Goalkeeper Steward Ceus Becomes UAlbany's First Men's Soccer Division I All-American

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Kansas City, Kan. – University at Albany’s Steward Ceus has been named to the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Division I All-America Team, as announced on Saturday, Dec. 13 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Ceus, a senior goalkeeper who was a member of the national third team, is the first Great Dane to earn Division I All-America status in the program’s history.

The announcement came one day after Ceus earned NSCAA All-Northeast Region recognition. He becomes the first UAlbany men’s soccer player to garner All-America honors at any level since Marty Hearney was voted to the Division III All-America squad in 1991. The UAlbany co-captain was also honored as the America East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and earned a spot on the all-conference first team. He eclipsed Division I program records for career shutouts (19) and saves (329), while his .856 save percentage, 0.96 goals against average and seven shutouts were all career bests.

A native of West Haverstraw, N.Y., Ceus is currently ranked fourth in the nation in saves per game (5.93) and eighth in save percentage. He earned a spot on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week and was also the ECAC Defensive Player of the Week as well as the America East player of the week this fall. In addition, the goalkeeeper was a three-time member of the America East all-academic team for his work in the classroom.

UAlbany posted a 12-4-2 overall record this season, which matched a Division I program record set in 2004. The Great Danes’ seven-game unbeaten streak before suffering a 1-0 double overtime loss to Binghamton in the semifinal round of the conference tournament was a program standard on the NCAA’s highest stage.