Two C-USA Men's Soccer Players Named Preseason All-America
Aug. 25, 2008
IRVING, Texas – Tulsa’s Chris Clements and Kentucky’s Barry Rice, both members of the 2008 Hermann Trophy National Player of the Year Watch List, have also been named preseason All-America by College Soccer News. Earlier this month, both players garnered C-USA preseason all-league accolades. Clements, a three-year letterwinner and starter who registered two goals as a junior, was named to the second team. He helped TU tally eight shutouts last year and has been instrumental in 16 shutouts in his career. Clements earned C-USA first team and all-tournament team honors and was selected to the NSCAA All-Midwest team in 2007. He also became just the fourth Tulsa men’s soccer player to receive All-America honors as he was named to the NSCAA/adidas NCAA All-America third-team. Rice, the 2007 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, was named to the third team. The coaches’ selection as the 2008 C-USA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, Rice led UK in nearly every category in 2007, including goals (7), points (15) and game-winners (3). Rice, who started 18 games and played 1642 minutes in 2007, scored six of his seven goals off headers, with his seventh goal coming off a free kick. A native of Parma, Ohio, Rice led the conference in game-winning goals in 2007. 2008 College Soccer News Preseason All-America
Second Team Byron Dacy - Junior - Forward - Creighton Cody Arnoux - Junior - Forward - Wake Forest Mike Grella - Senior - Forward - Duke Kyle Patterson - Senior - Midfielder - Saint Louis Chris Wright - Senior - Midfielder - New Mexico Michael Fucito - Senior - Midfielder - Harvard Patrick Murray - Senior - Midfielder - Furman Chris Clements - Senior - Defender - Tulsa Matt Besler - Senior - Defender - Notre Dame Ofori Sarkodie - Junior - Defender - Indiana Stefan Frei - Junior - Goalkeeper - California Third Team |
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