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1 2015 South Carolina Gamecock Men s Soccer Contact: Koby Padgett Office: (803) Cell: (803) kpadgett@sc.edu Team Web: GamecocksOnline.com Address: 1304 Heyward St., Rice Athletics Center, Columbia, SC Team Facebook: facebook.com/gamecockmsoccer SC vs. NC State Statistical Comparison SC Records/Rankings NCSU Record Away/Home Record TBD NSCAA National Ranking TBD 17 NCAA RPI 18 SC NCAA Statistics NCSU 19 / 45th Goals Scored 17 / 75th 1.73 / 45th Scoring Offense 1.55 / 75th 1.77 / 165th Goals Against Average 0.92 / 48th 0.09 / 168th Shutout Percentage 0.27 / 88th 2015 Schedule/Results Date Opponent W L T Score/Time 8/16 Gardner-Webb (exh.) W 3-0 8/19 Winthrop (exh.) T 1-1 8/23 Furman (exh.) W 2-1 8/28 Mercer W 2-1 8/31 Georgia Southern W 4-2 9/4 at No. 9 Clemson L 0-3 9/8 UNC Greensboro T 3-3 (2OT) 9/12 at UNC Wilmington L 0-5 9/18 at UAB* W 1-0 9/22 No. 8 Elon W 3-1 9/25 No. 7 New Mexico* W 2-1 (OT) 10/2 at Marshall* W /6 at No. 6 Wake Forest L /9 Florida Atlantic* W /13 at NC State 7 PM 10/18 at Kentucky* 1 PM 10/23 at Charlotte* 7 PM 10/27 FIU* 7 PM 10/31 Old Dominion* 7 PM 11/7 Coastal Carolina 7 PM 11/11-15 Conference USA Tournament! TBD Bold indicates home game All times Eastern * - Conference USA match! - Charlotte, N.C. All nine Gamecock home matches were scheduled for the SEC Network + on the WatchESPN app and ESPN3.com. Gamecock Staff Head Coach: Mark Berson (North Carolina, 1975) Assistant Coach: Spencer Lewis (South Carolina, 2009) Assistant Coach: Joey Worthen (South Carolina, 2013) Volunteer Assistant: Denny Sago (South Carolina, 2001) Administrative Assistant: Allison Orvin Athletic Trainer: Brainard Cooper Head Coach: Mark Berson (@MarkBersonSC on Twitter) Record at SC: (38th season) Overall Record: (39th season) Video Coverage: ESPN3.com Talent - PxP: TBD Game 12 Tues., October 13 7 PM South Carolina NC State Gamecocks Wolfpack (7-3-1) (6-2-3) Head Coach: Kelly Findley Record at NC State: (5th season) Overall Record: (12th season) Series History: South Carolina leads Trend: South Carolina has won five of the last seven Last Meeting: NC State won 2-1 on Oct. 21, 2014 at Stone Stadium Quick Hits Live Stats: GoPack.com Talent - Analyst: TBD Mark Berson is the winningest active NCAA Division I coach, tied for 5th on all-time NCAA D1 list South Carolina tallied back-to-back wins over top-10 foes for the second time in history in 2015 Gamecocks stands seventh in NCAA Division I in average attendance, with 3,155 the average so far Jeffrey Torda s game-winner vs. Georgia Southern made No. 2 on ESPN s SportsCenter Top 10 on Aug. 31 Danny Deakin recorded the first hat trick for a Gamecock since 2001 vs. UNC Greensboro on Sept. 8 South Carolina has two C-USA Tournament titles and one regular-season crown in 10 years Ten newcomers join 16 returners on this year s team The 16 returning student-athletes have totaled 25 Conference USA Academic Honor Roll certificates The Gamecocks 2015 schedule is loaded with solid teams from 2014, with 10 in last year s final RPI top 50 Four of those were in the NSCAA Preseason Top 25, with five more receiving votes Gamecocks have made 20 NCAA Tournaments in its 37-year history under Mark Berson South Carolina has taken six of the last nine meetings against archrival Clemson Gamecock head coach Mark Berson (p. 2-3) Offensive highlights for the 2015 Gamecocks (p. 3) Strong 2015 schedule for South Carolina (p. 3) Quick facts, program history (p. 3 sidebar) Big wins produce multitude of awards for SC (p. 4) Gamecocks stand out in the classroom too (p. 4) Gamecocks in the C-USA stats + standings (p. 4) Scouting NC State plus the series history (p. 5) Dail Soccer Field (2,000) Inside 11th year for Gamecocks in Conference USA (p. 5) SC in the NCAA stats (p. 5) Highlights from the first two wins of the season (p. 6) Match highs and lows + career stats (p. 6) Gamecock award winners and pronunciation guide (p. 7) Win-loss summary, national polls (p. 7) Gamecocks individual stats (p. 8) South Carolina s roster and its breakdown (p. 9) Probable Starting Lineup (based on previous matches) Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Class G-A-P Notes GK William Pyle So GAA Posted a shutout in his first start at UAB 9/18 D Ive Burnett Jr Played every minute of 2014 at left back D Torgeir Nyboe Fr Back on the pitch after missing time with injury D Peyton Ericson Fr Seen time at central mid and center back this season D Koty Millard Jr Very active right-side player M Kurtis Turner Sr Assisted on the final goal vs. No. 8 Elon 9/22 M Ryan Arambula Sr Leads the Gamecocks in assists M Danny Deakin Jr Tallied hat trick vs. UNC Greensboro 9/8, brace vs. Elon 9/22 F Asa Kryst R-Sr Scored the game-winning goal at UAB F Kevin Walker Sr Scored in three consecutive matches F Jeffrey Torda Sr Among the NCAA leaders with three game-winning goals

