1996 Miracle Yearbook

Below: David Rutledge drives past his Right: With a mighty sweep Michael attacking opponent. Hidalgo takes a direct kick down field. Men's Soccer TheCedarvilleCollegesoccerteam finished the 1995 season at 4-12-3 overalland 1-7intheMid-OhioCon- ference. John McGillivray closedout his 22nd year as head coach with a career mark of 199-178-24. "We showed some positive signs this sea- son with a lotofyoung players,"said McGillivray. "Even though we had some matches where we didn't play well,wehad some ofour best efforts against several ofour tougher oppo- nents. Hopefully,a number ofthese guys gained some valuable experi- ence that will benefit the program in the future." The Yellow Jackets were winless in their first six outings(0-4-2) be- fore going on the road to defeat Bluffton, 1-0, with sophomore for- ward Dave Rooke scoring the goal. It keptCedarville's perfect markagainst the Beavers intact at 26-0 in a season seriesthatbeganin 1965.Fourgames later, Cedarville battled longtime ri- val Wilmington to a 1-1 tie for the second straight year. Faulknerscored the equalizer in the second half of what was the 43rd meeting between the schools in a matchup dating back to 1963. The Yellow Jackets jumped on Asbury for four goals in the first half and rode the wave to a 4-1 victory in the annual Homecoming match. Faulkner paced the team in scoring with 12 goals and three assists for 27 points. Senior defender Neil Brown was tabbed the team's Most Valuable Player. He wasnamed to the NCCAA All-America Second Team,the NAIA All-MideastSecond Team,and to the All-Mid-OhioConferenceFirstTeam. Brown, Reade Faulkner, and senior goalkeeper Ryan Mears each earned spots on the All-NCCAA District III unit. Mark Womack,Sports Information Director Above: Neil Wilmington. Brown easily controls both the ball and his opponent in a game wilt sports