Lions Picked to Finish Eighth in SAC Preseason Poll
The Mars Hill men’s soccer team was picked to finish in eighth place in the South Atlantic League by the league’s coaches in the preseason poll
ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Mars Hill men's soccer team was picked to finish in eighth place in the South Atlantic League by the league's coaches in the preseason poll, which was released on Tuesday.
Mars Hill tallied 56 points in the poll, two behind seventh place Lenoir-Rhyne and eight more than ninth place Catawba. The Lions return last season's leading scorer in senior midfielder Alex Mullen, who tallied four goals in nine games. Sophomores Christian McArthur and Thor-Joak Stenberg also return after each scoring two goals last season. Classmate Jack Donaldson was the team leader with three assists. Junior goalkeeper Chris Mitchell returns after finishing third in the league in save percentage (.804) and goals against average (0.90) in 2013.
Defending national runner-up Carson-Newman was tabbed as the preseason favorite as the Eagles earned 114 points and five first-place votes. Wingate was picked to finish second after racking up 111 points and six first-place votes. Queens is the third place selection with 105 points and one first-place vote, followed by Lincoln Memorial, Anderson and Coker.
Mars Hill begins the 2014 season at Meares Stadium and Ammons Family Athletic Center on Sunday, September 7 at 2 p.m. against Limestone.
2014 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
School Total
Carson-Newman (5) 114
Wingate (6) 111
Queens (1) 105
Lincoln Memorial 86
Anderson 77
Coker 60
Lenoir-Rhyne 58
Mars Hill 56
Catawba 48
Tusculum 42
Newbrry 19
Brevard 16
2014 Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference
First Team
Forwards
Peron Da Silva, Wingate
Ross Frame, Carson-Newman
Andre Carle, Anderson
Ben Jones, Lenoir-Rhyne
Midfielders
Shaun Gadsby, Wingate
Sindre Welo, Carson-Newman
Liam Gillsphey, Wingate
Tony Quiroz, Coker
Defenders
Lars Zimmerman, Anderson
Fernando Bedoya, Coker
Victor Tozelli, Wingate
Gregorio Pestana, Queens
Goalkeeper
Montrell Morgan, Queens
Second Team
Forwards
Erik Suarez, Queens
Declan Stimson, Catawba
George Burne, Lincoln Memorial
Nico Noll, Carson-Newman
Midfielders
Yuri Passos, Lincoln Memorial
Leonardo Da Silva, Lincoln Memorial
Roberto Pimentel, Tusculum
Kenny Bonilla, Catawaba
Defenders
Tim Holland Lenoir-Rhyne
Rurik Pereira, Carson-Newman
Alex Delpy, Anderson
Duncan Foster, Carson-Newman
Goalkeeper
Marcel Barwanietz, Lincoln Memorial
