Bucknell University Athletics
Men's Soccer Player Adam Edwards Named to All-Freshman Team
1/22/2003 7:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Jan. 22, 2003
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell freshman Adam Edwards (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown) has earned a spot on the 2002 All-Freshman Team, announced by collegesoccernews.com earlier this month. Edwards, the Patriot League's Rookie of the Year, was named to the second team. He was named to the team with the likes of Chad Marshall of Stanford and Mehdi Ballouchy of Creighton, both representatives in this year's final four.
"It is great to see Adam's name included with such good players, from such high profile scholarship programs," commented Bucknell head coach Brendan Nash. "I think it not only says a lot about Adam's outstanding freshman year, but also the type of impact our program is starting to make on a national level."
Edwards capped an outstanding freshman campaign with his selection as one of the top rookie's in the country. Named a Freshmen to Watch by collegesoccernews.com at the beginning of the season, Edwards did not disappoint, quickly earning a starting role in goal. After allowing two goals in a season-opening 3-2 overtime win against Robert Morris, he recorded three-straight shutouts to set a precedence for what would become commonplace throughout the season.
Edwards allowed more than one goal on only two occasions in 2002, and tied a school record with 10 total shutouts on the year. His shutout number places him third on the Patriot League all-time top-10 season list. In addition, his 0.62 goals against average, which was the sixth-best in the nation this year, is the third-best single-season average in conference history. Edwards was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week three different times, and picked up the Defensive MVP Award at the University of Buffalo's Bulls Fall Invitational, which the Orange and Blue won.
The 2002 Bucknell men's soccer team had a record setting year, breaking the school record for wins in a season in their final game of the campaign. At 13-5-1 overall, the Orange and Blue broke the old mark of 12 wins which had been set in 1974, and equaled in 1982 and 1990. In addition, the squad completed an undefeated home season, going 7-0-1 in Lewisburg. The Bison were 3-4-0 in Patriot League play.
Following is a complete listing of the 2002 All-Freshman Teams:
| 2002 College Soccer News All-Freshman Teams | |||
| Name | Pos. | School | Team |
| Nick Acosta | M | UNC-Wilmington | Second |
| Ben Ashwill | F | New Mexico | Second |
| Mehdi Ballouchy | M | Creighton | First |
| Steven Barton | M | Xavier | Third |
| Adam Bruh | M | Michigan | Third |
| Marc Burch | F | Evansville | Third |
| Jeff Curtin | D | Georgetown | First |
| Chris Dunsheath | G | Bradley | First |
| Adam Edwards | G | Bucknell | Second |
| Nadav Gottesman | M | FDU | Third |
| Jorden Holder | F | Central Conn. | Second |
| Alan Keely | D | UC Santa Barbara | Second |
| Blake Lindberg | D | Columbia | Second |
| Bruno Machado | M | Marist | Third |
| Chad Marshall | D | Stanford | First |
| Steve Mellor | F | Appalachian State | Third |
| Drew Moor | D | Furman | First |
| Justin Moose | F | Wake Forest | First |
| Brandon Moss | D | New Mexico | Third |
| Dayton O'Brien | M | Memphis | Second |
| Damian O'Rourke | D | George Mason | Third |
| Del Olaoye | F | Mercer | Third |
| Michael Parkhurst | D | Wake Forest | Second |
| Brian Plotkin | M | Indiana | Second |
| Ryan Pore | F | Tulsa | Second |
| Darryl Roberts | F | Liberty | First |
| Peter Rogge | M | Virginia Tech | First |
| Alejandro Salazar | F | Portland | First |
| Adam Schuerman | G | Connecticut | Third |
| Tyson Wahl | D | California | Third |
| David Walters | M | Penn State | Second |
| Hunter West | F | South Florida | First |
| Joe Zaher | M | Oregon State - In Memoriam | First |
