McKENZIE, Tenn. -- The No. 2-seed Martin Methodist RedHawks stunned the top-seed and defending NAIA Champion Bethel Wildcats by a score of 2-1 on Friday in the championship finals of the TranSouth Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
Sophomore forward Tiago Reichert scored both goals for Martin Methodist in the contest and helped the RedHawks (10-3-3) end Bethel's 31-match unbeaten streak. The Wildcats (14-1-3) had not been beaten since an Oct. 4, 2008 match with Berry College and were riding a 17-match unbeaten streak in 2009, coming into the championship match. The RedHawks' tournament title was their first since a 2004 tournament championship.
Daniel Green scored the only goal of the game for Bethel.
FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
(only top-6 advance to tournament)
No.
|
Team |
Conference |
Conf. Win % |
Overall |
| 1. |
Bethel University
|
5-0-2
|
.857
|
13-0-3
|
| 2. |
Martin Methodist
|
5-1-1
|
.786
|
8-3-3 |
| 3. |
Mid-Continent
|
3-2-2
|
.571
|
6-4-4
|
| 4. |
Cumberland
|
3-3-1
|
.500
|
5-6-2
|
| 5. |
Trevecca Nazarene
|
3-4-0
|
.429 |
6-9-1
|
| 6. |
Lyon College
|
3-4-0
|
.429 |
10-5-0
|
| 7. |
Union University
|
2-4-1
|
.357
|
5-10-1
|
| 8. |
Freed-Hardeman
|
0-6-1
|
.000
|
9-7-1
|
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS:
OPENING ROUND - Saturday, November 7
(High seed hosts opening round matches)
Game One - #6 Lyon College 0, #3 Mid-Continent 0 (Lyon wins 3-2 in PK Shootout), Mid-Continent eliminated
Game Two - #4 Cumberland University 2, #5 Trevecca Nazarene 0, Trevecca Nazarene eliminated
SEMIFINALS - Tuesday, November 10
(High seed hosts semifinal matches)
Game Three - #1 Bethel University 2, #4 Cumberland University 0, Cumberland eliminated
Game Four - #2 Martin Methodist 1, #6 Lyon College 0, Lyon College eliminated
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS - Friday, November 13
(High seed hosts championship match)#2 Martin Methodist 2, #1 Bethel University 1
MARTIN METHODIST WINS THE TRANSOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
AND RECIEVES THE TRANSOUTH'S AUTOMATIC BID TO THE NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
TRANSOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Mario Vila Boa, Bethel University
COACH OF THE YEAR
Marvin Belong, Bethel University
FRESHMEN OF THE YEARBrad Williams, Cumberland University & Alexis Mina, Mid-Continent
Bethel University Wildcats
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Forwards
Mario Vila Boa, Bethel University
Tiago Reichart, Martin Methodist
Dawyne Smith, Bethel University
Ryan Engineer, Freed-Hardeman
Midfielders
Fernando Andrade, Martin Methodist
Wayne McCarron, Mid-Continent
Armando Orozco, Bethel University
Felix Obilo, Bethel University
Defenders
Russell Williams, Lyon College
Joseph Beecroft, Martin Methodist
Yue Wang, Cumberland University
Joseph Omondi, Bethel University
Goalkeeper
Massimo Collu-Marchese, Bethel University
Alexis Mina, Mid-Continent
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Forwards
Andrew Gordon, Martin Methodist
Samsideen Singhateh, Bethel University
Stephen Dallas, Lyon College
Marcio Das Neves, Mid-Continent
Midfielders
Brad Williams, Cumberland University
Benji Bussell, Trevecca Nazarene
Erick Rosas, Bethel University
Paul Turner, Union University
Defenders
Adam Owczarzak, Cumberland University
Shayne Rollins, Martin Methodist
Keane Bennett, Mid-Continent University
Daniel Green, Bethel University
Goalkeeper
Matt Callaway, Lyon College
Hayden Coffman, Trevecca Nazarene
TRANSOUTH SCHOLAR ATHLETES
Scholar-Athlete Qualifications:
TranSouth - Recipients must be a sophomore or above in academic standing; have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale).
NAIA - Recipients must be a junior or above in academic standing; been in attendance at the nominating institution a minimum of one full year of attendance; have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale).
* Denotes NAIA Scholar Athlete
Bethel College
Chaz Dachenhaus, Joseph Omondi, Dawayne Smith, Mario Vila Boa, Massimo Collu-Marchese, Armando Orozco, Erick Rosas, Emil Dorgeloh
Cumberland University
Jasper Driskill, Daniel Ramsay, Zach Batty, Seth Obermeyer, Craig Roper, Francisco Zamora*, Juan Pablo Aparicio, J.T. Gordy, Michael Michailidis, Adam Owczarzak*, Yue Wang*
Freed-Hardeman
Joshua McReynolds*, Travis Shivers*, Saul Simpson, Joshua Mankey, Maurcio Campos*, Alexandre Girodo, Archibold Marowa
Lyon College
Andrew Tortorich, Kevin Solomon, Daniel Young*, Matt Callaway, Gabriel LeBlanc*, Andrew Nadzam, Gueorgui Tchamkoriyski*
Martin Methodist
Shayne Rollins*, Chris McBride*, Fernando Andrade*, Tiago Reichert* Gustavo Vaz*, Joe Beecroft, James Colman, Robert Coffey, Renato Castro, Ray Robertson, Fernando Barbeiro,Uziel Hernandez
Mid-Continent
Dan Chilton, Wayne McCaron, Keane Bennett*, Shaun Hobbs*, Simon Ombima, Creighton Brooks, Gerardo Herrera
Trevecca Nazarene
Benji Bussell, Josh Forth, Craig Parker*, Parker Hughes, Richard Djapni, Darragh Bugter, Jordan Enix
Union University
Jared Carpenter, Jordan Thompson, Kevin Bradley*, Jeremy Osborn, Robert Lynn, Jose Marroquin, Marcos Matos, Anthony O'Neil
HISTORY OF TRANSOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
|
Year |
Regular Season |
Tournament
|
Player of the Year |
Coach of the Year |
|
2004 |
Martin Methodist
|
Martin Methodist
|
Paul Musoke, MMC
|
Pashcal Dunne, MMC
|
|
2005 |
Cumberland University
|
Cumberland University
|
Francis Ikome, Cumberland
|
Mark Ikle, Cumberland
|
|
2006 |
Mid-Continent
|
Bethel College
|
Javier Figueroa, Bethel
|
Joe Zakowicz, MCU
|
|
2007 |
Lambuth University
|
Mid-Continent
|
Alan O'Connor, MMC
|
Paul Conway, Lambuth
|
|
2008 |
Martin Methodist
|
Bethel College
|
Mark Foster, TNU
|
Paschal Dunne, MMC
|
|
2009 |
Bethel University
|
Martin Methodist
|
Mario Vila Boa, Bethel
|
Melvin Belong, Bethel
|
