San Antonio - Trinity first-year goalkeeper Matt Cardone was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Newcomer of the Year, heading a list of eight Tiger honorees.

Cardone (San Antonio/MacArthur) finished third in the conference in goals-against average (0.68), as well as goals allowed (six). He sported a personal mark of nine wins and two losses as a starting keeper, and had three shutouts during the 2011 season.

He also registered 24 saves, for a save percentage of .800. Cardone represented the second consecutive Newcomer of the Year selection for Trinity, following teammate Yuri Ribeiro's recognition in 2010.

Joining Cardone on the All-SCAC First Team were two defenders, senior CH Farmer (Dallas/Lake Highlands), and junior Denny Mask (Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall). Trinity allowed only 13 goals in 18 games during the season, for an average of .72 per match-up.

Offensively, Trinity scored 57 goals, with 3.17 per game. Senior forward Josh Adams (Houston/Clear Brook), and senior midfielder Zach Garcia (Dallas/Lake Highlands) also were First Team honorees. Adams led the Tigers with 15 goals (six game-winners), and had three
assists, for 33 points. Garcia scored six goals, and five of them were game-winning scores.

Sophomore forward Brian Hines (Tempe, Ariz./Brophy College Prep), was elected to the All-SCAC Second Team. Hines produced 10 goals (two game-winners) and two assists, for 34 points. Junior defender Kyle Porter ( Albuquerque, N.M./Eldorado) also made the conference Second Team, and junior midfielder Aaron Olson (St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Academy) earned a spot on the Third Team.

Trinity was upset 2-0 last weekend in an NCAA Division III second-round home game by Texas-Tyler. The Tigers completed their campaign with a 14-2-2 record.

The head coach of the Tigers is Paul McGinlay, and the assistant is Kelly Altman.