Newberry College

Newberry College... 

And The Newberry Community 

•Newberry College has an annual budget of over $16,500,000. 

• The College employs about 225 people—165 salaried and 60 hourly. 

•The monthly payroll exceeds $600,000 and monthly purchases and 

contracts average $700,000. 

•Over 900 students and 225 employees make purchases in the 

community every day. 

•The College sponsors around 60 cultural events each year—concerts, 

plays, art exhibits, lectures. 

•The College hosts around 175 sporting events per year with their 15 

NCAA Division II teams—8 men, 7 women. 

•A number of off-campus groups use college facilities for special events. 

For example, the SC Lutheran Synod Assembly and the SC Lutheran 

Youth Convention each bring over 400 people into the community. 

We also host the South Carolina Women of the ELCA, a state-wide 

ROTC camp, the South Carolina Middle and Senior High Jazz Band 

Competition, the South Carolina Middle and High School Science 

Olympiads, the South Carolina Guidance Counselor Conference, 

several athletic camps, and many more. 

• Special events such as Homecoming, graduations in May and 

December, Convocations, and accreditation visits in multiple programs 

bring thousands of visitors to Newberry. 

A study conducted by the Newberry Chamber of Commerce in 1998 

concluded the College has the following economic impact on the 

city. With major growth in enrollment and accounting for inflation, 

these numbers would be significantly higher today. 

• “The economic impact of the Newberry College payroll is $28,000,000.” 

• “The economic impact of total Newberry College spending is 

$84,000,000.” 

• “The economic impact of student spending is $10,000,000.” 

• “The total economic impact of Newberry College is over $100,000,000 

per year.” 

Mitchell M. Zais, Ph.D. 

President

2008 Newberry Men’s Soccer 

Table of Contents 

Contents 

1.............. Quick Facts, Media Outlets, and Credits 

2..............................President and Athletic Director 

3............................................................. 2007 Outlook 

4........................................................... Coach Profiles 

5..........................................................................Roster 

6........................................................... Player Profiles 

12..............................................2005 Recap and Stats 

13.............................................. History and Records 

15.................................... South Atlantic Conference 

16...................................................... 2007 Opponents 

Media Outlets 

Primary Radio.............................. WKDK, AM-1240 

Internet Webcast...........www.RedZoneMedia.com 

Play-by-play.............................Jimmie Coggins 

Phone............................................ (803) 276-2957 

E-mail................................ jcoggins@wkdk.com 

Primary Newspaper................Newberry Observer 

Sports Editor....................................Kelly Snow 

Phone................................... (803) 276-0625 x117 

E-mail........... kesnow@newberryobserver.com 

Quick Facts 

GENERAL 

School.........................................Newberry College 

City, Zip Code........................Newberry, SC 29108 

Founded............................................................. 1856 

Enrollment........................................................... 920 

Nickname............................................................N/A 

Colors............................................Scarlet and Gray 

Venue...........................Newberry Soccer Complex 

Affiliation................................................... NCAA II 

Conference........................................South Atlantic 

President.......................................Dr. Mitchell Zais 

Alma Mater, Yr. ...... U.S. Military Academy, 1969 

Athletic Director.................................Andy Carter 

Alma Mater, Yr. ................. Missouri Baptist, 1987 

Website..............www.NewberryAthleticsite.com 

Credits 

Men’s Soccer SID................................Patrick McCoy 

Office Phone........................................(803) 321-5603 

SID Fax.................................................(803) 321-5660 

E-Mail.......................Patrick.McCoy@newberry.edu 

SID Mailing Address................. 2100 College Street 

Newberry, SC 29108 

Design, writting and editing............ Patrick McCoy 

Cover Design........Patrick McCoy and Brice Zimmerman 

COACHING STAFF 

Head Coach........................................Sam Okpodu 

Alma Mater, Yr. ............................ N.C. State, 1987 

Record at Newberry, Yrs. .......33-25-4, four seasons 

Overall Record, Yrs. ..........109-135-15, 14 seasons 

Assistant Coach................................. Jeffrey Taylor 

Alma Mater, Yr. ............................Newberry, 2006


Administration 

Dr. Mitchell Zais 

President of Newberry College 

Dr. Mitchell (Mick) M. Zais has been president of Newberry College since August of 2000. He earned an engineering 

degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; a Master of Arts degree in military history from the School for Advanced 

Military Studies at Leavenworth, Kansas; and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in social psychology and organizational behavior 

from the University of Washington. He is also a graduate of the National Defense University where he was a post-doctoral 

research fellow in national security affairs. 

Dr. Zais has been appointed by Governor Mark Sanford to represent the state’s 20 private colleges and universities on the 

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. He also serves as a member of the Governor’s Council for Educational Reform 

of secondary education in South Carolina. He is a member of the Newberry Opera House Foundation, the Greater Columbia 

Chamber of Commerce, the Lutheran Education Conference of North America, and the Southeastern Region of Thrivent Financial 

for Lutherans. In the South Atlantic (athletic) Conference, he serves as Chairman of the Presidents’ Council. He also represents the 

private college and university presidents of the southeastern United States on the Board of Directors of the national Foundation 

for Independent Higher Education. Dr. Zais also serves as Chairman of the Lieutenant Governor’s advisory council on aging. 

Dr. Zais has written and published extensively in the fields of organizational behavior, curriculum design, stress, military history and doctrine, and 

leadership and management, in such professional journals as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Armed Forces Journal International, Military Review, 

Parameters, etc. His opinion-editorial pieces, written while President of Newberry College, have appeared in newspapers across the state. 

Before becoming Newberry College’s 20th president, Dr. Zais served his country for over 30 years as an officer in the United States Army, attaining 

the rank of brigadier general. As an assistant professor at West Point, he taught management consulting, organizational behavior, and leadership. 

A paratrooper and Ranger, Dr. Zais served in a wide variety of infantry units, in Vietnam, the United States, and Korea. He commanded two rifle companies, 

an infantry battalion, a light infantry brigade, and served as deputy commanding general at Fort Riley, Kan. His experience is in military plans 

and operations, having worked as chief of operations, plans, and training for an infantry battalion; war plans officer for a corps; and Chief of War Plans 

for the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Dr. Zais was a White House aide and served in Panama as executive assistant to the four-star commander of all U.S. forces in Central and South 

America. In Kuwait, he was commanding general of U.S. and Allied forces. He also served as commanding general of Operation Provide Refuge, the task 

force that cared for the 4,000 Kosovo refugees who entered the United States. Prior to coming to Newberry College, Zais was the Chief of Staff of the U.S. 

Army Reserve Command, the headquarters that administers more than 200,000 military members of the Army Reserve. 

Dr. Zais’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the 

Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Ranger, 

Airborne, and Combat Infantryman’s Badges, and the South Carolina Meritorious Service Medal. 

His wife, the former Susan Fincher, is from Columbia and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Susan’s great-great-great-grandfather was a 

founding member of the Newberry College Board of Trustees. They have two children: Bradley is an infantry soldier in Iraq; Ashley, is an intern coordinator 

for presidential hopeful John McCain. 

Andy Carter 

Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics 

Andy Carter is entering his seventh year as the Newberry College Director of Athletics, having joined the Newberry family 

in August of 2002. Since taking the helm, Carter has tackled several projects in order to turn Newberry Athletics into one of the 

premier programs in Division II. 

