good offensiveinstinct and will look to create more scoring opportunities this year.. .2001: As a true freshman, one of only three players to start everysingle match... Led all returning newcomers with six shots in conference-only contests.. Tied for fourth on the club in goals (2) andfifth in points (4)... Recorded first collegiate goal against Division II power CBU.. .Collected first career league goal which proved tobe the game-winner in a 1 -0 win at TCU.. .PREP: Local standout at forward and midfielder for Saint Benedict High School inMemphis...Senior year served as co-captain while being named all-district and to the all-tournament team at the state finals... CommercialAppeals Best of the Preps winner during sophomore and senior seasons.. .Plays club soccer forthe '83 Germantown Fury.. .GuidedFury to three of the last four Tennessee state championships before finishing as runner-up in 2000.
2002 Lady Tiger Tidbits•The 2002 Lady Tigers have 12 Americans and 14 foreigners on the roster.• Eleven of the 14 foreigners are from Europe with five hailing from England, two from
Sweden and one each from Denmark, Iceland, Ireland and Scotland.• The other three foreigners played high school soccer just north of the United States
in Canada.• The 12 Americans on the squad represent nine different states. The roster has two
players each from Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee while California, Georgia, Okla-homa, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin each have one representative.
•The Tigers have exactly 13 returning players and 13 newcomers on the 2002 roster.Sophomores Kirsty Marr, LeAnne McGee and Jocelyn Raine were teammateslast season at NAIA powerhouse Lindsey Wilson College before transferring tothe U of M. Freshman Kristan Wilson and Robyn Smart were teammates throughouthigh school on the ISA Lightning club team in Indiana.
Memphis Lady Tiger Soccer 2002 Media Guide
Player Profiles -- Returning PlayersSophomore • 5-6 • Midfielder • Horsens, Denmark/Egebjergskolen HS
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VIIHOIDT Hard-working midfielder who can make plays.. .Solid defender with good marking ability.. .Intelligent player who can direct Memphisattack this season... 2001: Rookie midfielder drew 11 starts, six within C-USA games.. .Played in 16 games.. Team-high twoassists during conference play.. .Best performance included double-assist showing versus league opponent South Florida.. .Startedfinal six contests (five C-USA matches)... PREP: Played scholastically at Egebjergskolen H.S. in Horsens, Denmark...Representedher country on the Under 16,18 and 21 Denmark National Team...Also starred in the First Division in Denmark and helped her teamto a 13-1 overall record and the opportunity to play in the prestigious Danish Premier League.
Junior • 5-7 • Defender • Manchester, England/Hayden Secondary School
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Susannah WILLSIntelligent midfielder who understands the game.. .Advanced technically and supports well in transition.. .Offensively can help create scoring opportunities.. .2001:Played in 18 games during freshman season and started 10 times.. .Saw action in all 10 league matches and drew three starts... First collegiate assist led to game-winning goal in Lady Tigers' 1 -0 win at SEC foe Ole Miss.. .PREP: Starred for Haydon School eastcote in Ruislip, England.. The talented midfielder representedEngland on the Under-18 British National Team.
Junior • 5-6 • Goalkeeper • Katrineholm, Sweden/Halmstead University
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WICKSEHLady Tigers' leader between the posts..Throughout two-year career, has logged over 3,100 minutes through a total of 37games.. .Assumed starting keeper role as true freshman and has started every game but one since.. .2001: Established both teamand individual single-season records for goals against average (1.65) and personal-best five shutouts.. .Sixth among C-USAgoalkeepers with career-best 84 saves, eighth with 4.42 save per game average... Achieved personal-high .724 savepercentage.. .Posted a career-best 13 saves at SEC West champion Mississippi State.. .Maintained 1.51 GAA and turned away 34shots in C-USA play...Recorded a shutout during all five Lady Tiger wins, including SEC rival Ole Miss, and league opponents, DePaul, TCU and SouthFlorida.. .2000: Took over as the Lady Tigers' starting keeper during the second game of her freshman season...Guarded the net in 18 matches, receiving the startingnod 17 times...Posted 7-9 overall mark while logging over 1,300 minutes between the posts...Maintained 2.78 goals against average and turned away 76 shots fora save percentage of .655...Recorded at least seven saves in four separate matches...Registered a three-game non-conference winning streak during the first twoweeks of the season...Notched four shutouts including a 2-0 conference win over DePaul..Turned away eight shots versus conference foe Cincinnati...Had a career-high nine saves during league match at Charlotte... PREP: Spent last few seasons playing in the top women's league in Sweden...Debuted as the starting keeperfor the U-18 Swedish National team in 1997..led Swedish national side to a third-place finish at the U-18 European tournament in 1998.
Sophomore • 5-7 • Defender • Manchester, England/Urmston Grammar School
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WllLOUBHBYIntimidator in the back, serves as Lady Tigers' defensive enforcer... Memphis' most physical player and vocal on-field leader.. .2001: Suffered knee injury versusHouston and missed last four games of the season... Fourth among fellow freshmen with 12 starts, played in a total of 14 games... Began season in the starting line-up and remained there through 11 straight matches...Played in seven league contests and started five times.. .Converted U of M's only penalty kick attempts (2-2)... Recorded first collegiate goal with game-winning penalty kick in 3-0 victory over UT-Martin.. .Put second penalty-kick in the back of the net against SECopponent Vanderbilt.. .PREP: Attended Urmson High School in Manchester, England..The experienced defender has represented her country on the Under-18British National Team as well as the Full England National Team.
Memphis Lady Tiger Soccer2002 Media Guide
Player Profiles -- NewcomersJunior • 5-9 • Forward • Dublin, Ireland/Institute of Technology (Silgo)
#4Monaghan on Coakley: "Sinead is a playmaker. She has goodheight and she plays the ball well in the air. That is an area wherewe can use some help and she can provide that for us. She has aknack for scoring and she can play up top or in the midfield."
PREP: Played forward for coach Philip Healey at Deansrath Community College... Earned All-Region honors her senior season as the team won the regionchampionship... Spent time training with Full Irish National Team.
Freshman • 5-8 • Midfielder • Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne HS
#21ERIN FIRHIS
Vlonaghan on Ferris: "Erin is a player I am very familiar with. Sheis a leader on the field and can play either center mid or outside mid.She has very good pace and will be in the hunt for playing time rightaway."
PREP: Played for Chris Moles at Worthing Kilbourne H.S. where as a senior she led her team in points (31), goals (12) and assists (8). ..Recieved two letters in trackand soccer..Two-year captain on the soccer team...Track team won league championship and 4x100,4x200 and 4x400 relay teams she participated on qualified forregional and state championships.
Freshman • 5-7 • Midfielder Peachtree City, Georgia/Mclntosh HS
#5EuzaBETH GHRDNER
Monaghan on Gardner: "Elizabeth is a very versatile player. Sheplays for the GSA Lightning which is one of the top club teams in thenation. She will contest for playing time right away in the back or atone of the midfield spots."
PREP: Earned All-Area and All-Region honors in 2001 and 2002 playing for Stephen Buckner at Mclntosh H.S....Member of 2000 Georgia State champions insoccer... Team went 20-1 -1 her senior season combining to outscore opponents 183 to 12 including 10 games won by the score of 15-0...Scored six goals in onecontest...Also lettered in track and cross country all four years of high school...Member of 1998 Georgia State champions in cross country.
Sophomore • 5-3 • Forward Dundee, Scotland/Lindsey Wilson College
#17KIKSTY MARK
Monaghan on Marr: "Kirsty is a player with many talents. She hasamazing touch and vision on the field. She is very creative and hasa knack for scoring. She played on the Full Scottish National Teamand we expect big things from her this season."
PREP AND COLLEGE: Played scholasticaly at St. John's High School in Dundee, Scotland... Spent herfreshman season at Lindsey Wilson College which is anNAIA school located in Columbia, Ky... Earned All-Region, All-Conference and NAIA All-American honors at LWC after registering a team-high 31 goals and 69 points... Added eight game-winning goals and ranked second on team with seven assists.
Sophomore • 5-6 • Midfielder • North Shields, England/Lindsey Wilson College
#6LERNNE McGii
Monaghan on McGee: "Leanne has a lot of knowledge about thegame. She is a very smart player who will contribute right away forus. She is also a versatile player who will play either in the back ormidfield for us."
PREP AND COLLEGE: Played sweeper and center midfielder during high school at Norham Community Technology College in North Shields, England... Oneof three players transferring from Lindsey Wilson College that will suit up for the Lady Tigers this season... Scored eight goals and added four assists during herfreshman season at the NAIA school which was ranked first nationally and made it to final four in the NAIA National Tournament.
Freshman • 5-6 • Forward Chesire, England/Copley HS
#9NICKY Mclioa
Monaghan on McLeod: "Nicky will be one of our most athleticplayers. She is a great one-on-one player and exceptionally quick.Our plan is to play her on the outside at midfield where we can utilizeher serving ability."
PREP: Helped start the soccer program her sophomore year at Copley High School in England... Played under Head Coach Martin Dunkley where she helpedlead her team to a 12-2 record and league championship her senior season... Lettered five years in netball and rounders and was the Sports Captain of the Year inall her sports all five years.
Memphis Lady Tiger Soccer
Player Profiles - NewcomereFreshman • 5-10 • Defender • Bartlett, Tennessee/Bartlett HS
#14COURTNEE MEITON
Monaghan on Melton: "Courtnee is a local girl who has the ability toplay right away for us at either the left or right back positions. Shehas deceptive speed which she uses to her advantage. She is avery strong player who is hard for opponents to get around."
PREP: Played high school soccer locally for Ellen Douglas at Bartlett High School... Earned All-State, All-District and All-Region honors her senior season... Playedclub soccer for the Germantown Fury that won five consecutive state championships... Member of Tennessee Olympic Development team... Named MemphisCommericial-Appeal's Best of the Preps as a senior.
Sophomore • 5-9 • DefenderSunderland, England/Lindsey Wilson College
Monaghan on Raine: "Jocelyn is one of the most competitive kidsI have ever met. She really hates to lose and is a great communica'tor on the field. I really enjoy seeing that in a player and I expect herto succeed right away at either sweeper or an outside back spot."
PREP AND COLLEGE: Played scholastically at Castleview H.S. in Castleton, England... Transferred from Lindsey Wilson College where she played defenderas a freshman for the NAIA powerhouse... Scored one goal and added an assist on a team that outscored its opponents 99 to 15 and finished the season with a
Freshman • 5-6 • Goalkeeper • Erie, Pennsylvania/Harbor Creek HS
#33LINDY SMART
Monaghan on Smart: "Lindy has tons of talent. She is a kid that asfar as potential goes, can be big time one day with a lot of hardwork. She is very athletic and will give Kat (Katarina Wicksell)some competition for the starting goalkeeper spot."
PREP: Earned four varsity letters starting all four of her seasons at Harbor Creek H.S. for Head Coach Julie Stazer... Made 810 career saves allowing only 72 goals... Set Pennsylvania State high school record with 337 saves in one season... The three-year captain made 220 saves as a senior leading her team to a 22-6 record... Earned All-County honors her junior and senior seasons... Allowed just 23 goals in 27 games in herfinal season.
Freshman • 5-6 • Midfielder • Noblesville, Indiana/Noblesville HS
#15ROBYN SMSHT
Monaghan on Smart: "Robyn is another player who is very goodin the air. She is an all-around athlete who can play any position andwill play early for us. She gives 100 percent all the time and she isa very coachable player who I think will be great over time."
PREP: Earned four varsity letters in soccer and three in basketball at Noblesville H.S... Played for Margaret Rainey at Noblesville where she was the team captainas a senior midfielder... Led her team to the sectional and regional championships in 2001 and advanced to semi-state... Named first-team All-County and second-teamAll-State as a senior... Played club soccer for the ISA Lightning who won the State Cup in 2000 and 2001... ISA teammate Kristan Wilson also signed with U of M...Member of Indiana Olympic Development team.
Freshman • 5-8 • Forward
#22AMY THESSEH
El Cajon, California/West Hills HS
Monaghan on Thessen: "Amy is a frontrunner from California whohas a lot of talent. She has a lot of potential and is a player that isvery good in the air. We expect her to play up top for us andcontribute to our offense this season."
PREP: Led West Hills H.S. to a 24-3-1 record and the CIF Championship as a seniorforward for Head Coach David Ridenour... Named team MVP and best offensiveplayer as a senior... Named to First-team All-League and First-Team All-GIF... Earned three varsity letters in soccer and one in field hockey.
Freshman • 5-9 • Forward • Indianapolis, Indiana/Lawrence Central HS
#12KRISTAN WILSON
Monaghan on Wilson: "Kristan is another player that has a ton oftalent and unlimited potential. She will play up top or in the midfieldfor us. She has a chance to earn playing time right off the bat. Shehas great height and a good pace to her game."
PREP: Suffered a broken foot in 2001 sidelining her for part of her senior season at Lawrence Central H.S.... Played club soccerforthe 2000 and 2001 State ChampionISA Lightning... Earned All-Conference and All-County honors her junior season and was an Academic All-State member... Lettered all four years in soccer.
Memphis Lady Tiger Soccer2002 Media Guide
2001 Lady Tigers Season In ReviewSuccess is not always measured by wins and losses. Case in point: the 2001 LadyTiger soccer team. On paper, when you glance at the 5-13-1 (3-7 C-USA) recordthe team posted last year, it would be simple to conclude that Brooks Monaghan'ssecond season as women's soccer coach at his alma mater went relatively unsuc-cessful.
Ask Monaghan his conclusion and he has a different answer. "Some people maynot agree with me, but I look back at last season and overall I'm pleased with theway things turned out," he said. "Our record was not indicative of how well weplayed. Sure I would have liked to have been on the winning side more, but wewere in every game last season and that says a lot about a young team."
Monaghan was not exaggerating when he labeled his 2001 squad as young. Theroster was comprised of 17 underclassmen and a trio of juniors and seniors. On topof that 10 of the 17 underclassmen were freshman and eight members of Monaghan'sfirst recruiting class saw extensive action in their first seasons. And seeing theplayers contribute that he recruited to the U of M made the season even more
pleasing to the second-yearhead coach.
Midfielder Alison Baker led the LadyTigers' in goals (6), assists (2) andpoints (14) in 2001
In fact, it was two freshmen,Annika Moller and MaryShelton, who were the onlyplayers to start all 19 contestsfor the Lady Tigers. "For thosekids to step in and get playingtime right away is only goingto help us in the future,"Monaghan added. "Getting thatyear of experience will makethem better players and in turnwill make our team much bet-ter."
The area where the 2001 LadyTigers excelled the most wasdefense which should come asno surprise to Monaghan, whowas an All-Conference goal-keeperforthe Tigers during hisplaying days. The U of Mai-lowed only 1.7 goals a game
in 2001 after giving up 2.55 in Monaghan's first season on the job.
The overall defensive improvement that last year's squad showed from the 2000season cannot go without mention. After allowing 51 goals on 223 shots the previousseason, Tiger goalkeepers allowed just 32 of 231 shots to sneak past them in 2001."It took Katarinaayearto adapt to ourleague, but she really established herself lastyear," Monaghan said. "She has a chance to be one of the best goalies in theconference this season and it gives our team a lot of confidence knowing she isdefending our goal."
Wicksell recorded a school-record five shutouts in 2001 which resulted in the team'sfive victories for the season. And after the team allowed four or more goals on fivedifferent occasions her freshman season, it only happened once last season in a 4-3 overtime loss to Mississippi State.
Even though the 2000 squad put up a better record at 9-11 than the 2001 squad,seven of its losses were by three or more goals. Compare that with the fact that lastyear the Lady Tigers' lost nine of their 13 games by just one goal and their otherfourlosses were all two-goal deficits and one begins to see why Monaghan's conclusionis rat far-fetched at all.
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After opening their season with a 3-2 loss to Missouri, a 2-2 draw with SouthwestMissouri State and a 2-0 loss to Evansville, the Lady Tigers edged into the wincolumn with a 3-0 blanking of UT-Martin. Their victory over the Skyhawks set thestage for one of the biggest wins in school history.
Junior Alison Baker provided the dramatics early in U of M's match with SEC-foeOle Miss. In the sixth minute, Baker found the back of the net after drilling a 25-yardhalf-volley past the Rebel goalkeeper. Freshman Susannah Wells recorded theassist and that would be the only goal the Lady Tigers would need as they beat OleMiss for the first-time in school history.
That was a huge win for our program," Monaghan said. "It was big for our girls andbig for recruiting. Locally, the kids see Ole Miss and Mississippi State as the high-profile teams and for us to beat Ole Miss and play State so close, really opened someeyes around here. The attitude toward U of M soccer is changing."
The modest two-game winning streak quickly came to a halt for the Lady Tigers asthey opened C-USA play with a 2-0 loss to Saint Louis. After a 3-2 setback toMarquette followed by a 2-1 non-conference loss to Vanderbilt, U of M righted theship and snapped the three-game skid with a 1 -0 victory over DePaul. Moller scoredthe only goal in the 75th minute of the match off an assist by senior Michelle Meduri.
Sitting at 3-5-1 overall the Lady Tigers next ran into a buzzsaw called Cincinnati. TheLady Bearcats, who ended up running the table at 10-0 in C-USA play, dealt U of Ma 2-0 loss and started a season-long six-game slide for the Lady Tigers.
A stretch of five consecutive one-goal losses finally came to an end when the LadyTigers returned the favor with a 1 -0 victory at TCU. Shelton took matters into her ownfeet stealing the ball in front of the Horned Frogs' goal and putting the ball past keeperAdrianne Labovitz for the decisive goal.
The TCU victory began a stretch of four games that Monaghan said his team finallystarted coming together. The Lady Tigers went just 2-2 in those four games, but thehead coach saw his team begin to gel. U of M dropped a 3-1 decision to UAB, butbounced back by trouncing South Florida 3-0. Not only was the victory a nice wayto cap off the C-USA season, but it gave the Lady Tigers a sense of revenge after theBulls handed the 2000 squad its worse loss (7-0) of the season. Moller had a season-high three points vs. USF scoring the first goal and assisting on the third. FreshmanCarina Vilhodt added a pair of assists.
The Lady Tigers concluded their season with a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss inStarkville to Mississippi State. Moller put U of M on top in just the second minute withher fifth goal of the season. Then, senior Becca Amrozowicz gave the Lady Tigers a2-0 cushion in the 22nd minute, but three unanswered goals by MSU standout AmyVan Szandt quickly gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the game in the 63rd minute.Baker, who assisted on the first two Lady Tiger goals, scored the tying goal in the 67thminute, but a goal by Jessi Moore in the 13th minute of overtime gave MSU thevictory.
Baker ended the season as the team's leading scorer. The junior midfielder scored 14points on six goals and two assists while Moller was second on the team in scoringwith 12 points. The freshman from Sweden found the goal five times and also hadtwo assists.
Amrozowicz, who made the transition from midfield to forward in the middle of theseason, scored three goals and added two assists to finish third on the team with eightpoints. The junior from Strongsville, Ohio, was one of several Lady Tigers who hadto play a new position. "All in all, I couldn't have asked for much more out of ourkids," Monaghan said. "A lot of kids were asked to play positions they had neverplayed before, but they all stepped up to the challenge."
