2007 - Georgia State University Athletics

Media Information 

Table of Contents 

2007 Quick Facts.........................................................................1 

Key Player Info.............................................................................1 

2007 Season Outlook...............................................................2-3 

Roster..........................................................................................4 

Geographic Breakdown...............................................................4 

Head Coach..............................................................................5-6 

Coaching Staff.............................................................................7 

Players...................................................................................8-18 

Players in the Pros........................................................................18 

2006 Season in Review...............................................................19 

2006 Results & Statistics...........................................................20 

All-Time Roster.........................................................................21 

Tournament History.................................................................22 

Alumni Game............................................................................23 

Records.....................................................................................24 

Honors......................................................................................25 

Season by Season Results.....................................................26-27 

Director of Athletics..................................................................28 

Administration/Support Staff....................................................29 

Georgia State Athletics................................................................30 

Georgia State Facilities................................................................31 

Georgia State University...........................................................32 

Panther Promise.......................................................................33 

Student Athlete Housing...........................................................34 

Student Recreation Center........................................................35 

Colonial Athletic Association....................................................36 

Atlanta......................................................................................37 

Compliance and Development..................................................38 

Key Player Info 

Key Returnees 

Filipe Carvalho, Jr., GK, 18 games, 1.84 GAA, 113 Saves, 3 SO 

Dathan Knott, Jr., F, 16 games, 2 G, 1 A 

Key Losses 

Aaron Shepherd, Jr., D, 13 games, 1A, 2 SO 

Alberto Villarreal, Sr., F, 17 games, 3G, 4A 

Key Newcomers 

Javon Carrington; Jr.; Defender; Sherwood Park, Tobago 

Tim Lonergan; Gr.; Defender; Dallas, Texas 

Francesco Barbera Ullrich; Jr.; Defender; Vina del Mar, Chile 

Joe Castaldo; Fr.; Midfielder; Atlanta, Georgia 

Eduardo Liza; Jr.; Midfielder; Lima, Peru 

Brian Forero; Fr.; Forward; Fayetteville, Georgia 

Credits 

The 2007 Georgia State Men’s Soccer media guide is an 

official publication of the Georgia State Sports Communications 

Department. This publication was written, designed 

and edited by Myesha Benjamin, Michael Morse, Deandra 

Duggans and Carlton White. Special thanks to Charlie Taylor 

and White for their assistance and all previous SIDs for their 

records. Photographic contributions were made by Myesha 

Benjamin, Michael Morse, Todd Drexler, and Randy Wilson. 

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2007 Quick Facts 

General Information 

Location: Atlanta, GA 

Enrollment: 26,000 

Founded: 1913 

Nickname: Panthers 

Colors: Blue and White 

Home Field: Panthersville Athletics Complex 

Affiliation: NCAA Division I 

Conference: Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) 

President: Dr. Carl V. Patton (16th year) 

Athletics Director: Mary McElroy (3rd year) 

Web Address: www.GeorgiaStateSports.com 

Soccer History 

First Year of Program: 1968 

All-Time Record: 361-304-30 (.541) 

Conference Championships: 5 

Last Conference Championship: 2000 

Last NCAA Appearance: 2000 

Coaching Staff 

Head Coach (Alma Mater): Kerem Daser 

(Wake Forest, 1995) 

Record at Georgia State: 53-68-4 (seven years) 

Office Phone: (404) 413-4074 

E-mail Address: athkrd@langate.gsu.edu 

Assistant Coach: Brett Surrency 

E-mail Address: athbasx@langate.gsu.edu 

Athletic Trainer: Thomas Obergefell 

Team Information 

2006 Record: 1-16 

Conference Record: 1-10 (12th place) 

Final Rank: N/A 

Starters Returning/Lost: 7/5 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/10 

Newcomers: 10 

Soccer SID: Deandra Duggans 

SID Phone: (404) 413-4034 

SID Cell: (240) 988-7448 

SID Fax: (404) 413-4035 

E-mail Address: athdd@langate.gsu.edu 

Mailing Address: 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Deandra Duggans 

Deandra Duggans enters her first year as 

a graduate assistant in the sports communications 

office at Georgia State University. 

She will serve as the primary contact 

for men’s soccer and men’s and women’s 

tennis. Duggans previously worked as 

an online media intern for the Women’s 

Sports Foundation and was a marketing 

and promotions intern in the North Carolina State University 

Athletics Department. 

The Washington, D.C. native earned a bachelor’s degree in 

parks, recreation and tourism management from N.C. State in 

2006 and is pursuing her master’s in sports administration at 

Georgia State. Duggans is a former staff sports writer for N.C. 

State’s Student Media Association.

2007 Season Outlook 

With 10 talented newcomers and nine returning letterwinners, the Georgia State men’s soccer team is confident 

and ready to reach new highs in the Colonial Athletic Association in 2007. 

“We had excellent practices in the spring and a great summer workout program 

thanks to our strength and conditioning coaches,” noted Coach Kerem Daser, who 

enters his eighth year at the helm. “The won-loss record may not show it yet, but we 

know we have improved since our move into the CAA. We have been through some 

fires now and know what it takes to win in this league.” 

Daser knows the difference in becoming winners is attainable with slight improvement 

as he pointed to the seven one-goal losses last year. “We have some impact 

recruits and with some injured players returning, we should have a quality team. We 

just have to play hungry from day one. We can’t just play attractive soccer and possess 

the ball, we have to simply play effective and winning soccer.” 

One major source of optimism for Daser is the addition of size and speed to the 

team, especially on defense. “We must step up just a little more as I think we built 

some character after what we have been through.” 

Spenser Sumpter 

Daser will also welcome the new home field in Panthersville. “We are really looking forward to having this better 

field and having the support of our friends and former players to develop a home field advantage.” 

“Our priorities in looking at the schedule will be to try to get off to a good start with two home matches and 

really finish strong with six of our last matches at home,” the eighth year coach added. The 18-match regular 

season includes nine home games, up from just six the team had last year. It features 11 matches in the CAA, a 

league rated ninth highest in the RPI of the 32 conferences. 

“We have added some true impact players and our skill levels have improved with our returning players as well, 

so we are quite optimistic,” Daser concluded. 

Forwards 

Junior Dathan Knott, who suffered an injury-plagued sophomore season, after 

his All-CAA rookie campaign will lead the four forwards. Knott had a 20-point 

freshman campaign that tailed off to just five points last year as a result of his 

injuries. “I think Dathan can return to the outstanding level of his freshman year 

because he has worked hard in the spring and summer and is stronger now,” Daser 

noted. 

The top addition to the front line is freshman Brian Forero, who may have been 

the best striker in Georgia prep soccer last year. “This young man has the ability to 

get behind defenders and break a game open,” Daser pointed out. 

Dathan Knott 

In addition, Patricio Pinto-Salinas comes from Middle Georgia College where 

he led his team in scoring and was a junior college 

honorable mention selection in the Southern Conference. 

Midfielders 

“Getting Floreal Pedrazo back healthy will add a major missing piece to our 

puzzle,” Daser mentioned in referring to his senior. Pedrazo transferred from 

Birmingham Southern where he had scored 45 points in his two seasons there. 

“I expect Flo to become our team leader and a top player as well as challenging 

for All-CAA honors,” Daser predicted. “He is definitely one of the fastest players 

I have coached in 10 years at State. When he is on, I think almost all of our op- 

 

Joe Devito 

five time conference champions

2007 Season Outlook 

ponents will have a tough time stopping him.” 

A trio of returners and a quartet of newcomers give quality depth to this group. 

Coach Daser is counting on both juniors Joe Devito and Linus Warendh for key 

contributions. “I think Joe has All-CAA potential and can have a break through season 

and Linus has an outstanding soccer mind and is a great passer.” Daser also notes 

the emotional spark the team gets from returning vet Raymond Buck. 

Junior college transfer Eduardo Liza played on a national championship team at 

Georgia Perimeter College. “He is one of the best I’ve seen at services from the flanks,” 

Daser added. “Lalo will immediately make our team better. Joe Castaldo has a reputation 

for tenacious defense and could be a general on the field for us.” Coach Daser 

expects contributions from freshmen Michael Clark and Shane McDougall. 

Defenders 

Linus Warendth 

This group could be a major strength for the team. Four newcomers will push for starting roles with three 

returning vets who have previous starting experience. 

“Senior Justin Davis has improved every year he has been here and is one of our 

best servers out of the back,” Daser commented. “Spenser Sumpter has started 

two years for us and Tobias Nagy was one of our most fit and hardest working 

players in the spring after making the jump from NAIA to Division I.” 

Justin Davis 

The incoming talent includes Tim Lonergan, who has one year left after his career 

at Vanderbilt. “Tim is a defensive gem and a blue-collar type worker,” Daser 

said. “Transfer Javon Carrington was outstanding at his previous college and 

his international-level experience from Trindad-Tobago could make an impact 

for us. Francesco Barbera Ullrich has the size and ability to match up with the 

talented CAA forwards and he had a great training environment in Chile. Brett 

Cummins played at Reinhardt and has a great work rate to help us, too,” Daser 

stated. 

Goalkeepers 

State has a pair of returning goalies to give Coach Daser great confidence at this crucial spot. 

“I can not say enough good things about Filipe Carvalho because I think he is one of the top keepers in the 

country,” Daser gushed. “He is one of the best players to wear a Panthers 

jersey but he continues to work harder to improve. Our defenders around 

him have to help him more because he is not superhuman even though he 

led the nation in saves.” 

“Iain MacGowan gives us great security knowing he is here to help us 

win,” Daser noted. “He is one of the most improved players from day one 

that I have coached and I hope his senior year is special for him and the 

team.” 

Before playing the games that count, State will have a pair of tough exhibitions. 

The Panthers will play at The College of Charleston and then play 

host to national power Clemson in Panthersville on Saturday, August 25. 

“We hope to gain a lot with these two exhibitions. We expect a large and 

enthusiastic crowd to come see that one.” 


Filipe Carvalho

2007 panthers Roster 

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous School 

1 Iain MacGowan GK 5-11 175 SR Atlanta, GA Lakeside HS 

2 Michael Clarke D 5-11 170 FR Grayson, GA Brookwood HS 

3 Spenser Sumpter D 6-2 180 JR Avondale Estates, GA Chamblee HS 

4 Brian Forero MF 5-10 155 FR Fayetteville, GA Whitewater HS 

5 Francesco Barbera Ullrich D 6-1 176 JR Vina del Mar, Chile The Mackay School 

6 Tobias Nagy D 6-2 181 JR Goddelsheim, Germany Auburn-Montgomery 

7 Linus Warendh MF 5-10 175 JR Alpharetta, GA South Forsyth HS 

8 Joe Castaldo MF 5-10 165 FR Atlanta, GA Druid Hills HS 

9 Justin Davis D 5-9 165 SR Peachtree City, GA Starr’s Mill HS 

10 Joe Devito MF 5-9 150 JR Marietta, GA Kell HS 

12 Dathan Knott F 6-1 170 JR Stone Mountain, GA Chamblee HS 

13 Javon Carrington D 5-8 172 JR Sherwood Park, Tobago Concordia College 

14 Shane McDougall MF 5-9 172 FR Columbus, GA Northside HS 

17 Eduardo Liza MF 5-6 165 JR Lima, Peru Georgia Perimeter 

18 Patricio Pinto-Salinas F 5-7 150 JR Santiago, Chile Middle Georgia 

19 Raymond Buck MF 5-11 148 SO Freetown, Sierra Leone Clarkston HS 

20 Floreal Pedrazo MF 5-7 140 GR Radgau, Germany Birmingham-Southern 

21 Brett Cummins MF 6-1 170 SO Powder Springs, GA Reinhardt College 

22 Tim Lonergan D 6-1 165 GR Dallas, TX Vanderbilt 

23 Filipe Carvalho GK 6-2 185 JR Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Zico Academy 

Head Coach: Kerem Daser (Wake Forest, ‘95) 

Assistant Coach: Brett Surrency (Jacksonville, ‘04) 

Assistant Coach: Arturo Norambuena 

Goalkeeper Coach: Gaucho Pinho 

Athletic Trainer: Thomas Obergefell 

Pronunciation Guide 

Filipe Carvalho 

Kerem Daser 

Iain MacGowan 

FI-lee-PAE CAR-val-HO 

KER-im DA-sheer 

E-an 

Tobias Nagy 

Floreal Pedrazo 

Francesco Barbera Ullrich 

Linus Warendh 

NA-gee 

Peh-DRAHZ-oh 

UL-rick 

LEE-nus WAR-endth 

Geographic Breakdown 

Alpharetta 

Linus Warendh 

Atlanta 

Iain MacGowan 

Joe Castaldo 

Avondale Estates 

Spenser Sumpter 

Columbus 

Shane McDougall 

Georgia (11) 

Fayetteville 

Brian Forero 

Grayson 

Michael Clarke 

Marietta 

Joe Devito 

Peachtree City 

Justin Davis 

Powder Springs 

Brett Cummins 

Stone Mountain 

Dathan Knott 

Texas(1) 

Dallas 

Tim Lonergan 

Brazil (1) 

Rio de Janeiro 


Chile (2) 

Vina del Mar 

Francesco Barbera 

Ullrich 

Santiago 

Patricio Pinto Salinas 

Germany (2) 

Goddelsheim 

Tobias Nagy 

Radgau 


Peru (1) 

Lima 

Lalo Liza 

Tobago (1) 

Sherwood Park 

Javon Carrington 

Sierra Leone (1) 

Freetown 

Raymond Buck 

 


Head Coach 

Kerem Daser 

Head Coach 

8th Season 

Record: 53-68-4 

College: Wake Forest, 1995 

USSSF “A” Licence 

NSCAA National & NSCAA 

Advance National Diplomas 

Served on the NCAA South 

Regional Ranking Committee 

in 2004, 2005 

Kerem Daser enters his eighth season as the Georgia State Panthers head coach and 11th year on the Georgia 

State athletics staff. 

In his seven year tenure as head coach at Georgia State, Daser has led four winning teams and a conference champion, 

with 15 players earning all-conference recognition. During his total 10 years as a Panther, Daser has been with 

teams that have claimed three wins over Top 25 ranked squads. He has built a strong alumni support group to help 

the future growth of soccer at Georgia State. 

State picked up a 3-2 road victory against CAA foe VCU last season, and eight of the Panthers losses in 2006 were 

by one goal. Sophomore Filipe Carvalho ended the season as the Division I leader in saves per game with 6.4. Carvalho 

recorded 96 saves in 15 games. Martin Zaluk and Aaron Shepherd were also named to the all-CAA second team. 

In 2005, the squad fell one victory short of qualifying for post season play in their first year in the Colonial Athletic 

Association. Only six schools qualify for the CAA Soccer Championships. The team placed eighth in the league 

with a 4-7 conference record and 6-12 overall. State needed to win its last three games, all at home, but dropped the 

middle game 1-0 to Delaware. 

The Atlantic Sun Conference 6-3 record in 2004 was the best since the 2000 mark of 6-2 and marked a fifth consecutive 

winning record in conference play. The team has been ranked in the top 10 in the South region four out of 

the last six years. Daser also guided the Panthers to a conference title in 2000 by winning the Trans America Athletic 

Conference Tournament, their first title since 1997. Daser produced consecutive winning seasons along with the 2003 

year for the first time since 1987-88. 

In 2000, Daser led the Panthers to a 12-9 overall record and a 6-2 record in the TAAC (now the Atlantic Sun). The 

team posted two shutouts during the TAAC Tournament and lost in a heartbreaking NCAA Play-In Tournament Match 

against Rhode Island, falling 4-3 in overtime. Coach Daser was named 2000 TAAC Coach of the Year. In 2001, he led 

the team to a 9-7 overall record and a 4-3 mark in the A-Sun after the Panthers upset No. 6 Clemson in a match at the 

beginning of the season that earned Georgia State its first national ranking ever. This ranking rose to as high as No. 

15 in the Soccer America poll. In 2002, Daser led the team to its third straight winning conference record. Daser was 

also instrumental in the Panthers’ last championship, working as an assistant coach on the 1997 TAAC championship 

team. 

Prior to coming to Georgia State, Daser worked as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina (1996- 

97) and for a year at Methodist College in Fayetteville, N.C. (1995-96). At UNC, he worked with current Major League 

Soccer players Carey Talley (Kansas City Wizards), Eddie Robinson (San Jose Earthquakes) and former MLS players 

Tim Schaydak and Temoc Suarez, as well as seven players who participated on United States national youth teams. At 

Methodist, he helped the Monarchs to a 17-0 regular season mark and a 21-1 record following the NCAA tournament. 

Three players at Methodist were named All-America and six signed professional 

contracts. 

Daser has also been very active in the development of youth soccer in the 

South. He served as Director of Coaching and Player Development for the Eagles 

YMCA Soccer Club in Alpharetta, Ga. (1999-2002) and is currently the Executive 

Director for the Forsyth Fusion Soccer Club. In the summer of 2006, the Forsyth 

Fusion U18 team qualified for regional play and the Forsyth Fusion U14 team 

was a Georgia Cup finalist. The Forsyth Fusion Youth Under17 team won the 

Georgia State Youth Championship and qualified for regionals during the 2005 

Summer. In the spring of 2004, the Fusion club had two teams advance to the 

state semifinals and one team went on to the final. The U-16 Fusion team won 

the prestigious Long Island Showcase in summer of 2003. With the Eagles, the 

club won five state championships, two regional titles, a Tampa Sun Bowl Crown, 

and qualified twice for the USYSA national finals. In the spring of 2002, the Bra- 

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Year W-L-T .Pct Conf. 

2000 12-9-0 .571 6-2/1st 

2001 9-7-0 .563 4-3/4th 

2002 7-10-1 .417 4-3-1/5th 

2003 9-6-2 .588 5-3-1/5th 

2004 9-8-1 .528 6-3/3rd 

2005 6-12-0 .333 4-7/8th 

2006 1-16 .059 1-10/10th 

Totals 53-68-4 .424 30-32-2 

2000 Conference Coach of the Year 

2000 Conference Tournament Champs 

2000 NCAA Play-In Game, Regionally Ranked 

2001- Upset No. 6 Clemson, 

State ranked No. 15 in national poll 

2003- Ranked six weeks 

in NCAA South Region polls 

2003- Tied Top 25 Virginia Tech to share Hokie 

Classic Championship, Regionally Ranked 

2004- Qualified for semifinals of Atlantic Sun 

Tournament, Regionally Ranked 

All-Conference Players: 15 

All-Freshman Players: 11 

All-Tournament Team: 7 

All-South Region Team: 4 

Georgia State Student-Athletes of the Year: 2 

(Armin Marquez, 2004; Scott Mora, 2000) 

Conference Players of the Year: 1 

(Scott Mora, 2000) 

zilian Futbol Federation invited Daser to conduct a technical report for the U-17 

International Mini World Cup. 

In 1999, Daser was named to the Region III coaching staff and has worked as an 

assistant coach with the ‘83, ‘84, and ‘85 teams. In April 2000, he was the assistant 

coach of the ‘84 regional team that competed in an international youth tournament 

in Guadalajara, Mexico. After the Mexico trip, goalkeeper Ford Williams became 

a member of the U.S. National youth ‘84 team. In April 2001, Daser coached the 

Georgia ‘85/’86 ODP team in an international festival in Paris, France. He led the 

Georgia ‘85 team to the regional semifinals in May 2002, as three players were 

named to the regional team. 

In the summer of 2002, he worked on the regional coaching staff with the ‘87 

age group. In June 2002, he coached the Georgia amateur team in Dallas at the 

South Regional final where the squad was undefeated and had two players selected for the U.S. Amateur National team. 

In the summer of 2003, he coached the Georgia State Amateur Select team at regionals that had a record six players 

named to the regional team and four were named to the regional pool. Summer 2004, he coached the Georgia Amateur 

team at the Regional competition in Alabama. The team beat Florida and North Texas but lost in the Regional Final to 

South Texas, 3-2. 

Five players from the Georgia team were invited to the U.S. National Amateur Camp and four players made the U.S. 

