2010 University of Mobile Men's Soccer Media Guide

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University of Mobile

University InformationLocation Mobile, ALFounded 1961Enrollment 1,646Nickname Rams and Lady RamsSchool Colors Maroon & WhiteField The JungleSeating Capacity 800Affi liation NAIAConference Southern States AthleticPresident Dr. Mark FoleyAthletics Director Joe NilandAdministrative Assistant Sally ShouppeAthletic Dept. Phone 251-442-2278Twitter MobileRamsFacebook University of Mobile Rams

Coaching StaffHead Coach Peter FullerOffi ce Phone 251-442-2363Years At UM 16th Record At UM 204-93-16Overall Record 318-123-27Assistant Coach Daniel WhelanOffi ce Phone 251-442-2397Years At UM 1st

Athletic Training StaffAthletic Trainer Melissa ThomasOffi ce Phone 251-442-2561Assistant Athletic Trainer Courtney JonesOffi ce Phone 251-442-2361

Team HistoryFirst Year Of Soccer 1991All-Time Record 251-107-21NAIA Tournament Appearances/Last 13/2009

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Team Information2009 Overall Record 9-11Conference Record 3-2Final Ranking N/ALetterwinners Returning/Lost ?/?Starters Returning/Lost 9/2

Key ReturnersJason Williams GK 53 Svs, 4 SHODavid Maddren DEF Team CaptainChris Dillon DEF 2009 NAIA All-AmericanRuben Diaz F/MF 26 Goals, 16 AssistsOnesimus Ikungo F 17 Goals, 7 AssistsStephen Okai MF 11 GP

Key LossesJack St. Hilaire F 60 GP, 10 GoalsMorgan Copes F 40 GP, 10 GoalsGerardo Flores MF 55 GP

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2010 Quick Facts


Peter Fuller begins his 16th season at the University of Mobile and has compiled a 318-123-27 career record in 20 overall seasons, with a 204-93-16 mark at Mobile.

Th e river of coaching experience and accolades runs deep for the three-time NAIA Coach of the Year. Fuller is the only coach to garner NAIA National Coach of the Year honors at two diff erent institutions; one in 1992 with Belhaven College and two at Mobile in 1999 and 2002. With a career that includes winning an NAIA national championship with Bel-haven in 1992 and taking Houghton College to the NAIA National Quarter Finals in 1994, Fuller arrived at Mobile in 1995 and in 2002 captured his second NAIA national champi-onship.

Fuller was also an accomplished player, achieving NAIA All-American status as a defender and midfi elder for Houghton College in 1979 and 1980. Fuller followed up a stellar col-legiate career with a professional soccer career by being a First Draft Pick for the New York

Eagles. Fuller also played professionally for the Rochester Flash, Memphis Americans, Sports Life and Jackson Rockers. Between 1979 and 1986, Fuller played in twenty-seven countries on eight diff erent tours representing various organiza-tions, including the United States.

Fuller earned a B.A. in Religion from Bethany Bible College and a B.S. in Physical Education from Belhaven College. He has an M.S. in Coaching from the National Coaching Institute of Canada. His coaching credentials and experience are as extensive and diversifi ed as his education. Fuller attained a “B” License from the Canadian Soccer Association in 1988 and also has a “C” license. He attended the National Coaching Institute of Canadian High Performance Coaches Sympo-sium in June of 1987.

Daniel Whelan will begin his fi rst season as Assistant Coach of the University of Mobile men’s soccer program in 2010-11.

Th e Manchester, England native served as a volunteer coach at Embry-Riddle in 2007 and served as interim head coach for the Spring Hill College men’s and women’s soccer teams in 2009.

Before beginning his coaching career at Embry-Riddle, Whelan played for ERAU from 2003-06. Th e two-time NAIA All-American earned numerous honors in his playing career.

He was also a three-time All Conference selection as well as the Florida Sun Conference and NAIA Region XIV Player of the Year in 2006. He served as team captain in both his junior and senior campaigns.

Whelan, who received his B.S. from ERAU in Aeronautical Business Administration in 2007, was named an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District selection by CoSIDA and received an NAIA Champion of Character Scholarship. Before coming to the United States, he played at the highest level of youth soccer in England, the FA Youth Premier League, with the Blackburn Rovers Football Club in 2001-03.

Peter FullerHead Coach

Daniel WhelanAssistant Coach

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Morgan Copes begins his fi rst season as Assistant Coach of the University of Mobile men’s soccer program after a four year playing career with the Rams.

Copes lettered at Mobile 2006-09 and the Rams went 43-32-3 in that stretch, advancing to the NAIA National Tour-nament each of the past three seasons. Mobile also won the GCAC Tourna-ment in 2008 and 2009. In his career, he played in 45 games and tallied 11 goals and 1 assist. He scored a career-best 7 goals in 2008 on only 14 shots.

The Rams’ best season also came in 2008, when the team advanced all the

way to the Elite Eight of the NAIA National Tournament. Copes had a big hand in that, scoring a pair of goals against Dana College in tournament action.

He has gained valuable coaching experience while serving as Assistant Coach for the UMS women’s soccer team.

Coach Fuller on Copes: “He was a very good player for us, very in-telligent, and he scored some big goals at Mobile. He has worked very hard at his coaching career and has done a great jobe at UMS. He’s a real student of the game and has a real good future in coaching. He is a welcome addition to the staff and will do a great job for us.”

Gerardo Flores begins his fi rst season as Assistant Coach for the University of Mobile men’s soccer team. Flores is familiar with the program after appear-ing in 66 games for the Rams from 2006 to 2009.

While playing mostly in the midfi eld, Flores tallied 4 goals and 6 assists in his career. He totaled 2 goals and 1 assist as a freshman in 2006.

The Rams went a combined 43-32-3 in his four-year playing career, won two Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tour-naments (2008-09) and qualifi ed for the NAIA National Tournament in 2007,

2008 and 2009. Mobile advanced all the way to the Elite Eight in 2008.

Flores has racked up coaching experience as a youth soccer coach.

Coach Fuller on Flores: “Gerardo obviously had a very good playing career and developed into a really good leader here. He has great quali-ties in his personality that have made him into a very good youth coach in the Mobile area and will make him a great addition for us.”

Morgan CopesAssistant Coach

Gerardo FloresAssistant Coach

Aim of the SSAC - To promote the development of athletics as an in-tegral part of the educational offerings of member institutions by means of democratic participation at the conference level. This aim shall be accomplished by means of the functioning of committees composed of representatives of those institutions which subscribe to and support ath-letic programs that shall culminate in truly democratic conference cham-pionship competition. The SSAC seeks membership only from accredited institutions that support this aim. The primary criteria for selection and

encouragement of membership shall be educational emphasis.

