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Newberry College has an annual budget of over $16,500,000. Th e College employs about 225 people—165 salaried and 60 hourly.

Th e monthly payroll exceeds $600,000 and monthly purchases and contracts average $700,000.Over 900 students and 225 employees make purchases in the community every day.Th e College sponsors around 60 cultural events each year—concerts, plays, art exhibits, lectures.Th e College hosts around 175 sporting events per year with their 15 NCAA Division II teams—8 men, 7 women.A number of off -campus groups use college facilities for special events. For example, the SC Lutheran Synod Assembly and the SC Lutheran Youth Convention each bring over 400 people into the community. We also host the South Carolina Women of the ELCA, a state-wide ROTC camp, the South Carolina Middle and Senior High Jazz Band Competition, the South Carolina Middle and High School Science Olympiads, the South Carolina Guidance Counselor Conference, several athletic camps, and many more.

Special events such as Homecoming, graduations in May and December, Convocations, and accreditation visits in multiple programs bring thousands of visitors to Newberry.

A study conducted by the Newberry Chamber of Commerce in 1998 concluded the College has the following economic impact on the city. With major growth in enrollment and accounting for infl ation, these numbers would be signifi cantly higher today.

“Th e economic impact of the Newberry College payroll is $28,000,000.” “Th e economic impact of total Newberry College spending is

$84,000,000.” “Th e economic impact of student spending is $10,000,000.” “Th e total economic impact of Newberry College is over $100,000,000

per year.”

Mitchell M. Zais, Ph.D.President

Newberry College...And Th e Newberry Community

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�008 Newberry Men’s Soccer

Table of Contents

1.............. Quick Facts, Media Outlets, and Credits2..............................President and Athletic Director3............................................................. 2007 Outlook4........................................................... Coach Profiles5..........................................................................Roster6........................................................... Player Profiles12..............................................2005 Recap and Stats13.............................................. History and Records15.................................... South Atlantic Conference16...................................................... 2007 Opponents

Contents

Credits

Media Outlets

GENERALSchool .........................................Newberry CollegeCity, Zip Code ........................Newberry, SC 29108Founded ............................................................. 1856Enrollment ........................................................... 920Nickname ...........................................................N/AColors ............................................Scarlet and GrayVenue ..........................Newberry Soccer ComplexAffiliation .................................................. NCAA IIConference .......................................South AtlanticPresident .......................................Dr. Mitchell ZaisAlma Mater, Yr. ...... U.S. Military Academy, 1969Athletic Director .................................Andy CarterAlma Mater, Yr. ................. Missouri Baptist, 1987Website ..............www.NewberryAthleticsite.com

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ........................................Sam OkpoduAlma Mater, Yr. ............................ N.C. State, 1987Record at Newberry, Yrs. .......33-25-4, four seasonsOverall Record, Yrs. .........109-135-15, 14 seasonsAssistant Coach ................................ Jeffrey TaylorAlma Mater, Yr. ............................Newberry, 2006

Men’s Soccer SID ...............................Patrick McCoyOffice Phone ........................................(803) 321-5603SID Fax .................................................(803) 321-5660E-Mail [email protected] Mailing Address ................ 2100 College Street

Newberry, SC 29108Design, writting and editing............ Patrick McCoyCover Design .......Patrick McCoy and Brice Zimmerman

Primary Radio .............................. WKDK, AM-1240Internet Webcast ...........www.RedZoneMedia.com Play-by-play............................. Jimmie Coggins Phone ........................................... (803) 276-2957 E-mail ................................ [email protected] Newspaper ...............Newberry Observer Sports Editor ....................................Kelly Snow Phone .................................. (803) 276-0625 x117 E-mail ........... [email protected]

Quick Facts

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Administration

Dr. Mitchell (Mick) M. Zais has been president of Newberry College since August of 2000. He earned an engineering degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; a Master of Arts degree in military history from the School for Advanced Military Studies at Leavenworth, Kansas; and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in social psychology and organizational be-havior from the University of Washington. He is also a graduate of the National Defense University where he was a post-doctoral research fellow in national security affairs. Dr. Zais has been appointed by Governor Mark Sanford to represent the state’s 20 private colleges and universities on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. He also serves as a member of the Governor’s Council for Educational Reform of secondary education in South Carolina. He is a member of the Newberry Opera House Foundation, the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Lutheran Education Conference of North America, and the Southeastern Region of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. In the South Atlantic (athletic) Conference, he serves as Chairman of the Presidents’ Council. He also represents the private college and university presidents of the southeastern United States on the Board of Directors of the national Foundation for Independent Higher Education. Dr. Zais also serves as Chairman of the Lieutenant Governor’s advisory council on aging.

Dr. Zais has written and published extensively in the fields of organizational behavior, curriculum design, stress, military history and doctrine, andleadership and management, in such professional journals as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Armed Forces Journal International, Military Review,Parameters, etc. His opinion-editorial pieces, written while President of Newberry College, have appeared in newspapers across the state. Before becoming Newberry College’s 20th president, Dr. Zais served his country for over 30 years as an officer in the United States Army, attainingthe rank of brigadier general. As an assistant professor at West Point, he taught management consulting, organizational behavior, and leadership. A paratrooper and Ranger, Dr. Zais served in a wide variety of infantry units, in Vietnam, the United States, and Korea. He commanded two rifle com-panies, an infantry battalion, a light infantry brigade, and served as deputy commanding general at Fort Riley, Kan. His experience is in military plans and operations, having worked as chief of operations, plans, and training for an infantry battalion; war plans officer for a corps; and Chief of War Plans for the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dr. Zais was a White House aide and served in Panama as executive assistant to the four-star commander of all U.S. forces in Central and South America. In Kuwait, he was commanding general of U.S. and Allied forces. He also served as commanding general of Operation Provide Refuge, the task force that cared for the 4,000 Kosovo refugees who entered the United States. Prior to coming to Newberry College, Zais was the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, the headquarters that administers more than 200,000 military members of the Army Reserve. Dr. Zais’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Ranger, Airborne, and Combat Infantryman’s Badges, and the South Carolina Meritorious Service Medal. His wife, the former Susan Fincher, is from Columbia and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Susan’s great-great-great-grandfather was a founding member of the Newberry College Board of Trustees. They have two children: Bradley is an infantry soldier in Iraq; Ashley, is an intern coordina-tor for presidential hopeful John McCain.

Dr. Mitchell ZaisPresident of Newberry College

Andy Carter is entering his seventh year as the Newberry College Director of Athletics, having joined the Newberry family in August of 2002. Since taking the helm, Carter has tackled several projects in order to turn Newberry Athletics into one of the premier programs in Division II. Carter came to Newberry after a 15-year tenure at Missouri Baptist College. Upon receiving his undergraduate degree from the NAIA institution, he began his career as an admissions recruiter and assistant baseball coach while working on his master’s of business administration at Lindenwood University. His degree completion led him to a faculty position as a professor of business administration and economics at Missouri Baptist, while at the same time serving the school as head baseball coach. Carter took over as baseball coach in 1991, a position he held for nine seasons. Seven years into a successful coaching career, highlighted by seven consecutive conference championships, he also took over as Missouri Baptist’s athletic director. He served in both roles for two years before leaving coaching in order to devote all his attention to administrative duties. Almost immediately upon his arrival at Newberry, Carter presented the faculty with the “Newberry College Athletic Ini-tiative”, a long-term plan to secure future athletic success, while maintaining Newberry’s excellent academic record for its athletics teams.

