Posted by Jay Stancil - Thu, Nov 2, 2006 - [Men's Soccer] - Viewed 410 times
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - November 2 - Men's Soccer - Ben Patin of Union College has been named to the CoSIDA College Division 2006 Men's Soccer Academic All-America District 4 Team, the organization announced on Thursday.
Patin, a senior member of the Bulldogs and a graduate student from Knoxville, Tenn.., was voted to the Second Team of the College Division.
CoSIDA (the College Sports Information Directors of America) annually names Academic All-America teams in all sports. CoSIDA was established in 1957, and the Academic All-America program dates back to 1952.
To qualify for the Academic All-America Team, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.20, be a sophomore, junior or senior and player in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed. Each sport is divided into two divisions, University and College. The University Division includes all NCAA Division I schools, while the College Division encompasses all NCAA II, III and NAIA institutions.
CoSIDA is also separated into eight districts. District 4 includes all institutions in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.
Patin posted a 1.96 goals-against average with three shutouts and had 119 saves. He finished his career with a 2.00 G.A.A. and a school record 365 career saves. Patin is also the first player in Bulldog history to post three 100-save seasons in a row.
Union finished the season with a 5-14 overall record and was 2-6 in league play.
