Dec. 9, 2011
WASHINGTON - Two Georgetown University men's soccer players were named to the 2011 Performance Subaru NSCAA Division I Men's Soccer All-Northeast Region Team the National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced on Friday. Sophomore forward Steve Neumann (New Hope, Pa./Council Rock North) earned a spot on the first team, while junior midfielder Ian Christianson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Christian Life) was named to the second team.
Neumann led the Hoyas in scoring for the second-consecutive season with 29 points on 11 goals and seven assists. The sophomore started in all 19 games. He earned three nods to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll and was a member of the College Soccer News Team of the Week. Neumann scored six game winners this season including big goals over Stanford and Marquette.
Neumann ranks 14th on the all-time points list with 57 and 13th with 21 goals. He also ranks No. 11 in single-season points and goals in a season. In the conference, Neumann is second in points and goals as well as tied for first in assists. He also led the conference in game winners.
Neumann was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection this year and was Second Team All-BIG EAST as a freshman. This is his first all-region honor.
Christianson was second on the squad in scoring with six goals and one assist for 13 points after starting in all 19 games this year. He had three game winners on the season and went 3-3 on penalty kicks. His goal in double overtime was one of his game winners to defeat the Michigan State University Spartans. Christianson earned a spot on the weekly honor roll and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week.
Christianson was also named Second Team All-BIG EAST as a junior. Last year, he was an All-Region and All-American honoree a season ago as well as First Team All-BIG EAST and the BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year.
Of the 33 honorees, 16 were from the BIG EAST Conference. Neumann was one of only three sophomore on the first team and eight overall.
The Hoyas finished the season with a record of 10-5-4 and spent a number of weeks in the national polls.
