Demon Deacons Round Up ACC Honors
11/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 12, 2007
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Seven Wake Forest men's soccer players picked up Atlantic Coast Conference honors this season, including Dallas, Texas native Corben Bone who was named ACC Freshman of the Year.
Despite sitting out five matches with a minor injury, Bone has posted five goals and seven assists for the season from his midfield position. In the first outings of his college career, the 2006 Parade Magazine High School Player of the Year picked up early season All-Tournament honors for his performances in the Nike Carolina Classic and the Wake Forest University Tournament where he landed four goals through four games.
The Deacons placed an athlete in every position on the All-ACC First Team. Goalkeeper Brian Edwards, who has nine shutouts for 2007, senior defender/midfielder Pat Phelan, who scored back-to-back goals against Appalachian State, sophomore forward Cody Arnoux, who leads the Deacs with 29 points, and junior midfielder Sam Cronin, who has started every game for Wake since his freshman year.
Junior forward Marcus Tracy placed on the ACC's Second Team. Tracy is Wake's second highest goal producer, churning out six for the season with seven assists.
Freshman defender Ike Opara earned a spot along side Bone on the All-Freshman Team. Opara, out of Durham, N.C. started the year filling the void left by the injured senior captain Julian Valentin in the backline. After Valentin's return, Opara proved his value to the Deacs and remained on the d-line while Phelan moved to midfield. Opara has played in every game this season, notching one goal and one assist.
The No. 2-seed Demon Deacons are currently preparing for the ACC Tournament, where they will face seventh-seeded Clemson at the SAS Soccer Complex in Cary, N.C. beginning Wednesday night at 8 p.m.
2007 All-ACC First Team
Cody Arnoux---Forward---Wake Forest
Reuben Ayarna Midfielder---Boston College
Alejandro Bedoya---Midfielder---Boston College
Sam Cronin---Midfielder---Wake Forest
Brian Edwards---Goalkeeper---Wake Forest
Mike Grella---Forward---Duke
Stephen King---Midfielder---Maryland
Patrick Nyarko---Forward Virginia---Tech
Pat Phelan---Defender---Wake Forest
Yannick Reyering---Forward---Virginia
Michael Videira---Midfielder---Duke
2007 All-ACC Second Team
Jeremy Barlow---Midfielder---Virginia
Chris Brown---Goalkeeper---Boston College
El Hadj Cisse---Forward---NC State
Robert Edmans---Forward---Virginia Tech
Omar Gonzalez---Defender---Maryland
Jeremy Hall---Midfielder---Maryland
Tim Jepson---Defender--- Duke
Sherron Manswell---Forward---Boston College
Ben Nason---Midfielder---Virginia Tech
Andre Sherard---Defender---North Carolina
Marcus Tracy---Forward---Wake Forest
2007 All-ACC Freshmen Team
Corben Bone---Midfielder---Wake Forest
Shawn Chin---Forward---Boston College
Tyler Deric---Goalkeeper---North Carolina
Tommy Drake---Midfielder---Clemson
Cole Grossman---Midfielder---Duke
Christian Ibeagha---Defender---Duke
Tyler Lassiter---Defender---NC State
Ike Opara---Defender---Wake Forest
Karl Reddick---Midfielder---Boston College
James Shupp---Defender---Virginia Tech
Rodney Wallace---Defender---Maryland
2007 Offensive Player of the Year
Alejandro Bedoya---Midfielder---Boston College
2007 Defensive Player of the Year
Omar Gonzalez---Defender---Maryland
2007 Freshman of the Year
Corben Bone---Midfielder---Wake Forest
2007 Coach of the Year
Ed Kelly---Boston College
