CREIGHTON (#2)
Record: 18-2-0 (5-1-0 MVV) vs 2011 Field: 6-1-0
Advanced by winning the MVV tournament
Opponents Record: 201-159-49
Key Games: Providence (W 3-0), Maryland (L 0-1), Indiana (W 1-0), UC Irvine (W 3-1), Bradley (W 1-0, W 1-0)
Goals: 34-4
Shots on Net: 139-59
Corners: 93-52
Yellows: 15-24
Reds: 0-2
Goals: Finlay 11, Castro 5, Gomez 3, Jordan 3, Acoff 3, Ribeiro 3.
Keeper: Holt 18-2-0 0.20 Gavg .930 Spct
MLS Prospects:
Ethan Finlay FW 21 5'9 160 (75gp 40gl)
Tyler Polak DF 19 5'8 150 (40gp 3gl)
Andrew Duran DF 22 6'1 160 (55gp 1gl)
Dion Acoff MF 20 5'9 145 (54gp 5gl)
Brian Holt GK 23 5'8 160 (Career 0.65 Gavg 782 Spct)
CONNECTICUT (#3)
Record: 17-3-2 (5-2-2 Big East) vs 2011 Field: 7-2-0
At-Large Pick
Opponents Record: 215-179-46
Key Games: SMU (W 1-0), Boston College (W 2-0), West Virginia (L 0-2), St John's (W 2-0 L 0-1), Louisville (W 1-0 W 1-0)
Goals: 34-8
Shots on Net: 123-86
Corners: 115-78
Yellows: 20-26
Reds: 0-1
Goals: Diouf 10, Diop 5, Alvarez 5, Matheson 4, Cascio 3.
Keeper: Blake 17-3-2 0.35 Gavg .904 Spct
MLS Prospects:
Tony Cascio MF 21 5'11 165 (82gp 22gl)
Andrew Jean-Baptiste DF 19 6'2 205 (42gp 3gl)
Stephane Diop FW 20 5'11 165 (61gp 19gl)
Carlos Alverez MF 21 5'10 160 (58Gp 12Gl)
BOSTON COLLEGE (#4)
Record: 14-6-0 (4-4-0 ACC) vs 2011 Field: 8-4-0
At-Large Pick
Opponents Record: 210-144-48
Key Games: Fairfield (W 2-1), Maryland (L 0-4, W 2-1), UCONN (L 0-2), Duke (W 2-1, W 2-1), UNC (L 0-2 L 1-3).
Goals: 34-25
Shots on Net: 96-101
Corners: 80-94
Yellows: 23-14
Reds: 0-1
Goals: Bekker 8, Rugg 8, Medina-Mendez 8, Aburmad 6.
Keeper: Luthy 14-5-0 1.25 Gavg .752 Spct
MLS Prospects:
Amit Aburmad MF 26 5'6 165 (39gp 10gl Transfer Mercer)
Kyle Bekker MF 21 5'9 160 (62gp 16gl)
MARYLAND (#5)
Record: 13-3-3 (4-2-2 ACC) vs 2011 Field: 6-2-2
At-Large Pick
Opponents Record: 208-146-37
Key Games: St John's (W 3-0), Boston College (W 4-0), Charlotte (W 3-1), Creighton (W 1-0), Virginia (L 1-2), UNC (T 1-1, L 1-2)
Goals: 42-18
Shots on Net: 137-67
Corners: 125-60
Yellows: 24-39
Reds: 2-5
Goals: Stetzer 14, Townsend 13, Mullins 6, Raley 2, Pace 2.
Keeper: Swaim 12-3-2 1.02 Gavg .714 Spct
MLS Prospects:
Casey Townsend FW 22 5'11 161 (83gp 39gl)
Kaoru Forbess MF 22 6'0 164 (74gp 5gl)
Alex Lee DF 21 5'10 169 (65gp 0gl)
John Stertzer FW 21 6'0 170 (54gp 18gl)
Taylor Kemp DF 21 5'11 163 (63gp 2gl)
Matt Oduaran FW 21 6'0 180 (61gp 2gl)
SOUTHERN METHODIST (#6)
Record: 13-6-1 (4-3-1 C-USA) vs 2011 Field: 6-3-0
Advanced by winning the Conference USA
Opponents Record: 207-149-46
Key Games: Duke (W 1-0), UCONN (L 0-1), Dartmouth (W 2-1), UCLA (W 2-1), UCF (L 2-4), UAB (L 0-1, W 2-0),
Goals: 32-24
Shots on Net: 131-108
Corners: 101-85
Yellows: 16-32
Reds: 2-3
Goals: Ivo 9, Castillo 5, DeAlmida 4, Hill 3, Engel 3.
Keeper: Ibrarra 13-5-1 1.05 Gavg .796 Spct
MLS Prospects:
Arthur Ivo MF 21 5'9 166 (70gp 23gl)
Robbie Derchang MF 19 5'11 164 (36gp 6gl)
Juan Castillo FW 20 5'8 157 (36gp 15gl)
SOUTH FLORIDA (#7)
Record: 12-3-3 (7-0-2 Big East) vs 2011 Field: 7-1-3
At-Large Pick
Opponents Record: 183-148-41
Key Games: Bradley (L 1-2), Dartmouth (T 3-3), UC Irvine (W 2-0), Providence (T 1-1), St John's (W 3-2), Rutgers (D 0-0)
Goals: 34-17
Shots on Net: 102-78
Corners: 86-91
Yellows: 26-23
Reds: 0-0
Goals: Dwyer 16, Paul 4, 4 with 2 goals.
Keeper: Blais 12-3-3 0.91 Gavg .782 Spct
MLS Prospects:
Dom Dwyer FW 22 5'9 180 (18gp 16gl JC Transfer)
Chris Blais GK 22 6'4 200 (Career 1.04 Gavg .760 Spct Transfer Michigan)
UC IRVINE (#8)
Record: 16-5-1 (6-3-1 Big West) vs 2011 Field: 3-2-0
Advanced by winning the Big West tournament
Opponents Record: 202-172-61
Key Games: Florida Gulf Coast (W 2-1), South Florida (L 0-2), UC Santa Barbara (W 2-0, W3-2), Creighton (L 1-3),
Goals: 44-22
Shots on Net: 163-103
Corners: 129-91
Yellows: 23-48
Reds: 1-3
Goals: Ibarra 8, Hernandez 7, Cardenas 6, Santana 4, Hayes 4.
Keeper: Fontein 16-5-1 0.98 Gavg .784 Spct
MLS Prospects:
Andrew Fontain GK 22 6'1 180 (Career 0.88 Gavg .782 Spct)
Christian Hernandez FW 21 5'8 185 (42gp 9gl Transfer Taft)
Miguel Ibarra MF 22 5'7 135 (42gp 9gl Transfer Taft)
