Vaughn Tabbed HCAC Defensive Player of the Year

Anderson University men's soccer standout Drew Vaughn has been tabbed the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Defensive Player of the Year, which was announced by the conference on Thursday.

Stephen Fite, Usman Kamara and Vaughn each garnered first-team all-HCAC honors while Jordan Bossman received all-HCAC Honorable Mention.

"I am so pleased the conference coaches have recognized the talent that these young men possess," Coach Scott Fridley said. "The team works hard every day to be better and these four have had quality seasons. It is hard to get onto the first team anyway with so few spots to be had.  The HCAC is so full of talented young men with nine teams fighting for the postseason. These four definitely fit into that group. The parity in the league is so strong and you never take these things for granted."

Drew Vaughn (Sr., Defender, Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek)

• Career All-Conference Honors: (Defensive Player of the Year-Senior; First Team-Senior, Junior, Sophomore; Honorable Mention-Freshman)
• Started all 19 matches on defensive line
• Overall Stats – 53 Intercepts (Led Team), 22 Steals, 1 Defensive Save, 3 Goals, 3 Assists, 9 Points, 16 Shots, 6 Shots on Goal, 2 Penalty Kick Goals (Led Team), 2.79 Intercepts Per Game, 1.16 Steals Per Game
• Conference-Only Stats – 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 3 Points, 8 Shots, 3 Shots on Goal, 9 Games Played
• Coach Scott Fridley's Comments (on first-team selection) – Drew continues to be a defensive leader in the HCAC and our team.  He works hard every day no matter what.  He is a constant competitor. He has become a quality captain and we're excited the conference coaches have added him to the first team again.
• Coach Scott Fridley's Comments (on defensive player-of-the-year award) – What a great compliment to Drew's consistent play over a career, let alone a season. Drew is the AU's fourth HCAC Player of the Year selection following three program greats in Ryan Bennison, Adam Biedenbach and Tyler Hussey. After being named first team for a third straight year, I am so happy that the HCAC recognized Drew's talent as the top Defensive player in the conference.
• Drew Vaughn's Comments – I'm honored to be selected for this award. I'd like to thank the conference, coaches and my teammates for supporting me throughout this season.

Stephen Fite (Sr., Midfielder/Forward, Cincinnati, Ohio/Homeschool)

• Career All-Conference Honors: (First Team-Senior, Junior)
• Named to Raven/Spartan Classic All-Tournament Team
• Conference-Only Stats – 4 Goals, 8 Points, 0.44 Goals Per Game (T-7 in HCAC), 21 Shots, 9 Shots on Goal, 9 Games Played
• Overall Stats – 7 Goals, 3 Assists, 17 Points, 0.37 Goals Per Game (T-9 in HCAC), 27 Steals (Shares Team Lead), 24 Intercepts, 2 Game-Winning Goals (Shares Team Lead), 19 Games Played, 19 Games Started
• Coach Scott Fridley's Comments – Stephen will surely be missed as our most dynamic player and extreme playmaker.  He brings you a chance to be successful every time he has the ball.  He has been a quality captain and someone the team will miss dearly. He has been a joy to coach over these four years.

Usman Kamara (Jr., Forward, Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central)

• Career All-Conference Honors: (First Team-Junior; Second Team-Sophomore, Freshman)
• Named to Raven/Quaker Classic All-Tournament Team
• Conference-Only Stats – 5 Goals, 1 Assist, 11 Points, 0.56 Goals Per Game (T-4 in HCAC), 1.22 Points Per Game (T-6 in HCAC), 23 Shots, 11 Shots on Goal, 9 Games Played
• Overall Stats – 7 Goals, 7 Assists (Led Team), 21 Points, 0.37 Assists Per Game (T-4 in HCAC), 1.11 Points Per Game (7th in HCAC), 27 Steals (Shared Team Lead), 14 Intercepts, 44 Shots (Led Team), 24 Shots on Goal (Led Team), 2 Game-Winning Goals (Shared Team Lead), 19 Games Played, 16 Games Started
• Coach Scott Fridley's Comments – Usman is a very hard-working young man that brings his best every day. As a physical presence with pace he is hard to contain in the attacking third of the field.

Jordan Bossman (Jr., Midfielder/Forward, Gahanna, Ohio/Westerville North)

• Career All-Conference Honors: (Second Team-Freshman; Honorable Mention-Junior, Sophomore)
• Named United Soccer Coaches NCAA D-III National Player of the Week (9/7)
• Selected as HCAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/6)
• Named Raven/Quaker Classic Offensive MVP
• Received Raven/Quaker Classic All-Tournament Honors
• Conference-Only Stats – 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 4 Points, 12 Shots, 5 Shots on Goal, 9 Games Played
• Overall Stats – 11 Goals (Led Team), 2 Assists, 24 Points (Led Team), 0.58 Goals Per Game (T-3 in HCAC), 1.26 Points Per Game (4th in HCAC), 22 Steals, 7 Intercepts, 36 Shots, 21 Shots on Goal, 19 Games Played, 19 Games Started
• Coach Scott Fridley's Comments – Jordan is an elusive forward with lots of pace. He is such a wonderful young man coming off a year of injury.  His September was especially incredible being named NCAA national player of the week. He is a player that has a good nose for the goal and is a great teammate.