LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Trinity University, which has won 13 of the last 15 conference titles, posted seven 20-plus win seasons and advanced to every NCAA Tournament in that time span, was recognized with 15 honorees among the 22 impressive student-athletes selected to the Southern College Athletic Conference’s 30th Anniversary men’s soccer team. Complete Release
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will be announcing 30th Anniversary teams in 21 sports throughout the 2020-21 academic year. The league selected 15th Anniversary teams during the 2005-06 academic year – those selections can be found here.
The SCAC's 30th Anniversary teams were selected through balloting by present coaches in each sport as well as administrators. Athletes who participated in conference competition between the fall of 2005 through the spring of 2020 and had been named to at least two All-SCAC teams and/or were a selected as a Player-of-the-Year in their respective sport were eligible for selection.
Colorado College, coming off its 2019 SCAC regular season title, placed three members on the squad. Texas Lutheran University, the 2019 SCAC Tournament Champion, along with Austin College each had one selection. Former league member Oglethorpe University, which won the 2011 SCAC title, was honored with two selections to the all-anniversary team.
SCAC MEN'S SOCCER – 30TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM
- Luis Green, Texas Lutheran University – Forward
- Matt Fechter, Colorado College – Forward
- Yuri Ribeiro, Trinity University – Forward
- Austin Michaelis, Trinity University – Forward
- Patrick Floeck, Trinity University – Forward
- Tyrone Petrakis, Trinity University – Midfielder
- Zach Garcia, Trinity University – Midfielder
- Noe Casanova, Trinity University – Midfielder
- Max Grossenbacher, Colorado College – Midfielder
- Victor Araujo, Trinity University – Midfielder
- Christian Sakshaug, Trinity University – Midfielder
- Phillip Le, Austin College – Midfielder
- Tom Carwile, Trinity University – Defender
- Kyle Altman, Trinity University – Defender
- Laurence Wyke, Trinity University – Defender
- Eddie Ho, Trinity University – Defender
- David Mueller, Oglethorpe University – Defender
- Mark Lavery, Oglethorpe University – Defender
- Brady Johnston, Trinity University – Defender
- Denny Mask, Trinity University – Defender
- Matt Cardone, Trinity University – Goalkeeper
- Theo Hooker, Colorado College – Goalkeeper
Five forwards make an appearance on the All-Anniversary team including Luis Green of Texas Lutheran, Matt Fechter of Colorado College and Yuri Ribeiro, Austin Michaelis and Patrick Floeck of Trinity University.
Green, one of just two current student-athletes on the all-anniversary team, has exploded onto the scene in two seasons at the collegiate level. The 2018 SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year, Green was also named SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year in both 2018 and 2019. Since the award began in 2003, Green is one of just two athletes to earn the distinction of SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year in back-to-back seasons. Through his first two seasons, Green has buried 38 goals (18 in 2018, 20 in 2019) and assisted on five others for 81 points. He led the SCAC in points, points per game, goals and goals scored per game in both his freshman and sophomore seasons. His current average of 0.97 goals scored per game is ranked second all-time in SCAC history and his 2.077 points per game currently sits fifth all-time. After helping guide the Bulldogs to their first-ever SCAC Tournament title and a trip to the 2019 NCAA Tournament, Green was elevated to second-team All-American after earning third-team honors as a freshman in 2018.
Fechter was a four-time All-SCAC First Team honoree during his career at Colorado College – one of just nine players in league history to secure this distinction – and was the conference’s Offensive Player-of-the-Year in both 2011 and 2012 after winning Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2009. Ninth all-time in SCAC history with 121 points (44 goals and 33 assists), Fechter twice led the league in total assists for the year with 11 in 2011 15 in 2012 and led the SCAC in total points (47) and goals (16) in 2012. A four-time All-Region honoree, including First Team honors in 2011 and 2012, he capped his career with Second Team All-America honors as a junior and First Team All-America honors as a senior.
Ribeiro, a three-time All-SCAC First Team selection (2010, 2012, 2013), finished his Trinity career with 40 goals and 38 assists for 118 points, currently 10th all-time in SCAC history. His 38 total assists rank him fourth all-time in conference history. As a freshman, Ribeiro paced the league with 15 goals en route to earning SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year and then as a senior led the conference in both points (38) and assists (18) to capture 2013 SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors. A 2010, 2012 and 2013 First Team All-West Region honoree, Ribeiro was also a five-time All-America recipient including First Team recognition in 2012.
