CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — Seniors Dale Ludwig and Panos Nakhid earned major Patriot League Postseason awards, as announced by the league office on Monday. Ludwig was named the PL Midfielder of the Year while Nakhid took home the Offensive Player of the Year.
American placed five players on the All-PL Team with senior Michael Cherry joining Ludwig and Nakhid on the first team. Senior Jake Garcia was chosen to the second team and classmate Lucas Belanger on the third team.
Ludwig finished with five goals and an assist on the season. He added two goals in the regular season finale against Lehigh on Saturday, both coming off headers on services. Ludwig has 47 career points and is one goal shy of tying his career-best of six which was set last season.
Nakhid has come on in the latter part of the season with five points in his last three games. He has two goals and eight assists for 12 points. Nakhid set a new career-best in points this season.
The backline duo of Cherry and Garcia have played hard-nosed defense shutting down the opposition's top threat. Garcia has scored a pair of goals.
Belanger set career highs in most statistical categories this year. He has a 1.16 goals against average and six shutouts (all in PL play).
American will host this weekend's Patriot League Semifinals and Final on Friday and Sunday, respectively. AU's opponent has yet to be determined. The two quarterfinal matches will be played on Tuesday with the Eagles playing the lowest remaining seed and Loyola (Md.) playing the highest remaining seed.
2016 Men's Soccer All-Patriot League
Offensive Player of the Year – Panos Nakhid, American, Sr., M
Midfielder of the Year – Dale Ludwig, American, Sr., M
Defensive Player of the Year – Zach Tamen, Colgate, Sr., D
Goalkeeper of the Year – Matt Sanchez, Loyola Maryland, Sr., GK
Rookie of the Year – Brian Saramago, Loyola Maryland, Fr., F
Coach of the Year – Steve Nichols, Loyola Maryland
First Team
Ethan Kutler, Colgate, Sr., F
Brian Saramago, Loyola Maryland, Fr., F
Dale Ludwig, American, Sr., M
Panos Nakhid, American, Sr., M
Anthony Viteri, Boston University, Jr., M
Jared Stroud, Colgate, Jr., M
Michael Cherry, American, Sr., D
Zach McGraw, Army West Point, Fr., D
Zack Rockmore, Bucknell, Gr., D
Zach Tamen, Colgate, Sr., D
Matt Sanchez, Loyola Maryland, Sr., GK
Second Team
Felix De Bona, Boston University, Sr., F
Sebastiaan Blickman, Bucknell, Sr., F
Colin O'Neill, Colgate, Sr., M
Gabriel Carlsson, Loyola Maryland, So., M
Barry Sharifi, Loyola Maryland, Fr., M
Brock Dudley, Navy, Jr., M
Jake Garcia, American, Sr., D
David Asbjornsson, Boston University, Sr., D
Christian Moyse, Lafayette, Jr., D
Ryan Tuck, Loyola Maryland, Sr., D
Matt Gilbert, Boston University, Sr., GK
Third Team
Rex Epps, Army West Point, Fr., F
Sam Bascom, Navy, Sr., F
Ryan Egan, Lafayette, Sr., M
Nick King, Bucknell, Fr., M
Marcos Arroyo, Army West Point, Jr., M
Yuji Callahan, Holy Cross, Jr., M
Christian Clark, Army West Point, Sr., D
Tanner Vosvick, Army West Point, Sr., D
Aram Ouligian, Colgate, So., D
Justin Worley, Lehigh, Sr., D
Lucas Belanger, American, Sr., GK
