MAAC Offensive Player of the Year Jamie Darvill Headlines 2009 All-MAAC Men's Soccer Teams
MAAC Sports
Fairfield,
Conn. - Loyola
University senior forward Jamie Darvill has been named the 2009 MAAC Men's
Soccer Offensive Player of the Year by the league's head coaches and headlines
this season's All-MAAC First Team.
Darvill earned this award for the second straight
season after leading the MAAC in scoring during the regular season. He has recorded 10 goals and nine assists for
29 points this season for the Greyhounds.
Fellow Greyhound Tennant McVea was named the 2009 MAAC
Defensive Player of the Year. McVea, a senior
defender, won this award for the third consecutive year after helping Loyola go
6-1-2 in conference play as well as earning the second seed in the 2009 MAAC Men's
Soccer Championship.
Siena College's Emery Welshman earned 2009 MAAC
Rookie of the Year honors. The freshman midfielder/forward
recorded six goals and three
assists for 15 points this season, placing him eighth on the MAAC scoring list.
Joining Darvill at the forward position on the All-MAAC
First Team are Alan McGreal from Canisius College, Giovanni Destasio from Iona
College and Mauricio Jimenez from Saint Peter's College. At the midfield are Fairfield University's Matthew
Uy, Marist College's Krystian Witkowski and Niagara University's Levi Tesch. McVea, Fairfield's Jack Cleverley and Saint
Peter's College's Lebogang Pila represent the backs. Fairfield's goalkeeper Michael
O'Keeffe rounds out the All-MAAC First Team.
The All-MAAC Second Team includes Roberto Hernandez
from Iona, Anthony DiBiase from Niagara, Andrew Cotes from Rider University and
Nick Viaggio from Siena at back. The
midfielders consist of Iona's Alvaro Torrecilla, Fernando Liserra and Mario
Rios as well as Loyola's Mike Deasel. At
forward are Welshman, Erik Ilisije and Chris Uy from Fairfield, Mario Di Miceli
from Iona, Phil Bannister from Loyola and Udi Naim from Saint Peter's. Iona's Nils Binstock serves as goalkeeper on
the Second Team.
Headlining the All-Rookie team at back are Adam
Cowen from Fairfield, Robbie Krohmer from Iona, Gerwyn Jones from Loyola and
Jannis Opalka from Siena. The
midfielders include Torrecilla, Michael Eager from Fairfield and Sindre Ek from
Siena. Welshman, Di Miceli, Marist's
Stephan Brossard and Niagara's Bryan DaCruz are the forwards, while O'Keeffe claimed
the goalkeeper duties.
Iona head coach Fernando Barboto was named the 2009
Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year. In
his seventh season, he has led the Gaels to an overall record of 14-2-2,
including an 8-1 mark in the MAAC, en route to earning the regular season title
and the top seed in the 2009 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship.
2009 MAAC Men's
Soccer Awards
Offensive Player of the Year
Jamie Darvill,
Loyola
Defensive Player of the Year
Tennant McVea,
Loyola
Rookie of the Year
Emery Welshman,
Siena
Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year
Fernando Barboto, Iona
FIRST TEAM
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Player
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School
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Position
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Jack Cleverley
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Fairfield
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Back
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Tennant McVea
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Loyola
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Back
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Lebogang Pila
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Saint Peter's
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Back
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Matthew Uy
|
Fairfield
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Midfielder
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Krystian Witkowski
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Marist
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Midfielder
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Levi Tesch
|
Niagara
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Midfielder
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Alan McGreal
|
Canisius
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Forward
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Giovanni Destasio
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Iona
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Forward
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Jamie Darvill
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Loyola
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Forward
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Mauricio Jimenez
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Saint Peter's
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Forward
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Michael O'Keeffe
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Fairfield
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Goalkeeper
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SECOND TEAM
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Player
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School
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Position
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Roberto Hernandez
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Iona
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Back
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Anthony DiBiase
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Niagara
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Back
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Andrew Cotes
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Rider
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Back
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Nick Viaggio
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Siena
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Back
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Alvaro Torrecilla
|
Iona
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Midfielder
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Fernando Liserra
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Iona
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Midfielder
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Mario Rios
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Iona
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Midfielder
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Mike Deasel
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Loyola
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Midfielder
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Erik Ilisije
|
Fairfield
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Forward
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Chris Uy
|
Fairfield
|
Forward
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Mario Di Miceli
|
Iona
|
Forward
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Phil Bannister
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Loyola
|
Forward
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Udi Naim
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Saint Peter's
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Forward
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Emery Welshman
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Siena
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Forward
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Nils Binstock
|
Iona
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Goalkeeper
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All-Rookie TEAM
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Player
|
School
|
Position
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Adam
Cowen
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Fairfield
|
Back
|
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Robbie
Krohmer
|
Iona
|
Back
|
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Gerwyn
Jones
|
Loyola
|
Back
|
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Jannis
Opalka
|
Siena
|
Back
|
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Michael
Eager
|
Fairfield
|
Midfielder
|
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Alvaro
Torrecilla
|
Iona
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Midfielder
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Sindre
Ek
|
Siena
|
Midfielder
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Mario
Di Miceli
|
Iona
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Forward
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Stephan
Brossard
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Marist
|
Forward
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Bryan
DaCruz
|
Niagara
|
Forward
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Emery
Welshman
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Siena
|
Forward
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Michael
O'Keeffe
|
Fairfield
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Goalkeeper
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