Bevin Drafted by Seattle Sounders FC
January 20, 2015 04:21 PM | General
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“My goal when I arrived at West Virginia was to eventually play at the professional level and to get that chance is an unreal feeling,” Bevin said. “I am thrilled to be chosen by one of the best organizations in the MLS and I can’t wait to get started. I also would like to thank all of the my teammates and the staff at West Virginia.”
“Congratulations to Andy Bevin on being selected by the Seattle Sounders. Seattle won the Supporters Shield in 2014, signifying them as the best team in the MLS over the course of the entire season,” coach Marlon LeBlanc said. “With superstars such as Clint Dempsey, Osvaldo Alonso and Obafemi Martins, Andy will have the opportunity to learn from and play with some of the best in the league.
“Seattle had Andy on their radar for the last couple of years and we are very pleased that he’s landed with arguably the best organization, with a great coaching staff and the gold standard for fandom in all of Major League Soccer.”
A native of Napier, New Zealand, Bevin is one of the most decorated student-athletes in WVU history. He finished 2014 with the team lead in goals (13), assists (8) and points (34). In the WVU men’s soccer career rankings, Bevin finished No. 3 in assists (19), No. 5 in points (81) and No. 7 in goals (31).
For his efforts in 2014, Bevin was named a Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American, a NSCAA All-Great Lakes First Team honoree, the MAC Player of the Year, a member of the All-MAC First Team and a member of the ECAC All-Star Second Team.
Bevin carries a 3.93 GPA in management information systems and was named the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year, as well as earning Capital One Academic All-America First Team honors for the second-consecutive year.
He was also named to the NSCAA Scholar All-American First Team, the NSCAA Scholar All-East Region First Team and to the Capital One Academic All-District 2 Men’s Soccer Team.
Bevin is the 10th Mountaineer and eighth under LeBlanc to be drafted professionally. Former Mountaineers Pat Carroll, Ray Gaddis, Zach Johnson, Devon McTavish, Nick Noble, Adetoye Oshoniyi, Aaron Pitchkolan, Jarrod Smith and Dan Stratford have all seen time on MLS rosters.
