Three Orange Make TDS Best XI Teams
12/22/2014 10:47:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Honors continue to roll in for Syracuse men's soccer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Three members of the Syracuse men's soccer team were named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Teams on Monday, Dec. 22.
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Junior goalie Alex Bono earned first-team honors. Senior defender Skylar Thomas was a third-team selection and rookie Julian Buescher made the freshman first team. Bono was also named to the 2014 College Soccer News All-America First Team on Monday.
More: TDS Best XI Teams | College Soccer News All-America Teams
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The 2014 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a Hermann Trophy finalist as national player of the year, Bono set the Syracuse single-season records for goals-against average (0.55), shutouts (12) and minutes played (1,949) in 2014. He ranked sixth nationally in save percentage (.848) and seventh in goals-against average.
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Thomas, an NSCAA All-South Region selection, started 19 games at center back and helped key a Syracuse defense that led the ACC and tied for fifth in the NCAA for the fewest goals allowed (12). Thomas was a force in the offensive third as well. He tallied a personal-best three goals, including the match-winners in regular-season victories against Virginia and Boston College.
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An All-ACC Freshman Team honoree, Buescher started 20 games and was credited with five assists. Three of his five helpers were on game-winning goals. Buescher set up the deciding tallies against Virginia and Albany in the regular season, and Duke in the ACC quarterfinals.
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Syracuse finished with a 16-4-1 overall record and was No. 10 in the final NSCAA national poll, the highest final ranking for the Orange in program history.
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Junior goalie Alex Bono earned first-team honors. Senior defender Skylar Thomas was a third-team selection and rookie Julian Buescher made the freshman first team. Bono was also named to the 2014 College Soccer News All-America First Team on Monday.
More: TDS Best XI Teams | College Soccer News All-America Teams
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The 2014 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a Hermann Trophy finalist as national player of the year, Bono set the Syracuse single-season records for goals-against average (0.55), shutouts (12) and minutes played (1,949) in 2014. He ranked sixth nationally in save percentage (.848) and seventh in goals-against average.
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Thomas, an NSCAA All-South Region selection, started 19 games at center back and helped key a Syracuse defense that led the ACC and tied for fifth in the NCAA for the fewest goals allowed (12). Thomas was a force in the offensive third as well. He tallied a personal-best three goals, including the match-winners in regular-season victories against Virginia and Boston College.
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An All-ACC Freshman Team honoree, Buescher started 20 games and was credited with five assists. Three of his five helpers were on game-winning goals. Buescher set up the deciding tallies against Virginia and Albany in the regular season, and Duke in the ACC quarterfinals.
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Syracuse finished with a 16-4-1 overall record and was No. 10 in the final NSCAA national poll, the highest final ranking for the Orange in program history.
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