C-USA Men's Soccer Opener (Aug 29.) (The Sports Addict Network)

The 2008 Conference USA men's soccer season opened tonight. Standings,
results and upcoming schedule are attached and more info is available on
ConferenceUSA.com and our school websites.

http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/c-usa-m-soccer-body.html -
Website Link

SHOOTING STARS

· The Conference USA men's soccer season opened tonight and five
schools won their openers with four of those wins coming as shutouts.

· Blaine Gosalves and Zach Nulisch each knocked in a goal for
Tulsa in a 2-0 shutout victory over Georgia Southern.

· Behind two goals each from freshman Taylor White and senior Michael
Strong, the Kentucky men's soccer team cruised to a 6-0 season-opening
win over Central Arkansas in the opening round of the UK Invitational .

· The SMU men's soccer team, ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation
in preseason polls, kicked off the season and the Tim McClements era in
convincing fashion Friday afternoon, shutting out No. 27 Old Dominion,
2-0, in the first game of the University of Virginia Classic.

· Senior forward Derek Rios recorded a goal and an assist to lead the
UAB men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Oral Roberts on Friday in the
opening round of the Memphis Diadora Classic.

· In front of a record crowd on a hot and balmy night in
Columbia, the South Carolina men's soccer team collected a 2-0 shutout
victory over Clemson in its season opener on Friday. The 6,102 fans on
hand were an all-time high at Stone Stadium. The sophomore duo of Sam
Arthur and Blake Brettschneider each collected one goal and one assist in
the match, while goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer tallied three saves in net to
secure the shutout for Carolina. The victory marks South Carolina's
second-consecutive win over the Tigers, marking the first back-to-back
Gamecock wins over Clemson since the 1994-1995 campaigns.

RECENT RESULTS

Friday, August 29

Virginia Soccer Classic, Charlottesville, Va.

SMU 2, Old Dominion 0

Memphis Diadora Tournament, Memphis, Tenn.

UAB 2, Oral Roberts 1

Bradley 4, Memphis 0

Davidson adidas Classic, Davidson, N.C.

College of Charleston 2, Memphis 0

Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic, Columbus, Ohio

Penn State 2, UCF 0

Carolina Nike Classic, Chapel Hill, N.C.

No. 24 North Carolina 3, FIU 0

University of Kentucky Inv'l, Lexington, Ky.

Kentucky 6, Central Arkansas 0

South Carolina 2, Clemson 0

Tulsa 2, Georgia Southern 0

UPCOMING MATCHES

Sunday, August 31

Davidson adidas Classic, Davidson, N.C.

Marshall at Davidson Noon

Carolina Nike Classic, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Florida International vs. Wake Forest 1:00p

University of Kentucky Inv'l, Lexington, Ky.

Detroit at Kentucky 1:30p

Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic, Columbus, Ohio

UCF at Ohio State 1:30p

Memphis Diadora Tournament, Memphis, Tenn.

UAB vs. Bradley 3:00p

Oral Roberts at Memphis 7:30p

Virginia Soccer Classic, Charlottesville, Va.

SMU at Virginia 7:00p

Tulsa at Connecticut 7:00p

Tuesday, September 2

Presbyterian at South Carolina 6:00p

Friday, September 5

Smith Barney/Nike Soccer Classic, Burlington, Vt.

Memphis vs. New Hampshire 1:00p

Cal Legacy Classic, Berkeley, Calif.

SMU vs. Stanford 3:30p

Deacon Fall Classic, Winston-Salem, N.C.

South Carolina vs. North Carolina 4:00p

Florida International at Stetson 6:00p

Illinois-Chicago at UAB 7:00p

Penn State Classic, State College, Pa.

Tulsa at Penn State 7:30p

Kentucky at UC-Santa Barbara (FSC) 10:00p

Saturday, September 6

Liberty at Marshall Noon

Sunday, September 7

UMKC at Florida International Noon

Penn State Classic,State College, Pa.

Tulsa vs. Ohio State Noon

Smith Barney/Nike Soccer Classic, Burlington, Vt.

Memphis at Vermont 12:30p

Mercer at UAB 2:00p

Kentucky at Cal Poly 3:00p

Deacon Fall Classic, Winston-Salem, N.C.

South Carolina at Wake Forest 3:30p

Cal Legacy Classic, Berkeley, Calif.

SMU at California 4:30p

UCF at Stetson 6:00p

All Times Central.

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