Three Men's Soccer Standouts Earn All-Region Honors
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
December 17, 1998
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Three members of the Wake Forest men's soccer team were selected to the All-South Region teams, it was announced recently.
Junior Chad Evans (LaPlata, MD), the anchor of the Deacon defense, earned first-team All-South Region accolades after another outstanding season in the backfield. Evans started all 19 games of the year, establishing himself as one of the nation's top marking backs with his stifling coverage of opponents' top strikers. He contributed two goals and five assists on the year and earned first-team All-ACC honors.
Senior midfielder Serge Daniv (Lviv, Ukraine) earned a spot on the All-South second team after an impressive comeback season. Daniv, a 1996 All-American who missed the '97 season due to a serious knee injury, returned as one of the Deacons' most explosive players in 1998. He started 10 games, tallying five goals and two assists.
Finally, senior midfielder Kyle Bachmeier (Winston-Salem, NC) was selected to the All-South third team. The Deacons' primary playmaker, Bachmeier started 18 games and tallied three goals and a team-high seven assists. With 24 career set-ups, Bachmeier graduates having tied the school record for career assists.
Wake Forest finished the 1998 campaign at 11-7-1 overall and 1-4-1 in the ACC.