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American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Report Final Release Megan Erbes, Director of Communications ([email protected] • 401.453.0660) 15 Park Row West • Providence, RI 02903 TheAmerican.org • Twitter: @American_MSoc • Facebook: fb.com/AmericanConf 2019 STANDINGS ANNUAL AWARDS AMERICAN OVERALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Cal Jennings, Sr. , F, UCF SCHOOL TP W L T W-L-T PCT H A N STREAK *UCF 8/8 19 6 0 1 15-3-2 .800 10-1-1 5-2-1 0-0-0 L1 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Eddie Munjoma, Sr., D, SMU *SMU 3/5 16 5 1 1 18-2-1 .881 10-1-1 7-1-0 1-0-0 L1 *USF 12 4 3 0 10-7-1 .583 7-3-1 3-3-0 0-1-0 L2 MIDFIELDERS OF THE YEAR Yoni Sorokin, Jr., M, UCF *Memphis 12 4 3 0 10-7-0 .588 4-5-0 5-1-0 1-1-0 L1 Gabriel Costa, So., M, SMU *Temple 11 3 2 2 8-8-2 .500 5-2-1 3-6-1 0-0-0 L1 *UConn 6 2 5 0 5-12-1 .306 3-5-0 2-7-1 0-0-0 L1 GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR Yannik Oettl, Jr., UCF Cincinnati 4 1 5 1 5-11-1 .324 3-7-0 2-4-1 0-0-0 L4 Tulsa 1 0 6 1 4-10-2 .313 3-3-2 1-7-0 1-0-0 L1 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Gino Vivi, Fr, M, UCF (United Soccer/TopDrawerSoccer rankings) * secured bid to American Athletic Conference Championship COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR UCF 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM FAIR PLAY AWARD Tulsa FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE GK – Yannik Oettl, Jr., UCF F – Cal Jennings, Sr., UCF* F – Garrett McLaughlin, Sr., SMU* 2019 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 2019 NCAA MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP F – Harris Partain, Sr., Tulsa MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP M – Yoni Sorokin, Jr., UCF* FIRST ROUND M – Dayonn Harris, R-Sr., UConn SATURDAY, NOV. 9 - FIRST ROUND Thursday, Nov. 21 M – Gabriel Costa, So., SMU Louisville, Ky. - Lynn Stadium HOSTED AT CAMPUS SITES D – Yanis Leerman, So., UCF Louisville 4, USF 1 Game 1: No. 3 USF 1, No. 6 UConn 0 D – Javain Brown, R-Fr., USF D – Avionne Flanagan, Jr., USF Game 2: No. 5 Temple 2, No. 4 Memphis 1 (2OT) SECOND ROUND Sunday, Nov. 24 D – Eddie Munjoma, Sr., SMU WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 - SEMIFINALS Orlando, Fla. - UCF Soccer & Track Complex At-Large – Sam Ashton, Sr., F, Memphis HOSTED BY UCF No. 9 UCF 2, Missouri State 1 (OT) Game 3: No. 2 SMU 2, No. 3 USF 1 (2OT) SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Sunday, Nov. 24 Game 4: No. 1 UCF 5, No. 5 Temple 0 Simon Lefebvre, GK, Sr., Temple Dallas, Texas - Westcott Field Louis Perez, Jr., M, UCF No. 8 SMU 1, Coastal Carolina 0 (2OT) SATURDAY, NOV. 16 - CHAMPIONSHIP Donovan Segree, Sr., D, Cincinnati HOSTED BY UCF THIRD ROUND Robin Lapert, Sr., D, UConn Game 5: No. 2 SMU 1, No. 1 UCF 0 Saturday, Nov. 30 Felix Metzler, So., M, UConn Dallas, Texas - Westcott Field Ben Roberts, Sr., D, Memphis No. 8 SMU 2, No. 9 UCF 1 (OT) Gurman Sangha, So., M, Memphis MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE PLAYER Adrian Billhardt, Jr., F, USF Eddie Munjoma, Sr., D, SMU QUARTERFINALS Knut Ahlander, So., M, SMU Friday, Dec. 6 Lukas Fernandes, Sr., F, Temple Charlottesville, Va. - Klockner Stadium MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER No. 1 Virginia 3, No. 8 SMU 2 (OT) Pierre Cayet, Sr., D, Temple Grant Makela, Jr., GK, SMU Mitchell Cashion, So., D, Tulsa ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Adrian Billhardt, Jr., F, USF Glademir Mendoza, R-Fr., D, UCF Pierre Cayet, Sr., D, Temple Gino Vivi, Fr., M, UCF* Cal Jennings, Sr., F, UCF Mo Williams, R-Fr., D, Cincinnati Yannik Oettl, Jr., GK, UCF Ben Awashie, Fr., M, UConn Louis Perez, Jr., M, UCF Moussa Wade, Fr., F, UConn* Gino Vivi, Fr., M, UCF Peter Chang, R-Fr., M, Memphis* Gabriel Costa, So., M, SMU Ford Hunt, R-Fr., M, Memphis Grant Makela, Jr., GK, SMU Javain Brown, R-Fr., D, USF* Eddie Munjoma, Sr., D, SMU Sal Mazzaferro, Fr., D, USF Brandon Terwege, Jr., D, SMU Henrik Bredeli, So., D, SMU Nicky Hernandez, Jr., M, SMU Sean Karani, Fr., F, Temple AMERICAN NOTEBOOK UCF RECORD SELECTIONS (15-3-2, 6-0-1 American) The American Athletic Conference saw a record four selections in the first round of the 2020 MLS Draft, Last: ................................................................Lost to SMU, 1-2 (OT) including two picks in the top 20. SMU’s Garrett McLaughlin was taken eighth overall by the Houston NEED TO KNOW: The Knights advanced to the third round Dynamo, becoming the conference’s fifth top 10 pick. of the NCAA Championship for the first time in program UCF’s Cal Jennings was selected 17th by FC Dallas, history and earned the league’s regular season title. UConn’s Dayonn Harris went 20th to Real Salt Lake and Temple’s