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Brennan Named to NSCAA/adidas All-South Region Second Team
Senior Defender Set to Lead Eagles into NCAA Third Round

Nov. 28, 2001

Bobby Brennan was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-South Region Second Team. He leads American into the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend against North Carolina.

WASHINGTON — The postseason awards keep flowing in for the American University men’s soccer team. This afternoon it was announced that senior forward Bobby Brennan (Northport, N.Y./Northport) was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas All-South Region Second Team.

Brennan has been an integral part of American’s defense this season, which boasts 10 shutouts, and is allowing just 1.11 goals per game. Tightening its play down the stretch, American has allowed just two goals in its last 754 minutes of action.

In addition to his recognition by the NSCAA, Brennan was also named to the Patriot League First Team and was chosen the Patriot League Tournament MVP after leading the Eagles to the league title.

Earning a berth in the 2001 Men’s College Cup, American has advanced to the Sweet 16 with consecutive wins over Ohio State, 2-1, and Wake Forest, 3-0, in the first two rounds. American will face No. 7-seed North Carolina on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 1:00 p.m. in Chapel Hill, N.C.

This is American’s third trip all-time to the Sweet 16, and first since 1997. The Eagles own a 9-5 record in the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the 1985 National Championship game where it fell to UCLA, 1-0, in an NCAA-record eight overtimes.

American University became a full member of the Patriot League on July 1, after competing in the CAA since the 1985-86 academic year. The University, founded in 1893, fields a 19-sport Division I athletics program, featuring 10 women’s sports and nine for men.