Carter came to Newberry after a 15-year tenure at Missouri Baptist College. Upon receiving his undergraduate degree 

from the NAIA institution, he began his career as an admissions recruiter and assistant baseball coach while working on his 

master’s of business administration at Lindenwood University. His degree completion led him to a faculty position as a professor 

of business administration and economics at Missouri Baptist, while at the same time serving the school as head baseball coach. 

Carter took over as baseball coach in 1991, a position he held for nine seasons. Seven years into a successful coaching 

career, highlighted by seven consecutive conference championships, he also took over as Missouri Baptist’s athletic director. He 

served in both roles for two years before leaving coaching in order to devote all his attention to administrative duties. 

Almost immediately upon his arrival at Newberry, Carter presented the faculty with the “Newberry College Athletic Initiative”, 

a long-term plan to secure future athletic success, while maintaining Newberry’s excellent academic record for its athletics 

teams. 

Since Carter’s arrival, Newberry has undergone an overhaul of its athletic program, instituting a stringent evaluation process for all varsity sports. 

The results were almost immediate, as the scarlet and gray have nearly doubled South Atlantic Conference victories in consecutive years under Carter’s 

reign. Also, for the first time since 1999, Newberry enhanced its offering of varsity sports, adding wrestling and competitive cheerleading. 

Another stage of Carter’s plan is a complete upgrade of Newberry’s facilities in order to showcase the college’s new athletic vision. Ground was 

broken in the summer of 2004 on the Newberry College Athletic Complex, which will be the future home to Newberry baseball and other teams. Also, 

the Newberry basketball and volleyball teams began playing last season on a new gym floor, powered by a brand new, state-of-the art lighting system. 

Future plans include new facilities for the men’s and women’s tennis teams, and determining the best course of action to give the football facilities at 

Seltzer Field its first facelift in almost 20 years. 

In addition to his duties at Newberry, Carter is an appointee to the NCAA National Division II Baseball Committee, where he serves as chairman for 

the South Region. He serves on the Newberry President’s Cabinet, under Dr. Zais. He is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors 

of Athletics. 

Carter is married to his wife of 23 years, Rena. They have seven children: Aaron (20), a senior cadet at USMA-West Point, Becca (19), Beth (16), Jake 

(14), Rachel (12), Caleb (10), and Micah (8).


Season Outlook 

The Newberry College men’s soccer team 

enters the 2008 season with expectations of having 

a successful season and positioning itself for 

postseason success. According to head coach Sam 

Okpodu, the team will need to finish the season 

stronger than they have in the past. 

“The South Atlantic Conference is a very 

competitive league and we want to able to position 

ourselves in the top four teams so that we 

will be able to host a first round game,” said Okpodu. 

“We definitely have the talent to challenge 

for a top four ranking in the SAC tournament, it 

just depends upon if our team will play together 

throughout the season.” 

Newberry’s schedule sets up to be its toughest 

yet with matches against traditional powers Limestone, 

Lincoln Memorial, Tusculum and Wingate. 

Coach Okpodu believes this season will be the 

most competitive the SAC has ever been and will 

create great matches between Newberry and their 

opponents. 

The senior offensive trio of Debola Ogunseye 

(Lagos, Nigeria), Kwame Gyamfi (Accra, Ghana) 

and Shane Abbott (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) will lead 

the Newberry attack against their opponents. The 

trio returns from last year when they combined for 

30 goals and 13 assists. All three players were 

named to all-South Atlantic Conference squads 

following the 2007 season. If they can build upon 

on their previous success, they should end the 

2008 season on the same list. 

“I need them to play more as a team with more 

one- and two-touch play this season. They need to 

look to set up goal-scoring opportunities for one 

another, but at the same time in certain situations 

they need to be selfish when they have opportunities 

to score,” Okpodu said of the trio. 

The style of play for the team won’t differ 

much from previous seasons. Newberry will try 

to possess the ball as much as possible and take 

full advantage of scoring opportunities by getting 

shots on goal and finishing around the goal. Coach 

Okpodu added, “If teams are able to stop or slow 

down our scoring attack we are going to posses 

the ball and be cautious with our attack to prevent 

us from being vulnerable on the defensive end.” 

The midfield will be led by Abbott and returning 

starter Brandon Baker (Conway, S.C.). They 

will be the foundation for possessing the ball and 

distributing scoring opportunities to Ogunseye 

and Gyamfi. The midfield will also be helped by 

the addition of several talented incoming players 

that will push for starts and playing time. 

“Shane has a serious role to play in the midfield 

for us this year. He will be a leader for our 

team, but also a distributor because his ability to 

hold the ball is simply incredible,” Coach Okpodu 

stated. 

Newberry’s defense will be anchored by returning 

starter Jeff Bell (North Augusta, S.C.). The 

defense will look to improve upon last year’s goal 

against average of 2.10. Last year’s reserves will 

need to step up and fill holes left in the defensive 

line by the 2007 senior class. 

The final line of defense for Newberry will be 

returning goalkeeper Will Dieterich (Tampa, Fla.), 

who started all of 2007’s games. Dieterich recorded 

four shutouts while leading Newberry to a 9-10 

record. Dieterich, who already has the record for 

career shutouts, will need a good year in goal to 

make up for a inexperienced defense. 

Incoming players as always will need to adjust 

to the speed of the college game if they wish 

to play a significant role on the team. However, 

Coach Okpodu expects Trey Boyd, Stephan Bass, 

Jason Large and Justin Blomdahl to challenge for 

considerable playing time and possible starting 

positions. 

All in all, the Newberry men’s soccer team 

should have another exciting fall season and will 

be in serious contention to compete for one of the 

coveted top four positions in the SAC under the 

direction of coach Okpodu.


Coaching Staff 

Sam 

Okpodu 

Head Coach 

North Carolina State 

‘87 

Record at Newberry........33-35-4 

Seasons.................................. Four 

Career Record.............109-135-15 

Collegiate Seasons....................14 

Sam Okpodu enters his fifth year as the head coach of the Newberry men’s soccer 

team after four successful seasons at the helm of the scarlet and gray. 

The 2006 season saw coach Okpodu lead Newberry to a 9-10 record overall and 

a 2-5 record in the South Atlantic Conference, finishing sixth. Three total players 

were placed on the all-SAC first and second teams. 

In 2005, Newberry went 7-9-2 overall and 1-6 in SAC play. Okpodu led Newberry 

to a 9-7-2 overall record and a 3-3-1 South Atlantic Conference record in 2004, 

both tops in school history. The men also finished fifth in the SAC, their highest 

conference finish ever. 

The success found in 2004 included two all-conference selections and one allregion 

selection. Newberry finished the season ranked eighth in the National Soccer 

Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Appalachian Region rankings, also 

a first for the program. 

In addition to compiling the best overall and conference records in program 

history, the men also racked up an eight match unbeaten streak in 2004, another 

school best. 

Prior to his work with Newberry, Okpodu boasts 18 years of coaching experience 

on the amateur, collegiate, semiprofessional, and international levels. He 

coached the Virginia Tech women’s Division I program for 10 seasons and he has 

served as a consultant for the Delta United Soccer Club, a professional men’s team 

in Nigeria. While overseas, he also guided the Nigerian women’s national team to its third African 

Women’s Soccer Championship in 2002. 

A graduate of North Carolina State University, Okpodu was a three-time All-American and still is the 

all-time Atlantic Coast Conference leading scorer with 193 points. He started all 77 games of his career, 

and participated in postseason play three of his four years. 

