2015 men's soccer championship program

The winner of the the American Athletic Conference Championship receives the league’s automatic bid to the 48-team NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. The 2015 NCAA Championship marks the 57th anniversary of the tournament. First, second and third round games, as well as the quarterfi nals, are held on the campuses of participating institutions in a single-elimination format. The College Cup, which includes the national semifi nals and championship, will be held at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 11 and 13.

2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship Schedule

First Round Campus Sites Thurs., Nov. 19Second Round Campus Sites Sun., Nov. 22Third Round Campus Sites Sat., Nov. 28Quarterfi nals Campus Sites Fri.-Sat., Dec. 4-5Semifi nals Sporting Park Kansas City, Mo. Fri., Dec. 11 Championship Sporting Park Kansas City, Mo. Sun., Dec. 13

Corbett Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) on the campus of University of South Florida (USF) will host the 2015 American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship. Opened in 2011, Corbett Stadium is one of the top collegiate soccer facilities in the country. The facility provides fans the opportunity to be right on top of the action, while producing an electric environment. Four teams from the eight-team bracket - SMU, USF, UConn and Tulsa - advanced to the semifi nals. No. 4 Tulsa will play No. 1 SMU at 4:30 p.m. ET on Fri., Nov. 13. In the other semifi nal the same day, No. 3 UConn will play No. 2 USF at 7 p.m. ET. The championship game will be held at 2 p.m. ET on November 15.

Both semifi nals matchups will be broadcast live on The American Digital Network at www.TheAmerican.org/watch. Sunday’s championship game will air live on ESPNU.

The 2015 NCAA Championship – Men’s College Cup

Welcome to the 2015 American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship

2015 AmericanMen’s Soccer

Champion

Nov. 15, 2 p.m. ETTampa, Fla.

No. 1 SMU

No. 4 Tulsa

Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m. ETTampa, Fla.

No. 8 Cincinnati 1

Nov. 7at Tulsa, Okla.

Tulsa advances 4-2 on PKs

No. 5 UCF 2

No. 4 Tulsa 2

Nov. 7at Dallas, Texas

No. 1 SMU 2

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No. 3 UConnNov. 7

at Storrs, Conn.

No. 3 UConn 4

No. 6 Temple 0

Nov. 7at Tampa.

No. 7 Memphis 0

No. 2 USF

Nov. 13, 7 p.m. ETTampa, Fla.

No. 2 USF 1

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B o u r g e o i s w a s awarded American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors. The 2015 Senior CLASS

Award candidate led a Tulsa backline that ranked third in the conference in shutouts and top four in goals allowed and goals against average in league play. The senior also earned the league’s preseason Defensive Player of the Year honor and was named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Division I Best XI list.

Nelson was selected as the American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for the second consecut ive season. The redshirt

sophomore started all eight conference games for SMU and logged 756:52 minutes in the net with 36 saves. He was named the American Goalkeeper of the Week twice times this season and led The American in save percentage (.857) and shutouts (4) in league play.

Sanchez, a forward, w a s t a b b e d t h e conference Rookie of the Year. He has a team-best 15 points, leads the Hurricane

with six goals and ranks eighth in the conference in the same category. Sanchez was a unanimous choice for the All-Rookie team and received Second Team All-Conference honors.

SMU head coach Kevin Hudson and his staff garnered Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The Mustangs earned their

fi rst-ever American regular season title this year and the top overall seed in the American Men’s Soccer Championship after posting 22 points in league play.

Awuah recorded 11 points for the Huskies t h i s s e a s o n , f i v e of those coming in conference play. He matched his season-

high with two assists in UConn’s quarterfinals win over sixth-seeded Temple on Nov. 7.

FIRST TEAMHadji Barry, F, Sr., UCF

Kwame Awuah, M, Jr., UConnJake Nerwinski, B, Jr., UConn

Raul Gonzalez, M, Jr., MemphisNazeem Bartman, F, Jr., USF

*Brendan Hines-Ike, B, Sr., USFLindo Mfeka, M, Jr., USF

*Mauro Cichero, F, So., SMUJohn Lujano, M, Sr., SMU

Michael Nelson, GK, R-So., SMUBradley Bourgeois, B, Sr., Tulsa

C i c h e r o e a r n e d Offensive Player of the Year honors after scoring a team-high six goals and 15 points during conference play. The forward leads

The American in several categories, including total points, points per game (1.88), goals and goals per game (0.75). Cichero was a unanimous choice for First Team All-Conference accolades. The sophomore helped lead SMU to the 2015 American regular season championship and a No. 7 ranking in the NSCAA national poll.

UConn earned the Te a m F a i r P l a y Award after totaling 85 points (70 fouls, three yellow cards and zero red cards) during

conference play. The Fair Play Award is given to the team that accumulates the fewest points: foul (one point), yellow card (fi ve points) and red card (10 points).

2015 AWARD WINNERS AND ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMSOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Mauro CicheroSMU, So., F

DEFENSIVE OF THE YEARBradley Bourgeois, Tulsa

Tulsa, Sr., B

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEARMichael Nelson

SMU, R-So.

MIDFIELDER OF THE YEARKwame Awuah, UConn

UConn, Jr.

ROOKIE OF THE YEARJuan Sebastian Sanchez

Tulsa, Fr., F

TEAM FAIR PLAY AWARDUConn

COACHING STAFF OF THE YEARSMU

SECOND TEAMEmmanuel Appiah, M, R-Sr., Cincinnati

Alejandro Garcia, M, Sr., CincinnatiJohn Manga, F, Sr., Cincinnati

Abdou Mbacke Thiam, F, Fr., UConnMarcus Epps, M, Jr., USF

Spasoje Stefanovic, GK, Jr., USFJordan Cano, B, So., SMU

Carlos Moros Gracia, B, TempleJorge Gomez Sanchez, F, Temple

Geoffrey Dee, M, So., TulsaJake McGuire, GK, Jr., Tulsa

Juan Sebastian Sanchez, F, Fr., Tulsa

ROOKIE TEAM*Jakov Basic, B, UCF

*Adam Wilson, M, Cincinnati*Abdou Mbacke Thiam, F, UConn

Simen Olafsen, B, UConnMason Morise, M, Memphis

*Prosper Figbe, B, USFChristian Boorom, F, SMU

Emil Cuello, M, SMUCaleb Smith, M, SMU

Belal Mohamed, M, TempleLesley Nchanji, M, Tulsa

*Juan Sebastian Sanchez, F, Tulsa

ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE [*] Unanimous Selection

Lu jano , a sen io r, started every game for SMU this season and tallied fi ve points for

the Mustangs. He helped SMU to 13-2-3 overall mark this year. The Mustangs are on a 12 match unbeaten streak and haven’t lost a game since Sept. 13.

