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November 1, 2004

OBU's Pires Named SAC Newcomer of the Year

Athletics

Oklahoma Baptist University midfielder Fabio Pires has been named Sooner Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year for men's soccer.

A first year program, OBU has had a successful first season with Pires making a big contribution with his team-high 13 assists. He also had four goals.

Pires, a junior from Itanhaem, Brazil, was also named a First-Team All-Conference selection and was the only Bison on the first team.

Making the second team were Nickson Odeny, Thiago Silva and Marcos Silva.

Odenny, a freshman defender from Nairobi, Kenya, has one goal this season. Thiago Silva, a sophomore midfielder from Sao Paulo, Brazil, has 14 goals and eight assists. Marcos Silva, a junior forward from Itanhaem, Brazil, has 14 goals and 10 assists.