Sixteen #BEfutbol Players Named To United Soccer Coaches All-Region Teams
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The BIG EAST was well represented on the United Soccer Coaches All-Great Lakes Region teams. The United Soccer Coaches honored 16 BIG EAST players with six on the first team, four on the second team and six on the third team.
Four schools (Butler, Creighton, Georgetown and St. John’s) boasted players on the All-Great Lakes Region First Team. Butler and Georgetown had two on the first team.
All of the BIG EAST’s regular season major award winners earned a spot on one of the all-region teams. BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Eric Dick (Butler) and Co-Offensive Players of the Year Brandon Guhl (Butler) and Ricky Lopez-Espin (Creighton) and Midfielder of the Year Harry Cooksley (St. John’s) were named to the first team. BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year David Enstrom (St. John’s) and Freshman of the Year Derek Dodson (Georgetown) earned third team accolades.
BIG EAST Regular Season Champion Butler led the league with five players honored. Six BIG EAST teams were represented.
The United Soccer Coaches All-America Teams will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 7.
The complete breakdown of the regional honors is below.
| First Team |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
| K |
Eric Dick |
Sr. |
Butler University |
Carmel, Ind. |
| D |
Zach Bock |
Sr. |
Western Michigan University |
Novi, Mich. |
| D |
Brendan McDonough |
Jr. |
Georgetown University |
Matthews, N.C. |
| D |
Joao Moutinho |
Fr. |
University of Akron |
Lisbon, Portugal |
| M |
Harry Cooksley |
Sr. |
St. John's University |
London, England |
| M |
Christopher Lema |
Sr. |
Georgetown University |
Ridgefield, N.J. |
| M |
AJ Paterson |
Sr. |
Wright State University |
Key Largo, Fla. |
| F |
Brandon Bye |
Sr. |
Western Michigan University |
Portage, Mich. |
| F |
Brandon Guhl |
So. |
Butler University |
Houston, Texas |
| F |
Audi Jepson |
Sr. |
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay |
Green Bay, Wis. |
| F |
Ricky Lopez-Espin |
Sr. |
Creighton University |
Miami, Fla. |
| Second Team |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
| K |
Drew Shepherd |
Sr. |
Western Michigan University |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| D |
Dan Bent |
Jr. |
Wright State University |
Kent, England |
| D |
Cory Brown |
Sr. |
Xavier University |
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|
| D |
Nate Shultz |
Sr. |
University of Akron |
Mayfield, Ohio |
| D |
Lucas Stauffer |
Sr. |
Creighton University |
Owensboro, Ky. |
| M |
Isaac Galliford |
So. |
Butler University |
Luton, England |
| M |
Simen Hestnes |
Jr. |
Xavier University |
Oslo, Norway |
| M |
Jesus Perez |
So. |
UIC |
Waukegan, Illinois |
| F |
Sam Gainford |
Sr. |
University of Akron |
Liverpool, England |
| F |
Stuart Holthusen |
Sr. |
University of Akron |
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|
| F |
Nick Moon |
Sr. |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Waukesha, Wis. |
| Third Team |
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| Pos. |
Player |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
| K |
JT Marcinkowski |
Jr. |
Georgetown University |
Alamo, Calif. |
| D |
David Enstrom |
Sr. |
St. John's University |
Stockholm, Sweden |
| D |
Joel Leon |
Sr. |
UIC |
Cicero, Ill. |
| D |
Joe Moulden |
Jr. |
Butler University |
Bolton, England |
| D |
Alexis Souahy |
Sr. |
Bowling Green State University |
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|
| M |
Tommy Clark |
Jr. |
Western Michigan University |
South Bend, Ind. |
| M |
Oscar Gonzalez |
Jr. |
UIC |
Chicago, Ill. |
| M |
Lewis Suddick |
So. |
Butler University |
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| F |
Derek Dodson |
Fr. |
Georgetown University |
Aurora, Ill. |
| F |
Tyler Moorman |
Sr. |
University of Detroit Mercy |
Caledonia, Mich. |
| F |
Mac Steeves |
Sr. |
Providence College |
Needham, Mass. |