Men’s Soccer All-Conference Team And Award Winners Announced

ROCK HILL, SC - Carson-Newman College coach Allen Vital, who guided the Eagles to the 2009 South Atlantic Conference championship, was named Men's Soccer Coach of the Year for the fifth time in his career, while Wingate University All-American Luke Mulholland was named Player of the Year. Newberry College freshman Adrian Ochoa was named Freshman of the Year.

The Scholar Athlete Award for men's soccer went to Junior Nyemb of Wingate University.

Mulholland, a junior midfielder from Preston, England, has been named first-team All-Conference each of his three seasons and was named a third-team All-American last season. This season, he is averaging 1.0 goal per match and 2.2 points per match. Eleven of his 15 goals this season came against conference opponents.

Luke Mulholland

Adrian Ochoa

Junior Nyemb

Allen Vital

Vital guided the Eagles to their sixth conference title in the last seven years. He ranks second all-time in conference wins and wins this award for the fifth time in his career.

Ochoa, a freshman forward from East Point, Ga. (Tri-Cities HS), was named second team All-Conference and led Newberry with six goals in his first season.

Carson-Newman led the way on the All-Conference team with seven selections. Forwards Omar Cooke and Robert Hill, as well as defenders Adam Thomas and Matthew Finlay were named to the first team. Midfielders Everardo Flores and Richard Marquetty were named to the second team, as was goalkeeper Jordan Moore.

Tusculum College also had seven All-Conference selections. Midfielders Anteneh Lemma and Scott Lucky, were first-team selections, while forwards Andres Jarquin, Marc Joseph, midfielder Lucas Paulini and defenders Nick Rich and Phillip Hagen were named to the second team.

Lincoln Memorial University had five All-Conference selections. Midfielder Aaron McKenna, defender Lucas Pereira and goalkeeper Mike Watkins were all named to the first team, while forwards Willian Moura and Fernando Silveira were named to the second team.

Wingate University placed four on the All-Conference team. Joining Mulholland on the first team are Nyemb at forward and defender Tom Poole. Defender Jack Vundum was named to the second team.

Lenoir-Rhyne University had three selections. Forward Dave Bailey, midfielder Gary Higgins and defender Jon Abraham were all named to the first team.

Newberry's Ochoa, a second-team pick, rounds out the All-Conference team.

The All-Conference teams are selected by the league's head coaches.

The Fair Play Award for men's soccer went to Tusculum. The award goes to the team that demonstrates good sportsmanship in conference play.

Nyemb is a senior forward majoring in Modern Languages and has a 3.565 GPA.

Nyemb is a four-time All- Conference selection and two-time All-Region selection and his career statistics include 44 goals, 13 assists and 13 match-winners.

He has been named to the ESPN The Magazine All-District team three times, including being a first team selection this year.

An active member of Wingate's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Nyemb attended the 2008 NCAA National Student-Athlete Leadership Development Conference. He also took part in the Wingate University Leadership Fellows.

2009 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference Team

FIRST TEAM
Forward - Omar Cooke, Carson-Newman
Forward - Robert Hill, Carson-Newman
Forward - Dave Bailey, Lenoir-Rhyne
Forward - Junior Nyemb, Wingate
Midfielder - Gary Higgins, Lenoir-Rhyne
Midfielder - Aaron McKenna, Lincoln Memorial
Midfielder - Anteneh Lemma, Tusculum
Midfielder - Scott Lucky, Tusculum
Midfielder - Luke Mulholland, Wingate
Defender - Adam Thomas, Carson-Newman
Defender - Matthew Finlay, Carson-Newman
Defender - Jon Abraham, Lenoir-Rhyne
Defender - Lucas Pereira, Lincoln Memorial
Defender - Tom Poole, Wingate
Goalkeeper - Mike Watkins, Lincoln Memorial

SECOND TEAM
Forward - Willian Moura, Lincoln Memorial
Forward - Fernando Silveira, Lincoln Memorial
Forward - Adrian Ochoa, Newberry
Forward - Andres Jarquin, Tusculum
Forward - Marc Joseph, Tusculum
Midfielder - Everardo Flores, Carson-Newman
Midfielder - Richard Marquetty, Carson-Newman
Midfielder - Lucas Paulini, Tusculum
Defender - Nick Rich, Tusculum
Defender - Phillip Hagen, Tusculum
Defender - Jack Vundum, Wingate
Goalkeeper - Jordan Moore, Carson-Newman

COACH OF THE YEAR - Allen Vital, Carson-Newman College
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Luke Mulholland, Wingate University
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Adrian Ochoa, Newberry College
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE - Junior Nyemb, Wingate University

STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS
Goals Per Match -Dave Bailey, LRU(.94)
Points Per Match -Dave Bailey, LRU(2.25)
Assists Per Match -Anteneh Lemma, TC(.53)
Goals Against Average -Michael Watkins, LMU (.81)
Goalkeeper Shutouts Per Game - Michael Watkins, LMU (.47)
Save Percentage -Francisco Banuelos, LRU (.82)
Team Points Per Match - WU (7.47)
Team Goals Per Match - WU (2.8)
Team Assists Per Match - TC (2.53)
Team Shutouts Per Match - LMU (.47)
Team Goal Against Average - LMU (.85)
Team Winning Percentage - CN (.781)

SENIORS

Brevard
Ian Townson
Douglas Neil
Craig Galloway
Chris Maness

Carson Newman
Jorge Lopez
Omar Cooke
Darren Hulem
Everardo Flores
Roland File

Catawba
Chad Villiard
Matt Halton
Andrew Landry
Kirby Freeland
Kyle Ganow
Tyler Held
Ross Willard

Lenoir-Rhyne
Francisco Banuelos
Gary Higgins
Jason March

Lincoln Memorial
Brito Martins
Renato Segalla
Pedro Canineu
Kyle Gros
Willian Moura

Mars Hill
Kel Cox
Kenny Wallace
Jason Ford

Newberry
Sam Cartin
Scott Busbee
Ruben Bravo
Ben Mottel
Marvin Torvic

Tusculum
Lance Moore
Phillip Hagen
Corey McPherson
Anteneh Lemma
Shane Voelker
Ryan Sandmeyer
Scott Lucky

Wingate
Jared Hawley
Junior Nyemb
Sean Snyder