NEWARK, NJ – Senior sweeper Luis Valle has added National Soccer Coaches Association of America all-regional honors to his list of awards to cap his four-year career at Rutgers-Newark. 

2009 NSCAA D-III All-South-Atlantic Region Team (PDF)

Valle, who started in all 78 matches of his career, was named to the NSCAA All-South-Atlantic Region team by members of the association. He already had earned first team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference notice after helping the Scarlet Raiders to a 13-6-4 record in 2009.

The second-year team captain helped the Raiders earned their first NJAC Championship Tournament berth and its first league championship playoff victory (a 1-0 overtime victory over Richard Stockton). The squad also posted an NJAC high 12 shutouts on the season while limiting opponents to 9.6 shots and .96 goals per match.