After his professional career with the Orlando Lions (United States Soccer Federation) and a stint 

at the helm of the Raleigh United Soccer Club, Okpodu returned to the Wolfpack as an assistant coach 

before taking the reins of the Virginia Tech program. His Hokie squads graduated 95% of its players. 

In 2002, Okpodu was recognized as one of 55 people to be selected to the ACC 50th Anniversary 

Team for his accomplishments as a player at N.C. State. The team was voted on by seven league institutions 

that sponsor men’s soccer as decided by the league’s 50th Anniversary Committee. 

Okpodu, a Nigerian-born U.S. citizen, holds licenses and diplomas with the USSF and the NSCAA. 

He fills the role of advisor and consultant for the International Soccer Network, Inc., based in Blacksburg, 

Va. 

 

Jeffrey 

Taylor 

Assistant Coach 

Newberry ‘07 

Jeffrey Taylor begins his first season as assistant men’s soccer coach in 2008. 

Taylor graduated from Newberry in 2007 and served last year as the team’s student 

assistant. 

During the four years of his playing career at Newberry, Taylor amassed 17 

goals and 13 assists, which ranks him fifth all-time with 47 career points. Taylor 

was a starter all four years at Newberry and was named to the preseason all-South 

Atlantic Conference second team in 2006. 

A native of Sumter, S.C., Taylor graduated from Sumter HS, where he played 

varsity soccer all four years. His high school playing career was beyond successful 

as he finished as South Carolina’s all time leading scorer with 110 goals. Taylor 

was also named an all-region player all four years and an all-state player his senior 

year.


Roster 

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

00 Will Dieterich GK 6-3 180 Sr. Tampa, Fla. Chamberlain HS 

0 James Woods GK 6-1 190 R-Fr. Summerville, S.C. Summerville HS 

1 Joel Johnson GK 6-1 160 Fr. Sangre Grande, Trinidad St. Augustine 

2 Justin Blomdahl M/F 6-0 170 Fr. Pawleys Island, S.C. Waccamaw HS 

3 Stephan Bass D/F 6-0 160 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. Sandy Creek HS 

4 Shane Abbott M 5-9 164 Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Spartanburg Methodist College 

5 Jason Large M/F 5-11 160 Fr. Aiken, S.C. South Aiken HS 

6 Samuel Cartin D 6-0 150 Jr. Irmo, S.C. Irmo HS 

7 Nathan Arroyo M 5-9 160 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Spartanburg Methodist College 

8 Michael Bibbo F 5-10 150 So. Florence, S.C. South Florence HS 

9 Scott Busbee D 6-0 160 Jr. Columbia, S.C. Brookland-Cayce HS 

10 Kwame Gyamfi M/F 5-11 190 Sr. Accra, Ghana Lander University 

11 Ruben Bravo M 5-9 135 Jr. Camden, S.C. Camden HS 

12 Brandon Baker M 5-8 155 Sr. Conway, S.C. Carolina Forest HS 

13 Trey Boyd M/F 5-8 170 Fr. Victoria, Texas Memorial HS 

14 Philippe Millogo F 5-11 175 So. Vienna, Va. Oakton HS 

15 Lucas Noboa D 6-2 165 So. Deltona, Fla. Deltona HS 

16 Ben Mottel M 6-3 180 Jr. North Augusta, S.C. North Augusta HS 

17 Jarvis Snyder M/F 5-6 165 Sr. Alexandria, La. Spartanburg Methodist College 

18 Debola Ogunseye F/M 5-6 167 Sr. Lagos, Nigeria Olabisi Onabanjo University 

19 Marvin Torvic M/D 6-3 192 So. French Guiana South Aiken HS 

20 Tornubari Nyonebue F 5-11 150 So. Rivers State, Nigeria Univ. of Calabar-Nigeria 

21 Jeff Bell D/M 6-1 180 Sr. North Augusta, S.C. North Augusta HS 

22 David Contee D/F 5-8 145 So. Sumter, S.C. Crestwood HS 

23 Kyle Murphy D 5-6 168 Sr. Surfside Beach, S.C. Socastee HS 

25 Joe Begley M 5-6 157 So. Summerville, S.C. Summerville HS 

26 Trent Bagley D 5-10 180 So. Chester, S.C. Chester Senior HS 

27 Matt Vaught D 5-11 185 Fr. Aiken, S.C. South Aiken HS 

28 Ryan Fielden M 5-9 140 Fr. Tega Cay, S.C. Fort Mill HS 

29 William Harbuck D 5-11 125 Fr. Barnwell, S.C. Barnwell HS 

30 Jonathan Caratella D 5-9 160 Jr. Rock Hill, S.C. Spartanburg Methodist College 

31 Jordan Walton D 5-9 165 So. Charleston, S.C. Burke HS 

32 Jacob Lines D/F 6-1 151 Fr. Florence, S.C. South Florence HS


Senior Profiles 

00 

Will Dieterich 

Goalkeeper - 6-3 - 180 - Senior - Tampa, Fla. - Chamberlain HS - Business 

2007: Started in all 19 matches... recorded four shutouts, good for first all-time... posted a 8-10 record... finished 

season with a 2.10 GAA, ranking sixth all-time... had 102 saves... 2006: Appeared in 13 matches, starting 

nine... shutout USC Aiken in first game of the season... recorded seven saves in loss to Lenoir-Rhyne... 

finished the season with a 2.01 GAA, good for fifth all-time...2005: Appeared in 10 matches, starting four... 

earned first start in 3-2 win at Charleston (W. Va.)... followed up with 1-0 shutout win at Brevard College 

(9/29)... High School: Played four years of varsity soccer... helped his team win a district playoff game for the 

first time in seven years...Personal: Born March 30, 1987... son of Terry and Shirley Dieterich... 

4 

Shane Abbott 

Midfield - 5-9 - 164 - Senior - Myrtle Beach, S.C. - Spartanburg Methodist Coll. - Business 

2008: Named to preseason all-SAC Second Team... 2007: Named all-SAC Second Team... started in all 19 

matches... lead the team with seven assists... his seven assists rank third all-time... recorded season high two 

assists against Brevard (9/5)... scored lone goal on the season against Erskine (8/25)... College: Played for 

two years at Spartanburg Methodist College... scored five goals and nine assists... ninth on all-time scorers 

list with 19 points... named team MVP... High School: Played four years of varsity soccer at Socastee High 

School... won the state championship his senior year... named to the all-region team... played in the CESA 

North-South Soccer Classic... Personal: Born August 16, 1987... son of Dawn Abbott... 

10 

GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves W L T Sho 

2005...10-4 455:13 5 0.99 33 1 0 0 1 

2006...13-9 895:37 20 2.01 56 4 6 0 1 

2007...19-19 1717:28 40 2.10 102 8 10 0 4 

TOTAL..42-32 3068:18 65 1.91 191 13 16 0 6 

GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW 

2007....... 19-19 1 7 9 23 .043 7 .304 1 

TOTAL...... 19-19 1 7 9 23 .043 7 .304 1 

Kwame Gyamfi 

Forward/Midfield - 5-11 - 190 - Senior - Accra, Ghana - Lander - Business Marketing 

2008: Named to preseason all-SAC Second Team... 2007: Named to all-SAC Second Team... started in all 

19 games... was second on team in scoring with 12 goals, ranking seventh all-time... also tallied 3 assists to 

finish with 27 points, seventh all-time... scored two goals in the three different games: Anderson (8/23), Erskine 

(8/25) and Brevard (9/5)... College: Played two years varsity soccer for Lander University... played in 

16 matches... scored two goals... High School: played four years of varsity soccer for North Augusta High 

School... Personal: Born August 12, 1986... son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin... 


