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Mike Getman has seen his dream of a UAB soccer program that would compete for conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths come true.

Getman, now in his 19th season as UAB’s head coach, has led the Blazers to five NCAA Tournament appear-ances, including a spot in the Elite Eight in 1999 and Sweet 16 in 2001. Additionally, he has led UAB teams to five regular season and tournament championships and has been selected the conference coach of the year on three different occasions.

It is a far cry from when Getman accepted the job of turning the Blazer program around. He inherited a program in 1992 that had just three winning records in its first 13 seasons.

Getman set goals for the program and Blazer fans know that many of those original goals have been met or exceeded. Consider…

• The Blazers have won 198 matches since 1993 for an average of over 12 wins per season.

• Five trips to the NCAA Tournament – 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2006 (The Elite Eight in ‘99 and Sweet 16 in ‘01).

• Five conference titles, including three regular-season championships (C-USA in ‘95 and ‘99 and Great Mid-west in ‘94) and two conference tournament champion-ship crowns (C-USA in ‘99 and Great Midwest in ‘94).

• The Blazers have been ranked in the national poll in 12 of the last 14 seasons, including a highest ranking of No. 3 in 2003 and highest finish of eighth in 1999.

• Defeated three No. 1-ranked teams in SMU (2006), North Carolina (2000) and UCLA (1997).

• Victories over traditional national powers and ranked teams, such as No. 10 UIC and No. 13 Kentucky in 2009, No. 3 Indiana in 2007; No. 1 SMU and No. 17 Kentucky in 2006; No. 11 USF in 2004; No. 3 Saint Louis, No. 9 USF, No. 13 Furman (twice) and No. 20 South Carolina in 2001; No. 1 North Carolina and No. 6 Furman in 2000; No. 2 Saint Louis (twice), No. 5 Southwest Missouri State, No. 17 SMU, and No. 18 Santa Clara, all in 1999 and No. 1 UCLA in 1997.

• 91 all-conference honorees.

• Six conference Newcomer of the Year awards.

• The building of a top-flight soccer facility on campus, West Campus Field. The facility attracts large crowds for not only UAB matches, but serves as a site for international soccer events. The Blazers became the first collegiate program to ever compete against the U.S.

National Team in March 2000. UAB has won nearly 80 percent of all its matches at WCF.

• Getman is the winningest coach in Conference USA history with a record 73 league wins.

• More than 100 conference academic honor roll mem-bers over the last 17 years.

• Three Academic All-Americans.

With all of those accomplishments, Getman is not satis-fied. “We want to be a national contender every year,” he said. “We play in one of the toughest confer-ences in the nation, Conference USA, and we feel that our schedule helps us to prepare for postsea-son play.”

In 2005, Getman was named the C-USA Coach of the Decade for his accompl i shments during his coach-ing tenure at UAB. Furthermore, Get-man has been named conference Coach of the Year three times. He holds a 244-150-37 (.609) mark in 23 seasons as a head coach and a 202-124-28 (.610) record in 18 seasons at UAB. Even more impres-sive is the total of 91 all-conference selec-tions he has coached at UAB, including six of the last 16 Freshman (Con-ference USA) and Newcomer (Great Midwest) of the Year award winners.

For the last three years (2008-10),

Getman has served on the NCAA Men’s Soccer Committee.

Furthermore, Getman is ranked among college soccer’s top men’s active coaches (37th in winning percentage and tied for 22nd in victories). Getman is among a handful of coaches who both played for and coached a team to the NCAA College Cup, accomplishing the feat twice as a player and once as a coach.

Getman’s players’ successes extend off the field as well. Over 90 percent of student-athletes who have played four years during his tenure as head coach completed their degree requirements. He now boasts over 100 C-USA honor roll members (3.0 GPA or above), 17 C-USA academic medal of honor recipients (3.75 GPA or above) and three academic All-Americans.

Getman has further improved his already impressive academic standards over the past few years, as three Blazers have been tabbed the C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year, with all three honorees coming over the last six seasons (Lukasz Kwapisz in 2004, Jeremy Drake in 2006 and Wes Johnson in 2008).

In fact, in 2006, Drake was tabbed the league’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for men’s soccer, while Lukasz Kwapisz earned the post-graduate scholarship award for men’s soccer. The duo were the only UAB student-

THE GETMAN RECORDYear School Overall Conference Highlights1987 Harvard 14-1-3 6-0-1 (1st) NCAA Final Four1988 Harvard 8-3-4 5-1-1 (3rd)1989 Harvard 7-8-0 4-3-0 (4th)1990 Harvard 6-7-1 3-4-0 (5th)1991 Harvard 7-7-1 3-3-1 (T-4th)1992 UAB 4-15-1 0-5-0 (6th)1993 UAB 11-7-2 4-1-1 (2nd) GMC Coach of the Year1994 UAB 15-4-1 5-1-0 (1st) GMC Champions GMC Tournament Champions NCAA First Round1995 UAB 15-4-1 7-0-1 (1st) C-USA Champions C-USA Coach of the Year1996 UAB 13-6-1 5-3-0 (4th)1997 UAB 10-8-1 4-3-1 (4th)1998 UAB 12-6-0 5-3-0 (T-3rd)1999 UAB 17-6-0 7-1-0 (T-1st) C-USA Co-Champions C-USA Tournament Champions NCAA Elite Eight C-USA Coach of the Year2000 UAB 14-5-2 5-1-2 (2nd) NCAA First Round2001 UAB 15-6 7-3-0 (T-2nd) NCAA Sweet Sixteen2002 UAB 9-7-3 4-4-2 (6th)2003 UAB 10-5-5 4-3-2 (T-4th) 2004 UAB 12-7 7-2-0 (2nd)2005 UAB 10-7-1 5-3-1 (3rd) 2006 UAB 10-6-4 4-3-1 (T-4th) NCAA First Round2007 UAB 7-11-1 2-6-0 (T-7th)2008 UAB 6-10-3 2-5-1 (8th)2009 UAB 12-4-2 5-2-1 (3rd) Overall Conferenceat Harvard (5) 42-26-9, .604 21-11-3, .643 (Ivy)at UAB (18) 202-124-28, .610 82-49-13, .615 (C-USA & Great Midwest)Totals (23) 244-150-37, .609 103-60-16, .620

Head Coach Mike Getman

Mike GetmanHead Coach

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athletes to earn the prestigious awards in any sport.

UAB fans have responded to the program’s winning ways as home attendance average at West Campus Field over the past few years is close to 1,000. In 2003, UAB was 16th in the nation in average atten-dance (1,077/game) and 25th in the nation in total attendance (7,545). During the 2006 campaign, UAB ranked 31st in average attendance (853/game) and 43rd in total attendance (5,972). In 2009, UAB ranked 48th in total attendance (6,779).

In 2009, a West Campus Field record crowd of 3,481 witnessed UAB’s 3-0 exhibition victory over Clemson. Even though that match did not count in the Blazers’ overall record, it served as a catalyst for the rest of the year and what was to come. Getman guided his 2009 squad to a 12-4-2 overall record, including road victo-ries over No. 10 UIC (3-1) and No. 13 Kentucky (1-0). Despite the disappointment in missing the NCAA Tournament, Getman still managed to reach the 10-win plateau for the 14th time in his 18 seasons as head coach at UAB.

The Blazers last reached the NCAA Tournament in 2006, which capped a stretch of four NCAA Tour-nament appearances over an eight-year span. The campaign was highlighted when previously undefeated and then-No. 1-ranked SMU invaded West Campus Field. In front of a then-record crowd of 2,755 fans, the Blazers stunned the Mustangs, 2-1, to set off an impressive run of 3-0-2 to end the campaign. UAB also defeated No. 10 Notre Dame (1-0), No. 16 South Carolina (3-2), No. 18 Kentucky (1-0/ot) and No. 24 UNC Greensboro (3-2) during the season.