National Team, including former Georgia State Panther, Terrance Johnson. From 1992-97, he served as North Carolina 

ODP coach, traveling with the team to Paris, with the ‘79 (N.C.) ODP squad. Several of Daser’s ODP players have gone 

on to play professionally, including Caleb Norkus who plays for the United Soccer Leagues (USL) First Division Carolina 

Railhawks. Norkus was a member of the N.C. ODP U-15 team that Daser coached in 1996. He went on to start for the 

U.S. U-17 World Cup squad. Josh Villalobos, another Daser protege, played for the U-17 U.S. National team and was on 

the N.C. ODP ‘83 squad. Daser coached Philip Long and Ryan Solle on the N.C. ODP ‘83 team. Both players were drafted 

by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Solle currently plays for the New England Revolution. 

Daser coached Warren Ukah, Zack Kirby and Tomac Charowski from the Georgia ODP ‘85 team. Ukah plays professionally 

for the USL First Division Atlanta Silverbacks, while Kirby, 

who was drafted into the MLS, plays for the USL Second Division 

Wilmington Hammerheads. Charowski went on to play for the U-20 

Canadian National team. 

In his 14 year ODP experience with North Carolina and Georgia 

ODP (1992-2006), he won two regional championships with the 1997 

‘83 NC ODP and the 2000 ‘85 ODP team. November 2004 he worked 

as an assistant with the Georgia ‘89 ODP team that beat the U-16 

Mexican National Team. 

In 2006, Daser worked with the Georgia ODP ‘90 team that were 

undefeated in Mississippi. Six players were selected to the regional 

team. Eddy Gonzalez and Taylor White were invited to the US Soccer 

Residency Program. He holds his USSF “A” license and has his NSCAA 

National and NSCAA Advance National Diplomas. 

Prior to coaching, Daser played at Greensboro College and then 

went on to graduate from Wake Forest University with a B.S. in psychology 

(1995). He was also a member of the North Carolina state 

championship Raleigh United club in 1997 and played for the IFC 

Greensboro Dynamos that won the national indoor (ISISL) championship 

in 1992 and were a USASA national finalist. He was captain of 

the Greensboro Dynamo U23 team that was coached by former Los 

Angeles Galaxy General Manager Doug Hamilton and played alongside 

U.S. national team member Eddie Pope. 

Daser continues to play on amateur teams in the Atlanta area. In 

2000, he played for the Melchester amateur team that won the Georgia 

state championship. In 2001 he played for the Atlanta Silverbacks 

amateur team that won the 2001 Georgia state championship. He 

also played on the Over-30 Atlanta Silverbacks soccer team in 2003. 

Daser also volunteers his time with the Special Olympics and Soccer 

in the Streets youth program. 


Assistant Coaches 

Brett Surrency 

3rd Year 

Brett Surrency begins his third year in the Georgia State men’s soccer program. He was 

promoted to assistant coach after serving as a graduate assistant in 2005 and will assist 

Daser in all facets of the program. He played his collegiate career at Jacksonville University 

in Jacksonville, FL. 

At JU, Surrency was a four-year starter at defender. As a true freshman, he started every 

game at sweeper. In his sophomore season, he became team captain and scored three goals 

including a game winner. As a junior, he scored two goals and helped the Dolphins defense 

lead the conference with a 1.08 GAA, the lowest in school history. He was also 2nd Team 

Atlantic Sun All-Conference Selection. During his senior year, he earned First Team A-Sun 

All-Conference honors. He earned Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference honors every year of eligibility. 

“Surrency was an outstanding player at Jacksonville University,” commented Daser. He has done an outstanding 

job in all areas of the Georgia State program and is one of the top young college coaches in the country.” 

Surrency was born August 11, 1982 in Gainesville, FL and completed his master’s degree in sport administration 

at Georgia State University in August 2007. 

Gaucho Pinho 

4th Year 

Gaucho Pinho enters his fourth season as the goalkeeper coach for the Georgia State men’s 

soccer program. Pinho, a native of Brazil, represented Brazil’s national youth teams before 

playing professionally. He holds his Brazilian professional and youth coaching licenses and 

was the director of the Zico Soccer Club. 

Pinho began playing professionally in Brazil with Flamengo from 1986-93. He went 

on to play for Botofago from 1994-95, Nova Iguaci F.C. in 1996-97 and Zico from 1997-98. 

Pinho was a goalkeeper coach for professional teams in Brazil following his playing career. He 

played for Brazil’s national team as a youth player, earning 15 caps. He has played at Wembley 

Stadium, and in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Holland, Italy, Japan, and Venezuela. 

Pinho was also one of the coordinators for Zico’s Inner City program that taught soccer and life skills to inner city 

children. He received his USSF Youth Diploma. He is the director of player development for the Forsyth Fusion Soccer 

Club. He took the U-14 Diadora United to the Super Y National Championships. He also led the Forsyth Fusion U14 

team to the State Championship game. He is a Georgia ODP goalkeeper coach and has been the Georgia Amateur ODP 

Goalkeeper coach since 2004. 

“Pinho has done an unbelievable job as team speed and agility coach and a great job with the goalkeepers,” remarked 

Daser. “He developed Filipe into a top goalkeeper, he always has a smile and is always excited.” 

Arturo Norambuena 

1st Year 

Norambuena enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Panthers and brings a 

wealth of knowledge and experience to the post. 

Norambuena played professional soccer in South America for 11 years, most notably for 

teams in Chile, Argentina and Puerto Rico, before entering the collegiate coaching ranks in 

2007. 

From 2000-2005, Norambuena played professionally for several teams in the Copa Libertadores 

league, including the Universidad Catolica and Cobreloa from Chile. He also played for 

Quilmes in Argentina and the Islanders of Puerto Rico from the United Soccer Leagues (USL) 

First Division. 

In 2002, Norambuena was the top scorer in the Chilean League and the top scorer for Universidad Catolica, leading 

his team to the Chilean League championship. He spent two seasons as a member of the Chilean National Team that 

that played in World Cup qualifying matches in 2002 and 2006. 

Norambuena holds a Chilean license, which he received from the soccer institute in Chile, to coach youths in the 

sport. He is a graduate of the Universidad Austral of Chile and is currently a forestry engineer in the Atlanta metro 

area 

Ṅorambuena assists Georgia State head coach Kerem Daser at the Forsyth Fusion Soccer Club, helping run the 

recreation program and coaching special teams. 

“I am definitely excited Arturo has joined our coaching staff,” expressed Daser. “He has great international experience 

playing for the Chilean National team and was the leading scorer in the Chilean League. I think he will be a great 

asset for our team by working with our midfielders and forwards in our attacking third.” 


Tim Lonergan 

#22 

Graduate Student 

Defender 

Ht: 6’1 Wt. 165 

Dallas, Texas/Vanderbilt 

2007 Graduate students 


#20 

Graduate Student 

Midfielder 

Ht: 5’7 Wt. 140 

Rodgau, Germany/Birmingham-Southern 

Overview: A defensive gem...unbelievable work rate...tough on the 

tackle...a raging defender but very composed with the ball, making 

him a complete player...a blue-collar type defender...will do what 

it takes to win...great love for the game...has a winning edge and 

knows what it takes to succeed...will be a leader. 

Prep: Captain of the Lake Highlands H.S. soccer team his 

senior year…Three-year member of the varsity squad…High 

school team won the 2003 Ice Bowl and Garland Invitational 

tournaments…Named 2003 Ice Bowl Most Valuable Player… 

Three-year recipient of the Lake Highlands Player’s Choice 

Most Valuable Player Award…Named first team All-District 

his junior season...Currently plays for the Dallas Inter Soccer 

Club…Captain of the Dallas Inter Soccer Club…Club team 

placed first at the Plano Labor Day tournament in 2002…In 

2001, his team made the semifinals of the North Texas State 

Soccer Association tournament. 

Personal: Timothy Carlton Lonergan was born December 

12, 1984…Son of Kim and Dave Lonergan…Tim is one of six 

siblings (three brothers, two sisters)…Lettered in soccer at 

Vanderbilt...Member of the National and Mathematics Honor 

Societies…Was named Optimist Club Youth of the Month 

and Exchange Club Student of the Month…Member of the 

Peer Helper Program…Career goal is to become a physical 

therapist and work with athletic rehabilitation and/or people 

with traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries…Was also 

recruited by Texas Christian and Bucknell...Pursuing a Master’s 

in Physical Therapy. 

Overview: Amazing speed...good technically with the ball...worked 

hard in rehab after surgery..one of our top players...could be a top 

player in the CAA...huge heart...hardest working in training. 

2006: Started 8 of 10 games played at midfield for the Panthers 

before being sidelined with an injury...Scored one goal against 

Northeastern (10/8)...Assisted once against Delaware (10/15)... 

Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.2 GPA) for fall 2006... 

received 2006-07 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award. 

2005 (at BSC): Started every game for Birmingham Southern... 

Finished tied for third on the team in scoring with 21 points... 

Had a team high 11 assists for the season...Scored a season high 

two goals against Virginia Military Institute (10/8)...Assisted 

three times against High Point on October 29...Netted his first 

goal of the season against Evansville on September 16...Scored 

game winners against Evansville and VMI. 

2004 (at BSC): Voted Second-Team All-Big South Conference 

and to the Big South All-Freshman squad…Started all 19 games, 

playing 1,650 minutes…Led the team with 10 assists…Second 

on the team with seven goals and was third on the squad with 24 

points…Shot 43 times, 24 on goal…Was a perfect three-for-three 

on penalty kicks and led BSC with four game-winning goals… 

Ranked 14th nationally in assists per game (0.53)...Had a seasonhigh 

two assists vs. Sewanee and in the Big South Tournament 

against Liberty…Scored game-winning goals versus Sewanee, 

Western Kentucky, UNC Asheville and Winthrop…Recorded 

three assists in the Big South Conference Tournament… 

Ranked second in assists and game-winning goals and third 

in assists per game in the Big South Conference statistics. 

Prep: Attended Georg Kurchensteiner Schule… Member of the 

Hessen State team. 

Personal: Son of Conchi Perdigones and Alfonso Pedrazo…Born 

July 30, 1983…Pursuing a master’s in sports administration. 

 

Pedrazo’s Career Stats (at Georgia State) 

Year GP-GS SH G A Pts GW 

2006 10-8 13 1 1 3 0 

Totals 10-8 13 1 1 3 0 


Justin Davis 

#9 

Senior 

Defender 

Ht: 5’9 Wt. 165 

Peachtree City, GA/Starr’s Mill 

2007 Seniors 

Iain MacGowan 

#1 

Senior 

Goalkeeper 

Ht: 5’11 Wt. 175 

Atlanta, GA/Lakeside 

Overview: Outstanding in the air...one of our best servers out of 

the back...has improved every year he has been here...very good with 

both feet...one of two seniors on the team. 

2006: Started 15 of 17 games played at the defender spot for 

the Panthers...Recorded eight shots on goal. 

2005: Played in 14 games…Took one shot on goal against 

Delaware (10/30)…Started two contests… Helped post two 

shutouts this season. 

2004: Made collegiate debut in State’s 3-2 win over Xavier (9/4)... 

Played in eight matches in his first season of Division I soccer. 

Prep: Played club ball for the Atlanta Lightning...Was a Panther 

with the Starrs Mill High School’s top 20 program...Named 

Most Valuable Defensive Player of the Year for 2003-04...His 

team was state runner-up...Member of the ’86 ODP team. 

Personal: Son of Jefferson Davis and Sylvia Mucillo...He was 

born March 21, 1986 in Biloxi, MS, but grew up in Peachtree 

City, GA...He has two brothers (Jordan and Brooklyn) and 

two sisters (Chelsie and April)...Older brother Jordan played 

at Georgia State...Majoring in sociology. 

Overview: Amazing spring practice...very athletic...good shot 

blocker...gives us security with two very good goalkeepers...gained 

more valuable experience in the spring...has an outstanding work 

rate. 

2006: Saw action in one game against Jacksonville (9/4). 

2005: Played in one game assisting on a goal against Lipscomb 

(9/17)…Tied for fourth in assists (1). 

2004: Was a reserve on the team that advanced to the 

semifinals of the conference tournament. 

Prep: Played for Lakeside HS...Earned 10 shutouts and had 

a 0.58 GAA his junior year... Senior year posted 7 shutouts 

and 0.98 GAA in 13 games...Named MVP his junior and 

senior years...Teams were 15-5 as a senior and 15-4-1 

as a junior for 30 wins over those two years and he had 

17 combined shutouts...Also played for Brookwood and 

GSA teams under coaches Franklyn Lawson and Cambell 

Champen...Won 2000 State League title with club team... 

He was also recruited by both UAB and Nazarene University. 

Personal: Son of Robin and Carol MacGowan...Born on March 

1, 1986 in Atlanta, Ga... Has a younger sister, Sheena...Chose 

Georgia State due to its proximity to home…Became first 

person in extended family to play a Division I sport…Major 

ing in business administration. 

Davis’ Career Stats 


2006 17-15 8 0 0 0 0 

2005 14-2 1 0 0 0 0 

2004 9-0 1 0 0 0 0 

Totals 40-17 2 0 0 0 0 

MacGowan’s Career Stats 


2006 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 

2005 1-0 0 0 1 1 0 

2004 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 

Totals 4-0 0 0 1 1 0 


Javon Carrington 

#13 

Junior 

Defender 

Ht: 5’8 Wt. 172 

Sherwood Park, Tobago/Concordia College 

2007 Juniors 


#23 

Junior 

Goalkeeper 

Ht: 6’2 Wt. 185 

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Zico Academy 

Overview: Brings international experience...is an impact 

player...amazing speed down the left side...great service out of 

the back...good one v. one...mentally tough player. 

2006: Played two years at Concordia College in Selma, 

Alabama as a stellar defender. 

Prep: Lettered at St. Clair’s Coaching School...St. Clair’s was 

three time league champions...Captain of the Tobago U23 

team that toured in England in 2001...Earned Best All-Around 

Student award. 

Personal: Born on September 29, 1983 to Dos Santos and 

Shirley Carrington...Has one sister Jenielle...Enjoys singing, 

swimming, soccer and basketball...Favorite athletes are 

Roberto Carlos, Dwight Yorke, Steve Nash and Ronaldinho... 

Lettered in soccer at Concordia College...Career goals 

are to become a professional soccer player and business 

entrepreneur...Chose Georgia State for the location, majors 

offered and excellent soccer program...Plans to major in 

managerial sciences and minor in marketing. 

Overview: One of the best at dealing with crosses...outstanding 

shot blocker...improved as a one v. one shot blocker...one of the best 

ever to put on a Panthers jersey. 

2006: Started 15 of 15 games played in goal...Recorded 96 saves 

in 1,377 minutes...Recorded a career-high 15 saves against 

College of Charleston (8/25)...Led nation in saves per game 

with 6.4...Earned 2006-07 Commissioner’s Academic Award... 

Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.2 GPA) for fall and 

Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) for spring. 

2005: Started 15 of 17 games played...Posted three shutouts 

while registering one shutout in the conference...Recorded 

a career-high 13 saves twice versus Furman and at Old 

Dominion...Had 10 saves against VCU...Registered five or more 

saves 12 times... Assisted on the team’s second goal at Wofford 

in a 3-0 win...The first Georgia State goalkeeper in nine years to 

notch 100+ saves in a season (113)...Finished third nationally 

in saves per game…Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team...Voted 

by teammates as the Newcomer of the Year…Dean’s List and 

Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters...Was a CAA 

Commissioner’s Academic Award honoree. 

Prep: Was best goalkeeper of Rio Cup...Played for 

Clube de Regatos do Flamengo...Attended LIPE School. 

Personal: Son of Jose and Maria Freitas Carvalho of Rio de 

Janeiro...Has two brothers (Matheus and Pedro)...Majoring in 

business administration. 

Carvalho’s Career Stats 

Year GP-GS MIN SAV GA GAA SO 

2006 15-15 1377 96 42 2.74 0 

2005 17-15 1519 113 31 1.84 3 

Totals 32-30 2896 209 73 2.29 3 

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2006 15-15 0 0 0 0 0 

2005 17-0 0 0 1 1 0 

Totals 32-15 0 0 1 1 0 



Joe Devito 

#10 

Junior 

Midfielder 

Ht: 5’9 Wt. 150 

Marietta, GA/Kell 


Overview: Top player in spring workouts...amazing speed...started 

for Silverbacks PDL team in the summer...look for a breakthrough 

season...extremely hardworker...unbelievable potential. 

2006: Started 16 of 17 games played at midfield...Scored 

one goal in a 3-2 win over VCU (9/24)...Assisted once against 

Clemson (8/29)...Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.2 

GPA) for spring. 

2005: Started all 18 games at midfield...Scored his only goal of 

the season in a 3-2 win over Drexel (10/28)...Posted an assist 

vs. Lipscomb (9/17)...One of two players to start all 18 contests 

for the Panthers…Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll honors 

in the spring. 

Prep: Was MVP of the Georgia High School All-Star game 

when he scored three goals...Played at Kell High under former 

Panther Pat Goeckel...Was team MVP and captain...Played for 

RPL Silverbacks Club Team...Lettered two years in cross country 

and one in football...Earned a Hope Scholarship to State. 

Personal: Joseph Anthony Devito was born Dec. 30, 1986 

to Greg and Linda DeVito…Older brother, Greg, and younger 

sister, Christine, also play soccer...Overcame two knee surgeries, 

a broken collarbone, and wrist injury…Majoring in business 

administration. 

Georgia State huddles around coach Daser and his staff 

prior to the start of a game. 

Devito’s Career Stats 


2006 17-16 28 1 1 3 0 

2005 18-18 20 1 1 3 0 

Totals 35-34 48 2 2 6 0 


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Dathan Knott 

#12 

Junior 

Forward 

Ht: 6’1 Wt. 170 

Stone Mountain, GA/Chamblee 


Eduardo Liza 

#17 

Junior 

Midfielder 

Ht: 5’6 Wt. 165 

Lima, Peru/Georgia Perimeter JC 

Overview: Outstanding freshman year...injury-filled sophomore 

season...a key returning starter...look to return to level of freshman 

season...great target player...improved left foot work...nose for the 

goal...good with defender on his back being able to keep position 

of ball. 

2006: Started 8 of 16 games played at forward for the 

Panthers...Scored two goals and assisted on another...Scored 

one goal against Clemson (8/29)...Scored one goal against 

Delaware (10/15)...Recorded 17 shots on goal. 

2005: Notched two goals in his first collegiate match against 

Vanderbilt on September 2...Scored a hat-trick in the 5-0 win 

over Lipscomb (9/17)...Recorded four game-winning goals 

including three against conference opponents (W&M-9/30; 

G. Mason-10/16; Drexel-10/28) ...Started 16 of 18 games... 

Led the team in six categories including goals (9), points (20), 

shots (37), shot percentage (.243), game winning goals (4) and 

shots on goal (17)...Was the only freshman ranked among the 

top 10 in the conference in points and points per game placing 

7th overall...Named CAA Rookie of the Week twice...Received 

CAA All-Rookie Team honors...Voted Attacking Most Valuable 

Player by fellow teammates. 

Prep: Was fourth in DeKalb County in scoring with 24 goals and 

was Team MVP at Chamblee under Coach Neuhaus...Helped club 

team, AFC Lightning, to state championship...Received offers 

from West Point, UAB and Memphis...Was Honor Roll student. 

Overview: An attacking midfielder...has one of the best services 

from the flanks...versatile player who can play wide or attacking... 

has a great change of pace...great passing ability...a proven winner 

and on a previous national championship team so we will look for 

some leadership from him...has a professional attitude and good 

work rate. 

2005: Transferred from Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) 

where he played for the Jaguars in 2004 and 2005...Played 

high school soccer at San Juan de Dios...Was All-region in 

Georgia for GPC in 2004 and 2005...Had the most assists 

for the Jaguars in 2005...The 2005 GPC squad was National 

Champions...Was a member of the Peruvian National (Under 

20) Team. 

Prep: Played high school soccer at San Juan de Dios. 