MIDFIELDER OF THE YEARJohn Lujano

SMU, Sr.

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OFFENSIVE STAT LEADERS

Player GP Goals Assists PointsJorge Gomez Sanchez, TEM 18 13 4 30Mauro Cichero, SMU 17 10 7 27Hadji Barry, UCF 17 11 3 25Alejandro Garcia, CIN 19 10 2 22Matias Pyysalo, UCF 17 6 8 20Abdou Mbacke Thiam, UConn 18 10 0 20Nazeem Bartman, USF 17 7 5 19Raul Gonzalez, MEM 17 7 2 16Emmanuel Appiah, CIN 19 5 6 16Juan Sebastian Sanchez, TLS 17 6 3 15

All Games Played American Games Only

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GOALKEEPING LEADERS

AMERICAN REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS (AS OF NOV. 7)

Player GP Goals Assists PointsMauro Cichero, SMU 8 6 3 15Abdou Mbacke Thiam, UConn 8 6 0 12Nazeem Bartman, USF 7 5 1 11Alejandro Garcia, CIN 8 5 1 11Hadji Barry, UCF 8 4 2 10Jorge Gomez Sanchez, TEM 7 3 3 9Stanton Garcia, SMU 8 3 1 7Raul Gonzalez, MEM 8 3 1 7Geoffrey Dee, TLS 8 3 1 7Brendan Lee, SMU 8 2 2 6Idi Camara, SMU 8 3 0 6Belal Mohamed, TEM 8 2 2 6

All Games Played American Games OnlyPlayer GP Minutes Saves GA/Avg.Spasoje Stefanovic, USF 8 765:05 21 6/0.71Michael Nelson, SMU 8 756:52 36 6/0.71Scott Levene, UConn 8 780:33 28 7/0.81Jake McGuire, TLS 5 470:00 16 5/0.96Brendan Rennie, UCF 4 360:00 14 6/1.25Jake Leeker, MEM 6 615:28 26 9/1.32 Zach Biggs, UCF 4 380:00 18 6/1.42Pedro Diaz, CIN 8 796:52 45 15/1.69Alex Cagle, TEM 8 717:57 19 14/1.75

Player GP Minutes Saves GA/Avg.Scott Levene, UConn 18 1740:33 51 14/0.72Spasoje Stefanovic, USF 18 1685:05 49 14/0.75Michael Nelson, SMU 18 1714:40 69 19/1.00Alex Cagle, TEM 19 1759:18 57 23/1.18Jake McGuire, TLS 14 1330:24 50 18/1.22Zach Biggs, UCF 11 965:00 31 14/1.31Jake Leeker, MEM 11 1065:28 49 16/1.35Brendan Rennie, UCF 7 612:50 24 10/1.47Pedro Diaz, CIN 13 1166:01 59 20/1.54Alex Gill, CIN 7 633:39 18 13/1.99

AMERICAN OVERALLSCHOOL TP W L T W-L PCT H A N STREAK ^SMU 7/12 22 7 0 1 13-2-3 .806 10-1-1 3-1-2 0-0-0 W2 USF 14/20 17 5 2 2 11-4-3 .694 9-0-2 1-3-1 1-1-0 W1 UConn 11 3 3 2 8-5-5 .583 6-1-4 2-4-1 0-0-0 W3 Tulsa 11 3 3 2 7-6-4 .529 4-3-2 3-3-2 0-0-0 T1 UCF 10 3 4 1 7-8-2 .471 6-3-0 1-5-2 0-0-0 T1 Temple 6 2 6 0 10-7-2 .579 7-1-0 3-5-2 0-1-0 L2 Memphis 6 1 4 3 3-10-4 .294 2-4-2 1-6-2 0-0-0 L3Cincinnati 6 1 4 3 7-9-3 .447 6-3-2 1-6-1 0-0-0 L3

(NCSAA/Soccer America rankings)

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Statistical LeadersPlayer GP Goals Assists PointsMauro Cichero 17 10 7 27Brenden Lee 18 5 3 13Stanton Garcia 18 5 1 11Idi Camara 18 4 2 10Jared Rice 18 0 10 10

Goalkeeper GP Min. Saves GA/GAA SOMichael Nelson 18 1714:40 69 19/1.00 7

Sophomore Mauro Cichero

Head Coach Kevin Hudson

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SMU MUSTANGS(13-2-3 Overall / 7-0-1 American)

AUGUST 28 Sacramento State W, 2-0 30 Illinois-Chicago W, 2-1

SEPTEMBER 4 at Boston College L, 2-4 6 at Harvard T, 2-2 (2OT) 10 Portland T, 0-0 (2OT) 13 No. 13/7 Stanford L, 2-3 (2OT) 17 Houston Baptist W, 3-1 20 UC Irvine W, 2-0 26 at Tulsa* (ADN) W, 1-0 29 Oral Roberts W, 2-1

OCTOBER 2 UCF* W, 2-1 7 at Memphis* W, 3-1 10 UConn* W, 1-0 17 at Cincinnati* W, 1-0 (2OT) 21 Tulsa* W, 3-2 24 at No. 13/18 USF* (ADN) T, 2-2 (2OT) 31 Temple* W, 2-0

NOVEMBER 7 vs. Cincinnati^ W, 2-1 13 vs. Tulsa^ (ADN) 3:30 p.m.

