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Mariano
Ilari (above) along with Chris Marwood and Nathan Chantara have been
named Pre-Season All-GSC.
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AUGUST 3, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: JUSTIN MASKUS, SID
901-321-3378
Bucs Land Three On Preseason
All-GSC Team
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Birmingham, AL – Christian Brothers
University Buccaneer senior's Mariano
Ilari and Chris
Marwood,
along with junior Nathan
Chantara have all been named to
the Pre-Season All-Gulf South Conference Men's Soccer Team.
The Bucs were picked by the coaches in the conference to
finish fifth in the Pre-Season Poll. West Florida, who had
their entire 2004 season wiped out by Hurricane Ivan, was
picked to win the GSC. GSC Tournament runner-up and defending
South Region Champion Central Arkansas was picked second.
Lincoln Memorial, Montevallo, CBU, Alabama-Huntsville, Ouachita
Baptist, Harding and Delta State round out the poll.
Ilari was the GSC Co-Player of the Year in 2003 after being
named First-Team All-Conference and leading the Bucs in goals
with 14. He led the Bucs in goals and assists last season
with eight and seven, respectively. The seven assists were
third in the GSC.
Marwood came on in his first season last year with the Bucs
and was named Second-Team All-GSC. He scored four goals and
added four assists to finish second on the team with 12 points.
Chantara has helped anchor one of the GSC's top defenses
the past two seasons. He had five shots on goal last year
and
started in 17 of the 18 matches played.
"Having as much turnover as we had this past off season,
I can't expect the coaches to look at us and be scared,"
said Head Coach Clint Browne. "However, we have every intention
of proving each and everyone of them wrong."
The Bucs open the season with road exhibition contests at
Division I teams Drury on August 14 and Memphis on August
20. They start the regular season at home on August 25
against 2004 NCAA Division II national runner-up Southern
Illinois University-Edwardsville. Game time is slated for
4 p.m. at
Signaigo Field.
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