Nov. 14, 2000
Clemente is joined on the league's first team all-conference team by senior defender Rumbani Munthali. Roberto Najarro and Houston Smith were both named third team All-C-USA. Marin Pusek was named to the all-freshman team.
The Blazers, 14-4-2, will play Washington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Friday at 9 p.m. CST, in Seattle, Wash.
Clemente, from Brompton, Ontario, Canada is on pace to set UAB's season and career average for goals against. His season average is 1.03 goals against. That is the lowest of all C-USA goalkeepers who have played in at least 10 matches. Clemente has a career average of 1.24.
This season Clemente recorded four solo shutouts and one shared shutout. For his career he has 17 solo shutouts and has taken part in 23 total shutouts. This season Clemente has 75 saves.
Munthali, from Etobicoke, Ontario, earned first-team all-league honors for the second straight year. The league has honored him each year at UAB. He won freshman of the year his first year and was second team all-league as a sophomore. He and Clemente are two of the main reasons the Blazers allowed just 1.1 goals against and allowed just 9.6 shots against per match.
Smith and Najarro are both senior midfielders. Smith is from Mountain Brook and Najarro from Marerro, La. Smith scored one goal and had three assists. Najarro scored two goals and dished out four assists.
Pusek, from Brampton, Ontario, played in 18 of the team's 20 games as a freshman. He scored one goal and had an assist.
Saint Louis took two of the league's top awards. Sophomore forward Jack Jewsbury was named Player of the Year and Brad Davis, Freshman of the Year. Memphis head coach Richie Grant is the league's Coach of the Year.CONFERENCE USA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jack Jewsbury, Saint Louis
COACH OF THE YEAR
Richie Grant, Memphis
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
David Clemente, UAB
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Brad Davis, Saint Louis
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Sean Fraser, F, Memphis
Jack Jewsbury, F, Saint Louis
Myron Vaughn, F, Cincinnati
Brad Davis, MF, Saint Louis
Shawn Faria, MF, Louisville
Sean Reti, MF, Marquette
Ryan Schreck, MF, Cincinnati
Adrian Cann, D, Louisville
Joe Hammes, D, Saint Louis
Rumbani Munthali, D, UAB
David Clemente, GK, UAB
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Greg Krauss, F, South Florida
Marshall Morehead, F, Marquette
C.J. Robinson, F, Charlotte
Mike Hill, MF, Saint Louis
Stuart Langrish, MF, Louisville
David McGill, MF, Charlotte
Justin Stralka, MF, Memphis
Jason Cole, D, Saint Louis
Jamal Frazier, D, Cincinnati
Stephen Lewis, D, Memphis
John Politis, GK, Saint Louis
THIRD TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Shane Hudson, F, DePaul
Juan Munoz-Airey, F, Charlotte
Lars Thorstensen, F, Memphis
Andy Hunter, MF, Marquette
Roberto Najarro, MF, UAB
Houston Smith, MF, UAB
David Pedreschi, MF, Charlotte
Marty Tappel, MF, Saint Louis
Sean Carew, D, Charlotte
Steve Lawrence, D, Marquette
Ntando Tsambo, D, Charlotte
Jeremy Morales, GK, Louisville
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Travis Brown, MF, DePaul
Adrian Cann, D, Louisville
Brad Davis, MF, Saint Louis
Joe Lampert, MF, Charlotte
David McGill, MF, Charlotte
Sacha Nathu, GK, Cincinnati
Andy Pusateri, MF, Saint Louis
Marin Pusek, F, UAB
Nathan Stevens, F, Louisville
Clark Talley, GK, Memphis
Andy Wagner, B/MF, Marquette