Getman had three all-conference performers, while Jerson Monteiro and Dejan Jakovic earned NSCAA All-Region accolades. Furthermore, Monteiro became the highest Blazer ever drafted in the MLS, as the Chicago Fire took him as the No. 8 overall pick in 2006. Addi-tionally, Sandy Gbandi was taken in the first round of

the supplemental draft by FC Dallas that same season.

The 2005 season was highlighted by Leandro de Oliveira’s selection as the No. 11 overall pick in the MLS Draft by the New England Revolution. The Brazillian midfielder was a two-time All-American standout for Get-man at UAB.

The 2004 Blazers were Conference USA runners-up in both the regular season and postseason tournament.

In 2001, UAB made a third consecu-tive trip to the NCAAs. The Blaz-ers opened tournament play with a 1-0 overtime victory over Furman, then defeated region hosts South Carolina, 3-2, to earn a trip to the Sweet 16 for a second time in three years. Despite dropping a 3-2 double overtime heartbreaker to Clemson, UAB finished 15-6, runner-up in C-USA, and set a school record with eight players selected to all-confer-ence teams.

In 2000, the Blazers fell to Wash-ington in a four-overtime match that is arguably the most exciting NCAA Tournament match ever played. It was UAB’s first appearance

in the tournament as an at-large team and the first back-to-back appearance in school history.

In 1999, the Blazers had the most successful season in UAB men’s soccer history by advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals. The Blazers won both the Conference USA regular season and tournament championships, finished eighth in the final NSCAA national poll and posted a 17-6 overall record for the program’s seventh straight winning season. The Blazers set the school record for wins in a season and had a school record 13-match winning streak.

Getman came to Birmingham from Harvard, where he was head coach from 1987-91. During his time at the Cambridge, Mass., school, his teams posted a 42-26-9 (.604) record, including a 21-11-3 (.643) mark in Ivy League play. In his first season at Harvard, he led his team to the 1987 NCAA Final Four, as the Crimson went 14-1-3 and captured the Ivy League title. He became the youngest coach (28) to lead a team to the Division I Final Four. The following season, Harvard was ranked No. 1 for the first time in the school’s his-tory. While at Harvard, Getman developed 21 all-Ivy League players, nine all-New England performers and two All-Americans.

He started his coaching career at his alma mater, Indiana, where he served as an assistant coach from 1984-86. In those three seasons, the Hoosiers were in the NCAA Tournament twice and played in the 1984 title game.

Getman played professionally as a defender for the Detroit Express of the American Soccer League from 1982-83. He was the team’s Rookie of the Year in 1982, as the Express won the ASL championship.

A three-year letterwinner at Indiana, he played fullback for the Hoosiers from 1977-81, during which time IU finished as an NCAA Division I national finalist in 1978 and 1980.

A native of Bloomington, Ind., he earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Indiana in 1982 and his mas-ter’s in athletic administration from IU in 1987.

Involved in all facets of soccer, Getman has been South Region coach for the U.S. Soccer Festival. He was the chairman of the soccer games committee for the 1996 Birmingham Olympic Soccer Committee. He has also served as a guest columnist on the 1998 World Cup Tournament for the Birmingham Post-Herald.

He and his wife, Rena, reside in Homewood. They have three children, Nathan (16), Eli (11) and Ethan (10).

The Getman family (L to R): Rena, Nathan, Ethan, Eli and Mike.

Head Coach Mike GetmanMIKE GETMAN: WINNER

Winningest Active NCAA Division I Coaches (Pct.) Name Yrs. Won Lost Ties .Pct1. Ray Reid, Connecticut 21 334 85 43 .7692. Dennis Currier, Dayton 17 244 76 27 .7423. Dave Masur, St. John’s (N.Y.) 23 333 105 68 .7254. George Gelnovatch, Virginia 14 213 79 26 .711 37. Mike Getman, UAB 22 244 150 37 .609

Winningest Active NCAA Division I Coaches (Wins) Name Yrs. Won Lost Ties .Pct1. Tom Martin, James Madison 33 431 162 56 .7072. Mark Berson, South Carolina 33 428 173 56 .6943. Ralph Lundy, Col. of Charleston 34 395 258 40 .5994. Bob Gray, Marshall 33 394 210 42 .6425. Bob Warming, Penn State 32 383 180 64 .662 T22. Mike Getman, UAB 22 244 150 37 .609

Winningest C-USA Coaches by League Wins Name Won Lost Ties .Pct 1. Mike Getman, UAB 73 42 12 .622 2. John Tart, Charlotte 45 36 5 .552 3. Steve Adlard, Marquette 43 39 4 .523 4. Tony Colavecchia, Louisville 29 42 6 .416 5. Dan Donigan, Saint Louis 27 8 3 .789

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Justus Griffin, who has been a part of the UAB men’s soccer program since head coach Mike Getman’s first season back in 1992, begins his 16th season with the Blazers’ staff. He assists with on-the-field coaching and the general administration of the program.

“Justus has been with our program as a player and as a coach for 20 years and he is a big part of our success,” Getman said. “I am very fortunate to have an assistant who understands our team and what we expect so well.”

Griffin is involved in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, sched-uling and coordinating trav-el.

During his tenure, UAB has achieved unprecedented suc-cess with five NCAA tourna-ment appearances, including an Elite Eight and two Sweet 16 teams.

Griffin was a three-year let-terwinner for the Blazers (1992-94) as a defender. He helped lead the Blazers to the program’s first conference championship and NCAA Tournament in 1994.

He finished his playing career having started 59-of-60 matches in his three sea-

sons. He scored one goal and tallied 10 assists and was selected to the Great Midwest All-Newcomer team in 1992.

After his stint with the Blazers, Griffin signed a contract to play with the Chat-tanooga Express of the EISL in 1994. He played one year with the Express before returning to the UAB program at the beginning of the 1995 campaign.

Prior to coming to Birmingham, he played one season (1991) at Hinds Com-munity College in Raymond, Miss.,

Assistant Coacheswhere he was selected the team’s Best Defensive Player.

Griffin received his United States Soc-cer Federation (USSF) “B” license and is a member of the Alabama ODP staff. He resides in Birmingham.

Justus GriffinAssistant Coach

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Joel Wallace, a former UAB assistant who spent 11 years as the head men’s soccer coach at Westminster (Mo.) Col-lege, enters his second season on the Blazers’ staff.

Wallace specializes in working with goal-keepers and assumed that role in his position with the Blazers. UAB head coach Mike Getman feels Wallace is an excellent asset to his staff and for his players.

“Coach Wallace brings a lot of energy and experience to our team,” Getman

said. “I am very excited to have such an outstanding coach in our program. His primary responsibility is coaching our goalkeepers, but he will have a hand in all aspects of UAB Soccer.”

Wallace, who boasts just under 20 years of collegiate soccer coaching experience, was the head men’s coach at Westmin-ster from 1998-2008. Additionally, he coached the women’s soccer team from 2005-08. Wallace was an assistant coach at UAB under Getman from 1994-96.

Wallace left the Westminster men’s pro-gram as the w inn inge s t soccer coach in school his-tory, racking up an 11-year record of 105-85-16. Additionally, he guided the Blue Jays to the school’s first confer-ence title in soccer and its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2002. Includ-ing his one year spent as a head coach

at his alma mater, MacMurray (Mo.) College, Wallace has compiled a career record of 121-91-17 during his 12-year head coaching career.

Prior to becoming a collegiate head coach, Wallace spent five seasons as an assistant coach at MacMurray College (1992-94) and Connecticut (1997), as well as with the Blazers. While at UAB, Wallace also earned his master’s degree in athletic administration.

Wallace is a graduate of MacMurray College where he earned first-team all-conference and all-region honors in the net. During his playing days (1988-91), Wallace helped lead MacMurray to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 (1990) and Elite Eight (1991). He was also tabbed a two-time Prairie College Conference Most Valuable Player (1989 and 1990). He still holds several school records, including most career shutouts (40), most shutouts in a season (18 in 1991) and most consecutive shutouts (7). His 18 shutouts during the 1991 campaign also is an NCAA Division III record.

