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1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team

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1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Final, W 1–0 vs. UCLA
ConferenceIndependent
Record14–0–1
Head coach
CaptainAl Trost
Home stadiumSLU Medical Center Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →

The 1970 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1970 NCAA soccer season. The Billikens won their eighth NCAA title this season. It was the 12th ever season the Billikens fielded a men's varsity soccer team.

Dan Counce lead the Billikens in scoring this season, amassing 14 goals over the course of the season. Captain, Al Trost won the Hermann Trophy.

Roster

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The following individuals played for the Billikens during the 1970 season.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW United States USA Jim Bokern
FW United States USA Dan Counce
DF United States USA Mark Demling
United States USA Jim Draude
United States USA Joe Eilerman
United States USA Jim Evans
United States USA Mike Finnegan
United States USA Tim Flynn
United States USA Mark Goegel
United States USA Bill Gonzalez
United States USA Jim Guttmann
No. Pos. Nation Player
United States USA Denny Hadican
MF United States USA Joe Hamm
MF United States USA Pat Leahy
United States USA Joe Leeker
DF United States USA Bob Matteson
United States USA Joe McCarthy
United States USA Ed Neusel
FW United States USA Mike Seerey
United States USA Al Steck
United States USA Tom Torretti
MF United States USA Al Trost
United States USA Denny Werner

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
September 19*
at Saint Joseph's W 4–0  1–0–0
Finnesey Field
Philadelphia, PA
September 21*
at Rider W 6–0  2–0–0
Daly Field
Lawrenceville, NJ
September 25*
Air Force W 3–0  3–0–0
SLU Medical Center Stadium (1,500)
St. Louis, MO
October 3*
vs. St. Louis Stars W 4–2  4–0–0
Francis Field (3,500)
St. Louis, MO
October 10*
at Rockhurst W 3–0  5–0–0
Swope Park
Kansas City, MO
October 13*
Eastern Illinois W 5–0  6–0–0
SLU Medical Center Stadium (500)
St. Louis, MO
October 17*
at Quincy T 0–0  6–0–1
QU Stadium
Quincy, IL
October 24*
at South Florida W 5–1  7–0–1
USF Soccer Field
Tampa, FL
October 25*
UBC W 5–1  8–0–1
SLU Medical Center Stadium
St. Louis, MO
October 31*
Indiana W 8–0  9–0–1
SLU Medical Center Stadium
St. Louis, MO
November 7*
at SIU Edwardsville
Bronze Boot
W 3–1  10–0–1
Cougar Field (4,000)
Edwardsville, IL
NCAA Tournament
November 21*
vs. Akron
Second Round
W 7–0  10–0–1
Cougar Field (4,000)
Edwardsville, IL
November 28*
at SIE Edwardsville
Quarterfinals
W 2–1  11–0–1
Cougar Field (7,500)
Edwardsville, IL
December 3*
vs. Hartwick
Semifinals
W 1–0  12–0–1
Cougar Field (5,000)
Edwardsville, IL
December 5*
vs. UCLA
Final
W 1–0  13–0–1
Cougar Field (8,000)
Edwardsville, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Honors and awards

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The following players earned a postseason award.

National awards

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  • Hermann Trophy
  • NSCAA All-Americans

References

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  1. ^ "Saint Louis Billikens Men's Soccer History and Record Book" (PDF). slubillikens.com. August 1, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.