Three Bears Named to NSCAA All-Region Teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A program-record three Mercer players were named to the 2016 Men's All-South Region Teams, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) announced Tuesday afternoon.

Junior forward Will Bagrou was a first team selection while senior co-captains Ian Antley and Jordan Duru were named to the second and third teams, respectively. The trio led the Bears to their first NCAA Tournament in 15 years and was instrumental in Mercer capturing its first Southern Conference Tournament title with a 13-7-1 record.

It is the second NSCAA All-South Region nod for Bagrou, who was a second teamer as a freshman in 2014. A 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and the SoCon Player of the Year, Bagrou had eight goals and four assists en route to a 20-point campaign this fall. The Dacula, Georgia, native is Mercer's first-ever NSCAA All-South Region First Team selection. He's the only SoCon player on the 11-man first team, joining nine players from the ACC and one from the Big South.

Antley earned All-Region honors for the second consecutive season, improving upon his selection to the third team in 2015. The defender anchored a Mercer back line that led the conference and ranked 41st nationally in goals against average (0.93) and added eight shutouts. He added one goal and one assist on the season while earning All-SoCon First Team honors for the second straight year as well.

Antley joined Bagrou and former Mercer goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh as the only players in program history to earn NSCAA All-Region honors twice in a career.

Recognized by the NSCAA for the first time in his career, Duru was the glue for a stout Mercer midfield with 10 points (four goals, two assists) and tied for first among SoCon players with three game-winning goals. The two-year captain finished his career as a three-time All-SoCon First Team honoree.

The NSCAA All-America teams will be announced Friday, Nov. 9. Bagrou could become Mercer's first All-America selection.

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2016 NSCAA NCAA Division I Men's All-South Region Teams
First Team

POS.	PLAYER	CLASS	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
K	Alec Ferrell	Sr.	Wake Forest	Westlake, Ohio
D	Miles Robinson	So.	Syracuse	Arlington, Mass.
D	Tim Kubel	Jr.	Louisville	Stuttgart, Germany
D	Brandon Aubrey	Sr.	Notre Dame	Plano, Texas
D	Jo Vetle Rimstad	Sr.	Radford	Harestua, Norway
M	Jacori Hayes	Sr.	Wake Forest	Bowie, Md.
M	Ian Harkes	Sr.	Wake Forest	Fairfax, Va.
M	Cam Lindley	Fr.	North Carolina	Carmel, Ind.
F	*Will Bagrou*	*Jr.*	*Mercer*	*Dacula, Ga.*
F	Edward Opoku	So.	Virginia	Rye, N.Y.
F	Marcelo Acuna	Jr.	Virginia Tech	San Jose, Costa Rica

Second Team

POS.	PLAYER	CLASS	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
K	Jonny Sutherland	So.	ETSU	Chester, U.K.
D	Patrcik Bunk-Anderson	So.	Clemson	Hvidovre, Denmark
D	*Ian Antley*	*Sr.*	*Mercer*	*Sharpsburg, Ga.*
D	Walker Hume	Sr.	North Carolina	San Angelo, Texas
M	Oliver Shannon	Jr.	Clemson	Liverpool, England
M	Mo Adams	Fr.	Syracuse	Nottingham, England
M	Leeroy Maguraushe	So.	UNCG	Milton Keynes, England
F	Mohamed Thiaw	Jr.	Louisville	Lexington, Ky.
F	Jon Gallagher	Jr.	Notre Dame	Dundalk, Ireland
F	Matthew Aurdenik	Sr.	Wofford	Lexington, S.C.
F	Siggi Benonysson	Fr.	High Point	Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

Third Team

POS.	PLAYER	CLASS	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
K	James Pyle	So.	North Carolina	Charlotte, N.C.
D	Colton Storm	Sr.	North Carolina	Mechanicsburg, Pa.
D	Fraser Colmer	Jr.	Radford	Southampton, England
D	Kyle Nelson	So.	Wofford	Austin, Texas
D	Sergi Nus	So.	Virginia	Barcelona, Spain
M	Julius Duchscherer	So.	North Carolina State	Hadamar, Germany
M	Serge Gomis	Jr.	ETSU	Dakar, Senegal
M	*Jordan Duru*	*Sr.*	*Mercer*	*Powder Springs, Ga.*
F	Diego Campos	Jr.	Clemson	San Jose, Costa Rica
F	Fletcher Ekern	Jr.	ETSU	Knoxville, Tenn.
F	Chris Nanco	Sr.	Syracuse	Brampton, Ont.

Players Mentioned

Ian Antley

Will Bagrou

Jordan Duru

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