2008 Men's Soccer
Record: 14-5-1 Home: 8-2 Away: 5-3 Neutral: 1-0 MCC: 8-0
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Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 1:14 AM - [Men's Soccer]
The Midwest Collegiate Conference has announced it men's soccer All-Conference honors. Twenty-nine athletes were recognized as part of the All-Conference Team as voted by the coaches; fourteen to the First Team and fifteen to the Honorable Mention Team.
 
Seven Grand View players received All-Conference recognition. Junior defender Trevor Cushman, senior midfielder Marcus Dawson, senior forward Lyall Menzies, and junior midfielder Chris Scott were voted to the First Team. Sophomore defender Craig Hughes, sophomore goalkeeper Darren Martin, and senior Alex Rocha were named to the Honrable Mention Team.
 
Viking head coach Blair Reid was selected by his peers as Coach of the Year. Complete MCC Men's Soccer All-Conference Release
Sun, Nov 16, 2008 - [Men's Soccer]

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the 30-team field and bracket for the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Round, which will be held Nov. 22 at 15 different sites.

Grand View (14-5-1), who makes its fifth national tournament appearance, will face Madonna University (16-2-0) in Livonia, Michigan, on November 22. Madonna, a member of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, was the WHAC regular season and conference tournament champions.

The winner of the November 22 match-up advances to the NAIA National Championship finals held December 1-6 in Fresno, California.

Complete NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Release

Thu, Nov 13, 2008 - [Men's Soccer]
GVC Players anf Fans Celebrate
GVC Players anf Fans Celebrate

Des Moines, Ia. - The Grand View men's soccer team defeated St. Ambrose 1-0 today for the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championship. With the win, the Vikings receive an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship.

Today's game was a hard fought match that remained scoreless until Viking senior forward Lyall Menzies (Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada) scored the gamewinner in the 82nd minute of the game. The Bees appeared to have tied the game with three seconds remaining in the game, but a St. Ambrose player was ruled offsides and the goal was negated.

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Thu, Nov 13, 2008 - [Men's Soccer]
By Lyall Menzies, Senior Forward

The Grand View men hosted a determined St. Ambrose team in the Conference Tournament Final on Thursday. Having beaten the Fighting Bees in the regular season the Vikings knew what they would have to do to get a win and a birth in the National Tournament.

The game started just like the last game against SAU as tackles were flying in from everywhere. A physical but flat start from the Vikings found them on the back foot most of the first half. The main pressure SAU were generating was from long balls and long throw-ins into the box. The men were lucky to find themselves level at half time, and that was because of a couple fantastic saves from the ever impressive sophomore GK Darren Martin.
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Tue, Nov 11, 2008 - [Men's Soccer]
Two Grand View men's soccer players have been earned Midwest Collegiate Conference Weekly Honors. Goalkeeper Darren Martin was named the MCC Defensive Player of the Week and forward Alex Rocha was the MCC Offensive Player fo the Week.
 
Martin made 3 saves and picked up his 5th shutout of the season against Ashford in semifinal round of MCC Tournament.

Rocha scored the game-winning goal against Ashford in the semifinal round of MCC Tournament.
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