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TEAM STATISTICS
SHOT STATISTICSGoals-Shot attemptsShot petGoals/GameShots/GameAssistsCorner KicksPenalty KicksPENALTIESFoulsYellow cardsRed cardsATTENDANCEToyDates/Avg Per DateNeutral Site #/Avg
GOALS BY PERIOD
MemphisOpponents
MEMPHIS
24-185.1301.39.716712-2
267182
235810/2360/0
1st 2nd
13 1111 20
OPP
32-231.139
1.712.2
241060-1
20180
40749/453
OT Total
0 241 32
2001 Statistics and ResultsUniversity of Memphis Lady Tiger Soccer
Memphis Overall Team and Individual StatisticsAll games
Overall: 5-13-1 Conf: 3-7-0 Home: 4-5-1 Away: 1-8-0 Neut:0-0-0
NameAlison BakerAnnika MollerBecca AmrozowiczMichelle SorensenMary SheltonAngela WilloughbyRebecca SparrowAnja NielsenJen ThieleCorina VilhodtSusannah WellsSuzanne WilliamsMichelle MeduriAmy CiezkiTiffany ThompsonJennifer BronarsMonica PowellJennifer Goff
GOALKEEPERSKatarina WicksellKari Rawe
Goals653222211000000000
GA320
Assists222200000211111100
Avg.
1.65
0.00
Points14128644422211111100
Saves840
Shots5317232895395953220093
Pet.
.724
.000
GW120011000000000000
Sho4.50.5
SHOTS BY PERIOD
MemphisOpponents
SAVES BY PERIOD
MemphisOpponents
1st
9090
1st
38
50
2nd
77120
2nd
4531
OT
34
OT
12
Total
170214
Total
84
83
CORNER KICKS
MemphisOpponents
FOULS BY PERIOD
MemphisOpponents
1st2nd OT Total
3345
1st
14191
3654
2nd
121104
03
OT
43
69103
Total
266198
2001 Schedule ana ResultsDateAug. 31
Sep. 2
Sep. 8Sep. 9
Sep. 17Sep. 21Sep. 23
Sep. 26Sep. 28Sep. 30Oct. 3
ResultL.2-3
T,2-2 (20T)
1,0-2W,3-0
W,1-01,0-21,2-3
L,1-2W,1-0L,0-2L,2-3
OpponentMissouri
Southwest Missouri
at EvansviilleTennessee-Martin
Ole Missat Saint Louis*at Marquette*
VanderbiltDePaul*Cincinnati*Christian Brothers
Lady Tiger Scorers DateNielsen (Amrozowicz)Baker (Unassisted)Amrozowicz (Unassisted)Sorensen (Williams)
Willoughby (Penalty Kick)Baker (Moller)Amrozowicz (Bronars)Baker (Wells)
Sparrow (Thompson, Ciezki)Sparrow (Unassisted)Willoughby (Penalty Kick)Moller (Meduri)
Moller (Amrozowicz)Shelton (Sorensen)
Oct. 10Oct. 12Oct. 14Oct. 19Oct. 21Oct. 26Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Home
ResultL.O-1
U-2L,0-1L.1-2W.1-0L.1-3W.3-0
L,3-4(OT)
Opponentat Tennessee TechSouthern Miss*Tulane*at Houston*atTCU*at UAB*South Florida*
at Mississippi State
Lady Tiger Scorers
Sorensen (Unassisted)
Moller (Unassisted)Shelton (Unassisted)Baker (Sorensen)Moller (Vilhodt)Baker (Vilhodt)Thiele (Moller)Moller (Baker)Amrozowicz (Baker)Baker (Unassisted)
Matches in Bold'-Denotes C-USAMatch
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Record Book/Honor Roll
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE-GAME RECORDS
Goals Scored4 by Shelley Heinz vs. Christian Brothers (10/27/95);by Lesley Zmurchuk vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/13/96)
Assists4 by Catherine Brannon vs. Rhodes College (10/30/96); by Jodi Fisher vs. Rhodes College (10/30/96)
Points
9 by Shelley Heinz vs. Christian Brothers (10/27/95)
Shots
10 by Shelley Heinz vs. Christian Brothers (10/27/95)
Saves
15 by Frances Currin vs. Marquette (9/23/99)
SINGLE-SEASONRECORDS
GP Name Year22 7 tied 1997
Goals Name Year18 Jessica Gjertsen 200012 Shelley Heinz 199511 Meredith Smith 1996
Assists Name Year19 Phrict\ Pacwoll 1QQRi <- wiiiioiy LjdoWcii i yyo11 Jodi Fisher 1996
Points Name Year
40 Jessica Gjertsen 200029 Shelley Heinz 199528 Jennifer Vossen 1996
Shots Name Year
73 Shelley Heinz 1995
Saves Name Year96 Frances Currin 199986 Frances Currin 199684 Katarina Wicksell 200179 Heather Chinellato 1998
Shutouts Name Year5 Katarina Wicksell 2001
4 Katarina Wicksell 20004 Frances Currin 1997
GAA Name Year1.73 Frances Currin 1999
1.80 Heather Chinellato 1998(minimum 1000 minutes)
CAREER RECORDS
Games Name Years80 Christy Caswell 1995-98
Goals Name Years33 Jodi Fisher 1995-9819 Candice Spiniolas 1998-0018 2 tied
Assists Name Years32 Christy Caswell 1995-9826 Jodi Fisher 1995-98
Points Name Years94 Jodi Fisher 1995-98
Shots Name Years178 Jodi Fisher 1995-98
Saves Name Years326 Frances Currin 1995-97, 99168 Heather Chinellato 1996-98
Shutouts Name Years9 Katarina Wicksell 2000-016(3) Heather Chinellato 1996-98
GAA Name Years1.68 Heather Chinellato 1995-982.20 Frances Currin 1995-97, 99(minimum 2500 minutes)
I LADY TIGER HONORS 1iFirst Team All-Conference USAJessica Gjertsen (2000) - Forward
Shelley Heinz (1996, 1995) - Midfield
Second Team All-Conference USAChristy Caswell (1998) - Defense
Christy Caswell (1997, 1995) - MidfieldShelley Heinz (1997) - Defense
Jennifer Vossen (1996) - Midfield
Third Team All-Conference USAJodi Fisher (1997) - Forward
All-Conference USA Freshman TeamJessica Gjertsen (2000) - Forward
Rebecca Amrozowicz (1999) - ForwardLisa Gnaster (1997) - Defense
Meredith Smith (1996) - ForwardChristy Caswell (1995) - Midfield
Jodi Fisher (1995) - Forward
Conference USA Freshman of the YearJessica Gjertsen (2000)
Conference USAOffensive Player of the Week
Jessica Gjertsen (10/30/00)Jodi Fisher (10/23/98)
Christy Caswell (9/22/97)Lesley Zmurchuk (9/16/96)Shelley Heinz (10/30/95)
Jodi Fisher (9/18/95)
Conference USADefensive Player of the Week
Frances Currin (9/22/97)
SINGLE-SEASON
Goals Year
53 1996
42 200041 1997
Assists Year
47 1996
38 1997
35 1998
Points Year147 1996
117 1997
99 1998
Shots Year
339 1997
236 1998
224 1995
Saves Year
141 1996
130 1995
113 1998
Shutouts Year
7 1997
5 1998
5 2001 '
GAA Year1.65 2001
1.67 1997
1.73 1999 |
ISINGLE-GAME
Goals Opponent Date10 Christian Brothers 10/27/9510 Stephen F. Austin 09/13/96
Assists Opponent Date12 UT Martin 9/16/9812 Rhodes College 10/30/9612 Stephen F. Austin 09/13/96
Points Opponent Date32 Stephen F.Austin 09/13/9630 UT Martin 9/16/9830 Christian Brothers 10/27/95
Shots Opponent Date44 Christian Brothers 10/27/95
Saves Opponent Date15 Marquette 9/23/99
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1995RECORD: 5-14C-USA: 1-4COACH: LES SZABO
HOME: 4-5AWAY: 1-7
NEUTRAL: 0-2Date Opponent Score9/2 at UNC Charlotte * L 2-79/4 at South Carolina L 0-59/10 Louisville * L 0-19/13 Arkansas-Little Rock W 7-19/15 atLSU LO-59/16 vs. Florida State L 1-39/22 Evansville * W 2-19/26 Rhodes College L 0-19/30 at Arkansas L 0-210/1 atTulsa LO-510/6 Mississippi State L 0-110/8 Cincinnati* L 0-610/14 South Alabama L 2-410/15 Eastern Illinois W 3-010/20 at Marquette * L 1-310/22 at Loyola-Chicago W 2-010/25 atOle Miss L 0-110/27 Christian Brothers W 10-2
C-USA Tournament, Cincinnati, Ohio11/2 vs. UNC Charlotte L 1-4* Conference USA match
HOME: 5-5AWAY: 2-7
NEUTRAL: 1-1
RECORD: 8-13C-USA: 3-6COACH: LES SZABODate9/29/79/139/159/209/229/2910/410/510/610/1210/1310/1510/1810/2010/2510/2710/3011/2
Opponent Scoreat Mississippi State L 0-4at Arkansas-Little Rock L 1-3Stephen F. Austin W 10-1at Evansville L 1-3 otTulane* W 2-0UAB* L3-4at Cincinnati * L 1-5UNCCharlotte* L 0-4LSU LO-4South Florida * W 4-2Arkansas L 2-3Tennessee W 2-1OleMiss L 3-5 Otat Saint Louis * L 1-2at Eastern Illinois W 1-0at Marquette * L 1-3 otat DePaul* L 1-3Rhodes College W 6-4at Louisville* W 2-1
C-USA Tournament, Charlotte, N.C.11/6 vs. DePaul W 5-111/7 vs. Cincinnati L 1-2* Conference USA match
1997RECORD: 11-10-1C-USA: 4-5-0COACH: LES SZABO
HOME: 8-3-1AWAY: 2-6-0
NEUTRAL: 1-1-0Date Opponent Score8/29 at Tennessee L 0-38/30 at UT-Chattanooga W 1-09/5 SW Missouri State W 3-19/6 Brewton Parker W 4-09/12 atTulane* L 0-1
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All Time Results
9/14 at UAB* W 1-09/17 Mississippi State T 1-1 ot9/19 Louisville * W 2-09/21 Cincinnati* L 2-3 ot9/26 at UNC Charlotte * L 0-29/28 Eastern Illinois L 0-1 ot10/3 Marquette * L 1-510/5 DePaul* W 4-110/8 atOleMiss L 0-610/14 Arkansas-Little Rock W 3-010/17 at South Florida* L 0-410/19 Saint Louis * W 3-2 ot10/26 Belmont W 4-210/29 Rhodes College W 3-010/31 at Arkansas L 2-4
C-USA Tournament, Saint Louis, Mo.11/4 vs. DePaul W 4-111/6 vs. Marquette L 0-2* Conference USA match
RECORD: 5-10-3 HOME: 4-3-2C-USA: 2-8-1 AWAY: 1-7-1COACH: LES SZABO NEUTRAL: 0-0-0Date Opponent Score9/1 Rhodes W 2-09/4 Chattanooga W 4-19/6 at Southwest Missouri L 1-29/11 atOklahoma L 0-49/16 UT-Martin W 9-09/18 at Southern Miss * L 3-69/20 atTulane* L 1-29/25 DePaul* T 0-09/27 Marquette * L 0-310/2 at UNC Charlotte * L 0-210/4 at South Florida* L 0-710/8 Mississippi T 1-110/13 at Mississippi State T 1-110/16 at Saint Louis * W 1-010/18 at Houston * L 0-210/23 Louisville * W 6-010/25 Cincinnati* L 1-210/30 UAB * L 1-2* Conference USA match
1999RECORD: 5-13-0C-USA: 1-10-0COACH: LES SZABO
HOME: 3-8-0AWAY: 2-5-0
NEUTRAL: 0-0-0Date Opponent Score9/1 Rhodes W 9-09/3 Toledo W 2-19/5 Jacksonville State L 0-29/10 Southwest Missouri State L 0-19/17 Tulane * L 0-29/19 Southern Miss * L 1-39/22 Mississippi State W 4-09/23 at Marquette* L 1-49/25 atDePaul* L 1-210/1 South Florida * L 1-210/3 UNCCharlotte* L 0-210/10 at Mississippi L 2-310/12 atBelmont W 6-110/15 Houston * L 1-310/17 Saint Louis * L 0-110/22 at Cincinnati * L 0-310/24 at Louisville * W 2-110/29 at UAB* L 0-2* Conference USA match
2000RECORD: 9-11-0C-USA: 3-8-0COACH: BROOKS MOHAGHAN
HOME: 6-3-0AWAY: 3-8-0
NEUTRAL: 0-0-0Date Opponent Score8/25 at Sacramento State L 2-68/25 at San Francisco W 2-19/1 Louisiana-Monroe W 3-09/2 Middle Tennessee State W 4-09/8 at Southwest Missouri State ... L 0-49/10 Southeastern Louisiana W 5-19/15 at Charlotte * L 2-39/17 South Florida* L 0-79/22 DePaul* W 2-09/24 Marquette* L 4-79/29 at Tulane * W 3-210/1 at Southern Miss * L 2-310/7 at UAB* LO-410/10 at Mississippi State W 1-010/13 Louisville * W 6-210/15 Cincinnati* L 1-210/20 at Saint Louis * L 1-310/22 at Houston * L 0-310/25 at Vanderbilt L 0-310/28 Christian Brothers W 4-0* Conference USA match
2001RECORD: 5-13-1C-USA: 3-7-0COACH: BROOKS MONAGHAN
HOME: 4-5-1AWAY: 1-8-0
NEUTRAL: 0-0-0Date Opponent Score8/31 at Missouri L 2-39/2 Southwest Missouri State T2-29/8 at Evansville L 0-29/9 Tennessee-Martin W 3-09/17 Ole Miss ; W 1-09/21 at Saint Louis* L 0-29/23 at Marquette * L 2-39/26 Vanderbilt L 1-29/28 DePaul* W 1-09/30 Cincinnati* L 0-210/3 Christian Brothers L 2-310/10 at Tennessee Tech L 0-110/12 Southern Miss * L 1-210/14 Tulane* L 0-110/19 at Houston * L 1-210/21 atTCU* W 1-010/26 at UAB* L 1-310/28 South Florida* W 3-011/4 at Mississippi State L 3-4* Conference USA match
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Letterwinners/ Tiger Greats
LetterwinnersName Pos
Amrozowicz, Rebecca MFBaker, Allison MFBarse, Laura MFBates-Earner, Nicole DBellamy, Elizabeth MFBourigalt, Stephanie DBreton, Marcie DBronars, Jennifer FBrown, Vicki DBrannon, Catherine DButtermore, Jessica FCaswell, Christy MFChinellato, Heather GKCiezki, Amy MF/DCotton, Nancy MFCurrin, Frances GKDanaher, Molly DDodd, Erin MFFeddema, Jamie MFFisher, Jodi FFulbright, Amy MFGjertsen, Jessica FGnaster, Lisa DGoff, Jennifer FHarrison, Lindley MFHeinz, Shelley DHill, LaVonne MFHorton, Jackie MFKelley, Shannon DKelsall, Kim DMarsh, Tiffany D
Yrs1999-011999-0120011997-001995199951998-992000-0119951995-961995-971995-981996-98200119991995-97,991999-00199719971995-98199620001997-982000-011997-981995-971995-9819991995-9619951998
Name Pos YrsMeduri, Michelle MF 1998-01Meehan, Michele MF/F 1997-00Moghim, Leila F 1998Moller, Annika D 2001Murphy, Kara D 1995-97Nielsen, Anja MF 2000-01Ovrebo, Elin MF 1995Pierce, Michelle F 1995Powell, Monica F 2001Rawe, Kan GK 2000-01Ruiz, Veronica MF/D 2000-01Shelton, Mary D 2001Smith, Meredith F 1996-99Sorensen, Michelle F 2001Sparrow, Rebecca F 2000-01Spiniolas, Candace F/D 1998-00Thiele, Jen D 1998-01Trautman, Jessi D 2000Vilhodt, Carina MF 2001Vossen, Jennifer MF 1995-98Vossen, Stephanie D 1998-99Waddell, Robin D 1995-97Wells, Susannah MF 2001Wicksell, Katarina GK 2000-01Williams, Suzanne D 1998-01Willoughby, Angela D 2001Winslett, Tori MF/F 1997-00Zimmer, Lisa F 1995Zmurchuk, Lesley D 1996-97
Boldface indicates active players
Frances CurrinU of M's all-time leader:
Saves (326)
Tiger Greats
JoUi fisherU of M's all-time leader:
Goals (33)Points (94)
Christy CaswellU of M's all-time leader:
Games Played (80)Assists (32)
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2002 Non-Conference Opponents
FLORIDA MTlMMTieRag. 30, Miami, Fla.
flOBIM IHT'LSept. 1, Miami, fia.
HOaTHlMSTlllllSept. 6, Memphis, Jean. (MRSC)
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School Record 33-20-3 (three seasons) School Record 145-123-24 (17 seasons)
EVMHSVILLE MISSISSIPPI STATESept. 13, Memphis, Jean. (MKSC) Sept. 15, Memphis, Jean. IMHSD)
Location Evansville, Ind. Location Starkville, Miss.
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Assistants - Laura Poland, Krissy Meek, Chris Mills
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURIOct. 7, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Enrollment — - <*— — ~ — •• ->-—< - 0 °5°
2001 Record —•-«—•——-— — — — — — — 1 fi-2
HEBRMSKMOct. 11, lincoln, Hea.
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School Record — • 30-16-1 (three seasons)
OLE MISSHov. 3, Oxford, Miss.
Conference Southeastern (SEC West)
2001 Conf. Record 4-5Head Coach • Steve HolemanSchool Record • 72-62-5 (seven seasons)Career Record 79-68-8 (eight seasons)Assistants Derek Greene, Lori SpitlerSID Kyle Campbell
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School Record — - 143-29-4 (eight seasons)
Assistaots Marty Everding, Megan SkinnerC 1 n _rn Frin ^mith
ail-TIME RECORDS VS.
Florida Atlantic 1st MatchFlorida International 1st MatchNortheastern 1st MatchEvansville 1-2-0Mississippi St. 2-3-2Saint Louis* 2-4East Carolina* 1st MatchLouisville* 4-1Charlotte* 0-7UT-Martin 2-0
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Head Coach Ed Matz
Assistants Dennis Franczak, Caroline Sheeran
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Stadium Skyhawk Soccer Field
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CHRISTIM BROTHERSOct. 30, Memphis, Jena.
2001 Record 22-1
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2002 OPPOHENTS
Southeast Missouri 1st MatchNebraska 1st MatchSouth Florida* 2-4Southern Miss* 0-4UAB* 1-5TCU* 1-0Houston* 0-4Christian Brothers 2-1Tulane* 2-4Ole Miss 0-4-1
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SMIHT LOUISSept. 20, Memphis. Jena. (tilfiSS)
Location St. Louis, Mo.Mascot ; BillikensEnrollment 11,069Stadium Robert R. Hermann Stadium2001 C-USA Record 5-4-1
HeadCoach Tim ChampionSchool Record 65-41-3 (six seasons)Career Record 125-55-17 (nine seasons)Assts. Janet Oberle, Jay ZaberSID Diana KovalOffice Phone (314) 977-3463SID Fax ; : (314) 977-7193
CHARLOTTESept. 29, Charlotte, H.c.
Location Charlotte, N.C.
Stadium --Transamerica Field at the Irwin Belk Ctr.2001 C-USA Record 7-2-12001 Record 9-7-4Head Coach Neil RobertsSchool Record 34-23-7 (three seasons)Career Record 64-68-10 (seven seasons)Assts. Maureen McDonoughSID— Brent Stastny
2002 Conference USA Opponents
tMST CAROLINASept. 22, Memphis, Teim. (MRSCI
LocationMascotEnrollmentStadium2001 C-USA Record-2001 RecordHead CoachSchool RecordCareer Record
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Greenville, N.C.Pirates19,470
Bunting Field
10-8-1Rob Donnenwirth
— 31-20-4 (four seasons)•-93-46-13 (eight seasons)
Chris WebbCraig Wells
(252) 328-4522(252) 328-4528
L O U I S V I L L ESept. 27, Louisville, Ky.
