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UCLA Faces Michigan in Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
November 09, 2024 | Men's Soccer
No. 6 Seed UCLA (7-5-5) vs. No. 7 Seed Michigan (8-3-6)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. PT/2 p.m. CT
Location: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Ill.
Broadcast: Big Ten Network
Broadcasters: Dean Linke (PxP), Patrick Doody (Analyst)
Sixth Seed UCLA Takes on Seventh Seed Michigan in Big Ten Semifinals
The UCLA men's soccer program, fresh off a 6-0 win over No. 3 seed Maryland in the quarterfinal round, continues their Big Ten Tournament quest on Sunday in the semifinal round against No. 7 seed Michigan. The two squads most recently played to a 3-3 draw at Wallis Annenberg Stadium on Sept. 24. Edrey Caceres and Sveinn Hauksson scored for the Bruins in the draw.
Have a Day Bruins
UCLA opened the Big Ten Tournament with a resounding 6-0 win over three-seeded Maryland in the quarterfinals.
UCLA has opened the season with 10 of their first 16 games coming against teams ranked in the top 25 at the time of the game. In those games UCLA is 4-2-4, and have picked up wins over No. 11 LMU, No. 8 Portland, No. 14 Northwestern, and most recently No. 2 Ohio State, and have drawn with No. 18 James Madison, No. 3 Denver, No. 16 Michigan, and at No. 6 Maryland.
Against top-10 opposition since 1998, the Bruins are 35-45-15. Prior to this season, UCLA's last win against a team ranked two or higher in the United Soccer Coaches poll was on November 8, 2021, when No. 22 UCLA beat No. 1 Oregon State 3-2. Current Bruins Jose Contell and Pietro Grassi started in that game. In their last six games against top-two opposition, UCLA is 3-3-0.
In the last two seasons under sixth-year head coach Ryan Jorden the Bruins against top 25 teams are 6-2-5 (.654 winning percentage).
A Milestone for the Boss
UCLA head coach Ryan Jorden recorded his 150th career win on Thursday in the win over Maryland. Jorden has racked up a career record of 150-111-34 (.565 winning percentage). As the head coach at UCLA Jorden is 48-38-17, won the Pac-12 title in 2023, and has qualified for the postseason in three of five seasons.
Bruins in the B1G Rankings
Shutouts: T-1st - 7
Team shutout percentage: T-1st - .412
Save Percentage: 4th - .740
Philip Naef - Assists - 2nd - 10
Jose Contell - Game Winning Goals in Conference play - T-1st - 2
Phillip Naef - Assists in conference play - T-3rd - 5
How May I Assist You
Sophomore Philip Naef leads the Bruins with 10 assists in 2024, including a whopping four assists in UCLA's 6-0 win over Maryland on Thursday. The 10 assists mark the first time a Bruin has had double-digit assists in a season since 2016 when Jackson Yueill had 11.
The Copenhagen, Denmark native has recorded at least one assist in seven of UCLA's last 10 games. he three other Bruins who have recorded four assists in a single game include Zak Ibsen, Michael Stephens, and Jackson Yueill.
B1G Keeper of the Week x 2
UCLA sophomore keeper Wyatt Nelson, fresh off of earning Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors after helping the Bruins beat Ohio State 2-1, kept a clean sheet in UCLA's 3-0 win at Rutgers on Friday night. The Seattle, Washington native racked up a career-high eight saves in the win at Rutgers, and kept his second shutout of the season in the process.
Nelson followed that performance by helping UCLA tie at No. 6 Maryland on the road, making two stops enroute to his second consecutive Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors.
All-Conference Honors
UCLA Men's Soccer placed three players on the all-conference teams in its first season in the Big Ten Conference. Senior Andre Ochoa earned a spot on the first team, graduate student Nico Cavallo was named to the second team, and freshman Allan Legaspi secured a spot on the all-freshman team.
Ochoa, a fifth-year senior from Anaheim, California, was named to the All-Big Ten first team. The designation is his third all-conference honor all time and first first-team selection. Ochoa was also named a Pac-12 Conference honorable mention selection in 2023 and earned a second-team all-conference honor in 2021. Heading into Sunday's Big Ten semifinal against Michigan, Ochoa has two goals and one assist over 17 appearances (16 starts). Additionally, Ochoa was an honoree for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which honors student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior.
