Thursday, August 26, 2010

MACON, Ga. - Each day from August 26th through September 1st, the Atlantic Sun Conference will preview the upcoming 2010 Men’s Soccer season with the A-Sun Two-A-Days, where we interview a player or coach from each of the eleven A-Sun teams. Today we talked with T.J. Brown from Belmont and Casey Tafuri of Jacksonville.

Schedule
Roster
2009 Season Results
2009 Season Stats

Game to Watch: Wed., September 1st at Memphis, 7 p.m. - The season opener might also be the biggest game in Belmont's non-conference schedule as they take on the in-state foe Memphis. The Bruins will be looking for the program's second win against the Tigers.

Top Returning Scorer: Brandon Tarr, So., Forward - Tarr, the 2009 A-Sun Freshman of the Year, led the Bruins in scoring with eight goals en route to also being named to the Second Team All-Atlantic Sun. He connected on two goals against Alabama A&M and scored the game-winning goal against North Florida.

First Conference Game: Belmont's conference season begins on the first of October with Stetson at home in a 3 p.m. kick-off. The Bruins fell to Stetson on the road last season, 2-1, but defeated the Hatters in the previous meeting 4-3 at the 2008 A-Sun Tournament.

Schedule
Roster
2009 Season Results
2009 Season Stats

Games to watch: Sun., Sept. 26th, 12 p.m. vs. Southern Methodist - The Dolphins square off against the Mustangs in the UAB Tournament. Jacksonville returns six starters to this year's team and is looking to return to 2008 form when they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Top Returning Scorer: Nedim Hurstic, Sr., F/MF – Hurstic registered four goals and two assists for the Dolphins last season. His four goals were second on the team as were his 10 points. 

First Conference Game: The A-Sun opener for Jacksonville comes on October 3rd when they travel to UNF for a showdown between the rival schools. Last season, the Dolphins fell to UNF at home by a score of 2-1, but the last time the two teams met on the Ospreys' field the Dolphins won 1-0 in 2008.

Atlantic Sun Women's Soccer Two-A-Days Schedule
Thursday, August 26th - Jacksonville and Belmont
Friday, August 27th - Lipscomb and USC Upstate
Monday, August 30th - Mercer and UNF
Tuesday, August 31st - ETSU and FGCU
Wednesday, September 1st - Stetson and Mercer

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