Coker men lose bid for NCAA tourney

By: From local reports | SCNOW
Published: November 10, 2009

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HARTSVILLE — The Coker men’s soccer season is over.

The Cobras were not one of the six teams selected for the NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament that starts Wednesday.

Coker ends its season with the best record in school history, 12-5-3 overall and 4-5-1 in the conference, including the program’s first Conference Carolinas tournament championship. The Cobras also
received their first national ranking in school history and their highest regional ranking in school history during the season.

In addition to the accomplishments Coker received as a team, several Cobras received individual honors including Marc Mergena, Eric Stiefield, Daniel Shrizad and James Sweeney being named All-Conference and Mergena, Ben Beetch, Tyler Senecal, Noah Lascell and A.J. Sweeney being named to the All-Tournament team, with AJ Sweeney being named tournament MVP.