2012 USC Salkehatchie men's soccer preview-

USC Salkehatchie 2012 Men’s Soccer Preview

The 2012 USC Salkehatchie Men’s Soccer team will have to step it up big time if it wants to compare favorably with the 2011 edition of the team. Last year the Indians went 10-5-4 and fought their way to the NJCAA Region X Championship semi-final round before having their season come to an end. “Competing in the later rounds of the tournament gave last year’s freshmen some valuable experience,” according to USC Salkehatchie Head Soccer Coach Bill Glass. “The veterans of that campaign will be a steadying influence on our incoming players when the going gets tough in 2012.”

The Indians will bring back 13 players from last year’s squad for 2012 and they will be joined by a strong group of recruits. As usual there will be a mix of out-of-state, in-state and international players. Returning players who hail from out of state include


forwards Robbie Bacon of Midway, Georgia; Esteban Cobo of Jacksonville, Florida, and Ibrahima Seck of College Park, Georgia. Defenders Wayne Preddie of Baton Rouge, Lousiana, and Noe Guerrier of Orange Park, Florida, are also coming back to Salk after spending the summer at their homes. Returning international players are Jose


Berbessi of Medellin, Columbia, Elijah Ukpong of Lagos, Nigeria, and Nas Mugozi of Coventry, England. Swelling the ranks of returning players will be a contingent of 6 athletes from our home state of South Carolina. Adan Mundo of Ehrhardt and Raul Gallegos of Aiken play up top for the Indians. Daniel Hernandez of Johns Island and Gino Lucarelli of Goose Creek will return to man the defense, and Tucker Hamilton of Charleston and Jarrel Smalls of Mount Pleasant will be looking to improve on the excellent seasons they both had in the Indians midfield last year.

South Carolina will also contribute a majority of the new recruits who will joining the team in 2012. The Palmetto state freshmen contingent will include forwards Cameron Bartlett of Aiken, Cody Brown of Bamberg, Raoul Hunt of Goose Creek, Dayne Jackson of Union, and Paul Macleod of Greenville. These players will be supported from the midfield by Dominique Hooks of Moncks Corner. The Indians will also feature two defenders from their home state: Drew Derrick of Aiken and Johnny Pierce. A South Carolinian, Scott Brummel of Bamberg, will help mind the net for the Indians.



As usual the USC Salkehatchie soccer program will be drawing in students from out of state. Forward Mamadou Ka of Atlanta, Georgia, will be joined by midfielders Remy


Anacreon of Oakland Park, Florida, Sandre Duncan of Lauderhill, Florida, David Jaramillo of Pompano Beach, Florida, Schneider Peralte of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, and Elu Saif of Brooklyn, NY. Joining the vaunted Indians defense from out of state will be goal keeper Dieusel Jeannot of North Lauderdale, Florida, and backs Odane Smith of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, Nicholas Walters of St. Catherine, Jamaica, and O’Neil Whyte of English Harbor, Antigua.

The Indians will have a large group of players on hand when preseason camp begins August 6 including a large number from South Carolina. This is in part due to the positive reputation the USC Salkehatchie Soccer program has earned around the state and also due to the fact that two South Carolina colleges recently reacted to budget cuts for the coming school year by axing their soccer programs. This left many men’s soccer players around the state scrambling to find a soccer home for the fall. USC Salkehatchie made the decision to accommodate these players. “I am used to working with a big group, and in any case, guys need to get used to being on a large squad and having to compete for playing time,” according to Glass, “so after two years when our soccer players graduate from USC Salkehatchie, they will be prepared to move on to a four-year college and do the things in practice and in preseason that impress coaches.”

Preseason also offers the opportunity for Salkehatchie soccer players to impress coaches at four year colleges. Last year 9 Indians soccer players graduated and 9 received offers to continue playing soccer at four-year colleges. Most of those offers came from coaches of teams that USC Salkehatchie plays in preseason. These coaches get familiar with the Indians players seeing each player twice in two years. This makes their job of scouting a lot easier.

For 2012, the Indians will kick off the preseason on August 15 with a trip just down the road to Hardeeville, SC, and a match with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), a perennial NAIA powerhouse. The next day, Salkehatchie will play Brewton-Parker College, another Georgia NAIA member. Next, the team will play several NCAA D-II’s, including USC Aiken on August 18, Francis Marion University on August 20, and Newberry College on August 22. “These games are scheduled on the theory first espoused by Friedrich Nietzsche,” according to Glass. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger,” wrote Nietzsche. The Indian will find out if a tough preseason makes for success in the regular season when Wake Tech comes to Allendale on August 25 to meet the Indians in their season opener. “After 5 games against big four-year colleges,” said Glass, “I am sure that our guys will be looking forward to finally playing a junior college like us!”