Since Carter’s arrival, Newberry has undergone an overhaul of its athletic program, instituting a stringent evaluation process for all varsity sports. The results were almost immediate, as the scarlet and gray have nearly doubled South Atlantic Conference victories in consecutive years under Carter’s reign. Also, for the first time since 1999, Newberry enhanced its offering of varsity sports, adding wrestling and competitive cheerleading. Another stage of Carter’s plan is a complete upgrade of Newberry’s facilities in order to showcase the college’s new athletic vision. Ground was broken in the summer of 2004 on the Newberry College Athletic Complex, which will be the future home to Newberry baseball and other teams. Also, the Newberry basketball and volleyball teams began playing last season on a new gym floor, powered by a brand new, state-of-the art lighting system. Future plans include new facilities for the men’s and women’s tennis teams, and determining the best course of action to give the football facilities at Seltzer Field its first facelift in almost 20 years. In addition to his duties at Newberry, Carter is an appointee to the NCAA National Division II Baseball Committee, where he serves as chairman for the South Region. He serves on the Newberry President’s Cabinet, under Dr. Zais. He is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Carter is married to his wife of 23 years, Rena. They have seven children: Aaron (20), a senior cadet at USMA-West Point, Becca (19), Beth (16), Jake (14), Rachel (12), Caleb (10), and Micah (8).

Andy Carter Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics

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Season Outlook

The Newberry College men’s soccer team enters the 2008 season with expectations of hav-ing a successful season and positioning itself for postseason success. According to head coach Sam Okpodu, the team will need to finish the season stronger than they have in the past. “The South Atlantic Conference is a very competitive league and we want to able to posi-tion ourselves in the top four teams so that we will be able to host a first round game,” said Ok-podu. “We definitely have the talent to challenge for a top four ranking in the SAC tournament, it just depends upon if our team will play together throughout the season.” Newberry’s schedule sets up to be its toughest yet with matches against traditional powers Lime-stone, Lincoln Memorial, Tusculum and Wingate. Coach Okpodu believes this season will be the most competitive the SAC has ever been and will create great matches between Newberry and their opponents. The senior offensive trio of Debola Ogunseye (Lagos, Nigeria), Kwame Gyamfi (Accra, Ghana) and Shane Abbott (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) will lead the Newberry attack against their opponents. The trio returns from last year when they combined for 30 goals and 13 assists. All three players were named to all-South Atlantic Conference squads following the 2007 season. If they can build upon on their previous success, they should end the 2008 season on the same list. “I need them to play more as a team with more one- and two-touch play this season. They need to look to set up goal-scoring opportunities for one another, but at the same time in certain situations they need to be selfish when they have opportuni-ties to score,” Okpodu said of the trio. The style of play for the team won’t differ much from previous seasons. Newberry will try to possess the ball as much as possible and take full advantage of scoring opportunities by getting shots on goal and finishing around the goal. Coach

Okpodu added, “If teams are able to stop or slow down our scoring attack we are going to posses the ball and be cautious with our attack to prevent us from being vulnerable on the defensive end.” The midfield will be led by Abbott and return-ing starter Brandon Baker (Conway, S.C.). They will be the foundation for possessing the ball and distributing scoring opportunities to Ogunseye and Gyamfi. The midfield will also be helped by the addition of several talented incoming players that will push for starts and playing time. “Shane has a serious role to play in the mid-field for us this year. He will be a leader for our team, but also a distributor because his ability to hold the ball is simply incredible,” Coach Okpodu stated. Newberry’s defense will be anchored by re-turning starter Jeff Bell (North Augusta, S.C.). The defense will look to improve upon last year’s goal against average of 2.10. Last year’s reserves will need to step up and fill holes left in the defensive line by the 2007 senior class. The final line of defense for Newberry will be returning goalkeeper Will Dieterich (Tampa, Fla.), who started all of 2007’s games. Dieterich record-ed four shutouts while leading Newberry to a 9-10 record. Dieterich, who already has the record for career shutouts, will need a good year in goal to make up for a inexperienced defense. Incoming players as always will need to ad-just to the speed of the college game if they wish to play a significant role on the team. However, Coach Okpodu expects Trey Boyd, Stephan Bass, Jason Large and Justin Blomdahl to challenge for considerable playing time and possible starting positions. All in all, the Newberry men’s soccer team should have another exciting fall season and will be in serious contention to compete for one of the coveted top four positions in the SAC under the direction of coach Okpodu.

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Coaching Staff

Sam Okpodu enters his fifth year as the head coach of the Newberry men’s soccer team after four successful seasons at the helm of the scarlet and gray.

The 2006 season saw coach Okpodu lead Newberry to a 9-10 record overall and a 2-5 record in the South Atlantic Conference, finishing sixth. Three total players were placed on the all-SAC first and second teams.

In 2005, Newberry went 7-9-2 overall and 1-6 in SAC play. Okpodu led Newberry to a 9-7-2 overall record and a 3-3-1 South Atlantic Conference record in 2004, both tops in school history. The men also finished fifth in the SAC, their highest conference finish ever.

The success found in 2004 included two all-conference selections and one all-region selection. Newberry finished the season ranked eighth in the National Soc-cer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Appalachian Region rankings, also a first for the program. In addition to compiling the best overall and conference records in program history, the men also racked up an eight match unbeaten streak in 2004, another school best. Prior to his work with Newberry, Okpodu boasts 18 years of coaching expe-rience on the amateur, collegiate, semiprofessional, and international levels. He coached the Virginia Tech women’s Division I program for 10 seasons and he has served as a consultant for the Delta United Soccer Club, a professional men’s team

in Nigeria. While overseas, he also guided the Nigerian women’s national team to its third African Women’s Soccer Championship in 2002. A graduate of North Carolina State University, Okpodu was a three-time All-American and still is the all-time Atlantic Coast Conference leading scorer with 193 points. He started all 77 games of his career, and participated in postseason play three of his four years. After his professional career with the Orlando Lions (United States Soccer Federation) and a stint at the helm of the Raleigh United Soccer Club, Okpodu returned to the Wolfpack as an assistant coach before taking the reins of the Virginia Tech program. His Hokie squads graduated 95% of its players. In 2002, Okpodu was recognized as one of 55 people to be selected to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team for his accomplishments as a player at N.C. State. The team was voted on by seven league insti-tutions that sponsor men’s soccer as decided by the league’s 50th Anniversary Committee. Okpodu, a Nigerian-born U.S. citizen, holds licenses and diplomas with the USSF and the NSCAA. He fills the role of advisor and consultant for the International Soccer Network, Inc., based in Blacks-burg, Va.

JeffreyTaylor

Assistant CoachNewberry ‘07

Jeffrey Taylor begins his first season as assistant men’s soccer coach in 2008. Taylor graduated from Newberry in 2007 and served last year as the team’s student assistant. During the four years of his playing career at Newberry, Taylor amassed 17 goals and 13 assists, which ranks him fifth all-time with 47 career points. Taylor was a starter all four years at Newberry and was named to the preseason all-South Atlantic Conference second team in 2006. A native of Sumter, S.C., Taylor graduated from Sumter HS, where he played varsity soccer all four years. His high school playing career was beyond success-ful as he finished as South Carolina’s all time leading scorer with 110 goals. Taylor was also named an all-region player all four years and an all-state player his senior year.