Location Louisville, Ky.Mascot CardinalsEnrollment 22,000Stadium Cardinal Park2001 C-USA Record 2-82001 Record 4-13Head Coach Karen FergusonSchool Record 5-31-1 (three seasons)Career Record sameAssts. Carole Dutchka, Tim Nowak
Office Phone (502) 852-2159SID Fax (502) 852-7401
SOUTH FLORIDA SOUTHERN MISSOct. 13, Tampa, fla.
Location Tampa, Fla.Mascot BullsEnrollment 37,000Stadium USF Soccer Stadium2001 C-USA Record 1-8-12001 Record 4-13-2
Oct. 18, Hattiespurg, Miss.
LocationMascotEnrollment
Hattiesburg, Miss.Lady Eagles
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Office PhoneCin FavOiu rdA -
(704) 687-6313(704) 687-4918
HUBOct. 20, Memphis, Jean. IMRSCI
Head CoachSchool RecordCareer RecordAssts. -S | Q _—.
Office PhoneSID Fax
Logan Fleck• 63-51-8 (seven seasons)- 134-92-17 (15 seasons)
. u TBAChris Egdel
Stadium Marshall Bell Soccer Complex2001 C-USA Record 3-72001 Record •• . . -- ... . 9.7Head Coach Matt ClarkSchool Record 18-15 (two seasons)Career Record 112-82-8 (12 seasons)Assts. Beth Leaver, Stacy HallSID Jonathan P. Howe
— (813) 974-4029 Office Phone — (601) 266-4503--(813) 974-5328 SID Fax (601) 266-4507
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RNAMENTNovember 6-9, 2002 • Charlotte
2001C USA Women's Composite Schedule
Friday. August 30Charlotte at DavidsonCincinnati at Xavier (Ohio)DePaul at NorthwesternHigh Point at East CarolinaLouisville at Tennessee-MartinOhio at MarquetteMemphis at Florida AtlanticDrury at Saint LouisSouthern Miss vs. Georgia State(Oxford, Miss.)Mississippi State at TCUAlabama at TulaneUAB at Hawaii
Saturday. August 31UAB vs. Wyoming (Honolulu, Hi)
Sunday. September 1Florida at CincinnatiDePaul at lUPU-Fort WayneKent State at East CarolinaRice at HoustonDayton at LouisvilleOakland at MarquetteMemphis vs. Fla. Int'l. (Boca Raton,Fla.)Saint Louis at VanderbiltSouth Florida at Miami (Fla.)Southern Miss vs. Marshall (Oxford,Miss.)Louisiana-Lafayette at TCU
I Tuesday. September 3Southern Miss at Mississippi StateCentenary at TCUNorthwestern State at Tulane
I Indiana at CincinnatiVanderbilt at UAB
Friday. September 6
TCU at PepperdineTulane vs. RichmondUAB at Auburn
Tuesday. September 10IUPUI at Louisville
Friday. September 13Charlotte at Miami (Fla.)Cincinnati at Wis.-MilwaukeeDrury at DePaulEast Carolina at CampbellNorth Texas at HoustonNorthwestern at LouisvilleRhode Island at MarquetteEvansville at MemphisSaint Louis vs. Davidson (Madison,Wis.)South Florida vs. Fla. Int'l. (Jackson-ville, Fla.)Jackson State at Southern MissTCU at RiceMississippi State at TulaneGeorgia at UAB
Saturday. September 14Gardner-Webb at Southern Miss
Sunday. September 15Charlotte vs. Florida StateCincinnati at MinnesotaIdaho at DePaulEast Carolina at Virginia CommonwealthLouisiana-Lafayette at HoustonMississippi State at MemphisSaint Louis vs. Connecticut (Madison,Wis.)South Florida vs. Elon (Jacksonville,Fla.)Texas A&M at TCUMassachusetts at UAB
Tuesday. September 17
Houston at DePaulSouth Florida at East CarolinaMemphis at LouisvilleTulane at MarquetteSouthern Miss at Saint Louis
Sunday. September 29Memphis at CharlotteHouston at CincinnatiTulane at DePaulUAB at East CarolinaTCU at LouisvilleSouthern Miss at MarquetteSouth Florida at Saint Louis
Wednesday. October 2Southwest Texas State at HoustonMarquette at UABMurray State at LouisvilleSMU at TCU
Thursday. October 3Charlotte at FurmanDePaul at IndianaEast Carolina at Liberty
Friday. October 4Marquette at South FloridaTennessee-Martin at MemphisSaint Louis vs. Idaho State (Tucson,Ariz.)Southern Miss at Louisiana-LafayetteTCU at OklahomaTulane at St. Mary's
Saturday, October 5Houston at UNLV
Sunday. October 6DePaul at Western IllinoisLouisville at Morehead StateSaint Louis at ArizonaFlorida Atlantic at South Florida
Houston at Southern MissMarquette at Saint LouisMemphis at South FloridaTulane at EckerdUAB at TCU
Friday. October 18East Carolina at CharlotteLouisville at DePaulCincinnati at MarquetteHouston at SMUMemphis at Southern MissWestern Illinois at Saint LouisSouth Florida at TCUTulane at UAB
Sunday. October 20Duke at CharlotteCincinnati at DePaulLouisville at MarquetteUAB at MemphisEast Carolina at Saint LouisSouth Florida at HoustonTulane at Southern Miss
Monday. October 21Hawai'i at TCU
Friday. October 25Charlotte at CincinnatiDePaul at ValparaisoMarquette at East CarolinaHouston at TulaneTCU at MemphisSaint Louis at LouisvilleSouthern Miss at South Florida
Sunday. October 27Charlotte at LouisvilleSaint Louis at CincinnatiDePaul at East CarolinaHouston at MemphisWis.-Milwaukee at Marquette
South Carolina at CharlotteDePaul at Indiana StateVirginia Tech vs. East Carolina(Charlotte, NC)Houston at New MexicoMarquette vs. Ohio State (Dayton,Ohio)Northeastern at MemphisArmv 3t Ssint LouisStetson at South FloridaSouthern Miss at Middle TennesseeTCU at Cal Santa BarbaraTulane at James Madison
Saturday. September 7Youngstown State at Louisville
Sunday. September 8Virginia Tech at CharlotteCincinnati at IllinoisSouth Carolina vs. East Carolina(Charlotte, NC)Houston vs. UTEP (Albuquerque, NM)Marquette at DaytonNavy at Saint LouisSouth Florida at Jacksonville
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Wisconsin at MarquetteTulane at Nicholls State
Friday. September 20Charlotte at HoustonCincinnati at Southern MissDePaul at South FloridaEast Carolina at TCULouisville at TulaneMarquette vs. North Carolina (Durham)Saint Louis at MemphisUAB at Alabama
Sunday. September 22Charlotte at TCUCincinnati at TulaneDePaul at Southern MissEast Carolina at MemphisLouisville at HoustonMarquette at DukeSaint Louis at UABSouth Florida at Florida State
Friday. September 27UAB at CharlotteTCU at Cincinnati
Southern Miss at South AlabamaTulane vs. Stanford (Moraga, Calif.)UAB at Virginia
Monday. October 7Southeast Missouri at MemphisHouston at Southern Utah
Tuesday. October 8Bowling Green at Cincinnati
Friday. October 11Marquette at CharlotteCincinnati at East CarolinaOhio at LouisvilleMemphis at NebraskaSaint Louis at DePaulTulane at South FloridaSouthern Miss at TCUUAB at Houston
Sunday. October 13DePaul at CharlotteOakland at CincinnatiEast Carolina at Louisville
South Florida at UABTCU at Tulane
Wednesday. October 30DePaul at Northern IllinoisUNC Wilmington at East CarolinaMarquette at VanderbiltMemphis at Christian Brothers
Thursday. October 31Louisville at Cincinnati
Friday, November 1Charlotte at Saint LouisTCU at HoustonSouthern Miss at UABMemphis at Tulane
Saturday. November 2Cincinnati at Ohio StateDePaul at MarquetteEast Carolina at Elon
Sunday. November 3Memphis at Mississippi
2002 Media Guide
Conference USAIn the world of intercollegiate sports, many considered the formation of
Conference USA a bold move. Its formation occurred during a significant>eriod of major conference realignment and restructuring of the NCAA. C-JSA established a strong foundation while quickly earning a reputation ofsuccessfully competing at the highest levels of intercollegiate athletics. Capi-alizing on the strengths of its 15 distinguished and diverse universities,Conference USA has quickly emerged as one of the nation's top confer-ences.
The millennium has brought a new look to the league with member-ihip expansion and the introduction of a brand identity program, featuring aamily of new marks. East Carolina and TCU joined the league in all sportsast season and South Florida will become a football member in 2003. Thenew marks reflect the urban, progressive and bold nature of the C-USAxand and are part of a comprehensive marketing and promotional pro-gram designed to reinforce the conference's athletic and national emer-gence.
C-USA member institutions span 13 states, more than any other Divi-:ion I-A conference and are located in 13 major television markets. Along
with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, Conference USAs one of the seven conferences thatlas significant representation in the\JCAA governance structure. The con-:erence enjoys prominent national tele-vision exposure, NCAA automatic quali-ications and major bowl tie-ins.
SUCCESS ON AND OFFTHE FIELD
Conference USA performershave achieved success in competition,placing the league among the top con-ferences in the nation. The league hasconsistently rated as one of the top bas-ketball leagues in the country, produc-ing 44 postseason teams (24 NCAA and20 NIT). The conference also enjoysstrong fan support, drawing more than1.5 million fans each year and placing the league among the nation's best inhome attendance.
C-USA football, which began competition in 1996, has rated amongthe top seven conferences in the nation. Seventeen football teams haveearned bowl bids in the last six years. C-USA is a member of the BowlChampionship Series, and sends its regular season champion to the AXALiberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., and teams to the GMAC Bowl, the HoustonBowl, the New Orleans Bowl and the new Hawaii Bowl.
Conference USA women's sports have also enjoyed success. Inwomen's basketball, the league has produced 25 NCAA teams in its firstseven campaigns, including one team in the Sweet 16, along with 13 WNITappearances. In volleyball, the league has earned 16 NCAA bids, withLouisville reaching the Sweet 16 in 1996 and 1998.
Inaddition, 18 men's and women's soccer teams, 19 baseball teamsand six softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. Last season,Tulane made its first appearance at the College World Series. C-USA hasalso sent two men's soccer teams to the Final Four and two teams to theWomen's College World Series. The league has also had numerous NCAAindividual and team competitors in golf, tennis and track and field. Overall,Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 237 NCAAappearances.
Among C-USA's 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off theplaying field as well. In six years, 49 student-athletes earned nationalVerizon Academic All-America honors, while 106 were named All-District.In addition, more than 6,000 student-athletes have been named to theCommissioner's Honor Roll or received the Commissioner's Academic Medal,
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indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. The conferenceannually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Aca-demic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional AcademicExcellence Award.
ESPN, Inc. and Conference USA recently entered into an exclusiveeight-year agreement, beginning with the 2001 season. The multi-facetedagreement, which incorporates ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Regional Television,ESPN.com and ESPN Classic, is highlighted by: ESPN/ESPN2's first-timecoverage of C-USA football featuring weeknight games; televising future C-USA Football Championship Games on ABC Sports; men's basketball cover-age; syndication and network rights for the conference's football and basket-ball coverage through ERT; continued exposure for women's basketball,along with volleyball, baseball, soccer and softball, as well as marketingrights.
A PROUD HISTORY
The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April 24,1995 in Chicago. Mike Slive was named the first commissioner of Confer-ence USA. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while
Houston joined competition inthe fall of 1996. ConferenceUSA added East Carolina(September, 1996) and theUnited States Military Acad-emy (March, 1997) as foot-ball members. ECU beganleague competition in 1997;Army in 1998 and UAB in1999. TCU began leagueplay in 2001, along with ECUin all sports, and USF footballwill begin play in 2003.
Conference USAsponsors 19 sports - base-ball, basketball, cross coun-try, football, golf, soccer, ten-nis, and track and field (indoorand outdoor) for men and
basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track andfield (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball for women. The league's champi-onship competition is enhanced by NCAA automatic bids in volleyball, men'sand women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women'stennis and baseball.
Conference sports compete in a single division, except for men's bas-ketball which currently competes in two. Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, EastCarolina, Louisville, Marquette, and Saint Louis comprise the American Divi-sion, while Houston, Memphis, South Florida, Southern Miss, TCU, Tulaneand UAB make up the National Division.
The Presidents of the member institutions serve as Conference USA'sBoard of Directors. Dr. Joseph Steger of Cincinnati has served as the chairfor the first four years and was succeeded by Dr. J.H. Woodward of Char-lotte.
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MKKfl COMHIISSIONWS USTConference USA had an all-time high of 1,677 students earn recognition on the Commissioner's Honor Roll. The U of M had106 athletes make the list including 21 of the 23 members of the women's soccer team. The student-athletes named to the list h,to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and participate in a conference-sponsored sport.
The 21 Honor Roll Members from the 2001 U of M Women's Soccer Team:
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University of Memphis is a comprehensive urban universitycommitted to scholarly accomplishments of our students andfaculty and to the enhancement of our community. The Uni-versity of Memphis offers 15 bachelor's degrees in more than 50
majors and 70 concentrations, master's degrees in 46 subjects and doctoraldegrees in 21 disciplines, in addition to the Juris Doctor (law) and a specialistdegree in education. The University of Memphis campus is located on 1,160acres with nearly 200 buildings at more than four sites. During a typical semes-ter, students come from almost every state and many foreign countries. Theaverage age of full-time undergraduates is 23. The average ACT score forentering freshman is 22.
The University of Memphis was founded under the auspices of the GeneralEducation Bill, enacted by the Tennessee Legislature in 1909. Known origi-nally as West Tennessee Normal School, the institution opened its doorsSept. 10, 1912, with Dr. Seymour A. Mynders as president.
Students in the first classes selected blue and gray as the school colors and the Tigeras the mascot. (Tradition holds that the colors, those of the opposing armies during theCivil War, were chosen in commemoration of the reuniting of the country after thatdivisive conflict.)
Over the next decade, The Desoto yearbook was created, the first library was openedin the Administration Building, the first dining hall was built and the first men's dorm wasbuilt; today that dorm, Scates Hall, houses the academic counseling offices.
In 1925 the name of the college changed to West Tennessee State Teachers College.Three years later, the Brister Library was built, named after two-term president John W.Brister. In 1931 the students created a campus newspaper, The Tiger Rag; and in 1935the school's agriculture department was discontinued.
The college changed names again in 1941, becoming Memphis State College, and in1946 the first alumnus was named president, J. Millard "Jack" Smith. In 1950 graduatestudies were initiated, and in 1954 the school switched from a quarter to a semestersystem.
In 1957 the state legislature designated Memphis State full university status. In 1959the university admitted its first black students, and the first doctoral programs began in1966. The 1970s, under President Cecil C. Humphreys, saw new buildings constructedacross the campus, including a University Center and a 12-story library. In 1983 MSUbecame the first public university in Tennessee to gain accreditation of its entire curricu-lum.
The 1990s were characterized by another name change and another building boom.In 1994 MSU became The University of Memphis, and the Ned R. McWherter Librarywas completed. As the century closed, a 1,200-seat theater was being completed, andplans were underway for the FedEx Emerging Technology Center adjacent to the FogelmanCollege of Business and Economics and a full-service hotel and hospitality training facility,a $ 15 million gift from Holiday Inns founder Kemmons Wilson.
Today, The University of Memphis is one of Tennessee's two comprehensive institu-tions of higher learning. Situated on an urban campus in the state's largest city, it is theflagship of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. It awards more than 3,000 degreesannually.
With an enrollment of approximately 20,000 students, The University of Memphishas 24 Chairs of Excellence, more than any other Tennessee university, and five state-approved centers of excellence.
Mission: The University of Memphis is a doctoral degree-granting urban research univer-sity committed to excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and professional education; inthe discovery and dissemination of knowledge; in service to the metropolitan community,state, and nation; and in the preparation of a diverse student population for successfulcareers and meaningful participation in a global society. The University of Memphis re-mains committed to the education of a non-racially identifiable student body and pro-motes diversity and access without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age,disability, or veteran status.
U of M Spring 2002 Enrollment Data • Total Enrollment: 18,832
factsAccreditation: The University of Memphis is accredited by the Commission on Collegesof the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, firstprofessional, master's, educational specialist's and doctoral degrees.
Campus Size: 1,160 acres and nearly 200 buildings at four sites.
Operating Budget: $220 million
Local Economic Impact: More than $ 1 billion
University Focus: Opened in 1912 as a teacher training college, The University ofMemphis has grown into one of the largest comprehensive universities in the southeastUnited States. Still offering the teaching, research and service functions it was foundedto provide, The University of Memphis has established five destination areas: informa-tion technology, international studies, performing arts, public health and undergradu-ate education.
Campus Location: Located in a suburban, residential section of Memphis - the 18thlargest U.S. city - our beautifully landscaped campus is easily accessible to shopping,recreation and entertainment. The University also has teaching sites throughout ShelbyCounty and West Tennessee.
Major Divisions of the University: College of Arts and Sciences, Fogelman College ofBusiness and Economics, College of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Educa-tion, Herff College of Engineering, University College, Loewenberg School of Nursing,School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Cecil C. Humphreys School ofLaw and the Graduate School.
Degrees: The University of Memphis offers 1 5 bachelor's degrees in more than 50
majors and 70 concentrations, master's degrees in 46 subjects and doctoral degrees in 21disciplines in addition to the Juris Doctor (law) and a specialist degree in education. Morethan 3,000 degrees are awarded annually.
Library: The University's Ned R. McWherter Library provides one of the most elec-tronically up-to-date information repositories within hundreds of miles. Students areable to tap into information stored in libraries around the world. Library collectionscontain more than 13 million items, which include monographs, periodical volumes,federal and state documents, maps and manuscripts. Holdings include nearly 3.1 mil-lion microformat materials and more than a million bound volumes.
Information Technology: The U of M provides state-of-the-art computing facilities for
student and faculty use, including a 24-hour TigerLAN lab. Thirty-five additional labswith more than 700 PC and Macintosh workstations and eight "smart" classroomscomplement the teaching and research activities of the University.
Center and Chairs of Excellence: The University ofMemphis has five state-approved Centers of Excellence:Center for Applied Psychological Research, Center forEarthquake Research and Information, Center for Re-search Initiatives and Strategies for the Communica-tively Impaired, Center for Research in EducationalPolicy, and the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archae-ology. There are 24 endowed Chairs of Excellence,which boast some of this country's top scholars andresearchers.
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The Tiger football team began the Tommy West era in 2001and came within a matter of seconds of breaking the school's30-year bowl drought. Memphis finished the season with a recordof 5-6, matching the most victories by the U of M since the1994 campaign. The Tigers notched wins over UT-Chattanooga, South Florida, Soulthe final contest of the year with a 5-5 record and bowl scouts on hand to awardbattled to the final fours seconds of the contest before the Bearcats pulled out the 3honors and freshman punter James Gaither was named to two All-America Teams.
The 2001 volleyball season will go down as one of the most successful seasons in recent history. The squad opened the year with a 10-0 record, marking the best start in school history. The previous best was a 7-0 mark to open the 1997 season. The Tigers won both theUNC Asheville and Kent State tournaments, and placed several players on the all-tournament teams. Senior Ainie Hamilton was namedthe MVP at both events, while senior Ginger Garrett was named as an all-tournament pick at both tournaments. Senior AdrianneEdmonds garnered honors at the Kent State tournament. The Tigers closed out the season with a 22-10 record, which was the best incoach Carrie Yerty's six years at the helm of the program. It also marked the best season for the Tigers since 1994. Amie Hamilton, whobroke the C-USA career record for service aces, was named to the all-C-USA second team.