Goals for its SSAC Member Institutions to Achieve Its Aim

* Ensure that intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of the total educational offering, under the control of those responsible for the administration of the institution. * Maintain high ethical standards through commitment to the principle of self-reporting. * Evaluate the athletics program in terms of the educational purpose of the institution. * Engage in competition with other institutions having similar athletic and academic philosophies and policies, while respecting the diversity that can exist in a conference setting and among its member institutions.

Conference Incorporation - The SSAC is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, or scientifi c purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distribution to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).

Conference Name Change - The SSAC was incorporated under the name Georgia Alabama Carolina Conference, Inc. on the 16th day of March, 1999 and renamed the Southern States Athletic Conference, Inc. on the 27th day of June, 2005. All other provisions of the Articles of Incorporation for the Georgia Alabama Carolina Conference, Inc (now the Southern States Athletic Conference, Inc.) remained in effect.

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All-Americans1992 Dencho Vassilev, Kirk Trotman1993 Dencho Vassilev*, Kirk Trotman1994 Kevin Denerez*, Kirk Trotman* and Mickey Trotman*1995 Junior Noel*, Lee Chalmers, Norman Dotch1996 Glenn Benjamin*, Mickey Trotman1997 Junior Noel*, Paul Oyuga*1998 Boniventure Maurti*, Matt Miller1999 Boniventure Maurti*, Chris Williams, Remi Roy, Adauto

Neto*, Dominic Schell*, Ousmane Coulibaly, Matt Miller2000 Ousmane Coulibaly*, Adauto Neto*, James Gledhill,

Chris Williams2001 Adauto Neto*, Ousmane Coulibaly* and Steven Linpow*2002 Andrew Bayliss*, Jamie Ferguson*, James Gledhill* and

Chris Williams*2003 Jamie Ferguson*, Darren Toby, Brady Bryant and Tommy

Sarkkinen2004 Robert Ochan*, Andreas Rota2007 Th omas Wharf, Caetano Lima, Ruben Diaz,

Adrian Rochofski, Matt Watts2008 Matt Watts, Ruben Diaz2009 Christopher Dillon

Andrew Bayliss Adauto Neto Brady Bryant Chris Williams Darren Toby

Dencho Vassilev Glenn Benjamin Jamie Ferguson Kirk Trotman Mickey Trotman

Ousmane Coulibaly Remi Roy Steven Linpow Tommi Sarkkinen Chris Dillon

UMobile Year-By-Year Records

1991 5-12-11992 14-4-11993 15-5-3 NAIA Final Four, GCAC1994 22-4 NAIA Runner-Up1995 17-4 NAIA Quarterfi nals1996 9-6-21997 16-7-2 NAIA Final Four1998 15-7 NAIA Quarterfi nals1999 23-2-1 NAIA Runner-Up2000 15-8-1 NAIA Final Four, GCAC, Region Champs2001 12-5-22002 18-4-1 NAIA National Champions2003 16-5 NAIA Quarterfi nals2004 12-6-1 NAIA 1st-Round, GCAC2005 4-8-32006 7-92007 14-5-1 NAIA 1st-Round2008 13-7-2 NAIA Elite Eight, GCAC2009 9-11 NAIA 1st-Round

All-Time: 251-107-21

All-Time Honors

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Player TeamsGlenn Benjamin Trinidad U-17/U-20(World Championship)/U-23/Senior Team, New Orleans

Storm (USL A-League), Charleston Battery (USL Div I)Mickey Trotman Trinidad, New Orleans Storm (USL A-League), Dallas Burn (MLS), Member of

2002 World Cup Squad, Logged 1,947 minutes 1998-99 while scoring 6 goals and getting 5 assists, Started 21 games and appeared in 30

Lee Chalmers New Orleans Gamblers (USL A-League)Dominic Schell Columbus Crew (MLS), El Paso Patriots (USL A-League), Nashville (USL A-

League), Draft ed in 5th round of 2000 MLS Draft Paul Oyuga Norway, Sweden, Kenyan National Team, 25 international matches for Kenyan

National TeamMatt Miller Charlotte Eagles (USL Div II), Wilmington Hammerheads (USL Div II)Matt Millet El Paso Patriots (USL A-League)Remi Roy Syracuse Salty Dogs (USL Div I), Virginia Beach Mariners (USL Div I)Adauto Neto Syracuse Salty Dogs (USL Div I), Rochester Rhinos (USL Div I), Cleveland

Force (MISL), Baltimore Blast (MISL), MVP in 2005-06 (36 goals and 22 assists)

Carron Williams Trinidad National Team U-17/U-20Ousmane Coulibaly Burkina Faso National TeamJames Gledhill Wilmington Hammerheads (USL Div II), 10 goals and 6 assists in 2005Gaspar Borsellino Montreal Impact (USL Div I), Draft ed 7th overall in 2001 Draft Chris Williams Montreal Impact (USL Div I), Toronto Lynx (USL Div I), Charleston Battery

(USL Div I), Draft ed 26th overall in 2003 Draft by Toronto Canada U-17/U-20 (World Championship)/U-23/ Senior Team

Brady Bryant Wilmington Hammerheads (USL Div II), Charlotte Eagles (USL Div II), 5th in 2008 with 1,702 minutes played

Victor Opong Germany, Canadian National TeamJunior Noel Trinidad National Team, Virginia Beach Mariners (USL Div I)Andrew Bayliss Ireland, St. Patricks Ireland (Irish Premier League), DundalK United (Irish 1st

Division)

Teba McKnight Charleston Battery (USL Div I), Trinidad U-17/U-20/U-23

Anthony Noriega Kansas City Wizards (MLS), Vancouver White Cats (USL Div 1), Joe Public, Trinidad U-17/U-20/U-23/Senior Team

Stephan Shirley Kansas City Wizards (MLS), Draft ed 5th overall in 2006 MLS Draft , Rochester Rhinos (USL Div I)

Kirk Trotman New Orleans Gamblers (USL A-League), Trinidad U-20 (World Championship)


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2010 Roster

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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown0 Trey Wortham JR GK 6’0 Daphne, AL1 Kyle Buxton JR GK 6’1 Stratford, Ontario, Canada2 Casey Wanschek SO DEF 5’10 Huntsville, AL3 Marc Bowron JR DEF 6’3 Aberdeen, Scotland4 David Maddren SR DEF 6’0 Middlesbrough, England5 Josh Shields JR DEF 5’7 Starkville, MS6 Bernardo Zamora SO MF 5’8 Caracas, Venezuela7 Robbie Ford SR DEF 6’1 Virginia Beach, VA8 Stephen Okai SO MF 5’9 Accra, Ghana9 Onesimus Ikungo SR FWD 5’7 Kampala, Uganda

