Six Eagles Earn All-SAC Honors

Nov. 7, 2008

ROCK HILL, SC - The Carson-Newman Eagles landed six players on the All-South Atlantic Conference soccer teams, league officials announced Thursday.

C-N (11-4-2), SAC regular season co-champions, had three players named to the All-Conference team. Forward Omar Cooke (Roanoke, Va.), defender Thomas Ostvold (Stavanger, Norway) and goalkeeper Jordan Moore (Hendersonville, Tenn.) were named to the first team, while forward Robert Hill (Middlesbrough, England) , midfielder Everardo Flores (Silver Spring, Md.) and defender Matthew Finlay (Liverpool, Eng.) were named to the second team.

Cooke is the Eagles' third leading scorer with four goals on the season, but came up big in the SAC title-clinching win over Newberry with two goals. Hill, who plays opposite Cooke, was named to the second team for compiling 11 goals as a freshman,

All-American Thomas Ostvold took his usual spot on the first team at defender, along with Moore in the net. The two combined, along with Finlay, on an Eagles defense that entered the week ranked in the top 15 nationally in goals allowed.

Carson-Newman will await word this weekend on whether or not it will be extended an NCAA Tournament bid. C-N lost Tuesday night in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament to Lenoir-Rhyne, 2-1.

2008 SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS AND AWARD RECIPIENTS
FIRST TEAM
Forward Omar Cooke, Carson-Newman
Forward Aaron Wheeler, Lenoir-Rhyne
Forward Willian Moura, Lincoln Memorial
Forward Debola Ogunseye, Newberry
Forward Bruno Conceicão, Tusculum
Midfielder Aaron McKenna, Lincoln Memorial
Midfielder Anteneh Lemma, Tusculum
Midfielder Lucas Paulini, Tusculum
Midfielder Luke Mulholland, Wingate
Defender Thomas Ostvold, Carson-Newman
Defender Felipe Nogueira, Lincoln Memorial
Defender Rory McCook, Tusculum
Defender Sven Meyer, Tusculum
Goalkeeper Jordan Moore, Carson-Newman

SECOND TEAM
Forward Robert Hill, Carson-Newman
Forward Junior Nyemb, Wingate
Forward Ernest Sobers, Mars Hill
Midfielder Scott Lucky, Tusculum
Midfielder Shane Abbott, Newberry
Midfielder Everardo Flores, Carson-Newman
Midfielder Luis Carrizosa, Lenoir-Rhyne
Defender Matthew Finlay, Carson-Newman
Defender Rondon Bacchus, Mars Hill
Defender Jeffrey Bell, Newberry
Defender Shawn Brunk, Lenoir-Rhyne
Defender Thomas Poole, Wingate
Goalkeeper Michael Watkins, Lincoln Memorial
Goalkeeper Lance Moore, Tusculum

COACH OF THE YEAR: Brett Teach, Tusculum
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Nick Rich, Tusculum
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bruno Conceicão, Tusculum
SAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE: Kyle Ganow, Catawba College