All times CST and subject to change[*] Denotes conference game[^] American Athletic Conference Championship

Location: ............................................................. Dallas, TexasNickname: ...............................................................MustangsColors: ....................................................................Red & BlueEnrollment: .................................................................... 10,981Founded: ............................................................................1911Director of Athletics: .................................................Rick HartHome Field/Capacity: ............................Westcott Field/4,000Head Coach: ................................................... Kevin HudsonAssistant Coaches: ..................Alex Aldaz, Dustin Norman .......................................................................... Joe Waggoner

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Back Row (Left to Right): Brett Koziczkowski (Director of Operations), Michael King, Jacob Speed, Idi Camara, Oshick Shams, Nick Ruiz, Michael Nelson, Caleb Underwood, Mauro Cichero, Jared Rice, Jordan Cano, Joe Waggoner (Assistant Coach), Kevin Hudson (Head Coach).Middle Row (Left to Right): Alex Aldaz (Assistant Coach), Dustin Norman (Assistant Coach), Beck Rolke (Athletic Trainer), Taylor Curtis, A.J. Jeffries, Abdul Yassine, Danny McQuaid, Stanton Garcia, Benjamin Joseph, Kevin Meinecke, Garrett Welch, Bryan Missana, Brody Hickey(Student Assistant).Front Row (Left to Right): Caleb Smith, John Lujano, Brenden Lee, Gunnar Stray-Gunderson, Christian Boorom, Bryce Clark, Emil Cuello, Andrew Ramsey, Matthew McLaughlin.

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School1 Michael Nelson 6-4 180 GK RS-So. Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes)2 Jordan Cano 6-1 170 D So. Frisco, Texas (Lone Star)3 John Lujano 5-6 141 MF Sr. McPherson, Kan. (Shattuck St. Mary’s)4 Garrett Welch 5-10 175 D So. Richmond, Texas (Foster)5 Michael King 6-2 165 D RS-Jr. Spring, Texas (Klein Oak)6 Jared Rice 6-1 185 D/MF So. Plano, Texas (Plano East)7 Taylor Curtis 5-11 167 D So. Dallas, Texas (Louisville)8 Caleb Smith 5-9 135 MF Fr. Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin)10 A.J. Jeffries 6-1 178 MF RS-So. Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove North)11 Idi Camara 6-3 175 F Sr. Denver, Colo. (Midwestern State)12 Andrew Ramsey 5-11 175 D Fr. Spring, Texas (Klein Collins)13 Nick Ruiz 6-1 175 GK RS-Jr. La Crescenta, Calif. (Massachusetts)14 Mauro Cichero 6-3 175 F So. Norman, Okla. (Norman North)15 Colten Habecker 6-1 175 F So. Douglassville, Pa. (The Hill School)16 Matthew McLaughlin 6-0 173 D/MF Fr. Edmond, Okla. (Heritage Hall)17 Brenden Lee 5-6 139 D/MF Sr. Frisco, Texas (Centennial)18 Caleb Underwood 6-0 175 GK RS-So. Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound Marcus)19 Emil Cuello 5-11 165 MF Fr. Orem, Utah (Orem)20 Danny McQuaid 6-0 185 D Sr. Longview, Texas (Otero JC)21 Stanton Garcia 5-9 150 MF/F Jr. McKinney, Texas (McKinney)22 Bryce Clark 5-8 160 MF So. Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos)23 Brody Hickey 5-11 150 MF/D Jr. Wylie, Texas (Wylie)24 Jacob Speed 6-3 165 D Sr. Mansfi eld, Texas (Kentucky)25 Benjamin Joseph 5-11 165 MF RS-So. Austin, Texas (St. Stephen’s Episcopal)26 Bryan Missana 6-0 165 MF/F Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Shattuck St. Mary’s)27 Abdul Yassine 5-9 165 F/MF RS-So. Garland, Texas (Brighter Horizons Academy)28 Christian Boorom 5-11 170 MF/F Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (IMG Academy)29 Oshick Shams 5-11 210 GK RS-Jr. Mansfi eld, Texas (Creighton)30 Kevin Meinecke 6-1 170 D Fr. Norwalk, Iowa (Shattuck St. Mary’s)31 Gunnar Stray-Gundersen 6-0 155 F Fr. Park City, Utah (Park City)

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Statistical LeadersPlayer GP Goals Assists PointsNazeem Bartman 17 7 5 19Melvin Becket 17 5 1 11Lindo Mfeka 15 3 4 10Marcus Epps 18 1 4 6Eduardo Maceira 18 1 4 6

Goalkeeper GP Min. Saves GA/GAA SOSpasoje Stefanovic 18 1685:05 49 14/0.75 8

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USF BULLS (11-4-3 Overall / 5-1-2 American)

AUGUST 28 Missouri State W, 2-0 30 No. 3/3 Georgetown W, 2-0 SEPTEMBER Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament (South Bend, Ind.) 4 at No. 5/8 Notre Dame L, 0-2 6 vs. No. 18/14 Indiana L, 0-2 11 Georgia Southern W, 2-1 14 North Florida W, 2-0 19 Florida Gulf Coast W, 2-1 26 RV/18 UConn* W, 1-0 29 at No. 8/10 Denver L, 0-1

OCTOBER 3 at RV/NR Temple* W, 1-0 7 at Tulsa* W, 2-1 10 Cincinnati* W, 3-0 17 at Memphis* T, 0-0 (2OT) 21 UCF* W, 3-1 24 No. 12/14 SMU* (ADN) T, 2-2 (2OT) 27 No. 13/11 Old Dominion T, 1-1 (2OT) 31 at UConn* (ADN) L, 1-2 (OT)

NOVEMBER 7 vs. Memphis^ W, 1-0 13 UConn^ (ADN) 7 p.m.

All times EST and subject to change[*] Denotes conference game[^] American Athletic Conference Championship

Location: ............................................................... Tampa, Fla.Nickname: ....................................................................... BullsColors: ............................................................... Green & GoldEnrollment: ....................................................................48,373Founded: ........................................................................... 1956Director of Athletics: ...........................................Mark HarlanHome Field/Capacity: ........................Corbett Stadium/4,000Head Coach: ................................................... George Kiefer Assistant Coaches: .......Fred Dikranian, Bryheem Hancock.............................................................................. Jose Robles

USF BULLS11-4-3 OVERALL, 5-1-2 AMERICAN • NO.2 SEED


USF BULLS

Back Row (Left to Right): Prosper Figbe, Chandler Maynes, Marcus Epps, Igor Souza, Mike Mitchell, Spasoje Stefanovic, Jake Stone, Eduardo Maceira, Michael Bajza, Brendan Hines-Ike.Middle Row (Left to Right): Jason Velasquez, Alessando Paciocco, Graham Smith, Gabriel Pfeffer, Jackson Brown, Terry Delancy, Brandon Kolczynski, Liam McNally.Front Row (Left to Right): Kendan Anderson, Brandon Riley, Nazeem Bartman, Melvin Becket, Omar Al Balushi, Atsou Ayah, Gabriel Carlsson, Lindo Mfeka.

