November 1, 2006 (HALIFAX, NS) - Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2006 first and second team men's soccer all-stars as selected by the conference's head coaches.

Five members of the first place, #5-ranked Cape Breton CAPERS have been selected as 2006 all-stars, including league scoring leader Kwame Osei who finished the 2006 campaign with 8 goals. Other CAPERS selected include Ricardo Marquez, Omar Gallo-Penich, Murat Sukru and Paul Hamilton. All five are conference all-stars for the first time and this marks the first time three Cape Breton players have cracked the first team in school history.
 

Striker
Clinton Edwards
Memorial
4th year
St. Lawrence, NL

The Saint Mary's Huskies and UNB Varsity Reds each had four players named as all-stars, including 2004 CIS Rookie of the Year and two-time CIS first team all-Canadian John Fish and 2005 Atlantic conference Rookie of the Year Eric Cormier of the Varsity Reds.

Among the Huskies selected are Eduardo Farias, Perry Harvey, Brian Little and Hugh Mosher. Mosher tied for 2nd in league scoring with 7 goals with UPEI's Matt Thomson, who was also selected to the first team. Thomson is a conference all-star for the third straight year.

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Ryan Slaney
UNB
3rd year

The 2006 Atlantic University Sport men's soccer championship takes place November 2-5 at the University of New Brunswick. Thursday's quarterfinals will see Dalhousie vs. Saint Mary's at 11:30am followed by UNB vs. Memorial at 2:00pm. Cape Breton, the top seed, faces the lowest remaining seed in the first semifinal at 11:30am Saturday and second-seeded UPEI will play the highest remaining seed in the second semifinal at 2:00pm. The championship game is scheduled for 2:00pm Sunday.

 

Sea-Hawks captain, Striker Clinton Edwards was named to the AUS first all-star soccer team. Telegram Photo

Sea-Hawks off to AUS Championships

Edwards named 1st team all-star ...
 
BY MEGAN ROBINSON
The Southern Gazette / Nov 7, 2006

Memorial University’s Men’s Soccer team, seated in sixth place, headed to Fredericton, New Brunswick last weekend for the AUS Championships. The University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds hosted the finals.

The Sea-Hawks took on the third seeded UNB Thursday and dropped a 1-0 decision to fall out of contention. Semi-final games were set for Saturday.

Striker and team Co-Captain Clinton Edwards has been named an AUS First Team All-Stars. For the third year in a row, Edwards has made the list contributing four goals to the Hawks’ total this season. Named Memorial’s Male Athlete of the Week once this season and Player of the Game on two occasions, Edwards has remained a threat in the Hawks’ line-up despite playing through injury all-season.

Co-Captain and Fullback Jon Kelly was also named as an AUS First Team All-Star. Contributing three goals in regular season play, fifth-year Kelly was named a first team All-Star in 2005 and a second team All-Star in 2004.

Head Coach Scott Betts described Kelly as "the most consistent player" he has ever coached, Kelly ended his CIS career this season on a high note.

Finishing the season with a 5-4-4 record, the team suffered a few injuries at the tail of the season but following a two game sweep over the St. Francis Xavier X-Men at home the final weekend of regular play, the team’s starting line-up was looking to some tough competition this past weekend.

The men’s side routed St. FX X-Men 3-0 and 2-0 in less than ideal playing conditions in the last game, allowing the Hawks to advance to the AUS Championships.

The Hawks have a number of experienced players at all positions which, coupled with the pure determination of many of Memorial’s players, should be a combination for success.

Offensively, Clinton Edwards and fifth-year Steve Croft lead the squad with four goals each. In the midfield, Jeremy Babstock has remained a powerhouse on the field approaching each game as a ‘battle’ as Coach Scott Betts has remarked. His tremendous work rate has spread throughout the team as the Hawks appear as a greater threat with every game.

With the injuries plaguing the team, numerous rookies had to step forward to fill some big roles, a tough task at the best of times, however, the team does not appear to be suffering. St. John’s natives Chris White, Zach Wade and Chris Bulger have all held their own this season, each receiving ‘Player of the Game’ honors which has been an asset to the team this season.