10 Eoin Dolan SO MF 6’0 Dunboyne, Ireland11 Ruben Diaz SR F/MF 5’8 Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic12 Frank Nashamamba SO FWD 6’1 Bukavu, Congo13 Jason Williams SR GK 6’2 Asheboro, NC14 David Belser FR (RS) MF 5’7 Lafayette, AL15 Jubril Lawal FR DEF 5’9 Lagos, Nigeria16 Shane Mendenhall FR DEF 5’9 Huntsville, AL17 Alain Nashamamba SO MF 5’7 Bukavu, Congo18 Alex Swan FR MF 6’1 Pelham, AL19 Marc Joseph JR FWD 5’10 Delray Beach, FL20 Deshorn Brown FR FWD 6’0 Jamaica21 Sam Blackburn SO F/MF 5’9 Upper Hutt, New Zealand22 Kyle Kimbrell SO DEF 5’8 Gautier, MS23 Andrew Arbet SO DEF 6’0 Cullman, AL24 Ebenezer Amoah FR MF 5’6 Accra, Ghana25 Daniel Spell FR MF 5’8 Lake Charles, LA26 Josh Seaborg FR DEF 6’4 Mobile, AL28 Chris Dillon SO DEF 6’1 Bournemouth, UK


Date Time Opponent LocationAug. 26 7:00 PM Bethel (Ind) UM

AUM TournamentSept. 3 12:00 PM Martin Methodist (TN) Montgomery, ALSept. 4 12:00 PM Milligan (TN) Montgomery, AL

Sept. 10 3:00 PM Northwood (FL) UMUM Tournament

Sept. 17 TBA Belhaven vs Embry-Riddle UMTBA Southern Poly UM

Sept. 18 7:00 PM Embry-Riddle UMOrange Beach Tournament

Sept. 24 7:00 PM AUM v. Bethel (TN) Orange BeachSept. 24 7:00 PM Northwood (TX) Orange BeachSept. 25 7:00 PM AUM v. Northwood Orange BeachSept. 25 7:00 PM Bethel (TN) Orange BeachOct. 1 7:30 PM Shorter College (GA) UMOct. 6 7:00 PM Belhaven* Jackson, MS

Oct. 10 5:00 PM Texas-Brownsville Brownsville, TXOct. 12 Houston-Victoria Victoria, TXOct. 16 7:30 PM Faulkner* UMOct. 19 7:30 PM William Carey* UMOct. 21 7:00 PM West Florida Pensacola, FLOct. 26 3:00 PM Auburn-Montgomery* Montgomery, ALOct. 30 3:30 PM Spring Hill College* Mobile, ALNov. 6 SSAC 1st-Round Highest Seed

Nov. 11 SSAC Semifi nals Gulfport, MSNov. 13 SSAC Finals Gulfport, MSNov. 20 NAIA Opening Round

Nov. 29-Dec. 4 NAIA National Tournament Orange Beach, AL

2010 Schedule

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While most teams begin the season looking to qualify for nationals, the University of Mo-bile men’s soccer team will start 2010 with an advantage. Due to hosting the 2010 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships along with the Alabama Gulf Coast Sports Commission Nov. 29 - Dec. 4 in Orange Beach, the Rams will receive a host bid to the round of 16.

Instead, the Rams will focus on preparing themselves to make a run at the national tournament.

“It’s a great opportunity and ad-vantage, knowing you’re starting the season going to the round of 16,” Mobile Head Coach Peter Fuller said. “We need a qual-ity regular season to get a good seed and the key is to be peek-ing at the right time.”

Leading the way for Mobile will be a strong core of returning players and some talented new-comers. Jason Williams returns in goal after posting 4 shutouts last year and he will be joined in the defensive backfi eld by 2009 All-American Christopher Dillon,

David Maddren and Robbie Ford.

“We’ve got a terrifi c group re-turning,” Fuller said. “Adding in a couple of very good defenders, we should be very solid in the back.”

The Rams expect to be strong on the attack as well, with Stephen Okai patrolling the midfi eld and Sam Blackburn and Ruben Diaz at forward.

“Okai is a great passer of the ball, and up front you have Sam Blackburn, who scored some big goals for us, and Ruben Diaz, who has 26 career goals,” Fuller said.

Some of the key newcomers for Mobile are midfi elder Ebenezer Amoah, forward Marc Joseph, forward Deshorn Brown and de-fender Marc Bowron.

“With a strong returning group, the newcomers won’t have as much pressure on them, but we still need them to fi ll some spots, and are confi dent they can do that,” Fuller said.

Mobile will start things off at home on Aug. 26 against Bethel College (Ind), who fi nished the 2009 season ranked No. 8. Mobile will also play 2009 NAIA National Tournament participants Martin Methodist, Embry-Riddle, Southern Poly, Bethel (Tenn), William Carey and UT-Browns-ville.

Bethel (Tenn) (1), Southern Poly (4), Bethel (Ind) (8), William Carey (9), UT-Brownsville (15), AUM (17), Embry-Riddle (18) and Belhaven (23) all fi nished the 2009 season in the Top-25 and dot the Rams’ schedule. That means over half of the Rams’ 17 opponents qualifi ed for nationals or were nationally ranked last season.

The 2010 season will also mark UMobile’s fi rst year in the South-ern States Athletic Conference, and that will pose a challenge.

“The SSAC is one of the top 3 conferences in the country, maybe the best,” Fuller said. “There are seven top-25 teams in the same conference, it’s a very competitive league.”

2010 Preview

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2010 Player Profi les

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#11#11Ruben

DiazPosition: ForwardHeight: 6-1Class: SeniorHometown: Santa Domingo, DRMajor: Business

Personal: Son of Nuris De Los Santos and Ruben Diaz.... Native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub-lic.... Majoring in Business.... Enjoys playing video games and volleyball

2009: Started 18 games and played in all 20 contests… Scored 3 goals and had 3 assists

2008: Honorable Mention NAIA All-American… Started all 22 games… Tallied 12 goals and 12 assists to lead the team in both catego-ries… 3 assists v. Webber International on Sept. 6… 2 goals v. Embry-Riddle, Spring Hill and Berry College… 2 assists v. Mountain State and Dana College 2007: Played in all 20 games, starting 19 of them.... 3rd-Team NAIA All-American... 11 Goals and 1 Assist.... 3 Goals versus Texas Col-lege on Sept. 7th..... Scored 2 goals against William Carey (9/25/07) and Spring Hill (10/03/07).... 26 shots-on-goal out of 48 shots

Other: Favorite athlete is Ronaldo… Favorite home-cooked meal is rice and beans… Always has Passion Fruit Juice in his fridge.. Can’t

#7#7Robbie

FordPosition: DefenderHeight: 6-1Class: SeniorHometown: Virginia Beach, VAMajor: BiologyHS: Landstown

Personal: Son of Liz and Dan Ford........ Enjoys sports and music

2009: Started and played in 18 games in the defensive backfi eld for Mobile

2008: Limited to two starts and eight games overall due to injuries

2007: Started 12 games and played in 14

High School: Played Football and Soccer, and ran track.....Football State Champions........Soccer Regional Champions

