FURMAN PALADINS SOCCER 07

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1 FURMAN PALADINS SOCCER 07 SID Contact: Jordan Caskey t Office: (864) t jordan.caskey@furman.edu 2007 FURMAN SCHEDULE Overall: SoCon: Aug. 20 WAKE FOREST (Exh.) 2-0 L Aug. South Carolina (Exh.) 3-2 W Aug. 31 vs. Saint Joesph s# 6-0 W Sept. 2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast# 3-0 W Sept. 7 PRESBYTERIAN$ 2-0 W Sept. 9 JACKSONVILLE$ 4-1 W Sept. 14 vs. Robert Morris% 1-0 W Sept. 16 vs. UNC Asheville% 5-0 W Sept. 21 vs. Portland^ 2-0 W Sept. Washington^ 1-0 L Sept. 29 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 4-0 W Oct. UNC Greensboro* 2-1 W Oct. Davidson* 5-1 W Oct. 9 WOFFORD* 1-0 W Oct. Appalachian State* 1-0 W Oct. Clemson 2-1 L Oct. College of Charleston* 2-1 W Oct. 27 ELON* 2-1 W Nov. 2 BELMONT 2-1 L Nov. 4 LIPSCOMB 3-1 W Nov. 10 WOFFORD& 2-0 W Nov. 16 vs. Elon& 2-1 W Nov. UNC Greensboro& 1-0 W Nov. 24 CAMPBELL 2-0 W Nov. Wake Forest 7:00 # - Coastal Carolina/adidas Invitational (Conway, S.C.) $ - Diadora/Spinx Furman Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) % - Wofford/adidas Invitational (Spartanburg, S.C.) ^ - Husky Fever Classic (Seattle, Wash.) * - Southern Conference Game & - Southern Conference Tournament SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team Conf. Pts. Overall #20 Furman College of Charleston UNC Greensboro Elon Appalachian State Davidson Georgia Southern Wofford NCAA MEN S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND #20 Furman (19-3-0) at #5 Wake Forest (17-2-2) Nov. 28, 7:00 p.m., W. Dennie Spry Stadium FURMAN ADVANCES PAST CAMPBELL - Chris Davis tallied the eventual game-winner 10 minutes before intermission and Haris Cekic added a late insurance goal as 20th-ranked Furman topped Campbell 2-0 in NCAA Tournament opening round action on Saturday at Stone Stadium. Senior Shea Salinas contributed assists on both goals as Furman advanced past the first round for the fourth time in seven NCAA appearances. Senior Bryan Amos stopped two shots to record his 10th shutout of the season in goal. FAMILIAR FOES - Wednesday s match marks the 20th meeting in the all-time series between Furman and Wake Forest with the Demon Deacons holding an edge. Furman, however, has downed Wake Forest in both (1991 and 1999) NCAA Tournament meetings between the schools. Furman dropped a 2-0 exhibition contest to Wake Forest in Greenville in August. Marcus Tracy and Corben Bone tallied the goals. FURMAN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT - This year s NCAA Tournament appearance marks the seventh for the Paladins and their fifth under head coach Doug Allison. Furman holds a all-time record in NCAA play. In its first appearance in 1991, the Paladins downed Wake Forest 1-0 in overtime on a Ray Colado goal before falling 4-1 at North Carolina State. Furman advanced to the final eight in 1999 with victories over North Carolina (2-1, OT) and at Wake Forest (4-1). Connecticut ended Furman s run in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory over the Paladins. In its last trip to the tournament in 2002, Furman topped Loyola (Md.) 2-1 and advanced past VCU on penalty kicks before falling to Stanford 2-1 in double overtime. The Paladins also hold a record in five NCAA Play-In Matches between FURMAN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Year Result Site Rd Furman 1, Wake Forest 0 (OT) Winston-Salem, N.C. 1st 1991 N.C. State 4, Furman 1 Raleigh, N.C. 2nd 1993 South Carolina 1, Furman 0 Columbia, S.C. 1st 1999 Furman 2, North Carolina 1 (OT) Greenville, S.C. 1st 1999 Furman 4, Wake Forest 0 Winston-Salem, N.C. 2nd 1999 Connecticut 3, Furman 2 Storrs, Ct. Quarters 2000 Clemson 3, Furman 2 Clemson, S.C. 1st 2001 UAB 1, Furman 0 (OT) Columbia, S.C. 1st 2002 Furman 2, Loyola (Md.) 1 Greenville, S.C. 1st 2002 Furman 0, VCU 0 (2OT, PK 4-2) Richmond, Va. 2nd 2002 Stanford 2, Furman 1 (2OT) Palo Alto, Calif. 3rd 2007 Furman 2, Campbell 0 Greenville, S.C. 1st

