Three Deacons Earn All-ACC Honors
11/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
By Nick Sebesta, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMSoccer)
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Michael Gamble, Ian Harkes and Kris Reaves each earned All-ACC honors as announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference office on Thursday.
Gamble earned All-ACC First Team honors while Harkes was named to the All-ACC Second Team. Reaves earned All-Freshman Team distinction.
Leading the team in points with 22, Gamble has six goals and 10 assists this season. Against VMI on Sept. 23, Gamble scored four goals which was the most for a Wake Forest player since 1983.It was the first four-goal performance in the ACC since 2011. He was named the ACC Player of the Week and the Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Player of the Week following the performance. He is fifth in the nation in total assists and third in assists per game. It is the second conference honor for Gamble as he was selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team in 2012.
Harkes, a 2013 All-Freshman Team selection, was named to the All-ACC Second Team after another standout year for the Demon Deacons. This season, Harkes recorded two goals and three assists while anchoring the midfield. Harkes recorded a goal against UCLA in the season opener and had a goal in the win over Akron.
Reaves, a defender from Duluth, Ga., was selected to the All-Freshman team. He is one of three Deacons to start all 18 games this season. This year, he has three assists and has logged the third most time on the field with 1,452 minutes played.
Wake Forest (10-7-1) will wait to see where it plays next until Monday at 1 p.m. when the NCAA releases the bracket for the 2014 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
Offensive Player of the Year: Patrick Hodan, Notre Dame
Midfielder of the Year: Sean Davis, Duke
Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Bono, Syracuse
Freshman of the Year: Tim Kubel, Louisville
Coach of the Year: Ian McIntyre, Syracuse
All-ACC First Team
Sean Davis, Sr., M, Duke
Ben Strong, Jr., M, Louisville
Andy Craven, Sr., F, North Carolina
Omar Holness, So., M, North Carolina
Boyd Okwuonu, Sr., D, North Carolina
Nick Besler, Sr., M, Notre Dame
Patrick Hodan, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Alex Bono, Jr., GK, Syracuse
Emil Ekblom, So., F, Syracuse
Eric Bird, Sr., M, Virginia
Michael Gamble, Jr., F, Wake Forest
All-ACC Second Team
Zeiko Lewis, So., F, Boston College
Paul Clowes, Jr., M, Clemson
Kyle Fisher, Jr., D, Clemson
Phanuel Kavita, Sr., D, Clemson
Tim Kubel, Fr., D, Louisville
Brendan Moore, Sr., GK, North Carolina
Luke Mishu, Sr., D, Notre Dame
Julian Buescher, Fr., M, Syracuse
Skylar Thomas, Sr., D, Syracuse
Ricardo John, Fr., F, Virginia Tech
Ian Harkes, So., M, Wake Forest
All-ACC Third Team
Manolo Sanchez, Sr., F, Clemson
Andrew Tarbell, So., GK, Clemson
Brody Huitema, So., F, Duke
Zachary Mathers, Jr., D, Duke
Ricardo Velazco, Jr., F, Louisville
Holden Fender, Jr., M, NC State
Jonathan Campbell, Jr., D, North Carolina
Raby George, Jr., M, North Carolina
Rob Lovejoy, Sr., F, North Carolina
Andrew O'Malley, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Patrick Wall, Gr., GK, Notre Dame
Todd Wharton, Jr., M, Virginia
ACC All-Freshmen Team
Markus Fjortoft, Fr., D, Duke
Cameron Moseley, Fr., F, Duke
Tim Kubel, Fr., D, Louisville
Zach Knudson, Fr., M, NC State
Alan Winn, Fr., F, North Carolina
Jeffrey Farina, Fr., F, Notre Dame
Jon Gallagher, Fr., F, Notre Dame
Julian Buescher, Fr., M, Syracuse
Jake Rozhansky, Fr., M, Virginia
Ricardo John, Fr., F, Virginia Tech
Kris Reaves, Fr., D, Wake Forest