2007....... 19-19 12 3 27 76 .158 33 .434 1 

TOTAL...... 19-19 12 3 27 76 .158 33 .434 1 

 

12 

Brandon Baker 

Midfield - 5-8 - 155 - Senior - Conway, S.C. - Carolina Forest HS - Biology 

2007: Played in 12 matches, while starting nine... 2006: Played in 16 matches, while starting six... scored two 

goals and recorded two assists... recorded two assists against Pfeiffer University (10/6)... 2005: Played in 10 

matches, starting once... made debut with 31 minute appearance at Tusculum (9/11)... scored first collegiate 

goal in 2-1 win at Coker College (10/19)... High School: Played four years at Carolina Forest HS in Myrtle 

Beach... coached by Richard Groeneveld... holds the school record for most goals in a season... was an all-region 

selection as a junior and senior... participated with the Coastal Soccer Club... Personal: Born February 

3, 1987... son of Karen and David Whaley... 


2005....... 10-1 1 0 2 3 .333 1 .333 0 

2006....... 16-6 2 2 6 12 .167 4 .333 1 

2007....... 12-9 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 

TOTAL...... 38-16 3 2 8 17 .176 6 .353 1


Senior Profiles 

17 

Jarvis Snyder 

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

2007: Appeared in all 19 matches... recorded four goals... scored a goal in back-to-back games against Anderson 

(8/23) and Erskine (8/25)... College: Played one year of varsity soccer at Spartanburg Methodist 

College... High School: Played four years of varsity soccer for Palmetto Academy... named team MVP... 

Personal: Born October 1, 1985... son of Brenda and James Snyder... 

18 

Debola Ogunseye 

Midfield/Forward - 5-6 - 167 - Senior - Lagos, Nigeria - Olabisi Onabanjo U. - Sociology 

2008: Named to preseason all-SAC first team... 2007: Named to all-SAC First Team... named to First Team 

all-Appalachian Region by DAKTRONICS and the NSCAA... finshed season with 17 G, 3 A for 37 points... 

his performance pushed him to second all-time in points and goals for his career at Newberry... 2006: Named 

to all-SAC First Team... named to the 2006 DAKTRONICS All-Appalachian Region Second Team... named 

to the First Team NSCAA Appalachian Region... started all 16 games he played... recorded back-to-back hat 

tricks on (10/04) and (10/06) against Catawba and Pfeiffer University... recorded four game winning goals... 

his 16 goals and 38 total points are the fourth and third highest single season totals in Newberry men’s soccer 

history... Previous School: Played at Olabisi Onabanjo U... team was silver medalist in the Nigerian University 

Football League... Personal: Born April 27, 1988... son of Elizabeth Ogunseye... 

21 

Jeff Bell 

Defense - 6-1 - 180 - Senior - North Augusta, S.C. - North Augusta HS - English 

2007: Named to preseason all-SAC First Team... started in the 16 games that he played in... recorded one assist... 

2006: Named to all-SAC First Team and to preseason all-SAC Second Team... played in 16 matches, starting all of 

them... recorded three goals and two assists... scored the game winning goal against Belmont Abbey (8/29) ... 2005: 

Started 16 of 18 matches... made collegiate debut at Mount Olive (9/3)... scored three goals for the season... recorded 

first collegiate goal at Tusculum (9/11)... scored twice in 2-2 draw against Lander... High School: Played four years 

at North Augusta HS... coached by Jason Spinks and Mike Allen... named team MVP in 2005 and defensive MVP in 

2004... was an all-region selection in 2004 and 2005... helped his team to an 8-2 conference record his senior year... 

Personal: Born March 17, 1987... son of Rachel and Kenny Franklin... 

23 


2007....... 16-0 4 0 8 22 .182 11 .500 0 

TOTAL...... 16-0 4 0 8 22 .182 11 .500 0 


2006....... 16-16 16 6 38 91 .176 44 .484 4 

2007....... 17-17 17 3 37 79 .215 42 .434 7 

TOTAL...... 33-33 33 9 75 170 .194 86 .506 11 


2005....... 16-16 3 0 6 11 .273 8 .727 0 

2006....... 16-16 2 3 7 15 .125 7 .438 1 

2007....... 16-16 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 

TOTAL...... 48-48 33 9 75 170 .194 86 .506 11 

Kyle Murphy 

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

Previous School: Played two years at Spartanburg Methodist College... was elected to all-south and all-region 

team... High School: Played four years of varsity soccer at Socastee HS for head coach Suarez... team 

was ranked number one in the nation for two weeks... was a three time all-region selection... selected to the 

all-state 4A team... played in the North-South All-Star game and the Super 18... was the Toast of the Coast 

player of the year... Personal: Born on July 20, 1986... son of Bridget and Daniel Murphy...


Player Profiles 

6 

Samuel Cartin 

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

2007: Appeared in one game... 2006: Played in nine matches, starting one... played in his first collegiate 

match against Belmont Abbey (8/29)... started first career collegiate match against Wingate (9/6)... 

High School: Played two years of varsity soccer for coach Phil Savitz at Irmo HS... team was state runners-up 

in 2005 as well as Lower State champions... also involved with the Spanish club... Personal: 

Born June 6, 1988... son of Lucius and Martha Cartin... 

7 

Nathan Arroyo 

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

Previous School: Played at Spartanburg Methodist College for two seasons... compiled 19 G, 20 A 

in his two years of play... High School: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at Northwestern HS for 

coach Nick Fimotti... team was ranked number one in the NSCAA national poll in 2005... 2006 state 

champions... was named to all-state team his junior and senior year... was MVP at the Murray Challenge... 

was a four time region champion... Personal: Born on April 26, 1987... son of Stacy and Lisa 

Winne... 

9 

Scott Busbee 

Defense - 6-0 - 160 - Junior - Columbia, S.C. - Brookland-Cayce HS - Biology 

2007: Appeared in 17 matches, while starting nine... recorded lone goal on season against Brevard 

(9/5)... 2006: Played in 17 matches, while starting 15... started first collegiate match against USC Aiken 

(8/24)... recorded first collegiate point with an assist against Catawba (10/4)... High School: Played 

four seasons of varsity soccer at Brookland-Cayce High School... coached by Kevin Heise... region 

champs in 2005 and Lower State finalists in 2006... member of National Honor Society and Interact 

Club... Personal: Born September 8, 1988... son of Bruce and Carol Busbee... 

11 

Ruben Bravo 

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

2007: Appeared in 10 matches, while starting three... recorded assist against Alderson-Broaddaus 

(10/6)... 2006: Played in one match... played in first collegiate match against Coker College (9/10)... 

High School: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at Camden High School... earned all-region honors 

in 2003, 2005 and 2006... team was region champions in 2006... Personal: Born April 1, 1988... son of 

Manuel Bravo and Maria B. Acevedo...