2 2007 FURMAN PALADINS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Last School 00 Maros Valko GK Fr. Dallas, Texas Lynch 0 Josh Zimmer GK Fr. Sarasota, Fla. Sarasota 1 Bryan Amos GK Sr. Plano, Texas Plano 2 Josh Mattock D Jr. Auckland, New Zealand Mt. Albert 3 Patrick Murray MF Jr. Peachtree City, Ga. Vanderbilt 4 Patrick White D Fr. Overland Park, Kan. St. Thomas Aquinas 5 Gary Nicholson D Sr. London, England Berkshire 6 Nasarachi Onyeuku D/MF So. Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County 7 Dane Roberts MF Fr. Ajax, Ontario Notre Dame Catholic 8 Lewis Chaloner MF Jr. Auckland, New Zealand Mt. Albert 9 Brooks Duff F Fr. Evans, Ga. Greenbrier 10 Eliot Paschalis MF Sr. London, England Brooke Weston 11 Shea Salinas MF Sr. Grapevine, Texas Grapevine 12 Michael Erwood D So. Leawood, Kan. Blue Valley North 13 Haris Cekic MF/F Fr. London, Ontario Montcalm Secondary 14 Andrew Krysiak F Jr. Newport Coast, Calif. IMG Academy 15 Curt McDonald F Fr. Leawood, Kan. Blue Valley North 16 Jordan Howard MF So. Cary, N.C. Southeast Raleigh 17 Eric Baffour F So. North Augusta, S.C. North Augusta 18 Takato Ban D Jr. Houston, Texas Stratford 19 Rob Victor MF/D Jr. Aiken, S.C. Kentucky 20 Chris Davis F Sr. Duluth, Ga. Duluth 21 Jon Leathers D Sr. Athens, Ga. Prince Ave. Christian 22 Caleb Suri MF Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Dominion Christian 23 Robert Hunter F Jr. Pawley's Island, S.C. IMG Academy 24 Gregg McPheely D Jr. Duluth, Ga. Brighton Grammar 25 Will Nixon MF Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. South Forsyth 26 Talon Stroud D Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. Dorman Coaches: Head Coach - Doug Allison (South Carolina '89) Assistant Coaches - Derek Marinatos (Emory '98) and Charlie Arndt (South Carolina '90) PALADINS SWEEP SOCON TITLES - Furman posted a perfect mark in Southern Conference play this season to capture its 18th SoCon regular season crown and become the first league team since 2002 to record a perfect conference record. With its 1-0 overtime win against UNC Greensboro in the league finals, Furman notched its 11th SoCon Tournament title and first since The Paladins 18 regular season title and 11 tournament crowns are the most of any league school. PALADINS CAPTURE SOCON TOURNAMENT - Haris Cekic scored in the 99th minute to hand Furman its 11th Southern Conference Tournament title with a 1-0 victory over host UNC Greensboro at UNCG Stadium on Sunday. Goalkeeper Bryan Amos earned tournament most outstanding player honors notching two saves in the victory. Defenders Takato Ban, Michael Erwood and Patrick White also earned all-tournament honors. The top-seeded Paladins reached the finals by defeating Elon 2-1 on Friday night. FURMAN VERSUS THE FIELD - Furman has has limited experience against this year s tournament field. The Paladins posted a record against teams receiving bids to the NCAA Championship, including a 2-0 win over Portland and 1-0 overtime loss at Washington. PLENTY OF PALADINS NETTING GOALS - Furman has had 15 different players tally at least one goal through 21 matches. Eleven Paladins have notched at least one game-winning goal this season led by freshman Haris Cekic s four winner. On its way to a league record, seven different Paladins registered match-winners. AMOS IN GOOD COMPANY - Senior Bryan Amos blanked Campbell in the NCAA opener 2-0 to notch his 10th shutout of the season and move into a tie for third on Furman s and the Southern Conference s single season shutouts ledger behind Ronnie Pascale (1998) and Ed Stein s (1991) 11 clean sheets. Amos 21 career shutouts places him third in school history behind Pascale (34) and Scott Blount (27). He is fourth in league history. Amos 0.56 GAA is currently better than the single season conference record of 0.63 set by Furman s Alex Maslow in LENDING A HELPING HAND - First team All-SoCon selection Patrick Murray leads the league and ranks second nationally with 13 assists this season. The midfielder notched three assists during SoCon Tournament play and four assists in Furman s last five matches. His season total is the ninth best single season assist total in SoCon history. FRESHMEN CAN FIND THE NET - Rookies have accounted