Sam OkpoduHead Coach

North Carolina State ‘87

Record at Newberry ........ 33-35-4Seasons .................................. FourCareer Record ............ 109-135-15Collegiate Seasons ....................14

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Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PreviousSchool00 Will Dieterich GK 6-3 180 Sr. Tampa, Fla. Chamberlain HS 0 James Woods GK 6-1 190 R-Fr. Summerville, S.C. Summerville HS 1 Joel Johnson GK 6-1 160 Fr. Sangre Grande, Trinidad St. Augustine 2 Justin Blomdahl M/F 6-0 170 Fr. Pawleys Island, S.C. Waccamaw HS 3 Stephan Bass D/F 6-0 160 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. Sandy Creek HS 4 Shane Abbott M 5-9 164 Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Spartanburg Methodist College 5 Jason Large M/F 5-11 160 Fr. Aiken, S.C. South Aiken HS 6 Samuel Cartin D 6-0 150 Jr. Irmo, S.C. Irmo HS 7 Nathan Arroyo M 5-9 160 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Spartanburg Methodist College 8 Michael Bibbo F 5-10 150 So. Florence, S.C. South Florence HS 9 Scott Busbee D 6-0 160 Jr. Columbia, S.C. Brookland-Cayce HS 10 Kwame Gyamfi M/F 5-11 190 Sr. Accra, Ghana Lander University 11 Ruben Bravo M 5-9 135 Jr. Camden, S.C. Camden HS 12 Brandon Baker M 5-8 155 Sr. Conway, S.C. Carolina Forest HS 13 Trey Boyd M/F 5-8 170 Fr. Victoria, Texas Memorial HS 14 Philippe Millogo F 5-11 175 So. Vienna, Va. Oakton HS 15 Lucas Noboa D 6-2 165 So. Deltona, Fla. Deltona HS 16 Ben Mottel M 6-3 180 Jr. North Augusta, S.C. North Augusta HS 17 Jarvis Snyder M/F 5-6 165 Sr. Alexandria, La. Spartanburg Methodist College 18 Debola Ogunseye F/M 5-6 167 Sr. Lagos, Nigeria Olabisi Onabanjo University 19 Marvin Torvic M/D 6-3 192 So. French Guiana South Aiken HS 20 Tornubari Nyonebue F 5-11 150 So. Rivers State, Nigeria Univ. of Calabar-Nigeria 21 Jeff Bell D/M 6-1 180 Sr. North Augusta, S.C. North Augusta HS 22 David Contee D/F 5-8 145 So. Sumter, S.C. Crestwood HS 23 Kyle Murphy D 5-6 168 Sr. Surfside Beach, S.C. Socastee HS25 Joe Begley M 5-6 157 So. Summerville, S.C. Summerville HS 26 Trent Bagley D 5-10 180 So. Chester, S.C. Chester Senior HS 27 Matt Vaught D 5-11 185 Fr. Aiken, S.C. South Aiken HS28 Ryan Fielden M 5-9 140 Fr. Tega Cay, S.C. Fort Mill HS 29 William Harbuck D 5-11 125 Fr. Barnwell, S.C. Barnwell HS30 Jonathan Caratella D 5-9 160 Jr. Rock Hill, S.C. Spartanburg Methodist College 31 Jordan Walton D 5-9 165 So. Charleston, S.C. Burke HS32 Jacob Lines D/F 6-1 151 Fr. Florence, S.C. South Florence HS

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Senior Profiles

2007: Started in all 19 matches... recorded four shutouts, good for first all-time... posted a 8-10 record... fin-ished season with a 2.10 GAA, ranking sixth all-time... had 102 saves... 2006: Appeared in 13 matches, start-ing nine... shutout USC Aiken in first game of the season... recorded seven saves in loss to Lenoir-Rhyne... finished the season with a 2.01 GAA, good for fifth all-time...2005: Appeared in 10 matches, starting four... earned first start in 3-2 win at Charleston (W. Va.)... followed up with 1-0 shutout win at Brevard College (9/29)... HighSchool: Played four years of varsity soccer... helped his team win a district playoff game for the first time in seven years...Personal:Born March 30, 1987... son of Terry and Shirley Dieterich...

WillDieterichGoalkeeper - 6-3 - 180 - Senior - Tampa, Fla. - Chamberlain HS - Business00

2008:Namedtopreseasonall-SACSecondTeam...2007: Namedall-SACSecondTeam...started in all 19 matches... lead the team with seven assists... his seven assists rank third all-time... recorded season high two assists against Brevard (9/5)... scored lone goal on the season against Erskine (8/25)... College: Played for two years at Spartanburg Methodist College... scored five goals and nine assists... ninth on all-time scorers list with 19 points... named team MVP... HighSchool:Played four years of varsity soccer at Socastee High School... won the state championship his senior year... named to the all-region team... played in the CESA North-South Soccer Classic... Personal:Born August 16, 1987... son of Dawn Abbott...

ShaneAbbottMidfield - 5-9 - 164 - Senior - Myrtle Beach, S.C. - Spartanburg Methodist Coll. - Business4

2008:Namedtopreseasonall-SACSecondTeam...2007: Namedtoall-SACSecondTeam... started in all 19 games... was second on team in scoring with 12 goals, ranking seventh all-time... also tallied 3 assists to finish with 27 points, seventh all-time... scored two goals in the three different games: Anderson (8/23), Er-skine (8/25) and Brevard (9/5)... College: Played two years varsity soccer for Lander University... played in 16 matches... scored two goals... HighSchool: played four years of varsity soccer for North Augusta High School... Personal:Born August 12, 1986... son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin...

KwameGyamfiForward/Midfield - 5-11 - 190 - Senior - Accra, Ghana - Lander - Business Marketing10

2007: Played in 12 matches, while starting nine... 2006: Played in 16 matches, while starting six... scored two goals and recorded two assists... recorded two assists against Pfeiffer University (10/6)... 2005: Played in 10 matches, starting once... made debut with 31 minute appearance at Tusculum (9/11)... scored first collegiate goal in 2-1 win at Coker College (10/19)... HighSchool: Played four years at Carolina Forest HS in Myrtle Beach... coached by Richard Groeneveld... holds the school record for most goals in a season... was an all-re-gion selection as a junior and senior... participated with the Coastal Soccer Club... Personal: Born February 3, 1987... son of Karen and David Whaley...

