McArthur, Merdjett Earn All-SAC Honors
Christian McArthur earned second team All-SAC accolades while Amine Merdjett was named to the honorable mention team
ROCK HILL, S.C. - A pair of Mars Hill men's soccer players have earned All-South Atlantic Conference honors, the conference announced today. Junior defender Christian McArthur earned second team All-SAC honors while junior midfielder Amine Merdjett is a member of the honorable mention team.
McArthur, an All-SAC player in 2014, started 11 games for MHU this season and scored the lone goal in a 1-0 overtime victory over then-No. 3 Young Harris on September 3.
Merdjett scored a team-leading five goals including one game-winning goal while taking 23 shots-on-goal for the Lions. He scored the lone goal in MHU's 1-0 victory at Newberry on October 24.
The complete 2015 All-SAC teams, yearly statistical champions and individual honorees are listed below.
First Team All-Conference
F – Jon Ander, Wingate
F – Tom Read, Carson-Newman
F – Corey Brown, Queens
F – Andre Carle, Anderson
MF – Aksel Juul, Wingate
MF – Shaun Gadsby, Wingate
MF – Leonardo da Silva, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Thibault Mathorez, Carson-Newman
D – Alex Nelson, Wingate
D – Nathaniel Johnson, Lincoln Memorial
D – James Ward, Carson-Newman
D – Sindre Welo, Carson-Newman
GK – Pablo Jara, Wingate
Second Team All-Conference
F – Ismael Noumansana, Lenoir-Rhyne
F – Marius Staalby, Carson-Newman
F – Danilo da Silva, Lincoln Memorial
F – Charlie Machell, Wingate
MF – Leon Mueller-Wiesen, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Callum Ross, Wingate
MF – Erik Dahlbeck, Anderson
MF – Henrique Rezek, Lincoln Memorial
D – Damian Gaona, Wingate
D – Christian McArthur, Mars Hill
D – Dominic McLaren, Tusculum
D – Ryo Ogawa, Anderson
GK – Kavi Luchowa, Carson-Newman
Honorable Mention All-Conference
F – Kenny Bonilla, Catawba
F – Andreas Kvam, Tusculum
F – Bruno Andrade, Carson-Newman
F – Ryan McPhillips, Brevard
MF – Marc-Kevin Schwenk, Queens
MF – Amine Merdjett, Mars Hill
MF – Polymnios Avgousti, Carson-Newman
MF – Lucas Sigveira, Carson-Newman
D – Guillermo Lazano, Tusculum
D – Austin Huddy, Queens
D – Tom Seery, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Dejean Charlton, Lenoir-Rhyne
GK – Jorge Alvarez, Tusculum (T)
GK – Heath Turner, Brevard (T)
Soccer Player of the Year
Jon Ander, F, Wingate
Freshman of the Year
Pablo Jara, GK, Wingate
Coach of the Year
Richard Moodie, Carson-Newman
Stat Champs
Men:
Goals per Match: Leonardo da Silva, Lincoln Memorial (0.62)
Points per Match: Tom Read, Carson-Newman (1.67)
Assists per Match: Tom Read, Carson-Newman (0.73)
Goals Against Average: Pablo Jara, Wingate (0.861)
Save Percentage: Heath Turner, Brevard (0.809)
Shutouts: Pablo Jara, Wingate (7)
Team Points per Match: Carson-Newman (7.18)
Team Goals per Match: Carson-Newman (2.59)
Team Assists per Match: Carson-Newman/Wingate (2.00)
Team Shutouts: Lenoir-Rhyne/Wingate/Tusculum (6)
Team Goals Against Average: Wingate (0.86)
Team Winning Percentage: Carson-Newman (.853)
Fair Play Award: Wingate
