Four Bishops named to 2005 NSCAA All-South Region team

Rocky Mount, NC - The North Carolina Wesleyan men’s soccer program is pleased to announce that four of its players have received NSCAA All-South Region accolades.  USA South Rookie of the Year Philip Lyding and sophomore Lucas Fuentes were named to the second team, while senior Jon Dyer (pictured) and sophomore Alimamy Kargbo were third team selections.  Dyer and Fuentes were honored at the forward slots, while Lyding and Kargbo were honored in the midfield.  All four were previously honored as first-team All-Conference selections in November. 

With ten goals and three assists, Dyer led the Bishops in scoring this past season with 23 points.  In his first season with the Bishops, Lyding became the second consecutive NCWC player to be named Rookie of the Year after notching six goals and nine assists as Wesleyan’s third leading scorer.  Kargbo tallied nine assists on the season, while last year’s USA South Rookie of the Year Fuentes recorded five goals and five assists. 

Below are the complete All-South Region teams. 

First Team
Nick Warner, GK, Randolph-Macon     
Donny Smith, B, Roanoke   
Tony Falvino, B, Greensboro  
Derrick Lott, B, Washington & Lee          
Karl Dix, M, Emory  
Chris Ports, M, York    
Ryan Cassell, M, Virginia Wesleyan  
Bill Whittington, F, Salisbury    
Scott McDowell, F, York  
Chris Keating, F, Roanoke     
Kelvin Murray, F, Virginia Wesleyan

Second Team
Matt Brown, GK, Greensboro                      
Dan Thrailkill, B, Salisbury                           
John Sowell, B, Maryville                             
Matt Beale, B, York                                   
Philip Lyding, M, NC Wesleyan                                  
Matt Cooper, M, Randolph-Macon             
Tim Lane, M, Salisbury                         
Elliott Stallings, F, Roanoke                            
Chris Mills, F, Salisbury                           
Lucas Fuentes, F, NC Wesleyan                                  
Andrew Wheeler, F, York                                    

Third Team
Adam Gutzman, GK, Maryville        
Matt Kauffman, B, Emory   
Drew Jamison, B, Lynchburg
Jamie Flynn, B, Randolph-Macon 
Daniel Fogarty, M, CNU                           
Adam Shank, M, Eastern Mennonite       
Jon Dyer, M, NC Wesleyan                                  
Galen Small, F, CNU               
Nathan Graham, F, St. Mary's    
Alamani Kargbo, F, NC Wesleyan              
Grant Dickens,  F, Hampden-Sydney