NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 1, 2022) -- University of Bridgeport men's soccer had a terrific debut season in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in 2022, and on Tuesday the Purple Knights racked up a trio of major league awards in the sport. The highlight was Lucas Sousa being named the CACC Player of the Year, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The voting for the all-conference and major awards was conducted by the 13 head coaches in the league.

In addition to Sousa, UB's Maximilian Kissel was named the CACC Rookie of the Year, while netminder Clement Anet was named the CACC Goalkeeper of the Year. Post University's Antoine Trifonov was crowned the CACC Defensive Player of the Year, and Holy Family University's Georg Montag was tabbed as the CACC Coach of the Year. The other major honor handed out on Monday was Goldey-Beacom College being named the CACC Team Sportsmanship Award winner for demonstrating outstanding character during the 2022 campaign.

Sousa logged seven goals and eight assists for 22 points during the regular season. He ranked fourth in both assists and points, while ranking fifth in goals scored. He was also named to the All-CACC First Team at the midfield position.

Kissel leads the CACC in goals (12) and points (24), and was placed on the all-league first team at the forward spot. 

Trifonov was named the league's top defensive player as he has helped guide the Eagles to 11 shutout wins during the regular season. He, too, earned a spot on the All-CACC First Team.

Anet has gone 10-5-3 in net during the season, including posting four shutouts. His 10 victories are tops in the league and he has a 1.12 goals against average. Anet was also placed on the all-conference first team.

Montag has done a wonderful job leading the Tigers, as HFU finished second in the CACC standings and the No. 2 seed in the upcoming CACC Championship Tournament. Holy Family is 11-6-1 overall and 9-2-1 in league play. 

2022 CACC MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lucas Sousa (University of Bridgeport)

2022 CACC MEN’S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Maximilian Kissel (University of Bridgeport)

2022 CACC MEN’S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Antoine Trifonov (Post University)

2022 CACC MEN’S SOCCER GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Clement Anet (University of Bridgeport)

2022 CACC MEN’S SOCCER COACH OF THE YEAR
Georg Montag (Holy Family University)

2022 CACC MEN’S SOCCER TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Goldey-Beacom College

2022 CACC MEN’S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
F - Maximilian Kissel (University of Bridgeport)
F - Juan Ortiz (Chestnut Hill College)
F – Gentian Selimi (Post University)
F - Sean Touey (Holy Family University)
F - Andre Vieira (Caldwell University)
M - Javier Plaza (Alliance University)
M - Joel Richmond (Holy Family University)
M - Sergio Sanchez (Post University)
M - Lucas Sousa (University of Bridgeport)
D - Lucas Mah (University of Bridgeport)
D - Stephen Sprowson (Post University)
D - Antoine Trifonov (Post University)
GK - Clement Anet (University of Bridgeport)

2022 CACC MEN’S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
F - Matteo Guerrini (Alliance University)
F - Marcus Hedemann (Wilmington University)
F - Francisco Sousa (Post University)
M - Carles Aliberch (Post University)
M - Riccardo Benini (Felician University)
M - Dakota Taylor (Holy Family University)
M - Tajhay Williams (Wilmington University)
D - Nicolloyd Dinham (Holy Family University)
D - Alvaro Martin Castedo (Felician University)
D – Marco Senatore (Thomas Jefferson University)
D - Richard Thompson (Wilmington University)
GK - Soren Jensen (Post University)

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 13 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Alliance University, Bloomfield College, University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican (N.Y.) University, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.