Five Bulldogs Receive Big South All-Conference Honors
November 14, 2009 | Men's Soccer
Charlotte, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb University men's soccer team had four players receive Big South All-Conference recognition announced the League office today. Redshirt-senior forward Gerard Hefferon and redshirt-freshman defender Jovan Ivanovich were both named to the First-Team All-Conference, while junior midfield Romeo Kabanda and redshirt-freshman defender Jon Ole Reinhardsen were both named to the Second-Team All-Conference. Freshman midfielder John Sargent was named to the All-Freshman Team.
Hefferon led the Bulldogs with nine goals and 25 points on the
year. Hefferon also added seven assists, which was second on the
team. Hefferon tallied two game-winning goals, including the
game-winning goal in the 2-1 win over UNCA. Hefferon was named to
the College Soccer News National Team of the Week back in September
and was also named the Big South Conference player of the Week on
September 9th. Hefferon was third in the conference in points (25)
and in goals (9). Four of Hefferon's nine goals came in conference
play.
Ivanovich, who played in every game for the Bulldogs this season,
recorded one goal and two assists from the defender position.
Ivanovich's goal came in the Bulldogs 4-2 loss to Appalachian
State. Ivanovich's two assists came in the Bulldogs 3-2 win over
Jacksonville and the 2-2 tie against Winthrop. Ivanovich was key
in the Bulldogs three shutouts this season and helped GWU post
eight wins on the season thus far; the most GWU has had since
2006. Ivanovich was also named the Co-Big South Conference play of
the Week on September 29.
Kabanda was first on the team with eight assists and finished
second on the team with five goals, totaling 18 points. Kabanda
had two-game winning goals, both in conference wins. Kabanda has
played and started in all 156games for GWU this season. He has
fired off 32 shots on the season, putting 13 of them on goal for a
shots on goal percentage of .406 for the season.
Reinhardsen totaled one goal and two assists from the defender
position. Reinhardsen's goal came in the Bulldogs 2-2
double-overtime draw with Winthrop. His assists came in the
Bulldogs 5-2 win over Georgia Southern and the 2-1 win over
Liberty. Reinhardsen was key in the two shutouts this season and
helped GWU post eight wins on the season thus far; the most GWU has
had since 2006.
Sargent was third on the team with four goals and five assists on
the season, totaling 13 points. Sargent's first career goal was
monumental, as his goal was the game-winning goal in the Bulldogs
1-0 victory over Clemson, its first ever win over an ACC member in
17 tries. Sargent's other game-winning goal came in yet another
GWU 1-0 win over PC. The midfielder has played in every game this
season. He has recorded 36 shots on the season, putting 17 of them
on frame for a .472 shots on goal percentage.
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1st Forwards
Matt Skonicki, WU
Gerard Hefferon, GWU
Darren Amoo, LU
2nd Forwards
Tim Bullock, LU
Bryan Bartels, UNCA
Fejiro Okiomah, HPU
1st Midfielders
Djamel Bekka, CCU
Stephen Nsereko, WU
Michael Luk, WU
Shawn Sloan, HPU
2nd Midfielders
Romeo Kabanda, GWU
Matt Schroeder, CCU
James Stapleton, CCU
Chris Phillips, LU
1st Defenders
Alex Russell, CCU
Michael Ward, LU
Jovan Ivanovich, GWU
Chris Mandell, LU
2nd Defenders
Daniel DiBiagio, WU
Jon Ole Reinhardsen, GWU
Ayao Sossou, VMI
Todd Ray, HPU
1st GK
Scott Angevine, CCU
2nd GK
A.J. Madero, LU
At Large 1st
Matt Tuttle, MF, HPU
At Large 2nd
Myles Jones, MF, RU
Player of the Year
Djamel Bekka, CCU
Freshman of the Year
Shawn Sloan, HPU
Coach of the Year
Dustin Fonder, HPU
All-Freshman
Luis Faz, Coastal Carolina
Sean McCormack, Coastal Carolina
John Sargent, Gardner-Webb
Shawn Sloan, High Point
Fejiro Okiomah, High Point
Myles Jones, Radford
James Jordan, Radford
Patrick Donahue, High Point
Enrique Miranda, Winthrop
Daniel DiBiagio, Winthrop
David Parra, UNC Asheville
Zachery Odum, UNC Asheville