Graduate defender Nico Cavallo earns his first honors as a Bruin after being placed on the All-Big Ten second team. The Davidson transfer was a three-time all-region selection for the Wildcats, and in his lone season at UCLA played and started in every game to start the season. He posted a goal and two assists across 1437 total minutes and played the most minutes on the team in 2024. Cavallo played 90 minutes 12 times out of 17 total appearances.
Allan Legaspi earned a spot on the all-freshman team in his first season in Westwood. The Pico Rivera, California native made 14 appearances and 11 starts on the year, totaling 979 minutes. He helped lead the backline to seven clean sheets on the season to date, tied for the most in the conference. The LA Galaxy Academy product has also tallied an assist on the season, in UCLA's 6-0 win over Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
Ratoviz Earns Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Tamir Ratoviz earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after leading the Bruins to an undefeated road trip at Rutgers and No. 6 Maryland. The Los Angeles native scored the game-tying goal in UCLA's 1-1 draw at Maryland.
Bruins in Big Games
UCLA is 4-2-4 in ranked matchups in 2024, and are 1-1-2 in ranked matchps against Big Ten opposition. In Big Ten play the Bruins beat No. 14 Northwestern on the road 1-0, tied with No. 16 Michigan 3-3, beat No. 2 Ohio State 2-1, tied with No. 6 Maryland on the road 1-1, before falling at home no No. 25 Indiana 2-1.
The win over No. 2 Ohio State improves UCLA's record to 3-3-0 in their last six games against teams ranked No. 2 or higher. The last time the Bruins beat a top-two team in the country prior to the win over OSU was No. 1 Oregon State on Nov. 8, 2021.
Off the Mark
Senior midfielder Andre Ochoa tallied his first goal and assist of the 2024 season on Friday at Rutgers. The Anaheim, California, native scored the Bruins first goal on Friday night before earning an assist on UCLA's third goal of the night. For his career between San Diego State and UCLA, Ochoa has played 78 games (52 at UCLA), and scored 15 goals and added an additional 12 assists. Transfer defender Nico Cavallo also scored his first goal as a Bruin, scoring UCLA's third of the night in the win.
B1G Win over the Buckeyes
UCLA earned their second result of the season over a top-three team nationally when the Bruins beat No. 2 Ohio State, 2-1. Jose Contell and Edrey Caceres provided the goals for the Bruins in the win. After Ohio State struck first in the 53rd minute, the Bruins answered with two goals in just over a minute at the 69:05 mark by Caceres and at the 70:28 mark by Contell. Wyatt Nelson secured the win for the Bruins with a huge save off a corner kick in the 83rd minute to preserve the 2-1 win.
Making Some History
UCLA earned their first conference win as a member of the Big Ten Conference on Sept. 13, when the Bruins beat No. 14 Northwestern on the road to begin Big Ten play. The matchup was UCLA's fifth against ranked opposition at that point in the season, and pushed UCLA to 3-0-2 at the time against ranked teams in 2024.
Last Time Against Michigan
UCLA and Michigan faced each other for the first time ever earlier in 2024. The Bruins and Wolverines drew 3-3 in a game that featured an Olimpico from Edrey Caceres, and a goal by Sveinn Hauksson. Five goals were scored in the first half and UCLA held a 3-2 advantage until the 81st minute when Michigan equalized to tie things up at 3-3.
Stout Defense
UCLA had not conceded a goal until the fourth game of the season to begin the 2024 season and have limited teams to just 1.19 goals per game this season. Keepers Sam Joseph and Wyatt Nelson have recorded a combined six clean sheets which is tied for first in the Big Ten Conference in shutouts. Five of the six shutouts have come against teams ranked in the top 25 at the time the game was played, including two top-10 clean sheets in a 2-0 win over No. 8 Portland, and a 0-0 draw with No. 3 Denver.
B1G Award Winners
Jose Contell and Wyatt Nelson were named Big Ten Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Goalkeeper of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday for the week of Oct. 7-15.