First year women's soccer head coach Brooks Monaghan guided the young Lady Tigers to a 5-13-1 mark. The 2001 Lady Tigers featured17 first and second year players and were close to sweeping Mid-South rivals Ole Miss and Mississippi State. The Lady Tigers topped theRebels 1-0 before suffering a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss to the Bulldogs in the 2001 season finale. Junior midfielder AH Baker andfreshman sweeper Annika Holier were named to the Under-23 National Amateur Team.
After an impressive 14-6 record and semi-final appearance in the C-USA tournament following the 2000 season, expectations were highfor the U of M soccer team in 2001. However, plagued by several key injuries and a rough two-week preseason tour of Ireland, theTigers found themselves just one win shy of advancing to postseason play at 6-9-2. Even on a down year, head coach Richie Grant's eyefor talent was never in question, as four seniors received all-conference honors including first-team forward Sean Fraser, second-teammidfielder Justin Stralka and a pair of third-team performers in defender Stephen Lewis and forward Lars Thorstensen. Both Fraser andThorstensen were also recognized on two separate occasions as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week.
The women's cross country claimed its first meet title in recent memory in the 2001 season winning the Arkansas State/Pepsi Invitationalin Jonesboro, Ark. The Lady Tigers finished 31 points ahead of second place Ole Miss. Memphis also had a second place finish in theMurray State Invitational. Individually, senior Wendy Ragle had an outstanding season with three top three finishes during the season.
In men's cross country, the Tigers won the Plough Park Invitational to open the season as Balazs Laszlo won the individual title in thefour-mile run. The men also claimed a second-place finish at the Murray State Invitational as Derek Nakluski, Laszlo, and Ricky McLainfinished third, fourth and fifth respectively in the meet. Memphis finished sixth in the C-USA Championships with Laszlo claiming a top20 finish at 19th.
Phil Chamberlain's Tigers had one of the best seasons in Memphis history. The Tigers posted a 16-8 record, and were undefeated in C-USA play during the regular season at 6-0. Eight of the Tigers' 16 victories came against ranked teams as Memphis played one of thenation's toughest schedules. Senior Michael Chamberlain and freshman Alex Bucewicz were honored for their stellar play as both werenamed C-USA Player of the Week once during the season. Memphis won two team titles this year, claiming the UC-lrvine Anteater Classicand sharing the title of the H.E.B. Invitational in Corpus Christ!, Texas.
Women's tennis finished the 2002 season at 5-16, but had several highlights. Junior Monica Gonzalez-Gordo (Barcelona, Spain) had oneof the greatest seasons in school history. The transfer from Baylor posted a 15-1 record in singles play and paired with junior SabrinaLindemann to go 18-2 in doubles play. Lindemann, an Academic All-America nominee, was just as successful off the court, earning herbachelor's degree in sports management in just three years. She will play her fourth and final season next year as a graduate student.Head coach Charlotte Peterson won her 300th career match, making her only the second women's coach at Memphis to reach that leveljoining former women's basketball coach Mary Lou Johns on that exclusive list.
The Memphis men's golf team, under the direction of 31-year veteran coach Jim Cook, competed in 10 tournaments in 2001-02. Theteam had four top 10 finishes during the season, including a sixth-place finish in the South Alabama Fall Beach Classic. Sophomore DavidJeans was one of the team's top players. He averaged 74.88 strokes per round during the season, and placed in a tie for 26th at the C-USA Championships.
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The Tigers captured their first post-season title in any intercollegiate sport, winning the 2002 Owens Corning NIT championship. It wasMemphis' 15th appearance in the NIT. The U of M posted a 27-9 record, marking the squad's most wins since 1985-86. The team's 75percent winning streak also marked the best percentage since the 1986-87 squad finished at 26-8. Under second-year coach JohnCalipari, Memphis won 20+ games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since consecutive 20-win years during the 1994-95 and1995-96 seasons. Memphis won Conference USA's national Division by three games, posting a 12-4 record in league play, and becamethe first repeat National Division title champion since the league went to the two-division system. The Tigers posted a 19-2 record athome, including a 7-1 mark in C-USA play. For a second straight year the U of M set an attendance record drawing 349,737 over 21dates. The 16,654 average over 21 dates ranks second all-time only to last year when Memphis averaged 17,110. Memphis's averageattendance through 18 regular-season home games was 18,241.
The 2001 -02 season will go down in the books as one of the most uncharacteristic Lady Tiger basketball seasons in nearly 10 years. Earlyon, coach Joyc Lee-McNelis knew adding seven new faces to a roster that only had two seniors, a junior and four sophomores, wouldyield inconsistencies. Memphis showed some promise early in the season. It was the end of the season, when McNeils' squads typicallypeak, that was hard to accept as the U of M saw a seven-game losing streak and an early exit from the C-USA Tournament. Memphisended with an 11-17 overall record that included a disappointing 2-12 record in games played outside of Memphis. The seven-gamelosing streak was the longest since the 1990-91 season, and the 11 wins was the least for a Lady Tiger squad since that same season.There were several positives to note, though . On Feb. 3, 2002, 5-6 point guard Kalara McFadyen recorded what is believed to be thefirst-ever triple-double in NCAA history that did not include a single shot taken. She hauled in 10 rebounds, dished out 12 assists andtotaled 10 steals in the win. She was named a C-USA co-Player of the Week for her effort and was featured in various nationalpublications including USA Today, Sports Illustrated and the New York Times. Junior Shannon Hamp was named to the all-C-USA secondteam after leading Memphis in scoring all season long.
The 2002 season saw the Tigers battle inexperience and far too many untimely injuries. Still, despite all the setbacks Memphis found away to shine on an individual level within both the record books and the postseason watch. Catcher Barrett Smith, capped a career withover 160 games, a lifetime average of .314 and ranked second in career home runs with 28 and among the all-time top ten in hits andRBI. Junior outfielder Paul Cookman was the C-USA Hitter of the Week on March 25 and rookie shortstop Brent Dlugach brought aglimpse of the future after receiving a selection to the league's All-Freshman team.
Under the direction of interim coach Katie Rump, the Lady Tiger golf team won two tournaments in 2001-02 and again received a bid tothe NCAA Regional Championships. The Lady Tigers opened the season by winning the Memphis Women's Intercollegiate, whilesophomore Jennifer Jaszek won the individual title for her first collegiate victory. The Lady Tigers also won the Edwin Watts/CarolinasClassic at Pinehurst #8 and junior Marianne Ruud won the individual title. Memphis placed fourth at the C-USA Championships andMeaghan Francella and Jennifer Jaszek were named to the All-Conference Team. The Lady Tigers traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, forthe NCAA East Regional and placed 11th. Francella received her second consecutive individual bid to the NCAA Championships andcompeted in Auburn, Washington. She tied for 96th.
The 2001 season marked the first time in nine years that a University of Memphis men's track and field student-athlete did not win anindoor conference championship, but sophomore Greg Doughty's conference championship in the javelin at the outdoor championshipskept the Tigers' 10-year outdoor streak alive. After finishing as runner-up in the javelin as a freshman. Doughty claimed the Tigers' onlyevent championship of 2001, helping the Tigers to a 7th place finish at the outdoor championships, matching their indoor finish. JuniorRyan Smith finished second in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the outdoor meet, while the 4x400-meter relay team finished third. DelvitRogers, who holds the Memphis indoor triple jump and outdoor long jump records, finished third in the triple in his last season in a Tigeruniform.
Sophomore Lisa-Marie Hyman's conference championship in the outdoor triple jump gave the Lady Tiger track and field programconference championships in back-to-back years for just the third time since the program was reinstated in 1985. Hyman, who was therunner-up in the triple jump at the Conference USA indoor meet, helped the Lady Tigers to a 10th place finish at the outdoor meet. Thewomen's 4x100 meter relay team captured third at the outdoor meet, finishing behind nationally-ranked powerhouses TCU andHouston and defeating the fourth-place finishers by half a second. Senior Kameilah Amaya posted the Lady Tigers' other third placefinish. Also powering the Lady Tigers in the jumps was freshman Ashley Reed. The Memphis, Tenn. native finished sixth in the long jumpwith a leap of 5.68 meters.
MEMPHIS LIVINGC
onsidered the Home of the Bluesand the Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll,the city of Memphis' musical roots
run deep. However, music is just a chap-ter in the history as well as the future ofthe city located in the heart of Mid-America.
Memphis, named after the capital of an-cient Egypt, boasts all the amenities youwould expect in a city with over 1,000,000residents while retaining the charm anddown-to-earth feel of a small town.
Downtown Memphis is in the midst ofa building boom valued at $2.3 billionwhich is transforming the heart of the city.One of the most visible projects has beenthe construction of AutoZone Park, thedowntown ballpark which is the home ofthe Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Car-dinals' Triple-A club. The new 14,320-seatstadium includes 1,500 club seats, 48luxury suites and is located at the cornerof Third Street and Union Avenue acrossfrom the world-famous Peabody Hotel.
Downtown is served by the Main StreetTrolley. The trolley system, which firstopened in April of 1993, currently con-sists of the Main Street Line which passesnear such Memphis landmarks as BealeStreet, the Pinch District, Court Square andthe National Civil Rights Museum. TheRiverfront Loop includes a station in frontof The Pyramid and offers riders a uniquevista of the Mississippi River.
Memphis musical roots can be tracedto band leader W.C. Handy who wrote thefirst blues song here in 1909, a campaigntheme for Memphis mayor "Boss" Crumpcalled "Boss Crump Blues" and later pub-lished as "The Memphis Blues." Thesound soon caught on and blues bandsfilled the clubs along Beale. Young musi-cians who performed along Beale includedMuddy Waters, Furry Lewis, Albert King,Bobby "Blue" Bland, and B.B. King.
Where Beale Street meets the Missis-sippi River is Tom Lee Park, site of theannual Beale Street Music Festival. Theweekend-long musical festival is just a partof the month-long Memphis in May Inter-national Festival which also includes theWorld Championship Barbecue CookingContest and the Sunset Symphony.
Located just off Beale Street is thePeabody Place Retail and EntertainmentCenter which opened this past year. The300,000 square foot retail complex featuresa 21-screen movie theater and 3D IMAX
as well as several theme restaurantsand shopping venues.
Also located within a block _-.of Beale Street is Gibson Gui-tar Memphis which includesfactory tours and cultural ex-hibits. Also on the same prop-erty is the Smithsonian's Rock'n' Soul Museum which in-cludes artifacts documentingmusic's past.
Memphis' musical rootsalso includes Stax and Hi-Records as well as SunRecords recording studios.Stax became known for"sweet soul music" throughsuch artists as the MarKeys,Booker T. and the MGs, OtisRedding, Wilson Pickett, Samand Dave and Isaac Hayes. Oneof Hi-Records premier artistswas Al Green. Sun Records'most famous recording artistwas Elvis Presley and alsoboasted Jerry Lee Lewis, CarlPickens and Johnny Cashamong its recording artists.
Elvis Presley's Graceland isone of the five most visitedhome tours in America and isthe most famous home inAmerica after the White House.In 1991, Graceland was placed on theNational Register of Historic Places.Over 600,000 visitors tour Gracelandeach year.
Also located downtown is the re-furbished Orpheum Theater whichserves as a venue for performances byBallet Memphis, the Memphis Sym-phony Orchestra and travelingbroadway shows as well as the OrpheumClassic Movies series and other con-certs.
The city's location makes Memphisa major distribution hub with two inter-state highways intersecting in the city.Memphis is also home of FedEx, thenation's largest package carrier whichmakes Memphis International Airportthe world's busiest cargo airport in theworld. Over 500 commercial passengerflights originate from Memphis Interna-tional each day. Memphis is also a twicedaily stop by Amtrak's City of New Or-leans which runs from Chicago to NewOrleans.
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MotorSportsPark; PeteSamprascompetes inthe KrogerSt. Judetennistournament; University ofMemphis cheerleaders supportthe home team; The MemphisRedbirds and their new home,AutoZone Park; The annualFedEx St. Jude Classic drawsmore than 125,000 golf fanseach year.
ether it's cheering on theUniversity of Memphis Ti-
ers, catching a Redbirdsgame downtown or following the tour-ing professionals at the PGAFedEx St. Jude Golf Classic,when it comes to sports, thecity of Memphis offers some-thing for everyone.
The U of M plays its homefootball games in the LibertyBowl, which also plays hostto the annual bowl game pitting the Con-ference USA champion against theMountain West champion.
The Tigers' basketball games areplayed in The Pyramid which playedhost to the NCAA Basket-ball Championship SouthRegion First and SecondRounds in the spring of2001. A year earlier, ThePyramid was the venue forthe Women's Mideast Re-gional championship, and will be thehost site of the 2003 Conference USAwomen's basketball tournament.
The Lady Tiger basketball and vol-leyball teams have a definite home-courtadvantage playing in the ElmaRoane Fieldhouse located inthe middle of the university'smain campus.
The Memphis Redbirdsare in their third season in the14,320 seat Autozone Park.The Redbirds are the only
not-for-profit team in thecountry. All operatingprofits are put back intoThe Memphis RedbirdsBaseball Foundationwhich funds two youthbaseball pro-grams, RBI (Re-turning Baseballto the InnerCity) andS T R I P E S(Sports TeamsReturning Inthe Public Edu-cation System).
The Tigerbaseball team was fortu-nate in being able tomove over half of its 2002home baseball games to
Autozone Park. In an agreement withRedbirds management, the Tigers wereable to play 16 events in the AAA park.Very few college teams play in a facility
MEMPHISMOTORSPORTS PARK
St.JudeClassic
that is considered the equivalent of mostmajor league parks.
This year's 45"' annual FedEx St. JudeClassic continues to be one of longest,
continuous running sportingevents in the city's history.The tournament adopted St.Jude's Children's ResearchHospital as its beneficiary in1970 and to date the event hasgenerated over $ 11.4 million to-wards fighting childhood cata-
strophic diseases. Past champions haveincluded such noted players as GregNorman, Jack Nicklaus, Fred Couples,Nick Price and Curtis Strange.
For race fans, there isMemphis MotorsportsPark with it's four distinc-tive racing venues. MMPfeatures a %-mile pavedoval which plays host toa NASCAR CraftsmanTruck Series event in the
summer and a NASCAR Busch Seriesrace in the fall. The track's quarter-miledragstrip plays host to an NHRA eventin October. The park also features a quar-ter-mile dirt oval as well as a road course.
The Kroger St. Jude isone of only nine champion-ship-level tennis tournamentsin North America and one ofonly two in the world to beheld in a private club. For 25years, the sport's brighteststars have come to Memphis
and have voted the February tournamentamong their favorite stops worldwide onthe ATP Tour.
In October 2001, Memphis became amember of the NBA when the VancouverGrizzlies moved their franchise to the
Pyramid. The NBA team playsover 40 games per season in thecity and offers citizens a chanceto see such noted professionalplayers as Shaquille O'Neal,Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson andKevin Garnett. In the summerof 2002, ground breaking tookplace for a $250 million arena forthe Grizzlies.Memphis also offers its citizens
public and 15 private courses10throughout the city. There are also 230parks (totaling over 23,000 acres), 17public swimming pools, 26 communitycenters, 14 country clubs, 80 public ten-nis courts and 108 hotels and motels (to-taling 13,633 rooms).
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University President <V4||| Dr. Shirley Raines
Dr. Shirley C. Raines became the11th president of The University of Mem-phis on July 1, 2001. She had previ-ously been vice chancellor for academicservices and dean of the College of Edu-cation at the University of Kentucky inLexington.
She is the first woman to hold thepresidency of the University, which wasfounded in 1912. She is also the firstwoman to be named president of amajor public university in the Mid-South.
Dr. Raines earned her doctorate ineducation from the University of Ten-nessee in Knoxville, as well as hermaster of science degree. Her bach-elor of science degree is from the Uni-versity of Tennessee at Martin. Shealso completed the Management De-velopment Program from the HarvardGraduate School of Education and theExecutive Education Program fromUniversity of Pennsylvania's WhartonSchool.
She is the author or co-author of11 books and numerous journal ar-ticles, and is widely regarded as anexpert in early childhood and teachereducation. She is the past presidentof the Association for Childhood Edu-cation International, a 108-year-old edu-cation organization with members in 72different nations. She serves on the se-lection committee for the NationalTeacher of the Year and has receivedhonors for her leadership in teachereducation, including a Phi Delta KappaChapter Award for Distinguished Ser-vice to Education, and two distin-
TENNESSEE BOARDOF REGENTS
The University of Memphis is proud tobe a member institution of the StateUniversity and Community College Sys-tem of Tennessee, which is governed bythe Tennessee Board of Regents. Thesystem includes six universities, 14 two-year institutions, 12 community collegesand 26 area technology centers and wasestablished by the General Assembly in1972.
guished paper awards from theEastern Educational Research As-sociation.
Before her appointment at UK,Dr. Raines was professor and de-partment chair of Childhood/Lan-guage Arts/Reading at the Univer-sity of South Florida in Tampa, andassociate professor of education atGeorge Mason University inFairfax,Va., where she received theDistinguished Faculty Award. Shealso held higher education aca-demic appointments at Northeast-ern State University in Oklahoma,North Carolina Wesleyan, and theUniversity of Alabama. She wasfounder and director of the ChildCare Center at Roane State Com-munity College in Harriman, Tenn.,and director of the Knox CountySchools Head Start in Knoxville,Tenn. Early in her career, Dr. Raineswas a teacher in Louisville, Ky., andSellersberg, Ind.
Dr. Raines is known for her ef-fective work with legislators on pub-lic policy issues related to highereducation, literacy projects, andcommunity initiatives. Majorthemes of her higher education lead-ership have been interdisciplinary re-search; improving teaching, reten-tion, and graduation rates; andbuilding partnerships on and off thecampus. Described in the Mem-phis Commercial Appeal as"powerful, prepared, and person-able," she is a much sought af-ter speaker at conferences,schools, and civic organizations.
A native of Bells, Tenn.,about an hour's drive east ofMemphis, she is married to re-tired professor Dr. Robert J.Canady. In his retirement, Bobis a stained glass artist and a pri-vate pilot. Bob and Shirley are theparents of four adult children andthree grandchildren.
1912-13 Dr. Seymour A. Mynders
1913-18 Dr. John Willard "J.W." Brister
1918-24 Dr. Andrew A. Kincannon
1924-39 Dr. John Willard "J.W." Brister
1939-43 Dr. Richard C. Jones
1943-46 Dr. Jennings B. Sanders
1946-48 Dr. J.M. Jack Smith
1949-50 Lamar Newport (acting)
1950-60 Dr. J.M. Jack Smith
1960-721972-731973-791979-801980-91
Dr. C.C. Humphreys
Dr. John Richardson (interim)
Dr. Billy M. Jones
Dr. Jerry Boone (interim)
Dr. Thomas Carpenter
1991-99 Dr. V. Lane Rawlins
1999-01 Dr. Ralph Faudree (interim)
2001- Dr. Shirley Raines
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Athletic Director R.C. JohnsonR.C. Johnson,
who has worked for30 years in athleticadministration and
served as athletic director at Temple Uni-versity, was named the Director of Ath-letics at The University of Memphis onDecember 29,1995.
Johnson came aboard in Februaryof 1996 and immediately set forth inputting together one of the most re-nowned staffs in school history. Sincehis arrival, Johnson has hired such high-profile coaches as former Clemson headfootball coach Tommy West, formerNew Jersey Nets and UMass head bas-ketball coach John Calipari and formerLos Angeles Dodger shortstop DaveAnderson as baseball coach.
With his staff completed, the Iowanative set his sights on revamping theUniversity of Memphis athletic facilitiesand that goal is now coming to comple-tion.
Johnson initiated the start of a capi-tal campaign to add a new 8,000-square-foot football and basketball office com-plex to the current Athletic Office Build-ing, a new basketball practice facility anda complete renovation of the Murphy Ath-letic Complex on Memphis' south cam-pus.
