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University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass Versus St. Bonaventure Game Notes
September 28, 2000 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 28, 2000
TODAY'S GAME: UMass kicks off its Atlantic 10 Conference schedule today against St. Bonaventure. The Minutemen are 4-3-1 and are coming off a 2-0-1 week, while the Bonnies enter the game with a 3-5-0 (0-1 A-10) and are coming off a 3-0 win over Canisius and has an offense that is led by Sean Kelty's two goals and four assists.
DEREN ON FIRE: Sophomore Jeff Deren (Chicopee, Mass.) is coming off a week that saw him score four of UMass' six goals to earn him Atlantic 10 Co-Player, WHMP/UMass Athlete, and ECAC Player of the Week accolades. Deren leads the team in scoring with five goals for 10 points, which is good for sixth in the Atlantic 10.
MARATHON MAN: Junior goalie Bryan O'Quinn (Feeding Hills, Mass.) has played in every minute of every game so far for UMass. He has made 26 saves and is fourth in the Atlantic 10 with a 1.08 goals against average.
CLASSIC RECAP: UMass defeated Binghamton, 2-0, and tied Fresno State, 1-1 in the championship game of the UMass Classic. Shawn Green (Marshfield, Mass.) earned defensive MVP honors for his performance in the two-game tournament, while O'Quinn received co-goalie MVP honors. Green, sophomore Yuri Morales (Santa Cruz, Calif.), junior J.R. Pouncey (Houston, Texas) and Deren all earned all-tournament accolades.
KOCH EARNS 100TH UMASS WIN: UMass head coach Sam Koch is in his 10th season in Amherst and sports a 100-67-16 (.590) mark at UMass. With UMass' 2-0 win over Binghamton on Sept. 22, Koch became only the second UMass coach to earn 100 wins at the school. He ranks second all-time in UMass victories with 100 and trails only Lawrence Briggs, who won 123 wins in 38 seasons from 1930-67. Including his six seasons as head coach at Stanford University, Koch sports a career record of 158-120-32 (.561).