BrandonBakerMidfield - 5-8 - 155 - Senior - Conway, S.C. - Carolina Forest HS - Biology12

GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves W L T Sho 2005...10-4 455:13 5 0.99 33 1 0 0 1 2006...13-9 895:37 20 2.01 56 4 6 0 1 2007...19-19 1717:28 40 2.10 102 8 10 0 4 TOTAL..42-32 3068:18 65 1.91 191 13 16 0 6

GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW2007....... 19-19 1 7 9 23 .043 7 .304 1TOTAL...... 19-19 1 7 9 23 .043 7 .304 1


GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW2005....... 10-1 1 0 2 3 .333 1 .333 02006....... 16-6 2 2 6 12 .167 4 .333 12007....... 12-9 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0TOTAL...... 38-16 3 2 8 17 .176 6 .353 1

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Senior Profiles

2008:Namedtopreseasonall-SACfirstteam...2007: Namedtoall-SACFirstTeam...namedtoFirstTeamall-AppalachianRegionbyDAKTRONICSandtheNSCAA...finshed season with 17 G, 3 A for 37 points... his performance pushed him to second all-time in points and goals for his career at Newberry... 2006:Namedtoall-SACFirstTeam...namedtothe2006DAKTRONICSAll-AppalachianRegionSecondTeam...namedtotheFirstTeamNSCAAAppalachianRegion...started all 16 games he played... recorded back-to-back hat tricks on (10/04) and (10/06) against Catawba and Pfeiffer University... recorded four game winning goals... his 16 goals and 38 total points are the fourth and third highest single season totals in Newberry men’s soccer history... PreviousSchool: Played at Olabisi Onabanjo U... team was silver medalist in the Nigerian University Football League... Personal: Born April 27, 1988... son of Elizabeth Ogunseye...

DebolaOgunseyeMidfield/Forward - 5-6 - 167 - Senior - Lagos, Nigeria - Olabisi Onabanjo U. - Sociology18

2007:Namedtopreseasonall-SACFirstTeam... started in the 16 games that he played in... recorded one assist... 2006:Namedtoall-SACFirstTeamandtopreseasonall-SACSecondTeam...played in 16 matches, starting all of them... recorded three goals and two assists... scored the game winning goal against Belmont Abbey (8/29) ... 2005: Started 16 of 18 matches... made collegiate debut at Mount Olive (9/3)... scored three goals for the season... recorded first collegiate goal at Tusculum (9/11)... scored twice in 2-2 draw against Lander... HighSchool: Played four years at North Augusta HS... coached by Jason Spinks and Mike Allen... named team MVP in 2005 and defensive MVP in 2004... was an all-region selection in 2004 and 2005... helped his team to an 8-2 conference record his senior year... Personal: Born March 17, 1987... son of Rachel and Kenny Franklin...

JeffBellDefense - 6-1 - 180 - Senior - North Augusta, S.C. - North Augusta HS - English21

PreviousSchool: Played two years at Spartanburg Methodist College... was elected to all-south and all-re-gion team...HighSchool: Played four years of varsity soccer at Socastee HS for head coach Suarez... team was ranked number one in the nation for two weeks... was a three time all-region selection... selected to the all-state 4A team... played in the North-South All-Star game and the Super 18... was the Toast of the Coast player of the year... Personal: Born on July 20, 1986... son of Bridget and Daniel Murphy...

KyleMurphyDefense - 5-6 - 168 - Senior - Surfside Beach, S.C. - Socastee HS - Business Admin.23

GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW2006....... 16-16 16 6 38 91 .176 44 .484 42007....... 17-17 17 3 37 79 .215 42 .434 7TOTAL...... 33-33 33 9 75 170 .194 86 .506 11

GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW2005....... 16-16 3 0 6 11 .273 8 .727 02006....... 16-16 2 3 7 15 .125 7 .438 12007....... 16-16 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0TOTAL...... 48-48 33 9 75 170 .194 86 .506 11

2007: Appeared in all 19 matches... recorded four goals... scored a goal in back-to-back games against An-derson (8/23) and Erskine (8/25)... College:Played one year of varsity soccer at Spartanburg Methodist College... HighSchool:Played four years of varsity soccer for Palmetto Academy... named team MVP... Personal: Born October 1, 1985... son of Brenda and James Snyder...

JarvisSnyderMidfield - 5-6 - 165 - Senior - Alexandria, La. - Spartanburg Methodist Coll. - Sport Manag.17


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Player Profiles

2007: Appeared in one game... 2006: Played in nine matches, starting one... played in his first collegiate match against Belmont Abbey (8/29)... started first career collegiate match against Wingate (9/6)... HighSchool: Played two years of varsity soccer for coach Phil Savitz at Irmo HS... team was state run-ners-up in 2005 as well as Lower State champions... also involved with the Spanish club... Personal: Born June 6, 1988... son of Lucius and Martha Cartin...

SamuelCartinDefense - 6-0 - 150 - Junior - Irmo, S.C. - Irmo HS - Business Admin.6

2007: Appeared in 17 matches, while starting nine... recorded lone goal on season against Brevard (9/5)... 2006: Played in 17 matches, while starting 15... started first collegiate match against USC Aiken (8/24)... recorded first collegiate point with an assist against Catawba (10/4)... HighSchool: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at Brookland-Cayce High School... coached by Kevin Heise... region champs in 2005 and Lower State finalists in 2006... member of National Honor Society and Interact Club... Personal: Born September 8, 1988... son of Bruce and Carol Busbee...

ScottBusbeeDefense - 6-0 - 160 - Junior - Columbia, S.C. - Brookland-Cayce HS - Biology9

2007: Appeared in 10 matches, while starting three... recorded assist against Alderson-Broaddaus (10/6)... 2006: Played in one match... played in first collegiate match against Coker College (9/10)... HighSchool: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at Camden High School... earned all-region honors in 2003, 2005 and 2006... team was region champions in 2006...Personal: Born April 1, 1988... son of Manuel Bravo and Maria B. Acevedo...

RubenBravoMidfield - 5-9 - 135 - Junior - Camden, S.C. - Camden HS - Business Admin.11

PreviousSchool: Played at Spartanburg Methodist College for two seasons... compiled 19 G, 20 A in his two years of play...HighSchool: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at Northwestern HS for coach Nick Fimotti... team was ranked number one in the NSCAA national poll in 2005... 2006 state champions... was named to all-state team his junior and senior year... was MVP at the Murray Chal-lenge... was a four time region champion... Personal: Born on April 26, 1987... son of Stacy and Lisa Winne...

NathanArroyoMidfield - 5-9 - 160 - Junior - Atlanta, Ga. - Spartanburg Methodist Coll. - Sport Manag.7

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Player Profiles

2007: Appeared in 14 matches, while starting once... recorded assist against Tusculum (9/29)... 2006: Played in 16 matches, starting 12... scored one goal on the year... started first collegiate match against Shepard University (9/2)... scored first collegiate goal against Catawba (10/4)... HighSchool: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at North Augusta... coached by Jason Spinks... was all-region in his se-nior season, as well as the team’s captain and most valuable player... also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes... Personal: Born September 2, 1987... son of David and Kathy Mottel...

BenMottelMidfield - 6-3 - 180 - Junior - North Augusta, S.C. - North Augusta HS - Business Admin.16

PreviousSchool:Played at Spartanburg Methodist College... recorded three goals and eight assists...HighSchool: Played three years of varsity soccer under head coach Nick Finotti at Northwestern HS... was number one ranked team in NSCAA in 2005 for six weeks... accumulated several recognitions including; all-state, all-region and participant in North-South All-Star game... team was a two-time 4A State Finalist in 2003-04 and three time region champions... Personal: Born on April 9, 1987... son of Tamara and Gustavo Guinea...

