Schwarzer, Dovidio Selected to A-Sun All-Academic Team
11/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Macon, Ga. – USC Upstate sophomores Leon Schwarzer and Michelangelo Dovidio have both been named to the A-Sun Men's Soccer All-Academic Team for their performances on the field and in the classroom this season, the conference announced this afternoon.
Schwarzer, a midfielder from Muenster, Germany, earns his second academic honor of the season after being voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team last week. He holds a perfect 4.0 grade-point average and is a business management major.
The sophomore has compiled 17 points on six goals and five assists this season. He leads Upstate in assists, and is second in both goals and points. Schwarzer ranks first in the A-Sun in assists, and is third in points and tied for third in goals. Nationally, he sits in the top 50 in assists per game, goals per game and points per game.
The midfielder has started in all 12 games this season for the Spartans and compiled two multi-goal games against Presbyterian College and Winthrop. He recorded a total of six points on two goals and two assists in Upstate's school record-breaking 7-0 victory at Presbyterian College. Schwarzer then scored the game-winner for the Spartans in their 5-4 come-from-behind win at home against Winthrop. He also had goals versus Gardner-Webb and Davidson, while adding an assist in games with VMI, Wofford and Gardner-Webb.
Dovidio currently has a 3.90 grade-point average and is majoring in business administration.
The midfielder has appeared in all 12 games this season with eight starts. Dovidio finished the regular season tied for second on the team in assists, and was third in both goals and points. He recorded two goals and one assist this season for a total of five points.
Dovidio scored goals in back-to-back victories over Presbyterian College and VMI. The sophomore added an assist on Schwarzer's game-winner in the 5-4 win over Winthrop.
Stetson's Lucas Diniz was voted the A-Sun Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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2015 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
Lucas Diniz, MF, Stetson*
Griffin Kelly, D, Jacksonville*
Matt Kerridge, F, Lipscomb*
Milan Kovacs, F, North Florida*
Paul Ladwig, GK, Stetson*
Miguel Jaime, MF, FGCU
Kevin McMahon, F, Lipscomb
Daniel Viera, MF, Lipscomb
Helge Pietschmann, F, North Florida
Michelangelo Dovidio, MF, USC Upstate
Leon Schwarzer, MF, USC Upstate