The Indians schedule is posted on the team website. Supporters are encouraged to check the website and the Indians BlogSpot (http://uscsalkindians.blogspot.com) for last minute changes in game times or venues before starting out on a trip to a match.

2012 USC Salkehatchie women's soccer preview-

USC Salkehatchie Women’s Soccer 2012 Season Preview

The 2012 USC Salkehatchie Women’s Soccer team is shaping up to be the strongest team in the history of the program. Of course, optimism always runs high in the preseason; however, oftentimes those early hopes are dashed. This time around, USC Salkehatchie Head Soccer Coach Bill Glass believes that the Indians are the real deal. “We have 7 returning starters who will be joined by the best recruiting class we have ever had, “said Glass. “Our team is stacked.“

Featured among the returning players will be former high school teammates Cyles Barnes and Sherrieka Othello. Barnes is a defender and Othello plays central midfield. Both are from Miami, Florida, where they graduated from Miami Springs High School. Returning to the team from the state of Georgia will be defender Michelle Adams of Jesup who played her high school ball at Liberty County High School. Amelia Green, a NJCAA All Region X selection last year, will come back to the USA from her home in Antigua to anchor the Indians defense. In addition,

several players will be returning from closer to home, including Hillary Clegg, a forward from

Walterboro who played at Colleton County High School, Sierra Lamar, a defender from Aiken who played at Silver Bluff High School, and forward Brittany May of Moncks Corner who played her high school ball at Berkeley High School.

Coming in new for 2012 will be more South Carolina players. Forward Rosina Fadul of Murrells Inlet will transfer in from Horry-Georgetown Tech and midfielder Dublin McManus will switch to Salk from Charleston Southern. Florida will send one new player, midfielder Kassandra Contreras of Fort Lauderdale who played for the Northeast High School girl’s soccer team last year.

By far the largest contingent of new players will come from the neighboring state of Georgia. Sweeper Ashai Brown will come to Salk from Dublin where she graduated from Dublin

High School after starting for the girls’ soccer team there. Sasha Crawford will take I-20 from Decatur to get to Allendale, she played soccer at Southwest Dekalb High School last year. Goalkeeper Danielle Danforth of Augusta minded the nets at Richmond Academy in 2011 and

defender Lisa Doolittle of Auburn graduated from Winder-Barrow High School and played soccer there. Kimberly Giroir of Kennesaw will play in the midfield for the Indians which is also the position she held down at Kennesaw Mountain High School last year. Brianna Gooden-Brown will also be coming over to South Carolina for college from the Peach State. Bri is from

McDonough where she played a key defensive roll for Eagles Landing High School last year. Another defender who will be joining the team new for 2012 is Kori Hunter of Jonesboro, GA.

Kori anchored the defense for Mundy’s Mill High School last year but also put in some time

up top. Ouli Ka is another Georgian who will be featured on the Indians soccer team in 2012. Ouli is a forward who graduated from North Springs Charter High School.

Aside from all the metro Atlanta players, the southern part of the state of Georgia will also provide players for the Indians. Chelsea Mayo of Brunswick will be playing central midfield for the Indians this fall and that is the same role she filled for Brunswick High School. Jasmina Smith will come to the Indians from Hinesville where she attended Liberty County High School and played defense on the girl’s soccer team there.

Amelia Green will not be the only international player on the squad this season. Elle Shelton, a striker from Clarence Town in New South Wales, Australia, will be making the long flight over

to try her hand at American college soccer. “We came close to being without an Aussie on the

squad for the first time in 5 years,” said Glass, “but Elle came through for us and prevented that from happening.”

Obviously Glass believes in the potential of this 2012 team, otherwise it is hard to see why he would schedule three tough preseason matches for the Indians with large 4-year colleges. As it is, the Indians will kick off the preseason on August 25 by visiting Brewton-Parker College, a NAIA institution in central Georgia, for a 6pm clash. Next the team will travel up the road on August 18 to USC Aiken, an NCAA D-II member. Then, on August 22, the Indians will close out the preseason at Newberry College, another NCAA D-II. “These tough games will get us ready for the regular season,” according to Glass. “Also, we get to showcase our players for these coaches who will be looking to recruit them after they finish their two years with us.” On August 25, the Indians will open up the regular season at home against Wake Tech at 4pm. As always, times and dates of games are subject to change so Indians fans are encouraged to check the athletic blog for the latest updates prior to taking to the road for a game (http://uscsalkindians.blogspot.com/).

