# 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team

The following contains the names of the members of the 2005 South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team and the results of each match. The 2005 season was the first in which the Gamecocks were members of Conference USA. Up until 2005 they had competed as an NCAA Independent because the SEC does not sponsor men's soccer.
The year turned out to be a successful one for the Gamecocks. The gamecocks would topple three top-15 opponents, finish the regular season with a conference record of 7–1–1 in their first year, and beat Tulsa for the conference tournament crown on national television. Unfortunately for the Gamecocks, their season ended in a heart-breaking 2–0 loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Mike Gustavson |
| 2 | DF | USA | Ralph Pace |
| 3 | DF | USA | Eric Szeszycki |
| 4 | DF | USA | Ramon Paracat |
| 5 | DF | USA | Daniel Upchurch |
| 6 | MF | USA | Mike Sambursky |
| 7 | FW | USA | Kyle Franklin |
| 8 | MF | USA | Jeff Gross |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ayo Akinsete |
| 10 | FW | USA | Josh Alcala |
| 11 | DF | USA | Ryan Leeton |
| 12 | MF | USA | Rob Charest |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | FW | USA | Ryan Deter |
| 14 | DF | USA | Matt King |
| 15 | DF | USA | Stephen Sprague |
| 17 | DF | USA | Greg Reece |
| 18 | DF | TRI | Makan Hislop |
| 19 | MF | USA | J.D. Moon |
| 20 | MF | USA | David Smith |
| 21 | MF | USA | Kevan Hawkins |
| 22 | MF | USA | Brennan Williams |
| 23 | MF | USA | Spencer Lewis |
| 24 | MF | USA | David Ross |

## Results

| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Record | Conference record |
| Pre-season ||||||
| Sat., Aug. 27 | Coastal Carolina | Columbia, SC | W 2–1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular season ||||||
| Fri., Sep. 2 | Clemson | Clemson, SC | L 1–2 (2OT) | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Tues., Sep. 6 | College of Charleston | Columbia, SC | L 0–1 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Fri., Sep. 9 | #16 Wake Forest | Chapel Hill, NC | L 0–3 | 0–3–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Sun., Sep.11 | #2 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 0–2 | 0–4–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Fri., Sep. 16 | Penn | Columbia, SC | L 0–2 | 0–5–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Sun., Sep. 18 | Loyola Chicago | Columbia, SC | W 2–1 | 1–5–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Wed., Sep. 21 | #25 UNC Wilmington | Columbia, SC | W 4–2 | 2–5–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Sat., Sept. 24 | Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | W 2–1 (OT) | 3–5–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Sun., Oct. 2 | East Carolina* | Greenville, NC | W 5–2 | 4–5–0 | 1–0–0 |
| Friday., Oct. 7 | Memphis* | Memphis, TN | T 2–2 | 4–5–1 | 1–0–1 |
| Sun., Oct. 9 | #8 UAB | Birmingham, AL | W 2–1 | 5–5–1 | 2–0–1 |
| Fri., Oct. 14 | Kentucky* | Columbia,SC | W 1–0 | 6–5–1 | 3–0–1 |
| Sun., Oct. 16 | Marshall* | Columbia, SC | L 0–1 | 6–6–1 | 3–1–1 |
| Fri., Oct., 28 | Tulsa* | Columbia, SC | W 4–1 | 7–6–1 | 4–1–1 |
| Sun., Oct. 30 | #9 SMU* | Columbia, SC | W 3–0 | 8–6–1 | 5–1–1 |
| Fri., Nov. 4 | FIU* | Miami, FL | W 3–1 | 9–6–1 | 6–1–1 |
| Sun., Nov. 6 | UCF* | Orlando, FL | W 4–1 | 10–6–1 | 7–1–1 |
| CUSA tournament ||||||
| Wed., Nov. 9 | Kentucky | Dallas, TX | T 0–0 (Won on PK'S) | 10–6–2 | First Round |
| Fri., Nov. 11 | Memphis | Dallas, TX | W 2–1 | 11–6–2 | Semi-final |
| Sun., Nov. 13 | Tulsa | Dallas, TX | W 1–0 | 12–6–2 | Final |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Fri., Nov 19 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | L 0–2 | 12–7–2 | First Round |
$^*$Conference Game