Contell led the Bruins to a 2-1 win over No. 2 Ohio State on Friday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The redshirt senior from Valencia, Spain tallied the game-winning goal for the Bruins in the 71st minute of the game, putting UCLA up 2-1 with his third goal of the season.
Nelson played the full 90 minutes in goal and helped lead the Bruins to a 2-1 win over No. 2 Ohio State on Friday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The Seattle, Washington native made three crucial stops for the Bruins, including a point-blank save in the 83rd minute off a corner to keep UCLA in front in the game.
Making an Impact
Freshman Artem Vovk came off the bench for the Bruins at Penn State and tallied his second career goal. The Sacramento, California product put the Bruins up 2-0 in the 53rd minute on Friday, and earned himself Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honors in the process. The award was the first of his career for Vovk.
Goals Galore
UCLA beat Westmont 5-1, with five different Bruins finding the scoresheet, and a total of 11 different Bruins recorded at least one point. In the win three different Bruins tallied their first career goals as Jacob Diaz, Artem Vovk, and Sam Scott all found the scoresheet for the first time. Seven players tallied an assist with Wilkerson, Grassi, Diaz, Greenlee, Naef, Foster and Senden all dishing out at least one assist. Nikolai Rojel's goal in the 21st minute which put the Bruins 1-0 up, moves him to three on the season, tied with Edrey Caceres for the most on the team this season.
The last time the Bruins scored five or more goals in a game was on September 2, 2022 in a 5-2 win over Liberty.
There's A First For Everything
In UCLA's 2-0 win over No. 8 Portland, three Bruins tallied their first collegiate points. Graduate forward Sveinn Hauksson tallied his first career assist, while freshman Shakir Nixon and Tamir Ratoviz both scored their first collegiate goals, and provided their first collegiate assists.
The same thing happened to Nikolai Rojel on Thursday against Cal State Fullerton. The transfer tallied his first career goal as a Bruin with a well-taken goal from just outside the box, pulling the Bruins within a goal at the time. Additionally, for UCLA, freshman Allan Legaspi, sophomore Jacob Diaz, and sophomore Sam Scott all made their collegiate debuts.
Bruin Debuts
Eight Bruins made either their collegiate debut or UCLA debut in the season opener against No. 11 LMU. Freshman Shakir Nixon and Tamir Ratoviz, and international graduate student Sveinn Hauksson all made their NCAA debuts. Additionally, Caceres, Nico Cavallo, Oshea Foster, Nikolai Rojel, and Youri Senden all made their UCLA debuts.
UCLA Picked Third in Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll
UCLA was tabbed to finish third in a preseason poll of the Big Ten coaches.
1. Indiana (unanimous)
2. Penn State
3. UCLA
4. Washington
5. Michigan State
6. Ohio State
7. Maryland
8. Northwestern
9. Rutgers
10. Michigan
11. Wisconsin
New Blood
The Bruins brought in 10 newcomers to augment the roster for the 2024 season:
Date: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. PT/2 p.m. CT
Location: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Ill.
Broadcast: Big Ten Network
Broadcasters: Dean Linke (PxP), Patrick Doody (Analyst)
Sixth Seed UCLA Takes on Seventh Seed Michigan in Big Ten Semifinals
The UCLA men's soccer program, fresh off a 6-0 win over No. 3 seed Maryland in the quarterfinal round, continues their Big Ten Tournament quest on Sunday in the semifinal round against No. 7 seed Michigan. The two squads most recently played to a 3-3 draw at Wallis Annenberg Stadium on Sept. 24. Edrey Caceres and Sveinn Hauksson scored for the Bruins in the draw.
Have a Day Bruins
UCLA opened the Big Ten Tournament with a resounding 6-0 win over three-seeded Maryland in the quarterfinals.
- Six different Bruins tallied a goal on Thursday.
- The six goals were the most UCLA has scored since the Bruins poured in six goals in a 6-0 win over Akron in 2016.
- Phillip Naef tallied six total points on the night, the most of any Bruin this season.
- Naef's four assists on the afternoon tie a program record for most assists in a single game. The three other Bruins who have recorded four assists in a single game include Zak Ibsen, Michael Stephens, and Jackson Yueill.