Personal: Born Eduardo Liza on September 9, 1983...Parents 

are Eduardo Liza Medrano and Irene Rosas de Liza...Has two 

sisters, Mariana and Melisa...Enjoys listening to reggae... 

Inspired and would most like to meet Diego Maradona... 

Chose Georgia State for the good soccer program and 

academics...Received offers from Florida Atlantic and Auburn 

Montgomery...Majoring in sociology. 

Personal: Dathan was born Dec. 28, 1986, to Les and Doris 

Knott...Mother was a college volleyball player...Has younger 

sister, Britni...Majoring in business administration. 

Knott’s Career Stats 


2006 16-8 17 2 1 5 0 

2005 18-16 37 9 2 20 4 

Totals 34-24 54 11 3 25 4 

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Tobias Nagy 

#6 

Junior 

Defender 

Ht: 6’2 Wt. 181 

Goddelsheim, Germany/Auburn-Montgomery 


Patricio Pinto-Salinas 

#18 

Junior 

Forward 

Ht: 5-7 Wt. 150 

Santiago, Chile/Middle Georgia 

Overview: Amazing work rate and hard worker...never gives 

up and will compete to the end...made Silverbacks PDL team this 

summer...good first touch and can work more on defensive headers 

and long ball serves. 

2006: Started 9 of 13 games at defender for the Panthers... 

Recorded two shots on goal...Earned CAA Commissioner’s 

Academic Award...Named Faculty-Scholar (4.0 GPA) for fall 

and placed on Dean’s list for Spring 2007. 

2005: Played at Auburn University Montgomery...The team 

won the NAIA Championship and Regionals... 

Team set a university record for consecutive wins with 23. 

Prep: Member of the All-State team in Brandenburg, Germany...Graduated 

from Lausitzer Sportshule Coffbus in 2005... 

Played soccer and ran track & field in high school. 

Personal: Son of Robert and Beale Nagy...Has two younger 

sisters Theresa and Lisa...Enjoys soccer, various sports, and 

traveling...Career goal is to be the best soccer player possible... 

Chose Georgia State for the excellent academic and athletic 

program...Likes Atlanta because it is a nice, multicultural city 

in the south. 

Overview: Had a very good spring season...good change of 

pace and first touch is very clean...has good trigger to score 

goals...good work rate...very committed, works hard and loves 

the game...has previous college experience. 

2006: Played for Middle Georgia College where he received 

honorable mention in the NJCAA Southern Conference... 

Top scorer on the team for two straight years. 

Prep: Attended The British Royal School in Santiago, 

Chile...Named MVP for three straight years...Named “Best 

Athlete in Copa Copec” in 2002. 

Personal: Son of Patricio Pinto Anaya and Patricia Salinas 

Koch...Has two older sisters, Carla and Carolina, and one 

younger sister Javiera...Enjoys soccer, pool, and tennis... 

Chose Georgia State for its excellent Business program... 

Majoring in business/finance. 

Nagy’s Career Stats 


2006 13-9 2 0 0 0 0 

Totals 13-9 2 0 0 0 0 


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Spenser Sumpter Linus Warendh 

#3 

#7 

Junior 

Defender 

Ht: 6’2 Wt. 180 

Avondale Estates, GA/Chamblee 

Junior 

Midfielder 

Ht: 5’10 Wt. 175 

Alpharetta, GA/South Forsyth 

Overview: Composed player for his height...good vision knows how 

to read the game...looking for him to become a complete player. 

2006: Started 15 of 17 games played for the Panthers at 

defender...Recorded two shots on goal. 

2005: Started all 18 contests for the Panthers…Assisted on 

the game-winning goal in first CAA win over William & Mary 

(9/30)…Took three shots, one on goal…Tied for fourth in 

assists (1). 

2004: Teammate of current Panther Dathan Knott at Chamblee 

on 12-4-3 team...His Concorde U-18 club team won two state 

championships...Played on Georgia ODP: ‘87 team...Accounted 

for 30 combined goals throughout prep career...Was on Tampa 

Bay Sun Bowl championship team...Was on Super Y-League 

championship team. 

Personal: Born May 29, 1987, in Atlanta...Son of Henry and 

Beth Sumpter...Has two younger brothers, Riley and Richard… 

Grandfather James Steenberg was an All-American lacrosse 

player at Syracuse...Major is exercise science. 

Overview: One of the top players in the spring...very crafty with 

the ball...plays composed and has an outstanding soccer mind... 

scored some good goals this spring...one of the best passers on the 

team...plays well in front of the goal. 

2006: Started all 17 games at the midfield spot for the 

Panthers....Recorded nine shots on goal...Named to Dean’s 

List (3.5 GPA) in spring 2007. 

2005: Named to the Dean’s List in the spring…Started eight 

of 16 games played…Took 13 shots, five on goal…Helped post 

a shutout against Lipscomb (9/17)…Recorded a career-high 

four shots versus UAB on September 11. 

2004: Team MVP at South Forsyth and All-Forsyth County under 

Coach Tom Braun...Had 14 goals and 14 assists last year...Starred 

on United Quest ‘86 club team that won state championship... 

Was on state ODP ‘87 team that was a national finalist... 

Selected for Georgia All-Star game...Honor Roll student... 

Recruited by Coastal Carolina, Charleston, Mercer and Wofford. 

Personal: Born May 24, 1987...Son of Per-Olof and Agneta 

Warendh...Has two brothers (Charlie and Anton) and sister 

(Molly)...Goal is to play professional soccer in Europe... Major 

is undeclared. 

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Sumpter’s Career Stats 


2006 17-15 2 0 0 0 0 

2005 18-18 3 0 1 1 0 

Totals 35-33 5 0 1 1 0 

Warendh’s Career Stats 


2006 17-17 9 0 0 0 0 

2005 16-8 13 0 0 0 0 

Totals 33-25 22 0 0 0 0 


2007 JuniorS/SophomoreS 

Raymond Buck 

#19 

Francesco Barbera Ullrich 

Junior 

Defender #5 

Ht: 6’1 Wt. 176 

Vina del Mar, Chile/The Mackay School 

Sophomore 

Midfielder 

Ht: 5’11 Wt. 148 

Freetown, Sierra Leone/Clarkston 

Overview: Has a great training environment...very good in 

the air...great composure out of the back...will be a leader... 

ability to match up with the size of Colonial Athletic Association 

forwards. 

Prep: Was captain of several teams...Won Best Defense award 

at the Serena Cup in 1999 for The Mackay School. 

Personal: Born December 2, 1986 to Luis Barbera and Maria 

Ullrich...Both parents are doctors...Has one sister Constanza... 

Enjoys music, theater and spending time with friends... 

Favorite performer is Edward Norton (actor)...Would most 

like to meet Fernando Villegas (sociologist)...Career goal is to 

become an excellent professional...Has a double nationality 

(Chilean and Italian)...Chose Georgia State because it was a 

high rated academic university, has a great environment and 

to study journalism/communications. 

Overview: Has good first touch but needs to play faster... 

One of our most improved players...Huge part of overall depth 

of team...An emotional spark plug for our team...Delight to 

coach 

2006: Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... 

Named to Fall 2006 Dean’s list and placed on the Athletic 

Director’s Honor Roll for Spring 2007. 

Prep: Was captain of the Clarkston High School soccer 

team...Lettered twice in soccer and basketball...Won 

Coaches Award in basketball...named Most Valuable 

Defender in soccer...Best individual performance was 2 

goals during his team’s upset over two top ranked schools... 

During his senior year his team went undefeated for 10 

games and earned a trip to the regional finals. 

Personal: Lived in Sierra Leone where he was a prince, and 

was moved to a refugee camp in Ghana due to a Civil War in 

his country...Native language is French but taught himself 

English at the refugee camp...Family moved to Clarkston, an 

Atlanta suburb...Took buses that take one to two hours one 

way to get to campus...Has a 3.64 GPA and was determined 

to play soccer for Georgia State. 


Joe Devito 

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2007 freshmen 

Brett Cummins Michael Clarke 

#21 

#2 

Sophomore 

Defender 

Ht: 6’1 Wt. 170 

Powder Springs, GA/Kennesaw Mountain HS 

Freshman 

Defender 

Ht: 5’11 Wt. 170 

Grayson, GA/Brookwood HS 

Overview: Solid first touch...very good work rate...can play 

left back or left defender. 

2006: Played in 2006 at Reinhardt College. 

Prep: Lettered three years at Kennesaw Mountain for 

the Mustangs...Named Best Offensive Player in 2005 and 

Most Valuable Player in 2006...Was All-State and First 

Team All-Cobb County in 2006...Led the team in goals his 

junior and senior year...Personal best was four goals and 

an assist in one game...Kennesaw Mountain went to the 

semifinals in 2004...Played on the RPL Atlanta Silverbacks 

Club that came in fourth in the Region Premier League. 

Personal: Born on August 13, 1987 to Bill and Jessica 

Cummins, both teachers...Has a brother, Courtney, 

and a sister, Nicole...Courtney played soccer at Georgia 

Southern and brother-in-law played soccer at Charleston 

Southern...Favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and 

Christiano Renaldo...Chose Georgia State because he liked 

the city and the team...Major is undeclared. 

Overview: One of our talented freshman recruits...good work 

rate...a mentally tough player...good player in the air with head 

balls...good one v. one defender and tough on the tackle...good at 

defensive headers. 

Prep: Lettered two years in soccer at Brookwood High School 

for the Broncos...Won the region two straight years and tied 

the record of 13 shutouts...Gave up a record number of only six 

goals...Went 31-12-2 in two seasons...State finalists in 2005... 

Named a Scholar Athlete with a cumulative grade-point average 

of 90 or higher. 

Personal: Born on August 18, 1988 to Kevin Clarke and Soren 

Cordero...One of six children and the third oldest...Enjoys golf, 

swimming, and playing video games with his friends...His uncle, 

Chris Knapp, kicked for the Auburn Tigers football team in the 

mid ‘80s...Favorite athletes are Joe Cole, Ryan Giggs, Frank 

Lampard and Michael Ballack...Career goal is to work his way 

up to being a starter...Overcame a broken leg and was able to 

play for his high school team after the doctors told him he would 

not play for six months...Chose Georgia State because of the 

campus and the soccer team...Major is undeclared. 

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Joseph Castaldo 

#8 

Freshman 

Midfielder 

Ht: 5’10 Wt. 165 

Atlanta, GA/Druid Hills HS 


Brian Forero 

#4 

Freshman 

Midfielder 

Ht: 5’10 Wt. 155 

Fayetteville, GA/Whitewater HS 

Overview: A defensive mid fielder...nickname is “Freeze”... 

amazing work rate...has ability to control the tempo of the game 

and knows when to play fast or when to slow down...good at 

switching the ball from one side to the other...like a little general 

on the field...very good composure under pressure and a tenacious 

defender...great success as youth player and won regional and 

state championships...has experience at international level and 

was invited to national camp. 

Prep: Lettered two years at St. Pius and Druid Hills High 

Schools...Earned Most Competitive Player honors...Was a 

2006 Disney Cup Champion and State Champion. 

Personal: Born December 29, 1988 to Reggie Castaldo 

and Sharon Barefoot...Has two sisters that play collegiate 

sports...Lucia played at Troy University and Meghan plays 

at Mercer University...Inspired by his dad...Chose Georgia 

State for the location, sports and good business school... 

Major is undeclared. 

Overview: One of the best strikers coming out of Georgia this 

year...great one v. one artist...ability to get behind defenders... 

outstanding first touch...ability to score key goals...his style will 

complement teammate Dathan Knott...has ability to break a game 

open...has speed, technical ability and soccer mind...versatile and can 

play multiple spots...great experience from being on the 18-member 

South Regional (12 states) team. 

Prep: Lettered in three different sports (soccer, cross country 

and swimming) at Mount de Sales and Whitewater High 

Schools...Graduated from Whitewater...On the Georgia ODP 

team from 2002-2007 and Region III ODP from 2003-2007... 

Was the USYS National Champ in 2004...Competed with the 

Super Y National Team in 2005...Named the Soccer MVP in 

2006...Honored as the Region 4 AAAA First Team member and 

All-Fayette/Coweta County First Team in soccer. 

Personal: Born on November 18, 1989 to Luis and Sandra 

Forero...Has one brother and one sister...Father played 

collegiate soccer...Enjoys playing video games, watching soccer 

and spending time with friends...Favorite athletes are Theirry 

Henry, Ronaldinho and Steven Gerrard...Inspired by parents 

and friends...Career goals are to play professional soccer and 

become a physical therapist...Chose Georgia State because of 

the college environment, being in the city...Looks forward to 

being a member of the soccer team and helping them get into 

the NCAA Tournament. 



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Shane McDougall 

#14 

Freshman 

Midfield 

Ht: 5’9 Wt. 172 

Columbus, GA/Northside HS 


PANTHERS IN THE PROS 

Armin Marquez (2002-05) played professionally in 2007 in 

Venezuela with the Zamora Futbol Club. Zamora is one of the 

18 members of the Primera Division Venezolana. They play 

games in the 30,000-seat Estadio la Carolina in Barines, Venezuela. 

He was a starter on a team 

that qualified for international 

competition in South America. 

Scott Mora (1997-2000) went on 

to play with the Atlanta Silverbacks 

and then moved on to play 

for the Greenville Lions of the 

United Soccer Leagues. 

Overview: Will compete as wide midfielder...has solid speed... 

good first touch with ball. 

Prep: Lettered in three sports (Football 4, Soccer 3, Golf 1) 

for the Patriots of Northside High School...Led the soccer 

team to the State quarterfinals all three years of high school 

play...Team captain for two years...Was the leading scorer 

his senior campaign with 25 goals and 15 assists...Awarded 

Offensive Player of the Year his sophomore and senior year... 

Named to the All Bi-City First Team three consecutive years 

and All Bi-City Soccer Player of the Year during his senior 

year...Played four years for the Columbus Youth Soccer 

Association and 11 years for the Columbus Futbol Club-Red 

Star Premier Classic I club team. 

Personal: Son of Tom and Pat McDougall...Born on 

December 15, 1988...Full name is Richard Shane McDougall... 

Enjoys golf, fishing and water sports...Favorite athletes are 

Ronaldinho and Tiger Woods...Inspired by coaches Tony 

Frankovich and Sead Gruda...Career goal is to complete his 

education and play professional soccer...Chose Georgia State 

because of the high level of academic programs available, to 

play for Coach Daser and compete in soccer at the Division I 

level...Recruited by five different schools for soccer and seven 

schools for football...Major is undeclared. 

Armin Marquez 

Walter Valesky (1998-1999) was 

a member of the Atlanta Silverbacks 

and the Wilmington Hammerheads 

of the USL. 

Brandon Jenkins (1993-96) played in 1998 with the Atlanta 

Ruckus, the forerunner of the Atlanta Silverbacks, in the USL. 

Chris Mahaffey (2003) played on the Silverbacks U23 team 

this summer. 

Greg Devito (2001-02) played with the Cocoa Expos from 

203-05 and the Silverbacks in 2006-07 PDL teams. 

SUMMER PDL (Professional Development League) 

Jordan Davis (2002-2004) played for the Silverbacks U23s 

team this summer and played the most minutes of any player 

on the roster. 

Current Panthers 

player 

Joe Devito 

played in 14 

games this 

summer and 

had a goal and 

an assist. 

Scott Mora 

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2006 Season In Review 

Georgia State men’s soccer wrapped up its second season in the Colonial Athletic Association after battling through one 

of the toughest schedules in program history. State finished 1-16 and 1-10 in conference play. The Panthers finished in 

12th-place in the conference final standings. Head coach Kerem Daser’s record improved to 53-68-4 in seven years as a 

head coach. 

State began the season with a home match against the College of Charleston. 

The Cougars took a 2-0 lead until senior Alberto Villarreal scored his first goal 

of the season off penalty kick. The Panthers continued to battle until the final 

horn but came up short in a 2-1 loss. Sophomore goalkeeper Filipe Carvalho 

recorded a career-high 15 saves in the loss. 

The Panthers faced a formidable opponent in their next contest playing on the 

road against No. 5 Clemson. State was able to stay with the Tigers through the 

first half and entered halftime with a 1-1 tie after a goal from sophomore Dathan 

Knott. The Tigers came out ready in the second half and cruised to an 8-1 victory. 

State continued to play close contests over its next two tournaments but still came up just short losing to North Florida 

and Jacksonville at the Jacksonville Invitational, and posting losses to Eastern Illinois and Sacred Heart at the UW- 

Green Bay Nike Classic. 

The Panthers opened CAA action on the road against James Madison. Once again, State entered halftime with a 1-1 tie 

with the Dukes after Villarreal’s fourth goal of the season, but the Panthers could not close the deal and Madison took 

the 2-1 victory. 

State’s second conference match took place on the road at Virginia Commonwealth. 

This time, the Panthers were able to hold on and post their first victory of the season 

with a 3-2 win over the Rams. Junior Aaron Shepherd scored two goals in the win with 

sophomore Joe Devito adding another. The win improved the Panthers record to 1-7 

overall and 1-1 in CAA action. 

The VCU win would be a sweet victory, but State would not be able to taste that success 

a second time as the Panthers dropped the rest of their remaining contests. Eight of 

the Panthers 16 losses were one-goal losses. 

State was able to keep every contest interesting including a classic battle at home 

against perennial CAA power Hofstra. The Panthers took an early 1-0 lead over the visiting Pride after Villarreal stole a 

defensive pass and went one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Villarreal deftly moved around the diving keeper and dropped 

the ball into the back of the net for his sixth of the season. State’s defense continued to play solid and kept the 1-0 lead 

entering the half. Hofstra’s Michael Todd tied the match in the second half after stealing a defensive pass. Regulation 

ended with the Panthers and the Pride tied at 1-1. Both teams continued to battle into the night through the first overtime 

still tied 1-1. The Pride were finally able to end the contest in the 100th-minute of the battle after Todd scored his 

second goal of the contest. Hofstra’s win was not without controversy as Todd appeared offsides on the game-winner 

but no foul was called. 

Villarreal led the Panthers with six goals and 12 points. Graduate Martin Zaluk led 

the team in assists with two and finished second in goals with three. Two Panthers 

earned all-CAA second team honors with Zaluk at the midfield spot and Shepherd 

at the defensive spot. Carvalho became the nation’s saves-per game leader after he 

finished the season with 96 saves in 17 games. 

Other key leaders included Knott who finished with two goals and assist, sophomore 

Joe Devito, who finished with a goal and an assist and graduate Floreal Pedrazo, 

who missed seven games due to injury, but came back strong to finish with 

a goal and an assist. 

Pedrazo, Davis and Carvalho will be looked upon for leadership on and off the field 

in 2007. 


