Kaland Named Second Team Soccer All-American
December 11, 2001 | Men's Soccer
Dorman Selected All-New England
Senior Joachim Kaland (Fonnes, Norway), who set school single-season records for goals and points in helping to lead the Terrier men's soccer team to a 13-5-1 record and the America East regular-season title, has been named Second Team All-America as selected by the National soccer Coaches Association of America.
In addition, sophomore Andrew Dorman (Flintshire, Wales), who led the team in assists and was second to Kaland in points, was named First Team All-New England.
Kaland, who earlier had been named the America East Player of the Year, was the highest selected player in the conference. The only other America East player named to the All-America Team was Hartford's Alan Lubezky, who was voted Third Team All-American.
Kaland scored 19 goals this past year, eclipsing the previous single-season record of 18 set originally by Kyle Fresh during the 1992 season and tied by Nick Bone in 1994. In addition to his goal total, he added 6 assists for a record 44 points, besting Fresh and Bone by just one point.
Nationally, through games of December 9th, Kaland ranked fifth in points per game with an average of 2.44, while he was tied for third in goals per game (1.06). In America East, he led the way in goals and was second only to Lubezky (2.50) in points per game.
Kaland entered the season with a three-year total of 14 goals and 9 assists for 37 points. Thus, this past year, he had more goals and points than he had in his three previous years combined. He finished his career with 33 goals and 15 assists for 81 points, which ranks seventh on the all-time Terrier scoring list.
Since 1964, the Terriers have had 19 All-Americans. Of that total, 16 have been since the 1985 season when Neil Roberts took over as head coach.
"This is great recognition for what Joe did during the past year," said an elated Roberts. "I think we all saw this year how complete a player he really is. His first two years, he had nagging injuries that kept his scoring totals down.
"Then, last year, he volunteered to play defense because he saw how young we were back there, and he knew we needed help," Roberts went on. "Then, against Creighton, he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss 10 games. At the time, he was our leading scorer, and that's while he was playing defense."
This season, Kaland was the Terriers' striker, and he was healthy the entire season. The end results were his record-breaking totals.
"What was really remarkable about his goal total was that he had just 62 shots on goal, and he scored 19 times," said Roberts. "And, because he was guarded so closely by our opponents, many of those 62 shots weren't high percentage.
"What made Joe such an outstanding player was his intensity," Roberts went on. "He was constantly working on the field. He worked hard to get the ball if he didn't have it. And, once he had it, he worked hard to get off a good shot. He also had excellent quickness. He was really a complete player."
Kaland also served as team captain, and did an outstanding job as a team leader.
"He had a real challenge in that area because we were such a young team this year," said Roberts. "Early in the season, we were trying to find ourselves as a team, and it took a lot of Joe's energy to try to lead this team. He did a fantastic job in a difficult situation."
Dorman finished the year with 13 assists along with 7 goals for 27 points. He led America East both in total assists and assists per game with an average of 0.68. Nationally, through games of December 9th, he was tied for third in total assists, while he was fourth in assists per game. "Andrew showed this season what he can mean to our attack," said Roberts. "If he continues to develop at the rate he has between his freshman and sophomore years, he could be one of the best in the country. He could certainly do a lot of great things for us."
