The South Atlantic Conference Announces Men's Soccer Annual Awards

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSac.com) – Wingate forward Charlie Machell was voted the 2014 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year, while Anderson's Magnus Larsen was voted the Conference's Freshman of the Year.  In addition, Wingate mentor Gary Hamill was tabbed the Coach of the Year, the League announced today.

Machell, a sophomore from Newcastle, England, becomes Wingate's first Player of the Year since 2009 as he finished the 2014 regular-season ranked in the top 30 in the nation in four categories.  He is currently No. 26 in the country with 11 total goals and is 20^th in Division II with four game-winning goals on the year.  Machell kicked in 0.73 goals per game to rank 26^th in the country, while his 1.67 points per game is good for No. 30.  He posted a pair of hat tricks this season, including a hat trick in a win over Conference foe Queens on Oct. 22.  He also dished out four assists on the season and posted two helpers in the Bulldogs' win over Tusculum on Sept. 27. 

Larsen, a midfielder from Broenby, Denmark, becomes the first-ever Trojan to receive Freshman of the Year honors as he currently ranks in the top 10 in the Conference in five offensive categories.  He is currently second in the League with three game-winning goals this season to go along with seven total goals to rank No. 3 in the Conference.  Larsen is tied for fourth in the SAC with 17 total points, while his 1.0 points per game is tied for sixth.  He is also eighth in the South Atlantic Conference with 0.41 goals per contest.  Against Brevard on Oct. 22, Larsen posted a pair of scores in the 3-1 win over Brevard.  Larsen picked up eight top bids from the panel. 

Hamill coached Wingate to its first regular-season championship since the 2010 season.  His Bulldogs turned in an 8-2-1 Conference mark and are 12-3-1 over.  Wingate is currently ranked No. 17 in Division II with 2.13 assists per game and are No. 23 in the nation with a 0.47 shutout percentage.  The Bulldogs climbed to No. 20 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll this past week.  The honor marks his sixth South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year plaudit of his career.

Roberto Pimentel of Tusculum, Andre Carle of Anderson and Leonardo Da silva from Lincoln Memorial joined Machell on the list of first-team forwards.  Mullen of Mars Hill, Shaun Gadsby from Wingate, Lenoir-Rhyne's Ben Jones and Jordan Snell of Coker were tabbed first-team midfielders.

On the defensive side, Alex Nelson of Wingate, Lars Zimmermann from Anderson, Mars Hill's Christian McArthur and Victor Tozelli of Wingate were tabbed the first-team defenders.  Goalkeeper Marcel Barwanietz of Lincoln Memorial rounded out the list of first-team honorees.

First Team All-Conference
F – Charlie Machell, Wingate
F – Roberto Pimentel, Tusculum
F – Andre Carle, Anderson
F – Leonardo Da silva, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Alex Mullen, Mars Hill
MF – Shaun Gadsby, Wingate
MF – Ben Jones, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Jordan Snell, Coker
D – Alex Nelson, Wingate
D – Lars Zimmermann, Anderson
D – Christan McArthur, Mars Hill
D – Victor Tozelli, Wingate
GK – Marcel Barwanietz, Lincoln Memorial

Second Team All-Conference
F – Marius Staalby, Carson-Newman
F – Jonathan Spicher, Tusculum
F – Noah Gulley, Coker
F – Lucas Ferreira, Newberry
MF – Aksel Juul, Wingate
MF – Yuri Passos, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Robert Wagner, Carson-Newman
MF – Magnus Larsen, Anderson
D – Guillermo Lazcano, Tusculum
D – Nathaniel Johnson, Lincoln Memorial
D – Tom Holland, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – James Scott, Wingate
GK – Bo Haug, Anderson

Honorable Mention All-Conference
F – Sergi Monso, Brevard
F – Philip Makhlouf, Queens
MF – Brayhan Yrio, Mars Hill
MF – Matias Rubio, Tusculum
MF – Tony Quiroz, Coker
MF – Jack Donaldson, Mars Hill (tie)
MF – David Fairgrieve, Wingate (tie)
D – Alex Naric, Carson-Newman
D – Fernando Bedoya, Coker
D – Paul Marie, Newberry
D – Rurik Pereira, Carson-Newman
GK – Jorge Alvarez, Tusculum

Player of the Year
Charlie Machell, F, Wingate

Freshman of the Year
Magnus Larsen, MF, Anderson

Coach of the Year
Gary Hamill, Wingate

2014 Men's Soccer Statistical Champions
Goals per Match: Charlie Machell, Wingate (0.73)
Points per Match: Charlie Machell, Wingate  (1.67)
Assists per Match: Marc-Kevin Schwenk, Queens (NC)  (0.56)
Goals Against Average: Jorge Alvarez, Tusculum  (0.855)
Save Percentage: Marcel Barwanietz, Lincoln Memorial (0.779)
Shutouts: Stephen Banick, Wingate  (7)
Team Points per Match: Carson-Newman (6.47)
Team Goals per Match: Carson-Newman (2.41)
Team Assists per Match: Wingate (2.13)
Team Shutouts: Wingate (7)
Team Goals Against Average: Tusculum/Wingate (0.91)
Team Winning Percentage: Wingate (.767)
Fair Play Award: Anderson