Nov 11 | Men's Soccer
Omaha, Neb. - The third-ranked SMU men's soccer team earned a number of individual post-season accolades, as announced by the Missouri Valley Conference Thursday night at the State Farm MVC Tournament banquet in Omaha, Neb. Senior T.J. Tomasso was selected as MVC Defensive Player of the Year while SMU head coach Schellas Hyndman earned MVC Coach of the Year honors.
In addition, All-MVC first team honors went to senior Ugo Ihemelu and sophomore Alex Smith. Junior David Chun was named to the league's second team while Israel Jones earned All-Freshman team honors. Scott Corbin garnered honorable mention honors.
Tomasso has posted seven shutouts this season. He has allowed just three goals in the SMU?s last nine games for a 0.36 goals-against average. On the year, the senior from Canton, Mich., leads the Valley with a 0.78 GAA.
With an 8-0 conference record, Hyndman has directed his team to four regular-season MVC titles in five years. An affiliate member in the Valley, Hyndman and his Mustangs own a 36-6-2 record in Valley action.
The semifinals for the State Farm MVC Championship, which will be played Friday at Morrison Soccer Complex, pair No. 1 SMU against No. 4 Bradley at 5 p.m., and No. 2 Creighton against No. 3 Tulsa at 7:30 p.m. The SMU-Bradley game can be heard live on radio.bigsoccer.com
2004 Soccer Men?s All-ConferenceFIRST TEAMT. J. Tomasso, SMU*Chris Dunsheath, Bradley*Ryan Pore, TulsaJulian Nash, CreightonAlex Smith, SMU Jimmy Klatter, Eastern Illinois*Luke Kreamalmeyer, BradleyDoug Lascody, Southwest Missouri State*Ugo Ihemelu, SMUDaniel Wasson, TulsaBrett Rodriguez, CreightonJon Watson, Southwest Missouri State*repeat selection PLAYER OF THE YEARRyan Pore, TulsaDEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEART. J. Tomasso, SMUFRESHMAN OF THE YEARJoe Germanese, VanderbiltCOACH OF THE YEARSchellas Hyndman, SMU
