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.).
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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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.
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- Brady Freeman - collected his second career All-Conference selection. Has appeared in all 17 games, recording four goals (one game winner) and three assists.
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Champions of Character Team
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Academic All-Conference
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AMC Tournament Qualifying Teams:
- Columbia (9-5-3, 5-0-1)
- Williams Baptist (7-7-2, 5-1)
- Harris-Stowe (7-6-3, 4-1-1)
- Hannibal-LaGrange (5-9-3, 2-3-1)
- Central Baptist (5-9-1, 2-4)
- Mission (1-11-2, 0-4-2)
- Health Sciences & Pharmacy (1-15-1, 0-5-1)
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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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