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PELLA\u2014 Winning two of the four major awards given by the American Rivers Conference, the Central College men’s soccer team has a strong presence on the all-league squad.
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\nSenior defender Alejo Marcon<\/a> (junior, Resistencia, Argentina, Pella Christian HS) was named the conference’s Defensive MVP. Head coach Garry Laidlaw<\/a> and assistants Pauly Apostolopoulos<\/a> and Zach Jensen<\/a> were named the league’s Coaching Staff of the Year.
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\nMarcon started in all eight conference matches, playing all but 14 minutes. He helped the Dutch shutout three conference opponents. His only goal in league play was the game-winning strike in a 1-0 win over conference co-champions Wartburg College.
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\nSophomores Teddy Apostolopoulos<\/a> (sophomore, midfielder, Pella), Ian Gredell<\/a> (sophomore, midfielder, West Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS), and Nate Lampe<\/a> (sophomore, forward, Newton) were all named to the all-conference team. Cooper Collins<\/a> (sophomore, midfielder, Clive, Waukee Northwest HS) and Trysten Vasquez<\/a> (senior, defender, Cedar Rapids, Xavier) were tabbed for honorable mention
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\nDuring conference matches, Apostolopoulos had a goal and two assist, Gredell had an assist and Lampe had a goal and three assists.
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\nAfter being predicted by the league coaches to finish in a tie for sixth, the coaching staff guided the Dutch (9-4-5, 4-1-3 American Rivers Conference) to a share of third place in the American Rivers Conference. Central was the only team to beat league co-champion Wartburg 1-0 on October 11.
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