3 for 21 of the Paladins 52 goals this season. Freshman Haris Cekic leads the way with 10 goals and fellow freshman Brooks Duff ranks third on the squad with seven. In total, five freshmen have found the back of the net this season. APPROACHING NEW HEIGHTS - Furman s 19 wins equals the second highest total in school history. The Paladins recorded a mark in reaching the NCAA round of 16 in The 1999 Paladins set the school record with 21 wins (21-2-1) before being ousted in the final eight by UConn. FIFTY WORKS FINE - The Paladins have outscored their opponents in 22 outings this season. Furman s 2.35 goals per match ranks in the top 10 in the country. Furman has also tallied 53 assists this season led by Patrick Murray s 13. FURMAN SWEEPS SOCON HONORS - Furman completed a sweep of the Southern Conference s individual honors last week when Jon Leathers captured player-of-theyear accolades, Haris Cekic earned freshman-of-the-year and Doug Allison was named SoCon Coach-of-the-Year for the sixth time. A four-time All-SoCon pick, Leathers became the first defender in league history to earn player-of-the-year honors in back-toback seasons. Leathers, Shea Salinas and Patrick Murray garnered first team All-SoCon honors while Cekic, Eliot Paschalis and Bryan Amos were named to the second team. FOUR ON SOCON ALL-TOURNAMENT SQUAD - Following a dominating defensive effort at the Southern Conference Tournament that saw Furman surrender just one goal in over 278 minutes, goalkeeper Bryan Amos and defenders Takato Ban, Patrick White and Michael Erwood received all-tournament accolades. Amos, who ranks among the nation s leaders with a 0.56 goals against average, garnered the tournament s most outstanding player honor. STATISTICALLY SPEAKING - (As of 11/18) Furman ranks among the national leaders in almost every category. The Paladins are sixth in the country in goals per game at 2.38 and seventh in the nation in goals against average at The Paladins.857 winning percentage is third best and a.854 svae percentage ranks Furman ninth. Individually, midfielder Patrick Murray ranks second in the nation in assists (13) and fourth in assists per match (0.62). Goalkeeper Bryan Amos GAA is currently 12th in the country. Furman s.857 winning percentage ranks third in the nation. NATIONAL RECOGNITION - Furman forward Chris Davis became the third Paladin to gain national team-of-the-week honors this season when he was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team-of-the-Week on October 1. Davis netted two goals and delivered an assist on Shea Salinas game-winning goal in a 4-0 triumph over Georgia Southern in Furman s SoCon opener.. Defender Jon Leathers was named to both the Top Drawer Soccer and Soccer America National Teams-of-the-Week after leading Furman to back-to-back shutouts of Robert Morris and UNC Asheville as Furman claimed the Wofford/adidas Invitational title earlier this season. Fellow senior Bryan Amos, the Paladins netminder, was named to the College Soccer News Team-of-the-Week following Furman s weekend sweep. Sophomore defender Michael Erwood was featured, along with 10 others, on CollegeSoccerNews.com in September as one of the country s most unheralded team players. Erwood, who plays alongside 2006 Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year and Furman Male Athlete-of-the-Year Jon Leathers, has started 38 of 40 matches since arriving at Furman. Leathers once again earned Top Drawer Team-of-the-Week accolades Soccer America Top UConn 2. Brown 3. Santa Clara 4. Boston College 5. Wake Forest 6. Tulsa 7. UC Santa Barbara 8. Virginia Tech 9. Notre Dame 10. SMU 11. Saint Louis 12. Creighton 13. Ohio State 14. Indiana 15. West Virginia 16. Northwestern 17. Maryland 18. Harvard 19. Akron 20. Furman 21. Bradley 22. California 23. Loyola (Md.) 24. New Mexico 25. UC Davis * as of 11/19 FURMAN UNIVERSITY Location...Greenville, South Carolina Founded Enrollment Colors... Purple and White Nickname... Paladins Mascot...Knight on a White Horse Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference... Southern President...Dr. David E. Shi Athletics Director...Gary Clark Faculty Athletics Representative... Dr. Bill Pierce Director of Athletic Development... Ken Pettus Director of Compliance... Dan Brinkman Director of Sports Medicine/SWA...Elaine Baker Director of Sports Information...Hunter Reid Assistant Sports Information Director...Jordan Caskey Assistant Athletics Director...Chris Colvin Soccer Game Operations...Andrew Barksdale Soccer Trainer... Alan Duncan SOCCER INFORMATION Head Coach... Doug Allison (South Carolina '89) Record at Furman (12 Years) Overall Record (12 Years) Assistant Coach... Derek Marinatos (Emory '98) Lettermen Returning/Lost...18/4 Starters Returning/Lost...9/ Record Southern Conference Record (Finish) (3rd) ORIGIN OF THE PALADIN Furman University athletic teams were known by different names until the 1961 school year. The baseball team was "Hornets," the football team "Hurricane," and the basketball team "Paladins." The basketball team was dubbed "Paladins" by a Greenville sportswriter in the 1930s. By vote of the student body, all Furman athletic teams became the "Paladins" on September 15, A Paladin is a knight on a horse and the recognized mascot of Furman University's athletic teams.

