Marshall University Athletics
Boukhemis Named to Preseason All-Conference USA Team
8/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 16, 2006
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall men's soccer forward Karim Boukhemis (Sr., Huntington, W.Va.) has been selected to the 2006 Preseason All-Conference USA Team. He is one of 11 players to be picked by league coaches to the squad.
Boukhemis was a second-team All-Conference USA pick in 2005. The Thundering Herd ended the season with an 8-9-2 record while finishing in a fourth-place tie and advancing to the Conference USA tournament semifinals. Marshall returns seven of 11 starters and 16 letterwinners from that squad.
SMU, ranked seventh nationally in the preseason poll, is the coaches' pick to repeat at league champion, while South Carolina has been selected second.
C-USA PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mike Sambursky, Sr., F, South Carolina
C-USA PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jay Needham, Sr., D/MF, SMU
PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE USA TEAM
Michael D'Agostino, Jr., MF, Kentucky
Karim Boukhemis, Sr. F/MF, Marshall
Mynor Gonzalez, Sr., D, SMU
Bruno Guarda, So., MF, SMU
Jay Needham, Sr., D/MF, SMU
Mike Gustavson, So., GK, South Carolina
Mike Sambursky, Sr., F, South Carolina
Eric Burkholder, Jr., MF, Tulsa
Sandy Gbandi, Sr., MF, UAB
Dejan Jakovic, So., D, UAB
Jerson Monteiro, Sr., F, UAB
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1. SMU
2. South Carolina
3. UAB
4. Tulsa
