Cirovski ACC Coach Of The Year
11/11/2003 7:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 11, 2003
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland men's soccer coach Sasho Cirovski was named the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coach of the Year for guiding the Terps to a 16-2 record and the regular season ACC title. The award is the first for Cirovski, who is in his 11th season at Maryland.
In addition to that honor, seven Terrapin players earned All-ACC recognition, including three on the first team: Scott Buete, Seth Stammler and Sumed Ibrahim.
Buete, a senior midfielder from Bowie, Md., was a second team All-ACC pick a season ago. This season, Buete has scored three goals and tallied three assists and proved to be one of the top two-way players in the nation.
Stammler, a senior defender from Gahanna, Ohio, also moved from the ACC second team last season onto the first team this year. Stammler, who has one goal and one assist from his center back position, has helped the Terps record 11 shutouts this season.
Sumed, a senior midfielder from Tamale, Ghana, became just the eighth player in Maryland history to be a three-time member of the first team. He is second on the team in scoring with seven goals and five assists for 17 points this season.
Goalkeeper Noah Palmer, defender Clarence Goodson and forwards Domenic Mediate and Abe Thompson earned All-ACC Second Team recognition. The seven All-ACC selections are the most in school history for Maryland. Six players earned all-conference honors in 1968.
The Terps will be in action this weekend on Friday, Nov. 14, at the ACC Tournament in Cary, N.C. The Terrapins will face the winner of NC State and North Carolina in the tournament's second round.