No. Name Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School2 Brandon Kolczynski D Jr. Farmingdale, N.J. (Pittsburgh)3 Prosper Figbe D Fr. Ilorin, Nigeria (The Loomis Chaffee School)4 Gabriel Pfeffer D So. Montevideo, Uruguay (Uruguayan American School)5 Brendan Hines-Ike D Sr. Denver, Colo. (Creighton)6 Graham Smith MF Jr. New Hope, Pa. (Pittsburgh)7 Alessandro Paciocco D R-Fr. Caracas, Venezuela (Deportivo La Guaira)8 Eduardo Maceira MF/F So. Caracas, Venezuela (Deportivo La Guaira)9 Nazeem Bartman F Jr. Cape Town, South Africa (Tyler Junior College)10 Lindo Mfeka MF Jr. Durban, South Africa (Javanon 94)11 Melvin Becket F Jr. Sunshine, Australia (Lewis & Clark CC)12 Kendan Anderson F Jr. Kingston, Jamaica (ASA College)13 Liam McNally D Jr. Swansea, Wales (Tyler Junior College)14 Jason Velasquez MF/D Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Lincoln College)15 Marcus Epps F Jr. Jackson, Miss. (Chicago Fire U-18 Academy)16 Gabriel Carlsson MF Fr. Stockholm, Sweden (Täby FK)17 Omar Al Balushi MF R-Fr. Muscat, Oman (St. George’s British International School) 18 Terry Delancy F Sr. Nassau, Bahamas (St. Stephen’s Episcopal HS)19 Chandler Maynes D Fr. Winter Springs, Fla. (Orlando City U-18 Academy)20 Jackson Brown D Jr. Ramsey, Isle of Man (Ramsey Grammar School)21 Michael Bajza MF Jr. Tampa, Fla. (NC State)22 Igor Souza MF Sr. São Paulo, Brazil (Francis Marion University)23 Atsou Ayah MF Sr. Okou, Togo (Tyler Junior College)25 Brandon Riley D Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Tyler Junior College)30 Spasoje Stefanovic GK Jr. Belgrade, Serbia (Radnicki Obrenovac)32 Mike Mitchell GK Jr. Bradenton, Fla. (Braden River HS)33 Jake Stone GK Fr. Apopka, Fla. (Orlando City U-18 Academy)


Freshman Abdou Mbacke Thiam

Statistical LeadersPlayer GP Goals Assists PointsAbdou Mbacke Thiam 18 10 0 20Kwame Awuah 18 1 9 11Jake Nerwinski 18 1 4 6Andrew Geres 17 2 1 5Fredrik Jonsson 15 1 2 4Tyler Leeman 17 2 0 4

Goalkeeper GP Min. Saves GA/GAA SOScott Levene 18 1740:33 51 14/0.72 7

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UCONN HUSKIES(8-5-5 Overall / 3-3-2 American)

AUGUST 28 St. Francis (NY) T, 0-0 (2OT) 31 Quinnipiac T, 0-0 (2OT)

SEPTEMBER 4 Dartmouth T, 0-0 (2OT) 10 at Harvard W, 2-1 13 RV/22 UC Santa Barbara W, 2-1 19 Rhode Island W, 1-0 22 at Boston College L, 1-3 26 at RV/NR USF * L, 0-1 30 Providence Postponed

OCTOBER 3 Memphis* L, 0-1 (2OT) 7 Cincinnati* T, 1-1 (2OT) 10 at RV/NR SMU* L, 0-1 13 at Louisville L, 1-2 17 UCF* W, 2-1 21 at Temple* W, 2-0 24 at Tulsa* T, 1-1 (2OT) 27 Yale W, 1-0 31 No. 11/15 USF* (ADN) W, 2-1 (OT)

NOVEMBER 7 vs. Temple^ W, 4-0 13 at USF^ (ADN) 7 p.m.

All times EST and subject to change[*] Denotes conference game[^] American Athletic Conference Championship

Location: ............................................................ Storrs, Conn.Nickname: ...................................................................HuskiesColors: .................................................................Blue & WhiteEnrollment: .....................................................................31,119Founded: ...........................................................................1881Athletic Director:.............................................Warde ManuelHome Field/Capacity: .....Joseph J. Marrone Stadium/5,100Head Coach ...............................................................Ray ReidAssociate Head Coaches: ...... John Deeley, Tim O’DonohueAssistant Coach: ................................................. Andy Parker

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Back Row (Left to Right): Jake Wagmeister, Xavier Fegan, Simen Olafsen, Jesse Wasserman, Moustapha Samb, Ben Nicholas, Fredrik Jonsson, Istvan Kanyo, Nkosi Burgess, Brendan Hill, Elliott Ackroyd, Patrick Guerin, Alejandro Cubillo Echeverria.Middle Row (Left to Right): Abdou Mbacke Thiam, Tyler Leeman, Andrew Cohen, Sebastian Brems, Mikael DaSilva, Andrew Geres, Mark Richards, Matheus Souza, Nicholas Zuniga, DeAndrae Brown.Front Row (Left to Right): Alex West, Evan Brandon, Jake Nerwsinki, Scott Levene, Kwame Awuah, Cheikh Stephane Coly, Santiago Muriel.

