Urshela and Johnson Receive All-HVMAC Soccer Honors
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Sophomore forward Raul Urshela (Orlando, FL/Colonial) and sophomore defender Deleon Johnson (Toronto, Canada/Roosevelt) were named to the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference (HVMAC) All-Conference Team as announced by the league office earlier this week.
The duo has helped lead the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's soccer team to a program best three wins in their second varsity season. Both receive the HVMAC honor for the first time, and both add to their Association of Division III All-Independent Team honors received last week.
The two Bears named to the HVMAC All-Conference Team improve upon last season's one honoree, Michael Miner (Schenevus, NY/Schenevus).
Urshela, a two-time AD3I All-Independent First Team selection, has scored a team-high-tying seven goals on the season. The sophomore scored the game-winning goal against Vaughn College and also had a game-tying goal on the season. Urshela started all 11 games in which he played and tied for the team lead with 16 points.
Johnson, an AD3I All-Independent Second Team selection, was a key addition to the Bears' back line, helping the team reduce their goals against average to 4.58 from 7.15 last season. The rookie sophomore defender started in all 12 games and was responsible for taking most of the throw-ins and corner kicks. Johnson's two goals ranks tied for second-best on the team and he also added two assists.
The Bears (3-9) will conclude their 2012 campaign with a non-conference game against Yeshiva University with date and time to be announced.
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2012 HVMAC All-Conference Team
| Waqas Afgan | Berkeley | Jr. | D | Oslo, Norway |
| Dare Aniyikaye | Berkeley | So. | F | Nigeria |
| Anthony Changelo | Albany Pharmacy | Sr. | M | Rouses Point, NY |
| Anton Hakansson | Berkeley | Fr. | M | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Zach Hecox * | Albany Pharmacy | Jr. | S | New Hartford, NY |
| Adam Hoye-Simek * | Albany Pharmacy | Jr. | GK | Broadalbin, NY |
| Harper Hunt * | Sarah Lawrence | Sr. | M | Paris, TX |
| Deleon Johnson | St. Joseph's | So. | D | Toronto, Canada |
| Moussa Kone | Vaughn | Sr. | M | Bronx, NY |
| Vin Loseto | Culinary | Fr. | D | Massapequa, NY |
| Pierre Mewissen | Culinary | Jr. | F | Franklin, WI |
| Joachim Moe | Berkeley | So. | D | Trondheif, Norway |
| Ilya Mouravieff | Webb | Fr. | D | |
| Pablo Noriega | Culinary | So. | F | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Alex Perry-Ferrari | Albany Pharmacy | Fr. | M | Rochester, NY |
| Ishaan Pujari | Sarah Lawrence | So. | F | Bangalore, India |
| Steve Sullivan * | Albany Pharmacy | Jr. | M | Broadalbin, NY |
| Raul Urshela | St. Joseph's | So. | F | Orlando, FL |
* Denotes 2011 All-Conference Team selections