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AMC Men's Soccer Award Winners and Tournament Preview

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Columbia College men's soccer team captured the American Midwest Conference (AMC) regular season title, finishing with a 9-5-3 overall record and a 5-0-1 mark in conference play. Seven Cougars earned All-Conference honors, including AMC Player of the Year Cameron Watts.


The Cougars secured the top seed in the AMC Tournament and have received a first-round bye. Columbia will host a semifinal match on Saturday, November 8th, at 4:00 PM against the winner of Central Baptist College (Ark.) and Hannibal-LaGrange University (Mo.).
 

AMC Player of the Year

  • Cameron Watts - earned Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference honors for the first time in his career. Leads the AMC with 10 assists while adding two goals. Has appeared in all 17 games for the Cougars.
 

All-Conference First Team

  • Wil Essner - captured his second career First Team All-Conference selection. Has started in 16 games, scoring one goal (one game winner) with two assists.
 
  • Lindo Zimba - named First Team All-Conference for the first time in his career. Anchored the back line while appearing in 16 games and scoring five goals, including one game winner.
 
  • Joshua Peterson - earned First Team All-Conference honors for the first time in his career. Has appeared in all 17 games, contributing four goals and two assists.
 
  • Josh Sutton - secured First Team All-Conference recognition for the first time in his career. Has appeared in all 17 games and leads the AMC with nine goals while adding one assist.
 

All-Conference Second Team

  • Faraj Shee - earned Second Team All-Conference honors for the first time in his career. Has appeared in 16 games with one goal and one assist.
 
  • Brady Freeman - collected his second career All-Conference selection. Has appeared in all 17 games, recording four goals (one game winner) and three assists.
 

Champions of Character Team

 

Academic All-Conference

 

AMC Tournament Qualifying Teams:

  1. Columbia (9-5-3, 5-0-1)
  2. Williams Baptist (7-7-2, 5-1)
  3. Harris-Stowe (7-6-3, 4-1-1)
  4. Hannibal-LaGrange (5-9-3, 2-3-1)
  5. Central Baptist (5-9-1, 2-4)
  6. Mission (1-11-2, 0-4-2)
  7. Health Sciences & Pharmacy (1-15-1, 0-5-1)
 

Tournament Schedule:

  • Quarterfinals, November 5th
    • #5 Central Baptist vs. #4 HLGU - 1:00 PM
    • #6 Mission vs. #3 Harris-Stowe - 1:00 PM
  • Semifinals, November 8th
    • #1 Columbia vs. Winner of #5 Central Baptist vs. #4 HLGU - 4:00 PM
    • #2 Williams Baptist vs. Winner of #6 Mission vs. #3 Harris-Stowe - 1:00 PM
  • Finals, November 11th
    • Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2 - TBD
 

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