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Franklin Pierce Leads the League in Selections.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Franklin Pierce's Younes Addar Khanoussi, the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year, was named East Region Player of the Year by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) to lead All-Region selections. Overall, there were 16 NE10 players named to All-Region teams by the D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches.
Khanoussi becomes the second-consecutive Raven to win D2CCA East Region Player of the Year, following Braudilio Rodrigues in 2022. Rodrigues went on to lead Franklin Pierce to its second-ever NCAA title and won D2CCA National Player of the Year last season.
Franklin Pierce, the reigning NCAA Division II national champion, had a league-high eight players earn All-Region honors, including five selected to the First Team. Southern New Hampshire added four selections of its own, while Adelphi, Bentley and Saint Rose also had All-Region honorees.
Only three NE10 players - all from Franklin Pierce - landed on both the D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team. Khanoussi was joined by Jeronimo Ferrando Ferri and Rodrigo Parafita Bestilliero with First Team distinctions. Bestilliero was named NE10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year back in early November.
Bentley's Luke Hanchar was a D2CCA First Team and United Soccer Coaches Second Team selection, while SNHU's Nicolas Gonzalez was a United Soccer Coaches First Team pick. Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Diego Montoya Casillas earned a place on the D2CCA First Team, making it four players from Franklin Pierce to win the honor.
For a full breakdown of the Division II Men's Soccer All-East Region Teams, please see the list below.
Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Mo., United Soccer Coaches has grown into the world's largest soccer coaches' organization that serves members at every level of the game. United Soccer Coaches works every day to inspire coaches and ignite their passion for the game so they pass it on to players and others in the soccer community.
The D2CCA encourages and promotes DII athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact DII intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA DII member colleges and universities.
D2CCA ALL-EAST REGION TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Younes Addar Khanoussi, Franklin Pierce
FIRST TEAM
Luke Hanchar, Bentley
Younes Addar Khanoussi, Franklin Pierce
Jeronimo Ferrando Ferri, Franklin Pierce
Diego Montoya Casillas, Franklin Pierce
Rodrigo Parafita Bestilliero, Franklin Pierce
SECOND TEAM
Alessio Consoli, Adelphi
Benji Jones, Adelphi
Aitor Cuenca Retuerto, Franklin Pierce
Aaron Sanchez Sanchez, Franklin Pierce
UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-EAST REGION TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Younes Addar Khanoussi, Franklin Pierce
Jeronimo Ferrando Ferri, Franklin Pierce
Rodrigo Parafita Bestilliero, Franklin Pierce
Alvaro Rey Mira, Franklin Pierce
Nicolas Gonzalez, SNHU
SECOND TEAM
Luke Hanchar, Bentley
Thomas Esperoe, Franklin Pierce
Hilmar Halldorsson, Saint Rose
Rafa Escobedo, SNHU
Preston Neal, SNHU
Iago Perez, SNHU
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 12 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
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.
