Norcross, GA-Belhaven Head Men's Soccer Coach Steve DeCou was selected as the Southern States Athletic Conference Coach of the Year when it was recently announced by the SSAC.

DeCou, who is in his fourth season as the Blazers head coach, has guided the team to a 15-1-3 season and has put the program back on the national stage. Earlier this season DeCou picked up his 100th career win and owns an overall coaching record of 104-86-15. His record at Belhaven including games this season is 49-17-7. Belhaven will be making its first NAIA National Tournament appearance since 1994 when they play host to the University of St. Thomas (TX) on Saturday in the opening round at H.T. Newell Field.

The Blazers are the eighth seed and will be making their seventh overall appearance in the national tournament. Belhaven has an all time record of 8-6-3 in NAIA National Tournament play including a National Championship in 1992. St. Thomas (10-6-2) will be making their first appearance in the national tournament and earned an automatic bid as the Association of Independent Institutions tournament runner up.

Saturday's kickoff against St. Thomas is slated for 4:00 PM.