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School1 Jacob Wagmeister GK R-Sr. 6-1 181 River Edge, N.J./N.Y. Red Bulls Academy2 Nkosi Burgess D Fr. 6-2 182 Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park3 Elliott Ackroyd D So. 6-0 176 Nottingham, England/West Bridgford4 Simen Olafsen D Fr. 6-1 179 Oppegaard, Norway/Valerenga5 Mark Richards D R-So. 5-11 185 Springfi eld, Mass./Williston Northampton6 Dylan Greenberg D So. 5-8 145 Dix Hills. N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West7 Kwame Awuah D Jr. 5-7 145 Toronto, Ontario/ Dante Alighieri Academy8 Moustapha Samb M Fr. TBA TBA Mbour, Senegal/Kimball Union Academy9 Fredrik Jonsson F Fr. 6-4 192 Vaestra Goetaland, Sweden/GAIS10 Sebastian Brems M Jr. 5-9 165 Odense, Denmark/Southern Connecticut State11 Abdou Mbacke Thiam F Fr. 5-11 150 Mbour, Senegal12 Cheikh Stephane Coly M So. 5-8 150 Dakar, Senegal13 DeAndrae Brown F Fr. 5-10 177 Springfi eld, Mass./Springfi eld Central14 Tyler Leeman F R-Sr. 5-10 160 Oakdale, Conn./Montville15 Jakob Nerwinsk D Jr. 5-11 175 Lawrenceville, N.J./Notre Dame H.S.16 Alex Sanchez M R-So. 5-8 158 Corona, Calif./ Chino Hills18 Alejandro Cubillo GK Fr. 6-2 184 Madrid, Spain19 Evan Brandon M R-Fr. 5-8 165 Chicago, Ill./Lincoln Park20 Matheus Souza F R-Fr. 5-10 165 West Hartford, Conn./Conard21 Nicholas Zuniga F Sr. 6-0 173 Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk22 Santiago Muriel D R-So. 5-10 160 Norwalk, Conn./ Acad. Of Info, Tech and Eng.23 Alex West D R-Fr. 5-10 170 Storrs, Conn./Edwin O. Smith24 Scott Levene GK R-So. 6-1 175 Stamford, Conn./ New Canaan25 Jesse Wasserman D R-Sr. 6-1 170 Farmington, Conn./ Loomis Chaffee26 Mikael DaSilva F Fr. 6-1 185 Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage27 Andrew Geres D R-So. 6-1 155 Portland, Conn./Portland28 Istvan Kanyo D R-Sr. 6-2 167 North Haven, Conn./North Haven29 Andrew Cohen M So. 5-11 160 Ellington, Conn./Ellington30 Christopher Musco GK Sr. 6-0 153 North Haven, Conn./North Haven31 Brendan Hill D Fr. 6-1 178 Tolland, Conn./Tolland High32 Xavier Fegan GK So. 5-10 160 Mansfi eld, Conn./Edwin O. Smith33 Alex Zecca F Fr. 5-11 199 Weston, Mass./Beaver Country Day34 Patrick Guerin GK R-Fr. 6-0 180 Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River35 Ben Nicholas M Fr. 6-2 169 Cornwall, Conn./Northfi eld Mount Hermon

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TULSA HURRICANE(7-6-4 Overall / 3-3-2 American)

AUGUST 28 No. 22/NR Saint Louis L, 0-1 (2OT) 30 Sacramento State W, 2-1

SEPTEMBER 4 at No. 2/2 Virginia T, 1-1 (2OT) 6 at No. 4/7 North Carolina L, 1-2 10 Oral Roberts W, 6-2 13 Portland W, 3-2 (2OT) 19 at No. 1/1 Creighton L, 0-1 21 at UMKC W, 3-2 (OT) 26 SMU* (American Digital Network) L, 0-1

OCTOBER 3 at Cincinnati* T, 1-1 (2OT) 7 No. 18/24 USF* L, 1-2 10 at UCF* W, 1-0 17 Temple* W, 2-0 21 at No. 12/14 SMU* L, 2-3 24 UConn* T, 1-1 (2OT) 31 at Memphis* W, 3-0

NOVEMBER 7 vs. UCF^ T, 2-2 (2OT) (Advances 4-2 on PKs) 13 vs. SMU^ (American Digital Network) 3:30 p.m.

All times CST and subject to change[*] Denotes conference game[^] American Athletic Conference Championship

Statistical LeadersPlayer GP Goals Assists PointsJuan Sebastian Sanchez 17 6 3 15Geoffrey Dee 17 4 4 12Zach Johnson 17 2 4 8Lesley Nchanji 12 2 3 7

Goalkeeper GP Min. Saves GA/GAA SOJake McGuire 14 1330:24 50 18/1.22 2Marcel Da Silva 2 180:00 9 2/1.00 1Brandon Hanat 2 119:32 5 2/1.51 0

Location: ............................................................... Tulsa, Okla.Nickname: ..................................................Golden HurricaneColors: .............................Old Gold, Royal Blue and CrimsonEnrollment: ......................................................................4,597Founded: ...........................................................................1894Athletic Director:.........................................Dr. Derrick GraggHome Field/Capacity: ....................Hurricane Soccer & Track .......................................................................... Stadium/2,000Head Coach: .....................................................Tom McIntoshAssistant Coaches: ...........................Justin Cook, Ryan Pore................................................................... Daniel Cherbonnier

Sophomore Geoffrey Dee

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Back Row (Left to Right): Student Athletic Trainer Amanda Lee, Athletic Trainer Scott Brooks, Student Manager Mark Rieke, Michael Mitrik, Aymar Sigue, Matt Karasinski, Jake McGuire, Kyle Daledovich, Marcel Da Silva, Brandon Hanat, Jordan Speed, Kay Duit, Assistant Coach Justin Cook, Graduate Assistant Daniel Cherbonnier, Assistant Coach Ryan Pore, Head Coach Tom McIntosh.Middle Row (Left to Right): Keegan King, Juan Sebastian Sanchez, Geoffrey Dee, Tony Doellefeld, Zach Jackson, Bradley Bourgeois, Cameron Drackett, Khalil Kirksey, Miguel Velasquez, Zack Stavrou, Quinton DuncanFront Row (Left to Right): Kurt Gerteisen, Munashe Raranje, Lesley Nchanji, Cole Poppen, Rollie Rocha, Dillon Alexander, Ray Saari, Jacob Gooden, Fred Mattioli.