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Ben Mottel 

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

2007: Appeared in 14 matches, while starting once... recorded assist against Tusculum (9/29)... 2006: 

Played in 16 matches, starting 12... scored one goal on the year... started first collegiate match against 

Shepard University (9/2)... scored first collegiate goal against Catawba (10/4)... High School: Played 

four seasons of varsity soccer at North Augusta... coached by Jason Spinks... was all-region in his senior 

season, as well as the team’s captain and most valuable player... also a member of Fellowship of 

Christian Athletes... Personal: Born September 2, 1987... son of David and Kathy Mottel... 

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Jonathan Caratella 

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

Previous School: Played at Spartanburg Methodist College... recorded three goals and eight assists... 

High School: Played three years of varsity soccer under head coach Nick Finotti at Northwestern HS... 

was number one ranked team in NSCAA in 2005 for six weeks... accumulated several recognitions 

including; all-state, all-region and participant in North-South All-Star game... team was a two-time 4A 

State Finalist in 2003-04 and three time region champions... Personal: Born on April 9, 1987... son of 

Tamara and Gustavo Guinea... 

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Michael Bibbo 

Forward - 5-10 - 150 - Sophomore - Florence, S.C. - South Florence HS - Undeclared 

2007: Appeared in two games... High School: Played four years of varisty soccer for South Florence 

High School... Personal: Born October 11th, 1988... son of Joe and Judy Bibbo... 

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Philippe Millogo 

Forward - 5-11 - 175 - Sophomore - Vienna, Va. - Oaktown HS - Undeclared 

2007: Appeared in 14 games, while starting two... made first collegiate start at Lincoln Memorial 

(9/8)... scored first collegiate goal at Catawba (10/10)... High School: Played three years of varsity 

soccer at Oakton High School in Vienna, Va., for head coach Thomas White... team MVP his senior 

year... second team all-district... Personal: Born April 26, 1988... son of Jules Millogo and Anne Renee 

Heiningburg...



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Lucas Noboa 

Defense - 6-2 - 165 - Sophomore - Deltona, Fla. - Deltona HS - Pre-Law 

2007: Appeared in 11 matches, making one start... recorded first collegiate start against Limestone 

(8/29)... High School: Played four years of varsity soccer at Deltona HS... all-county first team his 

junior and senior years, as well as all-conference his senior year... all-star game participant his senior 

year... Player of the Week in both the News-Journal and the Orlando Sentinel... his club was champions 

of the First Coast Labor Day Shootout in Jacksonville... first place in Greater Central Florida Soccer 

League... 2007 State Cup Sweet 16 participant... National Honor Roll... named Who’s Who Among 

High School Athletes... also played two years of varsity tennis... Personal: Born March 31, 1989... son 

of Kate and Luis Noboa... 

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Marvin Torvic 

Midfield/Defense - 6-3 - 192 - Sophomore - French Guiana - South Aiken HS - Undeclared 

2007: Started in all 19 matches... recorded three assists... played mostly in the midfield... 

High School: Played four seasons of varsity soccer at South Aiken HS...was a member of the 2004 

and 2005 championship teams, and also won region champs in 2006...also earned personal all-region 

honors... member of varsity basketball squad for two seasons... Personal: Born January 5, 1988...son of 

Catherine Newton... 

20 

Tornubari Nyonebue 

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

High School: Played two years of varsity soccer at Birabi Memorial Grammar School under coach G. 

Bagadam... was the team captain... won the team Offensive MVP and the Highest Goal Scorer award... 

was on the principal’s honor roll... also competed in track... Personal: Born on September 20, 1988... 

son of Sylvester and Penyie Doba... 

22 

David Contee 

Defense/Forward - 5-8 - 145 - Sophomore - Sumter, S.C. - Crestwood HS - Political Science 

2007: Appeared in three games... High School: Played varsity soccer for three years at Crestwood 

High School... named to the All-Region team... Personal: Born May 22nd, 1989... son of Howard and 

Barbara Contee... 

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25 

Joe Begley 

Midfield - 5-6 - 157 - Sophomore - Summerville, S.C. - Summerville HS - Undeclared 

2007: Appeared in nine games... High School: Played two years of varsity soccer for Summerville 

High School... played in the 2007 CESA North-South Classic... Personal: Born November 1, 1988... son 

of Christine and Robert Begley... 

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Trent Bagley 

Defense - 5-10 - 180 - Sophomore - Chester, S.C. - Chester Senior HS - Business 

2007: Did not play... High School: Played four years of varsity soccer at Chest Senior High School... 

three time all-region member... four time all-tournament team member... team MVP... 

Personal: Born October 28th, 1988... son of Gale Bagley... 

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Jordan Walton 

Defense - 5-9 - 165 - Sophomore - Charleston, S.C. - Burke HS - Communications 

High School: Played one year of varisty soccer at Burke HS for coach Ogunsanya... was named Defensive 

MVP... was the team captain... achieved several academic awards; National Honor Society, 

Principal Honor Roll and was the President of the Magic club... Personal: Born on October 31, 1989... 

son of Tracy and Jennifer Walton... 

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Freshmen Profiles 

12 

James Woods 

0 

Position................................Goalkeeper 

Ht./Wt......................................... 6-1/190 

Hometown.............. Summerville, S.C. 

Prev. School................Summerville HS 

Eligibility........................... R-Freshman 

Major....................................Psychology 

Justin Blomdahl 

2 

Position.................... Midfield/Forward 

Ht./Wt......................................... 6-0/170 

Hometown.......... Pawleys Island, S.C. 

Prev. School.................. Waccamaw HS 

Eligibility............................... Freshman 

Major...................... Physical Education 

Jason Large 

5 


Ht./Wt....................................... 5-11/160 

Hometown.......................... Aiken, S.C. 

Prev. School.................South Aiken HS 


Major.........................................Business 

Matt Vaught 

27 

Position......................................Defense 

Ht./Wt....................................... 5-11/185 

Hometown.......................... Aiken, S.C. 

Prev. School.................South Aiken HS 


Major................................... Undeclared 

William Harbuck 

29 

Position......................................Defense 

Ht./Wt....................................... 5-11/125 

Hometown..................... Barnwell, S.C. 

Prev. School.......................Barnwell HS 


Major......................................... Nursing 

Joel Johnson 

1 

Position................................Goalkeeper 

Ht./Wt......................................... 6-1/160 

Hometown.......Sangre Grande, Trinidad 

Prev. School..................... St. Augustine 



Stephan Bass 

3 

Position..................... Defense/Midfield 

Ht./Wt......................................... 6-0/160 

Hometown............... Fayetteville, N.C. 

Prev. School................Sandy Creek HS 



Trey Boyd 

13 


Ht./Wt......................................... 5-8/170 

Hometown.................... Victoria, Texas 

Prev. School..................... Memorial HS 


Major......................... Physical Therapy 

Ryan Fielden 

28 

Position.....................................Midfield 

Ht./Wt......................................... 5-9/140 

Hometown..................... Tega Cay, S.C. 

Prev. School.......................Fort Mill HS 


Major.........................................Business 

Jacob Lines 

32 

Position..................... Defense/Forward 

Ht./Wt......................................... 6-1/151 

Hometown......................Florence, S.C. 

Prev. School............ South Florence HS 


Major................................... Undeclared

Newberry Men’s Soccer 

2007 Season in Review 

2007 Recap 

The Newberry men’s soccer team took new steps in the 2007 season towards 

becoming a legitimate champion contender both in the South Atlantic 

Conference and in the Appalachian Region. 

Newberry matched their team record for wins in a season with nine victories. 

