CofC?s Morris Earns NSCAA All-Region Accolade
12/22/2009 8:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
CHARLESTON, S.C. - College of Charleston senior Matt Morris (Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna) was awarded a spot on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's All-South Region Third Team.
Morris adds this honor to the long list of accolades he's already received this year, including first-team all-conference and all-tournament team selections. The forward led the Cougars with seven goals and six assists for a team-high 20 points in 2009.
College of Charleston finished its season with an 11-10 record and was one of four teams to qualify for the Southern Conference Championships in Spartanburg, S.C. Charleston fell to eventual SoCon champion Wofford, 2-0, in the semifinals of the tournament.
The three-time co-captain finished his collegiate career eighth in school history with 58 points and tied for seventh in goals (23). His 1.15 points per game rank him fourth in CofC history.
Morris is joined on the All-Region Third Team by fellow conference players Warren Creavalle of Furman, Paulo Bonfirm of Wofford and Arie Muniz of Appalachian State. A total of 11 SoCon players were included in the three all-region teams.
NSCAA All-South Region Teams:
First Team:
Clint Irwin (GK) - Jr., Elon
Zach Loyd (D) - Sr., North Carolina
Ike Opara (D) - Sr., Wake Forest
Nick Schuermmann (D) - Sr., Wofford
Corben Bone (M) - Jr., Wake Forest
Michael Farfan (M) - Jr., North Carolina
Austin da Luz (M) - Sr., Wake Forest
Alan Sanchez (M) - Sr., North Carolina State
Billy Schuler (F) - So., North Carolina
Zach Schilawski (F) - Sr., Wake Forest
Charlie Reiter (F) - Sr., Davidson
Second Team
Jimmy Maruer (GK) - Jr., South Carolina
James Wenger (D) - Fr., Duke
Steven Kinney (D) - Sr., Elon
Robert Hodge (D) - Sr., Stetson
Matthew Hollyoak (D) - Sr., North Florida
Fredrick Brustad (M) - So., Stetson
Alex Caskey (M) - Jr, Davidson
Nicholas Grossman (M) - Jr., Duke
Vince Petrasso (M) - Sr., Campbell
Ronnie Bouemboue (F) - Sr., North Carolina State
Alfred Owens (F) - Jr., Wofford
Justin Wyatt (F) - Sr., Elon
Third Team
James Belshaw (GK) - Fr., Duke
Tyler Ruthven (D) - Sr., South Carolina
Christian Ibeagha (D) - Sr., Duke
Dave Newton (D) - Sr., Clemson
Cameron Brown (M) - Jr., North Carolina
Ian Cameron (M) - Jr., Mercer
Warren Creavalle (M) - So., Furman
Paulo Bonfirm (M) - Jr., Wofford
Ryan Finley (F) - Fr., Duke
Matt Morris (F) - Sr., College of Charleston
Kevin Munz (F) - Sr., Stetson
Arie Muniz (F) - Sr., Appalachian State
