Franco Lands on All-Skyline Second Team; Oliveros Earns All-Sportsmanship Nod

NEW YORK — Freshman defender Arturo Franco (Brooklyn, N.Y./Millenium Brooklyn) was named All-Skyline Conference First Team earlier today, as announced by the league office. Additionally, goalkeeper Alejandro Oliveros (Brooklyn, N.Y./Grover Cleveland) was selected to the conference's All-Sportsmanship Team.

Franco started all 15 games for the Bears this season and helped fortify a backline that surrendered 50 percent fewer goals per game from the season prior and reduced their goals allowed in league play by 25 percent. The rookie scored his first collegiate goal in the navy and gray's 3-0 win over Maritime, kickstarting a three-match unbeaten run late in the season. Dishing out a pair of assists, the Bears posted a 2-0-1 record in games when Franco is involved in the goalscoring.

Coming up with 60 saves, good enough for seventh in the Skyline, Oliveros posted clean sheets on six occasions to set a new career and single-season program record. He earned a conference Defensive Player of the Week nod following his six-save shutout in the Bears' double-overtime victory against Hunter College. The graduate-student shot-stopper concluded his collegiate career second in Bears history with 353 saves and first in games played (66), games started (54), and wins (13).

Finishing the season at 4-8-3 overall, SJC placed 9th in the league with a 2-6-3 conference 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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2021 Skyline Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference Team

First Team

Connor Doyle, Jr., F - Mount Saint Mary
Ethan Fettaya, Jr., F - Yeshiva
Ian Lamas, Jr. F - Mount Saint Vincent
Eli Pardo, Jr., F - Manhattanville
Carlos Rivera, Sr., F - Farmingdale State
Matthew Wyant, Jr., M - Mount Saint Mary
Michael Mezzina, Jr., M - Manhattanville
Carlos Romero, Fr., M - Mount Saint Vincent
Colman Cassidy, Jr., M - Purchase
Abram Ehrhorn, Sr., B - USMMA
Anthony Machado, Sr., B - Farmingdale State
Joseph Mesoraca, Sr., B - Mount Saint Mary
Trevor Henderson, Jr., B - Manhattanville
Dennis Andino, Jr., B - Mount Saint Vincent
Luis Granados, So., G - Manhattanville

Second Team

Lucas Baredes, So., F - Yeshiva
Kendall Davis, Sr., F - Manhattanville
Miguel Millan, So., F - USMMA
Maximilian Farris, Fr., F - USMMA
Alex Castano, Sr., M - Farmingdale State
James Dacos, So., M - St. Joseph's-Long Island
Cole Blake, Sr., M - USMMA
Derek Vanasse, Fr., M - USMMA
Arturo Franco, Fr., B - St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Sean O'Neill, Sr., B - Maritime
Cody LaCava, Sr., B - Manhattanville
Larry Castello, Sr., B - Maritime
Gabe Jefferies, Jr., B - Manhattanville
Justin Silva, So., G - Farmingdale State

Offensive Player of the Year: Connor Doyle, Mount Saint Mary
Defensive Player of the Year: Abram Ehrhorn, USMMA
Rookie of the Year: Carlos Romero, Mount Saint Vincent
Coach of the Year: Tommy Mattera, Mount Saint Vincent (first season)

All-Sportsmanship Team

Wilmer Dominguez, Farmingdale State
Jack Ayres, Manhattanville
Larry Castello, Maritime
Max Antisell, Mount Saint Mary
Carlos Romero, Mount Saint Vincent
James Perciballi, Old Westbury
Mario Olmedo, Purchase
Alejandro Oliveros, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
James Dacos, St. Joseph's-Long Island
Nate Davis, Sarah Lawrence
David Kelly, USMMA
Jess Rom, Yeshiva