Complete All-Conference Team

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REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPION BOSTON UNIVERSITY EARNS THREE MEN’S SOCCER ANNUAL AWARDS
STONY BROOK, UMBC TAKE HOME OTHER TOP ACCOLADES
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- After capturing its conference-best 11th men’s soccer regular-season title, Boston University is the recipient of three major America East
awards, while second-place Stony Brook University received two and reigning champion UMBC earned one. The annual award winners, along with the all-conference
teams, were determined in a vote by the league’s head coaches and announced this afternoon.
A year removed from being named Rookie of Year, Boston U. sophomore Kelvin Madzongwe earned Defender of the Year honors while teammate Dominique Badji
became the fourth Terrier in the last five years to take home the Rookie of the Year award. The tandem’s coaching staff, led by Neil Roberts, earned Coaching Staff of
the Year accolades for the second straight season. Stony Brook’s Berian Gobeil Cruz and Leonardo Fernandes are the Striker and Midfielder of the Year, respectively,
while UMBC’s Dan Louisignau is the Goalkeeper of the Year.
Madzongwe, also a first-team defender after earning second-team honors as a freshman, is just the second underclassmen to win the award since it was instituted in
2002. The center back leads a defensive unit that is tied for the league lead with just 17 goals allowed in as many games (1.00 gapg). Madzongwe, who has played
in 15 of Boston U.’s 17 games this season, also scored a goal against Binghamton on Oct. 30.
Badji, a freshman forward, also earned second-team all-conference recognition after racking up five goals and 13 points during the regular season. Those totals are
not only a team best, they also are tied for third and seventh among league leaders, respectively. Badji found the back of the net when his team needed it most,
scoring a league-high four game-winning goals, all of which came during conference play.
Roberts, who is in his 27th season at Boston U., led his team to a 9-8-0 record and a 5-2-0 mark in America East play to earn the program’s 11th regular-season title
during his tenure. Roberts, who is trying to lead Boston U. to its 13th conference crown, is a seven-time America East Coach of the Year and has mentored 14 major
award winners during his tenure. He is assisted by Scott Black, Francis Okaroh and Dan Colwell.
Gobeil Cruz, a junior forward, is the top finisher for a Stony Brook squad that averages a league-best 1.41 goals per game. He is tied for the league lead with seven
goals, four of which came during conference play. Also a first-team all-league forward, Gobeil Cruz is tied for third with three game-winning goals and tied for fourth
with 16 points. He earned America East Player of the Week honors on Oct. 10.
Fernandes, who is the second repeat Midfielder of the Year since the award started in 2004, is the catalyst of Stony Brook’s potent attack factoring in on 11 of the
Seawolves’ 24 goals this season. The junior is tied for second among conference leaders in points (17), is tied for third in assists (5) and is nodded for fourth in goals
(6). A first-team all-conference midfielder for the second straight year, Fernandes was the America East Player of the Week on Sept. 26.
Louisignau, also the first-team goalkeeper, saw and saved more shots than any America East netminder this season. The senior leads the conference in save percentage (.792), saves per game (4.94) and shutouts (7). Louisignau, who has eight games with five or more saves including four with at least eight stops, picked up
America East Player of the Week honors on Sept. 6.
Joining Gobeil Cruz as a first-team all-conference forward is University of Hartford’s David Bernhardsson, who has 15 points on five goals and five assists in just 10
games, and UMBC’s Pete Caringi III, a second-team choice last year, who is tied for third in assists with five and tied for seventh in points with 13.
Accompanying Fernandes in the first-team midfield are Boston U.’s Stephen Knox, UMBC’s Andrew Bulls and University of Vermont’s Yannick Lewis. Knox, a repeat
selection, has five goals on the season, while Bulls, who is earning first-team honors for the third time, also scored five goals and became just the third 30 goal, 30
assist man in league history. Lewis scored four goals, including a pair of game winners, for the Catamounts this season.
Along with Madzongwe in the first-team backfield is UMBC’s Liam Paddock and Stony Brook’s Kyle McTurk. Paddock, a sophomore, helped the Retrievers shut out a
league-best seven opponents while McTurk, a senior, helped the Seawolves hold America East opponents to just seven goals in as many games.
Joining Badji as second-team all-conference forwards are his teammate, Ben Berube, and Vermont’s Juan Peralta, who tied the conference record for assists in
conference play with 10.
Boston U.’s Derrick McCaffrey, Hartford’s Patrick Boucher, University of New Hampshire’s Brad Hilton and Vermont’s Joe Losier, who tallied a league-high 13 points in
conference play, make up the second-team midfield.
Binghamton’s Trey Jasenski, UMBC’s Dan Welsh and Vermont’s Sean Sweeney, who helped the Catamounts compile a league-best 0.99 team goals-against average,
are the second team defenders.
