SAC Places 15 on NSCAA/adidas All-Appalachian Region Men’s Soccer Team

The South Atlantic Conference claimed 15 of the 22 spots on the 2006 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Appalachian Region men's soccer team, including 10 of the 11 spots on the first team.

Regular-season champion Carson-Newman had three selections, as did Food Lion SAC Tournament champion Lenoir-Rhyne. Presbyterian also placed three on the squad. Wingate and Lincoln Memorial each placed two on the team. Catawba and Newberry each placed one representative.

The team was voted on by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

First team members are now eligible for All-American honors.

Carson-Newman

Goalkeeper Tyler Baldock, defender Thomas Ostvold, and midfielder Carlos Maqueda were named All-Appalachian Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Baldock and Ostvold were named to the first team while Maqueda earned second team honors.

Baldock secured 10 shutouts and recorded 37 saves to help lead the Eagles to the regular season South Atlantic Conference title. He is the SAC's career leader in shutouts with 37 in his four-year career.Ostvold started 17 games and scored one goal. He led a C-N defensive unit that allowed just 10 goals all season. Maqueda started all 19 games, scoring two goals and dishing five assists as the Eagles compiled a 15-2-2 record in 2006.

Lenoir-Rhyne

Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Soccer Places Three On The All-Region First Team

Ged Quinn, Aaron Wheeler and Luis Carrizosa all earned NSCAA/adidas All-Appalachian Region First-Team honors

Mission, Kan. - Three members of the Lenoir-Rhyne College Men's Soccer Team earned NSCAA/adidas All-Appalachian First-Team accolades, announced today.

Freshman midfielder Aaron Wheeler (Baltimore, Md.), sophomore forward Luis Carrizosa (North Bergen, N.J.) and senior defender Ged Quinn (Jarrow, England) were all selected to the first team.

Quinn finished the year with four goals including three game-winners and was named the 2006 South Atlantic Conference Co-MVP, the first player in school history to earn the award.

Quinn also was named to the Daktronics All-Appalachian Region and All-SAC First Teams and was selected to the NCAA Division II Appalachian Regional All-Tournament squad.

Wheeler and Carrizosa were named to the 2006 All-SAC First Team as well while Wheeler finished second on the team in goals (nine) and points (20) and, like Quinn, earned All-Appalachian Region All-Tournament accolades.

Carrizosa, meanwhile, tallied four goals, four assists and 12 points for the year.

The three led Lenoir-Rhyne to its best season in school history with a record of 19-1-1. The Bears finished the year ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II while winning the 2006 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs.

Presbyterian

Three Presbyterian men's soccer players were named to the 2006 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Appalachian Region team.

Forward Brandon Tucker was selected to the first team, while goalkeeper Mark Owens and defender John Odum were named to the second team.

Tucker led the Blue Hose offensive attack all season, ending the 2006 regular season with a team-high tying four goals and a team-best five assists for a squad-high 13 points.

The Englewood, Colo. native was an All-South Atlantic Conference first team member at the conclusion of the 2006 campaign and an all-region selection last season.

A first team All-SAC choice, Odum acquired two assists this past season for PC, but more importantly the junior was a stalwart on defense, helping the team to allow only 12 goals the entire year.

A native of Aiken, S.C., Odum was also an all-region selection in 2005.

Owens' second team nod garners him his second straight All-Appalachian region plaudits.

Owens (Charleston, S.C.) did not pick up all-conference accolades in 2006, but finished the 2006 regular season as the league leader in save percentage at .879.

Newberry

Newberry College sophomore Debola Ogunseye was named to the first team NSCAA Appalachian Region men's soccer team.

Ogunseye, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, earns his third postseason accolade of 2006 after being named first team all-South Atlantic Conference and second team DAKTRONICS all-Appalachian Region.

Ogunseye led the Indians offensively throughout their 8-9-0 season, scoring 16 goals and six assists for a total of 38 points in his first season as an Indian.

