The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2021 Spring All-Conference awards for men's soccer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the shortening of seasons within the fall and winter sports, in addition to the cancelation of NCAA Championship events, the Conference will be limiting the All-Conference honors to First and Second Team All-Divisional recognition. Additionally, for this season, there will be no individual "of the Year" awards. Finally, the USA South will however still recognize an All-Sportsmanship Team consisting of one member from each competing school as selected by their team.
All awards are voted on by the men's soccer coach at each institution. Due to the imbalance of institution's abilities to compete in non-conference contests, only statistics generated in USA South divisional contests, which were games against teams within their own divisions which counted within the divisional standings, were taken into account by the coaches when casting their votes.
The 2021 Regular Season East Division Champion 5-1 Bishops were able to put 9 total players on all conference teams including five on the First Team and three on the Second Team while goalkeeper Tobias Borzel was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.
Making the first team was junior captain Jack Holden at midfield, freshmen Andrea Fringuelli and Abubacarr Fofana and senior Dom Giovannini at defense and freshman keeper Matteo Torchio, who only allowed two goals the entire season.
Junior forward Lorenzo Cocchia and freshmen midfielders Ian Garnero and Juan Simoniello were also named to the East Div. Second Team.
They will next lead the top-seeded Bishops into an East Div. semifinal vs. Greensboro College at 2 pm from Scalf field on Saturday.
The 2021 Spring USA South Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams:
| ---------- East Division ---------- | |
| FIRST TEAM Forward Jordy Briceno, Greensboro Darli Mihindou, Greensboro Hudson Zeisman, Methodist Midfield Jorge Aguilar, William Peace Caz Dabrowski, Pfeiffer Archie Filliter, William Peace Jack Holden, N.C. Wesleyan Defense Andrea Fringuelli, N.C. Wesleyan Abubacarr Fofana, N.C. Wesleyan Jose Garcia, William Peace Dom Giovannini, N.C. Wesleyan Goalkeeper Matteo Torchio, N.C. Wesleyan |
SECOND TEAM Forward Lorenzo Cocchia, N.C. Wesleyan Johnny Kummander, Averett Jorge Lemus, William Peace Carr Panetta, Mary Baldwin Midfield Erik Blick, Averett Ian Garnero, N.C. Wesleyan Juan Simoniello, N.C. Wesleyan Defense Jose Aguirre, William Peace Rush Campbell, William Peace Ezequiel Marquez, Averett Goalkeeper Cole Hupp, Methodist Jacob Smith, William Peace |