Trinity’s Michaelis earned First Team All-SCAC honors three consecutive years (2016, 2017 and 2018) and was named SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year as a junior (2017) after he led the league in both goals (15) and points (35). Michaelis, a three-time All-West Region First Team honoree and three-time All-American – including First Team recognition in 2016 – finished his career with 43 goals and 20 assists for a total of 106 points.
Floeck was a three-time All-SCAC performer, including First Team nods his junior (2007) and senior (2008) seasons. A prolific goal scorer (he led the league in scoring both 2007 and 2008), Floeck is tied for fifth all-time in SCAC history with 53 career goals. As a junior, Floeck paced the SCAC with 19 goals (T-11th most for a single SCAC season) and 41 points on his way to capturing the league’s Offensive Player-of-the-Year award. He earned a slot on the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team when Trinity made it to the 2007 national championship match. Floeck added 11 career assists to go along with his 53 goals for a total of 117 points and capped his career by earning Second Team All-America honors as a senior.
The 30th Anniversary team is comprised of seven midfielders with five of those honorees coming from Trinity – Tyrone Petrakis, Zach Garcia, Noe Casanova, Victor Araujo and Christian Sakshaug. Max Grossenbacher of Colorado College and Phillip Le of Austin College rounded out the other two midfielder slots.
Petrakis earned All-SCAC honors all four years of his Trinity career, including First Team accolades in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He finished his career with 28 goals and 22 assists for a total of 78 points. Petrakis earned All-American honors his final three seasons in San Antonio, concluding with First Team All-Region and Second Team All-America certifications his senior season.
Garcia orchestrated an outstanding career at Trinity that included SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors as a junior in 2010 sandwiched between three consecutive First Team All-SCAC honors. He collected First Team All-Region accolades from 2009-2011 and punctuated his career with back-to-back First Team All-America honors as a junior and senior. Garcia finished with 19 goals and 12 assists for a total of 50 points during his four years with the Tigers.
Trinity’s Casanova collected three All-SCAC distinctions during his career – highlighted by a First Team nod and SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year accolades as a senior in 2008. During that season, Casanova set an SCAC single season record with 19 assists and was named both First Team All-Region and All-American. His 41 career assists are second all-time in SCAC history and, combined with 19 goals, Casanova finished with 79 total points.
Araujo was a two-time First Team All-SCAC selection (2012 and 2013) and led the league with 10 assists as a senior to collect his third consecutive All-SCAC certificate in 2014 when he landed on the Second Team. A two-time First Team All-Region performer to pair with All-America accolades in 2013 (Second Team) and 2014 (Third Team), Araujo finished his career at Trinity with 26 goals and 25 assists for 77 total points.
Sakshaug was a three-time First Team All-SCAC Team honoree during his career at Trinity and was the conference’s Offensive Player-of-the-Year in 2017 after winning Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2015. Sakshaug, who tied for the league lead in goals in 2015 (9) and paced the SCAC in assists in both 2016 (11) and 2017 (9), finished with a total of 21 goals and 26 assists for 68 career points. He also earned three consecutive First Team All-Region accolades from 2015 to 2017 and was named Third Team All-American in 2015 and Second Team All-American in 2016.
Colorado College’s Grossenbacher was a three-time All-SCAC performer, including First Team recognition in 2014 and 2015. He earned SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors in 2015 after becoming just the second player in conference history to lead the league in points (27), goals (9) and assists (9) in a single season – joining former CC Tiger and 30th All-Anniversary team member Matt Fechter who first accomplished the feat in 2012. Grossenbacher finished his career with 21 goals and 16 assists for a total of 58 points – capped with First Team All-Region and Third Team All-America honors as a senior.
Austin College’s Le was a three-time First Team All-SCAC performer – earning top honors in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He led the league in scoring with 16 goals as a sophomore in 2016 and finished his career with 33 goals and 13 assists for 79 total points. A three-time All-Region honoree, Le closed out his time in Sherman with back-to-back Second Team honors as a junior and senior.
Eight defenders earned places on the All-Anniversary team including Tom Carwile, Kyle Altman, Laurence Wyke, Eddie Ho, Brady Johnston, and Denny Mask of Trinity, along with David Mueller and Mark Lavery of Oglethorpe.
The 2015 SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year, Carwile posted three First Team All-SCAC seasons in 2013, 2014 and 2015 after earning SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year honors in 2012. During his four years in San Antonio, Carwile helped a defense that posted the lowest team goals-against-average and most shutouts each season he suited up for the Tigers, highlighted be his senior campaign when Trinity allowed just nine goals and secured 18 shutouts. The 18 shutouts are the most by a conference squad in a single season the last 15 years and the second-most in conference history. A Second Team All-American in 2014 and a First Team All-American as a senior in 2015, Carwile finished his career with 23 goals and four assists for a total of 50 points.
