Adds Honor to ODAC Top Coaching Award
SALEM, Va. --- The National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA) voted women's soccer coach Phil
Benne the 2007 South Region Coach of the Year. This is the
first time Benne has been awarded this prestigious honor. He
will be in the running for national coach of the year.
Benne, who just completed his 19th season at Roanoke,
was named ODAC Coach of the Year after guiding the Maroons to the
ODAC Championship game for the first time since 2001. It was
the fourth time he earned this honor and the first time since
1998. His other two came in 1990 and 1992. He won his
200th game in the season-opener vs. Richard Stockton on
August 31. He currently ranks among the top-25 in wins
all-time in NCAA Div. III with 217 victories.
The Maroons set school records for goals (76), shots (489), shots
on goal (249) and points (188) in 2007. The 18-4-1 record was
the best in school history along with the 18 wins. The
Maroons advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since
1998 and won their first NCAA playoff game in school history
against Methodist in early November.
This release is courtesy of the Roanoke College sports
information department.