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Bacher, George and Robson Pick Up All-C-USA Honors
Bacher and George both selected to All-C-USA second team.
 ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com)
¨C With three players selected, the UCF men¡¯s soccer team was well
represented on the 2009 All-Conference USA teams, the league office
announced. Junior
Yaron Bacher (Atlanta, Ga.) and sophomore
Kevan George (Decatur, Ga.) both were voted onto the second team while
freshman Nicholas Robson (Auckland, New Zealand) earned a spot on both the
all-conference third team and the C-USA All-Freshman team.
Each of the three all-conference teams and the all-freshman team were
comprised of 11 players. Voting was done by each of the league's nine head
coaches.
George was honored for the second time in as many years with postseason
all-conference honors. The midfielder was named first-team all-conference as
a freshman and to the Preseason All-C-USA team prior to the 2009 season.
George switched to play more of a defensive midfield this season, but still
finished the campaign with three assists.
Bacher, in his second season with UCF after transferring from Longwood,
had an impressive season. The midfielder started all 16 of the Knights¡¯
games and recorded four goals and three assists for 11 points. All three
totals were good for second on the team. The captain also finished with 45
shots to rank fourth in C-USA.
In only his freshman season with the Knights, Robson helped drastically
improve the UCF offense. He led the team in goals (8) and assists (6), and
ranked first in overall points (22) for both the team and the entire
conference. Robson broke the ice by scoring first in multiple games this
season, and he netted a game-winner against Manhattan.
UCF finished the regular season at 6-7-3 overall and 2-5-1 in league
play. The Knights posted many positive and improved statistics this season,
including 247 shots, 25 goals and 30 assists compared to 184 shots, 16 goals
and 10 assists in their 2008 campaign.
Tulsa¡¯s Ashley McInnes was named the league¡¯s most valuable player
while teammate Justin Chavez took home defensive player of the year honors.
Two-Boys Gumede of UAB was named the offensive player of the year while
Marshall¡¯s Bob Gray and Daniel Withrow were voted the coach and freshman of
the year respectively.
For the latest news on the Knights, log on to www.UCFAthletics.com ¨C the
official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket
and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF¡¯s new
online apparel store. Also visit www.UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source
for UCF action sports pictures.
All-Conference USA First Team
F: Sam Arthur, South Carolina
F: Austin Neil, Tulsa
F: Two-Boys Gumede, UAB
MF: Jason Griffiths, Kentucky
MF: Dustin Dawes, Marshall
MF: Dane Saintus, SMU
MF: Ashley McInnes, Tulsa
D: Barry Rice, Kentucky
D: Tyler Ruthven, South Carolina
D: Justin Chavez, Tulsa
GK: Carl Woszczynski, UAB
All-Conference USA Second Team
F: Matt Lodge, Kentucky
F: Jose Parada, Tulsa
F: Babayele Sodade, UAB
MF: Payton Hickey, SMU
MF:
Yaron Bacher, UCF
MF:
Kevan George, UCF
D: Rick Alleman, Memphis
D: Curtis Ushedo, UAB
D: Chris Taylor, Tulsa
GK: Dan Williams, Kentucky
GK: Daniel Withrow, Marshall
All-Conference USA Third Team
F: Steven Cabas, FIU
F: Sebastian Frings, FIU
F: Blake Brettschneider, South Carolina
F: Nicholas Robson, UCF
MF: Matt Butler, Marshall
MF: Kekoa Osorio, SMU
MF: Hunter Christiansen, Tulsa
MF: Michal Mravec, UAB
D: Anthony Hobbs, FIU
D: Brad Walker, Kentucky
D: Kendall Sutton, Marshall
D: Andreas Guenther, Memphis
D: Ian Kalis, SMU
GK: Jimmy Maurer, South Carolina
C-USA All-Freshman Team
Anthony Hobbs, D, FIU
Sebastian Frings, F, FIU
Matt Lodge, F, Kentucky
Devon Perkins, Marshall
Daniel Withrow, GK, Marshall
Tom Jackson, F, Marshall
Andreas Guenther, D, Memphis
J.J. Greer, F, Memphis
T.J. Nelson, D, SMU
Kofi Gyawu, F, UAB
Nicholas Robson, F, UCF
Most Valuable Player - Ashley McInnes, Tulsa
Offensive Player of the Year - Two-Boys Gumede, UAB
Defensive Player of the Year - Justin Chavez, Tulsa
Freshman of the Year - Daniel Withrow, Marshall
Coach of the Year - Bob Gray, Marshall
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