Club: VA Rush 2004-2006....... Leading scorer... State Champion

Other: Favorite athletes are Kevin Durant and Adrian Peterson... Favorite home-cooked meal is baby back ribs



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#9#9Onesimus

IkungoPosition: ForwardHeight: 5-7Class: SeniorHometown: Kampala, UgandaMajor:HS: Agule Senior Secondary School

Personal: Son of Achola and Ekulam Grace....... Enjoys writing, watching movies, and soccer

2009: Started 13 games and played in 17 games… 1st-Team All-GCAC… Led team with 6 goals and added 1 assist

2008: Stated 18 games and played in 20…. Finished with 6 goals and 1 assist… Provided the game-winner to beat William Carey in the GCAC Championship Game… Produced a hat trick v. Dana College in the NAIA National Tournament 2007: Played in 19 games with 17 starts.... Had 15 points on 5 Goals and 5 Assists.... 2 Assists versus Texas College on Sept. 7th.... Scored game-winner versus Berry College October 20th Club: Played for National Team from 2006-07

#4#4David

MaddrenPosition: DefenderHeight: 6-0Class: SeniorHometown: Middlesbrough, EnglandMajor: HPES/CoachingHS: Middlesbrough

Personal: Son of Hilary and William Maddren.... Enjoys back fl ipping, Olympic tiddly winking and fi nger skateboarding.... Played for Fort Wayne Fever in 2009… Lower Hutt City FC in 2010

2009: Started and played in 18 games for Mobile… Finished with 1 goal and 1 assist

2008: All-Conference selection… Started all 22 games for Mobile and fi nished with 2 goals and 4 assists… Game-winner v. Thomas University 2007: Played 16 games in the defensive backfi eld with 13 starts.... 5 shots and 1 shot-on-goal High School: Played soccer under Andy Toman.... Named Coaches Player of the Year

Other: Favorite athletes are Morgan Copes and Manu Vatuvai… Favorite home-cooked meal is The Home Zone in the café… Always has whatever Chris Dillon buys in his fridge… Can’t live without his fake tan.. Has won the same pair of briefs since he was 5 years old



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#13#13Jason

WilliamsPosition: GoalkeeperHeight: 6-2Class: SeniorHometown: Asheboro, NCMajor: Business ManagementHS: Wesleyan Christian Academy

Personal: Son of Sharon and Jay Williams........ Played for the Piedmont Soccer Alliance for 10 years..... Won the State Championship....... Always has cookie dough in fridge....... Favorite athlete is Tim Howard

2009: Named 1st-Team All-GCAC… Started 19 games in goal for UM… 8-10 record with 4 shutouts and 53 saves 2008: Named NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 11... All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.. 13-5 record with 5.5 shutouts High School: Played soccer under Scott Reitnoor..... All-conference...... All-region.......All-state

#23#23Andrew

ArbetPosition: DefenderHeight: 6-0Class: SophomoreHometown: Cullman, ALMajor: BiologyHS: Cullman

Personal: Son of Amy Burdette-Gray and Tommy Arbet… Enjoys movies, Call of Duty, ping pong and long walks on the beach with Casey Wanschek

2009: Started 9 games and played in 13 for the Rams High School: Played soccer under Coach John Drake… MVP in 2008 and 2009… Best Midfi elder 2007-09… Golden Boot 2008… Team Captain 2009 Club: Played for BUSA (Mountain Brook United) three years… 2008 State Champs… BUSA Academy one year Other: Favorite athlete is Kevin Durant… Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken casserole… Always has water, Gatorade and Lunch-ables in his fridge… Can’t live without Cali Taylor and Christin Tankersley

#21#21SamBlackburn

Position: ForwardHeight: 5-9Class: SophomoreHometown: Upper Hutt, New ZealandMajor: Marine ScienceHS: St. Patricks Silverstream

Personal: Son of Debbie and Bryan Blackburn

2009: Started 11 games and played in 17… Scored 2 goals and had 1 assist

High School: Played soccer under Coach Ryan Sanford, cricket under Coach Bryan Blackburn and rugby under Coach Lloyd Roach… Scored 59 goals in 101 games played Club: Played for NZ U20’s in 2008… Played for Team Wellington 2006-08.. Finalist in the New Zealand Football Championship Other: Favorite athlete is Brent Tate… Favorite home-cooked meal is baked pukeko… Always has coolness in his fridge… Can’t live without Maddren… Superstitious about whether Eoin Dolan has ever showered or brushed his teeth

#1#1Kyle

BuxtonPosition: GoalkeeperHeight: 6-1Class: JuniorHometown: Stratford, Ontario, CanadaMajor: BiologyHS: St. Michael Catholic Secondary

Personal: Son of Susan and Grant Buxton

2009: Logged 120 minutes in goal in two games for Mobile… Collected 3 saves

2008: Allowed seven goals in 407 minutes, spanning seven games… Recorded 20 saves…. Season-high 6 saves v. Indiana Wesleyan on Sept. 20

High School: Ran cross country under Coach Mark Dewan.... Played soccer under Coaches Keith Donnelly and Bart Drennan and vol-leyball under Coach Helan Thomson.... Participated in Nordic Skiing Club: Played for FC London and London City



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#28#28Chris

DillonPosition: DefenderHeight: 6-1Class: SophomoreHometown: Bournemouth, UKMajor: HPES/CoachingHS: Portchester

Personal: Son of Sharon and Michael Dillon… Enjoys ice skating, horseback riding and spa weekends

2009: Named Honorable Mention NAIA All-American and 1st-Team All-GCAC… Started 18 games and played in 19… Finished with 2 goals and 1 assist

High School: Played soccer, rugby and cricket

Other: Favorite athletes are Eric the Eel and Morgan Copes… Favorite home-cooked meal is spaghetti bolognaise and chicken pie… Never has anything in his fridge because Maddren eats it… Can’t live without sleep

#10#10Eoin

DolanPosition: Midfi elderHeight: 6-0Class: SophomoreHometown: Dunboyne, IrelandMajor: Physical EducationHS: St. Peters

Personal: Son of Joan and Ray Dolan... Enjoys jumping, high-fi ving and dancing

2009: Started 4 games and played in 19 for Mobile… Scored 1 goal and tied for team-lead with 3 assists

High School: Played soccer, rugby, GAA, tennis, badminton and horse shoes Club: Played for Dunboyne F.C. fi fteen years… Dunboyne GAA fi fteen years… All-Ireland Champions Other: Favorite athlete is Tony Cascarino… Favorite home-cooked meal is ma’s meat loaf… Always has microwavable sausage in his fridge… Can’t live without soccer, friends and his dad’s money… Has to look good to play good

