Aug. 20, 2008

College Soccer News Preseason All-America Selections

ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis University seniors Calum Angus (Portsmouth, England) and Kyle Patterson (Birmingham, England) were named to CollegeSoccerNews.com's preseason All-America teams today. In addition, the Billikens turned in more top-20 preseason rankings as Soccer Times has the Bills at 11th and TopDrawerSoccer.com gave the Bills a No. 12 ranking.

Angus was named a first-team preseason All-America after earning second-team All-American honors from the NSCAA last season. The reigning Atlantic 10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year anchors a Billiken defense that yielded a league-low 13 goals in 2007. Offensively, Angus has 17 points (7G, 3A) to his credit, including a game-winner in each of his first three seasons. He was named second-team All-Conference following his sophomore season, and as a freshman he was named honorable mention All-Conference in addition to earning a spot on the A-10 All-Rookie team.

Patterson is the Billikens' leading returning scorer after netting 24 points (10G, 4A) last season. He earned first-team All-Region plaudits from the NSCAA and was tabbed the A-10's Offensive Player of the Year. Patterson tallied six goals in A-10 play, including three straight against Saint Joseph's in 2 minutes, 31 seconds, which is the second-fastest natural hat trick in NCAA history. He is the Billikens' active career points leader with 44 (17G, 10A).

Saint Louis is in action tonight against DePaul in an exhibition at Robert R. Hermann Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.