San Antonio - Trinity Tiger senior Matt Cardone and junior Tom Carwile have been elected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Continental Tire NCAA Men's Division III All-America Team.

Cardone was named to the All-America First Team for the second time as a goalkeeper, while  fellow defensive player Carwile was an All-America Second Team honoree.

Both players were recently selected for the NSCAA All-West Region Team, and to the All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Team.

Cardone, who also earned  All-America First Team accolades in 2012, posted 79 saves and yielded only 14 goals during his 25 games at the net this season. His 0.63 goal-against average was ranked 31st out of 200 players in the NCAA, while his save percentage of 0.85 held a No. 32 ranking. Cardone also accounted for eight of Trinity's shutout wins.

Carwile anchored the taut Tiger defense which permitted just 17 goals over a 26-game season, for a team GAA of 0.65 - which ranks 25th nationally among more than 400 schools. Carwile was earlier named the SCAC Tournament Defensive Most Valuable Player, as Trinity defeated Colorado College 2-1 to win its 17th conference championship, and third in a row. Offensively, Carwile scored six goals (with two game-winners) and dished out two assists, for 14 points.

Trinity is led by Head Coach Paul McGinlay, who finished with a school record-tying 24 wins this year (24-2-0 overall).  He also led the Tigers to a second-place ranking in Division III with 85 goals scored, as well as fifth in goals per game (3.27 goals per game).  For his efforts, Coach McGinlay was elected the NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year for the ninth time in his career, as well as the second consecutive time.

Following the SCAC Tournament victory, the Tigers headed to the NCAA Playoffs for the 13th straight time (18th in the last 19 years).  Trinity advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals, earning wins over Hardin-Simmons (2-1), UT-Dallas (1-0), and Loras (1-0).  The Tigers fell to NCAA runner-up Wheaton (IL) College, which hosted the NCAA Sectionals.  This season marked the ninth trip to the quarterfinals for the Trinity men's soccer program, as well as the second consecutive.