SIX MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS GARNER ALL-REGION HONORS
Six AMCC men's soccer players were named to the 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Team. Honorees include Medaille College's Lachlan Beever, Penn State Behrend's Chris Ralph, Aaron Harris and Dakota Lange, and Mount Aloysius College's Joshua Devlin and Cameron Kemp.
Six AMCC men's soccer players were named to the 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Team. Honorees include Medaille College's Lachlan Beever, Penn State Behrend's Chris Ralph, Aaron Harris and Dakota Lange, and Mount Aloysius College's Joshua Devlin and Cameron Kemp.
Beever, named to the all-region first team, was also the 2018 AMCC Newcomer and Offensive Player of the Year, and a first team all-conference selection. His 20 goals and 43 points were both top marks in the AMCC, and after the conference tournament he ranked 7th in the country in goals, 11th in the nation in goals per game, 12th in all of DIII in points and 15th in the NCAA in points per game.
Ralph, earning his third all-region honor, was named to the second team. The senior goalkeeper was named to the first team his sophomore and junior year. Ralph was once again named AMCC Defensive Player of the Year and landed on the All-AMCC first team. He ranked first in the conference with a .809 save percentage and a 15 wins in between the pipes. Ralph started in all but one game and made 72 saves to go along with nine shutouts.
Devlin, who earned AMCC first team all-conference honors, garnered second team all-region honors. He finished the season third in the conference with 11 goals and 29 points, and finished sixth with seven assists. Devlin's highlights included a three-goal, two-assist performance in a conference victory over Pitt-Greensburg, and a two-goal performance in a regular season victory over Medaille College. A constant threat in the attack, the junior striker finished first in the AMCC with 85 shots.
Lange and Harris, both third team selections, are making their first appearance on the all-region Team after both were named to the All-AMCC first team long with Ralph. Lange led the team with 21 points, tying for first with nine goals and dishing out three assists. The senior power forward is credited with three game-winning goals, including the game winner in a 1-0 decision over John Carroll to propel Behrend into the sectional semifinals.
Harris controlled the midfield for the Lions this season, adding four goals and four assists for 12 points. He scored a pair of goals, including the game winner against Pitt-Bradford this season. Harris tallied the lone goal against Calvin in the sectional semifinals.
Kemp, who joined Devlin on the AMCC first team, was a shutdown outside back for a backline that allowed only 19 goals in 20 games. He added one goal on a penalty kick in a victory over Bethany College.
