en voted the 2009 Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league’s coaches.
Reiter becomes the sixth Wildcat to win the award and the first since Robert Clarke in 1995. He led the team and the conference with 12 goals and eight assists, amassing 32 points on the season. Additionally, he earned SoCon Player of the Week honors the week of October 5 when he was in the midst of a nine-game scoring streak
Joining Reiter on the All-Southern Conference first team was midfielder Alex Caskey ’11 who was selected to the team for the second straight season. Caskey finished the season with seven goals and two assists for a total of 16 points. His strong season was highlighted by a two-goal, one-assist performance in the Wildcats 4-1 victory over then No. 25 South Carolina.
Brian McGue ’13 was the only other Wildcat to earn honors in the announcement of the awards as he was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team. The freshman midfielder started 14 games for the ’Cats and scored a goal in the team’s stunning 4-1 upset of then No. 6 Duke.
The Wildcats completed their impressive 2009 campaign with an 11-7 record following a 5-2 win over Atlantic Sun regular season champion Campbell in the season finale. Reiter punctuated his memorable season with a three-goal performance in the game.
Davidson hopes to build off their tremendous success this season which saw them finish 10th nationally in goals scored per game (2.06) and briefly earn a national ranking. The ’Cats will undoubtedly miss Reiter next year, but they will return 10 starters including Reiter’s running mate up top Yannick Pilgrim ’11, who finished second in the conference in scoring behind Reiter. The future is bright for the program and the foundation seems to be set for the Wildcats to make a strong run at the elusive SoCon title in 2010.
Reiter ’10 named Southern Conference Player of the Year
Mike Frongello
Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Updated: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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