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January 12, 2010
MEN’S COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bunbury honored by Soccer News Net
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Akron’s Alex Bunbury is the Soccer News Net Men’s College Player of the Year.
Photo courtesy Akron Sports Information |
Akron sophomore Teal Bunbury has been named the Soccer News Net Men’s College Player of the Year. The award is given based on fan balloting, which concluded on December 19, and on voting by the staff of the six Soccer News Net sites.
Bunbury, who led the Zips to the Men’s College Cup Final, where they fell to champions Virginia in penalty kicks, also won this year’s MAC Hermann Trophy.
Bunbury, who earned NSCAA All-America First Team honors in 2009, was the most dangerous striker in college soccer, leading the nation with 17 goals scored, five of them game-winners. In addition, four of his five assists set up game-winning goals.
In all, the native of Prior Lake, Minn., recorded at least one point 16 times in 25 games and had four multigoal games in 2009. Bunbury enjoyed an incredible run from late September to early November, scoring 14 goals in a 12-game span, including game-winners against Florida Atlantic, Virginia Tech, Buffalo and Penn State. His 39 points led the Zips to an undefeated season.
With the Major League Soccer SuperDraft two days away, Bunbury is poised to become the first-ever second-generation MLS player. His father, Alex, was a striker for the Kansas City Wizards and is a member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. While still in high school, Teal played for Canada’s U-17 national team. He scored six goals in 23 games in his freshman season at Akron.
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