LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released the 2022 men’s soccer all-conference teams, the league announced Thursday afternoon.
The all-conference and major award winners are determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches.
In the West, three of the four major awards were given to Mercyhurst, including Dylan Sumner as Athlete of the Year. Sumner’s 4.38 shots per game and 13 total assists led the conference in both statistical categories. In addition to his 13 assists, Sumner also recorded nine goals to bring his season point total to 31 as the third-most in the league. Of his goals, four proved to be game-winners.
Next for the Lakers, goalkeeper Jonathan Gomes was voted as Defensive Athlete of the Year. With Gomes in the net, Mercyhurst allowed only three goals for the entirety of the season—the lowest amount in the conference by double digits. In 16 games played, Gomes posted 11 shutouts to tie for first place in Division II men’s soccer.
The last Mercyhurst award for this season is Coach of the Year, Ryan Osborne. Osborne led the Lakers to a near perfect 17-0-1 overall record and a clean 10-0 mark within the conference. This season, Mercyhurst locked up the No. 1 seed in the West with ease, earned as high as a No. 2 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Weekly poll, and currently rank third in NCAA DII Super Region 1. With Osborne as coach, seven Lakers made a 2022 all-conference team.
The last honor out of the West went to Gannon’s Pau Ferrer. Ferrer was named Freshman of the Year after a season that saw him become his team’s third leader in points with 13 total on four goals and five assists. The freshman won one PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week award by coming up huge for the Golden Knights on both sides on pitch.
In the PSAC East, a variety of schools are represented among the major awards.
Lock Haven’s Samuel Hershey was chosen as the 2022 Athlete of the Year. As the 2021 Rookie of the Year, Hershey has continued to put up impressive numbers in multiple categories. The sophomore totaled the sixth-most points in the league with 26 on a combination of 11 goals and four assists. Hershey also landed the top-10 in shots and shots on goal, with 46 and 29, respectively.
The Defensive Athlete of the Year title belongs to Aaron Maynard from Millersville. Maynard is a staple of the Millersville backline that held all opponents to 15 total goals for the season—the second fewest in the league. This year marks Maynard’s first major award and second First-Team all-conference selection.
Mark Bassett takes home the Coach of the Year award for Bloomsburg. Under his direction, the Huskies clinched the PSAC East Regular Season Championship on 13-4-1 overall, 8-3-1 PSAC records. As a team, Bloomsburg scored 41 goals and 115 points to rank third in the conference in both categories. Six of Bassett’s players made all-conference this year.
The final award goes to Pieter Neerhof of East Stroudsburg University as Freshman of the Year. In his debut season for the Warriors, Neerhof started in 16 of 17 games and tied as his team’s leading scorer. Of his three total goals for the season, one was a game-winner. Neerhof’s six points also rank in the top-3 on the Warriors squad.
Full list of all-conference players is listed below:
2022 PSAC Men’s Soccer All-Conference Teams and Major Awards
PSAC Men’s Soccer Eastern Division First-Team All-Conference
| Position |
Name |
Cl. |
University |
Hometown / Previous |
| Defense |
Andrew Markopoulos^ |
Jr. |
West Chester |
Drexel Hill, Pa. / Msr. Bonner & Prendergast |
| Defense |
Aaron Maynard* |
R-So. |
Millersville |
Chambersburg, Pa./ Chambersburg Area |
| Defense |
Pieter Neerhof |
Fr. |
East Stroudsburg |
Oosterbeek, Netherlands / Dorenweerd |
| Defense |
Craig Potts** |
Sr. |
West Chester |
Stewartstown, Pa. / Kennard-Dale |
| Forward |
Seth Crabbe* |
Jr. |
Shippensburg |
Kent, England / Wrotham School |
| Forward |
Liam Harmon |
Gr. |
Bloomsburg |
Bloomsburg, Pa. / Eastern |
| Forward |
Samuel Hershey* |
So. |
Lock Haven |
Lancaster, Pa. / McCaskey |
| Forward |
Spencer Shortt^ |
R-Sr. |
Millersville |
Frederick, Md. / Walkersville |
| Midfield |
Shay Gillen |
Fr. |
Bloomsburg |
Archbald, Pa. / Valley View |
| Midfield |
Bob Hennessey^ |
R-Jr. |
Millersville |
Warminster, Pa. / Archbishop Wood |
| Midfield |
Abdulla Nuredini |
Gr. |
East Stroudsburg |
Albania / Spring-Ford |
| Midfield |
Connor Swope |
So. |
Lock Haven |
Dillsburg, Pa. / Northern York |
| Goalie |
Daniel Good* |
R-Jr. |
West Chester |
Exton, Pa. / Downingtown East |
PSAC Men’s Soccer Eastern Division Second-Team All-Conference
| Position |
Name |
Cl. |
University |
