Greensboro College - Men's Soccer Review

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Nelsen Led Kiwis

Former Pride men's soccer student-athlete Ryan Nelsen served as captain for his native New Zealand in the 2010 World Cup. He and the "All Whites" went undefeated with a 0-0-3 record.

Cooke Made NCAAs

Alex Cooke is the only Pride swimmer to reach the NCAA championships. She did not disappoint as she earned All America Honors in the 100 backstroke at the 2009 championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

2010 Softball

The 2010 Greensboro College Pride softball team posted 28 wins, had a 17-game winning streak, won the USA South tournament and qualified for the program's first NCAA tournament.

Sutton Successful

Greensboro College's David Sutton posted a program-best 12-0 record at #1 tennis singles in 2007. The next year, he became GC's first ever alternate to the NCAA tournament.

Pride Women Excelled

In the first year of presenting separate All-Sports trophies, the Greensboro College women won the 2004-05 USA South President’s Cup.

Pride Sweeps Scalf

GC is the only USA South institution to sweep the prestigious Don Scalf award. GC's Carrie Pacifico (women's tennis) and Daniel Poindexter (baseball) earned the conference's highest honor in 2007-08. Two years later, Andrew Clark (men's soccer) and Michelle Lemmons (women's tennis) did it again for The Pride.

Pacifico was a Smash

Carrie Pacifico was named the USA South women's tennis player of the year in 2006, '07 and '08. She did not lose a conference match during those three years.

Theriault the Runner

In his first year of intercollegiate cross country, Francois Theriault finished second at the 2006 USA South Cross Country championships, the highest placing in the history of the program. He later earned all-region honors, a first for a GC harrier.

Eccles Set USAS Record

Dione Eccles scored a USA South record (both for men and women) 54 points in Greensboro College women's basketball 's conference tournament semifinal win. The Pride defeated the Panthers, 117-113 in double overtime, on Feb., 29, 2008.

GC Golf

The Pride men's golf team qualified for its 32nd NCAA Division III championship in 2010.

National Title Games

Greensboro College men's soccer reached the NCAA Division III championship game in both 1989 and 1998.

2010 Women's Lacrosse

The 2010 Greensboro College women’s lacrosse team won 14 games, the most in program history.

Student-Athlete Academic Success

From 2003 to 2007, Greensboro College athletes led the USA South Conference with the most student-athletes achieving academic team honors.

Women's Hoops Set Record

The 2008-09 Pride women's basketball team had the best statistical mark of any GC hoops team. GC finished 27-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

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Men's Soccer Review

Andrew Clark

Pride Sports Info.

12/17/2009 6:57:51 AM

Under first-year Head Coach Giovanni Vlahos, Greensboro College men's soccer was led by Andrew Clark (Ottawa, Ont/Ashbury College). The senior closed his career with 55 points, ninth on the GC all-time list.

In the transition year, The Pride team went 4-11-2 in 2009. The team produced a number of highlights. The Pride won at cross-town rival Guilford College, 2-0, in a dominating performance. GC's other wins were over conference rival Ferrum and Shenandoah, and versus visiting Piedmont.

GC was dealt an early-season blow when goalkeeper Mazi Heydary (Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale) was injured. While untested Chad Adams (Yadkinville, NC/Forbush) and Jacob Wolf (Swansboro, NC/Swansboro) performed admirably, Heydary was missed.

A total of four pride players collected All USA South honors; Clark, Denis Geoffrey (Elon, NC/Western Alamance), Ross Solomon (Swampscott, MA/Lawrence Academy) and Jorge Campos Diaz (Chapel Hill, NC/East Chapel Hill). Clark earned second team all conference honors, while Geoffrey and Solomon both received honorable mention. Diaz was also selected to the USA South sportsmanship team.

Clark, who recorded six points in 2009, ended a fantastic four year career with Pride soccer. He was again picked for the CoSIDA Academic All America District 3 second team. He excelled on and off the field throughout his career upholding a 3.86 grade point average while playing the role of captain for the team.

"Andrew really is the perfect example of the student-athlete," said Vlahos. "I expect that his example rubbed off on his teammates."

In addition to Clark, The Pride will miss the contributions of graduating senior Taylor Kyle (Greensboro, NC/Smith).

Geoffrey led GC in scoring with 10 points (4 goals, 2 assists). David Andreski (Wilkesboro, NC/Wilkes Central) tallied eight points. The future looks bright as freshmen Richard Page (Winston-Salem, NC/R.J. Reynolds) and Braxton Perkins (Winston-Salem, NC/Mount Tabor) scored seven and five points respectively.

"Certainly we were disappointed with our final record," said Vlahos. "We'll take some positives out of this year and build on it. I expect a our returnees to blossom and for newcomers to make a difference in 2010. Our goal is put Pride men's soccer back on track to again win championships."