2 Head coach Mark Berson Coach Berson s Superlatives Active Division I Wins Leader, 5th All-Time One of 4 with 450 W s at One DI School 20 NCAA Tourney Appearances, 6th All-Time South Carolina Letterman s Association 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee Coached one player on each of the last Four US World Cup Teams NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year 1984, 1985, 1988, 1995 Independent Coach of the Year 1998 Conference USA Coach of the Year 2011 Nation s Top GPA Twice: 2010 & 2013 All-Americans 13 student-athletes earning 15 honors CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 8 student-athletes earning 11 spots National Goalkeepers of the Year Two: Warren Lipka (1985) and Charles Arndt (1988) National Freshman of the Year Ruben Tufino (1989) Freshman All-Americans 14 student-athletes honored 18 times NSCAA All-South Region 47 student-athletes earning 73 citations All-Conference USA 14 first-team, 44 overall C-USA All-Freshman Team 12, including four Freshmen of the Year All-Time NCAA Division I Wins Chart (includes wins at non-ncaa Division I 4-year institutions) Name (School, Years) W-L-T Pct. Jerry Yeagley (Indiana ) Stephen Negoesco (San Francisco ) Jack Mackenzie (Quincy ) Michael Parker (Lock Haven , UNC Greensboro ) Mark Berson* (The Citadel 1977, South Carolina 1978-) Tom Martin (Trine 1977, West Va. Wesleyan , JMU ) Schellas Hyndman* (Eastern Illinois , SMU , Grand Canyon 2015) * - Active (As of games played on Oct. 11, 2015) Mark Berson, the winningest active coach in NCAA Division I, has been at the helm of the South Carolina soccer program since his hiring in 1978 ushered the program to varsity status, a reign that stands at 38 years. Before coming to Carolina in 1978, Berson went in one season at The Citadel, putting his overall record entering 2015 at , a.670 winning percentage. In 2006, Berson became the 10th NCAA Division I coach all-time to reach the 400-victory milestone when his Gamecocks defeated UAB, 2-0, in a televised contest at Stone Stadium. Berson entered 2015 with a record at South Carolina. In 2015, Berson has received two huge honors. In January, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) honored him with the Bill Jeffrey Award, given to an individual for outstanding service or achievement in college soocer, at its annual convention. In July, Berson was announced as one of eight selected to join South Carolina Lettermen s Association Hall of Fame, where he joins six of his former players. Overall, Berson has taken the Gamecocks to 20 NCAA Tournaments, with those teams advancing to at least the second round 11 times. His squads have four quarterfinal and two NCAA College Cup appearances to their credit as well. In 1993, the Gamecocks advanced to the NCAA Championship Game. Though Carolina has been independent during the majority of the program s tenure, the Gamecocks have captured four conference titles under Berson s leadership. Carolina won the 1993 Metro Conference Championship in one of its two years competing in the conference. The Gamecocks joined Conference USA in 2005 and promptly claimed the league s tournament championship. Carolina also won the C-USA Tournament in 2010 and collected the regular season crown in Besides making an impact in collegiate soccer, Berson s presence is also felt in the higher ranks. The Gamecocks are one of only two collegiate programs to have had a player on each of the last four US Men s National World Cup teams. Josh Wolff competed on the US teams in 2002 and 2006 and was also an Olympic team member in Clint Mathis, a teammate of Wolff during his time at Carolina, also enjoyed a celebrated professional career that spanned 11 seasons in Major League Soccer. Mathis, who retired from professional soccer in 2010, was a member of the 2002 U.S. World Cup squad and helped his MLS team, Real Salt Lake, capture the MLS Cup in Mathis also graced the cover of Sports Illustrated in May 2002 prior to the World Cup, marking the third Gamecock athlete, in any sport, to be featured on the cover of the prestigious magazine. Former Gamecock goalkeeper Brad Guzan has been on the US roster for the past two FIFA World Cups in 2010 and Six times, Berson has been recognized as a coach of the year. Most recently, he was the Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2011 after winning the league s regular-season title. In 1998, Berson earned Independent Coach of the Year honors after leading Carolina to the best record of all Independent schools. Berson has also been honored as the NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year on four occasions (1984, 1985, 1988, 1995). Berson has been involved in soccer development as a coach, teacher and administrator on many levels. He is a U.S. Soccer National Instructional Staff Coach with an A coaching license and has served on the US Soccer National Instructional staff coach since He has served as State Coach for the South Carolina Youth Soccer Association (SCYSA), working in player development and coaching certification. In 1992, he was inducted into the South Carolina Youth Soccer Association Hall of Fame. Berson coached the U.S. National U-18 team in the Granatkin/Leningrad Tournament in January In July 1987, he directed the South team to the gold medal in the U.S. Olympic Festival in Durham, N.C., one year after serving as an assistant coach for the South squad. A 1971 graduate of Summit (N.J.) High School, Berson attended the University of North Carolina and received his bachelor of arts degree in journalism in Berson played on the Tar Heel soccer squad for four years, one as a midfielder and the other three in goal. As a senior, Berson received the UNC Educational Foundation Award and was a member of the Academic ACC Honor Roll. Berson earned his master s of education degree in sport administration from Ohio University in Born March 16, 1953, in Hartford, Conn., Berson is married to the former Shauna Hopkins, a South Carolina alum, of Columbia. They have two children, Erin Rhea and Luke William. Erin graduated from South Carolina in 2009, and Luke is currently enrolled at the University of South Carolina in the Moore School of Business. NC State - Page 2 The Berson File Coaching Timeline 1978-present...Head coach, South Carolina Head coach, The Citadel Assistant coach, The Citadel Playing Timeline North Carolina (goalkeeper 3 years) Education North Carolina, B.A., Jouralism Ohio University, M.E., Sports Administration

