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Orangemen Soccer Players Earn Academic Honors
1/11/2002 4:04:29 PM | Men's Soccer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse men's soccer players Eric Chapman (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) and Matt Torok (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing Area) have been named to the 2001 Men's Soccer Verizon Academic All-District I teams. Chapman earned a first-team selection, making him eligible for the Academic All-American ballot, while Torok was a second-team pick.
Chapman, a junior defender, started 14 of SU's 16 games. He helped the Orangemen to two shutouts this past season. It is Chapman's second academic all-district honor. He was a second-team selection in 2000. Chapman is a four-time member of the Syracuse Athletic Director's Honor Roll and a two-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
Torok, a senior forward, was third on the team in scoring last season. He set career highs with six goals, five assists and 17 points. He is a six-time member of the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll and a four-time selection to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.
The Orangemen as a team also earned an NSCAA Academic Award for the 2000-01 school year after compiling a team grade point average of more than 3.0.
The Orangemen finished the 2001 season with a 7-8-1 overall record and a 4-5-1 mark in BIG EAST play. SU was ranked as high as 18th in the nation during the season, the program's second top-20 ranking in as many seasons.
