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November 1, 2006 
Contact: Mike Christie, Sports Information Director

USA South Men's Soccer Awards Announced

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for men's soccer.  A total of 35 student-athletes have been named to the USA South All-Conference teams. Christopher Newport swept all of the individual awards as Daniel Fogarty has been named the Player of the Year, Matt Tengs is the Rookie of the Year and head coach Steve Shaw, is the Coach of the Year. 

Fogarty, a senior midfielder from Yorktown, Virginia helped lead the Captains offense this fall. This is Fogarty's second consecutive First Team All-Conference honor. On the year, Fogarty tallied 28 points on 11 goals and six assists with three game winning goals.

Tengs, a Springfield, Virginia freshman goalkeeper, backstopped the Captain defense between the posts.  He played and started 13 games compiling a save percentage of .806 and a goals against average of 0.90. Tengs was also tied for the top spot in the league with six shutouts.

Shaw, in his 11th-year as the head of the Captains, took his team to their fourth regular season title in the last seven years. The team finished the regular season with an overall record of 13-4-1, including an unbeaten mark of 5-0-1 in USA South play. 

Player of the Year                                                                
Daniel Fogarty - Christopher Newport                                                             


Rookie of the Year                                                                 
Matt Tengs - Christopher Newport

Coach of the Year                                                                  
Steve Shaw - Christopher Newport


The 2006 USA South Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams follow:

First Team Second Team Honorable Mention
Forward
Michael Caro - Christopher Newport
Lucas Fuentes - N.C. Wesleyan
Derek Shaw - Christopher Newport

Midfield
Daniel Fogarty - Christopher Newport
Alimamy Kargbo - N.C. Wesleyan
Robert Fricke - Greensboro
Daniel Jones - N.C. Wesleyan

Defense
Bryan Davis - Christopher Newport
Matt Page - Christopher Newport
Stephen Tupy - N.C. Wesleyan

Goalkeeper
Matt Tengs - Christopher Newport
Forward
Jay Wyatt - Greensboro
Osumanu Otoo - N.C. Wesleyan
Justin Thompson - N.C. Wesleyan

Midfield
Kyle Allen - Christopher Newport
Robert Ivanovich - N.C. Wesleyan
Galen Small - Christopher Newport
Edgar Zaldivar - N.C. Wesleyan

Defense
Thorsteinn Georgsson - N.C. Wesleyan
Charlie Rierson - Greensboro
Kris Banghart - N.C. Wesleyan

Goalkeeper
Renato Corte - N.C. Wesleyan
Forward
Ime Umoh - Methodist
Andy White - Methodist
Evan Monteiro - Methodist

Midfield
Eric Hatchett - Greensboro
Bryan Jimenez - Averett
Brandon Cunningham - Methodist

Defense
Jason Bottani - N.C. Wesleyan
Jimmy Izaguirre - Methodist
Aaron McGuiness - Shenandoah
Drew Griffith - Greensboro
Chris Komons - Methodist
Desmond Keane - Methodist

Goalkeeper
Kurt Gardiner - Greensboro