2024 GNAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams Announced
WINTHROP, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced its 2024 Men’s Soccer All-Conference Teams and major award winners on Wednesday afternoon. Albertus Magnus led the way with six all-conference honorees.
Voting was conducted by the league’s 15 men’s soccer head coaches following the regular season and did not take postseason play into account.
Two Anna Maria student-athletes were featured among the major award winners with Rubelsi Moran earning Offensive Player of the Year honors, while his teammate Valter Santiago was named Goalkeeper of the Year. Meanwhile, Johnson & Wales' Aidan Bagley took home Defensive Player of the Year honors and Jacob Beck from Emmanuel was named Rookie of the Year. USJ head coach Paul Wright was voted the 2024 Coach of the Year with Dean earning the Institutional Sportsmanship Award.
The full list of All-Conference honorees and the representatives on the All-Sportsmanship Team can be viewed below.
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rubelsi Moran, Anna Maria Moran led the GNAC in both goals (16) and points (34) this past season for the Amcats. Both of these numbers put Moran in the top-30 nationally. The senior collected 14 of those goals in conference play and five of those were game-winning goals, which both led the GNAC. He registered a point offensively in all but two GNAC contests on the year. Moran had three multi goal games including a hat trick in a win over Colby-Sawyer. The senior forward won Player of the Week honors twice this season on Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. |
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Aidan Bagley, Johnson & Wales Bagley excelled in his new role as a defensive back for the Wildcats. The grad student led a JWU defense that allowed a league best .099 goals against average. Bagley didn’t just excel on the defensive side of the pitch. He also showed his offensive versatility as well as the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year finished third in the conference in goals (12), game winning goals (three), and points (29). He also chipped in five assists, which was good for sixth in GNAC play. He also went 7 for 7 on penalty kicks, leading the league. He was named Player of the Week this year on Sept. 9. |
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GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR Valter Santiago, Anna Maria Santiago had a successful year in net for Anna Maria. The grad student finished second in the GNAC in both total saves (108) and save percentage (.824), which those two were also good to place him in the top-40 nationally. Santiago collected nine wins and played the entirety of every single 17 appearances he made. In those 17 appearances, he made four or more saves in 15 contests, including 12 against JWU and 13 against Colby-Sawyer. The grad student was named Goalie of the Week twice this year on Sept. 9 and Sept. 30. |
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Jacob Beck, Emmanuel Beck had a solid first-year for Emmanuel, being one of the most productive assets for the Saints. The first-year put up five goals, three of which were game winners (good for third in conference), as well as three assists for a total of 13 points. All of these offensive tallies came in conference play. Beck was named Rookie of the Week twice (Sept. 30 and Oct. 21). |
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COACH OF THE YEAR Paul Wright, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) Wright led a USJ squad to the top of the conference with a 10-1-3 GNAC record (14-4-3 overall) as the Blue Jays played a well-balanced style this season. Under his leadership, they scored 34 goals in league play (second in conference) and only allowed 10 goals (tied for first in conference). Wright coached his squad to the top seed in this year's tournament as the Blue Jays went on to clinch a berth into the NCAA Tournament, winning in the GNAC title game last Saturday (Nov. 9). He coached five all-conference honorees this past season. |
2024 Men's Soccer All-GNAC Teams
All-Conference First Team
F- Rubelsi Moran, Anna Maria
F- Dane Stephens, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
F- Conner Elliott, Johnson & Wales
M- Lorenzo Lauria, Albertus Magnus
M- Landon Coelho, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
M- Rion Dos Santos, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
M- Mpumelelo Maphumulo, Lasell
B- Aidan Bagley, Johnson & Wales
B- Gabriel Paglia, Albertus Magnus
B- Kam Jorgenson, Norwich
GK- Valter Santiago, Anna Maria
All-Conference Second Team
F- Henry McGarrah V, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
F- Gus Ford, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
F- Ben Rubenstein, Norwich
M- Mario Milardo, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
M- Brian Miller, Johnson & Wales
M- Kyle Brocker, Anna Maria
M- Johan Stagnaro, Albertus Magnus
B- Nicholas Simpson, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
B- Cullen Swett, Norwich
B- EJ Gonzalez, Albertus Magnus
GK- David Lucero, Albertus Magnus
All-Conference Third Team
F- Kaden Lewis, Colby-Sawyer
F- Dane Peterson, Regis
F- Roger Baldwin, Albertus Magnus
M- Joe Anderson, Emmanuel
M- Judson DiMaria, Colby-Sawyer
M- Hunter Lortie, Norwich
M- Thomas Lanzillo, Rivier
B- Nicholas Dipace, Emmanuel
B- Diego Robinson, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
B- Rafael Matamoros, Emmanuel
GK- Liam Foley, Saint Joseph’s (Maine)
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
Coach of the Year: Paul Wright, University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Aidan Bagley, Johnson & Wales
Offensive Player of the Year: Rubelsi Moran, Anna Maria
Goalkeeper of the Year: Valter Santiago, Anna Maria
Rookie of the Year: Jacob Beck, Emmanuel
Institutional Sportsmanship: Dean
All-Sportsmanship Team
Matheus Pimenta, Albertus Magnus
Iweka Iweka, Anna Maria
Josh Warner, Colby-Sawyer
Chris Tunley, Dean
Jake Grendzinski, Elms
David Gydus, Emmanuel
Bruno Teixeira, Johnson & Wales
Mpumelelo Maphumulo, Lasell
Jose Pacheco, Mitchell
Erik Corbin, New England College
Kam Jorgenson, Norwich
Will Comeiro, Regis
Jonathan Rudy, Rivier
Kyle Clairmont, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
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