Men's Soccer Release (2003) - All-ODAC - Guilford College
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FOUR QUAKERS EARN ALL-ODAC HONORS
Greensboro, NC (11/11/03) -- Guilford placed four players on the 2003 All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Men's Soccer Team. Seniors Tim Imafidon (Raleigh, NC/Wake Forest-Rolesville), T.J. Muse (Reidsville, NC/Southeast Guilford) and Noam Sorek (Atlit, Israel/Ort Hiriak Bialik) earned first-team honors, while junior midfielder Darriel Cannon (Midlothian, VA/Midlothian) took home second-team laurels. The three first-team selections represent a Guilford school record.
Imafidon,
the Quakers' first four-time All-ODAC selection, led Guilford's scorers for the
fourth straight season with 15 goals and seven assists for 37 points, all career
highs. He led the ODAC in goals and goals per game and ranked second among the
league's points and points per game leaders. His 15 goals and 37 points stand
third in Guilford history. Imafidon shared the league lead with four
game-winning goals and placed third in the conference in assists. He enjoyed
five multi-goal games, including two three-goal, one-assist efforts that yielded
a career-high seven points. Imafidon tallied two goals and an assist,
including the game-winning tally with four minutes left, in the Quakers' 4-3
comeback ODAC Tournament win at Bridgewater. His two goals in the regular-season
finale at Lynchburg helped secure the Quakers' fourth straight ODAC Tournament
bid.
Imafidon leaves Guilford as its career goal-scoring leader (44). He compiled 104 points in 71 matches, which stands second in school history. His 16 assists rank third at Guilford. In addition to his four all-conference honors, he is a two-time all-region selection.
Muse
(right) earned First Team All-ODAC honors after his second-team selection in
2002. The Quakers' sweeper, Muse also played in the midfield and scored
two goals and two assists for six points, all career highs. His tally in
Guilford's 3-0 win at Washington and Lee proved the game winner and he had an
assist in the Quakers' 2-1 triumph over Hampden-Sydney, the team's first since
1991. Muse played in all 76 career matches, starting every contest for
the past three years. He concludes his career with three goals and three
assists.
An
honorable mention All-ODAC selection in 2001 and second-team pick last year, Sorek
(left) claimed First Team All-ODAC honors in 2003 as a center midfielder. He
scored six points on six assists in 13 matches. Despite missing the season's
first four contests, his six assists and ranked second on the team and fifth
among ODAC assists per game leaders. Sorek set up two goals in the
Quakers' league wins over Emory & Henry and Lynchburg. He leaves Guilford
ranked ninth in career scoring with 44 points (14g, 16a) in 68 matches. His 16
assists rank third in school history and his 14 goals stand 10th.
Cannon
(right) earned his first all-league recognition after netting a
personal-best eight points on three goals and two assists in 18 contests. He
scored a goal and an assist for a career-high three points in the Quakers' 4-3
comeback win at Bridgewater in the ODAC Tournament. Cannon also tallied
in triumphs over Warren Wilson and Emory & Henry.
The quartet helped coach Liam Behrens' Quakers to a 10-8-1 overall record, 4-5 in the ODAC. Guilford reached the ODAC Tournament semifinals for the second straight season where the Quakers played Washington and Lee to a 2-2 double overtime tie, but the Generals advanced to the finals, 6-5, on penalty kicks. Behrens returns 15 letter winners in 2004, including Cannon.