- UCLA's 10 assists on Thursday are tied for the second-most assists in program history. The last time UCLA had 10 or more assists in a game was against Sacramento State on Nov. 10, 1996. UCLA has recorded 10 or more assists seven times in program history including Thursday against Maryland.
- Six different Bruins tallied goals on Thursday, the most of any under head coach Ryan Jorden. The six goalscoreres were Jose Contell, Philip Naef, Andre Ochoa, Edrey Caceres, Sveinn Hauksson and Artem Vovk.
UCLA has opened the season with 10 of their first 16 games coming against teams ranked in the top 25 at the time of the game. In those games UCLA is 4-2-4, and have picked up wins over No. 11 LMU, No. 8 Portland, No. 14 Northwestern, and most recently No. 2 Ohio State, and have drawn with No. 18 James Madison, No. 3 Denver, No. 16 Michigan, and at No. 6 Maryland.
Against top-10 opposition since 1998, the Bruins are 35-45-15. Prior to this season, UCLA's last win against a team ranked two or higher in the United Soccer Coaches poll was on November 8, 2021, when No. 22 UCLA beat No. 1 Oregon State 3-2. Current Bruins Jose Contell and Pietro Grassi started in that game. In their last six games against top-two opposition, UCLA is 3-3-0.
In the last two seasons under sixth-year head coach Ryan Jorden the Bruins against top 25 teams are 6-2-5 (.654 winning percentage).
A Milestone for the Boss
UCLA head coach Ryan Jorden recorded his 150th career win on Thursday in the win over Maryland. Jorden has racked up a career record of 150-111-34 (.565 winning percentage). As the head coach at UCLA Jorden is 48-38-17, won the Pac-12 title in 2023, and has qualified for the postseason in three of five seasons.
Bruins in the B1G Rankings
Shutouts: T-1st - 7
Team shutout percentage: T-1st - .412
Save Percentage: 4th - .740
Philip Naef - Assists - 2nd - 10
Jose Contell - Game Winning Goals in Conference play - T-1st - 2
Phillip Naef - Assists in conference play - T-3rd - 5
How May I Assist You
Sophomore Philip Naef leads the Bruins with 10 assists in 2024, including a whopping four assists in UCLA's 6-0 win over Maryland on Thursday. The 10 assists mark the first time a Bruin has had double-digit assists in a season since 2016 when Jackson Yueill had 11.
The Copenhagen, Denmark native has recorded at least one assist in seven of UCLA's last 10 games. he three other Bruins who have recorded four assists in a single game include Zak Ibsen, Michael Stephens, and Jackson Yueill.
B1G Keeper of the Week x 2
UCLA sophomore keeper Wyatt Nelson, fresh off of earning Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors after helping the Bruins beat Ohio State 2-1, kept a clean sheet in UCLA's 3-0 win at Rutgers on Friday night. The Seattle, Washington native racked up a career-high eight saves in the win at Rutgers, and kept his second shutout of the season in the process.
Nelson followed that performance by helping UCLA tie at No. 6 Maryland on the road, making two stops enroute to his second consecutive Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors.
All-Conference Honors
UCLA Men's Soccer placed three players on the all-conference teams in its first season in the Big Ten Conference. Senior Andre Ochoa earned a spot on the first team, graduate student Nico Cavallo was named to the second team, and freshman Allan Legaspi secured a spot on the all-freshman team.
Ochoa, a fifth-year senior from Anaheim, California, was named to the All-Big Ten first team. The designation is his third all-conference honor all time and first first-team selection. Ochoa was also named a Pac-12 Conference honorable mention selection in 2023 and earned a second-team all-conference honor in 2021. Heading into Sunday's Big Ten semifinal against Michigan, Ochoa has two goals and one assist over 17 appearances (16 starts). Additionally, Ochoa was an honoree for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which honors student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior.
Graduate defender Nico Cavallo earns his first honors as a Bruin after being placed on the All-Big Ten second team. The Davidson transfer was a three-time all-region selection for the Wildcats, and in his lone season at UCLA played and started in every game to start the season. He posted a goal and two assists across 1437 total minutes and played the most minutes on the team in 2024. Cavallo played 90 minutes 12 times out of 17 total appearances.
