Second Straight Offensive Honor for White

UConn Senior Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year

Novemeber 18, 2008

PROVIDENCE, R.I. –For the second straight year, Connecticut senior O’Brian White was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year.

UConn's O'Brian White won his second straight Offensive Player of the Year award. (Stephen Slade/UConn Athletics)

White was the preseason favorite for the award in each of the last two seasons. It is the ninth time a Connecticut player garners offensive accolades. The senior leads the team in points with 14 and goals with six, while also adding two assists in 14 games. He is tied for fourth in conference points per game (1.00), tied for fourth in goals per game (0.43) and tied for sixth in goals (6).

White added two goals and five points in the eight league games he played. The 2007 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy recipient has had five multi-point games and four game-winning goals. White is one of two unanimous selections to the All-BIG EAST First Team. He has been named to the first team three times (2008, ’07 and ’06) and was an All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree as a freshman (2005).

Connecticut junior Toni Stahl joins White as the other unanimous selection on the 2008 All-BIG EAST First Team. Stahl led a midfield that allowed just 12 goals and 87 shots on goal. He played in all but two games this season, tallying a goal and two assists for four points.

UConn’s Akeem Priestley and Providence’s Ryan Maduro were named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, while the Friars’ Tim Ritter and Huskies’ Oscar Castillo garnered third team recognition.

2008 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Postseason Awards

BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
O'Brian White, Connecticut, Sr., F

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Joel Gustafsson, St. John’s, Jr., D

BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Nelson Becerra, St. John’s, Jr., MF

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Zach Johnson, West Virginia, R-So., GK

BIG EAST Rookie of the Year
Colin Rolfe, Louisville, Fr., F

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
St. John’s – head coach Dave Masur; associate head coach Marc Reeves; assistant coach Jeff Matteo

All-BIG EAST First Team
Nelson Becerra, St. John’s, Jr., MF
Matt Besler, Notre Dame, Sr., D
Aaron Clapham, Louisville, Sr., MF
Bright Dike, Notre Dame, Sr., F
Joel Gustafsson, St. John’s, Jr., D
Zach Johnson, West Virginia, R-So., GK
Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr., D
Brayan Martinez, Seton Hall, So., MF
Kevon Neaves, USF, Sr., MF
*Toni Stahl, Connecticut, Jr., MF
*O'Brian White, Connecticut, Sr., F

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Austin Berry, Louisville, So., D
Dilly Duka, Rutgers, So., MF
Kyle Hall, Syracuse, Sr., F
Ryan Maduro, Providence, Sr., MF
Akeem Priestley, Connecticut, Sr., MF
Jerry Saintil, Seton Hall, So., MF
Michael Thomas, Notre Dame, Jr., MF
Jack Traynor, Notre Dame, Sr., D
Brian Visser, DePaul, Sr., GK
Steffen Vroom, DePaul, Jr., F
Hansen Woodruff, Syracuse, Jr., MF

All-BIG EAST Third Team
Zak Boggs, USF, Jr., F
Jeb Brovsky, Notre Dame, So., F
Oscar Castillo, Connecticut, Sr., D
Tafadzwa Chiduku, St. John’s, So., F
Len Coleman, Georgetown, Jr., D
Neal Kitson, St. John’s, R-Sr., GK
Tim Ritter, Providence, Jr., F
Jordan Seabrook, USF, Sr., F
Michael Seamon, Villanova, Jr., F
Brad Simpson, Cincinnati, R-Sr., D
Ryan Soroka, St. John’s, Jr., MF

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