Railsplitters Place Five On Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Teams
August 4, 2009
HARROGATE, TN - The Lincoln Memorial University men's soccer team was represented in strong fashion on Tuesday afternoon when the 2009 Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Teams were announced by the conference office in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Selected to the first team were Willian Moura, (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) a 6'1" senior forward who played his first season for the Railsplitters last year and Aaron McKenna, (Birmingham, England) a 5'9" junior who has been an anchor in the defensive backfield since joining the Railsplitters as a freshman two years ago when they finished as the NCAA Division II National Runner-up. Moura scored six goals last season for the Railsplitters while contributing five assists for 17 total points, while McKenna hit the back of the net twice from his defensive position and handed out one assist.
Named to the Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference second team from the Railsplitter squad were senior midfielder Renato Segalla (Santo Andre, Brazil), senior defender Brito Martins (Sorocaba, Brazil) and sophomore goalkeeper Michael Watkins (Statesville, NC). Segalla actually led the Railsplitters in scoring last season, finding the net on seven occasions while handing out one assist, while Martins scored six times and handed out three assists. Watkins logged more than 1800 minutes in goal during his freshman season and recorded a 1.04 goals-against-average while helping the LMU men notch six shutouts and an 11-7-2 season record.
The Railsplitters are set to open the 2009 schedule August 27 when they play host to NAIA opponent Asbury College at 3:00 p.m.. The match will be a twin bill with the Lady Railsplitters who will play the final match of the afternoon against Asbury at 5:00 o'clock.
2009 MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON ALL-SAC
FIRST TEAM
Forward - Omar Cooke, Carson-Newman
Forward - Willian Moura, Lincoln Memorial
Forward - Robert Hill, Carson-Newman
Forward - Junior Nyemb, Wingate
Midfielder - Aaron McKenna, Lincoln Memorial
Midfielder - Anteneh Lemma, Tusculum
Midfielder - Lucas Paulini, Tusculum
Midfielder - Luke Mulholland, Wingate
Defender - Sven Meyer, Tusculum
Defender - Matthew Finlay, Carson-Newman
Defender - Thomas Poole, Wingate
Defender - Gary Higgins, Lenoir-Rhyne
Goalkeeper - Jordan Moore, Carson-New man
SECOND TEAM
Forward - Ernest Sobers, Mars Hill
Forward - Trey Boyd, Newberry
Forward - Jamie McKenna, Wingate
Forward - Nick Rich, Tusculum
Midfielder - Scott Lucky, Tusculum
Midfielder - Everardo Flores, Carson-Newman
Midfielder - Renato Segalla, Lincoln Memorial
Midfielder - Rury Caulfield, Mars Hill
Defender - Brito Martins, Lincoln Memorial
Defender - Phillip Hagen, Tusculum
Defender - Kenny Wallace, Mars Hill
Defender - Jack Vundum, Wingate
Goalkeeper - Michael Watkins, Lincoln Memorial
Goalkeeper - Lance Moore, Tusculum
