Men's Soccer Lands Three on ECC All-Conference Team

11/10/2008

Men's Soccer Lands Three on ECC All-Conference Team

Central Islip, NY - After a spectacular regular season, senior forward Stefan Dimitrov (Bulgaria) has been named the East Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the conference coaches this past weekend. Joining Dimitrov in achieving All-Conference honors are freshmen midfielders Daniel Espinoza (New Rochelle, NY) and Richard Heredia (Patchogue, NY), who were named to the second team and third team, respectively.

Dimitrov turned in a brilliant offensive performance this season, as he led the nation for most of the season in scoring. Dimitrov tallied 23 goals and an assist on the year. The 23 goals were the most scored in NCAA Division II during the regular season. The senior finished with a 1.35 goals per game average, which ranks first in the nation and had a 2.76 points per game average, which is third best in the nation.

Espinoza finished a fine rookie season with 5 goals and 2 assists, second best for the Clippers this season. Espinoza appeared in 16 games for the Clippers and fired 17 shots. The freshman had a .294 shot percentage and scored the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over Goldey-Beacom College back on September 5th at Holtdorf Soccer Field.

Heredia concluded his freshman season with 3 goals and 3 assists. The 3 assists on the year is tops on the Clippers roster. Heredia also played in 16 games for Concordia and finished with 19 shots on goal. Heredia tallied a season high 6 shot and 2 goals performance in a 5-0 win over the Griffins of Chestnut Hill College back on September 16th at Holtdorf Soccer Field.

2008 East Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams

First Team

F     Stefan Dimitrov, SR, Concordia College

F     Jose Batista, SO, Molloy College

F     Lamine Traore, JR,  Dowling College

M     William Bell, SR, Molloy College

M     Oscar Gonzales, SR, NYIT

M     Moussa Keita, JR, Dowling College

M     Habib Sylla, JR, University of Bridgeport

B     Nick Bell, SR, Molloy College

B     Patrick Cunningham, SR, Dowling College

B     Chris Green, SR, Dowling College

GK     Ettore Morelli, SR, Molloy College

Second Team

F     Nick D'Alessandro, SR, Molloy College

F     Michael Frimpong-Manso, SR, Mercy College

F     Mashriqui Noorullah, SR, Queens College

F     Maciek Serafin, SO, NYIT

M     David Carlsson, JR, C.W. Post

M     Daniel Espinoza, FR, Concordia College

M     Remington Lee, FR, STAC

M     Vladimir Milosavlejvic, FR, Dowling College

B     Josue Cruz, SR,  NYIT

B     Henrik Karlsson, SO, University of Bridgeport

B     Vincent Tyrrell, SR, NYIT

GK     Nemanja Veljovic, SR, Dowling College

Third Team 

F     Gilbert Bayonne, JR, University of Bridgeport

F     Julian Escobar, SR, C.W. Post

F     John-Paul Hughes, Jr, Molloy College

M     Ben Bowra, JR, NYIT

M     Richard Heredia, FR, Concordia College

M     Renan Lopes, SO, STAC

B     Ahoua Terrance, SR, Queens College

B     Juan Vargas, JR, Dowling College

B     Nick Campbell, SO, University of Bridgeport

B     Cosimo D'Agostino, JR, NYIT