West Chester, Pa. – West Chester junior forward Ricky Williamson has been named to the 2009 ECAC Division II Men’s Soccer All-Star second team, it was announced this week. The award is the second-post season honor for Williamson this year. The Bethlahem, Pa. native was named to the first-team All-PSAC squad two weeks ago.
Williamson started all 15 games for the Golden Rams this season. He tied for the team lead in points (13) and ranked second in goals (5) and first in assists (3).
The ECAC is the nation’s largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference with approximately 300 Divisions I, II, and III colleges and universities from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors nearly 100 championships in 37 men’s and women’s sports, assigns more than 4,400 officials in 12 sports, administers nine affiliate sports organizations and six playing leagues and recognizes more than 2,000 student-athletes through the public relations arm of the conference. The ECAC serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men’s and women’s ice hockey, and men’s lacrosse.
The complete list of ECAC Division II All-Stars is below:
Offensive Player of the Year
Sargbah Tarpeh, Senior, Wilmington
Defensive Player of the Year
Juan Vargas, Junior, Dowling
Rookie of the Year
Yoni Feldman, Freshman, Connecticut State
First Team All-Stars
Sargbah Tarpeh, Senior, Forward, Wilmington
Angelo Reina, Junior, Forward, Le Moyne
Joe Wright, Senior, Forward, Dominican
Billy Colton, Junior, Forward, Mercyhurst
Nikalus McDonald, Sophomore, Midfielder, Wilmington
Nick Thompson, Senior, Midfielder, Mercyhurst
Paul Templeton, Sophomore, Midfielder, So. Connecticut State
Christoph Hampel, Junior, Defender, Mercyhurst
Sean Lawlor, Junior, Defender, Le Moyne
Juan Vargas, Junior, Defender, Dowling
Brandon Heembrock, Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Dominican
Second Team All-Stars
Lamine Traore, Junior, Forward, Dowling
Steven Schneider, Junior, Forward, Dowling
Rick Williamson, Junior, Forward, West Chester
Fatoma Turay, Senior, Midfielder, Wilmington
Moussa Keita, Junior, Midfielder, Dowling
Arash Fahandezh, Junior, Midfielder, Mercyhurst
Carl Rydin, Junior, Midfielder, Dowling
Dave Dease, Senior, Defender, Wilmington
Jamal Wiggins, Junior, Defender, Wilmington
Clifton Huxtable, Junior, Defender, Dominican
Chris Kucera, Sophmore, Goalkeeper, Dowling
