Nov. 16, 2007

Villanova sophomore Mike Seamon (Rahway, N.J./Union Catholic High School) saw his excellent 2007 campaign honored on Thursday night as he was named second team All-BIG EAST at the annual awards banquet held in Connecticut.

Seamon led the Wildcats in scoring for the second consecutive season, recording nine goals and two assists for 20 points. On Oct. 24, he produced one of the best individual efforts of the conference season, scoring three second half goals to rally Villanova to a 3-2 win at Syracuse.

The Wildcats (10-9-1 overall, 5-5-1 BIG EAST) stunned the soccer world in September with a 1-0 upset of No. 1/2 Duke. They were eliminated in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament on Nov. 7 by West Virginia.

The rest of the BIG EAST honorees include:

BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year

O'Brian White, Connecticut, Jr., F

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year

Julius James, Connecticut, Sr., D

BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year

Andy Wright, West Virginia, Sr., MF

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year

Brian Visser, DePaul, Jr., GK

BIG EAST Rookie of the Year

Brayan Martinez, Seton Hall, Fr., MF

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year

DePaul - head coach Craig Blazer; assistant coach Adam Tinkham; assistant coach Evan Whitfield

All-BIG EAST First Team

Kenny Anaba, Cincinnati, Sr., F

Eliseo Giusfredi, Seton Hall, Jr., F

*Julius James, Connecticut, Sr., D

*Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame, Sr., F

Ryan Maduro, Providence, Sr., MF

*Ryan Miller, Notre Dame, Sr., MF

Kevon Neaves, USF, So., MF

Toni Stahl, Connecticut, So., MF

Brian Visser, DePaul, Jr., GK

*O'Brian White, Connecticut, Jr., F

Andy Wright, West Virginia, Sr., MF

All-BIG EAST Second Team

Matt Besler, Notre Dame, Jr., D

Chris Cahill, Notre Dame, Sr., GK

Ryan Cordeiro, Connecticut, Sr., MF

Yohance Marshall, USF, Jr., D

Akeem Priestley, Connecticut, Jr., MF

Simon Schoendorf, USF, Jr., MF

Jordan Seabrook, USF, Jr.., F

Mike Seamon, Villanova, So., MF

Jeff Stepan, St. John's, Sr., D

Dan Stratford, West Virginia, Sr., MF

Hansen Woodruff, Syracuse, So., F

All-BIG EAST Third Team

Bernardo Anor, USF, Fr., MF

Len Coleman, Georgetown, So., D

Phil Edington, Louisville, So., D

Josh Ford, Connecticut, RS-Fr., GK

Jason Landers, St. John's, Sr., GK

Kurt Martin, Notre Dame, Sr., F

Brayan Martinez, Seton Hall, Fr., MF

Luis Martinez, Syracuse, So., MF

Brad Peetoom, Syracuse, Sr., D

Jack Traynor, Notre Dame, Jr., D

Othaniel Yanez, Louisville, So., MF

All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Team

Matt Armstrong, Notre Dame, Fr., MF

Joel Gustafsson, St. John's, So., D

Amir Ikner, Cincinnati, Sr., D

Gift Maworere, West Virginia, So., MF

Mike Pezza, Connecticut, So., MF