JonathanCaratellaDefense - 5-9 - 160 - Junior - Rock Hill, S.C. - Spartanburg Methodist Coll. - Physical Ed.30

2007: Appeared in two games... HighSchool:Played four years of varisty soccer for South Florence High School... Personal: Born October 11th, 1988... son of Joe and Judy Bibbo...

MichaelBibboForward - 5-10 - 150 - Sophomore - Florence, S.C. - South Florence HS - Undeclared8

2007: Appeared in 14 games, while starting two... made first collegiate start at Lincoln Memorial (9/8)... scored first collegiate goal at Catawba (10/10)... HighSchool: Played three years of varsity soccer at Oakton High School in Vienna, Va., for head coach Thomas White... team MVP his senior year... second team all-district... Personal: Born April 26, 1988... son of Jules Millogo and Anne Renee Heiningburg...

PhilippeMillogoForward - 5-11 - 175 - Sophomore - Vienna, Va. - Oaktown HS - Undeclared14

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Player Profiles

2007: Appeared in 11 matches, making one start... recorded first collegiate start against Limestone (8/29)... HighSchool: Played four years of varsity soccer at Deltona HS... all-county first team his junior and senior years, as well as all-conference his senior year... all-star game participant his senior year... Player of the Week in both the News-Journal and the Orlando Sentinel... his club was champi-ons of the First Coast Labor Day Shootout in Jacksonville... first place in Greater Central Florida Soc-cer League... 2007 State Cup Sweet 16 participant... National Honor Roll... named Who’s Who Among High School Athletes... also played two years of varsity tennis... Personal: Born March 31, 1989... son of Kate and Luis Noboa...

LucasNoboaDefense - 6-2 - 165 - Sophomore - Deltona, Fla. - Deltona HS - Pre-Law15

2007: Started in all 19 matches... recorded three assists... played mostly in the midfield... HighSchool: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at South Aiken HS...was a member of the 2004 and 2005 championship teams, and also won region champs in 2006...also earned personal all-region honors... member of varsity basketball squad for two seasons... Personal: Born January 5, 1988...son of Catherine Newton...

MarvinTorvicMidfield/Defense - 6-3 - 192 - Sophomore - French Guiana - South Aiken HS - Undeclared19

HighSchool: Played two years of varsity soccer at Birabi Memorial Grammar School under coach G. Bagadam... was the team captain... won the team Offensive MVP and the Highest Goal Scorer award... was on the principal’s honor roll... also competed in track... Personal:Born on September 20, 1988... son of Sylvester and Penyie Doba...

TornubariNyonebueForward - 5-11 - 150 - Sophomore - Rivers State, Nigeria - U. of Calabar-Nigeria - Business Admin.20

2007: Appeared in three games... HighSchool:Played varsity soccer for three years at Crestwood High School... named to the All-Region team... Personal:Born May 22nd, 1989... son of Howard and Barbara Contee...

DavidConteeDefense/Forward - 5-8 - 145 - Sophomore - Sumter, S.C. - Crestwood HS - Political Science22

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Player Profiles

2007: Appeared in nine games... HighSchool: Played two years of varsity soccer for Summerville High School... played in the 2007 CESA North-South Classic... Personal: Born November 1, 1988... son of Christine and Robert Begley...

JoeBegleyMidfield - 5-6 - 157 - Sophomore - Summerville, S.C. - Summerville HS - Undeclared25

2007: Did not play...HighSchool: Played four years of varsity soccer at Chest Senior High School... three time all-region member... four time all-tournament team member... team MVP...Personal: Born October 28th, 1988... son of Gale Bagley...

TrentBagleyDefense - 5-10 - 180 - Sophomore - Chester, S.C. - Chester Senior HS - Business26

HighSchool: Played one year of varisty soccer at Burke HS for coach Ogunsanya... was named De-fensive MVP... was the team captain... achieved several academic awards; National Honor Society, Principal Honor Roll and was the President of the Magic club... Personal:Born on October 31, 1989... son of Tracy and Jennifer Walton...

JordanWaltonDefense - 5-9 - 165 - Sophomore - Charleston, S.C. - Burke HS - Communications31

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Freshmen Profiles

JamesWoods0

Position ...............................GoalkeeperHt./Wt. ....................................... 6-1/190Hometown ............. Summerville, S.C.Prev. School ...............Summerville HSEligibility .......................... R-FreshmanMajor ...................................Psychology

JoelJohnson1

Position ...............................GoalkeeperHt./Wt. ....................................... 6-1/160Hometown ......Sangre Grande, TrinidadPrev. School .................... St. AugustineEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor .................................. Undeclared

StephanBass3

Position .................... Defense/MidfieldHt./Wt. ....................................... 6-0/160Hometown .............. Fayetteville, N.C.Prev. School ...............Sandy Creek HSEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor .................................. Undeclared

TreyBoyd13

Position ................... Midfield/ForwardHt./Wt. ....................................... 5-8/170Hometown ................... Victoria, TexasPrev. School .................... Memorial HSEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor ........................ Physical Therapy

RyanFielden28

Position ....................................MidfieldHt./Wt. ....................................... 5-9/140Hometown .................... Tega Cay, S.C.Prev. School ......................Fort Mill HSEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor ........................................Business

MattVaught27

Position .....................................DefenseHt./Wt. ..................................... 5-11/185Hometown ......................... Aiken, S.C.Prev. School ................South Aiken HSEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor .................................. Undeclared

JasonLarge5

Position ................... Midfield/ForwardHt./Wt. ..................................... 5-11/160Hometown ......................... Aiken, S.C.Prev. School ................South Aiken HSEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor ........................................Business

WilliamHarbuck29

Position .....................................DefenseHt./Wt. ..................................... 5-11/125Hometown .................... Barnwell, S.C.Prev. School ......................Barnwell HSEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor ........................................ Nursing

JacobLines32

Position .................... Defense/ForwardHt./Wt. ....................................... 6-1/151Hometown .....................Florence, S.C.Prev. School ........... South Florence HSEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor .................................. Undeclared

JustinBlomdahl2

Position ................... Midfield/ForwardHt./Wt. ....................................... 6-0/170Hometown ......... Pawleys Island, S.C.Prev. School ................. Waccamaw HSEligibility .............................. FreshmanMajor ..................... Physical Education

