For immediate release - 1/8/2009 - #153
Three Hornets Earn All-State Men's Soccer Honors
FERRUM, VA - Three Lynchburg College student-athletes were honored recently with the release of the 2008 VaSID (Virginia Sports Information Directors) College Division Men's Soccer All-State Team. Virginia Wesleyan College's Brandon Massie earned the state player of the year honors, while Steve Shaw of Christopher Newport University was named the VaSID Coach of the Year and CNU's Winston Mattheisen garnered the Rookie of the Year Award.
Junior midfielder Josh Reed (Newark, DE/Caravel Academy) earned first-team All-State honors, after leading the team in scoring with 11 goals and nine assists. He took home second-team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) accolades this fall.
Pat Brown (Williamsburg, VA/Christchurch) and Hunter Smith (Goode, VA/Jefferson Forest) were both included on the second team. Brown, a junior defender/midfielder, was second on the team in scoring. He had seven goals, three assists for 17 points. Smith anchored a Hornet defense that allowed just 14 goals all season. The sophomore played in 17 games, all starts, and scored two goals with one assist.
LC finished the season 14-2-4 and 7-0-3 in conference play.
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