BRIDGEWATER � Three Maroons were named to the 2014 VaSID All-State First Team, announced Friday.� Marc Dinkel, Tyler Carbaugh and Cole Sinclair all earned the First Team accolades for their performance in the 2014 season.
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Dinkel, a junior from Basel, Switzerland, earns his first VASID nod after an outstanding season full of conference and national accolades.� He is the first Maroon to be named NSCAA All-American since Chris Conover in the 2012 season.� He is also just the 11th player for the Maroons to earn NSCAA Division III All-American honors.� Dinkel led the ODAC in points (37), goals scored (12) and assists (13) as he proved to be the engine behind the ODAC's top scoring offense (43 goals) thru the end of the conference tournament.� He is the first Maroon to be named ODAC Player of the Year since Eric Eversole won in 2006.� His 19 assists in two years rank tied for ninth all-time at Roanoke College, with his 13 in 2014 ranking third all-time in single season assists.
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Carbaugh, a junior from Blacksburg, VA, earns his second straight All-State nod, having been named Second Team All-State in the 2013 season.� Last week, he was honored with his first NSCAA All-Region honor, after earning his third consecutive All-ODAC nod this season. The 2012 ODAC Rookie of the Year finished the season with four goals and six assists.� Carbaugh's six assists ranked third in the ODAC.�� He also tallied 41 shots (9th in the ODAC).� In three out of his four goals, Carbaugh tallied the game-winning score, which ranked third among all players in the conference.� He finished the season with 14 points, the third highest total among the Maroon squad.
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Sinclair, a junior from Blacksburg, VA, picks up a VaSID First Team All-State award, after previously having being named NSCAA First Team All-Region.� Sinclair was an outstanding goalkeeper for the Maroons this season, logging over 1700 minutes in goal.� He finished with a goals-against average of 0.67, which ranked first in the ODAC.� He also tallied 62 saves with a save percentage of .827, the second best mark in the conference.� Sinclair picked up 15 wins on the year, leading all goalkeepers in the category.� He also dished out eight shutouts, more than any other player in the league.
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Click here to go to the VaSID website for more information on the 2014 Men's Soccer All-State team.
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