NCCAA Men's Soccer 12-12-19

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Six Fighting Tiger football players named NCCAA All-American for 2019 performance

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Campbellsville University football had another post-season recognition come down Wednesday afternoon as six Fighting Tiger student-athletes earned NCCAA All-America recognition.
 
Seniors Darius Moore, Kendon Young, Trey Binder, Dante' Hollis and Marcus McCants along with redshirt junior Noah Bicksler received the honor. Moore, Binder and Young received first team selections with McCants, Hollis and Bicksler earning spots on the second teams.
 
Young, a wide receiver from Campbellsville, finished his CU career as the all-time leader in reception yards, finishing with a four-year total of 2,988 yards on 185 receptions and 29 touchdowns. Young is also second record books for the Tigers in receptions and touchdowns after recording a career-high in catches and yards in the 2019 season. The Campbellsville High School product finished 2019 with 64 receptions for 950 yards and seven touchdowns for the Tigers in 2019 on his way to his third-straight All MSC Bluegrass First Team selection.
 
Moore, a linebacker from Atilla, Ala., was the Tigers' leading tackler in 2019 and the sixth leading tackler in the NAIA this season with 114 tackles on the season. Moore also finished as the NAIA's leader in tackles for a loss with 27 on the season with both tackling stats finishing as career-highs in a season for the senior. He earned one MSC Bluegrass weekly honor this season after his 15-tackle performance on Sept. 21 in CU's lone win of 2019 against Union College.
 
Binder and Hollis were part of an offensive line unit that aided a strong Campbellsville rushing attack. The Tigers averaged 132 yards per game on the ground as both seniors manned the left side positions on the line with Binder at left tackle and Hollis at left guard. The Tigers had five ball carriers over 100 yards on the ground with all four of those individuals averaging over 4.5 yards per carry and three players averaging over 42 yards per game.
 
McCants, a safety from Seffner, Fla., was the second-leading tackler on the team with 74 total tackles as well 4.5 tackles for a loss. As a leader in the secondary, McCants finished with two interceptions on the season recording a pick in back-to-back games in October against Thomas More and Pikeville, tying for the team lead in interceptions on the season.
 
Bicksler, a kicker/punter from Elkton, Ky., handled all specialist kicking duties for Campbellsville in kickoffs, field goals, and punts for the second-straight season. Bicksler finished 7-for-8 on field goals and 22-for-25 in extra points, only missing four kicks all season with a career-long 41-yard make on senior day against Cumberland University. Bicksler earned the NCCAA honor for his punting game, which finished the season with a 40.26 yards per punt average, a long punt of 68 yards, nine punts of over 50 yards, and 17 punts pinned inside the opponent's 20 yard line with only two punts blocked all year.
 
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Players Mentioned

Noah Bicksler

#30 Noah Bicksler

K/P
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Elkton, Ky.
Trey Binder

#62 Trey Binder

OL
6' 1"
Senior
Georgetown, Ky.
Dante

#51 Dante' Hollis

OL
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Detroit, Mich.
Marcus McCants

#2 Marcus McCants

DB
6' 2"
Senior
Seffner, Fla.
Kendon Young

#1 Kendon Young

WR
6' 1"
Senior
Campbellsville, Ky.
Darius Moore

#20 Darius Moore

LB
5' 10"
Senior
Atilla, Ala.

Players Mentioned

Noah Bicksler

#30 Noah Bicksler

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Elkton, Ky.
K/P
Trey Binder

#62 Trey Binder

6' 1"
Senior
Georgetown, Ky.
OL
Dante

#51 Dante' Hollis

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Detroit, Mich.
OL
Marcus McCants

#2 Marcus McCants

6' 2"
Senior
Seffner, Fla.
DB
Kendon Young

#1 Kendon Young

6' 1"
Senior
Campbellsville, Ky.
WR
Darius Moore

#20 Darius Moore

5' 10"
Senior
Atilla, Ala.
LB