Simon Lefebvre was picked 21st by DC United. Futhermore, SMU’s Eddie Munjoma signed a Homegrown THE AMERICAN IN MLS CINCINNATI Contract with FC Dallas. Name College 2019 Club (5-11-1, 1-5-1 American) Andre Blake UConn Philadelphia IN THE RUNNING Emil Cuello SMU LA Galaxy Last: .................................................................Lost to UCF, 2-3 (OT) For the first time in conference history, the American Athletic Conference saw two players named Marcus Epps USF NY Red Bulls NEED TO KNOW: Goalkeeper Noah Lawrence finished the semifinalists for the men’s MAC Hermann Trophy. UCF Michael Nelson SMU Houston season ranked second in saves per game (3.94). senior forward Cal Jennings and SMU senior defender Jake Nerwinski UConn Vancouver Eddie Munjoma were selected as two of 15 semifinalists for the nation’s top individual honor in collegiate soccer. Tony Rocha Tulsa NYCFC UCONN Jennings makes the list for the second-consecutive Ben Sweat USF NYCFC (5-12-1, 2-5-0 American) season, while Munjoma earned his first-ever nod to the Romario Williams UCF Columbus trophy’s lists. Last: ...........................................................................Lost to USF, 0-1 THRICE AS NICE 2019 MLS SUPERDRAFT SELECTIONS NEED TO KNOW: UConn put up its highest goal total of the For the second-consecutive season, the American Name College Selected By season against Tulsa on Nov. 5 to secure the conference Athletic Conference placed three teams in the NCAA 19. Emil Cuello SMU LA Galaxy championship’s final berth. Championship field. UCF (No. 9) and SMU (No. 8) both 42. Jacob Hauser-Ramsey UConn Colorado earned national seeds and hosted second round contests, while USF earned the conference’s additional 95. David Zalzman Memphis Portland MEMPHIS at-large bid and traveled to Louisville in the first round. (10-7-0, 4-3-0 American) The Knights and Mustangs returned to the NCAA 2018 MLS SUPERDRAFT SELECTIONS Championship for the second-straight year, while USF Name College Selected By Last: ........................................................................... Lost to USF, 1-3 made its first appearance since 2016. 20. Michael Nelson SMU Houston NEED TO KNOW: Memphis’s win over No. 3 SMU on Oct. 18 ONE FOR THE RECORDBOOKS 29. Mauro Cichero SMU FC Dallas is the highest-ranked win in program history. For the first time in the seven-year history of the American Athletic Conference, two teams earned 2017 MLS SUPERDRAFT SELECTIONS national seeds for the NCAA Championship. No. 8 seed USF SMU and No. 9 seed UCF entered the tournament with Name College Selected By (10-7-1, 4-3-0 American) RPI rankings of No. 3 and No. 5, respectively. 2019 is 7. Jake Nerwinski UConn Vancouver also the first season in conference history to see two 16. Kwame Awuah UConn NYCFC Last: ............................................................... Lost to Louisville, 1-4 teams ranked in the top 10 of the final United Soccer 25. Marcus Epps USF Philadelphia Coaches poll (No. 7 SMU, No. 10 UCF). 28. Lindo Mfeka USF San Jose NEED TO KNOW: USF returns to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2016, and the first time in head THE AMERICAN IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 30. Jake McGuire Tulsa Houston coach Bob Butehorn’s tenure. Since the league formed in 2013, American teams 51. Jorge Gomez Sanchez Temple Houston own an 11-15-5 record in the NCAA Championship. 73. Nazeem Bartman USF Vancouver The furthest an American squad has advanced is the SMU quarterfinals, with UConn reaching the round in 2013. (18-2-1, 5-1-1 American) 2016 MLS SUPERDRAFT SELECTIONS MUSTANGS THREE-PEAT Name College Selected By Last: .........................................................Lost to Virginia, 2-3 (OT) SMU earned its third-consecutive American Athletic 13. Hadji Barry UCF Orlando Conference Championship crown on Nov. 16, defeating 15. Emmanuel Appiah Cincinnati Colorado NEED TO KNOW: SMU advanced to the quarterfinals of No. 1 seed UCF in Orlando, Fla. by a 1-0 final. The second- the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2010 seeded Mustangs earned a goal from Eddie Munjoma 56. Brendan Hines-Ike USF Montreal and set conference records with 186 points, 63 goals in the 24th minute, and held the Knights scoreless for 63. John Manga Cincinnati Colorado and 60 assists. the first time this season. Munjoma was named the 78. Jacob Speed SMU FC Dallas tournament’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player as a result, while SMU goalkeeper Grant Makela earned Most TEMPLE Outstanding Defensive Player honors. 2015 MLS SUPERDRAFT SELECTIONS (8-8-2, 3-2-2 American) Name College Selected By 1. Cyle Larin UConn Orlando NATIONAL POSTSEASON HONORS Last: .......................................................................... Lost to UCF, 0-5 3.