Wallace and his wife Patty Wallace, have two children, a daughter, Ryli (15), and a son, Kevin (12).

Support Staff

Joel WallaceAssistant Coach

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Support Staff

Malik CooperManager

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Former UAB men’s soccer player Michael Biggs enters his third season with the UAB men’s soc-cer program, but his first as a volunteer assistant coach. Biggs served the past two years as an administrative assistant in the men’s soccer office.

“Michael was a great leader and one of the hard-est working players we have ever had,” UAB head coach Mike Getman said. “My expectation is that those same character traits will rub off on this group of players and that his leadership and guidance will help our players understand what it

takes to truly be successful.”

Biggs, who is also in his third season as the youth soccer coach for Vestavia Hills Soccer Club, is expected to be an on-field coach, handle adminis-trative duties, as well as play a role in almost every major aspect of the program except off-campus recruiting.

Biggs certainly has the expertise and experience to make an impact. He was a four-year letterwinner (2003-06) and was voted by his teammates as

captain as a senior.

Biggs, who graduated from UAB in 2007 with a degree in mathematics, played in 65 games dur-ing his four-year career. He scored two goals as a defender and also tallied an assist.

Behind Biggs’ leadership, the Blazers earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and hosted the first round contest against Gardner-Webb. He also led the Blazers to their last C-USA Championship game appearance (2004), as well as a win over then-No. 1 SMU (Oct. 25, 2006), who entered the game as the only unbeaten team in the country.

Biggs is one of only a handful of players to earn the Coaches Award twice, which is given by the coaching staff at the end of the season to the player who demonstrates the best attitude and work ethic. He garnered the recognition individu-ally in 2005 and as part of the entire senior class in 2006.

Biggs, who was born and raised in Birmingham, attends graduate school at UAB, and is concen-trating on a masters in business administration.

Greg MytykAssistant Athletic Trainer

Second Season


Drew BarnetteAcademic Advisor

Third Season


Matt HooperAssistant Director of Marketing

First Season


Aaron JordanAssociate Athletic Media Relations

Seventh Season


Stacey TormanStrength & Conditioning Coach

22nd Season


Michael BiggsVolunteer Assistant Coach

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Freshman Season (2009) Burst onto the scene during his first season with the Green and Gold, earning a spot on the Con-

ference USA All-Freshman team ... despite making only one start in 18 appearances during the season, Gyawu finished the year tied for the team lead in total goals with seven and ranked sec-ond on the team with 16 points (7g, 2a) ... recorded the first UAB hat trick since 2003 when he scored three goals in a 7-1 win over FIU (10/10) ... had a career-best five shots on goal against the Golden Panthers ... earned his first career league offensive player of the week for his efforts against FIU ... fin-ished eighth in C-USA in goals and was ninth in goals per game (0.39) ... also tied for team lead with a pair of game-winning goals this season ... scored both

goals in a 2-1 win over Central Arkansas (9/18) ... also had a game-winning tally against Houston Baptist (9/27) in what was his lone start of the season ... led team in shot percentage (.259) and shots on goal percentage (.704) ... closed the year with 27 shots and 19 shots on goal.

High School Played at Parkview High School under head coach Michael Tolmich ... listed as an All-American performer by NSCAA and was a third team All-American by ESPNRISE.com ... a four-time all-county first team honoree ... also tabbed to the Gwinnett County Super Six in each of the last three seasons ... 2007 Gwinnett County Player of the Year ... leading scorer in Parkview school history with 69 goals throughout career ... a four-year starter on the varsity team ... was the MVP of the Georgia state all-star game ... captain of 2008 and 2009 teams.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed club soccer for Norcross Fury 91 under head coach

Kofi Gyawu6-3 | 195 | So. | Forward

Lilburn, Ga. | Parkview HS

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GYAWU’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Kofi Agyeman Gyawu

Birthdate Aug. 22, 1991

Birthplace Atlanta, Ga.

Parents Emmanuel and

Elizabth Gyawu

Brother Yaw

Sister Bessie

Major Business

H.S. Coach Michael Tolmich

Club Coach Tony Annan

HONORS/AWARDS 2009

C-USA All-Freshman Team

C-USA Offensive POW (10/12)

Kofi Gyawu’s Career Statistics

YEAR GP-GS G A Pts Shots .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW2009 18-1 7 2 16 27 .259 19 .704 2TOTAL 18-1 7 2 16 27 .259 19 .704 2

Tony Annan ... led team to a pair of championships in 2008 (Score of the Shore and Region III Premier League) ... was second in scoring in Region Premier League in 2007 (12 goals in 11 games) and first in scoring in 2008 (8 goals in 8 games).

MiscellaneousBorn Kofi Agyeman Gyawu on Aug. 22, 1991 in Atlanta, Ga. ... favorite television show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air ... lists favorite food as his mother’s African food, primarily a dish called jollof rice ... his biggest influence on his career has been his father, who always told him to work hard and stay positive ... the person he would most like to meet is Thierry Henry ... the reason he decided to come to UAB is because of the coaching staff and the campus.

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Junior Season (2009) Competed in 17 contests, making 15 starts ... proved to be one of the team’s best scorers, finishing the season tied

for fourth in goals scored (2) and total points (7) ... also had three assists which tied for third-most on the team ... had two game-winning goals on the season, which tied for the team lead ... first game-winner came in a 2-1 win over UMKC (9/13) ... also tallied the winning goal in the 3-0 victory over South Carolina (10/28) ... collected a career-high two assists in the 7-1 victory over FIU (10/10).

Sophomore Season (2008) Saw action in all 19 contests during the season ... top offensive scoring threat off the bench, finishing fifth

Anthony King6-0 | 175 | Sr. | Forward

Huntsville, Ala. | Huntsville HS

26KING’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Anthony Hale King

Birthdate Dec. 18, 1988

Birthplace Boise, Idaho

Parents Mike and Kelly King

Brother Ryan

Major History

H.S. Coach Chris Crump

Club Coach Luke Whittle

on the team in points (5) and tied for the team lead in assists (3) ... lone goal of season came in a 2-1 loss to then-No. 8 Tulsa (10/4) ... had a single-game career high with two assists in a 3-0 win over Marshall (11/7) on senior day ... also had an assist on the game-winning goal against SIU Edwardsville (10/25) ... had a season-best four shots in the 1-0 win over Mercer (9/7) ... finished the season second on the team in shots (20) and shots on goal (10).

Freshman Season (2007) Played in 15 contests during freshman campaign, and finished fourth on the team in both goals (3) and points (6) ... biggest goal of season came in the 1-0 double overtime win over Memphis on senior night, which propelled the Blazers into the C-USA Tourna-ment ... also scored in each of his first two appearances for the Green & Gold ... first goal of career came against Lipscomb (9/7) ... also scored in the 4-0 win over Centenary in UAB’s very next game (9/9) ... recorded 14 shot attempts during season, six of which were on goal.

High SchoolTwo-year letterwinner at Huntsville HS ... named Super All-Metro and All-City by the Huntsville Times in 2005 and 2006 ... tallied 69 goals and 30 assists in 50 total appearances ... helped lead team to the 5A sectional championship in 2005 and 2006 ... tabbed the team’s offensive MVP following junior and senior seasons ... selected to the 2006 Alabama North-South All Star game where he contributed an assist to help lead the North to a 3-0 victory ... team captain in 2006 ... was a member of the A/B honor roll.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed two seasons for the Vestavia Steamers under head coach Luke Whittle ... helped team capture the 2005 state championship by leading the squad in goals and assists.

