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KANSAS CITY, M0. - Saginaw Valley State University senior men's soccer student-athlete Craig Neal was named to the 2014 NSCAA Men's College Division Scholar All-American Second Team on Wednesday (Dec. 17).

The midfielder from Auburn, Michigan carried a 3.89 cumulative GPA throughout his career in a Cardinal uniform while capping it off with a tremendous senior campaign.

Neal posted a team-high nine goals, adding seven assists for a team-best 25 points.  Four of his nine goals were of the game-winning variety for the Cardinals.  The nine goals were second-best in the GLIAC and seven assists second only to teammate Alexandar Isaevski's nine.  The 25 points were also second-best in the league.  He was named to the NSCAA All-American Third Team, Daktronics and NSCAA All-Midwest Region First Teams and CapitalOne Academic All-America Third Team as well as being named to the 2014 All-GLIAC First Team.

Neal was a leader for the Cardinals in 2014, as the team posted a 14-5-2 overall record, advancing to the NCAA Division II Round of 16 for the second time in three years.  The Cards started the year with the best start in program history, going unbeaten in the first 12 matches with a 10-0-2 record.  Neal was part of the winningest senior class in program history as well, accounting for 55 victories.