3 South Carolina Team Notes The Gamecocks matched their three-or-more-goal outings from a year ago already. They tallied three three-goal matches in the first seven, while last year s team had three on the year out of 20. South Carolina has gone 5-1 since adjusting its back line starters and goalkeeper, with junior Koty Millard moving back along with freshman Peyton Ericson and sophomore William Pyle becoming starters for all six matches in the stretch. Junior Danny Deakin leads Conference USA in points (18) and is tied for tops in the league in goals (8). Offense Highlights from the First Half of the Season South Carolina s midfielders posted some explosive offense in the early going of Senior Jeffrey Torda has three Gamecock game-winners, the second getting national recognition. His scissor kick goal made the No. 2 spot on ESPN SportsCenter s Top 10 plays for Aug. 31. Junior Danny Deakin followed two matches later with a hat trick, scoring all three goals against UNC Greensboro. That Sept. 8 Gamecock hat trick came almost exactly 14 years after the previous one, as Jordan Quinn recorded his on Sept. 9, 2001, against TCU. Deakin now has two braces (two goals), coming in home wins over No. 8 Elon, scoring both in the second half, and Florida Atlantic, tallying both in the first period. Junior Koty Millard has a goal and a team-best four assists, redshirt senior Asa Kryst has a goal and two assists, while senior Ryan Arambula has three assists and junior Kurtis Turner has one. As a group, they have tallied 68 percent of the goals and 87 percent of the assists. Forwards Producing in Win Streak Gamecock forwards Kevin Walker and Bjorn Gudjonsson have come on strong recently. Walker scored the first Gamecock goal in three straight outings in the four-match winning streak. He s the first Gamecock since Mahamoudou Kaba in 2013 to score in three consecutive matches. Gudjonsson made his return to the pitch at Marshall and promptly scored the game-winning goal, his first collegiate tally. With the shift in alignment making Jeffrey Torda and Asa Kryst forwards, the Gamecocks have seen six of their last 10 goals come from the front line. We Schedule Top Competition Of the 17 regular-season matches scheduled for the Gamecocks, 12 come against top-100 RPI teams in the final 2014 report from the NCAA. Ten of those ranked in the top 50, five from C-USA (Charlotte, Kentucky, UAB, Old Dominion and New Mexico). Four foes made the NSCAA/Continental Tire Preseason Top 25, with five more among those receiving votes. Eight of the Gamecocks foes made last year s NCAA Tournament. South Carolina has faced six RPI top-35 foes already and have four of their final six matches against teams currently in the top 50 of the RPI. Berson Now Fifth on NCAA Division I Coaching Wins List The only head coach in South Carolina men s soccer history, Mark Berson ranks as one of four coaches in NCAA Division I history with 450 wins at one institution. The active Division I wins leader, Berson owns 479 career victories in 38 years, which includes his 11 in 1977 at The Citadel. He is fifth on the NCAA Division I wins list and 15th on the all-divisions listing. Six wins ties Berson for 14th on the all-divisions list with Skip Roderick, who retired after last season at Elizabethtown with 485 career wins. Berson coached his 750th collegiate match vs. Kentucky on Oct. 25, He s coached 11 players who have captured 13 All-America nods at South Carolina. He s also guided at least one player on each of the past four US Men s National Teams in the World Cup (Clint Mathis 2002, Josh Woolf 2002 and 2006, Brad Guzan 2010 and 2014). Homegrown Gamecocks Highlight 2015 Roster Eight Gamecock players hail from inside the Palmetto State, highlighting Mark Berson s commitment to recruiting and developing local talent. Three of those started in the first five matches: seniors Ryan Arambula and Wesley Eads as well as junior Koty Millard. For the past decade, South Carolina s roster has increased its number of natives on the team, with six or more on each squad since 2006, a mark only hit twice in the previous 15 years. School Quick Facts Location...Columbia, S.C. Founded Enrollment... 32,972 Colors... Garnet (PMS 202C) and Black Nickname...Gamecocks Affiliation... Southeastern (Eastern Division) President...Dr. Harris Pastides Athletic Director... Ray Tanner Senior Associate AD/SWA...Judy Van Horn COO/Sport Supervisor...Kevin O Connell Faculty Athletics Representative...Dr. Valinda Littlefield Home Field Home Field...Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Capacity... 5,000 All-Time Stone Stadium Record (.668) All-Time Site Record (.758) Program History All-Time Record/Years (.670)/38 years C-USA Record/Years (.581)/11 years NCAA Tournament Apperances/Last... 20/2011 NCAA College Cup Appearances/Last...2/1993 Metro Conference Championships... 1 (1993) Conference USA Championships... 1 (2011) C-USA Tournament Championships...2 (2005, 2010) 2014 Results/Roster Info 2014 Record Conference Record Conference Finish... 