#22#22Kyle

KimbrellPosition: DefenderHeight: 5-8Class: SophomoreHometown: Gautier, MSMajor: UndecidedHS: Gautier

Personal: Son of Becky Kimbrell…. Enjoys soccer and Xbox

2009: Started 8 games and played in 14 as a defender for the Rams

High School: Played soccer under Coach Cooper Kimbrell… Played football under Coach Arlton Hudson…. All-State in soccer… All-South in football

Club: Played for Gulf Coast United from 2003-09.. Team Captain Other: Favorite athlete is Morgan Copes… Favorite home-cooked meal is UM Café food… Always has water in his fridge… Can’t live without twitter- “follow me @kyle_kimbrell22”

#17#17Alain

NashamambaPosition: Midfi elderHeight: 5-7Class: SophomoreHometown: Bukavu, CongoMajor: Business ManagementHS: College St. Paul

Personal: Son of Kinja Mwendanga and Evariste Nashamamba… Enjoys swimming, going to the beach and chilling at home

2009: Started one game and played in 6 for UM

Previous College: Attended Virginia Commonwealth University for one year

Club: Played for FC Ibanda from 2004-05 Other: Favorite athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo… Greatest athletic achievement was being youngest player to win Linafoot



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#12#12Frank

NashamambaPosition: ForwardHeight: 6-1Class: SophomoreHometown: Bukavu, CongoMajor: BusinessHS: Lapereaux

Personal: Son of Kinja Beatrice and Evariste Nashamamba

2009: Saw action in 9 games for Mobile

Previous College: Attended Virginia Commonwealth University for one year High School: Played soccer under Coach Dumba Viane… Named Player of the Year Club: Played for the Ibanola Sport, FC Nantes for one year Other: Greatest athletic achievement was being the youngest to be named best player of the season… Favorite home-cooked meal is rice… Always has water in his fridge.. Can’t live without God

#8#8Stephen

OkaiPosition: Midfi elderHeight: 5-9Class: SophomoreHometown: Accra, GhanaMajor: Physical EducationHS: Prempeh College

Personal: Son of Edward Okai and Faustina Abena Konadu.... Enjoys ping pong, movies and drawing

2009: Started 8 games and played in 11 for the Rams… Logged 1 assist

High School: Played soccer and ping pong... Interschool ping pong champion... All Interschool soccer team Club: Played for Ghana Under-15 and Under-17 Other: Favorite athletes are Michael Essien and Steven Gerrard... Greatest athletic achievement was winning the Inter-Regional Champi-onship... Favorite home-cooked meal is Fu Fu and Palmnut Soup... Can’t live without Jesus Christ

#2#2CaseyWanschek

Position: DefenderHeight: 5-10Class: SophomoreHometown: Huntsville, ALMajor: HPESHS: A.P. Brewer

Personal: Son of Kate and John Wanschek

2009: Redshirted for Mobile

2008: Redshirted for Mobile

High School: Played soccer under Michael Drinkard… Honorable Mention All-County Club: Played for the Decatur Revolution for two years

Other: Favorite athlete is Rob Dyrdek… Favorite home-cooked meal is anything from Mrs. Kathy Fuller… Always has blue Powerade in his fridge… Can’t live without Cali Taylor

#6#6Bernardo

ZamoraPosition: Midfi elderHeight: 5-8Class: SophomoreHometown: Caracas, VenezuelaMajor: BusinessHS: ICC of Caracas

Personal: Son of Dina and Oscar Zamora

2009: Saw playing time in three games for Mobile

High School: Played soccer under Coach Jose Antonio Lagos Club: Played for IMG Soccer Academy 2006-08… Venezuelan Soccer Academy 2005-06 Other: Favorite athlete is Fernando Gago… Favorite home-cooked meal is Pabellon… Always has fruits in his fridge



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#24Ebenezer

Amoah

#14David

BelserPosition: Midfi elderClass: FreshmanHometown: Lafayette, ALHS: ValleyMajor: Intercultural Studies

Personal: Son of Martha and David Belser… Enjoys playing sports, going to Church and wor-

shipping God High School: Played soccer under Coach Hugh Bryan Club: Played for the Troup Titans for four years Other: Favorite home-cooked meal is country fried steak, English peas and mashed potatoes.. Always has water in his fridge… Can’t live without God

#3Marc

BowronPosition: DefenderClass: JuniorHometown: Aberdeen, ScotlandHS: Mearns AcademyMajor: HPES

Personal: Son of Shireen and Brian Bowron… Enjoys going to the gym, soccer, coaching and

movies... Teaching minor

Previous College: St. Louis Meramec… All-Region…. All-Conference… Aca-demic All-Conference… Team Captain

Club: St. Louis Lions of the PDL… Started 12 games…. Appeared in US Open Cup

Other: Favorite athlete is Zinedine Zidane… Greatest athletic achievements were playing in the US Open Cup and winning the Region Championship with Mera-mec… Favorite home-cooked meal is mom’s Sunday roast dinner

#20Deshorn

BrownPosition: ForwardClass: FreshmanHometown: Kingstan, JamaicaHS: St. Elizabeth TechMajor: HPES

Personal: Son of Natasha Bailly and Douglas Brown… Enjoys chilling out with his friends

High School: Played soccer and ran track… Player of the Year… Golden Boots

Club: Downs FC in 2007

Other: Favorite athlete is Ronaldihno… Greatest athletic achievement was being named Player of the Year in 2009… Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken and rice… Favorite TV show is “Pink Panther”… Can’t live without God


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#19Marc

JosephPosition: ForwardClass: JuniorHometown: Delray Beach, FLHS: AtlanticMajor: Sport Management

Personal: Son of Yolanda Loiguerre… Math minor

Previous College: Attended Jefferson College for two years and Tusculum Col-lege for one year

High School: Played soccer under Coach Mike Sicard

Other: Favorite athletes are Judner Joseph, Jean Alexandre and Adebayor… Favorite home-cooked meal is Haitian rice and beans with chicken… Always has Gatorade and watermelon in his fridge… Can’t live without Skittles

#15Jubril

Lawal

#16ShaneMendenhall

Position: DefenderClass: FreshmanHometown: Huntsville, ALHS: Buck HornMajor: Athletic Training

Personal: Son of Kathy and Mike Menden-hall…. Enjoys soccer, hanging with friends and

going to the beach

High School: Played soccer

Other: Favorite athlete is Wayne Rooney…. Greatest athletic achievement was being named MVP two years in a row in high school…. Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken and rice… Always has juice in his fridge… Can’t live without his cell phone

#26Josh

SeaborgPosition: DefenderClass: FreshmanHometown: Mobile, ALHS: Faith AcademyMajor: Computer Info Systems

Personal: Son of Holly and Todd Seaborg…. Enjoys soccer and Xbox

High School: Played soccer…MVP… All-Cane Cup Team…. Impact Player

Other: Greatest athletic achievement was being named to All-Tournament Team… Favorite home-cooked meal is chicken, mashed potatoes and biscuits… Always has milk in his fridge…. Can’t live without soccer



