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December 10, 2012

Cowherd grabs MVP honors in men's soccer

Junior Tyler Cowherd was selected as the Most Valuable Player for the 2012 Augustana men's soccer team.

Junior goalkeeper Tyler Cowherd (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) has been chosen as the most Valuable Player for the 2012 Augustana men’s soccer team. The Vikings finished the 2012 campaign with a 6-9-3 overall record and a 2-4-1 mark in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin.

Junior defender Evan Johnson (Glenbard South HS, Glen Ellyn, Ill.) was named as the Best Defensive Player while sophomore Joshua Bennett (Wheaton North HS, Winfield, Ill.) took down Best Offensive Player honors. Freshman Erik Gustafson (Cary-Grove HS, Cary, Ill.) was the “Newcomer of the Year”.

Cowherd played in nine games this past fall, all of them as a starter and he logged 850 minutes worth of action. He came up with 32 saves and posted a 3-4-2 overall record. He gave up 17 goals and had a goals-against-average of 1.80. He also picked up an assist during a 2-1 victory over Carthage on October 10. Johnson was the top defender for the Vikings, who allowed an average of 13.8 shots per game. He also scored a goal and had eight shots, five of them on-goal. Bennett played in 15 games and scored two goals with two assists for a total of six points. He had 17 shots, 10 of which were on-goal. Gustafson, a defender, finished the year with five shots, one of them on-goal.

2012 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS MEN’S SOCCER LETTERWINNERS