PAC announces all-conference men’s soccer teams, annual award winners

11/11/2022 11:30:00 AM

GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its All-PAC men's soccer teams and yearly award winners Friday morning. The league's 11 head coaches determined, by vote, this year's All-PAC teams and annual award winners. 

Franciscan University graduate student midfielder Nick Miller (Galena, Ohio | Olentangy) was named the PAC Player of the Year, while Geneva College freshman midfielder Wil Dunda (Sewickley, Pa. | Quaker Valley) claimed the PAC Newcomer of the Year award. Grove City College 17th-year head coach Mike Dreves was voted the PAC Coach of the Year. 

Miller is Franciscan's first-ever PAC Player of the Year. He was named the Most Outstanding Player at the conclusion of this year's PAC Championship Tournament. A three-time First Team All-PAC selection, Miller made starts in 19 of 20 matches this fall. He finished third in the league with nine goals and 23 points (9G, 5A). He totaled 11 points on five goals and one assist during Franciscan's PAC regular season, helping lead the Barons to the No. 2 seed in the championship tournament. En route to this year's PAC title, Miller had a goal in regulation in a 3-3 draw with Geneva in the semifinal round before he converted on a penalty kick in the 3-0 shootout victory. He scored on a penalty kick in the 2-1 title game win over Bethany. 

In 85 career appearances (84 starts), Miller has totaled 90 points on 35 goals and 20 assists. 

Dunda had a terrific first season for Geneva, earning starts in all 20 of the Golden Tornadoes' matches this fall. His 10 assists are the most in the PAC and are tied for the 16th-most in NCAA Division III. Dunda finished the year with 16 points on three goals and 10 assists. Eight of his assists came during the league's regular season. 

Dunda is Geneva's first-ever PAC Newcomer of the Year. 

Dreves led Grove City to top seed in the league's championship tournament for the second-straight season after concluding its PAC regular season schedule with an unblemished 10-0 record for the first time in program history. The Wolverines posted a 12-5-1 overall record this fall. This year was the program's 15th-straight appearance in the conference's championship tournament. 

This is Dreves' first PAC Coach of the Year honor. 

As the winner of the year's championship tournament, Franciscan also received the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. It is Franciscan's first-ever trip to the Division III Championship. The PAC is one of 43 conferences granted automatic qualification (Pool A) to the Division III Championship. Franciscan will face top-ranked Messiah University Saturday at 1 p.m. in Grantham, Pennsylvania. 

PAC Award Winners
PAC Player of the Year: Franciscan graduate student midfielder Nick Miller (Galena, Ohio | Olentangy)
PAC Newcomer of the Year: Geneva freshman midfielder Wil Dunda (Sewickley, Pa. | Quaker Valley)
PAC Coach of the Year: Grove City 17th-year head coach Mike Dreves
 
 All-PAC First Team
 Name School Position Year Hometown | High School
 Brady Napoleon Allegheny MF So. Pittsburgh, Pa. | Mount Lebanon
 Jahzinho O’Garro Bethany D Jr. St. John’s, Antigua | Princess Margaret
 Adis Salihovic Bethany GK Jr. Dallas, Texas | Lake Highlands
 Franco Ibanez Chatham D Gr. Frisco, Texas | Heritage
 Nick Miller Franciscan MF Gr. Galena, Ohio | Olentangy
 Jonathan Schriner Franciscan F So. Bluffton, Ohio | Bluffton
 Cole Sauer Geneva D Sr. Middleburg, Pa. | Midd-West
 Sam Belitz Grove City F Sr. Independence, Ohio | Independence
 Hunter Hardin Grove City F Jr. North Ridgeville, Ohio | Freeport
 Clay Meredith Grove City D Jr. Wheeling, W.Va. | Wheeling Park
 Tyler Caterino Westminster MF Gr. Monessen, Pa. | Monessen
 