7th Postseason... C-USA Tournament Finals Letterwinners Returning/Lost...13/10 Starters Returning/Lost...5/6 Newcomers Media Information Assistant AD/Media Relations...Steve Fink Asst. Director/Men s Soccer Contact...Koby Padgett Office Phone...(803) kpadgett@sc.edu Personal Phone... (803) Office FAX... (803) Department Website... GamecocksOnline.com Dept. Facebook... facebook.com/gamecocksonline Dept. Twitter... Twitter.com/GamecocksOnline Mailing Address Heyward St. Rice Athletics Center Columbia, SC Interviews/Practice Schedule South Carolina practices in the weekday afternoons in the Athletics Village area. The days after matches are normally off-days. Interviews are preferred around practice times, either before 4:30 p.m. or after 6 p.m. at the practice site. Please contact Koby Padgett at least 24 hours before to schedule your interview. Preferred Abbreviations When needing to abbreviate South Carolina for your scoreboard or broadcast boxes, the preferred shortenings are S. Carolina or SC. Please refrain from using USC or SCAR when referring to the University of South Carolina. Proper logos and wordmarks can be ed for use by any media outlet upon request. Thanks for your help. NC State - Page 3

4 SC in the C-USA Stats (as of Oct. 10, 2015) All Games Offensive CATEGORY Stat Rank Shots 119 T-5th Goals 19 4th Assists 15 T-4th Points 53 4th Goals Per Game th Assists Per Game 1.36 T-4th Corner Kicks 42 7th Offsides 14 T-6th DEFENSIVE CATEGORY Stat Rank Goals Allowed 20 7th Goals Against Average th Saves 47 2nd Shutouts 1 T-6th Fouls 144 1st SC Players in C-USA Stats Offensive CATEGORY Stat Rank Shots Jeffrey Torda 25 7th Danny Deakin 24 T-8th Points Danny Deakin 18 1st Points Per Game Danny Deakin nd Goals Danny Deakin 8 T-1st Kevin Walker 4 T-6th Goals Per Game Danny Deakin 0.73 T-2nd Assists Ryan Arambula 3 T-6th Koty Millard 3 T-6th Assists Per Game Ryan Arambula 0.27 T-8th Koty Millard 0.27 T-8th Game-Winning Goals Jeffrey Torda 3 T-3rd Danny Deakin 2 T-5th DEFENSIVE CATEGORY Stat Rank Goals Against Average William Pyle th Save Percentage William Pyle.794 3rd Marco Velez.581 9th Saves William Pyle 27 5th Marco Velez 18 T-10th Saves Per Game William Pyle th Marco Velez th Shutouts William Pyle 1 T-5th Shutouts Per Game William Pyle th Conference USA Standings C-USA Pct. Home Away Pts All Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak South Carolina W1 Old Dominion W3 Kentucky W5 Charlotte W1 FIU L2 UAB W1 New Mexico L2 Marshall L6 Florida Atlantic L8 As of matches played on Oct. 10, 2015 Beating Two Top-10 Teams in a Week Brings Recognition The Gamecocks won their first game vs. an NSCAA top-10 team since 2013 by downing No. 8 Elon 3-1 on Tues., Sept. 22. They followed that with a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 7 New Mexico on Fri, Sept. 25. It s the second time South Carolina has downed top-10 foes in consecutive matches, matching wins in 2000 over No. 3 Virginia and No. 8 Maryland (9/8-10). Goalkeeper William Pyle earned the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week nod and made Top Drawer Soccer s (TDS) Team of the Week for his efforts. College Soccer News (CSN) put midfielder Danny Deakin on its Team of the Week after his two goals in the Elon win. All four national polls recognized the Gamecocks, with the NSCAA putting the squad 19th in the country on Sept. 29. Attendance Outstanding at Stone Stadium In the 2015 season opener, 4,325 fans packed the stands for the eighth-largest crowd to watch a men s match in Stone Stadium s history. In the Oct. 11 report from the NCAA, South Carolina ranks sixth in average attendance this season, with 2,824 fans counted through six home matches. Over 1,000 season tickets have been sold for Gamecock Soccer in The first two exhibitions of 2015 also saw over 4,000 students scan in for each, filling the stands. The 2014 Gamecocks had the fifth-highest paid attendance average in NCAA Division I at 2,602. That 2,602 attendance average is the largest for a season in Stone Stadium history. Recap of C-USA Opening Win at UAB South Carolina used Asa Kryst s goal to take a 1-0 win at UAB to start Conference USA play. His game-winner came in the 55th minute, getting the help from Ryan Arambula and Koty Millard. Sophomore William Pyle, making his first Gamecock start in goal, made six saves in the win. Seven Gamecocks played all 90 minutes, including defender Matt McManis in his debut in the Garnet and Black. Roster Notes South Carolina brings back 13 letter-winners and 16 members from the squad that made the 2014 Conference USA Tournament Championship Match. Ten newcomers join the group: three transfers and seven freshmen. The Gamecocks return 47 percent of their goals and 57 percent of their assists from last year. Third-team All-Conference USA midfielder Kurtis Turner is the top returning scorer. Turner has led the Gamecocks in assists in each of his first two years. Junior goalkeeper Marco Velez is also back after playing 87 percent of the minutes in goal and recording three solo shutouts last season. The Gamecocks Shine in the Classroom as Well South Carolina s 16 returners have a total of 26 SEC Academic Honor Roll certificates and 25 Conference USA Academic Honor Roll notations between them. Last season, 20 of the roster members picked up spots on each honor roll. Ryan Arambula (three) and Jeffrey Torda (two) both own multiple C-USA Academic Medals, which go to honorees holding a 3.75 cumulative GPA or higher. Both seniors also have CoSIDA Academic All-District nods, Arambula in 2013 and Torda in Ten times, SC has garnered the NSCAA Team Academic Award, including in each of the past seven years. Twice in the past six years, the Gamecocks have captured the top GPA in NCAA Division I according to the NSCAA. NC State - Page 4