MiscellaneousBorn Anthony Hale King on Dec. 18, 1988 in Idaho ... favorite television show is Entourage and his favorite movie is Rocky ... the person he would most like to meet is Lance Armstrong ... he came to UAB because he was “given an opportunity to earn a degree from a great university and play soccer for a great program” ... his favorite thing to do when relaxing is to either watch a movie, play video games or go out with friends ... the person who had the big-gest influence on his career is his club coach Luke Whittle because he made him a better soccer player and a better person.

Anthony King’s Career Statistics

YEAR GP-GS G A Pts Shots .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW2007 15-0 3 0 6 14 .214 6 .429 12008 19-0 1 3 5 20 .050 10 .500 02009 17-15 2 3 7 40 .050 13 .325 2TOTAL 51-15 6 6 18 74 .081 29 .392 3

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Freshman Season (2009) Played in 16 games during rookie season with the Blazers ... made solid contributions off the bench,

collecting 12 shots, four of which came on frame ... had a season-best two shots on three different occasions.

High School Four-year starter at John Carroll High School under head coach David DiPiazza ... tabbed an honorable mention All-American by ESPNRISE.com ... selected by the Birmingham News as the 2009 Alabama Player of the Year ... a three-time first-team all-state performer (2007, 2008 and 2009) ... selected to the 2008

and 2009 All-Metro squads and tabbed the Metro Player of the Year this past season ... helped lead team to two state championships in 2008 and 2009 ... tallied 105 goals and 69 assists during his four seasons at JCHS ... along with team-mate Alex Kuklinski (111 goals at JCHS), the duo became first teammates in the nation since 1971 to each score 100 career goals for their school ... also now holds the Alabama state record for most assists in a career ... led team to a final ranking of No. 12 in the nation in 2009.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed club soccer under Luke Whittle with the Vestavia Steamers ... was the team captain of his club team ... led team to 2009 state championship ... the same squad also earned the Region III championship and finished with a national ranking of No. 16.

Reed Matte6-1 | 165 | So. | Midfielder/Defender

Birmingham, Ala. | John Carroll HS

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MATTE’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Reed Anderson Matte


Birthplace Birmingham, Ala.

Parents Frank and Marcie Matte

Brothers Frank and Justin

Sister Adelaide

Major Environmental Science

H.S. Coach David DiPiazza


MiscellaneousBorn Reed Anderson Matte on Aug. 7, 1991 in Birming-ham, Ala. ... his father, Frank, played at UAB from 1983-84 ... favorite television show is Mythbusters ... favorite movie is The Goonies ... favorite food is Cinnamon Toast Crunch ... favorite musical group is Staind ... person who has been the biggest influence in his career has been his twin brother Justin ... the reason he came to UAB is because “my dad played at UAB and I wanted to follow in his footsteps and I think we can win a national championship.”

Reed Matte’s Career Statistics


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Junior Season (2009) Earned Third-Team All-Conference USA honors for a second straight campaign ... played in 18 contests,

making 15 starts on the year ... ranked in a tie for fourth on the team with goals (2), assists (3) and total points (7) ... scored first game-winning goal of career in a 2-0 win over UCF (10/24) ... also scored in a 2-1 loss to Drake (9/11) ... finished season with career bests in shots (24) and shots on goal (7).

Sophomore Season (2008) Played in 19 contests, making 15 starts on the year ... finished fourth on the team in points (6) on his way to earning C-USA Third-Team All-Conference accolades ... closed year with two goals and two assists ... best game of the season came against UC Irvine (9/12), when he accounted for a goal and an assist ... also had a goal against Davidson

(9/19) ... had 12 shots, five coming on goal.

Freshman Season (2007) Had strong first season with UAB, playing in 17 contests while making eight starts ... recorded one goal and two assists for four points during campaign ... lone goal was scored in the win over Centenary (9/9) ...also had both of his assists in the same game in the victory over Birmingham-Southern (9/14) ... first career start came in the win over the Panthers ... collected 13 shot attempts, five of which came on frame.

Club Soccer InfoPlayed for the Redwings Soccer Club based out of Atlanta, Ga. ... coached by Alex Pama ... competed for the U-16, U-17 and U-18 teams ... competed in tournaments all over the United States ... also played for MSK Zilina Soccer Club in his home country ... won numerous tournaments with team, including competitions in Holland and Italy ... named the best ball juggler and most technical

Michal Mravec6-3 | 180 | Sr. | Midfielder

Zilina, Slovakia | Sukromne Gymnasium

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Michal Mravec’s Career Statistics


MRAVEC’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Michal Mravec

Birthdate June 10, 1987

Birthplace Zilina, Slovakia

Parents Vanda and Bohumir Mravec

Sister Nina

Major Economics

Club Coach Alex Pama

HONORS/AWARDS

2009

C-USA Third Team All-Conference

2008

C-USA Third Team All-Conference

player at the U-14 level.

MiscellaneousBorn Michal Mravec on June 10, 1987 in Zilina, Slovakia ... favorite foods is chicken breast, rice and vegetables ... favorite movie is Never Back Down ... favorite club team is FC Barcelona ... his grandfather and dad had the biggest influence on his career.

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Junior Season (2009) Played in 18 games, making 17 starts in his first season in the Green and Gold ... named to the

SMU Classic All-Tournament team ... finished the season with two goals, two assists and six points ... his first career goal came as the game-winner in a 2-0 victory over Centenary (9/7) ... also scored a goal in his first Conference USA game in a 1-1 tie against SMU (9/25) ... both assists occurred in the 7-1 win over FIU (10/10).

Other Soccer InfoTransfer student who played club soccer for six seasons for Deportivo de La Coruna under head coach J.L. Devesa ... has two years of eligibility remaining ... was preselected to the Under-16 Spanish National Team ... led team to two country championships ... was the team captain of the Deportivo de La Coruna Youth Team ... named Most Valuable Player of Ciudad de La Coruna International Tournament ... helped lead team to a third-place finish at the International FIFA Belinzona Tournament held in Switzerland ... was majoring in business at the Universidade de Coruna.

MiscellaneousBorn Victor Sambade Varela on Jan. 3, 1988 in Pontedeume, Spain ... favorite movies are The Godfather and Hitch ... favorite food is tortillas and ham ... favorite club team is Real Madrid ... favorite musician is Melendi.

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Victor Sambade6-2 | 165 | Sr. | Midfielder

A Coruna, Spain | Univ. de Coruna

Meet The Blazers

SAMBADE’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Victor Sambade Varela

Birthdate Jan. 3, 1988

Birthplace Pontedeume, Spain

Parents Victor and Maria Varela

Sisters Virginia and Alba

Major Economics

Club Coach J.L. Devesa

Victor Sambade’s Career Statistics


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Junior Season (2009) Started all 18 contests during the season ... one of only three returning players to have started all 18 contests

a year ago ... finished the year with two goals and three assists, which tied for fourth-best on team in each category ... the three assists marked a single-season career-best ... first goal of the season came in the 3-1 upset win over then-No. 10 UIC (9/4) ... scored in the regular-season finale against Mar-shall (11/7) ... also tallied an assist in the same contest ... recorded assists against Tulsa (10/17) and South Carolina (10/28) ... had a career-best five shots against Cen-tenary (9/7).