 All-PAC Second Team
 Name School Position Year Hometown | High School
 Henry Rosenberg Allegheny F Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. | Allderdice
 Sylvanus Foday Bethany F Fr. Sierra Leone, Africa | Prince of Wales School
 Jayzeba James Bethany D Jr. St. John’s, Antigua | Antigua Grammar
 Liam Nagle Franciscan D Gr. Manassas, Va. | Seton
 Chris St. George Franciscan D Gr. Ashburn, Va. | Bishop O’Connell
 Augustine Rubino Franciscan F Fr. Ashburn, Va. | Stone Bridge
 Wil Dunda Geneva MF Fr. Sewickley, Pa. | Quaker Valley
 Antonio Fiordilino Geneva MF Sr. McDonald, Pa. | West Allegheny
 Jesse Greyshock Grove City GK Sr. Tarentum, Pa. | Deer Lakes
 Zach Bowser W&J MF Sr. Beaver, Pa. | Beaver
 Parker Byas W&J F Jr. Columbia, Md. | Mount Saint Joseph
 
All-PAC Honorable Mention
 Name School Position Year Hometown | High School
 Gabe Anthony Allegheny GK Jr. Tarentum, Pa. | Highlands
 Matthew Taliani Allegheny D Jr. Cheswick, Pa. | Springdale
 Sebastian Arrocain Bethany MF Jr. Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Campus Lincoln
 Santiago Bruni Bethany D Jr. Buenos Aires, Argentina | Colegio Arrayanes
 Rokeba Cordice Bethany MF Jr. All Saints Village, Antigua | All Saints Secondary
 Jax Mautone Franciscan GK Gr. Kingston, N.Y. | John A. Coleman
 Ryan Miller Franciscan MF So. Galena, Ohio | Olentangy Berlin
 Joseph St. George Franciscan D So. Ashburn, Va. | Bishop O’Connell
 Noah Abdel-Nabi Geneva MF Sr. Recklinghausen, Germany | Recklinghausen
 Gabriel Kemp Geneva GK Sr. Normalville, Pa. | Connellsville
 John-Luc Harbour Grove City MF So. Broomfield, Colo. | Broomfield
 Matt Herrmann Grove City MF Fr. Madison, Ala. | Paul V. Moore
 Jose Hurtado Saint Vincent MF Jr. Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Saint Benedict’s Prep.
 Eduardo Richa Saint Vincent MF So. Sao Mateos, Brazil | Saint Benedict’s Prep.
 Jonah Lentz Thiel D So. Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
 AJ Trobek Thiel F Jr. Hubbard, Ohio | Hubbard
 Charles Boldosser W&J GK So. Westminster, Md. | South Carroll
 Ethan Bowser W&J D Fr. McKeesport, Pa. | Elizabeth Forward
 Samuel Hawkins Waynesburg F Sr. St. Mary’s County, Md. | Great Mills
 Tyler Mohrbacher Waynesburg MF Jr. Freedom, Pa. | Freedom
 Marc Esqueda Westminster F Gr. San Bruno, Calif. | Junipero Serra
 Jad Jadallah Westminster GK Sr. Canfield, Ohio | Canfield
 Mike Roman Westminster D Gr. Norristown, Pa. | Germantown Academy
 
 PAC Sportsmanship Team
 The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of
 sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams and student-
 athletes.
 Name School Position Year Hometown | High School
 Shane Lisman Allegheny MF Sr. Mars, Pa. | Mars
 Gregorio Lopez-Ogawa Bethany MF So. Del Viso, Buenos Aires, Argentina / Del Viso Day School
 Trevor Rose Chatham GK So. North Ridgeville, Ohio | North Ridgeville
 Chris St. George Franciscan D Gr. Ashburn, Va. | Bishop O’Connell
 Dominic Sambuco Geneva D So. Venetia, Pa. | Peters Township
 Ari Campbell Grove City D Jr. Memphis, Tenn. | White Station
 Sean Knipp Saint Vincent D Sr. Munhall, Pa. | Central Catholic
 Yuta Koike Thiel F Sr. Ichikawa, Japan
 Claude Irankunda W&J D Jr. Dayton, Ohio | Spring Valley Academy
 Logan Gonzalez Waynesburg MF Jr. Beaver Falls, Pa. | Blackhawk
 Lucas Toohey Westminster MF So. Mount Pleasant, Pa. | Mount Pleasant