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2006 Results and Statistics 

Georgia State Game Results 

All games 

Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Attend Goals scored Saves 

Aug 25, 2006 vs Coll. of Charleston 1-2 L 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 110 VILLARREAL, Alberto (penalty kick) CARVALHO, Filipe (15) 

Aug 29, 2006 at Clemson 1-8 L 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 1280 KNOTT, Dathan (DEVITO, Joe) CARVALHO, Filipe (6) 

^ Sep 03, 2006 vs UNF 1-2 L OT 0- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 137 VILLARREAL, Alberto (KNOTT, Dathan) CARVALHO, Filipe (4) 

^ Sep 04, 2006 at Jacksonville 0-4 L 0- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 213 - CARVALHO, Filipe (7) 

% Sep 16, 2006 vs Eastern Illinois 2-4 L 0- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 100 VILLARREAL, Alberto (ZALUK, Martin) CARVALHO, Filipe (5) 

ZALUK, Martin (penalty kick) 

% Sep 17, 2006 vs Sacred Heart 1-3 L 0- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 50 ZALUK, Martin (unassisted) GUTIERREZ, Paulo (3) 

* Sep 22, 2006 at James Madison 1-2 L 0- 7- 0 0- 1- 0 222 VILLARREAL, Alberto (unassisted) CARVALHO, Filipe (4) 

* Sep 24, 2006 at VCU W 3-2 1- 7- 0 1- 1- 0 312 SHEPHERD, Aaron (unassisted) CARVALHO, Filipe (6) 

DEVITO, Joe (unassisted) 

SHEPHERD, Aaron (unassisted) 

* Sep 29, 2006 vs Towson 0-1 L 1- 8- 0 1- 2- 0 100 - CARVALHO, Filipe (7) 

* Oct 01, 2006 vs George Mason 1-3 L 1- 9- 0 1- 3- 0 75 VILLARREAL, Alberto (unassisted) CARVALHO, Filipe (3) 

* Oct 06, 2006 vs Hofstra 1-2 L O2 1-10- 0 1- 4- 0 120 VILLARREAL, Alberto (unassisted) CARVALHO, Filipe (12) 

* Oct 08, 2006 vs Northeastern 1-2 L 1-11- 0 1- 5- 0 85 PEDRAZO, Floreal (ZALUK, Martin) CARVALHO, Filipe (5) 

* Oct 13, 2006 at DREXEL 0-1 L 1-12- 0 1- 6- 0 138 - CARVALHO, Filipe (7) 

* Oct 15, 2006 at Delaware 1-3 L 1-13- 0 1- 7- 0 178 KNOTT, Dathan (PEDRAZO, Floreal) CARVALHO, Filipe (7) 

* Oct 20, 2006 at William and Mary 2-4 L 1-14- 0 1- 8- 0 337 TAHMASS, Weiss (unassisted) CARVALHO, Filipe (3) 

ZALUK, Martin (penalty kick) 

* Oct 22, 2006 vs Old Dominion 0-1 L 1-15- 0 1- 9- 0 125 - GUTIERREZ, Paulo (9) 

* Oct 27, 2006 at UNC Wilmington 0-2 L 1-16- 0 1-10- 0 100 - CARVALHO, Filipe (5) 

^ - Jacksonville Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) 

% - UW-Green Bay Nike Classic (Green Bay, Wisc.) 

*- CAA Games; Game winning goal in Bold 

TEAM RECORD W-L-T ATTEND Dates Total Average 

---------- ------- ------ ----- ------- ------- 

Overall: 1-16- 0 Total: 17 3682 217 

Conference: 1-10- 0 Home: 6 615 102 

Home: 0- 6- 0 Away: 8 2780 348 

Away: 1- 7- 0 Neutral: 3 287 96 

Neutral: 0- 3- 0 

Overtime: 0- 2- 0 

2006 Colonial Athletic Association Standings 

School CAA Overall 

Towson 10-0-1 15-2-3 

Old Dominion 7-3-1 14-6-2 

Hofstra 7-3-1 12-6-3 

George Mason 7-3-1 12-6-3 

Northeastern 6-4-1 8-10-2 

UNC Wilmington 6-5 11-7-1 

James Madison 4-4-3 9-5-3 

William & Mary 4-4-3 8-8-3 

Delaware 4-7 6-8-2 

Virginia Commonwealth 2-8-1 4-13-1 

Drexel 2-9 6-11 

Georgia State 1-10 1-16 

CAA Player of the Year 

Michael Todd, Hofstra 

CAA Defensive Player of the Year 

David Horst, Old Dominion 

2006 Overall Individual Statistics 

## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% GW PK-ATT 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

9 VILLARREAL, Alberto 16-16 6 0 12 31 .194 0 1-1 

25 ZALUK, Martin 16-16 3 2 8 25 .120 0 2-2 

12 KNOTT, Dathan 16-8 2 1 5 17 .118 0 0-0 

4 SHEPHERD, Aaron 13-12 2 0 4 28 .071 1 0-0 

10 DEVITO, Joe 17-16 1 1 3 28 .036 0 0-0 

5 PEDRAZO, Floreal 10-8 1 1 3 13 .077 0 0-0 

21 TAHMASS, Weiss 17-17 1 0 2 8 .125 0 0-0 

11 SWANK, Josh 10-8 0 0 0 9 .000 0 0-0 

7 WARENDH, Linus 17-17 0 0 0 9 .000 0 0-0 

8 DAVIS, Justin 17-15 0 0 0 8 .000 0 0-0 

19 CHAMORRO, Eze 15-1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0-0 

2 JOHNSON, Jeremy 14-10 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0-0 

15 NAGY, Tobias 13-9 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 

3 SUMPTER, Spenser 17-15 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 

23 CARVALHO, Filipe 15-15 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 

22 GAUGHAN, Christopher 3-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 

14 MACGOWAN, Iain 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 

6 JONES, Russ 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 

1 GUTIERREZ, Paulo 2-2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 

Total............... 17 16 5 37 187 .086 1 3-3 

Opponents........... 17 46 34 126 286 .161 15 1-1 

|---GOAL AVERAGE---| |--SAVES--| |-RECORD-| 

## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

1 GUTIERREZ, Paulo 2-2 180:00 4 2.00 12 .750 0 2 0 0 

23 CARVALHO, Filipe 15-15 1377:47 42 2.74 96 .696 1 14 0 0 

Total............... 17 1557:47 46 2.66 114 .712 1 16 0 0 

Opponents........... 17 1557:47 16 0.92 67 .807 16 1 0 5 

Team saves: 6 

CAA Rookie of the Year 

Sean Kelley, George Mason 

CAA Coach of the Year 

Frank Olszewski, Towson 

20 


All-Time Panthers Roster 

A 

Abdul Abdullah (1986) 

Stephen Adams (2000-2003) 

Arees Akoubian (1978) 

Robert Alexander (1973-74) 

Bob Apgar (1977) 

Uche Asika (2000-2002) 

B 

Brian Bacon (1994) 

Dave Barron (1987) 

Polo Bascunan (1994) 

Hugh Beasley (1974) 

Paul Beckman (1969-70) 

Brian Beckwith (1989) 

Todd Bell (1988) 

Bryan Benak (1987) 

James Benedetti (1999-2000) 

Butch Benford (1983, 85-86) 

Tom Bernardi (1988-90) 

Greg Biltz (1973) 

Brad Blake (1976-78) 

David Bloom (1992-93) 

Steve Bodine (1989-91, 93) 

Brian Boerstler (1996-98) 

Hegle Boes (1989) 

Bryce Boggs (2002-04) 

Nathan Booker (1991) 

Adam Boyer (1987-89) 

John Boyle (1988-90) 

Tommy Boynton (2003) 

Rob Brabers (1993-94) 

Michael Brashears (1989-92) 

Damon Brown (1980) 

Matt Brown (1989) 

Raymond Buck (2006- 

Bruce Byrne (1988-89) 

C 

Omar Caballero (1986) 

Chris Calvin (1999) 

Juan Calvo (1986, 91-92) 

Jonathan Camara (1994) 

Matt Campion (1998-2001) 

Mike Carter (1973) 

Filipe Carvalho (2005- 

Diego Casa (1986-87) 

Brad Castellano (1978) 

Damien ”Eze” Chamorro (2005-06) 

Jason Chandler (1991) 

Will Chaple (2001-2002) 

Danny Clavijo (1981) 

Matt Clements (2001-2002) 

Gary Cloy (1974) 

David Coe (1989, 91) 

Wayne Cofield (1970) 

Kim Cokord (1980) 

Robbie Colcord (1978) 

David Cole (1977) 

Dave Coleman (1978, 80) 

Jackie Colville (1983, 85) 

Brent Conner (1998-99) 

Daryl Cook (1973-74) 

Bucky Corban (1991) 

Matt Corbin (1999) 

Robert Cozin (1980) 

Tom Cronin (1973-74) 

Tracy Crouch (1990-93) 

D 

Graham Dalziel (1973-74) 

Chuck Danford (1973-74) 

Jason Daniel (1988) 

Jordan Davis (2002-04) 

Justin Davis (2004- 

Mike Davis (1976-78) 

Terry Davis (1974) 

Harold Day (1969) 

Tom Deaver (1996) 

Bob Dedge (1969) 

Payman Deljoo (1990, 93) 

Jay Denslow (1994-97) 

Arash Derakhshan (2000-01) 

Greg DeVito (2001-2002) 

Joe Devito (2005- 

Anthony Dickenson (1986) 

Barry Dickerson (1994) 

Anthony DiPierdomenico (1986-88) 

Jeff Doe (1990) 

Robert Doig (1987) 

Matt Domenick (2001-2003) 

Greg Duffey (1980) 

David Duncan (1980) 

Craig Dunn (1994, 96) 

E 

Charlie Edwards (1977) 

Mohammed El-Khamissy (1998-99) 

Darrel Ellison (1986-87) 

Tom Elrod (1992) 

Daniel Ely-Kelso (2000) 

Bill Emanuel (1969) 

Ani-Jones Erokwu (1968-69) 

J.D. Espana (1987) 

Jose Espinoza (1994) 

F 

Denny Faircloth (1997) 

Aaron Farrelly (2003-04) 

G 

John Galvas (1993) 

Adrian Ganson (1990-92) 

Jesus Garcia (1988) 

Chris Garner (1980) 

Justin Giannini (1997) 

Greg Gibbs (1987-89) 

Keith Gispert (1996-98) 

Alvin Glay (2004-05) 

Pat Goeckel (1985) 

Steve Goldberg (1980) 

Jeffrey Golston (1994) 

John Gomez (1994-95) 

Kristian Gonzales (2004-05) 

Greg Goodson (1983, 85) 

Charles Gottlinger (1983, 85-87) 

Daniel Gresham (1993) 

Scott Grest (1980, 83) 

Mike Griffin (1985) 

Scott Griffeth (1993-94) 

Joey Grigsby (2003-04) 

Paulo Guiterrez (2003-2006) 

Joe Gulash (1992) 

H 

Dmitri Hadjissimos (1969) 

Brandon Hall (1999) 

Larry Hall (1988-89) 

Tyler Hamilton (2001-04) 

Jim Hammett (1987) 

Jamie Hargather (2001-04) 

Lee Harris (1980) 

Mohammed Harruna (1998-2001) 

Keith Hassell (1973) 

Eric Helms (1988) 

Jose Herrera (1968) 

Jacob Hester (2005) 

David Hill (1969-70) 

Michael Hogan (1973-74) 

Paul Holjak (1994-96) 

Jeff Holmen (1983, 86) 

Bruce Holt (2001-2002) 

Vincent Houben (1991-93) 

Neil Howe (1995-97, 99) 

Emil Hriston (2005) 

David Huesel (1983, 85-86) 

Jamin Hujik (1995) 

Sean Hulse (2000) 

Fransisco Hurtado (1968-69) 

I 

Bob Ingwersen (1976) 

Alan Ivie (1969) 

J 

Donald Jarrett (1975-77) 

Brandon Jenkins (1993-96) 

David Johnson (1990) 

Eric Johnson (1988-89) 

Jeremy Johnson (2004-2006) 

Melvin Johnson (1989) 

Mike Johnson (1978, 80) 

Terrance Johnson (2000-01) 

Brian Jones (1992) 

Tommy Jones (1973) 

Russ Jones (2005-2006) 

David Jordan (1989, 91-93) 

K 

Ben Keiss (1997) 

Scott Kenyon (1985) 

Bob Kibler (1969) 

Mike Kirschner (1976-78) 

Bill Klaus (1969) 

Dan Klinect (1987-90) 

Dathan Knott (2005- 

Justin Koehler (1998-2002) 

Jeff Kreckling (1993) 

Harry Kustic (1974) 

L 

Jeff Leach (1978-81) 

Pete Lee (1998) 

Bert Leonard (1989) 

Gary Levengood (1976-79) 

Ken Lewis (1970) 

Scott Lewis (1973) 

Paul Leyva (1997-2000) 

Billy Light (1973-74) 

Josh Littleton (1997) 

Ben Link (2004-05) 

Steve Logue (1988) 

Michael Lopez (1988) 

Qui Que Lopez (1987) 

Graham Lynch (1969) 

M 

Iain MacGowan (2005- 

Scott MacKenzie (1994-97) 

Chris Mahaffey (2003) 

Dave Mahan (1971) 

Keith Mainland (83, 85-86) 

Peter Makawa (1971) 

Tom Manget (1973-74) 

Mike Mangione (1973-75) 

Justin Marr (1995) 

Ty Martin (1979-81) 

Armin Marquez (2002-05) 

Rafael Masias (1985) 

Kent Mattison (1969) 

Chris McDaniel (1993) 

Dev McGuire (1977) 

Billy McHugh (1980) 

Wade McKen (1990, 92) 

Darren McKune (1996-2000) 

Bill McLatchie (1987-89) 

Jeremy McNeil (1994) 

Wes Meadows (1999) 

Van Medford (1969) 

Brekke Mehis (1995) 

Ross Messer (1980-81) 

Ray Miciek (1983, 85) 

Brendon Minors (2000-2002) 

Brian Mitchell (2000-2002) 

Tarek Mokhtar (2004) 

Peter Montleth (1969) 

Bobby Moody (1976-79) 

Brett Moody (1988) 

Randy Moody (1976-78) 

Chris Moore (1983, 85-86) 

Scott Mora (1997-2000) 

Todd Mordecai (1992-95) 

Charlie Morgan (1981) 

Carl Morrison (1985-86) 

Gerald Moulder (1976-77) 

Steve Muccillo (1987) 

Dieter Mueller (1973) 

Henry Musey (1985-87) 

Dan Musgrove (1983) 

Steve Mwamba (1969-71) 

Kai Myrbakk (1989-92) 

N 

Jimmy Nardello (1995-99) 

Tobias Nagy (2006- 

Tom Nicol (1983) 

Jon Nielson (1995-96) 

Brian Noblitt (1993-95) 

Mike Nolan (1969) 

O 

Kent Oglesby (2000) 

Matt Ost (1975) 

P 

Hemal Patel (2002-04) 

Edward Paton (2003) 

Floreal Pedrazo (2006- 

Joe Pelusi (1999-00) 

Vincent Perri (1992-95) 

Stephen Phillips (1995-96) 

Mike Pici (1969) 

Bob Pinnero (1987) 

John Potesta (1998) 

David Prescod (1996-2000) 

Robert Price (1991) 

Dick Pritchard (1968-69) 

Jett Puckett (1976) 

R 

Richard Ray (1976) 

Leon Raynor (1991-92) 

Bucky Reichling (1978, 80) 

Bobby Reissiger (1971) 

Frank Ribler (1970) 

Craig Richard (1996) 

Alan Richardson (1969) 

Lauri Ripatti (2000) 

Jason Rivers (2001-04) 

Dana Robinson (1976-77) 

Julio Robles (1999-00) 

Randy Rodgers (1983, 85) 

Steve Rodgers (1983) 

Irving Romaine (1991-92) 

Charles Rudell (1973-74) 

Brett Ruppel (1999) 

S 

Che Wah Sam (1970) 

Walter Sanchez (1980) 

Shane Santee (1991-94) 

Joonas Sarelius (1999) 

Pete Saublis (1968) 

Andy E. Schborn (1980) 

David Scheerer (1976-77) 

Paul Schwack (2001-04) 

Jonathan Scraggs (2001,04) 

Jason Seeby (1990-92) 

Scott Serafin (1999) 

Tony Serrano (1987-88) 

Dennis Shamcock (1973-74) 

Mark Sheehan (1973) 

Dick Sheffield (1973-74) 

Abdul-Kareem Sheido (2005) 

Aaron Shepherd (2004-2006) 

John Sherwood (1977-78) 

Jim Siracusa (1976-78) 

Don Smith (1980) 

Stephen Smith (1994) 

Timmy Smith (1987) 

Steve Speeler (1983, 85) 

Jeff Spillane (1980) 

Rick Springfield (1974-77) 

Albert Steede (1989) 

Chris Steel (1990) 

Craig Stewart (1976-78) 

D.J. Stewart (1999) 

Joe Strouth (1986-87) 

Spenser Sumpter (2005- 

John Sux (1968) 

Josh Swank (2005-2006) 

T 

Weiss Tahmass (2003-2006) 

Bruce Thames (1978) 

Eric Thomas (1987) 

Rodney Thomas (1983, 85-86) 

Jack Thompson (1976) 

Justin Thompson (1999) 

Chris Tiller (1990) 

Grayson Torbush (1988, 92) 

Josh Towns (1996-99) 

Justin Towns (2001-04) 

Joe Trolan (1995-96) 

Terry Tucker (1970) 

Randy Tyndall (1983, 85-86) 

U 

Kyle Uhlis (1997-2000) 

Robert Unger (2005) 

Jeremy Usery (1998) 

V 

Andrew Valesky (1999) 

Walter Valesky (1998-99) 

Francisco Vidal (1987) 

Albert Villareal (2005-2006) 

Carlos Vivanco (1994, 96) 

Bill Vlass (1980) 

W 

Chad Wainwright (2001-04) 

Terry Wallace (1986) 

Tom Wallace (1970) 

Linus Warendh (2005- 

Scott Warren (2002-03) 

David Waters (1983) 

Jesse Watson (1988-91) 

Scott Weeman (1990-93) 

Tim Welch (1985) 

Ricky Wells (2001-04) 

Erich Wendt (95-96, 98-99) 

Scott White (1970) 

Desmond Williams (2003) 

Ken Williams (1976-78) 

Stephen Williamson (2000-01) 

Mack Williford (1969) 

Ricky Wolff (1990-91) 

Ben Wood (1996-99) 

J.B. Wood (2000-03) 

Stephen Woods (1997) 

Chris Wright (1993) 

Y 

Doug Yearwood (1983, 85) 

Jody Young (1994-95) 

Z 

Martin Zaluk (2006) 

Juan Zapata (1985-87) 

Reinhard Zapfe (1980) 

Eric Zeidler (1994-95) 


21

Tournament History 

Sun Belt Conference (1976-1980) 

1976 

Semifinal: Georgia State 4, Jacksonville 3 

Championship: South Florida 6, Georgia State 1 

1977 

Semifinal: Jacksonville 2,Georgia State 1 

Third Place: Georgia State 5, UNC-Charlotte 0 

1978 

Quarterfinal: Georgia State 7, New Orleans 0 

Semifinal: Georgia State 2, South Florida 1 

Championship: Jacksonville 2, Georgia State 1 

1979 

Quarterfinal: Virginia Commmonwealth 1, Georgia State 0 

1980 

Quarterfinal: Georgia State 3, South Alabama 1 


Championship: South Florida 2, Georgia State 1 

Trans America Athletic Conference (1983-2004) 

renamed the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2001 

1983 

Quarterfinal: Georgia State 11, Samford 0 

Semifinal: Georgia State 1, Mercer 0 

Championship: Georgia State 1, Houston Baptist 0 

1984 

Quarterfinal: Georgia State 1, Samford 0 

Semifinal: Georgia State 5, Mercer 1 

Championship: Houston Baptist 2, Georgia State 1 

1985 

Quarterfinal: Georgia State 5, Georgia Southern 0 

Semifinal: Georgia State 5, Stetson 1 

Championship: Houston Baptist 2, Georgia State 1 

1986 

Quarterfinal: Georgia State 2, Stetson 0 

Semifinal: Georgia State 4, Georgia Southern 0 

Championship: Georgia State 2, Hardin-Simmons 1 

1987 

Quarterfinal: Georgia State 5, Stetson 4 

Semifinal: Georgia State 1, Georgia Southern 0 

Championship: Georgia State 2, Centenary 0 

1988 

Quarterfinal: Georgia State 4, Ga. Southern 1 

Semifinal: Georgia State 1, Stetson 0 (PKs) 

Championship: Centenary 3, Georgia State 1 

1989 

Championship: Centenary 4, Georgia State 3 

(Divisional Winners Play Only) 

1991 

Semifinal: Florida International 2, Georgia State 0 

1997 


Championship: Georgia State 2, Florida Atlantic 0 

NCAA Play-In: Howard 4, Georgia State 2 

1999 

Quarterfinal: Florida Atlantic 5, Georgia State 0 

2000 

Semifinal: Georgia State 1, Campbell 0 

Championship: Georgia State 1, Mercer 0 

NCAA Play-In: Rhode Island 4, Georgia State 3 (OT) 

2003 

First Round: Mercer 1, Georgia State 0 

2004 

First Round: Georgia State 2, Belmont 1 (OT) 

Semifinal: UCF 2, Georgia State 1 (2OT) 

Overall Tournament Record 

Year W L Pct 

1976 1 1 .500 first year in Sun Belt 

1977 1 1 .500 

1978 2 1 .667 

1979 0 1 .000 

1980 2 1 .667 

1983 3 0 1.000 first year in TAAC 

1984 2 1 .667 

1985 2 1 .667 

1986 3 0 .667 

1987 3 0 1.000 

1988 2 1 .667 

1989 0 1 .000 

1991 0 1 .000 

1997 2 0 .000 lost NCAA Play-In 

1999 0 1 .000 

2000 2 0 1.000 lost NCAA Play-In 

2003 0 1 .000 renamed Atlantic Sun in 2001 

2004 1 1 .500 

Total: 26 13 .667 

Sun Belt Conference (6-5, .545) 

Trans America Athletic Conference 

(19-6, .760) 

Atlantic Sun (1-2, .333) 

NCAA Play-Ins (0-2, .000) 

22 


Alumni Game 

Even with the threat of severe weather in the area, the Georgia State Men’s Soccer Alumni Day 

went off without a hitch on April 14th as the teams hit the pitch to showcase the new soccer field at 

Panthersville. 

