The 2006 Conference USA men's soccer tournament was the twelfth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by the University of Tulsa and the games were played at the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Dates | 1–5 November 2006 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | SMU (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Kentucky |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 27 (3.86 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | 6 players (2 goals) |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Wednesday Nov. 1 | Semifinals Friday Nov. 3 | Final Sunday Nov. 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | FIU | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SMU | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SMU | 1(3) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UAB | 1(1) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UAB | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | South Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SMU | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Memphis | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulsa | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UCF | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tulsa | 5 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 1 Match 1 | FIU | 0–6 | SMU | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 12:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Report | Guarda  21'Da Silva 30'Needham 35'Mariel 75', 89'Mann 81' |
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 781 Referee: Paul Hooks |
| November 1 Match 2 | UAB | 3–2 | South Carolina | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Biggs 38' Gregory 54'Monteiro 90' |
Report | Sambursky 15' Pace 44' |
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 102 Referee: Abdu Bensalah |
| November 1 Match 3 | Memphis | 1–3 | Kentucky | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 5:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Harkins 19' |
Report | D'Agostino 31' O'Neill 64', 71' |
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 160 Referee: Rizal Milliken |
| November 1 Match 4 | UCF | 0–5 | Tulsa | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 8:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Report | Salem 25' Parada 35'Defreitas 53'Goddard 63', 73' |
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 235 Referee: Tony DeLois |
Semifinals
edit| November 3 Match 5 | SMU | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | UAB | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 5:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Da Silva 69' |
Report | Monteiro 58' |
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 232 Referee: Kenneth Andres |
| Penalties | ||||
Gonzalez  Wileman Da Silva |
 Kwapisz Monteiro Radcliffe Schiavoni |
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| November 3 Match 6 | Kentucky | 3–0 | Tulsa | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30 PM CST (UTC-06) | Griffiths 11', 85' Baum 68' |
Report | Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 545 Referee: Abdu Bensalah |
Final
edit| November 5 Match 7 | SMU | 2–0 | Kentucky | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1:00 PM CST (UTC-06) | Wileman 42' Chevannes 64' |
Report | Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Lou Labbadia |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jase Griffiths | Kentucky | 2 |
| Riley O'Neill | Kentucky | ||
| Paulo Da Silva | SMU | ||
| Manuel Mariel | SMU | ||
| Todd Goddard | Tulsa | ||
| Jerson Monteiro | UAB | ||
| 7 | Mathew Baum | Kentucky | 1 |
| Michael D'Agostino | Kentucky | ||
| Tripp Harkins | Memphis | ||
| Adrian Chevannes | SMU | ||
| Bruno Guarda | SMU | ||
| Jordan Mann | SMU | ||
| Jay Needham | SMU | ||
| Chase Wileman | SMU | ||
| Ralph Pace | South Carolina | ||
| Mike Sambursky | South Carolina | ||
| Eric Defreitas | Tulsa | ||
| Jose Parada | Tulsa | ||
| Joe Salem | Tulsa | ||
| Michael Biggs | UAB | ||
| Trey Gregory | UAB |
Awards
editAll-Tournament team
edit- Barry Rice, Kentucky
- Masumi Turnbull, Kentucky
- Matt Wiler, Kentucky
- Paulo da Silva, SMU
- Bruno Guarda, SMU
- Jay Needham, SMU
- Matt Wideman, SMU
- Eric Burkholder, Tulsa
- Eric DeFreitas, Tulsa
- Trey Gregory, UAB
- Jerson Monteiro, UAB
References
edit- ^ "CUSA Record Book" (PDF). 2014 CUSA Men's Soccer Record Book. Conference USA. 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.