Men's Soccer
Panthers place four on all-conference squad 
Junior forward Shane Henshaw (Shelbyville, Ky.) and junior defender Ben Spain (Richmond, Ky.) led four Hanover College men's soccer players named to the 2007 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference all-league squad.
Henshaw and Spain were each first-team honorees. They were joined on the all-HCAC team by sophomore goaltender Michael Hansford (Liberty Township, Ohio) and junior defender Andrew Westendorf (Cincinnati, Ohio), who were each second-team selections.
Henshaw was an all-conference honoree for the first time in his career. He led the Panthers with 15 points, including a team-leading six goals and three assists.
Spain earned first-team honors for the second time in his three collegiate seasons. Moved into a defensive slot this season, he anchored the Panthers' backfield and also posted a goal and two assists.
Hansford earned a spot on the HCAC's second team for the second consecutive year. He appeared in 17 matches in the net for Hanover in 2007. He allowed just 1.86 goals per outing and totaled 91 saves.
Westendorf, a first-time all-HCAC selection, tallied two goals and three assists during the season.
Hanover capped the 2007 campaign with a 5-12-1 record. The Panthers, under head coach Craig Jones, finished fourth in the Heartland Conference with a 3-4-1 mark.
Hanover falls to Transy in HCAC semis
The Hanover College men's soccer team's dropped a 2-1 decision to Transylvania University (Ky.) in the semifinals of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament. The match was played Tuesday, Oct. 30, in Lexington, Ky.
Transylvania (14-2-1), the tournament's top seed, outshot Hanover by a 23-4 margin, but needed two overtimes to advance to the HCAC title match.
After a scoreless first period, the Pioneers' Stu Hampson ended the drought with a goal in the 57th minute. The goal assisted by Ryan Wood, was Hamson's seventh of the season.
Hanover countered 10 minutes later. Sophomore midfielder Andrew Illnick (Louisville, Ky.) scored an unassisted goal in the 67th minute to knot the game at 1-1.
Transylvania outshot Hanover 6-1 through the two overtime periods. The Pioneers' Andrew Zemanski netted the game-winner in the 106th minute with a shot into the lower left corner of the net.
Sophomore goalie Michael Hansford (Liberty Township, Ohio) notched eight saves for Hanover (5-12-1).
Hanover vs. Transylvania stats