2008-09 Men's Soccer News
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June 09, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Belmont basketball captain, Andy Wicke and Jacksonville men's soccer star Anton Axelsson added another honor to their resumes as they were awarded Atlantic Sun Conference Male Student-Athlete of the Year,
March 11, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sophomore forward Tony Taylor will get to wear the national colors a little bit longer as he tallied his first international goal to help the USA men's soccer team to a 2-0 win.
February 23, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After two separate tryouts, sophomore forward Tony Taylor (Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny) secured a spot on the USA U-20 men's soccer national team for the summer.
February 02, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sophomore forward Tony Taylor will get one final chance to earn his red, white and blue stripes as he was invited to the final USA U-20 men's soccer national team camp starting on Wednesday.
January 15, 2009
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's All-American Richard Jata was selected by the Chicago Fire in the fourth round of the Major League Soccer Super Draft. He is the first Camel chosen by an MLS club since Willy Guadarrama in 2007
November 25, 2008
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The No. 13 North Carolina used a second half goal to knock out the Jacksonville men's soccer team, 1-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night at Fetzer Field.
December 11, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The soccer season may have ended, but the awards have not. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) recently named its All-Region teams and academic award winners.
November 21, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jacksonville's run in the NCAA Tournament will move on to Chapel Hill, N.C. as the Dolphins defeated Louisville, 4-3, in overtime scoring in the 88th minute and 62 seconds into overtime.
November 17, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The JU men's soccer team will travel to face Louisville on Friday for the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 7 p.m. The Cardinals, from the Big East received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament
November 15, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Ramak Niakan Safi scored in the 89th minute lifting Jacksonville to a stunning, come-from-behind victory against the top-seed Campbell Camels to win the A-Sun Men's Soccer Championship.
November 13, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Top seeded Campbell scored four goals in the match's first 15 minutes on their way to burying Belmont in the semifinals of the A-Sun Championship.
November 13, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - GK Joey Sanchez made two crucial saves in the second overtime and turned one shot away in the penalty kick tiebreaker as No. 2 Jacksonville advanced past No. 3 Lipscomb.
November 12, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Brett Parker scored in the 88th minute for Belmont, sending the Bruins to overtime with Stetson Hatters and Wade Wonderlin converted a penalty kick in the 106th minute lifting the Bruins to the semifinals.
November 12, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb jumped on Mercer early with two goals in the first 16 minutes and held on to a 2-1 victory in the opening game of the 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Championship on Wednesday
November 11, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Campbell backed up its 2007 Atlantic Sun Championship by posting the first unbeaten and untied season resulting in seniors Richard Jata and Aaron Johnson capturing two of the conference's top postseason awards.
November 10, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The 28th Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Championship kicks off on Wednesday in Buies Creek, N.C., with Lipscomb taking on Mercer.Campbell looks to complete a perfect A-Sun season and defend their 2007 title.
November 10, 2008
MACON, Ga. - In the A-Sun Game of the Week, UNF forward Adam O'Neill netted two goals to earn his first career Player of the Week and FGCU goalkeeper Adam Glick picks up his third career Defensive Player of the Week award.
November 08, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In fitting fashion, senior Mikhail Awai sparked a second-half offensive surge for UNF in its season finale and senior day, and Adam O'Neill added two goals to lift the Ospreys over Coastal Carolina, 3-0.
November 07, 2008
MACON, Ga. - UNF plays its last men's soccer game as a reclassifying program when the Ospreys host the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in a non-conference match at noon on Saturday. The match can be seen on ASun.TV.
November 03, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Richard Jata and Stephen Oyuga garnered Atlantic Sun Conference weekly honors after Campbell started and finished the week with program defining victories.
November 02, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In his final home match in a Dolphin uniform, Senior forward Ramak Niakan Safi scored two second half goals to help JU rally past Lipscomb, 3-1, on Sunday afternoon in Atlantic Sun action.
October 31, 2008
NASHVLLE, Tenn. - Four years ago Cyrus Eaton was the long shot. From a small high school in a small town on Colorado’s Western Slope, the former Basalt Longhorns co-captain simply wanted a chance to prove he could play Division I soccer.
October 31, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The conference portion of the men's soccer season concludes on Sunday highlighted by a rematch from the 2007 A-Sun Championship semifinals between Jacksonville and Lipscomb. The match airs on ASun.TV.
October 28, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Richard Jata scored the game-winning goal in his fifth-straight match, Aaron Johnson registered his fourth-consecutive shutout and Campbell defeated seventh-ranked North Carolina 2-0 Tuesday night
October 27, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Campbell's Aaron Johnson moved up the A-Sun record books to garner his seventh Defensive Player of the Week award while USC Upstate's David Stanbra Senior Day heroics earned him the Player of the Week
October 26, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Senior forward Ramak Niakan Safi continues to be clutch off the bench as he scored the game-winning goal to help Jacksonville down A-Sun and cross-town rival UNF, 1-0, in the Game of the Week.
October 25, 2008
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Richard Jata scored his fourth game-winning goal in his last four matches and Aaron Johnson recorded his third-straight shutout as Campbell defeated ETSU 1-0 to win the A-Sun regular season title.
October 24, 2008
MACON, Ga. - One of the Atlantic Sun's two intra-city matchups takes center stage as Jacksonville and UNF meet on the pitch in the men's soccer Game of the Week at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday at UN'’s Hodges Stadium.
October 20, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Campbell and Jacksonville have separated from the pack in the Atlantic Sun picking up a pair of wins last week thanks in large part to the play of Richard Jata and Joey Sanchez, respectively.
October 18, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Richard Jata scored the game's lone goal in the ninth minute and Campbell kept its Atlantic Sun Conference record unblemished with a 1-0 victory over Belmont at the Eakes Athletic Complex.
October 15, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Playing with class and sportsmanship is the most important aspect of college sports. That statement is especially true for the Lipscomb men's soccer program.
October 13, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Garet Pettis speared the offense with three goals to win Player of the Week award and Aaron Johnson allowed one goal this weekend in conference play to win his second Defensive Player of the Week award.
October 11, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Richard Jata scored the winner in the 79th minute and Campbell ran its Atlantic Sun Conference record to a perfect 4-0 Saturday with a 2-1 victory at Jacksonville in the Game of the Week.
October 06, 2008
MACON, Ga. - With Atlantic Sun play starting last weekend, Akil DeFreitas speared the UNF offense with three goals and Bolade Ogunmade lifted Mercer to a 1-0-1 mark to win his second Defensive Player of the Week award
October 04, 2008
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Sophomore Akil DeFreitas found the back of the net for the second and third time this season for UNF against ETSU, lifting the Ospreys to a 2-1 double-overtime win in A-Sun men's soccer Game of the Week.
October 02, 2008
MACON, Ga. - ETSU kicks off conference play at home against UNF at 4:00 p.m. on Friday in the A-Sun Game of the Week. The match airs on ASun.TV. ETSU has won four of six while UNF has won two of its last three.
September 29, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Belmont's Wesley Wray and Brent Parker turned in strong individual performances as the Bruin teammates swept the A-Sun's Player of the Week awards, the conference office announced on Monday.
September 27, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lipscomb Bisons soccer team ended a two-game win streak Friday night with a 2-1 loss to Furman at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex in the Atlantic Sun's Men's Soccer Game of the Week.
September 25, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb opens the A-Sun/SoCon Shootout with the favorite from the Southern Conference, Furman, at 7:30pm CT on Friday in the A-Sun Game of the Week. The match can be seen on ASun.TV.