Hometown / Previous |
| Defense |
Kody Besser |
Fr. |
Bloomsburg |
Lacey Township, N.J. / Lacey Township |
| Defense |
Stephen Hollis^ |
Sr. |
Bloomsburg |
Holtsville, N.Y. / Sachem East |
| Defense |
Mike Kreider |
R-Jr. |
Millersville |
Fredericksburg, Va. / Chancellor |
| Defense |
Patrick Walsh |
So. |
Bloomsburg |
Macungie, Pa. / Emmaus |
| Forward |
Sammy Ames^ |
Jr. |
Bloomsburg |
Holly Ridge, N.C. / Dixon |
| Forward |
Matt Lynch |
R-So. |
Millersville |
Lancaster, Pa. / Lancaster Mennonite |
| Forward |
Colby Raymond* |
Jr. |
East Stroudsburg |
Kingwood, N.J. / Delaware Valley Regional (NJ) |
| Forward |
Frankie Taylor |
R-So. |
West Chester |
Delran, N.J. / Delran |
| Midfield |
Nathan Bradway |
Fr. |
East Stroudsburg |
Wynnewood, Pa. / Lower Merion |
| Midfield |
Jason Goldfeder |
Fr. |
West Chester |
Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cedar Cliff |
| Midfield |
Jimmy Pombor |
Fr. |
Lock Haven |
Williamsport, Pa. / Williamsport |
| Midfield |
Christian Vorchheimer |
So. |
Millersville |
Ambler, Pa. / Wissahickon |
| Goalie |
Aitor Ruiz De Eguilaz^ |
R-Sr. |
Lock Haven |
Euskadi, Spain / Robert Morris |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
Eastern Division Athlete of the Year: Samuel Hershey – Lock Haven
Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Year: Aaron Maynard – Millersville
Eastern Division Freshman of the Year: Pieter Neerhof – East
Eastern Division Coach of the Year: Mark Bassett – Bloomsburg
PSAC Men’s Soccer Western Division First-Team All-Conference
| Position |
Name |
Cl. |
University |
Hometown / Previous |
| Defense |
Bautista Corti* |
So. |
Gannon |
Manuel Alberti, Argentina / Adultos 2000 |
| Defense |
George Demetriades* |
Gr. |
Seton Hill |
Nicosia Cyprus / Pascal Greek School |
| Defense |
Pau Ferrer |
R-Fr. |
Gannon |
Valencia, Spain / Cumbres School |
| Defense |
Martin Grzywa |
Sr. |
Mercyhurst |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada / Thomas University |
| Forward |
Fletcher Amos^ |
Jr. |
Seton Hill |
McDonald, Pa. / West Allegheny |
| Forward |
Sergio Del Castillo^* |
Sr. |
Gannon |
Madrid, Spain |
| Forward |
Sean Kerrigan* |
So. |
Mercyhurst |
Sligo, Ireland |
| Forward |
Nic Münch* |
So. |
Mercyhurst |
Heidelberg, Germany / Gymnasium Englissches Insutiut |
| Midfield |
Herman Aanberg |
So. |
Gannon |
Hamar, Norway / Wang Toppidrett Oslo |
| Midfield |
Julius Becker |
Jr. |
Mercyhurst |
Freisen, Germany / Waldorfschule Saar Hunsrück |
| Midfield |
Sverre Orten |
Fr. |
Gannon |
Osta, Norway / Aalesund vgs |
| Midfield |
Dylan Sumner* |
So. |
Mercyhurst |
Manchester, England / Wellacre Academy |
| Goalie |
Jonathan Gomes |
Gr. |
Mercyhurst |
Broward County, Fla. / American Heritage |
PSAC Men’s Soccer Western Division Second-Team All-Conference
| Position |
Name |
Cl. |
University |
Hometown / Previous |
| Defense |
Toby Gower^ |
Sr. |
Gannon |
Norwich, England / Dereham Sixth Form College |
| Defense |
Ryan John |
Fr. |
Slippery Rock |
Norwich, England / Dereham Sixth Form College |
| Defense |
Joseph Spencer |
Fr. |
Seton Hill |
The Wirral, England / Caldey Grange Grammar School |
| Defense |
Adam Wood |
Sr. |
California (Pa.) |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Don Mills Collegiate Institute |
| Forward |
Arturo Pla Hernandis |
So. |
Slippery Rock |
Beniparrell, Spain / Nuestra Senora del Socorro |
| Forward |
Anton Dupont Linden |
So. |
Seton Hill |
Hillerod, Denmark. / Fredericksborg Gymnasium |
| Forward |
Brady Olsen |
Fr. |
California (Pa.) |
Boiling Springs, Pa. / Boiling Springs |
| Forward |
Tyler Sims |
Jr. |
California (Pa.) |
Frederick Md. / Tuscarora |
| Midfield |
Lockie Fay |
So. |
Mercyhurst |
Wellington, New Zealand / Kapiti College |
| Midfield |
Archie Lock* |
Gr. |
Seton Hill |
Bristol, England / Redland Green Bristol |
| Midfield |
Yuriy Kryskiv |
Sr. |
Seton hill |
Lawrenceville, N.J. / Mercer Community College |
| Midfield |
Cai Pritchard^ |
Sr. |
Seton Hill |
Brighton, England / Dorothy Stringer |
| Goalie |
Hossam Aly |
Sr. |
Slippery Rock |
Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East |
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection
Western Division Athlete of the Year: Dylan Sumner – Mercyhurst
Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Year: Jonathan Gomes – Mercyhurst
Western Division Freshman of the Year: Pau Ferrer – Gannon
Western Division Coach of the Year: Ryan Osborne – Mercyhurst
ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg, California (Pa.), Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, Indiana (Pa.), Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Pitt-Johnstown, Seton Hill, Shepherd, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester.