Three
Crusaders Earn All-WHAC Honors
October
30, 2006
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Darrel Quinn was named
First Team All-WHAC, All-Academic and earned a spot on the
Champions of Character team. |
LIVONIA, Mich..
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Three Madonna University men’s soccer players earned spots on
All-Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference teams announced in a press
release by the league office on Monday.
Senior
forward
Pat Griffin
(Redford, Mich./Catholic Central HS) and junior
midfielder
Darrel Quinn
(Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville) are All-WHAC First Team selections.
Griffin is first on the team with nine goals and finished second in the race for
the conference scoring title with 25 points. Griffin has played in 15 matches
for the Crusaders and is second on the team in assists with seven.
Quinn has been a vocal leader on the field for the Crusaders all season and has
appeared in 15 matches for Madonna. Quinn has scored two goals and assisted on
two others while racking up a total of six points this season. Quinn was also
honored by the conference as a member of the WHAC Champions of Character Team as
well as an honoree for the WHAC All-Academic Team.
Sophomore midfielder
Doron Drai
(Kfar-Yona, Israel) is the Crusaders other selection to the All-WHAC
teams, earning a spot on the second team. Drai has played in 15 games for the
Crusaders and is second on the team with six goals. In his first season with
Madonna, Drai has made an immediate impact for the Crusaders offense, leading
the team with nine assists.
Other
award recipients announced on Monday include Cornerstone’s Mark Bell earning the
WHAC Coach of the Year award. The player of the year honors went to
Cornerstone’s Tom Skilling and newcomer of the year was also awarded to a
Cornerstone player as ChikeTaylor-Phillips took home the honor.
Madonna
(10-4-2, 7-4-1 WHAC) opens WHAC Tournament play on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 2:00
p.m. ET against Siena Heights (9-5-5, 6-3-3 WHAC). The semifinal match has been
moved to Walled Lake Northern High School in Commerce, Michigan.
Contact:
Tony Baldwin, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
tbaldwin@madonna.edu
