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Published on: 11/15/2007
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DePaul's Brian Visser was selected as Goalkeeper of the Year, and his coach, Craig Blazer, along with his staff earned Coaching Staff of the Year accolades.
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Blazer and his staff earn Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the first time since joining the league in 2005.Blazer led the Blue Demons to a record of 12-6-0 overall, 7-4-0 in the Big East.DePaul grabbed the No. 1 seed in the Big East Red Division and the divisional regular season title, the first in program history.There were many more firsts for the DePaul program in 2007, including opening the season with four straight wins.DPU was slotted at No. 5 in the NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes Region, the highest in program history, and earned a national ranking of No. 17 in the Sept. 24 Soccer America Poll (the first in program history).Blazer and the Blue Demons topped then-No. 2/2 Connecticut 1-0 at home on Sept. 23 and then-No.RV/21 Louisville 2-1 on Oct. 24, improving DPU's home record to 9-1-0, the best mark in school history.DePaul's 12 victories tie the season school record that was set by the 1994 squad.The 2007 team is just the third in school history to reach double-digits in victories.Blazer has been at the helm of the Blue Demons for seven years.
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DePaul - head coach Craig Blazer; assistant coach Adam Tinkham; assistant coach Evan Whitfield