Nine Men’s Soccer Players Named MAAC All-Academicgogriffs.comThe Canisius College men's soccer team led all schools with nine players on the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
Junior Brian Brehm (Lancaster, N.Y.), junior Curtis Campbell (Cincinnatus, N.Y.), senior David Carpenter (Lockport, N.Y.), senior Mike Farrell (Tonawanda, N.Y.), junior Matt Houghton (Holmes, N.Y.),
senior Akil Jordan (San Fernando, Trinidad), sophomore James McKenna (Spencer, N.Y.), sophomore Ryan Miller (Tonawanda, N.Y.) and junior Patrick Owcarz (Clarence, N.Y.) earned the honor.
Brehm (right) played in 16 games this season and netted one goal, and Campbell saw action in 15 contests. Carpenter played in eight games, while Farrell played in 17 contests and finished third on the team in scoring with two goals and two assists.
Houghton, a goalkeeper, played in 15 games and registered a 1.96 goals against average and a .795 save percentage.
Jordan netted a goal and an assist and played in all 18 contests, while McKenna posted two assists in 13 games. Miller played in five games before an injury forced him out of action, and Owcarz, a goalkeeper, made 13 saves in five contests.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution, be a starter or significant reserve and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.