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School0 Marcel Da Silva GK 6-4 200 Fr-HS Ormond Beach, Fla. / Shattuck St. Mary’s1 Jake McGuire GK 6-3 175 Jr-2L Chino Hills, Calif. / School of Extended Educational Options2 Quinton Duncan D 6-0 155 Jr-2L Ontario, Canada / Burnaby Central Secondary4 Cole Poppen D 5-9 160 Fr-HS Ankeny, Iowa / Shattuck St. Mary’s5 Jordan Speed D 6-4 165 So-SQ Mansfi eld, Texas / Mansfi eld6 Geoffrey Dee MF 5-11 160 So-1L Germantown, Tenn. / Shattuck St. Mary’s7 Miguel Velasquez F 5-11 175 Fr-HS San Antonio, Texas / Winston Churchill8 Dillon Alexander D 5-10 155 Sr-RS Sand Springs, Okla. / Charles Page9 Aymar Sigue F 6-2 185 So-1L Alberta, Canada / Burnaby Central10 Juan Sebastian Sanchez F 5-10 155 Fr-HS Ossining, N.Y. / Ossining11 Lesley Nchangi MF 5-9 155 Fr-HS Yaounde, Cameroon / Shattuck St. Mary’s 12 Keegan King D 6-0 172 Fr-HS Tulsa, Okla. / Booker T. Washington13 Cameron Drackett MF 5-11 160 Jr-2L Flower Mound, Texas / Edward Marcus14 Munashe Raranje MF 5-8 140 Fr-HS Jenks, Okla. / Jenks15 Rollie Rocha MF 5-9 145 So-1L Spring, Texas / Klein Oak16 Kay Duit MF 5-10 146 So-1L Gelderland, The Netherlands / Stedelijke Scholengemeenschap Nijmegen17 Zach Jackson MF 5-10 145 So-1L Cypress, Texas / Cypress18 Michael Mitrik D 6-2 170 So-1L Jenks, Okla. / Jenks19 Khalil Kirksey F 6-0 190 Fr-RS Sacramento, Calif. / Hiram Johnson West20 Tony Doellefeld MF 6-0 151 Fr-RS St. Louis, Mo. / St. Louis University HS21 Kurt Gerteisen D 5-11 167 Fr-HS O’Fallon, Mo. / Christian Brothers College 22 Bradley Bourgeois D 5-11 190 Sr-3L Cypress, Texas / Cy-Fair23 Zack Stavrou D 6-0 165 So-1L Dallas, Texas / Jesuit Preparatory24 Jacob Gooden MF 5-9 145 Fr-RS Malibu, Calif. / Malibu25 Ray Saari MF 5-6 148 Jr-2L Kansas City, Mo. / Oak Park26 Kyle Daledovich GK 6-3 210 Fr-RS Lohman, Mo. / Helias Catholic28 Fred Mattioli MF 5-11 155 Fr-HS Houston, Texas / Strake Jesuit College Preparatory 29 Dylan Fahrenholz D 5-11 162 Fr-HS Austin, Texas / Westwood 30 Matt Karasinski GK 6-0 175 Fr-HS Parker, Texas / Lone Star

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THE AMERICAN IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPOverall, schools in the American Athletic Conference have received 129 bids to the NCAA Championships. There have been two titles taken home, with UConn winning in 1981 and 2000. In the history of the event, American schools have made seven appearances in the semifi nals: UConn’s two championships and semfi nal apperanaces by SMU (2005 and 2000) and UConn (1999, 1983, 1982).

Team App. Record Highest Finish (Year) Last Appearance

UConn 34 39-27-7 (.582) National Champions (1981, 2000) 2013

SMU 29 31-22-8 (.574) Semifi nals (2000, ‘05) 2012

USF 18 10-15-4 (.414) Quarterfi nals (2008, ‘11) 2013

Tulsa 9 9-9-0 (.500) Quarterfi nals (2004, ‘09) 2014

Temple 6 3-6-0 (.333) Second Round (1966, ‘76, ‘78) 1985

UCF 5 3-5-0 (.375) Second Round (2004, ‘10, ‘11) 2011

Cincinnati 3 0-2-1 (.167) First Round (1998, 2003, ‘06) 2006

Memphis 2 0-2-0 (.000) First Round (1993, 2004) 2004

2014 RESULTSTeam Overall Record Conference Record PostseasonUCF 2-10-6 1-3-4 Quarterfi nals, American Championship

Cincinnati 5-10-3 2-5-1 Quarterfi nals, American Championship

UConn 10-6-3 6-1-1 Semifi nals, American Championship

Memphis 9-7-2 3-4-1 Quarterfi nals, American Championship

USF 10-7-3 4-3-1 Title Game, American Championship

SMU 10-6-2 4-2-2 Semifi nals, American Championship

Temple 2-14-2 1-6-1 Quarterfi nals, American Championship

Tulsa 11-6-3 5-2-1 First Round, NCAA Championship

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8/31 O: Matias Pyysalo, So., M, UCF D: Neico Regent, So., B, UCF GK: Alex Cagle, R-So., Temple R: Gorka Aperribay, Fr., F, UCF 9/7 O: Mauro Cichero, So., F, SMU D: Carlos Moros Gracia, Jr., B, Temple GK: Alex Cagle, R-So., Temple R: Simen Olafsen, Fr., B, UConn 9/14 O: Jorge Gomez Sanchez, Jr., M, Temple D: Brendan Hines-Ike, Sr., B, Tulsa GK: Alex Cagle, R-So., Temple R: Abdou Mbacke Thiam, Fr., F, UConn 9/21 O: Jorge Gomez Sanchez, Jr., M, Temple D: Carlos Moros Gracia, Jr., B, Temple GK: Spasoje Stefanovic, Jr., USF R: Emil Cuello, Fr., M, SMU 9/28 O: Alejandro Garcia, Sr., F, Cincinnati D: Jared Rice, So., B, SMU GK: Spasoje Stefanovic, Jr., USF R: Mason Morise, Fr., M, Memphis 10/5 O: Mauro Cichero, So., F, SMU D: Quincy Thomas, Sr., B, Memphis GK: Jake Leeker, R-So., Memphis R: Emil Cuello, Fr., M, SMU 10/12 O: Nazeem Bartman, Jr., M, USF D: Brendan Hines-Ike, Sr., B, USF GK: Michael Nelson, R-So., SMU R: Belal Mohamed, Fr., M, Temple 10/19 O: Mauro Cichero, So., F, SMU D: Cole Poppen, Fr., B, Tulsa GK: Jake Leeker, R-So., Memphis R: Abdou Mbacke Thiam, Fr., F, UConn 10/26 O: Idi Camara, Sr., F, SMU D: Simen Olafsen, Fr., B, UConn GK: Scott Levene, R-So., UConn R: Abdou Mbacke Thiam, Fr., F, UConn 11/2 O: Stanton Garcia, Jr., M/F, SMU D: Jakov Basic, Fr., B, UCF GK: Michael Nelson, R-So., SMU R: Abdou Mbacke Thiam, Fr., F, UConn

