Six Deacons Earn All-ACC Men's Soccer Honors
11/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 9, 2010
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Six Wake Forest men's soccer players collected All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors, as announced on Tuesday by the league office.
Anthony Arena, Akira Fitzgerald and Andy Lubahn were named All-ACC Second Team, while Kyle Emerson, Luca Gimenez and Jared Watts picked up All-ACC Freshman Team accolades. Wake Forest led all teams with three players being named to the all-rookie team.
Arena picked up All-ACC honors for the second straight year, after being named to the All-Freshman team in 2009. Arena has started all 18 games in his sophomore season and started all 42 matches in his career. The Kenmore, Wash., native has scored two goals on the season, including one game-winning goal, while helping Wake Forest to four shutouts on the year.
Lubahn, who was also named to the All-Freshman team in 2009, also gathered postseason league accolades for the second straight year. The forward from Erie, Pa., has been the top offensive threat for the Deacs this season, leading the squad with eight goals, 16 points and four game-winning goals in 18 starts on the season. He currently ranks tied for second in the league in goals and tied for 10th in points.
Fitzgerald, who has started 66 consecutive matches in the Demon Deacon goal, earned all-conference honors for the first time in his collegiate career. The Baltimore, Md., native leads the league with 81 saves on the season and has an 8-8-2 record with a 1.24 goals against average. Fitzgerald also has four clean sheets on the season. For his career, Fitzgerald ranks in the top five in school history in goals against average (3rd, 0.83), save percentage (3rd, .806), saves (4th, 237) and minutes played (2nd, 6206).
Emerson, a midfielder from Cypress, Texas, has played in all 18 games in his freshman season, including 17 starts. Emerson has scored a goal and added two assists on the year, including a goal in Wake Forest's win against conference-foe Virginia Tech.
Gimenez has seen times in all 18 matches in his rookie year, with 14 starting appearances. The forward from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is second on the team with five goals and 12 points on the year. Gimenez had three points in Wake's win at UNC Greensboro, scoring a goal and assisting on the game-winning goal late in the second half. He also had a goal in conference matches against NC State and Duke.
A native of Statesville, N.C., Watts has played in 17 games, including 15 starts, in 2010. Watts had his first collegiate assist in Wake's victory over ACC-rival Clemson. He has also been a key part of the Demon Deacon defense in 2010, helping the team to four shutouts on the season.
Wake Forest opens play in the 2010 ACC Tournament on Wednesday, facing No. 15 Virginia in the quarterfinals. Match time against the Cavaliers is set for 2:30 p.m. Live video of the match will be available on theACC.com, while live stats will be available on WakeForestSports.com.
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2010 All-ACC Awards
All-Conference First Team
Charlie Rugg, Boston College
Ryan Finley, Duke
Cole Grossman, Duke
Andrew Wenger, Duke
Jason Herrick, Maryland
Matt Kassel, Maryland
Zac MacMath, Maryland
Casey Townsend, Maryland
Jalil Anibaba, North Carolina
Michael Farfan, North Carolina
Brian Ownby, Virginia
All-Conference Second Team
Kyle Bekker, Boston College
James Belshaw, Duke
Ethan White, Maryland
Eddie Ababio, North Carolina
Enzo Martinez, North Carolina
Stephen McCarthy, North Carolina
Kirk Urso, North Carolina
Tyler Lassiter, NC State
Clarke Bentley, Virginia Tech
Anthony Arena, Wake Forest
Akira Fitzgerald, Wake Forest
Andy Lubahn, Wake Forest
All-Freshman Team
Chris Ager, Boston College
Cody Mizell, Clemson
Sebastien Ibeagha, Duke
Jonathan Aguirre, Duke
Patrick Mullins, Maryland
Bruno Castro, North Carolina
Sonny Mukungu, NC State
Brian Span, Virginia
Kyle Emerson, Wake Forest
Luca Gimenez, Wake Forest
Jared Watts, Wake Forest
Offensive Player of the Year
Ryan Finley, Duke
Defensive Player of the Year
Andrew Wenger, Duke
Freshman of the Year
Patrick Mullins, Maryland
Coach of the Year
Elmar Bolowich, North Carolina
