RELEASE DATE: January 29, 2014 SUBJECT: S)URCE: McAvoy receives a!iona" #"ayer o$ !

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HERKIMER, NY Herkimer Generals Men's Soccer defender Peter McAvo !"#ndee, Scotland$ received %is NS&AA National '#nior &olle(e Pla er of t%e Year a)ard last Sat#rda !*+*,$ at t%e NS&AA All-American .#nc%eon in P%iladel/%ia, PA0 McAvo a//eared in *, (ames for t%e Generals t%is fall, startin( ever one of t%em on t%e defensive side of t%e 1all0 2%is didn't sto/ %im from esta1lis%in( %imself as a cl#tc% (oal scorer for t%e Generals %o)ever, acc#m#latin( *3 (oals0 2%ree of t%ose (oals came in t%e N'&AA "III National &%am/ions%i/ 2o#rnament, all (ame-)inners, (ivin( t%e /ro(ram its *4t% c%am/ions%i/ and McAvo 's second as a /la er #nder Head &oac% Pe/e Ara(on0 McAvo finis%ed t%e season )it% seven (ame)innin( (oals, )%ic% )as second-1est in t%e nation0 McAvo is Ara(on5s si6t% national /la er of t%e ear0 7n t%e defensive side of t%e 1all, McAvo %el/ed %old o//onents to five (oals t%e entire season, rackin( #/ *8 s%#to#ts and o#tscorin( t%e com/etition 9*-to-30 :Pete %ad a dream come tr#e season,; said Head &oac% Pe/e Ara(on0 :He )as o#r team ca/tain, leader of o#r defense, o#r leadin( (oal scorer and scored t%ree (ame-)innin( (oals in t%e national to#rnament0 As a coac% I co#ld not ask for more0 I am so /ro#d and %a// for Pete, %e tr#l deserves t%is a)ard<; In %is t)o ears at Herkimer &o#nt &omm#nit &olle(e, McAvo /la ed in =4 (ames, scorin( *9 (oals and tall in( fo#r assists0 More im/ortantl , %e onl lost t%ree (ames, totalin( 8> )ins0 -84-