Gamecock Knudsen named to All-Freshman 2nd Team - 12/22/14 10:13 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina’s Mikkel Knudsen earned another postseason award on Monday, as Top Drawer Soccer named him to its NCAA Division I Men’s Best XI Freshman Second Team.
Knudsen led Conference USA in goals in league action to claim the Golden Boot from the Gamecocks’ home for a decade and also was named the C-USA Freshman of the Year.
The Allested-Vejli, Denmark, native posted 19 points and eight goals on the year, with those marks standing eighth and tied for seventh, respectively, in South Carolina history for a freshman. In addition to the two individual awards, Knudsen took a spot on the C-USA second team and All-Freshman Team. He also gained third-team NSCAA All-South accolades for his play.
The fifth Freshman All-American in recorded program history, he’s the first since Braeden Troyer made the 2011 College Soccer News third team. South Carolina closed 2014 with a 10-10 mark after winning its way into the 2014 C-USA Tournament Finals.
That tourney run saw the Gamecocks gain consecutive wins over ranked teams to reach the finals.
Knudsen led Conference USA in goals in league action to claim the Golden Boot from the Gamecocks’ home for a decade and also was named the C-USA Freshman of the Year.
The Allested-Vejli, Denmark, native posted 19 points and eight goals on the year, with those marks standing eighth and tied for seventh, respectively, in South Carolina history for a freshman. In addition to the two individual awards, Knudsen took a spot on the C-USA second team and All-Freshman Team. He also gained third-team NSCAA All-South accolades for his play.
The fifth Freshman All-American in recorded program history, he’s the first since Braeden Troyer made the 2011 College Soccer News third team. South Carolina closed 2014 with a 10-10 mark after winning its way into the 2014 C-USA Tournament Finals.
That tourney run saw the Gamecocks gain consecutive wins over ranked teams to reach the finals.