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Men’s Soccer Tabbed Eighth In Preseason Poll
Aug 15, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Tigers land one student-athlete on the Preseason All-Conference Team
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis men's soccer team has been selected eighth in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll as voted on by the league coaches Tuesday morning. Memphis finished in a tie for seventh place last season with a 2-4-1 conference record and the Tigers were 8-8-1 overall.
UConn, with four first-place votes, was selected to win the AAC. Tulsa was selected second and USF rounded out the top three.
Sophomore midfielder Jackson Morse, the top returning goal-scorer from the 2016 season, was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Morse finished with six goals in his freshman campaign and was named to the All-Rookie Team and TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 Freshman list.
Against No. 25 UConn at home in 2016, Morse scored both goals in the 2-0 shutout victory and earned a spot on the College Soccer News Team of the Week.
Head coach Richard Mulrooney enters into his fourth season at the helm of the Tiger program and has an overall record of 20-25-7. The Memphis men's soccer schedule is composed of 16 matches including seven regular season contests at home.
The regular season begins August 25 at Belmont before returning to the Mike Rose Soccer Complex on August 27 for a match against UAB at 5 p.m. Admission is always free for home Memphis soccer matches. Follow the Tigers on Facebook at /MemphisSoccer and Twitter and Instagram at @MemphisMSoccer.
Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. UConn - 45 (4)
2. Tulsa - 43 (1)
3. USF - 34
4. UCF - 29
5. SMU - 27 (1)
6. Temple - 20
7. Cincinnati - 18
8. Memphis - 8
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Matias Pyysalo, UCF
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Patrick Nielsen, Cincinnati
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Michael Nelson, SMU*
Preseason All-Conference Team
GK – Michael Nelson, SMU*
B – Patrick Nielsen, Cincinnati*
B – Jacob Hauser-Ramsey, UConn
B – Dylan Greenberg, UConn
B – Jordan Cano, SMU
B – Zack Stavrou, Tulsa
M – Matias Pyysalo, UCF
M – Jackson Morse, Memphis
M – Ricardo Gomez, USF
M – Mauro Cichero, SMU*
F – Abdou Mbacke Thiam, UConn*
F – Garrett McLaughlin, SMU
F – Joonas Jokinen, Temple
F – Juan Sanchez, Tulsa*
[*] Denotes unanimous selection
Ties are not broken
UConn, with four first-place votes, was selected to win the AAC. Tulsa was selected second and USF rounded out the top three.
Sophomore midfielder Jackson Morse, the top returning goal-scorer from the 2016 season, was named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. Morse finished with six goals in his freshman campaign and was named to the All-Rookie Team and TopDrawerSoccer's Top 100 Freshman list.
Against No. 25 UConn at home in 2016, Morse scored both goals in the 2-0 shutout victory and earned a spot on the College Soccer News Team of the Week.
Head coach Richard Mulrooney enters into his fourth season at the helm of the Tiger program and has an overall record of 20-25-7. The Memphis men's soccer schedule is composed of 16 matches including seven regular season contests at home.
The regular season begins August 25 at Belmont before returning to the Mike Rose Soccer Complex on August 27 for a match against UAB at 5 p.m. Admission is always free for home Memphis soccer matches. Follow the Tigers on Facebook at /MemphisSoccer and Twitter and Instagram at @MemphisMSoccer.
Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. UConn - 45 (4)
2. Tulsa - 43 (1)
3. USF - 34
4. UCF - 29
5. SMU - 27 (1)
6. Temple - 20
7. Cincinnati - 18
8. Memphis - 8
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Matias Pyysalo, UCF
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Patrick Nielsen, Cincinnati
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Michael Nelson, SMU*
Preseason All-Conference Team
GK – Michael Nelson, SMU*
B – Patrick Nielsen, Cincinnati*
B – Jacob Hauser-Ramsey, UConn
B – Dylan Greenberg, UConn
B – Jordan Cano, SMU
B – Zack Stavrou, Tulsa
M – Matias Pyysalo, UCF
M – Jackson Morse, Memphis
M – Ricardo Gomez, USF
M – Mauro Cichero, SMU*
F – Abdou Mbacke Thiam, UConn*
F – Garrett McLaughlin, SMU
F – Joonas Jokinen, Temple
F – Juan Sanchez, Tulsa*
[*] Denotes unanimous selection
Ties are not broken
Players Mentioned
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