GSC announces 2015 All-Conference men's soccer
Birmingham, Ala. — Alabama Huntsville placed a conference-high six student-athletes on the 2015 All-GSC Men's Soccer Team, Lee's David Perez garnered top player honors, announced on Monday.
Alabama Huntsville paced All-GSC honors with a total of six student-athletes on the 24-member team, including a league-high four on the First Team. Both
Christian Brothers and
Lee turned in four each, both with two First Teamers and two on the Second Team.
West Alabama and
West Florida both had three, two First Teamers and a Second Teamer each.
Shorter had two honored, while both
Delta State and
Union rounded out the list of honorees with one each.
GSC Player of the Year
Lee midfielder
David Perez, who led the GSC regular season in goals (15) and points (35), was named the
GSC Player of the Year. The junior currently ranks Top 10 in all of NCAA Division II in total goals (10th) and points (8th) and is also Top 15 in both goals-per-game (0.94) and points-per-game (2.29), ranking 14th. He turned in five multi-goal performances this season, including a hat trick against Delta State on 10/16. His two game-winning goals both came against non-conference opponents in Trevecca Nazarene (9/5) and Montevallo (9/16). The Dalton, Ga., native also has five helpers on the year as well.
GSC Freshman of the Year
Union midfielder
Andre Silva, a native of Cascais, Portugal, scored three goals with two assists, en route to an eight-point regular season and was named the
GSC Freshman of the Year. He was tied for the team lead in points with teammate Diogo Dias and scored game-winning goals in back-to-back contests against both Harding (9/11) and Oakland City (9/13).
GSC Coach of the Year
Alabama Huntsville head coach
Matt Watts was named the
GSC Coach of the Year after leading the Chargers to a 10-5 record and a second-place finish in the GSC at 7-2. The honor is the second time Watts has earned Coach of the Year honors, having previously done it with Delta State in 2012. UAH currently leads the GSC in scoring offense (2.71), shutout percentage (.50), assists-per-game (2.71), points-per-game (8.14) and total assists (38) and is tied with Lee in total points, with 114.
2015 All-GSC Men's Soccer Team
FIRST TEAM
GK –
Tom Halsall, Lee
D –
Alex Brown, West Alabama
D –
John Imwalle, UAH
D –
Sean Rutter, Christian Brothers
M –
Jorge Chirinos, West Florida
M –
Leo De Smedt, UAH
M –
Charlie Dennis, Shorter
M –
Rafn Haraldsson, UAH
M –
Jean-Baptiste Meyniel, West Alabama
M –
Andre Silva, Union
F –
Xavi Lao, Christian Brothers
F –
Felipe Oliveira, West Florida
F –
David Perez, Lee
F –
Jordan Wright, UAH
SECOND TEAM
GK –
Britton McGuire, Christian Brothers
D –
Jon Finlay, Lee
D –
Gabe Franco, Lee
D –
Soren Yuhaschek, West Florida
M –
Hermann Bjornsson, UAH
M –
Mark Hanlon, Shorter
M –
Amine Rahmini, Delta State
F –
Clay Green, West Alabama
F –
Alex Martinez, UAH
F –
Samuel Wilson, Christian Brothers
GSC Player of the Year: David Perez, Lee
GSC Freshman of the Year: Andre Silva, Union
GSC Coach of the Year: Matt Watts, UAH