Pascal Milien Leads Group of Four UT Daktronics All-Americans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Pascal Milien was a first team selection to the 2008 Daktronics Men's Soccer All-American team as teammates Ryan Maxwell, Dan Ingvarsson and Ryan Thompson were also chosen as All-Americans.

Milien, a junior forward from Auburndale, is the leading scorer for the NCAA South Region champions with 11 goals, 16 assists and 38 points. He has also registered four game-winning goals while helping his team to a 18-3-1 overall record and an appearance in the NCAA Final Four.

Maxwell and Ingvarsson were both second-team selections. Maxwell, a senior midfielder from Clarendon, Jamaica, is second on the team with nine goals, five assists and 23 points. Ingvarsson, a sophomore defender from Malmo, Sweden, is the leader of a UT defensive unit that has outscored opponents 69-23 on the year. Ingvarsson also has seven goals and an assist while starting all 22 games.

Thompson, a junior goalkeeper from Kingston, Jamaica, is 18-3-1 with a 1.03 GAA. He also has eight shutouts while recording a UT single-season record of 114 saves.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The online nomination and voting processes are powered by UT partner ATHLETICSITE.COM. Headquartered in Charleston, S.C., ATHLETICSITE.COM is the official provider for college athletic websites for over 30 sports organizations, including 26 colleges, universities and conferences primarily at the NCAA D-II level.

2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America First Team
GK - Chad Becker, Rockhurst
F - Jean Alexandre, Lynn
F - Bruno Conceicao, Tusculum
F - Pascal Milien, Tampa
MF - Steven Beattie, Northern Kentucky
MF - Tyrell Burgess, Lynn
MF - Kyle Holland, Cal State Dominguez Hills
D - Matt Delaney, Southern New Hampshire
D - Bisharra Ettienne, Franklin Pierce
D - Kevin Gallaugher, Cal State Dominguez Hills
D - Lee Porter, Lynn

Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Player of the Year: Steven Beattie

2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Second Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK - Sean Lambert, Southern New Hampshire
F - Stefan Dimitrov, Concordia
F - Jonathan Maloney, Montevallo
F - Lee Squires, Lees-McRae
MF - Matt Kocher, Holy Family
MF - Anteneh Lemma, Tusculum
MF - Ryan Maxwell, Tampa
D - Doug Carr Sonoma State
D - Danny Drago, East Stroudsburg
D - Ancil Farrier, Southern Connecticut State
D - Dan Ingvarsson, Tampa

2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Third Team
GK - Ryan Thompson Tampa
F - Roshane Ellison, East Stroudsburg
F - Ross Middlemiss, Sonoma State
F - Adrian Schippers, Southern New Hampshire
MF - Frantz Francois, Franklin Pierce
MF - Jason Shegda, East Stroudsburg
MF - Nano Short, Lynn
D - Eric Ashworth, Northern Kentucky
D - James Hayers, Lynn
D - Nolan Intermoia, West Florida
D - Brian Martinez, Midwestern State

2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Honorable Mention
GK - Brook Johnson, Sonoma State
GK - Lance Moore, Tusculum
GK - Zane Wells, Fort Lewis
F - Sam Charles, Montana State-Billings
F - Kellen Johnson, Metro State
F - Mike Luecke, California
F - Sean McLaughlin, Millersville
F - Adam Spannbauer, Ashland
MF - Toby Bowser, Slippery Rock
MF - Zac Crim, Cal State Chico
MF - Scott Lucky, Tusculum
MF - Cory Mastey, Lewis
MF - Tom Settle, Fort Lewis
MF - Craig Signorin, Upper Iowa
MF - Jaime Wangia, UMass-Lowell
D - Dustin Cherry, St. Edward's
D - Ruben Hansen, Cal State Los Angeles
D - Nick Helbig, California
D - Richard Kentish, Southern New Hampshire
D - Spencer Martens, Rockhurst
D - Sven Meyer, Tusculum
D - Felipe Nogueira, Lincoln Memorial
D - Thomas Ostvold, Carson-Newman
D - Scott Preckwinkle, Sonoma State
D - Matt Procopio, Millersville
D - Jamie Scope, Incarnate Word