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#5Josh

ShieldsPosition: DefenderClass: JuniorHometown: Starkville, MSHS: StarkvilleMajor: Computer Info Systems

Personal: Son of Lanell Shields… Enjoys collect-ing stamps and soft toys... Played for CJSO 88 from

2000-05… 4-Time State Champions

Previous College: Attended East Mississippi Community College for two years… 1st-Team All-State both years

High School: Played soccer under Coach Brian Bennett and basketball under Coach Greg Carter

Other: Favorite athlete is Robhino… Favorite home-cooked meal is fried chicken… Always has Gatorade in his fridge.. Can’t live without his Ipod… Has to shave his legs before every game

#25Daniel

SpellPosition: Midfi elderClass: FreshmanHometown: Lake Charles, LAHS: St. Louis CatholicMajor: Business

Personal: Son of Tina and James Spell… Enjoys counting bricks and getting gwap

High School: Played soccer under Coach Jason Oertling… 3-Time All-District… District MVP… 2-Time All-State…. 2-Time State Champion… 27 goals and 17 assists as a senior

Club: Stars N’ Stripes 2007-08…. CSC Santos 2005-10…. State Champs 2006… State Finalists 2007…. State Semifi nals 2010…. Louisiana ODP 2008-10

Other: Favorite athlete is Xavi… Favorite home-cooked meal is spaghetti and meatballs…. Always has apple juice in his fridge… Can’t live without a nice pair of slacks

#18Alex

SwanPosition: Midfi elderClass: FreshmanHometown: Pelham, ALHS: PelhamMajor: Business

Personal: Son of Tawana and Curtis Swan… Enjoys playing sports, listening to music, going to

the beach and hanging out with friends

High School: Played soccer under Coach McDonald… Hustle Award

Club: Played for BUSA for two years… State Champions in 2009

Other: Favorite athlete is Steven Gerrard… Favorite home-cooked meal is pero-gies and fried potatoes… Can’t live without soccer and God


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Auburn MontgomeryLocation............ Montgomery, ALEnrollment............................. 5555Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference............................ SSACNickname......................... SenatorsColors...... Orange, White & Black2009 Record....................... 13-4-2Head Coach................ Wulf KochRecord at School............... 55-18-5Overall Record........... 153-117-14

Belhaven UniversityLocation..................... Jackson, MSEnrollment............................. 2951Affi liation............................. NAIAConference............................ SSACNickname........................... BlazersColors..................... Green & Gold2009 Record........................ 10-4-2Head Coach.............. Steve DeCouRecord at School............... 34-16-4Overall Record................ 89-85-12

Bethel UniversityLocation................ Mishawaka, INEnrollment............................. 2000Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference............................ MCCNickname.............................. PilotsColors............ Royal Blue & White2009 Record........................ 18-1-1Head Coach.............. Th iago PintoRecord at School................. 18-1-1Overall Record.................... 18-1-1

Bethel CollegeLocation................. McKenzie, TNEnrollment............................. 1800Affi liation............................. NAIAConference................... TranSouthNickname......................... WildcatsColors.......... Vegas Gold & Purple2009 Record........................ 15-2-3Head Coach........... Melvin BelongRecord at School............... 42-15-6Overall Record...................42-15-6

Embry-Riddle UniversityLocation......... Daytona Beach, FLEnrollment............................. 4358Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference.. Th e Sun ConferenceNickname............................. EaglesColors.............. Royal Blue & Gold2009 Record........................ 14-4-4Head Coach.......... David GregsonRecord at School....... 201-102-25Overall Record........... 201-102-25

Faulkner UniversityLocation............ Montgomery, ALEnrollment............................. 3200Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference............................ SSACNickname............................. EaglesColors.. Royal Blue, Black & Gray2009 Record............................ 5-12Head Coach............ Brett MitchellRecord at School............... 12-83-7Overall Record.................. 12-83-7

Martin MethodistLocation...................... Pulaski, TNEnrollment................................ 912Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference................... TranSouthNickname..................... RedHawksColors....................... Red & White2009 Record........................ 12-4-3Head Coach.......... Paschal DunneRecord at School............. 137-77-4Overall Record................ 137-77-4

Milligan CollegeLocation..... Milligan College, TNEnrollment............................. 1100Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference............................. AACNickname........................ Buff aloesColors................... Black & Orange2009 Record........................ 11-5-1Head Coach.............. Adam LaneyRecord at School............... 18-15-3Overall Record.................. 18-15-3

Northwood UniversityLocation..... West Palm Beach, FLEnrollment................................ 600Affi liation.............................. NAIA Conference...Th e Sun ConferenceNickname....................... SeahawksColors..... Navy, Columbia Blue & White2009 Record........................... 9-7-1Head Coach.................. Ty BrewerRecord at School........ 118-102-16Overall Record........... 118-102-16

Northwood UniversityLocation................ Cedar Hill, TXEnrollment............................ 1,000Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference.......................... RRACNickname.......................... KnightsColors... Royal Blue, White & Red2009 Record........................... 8-8-1Head Coach.............. Ryan LindellRecord at School............... 16-18-1Overall Record.................. 16-18-1

Shorter UniversityLocation........................ Rome, GAEnrollment............................. 2900Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference............................ SSACNickname............................ HawksColors............ Royal Blue & White2009 Record........................ 12-6-2Head Coach.............. Josh SevernsRecord at School............... 39-45-7Overall Record.................. 39-45-7

Southern PolyLocation................... Marietta, GAEnrollment............................. 4800Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference............................ SSACNickname........... Runnin’ HornetsColors................... Green & White2009 Record........................ 14-2-1Head Coach............ Kom MomeniRecord at School............... 34-15-4Overall Record.................. 34-15-4

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Spring Hill CollegeLocation....................... Mobile, ALEnrollment............................. 1200Affi liation............................. NAIAConference............................SSACNickname.......................... BadgersColors................... Purple & White2009 Record............................ 5-14Head Coach............... Tim BrooksRecord at School............... 1st YearOverall Record.................. 24-16-1

Houston VictoriaLocation.................... Victoria, TXEnrollment............................ 3,655Affi liation.............................. NAIAConference............... IndependentNickname........................... JaguarsColors............. Red, Gold & Black2009 Record........................... DNPHead Coach............. Adrian RigbyRecord at School............... 1st YearOverall Record.................. 1st Year

Texas BrownsvilleLocation.............. Brownsville, TXEnrollment........................... 17151Affi liation............................. NAIAConference.......................... RRACNickname...................... ScorpionsColors...... Orange, White & Navy2009 Record........................ 17-0-2Head Coach.......... Dan BalagueroRecord at School............... 45-10-3Overall Record.................. 97-24-5

