12.21.2009 | Men's Soccer

Grinnell, Iowa – Grinnell College’s JP Prouty ’10 was named to the first team of the 2009 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-North/Central Region Men’s Soccer Team, while teammate Alex Exarhos ’10 was a second-team selection.

Prouty, a defender from Stilwell, Kan., is a biological chemistry major and Exarhos, a defender from Richland, Wash., is majoring in computer science. Prouty is a three-time All-Region selection, twice before earning third-team honors, while Exarhos was a third-teamer last year. Both again helped the Pioneers earn the Team Academic Award from the NSCAA. 

Prouty and Exarhos, who are also multiple All-Midwest Conference selections, helped anchor a Pioneer defense that gave up a measly 1.43 goals a game. Both also ranked second on the team in assists with three, while Prouty was third in goals with five.  Exarhos had one goal.

12.14.2009 | Men's Soccer
Grinnell, Iowa – Grinnell College was one of 99 institutions to have both its men’s and women’s soccer programs earn the Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

A total of 576 teams earned the award, 333 women’s squads and 143 on the men’s side.
Squads must have a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher to be honored.

The Grinnell women are coached by Heather Benning and the men by Brian Jaworski.

12.11.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. - Carroll University's Andy Prentice and Craig Carlson, Beloit College's Bo Wilkins, and Grinnell College's JP Prouty have been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division III All-North Region Team, NSCAA officials announced today.

Senior forward Andy Prentice was named to the first-team while senior midfielder Bo Wilkins earned second-team recognition and senior midfielder Craig Carlson and senior defender JP Prouty were third-team selections.

 Prentice tallied 17 goals and six assists for 40 points (most-ever points in a single-season) in 2009 and early in the season became Carroll's all-time leader in goals and points with 47 career goals and 111 career points.

Wilkins finished his outstanding career with a league-high nine assists. He had four goals and helped the Bucs qualify and advance to the championship game in the MWC Tournament.

Carlson played more of a defensive role in the central midfield in 2009 but still finished second on the team in scoring with nine goals and four assists for 22 points. He finished his career in fourth-place on the all-time points list (70).

Prouty helped anchor a defense that helped Grinnell qualify for their first NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament in school history. He earned first team All-MWC recgnition, his third such honor.

11.19.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. - Carroll University's Stanislaw Miaskowski has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Men’s Soccer Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Miaskowski, a senior goalkeeper from Appleton, Wis. (Xavier High School), led the Pioneers to a 14-1-4 season that included the team's first-ever national ranking (ranked No. 12 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll).

Miaskowski earned first-team All-Midwest Conference honors this season while surrendering just 13 goals on the year, including just two goals in Midwest Conference regular-season play.

To be eligible for the national team, a student athlete must have been selected to its District’s first team.  Initial nomination criteria at the District level includes being a varsity starter or key reserve, maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, reaching sophomore athletic and academic standing at his current institution and be nominated by their sports information director.

Since the program's inception in 1952, COSIDA has bestowed Academic All America honors on more than 14,000 student athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team

11.18.2009 | Men's Soccer
Ripon, Wis.-- The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced the 2009 MWC Men’s Soccer Awards today, November 18, 2009.

Carroll University’s senior forward Andy Prentice and junior defender Justin Ziegler highlight the list of 34 all-conference honorees after being selected as the 2009 Offensive Player of the Year and the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year, respectively.

After leading his team to a runner up finish in league standings, a MWC Tournament title and his program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament berth, Pioneers’ head coach Brian Jaworski (Pictured) was named the 2009 Coach of the Year.

[2009 Men's Soccer All-Conference Awards]

11.14.2009 | Men's Soccer
The Grinnell College men's soccer team lost a 2-0 decision to Macalester College in the NCAA Division III National Tournament Saturday night at the Rock Bowl in Dubuque.

Grinnell, playing in its first NCAA Tourney in program history, finishes its historic campaign with a 9-8-4 mark while 13-7-1 Macalester moves on to Sunday's matchup with host Loras College.

11.9.2009 | Men's Soccer
The Grinnell College men's soccer team will play Macalester College in the opening round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament Saturday in Dubuque.

