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Ruple Selected to United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team

Junior three-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Danny Ruple (Photo courtesy of Jesse Kucewicz)
Junior three-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Danny Ruple (Photo courtesy of Jesse Kucewicz)

Complete United Soccer Coaches Division III All-Great Lakes Region team

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second time in his career, Baldwin Wallace University junior three-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC forward Danny Ruple (Berea/Berea-Midpark) has been selected to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region team.

Ruple lands on the region's first team for the second consecutive year after being among the conference leaders in all offensive categories yet again. At the end of the regular season, his team-leading 14 goals, 10 assists and 38 points ranked him third in goals and second in assists and points, respectively. Ruple broke two school records during the course of the season – single season shots with 85 and career points with 105 – in addition to the two single-season records he holds from 2017.

For his career, Ruple has appeared in all 57 games with 56 starts and has recorded 41 goals, 23 assists and 105 points. He is just five goals and five assists away from breaking the all-time school records in those categories. Ruple was named OAC Freshman of the Year in 2016, OAC Forward of the Year in 2017 and has been selected to the All-OAC team every season.

Other career honors include two OAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week selections, two Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) All-Ohio selections, the 2018 Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament Most Valuable Player award and a Raven/Spartan Classic All-Tournament Team selection. Academically, the junior is an Academic All-OAC honoree, an OCSA Academic All-Ohio honoree, a two-time Academic All-District 7 selection and a 2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American.

BW finished the 2018 campaign with an overall record of 7-10-2 and a 2-6-1 mark in the OAC.

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