William CareyLocation.............. Hattiesburg, MSEnrollment............................. 3250Affi liation............................. NAIAConference............................ SSACNickname...................... CrusadersColors............ Red, Black & White2009 Record........................ 13-4-3Head Coach............ Nigel BoultonRecord at School............... 71-43-7Overall Record.................. 71-43-7

West FloridaLocation.................. Pensacola, FLEnrollment........................... 11200Affi liation........................ NCAA IIConference.................. Gulf SouthNickname..................... ArgonautsColors. Royal Blue & Kelly Green2009 Record....................... 11-6-2Head Coach................. Bill Elliott Record at School.......... 274-11-32Overall Record........... 333-154-33

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No Player GP GS G A Pts G/SH SH SOG SOG/SH YC RC GW PKM PKA1 Buxton, Kyle 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 02 Zamora, Bernardo 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 03 St. Hilaire, Jack 20 19 2 2 6 0.069 29 18 0.621 0 0 2 0 04 Maddren, David 18 18 1 1 3 0.091 11 3 0.273 4 0 1 0 05 Dolan, Eoin 19 4 1 3 5 0.059 17 5 0.294 1 0 0 0 06 Litterio, Saulo 16 13 0 2 2 0.000 5 3 0.600 3 1 0 0 07 Ford, Robbie 18 18 0 0 0 0.000 2 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 08 Wanschek, Jack 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 09 Copes, Morgan 13 1 1 0 2 0.167 6 2 0.333 0 0 0 1 110 Flores, Gerardo 17 16 1 2 4 0.056 18 9 0.500 2 2 0 0 011 Diaz, Ruben 20 18 3 3 9 0.061 49 21 0.429 2 0 0 0 012 Bertoli, Henrique 15 7 5 0 10 0.217 23 13 0.565 0 0 1 0 013 Williams, Jason 19 18 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 3 0 0 0 014 Okai, Stephen 11 8 0 1 1 0.000 10 2 0.200 0 0 0 0 015 Nshamamba, Frank 9 0 0 0 0 0.000 2 0 0.000 2 0 0 0 017 Nshamamba, Alain 6 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 018 Sema, Brandon 4 2 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 019 Carrie, Cedric 16 14 3 1 7 0.075 40 16 0.400 0 0 2 0 021 Blackburn, Sam 17 11 2 1 5 0.077 26 12 0.462 0 0 1 0 022 Kimbrell, Kyle 14 8 0 0 0 0.000 10 5 0.500 0 0 0 0 023 Arbet, Andrew 13 9 0 0 0 0.000 1 0 0.000 1 0 0 0 024 Ikungo, Onesimus 17 13 6 1 13 0.109 55 24 0.436 2 1 1 0 025 Kondis, Jonathan 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 027 White, Trey 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 028 Dillon, Chris 19 18 2 1 5 0.182 11 5 0.455 0 0 1 0 030 Clinton, Alan 8 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0

No Player GP GS Min GA GAAvg SV Pct W L T SHO1 Buxton, Kyle 2 1 120:57 5 3.721 3 0.375 0 1 0 0.0013 Williams, Jason 19 19 1695:42 25 1.327 53 0.679 8 10 0 4.00


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Date Opponent H/A Score W/L9/4/2009 Martin Methodist College A 0-1 L 9/5/2009 Marian University A 1-0 W 9/11/2009 Concordia University CA H 1-2 L 9/12/2009 Azusa Pacifi c Univ H 0-6 L 9/18/2009 TX at Brownsville H 0-1 L 9/19/2009 Embry-Riddle H 1-0 W 9/25/2009 Oklahoma Baptist Univ H 2-0 W 9/26/2009 Oklahoma City Univ H 1-2 L 10/3/2009 Univ Saint Thomas TX H 0-2 L 10/11/2009 LSU-Shreveport * A 5-4 W 10/12/2009 Northwood University TX A 2-1 W 10/17/2009 Belhaven University * A 0-1 L 10/20/2009 William Carey University * A 1-3 L 10/24/2009 Auburn Univ Montgomery H 0-1 L 10/27/2009 University of West Florid H 1-2 L 10/29/2009 Spring Hill College * H 4-0 W 11/6/2009 Belhaven University A 2-1 W 11/12/2009 William Carey University A 4-0 W 11/14/2009 Asbury Univ H 2-1 W 11/21/2009 Embry-Riddle A 0-2 L


2006: Th e University of Mobile soft ball team went 51-2 on the season and won the program’s fi rst-ever NAIA National Champion-ship. Linden Jones was named NAIA Pitcher of the Year. Mayret Perez and Jones were named 1st-Team NAIA All-Americans.

2002: Th e University of Mobile men’s soccer team went 18-4-1 on the season and defeated Park University 2-1 to win the pro-gram’s fi rst NAIA National Championship. Head Coach Peter Fuller was named NAIA Coach of the Year for the 3rd time.

1998: Th e University of Mobile women’s golf team won the NAIA National Championship. Head Coach Dr. Terry Hopper was named NAIA National Coach of the Year. Fiona Young was named NAIA All-American.

1997: Th e University of Mobile women’s soccer team went 24-0-0 and won the NAIA National Championship. Lady Rams beat Si-mon Fraser 2-1 in overtime to claim the title. Championship came one year aft er losing in the fi nals in a 5-overtime contest. Uwe Tittl was named NAIA Coach of the Year.1997: Th e University of Mobile men’s golf team won the NAIA National Tournament. Th e Rams fi red an 1152 to win by 30 strokes over Huntingdon (AL). Th e 72-hole tournament took place at the Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, OK.

1997: Th e University of Mobile men’s tennis team won its 2nd NAIA National Championship, fi nishing with 7 more points than AUM. Fernando Ibarrola was named the Ward-Ballinger Outstanding Player and Derrick Racine was named Coach of the Year.

1994: Th e University of Mobile women’s tennis team went 25-2 and won the NAIA National Championship. Melissa Metcalfe and Anita Pearson won the NAIA Doubles Championship. Anna Moll, Marilla Andrade, Melissa Metcalfe and Anita Pearson named NAIA All-Americans.1993: Th e University of Mobile men’s tennis team fi nished with 28 points to beat out Auburn-Montgomery and North Florida for the NAIA National Championship. Mattias Karlsson and Jacques Th eron won the Doubles Championship for Mobile.

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The University of Mobile men’s soccer team posted a sub-.500 record of 9-11 in 2009, but the team fi nished strong, winning the Gulf Coast Athletic Confer-ence Championship and NAIA Unaffi liated Championship to earn the program’s 13th trip to the NAIA National Champion-ships.

“Our record wasn’t where we would like it to be, obviously, but every year our goal is to win conference and have a chance to go to nationals, and we did that,” Head Coach Peter Fuller said.

