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ATHLETICS
Football wins share of first-ever
SAA championship
The football team posted a 7-3 record this
season with a 3-1 mark in the Southern Athletic
Association, earning a share of the 2012 conference
championship and placing 14 Panthers on the All-
SAA team. Seniors Shawn Morris, Alex Miller, Drew
Reece, Andrew Shannon, Nick Gordon, and Cory
Corcoran, junior Joseph Moultrie, and sophomore
Austin Hansard all earned first-team honors. Seniors
Jimmy Stainback, Aaron Sherrill, Zack Lambert,
and sophomore Ty Keenum made the second team.
Sophomore Sam Vermilyea received Honorable
Mention.
Volleyball team plays in
conference semifinals
The volleyball team finished its season with a
record of 19-11 overall and 9-5 in the SAA, ending
the season in the semifinals of the conference
tournament. Seniors Lauren Reibe and Shelby
Moore (who was also voted to the SAA All-
Tournament team) were voted to the All-SAA first
team, while senior Presley Dickson and junior
Alex Bothe were named to the second team, and
sophomore Katie O’Bar was given Honorable
Mention.
Men’s soccer honored
during postseason
Men’s soccer received several postseason honors
while going 3-0-4 in the conference and 6-5-6
overall. Freshman midfielder Johannes Loeffler
was named SAA Newcomer of the Year, and eight
BSC men’s soccer players were named to the All-
Conference teams. Juniors Tobias Winter and Cory
Gonzalez were named to the All-SAA first team,
while senior Nathan Haywood and junior Brooks
Busby earned second team honors. Loeffler, senior
Sveinbo Grimsson, sophomore Ryan Deveikis, and
freshman midfielder Haraldur Birgisson received
All-SAA Honorable Mention. In addition, junior
Jeremy Evans, senior Armann Gunnlaugsson, senior
Emil Saevarsson, Haywood, Busby, and Winter were
named Men’s College Division Scholar Honorable-
Fall sports highlights
The 2012 SAA championship women’s soccer team, led by Head Coach Benji Walton and Assistant Coach Emily Pitek Clifford, poses with the trophy.