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Newberry Men’s Soccer

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2007 Individual Statistics ## Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT 18 Debola Ogunseye 17-17 1404 17 3 37 79 .215 42 .532 4-1 7 2-3 10 Kwame Gyamfi 19-19 1482 12 3 27 76 .158 33 .434 2-0 1 2-2 4 Shane Abbott 19-19 1679 1 7 9 23 .043 7 .304 1-0 1 0-0 5 Jarvis Snyder 16-0 460 4 0 8 22 .182 11 .500 2-1 0 1-2 7 Jovon Rochford 19-18 1622 4 0 8 12 .333 6 .500 1-0 0 0-0 13 Edsel Rudder 18-11 1268 1 4 6 17 .059 5 .294 3-0 0 1-1 19 Marvin Torvic 19-19 1258 0 3 3 26 .000 11 .423 2-1 0 0-0 14 Phillippe Millogo 14-2 287 1 0 2 9 .111 4 .444 0-0 0 0-1 9 Scott Busbee 17-9 674 1 0 2 9 .111 6 .667 3-0 0 0-0 24 Edgar Valencia 14-11 663 0 2 2 6 .000 2 .333 0-0 0 0-0 20 William Koch 18-18 1563 0 1 1 13 .000 5 .385 5-0 0 0-0 16 Ben Mottel 14-1 502 0 1 1 7 .000 3 .429 1-0 0 0-0 11 Ruben Bravo 10-3 409 0 1 1 4 .000 2 .500 0-0 0 0-0 23 Kyle Rudder 17-17 1451 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0-0 0 0-0 21 Jeff Bell 16-16 1324 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 2-0 0 0-0 25 Joe Begley 9-0 120 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0-0 0 0-0 15 Lucas Noboa 11-1 297 0 0 0 4 .000 3 .750 1-0 0 0-0 17 Bernard Gilbert 9-0 202 0 0 0 3 .000 3 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 12 Brandon Baker 12-9 333 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0-0 0 0-0 6 Samuel Cartin 1-0 5 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 8 Michael Bibbo 2-0 24 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 2 Jason Obermiller 7-0 133 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 22 David Contee 3-0 20 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 Total............... 19 - 41 27 109 326 .126 150 .460 27-3 9 6-9 Opponents........... 19 - 40 33 113 277 .144 146 .527 25-4 10 1-1 ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho 00 Will Dieterich 19-17 1717:28 40 2.10 102 .718 8 10 0 4 Opponents........... 19 1717:28 41 2.15 107 .723 10 8 0 3

The Newberry men’s soccer team took new steps in the 2007 season to-wards becoming a legitimate champion contender both in the South Atlan-tic Conference and in the Appalachian Region.

Newberry matched their team record for wins in a season with nine vic-tories. The team also managed to improve on the offensive end of the pitch after struggling to score in 2006.

The scarlet and gray began the year with a 6-2 win over Anderson Univer-sity and a 5-1 win over Erskine College. Debola Ogunseye (Lagos, Nigeria) scored four goals in the first two games, including a hat trick against An-derson. Kwame Gyamfi (Accra, Ghana), a junior transfer from Lander, also contributed four goals in the two games, scoring two in each contest.

With the two dominant wins Newberry found itself nationally ranked for the first time in team history. Newberry was ranked 21st in the country in the adidas/NSCAA National poll released August 28. Ogunseye was also awarded the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for his four goal, one assist performance.

The team next traveled to No. 15 ranked Limestone College for a battle of nationally ranked teams. Newberry came out flat and quickly fell behind the Saints, losing the game 3-0.

Newberry recovered from the loss with two straight shutout victories over USC Aiken and Brevard. With the two shutouts Will Dieterich (Tampa, Fla.) tied the Newberry records for both career shutouts and shutouts in a sea-son. Gyamfi scored two goals over Brevard while Ogunseye notched one goal in each game for Newberry.

After starting 4-1, Newberry dropped its next two games to Lincoln Me-morial and Belmont Abbey to fall to 4-3 heading towards the midway point of the season.

The scarlet and gray returned home to host USC Upstate, a team that re-cently jumped to Division I. After falling behind 1-0 in the first half, New-berry controlled the second half, scoring three goals for a 3-1 victory. The win was the first in team history over a DI opponent.

The victory over Upstate was the beginning of a three game win streak as Newberry beat Mars Hill, 1-0 and Francis Marion, 5-4. Dieterich’s shutout of Mar Hill gave him the records for shutouts in a season and career shut-outs. While Ogunseye recorded five goals in the two games, including four against the Patriots of Francis Marion.

Just over halfway through the season Newberry was in good shape with a record of 7-3. Unfortunately the team struggled through a second half swoon for the second straight year as the scarlet and gray went just 2-7 to end the year.

Newberry’s two wins came in back to back games over West Virginia Wes-leyan and Catawba College. Ogunseye scored three goals in the two games, winning SAC Player of the Week for the second time in the 2007 season. The junior forward was the only player all season to win the award twice.

Newberry ended the regular season with a record of 9-9 and 2-5 in the

South Atlantic Conference. The six points they earned in conference play slotted them into the 6th seed which meant traveling to Wingate N.C. to play the Wingate Bulldogs in the first round.

Newberry was never able to get going against Wingate losing 1-0. Dieterich played well in goal, making nine saves to keep Newberry in the match.

Ogunseye ended the year leading Newberry in goals, with 17, and points, with 37. He finished third in the SAC in both categories and earned First Team All-SAC honors. The junior forward was also recognized as one of the best players in the region as he was named DAKTRONICS First Team All-Appalachian Region.

Gyamfi and junior transfer Shane Abbott (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) were named Second Team All-SAC for their performances.

Despite the disappointing finish, Newberry has a lot of positive points to build on heading into the 2008 season. Seven starters including the top four goal scorers are returning to a team that showed a lot of promise in the 2007 season, and Newberry will look to fulfill that promise in the future.

2007Recap

2007Schedule8/23 ANDERSON 6-2 (W)8/25 @ Erksine 5-1 (W)8/29 @ #15 Limestone 0-3 (L)8/31 USC AIKEN 1-0 (W)9/05 BREVARD 5-0 (W)9/08 @ Lincoln Memorial 1-6 (L) *9/18 @ Belmont Abbey 1-2 (L)9/21 USC UPSTATE 3-1 (W)9/23 @ Mars Hill 1-0 (W) *9/26 FRANCIS MARION 5-4 (W)9/29 @ Tusculum 2-7 (L) *10/03 #25 WINGATE 2-3 (L) *10/06 @ Alderson-Broaddus 2-3 (LOT)10/07 @ W. Va. Wesleyan 2-0 (W)10/10 @ Catawba 3-1 (W) *10/17 #20 LANDER 1-2 (L)10/24 LENOIR -RHYNE 0-2 (L) *10/27 #25 CARSON-NEWMAN 1-2 (LOT) *10/30 @ #8 Wingate 0-1 (L)

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History and Records

Goals:SeasonRick Ladimir 20 2000DebolaOgunseye 17 2007Rick Ladimir 17 1999DebolaOgunseye 16 2006Rick Ladimir 16 2001Chris Newcomb 13 1996KwameGyamfi 12 2007Shawn Liesch 12 2002Brian McBride 8 1996Brandon Cockrell 7 2002Troy Pinckney 7 2004

Assists:Season

Brandon Cockrell 13 2001William Kish 8 1997ShaneAbbott 7 2007Brandon Cockrell 7 2004Brandon Cockrell 7 2003Rick Ladimir 7 2001Matt Wolchok 7 1999DebolaOgunseye 6 2006Rick Ladimir 5 2000Jeffrey Taylor 5 2006Ricardo Silveira 5 2004Chad Domis 5 2004Brandon Cockrell 4 2002Jason Wiggins 4 2001Matt Pryor 4 2001Matt Pryor 4 2000

Points:SeasonRick Ladimir 45 2000Rick Ladimir 39 2001DebolaOgunseye 38 2006DebolaOgunseye 37 2007Rick Ladimir 35 1999Chris Newcomb 30 1996KwameGymafi 27 2007Shawn Liesch 25 2002 Brian McBride 19 1996 Brandon Cockrell 18 2002Brandon Cockrell 17 2003