HONOR ROLL SELECTIONSSept. 1: Alejandro Garcia, Sr., F, Cincinnati; Scott Levene, R-So., GK, UConn; Eduardo Maceira, So., F, USF; Stanton Garcia, Jr., M, SMU; Jorge Gomez Sanchez, Jr., M, Temple

Sept. 7: Scott Levene, R-So., GK, UConn; Brandon Riley, Sr., B, USF; Hermann Doerner, Fr., M, Temple; Justin Stoddart, Jr., M, Temple; Kay Duit, So., M, Tulsa

Sept. 14: Scott Levene, R-So., GK, UConn; Spasoje Stefanovic, Jr., GK, USF; Nazeem Bartman, Jr., F, USF; Jordan Wix-Rauch, Fr., M/F, Temple, Juan Sanchez, Fr., F, Tulsa

Sept. 21: Emmanuel Appiah, Sr., M, Cincinnati; Fredrik Jonsson, Fr., F, UConn; Scott Levene, R-So., GK, UConn; Nazeem Bartman, Jr., F, USF; Alex Cagle, R-So., GK, Temple

Sept. 28: Nazeem Bartman, Jr., F, USF; Brenden Lee, R-Jr., F, SMU; Jorge Gomez Sanchez, Jr., M, Temple; Matt Mahoney, Jr., B, Temple; Belal Mohamed, Fr., M, Temple

Oct. 5: Hadji Barry, Sr., M, UCF; Chandler Klemm, So., F, Memphis; Nazeem Bartman, Jr., F, USF; Spasoje Stefanovic, Jr., GK, USF; Alex Cagle, R-So., GK, Temple

Oct. 12: Dre Deas, Fr., M, UCF; Spasoje Stefanovic, Jr., GK, USF; Alex Cagle, R-So., GK, Temple; Joonas Jokinen, So., M, Temple; Matt Mahoney, Jr., B, Temple

Oct. 19: Pedro Diaz, Sr., GK, Cincinnati; Raul Gonzalez, Jr., M/F, Memphis; Austin Stone, Sr., B, Memphis; Carlos Moros Gracia, Jr., B, Temple; Jake McGuire, Jr., GK, Tulsa

Oct. 26: Gorka Aperribay, Fr., F, UCF; Brendan Rennie, Fr., GK, UCF; Alejandro Garcia, Sr., F, Cincinnati; Lindo Mfeka, Jr., M, USF; Jorge Gomez Sanchez, Jr., F, Temple; Carlos Moros Gracia, Jr., B, Temple

Nov. 2: Matias Pyysalo, So., M, UCF; Brendan Rennie, Fr., GK, UCF; Scott Levene, R-So., GK, UConn; Simen Olafsen, Fr., B, UConn; Jared Martinelli, Sr., M, Temple

2015 WEEKLY HONORS


CORBETT STADIUMCorbett Stadium (Tampa, Fla.) on the campus of University of South Florida (USF) has been selected as the site of the 2015 American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship, as announced by the conference this spring.

The tournament begins Nov. 7 with the quarterfi nal rounds at campus sites before the semifi nals (Nov. 13) and fi nals (Nov. 15) take place at USF. The Bulls, who went 7-4 last season at home, will host the conference championship for the fi rst time. USF won the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship in 2013 after defeating UConn 6-5 on penalty kicks.

Opened for the 2011 season, Corbett Stadium is one of the top collegiate soccer facilities in the country. The facility provides fans the opportunity to be right on top of the action, while producing an electric environment.

Additional amenities include on-field player seating consists of 30 individual padded chairs on elevated tiers for each team, berm seating available behind both goals, air-conditioned press box with panoramic windows, dedicated broadcast booth in press box, Musco Sports Lighting System equipment for television broadcast specifi cations, and direct passage between stadium and USF Athletics Training Facility.

Up-to-date information regarding the 2015 American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship will be available through Championship Central (www.theamerican.org/msoccer.)


AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE#AmericanRising

In the course of its fi rst two seasons, the American Athletic In the course of its fi rst two seasons, the American Athletic Conference has taken a place at the forefront of intercol-Conference has taken a place at the forefront of intercol-legiate athletics, earning a collection of national team and legiate athletics, earning a collection of national team and individual championships and football postseason wins individual championships and football postseason wins that place The American among the elite Division I confer-that place The American among the elite Division I confer-ences. ences.

The American consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the The American consists of 12 prestigious institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Naval Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Florida Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa.Tulane University and the University of Tulsa.

Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the American Athletic Conference has written an impressive American Athletic Conference has written an impressive list of accomplishments, both in and out of the competitive list of accomplishments, both in and out of the competitive arena.arena.

The league has produced three NCAA championship The league has produced three NCAA championship teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn wom-teams – UConn men’s basketball in 2014 and UConn wom-en’s basketball in 2014 and 2015 – and two individuals who en’s basketball in 2014 and 2015 – and two individuals who have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson De-have won NCAA titles, most recently SMU’s Bryson De-chambeau, who was the 2015 national champion in men’s chambeau, who was the 2015 national champion in men’s golf. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams golf. Additionally, American Athletic Conference teams have advanced to the College World Series, the semifi -have advanced to the College World Series, the semifi -nal and fi nal rounds of the NIT and the match play round nal and fi nal rounds of the NIT and the match play round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Half of the con-of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Half of the con-ference’s baseball-playing members reached the NCAA ference’s baseball-playing members reached the NCAA Championship in 2015, while The American had the best Championship in 2015, while The American had the best men’s basketball postseason record of any conference men’s basketball postseason record of any conference in 2014, when conference teams were a combined 13-4. in 2014, when conference teams were a combined 13-4. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national Teams from The American have registered top-10 national rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf. baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf.

The American Athletic Conference administers to its mem-The American Athletic Conference administers to its mem-bership from a state-of-the-art offi ce located in Providence, bership from a state-of-the-art offi ce located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools.access to its member schools.

MEN’S SOCCER

The American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Cham-pionship went to penalty kicks for the second consec-utive year in 2014, and second-seeded Tulsa outlasted fourth-seeded USF 6-5 in PKs to win the conference crown.

The Golden Hurricane earned The American’s postseason bid to the NCAA Tournament and faced Saint Louis in fi rst round action at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Mo.

