Men's Soccer Release (2004) - Feraci Schollaert All-Region - Guilford College

• GUILFORD COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN REGIONAL HONORS

      Greensboro, NC (12/4/04) -- Guilford senior forward Matt Feraci earned First Team All-South Region honors and senior forward Steffen Schollaert was a third-team selection, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) / adidas All-America Committee announced Friday. The announcement marks the third consecutive year that two Guilford men's soccer student-athletes received All-South honors.

Feraci, a 2004 First Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) pick, became the first Quakers' player to lead the conference in scoring with 42 points on a league-high 19 goals and four assists in 19 matches. He ranked 13th among NCAA Division III goals per match leaders as of Nov. 21 and 21st in scoring with 2.33 points per match. The two-time ODAC Player of the Week enjoyed the finest offensive men's soccer campaign in Guilford's Division III history and had the second-highest season goal total in Quakers' history. He enjoyed six multi-goal games, including a two-goal, two-assist showing in Guilford's 7-0 win over Averett. Feraci scored at least one goal in an ODAC-record eight consecutive matches from Sept. 12 to Oct. 2 and had seven tallies in league contests. He joined the Quakers this fall after starting his college career at Division I Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State.

      Schollaert enjoyed his finest season after joining the Quakers from Division I College of Charleston in 2003. The 6-6 forward finished second on the club and fifth in the league with a career-high 17 points. He also set personal standards with six goals and a club-high five assists. He tallied 10 points (4g, 2a) in nine ODAC tilts. Schollaert matched Feraci's team-high six-point total with two goals and two assists in the Quakers' win over league-rival Emory & Henry. Schollaert totalled 33 points on 12 goals and nine assists in 39 Guilford matches.

      The two players helped Coach Liam Behrens' Quakers to their third straight ODAC Tournament semifinal berth and a 9-7-4 overall record (5-1-3 ODAC). Guilford recorded a top-10 regional ranking and had a seven-match unbeaten streak, its longest since 1986. Behrens expects 17 returning letter winners in 2005.