SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference Men’s Soccer All-Conference teams were announced earlier today, with five players from Wofford being recognized for their accomplishments during the 2012 season.  Nestor Jaramillo was named Freshman of the Year, Alex Hutchins received first team All-Conference honors, Carlos Dominguez Gonzalez and Forrest Lasso were both named to All-Conference second team, and Connor Davis joined Jaramillo on the All-Freshman team.
 
Jaramillo, a freshman from Lexington, S.C., started 16 of 19 games in the midfield for the Terriers.  He finished the season with two goals and six assist for ten points.  His six assists were second on the team and tied for fourth in the SoCon.  Jaramillo scored the game-winning goal in overtime against #23 Elon.  He is the first men’s soccer player to be named Freshman of the Year in Wofford history.
 
Hutchins, a senior midfielder from Knoxville, Tenn., started all 19 games this season and led the team in points and goals, finishing with 26 points and 12 goals.  He ranks second in points and goals this season in the SoCon, and finished behind only the SoCon Player of the Year, Chris Thomas, from Elon.  His 12 goals and 26 points is the highest single season total in Wofford’s Division I era.  Hutchins was named to the All-Conference second team last season.
 
Dominguez Gonzalez, a sophomore from Aguascalientes, Mexico, started at forward in all 18 games he played in.  He scored five goals and recorded five assists on the season good for eighth in the SoCon in both categories.  He scored three goals and assisted on Jaramillo’s game-winner against #23 Elon for seven points in the game.  He scored the game winning goal at South Carolina and at Furman in the SoCon Men’s Soccer Championship.  Last season, Dominguez Gonzalez was named to the All-Freshman team.
 
Lasso, a sophomore defender from Raleigh, N.C., started all 19 games this season.  He finished the year with four goals and two assists in addition to helping anchor a defense that earned six shutouts.  He scored against Winthrop, Colgate, Davidson, and Furman, and assisted on the game-winning goal against Gardner-Webb.  Like Dominguez Gonzalez, he too was selected to the All-Freshman team last season.
 
Davis, a freshman from Roswell, Ga., started all 19 games in the Terrier midfield this year.  He scored three goals and recorded four assists.  He scored two goals against Liberty and found the back of the net at Furman in the first round of the SoCon Men’s Soccer Championship.  He earned assists in games against Cornell, Elon, and Davidson including on the game-winner versus USC Upstate.  His selection marks the second straight year that two Wofford players have been selected to the All-Freshman team.
 
Elon’s Chris Thomas received SoCon Player of the Year honors, while Elon’s Darren Powell was named Coach of the Year.  For a complete listing of the 2012 SoCon Men’s Soccer All-Conference teams, please visit www.soconsports.com.

Wofford will play Appalachian State on November 8th in the Semifinals of the SoCon Men’s Soccer Championship in Cary, N.C.  Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m.