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Cougar Soccer Well-Represented on NCCAA East Region Team
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (12-10-2008) - Five members of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s soccer team and their head coach were honored when the National Christian College Athletic Association East Region Team was announced recently.
     
Adam Worrall Zach Patterson Alex Stout

Highlighting the list for the Cougars is Adam Worrall, who was selected as the NCCAA East Region Player of the Year. Worrall, a senior forward from Blacklick, Ohio, led MVNU with 23 goals and 10 assists in 24 matches with 10 game-winning goals. The former Gahanna Lincoln High School star finishes his career tied for third place in school history in goals (45), fourth in points (109), and 14th in assists (19).

Zach Patterson, a senior defender from Dayton, Ohio, was also named to the NCCAA East Region Team for the second straight year. The former Dayton Christian High School standout anchored the Cougars’ defense that posted a school-record 14 shutouts and allowed just 16 goals in 24 matches - the fewest in school history. Patterson also recorded two assists on the season as he was the only player on the team to play all 2,218 minutes.

Alex Stout, a junior goalkeeper from Pataskala, Ohio, joined Worrall and Patterson on the NCCAA East Region Team. The former Watkins Memorial High School product had an outstanding season in goal for MVNU as he broke his own school records for lowest goals against average (0.62) and shutouts (14). He also increased his school-record career shutout total to 26 with one more season to add to that record.

Scott Spangler Cody Snouffer Paul Furey

Scott Spangler, a junior midfielder from Pataskala, Ohio, was named to the NCCAA East Region Team for the third straight year. The former Watkins Memorial High School standout started all 24 matches for the Cougars this season and was third on the team with six assists.

Cody Snouffer, a sophomore midfielder from Delaware, Ohio, was the final MVNU player on the NCCAA East Region Team. The former Delaware Christian High School star finished the season with four goals and four assists while starting all 24 matches.

Head coach Paul Furey was also honored by his fellow coaches by being selected as the NCCAA East Region Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career. Furey guided the Cougars to an 18-4-2 overall record with a program-best .792 winning percentage that culminated with a semifinal appearance in the NAIA National Championship in the school’s first ever trip. MVNU also set a school record with a 10-match winning streak at one point during the season, and the Cougars were ranked a program-best No. 7 in the final NAIA poll.

 

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