BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell University senior Vince Petrasso has
been named to the All-South Region second team by the National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). His selection marks
the 13th time a Campbell player has been recognized regionally
since 2005.
A senior from Woodbridge, Ontario, Petrasso led the Atlantic Sun
Conference and ranked fifth nationally in assists per game (0.61)
with 11 in 18 outings. He added All-South recognition to a list of
honors than included A-Sun Player of the Year, 1st-team
all-conference and pre-season all-conference to his 2009
accomplishments.
Petrasso helped lead Campbell to its third A-Sun regular season
title in the last 5 years and a 16-1-1 league regular season record
over past two years.
"This is a great honor for Vince and well deserved," said Campbell
head coach Doug Hess. "He has certainly been one of our most
dangerous players over the last four years and we are glad that he
has been recognized among the best players in this region."
Named A-Sun player of the week (Nov. 2) after scoring once and
producing a pair of assists in wins over North Florida and
Jacksonville, Petrasso provided four assists that set up
game-winning goals in '09. Twelve of his 18 points in '09 came
during eight conference games, when he scored three times and set
up six other goals.
Petrasso totaled 22 points (7 goals, 8 assists) in his last 16
A-Sun regular season games dating to 2008. He was also a
first-team all-conference choice in '08 and the 2007 A-Sun
Tournament MVP, when he helped lead the Camels to their first berth
in the NCAA College Cup.
He concluded his career ranked 23rd on Campbell's career scoring
list with 54 points (17 goals, 20 assists) in 67 matches.
Over Petrasso's four-year career, Campbell fashioned a 25-4-5
record in Atlantic Sun regular season play and 45-29-6 (.600) mark
overall. The Camels won the 2007 A-Sun tournament crown and
claimed the league regular season championship twice (2008, 2009),
earned the program's first-ever year-end national ranking on the
Division I level (2008) and defeated top-10 ranked teams twice.
Petrasso was one of six Atlantic Sun Conference players named to
the All-South teams. Stetson placed Fredrik Brustad and Robert
Hodge on the second team and Kevin Munz on the third-team. Matthew
Hollyoak of North Florida was a second-team choice, while Mercer's
Ian Cameron earned third-team honors.
2009
NSCAA All-South Region
NCAA
Division I Men
1st
Team
Pos. /
Name / Year / School
K / Clint
Irwin / Jr. / Elon
D / Zach
Loyd / Sr. / North Carolina
D / Ike
Opara* / Sr. / Wake Forest
D / Nick
Schuermann / Sr. / Wofford
M /
Corben Bone* / Jr. / Wake Forest
M /
Michael Farfan / Jr. / North Carolina
M /
Austin da Luz / Sr. / Wake Forest
M / Alan
Sanchez / Sr. / North Carolina State
F / Billy
Schuler / So. / North Carolina
F / Zach
Schilawski / Sr. / Wake Forest
F /
Charlie Reiter / Sr. / Davidson
2nd
Team
K / Jimmy
Maurer* / Jr. / South Carolina
D / James
Wenger / Fr. / Duke
D /
Steven Kinney* / Sr. / Elon
D /
Robert Hodge* / Sr. / Stetson
D /
Matthew Hollyoak / Sr. / North Florida
M /
Fredrik Brustad / So. / Stetson
M / Alex
Caskey / Jr. / Davidson
M /
Nicholas Grossman / Jr. / Duke
M / Vince
Petrasso / Sr. / Campbell
F /
Ronnie Bouemboue* / Sr. / North Carolina State
F /
Alfred Owens / Jr. / Wofford
F /
Justin Wyatt* / Sr. / Elon
3rd
Team
K / James
Belshaw / Fr. / Duke
D / Tyler
Ruthven / Sr. / South Carolina
D /
Christian Ibeagha / Sr. / Duke
D / Dave
Newton* / Sr. / Clemson
M /
Cameron Brown / Jr. / North Carolina
M / Ian
Cameron / Jr. / Mercer
M /
Warren Creavalle / So. / Furman
M / Paulo
Bonfim / Jr. / Wofford
F / Ryan
Finley / Fr. / Duke
F / Matt
Morris / Sr. / College of Charleston
F / Kevin
Munz / Sr. / Stetson
F / Arie
Muniz / Sr. / Appalachian State
Campbell
University's All-South Men's Soccer
Players since 2005
Sonny
Guadarrama 2005 (2nd)
Willy
Guadarrama 2005 (1st), '06 (2nd)
Richard
Jata 2006 (2nd), '07 (2nd), '08 (1st)
Aaron
Johnson 2008 (2nd)
Stephen
Oyuga 2008 (1st)
Vince
Petrasso 2009 (2nd)
Devin
Sheppard 2005 (3rd), '06 (3rd)
Josue
Soto 2007 (3rd), '08 (2nd)