5 11th Year for South Carolina in Conference USA The 2015 season is South Carolina s 11th as a men s soccer affiliate member of Conference USA. In 2011, the Garnet and Black captured the league s regular-season crown, sharing it with UAB. Twice more, the Gamecocks won the league s tournament, in 2005 and South Carolina s student-athletes have 48 all-league nods, 14 coming on the first team. In C-USA outings, South Carolina owns a (.581) mark. On the road, that mark is (.591). At Stone Stadium, that record is (.571). The 2014 Gamecocks fell one game shy of their fifth undefeated road slate in their C-USA history. Scouting NC State The Wolfpack enters the week at 6-2-3, posting three-straight ties against top-25 teams. Most recently, NC State drew a scoreless tie against No. 6 Wake Forest, three days after the Gamecocks fell in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Pack outshoot their foes and outscore them Zach Knudson leads the way wiht four goals and nine points, while Yanni Hachem has three goals and seven points. Simon Blotko and Travis Wannemuehler both have three assists, tops on the team. NC State has scored on three penalty kicks, while their foes have only one to their credit. In goal, Alex McCauley has played every minute, tallying a 0.92 goals against average in 1,071 minutes. He s made 28 stops in those 11 matches, and he s posted three shutouts. Series History vs. the Wolfpack South Carolina owns a advantage in the series that dates back to NC State leads 4-3 in matches in Raleigh. Gamecocks Have a Rich History in NCAA Tournament On 20 occasions, the Gamecocks made an NCAA Tournament, the most in Conference USA. Eleven times, the Gamecocks played the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. South Carolina is in the tourney, making two College Cups in 1988 and The Last Time - Oct. 21, 2014 NC State at South Carolina - Stone Stadium South Carolina dropped a hard-fought contest in a cruel fashion to NC State, as the Wolfpack scored with 26 seconds left to capture the 2-1 win in overtime at Stone Stadium. A foul called on the Gamecocks set up an NC State free kick, and Michael Bajza drove that kick deep into the penalty box, where Conor Donovan headed it home on the right side to end the evenly fought affair. Just over a minute before, Donovan received a yellow card after hugging Gamecock forward Jeffrey Torda on a breakaway attempt in the 99th minute. On the ensuing free kick, Torda drove one toward the goal from over 30 yards out that Wolfpack goalkeeper Alex McCauley dove to stop just inside the right post. Two other Gamecock chances in the overtime hit the frame, including Torda s 97th-minute shot off the crossbar from the right wing and Eli Dent s volley from the six that hit the right post. NC State took the 1-0 lead in the 21st minute when Zach Knudson took the feed from Travis Wannemuehler to get behind the Gamecock defense and put it past the goalkeeper. The Gamecocks knotted things in the 40th when Kurtis Turner blasted home a rebound from Wesley Eads shot. Dent also got an assist as he deflected it off the rebound to Turner. The Gamecocks closest chance at a winner in regulation came from Mikkel Knudsen in the 79th, who drove a shot from 30 yards out toward goal, but it strayed less than three yards from frame. Torda also had a header in the 51st that trickled wide right. Soccer Box Score (Final) 2014 South Carolina Men's Soccer NC State vs South Carolina (10/21/2014 at Columbia, S.C.) NC State (6-5-3) vs. South Carolina (7-7-0) Date: 10/21/2014 Attendance: 1720 Weather: 73 degrees, clear NC State Po # Player Sh SO G A Fo Min gk 1 Alex McCauley d 3 Caleb Duvernay f 4 Yanni Hachem d 5 Matias Fracchia m 6 Michael Bajza d 7 Matt Ingram f 11 Travis Wannemuehle m 12 Holden Fender f 14 Reed Norton d 22 Conor Donovan m 23 Zach Knudson Substitutes -- 8 Ryan Peterson Cameron Steele Roland Minogue Philip Carmon Totals # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 1 Alex McCauley 99: Shots by period 1 2 OT Total NC State South Carolina Corner kicks 1 2 OT Total NC State South Carolina Goals by period 1 2 OT Total NC State South Carolina South Carolina Po # Player Sh SO G A Fo Min gk 25 Marco Velez d 4 Ive Burnett m 5 Koty Millard d 6 Mahamoudou Kaba m 8 Kurtis Turner m 9 Jeffrey Torda d 13 Braeden Troyer f 17 Eli Dent d 19 Clay Rittershaus m 24 Jeff Addai f 28 Mikkel Knudsen Substitutes Devin L'Amoreaux Wesley Eads Totals # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 25 Marco Velez 99: Saves by period 1 2 OT Total NC State South Carolina Fouls 1 2 OT Total NC State South Carolina Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description 1. 20:44 NCST Zach Knudson (4) Travis Wannemuehler fed on breakaway, poked past keeper on l 2. 39:29 SC Kurtis Turner (3) Wesley Eads off rebound from top of the 18 Eli Dent 3. 