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December 19, 2007 Coaches Tab Three SIUE Men's Soccer Players All-American EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has three men's soccer All-Americans, according to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Junior forward Dustin Attarian (St. Louis), sophomore midfielder Randy Roy (St. Louis), and senior goalkeeper Greg Crook (Columbia) all were named to the second team. "Having three players chosen is a great testimony to how coaches respect the top players of our program," said SIUE coach Ed Huneke. The Cougars finished the season with an 11-4-3 record and a No. 20 national ranking, advancing to the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional finals for the fourth consecutive year. It was SIUE's final year of NCAA Division II play in men's soccer as the Cougars will be making the transition back to NCAA Division I play. SIUE played Division I men's soccer from 1973 to 1995 before joining the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Attarian finished as the team's leading scorer with 10 goals and one assist. His six game-winning goals was the most by a Cougar since Mike Ngonyani recorded six back in the 2002 season. "Dustin's attacking instincts and style caused much concern with our opponents," said Huneke. Roy posted two goals, including the game winner against Missouri-St. Louis. He also earned honorable mention All-American honors from Daktronics. While not necessarily a scorer this season, Roy was a key reason for SIUE outscoring its opponents 34-11. "Randy's work ethic and toughness at midfield disrupted many teams' possession," noted Huneke. Crook completed his career with a 0.66 goals against average. He grabbed a career-high 56 saves in 207. Crook finished 2007 with a 0.55 goals against average, which placed him No. 4 in the nation. His save percentage of .848 was eighth best nationally. "Greg's athletic ability made him a force up high and quick down low," said Huneke. Crook also was named an honorable mention All-American by Daktronics. Below is the complete list of honorees. 2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men's Division II All-America Team First Team Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown K, James Thorpe **, Sr., Franklin Pierce University, East Longmeadow, Mass. D, Andy Bacon, Sr., Northern Kentucky University, Middletown Ohio D, Bisharra Ettienne *, Sr., Franklin Pierce University, East Elmhurst, N.Y. D, Ancil Farrier, Jr., Southern Connecticut State University, Los Bajos, Trinidad M, Anthony Capurro *, Sr., Northern Kentucky University, Cincinnati, Ohio M, John Fishbaugher, Sr., Seattle University, Redmond, Wash. M, Matias Pietropinto, Jr., University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Leominster, Mass. M, Matthew Lacey, So., Lees-McRae College, Norwich, England F, Andrew Bailey *, Jr., Sonoma State University, Davis, Calif. F, Braden Bishop, So., Northern Kentucky University, Centerville, Ohio F, Jimmy McHenry, Sr., University of West Florida, Tallahassee, Fla. F, Sammy Rivas, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Calif. F, Lee Squires, So., Lees-McRae College, Sheffield, England Second Team K, Greg Crook, Sr., SIU Edwardsville, Columbia, Ill. D, Ben Clark, Sr., Wingate University, Chesterfield, England D, Adam Frazer, Sr., University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala. D, Jamie Ramm, So., Lander University, Scarborough, England M, Edens Chery, Sr., University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Brockton, Mass. M, Ahmad Ihmeidan, Jr., Midwestern State University, Fort Smith, Ark. M, Randy Roy, So., SIU Edwardsville, St. Louis, Mo. F, Dustin Attarian, Jr., SIU Edwardsville, St. Louis, Mo. F, Berin Boracic, Jr., Lees-McRae College, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia F, David Clifton, Sr., Franklin Pierce University, London, England F, Tommy Heinemann, So., Rockhurst University, St. Louis, Mo. Third Team K, Juan Garcia, Jr., University of West Florida, Bogota, Colombia D, Lee Porter, Jr., Lynn University, Repton, England D, Nick Evans *, Sr., University of the Incarnate Word, Aberaeron, Wales D, Kevin Gallaugher, So., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Walnut, Calif. D, Thomas Ostvold, So., Carson-Newman College, Stavanger, Norway M, Kyle Cupid, Sr., New York Institute of Technology, Chaguanas, Trinidad M, Nestor Hernandez, So., Lewis University, Chicago, Ill. M, Carl Rydin, So., Dowling College, Gothenburg, Sweden F, Dwight Barnett, Sr., Lynn University, Jamaica, N.Y. F, Jonathan Maloney, Jr., University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala. F, Leandro Pereira, So., Lincoln Memorial University, Brasilia, Brazil *indicates prior selection -siue cougars- | ||