The eight million dollar campaign isthe largest fund raising effort in the his-tory of Memphis athletics and shouldbring the Tiger athletic facilities on-linewith Conference USA sister institutions.
During the spring of 1999, Johnsonnegotiated one of the richest radio broad-cast package in Tiger athletic history withWMC-AM 79 in Memphis. The three-yearagreement calls for WMC to pay the Uni-versity approximately $1.2 million for foot-ball and men's basketball rights.
In his short tenure, Johnson has cre-ated the Athletic Director's Honor Roll,the Tiger Clubs Board of Directors andthe athletic director's Ambassador's Club.
Johnson has conducted severalmeetings with the Memphis Park Com-mission to add a greater presence for theTigers in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.Numerous signs appear in the LibertyBowl indicating that the stadium is the"home of the Tigers."
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At Temple, Johnson was responsiolefor directing a program with more than500 student-athletes in 20-men's andwomen's intercollegiate sports, includ-ing nationally visible programs in men'sbasketball and football. He was namedTemple's director of athletics on May 9,1994, after a national search.
The former Temple athletic directorenjoys a reputation for building privateand corporate support for intercollegiateathletics and for developing strong aca-demic services for student-athletes.Highlights of his tenure at Temple in-clude: the origination of a Student-Ath-lete Advisory Committee; the AthleticDirector's Honor Roll for student-athletes;the reorganization of the Athletic Depart-ment infrastructure; chairing the Atlan-tic 10 Conference Membership Commit-tee and representing the Big East Con-ference on the Gender-Equity TaskForce.
Johnson was hired at Temple afternearly six years as director of athleticsat Miami (Ohio) University. During his ten-ure at Miami University, Johnson was re-sponsible for numerous programs thatenhanced the stature and image of theOhio institution.
A strong believer in a quality educa-tion for student-athletes, Johnson em-phasized academic integrity and excel-lence during his time at Miami Uni-versity. At the time he departed forTemple, Miami University had 15student-athletes with a perfect4.0 GPA, 62 student-athleteswith a 3.50 or better GPA and191 student-athletes with a3.00 GPA or better.
Before becoming athleticdirector at Miami University,Johnson was athletic direc-tor at Eastern Illinois from1980-88. He was the asso-ciate athletic director atNorthern Iowa from 1974 to1980.
A former football coachhimself, Johnson served as anassistant football coach atMankato State University from1968-74. He coached at Young-
stown State University during the 1967and '68 seasons. Prior to joining thestaff at Youngstown State, Johnsonserved as an assistant coach atNorthern Iowa for two years (1965-67)and the University of Iowa (1963-65).
A native of Ottawa, III., Johnsonhas his bachelor's degree in sociol-ogy from the University of Iowa and amaster's in physical education fromthe University of Northern Iowa.
He is a member of the FootballIssues Committee of the NCAA, theNational Association of College Direc-tors of Athletics, the Executive Com-mittee of the Division I-A Athletic Di-rectors Association, the C-USA Rep-resentative on the Board of Directorsof the AFCA, and he serves on theFinance, Nominating, Planning, Foot-ball Scheduling, and Expansion &Bowl Committees for ConferenceUSA. He is also a member of theShelby County Sports Authority.
Johnson and his wife, Melba,have three children and three grand-children.
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Kevin Grothe is in his seventh year as associ-ate athletic director for advancement at The Uni-versity of Memphis. He is responsible for over-seeing the athletic department's external opera-tions, including fund raising, marketing and pro-motions, media relations, ticketing, merchan-dising and licensing, and the spirit squads.
Grothe came to Memphis after spending twoyears as assistant commissioner for corporatedevelopment at the Mid-America Conference inToledo, Ohio. His responsibilities included co-ordinating and developing sponsorship pack-ages for the MAC television and radio networks.
The 39-year-old Grothe worked as assistantathletic director for marketing and promotionsat Miami University from 1989-1993. He coor-dinated marketing and promotions for 19 men'sand women's intercollegiate sports programs atMiami and managed all activities for the Redand White Club.
Prior to joining the staff at Miami, Grotheworked as the assistant director of sports mar-keting and promotions at the University of Iowafor four years.
Grothe received his bachelor of arts degreefrom Iowa in 1985. He is a member of the Pub-lic Relations Society of America, the NationalAssociation of Collegiate Marketing Administra-tors and the National Association of Athletic De-velopment Directors.
LYNNPARKES
Lynn Parkes is in her 19th year as the seniorwomen's administrator for The U of M. As such,she oversees eight intercollegiate sports ofwomen's basketball, volleyball, men's andwomen's golf, men's and women's track andmen's and women's tennis. Parkes also over-sees the areas of compliance and student-ath-lete services.
Prior to devoting full-time to her role as as-sociate athletic director, Parkes spent 11 yearsas the head women's golf coach at Memphis.
A native of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Parkes isa 1973 graduate of the University of Alabama.She was a member of the Crimson Tidewomen's golf team and competed in the Na-tional Collegiate Championship Tournament herfinal three years of college.
Following graduation, she taught for twoyears at Loretto (TN) High School as a physi-cal education instructor. Parkes came to TheUniversity of Memphis in 1975 to complete hergraduate degree in physical education and atthe same time, started the women's golf pro-gram.
In addition to her administration of thewomen's sports programs, Parkes is compli-ance coordinator for the University of MemphisAthletic Department. As such, she is Memphis'liaison to Conference USA and the NCAA in ad-
herence to the rules and regulations of thosetwo organizations. She also serves on the NCAAWomen's Basketball Selection Committee.
A former member of the LPGA, Parkes servedas chair of the NCAA Women's Golf Committee.She has served as tournament director of the1995 NCAA East Golf Regional hosted by Mem-phis, as well as the 2000 NCAA Women's Bas-ketball Mideast Regional Tournament.
Parkes also is active in numerous civic orga-nizations, including the American Cancer Soci-ety.
BILLLOFTON
Associate ADBill Lofton came to the Tiger athletic de-
partment in 1994 as associate athletic direc-tor for finance and management. He is respon-sible for overseeing the athletic departmentbudget and the day-to-day operation of the de-partment in the absence of the athletic direc-tor.
A graduate of Memphis, Lofton came to theathletic department after serving for 10 yearsas the manager of financial planning for theUniversity.
Lofton, who was named the University's Ad-ministrative Employee of the Year in 1990-91,has over 20 years of financial managementexperience in the areas of budget manage-ment, implementation of computer systems,cost accounting and auditing financial proce-dures.
A native of Memphis, Lofton graduated fromTrezevant High School in 1968 and enrolledat Memphis. He received his B.B.A. in man-agement and marketing in 1972.
He began his business career with Inter-national Harvester in 1972, starting as a costaccountant and advancing to senior cost ac-countant and office systems and proceduresanalyst.
In 1981 he left International Harvester tobecome vice president of business affairs forThe Memphis College of Arts. He was respon-sible for the budgeting, purchasing and fundraising, while supervising the financial opera-tion and facility management.
Lofton joined the staff at the University ofMemphis in 1984 as the manager of FinancialPlanning.
BOBWINN
Bob Winn, a native of Roanoke, Virginia,is in his 28th year with The University of Mem-phis athletic department. For the past 15 yearsWinn has served as assistant athletic directorfor media relations.
The chairman of the Conference USA SportsInformation Directors in 1995-96, Winn is a 1974graduate of the University of Memphis, holdinga bachelor's degree in journalism.
During his tenure with the Tigers, he haspromoted 24 football All-Americans, includingnational award winners Joe Allison, who re-ceived the Lou Groza Award in 1993, and RyanWhite, who was named to the 2000 PlayboyAll-American squad, 12 basketball All-Ameri-cans, five baseball All-Americans and threetrack All-Americans. In addition, Winn servedas media coordinator for four NCAA Regionals(1984,1995,1997,2001), five NH Tournaments,five Metro Conference Tournaments, one GreatMidwest Conference Tournament and two Con-ference USA Tournaments. He also served asthe official scorer for the Women's NCAA EastRegional Golf Tournament in Memphis.
Winn was inducted into the All-AmericanFootball Foundation Hall of Fame in May1998, receiving the Scoop Hudgins award formedia relations.
In addition to his duties with The U of M,Winn has served as the media coordinatorfor the PGA Tour stop in Memphis, the FedExSt. Jude Classic for 28 years and has assistedwith the press box operation for the annualSt. Jude Liberty Bowl, which is played inMemphis in December.
A 1966 graduate of Patrick Henry HighSchool in Roanoke, Winn is a member of theCollege Sports Information Directors ofAmerica was honored by CoSIDA in 2000 for25 years of service in the SID profession.
BOBKILPATRICK
Bob Kilpatrick is in his eighth year as anassistant athletic director at the University ofMemphis. Prior to assuming his role as assis-tant AD, he was the spring sports coordinatorfor eight years.
For 21 years Kilpatrick served as headbaseball coach for the Tigers. He becamebaseball coach in 1972 and turned the pro-gram into one of the most successful pro-grams in the nation.
In his first year at The U of M, Kilpatrick'steam posted a 19-14 record, the first winningmark in two years.
The native Memphian soon became thewinningest baseball coach in Tiger history andcompleted his tenure as head coach with arecord of 653-341-2 during his 21 seasons.Before stepping down, he was ranked in theTop 40 among active coaches in victories andwinning percentage.
Kilpatrick's 1978 team led the nation in bat-ting average with a .357 team mark, won theMetro Conference championship and ad-vanced to the finals of the NCAA SoutheastRegional.
The former professional infielder played hisprep baseball at Memphis Central High School
and continued his career collegiately at Missis-sippi.
He was drafted by the Chicago White Soxand played in the Sox system for four years.He was named the Midwest League's top sec-ond baseman in 1962 and earned MinorLeague Player of the Month in May of 1962.
After his professional career, Kilpatrick re-turned to Memphis and began teaching andcoaching in the city school system.
MELISSAMOORE
Melissa Moore, a graduate of The Univer-sity of Memphis, is in her 17th year as a memberof the athletic department and her 14th with theTiger Clubs staff. She has served as Tiger Clubscoordinator for seven years and has been anassistant athletic director for the past eight years.
A 1985 graduate of the University of Mem-phis, Moore received her BBA with a major inaccounting. During her tenure as a student,Moore worked in the Athletic Academic Officeand moved to the Athletic Department, work-ing in the athletic director's office and the bas-ketball office before joining the staff of the Ti-ger Clubs in 1986.
Moore oversees the operation of the TigerClubs, which includes contributions for the gen-eral scholarship fund, gift-in-kind, the TigerClubs Auction and the Tiger Club Golf Tourna-ment. She most recently was instrumental ininitiating the on-line auction for The U of M.
As an undergraduate student, Moore re-ceived an early taste of athletics. She was afeatured majorette with the University of Mem-phis band, the Mighty Sound of the South, from1980-84. The band performed at all U of M foot-ball and basketball games.
She was named to the Outstanding YoungWomen of America in 1985.
The native Memphian is a graduate ofGermantown High School.
SCOTTRABENOLD
One of the newest additions to the staff, ScottRabenold is in his second year as the assistantathletic director for annual giving. He is respon-sible for the Tiger Clubs annual giving campaign,which includes overseeing the Tiger Clubs FundDrive and working closely with many of the over3000 Tiger Club donors who last year contrib-uted over $4 million dollars in unrestricted dona-tions.
Rabenold graduated from the University ofIowa, where he was a member of the men'sbasketball team from 1993-1998 and was rec-
ognized as an Academic All-Big 10 performer.While at Iowa, he received his BBA with a doublemajor in marketing and finance. He recently com-pleted his MBA from Drake University in August2000.
A native of Montezuma, Iowa, Rabenoldjoined The U of M staff from Wake Forest Uni-versity where he worked as an assistant in theDeacon Club office. During his time there, WakeForest raised over $20 million and successfullycompleted a $7.5 million facility campaign.
Scott and his wife Sarah, a pharmaceuticalsales representative for Pharmacia Corpora-tion, reside in Memphis.
MURRAYARMSTRONG
FacilitiesMurray Armstrong has served under eight
head football coaches during his 39-year ten-ure at the University of Memphis. He was hiredby former head coach and athletic director BillyJ. Murphy in 1962.
Armstrong has been involved with everyfacet of college football at Memphis. He hasbeen an assistantfreshman coach, headfresh-man coach, varsity defensive end coach, kick-ing coach, special teams coach, academicadvisor and administrative aid during his ten-ure with the Tigers.
He serves as the coordinator of the Billy J.Murphy Athletic Complex.
A 1961 graduate of the University of Ten-nessee, Armstrong was a first team all-South-eastern Conference academic selection in1961. Armstrong was a three-year lettermanfor the Volunteers. He received his degree insociology and biology from Tennessee andhas since earned his master's degree at TheUniversity of Memphis.
Armstrong and his wife, Joan, have twochildren Sterritt, a 1990 West Point graduate,and Brence, a 1997 graduate of Memphis.
FREDSTEWART
Assistant ADFred Stewart is in his 16th year as the ath-
letic business manager at the University of Mem-phis.
A native of Bruce, Mississippi, Stewart movedto Memphis with his family in 1963 and gradu-ated from Frayser High School in 1967.
Stewart entered the United States Navy in1968 and served for two years on the aircraftcarrier USS Kearsarge CVA-21.
He began working at International Har-vester in 1968 before joining the Navy and re-turned to the company in 1970. Stewart en-rolled in The U of M while working at IH andreceived his BBA in accounting in 1978. Hemoved into the accounting office at Harvester in
1978 and remained there for seven years.Stewart, who enjoys playing and reading
about sports, was hired as athletic businessmanager at the University of Memphis in 1986.
SALLYANDREWS
VSally Andrews, who previously served as
women's golf coach for the Lady Tigers, is inher 11 th year as assistant compliance coordi-nator for The U of M.
A 1982 graduate of Christian BrothersCollege in Memphis, Andrews lettered for fouryears in basketball and volleyball.
A golfer who took up the game at an earlyage, the native Memphian established herselfas one of the top women players in the Mid-South. She was a six-time Memphis citywomen's champion.
Andrews was named as the headwomen's golf coach in 1987 and remained inthat position for five years. Her 1988 team wonthe UAB Lady Blazer Tournament, the first vic-tory ever for a Lady Tiger golf team.
ALBROWN
Al Brown is in his 12th year as the directorof The University of Memphis M Club. The M Clubis the letterman's organization for the institution.
A former letterman himself, Brown playedbaseball for the Tigers from 1947-48. He playedprofessional baseball and worked as a profes-sional scout in the Chicago White Sox organi-zation in the 1950s and returned to Memphisin the 1960s as head baseball coach.
During his tenure as the Tigers' baseballcoach, Brown compiled an overall record of156-118-4 in nine seasons. His 1964 and 1965teams won 21 games, marking the first 20-winseasons in the school's history. Brown's teamsposted winning records in seven of his nineseasons at the helm.
When he left The U of M in 1971, he joinedthe Memphis Park Commission and later wasnamed as the manager of Liberty Bowl Memo-rial Stadium. He remained with the city of Mem-phis until rejoining the staff at Memphis in 1991.
Brown's duties with the M Club include host-ing the annual M Club Sports Hall of Fame ban-quet and induction ceremonies each fall.P
JENNIFERRODRIGUES
Jennifer Rodrigues enters her fifth year as theassociate athletic media relations director at TheUniversity of Memphis.
She is responsible for the publicity and promo-tion of The U of M women's athletic programs. Theprimary media contact for women's basketball,Rodrigues also assists with game-day operationsfor football, and is responsible for overseeing thework of the athletic media relations graduate andstudent assistants. In March 2000, she served asthe assistant Media Coordinator of the NCAA Men's1 st and 2nd Round tournament, and a year laterserved as the media coordinator for the NCAAWomen's Basketball Mideast Regional. In 2002,she volunteered at the Mideast Regional hosted byMarquette University.
A 1995 graduate of the University of South-western Louisiana, Rodrigues joined The U of Mafter serving two years as an assistant mediarelations director at Mississippi State where shewas the primary contact for women's basketballand Softball. She also assisted in the game-dayoperations for football, volleyball and men's bas-ketball. Her 1998 Softball media guide was judgedthird in the nation by CoSIDA and her cover re-ceived the Best In the Nation honor.
Prior to Mississippi St., Rodrigues served asassistant SID for women's athletics at NorthernArizona University. She also served as interimSID at NAU and handled men's basketball and foot-ball prior to accepting the job at MSU.
The New Orleans, La., native received herbachelor's degree in journalism at USL. While atUSL, she served as a student assistant in the sportsinformation office, where she was the media con-tact for volleyball and the nationally-ranked LadyCajun Softball team. She was honored in 1995 byCoSIDA as her Softball guide placed third nation-ally.
Rodrigues, 29, is married to Mike Rodrigues,who is an assistant athletic trainer for the U of M.
RONMEARS
Ron Mears begins his fourth season as the pri-mary contact for men's basketball in the Office ofAthletic Media Relations after a 10-year stint as thedirector of sports information at Nicholls State Uni-versity.
Mears, a 1986 graduate of Oklahoma State Uni-versity, was named Nicholls State's SID in 1988and received additional responsibilities as the as-sistant director of university relations in 1991.
While at the south Louisiana university, Mearsproduced the 1996 Nicholls State football mediaguide which was named Best in the Nation byCoSI DA. The football publication was named oneof the top five nationally three times during Mears'final four years at the university. Mears was alsohonored in 1995 by CoSIDA, penning the Best His-torical Feature.
While at Nicholls State, Mears was involved withthe Louisiana Sports Writers Association, coordi-nating the LSWA's basketball player of the weekprogram for five years as well as various LSWAall-Louisiana teams. He served a two-year term asthe LSWA's treasurer.
He has also assisted with media coordination atseveral NCAA and amateur athletic events includ-ing the 1992 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials andtwo NCAA Final Fours.
Mears previously worked as a sports writer atthe Bartlesville, OK, Examiner-Enterprise coveringBig 8 and prep athletics.
TAMMYDEGROFFAsst. SID
Tammy DeGroff enters her first year as a full-time member of the athletic media relations' staff.
DeGroff who served two years as a graduateassistant SID at Memphis, spent the last year asthe assistant SID at Campbell University. While atCampbell, DeGroff served as the primary contactfor volleyball, women's basketball and softball.She also was responsible for the day-to-day op-erations of the Campbell Athletic Departmentwebsite, as well as assisting in various depart-mental projects.
In her earlier stint as a graduate assistant atMemphis, DeGroff was responsible for the pro-motion of the volleyball, track and tennis teams.She also assisted at home football games, andwas an instrumental part of the women's basket-ball stat crew.
Prior to the U of M, DeGroff served as the as-sistant information director for the Gulf South Con-ference where she was responsible for soccer,women's basketball and softball. During the sum-mer of 1998, she worked for the Madison MadDogs indoorfootball team as an intern in the mediarelations office. She has also served as an internat the Mid-Continent Conference.
A native of Rio, Wis., DeGroff graduated fromWisconsin-Eau Claire in 1995 with a degree injournalism. She worked as a student assistant inthe SI D office for two years while working on herbachelor's degree.
JOELBARON
Joel Baron enters his second year as the ath-letic department video coordinator.
A native of Lansdale, Pa., Baron attended NorthPenn High School before enrolling at MillersvilleUniversity in Millersville, Pa. Baron worked as thevideo coodinator for the Millersville football pro-gram for four years and was responsible forshooting and editing all of the Marauder's footballtapes. He received his bachelor's degree in com-munications from MU in 1999.
In addition to his duties at Millersville, he servedas a video intern with the Philadelphia Eagles ofthe NFL in 1998.
SYRATHIBAULT
MarketingSyra Thibault is in her second year as the
director of marketing and promotions for The UofM.