GoalsAgainstAvg.:SeasonWillDieterich 0.99 2005Bryan Linn 1.64 2006 Tim Seibert 1.64 2003Bryan Linn 1.68 2005Bryan Linn 1.84 2004WillDieterich 2.01 2006WillDieterich 2.10 2007Dustin Workman 2.17 2001Ashley Smith 3.92 2000Joe Hamric 4.22 1995

Shutouts:SeasonWillDieterich 4 2007David Liptak 2 2002Tim Seibert 2 2003Bryan Linn 2 2004

Goals:CareerRick Ladimir 53 1999-2001DebolaOgunseye 33 2006-pres.Brandon Cockrell 20 2001-2004Jason Wiggins 19 2001-2004Matt Lemming 19 2000-2003Shawn Liesch 17 2001-2003Jeffrey Taylor 17 2003-2006Chad Domis 15 2003-2006Brian McBride 15 1995-1998KwameGyamfi 12 2007-pres.Troy Pinckney 12 2002-2005Shaun Drummond 10 1995-1998William Kish 7 1995-1998Ricardo Silveira 7 2004-2005

Assists:CareerBrandon Cockrell 31 2001-04Jeffrey Taylor 13 2003-06Rick Ladimir 13 1999-2001Jason Wiggins 11 2001-04William Kish 11 1995-98DebolaOgunseye 9 2006-pres.

Points:CareerRick Ladimir 119 1999-2001DebolaOgunseye 75 2006-pres.Brandon Cockrell 71 2001-2004Jason Wiggins 49 2001-2004Jeffrey Taylor 47 2003-2006Matt Lemming 41 2000-2003Chad Domis 38 2003-2006Shawn Liesch 37 2001-2003Brian McBride 33 1995-1998Troy Pinckney 29 2002-2005KwameGyamfi 27 2007-pres.William Kish 25 1995-1998Ricardo Silveira 22 2004-2005

GoalsAgainstAvg.:CareerTim Seibert 1.63 2003Bryan Linn 1.81 2003-2006WillDieterich 1.91 2005-pres.Dustin Workman 2.17 2001Joe Hamric 4.11 1995-1996 Joey Tuk 4.63 2002Ashley Smith 4.67 1997-2000

Shutouts:CareerWillDeiterich 6 2005-pres.Bryan Linn 4 2003-06David Liptak 2 2002Tim Seibert 2 2003

TeamRecords:Season

Most Wins: 9 .....2001, 2004, 2005, 2006Most Losses: 20 ..................................1998Most Consecutive Wins: 4 ............................2005Most Consecutive Losses: 26 .........from 1997-99Highest Win Percentage: .527 ..............2004Most Goals Scored: 54 ..........................2001Fewest Goals Allowed: 24 ....................2005Most Goals Allowed: 104 .....................1998Most Shutouts: 4 ..........................2003, 2007

TeamRecords:GameMost Goals Scored: 9.........(Anderson, 2000)Most Goals Allowed: 11........(Tusculum, 2002) (UNC Charlotte, 1979)

IndividualRecords:GameMost Goals: (Rick Ladimir, 5, Anderson, 2000)Most Points: (Rick Ladimir, 11, Anderson, 2000)

All-TimeSeriesStandings W L TAnderson 5 3 0 Alderson-Broaddus 1 2 0Augusta State 0 4 0 Baptist/CSU 0 2 0 Barton 1 1 0 Belmont Abbey 1 4 1 Benedict 1 0 0 Brevard 4 0 0Carson-Newman 0 14 1Catawba 2 15 0 Central Wesleyan/SWU 0 1 0Charleston Southern/Charleston Baptist 0 4 0 Chowan College 0 1 0 The Citadel 0 1 0 Clayton College & State 1 2 0Coastal Carolina 0 1 0 Coker 9 2 0 College of Charleston 0 1 0 Columbia Bible 0 1 0 Davis & Elkins 1 0 1Elon 0 1 0 Erskine 6 5 0 Francis Marion 1 7 0Gardner-Webb 0 5 0 Johnson & Wales 3 0 0Lander 0 5 1 Lees-McRae 0 1 0 Lenoir-Rhyne 2 10 1 Life College 0 1 0 Limestone 6 4 0 Lincoln Memorial 1 3 0 MarsHill 4 8 0 Montreat 1 3 0 Mount Olive 0 3 1 North Georgia 1 1 1 North Greenville 4 0 0 Pfeiffer 3 3 0 Presbyterian 5 13 1Queens 1 2 0 Shepherd 0 2 0South Carolina 0 1 0 Southern Methodist Coll 1 0 0 Southern Wesleyan/Central Wesleyan 0 4 1 St. Andrews 4 4 1St. Leo 0 1 0 Tusculum 0 9 0UNC Charlotte 0 1 0 UNC Pembroke 1 2 0 USC Aiken 3 5 0 USC Spartanburg/Upstate 1 1 1 Univ. of Charleston 2 0 0Warren Wilson 0 0 1 Webber 0 1 0 Webber Int’l. 1 0 0 West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 1Wingate 1 12 1Winthrop 0 2 0 Wofford 0 3 0

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South Atlantic Conference

HistoricalAll-ConferenceSelections1997 - Chris Newcomb, 2nd team1999 - Rick Ladimir, 2nd team2000 - Rick Ladimir, 1st team2001 - Rick Ladimir, 1st team Brandon Cockrell, 2nd team Freshman of the Year Bobby Ladimir, co-Coach of the Year2002 - Brandon Cockrell, 1st team2003 - Brandon Cockrell, 1st team

2006- Edsul Rudder, 1st team Jeff Bell, 1st team Debola Ogunseye, 1st team Kyle Rudder, 2nd team2007- Debola Ogunseye, 1st team Shane Abbott, 2nd team Kwame Gyamfi, 2nd team

The South Atlantic Conference has experienced and enjoyed over 30 years of athletic tradi-tion and excellence. The conference has been tremendously successful due to dedicated people building a premier athletic conference throughout its history.

The distant forerunner of the South Atlantic Conference was the North State Atlantic Con-ference (NSIAC). The NSIAC was formed when the “Little Six”, as it was called, broke from the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1930. These charter members in-cluded Lenoir-Rhyne College, Atlantic Christian, Catawba College, Guilford College, Elon College, and High Point University.

The North State continued to grow over the next 30 years, adding Western Carolina (1933), East Carolina (1947) and Pfeiffer (1960). A name change became necessary when the league accepted Newberry as its first South Carolina member in 1961. The league took on the name Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) on May 20th of that year.

The CIAC saw several changes in the following years as East Carolina withdrew from the league in 1962. Appalachian State and Western Carolina followed in 1971 and 1976. All three landed in the Southern Conference.

The South Atlantic Conference was founded in 1975 solely as a football conference. The league received its name from a contest in which Kurt Brenneman of Greensboro, NC be-came the first to submit the SAC-8 moniker.

The SAC-8 consisted of Carson-Newman College, Catawba College, Elon College, Gardner-Webb University, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Mars Hill College, Newberry College, and Presby-terian College. Dr. Fred Bentley, of Mars Hill College, was named league president for its inaugural year, by a vote of the member institutions.

After the first season of play in the SAC-8, the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne College captured the first football title.