Two matches took place on the new field where the alumni 

from 2001-2006, dubbed the Super Scrubs, squared off against the 

alumni from 1991-2000 dubbed the Super Studs and in the Legends 

game alumni from 1968-1990 battled it out. 

Youth prevailed in game one with the Scrubs downing the 

Studs 2-0. Jamie Hargather and Paul Schwak captained the winning 

Scrubs and Scott Mora captained the Studs. 

The Legends contest featured such former Panthers like Henry 

Musey (1985-1987), Adam Boyer (1987-1989), Gary Levengood 

(1976-1979) and Tom Manget (1973-1974). 

“It was great to see so many eras of the Georgia State soccer 

family come together to help open up our new soccer facility,” said 

head coach Kerem Daser. “We hope that everyone will be back for our home opener against Clemson 

on August 25. Additionally, I would like to invite all the alumni to 

come back for the weekend of Oct. 19-21 for our Alumni Weekend 

as we take on CAA foes Drexel and Delaware. Thanks to everyone 

that made this day special and I look forward to the continued support.” 

“It was very exciting to see so many of our men’s soccer alumni 

catching up with another, sharing stories, and see them have the 

opportunity to play the first games on our new soccer field at Panthersville,” 

said Jon McLamb, Associate Athletic Director for Development 

and Marketing. 

“Reconnecting our alumni with each other and our current program 

is one of the athletic department’s top priorities. Establishing 

this connection between our past and present student-athletes will pay dividends to all involved, 

and we look forward to strengthening these relationships as we build greater involvement with the 

Georgia State Athletics 

Family.” 

The event 

concluded with a 

trip to Park Bench 

in Buckhead with 

thanks to former Panther 

Fransisco Vidal. 

A special thanks goes 

out to Dexter with 

Ash-Will Inc. for the 

great food and the 

Concorde Fire and 

Georgia Youth Soccer 

Association for 

allowing the use of 

their tents for this event. 


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Season Records 

Goals Scored 

1. Henry Musey, 1984 25 

2. Tom Manget, 1971 23 

3. Bobby Moody, 1975 21 

4. Doug Yearwood, 1984 19 

Bill Carter, 1970 19 


Peter Dydensborg, 1982 17 

Ty Martin, 1979 17 


Doug Yearwood, 1983 15 

Assists 

1. Keith Gispert, 1996 17 


Doug Yearwood, 1983 15 

4. Tom Manget, 1971 13 


6. Josh Littleton, 1997 11 

7. Bill McLatchie, 1989 10 

Greg Goodson, 1984 10 

9. Stephen Adams, 2000 9 

Henry Musey, 1986 9 


Total Points 

1. Tom Manget, 1971 59 




5. Bobby Moody, 1975 42 




9. Bill Carter, 1970 38 

10. Peter Dydensborg, 1982 37 

Career Records 

Records 

Goals Scored 

1. Henry Musey, 1984-87 67 

2. Doug Yearwood, 1981-84 59 

3. Bobby Moody, 1975-78 41 

4. Adam Boyer, 1986-89 38 

Ty Martin, 1978-81 38 

6. Jimmy Nardello, 1995-99 33 

7. Keith Mainland, 1983-85 28 

Peter Dydensborg, 1980-81 28 

9. Tracy Crouch, 1990-93 24 

10. Tom Manget, 1971 23 

Assists 


2. Bill McLatchie, 1989-90 28 

Greg Goodson, 1982-84 28 

4. Henry Musey, 1984-87 27 

5. Keith Gispert, 1995-98 18 


Stephen Adams, 2000-03 17 

8. Anthony DiPierdomenico, 1985-88 16 

9. Brian Boerstler, 1996-98 14 

10. Scott Mora, 1997-2000 13 

Jimmy Nardello, 1995-99 13 

Charlie Morgan, 1981-82 13 

Tom Manget, 1971 13 

Total Points 


2. Henry Musey, 1984-87 161 

3. Bobby Moody, 1975-78 91 

4. Adam Boyer, 1986-89 87 

Ty Martin, 1978-81 87 


7. Jimmy Nardello, 1995-99 79 

8. Greg Goodson, 1981-84 68 

9. Keith Gispert, 1995-98 62 

10. Peter Dydensborg, 1980-81 61 

All-Time 

Coaching Records 

Year Head Coach Record Pct. 

1968 Costas Alexandrides 5-3-1 .611 

1969 Stoney Burgess 6-5-0 .545 







1976 Scottie O’Neill 9-3-1 .731 







1983* Scottie O’Neill 16-6-0 .727 



1986* Scottie O’Neill 13-6-1 .675 

1987* Hugh Beasley 11-6-5 .614 

1988 Hugh Beasley 8-7-3 .528 

1989 Hugh Beasley 9-12-1 .432 

1990 Hugh Beasley 8-8-2 .500 

1991 Hugh Beasley 4-11-4 .316 

1992 Hugh Beasley 4-15-0 .211 

1993 Hugh Beasley 6-13-0 .316 

1994 Brett Teach 7-10-0 .412 

1995 Brett Teach 7-11-1 .395 

1996 Brett Teach 7-11-0 .389 

1997* Brett Teach 9-11-1 .452 

1998 Brett Teach 7-12-0 .368 

1999 Brett Teach 6-11-1 .361 

2000* Kerem Daser 12-9-0 .571 

2001 Kerem Daser 9-7-0 .563 

2002 Kerem Daser 7-10-1 .417 

2003 Kerem Daser 9-6-2 .588 

2004 Kerem Daser 9-8-1 .527 

2005 Kerem Daser 6-12-0 .333 

2006 Kerem Daser 1-16-0 .059 

Overall 361-304-30 .520 

*TAAC Champions 

Total Coaching Records 

Coach 

Record Pct. Years at State 

Costas Alexandrides 5-3-1 .611 1 

Stoney Burgess 67-38-3 .620 7 

Scottie O’Neill 143-57-4 .711 11 

Hugh Beasley 50-72-15 .420 7 

Brett Teach 43-66-3 .397 6 

Kerem Daser 53-68-4 .438 7 

Scottie O’Neill 

1978 Sun Belt 

Coach of the 

Year 

Hugh Beasley 

1984, ‘86, ‘87 TAAC 

Coach of the Year 

Kerem Daser 

2000 TAAC 

Coach of the 

Year 

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Academic Honors 

(TAAC/A-Sun: 1983-2004; 

CAA: 2005-present) 

Conference All-Academic Honorees 

2006- Raymond Buck, Filipe Carvalho, 

Paulo Gutierrez, Russ Jones, 

Tobias Nagy, Floreal Pedrazo, 

Aaron Shepherd, Josh Swank, 

Alberto Villarreal, Martin Zaluk 

2005- Filipe Carvalho, Damian Chamorro, 

Paulo Gutierrez, Ben Link, 

Armin Marquez, Aaron Shepherd* 

2004- Arash Derakhshan, Joey Grigsby, 

Paulo Gutierrez, Jamie Hargather, 

Jeremy Johnson, Armin Marquez, 

Tarek Mokhtar, Albano Franco, 

Jason Rivers, Jonathan Scraggs, 

Aaron Shepherd, Weiss Tahmass, 

Chad Wainwright, Ricky Wells 

2003 - Jamie Hargather, Armin Marquez, 

Chad Wainwright, J.B. Wood 

2002 - Matt Domenick, Jamie Hargather, 

Armin Marquez, Scott Warren, J.B. Wood 

2001 - Matt Campion, Matt Domenick, 

Jamie Hargather, Mohammed Harruna 

2000 - James Benedetti, Matt Campion, 

Darren McKune, Brendon Minors, Brian Mitchell 

1999 - James Benedetti, Matt Campion, 

Neil Howe, Darren McKune, 

Scott Mora, D.J. Stewart, 

Justin Thompson, Kyle Uhlis, 

Walter Valesky* 

1998 - Matt Campion, Brent Conner, 

Keith Gispert, Justin Koehler, 

Darren McKune, David Prescod, 

Josh Towns, Walter Valesky, Ben Wood 

1997 - Brian Boestler, Denny Faircloth, 

Neil Howe, Scott MacKenzie, 

Darren McKune, Scott Mora, 

Kyle Uhlis, Ben Wood 

1996 - Craig Dunn, Paul Holjak, 

Neil Howe, Brandon Jenkins, 

Joe Trolan, Ben Wood 

1995 - Craig Dunn, John Gomez*, 

Paul Holjak, Jamin Hujik, 

Scott MacKenzie, Brian Noblitt, 

Vince Perri, Eric Wendt 

1994 - John Gomez, Paul Holjak, 

Scott MacKenzie, Vince Perri 

1993 - Tracy Crouch, Vincent Houben, 

Grayson Torbush 

1992 - Steve Bodine, Juan Calvo, 

Jason Seeby, Scott Weeman 

1986 - Butch Benford 

* Won Pickett Riggs Award 


Honors 

All-Conference Selections 

2006 Aaron Shepherd: 2nd Team All-CAA; Martin Zaluk: 2nd Team All-CAA 

2005 Filipe Carvalho: CAA All-Rookie; Dathan Knott: CAA All-Rookie 

2004 Ben Link: 2nd Team All-Atlantic Sun 

Armin Marquez: 1st Team All-Atlantic Sun 

Jonathan Scraggs: 2nd Team All-Atlantic Sun 

Aaron Shepherd: Atlantic Sun All-Freshman 

2003 Stephen Adams: 1st Team All-Atlantic Sun 

Armin Marquez: 1st Team All-Atlantic Sun 

Justin Towns: 2nd Team All-Atlantic Sun 

Joey Grigsby: All-Freshman 

Chris Mahaffey: All-Freshman 

2002 Stephen Adams: 2nd Team All-Atlantic Sun 

Bryce Boggs: Atlantic Sun All-Freshman 

Armin Marquez: Atlantic Sun All-Freshman 

2001 Jonathan Scraggs: 1st Team All-Atlantic Sun 

Jamie Hargather: Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen 

2000 Stephen Adams: TAAC All-Freshmen 

Uche Asika: TAAC All-Freshmen 

Terrance Johnson: 1st Team All-TAAC, TAAC All-Freshmen 

Paul Leyva: 2nd Team All-TAAC, TAAC All-Tournament , 

Scott Mora: 1st Team All-TAAC, TAAC Co-Player of the Year, 

TAAC All-Tournament 

Darren McKune: TAAC Tournament MVP 

Kyle Uhlis: 1st Team All-TAAC, TAAC All-Tournament Team 

1999 Scott Mora: 2nd Team All-TAAC; Jimmy Nardello: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

Kyle Uhlis: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

Mohammed El-Khamissy: Honorable Mention All-TAAC 

Wes Meadows: Honorable Mention All-TAAC 

Walter Valesky: Honorable Mention All-TAAC 

1998 Brian Boerstler: 3rd Team All-TAAC; Keith Gispert: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

Paul Leyva: 3rd Team All-Taac; Scott Mora: 3rd Team-TAAC 

Kyle Uhlis: 2nd Team All-TAAC; Walter Valesky: 3rd Team All-TAAC 

1997 Josh Littleton: 1st Team All-TAAC; Scott Mora: 3rd Team All-TAAC 

1996 Keith Gispert: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

Scott MacKenzie: 2nd Team All-TAAC; Jon Nielson: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

Darren McKune: Honorable Mention; Stephen Phillips: Honorable Mention 

1995 Scott MacKenzie: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

Todd Mordecai: Honorable Mention All-TAAC 

1994 Scott MacKenzie: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

1993 Tracy Crouch: 1st Team All-TAAC; Scott Weeman: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

1992 Mike Brashears: 1st Team All-TAAC; Tracy Crouch: 1st Team All-TAAC 

Adrian Ganson: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

1991 David Coe: 1st Team All-TAAC; Tracy Crouch: 1st Team All-TAAC 

Ricky Wolff: 1st Team All-TAAC; Scott Weeman: 2nd Team All-TAAC 

1990 Tom Bernadi, Jeff Coe, Tracy Crouch, Ricky Wolff 

1989 Tom Bernadi, Adam Boyer, Greg Gibbs, Bill McLatchie 

1988 Adam Boyer, Greg Gibbs, Anthony DiPierdomenico, 

Daymon Roshan, Grayson Torbush 

1987 John Boyle, Diego Casa Anthony DiPierdomenico, Greg Gibbs, Henry Musey 

1986 Diego Casa, Charlie Gottlinger, Henry Musey (TAAC Player of theYear), 

Juan Zapata 

1985 Diego Casa, Keith Mainland, Henry Musey (TAAC Player of the Year), 

Rodney Thomas 

1984 Greg Goodson, Charlie Gottlinger, Henry Musey, Steve Speeler, 

Rodney Thomas, Doug Yearwood 

1983 Greg Goodson, Keith Mainland, Rodney Thomas, 

David Waters, Doug Yearwood 

1980 Danny Clavijo, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

Jeff Leach, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

Ty Martin, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

1978 Jeff Leach, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

Gary Levengood, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

Ty Martin, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

Bobby Moody, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

1977 Robbie Colcord, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

Bobby Moody, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

Jim Siracusa, 1st Team All-Sun Belt 

NOTE: From 1983-90, the TAAC had a combined all-conference team based on 

selections from the East and West divisions. 

In Georgia State’s first two seasons as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, 16 players were given the Commissioner’s 

Academic Award. 

While a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference (formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference), Georgia State placed 40 

student-athletes on the All-Academic teams 60 times. 

Three players (John Gomez in 1995, Walter Valesky in 1999, and Aaron Shepherd in 2005) received the Pickett Riggs Award 

at the annual Georgia State Athletics Awards Banquet, which goes to the graduating senior with the highest cumulative grade point 

average. Two Panthers, Matt Campion and Armin Marquez, have received All-Academic honors four times, while others have earned 

All-Academic honors three times. 

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1967 (7-2) Georgia Soccer League 

Head Coach: Costas Alexandrides 

............... Georgia Tech..........................W....... 2-0 

............... Emory....................................W....... 9-4 

............... Lockheed...............................W....... 3-2 

............... Atl. Soccer Club.....................W....... 5-2 

............... Ben Hill..................................W....... 4-2 

............... Roswell...................................W....... 4-2 

............... Lockheed...............................W....... 3-2 

............... Georgia..................................L........ 2-3 

............... Hispanic Club........................L........ 1-2 

1968 (6-3-1) NCAA DI 

Head Coach: Costas Alexandrides 

............... Furman..................................W....... 4-2 

............... Stetson...................................L........ 2-3 

............... Jacksonville...........................L........ 3-4 

............... Ga. St.-Milledgeville..............W....... 9-0 

............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 4-1 

............... Rollins....................................T........ 1-1 

............... Clemson.................................L........ 0-2 


............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 3-2 

............... Georgia Tech..........................W....... 2-1 

1969 (5-5) 

Head Coach: Stoney Burgess 

............... Citadel....................................W....... 4-2 

............... Furman..................................W....... 8-0 

............... Florida Southern...................L........ 2-3 


............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 5-2 

............... Clemson.................................L........ 1-4 

............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 4-0 

............... Tennessee..............................W....... 5-3 

............... Vanderbilt..............................L........ 1-2 

............... Carson-Newman...................L........ 1-2 

1970 (9-4-1) 


............... Suwanee.................................W....... 4-0 

............... Clemson.................................L........ 1-7 

............... Citadel....................................W....... 5-2 

............... South Florida.........................L........ 0-12 

............... Florida Southern...................L........ 1-2 

............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 9-1 

............... Erskine...................................T........ 2-2 

............... Berry......................................W....... 2-1 

............... Emory....................................L........ 2-3 

............... West Georgia.........................W....... 2-0 

............... Furman..................................W....... 4-0 


............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 5-1 

............... West Georgia.........................W....... 4-0 

1971 (12-4) 


1972 (12-5) 


1973 (7-7-1) 


1974 (8-8-1) 


............... Citadel....................................L........ 2-4 

............... Charleston.............................W....... 8-1 

............... Berry......................................W....... 1-0 

............... Appalachian St......................L........ 0-7 

............... Emory....................................L........ 1-2 

............... Ala. -Huntsville.....................L........ 2-3 

............... Mercer-Atlanta......................W....... 9-1 

............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 3-0 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 3-1 

............... Emory....................................L........ 1-4 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 6-3 

............... Ala. -Huntsville.....................L........ 2-3 

............... Berry......................................L........ 1-5 

............... Southern Tech.......................W....... 2-1 

............... Oglethorpe............................T........ 2-2 


............... Stetson...................................W....... 3-2 

1975 (12-3) 


............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 8-3 

............... Citadel....................................W....... 2-1 

............... Charleston.............................W....... 6-2 


............... Emory....................................W....... 2-1 

............... Appalachian St......................L........ 1-2 

............... Ala. -Huntsville.....................W....... 5-0 

............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 8-0 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 10-0 

............... Emory....................................L........ 1-2 


............... Ala.-Huntsville......................W....... 2-0 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 13-0 

............... Florida Tech...........................L........ 0-3 

............... Charleston.............................W....... 1-0 

1976 (9-3-1) 2nd Place Sun Belt 

Head Coach: Scottie O’Neill 

............... Stetson...................................W....... 2-1 


............... Emory....................................W....... 2-1 

............... Rollins....................................L........ 0-4 

............... Citadel....................................T........ 1-1 

............... Stetson...................................W....... 2-1 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 6-2 

............... Emory....................................W....... 2-1 

............... Oglethorpe............................Ff....... 0-0 

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Season by Season Results 

............... Eckerd....................................W....... 1-0 

............... Jacksonville...........................W....... 4-3 


1977 (9-4-0) 


............... Eckerd....................................W....... 2-1 

............... Stetson...................................W....... 1-0 

............... Eckerd....................................W....... 2-0 

............... Rollins....................................L........ 0-1 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 9-0 

............... Stetson...................................L........ 0-1 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 14-0 

............... Furman..................................W....... 7-1 

............... Emory....................................W....... 1-0 

............... Emory....................................L........ 1-2 

............... Oglethorpe............................W....... 4-1 


............... UNC-Charlotte......................W....... 5-0 

1978 (10-5) 2nd Place Sun Belt 


............... South Carolina.......................W....... 2-0 

............... Jacksonville#.........................L........ 1-2 

1979 (11-8) 


............... Eckerd....................................L........ 0-2 

............... Alabama A&M.......................L........ 0-3 

............... South Carolina.......................L........ 1-4 

............... FIU.........................................L........ 0-2 

............... UAB........................................W....... 3-1 

............... Southwestern La...................W....... 5-0 

............... South Alabama......................W....... 3-0 

............... Clemson.................................L........ 1-5 

............... Baptist...................................W....... 1-0 


............... Davidson................................W....... 7-1 

............... UNC-Charlotte......................W....... 2-0 

............... Vanderbilt..............................W....... 3-1 

............... UAB........................................W....... 6-0 

............... Valdosta St.............................W....... 6-0 

............... Stetson...................................W....... 3-0 

............... Rollins....................................L........ 1-3 

............... VCU........................................L........ 0-1 

............... Emory....................................L........ 1-2 

1980 (15-6) 


