The AMCC is embarking on its 20th anniversary during the 2016-17 academic year. Since 1997 there have been many outstanding teams and individual student-athletes who have risen to the top of their sports. We are honored to recognize and highlight some of those accomplishments throughout this anniversary year.
AMCC men's soccer has crowned five different champions over the past 20 years, with Penn St. Behrend picking up eight titles and Medaille College six. The Lions and Mavs met in the 2016 championship game this past weekend, with Behrend prevailing for their eighth conference title.
Medaille claimed six conference titles between 2005 and 2012. This was due in large part to Gary Boughton and Alexander Rouse. Broughton was a two-time player of the year in 2007 and 2009. In 2007, Broughton scored 11 goals and added 19 assists, an average of 2.16 points per game. He followed that up in 2009 by scoring 10 goals and picking up 22 assists in 22 games for a team high 42 points. He was named to the Scholar All-America Second Team, was First Team All-Region and also named to the ECIC Regional First Team.
Rouse garnered back-to-back player of the year honors in 2010 and 2011. In 2010, he scored 14 goals and had four assists, leading the team with 32 points in 23 contests. He was named to the Scholar All-America Second Team and was also First Team All-Region. Rouse turned in another standout season in 2011, leading the AMCC in both goals (28) and points (62).
Former Behrend standout Eric Hackworth was named defensive player of the year in 2012 and 2013. Hackworth led the Lions in playing minutes and anchored a defense that conceded less than a goal a game in 2012. In 2013, he was in charge of the league’s stingiest defense and led the Lions to the AMCC title.
We are proud to honor the complete line-up of AMCC Men's Soccer Players of the Year from 1997-2016:
OFFENSIVE:
2015 – Leo Herrmann, FRN - Led the Barons, and the league, with 17 goals and was third in the conference with eight assists. He finished the season ninth in the nation in total goals and total points, and eighth in goals per game.
2014 – Jimmy Belack, BEH - Belack led the league in scoring with 48 points on 17 goals and 14 assists.
2013 – Bryan Weimerskirch, LRC – Weimerskirch compiled 13 goals and four assists while helping the Redhawks to the #3 seed in the AMCC tournament.
2012 – Jake Gamble, BEH - Gamble set a single-season scoring record for the Lions with 44 points.
2011 – Toby Abdul-Razaq, UPB (Co-player of the Year) - Abdul-Razaq recorded 1.72 ppg (14 goals, 3 assists) to rank #5 in the league
2011 – Alexander Rouse, MED (Co-Player of the Year) - Rouse turned in another standout season, leading the AMCC in both goals (28) and points (62).
2010 – Toby Abdul-Razaq, UPB (Co-Player of the Year)
2010 - Alexander Rouse, MED (Co-Player of the Year) - Rouse scored 14 goals and had four assists, leading the team with 32 points in 23 contests. Named to the Second Team Scholar All-America Team and First Team All-Region.
2009 – Gary Boughton, MED - Boughton had 10 goals and 22 assists in 22 games for a team high 42 points. Named to the Second Team Scholar All-America Team and First Team All-Region and ECIC Regional First Team.
2008 – Adam Gracia, Frostburg - Adam Gracia earned three postseason awards following his senior season in 2008, including being selected as the AMCC Player of the Year. Gracia also garnered First Team Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors to go along with his second First Team All-AMCC award.
2007 – Bryan Pierzga, PSA (Co-Player of the Year) - 17 goals, 9 assists, 2.39 ppg. Pierzga tied the team's single season record for goals
2007 – Gary Boughton , MED (Co-Player of the Year) - 11 goals, 19 assists, 2.16 ppg
2006 – Ryan Mangano, MED – Led the nation in NCAA Division III in scoring and was named First Team All-American by D3kicks.com.
2005 – Cory Cwiklinski, MED - Cwiklinski scored a team-high 21 goals and had 48 points. He was named First Team All-Region and Third Team Scholar All- American.
2004 – Adam Zeleznick, UPG - The Bobcats repeated as champions in 2004 as Zeleznick again led the league in scoring (44 points) and ranked second in goals (20), earning his second Player of the Year award.
2003 – David Garcia, PSA
2002 – Adam Zeleznick, UPG - Zeleznick was both Newcomer of the Year and Player of the Year, leading the league in both scoring (45 points) and goals (19) and helping to UPG to their first league title.
2001 – Chris Lightner, BEH – All-AMCC. Finished senior season with 66 career points, seventh all-time. Finished the season with 13 goals and 5 assists, totaling 31 points.
2000 – Kirk Gibson, Frostburg - Gibson was selected as the AMCC Player of the Year as a senior in 2000 and guided Frostburg to the NCAA Tournament semifinals. He finished sixth in the NCAA Division III ranks in assists per game (.80), 11th in points per game (2.60) and 30th in goals per game (.90). He was also named an NSCAA DIII All-South Atlantic Region Third Team.
1999 – Matt Saunders, Frostburg (Co-Player of the Year)
1999 - James Martin, BEH (Co-Player of the Year) – All-AMCC, All-Region, All-Mid Atlantic Region Team, Team MVP, helped lead Behrend to conference championship
1998 – Matt Saunders, Frostburg
1997 – Tom Manspeaker, LRC – First team all-conference. Scored 23 points and 10 goals, helping La Roche to an AMCC semifinal appearance.
DEFENSIVE:
2015 – Justin Hann, MAC – Hann led all keepers in conference wins with eight, tied for the lead with three shutouts, was second with an .830 save percentage and was second with a .89 goals against average. His 10 wins in a season set a school record.
2014 – Jarrod Wassell, BEH – Great Lakes all-region team. In the net, Wassell was nothing short of impressive. A three-time all-conference selection, he earned his second straight spot on the first team, posting a 15-3 record and a 0.56 goals against average. Her recorded nine shutouts and allowed only 10 goals in 19 starts.
2013 – Eric Hackworth, BEH – Hackworth, in charge of the league’s stingiest defense, led the Lions to the AMCC title.
2012 – Eric Hackworth, BEH - Hackworth led the Lions in playing minutes and anchored a defense that conceded less than a goal a game.