TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology claimed or shared all three major awards and placed
seven players on the all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic
Conference Men's Soccer Team in results released by the league
office.
Senior Matt Trowbridge (Fort Collins,
Colo./Poudre) earned co-Most Valuable Player honors in the
HCAC this season, sharing the honor with Matt Vogel of
Transylvania.
Corbin Clow (Martinsville) earned the
league's Freshman of the Year honor. Brad Hauter
shared league Coach of the Year honors with Brandon Bowman of
Transylvania and David Good of Manchester.
In addition to Clow and Trowbridge, three
Engineers earned first-team all-league recognition. Senior
Trey Buck (Austin, Texas), junior Trevor Miller
(Okemos, Mich.) and senior Keegan Gumbs (Owosso, Mich.)
each earned the honor.
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Corbin Clow -- 2007 HCAC Freshman of
the Year |
Second-team award winners from the HCAC included
sophomore Nate Becker (St. Charles, Ill.) and junior
Brian Fulmer (Stow, Ohio).
Trowbridge ranks 11th nationally in goals and
15th in points per game among all NCAA Division III men's soccer
players this season. His totals of 21 goals and 47 points
were double of every player in the HCAC, with one exception, and
rewrote the Engineer single-season record book.
Trowbridge's career totals of 45 goals and 110
points rank second in Rose-Hulman history in each category.
His efforts have helped lead the Engineers to a 39-16-4 record
since 2005.
Clow ranked fourth on the team in scoring with
five goals and 13 points as an energetic addition to the
Rose-Hulman offense. His efforts included a critical first
score against Manchester that helped force a tie, resulting in
the Engineers earning home field advantage for an HCAC
Tournament matchup.
Hauter, who was named HCAC Women's Soccer Coach
of the Year on Tuesday, has a 55-37-5 record in five seasons as
Fightin' Engineer head coach. His efforts included the
first, second and third-best win totals in program history,
including second-place finishes in the conference in 2006 and
2007.
Buck completed the season with a 12-6-2 record
and a 1.42 goals against average as the only goalkeeper selected
to the first-team all-league squad. His efforts included
93 saves and resulted in school records of 35 victories and a
1.15 goals against average in his career.
Miller finished third on the Engineers with six
goals and 15 points, with two game winning scores. The
midfielder has scored 15 goals with 10 assists in his Fightin'
Engineer career, including six game winning tallies.
Gumbs emerged as the team's top defensive threat
throughout this senior season. His efforts included three
assists and helped the Engineers outscore the opposition by a
58-27 count. Gumbs career includes 60 games with three
goals and six assists.
Becker and Fulmer each played critical roles in
Rose-Hulman's defensive efforts. Fulmer started all 20
games, while Becker started 17 of his 19 appearances in defender
roles. The team goals against average finished at 1.37
this season due in large part to their efforts, ranking fourth
in school history.
Rose-Hulman completed its third consecutive
winning season with its second straight second-place finish in
the HCAC standings.