The LeTourneau University men’s soccer team was picked to finish seventh in the 2016 ASC Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll, released on Tuesday. The ASC preseason poll comes as a result of votes by league’s head coaches and sports information directors.
UT Dallas is picked to win the 11-team conference this season after finishing second last year. Behind the Comets were UT Tyler and Hardin-Simmons, who were picked second and third, followed by Concordia fourth, Mary Hardin-Baylor, who rounds out the top five and Ozarks, who was selected just ahead of the YellowJackets.
In addition to the preseason poll, the ASC Men’s Soccer Players named 33 student-athletes to the Watch List. The list is composed of up to three players from each institution nominated by the head coaches. On the list of Players to Watch from LeTourneau includes Antonio Fernandez (senior, midfield, Houston, Texas | Stratford HS), Israel Madrid (junior, forward, Conroe, Texas | Longview HS) and Jacob Malik (sophomore, forward, Austin, Texas | Veritas Academy).
The ASC Championship is November 3, 5-6 and the site of the men’s No. 1 seed are hosting. An automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship will be on the line.
ASC Men’s Soccer Preseason Players of the Year
Offense: Danny Meyer, Jr., F, UT Dallas
Defense: Michael Vargas, Sr., GK, Hardin-Simmons
ASC Men’s Soccer Preseason Players of the Year
Offense: Danny Meyer, Jr., F, UT Dallas
Defense: Michael Vargas, Sr., GK, Hardin-Simmons
ASC Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll
(First-Place Votes)
Rank | Team | Pts. | 2015 Record (ASC) |
1. | UT Dallas (13) | 233 | 15-4-3 (7-1-1) |
2. | UT Tyler (8) | 224 | 10-3-3 (7-0-1) |
3. | Hardin-Simmons (1) | 179 | 8-6-2 (5-3-1) |
4. | Concordia Texas | 168 | 12-3-1 (4-2-1) |
5. | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 166 | 8-5-3 (4-2-2) |
6. | Univ. of Ozarks | 116 | 7-7-3 (4-3-1) |
7. | LeTourneau | 101 | 5-11-2 (2-5-1) |
8. | East Texas Baptist | 96 | 3-13-1 (2-6-1) |
9. | Howard Payne | 78 | 4-10-1 (2-7-0) |
10. | Louisiana College | 45 | 1-16-1 (0-8-1) |
11. | McMurry % | 35 | 1-15-1 (N/A) |
Belhaven # | 14-4-2 (N/A) |
# Ineligible for 2016 ASC Championship / NCAA Tournament (NCAA Div. III Provisional)
% Ineligible for 2016 ASC Championship / NCAA Tournament (NCAA Div. III Reclassifying)
ASC Men’s Soccer Players to Watch List
2015 All-Conference Selection*
Name | Cl. | Pos. | Team |
Eric Bigon | Jr. | D | Concordia Texas |
Fabian Billings* | Jr. | F | Concordia Texas |
Marc Kouassi* | Sr. | MF | Concordia Texas |
Jordan Burke* | Jr. | MF | East Texas Baptist |
David Jackson | Sr. | MF | East Texas Baptist |
Antoine Bravo | Sr. | F | East Texas Baptist |
Michael Vargas* | Sr. | GK | Hardin-Simmons |
Colyn Moore | Sr. | F | Hardin-Simmons |
Tanner Coffin | Sr. | D | Hardin-Simmons |
Collin Salyers | So. | D | Howard Payne |
Tracer Moore* | Jr. | MF | Howard Payne |
Alex Sanchez* | Sr. | F | Howard Payne |
Israel Madrid | Jr. | F | LeTourneau |
Antonio Fernandez | Sr. | MF | LeTourneau |
Jacob Malik | So. | F | LeTourneau |
Nathan Gautreaux | Jr. | GK | Louisiana College |
Wendy Edouard | So. | D | Louisiana College |
Halco Hajdarevic | Fr. | MF | Louisiana College |
Caleb Vandergriff* | So. | D | Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Caleb Almanza | Jr. | MF | Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Logan Keeler | Jr. | F | Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Ethan Brown | Jr. | F | McMurry |
Josh Erwin | So. | D | McMurry |
Ahmad Holt | Fr. | MF | McMurry |
Thomas Mills* | Sr. | F | Univ. of Ozarks |
Daniel Valencia | Jr. | D | Univ. of Ozarks |
Stewart Mena* | Sr. | MF | Univ. of Ozarks |
Sam Konstanty* | Sr. | D | UT Dallas |
Isaac Urcuyo | Jr. | MF | UT Dallas |
Danny Meyer* | Jr. | F | UT Dallas |
Leandro Cid Fernandez* | Jr. | MF | UT Tyler |
Lucas Pereira* | So. | F | UT Tyler |
Chris Stamm* | So. | D | UT Tyler |
Danny Kambel
LeTourneau University
Sports Information Director
www.letuathletics.com