Four Lions Earn All-SAC Honors

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Four Mars Hill men's soccer players have earned All-SAC honors, the conference announced today. Senior midfielder Alex Mullen and sophomore defender Christian McArthur have been named to the All-SAC First Team, while junior midfielder Brayhan Yrio and sophomore midfielder Jack Donaldson earned Honorable Mention honors.

"Congratulations to each individual on this honor," head coach Gary Hamel said. "I'm happy for each of them, but ultimately it comes down to team success."

Mullen led the Lions with seven goals and three assists this season. He was named the AstroTurf SAC Player of the Week for the week of October27 and is the league leader with 59 shots. Mullen earns All-SAC honors for the third time in his career as the Adelaide, Australia native earned Second Team honors in 2011 and First Team accolades in 2012.

McArthur has provided strong defensive play for the Lions this season and has taken 13 shots this season, good for eighth place on the team.

Yrio has scored three goals for Mars Hill in his first season in the American collegiate ranks, including a two goal performance against Coker on October 11 in which he scored the match-winning goal with less than a minute remaining in the second overtime period. He was named the AstroTurf SAC Player of the Week on October 13.

Donaldson has scored three goals for the Lions this season, finding the back of the net against Newberry on September 13 as well as at Carson-Newman on October 22 and at Brevard on October 25.

Mars Hill defeated Lincoln Memorial 1-0 last night in the quarterfinal round of the 2014 South Atlantic Conference tournament. The Lions advance to the semifinal round on Friday night at 7 p.m. against Tusculum.

First Team All-Conference

F – Charlie Machell, Wingate

F – Roberto Pimentel, Tusculum

F – Andre Carle, Anderson

F – Leonardo Da silva, Lincoln Memorial

MF – Alex Mullen, Mars Hill

MF – Shaun Gadsby, Wingate

MF – Ben Jones, Lenoir-Rhyne

MF – Jordan Snell, Coker

D – Alex Nelson, Wingate

D – Lars Zimmermann, Anderson

D – Christan McArthur, Mars Hill

D – Victor Tozelli, Wingate

GK – Marcel Barwanietz, Lincoln Memorial 

Second Team All-Conference

F – Marius Staalby, Carson-Newman

F – Jonathan Spicher, Tusculum

F – Noah Gulley, Coker

F – Lucas Ferreira, Newberry

MF – Aksel Juul, Wingate

MF – Yuri Passos, Lincoln Memorial

MF – Robert Wagner, Carson-Newman

MF – Magnus Larsen, Anderson

D – Guillermo Lazcano, Tusculum

D – Nathaniel Johnson, Lincoln Memorial

D – Tom Holland, Lenoir-Rhyne

D – James Scott, Wingate

GK – Bo Haug, Anderson 

Honorable Mention All-Conference

F – Sergi Monso, Brevard

F – Philip Makhlouf, Queens

MF – Brayhan Yrio, Mars Hill

MF – Matias Rubio, Tusculum

MF – Tony Quiroz, Coker

MF – Jack Donaldson, Mars Hill (tie)

MF – David Fairgrieve, Wingate (tie)

D – Alex Naric, Carson-Newman

D – Fernando Bedoya, Coker

D – Paul Marie, Newberry

D – Rurik Pereira, Carson-Newman

GK – Jorge Alvarez, Tusculum 

Attacking Player of the Year

Charlie Machell, F, Wingate 

Freshman of the Year

Magnus Larsen, MF, Anderson 

Coach of the Year

Gary Hamill, Wingate 

2014 Men's Soccer Statistical Champions

Goals per Match: Charlie Machell, Wingate (0.73)
Points per Match: Charlie Machell, Wingate  (1.67)

Assists per Match: Marc-Kevin Schwenk, Queens (NC)  (0.56)

Goals Against Average: Jorge Alvarez, Tusculum  (0.855)

Save Percentage: Marcel Barwanietz, Lincoln Memorial (0.779)

Shutouts: Stephen Banick, Wingate  (7)

Team Points per Match: Carson-Newman (6.47)

Team Goals per Match: Carson-Newman (2.41)

Team Assists per Match: Wingate (2.13)

Team Shutouts: Wingate (7)

Team Goals Against Average: Tusculum/Wingate (0.91)

Team Winning Percentage: Wingate (.767)

Fair Play Award: Anderson