Updated on November 11, 1997 at 8:16 PM
1997-1998 ATTACK ROSTER
as of 11/1/98
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NumberNameHt/WtPositionDOBLast Club/School
0Kevin Zimmerman6'1/175Goalkeeper8/25/75Univ. of Ill-Springfield
3Nate Houser6'2/185Defender10/8/72Kansas City Attack
4Jeff Davis5'9/160Midfielder12/4/70Kansas City Attack
5Jack Park5"10/170Forward12/21/67Kansas City Attack
6Eddie Carmean6'0/160Defender7/21/70Kansas City Attack
7Shawn Beyer5'11/165Forw/Mid6/19/74Evansville (IN) Univ.
8Brad McTighe5'10/168Forw/Mid6/30/74Creighton Univ.
9Eloy Salgado5'8/160Forward3/9/70Kansas City Attack
11Jim Schwab6'0/190Coach/Def7/13/65Kansas City Attack
12Scott Huppe5'7/150Forward9/17/74LaFayette Swampcats
16Novica Marojevic5'10/165Midfielder4/11/73Kansas City Attack
17Kevin Koetters*6'0/180Midfielder9/11/68Kansas City Attack
19Brian Loftin5'10/165Forward4/4/72Kansas City Attack
20Samuel Ekeme5'10/165Defender7/12/66Kansas City Attack
21Warren Westcoat6'3/195Goalkeeper3/8/68Kansas City Attack
24Wes Wade6'0/165Def/Forward2/18/68Kansas City Attack
25Rich Wolf5'9/165Def/ForwardDef/MidKansas City Attack
* 1997-98 Team Captain
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Jim Schwab #11

Became the Attack's third head coach prior to the 1996-97 season . . . has built a reputation as one of the league's top competitors . . . is also head coach of the Johnson County Community College men's team, which has compiled a 133-29-6 record and four region titles under his reign . . . was a 1985 third round draft pick of the Kansas City Comets of the MSL and played one season with the Hershey Impact of the NPSl in 1988-89.
1996-97: Won the National Professional Soccer League Championship in his first season as Head Coach ... Has the highest win percentage in the regular season (.650), the playoffs (.846) and overall (.698) of any coach in Attack history ... Was the Attack's team captain for five seasons before taking over head coaching duties . . .Enters the season as the Attack's all-time leading shot blocker with 370 ... Led team with 25 blocks in the 1997 playoffs ... Needs just 23 points and 30 blocks to reach the 400-point plateau in each category.
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Eddie Carmean #6

Returns for his sixth season with the Attack and the NPSL. . . Was the Attack's fourth round pick in the 1992 amateur draft. . . After playing in every game for two straight years, spent last season on the sidelines with a knee injury ... underwent arthroscopic surgery and rehabilitation over the summer . . . Scored the game-winning goal in the semi-final series against St. Louis in 1992-93 . . . attended the University of South Florida where he was a two-year captain and three year conference champion . . . was voted Defender of the Year with the Arizona Sandsharks in 1993 . . . was voted Player's Player by his teammates in 1996.
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Nate Houser #3

Returns for his fifth professional season with the Attack. . . Has become one of the most exciting, young scoring defenders in the NPSL. . .Hard shot allows him the ability to score from long range . . . was two-time first team NAIA All-American at Baker University . . . Has played with St. Louis Knights, Hampton Road Mariners of USISL . . . Played the summer season with the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League.
1996-97: Established career highs in blocked shots with 42 and in assists with nine. . .Recorded team's third highest totals in the playoffs with 15 blocks and second best with two 3-point goals. . .Had two game-winning goals in the Attack's run at the 1997 title.
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Sammy Ekeme #20

Originally from Kumba, Cameroon, Africa ... Was a member of the Cameroon National Team vying for the World Cup in 1994 ... Has played professional soccer since 1984 throughout the world, including stints with Carmmak Bamenda, Santos Yaounde, Canon Yaounde, Hawaii Tsunami, Monterrey La Raza, and the Kansas City Wizards ... Won First Division Championship and Cameroon Cup with Canon Yaounde and the CISL Championship with the La Raza in 1995 ... Played with the Wizards of the MLS in the summer of 1996 before joining the Attack in 1997, shortly before the playoffs ... Helped shut down Cleveland phenom Zoran Karic in the NPSL Finals in 1997 ... Is affectionately nicknamed "Muan-Kum" because of his involvement in Africa with the tribe of the same name.
1996-97: Joined the Attack on Feb. 26, 1997 ... Was a key member of the defense after the departure of John Limniatis to the Canadian National Team ... Played just eight regular season games before the Attack entered the playoffs ... In 13 games of the playoffs, recorded 11 blocks for fifth best on the team.
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Wes Wade #24

