ATLANTA- The 2013 SAA regular season champion Millsaps Majors men's soccer team placed Nicolas Roth and Lukas Elmhammar to the All-Conference first team and Chris Lawrence to the All-Conference second team.
Roth was also named the Southern Athletic Association's Newcomer of the Year. Roth, a freshman from Alzenau, Germany, led the Majors and the Southern Athletic Association with 24 points (8 goals, 8 assists). Roth continually applied pressure on defenses and keepers, firing 37 shots on goal on the year, easily the tops in the conference. His three game-winning goals were tied with Matt Crooker for tops on the team and third in the SAA. The three game-winners are a single-season school record.
Elmhammar, a sophomore attacking midfielder from Stockholm, Sweden, was named to the first team for his second straight year. Elmhammar led the Majors and was second in the Southern Athletic Association with 10 goals on the year. Elmhammar was named the SAA offensive player of the week after he had a four-goal weekend including a hat trick in the win over Oglethorpe.
Lawrence, a junior defender from Shreveport, Louisiana, also serves as the Majors' captain. Lawrence helped to anchor a back line that shutout four conference opponents during the 2013 season. Lawrence also scored a timely goal off a free kick in the Majors' 3-1 win over Centre in the SAA semi-final. Lawrence served as a terrific, stabilizing force for a defense that went over five games without allowing a goal in the flow of play.
The Majors also named three players to the honorable mention squad: Daniel Staursky, Javier Garcia and Chucky Hayden received the honor. Staursky was a defensive stalwart and key offensive weapon off of set plays for the Majors this past season. Garcia had two goals and seven points as a freshman midfielder whose attacking style led to numerous chances for the Majors this season. Hayden caught fire in the final stretch of the year. The forward had a two-goal, two-assist game in the win over Birmingham Southern and scored the game's lone goal in the 1-0 win over Hendrix in the SAA first round.
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