Allan Legaspi earned a spot on the all-freshman team in his first season in Westwood. The Pico Rivera, California native made 14 appearances and 11 starts on the year, totaling 979 minutes. He helped lead the backline to seven clean sheets on the season to date, tied for the most in the conference. The LA Galaxy Academy product has also tallied an assist on the season, in UCLA's 6-0 win over Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
Ratoviz Earns Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Tamir Ratoviz earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after leading the Bruins to an undefeated road trip at Rutgers and No. 6 Maryland. The Los Angeles native scored the game-tying goal in UCLA's 1-1 draw at Maryland.
Bruins in Big Games
UCLA is 4-2-4 in ranked matchups in 2024, and are 1-1-2 in ranked matchps against Big Ten opposition. In Big Ten play the Bruins beat No. 14 Northwestern on the road 1-0, tied with No. 16 Michigan 3-3, beat No. 2 Ohio State 2-1, tied with No. 6 Maryland on the road 1-1, before falling at home no No. 25 Indiana 2-1.
The win over No. 2 Ohio State improves UCLA's record to 3-3-0 in their last six games against teams ranked No. 2 or higher. The last time the Bruins beat a top-two team in the country prior to the win over OSU was No. 1 Oregon State on Nov. 8, 2021.
Off the Mark
Senior midfielder Andre Ochoa tallied his first goal and assist of the 2024 season on Friday at Rutgers. The Anaheim, California, native scored the Bruins first goal on Friday night before earning an assist on UCLA's third goal of the night. For his career between San Diego State and UCLA, Ochoa has played 78 games (52 at UCLA), and scored 15 goals and added an additional 12 assists. Transfer defender Nico Cavallo also scored his first goal as a Bruin, scoring UCLA's third of the night in the win.
B1G Win over the Buckeyes
UCLA earned their second result of the season over a top-three team nationally when the Bruins beat No. 2 Ohio State, 2-1. Jose Contell and Edrey Caceres provided the goals for the Bruins in the win. After Ohio State struck first in the 53rd minute, the Bruins answered with two goals in just over a minute at the 69:05 mark by Caceres and at the 70:28 mark by Contell. Wyatt Nelson secured the win for the Bruins with a huge save off a corner kick in the 83rd minute to preserve the 2-1 win.
Making Some History
UCLA earned their first conference win as a member of the Big Ten Conference on Sept. 13, when the Bruins beat No. 14 Northwestern on the road to begin Big Ten play. The matchup was UCLA's fifth against ranked opposition at that point in the season, and pushed UCLA to 3-0-2 at the time against ranked teams in 2024.
Last Time Against Michigan
UCLA and Michigan faced each other for the first time ever earlier in 2024. The Bruins and Wolverines drew 3-3 in a game that featured an Olimpico from Edrey Caceres, and a goal by Sveinn Hauksson. Five goals were scored in the first half and UCLA held a 3-2 advantage until the 81st minute when Michigan equalized to tie things up at 3-3.
Stout Defense
UCLA had not conceded a goal until the fourth game of the season to begin the 2024 season and have limited teams to just 1.19 goals per game this season. Keepers Sam Joseph and Wyatt Nelson have recorded a combined six clean sheets which is tied for first in the Big Ten Conference in shutouts. Five of the six shutouts have come against teams ranked in the top 25 at the time the game was played, including two top-10 clean sheets in a 2-0 win over No. 8 Portland, and a 0-0 draw with No. 3 Denver.
B1G Award Winners
Jose Contell and Wyatt Nelson were named Big Ten Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Goalkeeper of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday for the week of Oct. 7-15.
Contell led the Bruins to a 2-1 win over No. 2 Ohio State on Friday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The redshirt senior from Valencia, Spain tallied the game-winning goal for the Bruins in the 71st minute of the game, putting UCLA up 2-1 with his third goal of the season.
Nelson played the full 90 minutes in goal and helped lead the Bruins to a 2-1 win over No. 2 Ohio State on Friday night at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The Seattle, Washington native made three crucial stops for the Bruins, including a point-blank save in the 83rd minute off a corner to keep UCLA in front in the game.