4 after guiding Furman past Elon 2-1 to capture the SoCon regular season title at the end of October. INTERNATIONAL STAGE - Furman soccer has made a large impact on both the national and international stage over the last five years. Clint Dempsey, the 2006 Honda U.S. Soccer Player-of-the-Year and star for both the U.S. National team and Fulham of the English Premier League, is a former Paladin. An NSCAA All-American with Furman in 2002, Dempsey earned MLS Rookie-of-the-Year honors with the New England Revolution the following year and scored the United States only goal at World Cup 2006 in Germany. Dempsey has been joined in the U.S. midfield over the last year by former Furman teammate and Houston Dynamo standout Ricardo Clark. Also an NSCAA All-American while at Furman, Clark has broken into Bob Bradley s national team lineup at defensive midfielder and has earned two straight MLS All-Star Game invitations. Among Furman s other notable soccer alumni are 2001 Hermann Trophy finalist and Bermuda National team striker John Barry Nusum, goalkeeper Ronnie Pascale of the USL second division Richmond Kickers and former all-american and current technical director for the Wales Football Association Osian Roberts. SOUTH REGION STANDOUTS - Furman ranked third in the National Soccer Association of America s final South Region poll released on November 13. The Paladins, who broke into the poll in September, maintained a top three spot through most of the season and managed a record against other teams in the top 10. NSCAA South Region Poll 1. Wake Forest 6. UNC Greensboro 2. Duke 7. Stetson 3. Furman 8. Campbell 4. South Carolina 9. Elon 5. Charleston 10. Jacksonville PALADINS ON A ROLL - Since suffering back-to-back losses to UCF and Elon last September, Furman has posted an impressive record. Over the last two seasons (41 matches), Furman has allowed just 27 goals. The Paladins are at home over the past two campaigns. ALLISON HAVING RECORD BREAKING YEAR - Head coach Doug Allison became the Southern Conference s all-time leader in wins on October 3, when Furman downed UNC Greensboro for Allison s 171st victory as a SoCon coach. Former Davidson coach Charlie Slagle had held the mark since The 13-year Furman coach sports a career (.704) overall record. He entered the year with a.690 winning perecntage which ranked 12th among active Division I coaches. THE SOCON STANDARD - Furman matched a SoCon record claiming three straight league player-of-the-week citations over the first three weeks of the season. Eliot Paschalis received the honor after earning offensive mvp honors at the Coastal Carolina Invitationa. Brooks Duff held the hot hand for the Paladins at the Diadora/Spinx Invitational capturing tournament mvp honors on his way to SoCon Player-of-the-Week recognition. In week three, Haris Cekic garnered player-of-the-week laurels after scoring three goals, including Furman s game-winner versus Robert Morris. The 1995 Davidson Wildcats are the only other league team to win POTW honors in three consecutive weeks. Bryan Amos garnered POTW honors in early October to give Furman four weekly winners this season SoCon All-Tournament Team Erfan Imeni, Elon Will Mason, Elon Doug Edwards, College of Charleston Ryan Kell, College of Charleston Jokull Elisabetarson, UNC Greensboro Nirav Kadam, UNC Greensboro David Worthen, UNC Greensboro Bryan Amos, Furman Takato Ban, Furman Michael Erwood, Furman Patrick White, Furman Most Valuable Player: Bryan Amos, Furman All-Southern Conference Teams First Team F Kareem Yearwood, College of Charleston F Brett Paschall, Elon F Thomas Campbell, UNC Greensboro MF Justin Wyatt, Elon MF Patrick Murray, Furman MF Shea Salinas, Furman MF Jokull Elisabetarson, UNC Greensboro D Jon Leathers, Furman D Steven Kinney, Elon D D.J. McCurry, UNC Greensboro GK Corbin Waller, College of Charleston Second Team F Sean Sassano, Appalachian State F Haris Cekic, Furman F Luigi Clendening, Georgia Southern MF McCoy Livingston, Appalachian State MF Juan Obregon, Appalachian State MF Justin Fojo, College of Charleston MF Eliot Paschalis, Furman D Wes Knight, College of Charleston D Robby Hoak, Davidson D David Worthen, UNC Greensboro GK Bryan Amos, Furman GK Clint Irwin, Elon Player of the Year: Jon Leathers, Furman Freshman of the Year: Haris Cekic, Furman Coach of the Year: Doug Allison, Furman