Thibault joined the staff from the Universityof South Alabama where she served in a simi-lar capacity for three years, while earning herdegree. She graduated from USA in 2000 witha bachelor's degree in sport and event market-ing. She has also worked as the game directorfor the 2000 GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl aswell as the 2001 Sun Belt Conference basket-ball tournament.
A native of Bay St. Louis, Miss., Thibaultworked two years at the Casino Magic inBiloxi, Miss., prior to attending USA. Shealso worked at Casino Magic in Bay St. Louisfrom 1994-96 as the marketing/group salescoordinator.
MARCM HOHORST
Marc Hohorst is entering his second year asthe head equipment manager for The U of M.
Hohorst is responsible for purchasing, issu-ing, and maintaining all athletic equipment, aswell as supervising several student managers.He will also oversee the day-to-day operationsof the equipment room at South Campus, whichservices football, baseball, soccer, track andgolf.
A native of Lafayette, La., Hohorst joins TheU of M staff from Arkansas State where hewas the supervisor of equipment for the lastthree years.
Prior to his duties at Arkansas State, Hohorstworked for one year at his college alma mater,the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, in agame management capacity. He worked vari-ous ULL events, serving as the visiting teamhost and organizing ticket sales and records.
Hohorst graduated from the University ofSouthwestern Louisiana (now called ULL) in1997 with a degree in physical education. Hereceived his Louisiana teaching certificationthat same year and served as a substituteteacher in 1997 and 1998 at Youngsville MiddleSchool.
While at USL, Hohorst also assised in theequipment room as a student and worked boththe NCAA softball regional tournament and theSunbelt Conference baseball tournament asa tournament official. He spent one year withthe Lafayette Swarnp Cats as the head equip-ment manager before the team folded.
Head
DAVE ANDERSON
JOHN CALIPAR1
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerMemphis 2 years 54-55 54-55Dave Anderson led his squad to one of the greatest turnaroundsof any NCAA baseball program in 2001. Memphis increased itswin total from 15 in 2000 to 34 in 2001. Junior Daniel Uggla wasnamed to the all-C-USA first team and to two all-America squads,and he was also selected as a semifinalist for the Dick HowserNational Player of the Year award. The Tigers struggled in2002, but managed to place freshman Brent Dlugach on the C-USA all-freshman team.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerClarion State, 1982 2 years 48-24 241-95John Calipari led the Tigers to a National Championship at the2002 NIT, and through 10 seasons has the fifth-best careerstart in wins in NCAA Division I history. The Tigers won 27games in 2001 -02 and Dajaun Wagner was named the Fresh-man of the Year and All-Conference USA. Kelly Wise wasalso named to the C-USA first-team. Under Calipari, the Ti-gers have also managed to set attendance records the lasttwo straight years.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerSouthern Miss, 1984 11 years 195-131 195-131
Joye Lee-McNelis has done wonders for the Lady Tiger basket-ball program. In her career, she has led Memphis to sevenstraight post-season appearance, and has coached 13 all-con-ference players and two WNBA players. She has also won fiveconference championships in her 11 years at Memphis, and is
[ primed to earn her 200th win in 2002-03. A former SouthernJOYE LEE-MCNELIS 'v''ss basketball player, McNelis was inducted into the USM Hall
""'" ' '' of Fame in 1997.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerDie Miss, 1983 5 years N/A N/AStan Hollenbeck prepares for his sixth season at the helm ofthe U of M women's cross country team as well serving as theassistant coach for the women's track and field squad. UnderHollenbeck's tutelage, the Lady Tigers have advanced to theNCAA Cross Country Regionals in two of the past three years.As the track and field coach in charge of middle distance anddistance runners, six different school records have been resetunder Hollenbeck's watch at Memphis.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerTennessee, 1976 1 year 5-6 36-34The 21st head football coach at The U of M, Tommy West isprimed to send this Tiger squad in the right direction. Lastseason, West's Tigers came within seconds of breaking theschool's 30-year bowl drought. Memphis finished the year witha 5-6 record, matching the most wins by the U of M since 1994.Six Tigers were honored with all-C-USA awards, and freshmanpunter James Gaither was named to two all-American teams.
STAN HOLLENBECK
mmTOMMY WEST
JIM COOK
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerMemphis, 1968 31 years N/A N/AJim Cook has just completed his 31st season as the head golfcoach for The U of M. He has led his Tiger golf team to ^tour-nament championships, including the 1976 and 1988 Metro Con-ference titles, and the 1992 Great Midwest Conference champi-onship. In addition to his coaching duties, he serves as directorof the Hillman Robbins Memorial Tournament, and is a commit-tee member for the NCAA Golf Championships and the South-ern Golf Association.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerMiami, 1990 1st season N/A N/ASheryl Maize joined the U of M staff in August 2002 and inheritsa squad that interim coach Katie Rump led to two tournamenttitles last season. The 2001 squad also earned its sixth NCAARegional tournament in seven years. Maize, a former standoutat the University of Miami (Fla.), has been the head coach atAugsburg College in Minnesota since the fall of 2000. In hercollegiate career, she had four Top 10 finishes and 11 Top 20finishes. She has spent the summers as an instructor for theBen Sutton Golf School in Sun City, Fla.
BUTCH WOOLBRIGHT
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerN/A 10 years N/A N/AButch Woolbright has spent the last 1 0 years at the helm of theU of M rifle squad. He has been honored as Coach of the Yearby both Conference USA (1 998) and the Great Midwest (1 993).
I Woolbright's shooters have won three gold, two silver and onebronze individual conference medals, and his squads have placedin the top tier of league competition during his tenure as coach.He also holds the Distinguished Rifleman Award for excellencein service rifle competition.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerGreenMountainCollege,1993 3 years 27-26-2 84-61-4Richie Grant is in his fourth year at the helm of the men'ssoccer program after guiding Memphis to a 1 4-6 record in 2000,and earning C-USA Coach of the Year honors. Memphis fin-ished fifth in the country in scoring, and was rated the eighthmost improved squad in NCAA Division I soccer. In histenure, Grant has coached nine C-USA all-conference honor-
RICHIE GRANTAlma MaterMemphis, 1994
Yrs. at UM UM Record Career
BROOKS MONAGHAN
2 years 14-24-1 14-24-1Brooks Monaghan enters his third year as head coach for theLady Tiger soccer program. He is no stranger to the program,having enjoyed a stellar goalkeeping career at The U of M in theearly 90s. Monaghan led Memphis to a 9-11 record in his firstyear, which was the second-best finish by a UM squad in sixyears. He has coached one all-C-USA performer, as JessicaGjertsten was named the 2000 C-USA Freshman of the Year.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerMemphis, 1976 4 years 68-40 68-40Phil Chamberlain has already made an impact at The U of M. Ayear after guiding his 2001 squad to its first appearance in theITA's national-rankings in 25 years, Chamberlain led his 2002team to one of its best seasons in history with a 16-8 record.
I Eight of Memphis' 16 wins were over ranked teams, and Mem-I phis was undefeated in C-USA action. Chamberlain has coachedI four individuals to all-C-USA honors. He was inducted into the
PHIL CHAMBERLAIN Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerMemphis, 1972 27 years 304-389 304-389A member of The U of M women's tennis program for over threedecades as both a coach and a player, Charlotte Peterson hasseen much of Memphis' tennis history, including coaching thetop two career singles victories leaders—Annika Ewaldson andChristina Ladyman. The U of M sent three individuals to the ITASoutheast Regionals for the first time in four years in 2000.Peterson played for The U of M from 1970-72. She notchedher 300th career win in 2002.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerRhodes College, 1962 32 years N/A N/AGlenn Hays has coached 7 all-Americans, 6 national champs,1 world record holder and 4 conference freshmen of the yearin his 32 years. Since joining C-USA in 1996, Hays hasguided 20 conference champs, including Greg Doughty's titlein the javelin during the outdoor season. During the 2000outdoor season, Hays also coached Delvit Rogers to a quali-fying distance in the triple jump for both the NCAA outdoorchampionships and the U.S. Olympic Trials.
CHARLOTTE PETERSON
GLEN HAYS
UM Record CareerN/A N/A
BRENDA CASH
Alma Mater Yrs. at UMArizona State, 1981 17 yearsThe U of M reinstated women's track in 1985 after a three-yearhiatus and Brenda Cash has been rebuilding the program eversince. The results are most obvious in the record book, where allbut six school records have been reset, including 13 during2000. Sophomore Lisa-Marie Hyman's conference champion-ship in the outdoor triple jump gave the Lady Tiger track andfield program conference championships in back-to-back years.
Alma Mater Yrs. at UM UM Record CareerWashington St., 1992 6 years 91-105 91-105Carrie Yerty begins her seventh season at the helm of thevolleyball program. Last season, she led Memphis to a 22-10finish - the best for a Tiger volleyball squad since 1994.Memphis had opened the season winning 10 straight matches,marking the best start in school history. Yerty has coachedfour all-conference honorees, including Amie Hamilton whowas named to the all-C-USA second team in 2001.
CARRIE YERTY
Assistant Coacfos
TIM BANKS TONYBARBEE CRAIG BOLLER CHARLIE COE PAULCONWAYFootball Men's Basketball Football Football Men's Soccer
JOHN DOWDY RANDY FICHTNERRifle Football
JODI FISHER JOHN FLOWERS PAUL GOEBEL CLAY HELTON GEORGE HOLT JENNIFER HOOVER RUSS HUESMANWomen's Soccer Football Men's Tennis Football Baseball Women's Basketball Football
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ov, TIMKEANE DEREK KELLOGG BLAIR SAVAGE-LANSDEN SYTIAMESSER RICK MALLORY LARRY OWENS STEVE ROCCAFORTE
Football Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Women's Basketball Football Baseball Men's Basketball
ks*- \I ROSSELLI STEVE SYKES MILT WAGNER
Volleyball Volleyball Men's Basketball
Support Staff
RICK WHITFootball
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ROBBIE ALLRED SUSAN BLACKWELL DAVE BUTLER BARBARA CHAPMAN LAWSON CULVER CONNIE DIFFEE CAROL FREDERICKW. Basketball Secretary Business Office Dorm Cafe Director Olympic Sports Computer Specialist Tiger Clubs Ticket Office
Secretary
Support Staff
TRECE HAYSLETT CAROL MURRAY LUNETHA PRYOR CHITRA RAMPERSAD CHERIGANONG-ROBINSON BETTY RUSSELL KELLY SAMPSONLife Skills Coord. Olympic Sports Secretary Basketball Secretary Basketball Secretary Spirit Coordinator W. Basketball Secretary Ticket Manager
SHERRISCHWARTZ LOU STRASBERG LISH TRICE RONNIE VINSON JENNIFER WALKERFootball Office Coord. Travel Coordinator Assistant to the AD Business Office Administrative Asst.
LETONIAWILUAMS ROSANNE WILLIAMSTicket Office Athletic Director's Office
DARIANWESTERFIELD MARTHA WOODS
Annual Giving Sports Info Secretary
U of M ATHLETIC COMMITTEE.iletic Committee at the U of M is comprised of a chairman, Dr.
.y Smith, Holder of the Chair/Excellence in the School of Law. and.acuity and staff members who serve four-year terms on a staggered
basis. The committee also includes two student voting members and twostudent alternate members who vote only in case a voting student memberis not in attendance.
The purpose of the committee is to serve in a advisory capacity to thepresident on matters involving athletics. The committee assists in thedevelopment of broad program policies for the University men's andwomen's intercollegiate athletic programs. The committee also reviewsand approves the policies and procedures for awarding grant-in aid tostudent athletes. They certify, through the chairman, the eligibility ofstudent athletes for intercollegiate sports.
The committee reviews proposed appointments to the coaching staffmade by the Director of Athletics and recommend to the President forappointment by him candidates deemed qualified for the position. Theyreview scheduling of intercollegiate athletic contests and proposed bud-gets prepared by the Director of Athletics and submit recommendationsthrough standard University budget review procedures.
Members of the U of M Athletic Committee include: Dr. Rodney Smith(chairman & faculty representative), Dr. Kevin Carreathers, Dr. DonCarson, John W. Cothem, Dr. David Cox, Dr. Amy Dietrich. Dr. JamesFickle, Dr. Phillip T. Kolbe, Dr. Gladius Lewis, Dr. Martin Lipinski, Dr. RonniePriest, Dr. Nicholas White, Shirley White-Means. The two student mem-bers are Bill Edwards (baseball) and Aaron Meadows (football).
TIGER CLUB BOARDS' Board of Directors are: Reggie Barnes, Charles Burkett,
Harold Byrd, Hilliard Crews, Bruce Demps, Curtis Dillihunt, BeverleyDunn, Dr. Larry Edwards, Diane Fry, Winston Gipson, Alan Graf, JohnKelley-President, Jim Kelly, Kay Kelly, Rick Masson, Randy McClain,Stillman McFadden, Bill Menkel, Jackson Moore, Dr. Robert Richardson,Win Rainey, Steve Smith, Rick Spell, Van Weinberg, John Wilfong.
The Board of Visitors Athletic Advisory Committee includes: Mike Rose- chairman, Ben Bryant, Harold Byrd, Bridget Chisholm, Frank Flautt,James Harwood, Dean Jernigan, John Kelley, William N. Morris, RickSpell, Ron Terry, Pat Kerr Tigrert and Tom Watson. Ex-officio: JimPhillips, Willard Sparks.
Members of the Ambassador's Club are: Ben Bryant, Hilliard Crews,William Dunavant, Frank Flautt, Janet January, William N. Morris. MikeRose, Fred Smith, Willard Sparks. Rick Spell, Elaine Springer, JohnStokes and Tom Watson.
PaciCiticsThe University of Memphis Tiger basketball team has played for the past 10 seasons in ThePyramid, which seats 20,142. Highlighting its contents is one of the finest locker roomfacilities in all of basketball, including the NBA. This 2,200 square-foot room is equipped witha lounge and team meeting area, dressing room, training room and storage area. In the dressingroom each player has his own personal vanity and locker, while the lounge area is furnishedwith couches, a 35-inch color television, a stereo sound system and a color pull-down projec-tion screen. It also has an entrance way that includes a stainless steel door and a lighted U of Mlogo that hangs on a marble wall. The Tigers made good use of their new home in their firstseason as they went on to have the nation's largest attendance increase (5,207) and wereranked eighth overall in per game attendance (16,142). Memphis' 10-year record at ThePyramid is 144-40. The Pyramid sits on the bank of the Mississippi River and is visible tomotorists as they cross the Tennessee-Arkansas bridge into Memphis. It was the site of the1993 Great Midwest Conference Men's and Women's basketball tournaments, the 2000 C-USA Men's Basketball Championship and the 2000 NCAA Women's Mideast Regional. ThePyramid has played host to the first and second round of the Men's NCAA Tournament threetimes (1995, 1997, 2001), and will be the host site for the 2003 C-USA Women's Basket-ball Tournament.
The University of Memphis women's basketball and volleyball teams play all home events atthe 2,800-seat Elma Roane Fieldhouse. Situated in the heart of U of M's campus, theFieldhouse is equipped with lockerroom and training facilities for the five Lady Tiger athleticteams. The Fieldhouse received an $80,000 renovation in August of 1993 as the gym itselfwas completely painted and entry ways were improved with lighting and a totally differentdesign. In the summer of 1998, a new floor was put down, and that floor received a new paintscheme for the 2002-03 season. The lighting in the building was improved prior to the 1999-2000 season, and air conditioning was added to the arena for the 2001-02 season. Thefieldhouse was nicknamed "The Jungle", and the building undewent another facelift in 2001as awnings were added to the outside and over the concession and ticket areas. There is alsocontinuing discussion regarding changing all seating to chairback seating. The Lady Tigerbasketball team set a record for attendance in 1997-98, hosting 3,410 fans for the matchupwith cross state rival Tennessee. The Lady Tiger basketball team owns an impressive 82-20record at The Fieldhouse the last eight years.
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is the site of all the University of Memphis homefootball games, as well as the Liberty Bowl postseason game. Liberty Bowl Memo-rial Stadium, "built by the citizens of Memphis," is a memorial to the veterans ofWorld War I, World War II and the Korean War. The 62,380-seat facility, oper-ated by the Memphis Park Commission, was built in 1965 at a cost of $3.7 millionby the city of Memphis and renovated in 1987 for $19.5 million. The Tigersopened the stadium with a meeting against Ole Miss on Sept. 18, 1965, and over36 years have compiled a 1 12-94-7 record in the Liberty Bowl. The stadiumfeatures a "prescription turf" playing surface, spacious lockerrooms, and a four-level press box, which features a stadium club for VIPs. In 1983, city of Memphisofficials named the playing surface Rex Dockery Field in honor of the late Tigercoach who was killed in a plane crash. Included in the 1987 renovations were newsky suites, approximately 12,000 new seats, a new stadium club, new lightingsystem, the new playing surface, a new handicap seating area, and numerousconcession stands and restroom facilities for the new sections. The largest crowdto witness a Tiger football game at the Liberty Bowl was the 65,885 who at-tended the Tigers' stunning upset of sixth-ranked Tennessee in 1996. Memphisdefeated the Vols, 21-17, in a game televised by CBS.
In 1970, the U of M Athletic Department officially opened the KennedySportsplex, a 140-acre complex located just south of the main campus. Thecomplex serves as the home of the Tiger football, baseball, soccer and trackteams and offers workout facilities for all U of M sports. In the mid-80s, thefacility was renamed the Billy J. Murphy Complex in honor of former Memphishead football coach and athletic director Billy ]. Murphy. The main buildingfeatures a 50-yard indoor practice field with an artificial surface. This field is usedfor workouts when the weather prohibits outdoor practices and is also used bythe baseball team for winter workouts. Located behind the main building are fouroutdoor football fields, used for fall and spring practices. Other features of thecomplex include a golf driving range and a 5,000 square foot Novagrass artificialgreen. The green, which features four sand bunkers, allows both golf teams topractice their short games.The building will undergo a much needed $ 10 millionrenovation in the coming year. Included in the renovation is a main lobby whichwill feature a Hall of Fame as well as Tiger athletic memoribilia. The lobby willaccomodate up to 1 50 people and will also be used for special events. Two largemeeting rooms will be added in order for the Tiger football team to meet prior topractices. The main meeting room will seat up to 100 people and the smallerroom will accomodate up to 75 people. There will also be individual meetingrooms for all of the position coaches to hold meetings. The equipment room will receive an overhaul as will the athletic training facility. The equipmentroom will also receive an expanded laundry facility, and the training room will add two underground aquatic pools for rehabilitation. The footballlockerroom will be completely revamped and players will now have a lounge area to relax and study in. Also included are new lockerrooms for trackand a visitor's changing area. The current lockerrooms for the spring sports teams will be updated.
faciCitiesThe newly-constructed Larry O. Finch Center opened in the spring of 2000 and serves asthe practice facility for men's basketball. The 31,000 square foot facility features aregulation court which runs east to west. With the removal of portable goals, the buildingcan be divided into three north-south courts for intramural play. Each court has its ownScoreboard and clock. The center's fully-equipped training room includes heat packs,electrical stimulation units, ultrasound, whirlpools, three treatment and two taping tablesas well as a separate doctor's examination room. Additionally, the center includes alockerroom for the U of M basketball team, player lounge and storage area as well as acomplete weight room. Overlooking the courts is a media room as well as coaching staffoffices and a coaches' lockerroom. The Finch Center is attached to the Student Recreationand Fitness Center, which was completely remodeled in 1999. Improvements include astate-of-the-art air conditioning and dehumidification center, an aerobics room, larger freeweight and nautilas/cardivascular fitness rooms and additional basketball courts. Also apart of the improvements was the complete renovation of the center's aquatics facilities,
including four swimming pools. The SRFC has two identical indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities. The two Olympic-size pools have 10, seven-foot lanes witha minimum pool depth of four feet while the two, 25-yard short course diving wells have a minimum depth of eight feet. The pools include both short courseand long course non-turbulent lane lines, 32 starting blocks, underwater observation window, two Colorado 4000 timing systems with display, audio systemand spectator seating. Located adjacent to the indoor pools are a whirlpool, sauna, and steam room. The center includes two gymnasiums with multi-courtfloors as well as additional outdoor basketball and tennis courts across Echles Street. There are also 10 racquetball courts located in the building. The SRFCalso includes remodeled lockerroom facilities.