.............Alabama A&M..........................L........ 0-5 

............... Vanderbilt..............................W....... 3-0 

............... Clemson.................................L........ 0-5 

............... Wake Forest...........................W....... 4-1 

............... Furman..................................W....... 2-1 

............... UAB........................................W....... 5-2 

............... UNC Charlotte.......................W....... 3-1 

............... Valdosta State........................W....... 7-0 

............... Baptist College......................W....... 2-1 

............... Berry......................................L........ 3-2 

............... Georgia Southern..................W....... 3-0 

............... Southwestern Tenn...............W....... 4-1 

............... Eckerd....................................W....... 5-2 

............... Erskine...................................L........ 0-2 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 9-0 

............... UAB........................................W....... 3-1 

............... Coastal Carolina....................L........ 0-1 

............... Emory....................................W....... 3-2 


............... Jacksonville...........................W....... 4-0 


1981 (13-1-2) 


............... Clemson.................................L........ 1-4 

............... Alabama A&M.......................T........ 0-0 

............... Berea......................................W....... 3-0 

............... UT Chattanooga....................W....... 3-0 

............... Furman..................................W....... 5-1 

............... Baptist College......................W....... 3-0 

............... Coastal Carolina....................W....... 3-2 

............... Emory....................................W....... 4-2 

............... Georgia Southern..................W....... 4-0 

............... Armstrong State....................W....... 6-0 

............... Erskine College......................W....... 1-0 

............... UAB........................................W....... 7-0 

............... Berry College.........................T........ 2-2 

............... USC-Spartanburg..................W....... 3-2 

............... Mercer....................................W....... 3-0 

1982 (13-7) 


1983 (16-6, 2-0 TAAC) Won TAAC 

Championship 


............... Emory University..................W....... 6-1 

............... Georgia College.....................W....... 7-0 

............... N.C. State...............................L........ 2-6 

............... North Carolina......................L........ 0-7 

............... Mercer-Macon.......................W....... 2-0 

............... UNC-Greensboro...................L........ 0-2 

............... Fla. International..................L........ 2-3 

............... Seattle Pacific........................L........ 1-2 

............... UNC-Wilmington..................W....... 5-3 

............... Evansville...............................W....... 2-1 

............... Berry College.........................W....... 3-1 

............... Vanderbilt..............................W....... 4-0 

............... Memphis State......................W....... 3-0 

............... UAB........................................W....... 6-0 

............... Kennesaw..............................W....... 9-0 

............... Randolph Macon...................L........ 1-2 

............... Erskine...................................WF.... 0-0 

............... Baptist...................................W....... 2-1 

............... Georgia Southern*................W....... 2-1 

11/04..... Samford#...............................W....... 11-0 

11/05..... Mercer#.................................W....... 1-0 

11/12..... Houston Baptist....................W....... 1-0 

1984 (18-4, 2-0 TAAC) 


9/01 Erskine W 6-1 

9/07 vs. Campbell! W 7-0 

9/08 at UNC-Wilmington! L 2-6 

9/15 vs. Millsaps^ L 0-7 

9/16 vs. Washington-Lee^ W 10-0 

9/22 USC-Spartanburg% L 0-2 

9/23 Jacksonville% L 2-3 

9/27 Berry L 1-2 

9/29 at Mercer* W 5-3 

10/01 at South Florida W 2-1 

10/03 at Rollins W 3-1 

10/06 Tennessee W 4-0 

10/07 Memphis State W 3-0 

10/13 at Kennesaw W 6-0 

10/14 Davidson W 9-0 

10/20 Vanderbilt L 1-2 

10/21 Georgia Southern* F 0-0 

10/26 UAB W 7-0 

10/30 Emory W 2-1 

11/01..... Samford#...............................FW.... 0-0 

11/02..... Mercer#.................................W....... 5-1 

11/09..... Houston Baptist#..................L........ 1-2 (ot) 

! – UNC-Wilmington Port City Classic (Wilmington, NC) 

^ - Emory Tournament (Atlanta, GA) 

% - Georgia State Days Inn Tournament (Atlanta, GA) 

# - Trans America Athletic Conference (Atlanta, GA) 

1985 (16-7) 


............... Georgia Southern#................W....... 5-0 

............... Stetson#................................W....... 5-1 

............... Houston Baptist....................L........ 1-2 


1986 (13-6-2,) Won TAAC Championship 


............... Stetson#................................W....... 2-0 

............... Georgia Southern#................W....... 4-0 

............... Hardin-Simmons...................W....... 2-1 

# - Trans America Athletic Conference (Abilene, TX) 

1987 (11-6-2) Won TAAC Championship 

Head Coach: Hugh Beasley (Need Results) 

9/01....... Mercer....................................W....... 2-0 

9/05....... vs. Carnegie Mellon!.............W....... 4-0 

9/06....... vs. Case Western!..................W....... 5-0 

9/10....... at Berry..................................L........ 0-1 

9/12....... Maryville^.............................W....... 4-1 

9/13....... UNC-Greensboro...................T........ 2-2 

9/16....... at Clemson.............................L........ 2-3 

9/26....... Rollins....................................T........ 0-0 

9/27....... South Carolina.......................L........ 0-4 

10/01..... Stetson...................................W....... 3-2 

10/03..... at Davidson...........................L........ 0-1 

10/07..... at Furman..............................L........ 2-3 

10/10..... at Georgia Southern..............L........ 0-1 

10/16..... at Memphis State..................W....... 3-1 

10/18..... at Vanderbilt..........................W....... 2-1 

10/28..... Emory....................................W....... 2-1 

11/01..... Stetson#................................W....... 5-4 

11/02..... Ga. Southern#.......................W....... 1-0 

11/03..... Centenary#............................W....... 2-0 

! – Emory Tournament (Atlanta, GA) 

^ - Georgia State Tournament (Atlanta, GA) 

# - Trans America Athletic Conference 

1988 (8-7-3) 

Head Coach: Hugh Beasley 

10/28..... Ga. Southern#.......................W....... 4-1 

10/29..... Stetson#................................T........ 0-0 (OT) 

(GSU wins in pk’s) 

11/05..... Centenary#............................L........ 3-1 

# - Trans America Athletic Conference (Shreveport, LA) 

1989 (9-12-1, 5-0-1 TAAC) 


11/04..... Centenary#............................L........ 3-4 (OT) 


1990 (15-4, 5-1 TAAC) 


1991 (4-11-4, 3-2-3 TAAC) 


9/07....... at *Fla. International............W....... 2-0 

9/14....... *Stetson.................................W....... 4-0 

9/18....... *Mercer..................................W....... 5-0 

9/22....... at C of Charleston.................L........ 0-1 

9/25....... at Clemson.............................W....... 4-1 

9/28....... *Georgia Southern................T........ 2-2 

10/02..... UAB........................................L........ 2-3 

10/05..... at Vanderbilt..........................T........ 0-0 

10/11..... Fla. International*.................L........ 0-4 

10/16..... at Berry..................................W....... 3-2 

10/20..... South Alabama......................L........ 0-1 

10/23..... at Georgia So.*.......................L........ 2-3 

10/26..... at Stetson*.............................L........ 0-1 

10/28..... UNC-Asheville.......................W....... 3-1 

10/30..... Emory....................................W....... 2-1 

11/02..... at North Carolina..................W....... 2-1 

11/05..... at Mercer*..............................W....... 5-4 

11/09..... Florida International............L........ 0-2 

# - Trans America Athletic Conference (Miami, FL) 


1992 (4-15, 1-4 TAAC) 


1993 (6-13, 1-6 TAAC) 


9/04....... at Georgia Southern..............L........ 0-1 

9/10....... at Fla International*.............L........ 0-5 

9/12....... at Fla Atlantic*......................L........ 0-5 

9/15....... at Stetson*.............................L........ 1-3 

9/18....... UNC-Ashville.........................L........ 0-3 

9/19....... South Alabama......................L........ 0-5 

9/22....... Jacksonville...........................W....... 5-2 

9/24....... at Charleston So....................W....... 4-1 

9/26....... at The Citadel.........................W....... 4-0 

9/29....... at UAB....................................W....... 2-1 

10/03..... C of Charleston*....................L........ 0-2 

10/09..... Centenary*.............................L........ 0-3 

10/13..... at Berry..................................L........ 1-3 

10/17..... at Central Florida*.................W....... 2-1 

10/20..... Clemson.................................L........ 0-6 

10/23..... USC-Spartanburg..................L........ 1-5 

10/27..... Emory....................................W....... 4-0 

10/30..... Vanderbilt..............................L........ 1-3 

11/03..... Mercer*..................................L........ 1-3 

1994 (7-10, 3-5 TAAC) 

Head Coach: Brett Teach 

9/03....... Mercer*..................................W....... 1-0 

9/07....... Charleston So........................W....... 3-0 

9/09....... at Centenary*........................W....... 5-3 

9/14....... at UNC Ashville.....................L........ 0-3 

9/17....... Georgia Southern..................L........ 1-2 

9/19....... Campbell*..............................W....... 3-1 

9/21....... UAB........................................L........ 3-8 

9/25....... at C of Charleston*................L........ 0-3 


10/05..... at Mercer*..............................L........ 0-2 

10/08..... at South Alabama..................L........ 0-4 

10/12..... Berry......................................W....... 6-0 

10/16..... at Vanderbilt..........................W....... 2-1 

10/19..... Centenary*.............................L........ 0-1 

10/22..... at Campbell*..........................L........ 3-4 

10/30..... at Emory................................W....... 4-3 

11/02..... at South Carolina..................L........ 0-6 

1995 (7-11-1, 1-7 TAAC) 


9/02....... vs. Charleston So.!.................W....... 2-0 

9/03....... vs. St. Bonaventure!..............W....... 2-1 

9/07....... at Centenary*........................L........ 1-2 

9/11....... Mercer*..................................W....... 3-0 

9/16....... Campbell*..............................L........ 0-7 

9/20....... South Alabama......................L........ 0-2 

9/24....... at C of Charleston*................L........ 2-4 

9/27....... at Berry..................................W....... 2-1 


10/04..... at Georgia Southern..............T........ 3-3 (OT) 

10/07..... Vanderbilt..............................L........ 1-2 

10/11..... at Mercer*..............................L........ 2-5 

10/14..... at Campbell*..........................L........ 1-2 

10/18..... Centenary*.............................L........ 0-1 

10/21..... Wofford^................................W....... 5-0 

10/22..... Depaul^.................................L........ 1-2 

10/26..... UNC Ashville.........................W....... 2-1 

10/27..... at UAB....................................L........ 0-3 

10/31..... Emory....................................L........ 0-3 

! – Lexington, VA 

^ - Georgia State Invitational (Atlanta, GA) 

1996 (7-11, 3-5 TAAC) 


9/01....... UAB........................................L........ 1-2 

9/04....... at UNC Asheville...................W....... 2-0 

9/08....... at Vanderbilt..........................L........ 4-5 

9/11....... at Centenary*........................L........ 1-2 (OT) 

9/17....... Campbell................................L........ 2-5 (OT) 

9/21....... Georgia Southern..................L........ 2-4 

9/24....... at Mercer*..............................W....... 3-2 

9/29....... C of Charleston*....................L........ 1-6 

10/02..... Berry......................................W....... 1-0 

10/06..... at C of Charleston*................W....... 2-1 

10/12..... at Campbell*..........................L........ 1-2 

10/16..... Centenary*.............................W....... 3-1 

10/23..... Mercer*..................................L........ 1-2 

10/26..... at South Florida....................L........ 1-2 

10/27..... vs. Florida Atlantic................L........ 1-4 

10/30..... at Wofford..............................L........ 2-3 

11/03..... at South Alabama..................W....... 5-2 

11/06..... at Emory................................W....... 5-3 (OT) 

1997 (9-11-1, 4-3-1 TAAC) 


8/29....... Emory....................................W....... 2-1 

8/31....... UNC Asheville.......................L........ 1-2 

9/05....... at UNC Greensboro...............L........ 0-5 

9/07....... at North Carolina..................W....... 2-1 

9/10....... at Mercer*..............................W....... 4-3 (OT) 

9/15....... Campbell*..............................L........ 0-5 

9/19....... at Georgia Southern..............L........ 0-3 

9/21....... vs. Alabama A&M..................L........ 3-4 (OT) 

9/26....... C of Charleston*....................L........ 2-3 

10/02..... Centenary*.............................W....... 3-1 

10/06..... at Berry..................................L........ 3-4 (OT) 

10/08..... Mercer*..................................W....... 3-0 

10/15..... at Clemson.............................L........ 1-6 

10/18..... at Campbell*..........................W....... 4-3 

10/22..... at C of Charleston*................L........ 1-2 

10/26..... at Centenary*........................T........ 2-2 (OT) 

10/31..... Belmont.................................W....... 2-0 

11/02..... South Alabama......................L........ 2-3 

11/07..... at No. 19 Jacksonville...........W....... 1-0 

11/08..... at Florida Atlantic.................W....... 2-0 

11/16..... Howard..................................L........ 2-4 

Season by Season Results 


1998 (7-12, 2-5 TAAC) 


9/01....... at Emory................................W....... 1-0 

9/06....... Georgia Southern..................W....... 2-1 

9/12....... vs. Vermont!..........................L........ 1-2 (OT) 

9/13....... vs. New Hampshire!..............L........ 1-3 

9/16....... at Campbell*..........................L........ 1-4 

9/19....... at Furman..............................L........ 0-5 

9/23....... at Mercer*..............................L........ 0-1 

9/26....... at Central Florida*.................L........ 1-2 

9/28....... at Stetson*.............................L........ 2-4 

10/03..... Western Kentucky.................W....... 3-2 (OT) 

10/06..... Berry......................................L........ 0-3 

10/09..... Alabama A&M.......................W....... 3-0 

10/12..... Centenary*.............................W....... 2-1 

12/18..... Jacksonville*..........................W....... 1-0 

10/23..... Fla. International..................L........ 1-3 

10/25..... Florida Atlantic*....................L........ 0-3 

10/28..... at Belmont.............................W....... 1-0 

10/31..... vs. South Carolina^...............L........ 0-2 

11/01..... vs. C of Charleston^L............1-6 

! – Smith Barney Classic (Burlington, VT) 

^ - Nike Invitational (Charleston, SC) 

1999 (6-11-1, 3-3 TAAC) 


9/03....... vs. Drake!...............................W....... 1-0 

9/05....... vs. UMass!.............................L........ 2-6 

9/08....... C of Charleston.....................W....... 2-1 (OT) 

9/12....... Furman..................................L........ 3-1 

9/15....... at UNC Asheville...................W....... 4-0 

9/18....... at Campbell*..........................W....... 5-1 

9/22....... at Winthrop...........................L........ 0-2 

9/26....... at Western Ky........................L........ 2-4 

9/29....... Mercer*..................................L........ 1-2 

10/02..... at Florida Atlantic*................W....... 2-1 

10/05..... at Alabama A&M...................L........ 1-2 

10/13..... at Georgia Southern..............T........ 3-3 

10/17..... UAB........................................L........ 0-3 

10/21..... Stetson*.................................W....... 3-2 

10/23..... UCF*.......................................L........ 0-2 

10/31..... at Jacksonville*.....................L........ 1-2 (OT) 

11/04..... Florida Atlantic# ..................L........ 0-5 

! – Nike/JU Soccer Tournament (Jacksonville, FL) 

# - Trans America Athletic Conference (Jacksonville, FL) 

2000 (12-9, 4-2 TAAC) TAAC Champions 

Head Coach: Kerem Daser 

9/01....... at No. 10 Furman!.................L........ 0-1 (OT) 

9/03....... at Coastal Carolina!...............L........ 0-6 

9/10....... Appalachian State.................L........ 1-2 

9/13....... UNC Asheville.......................W....... 3-2 (OT) 

9/15....... Gardner Webb^.....................W....... 4-0 

9/17....... Navy^.....................................L........ 0-1 

9/20....... Alabama A&M.......................W....... 3-1 

9/23....... Campbell*..............................W....... 3-0 

9/28....... Jacksonville*..........................L........ 0-3 

9/30....... Florida Atlantic*....................W....... 3-2 

10/04..... at Birmingham So.................W....... 4-2 

10/07..... Winthrop...............................W....... 3-1 

10/11..... at No. 9 Clemson...................L........ 1-3 

10/14..... at Mercer*..............................L........ 1-2 

10/19..... at UCF*..................................W....... 4-1 

10/21..... at Stetson*.............................W....... 2-1 

10/25..... Georgia Southern..................W....... 3-2 (OT) 

10/29..... at UAB....................................L........ 1-3 

11/03..... vs. Campbell#........................W....... 1-0 

11/04..... vs. Mercer#............................W....... 1-0 

11/11..... Rhode Island..........................L........ 3-4 (OT) 

! – Coastal Carolina Invitational (Conway, SC) 

^ - Georgia State Classic (Atlanta, GA) 

# - Trans America Athletic Conference (Buies Creek, NC) 

2001 (9-7, 4-3 Atlantic Sun) 


9/05....... at Clemson.............................W....... 2-1 

9/12....... at Gardner Webb...................W....... 3-2 

9/15....... at Charleston So....................DNP 

9/19....... Mercer*..................................W....... 2-1 (2OT) 

9/22....... at Campbell*..........................W....... 3-2 (2OT) 

9/27....... UCF*.......................................L........ 0-3 

9/29....... Stetson*.................................W....... 2-0 

10/04..... at Florida Atlantic*................L........ 0-2 

10/06..... at Jacksonville*.....................L........ 1-5 

10/10..... Birmingham So.....................W....... 5-1 

10/12..... vs. North Carolina.................L........ 0-7 

10/14..... at UNC Greensboro...............L........ 0-3 

10/17..... USC Aiken..............................W....... 2-1 

10/24..... Brewton Parker.....................DNP 

10/26..... Alabama A&M.......................L........ 0-5 

10/28..... Belmont*................................W....... 4-1 

11/04..... at North Carolina St..............L........ 1-2 

11/07..... at Georgia Southern..............W....... 3-2(2OT) 

2002 (7-10-1, 4-3-1 Atlantic Sun) 


8/31....... Lipscomb...............................W....... 3-1 

9/07....... at C of Charleston!................L........ 1-2 (2OT) 

9/08....... vs. Citadel!.............................W....... 4-0 

9/13....... at Old Dominion^.................L........ 1-2 

9/15....... vs. William & Mary^.............L........ 0-4 

9/20....... at New Mexico%....................L........ 1-4 

9/22....... vs. Air Force%........................W....... 2-1 

9/25....... Gardner-Webb*...................... 