5 Over the course of 12 plus seasons, Doug Allison has established himself as one of the most successful and respected head coaches in all of college soccer. Allison enters his 13th season as Furman's skipper with an overall winning percentage of.690 ( ) which ranks 12th in the nation among active coaches in Division I. Since Allison took over the Paladin soccer program in 1995, Furman has been one of the most successful programs in the nation. In Allison s 12 seasons, the Paladins have claimed seven Southern Conference regular-season titles and five tournament championships, along with several individual accolades, including 31 All-America and Scholar Athlete All-America citations. Allison was named NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year in 1999 and was a finalist for the national Coach-of-the-Year award that year. He has been named Southern Conference Coach of the Year five times and was honored in 1999, 2000 and 2003 as the recipient of the Furman University J. Lyles Alley Coach-of-the-Year award. Doug Allison Allison s tenure at Furman has included many memorable moments and record-breaking performances as Paladin soccer has reached new heights. The 2002 campaign ended with a 2-1 double-overtime loss to eventual national runner-up, Stanford, in the third round of the NCAA Tournament and a overall record. In the process, Furman broke two long standing NCAA Division I records. The Paladins extended their Southern Conference unbeaten streak to 43 matches, eclipsing the old NCAA mark of 42 straight conference matches without a loss. Remarkably, Furman also put together an 11-match shutout streak, not allowing a goal from October 9 through November 27. In 2003, Allison's squad stretched its NCAA record Southern Conference unbeaten streak to 46 matches and Paladin midfielder Clint Dempsey became the second Furman standout in as many years to be selected in the first round of the Major League Soccer Draft when the New England Revolution tabbed him the eighth overall pick. Allison and the Paladins also found the national spotlight in 1999 as Furman posted a record, won the Southern Conference regular-season and tournament titles, advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, and finished the season ranked third in the nation. Furman followed up the 1999 campaign with successful seasons in 2000 and 2001, winning the SoCon regular-season and tournament crowns in each season and earning two more berths in the NCAA Tournament. During his time at Furman, Allison has developed numerous players that have gone on to make their mark in the professional ranks, including Clint Dempsey and Houston Dynamo midfielder Ricardo Clark. The pair has also begun to make its mark on the international level. Both members of the 2007 United States National Team, Dempsey earned a place on the United States 2006 World Cup squad and was the USA s only goal scorer in Germany. Clark made his first appearance with the squad in late Former Paladin All-American John Barry Nusum also garnered attention on the international level, ranking second in scoring during CONCACAF while playing for Bermuda. Allison s arrival at Furman followed a four-year stint as an assistant coach under Mark Berson at the University of South Carolina, his alma mater. During that span, the Gamecocks posted a record and made three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national runner-up finish in NCAA DIVISION I WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES* (min. five years) Rank School Years Record.Pct 1. Ray Reid, Connecticut Schellas Hyndman, SMU Dave Masur, St. John s (N.Y.) Michael Parker, UNC Greensboro Tom Martin, James Madison George Gelnovatch, Virginia Dan Donigan, St. Louis Alan Dawson, Old Dominion Tim Vom Steeg, UCSB Mark Berson, South Carolina Gary Parsons, Oakland Doug Allison, Furman Cameron Rast, Santa Clara Bobby Clark, Notre Dame * - records entering the 2007 season

6 2007 Furman Paladins Soccer Furman Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 26, 2007) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: SHOTS ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT Haris Cekic Shea Salinas Brooks Duff Eric Baffour Patrick Murray Chris Davis Eliot Paschalis Michael Erwood Dane Roberts Jordan Howard Curt McDonald Patrick White Jon Leathers Takato Ban Rob Victor Talon Stroud Nasarachi Onyeuku Caleb Suri Gregg McPheely Andrew Krysiak Lewis Chaloner Will Nixon Gary Nicholson Josh Mattock Bryan Amos Josh Zimmer Total Opponents GOAL AVERAGE--- --SAVES RECORD---- ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Josh Zimmer : Bryan Amos : TM TEAM 0: Total : Opponents : Team saves: 3 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT Total Furman Furman Opponents Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total Furman Furman Opponents Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total ATTENDANCE SUMMARY FUR OPP Furman Total Opponents Dates/Avg Per Date... 9/818 7/852 Neutral Site #/Avg... 6/87

7 2007 Furman Paladins Soccer Furman Soccer Statistics (as of Nov 26, 2007) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: OVERALL CONFERENCE SHOTS SHOTS ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK Haris Cekic Shea Salinas Brooks Duff Eric Baffour Patrick Murray Chris Davis Eliot Paschalis Michael Erwood Dane Roberts Jordan Howard Curt McDonald Patrick White Jon Leathers Takato Ban Rob Victor Talon Stroud Nasarachi Onyeuku Caleb Suri Gregg McPheely Andrew Krysiak Lewis Chaloner Will Nixon Gary Nicholson Josh Mattock Bryan Amos Josh Zimmer Total Opponents OVERALL CONFERENCE -GOAL AVERAGE-- -SAVES- --RECORD--- -GOAL AVERAGE-- -SAVES- --RECORD--- ## Name GP-GS Min. GA GAAvg Svs Pct W L T Sho GP-GS Min. GA GAAvg Svs Pct W L T Sho Josh Zimmer : Bryan Amos : : Total : : Opponents : : OVERALL CONFERENCE SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total Furman Furman Opponents Opponents GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total Furman Furman Opponents Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd Total Furman Furman Opponents Opponents ATTENDANCE SUMMARY FUR OPP ATTENDANCE SUMMARY FUR OPP otal Total ates/avg Per Date... 9/818 7/852 Dates/Avg Per Date... 3/983 4/678 Neutral Site #/Avg... 6/87 Neutral Site #/Avg... 0/0