The University of Memphis' home field for baseball games is Nat Buring Stadium, a 1,200-seat facilityadjacent to the Murphy Athletic Complex, which opened with an 11 -2 Tiger victory over MississippiState on March 14, 1972. just 1 3 days after celebrating the 19th anniversary of opening day at NatBuring, Memphis played its first-ever nigiit game with a 5-4 win over Ole Miss on March 27, 1991. NatBuring Stadium is named after the owner of Buring Food Packing who is an avid supporter of Memphisbaseball. The stadium has had several renovations over the years, including the addition of chairbackseating, an enclosed press box and most recently, new dugouts. Feasibility studies are currently under-way to approach the construction of a new stadium for Tiger baseball. In 31 years at Nat Buring, theTigers own a 599-220-1 record, and recorded their best home record of 32-1 in 1981. In 2002Memphis hosted 14 games at AutoZone Park, the Triple- A stadium of the Memphis Redbirds.
Located next to the baseball stadium is Murphy Track, an eight-lane, polyurethane tartan surfacetrack used by the U of M track teams for home meets. During the summer of 1991, the Universityof Memphis hosted the World Police and Fire Games. The track meet featured over 700 athletesfrom around the world. During the summer of 1 992, U of M served as host of the Tennessee SportsFestival which featured athletes from around the state. Murphy Track was also the host site of the1992 and 1993 Great Midwest Conference Track and Field Championships.
The 2002 soccer season is sure to be an exciting one as both the men's and women'steam will play all of their matches at the newly-constructed Mike Rose SoccerComplex. The facility, which is privately managed and operated, sits on 136.17acres and was designed to accomodate exhibition games, tournaments, special events,camps and clinics. There are 16 fields which have Bermuda grass and an under-ground drainage system. Completed most recently is the stadium which will fea-ture more than 5,000 seats and will be the host to Tiger soccer. The stadiumfacility also includes showers, lockerrooms, a food court, a retail store, full mediaservices, administrative offices, Trophy Suites and a conference room. Matches notplayed at Mike Rose will be played on campus at Echles Field. The 900-seat facilityis located adjacent to the Health Physical Education and Recreation Building andreceived a $20,000 facelift in the summer of 1992. The renovations include a newelectronic Scoreboard, concrete slabs for bleachers, and the purchase of additionalseats.
The men's and women's tennis teams host their opponents on the HMSE courts locatedjust two blocks from the Athletic Office Building. There are 21 laykold-surfaced courts,allowing the Tiger tennis teams to host multi-team tournaments. The courts receivedsome much-needed renovation in 2000. Concrete was poured underneath the lowercourts, while the remaining courts were resurfaced. The light poles and the courts werepainted blue and gray, and new windscreens were installed that announce the facility asthe "home of Tiger and Lady Tiger Tennis." Long term plans for the area include a gazeboand sand volleyball courts for student use outside of the facility. Also new in 2001 werea blue and gray awning over the fan seating area, and white awnings which cover playerseating during changeovers.
Academic ServicesDr. Joe Lackey is in his first year as the Director of Athletic Academic Services. He
tind his staff of counselors and tutors are instrumental in the success of U of M student-athletes in the classroom.
Lackey came to The U of M from Austin Peay St. where he sen-eil as assistant athleticsdirector for academic services since 1996. In that eapacil\, he advised and counseledmore than 200 athletes in 15 sports, monitoring their academic progress and eliitihililvwith the goal of making sure each one graduated. He also served as supervisor of theStudent Athlete Advisory Council, a forum for student athletes to express their opinions
DR. JOE and voice their concerns.LUCKEY Luckey received the 1999 Lan Hewlett Award for outstanding performance as anDirector academic athletics advisor.
A graduate of the University of Dayton, Luckey earned a master's degree fromIndiana University, an education specialist degree from Austin Peay, and a doctor of
education degree from Tennessee State University.Before joining Austin Pea\ 1992, lie worked in athletics at Indiana University and the University of
Dayton.
GOALSOFTHEUN1VERSITY
The primary purpose of the University of Mem-phis is to advance learning. Memphis is dedicatedfirst to the traditional ideals of learning by focusingits attention and efforts upon the creation, transmis-sion, and application of knowledge. Secondly, it iscommitted to goals that are utilitarian in (1) preparingstudents to serve in a variety of professions andoccupations, and in (2) providing services to societyfor improving the quality of life and environment.Through instruction, research, and public service,the University offers a diversity of learning opportu-nities for the pursuit of knowledge and truth in anatmosphere of free inquiry and open discussion. Acommunity of learning, the University exists to nur-ture students in achieving intellectual competence,maturity, and self development.
ORGANIZATION
The University of Memphis is comprised of sixundergraduate colleges, The Cecil C. HumphreysSchool of Law, The Loewenberg School of Nursingand The Graduate School. The undergraduate col-leges are the College of Arts and Sciences, TheFogelman College of Business and Economics, TheCollege of Communication and Fine Arts, The Collegeof Education, The Herff College of Engineering, andThe University College. There are also several spe-cial programs: Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC;Audiology and Speech Pathology; City and RegionalPlanning, International Studies and Urban Studies.The Office of Continuing Education coordinates CEU(Continuing Education Unit) credit through confer-ences, institutes, short courses, etc.; and non-creditcourses designed to provide increased opportuni-ties for the people of this area to avail themselves ofUniversity facilities and services. Reflecting its com-mitment to high-quality teaching and national promi-nence in research, The University of Memphis hasfive Centers of Excellence and 18 Chairs of Excel-lence.
CENTER FOR ATHLETICACADEMIC SERVICES
The Center for Athletic Academic Services,which has been nationally recognized for its effortsby USA Today, The College Football Association,Sports Illustrated, ABC World News Tonight and TheChronicle of Higher Education, is committed to assist-ing student athletes in earning a college degree. Overthe past four years, Tiger student athletes have thehighest graduation rate for any public Division Iinstitution in Tennessee, Arkansas or Mississippi.
The Center provides an atmosphere of personalattention and encouragement as well as tutorial assis-tance and academic support. The Center's servicesincludes advice in all aspects of the student athlete'sacademic life-registration, study skills; degree plan-
ning; information regarding University programs,and policies and procedures. The Center alsosponsors programs and workshops to enhancethe personal development of the student athlete.Information regarding NCAA rules and complianceare made available to the student athlete andcoaches by the Center. Additionally, the Centermonitors the student athlete's progress toward his/her degree objective. The facility contains: twotutor rooms, each eight-person capacity; two com-puter labs, outfitted with eight PCs and sevenMaclntoshs; three types of study area seating; 16individually-lighted study carrels; four counseloroffices; check-in area; kitchen area for staff andevening workers; director's suite with conferencearea, reception/secretary area and assistants'offices.
The director of the center is Dr. JosephLuckey, and he is assisted by academic counse-lors Dr. Perry Ballard (Football & Men's Basket-ball), Jill Gross (Women's Basketball, Women'sTennis, Women'sTrack&Cross Country), RichardJones (Football, Rifle, Men's Track, Tennis & Soc-cer), and Cathy Morton (Baseball, Women'sSoccer & Golf, Men's Golf, and Volleyball). CarolMansfield is responsible for Academic Compli-ance and Brenda Gilmore serves as the secre-tary for the Academic Center.
LAURENJACKSON
SCOTTSCHERER
Following the 2001-02 athletic season, two U ofM athletes received one of the highest honorsissued by Conference USA. UM football playerScott Scherer and Lady Tiger basketball playerLauren Jackson were one of six athletes in theleague who received a C-USA Postgraduate Schol-arship in the amount of $ 4,000. This was the firsttime ever that two athletes from the same schoolreceived such an honor. Jackson completed hercollegiate career in 2002, and Scherer will enrollas a graduate student for his senior football season.
Lady Tiger women's basketball player LaurenJackson received the M-Club Senior Scholar-Athlete award which is awarded to the graduat-ing male and female student-athlete with thehighest cumulative gpa. Darren Bevard (men'ssoccer) shared the honor with Jackson. Jack-son also received the Elma Roane Award whichis named after the true pioneer of women'sathletics who is said to have paved the way forfemale athletes here at The U of M. She ispictured with coach Joye Lee-McNelis.
2002C-USAMEDALISTS
The following is a list of Tiger student-athletes who attained a grade point average of3.75 during the 2001-02 academic year andwere honored as C-USA Medalists:
Steven Anthony, Men's TennisLaura Barse, Women's SoccerDarren Bevard, Men's SoccerMatthew Bryant, Men's SoccerLaura Hughes, Women's Tennis
Lauren Jackson, Women's BasketballJennifer Jaszek, Women's GolfMichael LaHaie, Men'sTennis
Sabrina Lindemann, Women'sTennisAndre Lucas, Men's Track
Kenneth Matsuba, Men's SoccerRichard McLain, Men's TrackAbigail More, Women's Golf
Sheila Neba, VolleyballAnja Nielsen, Women's SoccerKari Rawe, Women's Soccer
Scott Scherer, FootballJoe Schmulian, Men's Tennis
Ronald Smith, Men's TrackMatthew Thomas, Men's Golf
Heather Watts, Volleyball
CHECK IT OUT...n In the last 14 years, Memphis' freshman graduation rate has risen from 16% to 59% in 2000.
H In 1986, Memphis' exhausted eligibility rate was 47% according to the NCAA. In 2000, that ratefor Memphis was 89%.
H According to the College Football Coaches Association's graduation rate report, Memphis has im-proved from 52% to 66% in the last four years.
n In 2000-01, 121 Memphis student-athletes received the C-USA medalist or commissioner's listhonor - the highest ever in U of M history. The following yeat, 106 athletes were honored with a 3.0or better, and 21 athletes received the Commissioners Medal with a 3.75 gpa or better.
SupportTIGER CLUBS
The Tiger Clubs are The University of Mem-phis' annual fund-raising program for intercolle-giate athletics. The Tiger Clubs are managed inaccordance with the policies and proceduresestablished by The University of Memphis, Con-ference USA and the NCAA.
The governing body of the Tiger Clubs is theTiger Club Board of Directors. The president ofthis year's organization is former First Tennesseeexecutive John C. Kelley.
The main goal of theTiger Clubs is to provide abase of fund-raising services for alumni and friendswho support the following University of Memphisathletic programs:
BaseballMen's BasketballWomen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryWomen's Cross CountryFootballWomen's GolfMen's Golf
RifleMen's SoccerWomen's SoccerMen's TennisWomen's TennisMen's Track & FieldWomen's Track & FieldVolleyball
Annual contributions extend scholarship op-portunities to more than 300 student-athletes,maintain and improve physical facilities, andadvance Memphis' place in the national spot-light. Members of the Tiger Clubs play a directrole in the success of Memphis Athletics.
Annual gifts to the Tiger Clubs complimentand supplement the reserves from ticket sales,radio and television rights fees, corporate spon-sorships and other sources of income. Withmore than 3,000 members, the Tiger Clubs raisesapproximately $4 million each year.
Contributors to the Tiger Clubs receivemany benefits, including priority seating for regu-lar season home athletic events and post-sea-son games, automobile decals, recognition infootball game programs, newsletters, invitationsto special functions and other interesting items.
The Tiger Clubs are run by AssociateAthletic Director Kevin Grothe, Assistant Ath-letic Director Melissa Moore, Assistant AthleticDirector Scott Rabenold,DarianWesterfield andAdministrative Assistant Connie Diffee.
The Tiger Club room at The Pyramid opened inDecember of 1997, serving as the hospitality arealor Super, Scholarship and Platinum level donors.It is also home to various team banquets.
The Fastbreak Club is one of the main supportgroups of the Lady Tiger Basketball team.
LADY TIGERSFASTBREAK CtUB
FASTBREAKCLUB
The Fastbreak Club is entering its 12th year asthe support group for The University of Memphiswomen's basketball program.
The organization is made up of more than 125dedicated supporters who stand behind the LadyTigers every step of the way. They start theseason off with a welcome picnic as well asproviding food and snacks after all the games. Inaddition, the group sponsors a Christmas dinnerand an end-of-the-year banquet for the LadyTigers and the staff in the Tiger Club Room at ThePyramid.
The Fastbreak Club has also established ascholarship in memory of Eva Phillips' husband,Les, a long-time Lady Tiger fan, who died late inthe 1998-99 season. The scholarship is given atthe end of each season to a member of the LadyTiger "family" that exemplifies hard work, dedica-tion and spirit throughout the season. The plaqueshave been awarded to Heather Phillips (1998-99),Toby Bush (1999-00), Malissa Bush (2000-01) andMelissa Abraham (2001-02).
HIGHLAND HUNDRED
Almost 50 years ago, several Memphis areabusiness men gathered one night on Highland Av-enue and formed the Memphis football boostergroup, the Highland Hundred.
At its inception in 1954, the group, now re-garded as one of the most energeticorganizations in the nation, had justeight members and set its initial goalat a membership of 100. The groupmembership now totals over 800.Buttheirgoal remains the same, topromote Tigerfootball.
The activities and projects ofthe Highland Hundred are manyand varied. The group sponsors abarbecue contest, a preseasonkickoff banquet and a golf tourna-ment. In addition, the Highland Hun-dred has undertaken several majorprojects like the restoration ofMurphy AthleticTrainingCenterandthe purchasing of a Lexicon VideoSports Editing System. Recently,
the club funded lights for Memphis' practicefacility. The club also sponsors the SeniorBanquet.
The group, once featured in Sports Illus-trated, received national attention in 1972,when it purchased a Bengal Tiger mascot,TOM (which standsforTigers-Of-Memphis).TOM I died in February 1992 and the High-land Hundred purchased TOM II, who ishoused at Saint Nix Farms in his own 3,500square-foot habitat.
REBOUNDERS CLUB
The Rebounders Club is entering its 31 styear as the support group for The Universityof Memphis men's basketball program.
The organization consists of over 500members. Again this season, theRebounders will maintain a special room atall home games that is available to all mem-bers and their guests.
The Rebounders promote the annualBlue-Gray scrimmage, the annual golfscramble, the end of the year awards ban-quet, Midnight Madness, the club room onthe arena floor and many special projectswhich the coach asks the group to assisthim with throughout the year. The groupalso publishes a monthly newsletter that willbe made available 10 months of the year.The publication is available the 15th ofevery month.
TIGER SPORTS PROPERTIES
The 2001-02 school year marked thebeginning of a new relationship between theTigers Athletic Department and Tiger SportsProperties, a division of Learfield Communica-tions.
Under a five-year agreement, Tiger SportsProperties focuses on the growth of the ath-letic department's corporate sponsorshipprograms,assisting with securing sponsorsfor radio and television broadcasts, promo-tions, signage and corporate hospitality.
Consisting of fourfull-time employees inMemphis, the local operation is headed byGeneral Manager Eric Buchanan. Buchanancomes to Memphis after working at Learfield'sjoint Indiana and Purdue properties. Prior tojoining Learfield, Buchanan worked at ESPNRegional Television at the University of Or-egon.
Also on the staff of Tiger Sports Proper-ties is Claire Moore. Moore has a great deal ofsales experience in the Memphis market hav-ing worked in media sales at WMC FM-100andatWREG-TV.
The Marketing staff is made up of Mel-issa Dunn and Kim Hunt-McNeil. Dunn hasworked in Affiliate Relations for LearfieldCommunications, while McNeil, who was withTSP last year, was an all-conference golferfor the Lady Tigers during the 1990s. ToddWilliams is in his second year as an assistantfor TSP.
OTHER SI PPORT GROIPS
Bullpen ClubSide Out ClubFriends of Soccer.MClub
.. BaseballVolleyball
SoccerAll Sports
AtMctic TrainingEddie Cantler is beginning his 33rd season at
the University of Memphis. Head trainer since 1980,Cantler is in charge of the sports medicine pro-gram and oversees football as his primary duty.
Cantler, a native of Bowling Green, Ky., cameto Memphis in 1970, and received his undergradu-ate degree in biology in 1974. He later received his
] master's degree in health education in 1976.Cantler has been the host of local cable
television's Trainer's Corner for the last 10 years.He was inducted into the Tennessee Athletic
ED CANTLER Trainer's Hall of Fame in 1996. Cantler, who en-Director joys singing, has also been honored as the state's
Trainer of the Year in 1994, and received the NATAAthletic Trainer Service Award in May of 1998.
Cantler is married to the former Jenina Martin of Memphis, who re-ceived her doctorate degree from the U of M. The couple has twochildren, Michael (13) and Andrew (14). Cantler is also in his first year asthe director of Music Ministries at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Heserved in the same capacity at Underwood Methodist Church in Memphisfor several years.
Mike Rodrigues, the head trainer for Lady Tiger bas-ketball, is entering his first season at the U of M, afterserving the previous four years as an athletic trainer forBaptist Rehabilitation.
During a brief stint away from Baptist, Rodrigues, 34,was the head trainer for the Memphis Maniax of the XFLand handled the daily sports medicine needs of 50 pro-fessional football players.
Rodrigues came to Memphis following a six-year ca-reer as an assistant trainer at Mississippi State. He workedwith the football program and supervised the student train-ers while serving as a graduate assistant, earning hismasters of science degree in exercise physiology in 1993.He He left MSU for one year to serve as an assistant
trainer at the United States Military Academy, and worked there for one yearbefore returning to MSU as an assistant trainer. From 1993 through 1997 heworked with the men's football program and took over the responsibilities forthe women's soccer, Softball and tennis programs in 1997.
A native of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Rodrigues received his bachelor's de-gree in 1990 from the University of Florida, while also serving as headstudent trainer for the Gators for two years. Rodrigues has also donesummer internships with the Miami Dolphins and the Phoenix Cardinals. Heis married to associate SID Jennifer Rodrigues.
MIKERODRIGUES
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Dr. Fred AzarOrthopedicSurgeon
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The University of Memphis athletic training staff is sec-ond-to-none when it comes to ensuring that U of M student-athletes receive quality care in the areas of athletic injuryrehabilitation and preventative care.
And now with the new renovation of Murphy AthleticComplex training facility, the Memphis student-athlete canbe assured of receiving the best medical attention and reha-bilitation available.
The Murphy Athletic Complex training room is currentlybeing redesigned and reconstructed with the $6 million reno-vation of south campus.
The new training facility, which more than doubles thesize of the old training room, contains an in-ground aquaticrehabilitation pool which allows trainers to work on rehabili-tating injuries without having the student-athlete to supporthis/or her own body weight.
The new training room also contains new doctor exami-nation rooms, storage areas, and the latest in rehabilitationequipment.
The athletic training staff uses a comprehensive approachto the injury care and the wellness of student-athletes by utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic andtreatment equipment with the latest methods inthe care and prevention of injuries.
Head athletic trainer Eddie Cantler, who is inhis 33rd year at The University of Memphis, su-pervises the Tigers' sports medicine program.Cantler, who has served as the head trainer since1980, is assisted by two full-time certified ath-letic trainers, two graduate assistants and 18 stu-dents trainers. Assistant athletic trainer MikeRodrigues is in his first season working with thewomen's basketball team and assisting with thefootball and spring sports programs. Rodrigueshas served as an athletic trainer at MississippiState, and Army and was the head trainer for theMemphis Maniax of the XFL. He has spent twoyears handling the training needs of Bartlett HighSchool in Memphis, while working for BaptistHospital's Sports Medicine Clinic.