Sophomore Season (2008) Had a breakthrough season as he finished as one of the team’s offensive leaders ... team’s second-leading returning scorer in terms of goals and points ... after not scoring a goal as a freshman, he

finished year with four goals and an assist for nine points ... had two game-winning goals on the season, which ranked second on the team ... scored first game-winner of his career in the 2-0 win over Memphis (9/27) ... the goal against the Tigers also marked his first career tally at UAB ... also netted the game-winning score two games later in the 4-1 victory over Alabama A&M (10/8) ... also scored a goal in back-to-back C-USA contests against South Carolina (10/29) and FIU (11/1) ... lone assist of the year came on the game-winning goal against Mercer (9/7) ... saw action in all 19 contests during the year, making 17 starts ... recorded 18 shots on the year, 11 of which came on frame ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2007)Made an immediate impact having played in all 19 contests dur-ing season, making nine starts ... was the only freshman and one of only five players in all to play in all 19 contests ... recorded one point on the season with an assist on the game-winning goal to beat UCF (10/27) ... recorded a season-high two shots on two separate occasions (at Marshall on Oct. 20 and at Tulsa on Nov. 9) ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

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Kevin Sawchak5-9 | 145 | Sr. | Midfidler

Atlanta, Ga. | Roswell HS

Meet The Blazers

SAWCHAK’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Kevin Bradley Sawchak

Birthdate Nov. 16, 1988


Parents Mark and Ann Sawchak

Sister Kristin

Major Communications

H.S. Coach Todd Gispert

Club Coach Massoud Roushandel

HONORS/AWARDS 2008

C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2007

C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

High SchoolThree-year letterwinner at Roswell High School under head coach Todd Gispert ... was named team’s most valuable player as a junior ... selected team’s rookie of the year following freshman campaign ... scored four goals in one game against Cherokee High School during junior season ... graduated from high school in December midway through senior year.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed for the Atlanta Fire under head coach Massoud Roushandel ... helped team to the 2007 region championship ... captured four state championships during club career ... member of the state ODP pool which captured a regional championship ... also a member of the Super Y national pool.

MiscellaneousBorn Kevin Bradley Sawchak on Nov. 16, 1988 in Atlanta, Ga. ... favorite movie is Sleepers and favorite food is Italian ... favorite website is Facebook ... the biggest influence on his career has been his father, who always pushed him to be his best.

Kevin Sawchak’s Career Statistics


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Sophomore Season (2009) Had a breakout season on his way to second team all-conference and second team all-region honors

... appeared in all 18 contests making 16 starts ... led the squad in nearly every offensive category including goals (7), points (18), shots (51) shots on goal (25) and game-winning goals (2) ... finished in a tie for second on the team in assists with four ... ranked among the league leaders in shots (2nd), shots per game (4th), points (T7th), goals (8th), goals per game (T9th) and points per game (T9th) on the season ... earned his first-ever C-USA player of the week award after scoring twice, including the game-winning goal, to upset then-No. 10 UIC (9/4) ... scored the game-winner in a 1-0 win over Vermont (9/20)

... recorded a goal and an assist in the 3-0 win over South Carolina (10/28) ... also had a goal and an assist in the win over FIU (10/10) ... assisted the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Memphis (10/14).

Freshman Season (2008) Saw action in 16 contests, making one start ... earned first start of his UAB career in a 1-0 win over SIU Edwardsville (10/25) ... made first-ever appearance in the 1-0 win over Mercer (9/7) ... had 10 shots on the season and four shots on goal ... recorded a career-high two shots against Marshall (11/7), both of which came on frame.

High SchoolWas a four-year starter for Dave Koloff at Holy Names ... was named team MVP in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... tabbed a first-team all-city performer in 2006 and 2008 ... led team to a silver medal at the Ontario Championships ... an honor

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Babayele Sodade6-3 | 195 | Jr. | Forward

Windsor, Ontario | Holy Names

Meet The Blazers

SODADE’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Babayele Sodade

Birthdate July 26, 1990

Birthplace Onley, Md.

Parents Babatunde and Olubunmi

Sodade

Brother Babatumi

Sister Ayoleka

Major Accounting

H.S. Coach Dave Koloff

Club Coach Frank Chiandussi

HONORS/AWARDS2009

NSCAA Second Team All-Region

C-USA Second Team All-Conference

C-USA Offensive POW (9/9)

Babayele Sodade’s Career Statistics

YEAR GP-GS G A Pts Shots .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW2008 16-1 0 0 0 10 .000 4 .400 02009 18-16 7 4 18 51 .137 25 .490 2TOTAL 34-17 7 4 18 61 .115 29 .475 2

roll student who also competed in football and basketball.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed for Windsor FC Nationals under head coach Frank Chiandussi ... led team to a finalist appearance in the 2007 Ontario Cup ... also helped team capture the 2006 South Region Soccer League championship.

MiscellaneousBorn Babayele Sodade on July 26, 1990 in Onley, Md. ... favorite television show is My Wife And Kids ... favorite movie is Iron Man ... his father had the biggest influence on his soccer career ... during his free time, he likes to relax and watch movies or play video games ... chose UAB because “I love the atmosphere around campus and it is the right place for me to accomplish my goals.”

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Sophomore Season (2009)Did not appear in any games dur-ing season ... earned the Confer-

ence USA Academic Medal of Honor for a third consecutive season ... also named to the Conference USA Commission-er’s Honor Roll for the third time in three years.

Freshman Season (2008)Appeared in two games during season ... first start of career came against SIU Edwardsville (10/25) in which he recorded three saves on his way to a 1-0 shutout win ... also saw action in the 4-1 win over Ala-bama A&M (10/8) ... earned the Conference USA Academic Medal of Honor ... also named to the Conference USA Com-missioner’s Honor Roll.

Redshirt Season (2007)Redshirted for season ... award-ed Conference USA Academic Medal of Honor, awarded to student-athletes with a cumula-tive GPA of 3.75 or above dur-ing the academic year ... also named to the C-USA Commis-

sioner’s Honor Roll.

High SchoolFour-year letterwinner at AC Reynolds High School under head coach Patrick Gladys ... named all-state in 2006 ... Western N.C. All-Region first team and honorable men-tion in 2005 ... tabbed all-conference in 2005 and 2006 ... selected to the N.C. East-West All-Star game ... holds school record for most career shutouts in both regular season and playoff games ... also helped lead team to two conference championships ... graduated in the top-15 of class with a 4.7 GPA ... a regular on the A-B Honor Roll and recipient of the

Tucker Stone6-2 | 190 | R-Jr. | Goalkeeper

Fairview N.C. | A.C. Reynolds HS

National Acheivement Scholarship.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed at Highland Football Club for eight years under head coach Trei Morrison ... team finished second in state cup in 2005 ...team captain for four years ... also played for ODP team in 2006.

MiscellaneousBorn Tucker Norris Stone on Aug. 27, 1989 in Fairview, N.C. ... favorite movie is the Mask Of Zorro ... favorite musician is Paul Simon ... favorite television show is Wizards of Waverly Place ... his club coach, Trei Morrison, had the biggest influ-ence on his career ... came to UAB because it had “a great soccer team and great people coaching and playing it.”

Meet The Blazers

0STONE’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Tucker Norris Stone


Birthplace Fairview, N.C.

Parents Pat and Becky Stone

Brother Nate

Sisters Jesse and Sammy

Major Economics

H.S. Coach Patrick Gladys

Club Coach Trei Morrison

HONORS/AWARDS 2009

C-USA Academic Medal of Honor






Tucker Stone’s Career Statistics

YEAR GP-GS Minutes GA GaAvg Saves W L T Sho2008 2-1 103:44 1 0.87 5 1 0 0 12009 0-0 00:00 0 0 0 0TOTAL 2-1 103:44 1 0.87 5 1 0 0 1

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Redshirt Season (2009)Sat out as a redshirt during the 2009 season ... named to the Conference USA Commis-

sioner’s Honor Roll for a third-straight season.

Sophomore Season (2008)Made five appearances throughout season ... had one shot on the season which came against Char-lotte (9/21) ... named to the Conference USA Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2007)Played in nine contests dur-ing campaign ... had one shot during season which came on goal at Tulsa (11/9) ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High SchoolFour-year starter and captain at Clear Lake High School under head coach Jered Shriver ... earned all-district in each of his four seasons ... was voted the District 25-5A offensive MVP in 2007, on his

way to helping lead team to the district championship ... tabbed to the all-greater Houston team ... voted team MVP in 2007 ... led the district in goals scored ... was featured in RISE sports magazine ... selected as the MVP at the UAB soccer camp ... a member of the student council for three years ... also competed in basketball, football and track in high school ... was also a member of the National Honor Society and the president of the National Technical Honor Society.

