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Tessmer A Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete
Tessmer And Mausbach Named To All-GPAC 2nd-Team
Schekirke Is Defensive Player Of The Week
Khoury And Schekirke Receive Weekly Soccer Honors
Schekirke Earns Region And GPAC Honors
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Brian Schekirke |
Morningside College broke four defensive school records during the 2007 men’s soccer season.
The Mustangs allowed only 24 goals all season for the fewest goals surrendered in school history. The previous Morningside record for fewest goals allowed was 28 in both the 2002 and 2005 campaigns. Morningside also broke a school record with a team defensive scoring average of 1.15 goals per game to shatter the previous single-season standard of 1.40 goals per game in 2002.
Brian Schekirke, a senior goal keeper from Bellevue, Neb., was an individual record setter. Schekirke had a 9-6-3 record with four shutouts, 119 saves, and a goals against average of 1.12 goals per game to break the Mustangs’ former goals against average of 1.34 by Jesse Miech in 2005. Schekirke’s 119 saves and four shutouts were the third highest single-season totals in Morningside history.
Schekirke finished his career with a goals against average of 1.66 goals per game to break the Mustangs’ previous career mark of 1.82 goals per game by Miech. Schekirke ranks second in the Mustangs’ career annals with 238 saves, 17 goal keeper victories, and 6.4 shutouts.
Mario Khoury, a sophomore forward from Rapid City, S.D., was the Mustangs’ scoring leader with eight goals and one assist for 17 points. He also led the team with three game-winning goals. Khoury ranks sixth in Morningside history with 14 career goals and is the eighth leading scorer in school history with 32 career points.
Quin Kilgore, a sophomore midfielder from Lincoln, Neb., and Tobias Tessmer, a senior midfielder from Magdeburg, Germany, were the Mustangs’ co-leaders with four assists. Tessmer dealt 14 assists during his career for the sixth highest total in Morningside history. He ranks 10th in Morningside history with 22 career points.
The Mustangs posted a 10-7-3 record and finished second with a 7-4-1 league mark for 22 points in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) standings. Morningside advanced to the NAIA Region III Tournament, where it lost 3-1 against Hastings College in the semifinals.
 Tobias Tessmer has been named a 2007 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete in the sport of men’s soccer.
He was also named to last year's Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete team.
Tessmer, a senior midfielder from Magdeburg, Germany, has a 3.61 cumulative grade point average (GPA) with a major in business administration with an emphasis in international business. He was the Mustangs’ fourth leading scorer this season with two goals and four assists for eight points en route to second-team All-GPAC honors.
Tessmer helped lead the Mustangs’ men’s soccer team to a 10-7-3 record and the semifinals of the NAIA Region III Championships.
Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes must be of at least junior academic status and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher.
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Tobias Tessmer |
Nate Mausbach |
Tobias Tessmer, a senior midfielder from Magdeburg, Germany, and Nate Mausbach, a senior defender from Omaha, Neb., were both named to the second-team of the 2007 All-Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Soccer Team as selected by the league's head coaches.
Tessmer is the Mustangs' fourth leading scorer with two goals and a team-high four assists for eight points.
Mausbach is a defensive standout for a Morningside team that has limited its opponents to a scoring average of only 1.05 goals per game along with an average of only 15.5 shots per contest. Morningside has held 13 of its 19 opponents to scoring totals of one goal or less and has six shutouts.
In addition to their two second-team selections, the Mustangs had six players named to the All-GPAC honorable mention list. They are Ricky Azpeitia, a junior midfielder from Sioux City; Quin Kilgore, a sophomore midfielder from Lincoln, Neb.; Beau Cruse, a junior defender from Lincoln, Neb.; Chase Maier, a freshman defender from Deadwood, S.D.; Brian Schekirke, a senior goal keeper from Bellevue, Neb.; and Matt Witt, a sophomore defender from Hastings, Neb.
Kilgore is the Mustangs' second leading scorer with four goals and four assists for 12 points. Witt has three goals for six points, Azpeitia has one goal and three assists for five points, and Cruse has one assist for one point.
Schekirke has four shutouts and a goals against average of 1.01 goals per game to challenge the Mustangs' single-season record of 1.34 by Jesse Miech in 2005. Schekirke has 110 saves and a 9-5-3 won- lost record.
Morningside finished in a tie for second place in the GPAC standings this season with a record of 7-4-1. The Mustangs have an overall record of 10-6-3 and will face Hastings College in the semifinals of the NAIA Region III Championships on Monday, Nov. 5, at Hastings, Neb.
Click here for the complete 2007 All-GPAC Men's Soccer Team.
 Brian Schekirke, a senior goal keeper from Bellevue, Neb., has been named the NAIA Region III and Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 22 to 28.
Schekirke had 16 saves and allowed only one goal in 195 minutes of playing time to help the Mustangs go 1-0-1 last week with a 1-1 double overtime tie against Briar Cliff University and a 3-0 shutout triumph against Doane College. He had nine saves against Doane to keep the Tigers off the scoreboard in a game where they out shot the Mustangs by a 19-13 advantage.
He earned the NAIA Region III honor for the third time this season and the GPAC award for the second time. Schekirke has 99 saves, four shutouts, and a goals against average of 1.02 goals per game this season.
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Mario Khoury |
Brian Schekirke |
Mario Khoury, a sophomore forward from Rapid City, S.D., has been named the NAIA Region III and the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week after he led the Mustangs to a pair of victories last week.
In addition, the Mustangs’ Brian Schekirke, a senior goal keeper from Bellevue, Neb., is this week’s NAIA Region III Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Khoury played a role in all four of the Mustangs’ goals in their victories against Dordt College and Hastings College. He tallied two goals and dealt an assist in a 3-2 triumph against Dordt and accounted for the game’s only score in the Mustangs’ 1-0 upset win against 13th-ranked Hastings.
Khoury, who did not play in the Mustangs’ 4-1 victory against Mount Marty College last night, scored seven of the Mustangs’ 12 goals through their first 11 contests of the season. He is the team’s leading scorer with seven goals and one assist for 15 points.
Schekirke’s goal keeping was pivotal in the Mustangs’ win against Hastings as he came up with eight saves en route to a shutout in a contest where the Broncos out shot Morningside by a 19-5 margin. He had one save earlier in the week in the Mustangs’ win against Dordt.
Schekirke has 71 saves and a goals against average of 1.24 goals per game this season.
 Brian Schekirke, a senior goal keeper from Bellevue, Neb., has been named the NAIA Region III Defensive Player of the Week and the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Soccer Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Schekirke, who shared the honor with Nebraska Wesleyan University goal keeper Josh Miller, played a pivotal role in the Mustangs’ 2-1 overtime upset victory against No. 1-ranked William Jewell College last Saturday. He came up with eight saves in a contest where the Mustangs were out shot by a substantial 16-6 margin.
He had six saves earlier in the week when the Mustangs suffered a 2-0 loss against Grand View College on Sept. 12.
Schekirke has 49 saves and a goals against average of 1.04 goals per game so far this season.
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