The athletic training staff is surrounded bymany qualified and generous team doctors whoare available to the many student-athletes at theUniversity of Memphis.
Dr. Barney Freeman, Dr. Fred Azar, and Dr.Barry Phillips of The Campbell Clinic are directlyresponsible for the orthopedic needs of the Tigerfootball team, while Dr. Thomas Meriwether andDr. Arthur Franklin serve as the team physicians.Dr. Allen Sills serves as the team's neurosurgeon.
Tiger athletes are fortunate to have the twolargest privately owned hospital systems in theworld located in Memphis. Baptist Hospital andMethodist Hospital offer the finest in healthcareto area residents and handle the care of Mem-phis athletes.
The athletic training staff is one support groupthat the athletic teams cannot do without. Theyare responsible for staffing all practices and gamesas well as handling the day-to-day rehabilitationof injured or post-surgery student-athletes.
The goal of the sports medicine departmentis not only to care for injuries, but to assist theathletes in preventing the injuries from occurring.
Dr. Arthur FranklinTeam Physician
Dr. Barney FreemanOrthopedicSurgeon
Dr. Tom MeriwetherTeam Physician
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Surgeon
Strength & ConditioningThe Tiger Strength and Condition-
ing facility located next to the newly re-modeled indoor turf room in the southcampus' Billy J. Murphy Athletic Com-plex, opened in January 1993 andserves each of the University's intercol-legiate sports programs.
The 7,000-square foot varsityweightroom is equipped with rugged,versatile hardware such that groups ofup to 70 student-athletes can train con-currently with optimal effectiveness andefficiency.
Workouts are designed and super-vised by one of the Strength and Con-ditioning staff's certified specialists, andeach student-athlete's individualprogress is projected via computerizeddatabase. The Tiger Power philosophycouples functional, mulit-joint move-ments with fundamental principles: ex-ercise techniques are simplified andperformed on an alternating heavy/ex-plosive basis in order to maximize train-ing effects while minimizing teachingand training time (as well as fatique).Performance based fitness and workquality are the bottom line objectives.
The weightroom's equipment up-grade plan reflects this philosophy andincludes: 10 self-contained Olympic plat-forms and power racks; a plyornetric/medicine ball area; a complete dumb-bell line; and a variety of hip sleds,gluteham stations, cable stations andother supplemental pieces allowing stu-dent-athletes to perform an unlimitedvariety of exercises and movements.The modern and spacious facility is alsoequipped with dressing/restrooms; isnaturally illuminated; and is maintainedat a constant 70-74 degrees.
In planning the long range TigerPower programs, student-athletes areassigned to respective developmentallevels based on individual ability andtraining history. For example, newcom-ers begin with an extensive volume of"foundational" or generalized move-ments; and progress toward more inten-sive and specialized exercises witheach successive phase.
The actual workout menu may re-main fairly constant over a student-athlete's four or five year sport career,however broad variations in workloadcombine the program's simplicity witha measure of sophistication.
Mike Stark, who lettered for the Tigers for three years under formerhead coach Billy J. Murphy during the late 1960s and early 1970s, hasreturned to the University has the head strength and conditioning coach.Stark is entering his third year with the Tiger athletic department.
A native Memphian, Stark came to The U of M after serving as defen-sive coordinator and head strength coach at Cordova High School fortwo years (1998-99). In addition, he worked as the head wrestling coachfor the Wolfpack.
Prior to joining the staff at Cordova High, Stark spent 10 years as thedefensive coordinator and strength coach at Bartlett High School in Mem-phis. During his tenure at Bartlett, the Panthers posted a 87-39 record,
MIKE STARK made seven appearances in the state playoffs and reached theDirector quarterfinals four times. As the strength coach, his teams won eight City
Weightlifting Championships and three Tennessee Weightlifting Champi-onships.
Stark began his coaching and strength career at Trezevant High School in Memphis. From1983-89 the Bears posted a 42-8 record, made the state playoffs three times and won a statechampionship.
A 1972 graduate of The University of Memphis (then Memphis State University), Stark playedfootball for the Tigers for four years serving as an offensive lineman. He was selected to the All-MVC Freshman Team in 1968 and received All-Missouri Valley Conference honors for the nextthree seasons. Stark received All-Midlands honors as a junior and senior and was named All-American by Associated Press, UPI and Kickoff Magazine as a senior. He received his master'sdegree in education from the U of M in 1982.
Lee Yerty begins his fourth season as a full-time assistant strength andconditioning coach.
Yerty, who works with all sports under the director of strength and condi-tioning, had served one year as an administrative assistant for women's athlet-ics before he was appointed to his new position.
A 1986 graduate of Washington State, Yerty served as the assistantstrength coach at Washington State from 1985-90 before acccepting the job ofmarketing director at Eastern Washington in 1991. Yerty was elevated to as-sistant athetic director in 1993 before becoming the recruiting coordinator forvolleyball in 1995.
Yerty is the husband of Carrie Yerty, Memphis' head volleyball coach.They have one son, Weslee, who is four years old.
Ray Oliver is in his third year as the director of performance enhancementfor basketball. He joined the staff from the Columbia, S.C.,sports marketingcompany, Synergy, where he was involved in the strength and conditioningprograms for more than 35 NFL athletes.
From 1982-1997, Oliver refined his strength and conditioning skills at vari-ous levels. He worked collegiately at Kansas , Pittsburgh, Kentucky and SouthCarolina, and worked on the pro level with the Green Bay Packers, the Cincin-nati Bengals and the New Jersey Nets. This past summer, Oliver accepted aminority fellowship to work with the Carolina Panthers for four weeks.
Oliver, 41, and his wife Winone have two children, Ashley Rhae, 14, andMichael Ray, 12.
LEE YERTYAssistant
RAY OLIVERAssistant
life StyMs Program
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Trece Hayslett is in her second year as the coordinator of theLife Skills program at The U of M.
A former standout on the Lady Tiger track team from 1989-92, Hayslett is no stranger to Tiger athletics. She is truly an ambas-sador for the student-athletes at the university, and is intent onmaking their collegiate experience with Tiger Athletics a positive
As the Life Skills coordinator, Hayslett is responsible forscheduling workshops and speakers as well as creating the LifeSkills program which she has named Tiger POWER. She is also
TRECE HAYSLETT instrumental in organizing community events for the student-ath-Director letes as well as implementing a mandatory drug education program
for the athletes. She has also created a mentoring program andhas established internships for women and minorities.
Prior to her administrative role at The U of M, Hayslett was an assistant track coach atTexas Tech from 1997-99 and at Tulane from 1996-97. Hayslett graduated from Memphiswith a bachelor's degree in education, and is currently working on her master's degree.
One of the newer programs benefiting stu-dent-athletes at The University of Memphis isthe Life Skills program which is under the direc-tion of former Tiger track athlete Trece Hayslett.
The Life Skills program assists the student-athlete in areas pertaining to social skills, resumewriting and job interviews, community relations,campus life and peer pressure.
The Student-Athlete Committe, a student-advisory board for the Life Skills Program, hassponsored a wide variety of events such as a stu-dent-athlete picnic to open the school year, andcommunity involvement projects like working withHabitat for Humanity, Toys for Tiger Tots, Feedthe Needy and many more.
The basic concept behind the Life Skills pro-gram is what director Trece Hayslett has termedTiger P.O.W.E.R., which stands for Preparingand Organizing Winners with Educational Re-sources. The program is a total developmentplan for student-athletes which aims at bridgingthe gap from the collegiate setting to the busi-ness world. With this progam, Hayslett hopes toprepare the athletes to make meaningful contri-butions to the Memphis community during andafter their athletic careers at The U of M.
In just one short year at The U of M,Hayslett has established a strong program whichfeatures workshops in drug education, anti-haz-ing, business etiquette, personal finance and studyskills to name a few. She has also created part-nerships with the following local organizations:The Memphis Redbirds, The Memphis UrbanLeague, Habitat for Humanity, 100 Black Menof Memphis, Serenity Recovery Centers and theSouth Memphis Alliance.
Tiger tight end Jeff Cameron writesa letter to a Memphis Tiger Clubmember to thank them for theirsupport of UM athletics.
Memphis student-athletes join"Habitat-for-Humanity" to buildhomes for those less fortunate(upper left) and help gather A-Can-From-Every-Fan during aTiger football game to generatefood for the Salvation Army(lower left).
StndcHt'AttiCctc Campus living
Carpenter Complex
The University of Memphis Carpenter Complex offers single stu-dents and student-athletes a chance to live in an apartment or townhousestyle accommodation.
The coeducational apartment and townhouse complex was openedin the spring of 2000 and serves as the home for many of the Tigerathletes. The apartment units can house as many as 328 students,while the townhouses have a capacity of 100.
An apartment unit offers private bedrooms for four students, aswell as a shared bathroom, kitchen and living room. Each bedroom hasa private telephone line, cable TV connection, desk, drawers and closet.
The townhouse units accommodate five students and offers thesame amenities as the apartments. Townhouse units also have a semi-private patio, and washer/dryer hook ups. The complex also has gatedparking, a community center with fireplace, kitchen, TV and ice ma-chine.
The air-conditioned units are fully furnished and have oversizedbeds. Each unit is equipped with refrigerator, range/oven, dishwasher,disposal, and washer-dryer hookups. Utilities, local telephone and cableservices are provided. There is even a community building with laundryfacilities.
The University of Memphis offers the student-athlete a wide varietyof locations to dine on campus and a very wide selection of foods.Campus dining areas include The Market Place, the Tiger Den and R.T.Cafe.
The Market Place, located in the University Center, offers the stu-dent-athlete numerous choices and a varied menu. The Market Placecontains Chick-fil-A, The Memphis Market, Orville fit Wilburs, TheSoup Bowl, Pizza, Pizza, Noa & Zens and the Mexican Market. TheMemphis Market offers hot entrees and vegetables, while Noa fit Zen'sallows you to create your own stir fry meals.
The Tiger Den, located in Jones Hall, features numerous fast foodselections. Included in the Tiger Den are Subway, Taco Bell, Bene Pizza,Create Your Own Pasta, The Southern Cafe, Columbo Yogurt, andSalad S Garden.
R.T. Cafe allows you to choose anything from Tiger BBQ to sea-sonal vegetables, from homecooked meals like your grandmother makes,to hand-tossed pizzas, from deli sandwiches to creative pastas.
The Market Place
Traditions
WHY TIGERS?When the University of Memphis first fielded
a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had se-lected a nickname for the squad.
Early references to the football team, tabbedthem only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of WestTennessee Normal School.
After the final game of the 1914 season, therewas a student parade. During this event, severalNormal students shouted, "We fight like Tigers".The nickname was born.
More and more the nickname "Tigers" wasused, particularly in campus publications. But itdid not catch on with the newspapers downtown.They continued to use "Normals" or the "Blue andGray" when referring to the University.
Under coach Lester Barnard in 1922,Normal's football team gave a ring of truth to thatold student yell about Tigers. The team adopted amotto - "Every Man A Tiger" and went on to score174 points while allowing their opponents just 29points.
In the late 1920s, student publications anddowntown newspapers began referring to the foot-ball team as the "Teachers" or "Tutors". The Tigernickname would return. But not until 1939 was itfinally adopted as the official nickname for the Uni-versity of Memphis.
ABENGAL FORAMASCOT
For almost 30 years, the sideline mascot forthe University of Memphis athletics has been theBengal Tiger. TOM II, the name of the current mas-cot, puts in personal appearances at all Tiger foot-ball games, as well as numerous basketball games.TOM II has also been seen at Tiger baseball, soc-cer and women's basketball games.
The first tiger, purchased by the HighlandHundred (football booster group) in 1972, livedfor 20 years and was housed at the Memphis Zoo.TOM died in February of 1992.
The story of how the first Tiger cub arrivedin Memphis is quite interesting. On November 9,1972, the baby tiger was placed in a dog kennel inMichigan City, IN, and flown to Chicago's O'HareInternational Airport. There it was placed aboarda Delta flight and arrived in Memphis at 3:00 AM.C. Cleveland Drennon, an attorney and presidentof the Highland Hundred, approved a check for$ 1,500 to buy the animal, and TOM was taken toathletic director Billy Murphy's office for a pressconference.
In ceremonies at Liberty Bowl Memorial Sta-dium, the Highland Hundred officially presentedTOM to the University on November 11, 1972.
The zookeeper, at the suggestion of his daugh-ter, called the little tiger, Shane. Once in Mem-phis, however, a contest was held to name themascot. More than 2,500 entries came in to a com-mittee chaired by Judge Harry Pierotti. The list ranfrom Spook, Sampson, Goliath, Bengo, Sultan,Sahib, Big Cat, Ptah, Touchdown, Sonny, and
Shiloh to Bengie Wougie Bengal Boy from Ten-nessee.
Finally, the judges reduced the list to two:Shane and TOM, for Tigers of Memphis. TOMwon.
During his first few months in Memphis,Bill Proctor housed the tiger in his garage, whichwas redecorated by the Highland Hundred. TOMwas guarded by Proctor's hound dog.
TOM II came to the University of Mem-phis in the fall of 1992 and is housed at his newhome at Nixon Farms in Collierville, Tenn. Hisnew home is 3500 square feet and includes twopools, a waterfall, heated and air conditioned denbox and has separately, a complete medical fa-cility for his care and upkeep. The young tiger isnearly 500 pounds and is expected to be as largeor larger than his predecessor, TOM, who wasonce the largest Bengal Tiger in captivity at 550pounds. There is even a birthday party for TOMII prior to each football season.
The U of M ALMA
Stand Firm. O Alma MaterThrough All The Years To Come;
In Days Of Youth And BeautyThy Halls Have Been Our Home.
In Time Of PreparationGreat Lessons Didst Thou Teach
Till Now O Alma Mater,The Stars We'll Strive To Reach.
Lead On, O Alma MaterThey Sons To Highways,
Give Light And Truth Unto ThemFor All Their Coming Days.
To Thee We'll Give All Honor,Our Hopes Abide In Thee,For Thou. O Alma Mater,Hast Made Us Ever Free.
SCHOOL COLORSThe University of Memphis' official school
colors of Royal Blue and Gray were selected inthe early 1900s.
The colors were chosen in an effort to showunity in a nation that was still recovering fromthe effects of the Civil War. The student bodythought that by picking the colors of the Northand the South, the school would show a together-ness among all students.
THE LOGOThe University of Memphis' official logo has
been redesigned by Craig Thompson, from Dis-ciple Design in Memphis, Tenn.
The original logo was an MSU with a leap-ing tiger coming out from behind the letters. Thenew logo is an "M" with a leaping tiger comingup over the center of the "M".
,e U of M FIG
Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory,Be A Winner Thru And Thru:
Fight Tigers. Fight Cause We'reGoing All The Way -
Fight, FightFor The Blue And Gray And Say —
Let's Go Tigers Go,Go On To Victory.
See Our Colors Bright And True:It's Fight Now Without A Fear,
Fight Now Let's Shout A Cheer,Shout For Dear Memphis U.
(Yell)Go Tigers GoGo Tigers Go
Yea — Tiger Go!
The 2002 season will mark the First year the Lady Tigers will call the Mike
Rose Soccer Complex home. After spending the First six seasons playing
their home matches at Echles Field on the U oF M campus, the Lady Tigers
will join the men's team, who played all oF its 2001 home matches at the
MRSC, in playing their matches at the 2,500 seat stadium.
The Lady Tigers will play all eight oF its home matches, including all Five of
its Conference USA home tilts, at the complex which sits on 136.17 acres
and houses 16 fields equipped with Bermuda grass. "Being able to play at
Mike Rose enables our program to compete with anyone facility wise," Head
Women's Coach Brooks Monaghan said. "There may be some facilities that
are similar or close to Mike Rose, but I honestly don't feel there are any
better. As far as quality and atmosphere, Mike Rose is first class."
There is not a better facility in the country for a college kid to play soccer."- Brooks Monaghan, Head Women's Coach
Located in Southeast Shelby County just east of the city of Memphis, the
MRSC facility is also home to a pair of Memphis professional teams that
have helped soccer Fever sweep across the Mid-South. The Memphis Mercury
oF the Women's W-League and the Memphis Express oF the Men's Super Y
League have established themselves in the Memphis soccer community and
Monaghan said both programs at the U oF M are primed to have the same
results. "It is in the perfect location For the soccer community in Memphis,"
Monaghan added. "A lot of the kids who play in the youth soccer leagues
around town are From the Germantown and Collierville area which makes it
convenient for them to come out and watch us play."
Monaghan and men's Head Coach Richie Grant are working hard by pushing
season ticket sales and promoting their programs to the surrounding
communities in order to increase support. "We've seen the success that the
Mercury and Express have had at Mike Rose and when we better establish
ourselves in the soccer community, we feel we will see that same success."
* Denotes C-USA Match
Denotes Preseason Match
Home Games in BOLD
All home matches played atthe Mike Rose Soccer Complex(MRSC) unless noted
MEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE 2002AUGUST
Wed 21 CBUtSat 24 Evansville1
Sat 31 TCU*
SEPTEMBERSan Francisco*Northeastern*LipscombCincinnati*South Florida*StetsonWestern KentuckyVanderbilt
Fri.6Sat. 7Wed. 11Sat. 14Fri. 20Sun. 22Fri. 27Sun. 29
OCTOBERSat.5 DePaul*Fri. 11 East Carolina*Sun. 13 UNC WilmingtonSat. 19 Louisville*Wed. 23 UAB*Wed. 30 Marquette*
NOVEMBERSat. 2 Saint Louis*l\ie. 5 BelmontSat. 9 Charlotte*13-17 C-USA Tournament
Memphis, TNMRSCMRSC
MRSCMRSCNashville, TNCincinnati, OHTampa, FLDeLand, FLBowling Green, KYNashville, TN
Chicago, ILGreenville, NCWilmington, NCMRSCMRSCMRSC
MRSCEchles FieldCharlotte, NCSt. Louis, MO
7 p.m.7 p.m.7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.2p.m.7 p.m.1 p.m.7 p.m.2p.m.
2 p.m.1 p.m.12 p.m.3 p.m.7 p.m.7 p.m.
7 p.m.5 p.m.7 p.m.TEA
* Memphis Diadora Tournament (USF, Northeastern and Drury)
WOMEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE 2002AUGUST
Sat 24 U of M Alumni Game MRSC 5p.m.Fri 30 Florida Atlantic00 Boca Raton, FL 7:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBERSun. 1 Florida International00 Boca Raton, FL 12 p.m.Fri. 6 Northeastern MRSC 3 p.m.
Fri. 13Sun. 15Fri. 20Sun. 22Fri. 27Sun. 29
OCTOBERFri. 4Mon. 7Fri. 11Sun. 13Fri. 18Sun. 20Fri. 25Sun. 27Wed. 30
EvansvilleMississippi StateSaint Louis*East Carolina*Louisville*Charlotte*
UT-MartinSE Missouri StateNebraskaSouth Florida*Southern Miss*UAB*TCU*Houston*CBU
NOVEMBERFri. 1 Tulane*Sun. 3 Ole Miss6-9 C-USA Tournament
MRSCMRSCMRSCMRSCLouisville, KYCharlotte, NC
Martin, TNCape Girardeau, MOLincoln, NETampa, FLHattiesburg, MSMRSCMRSCMRSCMemphis, TN
New Orleans, LAOxford, MSCharlotte, NC
7 p.m.3 p.m.7 p.m.12 p.m.7 p.m.1 p.m.
4 p.m.7 p.m.7 p.m.1 p.m.4 p.m.1 p.m.7 p.m.1 p.m.7:30 p.m.
7 p.m.1 p.m.TEA
°Florida Atlantic Tournament (Boca Raton, FL)