Tusculum College freshman defender Matias Rubio has been named to the 2011 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II Men's All-Southeast Region Third Team, the NSCAA announced Tuesday.

Rubio (Bradenton, Fla.) is the 31st Pioneer all-time to earn All-Region status, and the 28th since Tusculum joined NCAA Division II in 1999. Earlier this fall, he was a second-team Daktronics All-Southeast Region honoree and he was a first-team All-South Atlantic Conference pick. Rubio was one of seven freshmen to make the All-Region team.

Rubio helped the Pioneers to a 6-1-2 league record and a second-place finish in the final standings. He made 16 starts for the Pioneers, playing a key part in limiting opponents to a total of 20 goals during the regular season. Rubio played 1,511 of a possible 1,516 minutes, missing only five minutes due to a brief injury substitution early in the year, and scored his first goal of the season in the Pioneers' 4-0 win over Carson-Newman on Oct. 12.

Tusculum finished the 2011 season with a 7-8-3 overall record, going unbeaten in 10 of its last 11 regular-season games after opening the season with six straight losses.