MELBOURNE, Fla. – Florida Tech men's soccer hauled in an impressive amount of hardware as seven players were named All-Sunshine State Conference, announced Wednesday, Nov. 13. Three men were named first team, three were touted second team and one won freshman of the year.
The first-year phenom,
Ellis Hudson was bestowed freshman of the year which was a first for Florida Tech since 2017. The Bradford, England, native started 11 and made an appearance in each of the team's 14 matches. During his time on the pitch, tallied four goals and one assist for nine points.
The trio of
Guillermo Segovia,
Luca Campanini and
Jason Fesquet all garnered their first All-SSC honor as they were named first team. All three men were essential parts of the Crimson and Gray as Segovia led the attack with seven goals and seven assists. While Campanini was a leader of the midfield that had two goals and five assists and Fesquet held down the goal as he managed a conference-leading 0.57 goals-against average which propelled him to an 11-2-1 record with seven shutouts.
The defensive-minded trio of
Craig McCall,
Erlend Hafstad Eikeland and
Stian Hagboe Olsen all tabbed second-team honors. McCall was a dual threat in the midfield as he would punish the opposition on the defensive end and the link up with the Panthers attack as he recorded four assists. Eikeland and Olsen were the defensive muscle for one of the nation's best back lines and on occasion, the pair would use their size in set pieces to bolster the team's attacking prowess as they both had two goals and three assists.
These seven men along with the rest of the team will look to take down Palm Beach Atlantic in the semifinal round of the SSC Tournament. This match will take place Thursday, Nov. 14, on the Florida Tech campus at Rick Stottler Field and will begin at 7 p.m. ET.
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Player of the Year: Cadu Cusatis, Palm Beach Atlantic
Offensive Player of the Year: Cadu Cusatis, Palm Beach Atlantic
Defensive Player of the Year: Rodrigo Fernandez, Lynn
Freshman of the Year: Ellis Hudson, Florida Tech
Coach of the Year: John Rootes, Lynn
| 2019 Men's Soccer ALL-SSC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
Cadu Cusatis |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
Sr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| F |
Agustin Pertusso |
Eckerd |
Jr. |
Rocha, Uruguay |
| F |
Guillermo Segovia |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| F (AL) |
Sebastian Loibl^ |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Hutthurm, Germany |
| M |
Alex Horveno |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Loire-Atlantique, France |
| M |
Jan Luca Ahillen |
Nova Southeastern |
Gr. |
Bensheim, Germany |
| M |
Luca Campanini |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Satellite Beach, Fla. |
| D |
Rodrigo Fernandez |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| D |
Curtis Thorn |
Nova Southeastern |
Gr. |
Hampshire, England |
| D |
Mo Redjeb |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
Jr. |
Leverkusen, Germany |
| G |
Jason Fesquet |
Florida Tech |
So. |
Brittany, France |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2019 Men's Soccer Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
Lukas Ostermann |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Saterland, Germany |
| F |
Claudio Rivadeneira^ |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
Sr. |
San Fernando, Chile |
| F |
Rojay Smith |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Portmore, Jamaica |
| F |
Michael Lawrence |
Nova Southeastern |
So. |
Miramar, Fla. |
| M |
Eduardo Capote |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Navacerrada, Spain |
| M |
Craig McCall |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| M |
Joao Delgado |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Riachos, Portugal |
| D |
Erlend Eikeland |
Florida Tech |
Gr. |
Oslo, Norway |
| D |
Stian Hagboe Olsen |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
Molde, Norway |
| D |
Julian Kersting |
Lynn |
Jr. |
Oldenburg, Germany |
| G |
Jake Richards*~# |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Bedworth, England |
| G (AL) |
Maximillian Obermeier |
Rollins |
Fr. |
Munich, Germany |
^ = 2018 First Team All-SSC
* = 2018 Second Team All-SSC
= 2017 Freshman of the Year
~ = 2017 Second Team All-SSC
# = 2016 Second Team All-SSC
(AL) = At Large Selection
1 Charlie Dennis (2017)
2 Jason Sangha (2014), Tim Melia (2007), Leon Jackson (2006), Ross Lumsden (2003), Julien Fruitier (2001)
3 Stian Hagboe Olsen (2017), Ross Allen (2006), Stephen Bames (1997), Martin Peat (1994)
4 John Rootes (2014, 2016, 2019)
5 Tosan Popo, Rollins College (2013-16)