99:34 NCST Conor Donovan (1) Michael Bajza header off driven free kick to the 6-yard b Cautions and ejections: YC-NCST #23 (76:07); YC-NCST #22 (98:15) Win-Alex McCauley (6-5-3). Loss-Marco Velez (6-6-0). Stadium: Stone Stadium Officials: Referee: Lance Van Haitsma; Asst. Referee: Eric Usher; Alex Plum; Alt. Official: Rick Rogers; Timekeeper: Jackson Filyo; Scorer: Koby Padgett; Offsides: NC State 3, South Carolina 3. NC State - Page 5 SC in the NCAA Stats (as of Oct. 11, 2015) Offensive CATEGORY Stat Rank Total Goals 19 45th Total Assists 15 73rd Total Points 53 58th Scoring Offense th Assists Per Game th Points Per Game th Shots Per Game st Shots on Goal Per Game th DEFENSIVE CATEGORY Stat Rank Goals Against Average th Save Percentage rd Saves Per Game th Shutout Percentage th Fouls Per Game th SC Players in the NCAA Stats Offensive CATEGORY Stat Rank Total Goals Danny Deakin 8 10th Kevin Walker 4 124th Goals Per Game Danny Deakin th Total Assists Koty Millard 4 58th Ryan Arambula 3 130th Assists Per Game Koty Millard th Total Points Danny Deakin 18 13th Points Per Game Danny Deakin th Game-Winning Goals Jeffrey Torda 3 17th DEFENSIVE CATEGORY Stat Rank Goals Against Average William Pyle th Save Percentage William Pyle rd Saves William Pyle th Saves Per Game William Pyle th

6 South Carolina Team Highs Points... 11, vs. Georgia Southern (8/31) Goals...4, vs. Georgia Southern (8/31) Assists... 3, twice, last vs. UNC Greensboro (9/8) Shots... 18, vs. Florida Atlantic (10/9) Shots on Goal...7, three times, last at Wake Forest (10/6) Saves...9, vs. UNC Greensboro (9/8) Corner Kicks... 7, at Wake Forest (10/6) Fouls... 20, vs. UNC Greensboro (9/8) South Carolina Team Lows Points... 0, three times, last at Wake Forest (10/6) Goals... 0, three times, last at Wake Forest (10/6) Assists... 0, three times, last at Wake Forest (10/6) Shots... 5, at UNC Wilmington (9/12) Shots on Goal... 1, at UAB (9/18) Saves... 1, at Clemson (9/4) Corner Kicks...1, vs. Elon (9/22) Fouls...5, vs. Georgia Southern (8/31) Opponent Team Highs Points... 14, UNC Wilmington (9/12) Goals...5, UNC Wilmington (9/12) Assists...4, UNC Wilmington (9/12) Shots... 28, UNC Greensboro (9/8) Shots on Goal... 12, UNC Greensboro (9/8) Saves...7, Wake Forest (10/6) Corner Kicks... 11, twice, last UNC Greensboro (9/8) Fouls...19, Clemson (9/4) Opponent Team Lows Points...0, UAB (9/18) Goals...0, UAB (9/18) Assists... 0, twice, last Elon (9/22) Shots...10, Florida Atlantic (10/9) Shots on Goal...3, New Mexico (9/25) Saves...0, UAB (9/18) Corner Kicks... 2, Florida Atlantic (10/9) Fouls... 8, twice, last Marshall (10/2) Gamecocks Career Stats (SC Years Only) min. G A P GWG Ryan Arambula 3, Justis Bradley Ive Burnett 4, Chandler Corley Ben Davidson Danny Deakin Wesley Eads Peyton Ericson Reid Grayson Bjorn Gudjonsson Lee Hogge Joey Hutchinson Asa Kryst 2, Devin L Amoreaux 1, Matt McManis Koty Millard 3, Torgeir Nyboe Martin Ramos Andre Streete Jeffrey Torda 4, Kurtis Turner 4, Kevin Walker min. GA GAA Sv. SHO William Pyle Marco Velez 3, /2 Recap of Georgia Southern Victory South Carolina downed Georgia Southern 4-2 in its second match of the season. The highlight came on senior Jeffrey Torda s scissor kick goal in the 62nd minute. That goal, which proved to be his second game-winner of the year, made the No. 2 spot on ESPN SportsCenter s Top 10 plays of the day. Three other Gamecocks scored in the match, including the first goals as Gamecocks for senior Kevin Walker and junior Danny Deakin as well as the first of the season for junior Koty Millard. Three Gamecocks made assists, including senior Ryan Arambula on Torda s game-winner with his free kick. Notes from Mercer Win South Carolina posted a 2-1 win over 2014 Southern Conference regular-season champion Mercer in the season opener at Stone Stadium. Senior Jeffrey Torda tallied his third career game-winning goal with a 55th-minute strike, assisted by junior Danny Deakin. The Gamecocks owned the lead since the 18th minute when freshman Ben Davidson curved his free kick around the wall and into the upper 90 of the goal. Seven of South Carolina s starters played all 90 minutes. Recent Dominance of Archrival Clemson Since 2007, the Gamecocks are 6-3 against their archrival Clemson, with all three losses coming on the road (2011, 2013, 2015). The last four matches at Stone Stadium have gone to the Gamecocks, three coming in shutouts. It s the best stretch since the Gamecocks went 10-4 from against the Tigers, with three of the wins in that stretch coming in NCAA Tournament play. South Carolina Played for Third Conference USA Tournament Crown in 2014 South Carolina made its eighth appearance in the Conference USA Tournament, advancing to the finals before falling 2-1 to host Old Dominion. The seventh seed, the Gamecocks opened the event by beating second-seeded and 18th-ranked Kentucky 2-1. In the semifinals, South Carolina downed No. 21 UAB, 1-0. Entering the event, SC had only once faced a rematch against a team it lost to in the regular season. In 2010, South Carolina fell to SMU in the regular season 3-1 but came back to win the semifinal rematch 2-1 en route to its second tourney title. The Gamecocks added to that total with both wins in the 2014 event. It s the second time the Gamecocks downed back-to-back ranked foes in the event, matching the 2010 team (2-1 W in semis over No. 5 SMU, 11/12; 1-0 W in finals over No. 25 Tulsa, 11/14). SC missed becoming the first No. 7 seed to win the tourney but joined two others who made the finals (FIU 2007, Memphis 1998). The Gamecocks are now all-time in the C-USA Tourney, winning it twice (2005 and 2010). Gamecocks were Comeback Kings in 2014 In six of South Carolina s 10 wins, the team came from behind to take the victory. Five victories came from one goal back, with the sixth marking the largest comeback in school history (down 0-3 at Florida Atlantic). Twice, the team has fought back against a ranked foe despite being down a player to force double overtime (down 0-1 vs. No. 25/18 Clemson, down 0-3 vs. No. 19/22 Kentucky). The three wins that didn t involve overtime or falling behind were a 2-0 decision over Mercer, the 1-0 triumph at Old Dominion and the 1-0 victory over No. 21 UAB in the C-USA semis. NC State - Page 6

