Top freshman prospects include forward Urbano Boucsieguez and tough defensemen Chuy Bracamontes, and Pancho Ruiz. The Dons will be in tough in their conference as the ever powerful challenge of San Jose State looms overhead. USF seems however, to be the most powerful team, in both talent and spirit, in the WCISC and should take the crown. They are deep and strong in all positions, possibly the most potent unit in the country.
At one point during the regular season, the Hilltoppers had reeled off eight consecutive shutouts — a real credit to Negoesco's European style defense. The players who made the defense click were mid-fielders Edgar Sagustume, Lorenzo Cumplido and John Micklewright and defense-men Pancho Ruiz, Chuy Bracamontes, Al Werner and the scrappy Mike Galligan. The backbone of this tenacious defensive unit was the goalie combination of Bill Rapp and Steve Carvajal who between them, minded relatively clean goals (TheFoghorn).
