Preseason CAA Men’s soccer player of the year:
CJ Sapong; senior, striker/midfielder, James Madison
2010 preseason all-CAA team:
Don Anding, striker, Northeastern
Victor Freeman, striker, George Mason
Liam Maloney, striker, Towson
Nat Baako, midfielder/striker, William and Mary
Etienne Boulanger, midfielder/striker, UNC Wilmington
Marco Mangione, midfielder/striker, Towson
Daniel Roberts, midfielder/striker, UNC Wilmington
CJ Sapong, midfielder/striker, James Madison
Santiago Bedoya, defender, Northeastern
Scott Horta, defender, Towson
Matt Sanford, defender, Northeastern
Indy Smith, defender, UNC Wilmington
Brock Duckworth, goalkeeper, UNC Wilmington
2010 CAA Men’s soccer preseason coaches poll:
1: UNC Wilmington
2: Old Dominion
3: George Mason
4: Northeastern
5: William and Mary
6: James Madison
7: VCU
8: Hofstra
9: Towson
10: Delaware
Drexel
12: Georgia State
Weekend fixtures:
Fri. Sep. 10:
William and Mary vs. West Virginia
Hofstra vs. Yale
VCU vs. Wofford
Northeastern vs. Syracuse
Old Dominion vs. Rhode Island
UNC Wilmington vs. Central Florida
Rutgers vs. Delaware
Florida Atlantic vs. Georgia State
George Mason vs. Penn
Sat. Sep. 11:
Temple vs. Drexel
Sun. Sep. 12:
VCU vs. Howard
George Mason vs. Villanova
William and Mary vs. Rhode Island
FIU vs. Georgia State
Towson vs. Lehigh
Brown vs. Hofstra
Hartwick vs. Northeastern
Old Dominion vs. West Virginia
James Madison vs. Longwood
UNC Wilmington vs. Winthrop
Notes:
-Drexel junior striker Andrew Goldberg was named this week’s co-Player of the Week award after notching three goals in the Dragon’s first two matches of the season.
-James Madison sophomore striker Paul Wyatt was the other co-Player of the Week after becoming the first player in Duke’s history to score a hat-track in back-to-back matches.
-George Mason freshman goalkeeper Sean Cote was awarded the Rookie of the Week award after not surrendering a goal in his 135 minutes of action he saw in the D.C. College Cup this past weekend.
-UNC Wilmington is the only CAA team nationally ranked right now, holding down the No. 24 spot in College Soccer News’ poll after defeating Binghamton in their season-opener and losing 3-2 in double overtime at West Virginia.