University at Albany’s Adrian Foncette is the second-team goalkeeper. The Fans’ Choice Player of the Year, Foncette ranks third in goals-against average (1.15 GAA)
and second in save percentage (.790) and saves per game (4.57 spg).
Along with Badji on the all-rookie squad are Albany’s Pomare Te Anau, Binghamton’s Tucker Sandercock, Boston U.’s Cameron Souri, Sanford Spivey and Nick Thomson, Hartford’s Antobra Ampadu and Connor Yeaney, New Hampshire’s Travis Worra, Stony Brook’s Keith McKenna and Vermont’s Taylor Stapf.
Twenty-eight of the all-conference selections will vie for the league title at the 2010 America East Men’s Soccer Championship, which begins with quarterfinal action
on Saturday, November 5. For complete information on America East Men’s Soccer Championship visit Championship Central at www.AmericaEast.com.
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2011 AMERICA EAST MEN’S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
Position
Forward
Forward
Forward
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Back
Back
Back
Goalkeeper
Name
Cl.
David Bernhardsson
So.
Pete Caringi III (1)
So.
Berian Gobeil Cruz (2)
Jr.
Stephen Knox (3)
Sr.
Andrew Bulls (4)
Sr.
*Leonardo Fernandes (5) Jr.
Yannick Lewis
Sr.
Liam Paddock
Jr.
*Kelvin Madzongwe (1) So.
*Kyle McTurk
Sr.
Dan Louisignau (1)
Sr.
School
Hartford
UMBC
Stony Brook
Boston University
UMBC
Stony Brook
Vermont
UMBC
Boston University
Stony Brook
UMBC
Hometown/High School/Previous
Tjorn, Sweden Katrinelunds/Gymnasiet/Green Bay
Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall
Montreal, Quebec/Laurier McDonald/Champlain College
Arima, Trinidad/Fatima College
Millersville, Md./McDonogh
Sao Paulo, Brazil/North Babylon (N.Y.)
Toronto, Ontario/Bramalea Secondary
Worcestershire, England/Chase Technology College
Magwegwe, Zimbabwe/Mpopoma
Hauppauge, N.Y./Smithtown West
Wilmington, Del./Concord/Virginia
Second Team
Forward
Forward
Forward
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Midfielder
Back
Back
Back
Goalkeeper
Dominique Badji
Ben Berube (3)
Juan Peralta
Derrick McCaffery
Patrick Boucher
Brad Hilton (6)
Joe Losier
Trey Jasenski
Dan Welsh
Sean Sweeney
Adrian Foncette
Boston University
Boston University
Vermont
Boston University
Hartford
New Hampshire
Vermont
Binghamton
UMBC
Vermont
Albany
Alexandria, Va./Episcopal
Somerset, Mass./Somerset
Queens, N.Y./Flushing/Ulster CC
Groton, Mass./Groton-Dunstable
Cromwell, Conn./Cromwell
Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack
Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury
Schenectady, N.Y./Mohonasen/UNLV
Fife, Scotland/Stewart’s Melville College
Cromwell, Conn./Worcester Academy
Arima, Trinidad/Fatima
Albany
Binghamton
Boston University
Boston University
Boston University
Boston University
Hartford
Hartford
New Hampshire
Stony Brook
Vermont
Auckland, New Zealand/Mt. Albert Grammar
Bethlehem, Pa./Saucon Valley
Alexandria, Va./Episcopal
Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt
Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara
Cramlington, England/Cramlington Learning Village
Rocky Point, N.Y./The Hotchkiss School
Marietta, Ga./Wheeler
Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield
Great River, N.Y./East Islip
Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
All-Rookie Team (11 regardless of position)
Forward
*Pomare Te Anau
Fr.
Back
Tucker Sandercock
Fr.
Forward
*Dominique Badji
Fr.
Midfielder
Cameron Souri
Fr.
Midfielder
Sanford Spivey
Fr.
Goalkeeper
Nick Thomson
Fr.
Midfielder
Antobra Ampadu
Fr.
Back
Connor Yeaney
Fr.
Goalkeeper
*Travis Worra
Fr.
Forward
Keith McKenna
Fr.
Back
Taylor Stapf
Fr.
Striker of the Year: Berian Gobeil Cruz, Stony Brook
Midfielder of the Year: Leonardo Fernandes, Stony Brook (7)
Defender of the Year: Kelvin Madzongwe, Boston University*
Goalkeeper of the Year: Dan Louisignau, UMBC
Rookie of the Year: Dominique Badji, Boston University *
Coaching Staff of the Year: Boston University - Neil Roberts, Head Coach (8)
* Unanimous Selection
(1) Second team - 2010
(2) Second team - 2009
(3) First team - 2010
(4) First team - 2009, 2010
(5) Second team - 2009; First team - 2010
(6) Second team - 2009, 2010
(7) Midfielder of the Year- 2009
(8) Coaching Staff of the Year - 1991, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010