Five Bears Named to All-MASCAC Men's Soccer Team

2011 All-MASCAC Men's Soccer Team (PDF)

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Five Bridgewater State University student-athletes have been voted to the 2011 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men's Soccer All-Conference Team by the league’s head coaches.

Senior midfielder Donald Flores (Cranston, R.I.), junior forward Simao Mendes (Brockton, Mass.) and junior goaltender Joe Parsons (Springfield, Mass.) earned first team honors, while senior midfielder Dan Roberts (Braintree, Mass.) and sophomore forward Craig Shadduck (Braintree, Mass.) were named to the second team.

Flores is making his fourth appearance on the All-MASCAC Team including three first team selections, while Mendes earned first team status for the third straight year.  Roberts is also a three-time All-MASCAC honoree.

Flores wrapped up a solid four-year career by tallying two goals and seven assists for 11 points in 2011. He ranked second in the MASCAC with his seven helpers. Flores finished with career totals of seven goals and 24 assists for 38 points in 71 games as he ranks second all-time at BSU in assists and eighth in games played.

Mendes posted seven goals and an assist for 15 points this past season as he ranked fifth in the MASCAC in goals and tied for seventh in scoring.  Mendes has 20 goals and 13 assists for 53 points in 47 career games.  He is presently tied for eighth all-time at Bridgewater in both goals and scoring.

The top goaltender in the MASCAC, Parsons led the conference in goals against average (1.10) and save percentage (.852) and finished fourth in saves (98).  He also tied for first in the league with an impressive six shutouts in his first campaign with the Bears.

In four seasons at Bridgewater State, Roberts scored three goals and dished out eight assists from the midfield position for a total of 14 points.  He notched a goal and an assist in 2011 with his lone tally accounting for the game-winning marker in a 3-0 MASCAC win over MCLA.

Shadduck found the back of the next four times during his sophomore season and added an assist for nine points.  He has produced eight goals and seven assists for 23 points over his first two years in a BSU uniform.

The Bridgewater State men’s soccer team posted a record of 6-7-3 on the season and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the league standings with a 3-1-3 mark in MASCAC play.  Despite losing just one game in the conference, the Bears did not earn a spot in the four-team MASCAC Tournament due to the tie-breaker policy.