The team also managed to improve on the offensive end of the pitch 

after struggling to score in 2006. 

The scarlet and gray began the year with a 6-2 win over Anderson University 

and a 5-1 win over Erskine College. Debola Ogunseye (Lagos, Nigeria) 

scored four goals in the first two games, including a hat trick against Anderson. 

Kwame Gyamfi (Accra, Ghana), a junior transfer from Lander, also 

contributed four goals in the two games, scoring two in each contest. 

With the two dominant wins Newberry found itself nationally ranked for 

the first time in team history. Newberry was ranked 21st in the country in 

the adidas/NSCAA National poll released August 28. Ogunseye was also 

awarded the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for his four goal, 

one assist performance. 

The team next traveled to No. 15 ranked Limestone College for a battle of 

nationally ranked teams. Newberry came out flat and quickly fell behind 

the Saints, losing the game 3-0. 

Newberry recovered from the loss with two straight shutout victories over 

USC Aiken and Brevard. With the two shutouts Will Dieterich (Tampa, Fla.) 

tied the Newberry records for both career shutouts and shutouts in a season. 

Gyamfi scored two goals over Brevard while Ogunseye notched one 

goal in each game for Newberry. 

After starting 4-1, Newberry dropped its next two games to Lincoln Memorial 

and Belmont Abbey to fall to 4-3 heading towards the midway point 

of the season. 

The scarlet and gray returned home to host USC Upstate, a team that recently 

jumped to Division I. After falling behind 1-0 in the first half, Newberry 

controlled the second half, scoring three goals for a 3-1 victory. The 

win was the first in team history over a DI opponent. 

The victory over Upstate was the beginning of a three game win streak as 

Newberry beat Mars Hill, 1-0 and Francis Marion, 5-4. Dieterich’s shutout 

of Mar Hill gave him the records for shutouts in a season and career shutouts. 

While Ogunseye recorded five goals in the two games, including four 

against the Patriots of Francis Marion. 

Just over halfway through the season Newberry was in good shape with 

a record of 7-3. Unfortunately the team struggled through a second half 

swoon for the second straight year as the scarlet and gray went just 2-7 to 

end the year. 

Newberry’s two wins came in back to back games over West Virginia Wesleyan 

and Catawba College. Ogunseye scored three goals in the two games, 

winning SAC Player of the Week for the second time in the 2007 season. The 

junior forward was the only player all season to win the award twice. 

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

2007 Individual Statistics 

## Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT 

18 Debola Ogunseye 17-17 1404 17 3 37 79 .215 42 .532 4-1 7 2-3 

10 Kwame Gyamfi 19-19 1482 12 3 27 76 .158 33 .434 2-0 1 2-2 

4 Shane Abbott 19-19 1679 1 7 9 23 .043 7 .304 1-0 1 0-0 

5 Jarvis Snyder 16-0 460 4 0 8 22 .182 11 .500 2-1 0 1-2 

7 Jovon Rochford 19-18 1622 4 0 8 12 .333 6 .500 1-0 0 0-0 

13 Edsel Rudder 18-11 1268 1 4 6 17 .059 5 .294 3-0 0 1-1 

19 Marvin Torvic 19-19 1258 0 3 3 26 .000 11 .423 2-1 0 0-0 

14 Phillippe Millogo 14-2 287 1 0 2 9 .111 4 .444 0-0 0 0-1 

9 Scott Busbee 17-9 674 1 0 2 9 .111 6 .667 3-0 0 0-0 

24 Edgar Valencia 14-11 663 0 2 2 6 .000 2 .333 0-0 0 0-0 

20 William Koch 18-18 1563 0 1 1 13 .000 5 .385 5-0 0 0-0 

16 Ben Mottel 14-1 502 0 1 1 7 .000 3 .429 1-0 0 0-0 

11 Ruben Bravo 10-3 409 0 1 1 4 .000 2 .500 0-0 0 0-0 

23 Kyle Rudder 17-17 1451 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0-0 0 0-0 

21 Jeff Bell 16-16 1324 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 2-0 0 0-0 

25 Joe Begley 9-0 120 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0-0 0 0-0 

15 Lucas Noboa 11-1 297 0 0 0 4 .000 3 .750 1-0 0 0-0 

17 Bernard Gilbert 9-0 202 0 0 0 3 .000 3 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 

12 Brandon Baker 12-9 333 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0-0 0 0-0 

6 Samuel Cartin 1-0 5 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 

8 Michael Bibbo 2-0 24 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 

2 Jason Obermiller 7-0 133 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 

22 David Contee 3-0 20 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 

Total............... 19 

Opponents........... 19 - 

41 

40 

27 109 

33 113 

326 

277 

.126 150 

.144 146 

.460 

.527 

27-3 

25-4 

9 

10 

6-9 

1-1 

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

00 Will Dieterich 19-17 1717:28 40 2.10 102 .718 8 10 0 4 

Opponents........... 19 1717:28 41 2.15 107 .723 10 8 0 3 

South Atlantic Conference. The six points they earned in conference play 

slotted them into the 6th seed which meant traveling to Wingate N.C. to 

play the Wingate Bulldogs in the first round. 

Newberry was never able to get going against Wingate losing 1-0. Dieterich 

played well in goal, making nine saves to keep Newberry in the match. 

Ogunseye ended the year leading Newberry in goals, with 17, and points, 

with 37. He finished third in the SAC in both categories and earned First 

Team All-SAC honors. The junior forward was also recognized as one of 

the best players in the region as he was named DAKTRONICS First Team 

All-Appalachian Region. 

Gyamfi and junior transfer Shane Abbott (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) were named 

Second Team All-SAC for their performances. 

Despite the disappointing finish, Newberry has a lot of positive points to 

build on heading into the 2008 season. Seven starters including the top four 

goal scorers are returning to a team that showed a lot of promise in the 2007 

season, and Newberry will look to fulfill that promise in the future. 

2007 Schedule 

8/23 ANDERSON 6-2 (W) 

8/25 @ Erksine 5-1 (W) 

8/29 @ #15 Limestone 0-3 (L) 

8/31 USC AIKEN 1-0 (W) 

9/05 BREVARD 5-0 (W) 

9/08 @ Lincoln Memorial 1-6 (L) * 

9/18 @ Belmont Abbey 1-2 (L) 

9/21 USC UPSTATE 3-1 (W) 

9/23 @ Mars Hill 1-0 (W) * 

9/26 FRANCIS MARION 5-4 (W) 

9/29 @ Tusculum 2-7 (L) * 

10/03 #25 WINGATE 2-3 (L) * 

10/06 @ Alderson-Broaddus 2-3 (LOT) 

10/07 @ W. Va. Wesleyan 2-0 (W) 

10/10 @ Catawba 3-1 (W) * 

10/17 #20 LANDER 1-2 (L) 

10/24 LENOIR -RHYNE 0-2 (L) * 

10/27 #25 CARSON-NEWMAN 1-2 (LOT) * 

10/30 @ #8 Wingate 0-1 (L) 

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History and Records 

Goals: Season 

Rick Ladimir 20 2000 

Debola Ogunseye 17 2007 




Chris Newcomb 13 1996 

Kwame Gyamfi 12 2007 

Shawn Liesch 12 2002 

Brian McBride 8 1996 

Brandon Cockrell 7 2002 

Troy Pinckney 7 2004 

Assists: Season 


William Kish 8 1997 

Shane Abbott 7 2007 




Matt Wolchok 7 1999 



Jeffrey Taylor 5 2006 

Ricardo Silveira 5 2004 

Chad Domis 5 2004 


Jason Wiggins 4 2001 

Matt Pryor 4 2001 

Matt Pryor 4 2000 

Points: Season 






Chris Newcomb 30 1996 

Kwame Gymafi 27 2007 

Shawn Liesch 25 2002 

Brian McBride 19 1996 



Goals Against Avg.: Season 

Will Dieterich 0.99 2005 

Bryan Linn 1.64 2006 

Tim Seibert 1.64 2003 





Dustin Workman 2.17 2001 

Ashley Smith 3.92 2000 

Joe Hamric 4.22 1995 

Shutouts: Season 

Will Dieterich 4 2007 

David Liptak 2 2002 

Tim Seibert 2 2003 

Bryan Linn 2 2004 

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Goals: Career 

Rick Ladimir 53 1999-2001 

Debola Ogunseye 33 2006-pres. 

