Maryland's Rob Birch Named Second Team All-ACC For Men's Soccer
11/8/2000 7:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 8, 2000
Winston-Salem, N.C. - Maryland senior midfielder Rob Birch (West Islip, N.Y.) was honored with second team all-ACC recognition Wednesday night at the 2000 ACC men's soccer banquet, which is held in conjunction with the conference's annual tournament. Birch has been a stronghold for the Terps this season in the midfield, even scoring three goals and two assists. The conference honor is the first for Birch in his career, and marked the only Terp to earn all-ACC honors this week.
The No. 6 seed Terrapins take on No. 3 seed Duke Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Wake Forest. No. 2 seed Virginia and No. 7 seed NC State begin the action at 3:00 p.m., with No. 4 seed Clemson and host No. 5 seed Wake Forest wrapping things up at 8 p.m. No. 1 seed North Carolina receives a bye for the first round and awaits the winner of the Clemson/Wake Forest game to begin their ACC action on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
All-ACC Men's Soccer Team First Team Chris Carrieri, North Carolina Forward Ali Curtis, Duke Forward Alecko Eskandarian, Virginia Forward Danny Jackson, North Carolina Defender Mark Lisi, Clemson Midfielder Kyle Martino, Virginia Midfielder Oguchi Onyewu, Clemson Defender Robert Russell, Duke Midfielder Ben Stafford, Wake Forest Forward Fabio Tambosi, Clemson Forward Doug Warren, Clemson GoalkeeperSecond Team Rob Birch, Maryland Midfielder Michael Bucy, North Carolina Midfielder Jordan Cila, Duke Forward Jeff Haywood, Duke Goalkeeper Caleb Norkus, North Carolina Forward Nick Olivencia, NC State Forward Trevor Perea, Duke Midfielder Mike Potempa, Clemson Defender Eddie Robinson, North Carolina Midfielder Aaron Thomas, Wake Forest Midfielder Steve Totten, Virginia Midfielder
ACC Player of the Year Chris Carrieri, North Carolina ACC Rookie of the Year Alecko Eskandarian, Virginia ACC Coach of the Year Elmar Bolowich, North Carolina
