Eagles say goodbye to last of the Sinnotts
BucksLocalSports Editor
The last of the Sinnotts have departed the ConwellEgan Catholic (CEC) soccer program; the Eagles may never be the same.
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“Michael has a nice shot and he’s a solid player,” said CEC head coach Barry RoxEHrry. “BHFDusH RI Kis sizH, he’s not the fastest player EuW KH PDNHs uS IRr iW wiWK Kis SODy Rn WKH fiHOd Dnd Kis ability.”
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deorgetown rniversity forward and Council Rock North product Steve Neumann is one of 15 men’s soccer student-athletes that have been selected as semifiQDOLsWs IRU WKH FRXQWUy’s top soccer award. Fifteen men and 15 women were announced on Wednesday, Nov. 28 as the Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) HerPDQQ 7URSKy sHPLfiQDOLsWs.
The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual award in intercollegiate soccer. It is presented annually in January during a banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
NCAA Division I coaches will help select the winner. New this year is a fan voting component, conducted through LockerDome, which allows fans to also contribute to picking this year’s MAC Hermann Trophy winners.
From New Hope, Neumann is a three-time AllBig East honoree and 2M12 marked his second time on WKH fiUsW WHDP. HH Ls sHFRQG on the team in scoring with seven goals and 12 assists for 26 points. Neumann’s 12 DssLsWs UDQN KLP fiUsW LQ the Big East Conference and named All-mCL with Balas HDUQLQJ fiUsW WHDP KRQRUs and Tolby taking second. 0LGfiHOGHU -RUGDQ 6FKLDYR was also named to the second team. The Eagles say goodbye to 11 of its players. In addition to the Sinnotts, graduating in June are Balas, Tolby, Schiavo, Chris Elliott, Bobby darneau, hyle Larkins, Colin hugler, Tyler drabowski and Dylan mayne. fiIWK LQ WKH QDWLRQ LQ KHOSers. Already this season, the forward was the Big East Offensive mlayer of the Week, TopDrawerSoccer. com Forward of the Week and earned a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll.
Neumann has played a vital role in deorgetown’s postseason run. Big Steve JDYH WKH HRyDs WKHLU fiUsW lead 26 minutes into in deorgetown’s Big East Tournament opener with St. John’s when he scored unassisted on a free kick that went in off the cross bar. St. John’s tied the game shortly after the half before the Hoyas went ahead for good on a goal by points and goals leader Brandon Allen, a freshman from Old Bridge.
In deorgetown’s Big (DsW sHPLfiQDO PDWFK wLWK Marquette Neumann agains gave the Hoyas a lead when he tallied with less than a minute left in the half, scoring form six yards out on a feed from senior Jimmy Nealis.
deorgetown earned its fourth NCAA Tournament berth in program history after tying for the Big East Blue Division Regular Season Championship and advancing to the Big East Tournament Championship dame before falling in double overtime to eventual champion Notre Dame. The Hoyas earned the third overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and have gone 2-M to advance to the Elite Eight IRU WKH fiUsW WLPH LQ SURJUDP history.
Neumann didn’t score in the Hoyas’ NCAA opening win over Charlotte but was credited with one of two assists on the only goal of the game by Allen which came in the 43rd minute (freshman heegan Rosenberry got the other helper on the game-winner).
In deorgetown’s Sweet 16 win over Syracuse, Neumann again failed to score in regulation and tied at 1-1, neither team scored in two overtime periods. Neumann came through went it counted however, registering one of four penalty kicks for the Hoyas who outpaced the Orange 4-2 in mhs.
Last season, in addition to garnering First Team AllNortheast Region and First Team All-Big East honors, Neumann led deorgetown in scoring with 11 goals and seven assists for 29 points. This year, Allen holds that distinction with 32 points though Brandon, Steve and senior Andy Riemer (17) are the only players with double-digit points.
At the beginning of the season, Neumann was on the Hermann Watch List along wLWK IRXU RWKHU sHPLfiQDOists. He is one of six players from the Big East Conference which dominated the list including players from the rniversity of Connecticut, the rniversity of Louisville and the rniversity of Notre Dame. Neumann is DOsR RQH RI RQOy fiYH MXQLRUs WR EH QDPHG sHPLfiQDOLsWs.
deorgetown was the only institution to have a student-athlete on both the men’s and the women’s list wLWK sRSKRPRUH PLGfiHOGHU Daphne Corboz, of dreenbrook, N.J., earning a spot on the women’s side.
The top three vote-getters for each gender will be announced Thursday, Dec. 6. The winner will be announced during the MAC Hermann Trophy banquet in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 11.
The Hoyas are getting ready to face local rival the rniversity of Maryland on Friday in the national sHPLfiQDOs LQ HRRYHU, AOD. deorgetown outpaced San Diego, 3-1, Saturday, Dec. 1 in the NCAA quarters and Neumann had a hand in all three goals including an own goal by the Toreros less than a minute after San Diego went ahead 1-M in the 49th minute.
The game-winner came in the 72nd minute on a Hoyas restart taken by Neumann, who served it perfectly to IUHsKPDQ PLGfiHOGHU 0HOvin Snoh who came sliding in from the left side before booting it into the far corner of the net. Insurance came with three minutes to go when a shot by senior Andy Riemer to the left post came ULJKW EDFN wKR fiQLsKHG to the middle, pushing the score, 3-1. Riemer was fed the ball in the box by none other than Neumann. capture their third straight NEC title.
A Suburban One League (SOL) All-League First Team selection in 2MM9, 7DyORU SODyHG fiHOG KRFNHy, basketball and lacrosse at mennsbury. Taylor was also named All-League Third Team for Lacrosse in her senior year.
Taylor also played for the MYSTu Field Hockey Club.