ODAC Announces All-Conference Men’s Soccer Squad

VWC’s Murray Named ODAC Player of the Year

Salem, Va. - - Virginia Wesleyan’s Kelvin Murray was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Men’s Soccer Player of the Year at a meeting of the conference coaches recently. Bridgewater College head coach Mike Brizendine was selected as the ODAC’s top coach while the Eagles’ In Meang was named Rookie of the Year.

A sophomore from Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes, Murray led the Marlins with 44 points on 15 goals and 14 assists. He finished first in the conference in points per game (2.44) and assists per game (0.78), and finished second in the ODAC in goals per game with 0.83 per contest.

A freshman forward from Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley, Meang led the Eagles with 32 points on 11 goals and 10 assists. He ranked third in the conference in points with 1.78 per game. Meang also ranked second in the league in assists (0.56 apg) and fifth in goals per game with 0.61 per outing.

Bridgewater’s Mike Brizendine was selected by his peers as the ODAC’s top coach after leading the Eagles to a school-record 12 wins in 2003. The Eagles’ future looks bright, as they will lose just three players to graduation. Brizendine has tallied a 27-24 overall record through his first three seasons with Bridgewater.

A complete listing of the All-ODAC First and Second Teams can be found below:

First Team

GK—Sean Wheaton, Va. Wesleyan

B-Bobby Hillmann, Hampden-Sydney

B-Glen Hayman, Roanoke

B-Peter Miller, Washington and Lee

B-TJ Muse, Guilford

MF-Noam Sorek, Guilford

MF-Jon Williamson, Bridgewater

MF-Donny Smith, Roanoke

MF-Marcus Jackson, Hampden-Sydney

F-Kelvin Murray, Va. Wesleyan

F-Tim Imafidon, Guilford

F-Matt Brock, Bridgewater

F-Clayton Suydam, Eastern Mennonite

Second Team

GK-Harper Thorsen, Roanoke

B-Caleb Hill, Va. Wesleyan

B-Jamie Flynn, Randolph-Macon

B-Chris Mills, Va. Wesleyan

B-Chris Cadogan, Hampden-Sydney

MF-Darriel Cannon, Guilford

MF-Chris Hignett, Bridgewater

MF-Ryan Cassell, Va. Wesleyan

MF-Matt Greene, Va. Wesleyan

F-Brian Pirkle, Washington and Lee

F-Elliott Stallings, Roanoke

F-In Meang, Bridgewater

F-Pat Whitehead, Hampden-Sydney

Player of the Year: Kelvin Murray, Virginia Wesleyan

Coach of the Year: Mike Brizendine, Bridgewater

Rookie of the Year: In Meang, Bridgewater