Kangaroos Soccer - UMKC Athletics

2011 UMKC Men’s Soccer 2
UMKC
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location__________________ Kansas City, Mo.
Founded____________________________1933
Nickname______________________ Kangaroos
Colors______________________ Blue and Gold
Enrollment________________________ 14,221
Affiliation__________________ NCAA Division I
Conference_____________ The Summit League
Home Facility_____ Durwood Soccer Stadium &
___________________ Recreational Field (850)
Chancellor__________________ Leo E. Morton
Director of Athletics________________ Tim Hall
Website__________ www.UMKCKangaroos.com
Twitter:___________________ @TheUMKCRoos
Athletics Dept. Phone_________ (816) 235-1036
TEAM INFORMATION
First year of Men’s Soccer_______________1987
All-time record_____________ 168-243-31 (.417)
Conference record_____________ 59-40-6 (.596)
NCAA App._____________ 3 (2001, 2003, 2008)
Last Post Season App.__________________2008
Results_____ NCAA First Round - at Tulsa, L, 0-1
2010 Record________________________ 10-5-3
2010 Summit League Record/Finish___ 4-1-1/1st
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach____________________Rick Benben
Email____________________benbenr@umkc.edu
Office Phone_________________ (816) 235-5469
Career Record______ 104-124-25 (.468)/14th yr
Summit League________ 39-29-5 (.576)/14th yr
UMKC Record________________________ Same
Associate Head Coach__ Fred Schlichting-14th yr
Volunteer Assistants________ Boris Pardo-1st yr
_________________________Bryan Perez-1st yr
Eastern Illinois
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location_____________________ Charleston, Ill.
Enrollment_________________________ 11,075
Nickname_________________________ Panthers
Colors_______________________ Blue and Gray
Home Field______________ Lakeside Field/1,000
Conference___________________ Missouri Valley
President__________________ Dr. William Perry
Athletics Director______________ Barbara Burke
Soccer SID_______________ Greg Lautzenheiser
Office Phone__________________ 217-581-7020
Cell Phone___________________ 419-605-8512
Email_________________glautzenheiser@eiu.edu
Website_______________ www.EIUpanthers.com
TEAM INFORMATION
Head Coach__________________ Adam Howarth
Career Record/Yrs.____________ 85-109-21/12th
Record at School/Yrs.___________________same
2010 Overall Record__________________ 4-12-1
2010 Conf. Record/Finish____________ 1-5-1/7th
Starters Ret./Lost_______________________ 8/3
Letterwinners Ret./Lost_________________ 15/3
SERIES RECORD
EIU leads 8-4-0.
LAST MEETING
UMKC won 1-0 on 10/3/10 in Kansas City
The Coaches
In his 14th season at
UMKC, Rick Benben is
the winningest coach in
school history, posting
a 104-124-25 record.
Under his guidance,
UMKC has captured four
Summit League regular
season titles and has
made three appearances in the NCAA College
Cup with the most recent appearance coming
in 2008. Benben, the fourth head coach in the
Division I era, began the 2011 season with 100
wins to his credit.
Adam Howarth is in his 12th season as
the head coach at Eastern Illinois, and has
an 85-109-21 record there. He played for
the Panthers from 1989-92, and served as
an assistant on the women’s staff prior to
becoming the head coach.
The Series
It will be the 13th meeting with Eastern
Illinois in the overall series, with the Panthers
leading 8-4. The ‘Roos won last season’s
meeting by a 1-0 score, but had not won
previous to that since 1997.
At home, the ‘Roos are 2-3 against EIU. The
last four meetings have been decided by a
goal. Benben is 1-4 vs. EIU, while Howarth is
3-1 vs. UMKC.
UMKC All-Time vs. EIU (4-8)
9/24/93 (A)____________________ L, 0-3
10/14/94 (A)_ ___________________L, 1-2
10/18/94 (H)___________________ W, 2-1
10/1/95 (A)____________________W, 1-0
10/20/95 (H)____________________L, 0-1
10/20/96 (H)___________________ L, 0-2
9/14/97 (A)___________________ W, 2-0
9/13/98 (N)_____________________L, 1-4
9/3/06 (A)______________________L, 0-1
9/9/07 (H)______________________L, 0-1
8/31/08 (A)____________________ L, 2-3
10/3/10 (H)____________________W, 1-0
Scouting the Competition
The Panthers come in at 6-5-1 overall and
1-1-1 in Summit League play. They are 3-1-1
in their last five games, including wins in their
last two against Oral Roberts and Loyola (Ill.).
They are led by Jake Brillhart and Garet
Christianson with three goals apiece, while
goalkeepers Tyler Kelley and Evan Turner
have split time this season. The Panthers
have allowed 18 goals, and scored 15 on the
season. They have also out-shot the opposition
159-144.
Durwood Dominance
Since Durwood Soccer Stadium and
Recreational Field opened in 2009, the ‘Roos
have been dominant there, posting a 13-5
mark (.722).
Last season UMKC went 8-1 at home, while
going 4-2 in 2009.
A Win vs EIU Means...
- UMKC would have back-to-back wins vs.
the Panthers for the first time since 1994 and
1995.
- The Kangaroos would have two wins in
Summit League play during every season
Benben has been the coach, and the last 18
years in a row (every year UMKC has been in
the league).
Back Up Top
Junior David Sarabia hit his stride after
moving back to forward. He started the season
playing goalkeeper (where he was recruited to
play). The last two years he was an All-Summit
League forward but was moved to goalkeeper
after the graduation of Ken Cooper.
He has made an immediate impact on the
offense, scoring his sixth career game-winning
goal against MNU. He then earned Summit
League Player of the Week for scoring the
game-winner and dishing out an assist in a
victory over Oregon State.
Summit Preseason Poll
UMKC was picked to repeat as Summit
League regular season champions, along with
Oakland in the 2011 Coaches Preseason Poll.
The ‘Roos received 32 points, along with
two first place votes, while Oakland, who won
last year’s conference tournament, received
three first place nods.
This is the second consecutive year the
‘Roos have been picked to win the Summit
League by the coaches.
Championship Pedigree
The ‘Roos, who have played in the
championship game of the league tournament
in three of the last five years, have won
four Summit League regular season titles
(1999, 2001, 2003, 2010) and three league
tournament crowns (2001, 2003, 2008), all of
which led to NCAA Tournament appearances.
The ‘Roos have advanced to the Summit
League Conference Tournament in the last five
seasons, and in 12 of Benben’s 13 seasons as
the head coach (2005 was the only miss).
Overall, UMKC has advanced to 16 Summit
League Tournaments.
Slow Start, Strong Finish
The Kangaroos have had a habit of starting
seasons slow, going 0-4 to start 2011. They
have gone 4-2-1 in their last seven games
though, and have started slow when they have
had success in the past. In 2001, 2003 and
2008, all seasons that they advanced to the
NCAA Tournament, they didn’t record a win
until at least their second game.
2001 - Started: 0-1; Finished: 12-7-1
2003 - Started 0-4-1; Finished: 10-7-1
2008 - Started 0-1-1; Finished: 10-7-3