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BAY CITY, Mich. — Saginaw Valley State
University senior forward Zach Myers (Grand Rapids,
Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) was named the 2012 Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men’s soccer
“Offensive Player of the Year,” while Northwood
University senior defender Luke Ruff (Bradford City,
England/Delta College) was named “Defensive Player
of the Year” in balloting conducted by the league’s
coaches.
Lake Erie College defender/midfielder
Sam Nair (London, England/Nower Hill) was honored
with the league’s “Freshman of the Year” award,
while Cale Wassermann, who guided Saginaw Valley
State to its second-straight GLIAC Championship, earned
“Coach of the Year” accolades for the second
consecutive season.
Myers, a senior captain, started in all
18 matches this season for the SVSU men’s soccer program. He
has scored a GLIAC-best 13 goals, and tallied two assists after
switching positions from defense to forward this season. Myers
scored two or more goals in five matches this season as the
Cardinals set a new school record with 13 wins. He becomes the
first men’s soccer player in GLIAC history to win both the
“Offensive Player of the Year” and “Defensive
Player of the Year” in their career.
Ruff has been one of the top defenders in the GLIAC over his
entire three-year career for the Timberwolves. He has made 40
appearances in a Northwood uniform, earning the starting nod in
every appearance. Ruff earned All-GLIAC honors all three
seasons of his career and was an All-Region honoree a year
ago. He also netted his first career goal this season off a
set piece against Saginaw Valley State earlier this season.
Ruff is the first Northwood player in program history to earn
GLIAC “Defensive Player of the Year” honors.
Nair immediately became one of the top
offensive players in the GLIAC during his freshman season for the
Timberwolves. He currently leads the team and is tied for
second in the GLIAC with 10 goals this season. Nair also is
third in the league in game winning goals. He .71 goals per
game is second in the conference and ranks in the t op-30 in all of
NCAA Division II. Nair also ranks among the national leaders in
points per game, total points and total goals. Nair joins
Keith Lough (2008) as the only two men in program history to earn
GLIAC Freshman of the Year honors.
Wassermann is in his third season as head
coach of the men’s soccer
program at Saginaw Valley State. In that time he has lead the
Cardinals to an impressive 34-13-9 record and back-to-back GLIAC
Championships. He also helped guide his alma mater to its first
NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2011. In 2012, the
nationally ranked Cardinals have set a new s
chool standard with 13 wins, and shutout their final six GLIAC
opponents to claim their second GLIAC Championship. Wassermann
becomes just the fourth coach in GLIAC history to win the
“Coach of the Year” honor in back-to-back years.
The complete listing of the 2012
All-GLIAC men’s soccer teams and postseason awards are listed
below:
2012 GLIAC Men’s Soccer Postseason Awards Offensive Player of the
Year: Defensive Player of the
Year: Freshman of the
Year: Coach of the
Year: |
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2012 All-GLIAC Men’s Soccer Teams |
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All-GLIAC First-Team |
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Position |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/Previous School |
Forward |
Erik Beattie |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Madison, Ohio |
Forward |
Zach Myers |
Saginaw Valley State |
Sr. |
Grand Rapids, Mich./Forrest Hills East |
Forward |
Sam Nair |
Northwood |
Fr. |
London, England/Nower Hill |
Forward |
Justin Wheeler |
Ohio Dominican |
Sr. |
Gahanna, Ohio |
Midfielder |
Rubem Miranda |
Malone |
Jr. |
Florianopolis, Brazil |
Midfielder |
Tom Owens |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Liverpool, England/Halewood |
Midfielder |
Lachlan Savage |
Saginaw Valley State |
Jr. |
Canton, Mich./Plymouth Salem |
Defender |
Luke Ruff |
Northwood |
Sr. |
Bradford City, England/Delta College |
Defender |
Jacob Sheppard |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Brampton, Ontario/Bramalea |
Defender |
Casey Weddle |
Ohio Dominican |
Sr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain |
Goalkeeper |
Jason Wise |
Saginaw Valley State |
Sr. |
Troy, Mich. |
All-GLIAC Second-Team |
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Position |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/Previous School |
Forward |
Eric Ashley |
Ashland |
Fr. |
Akron, Ohio / Coventry |
Forward |
Colby Catlett |
Ohio Dominican |
Sr. |
Hilliard, Ohio/Cincinnati |
Forward |
Jordan Semple |
Walsh |
Sr. |
North Canton, Ohio/GlenOak |
Forward |
Zach Walega |
Saginaw Valley State |
Jr. |
Saline, Mich. |
Midfielder |
Christian Earnest |
Notre Dame |
Sr. |
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
Midfielder |
Drew Edler |
Ohio Dominican |
Sr. |
Hilliard, Ohio/Davidson |
Midfielder |
Jake Szabo |
Ohio Dominican |
So. |
Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington |
Defender |
Taylor Clarke |
Saginaw Valley State |
Jr. |
Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove |
Defender |
Mitch Deyhle |
Ashland |
Sr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio / LaSalle |
Defender |
Michael Lamb |
Saginaw Valley State |
So. |
Sunderland, England/Sandhill View |
Goalkeeper |
Felipe Monteiro |
Malone |
Jr. |
Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil |
All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team |
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Position |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/Previous School |
Goal Keeper |
Justin Nolan |
Ashland |
Jr. |
Medina, Ohio/Medina Highland |
Defender |
Kyle Pahren |
Finlday |
Sr. |
Dayton, Ohio/Northmont |
Midfield |
Ryan Gibson |
Lake Erie |
Fr. |
Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Scioto |
Midfield |
Adam Sharpnack |
Malone |
Sr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny |
Defender |
Joey Censoni |
Northwood |
So. |
Rochester, Mich./Adams |
Defender |
Phillip Cutler |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Shipley, England |
Defender |
Duncan Campbell |
Ohio Dominican |
Jr. |
Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson |
Midfield |
Zach Vasold |
Saginaw Valley State |
So. |
Freeland, Mich./Freeland |
Defender |
Emmanuel Adjei |
Tiffin |
So. |
Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods |
Defender |
Adam Greenwood |
Walsh |
Sr. |
Blackpool, England/Lytham St. Annes |