Meet The Blazers

TABATA’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Ken Ryan Tabata

Birthdate June 18, 1989

Birthplace Houston, Texas

Parents Chuck and Carolyn Tabata

Brother James

Sister Mika

Major Mathematics

Minor Japanese/Biology

H.S. Coach Jered Shriver

HONORS/AWARDS 2009


2008



Ken Tabata’s Career Statistics

YEAR GP-GS G A Pts Shots .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW2007 9-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 02008 5-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 02009 Did not play - Redshirt TOTAL 14-0 0 0 0 2 .000 2 1.000 0

Ken Tabata6-1 | 195 | R-Jr. | Defender

Houston, Texas | Clear Lake HS

Other Soccer InfoPlayed for the nationally-ranked Texas Soccer Club under head coach Scott Dymond ... led team in goals scored ... was a member of the South Texas State ODP team for five years and the Region III ODP team ... team won state three times, as well as the Disney Showcase on two occasions.

MiscellaneousBorn Ken Ryan Tabata on June 18, 1989 in Houston, Texas ... favorite show is Entourage ... favorite type of food is Mexican ... his favorite thing to do when relaxing is playing the drums ... he won the Guitar Center City Drumoff in 2006 ... his biggest influ-ence on his career was his parents because of their encouragement ... he came to UAB because “I like the soccer program, coaches and the school.”

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Junior Season (2009)One of three returning Blazers to have started all 18 contests during the season ... one of the

top defenders in Conference USA, earning second-team all-conference and second-team all-region recognition ... lone goal of season came in the 1-0 win overall Ala-bama A&M (11/1) ... the goal marked his first career game-winner ... played a full game in all but six contests on the season ... accrued six shots on the year.

Sophomore Season (2008)Missed the early portion of the season with an injury, but still played in 13 contests, making 12 starts on the season ... scored two goals on season on three shots ... scored the first goal of his UAB career with a tally to seal a 2-0 win

over Memphis (9/27) ... also against Kentucky (10/18) ... anchored the defensive line for much of the season.

Freshman Season (2007)Played in 18 contests, while making 15 starts ... developed into one of the top defensive players in Conference USA ... selected to the 2007 Conference USA All-Freshman team ... was the first Blazer since 2005 and the 11th in school history to earn all-freshman league accolades ... played 1,327 minutes during campaign which was the fourth-most on the team ... helped lead defense to five shutouts during campaign ... named to the Conference USA Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll.

High SchoolFour-year letterwinner at Loyola Secondary ... was the team MVP for his soccer team as a sophomore ... also competed in football, hockey and tennis ... was selected as the tennis team’s MVP as a junior ... named to the school honor roll

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Curtis Ushedo6-4 | 195 | Sr. | Defender

Mississauga, Ontario | Loyola Sec.

Meet The Blazers

USHEDO’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Curtis Patrick Ushedo

Birthdate March 21, 1989

Birthplace Ontario, Canada

Mother Beth Hatton

Sister Samantha

Major Marketing

Club Coach Kerry Baroutoglou

HONORS/AWARDS 2009

NSCAA Second Team All-Region

C-USA Second Team All-Conference

2007

C-USA All-Freshman Team


as a senior.

Other Soccer InfoCompeted for the Mississauga Dixie Soccer Club coached by Kerry Baroutoglou and Julio Mattacchione. ... helped team capture the 2005 Ontario Cup for both indoor and outdoor ... played in six international games in Ireland at the Milk Cup ... team captured two U.S. showcase tournaments in Cincinnati, Ohio and North Carolina.

MiscellaneousBorn Curtis Patrick Ushedo on March 21, 1989 in Missis-sauga, Ontario, Canada ... favorite movie is Remember The Titans ... favorite food is steak ... his biggest influence in his career has been his mom ... person he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr. and Will Smith ... loves candy and even has a dog named “Rolo” ... he chose UAB because “it fits the objectives I was striving for and I liked the coaching staff.”

Curtis Ushedo’s Career Statistics


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Sophomore Season (2009)Had an important role off the bench, seeing action in 14 con-tests throughout the season ...

scored first career goal in a 7-1 victory over FIU (10/10) ... played a career-best 59 minutes against the Golden Panthers ... also recorded first career assist in the 3-0 victory over South Carolina (10/28) ... had a career-best two shots in the C-USA Tournament game against Marshall (11/13).

Freshman Season (2008)Played in five contests on the season ... made first-ever UAB appearance with 13 minutes of

action against Bradley (8/31) ... played a season-high 19 minutes against Marshall (11/7).

High SchoolFour-year starter at Pearl High School under head coach Andy Kivlan ... selected as the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Mississippi as a senior ... earned 4A Player of the Year accolades as a senior as well ... tabbed first-team all-state in back-to-back seasons (2007 and 2008) ... chosen as second-team all-state as a sophomore ... set state high school record during sophomore season with 39 assists on the year ... led team to four consecutive state champion-ships ... finished high school career with 62 goals and 70 assists ... was named team MVP following both junior and senior seasons.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed for Chicago Fire Juniors under head coach Kenny White and Chad Hampton ... collected 86 goals and 121 assists during his nine-year span with the team ... helped lead team to three straight state cup championships (2004, 2005 and 2006).

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Chris Wil l iams6-2 | 190 | Jr. | Midfielder

Pearl, Miss. | Pearl HS

Meet The Blazers

Chris Williams’ Career Statistics

YEAR GP-GS G A Pts Shots .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW2008 5-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 02009 14-0 1 1 3 5 .200 1 .200 0TOTAL 19-0 1 1 3 6 .167 2 .333 0

WILLIAMS’PERSONALFILE Full Name Christopher Joseph

Williams

Birthdate Oct. 30, 1989

Birthplace Flowood, Miss.

Parents Terry and Daphne Williams

Brother Chase

Major Biology

H.S. Coach Andy Kivlan

Club Coach Kenny White

MiscellaneousBorn Christopher Joseph Williams on Oct. 30, 1989 in Flowood, Miss. ... favorite television show is Jersey Shore ... favorite movie is Boondock Saints ... his favorite thing to do when he has time to relax is to play FIFA ... favorite internet site is ESPN.com ... his biggest influence on his career has been his parents.

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Sophomore Season (2009)Had a breakthrough season, turning in one of the greatest single-season efforts by a goalkeeper in school his-

tory ... set a single-season school record with 0.83 goals allowed average, which also ranked second in Conference USA ... recorded a league-leading eight shutouts which tied for the second-most in school history ... his 12 wins on the season also ranked as the sixth-most in program lore ... made a career-high seven saves in the season-opening contest against Oakland (9/1) ... earned three C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honors ... with his three awards on the season, Woszczynski was honored by the league more times in one season than any previous UAB player in school history ... lead the league in save percentage (.805), shutouts and shutouts per game (0.44) ... made six saves in a 1-0 shutout victory over then-No. 13 Kentucky (10/4) ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for a third consecutive season.