Making an Impact
Freshman Artem Vovk came off the bench for the Bruins at Penn State and tallied his second career goal. The Sacramento, California product put the Bruins up 2-0 in the 53rd minute on Friday, and earned himself Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honors in the process. The award was the first of his career for Vovk.
Goals Galore
UCLA beat Westmont 5-1, with five different Bruins finding the scoresheet, and a total of 11 different Bruins recorded at least one point. In the win three different Bruins tallied their first career goals as Jacob Diaz, Artem Vovk, and Sam Scott all found the scoresheet for the first time. Seven players tallied an assist with Wilkerson, Grassi, Diaz, Greenlee, Naef, Foster and Senden all dishing out at least one assist. Nikolai Rojel's goal in the 21st minute which put the Bruins 1-0 up, moves him to three on the season, tied with Edrey Caceres for the most on the team this season.
The last time the Bruins scored five or more goals in a game was on September 2, 2022 in a 5-2 win over Liberty.
There's A First For Everything
In UCLA's 2-0 win over No. 8 Portland, three Bruins tallied their first collegiate points. Graduate forward Sveinn Hauksson tallied his first career assist, while freshman Shakir Nixon and Tamir Ratoviz both scored their first collegiate goals, and provided their first collegiate assists.
The same thing happened to Nikolai Rojel on Thursday against Cal State Fullerton. The transfer tallied his first career goal as a Bruin with a well-taken goal from just outside the box, pulling the Bruins within a goal at the time. Additionally, for UCLA, freshman Allan Legaspi, sophomore Jacob Diaz, and sophomore Sam Scott all made their collegiate debuts.
Bruin Debuts
Eight Bruins made either their collegiate debut or UCLA debut in the season opener against No. 11 LMU. Freshman Shakir Nixon and Tamir Ratoviz, and international graduate student Sveinn Hauksson all made their NCAA debuts. Additionally, Caceres, Nico Cavallo, Oshea Foster, Nikolai Rojel, and Youri Senden all made their UCLA debuts.
UCLA Picked Third in Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll
UCLA was tabbed to finish third in a preseason poll of the Big Ten coaches.
1. Indiana (unanimous)
2. Penn State
3. UCLA
4. Washington
5. Michigan State
6. Ohio State
7. Maryland
8. Northwestern
9. Rutgers
10. Michigan
11. Wisconsin
New Blood
The Bruins brought in 10 newcomers to augment the roster for the 2024 season:
- Lucca Adams, GK (LA Galaxy Academy) - Led the U-17 LA Galaxy team to the MLS Next National Championship
- Edrey Caceres, MF (Marquette) – All-Big East Second Team selection in 2021, 2022, 2023
- Nico Cavallo, D (Davidson) – All-Region selection in 2021, 2022, 2023
- Sveinn Hauksson, MF/F (University of Iceland) – Hauksson comes to UCLA having played for club KA Akureyri in the Icelandic Premier League
- Allan Legaspi, D (LA Galaxy Academy) - Captained the U-17 LA Galaxy team that won the MLS Next U-17 championship this past season
- Shakir Nixon, D (LAFC Academy) - Part of the US U-17 National Team pool in preparation for the 2023 U-17 World Cup. Has made multiple appearances for LAFC2 in MLS Next competition
- Tamir Ratoviz, MF (LAFC Academy) - Central midfielder for the LAFC U-17 team who has played regularly for his MLS NextPro team. Has been called into both the US U-17 National Team as well as the Israeli U-17 National Team.
- Nikolai Rojel, F (Wofford) - SoCon Player of the Year (2023), All-Southern Conference First Team (2022, 2023), SoCon Freshman of the Year (2022)
- Youri Senden, D (Drexel) - Spent three seasons at Drexel, earned All-CAA honors, three times, including defender of the year and first-team All-CAA honors as a senior in 2023.
- Artem Vovk, F (Elk Grove Sporting) - Named to the TopDrawerSoccer Best 11 at U-19 at the Elite Academy Level. Scored over 100 goals and added over 30 assists during his time at the club level.
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