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Princeton University Athletics
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Men's Soccer Trio Earns All-Region Honors
December 10, 2010 | Men's Soccer
PRINCETON, N.J. (12/10/10) - Three members of the Princeton men's soccer team have been named to the 2010 NSCAA All-Region Teams it was announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America on Thursday, Dec. 9.
Senior Josh Walburn was named first-team for the second consecutive season. A first-team All-Ivy League honoree, Walburn was one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Awards and was a preseason All-America by College Soccer News. After missing the first four games because of an injury, Walburn started the net 14 games and guided his team to a 12-2 record. He finished as the league's top assist getter with seven while scoring six goals for 19 points. Four of his six goals were game winners.
Junior Antoine Hoppenot was also named first-team after being a second-team selection in 2009. He was named the 2010 Ivy League Player after leading the league in scoring with nine goals and five assists for 23 points. Hoppenot was named a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy and is a candidate for the Soccer News Net Player of the Year.
Benjamin Burton earns his first all-region honor as the team's starting center back. A second-team All-Ivy League selection, Burton scored four goals and three assists for 11 points. He was named the Ivy League Player of the Week and earned a spot on the College Soccer News National Team on Nov. 8 after scoring against nationally-ranked Penn and earning an assist against Colgate earlier in the week. Burton helped Princeton hold teams to 1.06 goals per game, and allowing just 37.8 percent of shots to make it on goal.
The trio gave Princeton its best Ivy League record in program history, as the Tigers went 7-0 to be crowned the 2010 Ivy League Champions. The team finished the season 13-4-1, tying the record for most wins in a season and finished the regular season winning 12 straight games, a program record. Princeton earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, its set straight appearance in the dance.
First Team
Josh Ford, UConn
Thomas Brandt, Penn
Raymon Gaddis, West Virginia
Kyle Manscuk, Binghamton
Carlos Alvaras, UConn
Daniel Keat, Dartmouth
Matt Marcin, Providence
Josh Walburn, Princeton
Anthony Cascia, UConn
Antoine Hoppenot, Princeton
Levi Houapeu, UMBC
Second Team
Paul Grandstrand, Brown
Colin Henry, BU
Andrew Jean-Baptiste, UConn
Connor Lade, St. John's
Bernardo Anor, South Florida
Andrew Bulls, UMBC
Michael Bustamante, BU
Ian Christianson, Georgetown
Aaron O'Neil, BU
Brian Rogers, Harvard
Sean Rosa, Brown
Third Team
Jeff Attinella, South Florida
Benjamin Burton, Princeton
Javed Mohammed, South Florida
Jimmy Nealis, Georgetown
David Walls, Brown
Christian Barreiro, Penn
Leonardo Fernandes, Stony Brook
Thomas McNamara, Brown
Stephen Baker, Penn
Lucky Mkosana, Dartmouth
Andrew Olsen, Dartmouth