Men’s Soccer Earns Postseason SoCon Awards

STATESBORO, GA. – Georgia Southern Men’s Soccer picked up five postseason SoCon awards on Tuesday when the league announced its 2012 Men’s Soccer honors list. Hunter Norton and Drew Ruggles were both named to the second team All-SoCon while Rocco Bagley, Eric Dinka and Reed Norton were selected to the All-Freshman team by a vote of the league’s head coaches.

Hunter Norton finished the regular season with three goals and two assists in the center of the midfield for the Eagles. Ruggles was a stalwart in defense for Southern, scoring three goals with four assists to rank second on the team with 10 points.

On the All-Freshman team, Reed Norton led the Eagles this year with five goals. He netted his fifth of the year against UNCG with a penalty kick that forced overtime. Bagley scored two goals this year while Dinka had one goal this year.

The Eagles are back in action on Thursday night against No. 1 seeded Elon in the semifinals of the 2012 SoCon Men’s Soccer Tournament. The match begins at 5 p.m. from the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.

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2012 Men’s Soccer All-Conference Team

Player of the Year – Chris Thomas, Sr., F, Elon
Coach of the Year – Darren Powell, Elon
Freshman of the Year – Nestor Jaramillo, MF, Wofford

First Team All-SoCon
F                Chris Thomas, Elon
F                Coleton Henning, Furman
F                Hakan Ilhan, UNCG
MF             Sean de Silva, College of Charleston
MF             Michael Gandier, Furman
MF             Martin Ontiveros, Furman
MF             Alex Hutchins, Wofford
D                Lee Williams, Appalachian State
D                Nicky MacKain, Furman
D                Walker Zimmerman, Furman
GK             Danny Free, Appalachian State

Second Team All-SoCon
F                Luke Huggett, College of Charleston
F                Gabe Latigue, Elon
F                Carlos Dominguez Gonzalez, Wofford
MF             Ralphie Lundy, College of Charleston
MF             Matt Wescoe, Elon
MF             Hunter Norton, Georgia Southern
D                Daan Brinkman, College of Charleston
D                Drew Ruggles, Georgia Southern
D                Forrest Lasso, Wofford
GK             Kees Heemskerk, College of Charleston
GK             Peyton Ford, UNCG

SoCon All-Freshman Team
Samuel McBride, Elon
Miguel Salazar, Elon
Tyler Peoples, Furman
Tony Santibanez, Furman
Eric Steber, Furman
Rocco Bagley, Georgia Southern
Eric Dinka, Georgia Southern
Reed Norton, Georgia Southern
Lukas Zarges, UNCG
Connor Davis, Wofford
Nestor Jaramillo, Wofford

Category: Men's Soccer

Published on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 16:04