Trio of Cougars Tabbed NJAC All-Stars in Men's Soccer

Trio of Cougars Named NJAC All-Stars in Men's Soccer

PITMAN, N.J. (11/4/08) - Sophomore Alfredo Oquendo (North Plainfield, N.J.) was named a  New Jersey Athletic Conference Second-Team All-Star in men's soccer, one of three Kean University players to earn post-season recognition as announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.

Also earning accoladers were senior Mark Wallis (New Gretna, N.J.) and rookie Andres Berriel (Las Piedras, Uruguay), who each earned a spot on the NJAC Honorable Mention squad.

In NJAC games, Oquendo (pictured right) led the conference in both saves (82) and saves per games (9.11), while also ranking second in save percentage (963) in nine games.   In 20 games overall this season, Oquendo finished with 122 saves, the third most in single season history at Kean.

Oquendo stopped three-of-four penalty kicks this year, including two in Kean's 2-1 double overtime victory over NJAC-rival Rutgers-Newark. 

Wallis (pictured left) and Berriel each led the team with four goals apiece this year.  A midfielder, Wallis scored two of his goals in conference action.  Berriel, who also had two assists in conference action, led the team with 11 points as a rookie. 

Playing arguably one of the toughest schedules in the nation with more than half the teams on the schedule ranked at one point during the season, the Cougars finished 7-12-1 overall.