October 9, 2006Benjamin named PBC Player of the Weekpacersports.comSenior defender Wacey Benjamin has been named the Peach Belt Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. The selection marks the first time a Pacer player has earned the distinction since 1999. Benjamin had a standout week for USCA, who defeated two conference foes to vault to the top of the Peach Belt standings for the first time ever this deep into a season. Primarily counted on to anchor the Pacer defense, Benjamin added some offense in USCA’s upset over #20 Lander. The senior’s 69th minute goal proved to be the game-winner in the 2-1 victory. The Couva, Trinidad, native also made a huge impact defensively, helping to shutout Lander over the game’s final 83 minutes before leading the Pacers to a 2-0 shutout win over North Georgia on Saturday. That win gave the Pacers the lead in the Peach Belt with only three games remaining. Benjamin has now scored two goals on the season while helping the defense to a 0.75 goals
against average in conference play.
St. Louis named Mid-Continent Conference Offensive Player of the Weekougrizzlies.comFreshman Stefan St. Louis (Chaguanas, Trinidad) was named Mid-Continent Conference Offensive Player of the Week. He was selected for his efforts in guiding Oakland to a pair of 2-1 victories over Michigan State and IUPUI last week. St. Louis netted the game-winning goal in both Golden Grizzly wins. He has registered three goals in his last four contests, all game winners; he currently leads the team in scoring with four goals and eight points. This is the first offensive player of the week award for St. Louis.
October 8, 2006Simba roarsSimba Aberdeen (former Queen's Royal College) had a goal and an assist for the Golden Griffins in a 4-0 over Rider University. Simba gave Canisius College the lead in the 34
th minute when he received a cross from McGreal and slotted it home. Aberdeen returned the favour to McGreal when he set him up to score a goal in the 82
nd minute.
McAuley's goal in vainUniversity of Evansville was given a 1-0 lead by Ian McAuley (former St. Anthony's College) when he scored in the 21
st minute. Unfortunately, Eastern Illinois University scored twice in the next 11 minutes and ended up 3-1 winners. It was McAuley's seventh goal of the season, which makes him joint top scorer.
October 7, 2006Gardner hat-trickFormer Fatima College midfielder Sherman Gardner led Montreat College to a 4-2 win over Coker College, as he buried a hat-trick. All of Sherman's goals came in the first half.
Gilkes scores his sixthBrandon Gilkes helped to give his coach Chris Waterbury his 300th coaching victory when he found himself amongst the scorers in SUNY Plattsburgh's 5-0 demolition of SUNY New Paltz. Gilkes scored his team-leading sixth goal in the 61
st minute.
Stewart gets among the goalsRyan Stewart's header in the 67
th minute was his sixth goal of the season and helped Lindsey Wilson College to whip Mid-Continent University 6-1. Ryan is now joint top-scorer for his school.
Bartholomew finds the onion bagFreshman Dwayne Bartholomew (former El Dorado Secondary Comprehensive) opened the scoring for Hunter College in the 67
th minute of the game, but Brooklyn Colleg fought back to earn a 2-2 draw
Johnson leads USC Aiken to first placeDurell Johnson (former St. Benedict's College) got the better of fellow compatriots Kelvon Morris and Sheldon Best when he scored in the 16
th minute of play to spur University of South Carolina Aiken to a 2-0 win over North Georgia College. The win moved USC Aiken to first place in the Peach Belt Conference.
St. Louis in formFreshman Stefan St. Louis (former Fatima College) helped Oakland University surge past host Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis 2-1. St. Louis scored off a header in the 79
th minute. It was his second game-winner in as many contests.
Farrier’s goal and assist lead OwlsAncil Farrier (former Naparima College) scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Southern Connecticut State University men’s soccer team over Assumption College 3-1. Farrier's assist came in the 40th minute and his goal came when the Owls were awarded a penalty kick which he promptly dispatched to the back of the net.
Douglas makes NJIT pay the penaltyFrederick Douglas (former Queen's Royal College) scored a penalty in the 43
rd minute for Philadelphia University in a 3-2 win over New Jersey Institute of Technology.
October 6, 2006Gilkes leads from the frontBrandon Gilkes scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 59
th minute as SUNY Plattsburgh routed SUNY Institute of Technology 4-0.
Ryan Williams earns a drawFreshman Ryan Williams scored his second goal of the year in the 52
nd minute as Long Island University picked up its first conference point of the season with a 1-1 tie against Quinnipiac University.
Denny's penalty is not enoughKyle Denny (former St. Mary's College) converted a penalty kick in the 64th minute to level the game at 1-1, but Skidmore College went on to score two more goals to take the match 3-1.
October 4, 2006All about the BenjaminsWacey Benjamin's (former St. Benedict's College) controversial goal gives USC Aiken their first win over a nationally ranked team since 2002 as they defeated Lander University 2-1.
Here is the description of the goal:
The Pacers threw the ball in play where it rolled out to Wacey Benjamin. The defender drilled a shot past Lander keeper Garrett Daum and into the net. The Lander coaching staff and many players did not think the goal counted, as some of them thought that play was stopped due to an apparent substitution. However, the whistle never blew and the goal stood. Lost in the controversy was Benjamin’s impressive goal, which was a beautiful curving shot from 25 yards out that Daum had no chance to get his hands on. Benjamin’s second goal of the season proved to be the game-winner in the 69
th minute.
Crooks with a goal and assistKevin Crooks (former Signal Hill Senior Comprehensive) was instrumental in Clayton College & State University's 4-2 win over North Greenville University. Crooks was the provider of Hailab Habtom's goal in the 8th minute. Crooks scored his goal in the 14
th minute on an assist by Habtom.
October 4, 2006Game-winner St. Louisourgrizzlies.comFreshman Stefan St. Louis (Chaguanas, Trinidad) registered the game-winning goal in the 69
th minute to propel Oakland’s men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Michigan State. With the win Oakland improves to 4-8 overall while Michigan State falls to 6-4-1. St. Louis battled an MSU defender one-on-one at the 25-yard line, won the ball and went in on a clean breakaway up the middle. He beat Tillman wide for his third goal of the year and his second game-winner in the last three matches.
October 2, 2006Gardner double blanks King CollegeSherman Gardner (former Fatima College) scored two goals for Montreat College as they blanked King College 2-0.
