Wednesday, December 4, 2002

Asorey, Stephenson earn All-South Region honors

enior striker Matias Asorey has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's All-South Region first team while sophomore sweeper Mark Stephenson garnered second-team honors as announced by the NSCAA / adidas All-America committee today.

Asorey (Miami/Sunset) led the Atlantic Soccer Conference with 13 goals and three assists to total 29 points during his final campaign as a Golden Panther, and was honored as the league's Most Valuable Player earlier this season. In his four-year career at FIU, he tallied 65 points on 26 goals and 13 assists to rank ninth among FIU's all-time leading scorers.

Stephenson (Miami/Sunset) played sweeper and anchored a FIU defense that held opponents to 1.18 goals per game. This season was his first at FIU after a stint at St. Thomas.

Asorey and Stephenson are the 33rd and 34th Golden Panthers to earn All-South Region honors and the first since Ignace Moleka in 1996. The all-region designation is important because it is taken into consideration when the committee makes its All-America selections.

This season the Golden Panthers compiled a 13-6-1 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.