Nov. 18, 2014 Inside LMU Men's Soccer | LMU on Facebook |
LOS ANGELES - Craig Nitti and Adrien Perez were named to the 2014 All-West Coast Conference First Team to highlight seven total Lions honored by the league Tuesday.
This marks the second straight First Team honors for both Nitti, a redshirt senior defender, and Perez, a sophomore midfielder. Nitti also earned Honorable Mention honors during his sophomore season. The central defender anchored the LMU back line to nine shutouts and a 0.68 GAA for the season, including four shutouts and just four goals allowed in WCC play. He also supplied key offense, finishing with five goals and one assist for 11 points.
Perez, forced to become more of a playmaker this fall due to the absence of John McFarlin in the midfield, still found his own, finishing with five goals and a team-high seven assists.
Sebastian De Rada was named to the 2014 All-WCC Second Team, the second straight such honor for the senior striker. De Rada wrapped up his final season in a Lion kit by leading the team in goals (six) while also adding five assists for a team-high 17 points.
Four Lions earned Honorable Mention honors including freshman midfielder Alvaro Madrigal, senior defender Jack McCracken, junior goalkeeper Vince Paldino and junior midfielder Leon Prikhodovskiy. Madrigal was also named to the All-Freshman Team.
LMU went unbeaten in six of their seven WCC matches this fall, but that mark would include three draws as they settled for a 3-1-3 league mark, good for fourth place. The Lions' nine shutouts tied the all-time program record which was set in 2002 while the four losses also tied the program low (also set in 1980, 2002 and 2013).
2014 West Coast Conference Coaches of the Year
Seamus McFadden, San Diego
2014 West Coast Conference Player of the Year
Connor Brandt, San Diego
2014 West Coast Conference Defender of the Year
Julian Ringhof, San Diego
2014 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year
Andre Rawls, Saint Mary's
2014 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year
Thomas Olsen, San Diego
2014 All-WCC Men's Soccer First Team
Name, Yr., Pos., School
Miguel Aguilar, Sr., F, San Francisco
Alex Braman, So., D, Saint Mary's
Connor Brandt, Sr., M, San Diego
Torrey DeArmas, Jr., F, San Diego
Danny Kirkland, Sr., M, San Francisco
Lars Ludwigs, Sr., MF, Gonzaga
Craig Nitti, Sr., D, LMU
Adrien Perez, So., MF, LMU
Andre Rawls, Sr., GK, Saint Mary's
Julian Ringhof, Sr., D, Santa Diego
Eddie Sanchez, So., M, Portland
Rafael Sanchez, So., D, Saint Mary's
2014 All-WCC Men's Soccer Second Team
Name, Yr., Pos., School
Tristan Blackmon, Fr., F, Pacific
Sebastian De Rada, Sr., MF, LMU
Carlo Eikani, So., F, Saint Mary's
Ryan Masch, Jr., F, Santa Clara
Kendall McIntosh, Jr., GK, Santa Clara
Thomas Olsen, Fr., GK, San Diego
Clark Phillips, Sr., F, Gonzaga
Hugo Rhoads, Jr., D, Portland
David Romney, Sr., D, San Francisco
Darragh Vieyra, Jr., M, San Diego
2014 WCC Men's Soccer Honorable Mention
Joshua Adachi, Pacific; Valdemar Andersen, Santa Clara; Connor Bevans, Gonzaga; Derek Boggs, Portland; Julio Cervantes, Pacific; Christian De Luna, San Francisco; Carlos Delgadillo, Santa Clara; Erik Edwardson, Portland; Steve Eneme, Santa Clara; Michael Escobar, Portland; Zack Hamer, Gonzaga; Chase Hauser, San Francisco; Will Kendall, Saint Mary's; Graison Le, Gonzaga; Aaron Lombardi, San Francisco; Kyle Macleod, San Diego; Alvaro Madrigal, LMU; Jack McCracken, LMU; Max Orstil, Santa Clara; Manny Padilla, San Francisco; Vince Paldino, LMU; Leon Prikhodovskiy, LMU; Davi Ramos, San Francisco; Michael Semenza, Saint Mary's; Josh Smith, San Francisco; David Sigurdsson, Gonzaga; Ben White, Gonzaga; Brandon Zambrano, Portland
2014 All-WCC Men's Soccer Freshman Team
Name, Pos., School
Tristan Blackmon, F, Pacific
Carlos Delgadillo, F, Santa Clara
Steve Eneme, F, Santa Clara
Bryce Kaminiski, F, Saint Mary's
Antonio Lokossou, M, Saint Mary's
Aaron Lombardi, M, San Francisco
Alvaro Madrigal, F, LMU
Thomas Olsen, GK, San Diego
Manny Padilla, D, San Francisco
Ben White, D, Gonzaga
Brandon Zambrano, F, Portland
