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Ravens win Player, Defensive Player, Goalkeeper & Coach of the Year Awards
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Franklin Pierce claimed four of the five major awards and had 12 All-Conference players after an undefeated regular season to highlight the 2022 NE10 Men's Soccer All-Conference awards released on Tuesday afternoon.
The Ravens had a league-best nine players named First-Team All-Conference, with three more named to the Second-Team and one to the Third-Team. Southern Connecticut and Southern New Hampshire tied for second in the NE10 with seven players from each squad selected as All-Conference, while Saint Rose had four players honored. To view the complete list of All-Conference and All-Rookie honorees, see below.
Franklin Pierce's goalkeeper, Kosta Maniatis earned Goalkeeper of the Year for a second time, after earning the honor in 2021. He is joined by head coach Ruben Resendes who earns his second-straight Coach of the Year title. The duo has helped the Ravens own a Division II-best .158 goals against average, and currenlty rank third with a 64-goal differential.
The returning major winners are accompanied by fellow Ravens Braudilio Rodrigues, the Northeast-10 Player of the Year, and Aitor Aguado the Defensive Player of the Year.
Maniatis started 14 games and earned 14 wins to lead the conference. The Goalkeeper of the Year allowed just three goals against all season, and totaled 12 shutouts and16 saves during the regular season. Standing in front of him all season was defender Aitor Aguado who anchored the league-best defense.
Player of the year Braudilio Rodrigues started 17 games and netted a conference-high 15 goals and added 12 assists on the season to lead the NE10 with 42 points.
Assumption's Gustaf Vilgot Albert was honored as the Rookie of the Year after leading the Greyhounds to the NE10 Playoffs. He had seven goals and five assists, notching two multi-goal games. Vilgot Albert also finished with two game-winning goals as the team totaled seven wins this season.
Player of the Year:
Braudilio Rodrigues, Franklin Pierce
Defensive Player of the Year:
Aitor Aguado, Franklin Pierce
Goalkeeper of the Year:
Kosta Maniatis, Franklin Pierce
Rookie of the Year:
Gustaf Vilgot Albert, Assumption
Coach of the Year:
Ruben Resendes, Franklin Pierce
FIRST TEAM
F: Rodrigo Descalzo Rocca, Adelphi
F: Younes Addar, Franklin Pierce
F: Braudilio Rodrigues, Franklin Pierce
F: Hilmar Halldorsson, Saint Rose
M: Jonas Cervera Anchel, Franklin Pierce
M: Vicente Valor Martinez, Franklin Pierce
M: Rodrigo Vaza, Franklin Pierce
M: Tom Henne, Le Moyne
D: Aitor Aguado, Franklin Pierce
D: Jesus Gonzalez Diaz, Franklin Pierce
D: Bernardo Prego, Franklin Pierce
D: Alex da Cunha, Southern Connecticut
GK: Kosta Maniatis, Franklin Pierce
SECOND TEAM
F: Gustaf Vilgot Albert, Assumption
F: Miguel Angel Pastor Gutierrez, Franklin Pierce
F: Leroy Best, Southern Connecticut
F: Yannick Hilpert, Southern Connecticut
M: Matteo Lazzarini, Adelphi
M: Miguel Secades Rodriguez, Franklin Pierce
M: Karim Said, Southern Connecticut
M: Luca Shubitidze, Southern New Hampshire
D: Rodrigo Parafita, Franklin Pierce
D: Brock Martindale, Saint Michael's
D: Victor Henriksen, Saint Rose
D: Isnaba Namusse, Southern New Hampshire
D: Jaime Selva, Southern New Hampshire
GK: Devin Juan, Southern Connecticut
THIRD TEAM
F: Victor Castel, Adelphi
F: Marc Lopez, Franklin Pierce
F: Josh Elliot, Saint Rose
F: Philipp Hermann, Southern New Hampshire
M: Nick Koenig, Saint Rose
M: Umberto Catale, Southern Connecticut
M: Mikel Cortazar, Southern New Hampshire
M: Gabe Pinhancos, Southern New Hampshire
D: David Harper, American International
D: Jack Goodrich, Le Moyne
D: Ben Quigley, Le Moyne
D: Arnold Signell, Southern Connecticut
D: Juilio Betar, Southern New Hampshire
GK: Eduardo Bomfim, Bentley
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Andrew Watson, Adelphi
Gustaf Vilgot Albert, Assumption
Axel Gerremo, Assumption
Daniel Paulsson, Assumption
Cameron Stuart, Le Moyne
Oskar Kvarnback, New Haven
Drew Kull, Saint Michael's
Nils Annborn, Saint Rose
Devin Juan, Southern Connecticut
Murphy Malone, Southern Connecticut
Cristian Sayers, Southern Connecticut
Philipp Hermann, Southern New Hampshire
Isnaba Namusse, Southern New Hampshire
Preston Neal, Southern New Hampshire
ABOUT THE NE10
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Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
