Three Men's Soccer Players Earn National Honors

South Euclid, OH - November 25, 2003 - For the first time in Notre Dame College men's soccer program history, not one, but three players have been selected as 2003 Daktronics National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-America Scholar Athletes. Juniors Juha-Pekka Burman, Matthew Embacher and Kenneth Searight were among this year's honorees.

Burman, a native of Espoo, Finland, was a starting defender for the 8-10-3 Falcons this season. The son of Pekka and Tarja Burman, he is a business management major.

Embacher, from Suffield, Ohio, is the son of Ted and Kathie Embacher. He is majoring in marketing and was a midfielder for the team.

Searight, a Wellington, Ohio native and son of Kenneth Searight and Barbara McGinty, is majoring in integrated social studies. He was a defender for the Falcons.

Recipients of the award must be juniors or above in academic standing and maintain a 3.50 grade point average on a 4.00 scale.

For more information, please contact Sports Information Director Kristy Booher at 216-373-5319 or kbooher@ndc.edu.