FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Six Averett men's soccer players earned recognition from the USA South Conference on Wednesday. Freshman
John Thrower and sophomore
Samuli Markkanen were named to the USA South All-Conference First Team, while freshmen
Tuukka Myyra and
Levi Earl earned all-conference second team honors. Freshman goalkeeper
Nate Barker was an honorable mention selection.
Freshman
Danny Ly also received recognition as Averett's member of the USA South All-Sportsmanship team.
Thrower, a co-captain, has started all 18 games for the Cougars. He has three goals and six assists entering Averett's USA South Conference Tournament semifinal game against Christopher Newport University on Friday at 5 p.m. Markkanen, meanwhile, has tallied eight goals and three assists in 16 games played.
Myyra leads the Cougars with a team-high seven assists to go along with seven goals while making all 18 starts. Earl is the team's leading goal scorer wit 10 goals and four assists in 14 games.
Barker has logged 1,464.5 minutes in goal for the Cougars, where he's made 69 saves while allowing just 1.72 goals a contest. Ly has notched one goal and two assists in 16 games played.
Player of the Year
Winston Mattheisen - Christopher Newport
Rookie of the Year
Michael Muhseler - N.C. Wesleyan
Coach of the Year
Steve Shaw - Christopher Newport
The 2009 USA South Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams:
First Team
Forward
Nao Masuda - Christopher Newport
Winston Mattheisen - Christopher Newport
Michael Muhseler - N.C. Wesleyan
Midfield
Bret Brennan - Methodist
Cliff Kipper - Christopher Newport
Samuli Markkanen - Averett
Edgar Zaldivar - N.C. Wesleyan
Defense
Kevin Greenberg - Christopher Newport
Sean Moriarty - Christopher Newport
John Thrower - Averett
Goalkeeper
Justin Wolfe - Christopher Newport
Second Team
Forward
Adam Aldinger - Shenandoah
Levi Earl - Averett
Tuukka Myyra - Averett
Midfield
Andrew Clark - Greensboro
Rob Ivanovich - N.C. Wesleyan
Brian Lybert - Christopher Newport
Defense
Florian Bertalan - N.C. Wesleyan
David Haas - Christopher Newport
Brion Kelly - Methodist
Joan-Josep Vallejo Augsti - Shenandoah
Goalkeeper
Kyle Beach - Methodist
Honorable Mention
Forward
Denis Geoffrey - Greensboro
John Lapointe-Ridley - Ferrum
Scott Smith - Methodist
Midfield
Shane Davis - Methodist
Collin Hill - Ferrum
Karim Kamara - Shenandoah
Defense
Staffan Alm - N.C. Wesleyan
Michael Barnes - Ferrum
Shane Evans - Methodist
Zach Poole - Ferrum
Ross Solomon - Greensboro
Goalkeeper
Nate Barker - Averett
All-Sportsmanship Team
Danny Ly - Averett
John Corser - Christopher Newport
Walter Wright - Ferrum
Jorge Campos Diaz - Greensboro
Steve Harris - Methodist
Kingsley Okyereh - N.C. Wesleyan
Chester Podd - Shenandoah