Fayetteville, NC – The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2014 All-Conference listing in men’s soccer with Piedmont College veteran VINCENT THOMAS earning a spot on the listing for the first time in his career. Thomas becomes just the second Lion to take All-Conference honors in the last three seasons since PC became a USA South member in 2012 and is the most decorated of the two having taken 2nd team status on today’s listing.
Better known as “Slim” to his Piedmont soccer teammates, Thomas took All-Conference status after his best season yet as a Lion tallying nine goals and six assists in 2014, both of which were marks that either led the team outright or tied for the top spot in the column. His career-high 24 points on the year were the best amongst the Green and Gold and also put him in the top five in the league as did his six assists on the season.
A graduating senior for PC, Thomas will likely leave a large void upon his departure from the program as he accounted for the most goals (18) over the last two seasons of any Lion. However, more impressive may be just how valuable his goals have been as he has scored seven game-winning goals in that same time span, the most by any Lion since Thomas replaced former GSAC Freshman of the Year Sidney Smith up top as Smith tallied eight from 2011 to 2012.
Goalkeeper KENNETH HEARN took the team’s All-Sportsmanship spot. As the #7 seed in the USA South Championship field, the Lions were recently eliminated from the league’s postseason tournament with a 1-0 loss in the quarterfinals at Covenant College. Piedmont wraps up 2014 with a 7-12 overall record and a 4-6 mark in the USA South regular season to post their best finish since joining the league three seasons ago.
The 2014 USA South Men’s Soccer All-Conference Team:
First Team
Forward
Snoopy Davidson, Covenant
Eirik Nordseth, Methodist
Shaun Watt, Greensboro
Midfield
Samba Cande, N.C. Wesleyan
Craig Gage, Greensboro
Payne Fisher, Maryville
Joel Friesen, Covenant
Defense
Builder Brock, Covenant
Drew Clukey, Greensboro
Sean MacDonald, Methodist
Goalkeeper
Ben Munger, Maryville Second Team
Forward
Nathan Brown, Averett
Charles Chapin, N.C. Wesleyan
VINCENT THOMAS, Piedmont
Midfield
George Dimopoulos, Greensboro
Nahom Hargwoin, Methodist
Drew Wiltse, N.C. Wesleyan
Defense
Tobias Andreasson, Averett
Ben Gold, Methodist
Hunter Harrison, Covenant
Thomas Palmer, Maryville
Goalkeeper
Logan Rohde, Greensboro Honorable Mention
Forward
Ian Meredith, Covenant
Keith Ricks, Ferrum
Midfield
Seth Harrison, Methodist
David Korneliusson, Methodist
Defense
Mario Andrade, N.C. Wesleyan
Liam Buckley, Greensboro
Goalkeeper
Daniel Kubin, Covenant
Alex Rabone, Methodist
All-Sportsmanship Team
Christopher Koenig, Averett
Hudson Brock, Covenant
Rucker Shipp, Ferrum
Drew Clukey, Greensboro
Zach den Besten, Huntingdon
David Flores, LaGrange
Ben Munger, Maryville
Stefan Cyvin, Methodist
Drew Wiltse, N.C. Wesleyan
KENNETH HEARN, Piedmont
Phillip Peaden, William Peace
