ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman men's soccer team placed four players on the 2010 All-South Atlantic Conference teams, league officials announced Thursday.
Senior defender Matthew Finlay (Liverpool, England) and junior forward Robert Hill (Middlesbrough, England) were named to the first team, while sophomore defender Adam Thomas (Morristown, Tenn.) and sophomore forward Emmanuel Aboagye (Ghana) garnered second team honors.
Under the selections' guidance, the Eagles finished regular season play at 11-4-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference, winning a share of the SAC title. C-N also won its first round match of the SAC Tournament, 2-1, on Wednesday over Catawba.
Finlay, now a three-time All-SAC selection, anchored C-N's defense this season that has four shutouts. He has also produced one goal on the year. Hill, who is also a three-time All-SAC selection, is third in the league in goals (11) and fourth in points (27). Hill has also produced five assists.
Thomas, a two-time All-SAC performer, has played a key role on the C-N defense this season and had contributed five goals, while Aboagye has also tallied five goals and delivered one assist.
Anderson University junior forward Lasse Sohrweide, who led the South Atlantic Conference in assists per match, was named the 2010 Men's Soccer Player of the Year, while Wingate University coach Gary Hamill was named Men's Soccer Coach of the Year and Mars Hill's Richard Osterloh was named the conference's Freshman of the Year.
The Scholar Athlete Award for men's soccer went to Aaron McKenna of Lincoln Memorial University.
Sohrweide, from Flensberg, Germany (Foerdegyu Flensberg) helped lead Anderson a third-place finish in the Trojans' first season as a SAC member. He averaged .59 assists per match and was second in the league with 1.88 points per match.
Hamill guided the Bulldogs to their fourth conference championship, and first since 2001. Hamill, the SAC's coaching leader in overall victories and conference victories, wins the award for the fifth time in his career.
Osterloh, a freshman forward from Sao Paulo, Brazil (Colegio Emece) led the conference with 2.56 points per game and 1.11 goals per game.
Conference co-champion Wingate led the way with six selections on the All-Conference team. Midfielder Luke Mulholland, the 2009 SAC Player of the Year, is joined on the first team by forward Jamie McKenna, defender Gui Andrade and goalkeeper Joey Calandra. Forward Gui Lima and defender Jack Vundum were named to the second team.
Anderson had five All-Conference selections. Joining Sohrweide on the first team are midfielder Adrien Moufflet and defender James Moseley. Forward Clement Samson and defender Zach Denson were selected to the second team.
Lincoln Memorial University also placed four on the All-Conference team. McKenna is a first-team selection at midfielder and is joined by defender Lucas Pereira. Midfielder Fernando Silveira and goalkeeper Michael Watkins were named to the second team.
Lenoir-Rhyne University had three to make the All-Conference team. Midfielder Oriol Cortes was a first-team honoree, while forward Nicky Matthews and defender Chris Wilson were named to the second team.
Mars Hill also had three All-Conference selections. Osterloh was a first-team selection, while midfielder Shadi Harb and defender Troy Chavez were named to the second team.
Catawba College midfielder Carson Smith was named to the second team.
The All-Conference teams are selected by the league's head coaches.
The Fair Play Award for men's soccer went to Lenoir-Rhyne. The award goes to the team that demonstrates good sportsmanship in conference play.
2010 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
FIRST TEAM
F - Lasse Sohrweide, Anderson
F - Robert Hill, Carson-Newman
F - Richard Osterloh, Mars Hill
F - Jamie McKenna, Wingate
MF - Adrien Moufflet, Anderson
MF - Oriol Cortes, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF - Aaron McKenna, Lincoln Memorial
MF - Luke Mulholland, Wingate
D - James Moseley, Anderson
D - Matthew Finlay, Carson-Newman
D - Lucas Pereira, Lincoln Memorial
D - Gui Andrade, Wingate
GK - Joey Calandra, Wingate
SECOND TEAM
F - Clement Samson, Anderson
F - Emmanuel Aboagye, Carson-Newman
F - Nicky Matthews, Lenoir-Rhyne
F - Gui Lima, Wingate
MF - Carson Smith, Catawba
MF - Fernando Silveira, Lincoln Memorial
MF - Shadi Harb, Mars Hill
MF - Jack Vundum, Wingate
D - Zach Denson, Anderson
D - Adam Thomas, Carson-Newman
D - Chris Wilson, Lenoir-Rhyne
D - Troy Chavez, Mars Hill
GK - Michael Watkins, Lincoln Memorial
Player of the Year: Lasse Sohrweide, Anderson
Freshman of the Year: Richard Osterloh, Mars Hill
Coach of the Year: Gary Hamill, Wingate
Scholar-Athlete: Aaron McKenna, Lincoln Memorial
Fair Play Award: Lenoir-Rhyne
STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS
Goals Per Match: Richard Osterloh, Mars Hill, 1.11
Points Per Match: Richard Osterloh, Mars Hill, 2.56
Assists Per Match: Lasse Sohrweide, Anderson, 0.59
Goals Against Average: Joey Calandra, Wingate, 0.80
Goalkeeper Shutouts Per Game: Michael Watkins, Lincoln Memorial, 0.44
Save Percentage: Michael Watkins, Lincoln Memorial, .826
Team Points Per Match: Wingate, 8.38
Team Goals Per Match: Wingate, 3.0
Team Assists Per Match: Wingate, 2.35
Team Shutouts Per Match: Lincoln Memorial, 0.50
Team Goal Against Average: Wingate, 0.80
Team Winning Percentage: Wingate, .875
