Behrend Lions Men's Soccer Selected Second in AMCC Preseason Poll
Defending champion Medaille College has been picked to win their fourth men's soccer title in five years, as voted by the coaches of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. Penn St. Behrend, the 2007 conference champions who hold four titles overall, were ranked #2. Frostburg State University, three-time AMCC champions, was expected to finish third.
Preseason Player of the Year honors were again awarded to
Medaille midfielder Gary Boughton (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster), last
season's Player of the Year and a three-time, first team
all-conference selection. The senior captain was also an
NSCAA Regional All-American and Scholar
All-American.
This season the conference welcomes D'Youville College to its
ranks; the Spartans were previously members of the North Eastern
Athletic Conference. The AMCC kicks off conference play on
Saturday, September 19, and the championship will be Saturday,
November 7, hosted by the number #1 seed. The winner will
receive the AMCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
The Behrend Lions had two players named to the AMCC Players to
Watch List. Senior goalkeeper Dustin Walker (Apollo,
PA/Kiski), a First team All-AMCC member in 2007 and 2008, recorded
nine shutouts last season and will serve as team captain this
fall.
Senior Josh Teti (McKeesport, PA/Elizabeth Forward) started 21
games as a sophomore and has earned second team all-conference
honors. He will anchor the Behrend Lions from the midfield
position.
A year ago, Behrend played for the AMCC title, but fell 3-0 to Medaille before earning a berth in the ECAC South Tournament and completing the season at 13-8-1.
AMCC MEN'S SOCCER
POLL
2009 Preseason Rankings*
1. Medaille (1)
2. Penn State Behrend (2)
3. Frostburg State (2)
4. Penn State Altoona (4)
5. La Roche (5)
6. Franciscan (7)
7. Pitt-Greensburg (9)
8. Hilbert (9)
9. Pitt-Bradford (8)
10. D'Youville (N/A)
11. Mount Aloysius (10)
* Number in parentheses is order of regular season finish in
2008
