BANNER ELK, N.C. — Senior defender Matthew Finlay (Liverpool, England) and junior forward Robert Hill (Middlesbrough, England) were named to the 2010 Daktronics All-Southeast Region team, region officials announced Tuesday.
Finlay and Hill both garnered second team honors. They helped guide the Eagles to a share of the South Atlantic Conference regular season title, as C-N finished the year at 12-5-1 overall and 8-1 in conference play.
Finlay, who was also a first team All-SAC selection this season, anchored a C-N defense that produced four shutouts and allowed 27 goals in 18 matches. He also scored one goal. Finlay was a first team Daktronics All-Southeast Region selection a year ago.
Hill led the conference in shots (78), was third in points (27) and fifth in goals scored (11). He had three match-winning goals and produced a hat trick in a 4-2 conference win at Lenoir-Rhyne. Hill also received first team All-SAC honors this season and was a first team Daktronics All-Southeast Region selection in 2009.
Anderson University (S.C.) junior Lasse Sohrweide was named Region Player of the Year.
The Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Teams are voted on by the sports information directors of the Southeast Region. The region is comprised of the Conference Carolinas, the Peach Belt Conference, and the South Atlantic Conference, in addition to independents King College (Tenn.) and North Greenville University.
Members of the first team are now eligible for Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America honors.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.
2010 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Men's Soccer Team
First-Team
Pos. Name Yr. School
F Nathaniel Foster Sr. University of Montevallo
F Ryan Pugh Jr. Clayton State University
F Lee Squires Sr. Lees-McRae College
F Jamie McKenna Sr. Wingate University
M Lasse Sohrweide * Jr. Anderson University (S.C.)
M Luke Mulholland * Sr. Wingate University
M Craig Hughes Sr. Lander University
M Milan Pualic Sr. University of Montevallo
D Luke Duffy * Jr. Lees-McRae College
D Lucas Pereira Sr. Lincoln Memorial University
D Austin McIntosh Sr. University of Montevallo
D Igor Lukic Sr. Clayton State University
GK Matt Gilman Sr. Flagler College
Region Player of the Year: Lasse Sohrweide, Anderson University (S.C.)
Second-Team
Pos. Name Yr. School
F Richard Osterloh Fr. Mars Hill College
F Robert Hill Jr. Carson-Newman College
F Arturo Cruz Fr. Clayton State University
F Tom Winspear Jr. King College (Tenn.)
M Adrien Moufflet Sr. Anderson University (S.C.)
M David Palmer Jr. Lees-McRae College
M Matty Phillips Jr. Clayton State University
M Aaron McKenna Sr. Lincoln Memorial University
D Gui Andrade Fr. Wingate University
D Matthew Finlay * Sr. Carson-Newman College
D Zach Denson Sr. Anderson University (S.C.)
D Justin Jones Fr. Lees-McRae College
GK Brian Garcia ^ Jr. Clayton State University
GK Joey Calandra ^ Sr. Wingate University
GK Thomas Rusling ^ Fr. Lees-McRae College
*-indicates was a member of the 2009 Daktronics All-Southeast Region Team
^-three-way tie for Second Team Goalkeeper
