Lewis, Scicluna Highlight All-WHAC Honors
Crusaders place four on WHAC first team, plus Coach of the Year


Oct. 26
, 2007

Kris Lyons was named the 2007 WHAC
first team goal keeper

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. – The 2007 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference all-league teams were announced today with four Crusaders earning first-team honors, headlined by Newcomer of the Year Makesi Lewis and Coach of the Year Tino Scicluna.

Scicluna was named the top-coach in a vote by league coaches.  It marks the second time he has garnered the award, also winning in 2003.

Lewis, a native of Trinidad, was named the leagues Newcomer of the Year after scoring 11 goals in just eight games for MU.

Joining Lewis on the first team for MU were goal keeper Kris Lyons, defender Pat Kolodziejczak and mid-fielder Doron Drai.

MU also saw a pair of seniors earn second team honors as TJ Djokic and Darrel Quinn represented MU.

Dan Pichler was named by league coaches to the WHAC Champions of Character team.  Pichler earned the nod after displaying the five core values; respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship, best among his teammates.

The Crusaders, who earned the top-seed in the WHAC tournament by vertue of their regular season title, will face off with fourth-seeded Aquinas College in semi-final action at Greenmead Field in Livonia tomorrow. 
Game time is set for 1:00 pm.


Contact:
Patrick Moore, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
pimoore@madonna.edu