November
7, 2006
CEDAR
RAPIDS , IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (IIAC) announced today that Wartburg College senior
forward Harrison Kibombo-Lugujjo (Kampala,
Uganda/RCNUWC (Norway)) has been named the 2006 IIAC men’s
soccer Most Valuable Player and Loras College head coach Dan
Rothert has been named the 2006 IIAC men’s soccer
Coach of the Year.
Kibombo-Lugujjo,
the Conference’s first two-time men’s soccer MVP
(also earning the honor in 2004), led Wartburg to a share of
its third straight Iowa Conference Championship, its third Conference
Tournament title in four years and its fourth straight NCAA
Tournament appearance. Entering NCAA play this weekend, he has
scored a Conference-high 26 goals and 58 points to go along
with eight assists (t-8th). He has also netted nine game winning
goals, tops in the Conference. Kibombo-Lugujjo has eight multi-goal
games, has recorded at least one point in 17 of 20 matches and
one goal in 16 of 20 contests. Wartburg lost two of the three
games that Kibombo-Lugujjo did not register a point.
In
eight Conference matches, he scored eight goals, had four assists
and 20 points. He finished second in the Conference in points
scored, third in goals and tied for third in assists.
Rothert
led Loras to a share of its first Iowa Conference Championship
since 2003 and an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament for
the second consecutive year. Loras enters NCAA play with a 13-4-2
overall record after finishing IIAC play with a 7-1 record,
its best Conference mark since 2003. After losing two of their
first four games, the Duhawks finished the regular season with
11 wins in their final 13 games (11-1-1). This is the second
consecutive year Rothert has been honored as the Iowa Conference
men’s soccer Coach of the Year after earning similar women’s
soccer honors four times.
The
IIAC also announced today the 2006 men’s soccer All-Conference
Team. The 26-member Team includes 10 repeat All-Conference performers
including Kibombo-Lugujjo and Buena Vista’s Dustin
Bonnett who become three-time All-Conference selections.
Regular season co-Champions Wartburg and Loras had seven and
six All-Conference performers, respectively including four First
Team members each. Central College had five All-Conference players.
The
complete 2006 IIAC men’s soccer All-Conference Team is
here.
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