7 Gamecock Award Winners Ryan Arambula... CoSIDA Academic All-District C-USA Academic Medal SEC Honor Roll Ive Burnett...C-USA Honor Roll Chandler Corley...C-USA Honor Roll SEC Honor Roll 2014 Danny Deakin...College Soccer News Team of the Week (9/28/15) Craig Duggan...C-USA Honor Roll SEC Honor Roll 2014 Wesley Eads...C-USA Honor Roll Reid Grayson...C-USA Honor Roll 2014 Asa Kryst...C-USA Honor Roll SEC Honor Roll Devin L Amoreaux...C-USA Honor Roll SEC Honor Roll Koty Millard...C-USA Honor Roll William Pyle... C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (9/28/15)... Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (9/28/15) Martin Ramos...SEC Honor Roll 2014 Jeffrey Torda...CoSIDA Academic All-District Conference USA All-Academic Team nd-Team NSCAA Scholar All-South C-USA Academic Medal C-USA Honor Roll SEC Honor Roll Kurtis Turner...3rd Team All-Conference USA Conference USA All-Freshman Team C-USA Honor Roll Marco Velez...Conference USA All-Freshman Team C-USA Honor Roll C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (10/28/13)... C-USA Defensive Player of the Week (9/8/14).NSCAA Men s NCAA Division I Player of the Week (9/9/14) Conference USA All-Tournament Team Italics indicate current season s honors Conference USA Academic Medal - cumulative 3.75 GPA NSCAA Team Academic Award * * 2015 * - Top GPA in NCAA Division I National Rankings - Week 6 (updates on Tuesday) NSCAA Rk Team Record Points Pre. 1. Creighton (24) North Carolina Stanford Coastal Carolina Clemson Wake Forest Notre Dame Akron Denver Virginia Old Dominion Georgetown RV 13. Elon Hofstra RV 15. South Carolina NR 16. Oregon State RV 17. Washington USF RV 19. Seattle NR 20. Kentucky RV 21. Butler RV 22. Syracuse RV 23. Utah Valley RV 24. Xavier RV 25. Maryland RV: UNC Wilmington 61, FIU 59, UC Santa Barbara 52, New Mexico 38, New Hampshire 33, NC State 29, St. Francis (N.Y.) 27, Michigan 24, Indiana 21, SMU 10, Temple 6, Boston College 5, Boston University 5, Louisville 3, California 1. Soccer America Rk Team Record Pre. 1. Creighton North Carolina Stanford Notre Dame Clemson Coastal Carolina Wake Forest Virginia Akron Denver Old Dominion Georgetown South Carolina Seattle UC Santa Barbara NR 16. Butler NR 17. Oregon State NR 18. Kentucky NR 19. Hofstra NR 20. Xavier New Mexico NC State Washington Elon USF Italics indicate Gamecock opponent NC State - Page Win-Loss Summary Total Conference Non-Conference Postseason Home Away Neutral vs. Ranked Opponents (NSCAA) vs. RPI Top 50 (current) vs. RPI Top 100 (current) vs NCAA Tournament teams on TV vs. South Carolina teams August September October November Day Night Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Overtime Shutouts Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Opponent 0 goals Opponent 1 goal Opponent 2 goals Opponent 3 goals Opponent 4+ goals Scored in 1st half Opp. scored in 1st half Scores first Opp. scores first Takes more shots than opponent Takes less shots than opponent Shots are tied Largest margin of victory... 2 (4-2, Georgia Southern, 8/31... and 3-1, No. 8 Elon, 9/22) Biggest deficit overcome (Georgia Southern, 8/31)* * All-time program record Biggest deficit overcome (at Florida Atlantic, 10/17)* Pronunciation Guide JUSTIS Bradley... Justice Craig DUGGAN...DUH-gan TRYGVE Ellingstad... TRIG-vuh Bjorn GUDJONSSON...Goood-YON-son Lee HOGGE...HOG Devin L AMOREAUX...LAM-or-oh ASA Kryst...A-suh Matt McMANIS...Mc-MAN-niss Koty MILLARD... MILL-urd Torgeir NYBOE...TOR-guy NIGH-bow MARTIN Ramos...mar-TEEN RAH-mos Marco Velez... vuh-lez

8 2015 Gamecock Men's Soccer South Carolina Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 12, 2015) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: ## Player gp-gs min g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc gwg pk-att foul 11 DEAKIN, Danny WALKER, Kevin TORDA, Jeffrey MILLARD, Koty KRYST, Asa DAVIDSON, Ben ARAMBULA, Ryan GUDJONSSON, Bjorn TURNER, Kurtis NYBOE, Torgeir EADS, Wesley ERICSON, Peyton HUTCHINSON, Joey L'AMOREAUX, Devin MCMANIS, Matt BURNETT, Ive STREETE, Andre PYLE, William BRADLEY, Justis CORLEY, Chandler RAMOS, Martin HOGGE, Lee VELEZ, Marco Total Opponents Goal Average Saves Record ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho/cbo 25 PYLE, William : /0 1 VELEZ, Marco : /0 TM TEAM - 0: /0 Total : Opponents : Team saves: 2 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total South Carolina Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total South Carolina Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total South Carolina Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total South Carolina Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total South Carolina Opponents Attendance Summary SC Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 6/2824 5/2575 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 NC State - Page 8