Baseball press box update!!! July 31, 2012

Are you ready for USC Salkehatchie mens and womens soccer! The 2012 schedules are out, print your copy today!!

USC Salkehatchie mens and womens head soccer Coach Bill Glass has released the final completed schedules for the 2012 soccer season! Click on the links below to print out a copy of the schedule today!!

Womens-
http://www.uscsalkathletics.com/pdf/2012wsoccerschd.pdf

Mens-
http://www.uscsalkathletics.com/pdf/2012msoccerschd.pdf

Former Indian has big year at Tusculum College

USC Salkehatchie weekly update on new-Press Box

The USC Salkehatchie new baseball press box is moving ahead right on schedule! As promised before, I will be adding new pictures of it's progress each week. We at USC Salkehatchie are all excited to see the finished product!!

Go Indians!!!

Former Indians starting pitcher Ali Williams awarded pitcher of the week- Pioneer Baseball League

Former USC Salkehatchie Indians starting pitcher Ali Williams now with Idaho Falls (Minor league affliate with the Kanas City Royals) was named the Pioneer Baseball League Pitcher of The Week!

To view, click on the link below~
http://www.milb.com/milb/pow/index.jsp
PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Former Salk alum playing in independent minor leagues

USC Salkehatchie men's soccer program adds player- Dayne Jackson from Union, South Carolina

Former Union County high school (SC) standout Dayne Jackson (forward) has signed to play soccer next season at USC Salkehatchie.

Jackson signed with the Indians on Thursday, " I am excited to become a member of the USC Salkehatchie men's soccer team. I hope that I can help the Indians win a region title, coach Glass seems to understand soccer and I look forward to learning from him. I have a love for the game of soccer and once visiting USC Salkehatchie, I knew that I had found my home! I felt like everyone there was one big family and it just felt right," said Jackson.

Dayne is the son of Mike and Sherry Jackson of Union, South Carolina. 

USC Salkehatchie men and women soccer teams get new dugouts!!!

The USC Salkehatcie men's and women's soccer programs will have new dugouts when the season starts! USC Salkehatchie athletic director Mrs. Jane Brewer is always looking for ways to improve the USC Salkehatchie athletic programs!

Go Indians!

USC Salkehatchie baseball press box updated photo!

The USC Salkehatchie new baseball press box is moving right along on schedule! As I stated before in an earlier post, I will give updated photo's of it's progress throughout the process!

Great things are happening at USC Salkehatchie!!!

Go Indians!!!

Story on former USC Salkehatchie Indians basketball player, Quincy Washington

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - University of Charleston head men's basketball coach Mark Downey added bolstered his lineup for another NCAA Tournament run with the addition of Quincy Washington and Aleksander Kesic, Tuesday morning.
Washington joins the Golden Eagles after leading USC Salkehatchie to a 21-12 record, while earning First Team NJCAA Region X honors with a 14.5 point per game average.
"Quincy is a late bloomer that we saw at a Big Shots AAU event at Winthrop University on the last day of the recruiting period in July 2010, I saw alot of potential in him with his high energy and the way he attacked you on both ends of the court." said USC-Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett.

"He never got tired so I gave him an opportunity and he took full advantage of the chance. He was our most improved player his freshman season and this year he took off. I think his best is yet to come. He's a D1 caliber player for sure in my opinion"

Washington chose the University of Charleston over a list of great basketball traditions as he was also recruited by Tennessee-Martin, UT-Pan American, Long Island, Middle Tennessee State and recent NCAA Tournament contenders Norfolk State and Morehead State.
"Quincy was a steal for us on the wing. He is as good of a person as he is a player. Our entire staff loved him on his visit. Quincy will be great in our system because of his length and athleticism. He scores the ball very well in transition, really attacks the basket and could be a lock down defender." stated Downey. "He brings a lot to our program in many different ways. He also takes the classroom very seriously and his degree is his first priority, which is what we strive for at UC"

Kesic grabs a maroon and gold jersey after a stop at Division I Iona. Aleksander played the 2009-10 season on the nationally ranked Huntington Prep Academy squad that recorded a 22-4 record where he averaged 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per outing.

The Belgrade, Serbia native brings reviews from Yahoo Sports and ESPN that describe him as "A prototypical European-style big man that has good range from the outside" who was ranked among the top-125 players at his position in 2010.

Huntington Prep coach Rob Fulford said "Aleks is one of the highest IQ players I've had. He is a fierce competitor and his work ethic is unmatched. He can stretch the defense with his ability to shoot the ball and can score in the post as well. He has battled through some tough injuries and health issues and I am very excited that he gets another chance to play college basketball. It will be great for us to be able to watch him play."