10/05..... at Belmont*...........................W....... 2-1 

10/09..... at Birmingham-So.................L........ 0-1 

10/12..... at Mercer*..............................L........ 0-1(OT) 

10/18..... Jacksonville*..........................T........ 1-1(2OT) 

10/20..... Florida Atlantic*....................W....... 2-1 

10/25..... at Stetson*.............................W....... 2-1 

10/27..... at UCF*..................................L........ 1-2 

11/03..... UAB........................................L........ 0-3 

11/06..... at Duke..................................L........ 0-1 

11/09..... Campbell*..............................L........ 1-2 (OT) 

11/11..... Gardener Webb......................W....... 4-1 

! – Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic (Charleston, SC) 

^ - ODU Stihl Classic (Norfolk, VA) 

% - Lobo Invitational (Albuquerque, NM) 

2003 (9-6-2, 5-3-1 Atlantic Sun) 


8/29....... vs. Appalachian St.................W....... 3-0 

8/30....... at Wofford..............................W....... 2-0 

9/05....... Belmont*................................W....... 3-2 

9/07....... Lipscomb*..............................W....... 2-0 

9/12....... vs. Radford!...........................W....... 2-0 

9/14....... at Virginia Tech!....................T........ 2-2 (2OT) 

9/27....... Mercer*..................................L........ 2-3 (2OT) 

10/02..... at Campbell*..........................W....... 3-1 

11/01..... Ga. Southern#.......................W....... 5-0 

11/02..... Stetson#................................W....... 5-1 

11/09..... Houston Baptist#..................L........ 1-2 

10/04..... at Gardner Webb*..................L........ 1-2 

10/08..... at Alabama A&M...................L........ 1-4 

10/12..... Georgia Southern..................W....... 4-3 (OT) 

10/16..... at No.14 Coastal CarolinaL...1-2 

10/24..... at Jacksonville*.....................T........ 0-0 (2OT) 

10/26..... at Stetson*.............................L........ 3-4 (OT) 

10/31..... UCF*.......................................W....... 1-0 (OT) 

11/02..... Florida Atlantic*....................W....... 2-1 

11/13..... at Mercer#.............................L........ 0-1 

! – Virginia Tech Classic (Blackburg, VA) 

# - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Macon, GA) 

2004 (9-8-1, 6-3 Atlantic Sun) 


9/04....... vs. Xavier!..............................W....... 3-2 

9/10....... vs. Cal-Poly^..........................L........ 1-2 

9/12....... vs. Centenary^......................L........ 1-2 

9/17....... Wofford..................................W....... 4-0 

9/23....... Gardner Webb*......................W....... 3-2 

9/25....... Campbell*..............................W....... 4-1 

10/02..... at Mercer*..............................L........ 1-2 (OT) 

10/07..... at Lipscomb*..........................W....... 4-0 

10/09..... at Belmont*...........................W....... 1-0 

10/13..... at No. 6 Duke.........................L........ 0-4 

10/17..... at Georgia Southern..............T........ 1-1 (2OT) 

10/22..... Stetson*.................................W....... 2-0 

10/24..... Jacksonville*..........................W....... 3-2 

10/29..... at Florida Atlantic*................L........ 2-3 

10/31..... at UCF*..................................L........ 1-2 

11/05..... Birmingham So.....................L........ 1-2 

11/11..... vs. Belmont#.........................W....... 2-1 (OT) 

11/12..... vs. UCF#................................L........ 1-2 (2OT) 

! – FIU Diadora Classic (Miami, FL) 

^ - Mercer University Invitational (Macon, GA) 

# - Atlantic Sun Tournament (Macon, GA) 

2005 (6-12, 4-7 CAA) 


9/02....... vs. Vanderbilt!.......................L........ 3-4 (OT) 

9/03....... vs. W. Michigan!....................L........ 0-3 

9/09....... at Birmingham So^...............L........ 0-3 

9/11....... vs. UAB^................................L........ 0-7 

9/17....... Lipscomb...............................W....... 5-0 

9/23....... vs. Furman%.........................L........ 0-1 

9/25....... vs. Wofford%.........................W....... 3-0 

9/30....... William & Mary*...................W....... 3-2 (2OT) 

10/02..... at No. 6 ODU*.......................L........ 0-6 

10/07..... James Madison*....................L........ 0-1 

10/09..... Va Commonwealth*..............L........ 0-2 

10/14..... at Towson*.............................L........ 0-3 

10/16..... at George Mason*..................W....... 1-0 

10/21..... at Hofstra*.............................L........ 0-2 

10/23..... at Northeastern*...................L........ 0-2 

10/28..... Drexel*...................................W....... 3-2 (2OT) 

10/30..... Delaware*...............................L........ 0-1 

11/05..... UNC Wilmington*.................W....... 3-2 

! – Aaron Olitsky Memorial/Nike Soccer Classic 

(Charleston, SC) 

^ - Jim ‘N Nick’s/PUMA BSC Classic (Birmingham, AL) 

% - Wofford/adidas Invitational (Spartanburg, SC) 

* - denotes conference games 

2006 (1-16, 1-10 CAA) 


8/25....... Co. of Charleston..................L........ 1-2 

8/29....... at Clemson.............................L........ 1-8 

9/03....... vs. UNF^................................L........ 1-2 (OT) 

9/04....... at Jacksonville^.....................L........ 0-4 

9/16.....vs. E. Illinois%..........................L........2-4 

9/17....... vs. Sacred Heart%.................L........ 1-3 

9/22....... at James Madison*................L........ 1-2 

9/24....... at VCU*..................................W....... 3-2 

9/29....... Towson*.................................L........ 0-1 

10/01..... George Mason*......................L........ 1-3 

10/06..... Hofstra*.................................L........ 1-2 (2OT) 

10/08..... Northeastern*.......................L........ 1-2 

10/13..... at Drexel*...............................L........ 0-1 

10/15..... at Delaware*..........................L........ 1-3 

10/20..... at William & Mary*...............L........ 2-4 

10/22..... Old Dominion*......................L........ 0-1 

10/27..... at UNC Wilmington*.............L........ 0-2 

^- Jacksonville Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) 

%- UW-Green Bay Nike Classic (Green Bay, Wisc.) 

* - denotes conference games 

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Mary McElroy became Director of 

Athletics at Georgia State University in July 

2005. Her tenure so far has been very productive, 

yielding many significant accomplishments. 

In August 2006, the National 

Association of Collegiate Women Athletic 

Administrators (NACWAA) named McElroy 

as the NCAA Division I-AAA Administrator 

of the Year. 

McElroy has brought tremendous 

energy, optimism, and a tireless work ethic 

to her position —helping the Athletic Department 

make a smooth transition from 

the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Colonial 

Athletic Association. 

The former Marine Corps Captain, 

1987 graduate of the Naval Academy and 

2000 graduate of Georgia Tech’s MBA program, 

has the athletic department poised 

for progress and consistent achievements. 

One of her major accomplishments was to 

develop and implement the Strategic Plan 

that established the athletic department’s 

vision and defined the pathways to those 

objectives. 

McElroy further mandated the development 

of the department’s Policies and 

Procedures Manual which outlines operational 

procedures to keep the department 

functioning efficiently. 

Her first year saw record development 

for financial support. Just under one million 

dollars was raised and earmarked for 

scholarship endowments, while maintaining 

support for the operating budget that 

increased due to broader travel requirements 

within the CAA. 

The facility upgrades have seen improved 

locker and training rooms in the 

Sports Arena, with new arena signage, a 

videoboard, and a more fan-friendly atmosphere 

taking shape all over the department 

to enhance the gameday experience. 

A $5 million, two-year plan for the 

development of the Panthersville Athletics 

Complex is underway and will result in a 

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MARY MCELROY 

Director of Athletics 

new practice soccer field, a soccer stadium, 

new tennis courts, and locker room facilities. 

Phase I was completed in Fall 2006 and 

Phase II will be complete in December 2007. 

Upgrades are ongoing for the softball and 

baseball facilities already located in Panthersville 

which will now be the home for 

all of Georgia State’s outdoor athletic teams 

except track and field. 

In response to a directive from President 

Patton and as a result of interest expressed 

by some alumni, staff and students, a feasibility 

study to effectively gauge the serious 

interest and financial obligations of adding 

football at Georgia State was completed and 

is now being discussed across Atlanta. 

Under McElroy’s leadership, the department 

has been able to fund assistant 

coaches for designated sports and to add to 

the undersized athletic department staff as 

the goals have increased. She also negotiated 

a department-wide apparel agreement with 

adidas, established a new partnership with 

XOS Technologies, Inc. to host the athletic 

department’s homepage on the Internet and 

with ISP Sports to increase revenue from 

sponsorships. 

The program is working within the 

framework of NCAA guidelines and maintaining 

compliance standards to bring credit 

to the institution. The 225-plus studentathletes 

are challenged to maintain the 

highest grades possible and responded by 

maintaining a record-setting 2.93 GPA at 

the conclusion of the Fall 2006 and Spring 

2007 semesters. 

With regards to the Academic Progress 

Rate established by the NCAA, Georgia State 

has had no teams penalized, two teams with 

perfect scores, and four teams with APR 

scores in the top 10% in the nation. 

In the competition on the fields, courts, 

courses, and tracks, the student-athletes 

responded against the tougher level of play 

as well, achieving very respectable winning 

percentages across the 15 teams. The vision 

of being “the student-athlete’s first choice” 

is being realized as the recognition of the 

University’s stature and the CAA level of 

respect rise. 

McElroy’s athletic management career 

began in 1992 where she worked her way up 

to assistant athletic director at the Naval 

Academy. She was Senior Woman Administrator 

and oversaw compliance for 29 

sports. She also served a stint as Director 

of Alumni Services at Navy. 

From June 1999 to July 2005, McElroy 

served on the athletic management team at 

Georgia Tech. She left as Senior Associate 

AD and Senior Woman Administrator. During 

her tenure at Tech, her responsibilities 

included overseeing the compliance staff, 

five sports: basketball (men’s and women’s), 

tennis (men’s and women’s) and softball, 

and supervising the game day operations 

for basketball and assisting with football 

gameday. 

Within the NCAA and ACC, McElroy 

was appointed to the NCAA Management 

Council in April 2005, and was a member 

of the NCAA Volleyball Committee. For the 

ACC, McElroy served on several committees, 

was chairperson of the Softball Committee, 

was on the Women’s Basketball Committee, 

the Head Trainer’s Committee, the Senior 

Woman Administrator’s Committee, and 

an Ad Hoc Committee on student-athlete 

welfare. As a member of the CAA, McElroy 

was’reappointed to the Management 

Council in October 2006 and was elected 

in October 2006 to serve on the Board of 

Directors for the NACWAA. She chairs the 

CAA Awards Committee and serves on the 

CAA Executive Committee. 

When the NCAA Women’s Final Four 

was played in Atlanta in 2003, McElroy was 

the tournament manager. She was also on 

the Atlanta Local Organizing Committee 

for the Men’s Final Four in Atlanta in 2002 

and again in 2007. 

As a student at the Naval Academy, 

McElroy played varsity basketball in the 

Colonial Athletic Association. She was a 

captain of the club softball team and still 

stays active athletically in local Atlanta 

softball leagues. 

A native of Great Mills, Md., she is married 

to a fellow Naval Academy graduate, 

Terry (‘86), and they have two sons, Darrin 

(17) and Austin (14). 


Administration/support staff 

DR. CARL V. PATTON 

University President 

MONIQUE HOLLAND 

Sport Adminstrator/ 

Associate Athletic Director 

Operations 

TREDELL DORSEY 

Strength & 

Conditioning Coach 

KORY MILES 

Development Coordinator 

THOMAS OBERGEFELL 

Men’s Soccer 

Athletic Trainer 

DENA FREEMAN-PATTON 

Assistant Athletic Director 

Student-Athlete Development 

CAINE BUFF 

Athletics Events/Operations 

Coordinator 


KEVIN OLIVETT 


Marketing 

ROBERT SLAVIS 


Compliance 

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Georgia State has 16 teams for its student-athletes to 

compete at the NCAA’s highest level. 

After a 14-year relationship with the Atlantic Sun Conference 

(formerly the Trans America Athletic Conference), the Panthers 

made a dramatic move to the Colonial Athletic Association 

for the 2005-06 season - one year earlier than planned. 

Under the guidance of second-year Director of Athletics 

Mary McElroy, a former NCAA student-athlete herself, Georgia 

State is making huge strides in its new league, capturing 

three league championships and battling for others in several 

sports. 

Over the past nine years, Georgia State has accumulated 

23 conference championships, 24 NCAA bids, 20 conference 

Coaches of the Year, 15 conference Players of the Year and eight 

All-Americans. 

Last year, State’s student-athletes 

hit the books hard as well with 

106 earning the CAA Commissioner’s 

Academic Award and two earning 

ESPN The Magazine Academic 

all-district recognition. The 2006-07 

season also saw State’s teams combine 

for 45 all-Conference picks. 

Volleyball led things off in 

the fall. The Panthers remained in 

contention for a CAA postseason 

tournament berth and finished tied 

for seventh at the conclusion of the 

regular season. 

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Georgia State Athletics Continues CAA Success 

Caitlin Price was an 

All-CAA selection 

and the league’s 

Rookie of the Year 

Men’s and women’s cross 

country finished fourth and second, 

respectively, in their league championship 

meets, while the soccer teams 

posted big conference wins in their 

second seasons. Women’s cross country 

head coach Jessica Raby was named CAA Coach of the Year. 

The basketball teams battled well during the winter in 

one of the most competitive leagues in the country as the CAA’s 

men’s RPI ranked eighth nationally out of 32 conferences and 

the women’s was ninth out of 31. The men’s team won its second 

straight first-round league 

championship contests in upset 

fashion on a play that was No. 

1 on SportsCenter’s Top Plays. 

Early in the season, Panthers’ 

head coach Lea Henry notched 

her 200th victory as mentor of 

the women’s team and senior 

Kelcey Roegiers-Jensen was 

named female Student-Athlete 

of the Year. 

Highlighting the spring 

season were the accomplishments 

of the men’s golf and 

men’s tennis programs as both 

advanced to the NCAA Championships. 

Jean-Michel Rochon-Salvas was 

an Academic all-district selection 

and the CAA baseball Scholar- 

Athlete of the Year. 

Men’s tennis earned its first CAA championship and fourth 

NCAA bid. 

Golf made the NCAA Championships for the third time 

in four years and finished 17th out of the 30-team field. The 

squad earned their seventh trip in the past eight years to NCAA 

postseason competition. Junior Joel Sjoholm was named CAA 

Golfer of the Year and State’s male Student-Athlete of the Year. 

He earned third-team All-America honors, becoming only the 

second golfer in history be named to a team. 

Tennis captured its first 

CAA crown (the first league 

No. 4 seed to do so) and an 

automatic NCAA bid. The title 

was the sixth overall league 

championship for men’s tennis 

and the first since 2002. Senior 

Martin Stiegwardt became the 

first tennis player, male or female, 

to earn a bid to the NCAA 

Championships as a singles 

competitor. 

Women’s golf won a team 

title for the sixth straight season 

and finished as runners-up 

at the league championships. 

Women’s tennis saw three 

players record 20+ win seasons 

as the Panthers won a CAA 

Tournament game for the first 

time in advancing to the league 

semifinals. 

Martin Stiegwardt became the 

first tennis player to advance 

to the NCAA Singles Championships. 

Georgia State’s softball team won six of its last nine games 

en route to a third-place regular season conference finish. The 

Panthers played through the tournament to the league championship 

game for the second straight season. 

Baseball, which fielded the CAA’s fifth-best squad, settled 

in as the No. 6 seed in the conference championships, earning 

a record third-straight postseason appearance. 

The track and field teams had a record 13 multiple entrants 

earn NCAA Region bids for their individual efforts. The 

women placed third, while the men were eighth at the CAA 

Championships. Senior Denisha Bryant was a two-time CAA 

champion. State’s 4x100m (Denice Vance, Adaku Ezeonwuka, 

Kendra Davis, Porscha Bailey) and 4x400m (Bryant, LaDrica 

Derrico, Dawn Arnold, Nicole Davis) teams were also champions. 


Athletic Facilities 

Georgia State University has several fine athletic facilities that its student-athletes 

call home. 

While men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball compete at the 

Georgia State Sports Arena in downtown Atlanta, most of the Panthers’ athletic teams 

host their competitions at the Georgia State University Panthersville Recreation and 

Athletics Complex, located about 10 miles from campus in DeKalb County. The 

complex includes the home facilities for the sports 

of men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, softball, 

and men’s and women’s cross country. 

Georgia State 

Sports Arena 


A new building was erected for the baseball 

team that serves as a dressing room for the players 

and coaches. The Reeves Fieldhouse, officially 

dedicated in March 2003, also includes office space 

for coaches. A second building for concessions and 

public restrooms as well as a renovated press box was opened in spring 2006. 

The softball area has also undergone some major improvements in the past few years. In 

April 2003, the Robert E. Heck Teamhouse was dedicated in the 

name of the Panthers’ longtime head coach who has eclipsed the 

prestigious 550-win plateau for his career. The teamhouse serves 

as an indoor practice facility for the Panthers’ softball team and includes batting cages, a weight room 

and a game room. Another improvement to Bob Heck Field was the installation of theatre-type, chairback 

seating for fans behind the dugouts of both teams. Construction for public restrooms began in the 

summer of 2007 and are planned for completion by 

the fall season. The softball press box has also been 

upgraded with a larger window and carpeting. 

The cross country courses at Panthersville, 

on the grounds of the Georgia Regional Hospital, 

are some of the best in the Southeast. The Georgia 

State programs have hosted several 5000-, 8000- 

and 10,000-meter meets over the 

years, including many conference 

and regional championships. 

Eagle’s Landing Country Club, the home for both 

golf programs. 

Eagle’s Landing Country Club, 

just south of Atlanta in Stockbridge, 

Ga., serves as an impressive home 

course for the Panthers golf teams. 

The home for the Georgia State 

men’s and women’s tennis squads is at nearby Piedmont Park Tennis Center. This 12- 

court lighted complex sits in the shadows of Atlanta’s Midtown district. 

M o s t 

recently, an 

Two new competition soccer fields are being built at the Panthersville Athletic 

Complex 

The Piedmont Park Tennis Center is a 12 

court lighted complex located in the shadow of 

Atlanta’s Midtown district. 

T h e R e e ve s F i e l d h o u s e 

is located right behind the 

baseball team’s dugout. 

The Robert E. Heck Teamhouse is located just 

beyond the softball facility’s left-field fence. 

ambitious long-term development project took place on 

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 with an official ground breaking 

ceremony for the new Panthersville Athletics Complex. The 

focus of the project is to bring most of Georgia State’s outdoor 

athletic programs into one full-use facility. 

The multi-year project will include two soccer fields, a 

tennis complex complete with six outdoor courts and a new 

locker room facility. Parking lots, walking areas and lighting 

will also be added to enhance the newly developed athletic 

complex. 

Panthersville, and the Panthersville Athletic Complex, 

is located in an area of town in DeKalb County near the 

intersection of I-20 east and I-285, off the Candler/Flat Shoals 

Road exits, Panthersville Road and Clifton Springs Road. This 

area near the GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation), Georgia 

Regional Hospital, and Georgia Perimeter College has been 

home to Panthers’ baseball and softball for decades. 

31

THIS IS GEORGIA STATE 

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY is one of the nation’s leading urban research universities, 

educating Georgia’s most diverse population of students. More than 40,000 students are 

seeking degrees, with 26,000 on campus each semester. Students arrive from every county in 

Georgia, every state in the nation and more than 150 countries. Georgia State is the second 

largest institution of the 35 colleges and universities in Georgia. 

Nestled in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia State’s location allows students to learn 

not only in the classroom, but also in the surrounding city, where high-profile companies can 

provide hands-on experience. 

Founded in 1913, Georgia State’s student body chooses from more than 52 bachelor’s, 

master’s, specialist’s and doctoral degree programs in 250 fields of study offered through six 

college-level units: 

• The J. Mack Robinson College of Business prepares students to lead by pursuing 

ethical, innovative and value-enhancing strategies in a culturally diverse and technologically 

advanced world. The college’s flex MBA program has been ranked in the top ten for the past 

12 years by U.S. News & World Report. 

• The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies educates students to become analysts, 

evaluators and designers of policies addressing economic and social development issues at 

the local, regional, national and global levels. U.S. News & World Report rankings consistently 

place the school’s public finance and urban management programs among the top ten in the 

nation. 

• The College of Arts and Sciences is the home for excellence and innovation in instruction, 

research, creative activity and community service from the classroom to the laboratory 

to the performance hall. The college offers challenges from one of the world’s leading astronomy facilities, to biotechnology and 

brain sciences, to cartography and digital arts, to languages and neural communications. Arts and Sciences offers undergraduate 

and graduate majors in the fine arts, humanities, natural and computational sciences and social and behavioral sciences and is the 

largest college at the university. 

• The College of Law provides an affordable, and distinctive legal education through full and part time day and evening programs 

to a diverse student body and promotes legal scholarship and service that enriches the legal profession and the community. 

The college is consistently ranked among the top ten best schools for the money and most wired law schools by the National Jurist 

magazine. 

• The College of Education offers comprehensive programs in all areas of teacher education, counseling and education fields 

related to sports. Most programs offer degrees at all levels and lead toward certification and licensure. Six education alumni have 

been named Georgia Teacher of the Year. 