Enters his sixth season for the Attack. . . In addition to his NPSL service, he also carries three years of championship playing experience with the San Diego Sockers (MISL) and one year with the Arizona Sandsharks . . . Was nicknamed "Wild Wes Wade" by San Diego fans for his style of play and wild haircut . . . One of the fastest players in the NPSL . . . Was Kansas City fan favorite in a poll taken at the end of the 1997 season. . .Ranks first in the Attack's all-time assist column (221) and has led the team in assists every full season he's been with the Attack.
1996-97: Led the Attack in assists for the third straight season (52), while playing in all 40 regular season for the third consecutive season. . .Was fourth leading scorer with 97 points . . . Was third in blocks (34), fourth in shots (151), and had three game-winning goals . . . Scored 31 points for fourth best in the playoffs, while recording a team-high 25 blocks . . . Passed Peter Hattrup (1989-94, 186 assists) as the Attack's all-time leading assist man . . . Showing his incredible versatility, Wade was moved to defense prior to the season, only to be voted to play as an All-Star defender, his second All-Star appearance.
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- Midfielders -


Kevin Koetters #17

Enters his seventh season in the NPSL and with the Attack. . .Has been named the team's MVP in two of his six seasons. . .His career statistics (213 goals, 196 assists, 591 points, 139 blocks) show his versatility. . .Has been an All-Star in the NPSL two times in his career. . .Is third in NPSL all-time playoff scoring (153 points) and assists (45) and seventh in playoff games played (50). . .Is one of just two players in the league on the 40-40-40 Club, with 40+ goals, assists and blocks in a season (1993; 45 goals, 50 assists, 42 blocks) . . . has played professionally with the Colorado Foxes (USISL), San Diego Sockers (CISL), Kansas City Wizards (MLS) . . . spent the summer with the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the A-League . . . graduate of Rockhurst College in Kansas City.
1996-97: Was the Attack's fifth leading scorer with 89 points, including 31 total goals and 36 assists. . .In the playoffs, had the Attack's second best point total with 49 points in 13 games. . .Led the team in assists (17), shots (74), 1-point goals (7), and shoot out goals (3 of 3) in the 1997 playoffs. . .had 19 total goals in the playoffs, second best for the Attack . . . Scored three goals in the final game of the Championship series against Cleveland on May 11 . . . Was named as Jim Schwab's replacement to act as the team's captain.
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Novica "Novi" Marojevic #16

Known simply as "Novi" . . . played 26 games for the Attack in his NPSL rookie season last year . . . Came to the Attack with 9 years of professional experience in Europe, including stints with Sutjeska, Radnicki, Partizan, Vozdovac and Celik . . . Won the Yugoslavian National Championship with Sutjeska in 1990 . . . Was voted the best junior soccer player in Montenegro in 1989-90 . . . Received limited playing time in Rochester this summer with the Rhinos of the A-League . . . Hometown is Niksic, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. . .Cousin is Pedrag Mijatovic of Real Madrid . . . Attended the University of Montenegro in Europe where he studied Economics.
1996-97: Had 24 points in 26 games for the Attack, Scored 10 total goals, along with four assists in the regular season . . . Recorded a goal and three assists in the playoffs . . . Played in all but one game of the Attack's playoff run at the 1997 title.
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Jack Park #5

Enters his third professional season with the Attack and NPSL . . . Adds strong defensive skills . . . Played for the Attack during the 1994-95 pre-season, but did not sign for the regular season. . . .Played locally at Avila College for four years . . . Earned several individual team honors, including MVP. . .Was also honored as a 1990 honorable mention All-American . . . Earned his degree in social services . . . Signed a contract extension on October 27.
1996-97: Saw action in 27 games, scoring four 2-PG and adding an assist.
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Jeff Davis #4

Known simply as J.D . . . Enters his second season with the Attack and fifth with the NPSL . . . Played with the St. Louis Ambush for three seasons . . . Was a member of the A-League Champions with the Colorado Foxes in 1992 . . . Played four years at St. Louis University while majoring in Criminal Justice. . .Was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection and participated in the NCAA Final Four.
1996-97: Acquired as a free agent prior to the 1997 season . . . Provided very balanced production from every aspect of the game in 1997, Scoring 41 points on 16 total goals and 6 assists while adding 88 shots and 21 blocks from the midfield. . .Scored twice in the playoffs for four points and had seven blocks.
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Shawn Beyer #7

Enters his first professional season with the Attack and NPSL . . . Was the Attack's first round pick in the 1997 Amateur Draft. . .Signed with Attack on October 22 . . . Attended Johnson County Community College where he was a second team All-American in his sophomore year under Coach Jim Schwab. . .Transferred to University of Evansville (Ind.) where he earned third team All-American honors. . .Helped Evansville qualify for the National Tournament by winning the Missouri Valley Conference championship in 1996 . . . Age 23 . . .Hometown is Wichita, Kansas, where he attended Northwest High School.
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Brad McTighe #8

