Nov. 3, 2004
For immediate release
Contact: Bob Lowe, SID
(336)272-7102, x279

The USA South Athletic Conference announced its men’s soccer team and Greensboro College earned eight honors, including four first team picks.

Tony Falvino (Johnsonville, NZ/Onslow College), Samuel Hale (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic), Aaron Holcomb (Pickerington, OH/Pickerington) and Galen Reid (Greensboro, NC/Page) were named to the conference first team.

A senior midfielder, Holcomb leads GC with 17 points (6 goals and 5 assists). Forward Reid is right behind with 7 goals and 2 assists (16 points). Falvino and Hale led a GC defense that allows just 0.84 goals per game.

Earning second team recognition was sophomore defender Matt Mulvena. Honorable mention honors went to goalkeeper Matt Brown (Delaware City, DE/William Penn), freshman forward Eric Hatchett (Gibsonville, NC/NE Guilford), and junior midfielder Richard Engel (Richmond, VA/Midlothian).

--USA South First team

-Forwards
Lucas Fuentes – NCW
Nick Yannitello – CNU
Davorin Husadzinovic -NCW
Galen Reid – GC

-Midfield
Mario Acosta – NCW
Billy Lucas – CNU
Aaron Holcomb – GC

-Defense
Tony Falvino – GC
Justin Chezem – CNU
Samuel Hale – GC

-Goalkeeper
Brian Shumate – CNU

--USA Second Team

-Forward
Kevin Gray – MC
Michael Davis – MC
Derek Shaw – CNU

-Midfield
Thomas Bennett – MC
Salvador Benitez – NCW
Jon Dyer – NCW

-Defense
Daniel Jones – NCW
Sean Wright – MC
Matt Mulvena – GC
Mark Hasson – SU

-Goalkeeper
Justin Agema – MC

--Honorable Mention

-Forward
Mohamed Toure – SU
Eric Hatchett – GC
Mihailo Prelevic - SU

-Midfield
Ali Kargbo – NCW
Adam Sippy – MC
Richard Engel – GC
Andrew Neff – MC

-Defense
Jason Bottani – NCW
Steve Keller – CNU
James Joyce – MC

-Goalkeeper
Matt Brown – GC

Player-of-the-Year: Nick Yannitellom CNU
Rookie-of-the-Year: Lucas Fuentes, NCW
Coache-of-the Year: Jason Kilby, NCW