2003 NESCAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams Announced
Williams' Stephenson
Named Player of the Year for Second Consecutive
Season
HARTFORD, Conn. – Williams
senior Khari Stephenson was named the 2003 NESCAC Player of the
Year by the conference coaches. Stephenson, a first-team
All-American in 2002, led the conference in goals (15) and points
(34) as Williams won their third straight NESCAC Championship.
Stephenson is joined on the first
team by senior forward Ryan Olsen. Olsen, a second team selection
in 2002, contributed seven assists for a Williams squad that is
13-1-1 and currently ranked third in the nation.
Bowdoin placed four members on the
all-conference first team. Junior forward Bobby Desilets finished
second in the conference in points (28) and goals (12). Sophomore
midfielder Andrew Russo led the Polar Bears with six assists and
added eight goals for a Bowdoin squad that finished 13-2-2 and
earned an NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship bid.
Junior defender Danny Sullivan and senior goalkeeper Travis Derr
were also named to the all-conference first squad. Sullivan and
Derr combined to post eight shutouts this season and have allowed
only three goals in the team’s last 11 games.
Middlebury senior defenders Pat
Saunders and Jason Griffiths were both honored on the
all-conference squad. Griffiths, a two-time first-team selection,
and Saunders anchored a defense which led the league in scoring
defense allowing just 9 goals in 16 games.
A trio of seniors, Amherst’s
Franklin Perry, Trinity’s Phil Flakes and Wesleyan’s
Nick Vincent, round out the first team selections. Flakes, earned
all-conference recognition for the fourth time. Trinity’s
senior midfielder was a first team honoree in 2000, 2002 and again
this season. Perry, the 2000 Rookie of the Year and second-team
honoree each of the past two seasons, led Amherst with nine goals
and 19 points from his forward position. Vincent, a senior
defender, earned first-team honors after being named to the second
team a year ago.
Williams’ Brett Olsen,
brother of first team selection Ryan Olsen, was named NESCAC Rookie
of the Year. Olsen scored eight goals and added seven assists
helping the Ephs to their third straight NCAA Championship
appearance.
Williams head coach Mike Russo was
recognized by his peers as the NESCAC Coach of the Year. After
dropping the season opener, Russo’s squad is unbeaten in 14
consecutive contests.
NESCAC all-conference selections
are determined in a vote by the conference coaches.
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2003 NESCAC Men's Soccer
All-Conference
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| First Team
| School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| F
| Franklin Perry
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Hartford, Conn.
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| F
| Bobby Desilets
| Bowdoin
| Jr.
| Mapleville, R.I.
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| F
| Ryan Olsen
| Williams
| Sr.
| Norwell, Mass.
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| M
| Andrew Russo
| Bowdoin
| So.
| Weymouth, Mass.
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| M
| Phil Flakes
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Medway, Mass.
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| Khari Stephenson
| Williams
| Sr.
| Kingston, Jamaica
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| D
| Danny Sullivan
| Bowdoin
| Jr.
| Portsmouth, N.H.
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| D
| Jason Griffiths
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Gauteng, South Africa
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| Pat Saunders
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Morristown, N.J.
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| Nick Vincent
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| Norwich, Vt.
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| GK
| Travis Derr
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Berlin, Conn.
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| Second Team
| School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| F
| Anthony Silva
| Bates
| Sr.
| Salem, Mass.
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| Evan Berding
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Roanoke, Va.
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| Brett Olsen
| Williams
| Fr.
| Norwell, Mass.
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| M
| Tim Canon
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Easthampton, Mass.
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| John Sales
| Middlebury
| Fr.
| Chatham, Ill.
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| M
| Brian Mikel
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Tucson, Az.
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| Josh Bolton
| Williams
| So.
| Penfield, N.Y.
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| Mike York
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Natick, Mass.
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| Nick Colacchio
| Middlebury
| Jr.
| Norwich, Vt.
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| Javier Gaston-Greenberg
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Brooklyn, N.Y.
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| GK
| Nick Armington
| Williams
| So.
| Wenham, Mass.
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| Player of the Year
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| Khari Stephenson
| Williams
| Sr.
| Kingston, Jamaica
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| Rookie of the Year
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| Brett Olsen
| Williams
| Fr.
| Norwell, Mass.
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| Coach of the Year
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| Mike Russo
| Williams
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