Enters his first professional season with the Attack and NPSL . . .Local talent was a four-time all-state player for Shawnee Mission South in Overland Park . . Was the Attack's territorial pick in the 1997 Amateur Draft . . . Signed with Attack on October 22 . . . Was an All-American as a sophomore at Eastern Illinois and transferred to play at Creighton University the following season. . .Played at Creighton University for two seasons, which played in the NCAA Final Four in his senior season . . . Earned his degree in English/Education . . . Born in Aspinwall, PA. . .Age 22. . .Enjoys playing bass guitar . . . Hometown is Overland Park, Kansas.
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Brian Loftin #19

Enters his fourth season with the Attack and the NPSL . . . Since his arrival with the Kansas City Attack as an open tryout discovery in 1994, has become one of the NPSL's most interesting success stories . . . Played two years at West Point and two years at the University of Evansville (Ind.) . . . was the Attack Newcomer of the Year in 1994 . . . Spent the summer playing with the Carolina Dynamo of the A-League, leading them to the league finals and earning their Offensive Player of the Year award . . . Has established reputation as clutch performer.
1996-97: Established career highs in 3-point goals (3), assists (15) and blocks (18). . .Was the Attack's sixth-leading scorer with 80 points. . .Had three game-winning goals. . .Had 17 total goals (third best for the Attack) and 33 points (fourth best) in 13 playoff games, including 3 of 4 in shootout goals and three game-winning goals, one of which clinched the championship game.
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Eloy Salgado #9


Referred to as "The Worm" by fans for his worm-like celebrations after exciting goals . . . Was a gold medal winner with the United States in the 1991 Pan American Games as the U.S. trained for the 1992 Olympics . . . Starts his second full season with the Attack . . . Began his career in 1988 after being the third-round draft choice of the MISL's Dallas Sidekicks out of high school . . . Earned all-NPSL honors and an All-Star appearance with the Tulsa Ambush in 1991 . . . Led the Ambush with 128 points that season, ranking sixth in the league that year . . . Held the record for points in a season by a rookie from 1991 through 1997 . . . In 1992 he signed with the Detroit Rockers and after 25 games was traded to the Wave . . . In his first full season with the Wave, he scored 36 goals and 18 assists (82 points) in 37 games . . . originally from Lewisville, Tex., where he was discovered by Parade Magazine as a High School All-American in 1988
1996-97: Scored 58 points in 32 games (1.8 ppg) during regular season, and stepped it up a notch in the playoffs with 30 points in 13 games (2.3 ppg) ... His four game-winning goals were tied for second best on the Attack . . .All but one of his goals was a two-point goal.
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Scott Huppe #10

Enters his first professional season with the Attack and NPSL . . . Attended high school and college locally, at Bishop Miege and Rockhurst College . . . Was two-time all-state, all-metro and all-Sun Country League at Miege . . . Played his first year of professional soccer this past summer in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League with the Lafayette Swampcats, winning the EISL Championship . . . Was honored as the Most Valuable Player of the EISL championship, scoring five goals and two assists in two games . . . Attended Rockhurst College where he studied English . . . Was a two-time all-tournament player at Rockhurst, as well as an All-American nominee . . . Age 23 . . . Father, Joe Huppe, is the head high school soccer coach at Bishop Miege High School in Kansas City.
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- Goalkeepers -


Warren Westcoat #21

The eight-year NPSL veteran returns for his seventh season with the Attack . . .Currently ranks as the all-time leading goalkeeper in Attack regular season and playoff history . . . Played one year with the Hershey Impact before moving to Kansas City . . . Was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American at Loch Haven University in Pennsylvania . . . Also has professional playing experience with the Washington Diplomats, Maryland Bays and Arizona Sandsharks . . . Needs just under 200 minutes to reach 8,000 in his NPSl career, while 255 saves will give him 2,500 in seven years of net-minding.
1996-97: Played in more than 2,000 minutes for the first time in his NPSL career . . . Was voted the Most Valuable Player of the 1997 championship series as he led the Attack to the 1997 NPSL title. . .His 11 wins in the playoffs was an Attack record. . .Saved 217 of 299 shots faced with a 12.62 points against average in 13 playoff games. . .Stopped 50 percent of shoot out goals during the playoffs (5 of 10) and 21 of 38 (57 percent) in the regular season. . .Had a 23-13 regular season record, a career best . . . stopped 502 (team-record) of 732 shots faced . . . Regular season points against average was 11.95.
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Kevin Zimmerman #0

Enters his first professional season with the Attack and NPSL. . .Was invited to the Attack's preseason training camp. . .Signed with Attack on October 27 . . . Attended junior college at Yavapai Junior College in Prescott, Ariz., where he earned All Midwest Conference, NSCAA All-American and Junior College All-American status in 1994 . . .attended University of Illinois-Springfield, where he was an NAIA All-American (1996) . . . played in the Umbro All-Star Classic (1996) . . . Age 22 . . . Attended high school at Sahuaro in Tuscon, where he was an All-City selection in his senior year . . . graduated with a degree in Biology.
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