In 1989, the league’s 15th year of operation, the South Atlantic Conference became a com-prehensive, all-sports conference. That year the South Atlantic Conference sponsored 10 sports - football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis. Later the conference grew to 14 championship sports by adding women ‘s soccer (1990), men’s and women’s cross country (1993) and women’s golf (1999).

The South Atlantic Conference was composed of the same eight member institutions from 1975 until 1988, when Wingate University replaced Newberry College as the eighth member institution. Newberry later rejoined the conference in 1996.

Today the conference is a group of nine private, liberal and civic arts colleges and universi-ties, similar in size and athletic philosophy. Since becoming eligible for NCAA Division II postseason play in 1993, the league has sent representatives from all of its sponsored sports to NCAA postseason play.

In July of 1998, Tusculum College was admitted as a member of the league, and Lincoln Memorial University began play in the conference in the 2006-07 academic year. The league membership now includes Brevard College in Brevard, N.C.; Carson-Newman in Jefferson City, TN; Catawba College in Salisbury, NC; Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC; Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN; Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC; Newberry Col-lege in Newberry, SC; Tusculum College in Greeneville, TN; and Wingate University in Wingate, NC.

2007FinalSACStandings Conference Overall School W-L-TPts.PCT W-L-T PCTLincoln Mem. 5-1-1 16 .786 20-4-1 .820Tusculum 5-1-1 16 .786 11-9-2 .545Wingate 5-2 15 .714 16-5-1 .750Carson-Newman 4-2-1 13 .643 15-4-2 .762 Lenoir-Rhyne 3-4 9 .429 13-6 .684 Newberry 2-5 6 .286 9-10 .474 Mars Hill 1-5-1 4 .214 8-9-3 .475 Catawba 1-6 3 .143 7-12 .368Brevard 0-0 0 .000 4-14-1 .237

2008SACMEN’SSOCCERCOACHESPOLL

Pl School Pts.1. Lincoln Memorial (6) 78 2. Tusculum (3) 73 3. Carson-Newman 58 4. Wingate 56 5. Lenoir-Rhyne 42 6.Newberry 347. Catawba 27 8. Mars Hill 26 9. Brevard 11 (First place votes in parenthesis)

2008PRESEASONALL-SACFirstTeamForward - Leandro Pereira, Lincoln MemorialForward - Debola Ogunseye, NewberryForward - Bruno Conceicão, TusculumForward - Junior Nyemb, WingateMidfielder - Luis Carrizosa, Lenoir-RhyneMidfielder - Lucas Paulini , TusculumMidfielder - Luke Mulholland, WingateMidfielder - Anteneh Lemma, TusculumDefender - Thomas Ostvold, Carson-NewmanDefender - Aaron Wheeler, Lenoir-RhyneDefender - Felipe Nogueira, Lincoln MemDefender - Gary Higgins, Lenoir-RhyneGoalkeeper - Sean Merfeld, Mars Hill SecondTeamForward - Omar Cooke, Carson-NewmanForward - Kwame Gyamfi, NewberryForward - Rory Green, WingateMidfielder - Shane Abbott, Newberry Midfielder - Gareth Williams, TusculumMidfielder - Aaron McKenna, Lincoln MemorialMidfielder - Marcus Cabralis, Carson-NewmanDefender - Everardo Flores, Carson-Newman Defender - Rondon Bacchus, Mars HillDefender - Sven Meyer, TusculumDefender - Shawn Brunk, Lenoir-RhyneGoalkeeper - Jordan Moore, Carson-Newman

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Opponents

ErskineFlyingFleetLocation: Due West, S.C.Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Conference CarolinasHead Coach: Warren Turner2007 Record: 6-12-2 visits Newberry, 8/28 at 4 p.m.

TusculumPioneersLocation: Greenville, Tenn.

Head Coach: Brett Teach2007 Record: 11-9-2 overall, 5-1-1 (t-1st in the SAC)

visits Newberry, 10/4 at 4 p.m.

AndersonTrojansLocation: Anderson, S.C.Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Conference CarolinasHead Coach: Rob Miller2007 Record: 8-11hosts Newberry, 8/30 at 7 p.m.

WingateBulldogsLocation: Wingate, N.C.

Head Coach: Gary Hamill2007 Record: 16-5-1 overall, 5-2 (3rd in the SAC)

hosts Newberry, 10/8 at 7 p.m.

LimestoneSaintsLocation: Gaffney, S.C.Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Conference CarolinasHead Coach: Eric Aslop2007 Record: 10-6-1visits Newberry, 9/3 at 4 p.m.

MontevalloFalconsLocation: Montevallo, Ala.

Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Gulf South ConferenceHead Coach: Ryan Pratt

2007 Record: 18-4-2hosts Newberry, 10/11 at 6 p.m.

BrevardTornadosLocation: Brevard, N.C.Head Coach: Juan Mascaro2007 Record: 4-14-1 overall, (first year in the SAC)hosts Newberry, 9/10 at 4 p.m.

CatawbaCatawbaIndiansLocation: Salisbury, N.C.

Head Coach: Craig Turnbull2007 Record: 7-12 overall, 1-6 (8th in the SAC)

visits Newberry, 10/15 at 4 p.m.

USCAikenPacersLocation: Aiken, S.C.Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Peachbelt ConferenceHead Coach: Ike Ofoje2007 Record: 7-9-2hosts Newberry, 9/13 at 7 p.m.

Lenoir-RhyneBearsLocation: Hickory, N.C.

Head Coach: Adrian Blewitt2007 Record: 13-6 overall, 3-4 (5th in the SAC)


ClaytonStateLakersLocation: Morrow, Ga.Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Peach Belt ConferenceHead Coach: Pete Petersen2007 Record: 14-3-2visits Newberry, 9/17 at 5 p.m.

PfeifferFalconsLocation: Misenheimer, N.C.

Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Conference CarolinasHead Coach: Ken Hassler

2007 Record: 11-7-1hosts Newberry, 10/22 at 3 p.m.

LincolnMemorialRailsplittersLocation: Harrogate, Tenn.Head Coach: Helio D’Anna2007 Record: 20-4-1 overall, 5-1-1 (t-1st in the SAC)visits Newberry, 9/20 at 3 p.m.

Carson-NewmanEaglesLocation: Jefferson City, N.C.

Head Coach: Allen Vital2007 Record: 15-4-2 overall, 4-2-1 (4th in the SAC)


MarsHillLionsLocation: Mars Hill, N.C.Head Coach: Scott Donnelly2007 Record: 8-9-3 overall, 1-5-1 (7th in the SAC)visits Newberry, 9/27 at 2 p.m.

SACMen’sSoccerTournamentLocation: Campus Sites (1st Round)

Rock Hill, S.C. (Semifinals, Finals)Date: 11/4-11/9

Defending Champions: Lincoln Memorial

LanderBearcatsLocation: Greenwood, S.C.Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Peachbelt ConferenceHead Coach: Van Taylor2007 Record: 14-5-2hosts Newberry, 10/1 at 7 p.m.

D-IIMen’sSoccerTournamentLocation: Campus Sites (1st Round-Quarterfinal)

Tampa, Fla. (Semifinals, Finals) Dates: 11/13-11/23

Defending Champion: Franklin Pierce

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