8 2007 Furman Paladins Soccer Furman Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 26, 2007) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT !Aug 31 vs Saint Joseph's W Haris Cekic !Sept 1 vs Florida Gulf Coast W Shea Salinas #Sep 07 PRESBYTERIAN W Brooks Duff #Sep 09 JACKSONVILLE W Eric Baffour $Sep 14 vs Robert Morris W Patrick Murray $Sep 16 vs UNC Asheville W Chris Davis ^Sep 21 vs Portland W Eliot Paschalis ^Sep 23 at #22 Washington LOT Michael Erwood *Sep 29 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W Dane Roberts *Oct 03 at UNCG W Jordan Howard *Oct 06 at Davidson W Curt McDonald *Oct 09 WOFFORD W Patrick White *Oct 14 at Appalachian State W Jon Leathers Oct 17 at Clemson L Takato Ban *Oct 20 at Coll of Charleston W Rob Victor *Oct 27 ELON W Talon Stroud Nov 02 BELMONT LOT Nasarachi Onyeuku Nov 04 LIPSCOMB W Caleb Suri &Nov 10 WOFFORD W Gregg McPheely &Nov 16 vs Elon W Andrew Krysiak &Nov 18 at UNC Greensboro W OT Lewis Chaloner Nov 24 CAMPBELL W Will Nixon ! - Coastal Carolina Invitational (Conway, S.C.) 5 Gary Nicholson # - Diadora/Spinx Furman Invitational 2 Josh Mattock $ - Wofford Invitational (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1 Bryan Amos ^ - Husky Fever Classic (Seattle, Wash.) 0 Josh Zimmer * - Southern Conference Match Total & - SoCon Tourney Opponents TEAM STATISTICS FUR OPP GOAL AVERAGE- -SAVES- SHOT STATISTICS... ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Sho Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored average Josh Zimmer 3 55: Shot pct Bryan Amos : Shots on goal-attempts Total : SOG pct Opponents : Shots/Game Assists CORNER KICKS GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES... Furman Yellow cards Opponents Red cards ATTENDANCE... SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total Total Dates/Avg Per Date... 9/818 7/852 Furman Neutral Site #/Avg... 6/87 Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total Furman Opponents CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT Total Furman Opponents FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total Furman Opponents

9 2007 Furman Paladins Soccer Furman Game Results (as of Nov 26, 2007) All games Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Attend Goals scored ! Aug 31, 2007 vs Saint Joseph's W Eliot Paschalis (penalty kick) Eric Baffour (Eliot Paschalis) Michael Erwood (Patrick Murray) Eric Baffour (Patrick Murray;Dane Roberts) Brooks Duff (Dane Roberts) Brooks Duff (Eliot Paschalis)! Sept 1, 2007 vs Florida Gulf Coast W Patrick White (Michael Erwood) Curt McDonald (Shea Salinas) Haris Cekic (Brooks Duff) # Sep 07, 2007 PRESBYTERIAN W Eric Baffour (Brooks Duff) Brooks Duff (Shea Salinas) # Sep 09, 2007 JACKSONVILLE W Shea Salinas (Brooks Duff;Eliot Paschalis) Brooks Duff (Shea Salinas;Patrick Murray) Michael Erwood (Patrick Murray) Eric Baffour (unassisted) $ Sep 14, 2007 vs Robert Morris W Haris Cekic (Dane Roberts) $ Sep 16, 2007 vs UNC Asheville W Brooks Duff (unassisted) Haris Cekic (Eliot Paschalis) Haris Cekic (Patrick Murray) Eric Baffour (Eliot Paschalis) Patrick Murray (unassisted) ^ Sep 21, 2007 vs Portland W Eric Baffour (Shea Salinas;Brooks Duff) Eliot Paschalis (penalty kick) ^ Sep 23, 2007 at #22 Washington 0-1 L OT * Sep 29, 2007 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W Shea Salinas (Chris Davis) Brooks Duff (Patrick Murray) Chris Davis (Jordan Howard) Chris Davis (Talon Stroud;Curt McDonald) * Oct 03, 2007 at UNCG W TEAM (unassisted) Chris Davis (Dane Roberts) * Oct 06, 2007 at Davidson W Eric Baffour (Haris Cekic) Takato Ban (unassisted) Dane Roberts (Jon Leathers) Curt McDonald (Jordan Howard) Rob Victor (Dane Roberts) * Oct 09, 2007 WOFFORD W Brooks Duff (Shea Salinas;Patrick Murray) * Oct 14, 2007 at Appalachian State W Eliot Paschalis (Chris Davis) Oct 17, 2007 at Clemson 1-2 L Shea Salinas (Jordan Howard) * Oct 20, 2007 at Coll of Charleston W Eric Baffour (Patrick White) Haris Cekic (Patrick Murray) * Oct 27, 2007 ELON W Haris Cekic (Patrick Murray;Eliot Paschalis) Patrick Murray (Haris Cekic) Nov 02, 2007 BELMONT 1-2 L OT Shea Salinas (Eric Baffour) Nov 04, 2007 LIPSCOMB W Chris Davis (unassisted) Haris Cekic (Jordan Howard) Jon Leathers (Patrick Murray;Michael Erwood) & Nov 10, 2007 WOFFORD W Jordan Howard (Patrick Murray) Shea Salinas (Patrick Murray) & Nov 16, 2007 vs Elon W Haris Cekic (Shea Salinas) Michael Erwood (Patrick Murray) & Nov 18, 2007 at UNC Greensboro W 1-0 OT Haris Cekic (Shea Salinas) Nov 24, 2007 CAMPBELL W Chris Davis (Shea Salinas) Haris Cekic (Shea Salinas;Takato Ban)! - Coastal Carolina Invitational (Conway, S.C.) # - Diadora/Spinx Furman Invitational $ - Wofford Invitational (Spartanburg, S.C.) ^ - Husky Fever Classic (Seattle, Wash.) * - Southern Conference Match & - SoCon Tourney TEAM RECORD W-L-T ATTEND Dates Total Average Overall: Total:

