JACKSON, Miss. – The Southern Athletic Association (SAA) honored four members of the MIllsaps men's soccer program for their contributions on the field this season. Senior
Alex Bourland and sophomore
Tore Schütt were both named to the All-Conference First Team. Senior
Jan Bergk was named to the All-Conference Second Team and junior
Nathaniel Edwards was named to the Honorable Mention Team.
Bourland earned his fourth SAA honor and first, First Team nod of his career. The Charleston, S.C. native scored six goals this season, which was the sixth most in the SAA. He was also tied for second in the conference with six assists on the year. Bourland found many different ways to get involved this season, he scored a season high two goals at Louisiana College on September 13th and scored a goal and assisted on another in the teams tie against conference foe Centre on October 6th. Bourland was named the SAA offensive player of the week for the week of September 18th.
Schütt continued to be a force for the Majors, coming off his rookie campaign where he won the Newcomer of the Year Award and was a Second Team All-Conference member, he was named to the First Team this season. From Hamburg, Germany, Schütt finished the regular season with four goals and was tied for second in the SAA with six assists. His strong play continued in the SAA playoffs where he finished with a goal and two assists in the quarterfinal matchup. Schütt had a season high two goals in the opener against the University of the Ozarks on September 1st and had two multi-assist games during the season.
From Langgöns, Germany, Bergk picked up his third SAA honor, and for the second straight year was named to the All-Conference Second Team. Bergk played in all of the Majors 15 regular season matches, and although defensive players do not show up in the box score often, his impact on the game did not go unnoticed. Bergk consistently stopped the opposing teams offensive attack and was constantly seen directing the Majors offense in front of him, keeping his teammates heads in the game. He assisted on one goal against the University of the Ozarks on September 1st.
Edwards, a defender from Wando, S.C., earned his first SAA award, being named to the Honorable Mention Team. A key contributor to the Majors success this season, Edwards could always be seen making big plays on the defensive end of the field. He also made an impact on the offense, taking many of the Majors corner kicks, Edwards scored one goal and assisted on three during the regular season.