Lone Star Conference champion Midwestern State led all teams with nine players selected to the All-LSC first team as the 2010 men's soccer awards were announced on Wednesday.
On the first team for the Mustangs were Ryan Spence, Dean Lovegrove, David Freeland, Paulo Teixeira, Sam Broadbent and Raul Herrera, while Tex McCullough, Bryce Taylor and Nathan Fitzgerald were named to the second team. MSU also picked up two individual accolades as Spence, a junior back, was named Defensive Player of the Year and head coach Doug Elder earned co-Coach of the Year honors for the third consecutive year.
Incarnate Word had three claim special awards with first-teamers Callum Riley and James Nero named Offensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, respectively, while John Smith was tabbed co-Coach of the Year.
Rounding out the All-Conference first team were UIW’s Jesus Cortez, West Texas A&M’s Nicki Nielsen, Ben Everson and Dominic Furness and Eastern New Mexico’s Emerson Rodrigues and Andy Wilkinson.
2010 LSC MEN’S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Player Team Year Hometown
B James Nero Incarnate Word Fr. Charlotte, NC
B Ryan Spence Midwestern State Jr. Decatur, Texas
B Nicki Nielsen West Texas A&M Sr. Denmark
B Dean Lovegrove Midwestern State Jr. London, England
F Emerson Rodrigues Eastern New Mexico Sr. Brazil
F Callum Riley Incarnate Word Jr. Lutterworth, England
F David Freeland Midwestern State Jr. Midland, Texas
F Ben Everson West Texas A&M Sr. Middlesbrough
MF Jesus Cortez Incarnate Word Jr. San Antonio, Texas
MF Paulo Teixeira Midwestern State Sr. Brockton, Mass.
MF Dominic Furness West Texas A&M Jr. Middlesbrough
MF Andy Wilkinson Eastern New Mexico Fr. England
MF Sam Broadbent Midwestern State Sr. London, England
GK Raul Herrera Midwestern State Sr. Dallas, Texas
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Player Team Year Hometown
B Freddy Dominguez West Texas A&M Sr. El Paso, Texas
B Bo Evans Northeastern State Sr. Duncanville, Texas
B Andrai Hill Northeastern State Jr. Muskogee, Oklahoma
F Martin Fuentes West Texas A&M Fr. El Paso, Texas
F Tex McCullough Midwestern State Jr. Plano, Texas
MF Bryce Taylor Midwestern State Sr. Broken Arrow, Okla.
MF Kal Herbert Eastern New Mexico So. England
MF Justin Odette Incarnate Word Sr. Tyler, Texas
MF Nathan Fitzgerald Midwestern State Jr. Wichita Falls, Texas
GK Sebastian Furness West Texas A&M Jr. Middlesbrough
HONORABLE MENTION
Pos. Player Team Year Hometown
MF Zach Schmoker Northeastern State Sr. Catoosa, Okla.
MF Alfredo Chavez West Texas A&M So. Amarillo, Texas
MF Cory Cipollone Northeastern State So. Garland, Texas
SPECIAL AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Year: Callum Riley, Incarnate Word
Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Spence, Midwestern State
Freshman of the Year: James Nero, Incarnate Word
Coach of the Year: Doug Elder, Midwestern State and John Smith, Incarnate Word