• The College of Health and Human Services engages in 

teaching, scholarly endeavors and service 

activities that are designed to improve health and well-being and 

address social justice issues within a multi-cultural society. With 

programs in nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, cardiopulmonary 

care, social work and criminal justice, this college today 

prepares society’s essential professionals of tomorrow. 

State has earned the highest Carnegie classification for research 

institutions with extensive research projects seeking 

breakthroughs in viral immunology, drug design, microbiology, 

neuroscience and many other exciting fields. 

The Helen M. Aderhold Center provides modern classroom 

facilities in the heart of Georgia State’s downtown campus. 

Students come to Georgia State from every 

county in Georgia, every state in the nation 

and more than 150 countries. 

Georgia State is Growing 

• Georgia State recently completed construction at the corner of 

Piedmont Road and Ellis Street for a development that will house 2000 

students in four towers surrounding a central courtyard. University 

Commons opened in August 2007. 

• Georgia State’s “Main Street Master Plan” has been updated and 

continues the exciting vision of a growing and vibrant urban research 

university with a dynamic campus that fosters student life. 

• Projects already in the design or implementation phases include the 

University Science Park, a Humanities Building, a University Plaza, 

Wall Street Student Housing, Interest Housing, a Professional Center 

for business and law and a Convocation Center. 

• A 161,000-square foot Student Recreation Center opened in the fall 

of 2001, featuring fitness centers, weight rooms, a pool, basketball 

courts, rock-climbing wall, martial arts studios, a jogging track, and 

much more. 

• Georgia State’s off-campus resources include class sites at four 

locations in metro Atlanta. The Alpharetta Center is in north Atlanta. 

The Gwinnett Center is in Lawrenceville. The Center for Global Business 

Leadership is in Buckhead. The Henry County location is in McDonough. 

These campuses offer graduate courses in business and education. 

• Georgia State is growing in areas that will change lives on a global 

scale. The Center of Biotechnology and Drug Design aims to conquer 

devastating diseases around the world. The Center for Digital Commerce 

examines tools and trends that enhance Internet-based business. The 

Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy array in Mt. Wilson, 

Calif.––powerful telescopes with resolution 100 times finer than the 

Hubble Telescope––is already changing the way we see the universe. 

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Georgia State University has 

built an academic support program 

comparable to any NCAA Division I 

institution in the nation. 

For the past 17 years, Associate 

Athletics Director for Student-Athlete 

Development and Senior Woman 

Administrator Carol Cohen has 

developed a blueprint for success 

for Georgia State student-athletes 

in the classroom. That blueprint is 

called the Panther Promise. 

Panther Promise was developed 

in 2005 as an extension of services 

provided by the P.A.S.S. (Program 

for Academic Support Services). 

Panther Promise was created to assist 

student-athletes with concerns 

that are unique to the Division I 

student-athlete and tailored to fit 

the unique urban environment of 

the downtown Atlanta university. 

Georgia State University is 

committed to providing educational, 

personal, and community 

development opportunities that 

will enhance the quality of our 

student-athlete’s university experience. 

To this end, Cohen set specific 

objectives and standards to make 

the program successful. 

Joined by Assistant Athletic Director 

for Student-Athlete Development, 

Dena Freeman-Patton, and 

two Academic Advisors, Georgia 

State student-athletes succeeded in 

posting the highest-ever cumulative 

grade-point average (GPA) in the 

school’s history following the 2006 

Fall term, a mark equalled by the 

2007 Spring student-athletes. 

Steadily increasing graduation 

rates over the years also indicate 

the concept is reaching its goals and 

potential. The graduation rate for 

the student-athletes is consistently 

higher than the graduation rate of 

all State students. 


PANTHER PROMISe 

More than 90 percent 

of all student-athletes 

who have been 

through this program 

and exhausted their eligibility 

have graduated 

from the University. 

The average time for a 

busy student-athlete to 

graduate is 5.10 years, 

lower than the 5.32 rate 

by the average Georgia 

State student. 

State coaches and 

student-athletes believe 

in this program. 

Its success first showed 

in 1994 when the first 

four-year seniors in the 

program were finishing 

their careers. At 

that time, State was 

recognized for having 

the highest graduation 

rate and making the 

most improvement of 

any of the state colleges 

and universities 

throughout Georgia. 

T h e P a n t h e r 

Promise objectives 

have not changed 

since Cohen set up the 

P.A.S.S. plan in 1990. In order to accomplish 

its goals, the Panther Promise includes the 

following programs and activities: 

• P.A.S.S. includes annual New Student- 

Athlete Orientation, key Learning Lab sessions, 

Tutorial Assistance, the Bridge Seminar 

Course, Mandatory Advisement, Academic 

Monitoring and Fifth-Year Grant-in-Aid to 

allow student-athletes a chance to continue 

their work toward a degree after their athletic 

eligibility has expired. 

• CHAMPS/Life Skills is a unique NCAA 

program of educational opportunities that 

adds value, knowledge and growth to the 

demanding lives of our student-athletes. It 

is a comprehensive program that will pro- 

“It’s all still aimed at instilling crucial focus on academics at Georgia State. Our studentathletes 

are encouraged and supported to be successful in the classroom. With approximately 

225 student-athletes in the program at any one time, it’s a continual process to guarantee 

their success.” 

Carol Cohen, Associate AD for Student-Athlete Development 

A learning lab for student-athletes, located on the first floor of 

the GSU Sports Arena, opened in the fall of 2002. 

vide educational, personal, community, 

and career development to enhance the 

overall quality of our student-athletes’ 

university experience. 

• Panther DEN offers a variety of services 

dedicated entirely to addressing the 

unique challenges that face the Georgia 

State University student-athlete. These 

services are offered in conjunction with 

the Life Skills and Stress Management 

Office of the University’s Counseling 

Center. 

Panther Promise provides these services 

to aid the student-athlete in their 

personal life as well as enhance their 

athletic potential. 

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STUDENT-ATHLETE HOUSING 

The majority of Georgia State University student-athletes are housed in either the 

University Lofts or the University Commons. Both facilities provide the student-athletes 

a safe, comfortable place to call home during the academic year. 

Most Georgia State student-athletes live in the Lofts, which opened in August 2002 and 

is located on campus, just two blocks from the Georgia State Sports Arena, on Edgewood 

Ave between Piedmont Avenue and Courtland Street. The fully-furnished, loft-style 

apartments blend urban style with modern-day conveniences. Unit amenities include direct 

internet access in each bedroom, basic cable television service, local telephone service, 

private bedroom accommodations, key-locked bedroom doors, a refrigerator with ice 

maker, stove, dishwasher and garbage disposal. 

The Lofts also feature a laundry room, 24-hour computer lab and a meeting/community 

room. 

The Commons, a new 2000-bed student housing complex which opened in August 

2007, is located at the intersection of Piedmont Avenue and Ellis Street, just a short walk 

from campus. The four-building. state-of-the-art complex has apartment-style suites that 

include wiring for computers, internet access and cable television. The buildings, which 

are accessible only by electronic key cards and monitored 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 

surround a beautiful courtyard and picnic area. 

The Georgia State University Commons 

artist rendering 

Various suite options 

are available, including 2- 

bed 1-bath, 2-bed 2-bath 

and 4-bed, 2-bath suites. Unit The University Lofts 

amenities are similiar to the Lofts, 

which include direct internet 

access in each bedroom, basic cable television service, local telephone 

service, private bedroom accommodations, key-locked bedroom doors, 

a refrigerator with ice maker, stove, dishwasher and garbage disposal. 

Every floor in every building has a meeting/community room and 

laundry facilities are located in each building. 

Other options have been added to the Commons, including a health 

clinic and a 24-hour restaurant. A multi-level parking garage is another 

welcome addition to university student-athletes. 

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STUDENT RECREATION CENTER 

Swimming Pools 

Georgia State’s 161,000-square foot, state-of-the-art student 

recreation center opened in September 2001. The $29.5 

million building is a full city-block long. 

One of the newest buildings on the Georgia State University 

campus is its student recreation center, which opened in the 

fall of 2001. This 161,000-square foot, state-of-the-art facility 

operated by the recreational services department includes: 

• A 5,000-square foot weight room 

• A 9,000-square foot cardiovascular 

and fitness equipment room 

• An eight-lane swimming pool 

• An auxiliary gymnasium for indoor soccer, floor hockey, table 

tennis and fencing 

• Four basketball courts 

• A three-story climbing wall 

• Game room for billiards and video games 

• Aerobic/martial arts studios 

• A jogging track 

• Four racquetball courts 

• Whirlpools 

• Camping rental equipment area 

• Lounge areas with a big-screen television and vending facilities 

• Locker rooms and changing areas 

• Volleyball/badminton court 

• Conference room and classrooms 

• RAP-UP publication for all activities and events 

• Touch the Earth outdoor recreation program offering 

one-day or longer excursions for rafting, canoeing, skiing, 

backpacking, biking, etc. 

• Check out current events daily at 

www.gsu.edu/recreation 

Basketball Courts 

Billiards or Darts 

Treadmills & TV’s 

Fitness Rooms 


Climbing Walls 

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36 

Commissioner 

Tom Yeager 

Colonial Athletic Association 

Coming off another record-setting season, the Colonial Athletic Association continues to enhance its reputation as 

one of the nation’s top collegiate conferences. 

With a geographic footprint stretching from Boston to Atlanta, the CAA encompasses five of the nation’s nine 

largest metropolitan areas. The conference has produced 16 national team champions in five different sports, 33 

individual national champions, 12 national players of the year, 11 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award 

winners. Even more impressive, however, are the honors accumulated away from competition, which include five 

Rhodes Scholars and 21 NCAA post-graduate scholars. In 2006-07, the CAA had six ESPN the Magazine Academic 

All-Americans and more than 1,600 of our 4,000 student-athletes received the Commissioner’s Academic Award after 

posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering in a varsity sport. 

The landscape of the conference stretches along the majority of the East Coast, and includes six of the nation’s top 

25 media markets – New York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (5), Washington, D.C. (8), Atlanta (9) and Baltimore (23). 

The number of television homes in the CAA market exceeds 19 million. 

The CAA now sponsors 22 sports with the addition of a 12-team football league in 

2007. Male athletes compete for championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, 

football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and wrestling. 

Female athletes battle for conference titles in basketball, cross country, field hockey, 

golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. 

In 2006-07, a league-record 29 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths. 

The conference has made its presence known nationally in men’s basketball with four teams advancing 

to post-season play for the past three years. Conference champion VCU pulled the most noted upset of the NCAA 

first round last season with its 79-77 victory over Duke and Old Dominion became the second CAA team in as 

many years to receive an NCAA at-large bid. Hofstra and Drexel made NIT appearances. In 2006, George Mason 

became the first mid-major program since 1979 to reach the Final Four. The Patriots were ranked No. 8 in the 

final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll, which was the highest ever for a CAA team. 

In women’s basketball, the CAA had three teams earn NCAA Tournament berths for the first time and 

four squads advanced to post-season play for the second straight year. Perennial power Old Dominion, which 

has captured three national championships (1979, 1980, 1985) and was national runner-up in 1997, captured 

its 16 th consecutive conference title. James Madison and Delaware also made the NCAA’s. Hofstra completed its most successful season in school 

history by advancing to the quarterfinals of the WNIT. 

The conference also excels in many other sports. Delaware became the first CAA team to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse 

CAA 2006-07 RPIs 

Baseball 15 

Men’s Basketball 8 

Women’s Basketball 9 

Men’s Soccer 9 

Women’s Soccer 10 

Volleyball 11 

Championship in 2007. A league-record four men’s soccer teams earned NCAA berths in 2006, with Towson 

and Old Dominion advancing to the round of 16. A league-high four teams also represented the conference 

in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship. William & Mary reached the round of 16 in women’s tennis. CAA 

squads have won 10 field hockey national titles since the championship began in 1981, which is the most of 

any Division I conference. Hofstra finished seventh overall at the NCAA Wrestling Championship and William 

& Mary finished eighth nationally in men’s cross country. There were 37 CAA student-athletes who received 

All-America honors. 

CAA member institutions are committed to excellence in the classroom. The Colonial Academic Alliance was 

created in 2002 by the league’s presidents with a goal of expanding their partnership to all aspects of university 

life outside of intercollegiate athletics. Among the programs already established are an undergraduate research conference, coordination of study 

abroad programs and granting visiting academic status to student-athletes traveling to an away contest so that they have access to libraries, 

academic resource centers and computer labs. 

In 2002, two faculty members from CAA institutions were awarded academia’s most coveted distinction – the Nobel Prize. John B. 

Fenn, a research professor in the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, received the Nobel Prize for chemistry, and 

Vernon Smith, a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, shared the Nobel Prize in economic sciences. 

Commissioner Thomas E. Yeager has guided the CAA since its inception. The conference traces its roots back to 1983 when three of its 

current members- George Mason University, James Madison University, and the College of William and Mary - were aligned with East Carolina 

University, the United States Naval Academy and the University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South). During the next two years, 

the league added 11 sports, acquired two new members (the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and American University) and decided 

to form a new association. The transformation from ECAC South to CAA took place on June 6, 1985. 

Charter members George Mason, 

School Nickname Location Enrollment 

University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens Newark, Delaware 16,000 

Drexel University Dragons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12,357 

George Mason University Patriots Fairfax, Virginia 29,728 

Georgia State University Panthers Atlanta, Georgia 26,000 

Hofstra University Pride Hempstead, New York 13,000 

James Madison University Dukes Harrisonburg, Virginia 16,900 

UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wilmington, North Carolina 12,000 

Northeastern University Huskies Boston, Massachusetts 14,492 

Old Dominion University Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia 21,500 

Towson University Tigers Baltimore, Maryland 18,011 

Virginia Commonwealth U. Rams Richmond, Virginia 29,225 

College of William & Mary Tribe Williamsburg, Virginia 5,700 

James Madison, UNC Wilmington and 

William and Mary were joined by Old 

Dominion University in 1991 and by 

Virginia Commonwealth University in 

1995. The conference added the University 

of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra 

University and Towson University in 2001. 

Georgia State University and Northeastern 

University became members of the 

conference on July 1, 2005. 

From all-star athletes to Nobel 

Prize winning faculty, the CAA takes great 

pride in producing performers who stand 

out both on the playing field and in the 

classroom. 


Downtown Atlanta features a beautiful skyline as one of the fastest 

growing cities in America. 


Atlanta 

ATLANTA is: 

• the capital city of Georgia 

• the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United 

States with more than 5 million residents 

• one of the youngest cities in America (median 

age of 33) and seventh in the nation in percentage 

of population that are college graduates (34.9 

percent) 

• home of the busiest airport in the United 

States and the world (Hartsfield-Jackson International) 

• a national leader in job creation with more than 

138,000 businesses 

Atlanta, the “Gateway City of the South” and host of the 1996 Summer Olympics, is nestled in the hills of north central 

Georgia. The growing metropolitan area and state are both in the Top 10 in the nation in size, but nearer to the top in economic 

development, jobs and business growth. Atlanta ranks third in the nation among cities with the most Fortune 500 headquarters. 

Twenty-seven companies headquartered in metro Atlanta are rated among the latest Fortune 1000 companies, with 15 among the 

Fortune 500. Three-quarters of all Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in metro Atlanta. The city serves as the world headquarters 

for The Home Depot, United Parcel Service, SunTrust Bank, Georgia Pacific, the Coca-Cola Company and Delta Airlines. 

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remains one of the world’s busiest travel hubs. 

The birthplace of Rev., Dr., Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, Atlanta has a reputation as the “city too 

busy to hate” filled with “openness, opportunity, and optimism.” It is the southeast’s regional capital with a growing population 

of more than five million people living in a lush, scenic setting known for its dogwoods, azaleas and evergreens. According to the 

U.S. Forestry Service, Atlanta is the most heavily wooded urban area in the nation. 

The Atlanta area is headquarters for media giants Cable News Network (CNN), 

ALSO KNOWN 

AS A SPORTS CAPITAL 

Events in the metropolitan Atlanta area include: 

√ Atlanta Braves baseball games (14 straight 

division championships and five World Series 

appearances in the 1990s) 

√ Atlanta Falcons football games (their home 

field, the Georgia Dome, has been the site of 

two Super Bowls) 

√ Atlanta Hawks basketball games 

√ Atlanta Thrashers ice hockey games (2007 

NHL Southeast Division Champions; also hosting 

the 2008 NHL All-Star game) 

√ Georgia Force arena league football games 

√ Atlanta Silverbacks men’s soccer games 

√ Gwinnett Gladiators (minor league hockey) 

√ Chick-fil-A Bowl 

√ SEC Football Championship Game 

√ NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Fours 

√ Sporting events involving over 20 colleges 

√ AT&T Classic (PGA Tour event) 

√ The TOUR Championship (PGA event) 

√ NASCAR Nextel (Sprint) Cup races (two each 

year) 

√ Peachtree Road Race 10K Run 

√ Foxhall Cup (USA Equestrian event) 

√ AVP Atlanta Open (pro beach volleyball) 

the Turner Broadcasting System, Turner Network Television, the Cartoon Network, 

FOX Sports Net South, SportSouth and The Weather Channel. Atlanta 

has 10 local television stations with the five major network affiliates (ABC, CBS, 

FOX, NBC and the CW). More than 70 radio stations offer a variety of programming. 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is published blocks from Georgia State’s 

campus, and 15 other daily newspapers and 60 weekly papers keep people in 

the Atlanta region informed. 

Philips Arena, located within walking distance of the Georgia State campus, serves 

as the home of the NBA Atlanta Hawks, the NHL Atlanta Thrashers and the AFL 

Georgia Force. 

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panther club & ncaa compliance 

- The ncaa compliance rules and you - 

Georgia State University is committed to full compliance with all Colonial 

Athletic Association (CAA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association 

(NCAA) rules and regulations. Therefore, Georgia State University is 

responsible for ensuring its student-athletes, coaches, faculty and staff, 

alumni, donors, boosters and friends adhere to the rules of the CAA and 

NCAA. Please help Georgia State University position itself for greatness 

today and in the future by reviewing this summary of NCAA rules. 

Representative of Athletics Interest 

A “representative of Georgia State’s athletic interests,” or boosters is anyone 

who: 

-Has ever participated in or is currently a member of the Panther Club 

-Has made a donation to the athletics program 

-Has helped arrange for summer and/or vacation employment for student-athletes or provided 

benefits to enrolled student-athletes 

-Has assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes 

-Has been involved, in any way, in the promotion of Georgia State University’s athletic program. 

Recruiting 

Only coaches and athletic department staff can be involved in the recruiting 

process. Athletic representatives are prohibited from contacting a 

prospective student-athlete or members of his/her family by telephone, 

letter, or in person for the purpose of encouraging participation in athletics 

at Georgia State University. Please contact the coaching staff if you 

know of a prospect that may have the interest and ability to participate in 

intercollegiate athletics at Georgia State University. The coach can then 

take appropriate action. 

Prospective Student-Athlete 

A prospective student-athlete is a person who has started classes for the 

ninth (9th) grade. In addition, a student-athlete who has not started classes 

for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution 

provides such an individual (or the individual’s relatives or friends) any 

financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not provide 

to prospective students generally. 

Extra Benefits 

An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee 

or a representative of the institution’s athletics interests to provide a student-athlete 

or his/her family a benefit not authorized by NCAA legislation. 

Extra benefits would include, but are not limited to: 

-Cash or loans in any amount 

-Co-signing or arranging a loan 

-Gifts or free services (e.g., airline tickets, restaurant meals, etc.) 

-Use of an automobile 

-Rent-free or reduced-cost housing 

-Money for, or a guarantee of, bail or bond 

-Employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher than the wages paid for similar work 

-Payment to a student-athlete for work not performed 

Your commitment to helping Georgia State University comply with the letter 

and the spirit of the rules and regulations of the CAA and the NCAA is 

greatly appreciated. If you have any questions concerning CAA or NCAA 

rules which help govern Georgia State Athletics, please contact the Compliance 

Office at (404) 413-4010. 

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