Wittenberg Men's Soccer Standouts Earn All-Region, All-America Honors

Matt Borland

Shane Price

Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University men's soccer standouts Matt Borland, class of 2009 from Kettering, Ohio, and Shane Price, class of 2009 from Minford, Ohio, have put the finishing touches on their record-breaking collegiate careers with postseason awards from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Borland earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors and followed that up with second-team All-America honors. Price was selected first-team all-region before falling just short in balloting for the All-America teams.

The regional and national honors follow Borland's third straight first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) and second straight Offensive Player of the Year award. He ranked second on the team with seven goals and first in the NCAC with 13 assists, finishing his career with 27 goals, 30 assists and 84 total points. His assist total broke the school record by six.

Borland was also a first-team all-region and third-team All-America honoree in 2007.

Price was the team leader in goals with 13, matching his total from 2007. A two-time first-team All-NCAC honoree, Price finished his career with 36 goals and 78 total points, both among the best in school history.

The Tigers finished the 2008 season with records of 16-4-1 overall and 6-3 in the NCAC, good for a second-place tie. After breaking school records for wins in a season and consecutive victories (13), Wittenberg reached its first-ever NCAC Tournament title game, falling in a penalty kick shootout to Ohio Wesleyan, and earned their first NCAA Division III Tournament berth in 12 years. For the fifth time in national tournament play, however, Wittenberg lost a one-goal decision, this time to Carroll (Wisc.) in the first round.

Written By: Ryan Maurer

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