Naci Named Skyline Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference; Garcia Lands on Second Team
NEW YORK — In his first season on the St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) men's soccer team in which he produced an NCAA Division III-topping 22 goals, striker Victor Naci (Bordeaux, France/Bernard Palissy) was named Skyline Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He was also named to the All-Conference First Team. Rookie teammate Francisco Garcia (Brooklyn, N.Y./Park Slope Collegiate) was named to the Second Team following a 14-point campaign. The announcement was made by the league office on Thursday.
Starting up top in each of the Bears' 16 matches in the 2022 campaign, Naci found the back of the net in all but two matches, opening his account with a brace in the season opener against Baruch. Finishing with six multi-goal games, the transfer sophomore bagged 10 goals in four games in early October — including his first collegiate hat tricks – as the Bears went 4-0 in the stretch. Naci also earned a pair of Skyline Offensive Player of the Week in that run for his efforts.
Naci's hat trick against Old Westbury broke the program's single-season scoring record previously set by Kenneth Garcia's 16 goals in 2018. He ended the season 11 goals shy of matching the all-time scoring record. Along with his 22 goals, Naci also led the nation in goals per game (1.44) and points per game (3.66) while placing second with 49 points.
Garcia made an instant impact, opening his collegiate career with an assist against Baruch. Finishing with six assists, the freshman midfielder dropped a pair of dimes against Old Westbury. Garcia also scored three goals on the season, scoring his first against Sarah Lawrence. He finished the season second on the team with 14 points, fourth in the league in assists and fifth in assists per game (0.38).
The two All-Conference selections linked up four times, combining to score 26 of the Bears' 34 goals.
Naci's and Garcia's contributions led the Bears to a seventh-place league finish, their best since joining the Skyline; finishing with a 4-4-3 conference record and a 6-6-4 overall mark.
The All-Conference and Player, Rookie, and Coach of the Year awards are voted on by the Skyline Conference's 12 head women's soccer coaches based on regular-season play.
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2022 Skyline Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
First Team
Victor Naci, So., F - St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Lucas Baredes, Jr., F - Yeshiva
Christopher Maggi, Sr., F - Mount Saint Mary
Ian Lamas, Jr., F - Mount Saint Vincent
Michael Lanouette, Sr., F - Farmingdale State
Ethan Fettaya, Sr., M - Yeshiva
Matthew Wyant, Sr., M - Mount Saint Mary
Michael Mezzina, Sr., M - Manhattanville
Luke Kasulke, Sr., M - Farmingdale State
Wilmer Dominguez, Jr., B - Farmingdale State
Denton Henry, Grad Student, B - USMMA
Trevor Henderson, Sr., B - Manhattanville
Devonte Dawson, Sr., B - Purchase
Yonatan Reiter, Jr., B - Yeshiva
Justin Silva, Jr., G - Farmingdale State
Second Team
Josh Ziarno, Jr., F - Yeshiva
Augustus McGiff, Fr., F - Mount Saint Vincent
Kendall Davis, Grad Student, F - Manhattanville
Dominic Algieri, Fr., F - Mount Saint Vincent
James Dacos, So., M - St. Joseph's-Long Island
Francisco Garcia, Fr., M - St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Carlos Romero, So., M - Mount Saint Vincent
Matt Rabadi, Sr., M - Manhattanville
Marc Ziarno, Sr., M - Yeshiva
Jackson Ayres, Jr., B - Manhattanville
J.C. Lopez, Jr., B - Mount Saint Mary
Shon Benbaron, Sr., B - Yeshiva
Gabe Jefferies, Sr., B - Manhattanville
Dennis Andino, Jr., B - Mount Saint Vincent
Luis Granados, Jr., G - Manhattanville
Offensive Player of the Year: Victor Naci, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Defensive Player of the Year: Trevor Henderson, Manhattanville
Rookie of the Year: Augustus McGiff, Mount Saint Vincent
Coach of the Year: Chuck Schimpf, Farmingdale State