PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 8, 2012 - Four James Madison men's soccer players were honored by the Colonial Athletic Association Thursday night.

Senior midfielder Paul Wyatt (Modbury, England/Ivybridge) and freshman defender Bjarki Aðalsteinsson (Kópavogur, Iceland/Menntaskóinn í Kópavogi) were named to the All-CAA First Team, and redshirt senior midfielder Christian McLaughlin (Herndon, Va./Herndon) was voted to the All-CAA Third Team.

Aðalsteinsson and sophomore forward Josh Grant (Plymouth, England/Torpoint College) both earned CAA All-Rookie Team recognition.

The All-CAA Teams, selected in voting by the league's head coaches, were presented on the eve of the semifinals of the CAA Championship.

Wyatt, a 2011 All-America selection, is only the third player in JMU men's soccer history to win All-CAA honors four times.  He joins Kevin Knight (1995-98), and CJ Sapong (2007-2010) in that elite group.  Wyatt was also a first-team honoree in 2011, was named to the second team in 2010 and was a third-team selection in 2009.  He is the Dukes' leading scorer with nine goals and 21 points.

Aðalsteinsson is only the second JMU men's soccer player to earn All-CAA first-team recognition as a freshman, joining Sapong, a first-team honoree in 2007.  He has started all 18 games and anchors a JMU defense that is allowing only a goal a game and has recorded five shutouts.

McLaughlin is a key force for the Dukes in midfield and JMU's assist leader with four.  He earned All-CAA recognition for the second straight year after being selected to the All-CAA Third Team in 2011.

Grant, who has started 17 games, ranks second on the team in scoring with seven goals and 15 points.  He leads the Dukes in game-winning goals with four.

JMU takes a 9-6-3 record into Friday's CAA semifinals, where the third-seeded Dukes meet second-seeded Northeastern in a 5 p.m. match.  Top-seeded and tournament host Drexel plays number four seed Hofstra in the second semifinal at 7:30 p.m.  The championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Drexel.

Northeastern senior forward Don Anding was selected CAA Player of the Year, and Northeastern sophomore defender Simon Cox and Hofstra junior defender Shaun Foster were chosen as the CAA Co-Defensive Players of the Year. Hofstra freshman midfielder Joseph Holland was named the CAA Rookie of the Year. Northeastern's Brian Ainscough and Drexel's Doug Hess were voted CAA Co-Coaches of the Year.

Anding led the conference with 28 points and ranked second in the league in goals (11), assists (6) and game-winning goals (5).

Cox anchored a Huskies' defense that surrendered just 15 goals in 17 matches and recorded seven shutouts. Foster, the first three-time winner of the CAA Defensive Player of the Year award, was the leader of a Hofstra defense that allowed only 21 goals in 19 contests and posted seven shutouts.

Holland was Hofstra's second-leading scorer with six goals and ranked third on the team with 14 points.

Ainscough guided Northeastern to an 11-2-4 overall record and a second-place finish in CAA.  Hess led Drexel to a 12-2-3 overall record and first place in the CAA regular-season standings.

2012 All-CAA Men's Soccer
* - All-CAA First Team in 2011, # - All-CAA Second Team in 2011,   % - All-CAA Third Team in 2011