November 17, 1999
ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis University senior midfielders Jeff DiMaria (St. Charles, Mo. / Christian Bros.) and Jason Mims (Memphis, Tenn. / Germantown) today were named to the Conference USA first-team All-Conference squad. They were joined by junior goalkeeper Paul Nagy (Grapevine, Texas / Grapevine). In total, eight Billikens earned various All-Conference honors in the annual voting of the league's coaches.
DiMaria is the team captain and leads the Billikens in scoring with 24 points (9G, 6A) as Saint Louis carries the No. 3 seed into the first round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend. Mims is the Bills' second-leading scorer with 22 points (8G, 6A) and was one of the hottest players in the country in mid-season when he scored in six-consecutive matches.
"As a group, our seniors have given this team outstanding leadership and brought us through some difficult challenges," Bills head coach Bob Warming said. "Jeff and Jason aren't the biggest guys on the field in stature, but you won't find people with bigger hearts. Meanwhile, Paul has made key saves for us at key moments in big games, and that's what you need from your keeper to be a championship team."
Senior defender David Williams (Dallas, Texas / Jesuit) climbed out of the shadow of outstanding former Billiken defenders to earn a spot on the second team. He is joined by freshman defender Jason Cole (Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst). They helped anchor a Billiken defense that was short on experience, but still good enough to capture a C-USA regular-season co-championship.
Senior midfielder/forward Vedad Alagic (St. Louis, Mo. / St. Mary's) and sophomore midfielder Joe Hammes (Cedarburg, Wis. / Marquette) landed on the third team. Alagic tallied seven of his 12 points and both of his game-winning goals in C-USA competition. Hammes was a physical force for the Billikens as their defensive midfielder.
Forward Jack Jewsbury (Springfield, Mo. / Kickapoo) joins Cole on the All-Freshman team. Jewsbury leads the Billikens with five game-winning goals and is the team's third-leading scorer with 20 points (8G, 4A).
The fourth-ranked Billikens (16-3-2) open NCAA Tournament action on Sun., Nov. 21 when they host Illinois-Chicago at Robert R. Hermann Stadium. Kick-off is set for noon.
1ST TEAM ALL-C-USA
Kevin Alvero, F, South Florida
Peter Byaruhanga, F, UAB
Marshall Morehead, F, Marquette
Jeff DiMaria, MF, Saint Louis
Jason Mims, MF, Saint Louis
Sean Reti, MF, Marquette
Ryan Schreck, MF, Cincinnati
Brian Alvero, D, South Florida
Andrew Kean, D, Cincinnati
Rumbani Munthali, D, UAB
Paul Nagy, GK, Saint Louis
2ND TEAM ALL-C-USA
Sean Fraser, F, Memphis
Flavio Monteiro, F, UAB
George Zabaneh, F, Louisville
Matt Cavanaugh, MF, South Florida
Shawn Faria, MF, Louisville
Andy Hunter, MF, Marquette
Jamath Shoffner, MF, UNC Charlotte
Jason Cole, D, Saint Louis
C.J. Robinson, D, UNC Charlotte
David Williams, D, Saint Louis
David Clemente, GK, UAB
3RD TEAM ALL-C-USA
Vedad Alagic, F, Saint Louis
Chris Greer, F, DePaul
Stephen Miller, F, UNC Charlotte
Joe Ahearn, MF, DePaul
Johan Cedergren, MF, Cincinnati
Joe Hammes, MF, Saint Louis
Brian Waltrip, F, South Florida
Chad Garofola, D, Marquette
Steve Lawrence, D, Marquette
Stuart Langrish, D, Louisville
Jake Witkowski, GK, Cincinnati
ALL FRESHMAN TEAM
Sean Carr, D, DePaul
Jason Cole, D, Saint Louis
Anders Cedergren, D, Cincinnati
Courtenay Commandy, MF/F, Louisville
Bryan Godfrey, MF, Marquette
Jack Jewsbury, F, Saint Louis
Steve Lawrence, D, Marquette
Scott Lyons, MF/F, Cincinnati
Flavio Monteiro, F, UAB
Juan Munoz-Alrey, MF, UNC Charlotte
Casey Stump, D, South Florida
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Andrew Kean, Cincinnati
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Peter Byaruhanga, UAB
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Flavio Monteiro, UAB
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Getman, UAB