Twelve players from the American Athletic Conference re-ceived NSCAA All-Region honors while UConn head coach Ray Reid was named the 2014 NSCAA East Regional Coach of the Year. Additionally, fi ve soccer players from The American were selected in the fi rst two rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft including three in the fi rst round. Cyle Larin (UConn) was the fi rst overall pick by Orlando City SC. With Orlando City’s selection of Larin, UConn became the fi rst program to have back-to-back top overall picks in the SuperDraft, which began in 1997. UCF’s Romario Williams was selected with the third overall pick by the Montreal Im-pact. Williams became the highest MLS draft selection in the Knights’ history and the sixth in the past eight seasons under head coach Bryan Cunningham.

Corbett Stadium will serve as the host of the 2015 Amer-ican Men’s Soccer Championship. Quarterfi nals will be played at campus sites on Saturday, Nov. 7. The semifi nals will be held on Friday, Nov. 13, with the fi nal on Sunday, Nov. 15.



ALL-TIME AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Team By Winning Percentage By Total Wins By Championships

Team W L T Pct. Team W Team W

Tulsa 2 0 1 .833 UConn 3 USF 1UConn 3 0 2 .800 USF 3 Tulsa 1USF 3 0 3 .750 Tulsa 2 UCF 0UCF 1 2 0 .333 UCF 1 Cincinnati 0SMU 1 2 0 .333 SMU 1 UConn 0Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 Cincinnati 0 Memphis 0Memphis 0 2 0 .000 Memphis 0 SMU 0Temple 0 2 0 .000 Temple 0 Temple 0

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS

2014Quarterfi nals

UConn def. Temple 5-0USF def. Memphis 4-2SMU def. UCF 4-0Tulsa def. Cincinnati 1-0

Semifi nals

USF and UConn tied 0-0 (2OT) USF won shootout 2-0Tulsa def. SMU 2-0

Championship

Tulsa and USF tied 0-0 (2OT) Tulsa won shootout 6-5

2013First Round

Rutgers def. Cincinnati 5-1

Quarterfi nals

Rutgers def. Louisville 1-0USF def. Temple 1-0UCF def. Memphis 2-1UConn def. SMU 5-0

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Semifi nals

USF def. Rutgers 2-1 (2OT)UConn def. UCF 2-0

Championship

USF and UConn tied 0-0 (2OT) USF won shootout 6-5


AMERICAN CHAMPIONS LIST

Year Champion Runner-up Site

2014 Tulsa USF Storrs, Conn.2013 USF UConn Frisco, Texas

AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MOPs

2014 Most Outstanding Offensive Player - Abe’ Matamoros, TulsaMost Outstanding Defensive Player - Jake McGuire, Tulsa

2013 Most Outstanding Offensive Player - Edwin Moalosi, USFMost Outstanding Defensive Player - Brentton Muhammad, USF

2014 Sergio Campbell, UConnLucas Baldin, USFNikola Paunic, USFWesley Charpie, USFSpasoje Stefanovic, USFDamian Rosales, SMUBradley Bourgeois, TulsaQuinn Starker, TulsaTony Rocha, TulsaAbe’ Matamoros, TulsaJake McGuire, Tulsa

2013 Omar Vallejo, UCFAdria Beso Marco, UConnAndre Blake, UConnSergio Campbell, UConnCyle Larin, UConnDavid Greczek, RutgersSamuel Hosseini, USFEdwin Moalosi, USFBrentton Muhammad, USFDuane Muckette, USFStiven Salinas, USF

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS


AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL

Total ShotsNo. Player Year14 Cyle Larin, UConn 201313 Akeil Barrett, Tulsa 20149 Nicholas Zuniga, UConn 2013 Lindo Mfeka, USF 20138 Ethan Vanacore-Decker, UConn 2014

Total GoalsNo. Player Year3 Cyle Larin, UConn 20132 Eduardo Maceira, USF 2014 Damian Rosales, SMU 2014 Nicholas Zuniga, UConn 2013 Stiven Salinas, USF 2013

Total PointsNo. Player Year6 Cyle Larin, UConn 20134 Eduardo Maceira, USF 2014 Edwin Moalosi, USF 2014 Damian Rosales, SMU 2014 Allando Matheson, UConn 2013 Stiven Salinas, USF 2013 Nicholas Zuniga, UConn 2013

Assists Per Game (minimum two games)No. Player Year1.00 Adria Beso Marco, UConn 2014 Stanton Garcia, SMU 20140.67 Wesley Charpie, USF 2014 Edwin Moalosi, USF 2014 Adria Beso Marco, UConn 2013 Allando Matheson, UConn 2013

Total Saves No. Player Year15 Brentton Muhammad, USF 201313 Jake McGuire, Tulsa 201412 Spasoje Stefanovic, USF 20148 Michael Nelson, SMU 20146 Jaime Ibarra, SMU 2013 Sebastian Evers, UCF 2013 Andre Blake, UConn 2013

Goals Against AverageNo. Player Year0.00 Scott Levene, UConn 2014 Spasoje Stefanovic, USF 2014 Jake McGuire, Tulsa 2014 Andre Blake, UConn 20130.30 Brentton Muhammad, USF 2013

Goals Allowed Per Game (minimum two games)No. Team Year0.00 UConn 2014 Tulsa 2014 UConn 20130.33 USF 20130.67 USF 2014

Total GoalsNo. Team Year7 UConn 20135 UConn 20144 USF 2014 SMU 20143 USF 2013

Total AssistsNo. Team Year7 UConn 20136 USF 20145 UConn 20144 SMU 20143 USF 2013

Assists Per Game (minimum two games)No. Team Year2.50 UConn 20142.33 UConn 20132.00 USF 2014 SMU 20141.00 USF 2013

TEAM

CHAMPIONSHIP SUPERLATIVESCHAMPIONSHIP SUPERLATIVES

Team HighsGoals (two teams)

6 - USF (4) vs. Memphis (2), Nov. 8, 2014

Goals (one team)5 - twice, most recent: UConn (5) vs. Temple, Nov. 8, 2014

Assists6 - USF vs. Memphis, Nov. 8, 2014

Individual HighsPoints

8 - Kene Eze, Rutgers vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 8, 2013

Goals4 - Kene Eze, Rutgers vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 8, 2013

Saves12 - David Greczek, Rutgers vs. USF, Nov. 15, 2013

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