Thursday, December 19, 2002

SHANNON NAMED TO NSCAA/ADIDAS ALL-REGION SQUAD

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Junior midfielder Tim Shannon (Leesport, PA/Schuylkill Valley HS) of the Moravian College men’s soccer team has been named to the 2002 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III Men’s Mid-Atlantic All-Region Third Team.

The Greyhounds completed the 2002 season with a 12-9-2 record as the squad made its third straight trip to the Commonwealth Conference Playoffs and a second consecutive appearance in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Mid-Atlantic Championships. Moravian upset Elizabethtown College in the Commonwealth Semifinals, the first time the Greyhounds had defeated the Blue Jays since 1970, before falling to Messiah College in the title contest, Moravian’s first berth in the conference championship match since 1991. The Greyhounds reached the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Semifinals for the second straight season.

Shannon, who was also an All-Conference First Team honoree a year ago, was tied for third in scoring for Moravian this season with 14 points on five goals and four assists. Shannon added one game-winning goal this fall, and he will enter his senior season tied for 12th in school history in scoring with 58 points.

Shannon was also named to the All-Commonwealth Conference First Team for the second straight season back in November and he was on the NSCAA/adidas Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team in 2001.