Thorpe, Franklin Pierce Head Division II All-Americans

Ravens Place Three on Recognized Teams

December 18, 2007

James Thorpe

Franklie Pierce goalkeeper James Thorpe.

James Thorpe closed out his collegiate career by leading the Franklin Pierce men's soccer team to the NCAA Division II national title and claiming his third selection to the NSCAA/adidas Men’s NCAA Division II All-America Team.

Thorpe was the keeper of record for all 23 of the Ravens' games this year, posting a 17-2-4 record, 0.63 goals-against average and a .786 save percentage. The East Longmeadow, Mass. native also notched a whopping 12 shutouts on the season.

But Thorpe wasn’t the only Ravens player to garner repeat honors. He was joined on the first team by defender Bisharra Ettienne (East Elmhurst, N.Y.), who was selected to the team for a second time.

FPU forward David Clifton (London, England) also was recognized, albeit on the Second Team, making Franklin Pierce one of four teams to place three players on the squad, joined by Lees-McRae College, Northern Kentucky University and SIU-Edwardsville.

Thorpe and Ettienne were joined on the First Team by Southern Connecticut State defender Ancil Farrier.

The complete 2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men’s Division II All-America Team:

First Team
K, James Thorpe **, Sr., Franklin Pierce University, East Longmeadow, Mass.
D, Andy Bacon, Sr., Northern Kentucky University, Middletown Ohio
D, Bisharra Ettienne *, Sr., Franklin Pierce University, East Elmhurst, N.Y.
D, Ancil Farrier, Jr., Southern Connecticut State University, Los Bajos, Trinidad
M, Anthony Capurro *, Sr., Northern Kentucky University, Cincinnati, Ohio
M, John Fishbaugher, Sr., Seattle University, Redmond, Wash.
M, Matias Pietropinto, Jr., University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Leominster, Mass.
M, Matthew Lacey, So., Lees-McRae College, Norwich, England
F, Andrew Bailey *, Jr., Sonoma State University, Davis, Calif.
F, Braden Bishop, So., Northern Kentucky University, Centerville, Ohio
F, Jimmy McHenry, Sr., University of West Florida, Tallahassee, Fla.
F, Sammy Rivas, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Calif.
F, Lee Squires, So., Lees-McRae College, Sheffield, England

Second Team
K, Greg Crook, Sr., SIU-Edwardsville, Columbia, Ill.
D, Ben Clark, Sr., Wingate University, Chesterfield, England
D, Adam Frazer, Sr., University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala.
D, Jamie Ramm, So., Lander University, Scarborough, England
M, Edens Chery, Sr., University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Brockton, Mass.
M, Ahmad Ihmeidan, Jr., Midwestern State University, Fort Smith, Ark.
M, Randy Roy, So., SIU-Edwardsville, St. Louis, Mo.
F, Dustin Attarian, Jr., SIU-Edwardsville, St. Louis, Mo.
F, Berin Boracic, Jr., Lees-McRae College, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
F, David Clifton, Sr., Franklin Pierce University, London, England
F, Tommy Heinemann, So., Rockhurst University, St. Louis, Mo.

Third Team
K, Juan Garcia, Jr., University of West Florida, Bogota, Colombia
D, Lee Porter, Jr., Lynn University, Repton, England
D, Nick Evans *, Sr., University of the Incarnate Word, Aberaeron, Wales
D, Kevin Gallaugher, So., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Walnut, Calif.
D, Thomas Ostvold, So., Carson-Newman College, Stavanger, Norway
M, Kyle Cupid, Sr., New York Institute of Technology, Chaguanas, Trinidad
M, Nestor Hernandez, So., Lewis University, Chicago, Ill.
M, Carl Rydin, So., Dowling College, Gothenburg, Sweden
F, Dwight Barnett, Sr., Lynn University, Jamaica, N.Y.
F, Jonathan Maloney, Jr., University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala.
F, Leandro Pereira, So., Lincoln Memorial University, Brasilia, Brazil