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SEVEN COUGARS RECEIVE ALL-CACC AWARDS; OFSTAD NAMED NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

11-2-05
CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College men's soccer team placed seven players on the all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference squads, including three on the first team, the conference announced today. Additionally, sophomore defender Asgeir Ofstad (Trondheim, Norway), left, was chosen the CACC's Newcomer of the Year. The all-CACC teams and special awards were determined via voting by the conferences nine head coaches.

Dauti

Ibarcena

Fraser

Skjelstad

Jiras

Parshelunis

Making the first team from Caldwell were juniors Uke Dauti (West Orange, NJ/West Orange) and Jorge Ibarcena (Lima, Peru) and sophomore defender Andrew Fraser (Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer's). Dauti, a forward who was just named the conference's Player of the Week on Monday, Oct. 31, leads the Cougars in scoring with 15 goals and two assists for 32 points. Dauti, who notched his second hat trick of the season in last Saturday's 6-1 win over Concordia College, currently ranks second in the CACC in goals and points.

Ibarcena, a midfielder who was an all-CACC second team honoree in 2004, has two goals and two assists for six points on the season. He scored goals in wins over Molloy and Concordia, and also tallied the assist on Dauti's goal against league-leading Dominican.

Fraser also was on the all-CACC second team in 2004. A valuable defender for the Cougars, Fraser tallied game-winning goals against Holy Family and Nyack to help Caldwell turn in a record of 7-1 in conference play.

Ofstad had an outstanding debut season for the Cougars, spearheading a defense that allowed just seven goals in eight conference games. He is joined on the second team by junior forward Bard Skjelstad (Bodo, Norway) and sophomore defender Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru). Skjelstad, an all-CACC first team and all-New England Region second team selection in 2004, recorded 20 points on six goals and eight assists. Jiras has two goals and one assist, including the game-winner against Molloy. Senior midfielder Chris Parshelunis (Brick, NJ/St. Rose), who has two goals and three assists this season, received all-conference honorable mention.

The Cougars (11-4-1) play Felician College in the semifinals of the CACC Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 4:00 p.m. at Tryon Field in Rutherford, N.J. The winner advances to the title game on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2:00 p.m.

2005 All-CACC Men's Soccer Teams

First Team
GK        Robert Kelly                Dominican              So.      Kearny, NY
GK        Anthony Quarino     Felician                    Sr.      Columbus, NJ
D           Tom Rolston               Dominican              Sr.      New City, NY
D           Daniel Corti                Nyack                       Sr.      Lakewood, NJ
D           Andrew Fraser         Caldwell                  So.      Kingston, Jamaica
M           Brent Gaylord           Dominican               Sr.      Phoenix, AZ
M           Jorge Ibarcena         Caldwell                  Jr.       Lima, Peru
M           Tim Conway              Nyack                       So.      Billerica, MA
F            Kyle Clancy                Dominican               Sr.      Walden, NY       
F            Ryan Clancy              Dominican               So.      Walden, NY
F            Uke Dauti                  Caldwell                   Jr.       West Orange, NJ
F            Oswald Adu               Nayck                       So.      Toronto, Canada

Second Team
GK         Dan Mangat                Wilmington             So.      Newark, DE
D           Asgeir Ofstad             Caldwell                   So.      Trondheim, Norway
D           Jan Marco Jiras          Caldwell                   So.      Lima, Peru
D           Lukasz Franczek        Felician                      Sr.      Ilawa, Poland
M           Jared Hughart             Wilmington              Sr.      Townsend, DE
M           Steve Kientzy               Holy Family             So.      Philadelphia, PA
M           Jhonny Arteaga           Dominican               So.      Cali, Columbia
M           Andres Martinez         Nyack                        Sr.      Guatemala City, Guatemala
M           Ed Szambelak              Holy Family             So       Philadelphia, PA
F            Jim Latronica                Holy Family             So.      Levittown, PA
F            Bard Skjelstad            Caldwell                    Jr.       Bodo, Norway
F            Brett Kirkland               Goldey-Beacom       Sr.      Severna Park, MD

Honorable Mention: Oren Segev, So., M, Wilmington; Chris Parshelunis, Sr., M, Caldwell

Player of the Year: Kyle Clancy, Sr., F, Dominican
Newcomer of the Year: Asgeir Ofstad, So., D, Caldwell
Coach of the Year: John Campbell, Dominican
Team Sportsmanship Award: Nyack College

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