He is also the first Indian men's soccer player to named to any all-region team since Rick Ladimir in 2001.

Founded in 1856, Newberry College is affiliated with the South Carolina, Southeastern, Florida-Bahamas, and Caribbean Synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Newberry is a proud member institution of the NCAA Division II and the South Atlantic Conference, a league comprised of eight colleges and universities in North and South Carolina and Tennessee.

Wingate

Wingate University junior defender Kerrin Sheldon (Moatsville, W.Va.) and freshman forward Junior Nyemb (Douala, Cameroon) have been selected to the 2006 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Appalachian Region first team. Sheldon achieves his second regional honor, as he was named to the 2006 Daktronics All-Appalachian Region Men's Soccer second team earlier this month.

Kerrin Sheldon was named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® men's soccer second team (college division), selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). He sports a 3.87 GPA in his Communication Studies major.

Sheldon was named first team All-South Atlantic Conference in 2006. He was a second team All-SAC selection in 2005. During the 2006 season, Sheldon led the Bulldogs with seven goals. He was four-for-four on penalty kicks, tops on the 2006 team charts.

In addition, Sheldon was second on the team with two match-winning goals. Sheldon and his defensive mates allowed only 1.78 goals per match in 2006.

Junior Nyemb earned second team All-SAC honors in 2006. He led the Bulldogs in total points with 18. Nyemb notched six goals and six assists this season. He led the Wingate club with three match-winning goals.

Nyemb (pronounced "yem") was named SAC men's soccer Player of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 (for the week ending Sept. 10). During his big week, Nyemb scored two goals and added one assist as Wingate won three NCAA Division II Appalachian Region matches and one SAC match en route to a 3-0 record for the week.

Lincoln Memorial

Freshman Leandro Pereira (Brasilia, Brazil) and junior midfielder Leonardo Barros helped lead the Railsplitters to the Final Four.

Pereira, a forward in his first season for the Railsplitters has been an immediate impact on the program, leading the Railsplitters in goals scored (20) and ranking second on the squad in assists with nine. His efforts in the region tournament as well as the Elite 8 win over NKU were instrumental in the Railsplitter's success.

NSCAA Applachian Region Teams

First Team

GK Tyler Baldock Sr. Carson-Newman Surry, Canada
D Ged Quinn Sr. Lenoir-Rhyne Jarrow, England
D Kerrin Sheldon Jr. Wingate Moatville, W.V.
D Thomas Ostvold Fr. Carson-Newman Stavanger, Norway
D Makesi Boctic Jr. Davis Elkins Trinidad
M Nathan Zuzga Sr. Catawba Troy, Mich.
M Aaron Wheeler Fr. Lenoir-Rhyne Baltimore, Md.
M Luis Carrizosa So. Lenoir-Rhyne North Bergen, N.J.
F Brandon Tucker Jr. Presbyterian Englewood, Colo.
F Debola Ogunseye So. Newberry Lagos, Nigeria
F Junior Nyemb Fr. Wingate Douala, Cameron

Second Team

GK Mark Owens Jr. Presbyterian Charleston, S.C.
D John Odum Jr. Presbyterian Aiken, S.C.
D Andrew Meikle Sr. W. Virginia Wesleyan Edinburgh, Scotland
D Lyndel Pompey Jr. Wheeling Jesuit Trinidad
M Carlos Macqueda Sr. Carson-Newman Knoxville, Tenn.
M Adam DeClerico Sr. W. Virginia Wesleyan Sarasota, Fla.
M Leonardo Barros Jr. Lincoln Memorial Brasilia, Brazil
F Guillermo Tolaba Sr. Salem International Argentina
F Jose Maria Cantillo Sr. Davis Elkins Costa Rica
F Brandon Chagnard So. W. Virginia Wesleyan New Orleans, La.
F Leandro Pereira Fr. Lincoln Memorial Brasilia, Brazil