2018 Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer All-Conference and Major Awards Announced
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Lees-McRae College forward Pol Vassart was voted the 2018 Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year by Conference coaches. Chowan University's Toby Sims was tabbed the Conference's Defensive Player of the Year, while teammate Harry Ardron was named Freshman of the Year. In addition, Limestone College's Eric Alsop was named the Coach of the Year, the Conference announced today.
New to the Conference Carolinas postseason award offering is the Elite 23 Award. The Elite 23 Award is modeled after the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumlative GPA at their respective championship site. The inaugural winner for men's soccer is King University's Sam Mburu.
Vassart, a senior from Tournon-sur-Rhone, France, led the conference in points (39) and goals (15), while finishing second in the league in assists (9). In conference play, he totaled seven goals and five assists for 19 points, which was the highest total of any individual within Conference Carolinas.
Sims, a sophomore from Tuxford, England, garners the program's first-ever Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year honors. He tallied six points on two goals and two assists, while helping lead the Hawks to seven shutouts throughout the season and four in league play.
Ardron, a native of Blackpool, England, earned the program's first-ever Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year honors. The forward notched 11 points on the year on five goals and one assist.
Coach Alsop has been named Coach of the Year for the second time in his career after guiding the Saints to a second straight Conference Carolinas regular season championship and the fifth league title in program history. The Blue and Gold leads the conference with seven shutouts on the season, while ranking second in goals allowed average, and is fourth in the league in scoring with 1.93 goals per game.
Mburu, a senior information technology major from London, England, comes to the Men's Soccer Championship with a cumulative 3.982 GPA. The forward posted two points on one goal during the regular season.
Joining Vassart up top is Barton College teammates Ruben Mancio and Pol Monells, while King's Carlos Saavedra rounds out the first team forwards. Manning the midfield on first team is Kristian Moore-Cowell of Limestone, Trevin Myers of Chowan and Agustin Ortiz of Lees-McRae.
Accompanying Sims on the defensive unit is a trio of Limestone Saints in goalie Mirko Ronchi and defenders Nacho Reigada and Dominic Boland.
Men's All-Conference First Team
Pol Vassart, Lees-McRae – Forward
Ruben Mancio, Barton – Forward
Carlos Saavedra, King – Forward
Pol Monells, Barton – Forward
Kristian Moore-Cowell, Limestone – Midfielder
Trevin Myers, Chowan – Midfielder
Agustin Ortiz, Lees-McRae – Midfielder
Toby Sims, Chowan – Defender
Nacho Reigada, Limestone – Defender
Dominic Boland, Limestone – Defender
Mirko Ronchi, Limestone – Goalkeeper
Men's All-Conference Second Team
Dario Pavon, Erskine – Forward
Eric Healy, Mount Olive – Forward
Denis Roule, Chowan – Forward
Roberto Ortega Lopez, Limestone– Midfielder
Lee Wattam, Chowan – Midfielder
Adrian Lollar, Limestone – Midfielder
Tolly Beatson, Barton – Midfielder
Jamie Smith, Limestone – Defender
Harvey McMorrow, Lees-McRae – Defender
Tommy Hope, Mount Olive – Defender
Ben Knust, Belmont Abbey – Goalkeeper
Men's All-Conference Third Team
Danny McKerchar Cameron, Emmanuel – Forward
Harry Ardron, Chowan – Forward
Harry Garstang, Chowan – Forward
Mitchell Levi Lewis, Chowan – Midfielder
Trevor Berk, Mount Olive – Midfielder
Jairo Ruiz Caram, King – Midfielder
Djordje Novovic, Chowan – Defender
Adonis Wheeler, King – Defender
Thomas Murray, Belmont Abbey – Defender
Vicente Belloso, Erskine – Defender
Elliot Chadderton, Chowan – Goalkeeper
Offensive Player of the Year
Pol Vassart, Lees-McRae
Defensive Player of the Year
Toby Sims, Chowan
Freshman of the Year
Harry Ardron, Chowan
Coach of the Year
Eric Alsop, Limestone
Elite 23 Award
Sam Mburu, King
Men's Soccer Regular Season Champions
Limestone College
2018 Men's Soccer Regular Season Statistical Champions
Points: Pol Vassart, Lees-McRae - 39
Goals: Pol Vassart, Lees-McRae - 15
Assists: Mitchell Levi Lewis, Chowan - 10
Points per Match: Pol Vassart, Lees-McRae - 2.44
Goals per Match: Pol Vassart, Lees-McRae - .94
Assists per Match: Mitchell Levi Lewis, Chowan - 0.71
Goals Against Average: Elliott Chadderton, Chowan - .96
Save Percentage: Ben Knust, Belmont Abbey - .813
Saves: Miguel Uribe, Southern Wesleyan - 113
Shutouts: Mirko Ronchi, Limestone - 5
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 11 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, and Southern Wesleyan University.