Men’s soccer receives sportsmanship award
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The Wheelock men's soccer team, led by head coach Sercan Fenerci, were honored as the 2009 NECC Team Sportsmanship Award recipients. Goalkeeper Victor Kashouh (Providence, RI) received All-Conference honorable mention for his performance this season. In his first season playing the sport, Kashouh led the conference in saves, with 164 in 11 games, averaging almost 15 per contest. The sophomore made history in his first game, when he recorded 29 saves against Suffolk University which ties him for 15th all-time in NCAA Division III men's soccer.
The Lesley University Lynx senior defender Scott Wheeler (East Hampton, Conn.), a business/sport management major, was named the 2009 NECC Men's Soccer Player of the Year. In conference play, Wheeler led a Lesley backfield that was tops in the NECC in goals against average. Anchored by Wheeler, the Lynx only gave up five goals in seven conference matches. He tallied one goal, one assist for three points in NECC action, while he has three goals and one assist for seven points thus far this year.
Fellow Lesley Lynx junior Zachary Almeida-Beers (Rehoboth, Mass.) was named the 2009 NECC Men's Soccer Goalie of the Year. Almeida-Beers, a history and global studies major, tallied 26 saves with a 0.81 goals against average placing second in shut-outs, save percentage and goals against. Overall he has played 1491:48 minutes while notching 84 saves, a 1.03 GAA and an .832 save percentage in all 16 matches.
Southern Vermont freshman Adrien Alexis (Maplewood, N.J.) nabbed the 2009 NECC Men's Soccer Rookie of the Year for his first season of collegiate play. Gleason tallied four goals and one assist for nine points in NECC play ranking second in goals scored and points per game at 2.25. Overall, Alexis has 13 goals and three assists for 29 points this season.
Wheeler and Almeida-Beers were joined by their head coach Paul Vasconcelos as the 2009 NECC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year. Vasconcelos led the Lynx to a 14-3-2 overall record and 5-1-1 in conference play. They earned the #2 seed in the NECC tournament.
Voting for the All-NECC team and each of the major awards was
conducted among all NECC men's soccer coaches.
Joining Wheeler, Almeida-Beers and Alexis on the All-NECC First
Team in the forward positions were Southern Vermont sophomore
Nick Haggerty (Wynantskill, N.Y), Daniel Webster
sophomore Spencer Bernard (Windsor Locks, Conn.),
Mitchell sophomore James Gleason (Old Lyme, Conn.)
and Lesley freshman Darius Koep (Pittstown, N.J.);
at the midfielder spot were Lesley freshman Ari
Sinanis (Guilford, Conn.), Elms junior Courtney
Johnson (Belchertown, Mass.) and Lesley junior
Tyler Reeves (Coventry, Conn.); at the defender
positions were Mitchell freshman Matt Grandy
(Meriden, Conn.) and Daniel Webster junior Samson
Kiberu (Waltham, Mass.).
Second team honors went out to thirteen student-athletes. At the forward position were Daniel Webster sophomore Alex Jackson (Kent, Ohio), Elms freshman Tavish Leland (Bridgton, Maine), Newbury sophomore Andi Maska (Roslindale, Mass.) and Becker senior Snjezan Telebak (Chicago, Ill.); at the midfielder positions were Daniel Webster senior Andre Garcia (Springfield, Mass.), Newbury's freshman and senior Shaundize Moosavizadeh (Winchester, Mass.) and Hayato Iwahori (Tokyo, Japan). At the defender spots were five players including; Daniel Webster junior Ryan Kunker, Newbury senior Nick Sehovich (Pelham, N.H.), Lesley junior Stephen Siragusa (Valley Stream, N.Y.), Elms senior Chris Silva (Chicopee, Mass.) and Mitchell junior John Burkhart (Cresskill, N.J.); along with Southern Vermont junior goalkeeper Aaron Eschler (Broadalbin, N.Y.).
Five players received honorable mention including Southern Vermont's senior midfielder Tony Martinez (Hoosick, Falls) and a quartet of sophomore goalkeepers Daniel Webster's Joe Keene (Bristol, N.H.), Newbury's Will McNally (Grafton, Mass.), Wheelock's Victor Kashouh (Providence, R.I.) and Mitchell's Kevin Woodford (Clinton, Conn.)