Redshirt Season (2008)Received medical redshirt after see-ing action in four games during season before an injury ended his campaign early ... recorded first win and first shutout with a 1-0

victory over Mercer (9/7) ... made four saves in the victory over the Bears ... also recorded ties against UC Irvine (9/12) and Davidson (9/19) to finish the season with a 1-1-2 record ... made 19 saves on the campaign (4.8 saves per game) ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2007)Played in four contests during season ... only start of career came in a 1-0 overtime loss at Alabama A&M ... made 13 saves in his four appearances (283 minutes) and had a 0.63 GAA ... named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High SchoolFour-year starting goalkeeper at Columbus North High School under head coach David Green ... earned third-team all-state accolades in 2005 and 2006 ... tabbed first-team all-conference and all-area in each of his four seasons at CNHS ... also tabbed

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Carl Woszczynski6-5 | 210 | R-Jr. | Goalkeeper

Columbus, Ind. | North HS

all-district in 2004-06 and honorable mention all-state in 2005 ... started 80 varsity contests and recorded 42 career shutouts ... boasted a career goals allowed average of .80 ... named The Repub-lic’s Area Player of the Year in 2006 ... recorded six goals and seven assists from the goalkeeper position ... also a terrific student who was named academic all-state in 2005 and 2006 ... named to honor roll every semester ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Other Soccer InfoStarting goalkeeper for the Atlanta Blackhawks PDL team in 2009 and 2010 ... played club ball for the Fort Wayne Fever where he started in net in 2007 and 2008 ... led team to the Indiana state cup tournament title in 2007 ... also helped lead team to the 2005 Las Vegas Coaches Classic title, the 2006 Ohio College Showcase title and 2006 Carmel College Showcase crown ... also selected to the Indiana ODP team for seven straight seasons ... selected to the ODP Region II players pool in 2005 and 2006 ... was starting keeper for the Indiana Invaders PDL team ... named team captain in 2002 and 2005 of the Indiana state ODP team.

MiscellaneousBorn Carl Matthew Woszczynski on April 18, 1988 in Columbus, Ind. ... favorite website is UABSports.com ... if he were to play another sport, it would be cricket ... favorite musician is Lyfe Jen-nings ... his biggest influence on his career was his high school coach, David Green ... chose UAB because of “the combination of great soccer, a great engineering program and warm weather.”

Meet The Blazers

Carl Woszczynski’s Career Statistics

YEAR GP-GS Minutes GA GaAvg Saves W L T Sho2007 4-1 283:53 2 0.63 13 0 2 0 02008 4-4 406:15 6 1.33 19 1 1 2 12009 18-18 1629:44 15 0.83 63 12 4 2 8TOTAL 26-23 2319:52 23 0.89 95 13 7 4 9

WOSZCZYNSKI’SPERSONALFILE

Full Name Carl Matthew WoszczynskiBirthdate April 18, 1988Birthplace Columbus, Ind.Parents Stan and Laura WoszczynskiSister KristenMajor Mechanical EngineeringH.S. Coach David GreenClub Coach Massoud Roushandel

HONORS/AWARDS2009 NSCAA Second Team All-RegionC-USA First Team All-ConferenceC-USA Defensive POW (10/26)C-USA Defensive POW (10/5)C-USA Defensive POW (9/28)C-USA All-Academic TeamC-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll2008 C-USA Defensive POW (9/8)C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll2007C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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High School A four-year letterwinner out of Marcus High School where he played under head coach John

Gall ... helped lead his team to back-to-back state champion-ships (2007, 2008) ... also part of team that set the state record for consecutive wins (32).

Other Soccer InfoPlayed his club soccer for the Dallas Texans, coached by cur-rent SMU men’s soccer head coach Tim McClements.

Coach Getman On Michael:“Michael is very good defensive player. He can play several posi-

tions along the back line, which will help us. We expect great things from Michael.”

Michael Brody6-2 | 190 | Fr. | Defender

Dallas, Texas | Marcus HS

24BRODY’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Michael Arthur Brody


Birthplace Hartford, Conn.

Parents Deter and Karen Brody

Brother Bryan

Sister Kristen

Major Business

H.S. Coach John Gall

Club Coach Tim McClements

High School Attended Jackson Preparatory School where he was a four-year letterwin-ner under head coach John Marcus

Duncan ... helped his team to four state championship games during his four seasons ... recorded 11 shutouts during his senior season ... tabbed first-team all-state in 2009 and second-team all-state in 2008 ... also earned a spot on the all-star game for the state of Mississippi.

Other Soccer Info Played for the Chicago Fire Juniors of Mississippi under head coach Kenny White ... was teammates of current Blazers Chase Bullman and Atak Yai ... the trio helped lead the team to the Premier League Cham-pionship and state championship

Coach Getman On Chase:“Chase is an extremely athletic goalkeeper with a great work rate. We feel Chase will make our goalkeeping situation even more competitive.”

Chase Bullman6-2 | 200 | Fr. | Goalkeeper

Brandon, Miss. | Jackson Prep

00BULLMAN’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Chase Barrett Bullman


Birthplace Jackson, Miss.

Parents Craig and Joyce Bullman

Brother Cody

Major Accounting

H.S. Coach John Marcus Duncan


2010 Newcomers

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College of Charleston (2009)Sat out the 2009 season as a redshirt at College of Charleston.

High School A four-year letterwinner at Parkview High School under head coach Michael Tolmich ... helped lead his squad to the state playoffs from 2006-08 ... was one of only five freshmen ever to start at Parkview HS, which was the same school that produced former UAB goalkeeper Wes Johnson and current forward Kofi Gyawu

Other Soccer Info Played his club soccer for Gwinnett Soccer Association, where he was a captain ... led his team to back-to-back Regional Championships in

2007 and 2008.

Coach Getman On Michael:“Michael is a very tough and rugged defender. He is also a natural leader. He will challenge for a starting position right away.”

Michael Coleman6-1 | 185 | R-Fr. | Defender

Atlanta, Ga. | College of Charleston

11COLEMAN’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Michael Scott Coleman

Birthdate Sept. 7, 1990


Parents Jeff Coleman and

Lori Webster

Brother Daniel

Sister Chrissie

Major Undecided

H.S. Coach Michael Tolmich

Club Coach Nuno Piteira

High School Four-year varsity starter at Hoover High School in Birmingham where he was coached by Kris Keplinger ...

ranked as the No. 6 player in the South by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... earned a spot in the North-South All-Star contest ... helped team to the 2010 state championship game ... was named all-metro and all-state following his senior season.

Other Soccer Info Played his club soccer with the Bir-mingham United Academy Team coached by Eric Dade and Robert Starr ... helped club to the USSDA National Championship.

Coach Getman On Norris:“Norris is a very athletic and skilled

midfielder. We think Norris fits extremely well with the way our team plays. He should challenge for playing time right away.”

Norris Howze6-0 | 165 | Fr. | Midfielder

Hoover, Ala. | Hoover HS

14HOWZE’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Norris Thurgood

Howze II


Birthplace Hoover, Ala.

Parents Norris Murdine

Brother Nic

Major Health Relations

H.S. Coach Kris Keplinger

Club Coach Eric Dade and

Robert Starr

2010 Newcomers

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Redshirt Season (2009)Sat out 2009 campaign as a redshirt.

High SchoolA four-year letterwinner at Spain Park HS under head coach Joe Cart-er ... a member of the Birmingham News’ 2008 all-state and all-metro team ... was selected to the North-South All-Star game in 2008 ... also earned team defensive MVP ... led team to state championship game in 2008 ... selected to the all-tour-nament team during team’s playoff run ... was named team captain.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed club soccer for the Birming-ham United Soccer Association under coaches Robert Starr and Eric Dade ... helped lead U-18 BUSA two a pair of state championships ...

was an Alabama Olympic Development Player (ODP).

Coach Getman On Hudson:“Hudson has the size and speed to become one of the top defenders in the nation. He has been very well coached and I expect him to help us right away.”

Hudson Jetton6-6 | 210 | R-Fr. | Defender

Hoover, Ala. | Spain Park HS

20JETTON’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Hudson Slater Jetton



Parents Randy and Paula Jetton

Major Undecided

H.S. Coach Joe Carter

Club Coach Robert Starr and

Eric Dade

Other Soccer Info A big, strong and athletic defender who made long trek from Serajevo, Bosnia to compete for UAB ... attend-

ed the University of Novi Sad for one year, where he studied business management ... also competed for the Bosnian Youth National Team ... competed for the club team FC Slavija in his home country.

Coach Getman On Mlladen:“Mladen comes with great experi-ence and a year of college under his belt. He has a big presence on the field and I think big things are in store.”