Brandon Cockrell 20 2001-2004 

Jason Wiggins 19 2001-2004 

Matt Lemming 19 2000-2003 

Shawn Liesch 17 2001-2003 

Jeffrey Taylor 17 2003-2006 

Chad Domis 15 2003-2006 

Brian McBride 15 1995-1998 

Kwame Gyamfi 12 2007-pres. 

Troy Pinckney 12 2002-2005 

Shaun Drummond 10 1995-1998 

William Kish 7 1995-1998 

Ricardo Silveira 7 2004-2005 

Assists: Career 







Points: Career 






Matt Lemming 41 2000-2003 

Chad Domis 38 2003-2006 

Shawn Liesch 37 2001-2003 

Brian McBride 33 1995-1998 

Troy Pinckney 29 2002-2005 

Kwame Gyamfi 27 2007-pres. 


Ricardo Silveira 22 2004-2005 

Goals Against Avg.: Career 

Tim Seibert 1.63 2003 

Bryan Linn 1.81 2003-2006 

Will Dieterich 1.91 2005-pres. 

Dustin Workman 2.17 2001 

Joe Hamric 4.11 1995-1996 

Joey Tuk 4.63 2002 

Ashley Smith 4.67 1997-2000 

Shutouts: Career 

Will Deiterich 6 2005-pres. 

Bryan Linn 4 2003-06 

David Liptak 2 2002 

Tim Seibert 2 2003 

Team Records: Season 

Most Wins: 9.....2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 

Most Losses: 20...................................1998 

Most Consecutive Wins: 4.............................2005 

Most Consecutive Losses: 26..........from 1997-99 

Highest Win Percentage: .527..............2004 

Most Goals Scored: 54...........................2001 

Fewest Goals Allowed: 24.....................2005 

Most Goals Allowed: 104......................1998 

Most Shutouts: 4 ..........................2003, 2007 

Team Records: Game 

Most Goals Scored: 9.........(Anderson, 2000) 

Most Goals Allowed: 11........(Tusculum, 2002) 

(UNC Charlotte, 1979) 

Individual Records: Game 

Most Goals: (Rick Ladimir, 5, Anderson, 2000) 

Most Points: (Rick Ladimir, 11, Anderson, 2000) 

All-Time Series Standings 

W L T 

Anderson 5 3 0 

Alderson-Broaddus 1 2 0 

Augusta State 0 4 0 

Baptist/CSU 0 2 0 

Barton 1 1 0 

Belmont Abbey 1 4 1 

Benedict 1 0 0 

Brevard 4 0 0 

Carson-Newman 0 14 1 

Catawba 2 15 0 

Central Wesleyan/SWU 0 1 0 

Charleston Southern/Charleston Baptist 0 4 0 

Chowan College 0 1 0 

The Citadel 0 1 0 

Clayton College & State 1 2 0 

Coastal Carolina 0 1 0 

Coker 9 2 0 

College of Charleston 0 1 0 

Columbia Bible 0 1 0 

Davis & Elkins 1 0 1 

Elon 0 1 0 

Erskine 6 5 0 

Francis Marion 1 7 0 

Gardner-Webb 0 5 0 

Johnson & Wales 3 0 0 

Lander 0 5 1 

Lees-McRae 0 1 0 

Lenoir-Rhyne 2 10 1 

Life College 0 1 0 

Limestone 6 4 0 

Lincoln Memorial 1 3 0 

Mars Hill 4 8 0 

Montreat 1 3 0 

Mount Olive 0 3 1 

North Georgia 1 1 1 

North Greenville 4 0 0 

Pfeiffer 3 3 0 

Presbyterian 5 13 1 

Queens 1 2 0 

Shepherd 0 2 0 

South Carolina 0 1 0 

Southern Methodist Coll 1 0 0 

Southern Wesleyan/Central Wesleyan 0 4 1 

St. Andrews 4 4 1 

St. Leo 0 1 0 

Tusculum 0 9 0 

UNC Charlotte 0 1 0 

UNC Pembroke 1 2 0 

USC Aiken 3 5 0 

USC Spartanburg/Upstate 1 1 1 

Univ. of Charleston 2 0 0 

Warren Wilson 0 0 1 

Webber 0 1 0 

Webber Int’l. 1 0 0 

West Virginia Wesleyan 2 0 1 

Wingate 1 12 1 

Winthrop 0 2 0 

Wofford 0 3 0


South Atlantic Conference 

Historical All-Conference Selections 

1997 - Chris Newcomb, 2nd team 

1999 - Rick Ladimir, 2nd team 

2000 - Rick Ladimir, 1st team 

2001 - Rick Ladimir, 1st team 

Brandon Cockrell, 2nd team 

Freshman of the Year 

Bobby Ladimir, co-Coach of 

the Year 

2002 - Brandon Cockrell, 1st team 

2003 - Brandon Cockrell, 1st team 

2006- Edsul Rudder, 1st team 

Jeff Bell, 1st team 

Debola Ogunseye, 1st team 

Kyle Rudder, 2nd team 

2007- Debola Ogunseye, 1st team 

Shane Abbott, 2nd team 

Kwame Gyamfi, 2nd team 

The South Atlantic Conference has experienced and enjoyed over 30 years of athletic tradition 

and excellence. The conference has been tremendously successful due to dedicated 

people building a premier athletic conference throughout its history. 

The distant forerunner of the South Atlantic Conference was the North State Atlantic Conference 

(NSIAC). The NSIAC was formed when the “Little Six”, as it was called, broke from 

the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 1930. These charter members included 

Lenoir-Rhyne College, Atlantic Christian, Catawba College, Guilford College, Elon 

College, and High Point University. 

The North State continued to grow over the next 30 years, adding Western Carolina (1933), 

East Carolina (1947) and Pfeiffer (1960). A name change became necessary when the league 

accepted Newberry as its first South Carolina member in 1961. The league took on the name 

Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC) on May 20th of that year. 

The CIAC saw several changes in the following years as East Carolina withdrew from the 

league in 1962. Appalachian State and Western Carolina followed in 1971 and 1976. All three 

landed in the Southern Conference. 

The South Atlantic Conference was founded in 1975 solely as a football conference. The 

league received its name from a contest in which Kurt Brenneman of Greensboro, NC became 

the first to submit the SAC-8 moniker. 