September 22, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb's Miguel DaSilva carried the Bisons to their first tournament title in the NCAA era to win the A-Sun's Player of the Week while Stetson's Marc Galizia earned his first Defensive Player of the Week
September 21, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - If you are going to host your first tournament then you might as well win it. Such was the situation for the Lipscomb Bisons who beat UNC-Asheville 3-1 to win the Hyatt Place Select-Brentwood Invitational
September 19, 2008
MACON, Ga. - This weekend, Lipscomb's men's soccer hosts its first ever soccer tournament that concludes with the Atlantic Sun's Game of the Week, a Sunday meeting with UNC Asheville at 2:30pm CT on ASun.TV.
September 17, 2008
Clemson, S.C. - For the second consecutive season Stetson traveled to South Carolina to take on Clemson and returns home with a victory. With the 1-0 win the Hatters raised their record to 3-2-0 while the Tigers dropped to 1-4-1.
September 17, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Senior Cyrus Eaton (Carbondale, Colo.) of the Belmont men's soccer team has been named a candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, it was announced on Wednesday.
September 15, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville forward Ramak Niakan Safi had his feet in all three of the Dolphins' goals to win his first Player of the Week award while Campbell's Aaron Johnson picked up his fifth Defensive Player of the Week
September 15, 2008
JOHNSON CITY - Scott Calabrese has a rare opportunity, knows it and is determined to make the most of it. The first-year East Tennessee State University men's soccer coach, is building an NCAA Division I program from scratch.
September 14, 2008
MACON, Ga. - In a highly competitive battle of two Peach State residents and former conference foes, Georgia State came away with a 2-1 victory against Mercer at Bear Field on Sunday in the Men's Soccer Game of the Week.
September 12, 2008
MACON, Ga. - A rivalry 36 years deep gets revitalized after a three-year hiatus when Mercer hosts Georgia State on Sunday in the A-Sun's Men's Soccer Game of the Week. The game can be seen on ASun.TV.
September 10, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Three A-Sun men's soccer programs earned spots on the NSCAA/adidas South Region poll in week two. After two weeks of play, Campbell tied for sixth with Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson rounded out the list.
September 08, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Stetson sophomore Eugene Starikov produced a multi-goal game for the second straight contest while Mercer goalkeeper David Bird hung tough against UAB to win the A-Sun men's soccer weekly awards.
September 07, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Adam O'Neill's penalty kick halfway through the second overtime boosted UNF to a 3-2 win against former A-Sun foe Gardner-Webb on Sunday in the A-Sun Men's Soccer Game of the Week.
September 05, 2008
MACON, Ga. - For three years UNF and Gardner-Webb battled as Atlantic Sun foes. The two renew its series on Sunday in the A-Sun Men's Soccer Game of the Week at noon on Sunday. The game can be seen on ASun.TV.
September 04, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Campbell, FGCU and Belmont men's soccer programs garnered rankings on the initial National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas South Region poll of the 2008 campaign
September 03, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Two of the A-Sun's top keepers earned accolades as FGCU''s Adam Glick won SoccerFLA.com's Player of the Week and Belmont's Janrai Gravely was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week
September 02, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Mercer senior Bolade Ogunmade won the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade for his effort in the Bears' tie against NC State, the conference office announced on Tuesday.
August 31, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio - FGCU's men's soccer team captured the largest victory in program history by defeating Penn State 1-0 in its final game in the Bert and Iris Wolstein Classic at Jesse Owens Stadium.
August 30, 2008
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Aaron Johnson recorded his 13th career shutout and Campbell defeated UNC Wilmington 3-0 in the men's soccer opener for both schools Friday night at the Eakes Athletic Complex.
August 27, 2008
MACON, Ga. - Campbell's men's soccer team opens play as the A-Sun's preseason favorite against in-state rival UNC Wilmington at 7:00pm on Friday at Eakes Athletic Complex in the Atlantic Sun Game of the Week.
August 14, 2008
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Florida Gulf Coast University freshmen Kevin Ante and Cristian Raudales were named to the "100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye on in 2008" list by College Soccer News.
August 13, 2008
MACON, Ga. - The two Atlantic Sun men's soccer programs that met for the 2007 conference championship could be on a collision course again as the coaches picked Campbell as the preseason favorite with Jacksonville second