The South Atlantic Conference Announces 2018 Men's Soccer Award Winners
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Queens University of Charlotte forward Edmundo Robinson was voted as the 2018 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, while Lenoir-Rhyne University defender Marcos Enriquez was named the inaugural SAC Defensive Player of the Year. Lenoir-Rhyne's Carles Montoliu Lobo was named SAC Freshman of the Year, and Lenoir-Rhyne head coach Jack Winter was voted as the Coach of the Year, the conference announced today.
Robinson, a Stone Mountain, Ga. native, finished the regular season as a league leader in every offensive category. He was fourth in goals with eight, second in assists with six and third in points with 22. The senior was named SAC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts on Oct. 23, and he helped lead the Royals to a share of the 2018 SAC Regular Season Title for the first time since 2013.
Enriquez, a senior from Pamplona, Spain, anchored the Lenoir-Rhyne defense and helped guide the Bears to their first-ever SAC Regular Season Title. He was a key member of a defensive unit that allowed only 24 goals in 16 matches with three shut out victories. He also chipped in on the offensive side of the ball, scoring a goal with an assist for three points.
Montoliu Lobo, a freshman midfielder from Valencia, Spain, was an instrumental part of the Bears regular season championship. He played in all 16 games for the Bears starting 15, recording an assist and six shots, three of which were on goal.
Winter led the Bears to a 10-5 overall record, going 7-3 in the SAC, earning the program's first-ever SAC Regular Season Championship. His Bears led the league in scoring with 41 goals, allowing just 24 goals on the defensive side of the ball. Lenoir-Rhyne is currently ranked No. 4 in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region.
Joining Robinson and Enriquez on the All-SAC First Team were forwards Victor Peres of Lincoln Memorial, Alberto Morales of Queens and Tobias Solem Karlsen of Carson-Newman.
The first team midfielders were Felipe De Sousa of Lincoln Memorial, Ignacio De goya and Victor Cascon of Lenoir-Rhyne and Elliott Cutts of Wingate.
On defense, Pedro Oliveria and Michael Hornsby of Queens and Alan Brandao of Lincoln Memorial were named to the first team, while Wingate's Pablo Iara was named the first team goalkeeper.
2018 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference
First Team
F – Edmundo Robinson, Queens
F – Victor Peres, Lincoln Memorial
F – Alberto Morales, Queens
F – Tobias Solem Karlsen, Carson-Newman
MF – Felipe De Sousa, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Ignacio De goya, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Victor Cascon, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Elliot Cutts, Wingate
D – Marcos Enriquez, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Pedro Oliveira, Queens
D – Alan Brandao, Lincoln Memorial
D – Michael Hornsby, Queens
GK – Pablo Jara, Wingate
Second Team
F – Ayuk Tambe, Tusculum
F – Lars Kaula, Anderson
F – Nate Evans, Wingate
F – Cameron Saul, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Liam Doyle, Queens
MF – Carles Montoliu Lobo, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Fabian Proesch, Tusculum
MF – Greg Evans, Carson-Newman
D – Georgios Charkoutsakis, Tusculum
D – Jakob Sellhed, Wingate
D – Lucas Mostajo, Anderson
D – Ryan Tyrer, Anderson
GK – Sebastian Kalk, Queens & Gal Elyashiv, Anderson
Honorable Mention
F – Soren Nygaard, Wingate
F – Sebastian Bertilsson, Mars Hill
F – Jacob Simonis, Coker
F – Ibrahim Nadir, Newberry
MF – Jhon Vaca, Anderson
MF – Florian Simon, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Edgar Cervantes, Tusculum
MF – Fabrizio Bucco, Newberry
D – Mathias Grimstad, Tusculum
D – Oscar Mitchell, Mars Hill
D – Samuel Jenkins, Carson-Newman
D – Jeppe Christensen, Mars Hill
GK – Caleb Cothrin, Lincoln Memorial
Offensive Player of the Year
Edmundo Robinson, Queens
Defensive Player of the Year
Marcos Enriquez, Lenoir-Rhyne
Freshman of the Year
Carles Montoliu Lobo, Lenoir-Rhyne
Coach of the Year
Jack Winter, Lenoir-Rhyne
Fair Play Award
Queens
Stat Champions
Goals per Match: Victor Perez, Lincoln Memorial | .92
Points per Match: Victor Perez, Lincoln Memorial | 2.08
Assists per Match: Felipe de Sousa, Lincoln Memorial | 0.54
Goals Against Average: Gal Elyashiv, Anderson | .800
Save Percentage: Gal Elyashiv, Anderson | .824
Shutouts: Alejandro Quiriti, Tusculum | 8
Team Points per Match: Queens | 7
Team Goals per Match: Queens | 2.67
Team Assists per Match: Queens | 1.67
Team Shutouts: Tusculum | 8
Team Goals Against Average: Anderson | .750
Team Winning Percentage: Lenoir-Rhyne | .700