University of Memphis Athletics
Memphis Men's Soccer Sweeps 2004 C-USA Awards
Nov 10, 2004 | Men's Soccer
Nov. 10, 2004
IRVING, Texas - Junior forward Dayton O'Brien and senior goalkeeper Sebastian Vecchio of the 2004 Conference USA regular season champion Memphis Tigers were selected the conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year for men's soccer, as selected by the league coaches.
Memphis head coach Richie Grant, who led his squad to a 14-3-1 mark (tying the school record for wins) and a No. 11 national ranking by the NSCAA, was named the 2004 C-USA Coach of the Year. It is Grant's second conference honor as he was named the league's Coach of the Year in 2000, when he guided the team to a 14-6 record.
O'Brien and Vecchio were also selected to the all-conference first team, along with senior teammates Daniel Dobson and defender Justin Dyer. The Tigers had the most selections on the first team with four and had a total of eight all-conference selections.
Junior forward Andy Metcalf was named to the second team, while senior midfielder John Reilly and junior defender Gary Connolly were named to the third team. Midfielder Adam Montgomery was named to the All-Freshman team. All four Memphis seniors were named to all-conference teams.
All-Conference First Team
F: Will John, Saint Louis
F: Dayton O'Brien, Memphis
F: Adam Ruud, Charlotte
MF: John DiRaimondo, Saint Louis
MF: Daniel Dobson, Memphis
MF: Floyd Franks, Charlotte
MF: Leandro de Oliveira, UAB
MF: Ryan Wileman, Saint Louis
D: Justin Dyer, Memphis
D: Sandi Gbandi, UAB
D: Kareem Smith, USF
GK: Sebastian Vecchio, Memphis
All-Conference Second Team
F: Chris Lee, Marquette
F: Andy Metcalf, Memphis
F: Wiremu Patrick, Cincinnati
MF: Keeron Benito, USF
MF: Jeff Hughes, Cincinnati
MF: John Liersemann, Cincinnati
MF: Simon Schoendorf, USF
D: Brett Branan, Saint Louis
D: Matt Neeley, Louisville
D: Tim Ward, Saint Louis
GK: Dane Brenner, USF
All-Conference Third Team
F: Terron Amos, East Carolina
F: David Guzman, Louisville
F: Rodrigo Hidalgo, USF
F: Hunter West, USF
MF: Bryan Dahlquist, Marquette
MF: John Kornfeld, DePaul
MF: Rogerio Oliveira, UAB
MF: John Reilly, Memphis
D: Ewen Blair, Cincinnati
D: Gary Connolly, Memphis
D: Joe Klosterman, UAB
D: John Nabers, Charlotte
GK: Mike Vessels, Cincinnati
All-Freshman Team
J.W. Gallagher, East Carolina
Brandon Gasparovic, Saint Louis
David Guzman, Louisville
Rodrigo Hidalgo, USF
Amir Ikner, Cincinnati
Christian Jiminez, USF
Joe Klosterman, UAB
John Kornfeld, DePaul
Adam Montgomery, Memphis
Simon Schoendorf, USF
Tim Ward, Saint Louis
Coach of the Year
Richie Grant, Memphis
Offensive Player of the Year
Dayton O'Brien, Memphis
Defensive Player of the Year
Sebastian Vecchio, Memphis
Co-Freshmen of the Year
Rodrigo Hidalgo, USF
Simon Schoendorf, USF