Grinnell, 9-7-4 and making its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tourney, has already played 12-7-1 Macalester this season. The Scots, the MIAC champs, posted a 3-2 victory Sept. 26 in Grinnell.

Grinnell earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament after winning the Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday with a shootout victory over Beloit College. The dramatic win came after Grinnell fell behind 2-0 in the first six-plus minutes of the game before Mark Rosenberg '11 scored twice to force overtime and the subsequent shootout, which the Pioneers won 3-2.

Grinnell had advanced to the MWC title clash after beating regionally-ranked St. Norbert College in a shootout a day earlier.

11.7.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. -- For the second time in as many days Grinnell and Beloit played to a 2-2 double overtime draw forcing a shootout.

The Grinnell College men's soccer team made history Saturday by qualifying for its first NCAA Division III National Tournament with a shootout victory over Beloit College in the Midwest Conference Tournament Title game.

Grinnell won with a 2-1 advantage in penalty kicks to take home the tournament title and will advance to the NCAA Tournament with the MWC's automatic bid.

11.6.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. -- The 2009 Midwest Conference (MWC) Men's Soccer Tournament began today with back-to-back shootout games in the semifinals.

The Beloit Buccaneers upset the Carroll University Pioneers in the first semifinal. No. 1 Carroll tied No. 4 Beloit 1-1 in double overtime, but the Bucs advance on to the finals with a 5-3 edge in the shootout. No. 2 Grinnell and No. 3 St. Norbert played to a scoreless draw in double overtime with the Pioneers advancing on to the finals after topping the Green Knights 7-6 in the shootout.

Beloit (5-2-2 MWC, 10-3-5 Overall) will now play Grinnell (6-1-2 MWC, 9-7-2 Overall) for the MWC Tournament title. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. In their last meeting, the two teams played to a 2-2 double overtime draw. The game will be web cast on www.midwestconference.tv

The winner of the 2009 MWC Tournament Championship earns the MWC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

11.3.2009 | Men's Soccer
Ripon, Wis. -- Carroll University, Grinnell College, St. Norbert College and Beloit College have all earned a trip to the 2009 Midwest Conference men’s soccer tournament and will compete for the league’s automatic berth to the 2009 NCAA Tournament this weekend.

Carroll and Beloit College meet in the first semifinal contest at 10 a.m. on Friday, with Grinnell and St. Norbert to follow at 1 p.m. Saturday’s tournament title match will begin at 4 p.m.

[Tournament Preview]

11.3.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. - The Carroll University men's soccer team ended the 2009 regular season ranked No. 13 in the country in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America top 25 poll.

The Pioneers, once again ranked No. 2 in the North region, entered the top 25 at No. 22 two weeks and climbed to No. 15 and No. 13 in successive weeks.

Carroll ended the regular season 14-1-3 on the season and earned its second straight Midwest Conference Championship.

The Pioneers host the four-team Midwest Conference Tournament on Nov. 6-7 and are seeking their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.

10.31.2009 | Men's Soccer
Ripon, Wis. -- Three Midwest Conference (MWC) men's soccer student-athletes have been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Carroll University senior goalkeeper Stanislaw Miaskowski represented the MWC on the eleven-player Academic All-District First Team.

Illinois College senior defender  Chris Schulte and Lawrence University senior defender  T.J. Frett were both second team Academic All-District selections.

The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team is part of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program, administered by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The Academic All-America program annually honors over 1600 student-athletes who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom.

Top student-athletes from non-Division I programs in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ontario and Manitoba are eligible for inclusion on the district team. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his current institution and be nominated by his sports information director.

First-team Academic All-District members advance to the Academic All-America ballot, voted on by a committee of CoSIDA members. The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America men's soccer team will be announced on Wednesday, November 18.

10.27.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. - Following its Midwest Conference Championship-clinching victory over Beloit College on Wednesday night and its 2-1 win over nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh on Saturday afternoon, the Carroll University men's soccer team has moved up to No. 15 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top 25 poll. The Pioneers earned their first-ever national ranking last week at No. 22 in the NSCAA poll.

