All-NCAC Men's Soccer Teams
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2012 ALL-NCAC MEN'S SOCCER SQUAD ANNOUNCED; OHIO WESLEYAN'S NORTH; HIRAM'S GREENHILL TAKE TOP HONORS 2012 All-NCAC Men's Soccer Team
Hiram senior forward Ryan Minick (North Royalton, OH/North Royalton) returns to the All-NCAC, first-team for the third-straight season, while Allegheny senior Tim Egan (Gibsonia, PA/Shady Side Academy) makes his second-straight first-team appearance and earns his third All-NCAC selection overall after also earning honorable-mention laurels in 2010. Hiram senior defender Dan O’Callaghan (Aberdare, Wales) returns to the top squad after earning the distinction a year ago. Ohio Wesleyan senior goalie Paul Hendricks (Columbus, OH/Worthington Kilbourne) and Kenyon junior midfielder Andrew Parmelee (South Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury) both make their third-straight All-NCAC appearance as members of the top squad for the first time in their careers. Hendricks was a second-team selection in 2011 and an honorable-mention honoree in 2010, while Parmelee earned honorable-mention accolades in 2011 and 2010. Three players elevated to the top squad after earning second-team accolades in 2011, including Allegheny junior forward David DelGreco (Pittsburgh, PA/Seton-La-Salle), DePauw sophomore forward Andy Morrison (Bristol, IN/Northridge) and Ohio Wesleyan junior midfielder Matt Shadoan (Dublin, OH/Scioto). Ohio Wesleyan sophomore forward Colton Bloecher (Lewis Center, OH/Olentangy Orange) also jumped up to the top squad for the first time in his career after earning honorable-mention laurels a year ago, while Allegheny senior midfielder Conor Azevedo (Cranberry, PA/Seneca Valley) and DePauw senior defender Andrew Desmarais (Wilmette, IL/New Trier) make their all-conference debut on the first team.
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Hiram senior midfielder Ryan Greenhill (Solon, OH/Solon) and Ohio Wesleyan senior defender Kit North (Powell, OH/Bishop Watterson) have been named the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, to highlight the 2012 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men’s soccer selections after balloting by league coaches.
Greenhill {left}, who is the first Hiram men’s soccer player in history to garner the NCAC Offensive Player of the Year accolade, makes his second-straight appearance on the first team and fourth All-NCAC selection all-time after being named to the second team in 2010 and the honorable mention squad in 2009. Greenhill helped lead the Terriers to a third-place finish in the final regular season standings after scoring five goals and dishing out nine assists for 19 total points in 19 matches this season.
North {right}, who makes his second-straight appearance on the All-NCAC first team, helped guide Ohio Wesleyan to its fifth-straight and 21st NCAC championship all-time after the squad finished the regular season with a 7-1-1 mark in league play and an overall record of 13-2-5. North, who did total 14 points on the season (6g, 2a) was the centerpiece to the Battling Bishops’ defensive unit that has only allowed 14 goals in 20 matches this season. Although OWU did not advance out of the NCAC Tournament championship match, the Battling Bishops did receive one of 20 at-large bids into the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament and will square off against Centre on Friday at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.
Ohio Wesleyan freshman Brian Schaefer (Chatham, NJ/Chatham) {left} earned Newcomer of the Year recognition after scoring five goals and dishing out three assists for 13 total points through 20 matches this season.
Hiram head coach Carl Capellas {right} was selected as the NCAC Men’s Coach of the Year for the second time in his career after guiding the Terriers to a third-place finish in the conference standings with a league record of 6-2-1 and an overall mark of 15-3-1. Capellas holds an overall record of 84-67-13 in nine seasons at the helm of the Hiram men’s soccer program.