Teams: Men's Soccer: Press Releases

Friday, November 9, 2007

O'CONNELL, BEDIG EARN SPOTS ON ALL-NESCAC MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS

Alex Bedig

Greg O'Connell

MEDFORD -- Seniors Greg O'Connell (Cohasset, MA/Belmont Hill School) and Alex Bedig (Lafayette, CA/Head-Royce School) were voted on to the 2007 All-New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) teams by the league's head coaches. O'Connell is on the first team at midfield and Bedig is on the second team defense as the announcement was made on Thursday.

This is the third All-NESCAC honor for O'Connell, but the first time he is on the first team. He was named to the second team as sophomore in 2005 and again as a junior in 2006. He led Tufts in scoring this fall with five goals and one assist for 11 points. O'Connell opened the season strong, scoring twice in a 2-2 tie at Colby on September 8. He also scored the lone goal in a great Tufts effort at Williams, though the result was a 2-1 loss. The five goals tie O'Connell for seventh place in NESCAC. He was among the league leaders in scoring from the midfield position.

Tufts was solid defensively in 2007, and Bedig was at the core of that performance. The Jumbos allowed 17 goals in 14 games, and that 1.21 goals allowed per game average is tied for fourth in NESCAC. Their five shutouts, including against Bates and Trinity, are also tied for fourth in the league. Bedig is the first Jumbo defender to be honored by NESCAC since Mike Prindiville for the 2001 season.

The Jumbos finished the 2007 season with a 5-8-1 record overall. Their 2-6-1 record for five points in conference matches tied for seventh place.

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