Carroll, ranked No. 2 in the NSCAA's north region behind Loras College, also made it into the D3soccer.com Top 25 poll. The Pioneers are making their D3soccer.com Top 25 debut at No. 21.

10.21.2009 | Men's Soccer
Rick Mobley and the Carroll University men's soccer team captured its second consecutive Midwest Conference Championship and second title in program history with a 3-1 victory over Beloit College on October 21.

No. 22 Carroll owns an 8-0-0 mark against MWC adversaries this season and could finish undefeated with a triumph over St. Norbert on October 31.

As MWC Champions, the Pioneers will play host to the 2009 Midwest Conference Men's Soccer Tournament on November 6-7. The tournament winner receives the MWC's Automatic Qualification to the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

10.20.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. - For the first time in program history, the Carroll University men's soccer team has earned a National ranking. The Pioneers are ranked No. 22 in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top 25 poll.

NSCAA Top 25

10.7.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. -- Carroll University head men's soccer coach Rick Mobley has hit the 100 win mark for his career. The milestone victory came in a 3-0 shutout victory over Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin on October 3.

In now eleven seasons as head men's soccer coach, Mobley's teams have compiled an overall record of 100-68-16 overall, including a 58-29-5 mark in Midwest Conference play. His Carroll teams have qualified for the conference tournament in six-of-ten seasons (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) and twice finished the regular season tied for the best record in the league.

Mobley's best season came last year when the men's soccer program won their first-ever Midwest Conference Championship in 2008 after finishing the season with a perfect 9-0 record. The 2008 team then went on to win the league's post season tournament and later advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Pioneers qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2007 and 2008 after winning the MWC Tournament and earning the league's automatic berth.

9.15.2009 | Men's Soccer
The St. Norbert Green Knights men's soccer team is ranked 21st in the latest NSCAA Poll released today, September 15, 2009. St. Norbert is currently undefeated (5-0).

NSCAA Top 25

9.15.2009 | Men's Soccer
Waukesha, Wis. -- The Carroll University men's soccer program, in its 18th year of existence, has a new scoring king.

 In a 4-0 win over Millikin University on Sunday, Sept. 6 in the Clash of the Titans Tournament hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University, Andy Prentice became Carroll's all-time leader in career points and goals.

Prentice, a 6-3 senior striker from Appleton, Wis. (Appleton West High School), set Carroll's career record in points and goals with his tally in the 55th minute versus Millikin.

Carroll Release

8.19.2009 | Men's Soccer
RIPON, WIS. -- The 2009 Midwest Conference coaches have spoken, choosing Carroll University to repeat as MWC champions this season.

Only one point separated Carroll from St. Norbert in the 2009 Preseason Coaches Poll. Carroll received six of the ten first-place votes, with the remaining four going to second place St. Norbert. Grinnell was an outright third place selection in this year’s poll followed by Lawrence in fourth.

Beloit finished fifth in the poll ahead of first-year head coach Chris Bergmann’s Lake Forest squad. However, the Buccaneers and Foresters were only separated by five points. Illinois College finished as a clear cut seventh, while Monmouth and new head coach Lance Gordon’s Ripon Red Hawks were seperated by one point as they finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the poll followed by Knox in tenth.

2009 Preseason Coaches Poll:
Rnk Team (1st place votes)
1. Carroll (6)
2. St. Norbert (4)
3. Grinnell
4. Lawrence
5. Beloit
6. Lake Forest
7. Illinois College
8. Monmouth
9. Ripon
10. Knox

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8.18.2009 | Men's Soccer
Jacksonville, Ill.- Jacksonville native Corey Suter has been named assistant coach of the Illinois College men’s soccer team.

Head Coach Shane Taylor said Suter will begin his new duties when the Blueboys open pre-season practice August 21. Suter is a Jacksonville High School graduate who competed in soccer for two seasons at Lincoln Land Community College before a back injury sidelined his intercollegiate career.

7.13.2009 | Men's Soccer
Lake Forest, Ill. - Lake Forest College Athletic Director Jackie Slaats announced Friday (July 10) that Chris Bergmann has accepted the position of Head Men’s Soccer Coach at the College. Bergmann replaces Derek Niepomnik, who resigned on May 29.

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