VT's Nyarko named 2007 College Soccer News First-Team All-American

Virginia Tech junior Patrick Nyarko became the first men’s
soccer player to earn All-American honors, College Soccer News announced
Thursday. He was one of three forwards to earn first-team honors. He is tied
for the team lead with seven goals and has a team-high 10 assists, totaling 24
points.

In addition to earning first-team All-ACC honors for the third consecutive
season, Nyarko is among the 15 semifinalists for the 2007 M.A.C. Hermann
Trophy. The Kumasi, Ghana, native has 31 career goals, which is tied for third
on the school’s career list. His 24 career assists are third in school history.
Nyarko has posted a pair of three-point games this season, at Tulsa and against
Maryland, to go along with back-to-back game-winning goals in Tech’s pair of
1-0 victories in the last two rounds of the NCAA Tournament: at 22:44 at home
against Old Dominion in the third round, and at 21:39 in the quarterfinal match
at Connecticut.

No. 11 seed Virginia Tech is making its first-ever appearance in the College Cup
against No. 2 seed Wake Forest tomorrow evening in the semifinals of the NCAA
Championship. The Hokies are 14-3-5 overall this season, while the Demon
Deacons stand 20-2-2.