St. Thomas University

Jovan Martinez is the third confirmed recruit who will be on the 2009 St. Thomas men’s soccer roster.  Martinez was captain of both his Piper High School soccer team, as well as his U-18 club squad.  Jovan is described by his coaches as being a “tenacious defender,” and one who “terrorizes opposing forwards.”  Martinez played all of last season with a sprained ankle, and still managed to start every game.  His coaches credit him with being very level-headed during matches, reflected in the fact that he was neither cautioned nor carded all of last season.  Martinez was team MVP at Piper his sophomore year and was also named sportsman of the year in 2008, among other accolades.  Head coach Felix Mats welcomed the addition of another strong defensive player to his squad, and said that the addition of Martinez will create further competition on the roster for next season.

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    The Bobcat soccer program got markedly better this week as prized recruit Mike Hinden of Western High School in Davie, Florida signed a letter of intent for next season.  Hinden is an offensive center-mid who was a four year varsity player at Western, and captain of his team last season.  He was selected 1st Team All-County by the Miami Herald after a 9 goal and 9 assist season in which he guided his squad to an 18-4 record where they reached the regional playoffs.  Hinden also played for the Plantation Eagles U-18 team, where he lead the team in both goals and assists.  STU head coach Felix Mats was understandably excited in securing a player of this stature, and opined, "Mike is a talented midfielder who we expect to contribute right away, and be a valuable player on the 2009 STU team."

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FORT MYERS, FL – The St. Thomas University Bobcats suffer a heart-breaking loss in extra innings to end their season by a score of 6-5, to the #2 seeded Warner University Royals. The game ended in the 10th inning when the Bobcats were unable to score the game-tying run. This was the 3rd game for the Bobcats in The Sun Conference Tournament, as they lost their first game to Warner, then bounced back to beat Webber International. The Royals lost to Savannah College of Art and Design, which forced a rematch between the Royals and the Bobcats in an elimination game.

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