Coach Downey sees Kesic as an important addition to the program as he described him by saying "Aleks is a homerun for our program. He is a player with a lot of experience but still has four years to play at UC. I like Aleks because of his toughness and versatility. He can play inside and out, while guarding a lot of different positions. He also has the ability to stretch the defense with his shooting."
"Aleks is also a high character person who really competes. Everyone we talk to about Aleks says the same thing, he hates to lose and plays so hard. Aleks is the type of player we look for at UC. He is a tremendous student in the classroom as well."

Both players will join the Golden Eagles program in the fall to build upon the team's NCAA Tournament run from 2011-12.

"We are very fortunate to find two high-character student-athletes in Washington and Kesic. They will not only make our team better on the court, but will represent our program well with their work in the classroom."

$4.25 Million Federal Loan to Build Student Housing

Officials of the Community Development & Improvement Corporation (CDIC) of Aiken announced Friday afternoon that approximately $4.4 million has been secured from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and other sources to build the first dormitory on a site contiguous to the USC Salkehatchie Allendale campus. The dorm will house 101 students. USC Salkehatchie currently has more than 1100 students and has experienced an increase of over 58% in enrollment over the past five years.

The announcement was made by CDIC Chief Executive Officer Reginal Barner and USC Salkehatchie Dean Dr. Ann Carmichael. Carmichael said the housing will be "a milestone for the University." "Providing a housing complex adjacent to our campus is going to allow us to better attract and retain those students who want the full college experience that includes campus residential living. This project will not only be a catalyst for economic development, it will take Allendale another step closer to being a true college town," Carmichael said. Dr. Chris Plyler, Vice Provost and Executive Dean of Extended University, USC Columbia, attended the announcement.

"The University of South Carolina is excited about this next step in the development of the USC Salkehatchie campus. Having a residential facility will enable the campus to attract students from all over the state. This is exactly what the University supports, serving the people of South Carolina by the development of its regional campuses," Plyler said.

The facility will be built in a dormitory style with kitchenettes, common areas, study lounges and recreation rooms and will be exclusively for  ALL USC Salkehatchie students.


The project, which has been in development for seven years, is expected to be completed by Fall, 2013.

Nick Smiley signs with Tusculum

Eric Wehrman signs with Erskine

Quincy Washington signs with University of Charleston

Indians basketball signs 10, wraps up summer recruiting

By DREW TRIPP/PRESSANDSTANDARD USC Salkehatchie men’s head basketball coach Travis Garrett finalized his 2012 summer recruiting class last week, adding a formidable post player to what had so far been a guard-laden crop of recruits.

Sedrick Drayton (6-foot-8, 245 pounds), a former Lake Marion High School star who initially chose not to pursue college basketball as a freshman in 2011, became the 10th player to sign with the Indians since March.

Garrett said that the addition of Drayton to wrap up his summer player search was a significant yet unexpected victory on the recruiting front.

“Sedrick was a bit of a surprise,” Garrett said. “I saw him play in high school, but hadn’t heard from him since. Then he just called me out of the blue and said he’d like to play college basketball. He came out for a workout, and was very impressive. He fills a need for a physical type of post player.”

Drayton’s addition will immediately fill a void being left behind by Emilio Parks (6-6, 250), who recently signed with Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte after just one season with the Indians.

Combined with sophomores Lucell Hanson (6-7, 255), who Garrett has said is his best overall player despite the fact that he missed all of the 2011-12 season with a severe ankle injury, and Montel Baines (6-6, 225), Drayton will provide Salkehatchie with perhaps the deepest and most talented corps of post players in NJCAA Region X.


Garrett also signed three other incoming freshman forwards - DJ Leggette (6-6, 200) from Latta, Walterboro’s own Frankell Williams (6-6, 190), and Darryl Bridges (6-5, 230) out of Atlanta, Ga. - who will each figure into the mix for playing time.


The majority of players who inked with the Indians were guards, but Garrett has pegged two players - Walterboro native Robert Howard (6-6, 185) and Gregory Honeycutt (6-5, 190) of Cowpens - to potentially see time on the perimeter and in the paint because of their size combined with their ball-handling and shooting skills.


At the guard position, Garrett signed four players. They are: Seth Coleman (6-5 180) and Ismail Howard (6-3, 180) from Columbia, Harold Langley (6-1, 160) of Andrews, and Denzel Collins (6-1, 215) from Savannah, Ga.


“I’m real pleased with the recruiting class as a whole,” Garrett said. “I think they’ve all got good size, and we’ve got some really good young guards. I think they’re all guys who can come in and help us right away.”