WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY

DOUG STOVALL (Head Coach 1985-2002)
 
Fittingly enough the location was Gulfport for the induction of former Carey head soccer coach Doug Stovall (pictured above, left) onto the soccer Wall of Fame. Former coach Stovall was the only 2010 inductee and the 13th overall.  

Coach Stovall spent 17 years on the Mississippi coast at the helm of William Carey College's men's soccer team in Gulfport before the program moved to the Hattiesburg campus. He ran up an impressive 219-89-10 record over that time. Coach Stovall began the program in 1985 and was the only men's coach until the appointment of current head coach Nigel Boulton in 2003.

Stovall's induction was held at the Gulfport Sportsplex on August 14th following the summer alumni game between the Crusaders and the past players, some of whom he had coached. Other former Stovall players were in the bleachers watching on.

Doug Stovall can boast over 30 years of coaching experience. He has trained teams at every level, starting with the under six age group through to collegiate athletes. Stovall directed the first select team with the South Mississippi Soccer Club. Under his coaching this team went on to win seven state titles. In the 1980's, he was instrumental in creating the Gulfport High School soccer program and assisted with training the boy's team before taking up the reigns at then William Carey College. During his tenure the Carey team finished in the NAIA Top 25 National Rankings thirteen times. His college teams competed in seven National Championship Tournaments and twice advanced to the Final Four. Stovall had numerous All American and Academic All American players on his rosters during his college coaching career. His former players have gone on to play Division-I, Division-II, professional and MLS soccer. Former players can also be found coaching at every level of soccer; including NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, High School and youth select/recreational leagues. In 1999, he started the Xpress Soccer Club formerly known as Biloxi Xpress. He is Founder and Director of World Cup Soccer Camps which has operated for 22 years, conducting summer camps in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Stovall is a Staff Coach with Mississippi Soccer Association and for many years has worked with the Olympic Development Program. He has been a member of both the National Soccer Coaches Association America and the Mississippi Association of Coaches for over 20 years. He is currently the college liason director and a youth coach for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Dynamo who are affiliated with the MLS Houston Dynamo.

Licenses, Awards and Recognitions:

• USSF National "B" license
• National Youth license
• NAIA Conference Coach of the Year
• NAIA Regional Coach of the Year
• Three-Time NAIA Candidate for National Coach of the Year

OLEG CHICKANOV ('96)
"Chick" began playing soccer in his native Russia on the Youth National Team. He left the former Soviet Union to come to the United States and began his career as a Crusader where he became a 1st Team All-American and an Academic All-American. He was drafted by two professional soccer leagues and went on to play with the Nashville Metros (A League) and the Pensacola Flyers (EISL) after graduating from Carey. "Chick" holds a USSF "A" license and is on the Mississippi Olympic Development Program coaching staff. He had been an assistant coach with Meridian Community College (1997-1999) and most recently was the assistant men's and women's coach at William Carey College (1999-2003). He has been involved in youth soccer for many years and is currently the Director of Coaching for the Gulf Coast Dynamo soccer club based in Gulfport, Mississippi.

OLEG BALEEV ('97)
"Bal" was appointed the head men's soccer coach at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi in 2007. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in management/marketing from Carey in 1999 and a Master's in business administration in 2003. An All-American in 1998 and 1999 he also played professionally for the Pensacola Flyers in the summer of 1998. 

MARCO MTHEMBU ('97)
Marco was an All-American in 1997 after being a second team All-American the previous year. A native of Durban, South Africa he played professionally for the Kaiser Chiefs and Ajax and was called up to the South African national squad during his career after graduating from Carey. After retiring from the professional game with a tremendous reputation behind him he returned to the the U.S. and is currently coaching youth soccer around the Gulf Coast region and helped as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Southern Mississippi for the women's program.

MILTON GRIFFITHS ('98) 
Milton was a 2nd team All-American in '95 and 1st team All-American in '98 his senior year. Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica he heads a long line of Jamaican players that have graced the Carey teams. He was also named to the 2008 N.A.I.A. All-Tournament team

PHIL HINDSON ('99)
Phil began his first year as an assistant coach at Clemson (S.C.) in 2004 after a successful four year stint as an assistant coach at Winthrop University. A native of Perth, Scotland he graduated from Carey in 1999. In 2009 he took over from Trevor Adare at Clemson as the interim head coach before moving to UNC-Pembroke as the head coach after the 2009 season was over. Hindson was a three-time All-Conference, All-Region and 1995 All-America selection for Carey. He still holds the all-time scoring record with 54 goals and 22 assists for 130 points in three seasons. He graduated with a B.S. degree in physical education with a minor in psychology. He worked on his master's degree in physical education with an emphasis in health and will be awarded this degree upon the completion of the thesis. In 1995, he played forward for the Nashville Metros of the USISL (now USL). From 1996-97 he was with the Cocoa Expos (USISL) team which reached the national tournament both seasons. He closed out his professional career with the Pensacola Flyers of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League .

DANNY OWENS ('00)
Danny gained 1st team All-American honors as a Crusader in 1999. Following obtaining his degree 2000 he went on to get his Masters in Psychology from Carey and in 2005 returned to his alma mater as the head women's soccer coach.  Danny led his Lady Crusaders to the 2007, 2008 & 2009 GCAC regular season and tournament titles and the National Championship rounds in 2008 and 2009. He has three times been awarded the GCAC Coach of the Year Award. 

MARK SPEARS ('01)

Mark, from Kansas City, Missouri gained 1st team All-American honors as a goalkeeper for the Crusaders in 2000 and also made the All-Tournament team the same year. He now lives and works in San Diego, California.

ANDREW BARRON ('04)
'Andy' is a current member of the New Zealand national team and played in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa making an appearance against then World Cup holders Italy. Second in the All-Time leading scorers list for the Crusaders he was a dynamic attacking midfielder with a powerful shot and great first touch, Andy also scored on his national team debut against Malaysia in 2006. Andy was a 2nd team All-American in 2002 while at Carey. After graduating with his degree in business he played a season in Ireland for Distillery before returning home to New Zealand to play professionally for Canterbury. In 2008 he returned to the US to play for the Minnesotta Thunder returning back home again a year later.

ERIC DIAZ ('05)
Eric was called up to the Guatemala National Team in 2005 gaining his only cap to date as a substitute against Jamaica in a game played in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated in 2005 with a business degree and although born in New Orleans, Louisiana in the U.S. Eric qualified for Guatemala through his parentage. A skillful and powerful forward he played for the New Orleans Shell Shockers.