Sepulveda Tabbed All-Skyline Men’s Soccer First Team; Sanchez Named to All-Sportsmanship Team
NEW YORK — Sophomore Joseph Sepulveda (East Elmhurst, N.Y./Bayside) was named to the All-Skyline Conference men's soccer first team while fellow sophomore William Sanchez (Jamaica, N.Y./Bayside) was selected to the All-Sportsmanship team, the conference announced earlier today.
Having started in all but one game this season, Sepulveda ended the year with a conference-leading 14 goals and shots on goal per game with 2.16. He also placed in the top three in four additional offensive categories including 33 points, good for second in the Skyline. Sepulveda opened his goal-scoring tally with his first career hat trick in a 5-3 triumph against York College. The midfielder recorded two more multi-goal games against USMMA and Sarah Lawrence and found the back of the net in 10 of 19 games played.
Sepulveda's five assists were good for second on the team, bringing his career total to 13. Currently ranked second all-time, he is just three assists shy from tying the Bears program record. He is the second Bear in program history to receive All-Skyline first-team accolades.
Sanchez suited up in 18 of 19 games for the Bears this season, playing 90-plus minutes in 15 contests. The defender scored his first career goal off an 87th-minute corner kick in the third game of the season at Baruch on Randall's Island.
The Bears ended the 2019 season in ninth place in the conference, going 3-7-1 to go along with a 5-12-2 overall record.
The all-conference teams and Player, Rookie, and Coach of the Year awards are voted on by the Skyline Conference's 12 head men's soccer coaches based on regular-season play.
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2019 Skyline Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
First Team
Fabori Conde, Jr., F – Manhattanville
Joey Dolan, Sr., F – Mount Saint Mary
Connor Doyle, So., F – Mount Saint Mary
Sory Konate, Fr., F – Mount Saint Vincent
Pablo Bravo Olle, Jr., M – Manhattanville
Nico Diaz, So., M – Manhattanville
Grixon Moreira, Sr., M – Old Westbury
Joseph Sepulveda, So., M – St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Matt Wyant, So., M – Mount Saint Mary
Abram Ehrhorn, So., B – USMMA
Stephen Locurcio, Sr., B – Old Westbury
Joseph Mesoraca, Jr., B – Mount Saint Mary
Marius Nicolaysen, Jr., B – Manhattanville
Tyler Flaherty, Jr., G – St. Joseph's-Long Island
Matthew Milner, Sr., G – USMMA
Second Team
Eli Pardo, Fr., F – Manhattanville
Carlos Rivera, Jr., F – Farmingdale State
Nick Roros, Sr., F – USMMA
Rayneri Ruiz, Sr., F – St. Joseph's-Long Island
Bryan Argueta, Jr., M – Farmingdale State
Damian Duda, Sr., M – St. Joseph's-Long Island
Zach Lysakowski, Jr., M – USMMA
Michael Mezzina, Fr., M – Manhattanville
Mike Capetola, Jr., B – Manhattanville
Justin Forrest, Sr., B – Maritime
Anthony Lima, Fr., B – Mount Saint Vincent
Sam McGill, Sr., B – USMMA
Luke Sturtz, Jr., B – USMMA
Tyler Rapp, Jr., G – Mount Saint Mary
Patryk Siwiec, Fr., G – Manhattanville
All-Sportsmanship Team
Michael Gino, Sr., Farmingdale State
Marius Nicolaysen, Jr., Manhattanville
James Roland, Jr., Maritime
Jared Whitford, Sr., Mount Saint Mary
Augustine Ameruso, Gr., Mount Saint Vincent
Stephen Locurcio, Sr., Old Westbury
Avery Stevenson, Fr., Purchase
George Scott, Jr., Sarah Lawrence
William Sanchez, So., St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Alex Tarach, Jr., St. Joseph's-Long Island
Matthew Milner, Sr., USMMA
Jess Rom, Fr., Yeshiva
Offensive Player of the Year: Pablo Bravo Olle, Manhattanville
Defensive Player of the Year: Matthew Milner, USMMA
Rookie of the Year: Sory Konate, Mount Saint Vincent
Coach of the Year: Kevin Longacre, Mount Saint Mary (ninth season)