Bucknell University Athletics
Men's Soccer Player Bill Epley Receives Leadership Award
4/20/2001 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
April 20, 2001
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Senior men's soccer player Bill Epley (Franklinville, N.J./Delsea Regional) has received another award in the wake of his four-year playing career at Bucknell. Epley garnered the Bucknell Dean's Leadership Award, given to one male and one female in the senior class who has displayed outstanding leadership, and voted on by Dean's from all of the university's different colleges. The award was presented to Epley at a banquet held on Tuesday, April 17.
Epley concluded his playing career by being named the 2000 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, in addition to earning a selection to the All-Patriot League First-Team for the second time in his career. He was named to the team as a sophomore and earned all-league second-team honors during his junior campaign. Epley was the leader in a defensive unit that posted six shutouts throughout the season, including three-straight in September, and allowed only six goals in Patriot League play - the best by any team in the conference. He was rewarded for his play throughout the year, earning All-Tournament honors in the 2000 Smith Barney Soccer Classic at Vermont and the South Carolina 2000 Gamecock Soccer Classic. In addition to his defensive contribution, Epley notched two goals this season, both of which were game-winners. One of his scores came in the overtime upset of South Carolina, giving the Bison their first victory over a top-10 team in school history. A starter in every game he played in (73 total), Epley graduates with 12 career goals and 10 career assists for 34 points.
Bucknell finished the season with a 9-10-2 overall record and its first trip to the Patriot League Tournament in seven years. The Bison closed out Patriot League play with a 4-2 record, tied for first in the league, to share a piece of the regular-season title and enter the tournament as the second seed.