10 Conference: Home: Home: Away: Away: Neutral: Neutral: Overtime:

11 2007 Furman Paladins Soccer Furman High/Low Analysis (as of Nov 26, 2007) All games Furman - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 14 at Davidson (Oct 06) GOALS... 6 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 5 at Davidson (Oct 06) 5 vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) ASSISTS... 6 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 5 vs Georgia Southern (Sep 29) 5 vs Jacksonville (Sep 09) SHOTS vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 20 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) SHOTS ON GOAL vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 12 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) SAVES... 6 at Coll of Charleston (Oct 20) 6 at Washington (Sep 23) 6 vs Presbyterian (Sep 07) CORNER KICKS vs Florida Gulf Coast (Sept 1) 8 vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) FOULS vs Lipscomb (Nov 04) 18 at Washington (Sep 23) 18 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS... 6 at Clemson (Oct 17) 5 vs Belmont (Nov 02) GOALS... 2 vs Belmont (Nov 02) 2 at Clemson (Oct 17) ASSISTS... 2 at Clemson (Oct 17) 1 vs Elon (Nov 16) 1 vs Lipscomb (Nov 04) 1 vs Belmont (Nov 02) 1 vs Elon (Oct 27) 1 at UNCG (Oct 03) 1 at Washington (Sep 23) SHOTS vs Elon (Nov 16) 14 at UNCG (Oct 03) SHOTS ON GOAL... 7 at Coll of Charleston (Oct 20) 7 at Washington (Sep 23) SAVES vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 8 vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) CORNER KICKS... 6 vs Portland (Sep 21) 6 vs Presbyterian (Sep 07) 6 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) FOULS vs Georgia Southern (Sep 29) 21 at Washington (Sep 23) 21 vs Portland (Sep 21)

12 2007 Furman Paladins Soccer Furman High/Low Analysis (as of Nov 26, 2007) All games Furman - GAME LOWS POINTS... 0 at Washington (Sep 23) 3 vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 3 at Appalachian State (Oct 14) 3 at Clemson (Oct 17) 3 vs Belmont (Nov 02) 3 at UNC Greensboro (Nov 18) GOALS... 0 at Washington (Sep 23) 1 vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 1 vs Wofford (Oct 09) 1 at Appalachian State (Oct 14) 1 at Clemson (Oct 17) 1 vs Belmont (Nov 02) 1 at UNC Greensboro (Nov 18) ASSISTS... 0 at Washington (Sep 23) 1 vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 1 at UNCG (Oct 03) 1 at Appalachian State (Oct 14) 1 at Clemson (Oct 17) 1 vs Belmont (Nov 02) 1 at UNC Greensboro (Nov 18) SHOTS... 8 at Washington (Sep 23) 9 vs Portland (Sep 21) 9 vs Wofford (Nov 10) SHOTS ON GOAL... 2 at Washington (Sep 23) 3 vs Portland (Sep 21) SAVES... 0 vs Lipscomb (Nov 04) 1 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 1 vs Wofford (Nov 10) CORNER KICKS... 0 at Washington (Sep 23) 1 vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) FOULS... 9 at Davidson (Oct 06) 10 at UNCG (Oct 03) 10 vs Elon (Oct 27) 10 vs Wofford (Nov 10) Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS... 0 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 0 vs Florida Gulf Coast (Sept 1) 0 vs Presbyterian (Sep 07) 0 vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 0 vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 0 vs Portland (Sep 21) 0 vs Georgia Southern (Sep 29) 0 vs Wofford (Oct 09) 0 at Appalachian State (Oct 14) 0 vs Wofford (Nov 10) 0 at UNC Greensboro (Nov 18) 0 vs Campbell (Nov 24) GOALS... 0 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 0 vs Florida Gulf Coast (Sept 1) 0 vs Presbyterian (Sep 07) 0 vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 0 vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 0 vs Portland (Sep 21)

13 0 vs Georgia Southern (Sep 29) 0 vs Wofford (Oct 09) 0 at Appalachian State (Oct 14) 0 vs Wofford (Nov 10) 0 at UNC Greensboro (Nov 18) 0 vs Campbell (Nov 24) ASSISTS... 0 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 0 vs Florida Gulf Coast (Sept 1) 0 vs Presbyterian (Sep 07) 0 vs Jacksonville (Sep 09) 0 vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 0 vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 0 vs Portland (Sep 21) 0 vs Georgia Southern (Sep 29) 0 at Davidson (Oct 06) 0 vs Wofford (Oct 09) 0 at Appalachian State (Oct 14) 0 at Coll of Charleston (Oct 20) 0 vs Wofford (Nov 10) 0 at UNC Greensboro (Nov 18) 0 vs Campbell (Nov 24) SHOTS... 5 vs Florida Gulf Coast (Sept 1) 6 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 6 vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 6 vs Wofford (Nov 10) SHOTS ON GOAL... 1 vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 1 vs Lipscomb (Nov 04) 1 vs Wofford (Nov 10) SAVES... 1 vs Portland (Sep 21) 2 at Washington (Sep 23) 2 vs Georgia Southern (Sep 29) 2 at Davidson (Oct 06) 2 vs Wofford (Nov 10) 2 vs Campbell (Nov 24) CORNER KICKS... 1 vs Jacksonville (Sep 09) 1 vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 1 vs Belmont (Nov 02) 1 vs Campbell (Nov 24) FOULS... 9 vs Wofford (Oct 09) 9 vs Elon (Nov 16)