Mobile faced a tough schedule, with perennial powers such as Azusa Pacifi c, UT-Brownsville, Embry-Riddle and AUM dotting the schedule. That along with a slow start by the UM attack-ers equaled a rough start to the season.

The Rams started the year 1-4, scoring only two goals in those contests, and went 3-6 over the fi rst nine, with only six goals scored.

“For whatever reason, our guys couldn’t put the ball in the back

of the net early on,” Fuller said. “We were creating enough op-portunities to win games, but couldn’t fi nish.”

Mobile snapped out of it briefl y Oct. 11-12, beating LSU-Shreve-port and Northwood University by a combined 7-5 margin, be-fore going 1-4 to close out the regular season.

They lost four straight, being outscored 7-2, before slamming rival Spring Hill 4-0 to close out the regular season. Three of those losses were one-goal set-backs to talented teams Belhav-en, AUM and West Florida.

“We started to fall back into our early-season bad habits, but we were playing tough teams, and that helped prep our guys for the postseason,” Fuller said. “Beating our rival 4-0 gave our guys a lot of momentum.”

The Rams slipped by Belhaven 2-1 in overtime on a pair of goals from Henrique Bertoli to open the GCAC Tournament, and then stunned William Carey 4-0 to take home the title. Ruben Diaz tallied a pair of goals and one assist in the game.

“We got some guys to step up in big spots and our defense con-tinued to do a great job,” Fuller said.

Since the GCAC did not have enough men’s soccer teams to get an automatic bid to nation-als, the Rams then had to battle Asbury University for the Unaffi l-iated Championship. Mobile took care of business there, winning 2-1 to qualify for the NAIA Na-tional Tournament.

The Rams drew a trip to Embry-Riddle for the NAIA Opening Round contest. Mobile bested the Eagles 1-0 in Mobile on Sept. 19, but this time, Embry-Riddle got the win with a 2-0 decision.

“Our guys were playing great throughout the postseason, but we just ran into a hot team and couldn’t fi nish some scoring chances,” Fuller said.”

For their efforts during the sea-son, Chris Dillon, Onesimus Ikungo and Jason Williams were named All-Conference, while Dil-lon was also named Honorable Mention NAIA All-American.


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2008: Finished the season at 13-7-2 and ranked #14 in the NAIA Top-25. Won the GCAC Championship and hosted a NAIA National Championship Open-ing Round game, where they beat UT-Brownsville. Mobile advanced to the Elite 8 of the NAIA National Tournament before falling to Bethel. Matt Watts was named 2nd-Team NAIA All-American, while Ruben Diaz was an Honorable Mention selection. Watts was named GCAC Player of the Year, while Jason Wil-liams, Thomas Wharf, David Maddren, Diaz and Jack St. Hilaire joined him as All-GCAC selections.

2007: Finished the season with a 14-5-1 record. Advanced to NAIA National Tournament for 11th time. Lost to Embry-Riddle in 1st Round. Thomas Wharf, Caetano Lima and Ruben Diaz were named 3rd-Team NAIA All-Americans. Matt Watts and Adrian Rochofski earned Honorable Mention All-American hon-ors.

2006: Finished the season with a 7-9 mark. Knocked out of the Region XIII Tournament by Lee in the semifi nals.

2005: Finished the season with a 4-8-3 record. Received the number 3 seed in the Region XIII Tournament and fell to Lee in the semifi nals.

2004: Finished the season 12-6-1 overall. Won the regular season Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship. Lost to Azusa Pacifi c University in the 1st round of the NAIA National Tournament.

2003: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 16-5 overall record and lost to Rio Grande, 3-1 in the Quarterfi nals of the NAIA National Tourna-ment. Mobile hosted the Region XIII Tournament and defeated Auburn University Montgomery, 3-1 to win the Region XIII Tournament.

2002: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 18-4-1 overall record and defeated Park University, 2-1 to win the school their fi rst ever NAIA National Championship in men’s soccer. James Gledhill was named MVP of the NAIA National Tournament. Head coach Peter Fuller was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.

2001: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 12-5-2 overall record.

2000: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 15-8-1 overall record. The Rams won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championship and the Region XIII Tournament Championship. Mobile advanced to the Final Four of the NAIA National Tournament and lost to Auburn University Montgomgery 1-0 in the semifi nals.

1999: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 23-2-1 overall record. Mobile fi nished the regular season undefeated. The Rams advanced to the NAIA National Championship game for only the second time in school history where they lost to Lindsey Wilson College, 2-1. Head coach Peter Fuller was named NAIA National Coach of the Year.

1998: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 15-7 overall record and was ranked tenth in the fi nal NAIA regular season poll. Mobile lost in the Quarterfi nals of the NAIA National Tournament to Lindsey Wilson College, 3-0. Matt Miller was selected to play in the Umbro Senior Bowl. Five players were selected to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference Team.

1997: Advanced to the Final Four of the NAIA Tournament for the fi rst time in school history and lost to Lockhurst College, 4-3 in the Semi-Finals.

1996: The men’s soccer team fi nished in third place in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.

1995: Peter Fuller is named the new head coach of the University of Mobile men’s soccer team. The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 17-4 overall record and advanced to the Quarterfi nals of the NAIA National Tournament where they lost to Midwestern State, 3-1.

1994: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 22-4-0 overall record and were ranked second in the fi nal NAIA regular season poll. Mobile advanced to the NAIA National Championship game for the fi rst time in school history where they lost to West Virginia Wesleyan, 4-2. Glenn Benjamin, Kevin De-nerez, Claude Hunt, Kirk Trotman, Mickey Trotman and Dencho Vassilev were all named to the Gulf Coast Athletic All-Conference Team. Dencho Vassilev was named a NAIA Academic All-American. 1993: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 15-5-3 overall record and won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship for the fi rst time in school history. Mobile was ranked second in the fi nal NAIA regular season poll. The Rams made their fi rst appearance ever at the NAIA National Tournament where they advanced to the Final Four and lost to Lynn University, 3-1 in the Semi-Finals. Craig McMillan, Kirk Trotman, Rob Harradine and Dencho Vassilev were all named to the All-District 30 First-Team. Rob Harradine and Dencho Vassilev were each named to the NAIA All-Tournament Team. Dencho Vassilev was named as a NAIA Academic All-American and Most Valuable Player of NAIA National Tournament. Coach Bob Gray was named NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year.

1992: The men’s soccer team fi nished the season with a 14-4-1 overall record. Dencho Vassilev, Kirk Trotman, Lee Chalmers and Rob Harradine were all named to the NAIA District 30 First-Team.

1991: Bob Grube was named the fi rst head coach of the fi rst University of Mobile men’s soccer team. The men’s soccer team fi nished with a 5-12-1 overall record. Augusto Luna and Heath Hartley were named to the All-Conference Team and the NAIA All-District 30 Team.

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Documents

2010 University of Mobile Men's Soccer Media Guide