Three Terriers Named to NSCAA All-Northeast Region Team
December 11, 2008 | Men's Soccer
Dec. 11, 2008
BOSTON - Boston University men's soccer senior Dan Schultz was named to the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America (NSCAA) All-Northeast Region First Team, while freshman Michael Bustamante and junior Shaun Taylor were selected to the second and third teams, respectively, the NSCAA announced on Thursday. Schultz's first-team honor marks the first for BU since senior defender Zach Kirby earned the nod in 2006.
In his final season with the Terriers, Schultz played an instrumental role as a defender in anchoring a backline that shut out 10 opponents and allowed just four goals in the final 11 games of the season. He also helped the team finish the year 27th in the nation with a 0.78 goals against average. An ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA third-team Academic All-American, the Cincinnati, Ohio was previously named to the America East all-conference first team in November.
As the America East's 2008 Midfielder and Rookie of the Year, Bustamante finished second on the team in points with 13 off a team-high nine assists and two goals. His assist total left him ranked third in the league and 16th in the NCAA with a 0.47 assist per game average, which was the top mark among all freshmen. One of the Chelsea, Mass. native's goals was a game-winner in a 1-0 victory against Story Brook, which kicked off BU's 10-game unbeaten streak.
A second-team all-conference honoree, Taylor finished tied-for-third in the league with 21 points off nine goals and three assists. His best performance of the season may have come against defending Patriot League champion Colgate, when he recorded his first career hat trick. He was also tied-for-second with four game-winning goals. A native of Sandown, England, Taylor finished 77th in the nation with a 0.45 goals per game average.
All three players helped guide the Terriers to a 12-6-3 record and to both the America East regular season and tournament titles. BU defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAAs before dropping a tough 1-0 decision at No. 3 seed St. John's.
