GLVC Sweeps NSCAA Men's Soccer All-Midwest First Team Honors
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Great Lakes Valley Conference swept the Men's Soccer NCAA Division II All-Midwest Region First Team honors as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). GLVC players were named to each of the 11 first-team positions and six of the 11 second-team positions.
Drury, the 2009 GLVC Men's Soccer Champion, placed six players on the first or second team and had three first-team members including forwards Micah Whortno and Stevie Wiczewski and defender Ben Taylor.
Lewis placed the most players on the NSCAA All-Midwest Region First Team with goalkeeper Sebastian Kieruzal, defenders Zac Bond and Alex Koprowski and forward Nestor Hernandez earning nods. The Flyers, who captured the NCAA Midwest Regional crown and advanced to the national semifinals, also placed forward Charlie Bucio on the second team to have five total players with all-region honors.
Northern Kentucky's Steven Beattie, Bellarmine's Ross Hopkins and Brad Barraclough and UW-Parkside's Niklas Boedts round out the first team.
Drury's Stephen Connor, Blake Wilson and Peter Higgins, Lewis' Bucio, Northern Kentucky's Braden Bishop and UW-Parkside's Matthew Gloshen earned second-team honors.
The complete list of All-Region selections follows...
| 2009 NSCAA Men's NCAA Division II All-Midwest Region |
|
| First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
Year |
School |
Hometown |
| K |
Sebastian Kieruzal |
Fr. |
Lewis |
Hoffman Estates, Ill. |
| D |
Zach Bond |
Jr. |
Lewis |
Decatur, Ill. |
| D |
Alex Koprowski |
Sr. |
Lewis |
New Lenox, Ill. |
| D |
Ben Taylor* |
Jr. |
Drury |
Leyton Buzzard, La. |
| M |
Steven Beattie* |
Jr. |
Northern Kentucky |
Skerries, Ireland |
| M |
Niklas Boedts |
So. |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
Kenosha, Wis. |
| M |
Ross Hopkins* |
Jr. |
Bellarmine |
Skerries, Ireland |
| F |
Bradley Barraclough* |
Jr. |
Bellarmine |
Sudbrooke Lincoln, Ky. |
| F |
Nestor Hernandez* |
Sr. |
Lewis |
Berwyn, Ill. |
| F |
Micah Whorton |
Jr. |
Drury |
Springfield, Mo. |
| F |
Stevie Wilczewski |
Jr. |
Drury |
Springfield, Mo. |
| Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
Year |
School |
Hometown |
| K |
Stephen Connor |
So. |
Drury |
Springfield, Mo. |
| D |
Blake Wilson |
Jr. |
Drury |
Coppell, Texas |
| D |
Luke Brookfield* |
Sr. |
Ashland |
Liverpool, England |
| D |
Matthew Gloshen* |
Jr. |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
Traverse City, Mich. |
| M |
Ross Aitchison* |
Sr. |
Northwood |
Berwick, Scotland |
| M |
Peter Higgins |
Jr. |
Drury |
Kilkenny, Ireland |
| M |
James Livingston* |
Sr. |
Ashland |
Liverpool, England |
| F |
Ross Ashley* |
Sr. |
Ashland |
Ashland, Ohio |
| F |
Braden Bishop |
Sr. |
Northern Kentucky |
Highland Heights, Ky. |
| F |
Carlos Bucio |
Sr. |
Lewis |
Chicago, Ill. |
| * - indicates prior selection |