Press Release written by Athletics Operations Manager Rich Groff
NEWARK, Del. - - Two Wilmington University men's soccer student-athletes have been named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Men's Soccer Teams, which was released on Tuesday.
Junior goalkeeper Vinny Tasca (Audubon, Pa.) and sophomore forward Lorne Bickley (St. Helier, Jersey) were both named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team. It is the first All-Region selection in Tasca's career while Bickley was named All-Region in both the D2CCA and the former NSCAA as a freshman last year.
Tasca and Bickley helped lead the Wildcats to a 10-6-3 overall record, including a 9-3 stance in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. They finished third in the CACC Standings before falling in the CACC Tournament quarterfinals.
Tasca led the CACC with 15 goals against, and a goals against average of 0.84. He was also second in the CACC in save percentage at .815. He recorded a season high 10 saves in a 1-1 tie against Millersville, two of those saves were point blank saves in the second overtime. This season, he was selected to All-CACC Second Team and was also the CACC Goalkeeper of the week (10/29).
Bickley finished tied for the team lead in goals with 10, which also ranked fourth in the CACC. He also finished the season ranked fifth in the CACC in shots with 54 total, adding two assists for 22 points. Bickley had a season high four goals, which also set a new single game program record, and eight points in a 10-1 win over Felician.
AGATE:
2017 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Men's Soccer Teams:
First Team
Pos. Player Yr. School Hometown
K Lucas Rezende Sr. Merrimack College Weymouth, Mass.
D Johan Mauritzson Sr. LIU Post Halmstad, Sweden
D Seiji Rose Sr. Jefferson University Toulouse, France
D Josue Ruiz Maya Gr. Merrimack College Madero, Mexico
M Lucca Lacerda Jr. Mercy College Passos, Brazil
M Harry Pearse Sr. LIU Post Berkshire, England
M Toni Soler Sr. Adelphi University Valencia, Spain
F Gabriel Torres So. Univ. District of Columbia Salvador, Brazil
F Charlie Ledula Jr. LIU Post London, England
F Louis Greenway-Tambini Sr. So. Connecticut State Univ. Nottingham, England
F Marek Weber Gr. Le Moyne College Fulda, Germany
Second Team
Pos. Player Yr. School Hometown
K Vinny Tasca Jr. Wilmington University Audubon, Pa.
D Guillermo Lazcano Gr. Adelphi Univeristy Aviles, Spain
D Nicolas Colodrero Fr So. Connecticut State Univ. Zaragoza, Spain
D Michael Agboola Jr. Univ. District of Columbia London, England
M Salar Faryar So. Le Moyne College Frankfurt, Germany
M Lars Sund Jr. Merrimack College Stavanger, Norway
M Federico De Olivera Sr. Adelphi Univeristy Kenilworth, N.J.
M Pedro Neto Sr. Jefferson University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F Alex Satrustegui Jr. So. New Hampshire Univ. Pamplona, Spain
F Lorne Bickley So. Wilmington University St. Helier, Jersey
F Filippo Begliardi Ghidini Fr. Merrimack College Ravenna, Italy
Third Team
Pos. Player Yr. School Hometown
K Oliver Hessner Hansen Jr. LIU Post Vaerloese, Denmark
D Louka Masset So. So. New Hampshire Univ. Paris, France
D Jonathan Firmino So. Georgian Court University Union, N.J.
D Jose Carvajal Sr. Mercy College Levittown, N.Y.
D Niklas Breunung Gr. Le Moyne College Fulda, Germany
M Carlos Coto Sr. NYIT Moravia, Costa Rica
M Danny Gavin Gr. Mercy College Phoenix, Ariz.
M Romain Daniellou So. So. New Hampshire Univ. Brest, France
F James Thristino Jr. Adelphi University Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.
F Finn Reese Sr. Nyack College Winsen, Germany
F Daniel Massey Jr. Molloy College Warrington, England