9 No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class EX Hometown/Previous School 1 Marco Velez GK Jr. 2L Sarasota, Fla./IMG Academy 2 Kevin Walker F Sr. SQ Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati State CC 3 Ryan Arambula M Sr. 3L Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach HS 4 Ive Burnett D Jr. 2L Brandon, Miss./Real Salt Lake (Utah) Academy 5 Koty Millard M Jr. 2L Columbia, S.C./Cardinal Newman HS 6 Matt McManis D Jr. TR Greenwood, S.C./Presbyterian 7 Asa Kryst F/M R-Sr. 3L Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill HS 8 Kurtis Turner M Jr. 2L Sheffield, England/Bradfield School 9 Jeffrey Torda F/M Sr. 3L Colleyville, Texas/Nolan Catholic HS 10 Devin L Amoreaux M/F Sr. 3L North Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester HS 11 Danny Deakin M Jr. TR Sheffield, England/Mercyhurst (Pa.) 12 Peyton Ericson M/D Fr. HS Duluth, Ga./Northview HS 13 Torgeir Nyboe D Fr. HS Tynset, Norway 14 Joey Hutchinson M/F Sr. 2L Bradenton, Fla./Florida Gulf Coast University 16 Wesley Eads F/D Sr. 3L Summerville, S.C./Fort Dorchester HS 17 Lee Hogge M Fr. HS Norfolk, Va./Maury HS 18 Trygve Ellingstad M/F Fr. HS Bergen, Norway 19 Bjorn Gudjonsson F Fr. HS Reykjavik, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland 20 Martin Ramos F/M So. 1L Columbus, Ga./Brookstone School 21 Chandler Corley M R-Fr. SQ Chapin, S.C./Chapin HS 22 Justis Bradley D/M Sr. 1L El Paso, Texas/Western Texas College 23 Reid Grayson D Sr. 1L Fort Mill, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist College 24 Ben Davidson M/D Fr. HS Aberdeen, Scotland/Strake Jesuit (Texas) HS 25 William Pyle GK So. TR Charlotte, N.C./UNC Greensboro 26 Andre Streete D Fr. HS Wolverhampton, England/The Kings HS 28 Spencer Meschter M R-So. TR Bethesda, Md./Allegheny College 34 Craig Duggan GK R-Fr. SQ Troy, Mich./Troy HS No Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class EX Hometown/Previous School 3 Ryan Arambula M Sr. 3L Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach HS 22 Justis Bradley D/M Sr. 1L El Paso, Texas/Western Texas College 4 Ive Burnett D Jr. 2L Brandon, Miss./Real Salt Lake (Utah) Academy 21 Chandler Corley M R-Fr. SQ Chapin, S.C./Chapin HS 24 Ben Davidson M/D Fr. HS Aberdeen, Scotland/Strake Jesuit (Texas) HS 11 Danny Deakin M Jr. TR Sheffield, England/Mercyhurst (Pa.) 34 Craig Duggan GK R-Fr. SQ Troy, Mich./Troy HS 16 Wesley Eads F/D Sr. 3L Summerville, S.C./Fort Dorchester HS 18 Trygve Ellingstad M/F Fr. HS Bergen, Norway 12 Peyton Ericson M/D Fr. HS Duluth, Ga./Northview HS 23 Reid Grayson D Sr. 1L Fort Mill, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist College 19 Bjorn Gudjonsson F Fr. HS Reykjavik, Iceland/Commercial College of Iceland 17 Lee Hogge M Fr. HS Norfolk, Va./Maury HS 14 Joey Hutchinson M/F Sr. 2L Bradenton, Fla./Florida Gulf Coast University 7 Asa Kryst F/M R-Sr. 3L Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill HS 10 Devin L Amoreaux M/F Sr. 3L North Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester HS 6 Matt McManis D Jr. TR Greenwood, S.C./Presbyterian College 28 Spencer Meschter M R-So. TR Bethesda, Md./Allegheny College 5 Koty Millard M Jr. 2L Columbia, S.C./Cardinal Newman HS 13 Torgeir Nyboe D Fr. HS Tynset, Norway 25 William Pyle GK So. TR Charlotte, N.C./UNC Greensboro 20 Martin Ramos F/M So. 1L Columbus, Ga./Brookstone School 26 Andre Streete D Fr. HS Wolverhampton, England/The Kings HS 9 Jeffrey Torda F/M Sr. 3L Colleyville, Texas/Nolan Catholic HS 8 Kurtis Turner M Jr. 2L Sheffield, England/Bradfield School 1 Marco Velez GK Jr. 2L Sarasota, Fla./IMG Academy 2 Kevin Walker F Sr. SQ Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati State CC Coaching Staff Head Coach Mark Berson (North Carolina, 1975) Assistant Coaches Spencer Lewis (South Carolina, 2009), Joey Worthen (South Carolina, 2013) Volunteer Assistant Coach Denny Sago (South Carolina, 2001) Senior (9): Ryan Arambula, Justis Bradley, Wesley Eads, Reid Grayson, Joey Hutchinson, Asa Kryst, Devin L Amoreaux, Jeffrey Torda, Kevin Walker Junior (6): Ive Burnett, Danny Deakin, Matt McManis, Koty Millard, Kurtis Turner, Marco Velez Sophomore (3): Spencer Meschter, William Pyle, Martin Ramos Freshman (9): Chandler Corley, Ben Davidson, Craig Duggan, Trygve Ellingstad, Peyton Ericson, Bjorn Gudjonsson, Lee Hogge, Torgeir Nyboe, Andre Streete Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster Roster by Class Roster by Height Roster by State/Country 6-5 Spencer Meschter 6-3 Matt McManis 6-2 Craig Duggan, Torgeir Nyboe, Andre Streete 6-1 Trygve Ellingstad, Bjorn Gudjonsson 6-0 Ben Davidson, William Pyle 5-11 Justis Bradley, Wesley Eads, Peyton Ericson, Joey Hutchinson, Marco Velez 5-10 Chandler Corley, Reid Grayson, Martin Ramos 5-9 Danny Deakin, Kurtis Turner, Kevin Walker 5-8 Asa Kryst, Jeffrey Torda 5-7 Ryan Arambula, Lee Hogge, Devin L Amoreaux, 5-5 Koty Millard 5-4 Ive Burnett South Carolina (8): Ryan Arambula, Chandler Corley, Wesley Eads, Reid Grayson, Asa Kryst, Devin L Amoreaux, Matt Mc- Manis, Koty Millard Florida (2): Joey Hutchinson, Marco Velez Georgia (2): Peyton Ericson, Martin Ramos Texas (2): Justis Bradley, Jeffrey Torda Maryland (1): Spencer Meschter Michigan (1): Craig Duggan Mississippi (1): Ive Burnett North Carolina (1): William Pyle Ohio (1): Kevin Walker Virginia (1): Lee Hogge England (3): Danny Deakin, Andre Streete, Kurtis Turner Norway (2): Trygve Ellingstad, Torgeir Nyboe Iceland (1): Bjorn Gudjonsson Scotland (1): Ben Davidson