Conaway Headlines All-NCAC Men's Soccer Team

The College of Wooster’s Brian Conaway (Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg) became just the second student-athlete in North Coast Athletic Conference men’s soccer history to be voted Player of the Year a third time, as the senior forward headlined Monday’s announcement of the 2005 All-NCAC Team. Conaway, also the league’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2002 as a freshman and in 2004 as a junior, joins another Wooster great, Ian Banda, as the only two to land NCAC Player-of-the-Year awards more than twice.

Other Fighting Scots recognized were senior midfielder Tyler Bosch (Berea, Ohio / Berea) and junior defender Tim Presto (Wadsworth, Ohio / Wadsworth) with second-team all-conference honors as well as junior defender Adam Chapman (Denver, Colo. / Kent Denver School) and senior ‘keeper David Treleven (Hudson, Ohio / Western Reserve Academy), both of whom received honorable mention.

Conaway, who is just the second Scot to earn first-team All-NCAC citations all four years (Banda was the other) as well, led the league in scoring for a second time at a rate of 1.81 points per game this fall. Overall, he totaled conference-highs of 12 goals and 29 points, to go with five assists. The catalyst of Wooster’s offense, Conaway had a hand in 17 of the team’s 21 goals during 2005. He closed his career as one of three players in school history to hit the century mark in scoring, finishing with 104 points (43 goals, 18 assists).

Bosch garnered the first postseason honor of his career in his first year as a regular starter. The Scots’ top midfielder, Bosch scored one goal on 11 shots while playing a key role on a defense that ranked second in the NCAC in goals allowed (0.81 per game). He helped Wooster shutout six of its 16 opponents this season. For his career, Bosch played in 66 of 67 matches, with 22 starts, and tallied eight points coming on three goals and two assists.

Presto, after seeing most of his action in the midfield last year, made the transition to defender in 2005 and anchored one of the league’s best units. The Scots’ defense did not allow more than two scores during a game all season, yielding just 12.7 shots per match. Presto was also a factor offensively, as he ranked second on the squad in scoring with five points via two goals and one assist.

Chapman, along with Bosch and Presto, was another key reason why Wooster opponents were shutout six times and limited to an average of 0.81 goals allowed. For Chapman, it marks his third all-conference certificate as he’s turned the trick twice as a lacrosse player for the Scots.

Treleven picks up his second career All-NCAC honor after being selected first-team last year. The 6-3, 200-pound goalie completed 2005 with a .824 save percentage and 0.78 goals against average while starting all 16 matches. Overall, he made 61 saves, compared to 13 goals allowed. For his career, Treleven, a four-year starter, recorded 206 saves (44 goals allowed) as part of a .824 save percentage and 0.70 GAA during 62 matches. His 206 saves rank fifth-most in school history, while he’s second in career shutouts (25).

Wooster went 9-3-4 (.688) in 2005, but struggled down the stretch, going 0-2-2 to miss out on a spot in the NCAC Tournament for the first time since 2001. Noteworthy, eight of the Scots’ 16 matches were overtime affairs, setting an NCAA Div. III record for the most overtime games in a season.