NEWARK, Del. - - Five standouts from the Wilmington University men's soccer team add to their 2019 resume, as they were named All-East Region as the United Soccer Coaches has announced the first round of their postseason awards.
Lorne Bickley (St. Helier, Jersey), Joe Bell (Epsom, England), Shawn Genus (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica), and Gabriel Prgomet (Melbourne, Australia) were all named First Team All-Region while Abdul Mansaray (London, England) was named Third Team All-Region, as voted by the region's head coaches.
All five also received D2CCA All-Region honors earlier this month and now can add the United Soccer Coaches All-Region honor to their names.
Lorne Bickley set program and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference single season records with 26 goals and 55 points, and continues to lead the country in goals and points. He was named the CACC Player of the Year, First Team All-CACC, D2CCA East Region Player of the Year, and First Team D2CCA All-Region.
Joe Bell anchored the back line for the Wildcats, and got in the mix on the offensive side of the field as well. He scored eight goals while adding two assists for 18 points. He also helped a defense to a 1.08 goals against average on the year, allowing 23 goals in 21 games. Bell was named the CACC Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-CACC, and First Team D2CCA All-Region.
Shawn Genus finished third on the team with 34 points, ranking third in the country with 12 assists. He scored 11 goals while adding his team leading 12 assists in his first season with the Wildcats. He was also named First Team All-CACC and First Team D2CCA All-Region.
Gabriel Prgomet earns his first First Team All-Region honor of the season after being named Second Team D2CCA All-Region. He started all 21 games in goal for the Wildcats, making 60 saves while finishing the year with a 1.09 goals against average. He also finished with a .723 save percentage on the year. He was named the CACC Goalkeeper of the Year and was First Team All-CACC.
Abdul Mansaray rounds out the Wildcats on the 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Teams, earning a spot on the Third Team. He finished second on the team with 42 points, ranking 17th in NCAA Division II with 17 goals, while adding eight assists. He is fifth in the country with his 42 points on the year. He was a First Team All-CACC member and a Second Team D2CCA All-Region selection.
The Wildcats led the teams with four first teamers while the CACC placed nine student-athletes on the three teams.
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2019 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Men's All-East Region
First Team
Pos. Player Class School Hometown
K Gabriel Prgomet So. Wilmington University Melbourne, Australia
D Carlos Ferrando Felis Jr. Franklin Pierce University Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain
D Joe Bell Sr. Wilmington University Epsom, England
D Alessandro Corti Sr. Adelphi University Milan, Italy
M Manuel Achondo Sr. Mercy College Santiago, Chile
M Sergio Diaz Jr. Post University Madrid, Spain
M Shawn Genus Jr. Wilmington University St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
F Paolo Marciano So. Adelphi University Capaccio, Italy
F Lorne Bickley Jr. Wilmington University St. Helier, Jersey
F Stefan Lohberger Sr. Franklin Pierce University Schoellnach, Germany
F Dylan Ruiz So. Robert Wesleyan College Mexico City, Mexico
Second Team
Pos. Player Class School Hometown
K Sebastian Jimenez So. Assumption College Naples, Fla.
D Jannik Mohr Jr. Southern New Hampshire Univ. Koblenz, Germany
D Gaston Rozenblum Sr. Mercy College Buenos Aires, Argentina
D Nico Cardona Jr. Assumption College San Juan, Puerto Rico
D Aaron Denk-Gracia So. Mercy College Mannheim, Germany
M Stephen Megaloudis Sr. Adelphi University Bayville, N.Y.
M Niklas Laudahn Sr. Franklin Pierce University Olfen, Germany
M Jake Durham Sr. American International College Bolton, England
F Leandro Avila Sr. University of Bridgeport Panama City, Panama
F Jason Lages Sr. Assumption College Edgartown, Mass.
F Hilmar Halldorsson Fr. College of Saint Rose Arkanes, Iceland
Third Team
Pos. Player Class School Hometown
K Joel Serrano Jr. Mercy College Arecibo, Puerto Rico
D Andrea Baleotto Jr. Post University Castellammare Di Stabia, Italy
D Marlon Montanella Sr. University of Bridgeport Cannes, France
D Daniel Vicente Sr. Georgian Court University Kearny, N.J.
M Carlos Bonilla Sr. Molloy College Brentwood, N.Y.
M Joao Brum Sr. Southern New Hampshire Univ. Ribeira Grande, Portugal
M Ignacio Magada Sr. Mercy College Alicante, Spain
M Robert Rohrhirsch Jr. Le Moyne College Munich, Germany
F Abdul Mansaray Sr. Wilmington University London, England
F Alvaro Sanchez Jr. Post University Madrid, Spain
F Sinisa Sprecakovic Fr. Southern New Hampshire Univ. Mannheim, Germany