Plymouth State University

PAUL ANDREW ('96): A two-time All-New England midfielder in the mid 1990s, Andrew helped re-establish the Panther men's soccer program as one of the best around under head coach Shawn Griffin.Andrew served as captain for three seasons, helping the team to a four-year record of 44-24-3.He epitomized the term ‘student-athlete,' earning Academic All-America honors as a junior and a senior and graduating with a 3.97 grade point average in political science.

A native of Paisley, Scotland, Andrew made an immediate impact on the soccer team as a freshman, earning the Little East Conference Rookie of the Year Award in 1992.He was selected LEC Player of the Year and All-New England the next two seasons after helping the team to consecutive conference championships.Despite missing the first half of his senior season with an injury, Andrew was named All-LEC for the third straight year and was selected to the New England Senior All-Star game.He finished his career with the school assist record (34), and his single-season mark of 18 assists in 1993 stood as the standard until 1997.

After a 6-8-2 record as a freshman in 1992, Andrew helped the Panthers to a combined record of 38-16-1 from 1993-95, including three straight post-season berths (ECAC Tournament in '93 and '94, NCAA Tourney in '95).He was also active off the soccer field, being voted to the prestigious Academic All-America team in 1995 and 1996.He served a two-year Fellowship in the Sports Information Office, and was Sports Editor and Political Columnist of the student newspaper.Andrew received the Paul Arold Memorial Award in 1996 as PSC's top student-athlete.