KANSAS CITY, Mo. – 2016 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Georgia Southern men's soccer standout Emil Laursen has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Southeast Region Second Team it was announced Tuesday.
Laursen joins Coastal Carolina's Frantsdy Pierrot and Elinar Einarsson, Georgia State's Hannes Burmeister, Harwick's Mike Road and Appalachian State's Stephen Chapman on the three teams. Pierrot is a first-team selection while Burmeister joins Laursen on the second team. Road and Chapman are both third-team honorees.
A sophomore from Silkeborg, Denmak, Laursen was twice named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept.