TicketsNov. 2, 2006
, -- Three members of the 's BIG EAST Red Division Championship team, Omar Cummings, Kenny Anaba and Amir Ikner, have been named to the 2006 All-BIG EAST men's soccer team.
Cummings, the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, was a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST first team for the second consecutive season. The senior forward scored six goals and added nine assists, which ranked second in the BIG EAST, for 21 points, matching last season's total. After just two seasons, Cummings ranks fifth in school history in assists with 16. The Old Harbour, Jamaica, native was named to the College Soccer News Preseason All-America team and earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll accolades twice during the year. He was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Oct. 2 after posting a goal and four assists in a pair of BIG EAST wins against and .
Anaba, a 2005 All-BIG EAST third team selection, was named to the second team after leading UC with seven goals and adding five assists for 19 points. The junior forward scored five game-winners, including the BIG EAST Championship-winning goal in overtime against Villanova on Oct. 21. The , native was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Sept. 18 after scoring the game-tying goal and assisting on the game-winner against No. 12 Notre Dame. Anaba scored in six of the last 12 matches of the season, posting six goals and five assists.
Ikner, the Bearcats' junior central defender, received second-team plaudits. Ikner, a native of , secured a UC backline that allowed nine goals in 11 conference matches and posted four shutouts in league play. During UC's eight-match unbeaten streak, the Bearcats outscored their opponents, 17-8.
The Bearcats (11-5-2) await the announcement of the 48-team NCAA Tournament field, which will take place on Monday, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. live on ESPNNews.