Mladen Lemez6-5 | 200 | Fr. | Defender

Serajevo, Bosnia | Univ. of Novi Sad

6LEMEZ’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Mlladen Lemez


Birthplace East Serajevo

Parents Vidoje and Ljiljana Lemez

Sisters Danka and Milena

Major Business

2010 Newcomers

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Santa Barbara CC (2009)Played just one season under head coach John Sisterson at SBCC ... team captured the Western Conference reg-ular season championship ... played in

team’s first seven contests before an injury cut his season short.

High SchoolAttended Robert Cecil Palmer Sec-ondary School ... led team in goals and assists for three-straight seasons ... was named team captain ... led team to its first lower mainland title ... and first appearance in the Provincial Cup.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed club with Surrey United Supra 18 under head coach Craig Johnson ... helped lead team to regional championship and Provin-cial Cup title ... with the Vancouver Whitecaps F.C. and British Colum-

bia provincial team ... helped lead team to San Diego Surf Cup finalists.

Coach Getman On Flo:“We saw Flo play at one of our camps and were very impressed. Flo will come in and fill one of our biggest needs at left back. We expect him to help us right away.”

Flo Liu5-10 | 165 | So. | Defender

Zi Yang, China | Santa Barbara CC

16LIU’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Flo Qidian Liu


Birthplace Zi Yang, China

Parents Shirley Liang and

Charles Liu

Major Undecided

Club Coach Craig Johnson

Other Soccer Info A skillful and athletic defender who made long trek from Serajevo, Bosnia to compete for UAB ... attended the

University of Serajevo for one sea-son ... competed for the club team FC Slavija in his home country ... also competed for the Bosnian Youth National Team.

Coach Getman On Milan:“Milan is fast, skillful and smart. He is a great 1v1 defender but also likes to get into the attack. With his national team experience, I expect him to make an immediate impact on our team.”

Milan Mil inkovic5-10 | 165 | Fr. | Defender

Serajevo, Bosnia | Univ. of Serajevo

5MILINKOVIC’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Milan Milinkovic


Birthplace East Serajevo

Mother Snezana Milinkovic

Brother Ognjen

Major Journalism

2010 Newcomers

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High SchoolPlayed at Hickman HS under head coach Adam Taylor ... in 2009, Pla-korus helped lead his squad to a final

ranking of No. 7 in the state of Missouri on his way to second-team all-state honors ... also earned all-district and all-region honors.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed club ball under John Hayes with the MidMo Soccer Club ... was also a member of the state ODP team.

Coach Getman On George:“George is a big, physical athlete. He has a good left foot and likes to work hard. He is going to be a very successful player.”

George Plakorus6-1 | 155 | Fr. | Forward

Columbia, Mo. | Hickman HS

23PLAKORUS’PERSONALFILE Full Name George Anthony

Plakorus


Birthplace Germany

Mother Lisa Plakorus

Brother Peter

Major Undecided

H.S. Coach Adam Taylor

Club Coach John Hayes

High SchoolFour-year letterwinner at Jackson Academy under head coach Nick Henderson ... was tabbed “Mr. Soc-

cer” in the state of Mississippi fol-lowing his senior season ... finished his outstanding high school career with 105 goals and 72 assists ... was tabbed a four-time all-conference player and a two-time all-state hon-oree.

Other Soccer Info Played for the Chicago Fire Juniors of Mississippi under head coach Kenny White ... was teammates of current Blazers Chase Bullman and Atak Yai ... the trio helped lead the team to the Premier League Cham-pionship and state championship ... earned a spot on the Region III First Team.

Coach Getman On Gentry:“Gentry is a proven goal scorer but has the athleticism and versatil-ity to play in a number of positions. We feel Gentry will help us immediately.”

Gentry Smith6-1 | 170 | Fr. | Forward

Jackson, Miss. | Jackson Academy

12SMITH’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Gentry Smith


Birthplace Jackson, Miss.

Parents Trey and Debra Smith

Brother Taylor

Major Business

H.S. Coach Nick Henderson


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South Carolina (2007-09)Stewart, the younger brother of recent graduate and four-year letter-winner Jonah Stewart, played three

seasons (2007, 2008 and 2009) for South Carolina before transferring to UAB ... redshirted the 2009 sea-son after an injury six games into the season ... will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Blazers ... played and started all 19 contests for the Gamecocks during his freshman season ... during his three years there, Stewart played in 43 contests and made 25 starts ... lone assist of his career came during his freshman season in 3-1 Gamecock victory over Marshall (Oct. 27) ... combined for 13 shots in his two seasons ... named as a two-time honoree on the C-USA Academic Honor Roll, as well as twice earning SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition.

High SchoolPlayed for coach Rick Grammar at Vestavia Hills High School ... a 2004 and 2005 first-team all-state

selection ... named second-team all-metro in 2004 and first-team all-metro in 2005.

Other Soccer Info Former member of the United States Youth National Team pool, Region III Olympic Development Program (ODP) team and Ala-bama state team ... played club soccer for the Vestavia Steamers and coach Luke Whittle ... named Offensive Most Valuable Player of the Lakeshore Shootout ... helped the ‘87 club to two state cham-pionships (2001 and 2004) and two runner-up finishes (2002 and

Josh Stewart5-10 | 180 | Jr. | Midfielder

Birmingham, Ala. | South Carolina

19STEWART’S PERSONALFILE Full Name Joshua Lamont

Stewart



Parents Marvin and Felicia

Stewart

Brother Jonah and Joel

Major Finance

H.S. Coach Rick Grammar


HONORS/AWARDS 2008


2007


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Josh Stewart’s Career Statistics

YEAR GP-GS G A Pts Shots .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW2008 5-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 02009 14-0 1 1 3 5 .200 1 .200 0TOTAL 19-0 1 1 3 6 .167 2 .333 0

2003) ... helped ‘89 team win the 2005 state championship and finish second in 2006.

Coach Getman On Josh:“Josh has great skill and great composure. He also adds a physi-cal presence in the middle of the field. I expect Josh to make an immediate impact.”

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High SchoolEarned all-state honors while playing under head coach Abraham Rubert-Schewel at Murrah HS ... also earned

the team’s most valuable player award following his senior season.

Other Soccer InfoPlayed for the Chicago Fire Juniors of Mississippi under head coach Kenny White ... was teammates of current Blazers Chase Bullman and Gentry Smith ... the trio helped lead the team to the Premier League Championship and state champion-ship ... earned a spot on the Region III First Team.

Coach Getman On Atak:“Atak is a very gifted attacking player. We think Atak will be a very important player for us right away.

We are very excited to have him join our team.”

Atak Yai5-9 | 120 | Fr. | Forward/Midfielder

Jackson, Miss. | Murrah HS

8YAI’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Atak Yai


Birthplace Sudan

Brothers Mabior and Yai

Major Undecided

H.S. Coach Abraham

Rubert-Schewel


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High SchoolWall, the son of former UAB soccer player Joe Wall, comes to the Blaz-ers from Phoenix, Ariz. where he

played at Pinnacle High School under head coach Brock Heycoop ... helped lead team to 2010 state championship.

Other Soccer Info Wall played his club soccer with the Sereno `92 under head coach Brian O’Donnell. The speedy for-ward helped lead Sereno `92 to the 2007 Regional Championship and also earned a spot on the Arizona ODP team ... lived in Germany for five years where he played for the Kaiserslautern youth program.

Coach Getman On Patrick:“Patrick has great quickness and touch. He is a very dangerous attacking player. I expect him to be a big part of our program over the next four years.”

Patrick Wall5-7 | 160 | Fr. | Forward

Phoenix, Ariz. | Pinnacle HS

21WALL’SPERSONALFILE Full Name Patrick Wall



Parents Lisa and Joe Wall

Brothers Andrew and Daniel

Major Business

H.S. Coach Brock Heycoop

Club Coach Brian O’Donnell

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