The SAC-8 consisted of Carson-Newman College, Catawba College, Elon College, Gardner- 

Webb University, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Mars Hill College, Newberry College, and Presbyterian 

College. Dr. Fred Bentley, of Mars Hill College, was named league president for its 

inaugural year, by a vote of the member institutions. 

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

first football title. 

In 1989, the league’s 15th year of operation, the South Atlantic Conference became a comprehensive, 

all-sports conference. That year the South Atlantic Conference sponsored 10 

sports - football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s soccer, volleyball, 

men’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis. Later the conference grew to 14 championship sports 

by adding women ‘s soccer (1990), men’s and women’s cross country (1993) and women’s 

golf (1999). 

The South Atlantic Conference was composed of the same eight member institutions from 

1975 until 1988, when Wingate University replaced Newberry College as the eighth member 

institution. Newberry later rejoined the conference in 1996. 

Today the conference is a group of nine private, liberal and civic arts colleges and universities, 

similar in size and athletic philosophy. Since becoming eligible for NCAA Division II 

postseason play in 1993, the league has sent representatives from all of its sponsored sports 

to NCAA postseason play. 

In July of 1998, Tusculum College was admitted as a member of the league, and Lincoln 

Memorial University began play in the conference in the 2006-07 academic year. The league 

membership now includes Brevard College in Brevard, N.C.; Carson-Newman in Jefferson 

City, TN; Catawba College in Salisbury, NC; Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC; Lincoln 

Memorial University in Harrogate, TN; Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC; Newberry College 

in Newberry, SC; Tusculum College in Greeneville, TN; and Wingate University in 

Wingate, NC. 

2007 Final SAC Standings 

Conference Overall 

School W-L-T Pts. PCT W-L-T PCT 

Lincoln Mem. 5-1-1 16 .786 20-4-1 .820 

Tusculum 5-1-1 16 .786 11-9-2 .545 

Wingate 5-2 15 .714 16-5-1 .750 

Carson-Newman 4-2-1 13 .643 15-4-2 .762 

Lenoir-Rhyne 3-4 9 .429 13-6 .684 

Newberry 2-5 6 .286 9-10 .474 

Mars Hill 1-5-1 4 .214 8-9-3 .475 

Catawba 1-6 3 .143 7-12 .368 

Brevard 0-0 0 .000 4-14-1 .237 

2008 SAC MEN’S SOCCER COACHES 

POLL 

Pl School 

Pts. 

1. Lincoln Memorial (6) 78 

2. Tusculum (3) 73 

3. Carson-Newman 58 

4. Wingate 56 

5. Lenoir-Rhyne 42 

6. Newberry 34 

7. Catawba 27 

8. Mars Hill 26 

9. Brevard 11 

(First place votes in parenthesis) 

2008 PRESEASON ALL-SAC 

First Team 

Forward - Leandro Pereira, Lincoln Memorial 

Forward - Debola Ogunseye, Newberry 

Forward - Bruno Conceicão, Tusculum 

Forward - Junior Nyemb, Wingate 

Midfielder - Luis Carrizosa, Lenoir-Rhyne 

Midfielder - Lucas Paulini , Tusculum 

Midfielder - Luke Mulholland, Wingate 

Midfielder - Anteneh Lemma, Tusculum 

Defender - Thomas Ostvold, Carson-Newman 

Defender - Aaron Wheeler, Lenoir-Rhyne 

Defender - Felipe Nogueira, Lincoln Mem 

Defender - Gary Higgins, Lenoir-Rhyne 

Goalkeeper - Sean Merfeld, Mars Hill 

Second Team 

Forward - Omar Cooke, Carson-Newman 

Forward - Kwame Gyamfi, Newberry 

Forward - Rory Green, Wingate 

Midfielder - Shane Abbott, Newberry 

Midfielder - Gareth Williams, Tusculum 

Midfielder - Aaron McKenna, Lincoln Memorial 

Midfielder - Marcus Cabralis, Carson-Newman 

Defender - Everardo Flores, Carson-Newman 

Defender - Rondon Bacchus, Mars Hill 

Defender - Sven Meyer, Tusculum 

Defender - Shawn Brunk, Lenoir-Rhyne 

Goalkeeper - Jordan Moore, Carson-Newman 

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Opponents 

Erskine Flying Fleet 

Location: Due West, S.C. 

Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Conference Carolinas 

Head Coach: Warren Turner 

2007 Record: 6-12-2 

visits Newberry, 8/28 at 4 p.m. 

Anderson Trojans 

Location: Anderson, S.C. 


Head Coach: Rob Miller 

2007 Record: 8-11 

hosts Newberry, 8/30 at 7 p.m. 

Limestone Saints 

Location: Gaffney, S.C. 


Head Coach: Eric Aslop 

2007 Record: 10-6-1 


Brevard Tornados 

Location: Brevard, N.C. 

Head Coach: Juan Mascaro 

2007 Record: 4-14-1 overall, (first year in the SAC) 


Tusculum Pioneers 

Location: Greenville, Tenn. 

Head Coach: Brett Teach 

2007 Record: 11-9-2 overall, 5-1-1 (t-1st in the SAC) 


Wingate Bulldogs 

Location: Wingate, N.C. 

Head Coach: Gary Hamill 

2007 Record: 16-5-1 overall, 5-2 (3rd in the SAC) 


Montevallo Falcons 

Location: Montevallo, Ala. 

Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Gulf South Conference 

Head Coach: Ryan Pratt 

2007 Record: 18-4-2 


Catawba Catawba Indians 

Location: Salisbury, N.C. 

Head Coach: Craig Turnbull 

2007 Record: 7-12 overall, 1-6 (8th in the SAC) 


USC Aiken Pacers 

Location: Aiken, S.C. 

Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Peachbelt Conference 

Head Coach: Ike Ofoje 

2007 Record: 7-9-2 


Clayton State Lakers 

Location: Morrow, Ga. 

Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Peach Belt Conference 

Head Coach: Pete Petersen 

2007 Record: 14-3-2 


Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters 

Location: Harrogate, Tenn. 

Head Coach: Helio D’Anna 

2007 Record: 20-4-1 overall, 5-1-1 (t-1st in the SAC) 


Mars Hill Lions 

Location: Mars Hill, N.C. 

Head Coach: Scott Donnelly 

2007 Record: 8-9-3 overall, 1-5-1 (7th in the SAC) 


Lander Bearcats 

Location: Greenwood, S.C. 

Affiliation: NCAA D-II, Peachbelt Conference 

Head Coach: Van Taylor 

2007 Record: 14-5-2 


Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 

Location: Hickory, N.C. 

Head Coach: Adrian Blewitt 

2007 Record: 13-6 overall, 3-4 (5th in the SAC) 


Pfeiffer Falcons 

Location: Misenheimer, N.C. 


Head Coach: Ken Hassler 

2007 Record: 11-7-1 


Carson-Newman Eagles 

Location: Jefferson City, N.C. 

Head Coach: Allen Vital 

2007 Record: 15-4-2 overall, 4-2-1 (4th in the SAC) 


SAC Men’s Soccer Tournament 

Location: Campus Sites (1st Round) 

Rock Hill, S.C. (Semifinals, Finals) 

Date: 11/4-11/9 

Defending Champions: Lincoln Memorial 

D-II Men’s Soccer Tournament 

Location: Campus Sites (1st Round-Quarterfinal) 

Tampa, Fla. (Semifinals, Finals) 

Dates: 11/13-11/23 

Defending Champion: Franklin Pierce 

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