Rock Hill, S.C.----Wingate University senior forward Junior Nyemb (Douala, Cameroon) is this week’s South Atlantic Conference men’s soccer Player of the Week, league officials announced Tuesday afternoon. Nyemb earns SAC Player of the Week honors for the fourth time in his illustrious career.

Nyemb (pronounced “yem”) scored two goals last week as Wingate topped Lenoir-Rhyne 2-1 Wednesday night and tied Mars Hill 2-2 Friday night. At Mars Hill, Nyemb tied the contest at 1-1 in the 18th minute. The Bulldogs would take a 2-1 lead later in the opening frame, but the host Lions tied the contest after intermission.

An ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® candidate, Nyemb had a pivotal goal in the road victory at Lenoir-Rhyne. Nyemb scored with only two minutes to play in regulation to send the Wingate-LRU contest to overtime. Sophomore forward Paulo Brunetto (Sao Paulo, Brazil) tallied the match-winner only 10 seconds into the second overtime frame.

Nyemb was named to the Daktronics men’s soccer All-Southeast Region second team in 2008. In addition, he is a two-time NSCAA All-Appalachian Region first team selection. Last year, Nyemb led the Bulldogs with 16 goals on the season. He was second on the league charts in goals scored.

A second team All-SAC selection in 2008, Nyemb was fourth in the league with 33 points. He was second in the league with six match-winners on the year. A top-flight student, Nyemb has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III men’s soccer second team two consecutive seasons.

WINGATE UNIVERSITY



Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a private four-year co-educational institution of 2,159 students offering active learning opportunities through personalized instruction, world travel, career discovery and community service.

Wingate offers more than 40 undergraduate majors in arts and sciences, business, communication, education, fine arts, music and sport sciences. It also offers graduate degrees in business, education, physician assistant studies and sport administration. In addition, the school awards the doctor of pharmacy and the doctor of education degrees.

Bulldog student-athletes compete in 17 NCAA Division II sports. Wingate University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past three years.

Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 34 honorees during this millennium. Only Pittsburg State (Kan.) University and Truman State (Mo.) University have produced more Academic All-America® honorees during this time period. Wingate’s 43 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.

2009 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week

Date – Player, Position, School

September 1, 2009 – Nick Rich, F, Tusculum

September 8, 2009 – Junior Nyemb, F, Wingate

September 15, 2009 – Anteneh Lemma, MF, Tusculum

September 22, 2009 – Dave Bailey, F, Lenoir-Rhyne

September 29, 2009 – Joey Calandra, GK, Wingate

October 6, 2009 – Renato Segalla, MF, Lincoln Memorial

October 13, 2009 – Luke Mulholland, MF, Wingate

October 20, 2009 – Robert Hill, F, Carson-Newman

October 27, 2009 – Junior Nyemb, F, Wingate