KANSAS CITY, Kan. --- Three members of the 2008 South Atlantic Conference champion Tusculum men's soccer team were recognized on the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America Division II All-America Teams, including First Team selection and SAC Player of the Year Bruno Conceicão. Goalkeeper Lance Moore and midfielder Anteneh Lemma earned Second Team honors, as the Pioneers are one of five teams with three NSCAA All-Americans.

Tusculum posted a school-record 20 wins this season en route to a NCAA Division II Southeast Region championship, capturing the program's third South Atlantic Conference and Food Lion SAC Tournament titles along the way. The Pioneers advanced into the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history, falling to the University of Tampa 3-2 in extra time after holding a 2-0 halftime lead.

Conceicão garners the first NSCAA All-America honors of his career, having been named to the NSCAA All-Southeast Region First Team each of the last two seasons. A native of Valenca, Bahia, Conceicão posted the highest point total in Division II with 60 markers this season, scoring 24 goals (3rd in nation) and tallying 12 assists to become the first player in program history to earn Daktronics All-America First Team honors. The 5-10, 165-pound forward was also named the Daktronics All-Southeast Region Player of the Year this season, and garnered conference player of the week honors three times.

Moore posted one of the best seasons in program history for the Pioneers this fall, setting a single-season school record with 12 shutouts en route to a Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention selection. The junior goalkeeper finished the season ranked among the top 30 in the nation with a 1.02 goals against average, which ranks second all-time at TC. A native of Morristown, Tenn., Moore also set new program career marks in shutouts (18), goals against average (1.27), and save percentage (0.770), while playing a school record 2198 minutes this season. The 6-1, 185-pound goalkeeper notched two consecutive shutouts in the Food Lion SAC Tournament to earn Tournament MVP honors. Moore was also named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Second Team, as well as the All-SAC Second Team and Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team this season.

This is the first time Lemma has earned NSCAA All-America honors in his career, as the midfielder has been an All-Region selection in each of his two seasons with the Pioneers. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Lemma set new career highs in every statistical category this season, including goals (14), assists (10), points (38), and match-winners (4). The sophomore halfback garnered All-SAC First Team honors this fall after posting the third-highest point total in the conference. Lemma was also earned Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention and All-Southeast Region First Team honors this season.

This marks the first time since 2002 that a TC player has garnered NSCAA All-America honors, and Tusculum's three selections is the most in program history. The black and orange is expected to return eight of its top 10 scorers and nine starters from this season's squad, including SAC Freshman of the Year Nick Rich, which boasted the ninth-best scori