December 16, 2008

DITTRICH NAMED TO NSCAA/ADIDAS ALL-SOUTH ATLANTIC TEAM
Senior defender earns Third-Team accolades

RICHMOND, Va. – Senior Dirk Dittrich (Stuttgart, Germany) was only a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s soccer team for two years, but his impact was immeasurable.

After transferring to VCU from Gardner-Webb, Dittrich immediately became the leader of the Black and Gold.

”Dirk is a player that truly represents what VCU soccer is all about,” Head Coach Tim O’Sullivan said. “Not only is he a tremendous player on the field, he is an excellent student and best of all, a class individual.”

His tough, hard-nosed defensive play made it nearly impossible for opponents to score, holding opponents to under a goal per game during his two seasons in the Black and Gold.

His stellar play has not gone unnoticed as he has been named to the NSCAA/Adidas All-South Atlantic Region Third Team to go along with his First-Team All-CAA honors he received at the end of the season.

“Dirk has been our leader the past two seasons. He is an outstanding leader by example. Every day he brings his best. We will really miss Dirk going forward,” remarked O’Sullivan.