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GNAC announces 2014 All-Conference Teams
WINTHROP, Mass. – Johnson & Wales University senior forward O’Kyle Corridon has been named the 2014 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, as the GNAC office announced its All-Conference Teams on Monday morning.
As voted upon by the league’s 12 head coaches, Corridon helped lead the Wildcats to the GNAC regular-season and tournament title this fall, and is second among conference leaders in both goals (14) and points (32).
Corridon also earned First Team All-Conference honors, as did three of his teammates in senior midfielder Kyle Metz, sophomore back Devin Walshe and senior goalkeeper Ryan Dzierzawski.
For the complete list of major award winners and All-Conference Teams, please see below.
Norwich University junior back Christian Albrecht received 2014 GNAC Defensive Player of the Year honors, as he helped anchor a Cadets’ defense that allowed just 24 goals in 21 games played. Albrecht started every game on the backline this fall for Norwich.
Albrecht was one of three Cadets honored on the First Team, joining senior midfielder Chris Bristol and sophomore forward Jacob Zimmerman, who led the GNAC with 17 goals and 37 points.
Lasell College freshman Newton Jordao was named the 2014 GNAC Rookie of the Year, as the first-year midfielder registered three goals and tied for seventh in the league with six assists for 12 points. Jordao, who also received Third Team recognition, helped lead the Lasers to the semifinals of the GNAC Tournament, as did junior forward Conor Fitzgerald and senior back Patrick McCarthy, both of whom were named to the First Team by the GNAC head coaches.
Also receiving First Team honors was Albertus Magnus College senior midfielder Lindsley Barrett and Mount Ida College junior midfielder Carlos Martinez.
Johnson & Wales second-year head coach Dave Kulik was named the GNAC Coach of the Year following a vote among his peers, as Kulik has guided the Wildcats 15-5-1 overall record and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Johnson & Wales also allowed just four goals in its nine regular-season conference contests.
Rivier University received the 2014 GNAC Men’s Soccer Institutional Sportsmanship Award.
Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 12 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 17 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement.
First
Team
F – O’Kyle Corridon, Johnson & Wales (Sr.,
Selden, N.Y.)
F – Conor Fitzgerald, Lasell (Jr., Marshfield, Mass.)
F – Jacob Zimmerman, Norwich (So., Litchfield, N.H.)
M – Lindsley Barrett, Albertus Magnus (Sr., Shelton,
Conn.)
M – Kyle Metz, Johnson & Wales (Sr., St. James,
N.Y.)
M – Carlos Martinez, Mount Ida (Jr., Chelsea, Mass.)
M – Chris Bristol, Norwich (Sr., Clinton, Conn.)
B – Devin Walshe, Johnson & Wales (So., Coventry,
R.I.)
B – Patrick McCarthy, Lasell (Sr., Weymouth, Mass.)
B – Christian Albrecht, Norwich (Jr., Albuquerque, N.M.)
GK – Ryan Dzierzawski, Johnson & Wales (Sr., Oakland
Mich.)
Second
Team
F – Alexis Garcia, Albertus Magnus (So., West Haven,
Conn.)
F – Alex Zapata, Albertus Magnus (So., Hamden, Conn.)
F – Alberto Bittan, Suffolk (Jr., Caracas, Venezuela)
M – David Field, Emmanuel (Jr., Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
M – Xavier Carty, Johnson & Wales (So., Mt. Vernon,
N.Y.)
M – Jack Murray, Saint Joseph’s Maine (So., Hingham,
Mass.)
M – Moab Schiers, Norwich (So., South Weber, Utah)
B – Austin Tomin, Albertus Magnus (Jr., Hamden, Conn.)
B – Peter Sliva, Mount Ida (Sr., Glens Falls, N.Y.)
B – Garrett Darnell, Saint Joseph’s Maine (Gr., Gray,
Maine)
GK – Christian Hallstrom, Norwich (Sr., Portland, Ore.)
Third
Team
F – Michael Templeton, Mount Ida (Sr., Charlestown,
N.H.)
F – Alec Brigante, Norwich (So., Colchester, Vt.)
F – Austin Bell, Saint Joseph’s Maine (Fr., Gorham,
Maine)
M – Derrick Casey, Anna Maria (Fr., Worcester, Mass.)
M – Newton Jordao, Lasell (Fr., Hyannis, Mass.)
M – Eddie Roman, Lasell (Sr., Revere, Mass.)
M – Danny Connelly, Rivier (Sr., Bedford, N.H.)
B – Riker Mitchell, Albertus Magnus (Sr., Naugatuck,
Conn.)
B – Jeff Allen, Emmanuel (So., South Windsor, Conn.)
B – Ben Daniels, Suffolk (So., Nantucket, Mass.)
GK – Gary Archambault, Rivier (So., Auburn, N.H.)
Offensive Player of the Year –
O’Kyle Corridon, Johnson & Wales
Defensive Player of the Year –
Christian Albrecht, Norwich
Rookie of the Year – Newton
Jordao, Lasell
Coach of the Year – Dave Kulik,
Johnson & Wales
Institutional Sportsmanship Award
– Rivier University
All-Sportsmanship
Team
Alex Perez, Albertus Magnus (Fr., Hamden, Conn.)
Brian Blomgren, Anna Maria (Sr., Auburn, Mass.)
Jeff Allen, Emmanuel (So., South Windsor, Conn.)
Xavier Carty, Johnson & Wales (So., Mt. Vernon, N.Y.)
Taylor Witherbee, Lasell (Jr., East Bridgewater, Mass.)
Peter Sliva, Mount Ida (Sr., Glens Falls, N.Y.)
Eric Beecy, Norwich (Jr., Stowe, Vt.)
Peter Juneau, Rivier (Jr., Rochester, N.H.)
Robert Petrosillo, Saint Joseph’s Maine
James Potter, Suffolk (Sr., North Kingstown, R.I.)
All-Tournament
Team
Xavier Carty, Johnson & Wales
Ryan Dzierzawski, Johnson & Wales
Kyle Metz, Johnson & Wales
Ray Durski, Johnson & Wales
Doug Kase, Johnson & Wales
Conor Fitzgerald, Lasell
Eddie Roman, Lasell
Dakota Howell, Mount Ida
Luke Pugsley, Mount Ida
Chris Bristol, Norwich
Christian Albrecht, Norwich
DJ Spears, Norwich
Tournament MVP – Xavier Carty,
Johnson & Wales
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