Posted: Dec 03, 2008
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Five members of the Tusculum
College men's soccer team earned Daktronics Division II Men's
Soccer All-America selections on Tuesday, including first team
honoree and Southeast Region Player of the Year Bruno
Conceicão. Sophomore Anteneh Lemma
was selected to the second team, while Lance
Moore, Scott Lucky, and Sven
Meyer were honorable mention selections.
Conceicão led the Pioneers to their second consecutive South
Atlantic Conference championship this season, and became the second
player in program history to be named SAC Player of the Year. The
black and orange advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA
Tournament for the second time in program history, falling to the
University of Tampa on Nov. 23 by a score of 3-2 in extra time. The
senior forward recorded a national-best 60 points this season, and
finished the year tied for second in NCAA II with 24 goals.
Second team honoree Lemma posted career highs in goals (14),
assists (10), points (38), and match-winning goals (4) en route to
a First Team All-SAC selection, as well as a spot on the Daktronics
All-Southeast Region First Team. The 5-7, 145-pound midfielder was
one of four Pioneers to notch 10 or more assists this season.
Moore rewrote much of the TC men's soccer record book this season,
setting new program marks in single-season shutouts (12), career
shutouts (18), career goals against average (1.27), and career save
percentage (.770). The 6-2, 185-pound goalkeeper was named to the
All-SAC Second Team as one of seven Pioneers on the all-conference
teams. A native of Morristown, Tenn., Moore posted two shutouts in
the Food Lion SAC Tournament this season to lead the Pioneers to
the third conference tournament title in the program's history, as
the junior netminder earned tournament MVP honors.
Lucky has emerged as one of the premier field generals in the
midfield for the Pioneers this season, posting a team-high 13
assists to earn an All-SAC Second Team selection. The junior
halfback finished the campaign with the fourth-highest goal total
on the team, finding the back of the net four times over the course
of the season. A native of Orangevale, Calif., Lucky was named to
the Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team, as well as the SAC
Tournament Team this season, having concluded the campaign as the
conference leader in assists.
Meyer received Daktronics All-America honors for the first time in
his career, as the sophomore defender played an integral role on a
Pioneer back line which held opponents to 1.02 goals per match this
season. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Meyer also garnered
All-SAC First Team and Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team
honors this season. The 5-11, 165-pound fullback started 24 matches
for the black and orange this fall, as the Pioneers set a school
record with the program's first 20-win season.This marks the first time a member of the Tusculum men's soccer program has received Daktronics All-America honors. The record-setti