14 2007 Furman Paladins Soccer Furman High/Low Analysis (as of Nov 26, 2007) All games Furman - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS POINTS... 5 Chris Davis vs Georgia Southern (Sep 29) 4 Haris Cekic vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 4 Eliot Paschalis vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 4 Brooks Duff vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 4 Eric Baffour vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) GOALS... 2 Chris Davis vs Georgia Southern (Sep 29) 2 Haris Cekic vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 2 Brooks Duff vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 2 Eric Baffour vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) ASSISTS... 2 Shea Salinas vs Campbell (Nov 24) 2 Patrick Murray vs Wofford (Nov 10) 2 Eliot Paschalis vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 2 Patrick Murray vs Jacksonville (Sep 09) 2 Patrick Murray vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 2 Eliot Paschalis vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) 2 Dane Roberts vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) SHOTS... 5 Haris Cekic vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 4 Eric Baffour vs Lipscomb (Nov 04) 4 Haris Cekic vs Belmont (Nov 02) 4 Haris Cekic vs Elon (Oct 27) 4 Haris Cekic vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 4 Chris Davis vs Robert Morris (Sep 14) 4 Eric Baffour vs Jacksonville (Sep 09) 4 Brooks Duff vs Jacksonville (Sep 09) 4 Patrick White vs Florida Gulf Coast (Sept 1) 4 Chris Davis vs Florida Gulf Coast (Sept 1) 4 Eric Baffour vs Saint Joseph's (Aug 31) SHOTS ON GOAL... 4 Haris Cekic vs UNC Asheville (Sep 16) 3 Eric Baffour at Appalachian State (Oct 14) SAVES... 6 Bryan Amos at Coll of Charleston (Oct 20) 6 Bryan Amos at Washington (Sep 23) 6 Bryan Amos vs Presbyterian (Sep 07)

15 NCAA Division I Men's SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Semifinals Quarterfinals Third Round November 23 or 24 November 28 December 1 or 2 December 7, 8 or 9 December 14 December 16 December 14 December 7, 8 or 9 December 1 or 2 Second Round First Round November 28 November 23 or 24 *Boston College (15-4-1) 1 3 *Connecticut (18-2-1) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Boston U. (9-6-4) Vermont (9-9-2) 11/23-Noon 11/24-7 p.m. *Massachusetts (13-7-1) *Dartmouth (11-4-2) Central Conn. St. (8-8-3) Colgate (9-5-5) 11/24-1 p.m. 11/23-7:30 p.m. *Harvard (12-3-2) *South Fla.(12-5-2) 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. *Tulsa (15-2-2) *Akron (15-3-2) *Northwestern (12-4-3) 9 11 *Virginia Tech (11-3-5) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Ill.-Chicago (11-5-5) UC Davis (12-4-3) 11/23-7 p.m. 11/23-1:30 p.m. *St. Louis (12-2-4) *California (11-5-2) Gonzaga (9-6-4) Providence (9-7-2) 11/24-7 p.m. 11/24-7 p.m. *SMU (13-4-2) *Old Dominion (12-6-3) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. *Creighton (11-2-5) 8 6 *Brown (15-1-1) SAS Soccer Park SAS Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina Cary, North Carolina *Ohio St. (13-3-5) 5 7 *Santa Clara (15-1-4) NATIONAL CHAMPION 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Duke (11-7-1) New Mexico (12-4-2) 11/23-7 p.m. SAS Soccer Park 11/24-7 p.m. *Louisville (10-6-4) Cary, North Carolina *UCLA (8-8-3) Portland (10-5-5) Live on ESPN2 Oakland (11-6-3) 11/23-7 p.m. TBD *Washington (8-7-4) *Michigan St. (11-5-4) 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. *UC Santa Barb. (12-3-4) *Notre Dame (12-4-5) *Maryland (10-5-4) *West Virginia (13-5-2) 5 p.m. 7 p.m. Liberty (13-4-2) St. Peter's (15-5-1) 11/24-1 p.m. 11/23-5 p.m. *Loyola (Md.) (18-3-0) *Virginia (11-7-2) DePaul (12-7-0) Campbell (13-5-3) 11/24-7 p.m. 11/24-2 p.m. *Bradley (14-5-3) *Furman (18-3-0) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. *Indiana (13-4-4) 4 2 *Wake Forest (17-2-2) * Host Institution All times local