Altman is the league’s only two-time Defensive Player-of-the-Year honoree – taking top honors in both 2006 and 2007. He earned First Team All-SCAC honors three times and helped Trinity to 44 shutouts in 87 career games. Offensively, Altman chipped in with 23 goals and 14 assists for 60 career points. A two-time First Team All-American (2006 and 2007), Altman helped anchor a defense that led Trinity to a National Runner-Up finish in 2007 with a record of 23-1.
Despite playing just two seasons at Trinity, Wyke made the most of his time, earning First Team All-SCAC honors in both 2015 and 2016 and the league’s Defensive Player-of-the-Year honor his last year in San Antonio. He scored 11 goals and dished out four assists for 26 total points and helped post 32 total shutouts in his two seasons for the Tigers. A two-time First Team All-Region performer, Wyke also earned First Team All-American honors in 2016.
A three-time First Team All-SCAC performer, Ho capped off his career at Trinity by earning 2005 SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year. Ho was a member of Trinity’s 2003 team that posted an SCAC record 19 shutouts and a 0.2893 goals-against-average en route to the program’s perfect 24-0 National Championship season. As a senior, Ho earned First Team All-American honors and finished his four years in San Antonio with 11 goals and 23 assists for a total of 45 points.
Johnston joins TLUs Green as the only other current student-athlete to make the All-Anniversary team. He is a two-time All-SCAC performer, which includes his 2018 campaign where he earned both an all-conference First Team nod and the league’s Defensive Player-of-the-Year award. He also earned First Team All-Region and All-American honors that season and currently has 42 total points with 16 goals and 10 assists heading into the 2021 spring campaign.
Trinity’s Mask was a three-time First Team All-SCAC player – earning the recognition in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He anchored a defense that accounted for 33 shutouts during his three seasons in San Antonio and offensively he chipped in with eight goals over that stretch. A three-time First Team All-Region performer, Mask also earned Third Team All-American honors in 2010.
Mueller was a four-time First Team All-SCAC selection during his stellar career at Oglethorpe – one of just nine athletes in SCAC history to achieve this accomplishment – and was the SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2004. Displaying his versatility, Mueller finished his four years in Atlanta with 19 goals and 15 assists for a total of 53 points. A 2018 Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Mueller earned Third Team All-American honors as a junior in 2006 and helped the Petrels post 19 shutouts during his career.
Oglethorpe’s Lavery was a two-time All-SCAC performer, highlighted by his First Team selection and Defensive Player-of-the-Year honor in 2011. That season, Lavery finished fifth on the team with 16 points on six goals and four assists as he led the Petrels to an SCAC Tournament Title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. He capped his career with both a First Team All-Region and All-American certificate in 2011.
Two goalkeepers earned 30th anniversary distinction, including Matt Cardone of Trinity and Theo Hooker of Colorado College.
The league’s Newcomer-of-the-Year in 2011, Cardone was a four-time All-SCAC performer which included First Team selections in 2011, 2013 and 2014. He posted the lowest goals-against-average in the SCAC in back-to-back seasons (2012 and 2013) and his career 0.5360 GAA is fourth best in conference history. He finished his Trinity career with 227 saves, allowing just 40 goals in nearly 6,800 minutes of action, while posting a .850 save percentage. Cardone was a three-time First Team All-Region honoree and twice a First Team All-American selection (2012 and 2014).
Colorado College’s Hooker was a four-time All-SCAC goalkeeper with First Team distinction claimed in both 2016 and 2017. He bookended his career as an SCAC major award winner with Newcomer-of-the-Year honors in 2014 and Defensive Player-of-the-Year accolades as a senior. He finished his career with 215 saves, allowed just 48 total goals, and his 0.6328 goals-against-average ranks sixth all-time in SCAC history. A three-time All-Region honoree, Hooker earned First Team distinction in 2016 and was also named First Team All-American that same season.
The SCAC was formed in 1991 after a reorganization of its predecessor, the College Athletic Conference (CAC). The CAC dates to 1962 with four charter members: Centre College, Southwestern @ Memphis (now Rhodes College), Sewanee-The University of the South, and Washington & Lee (Va.) University. Washington (Mo.) University joined the CAC later that same year.
The SCAC was formed to provide an association through which the member institutions may encourage organized competition in intercollegiate sports among teams representative of their respective student bodies. Members of this conference share a commitment to priority of the overall quality of academic standards and quality educational experiences.
