Ghirardi and Lucey Nab All-Conference Honors
MANSFIELD, Mass. – A pair of Mitchell College men's soccer players received all-conference honors from the New England Collegiate Conference on Tuesday as the league announced its annual awards.
Senior Nick Ghirardi (Salem, Conn.) was one of 12 players - and only three defenders - who received first team all conference recognition, while sophomore Dylan Lucey was one of four midfielders to land on the First Team All-NECC. All selections were determined by a vote of the conference's head coaches.
This is the second time Ghirardi has earned the distinction in his career, having also received all-conference honors in the fall of 2021. This season he has started in all 16 games, registering two goals and three assists for seven points. During the regular season he finished tied for fifth in the conference in assists.
Dylan Lucey (Lebanon, Conn.) also received First Team All-NECC honors for the first time in his collegiate career. The sophomore started all 16 games during the regular season and led the Mariners with seven goals.
Additionally, freshman Jeremy Gibbs was recognized as a member of the Del Malloy Sportsmanship Team. The rookie defenseman appeared in 13 games, making eight starts, and recorded two goals to go along with one assist.
Mitchell (6-10-0 overall, 2-4 NECC) secured the third seed for the 2022 NECC Men's Soccer Championship. The Mariners will play at second-seeded New England College in the semifinals on Wednesday, November 2 at 6:00 p.m.
NECC Player of the Year – Bryan Vargas, Eastern Nazarene College (Sr., F, San Jose, Costa Rica)
NECC Defensive Player of the Year – Pablo Velazquez, Eastern Nazarene College (Jr., D, Barrameda, Spain)
NECC Rookie of the Year – Clide Neau, Eastern Nazarene College (Fr., F. Easton, Mass.)
Coach of the Year – Freddy Perez, Eastern Nazarene College
First Team All-NECC
F- Clide Neau, Eastern Nazarene (Fr., Easton, Mass.)
F – Bryan Vargas, Eastern Nazarene (Sr., San Jose, Costa Rica)
F – Logan Cassin, New England Col., (Jr.., Penacook, N.H.)
M – Joaquin Ferraro, Eastern Nazarene (Sr., Seville, Spain)
M – Jorge Gonzalez, Eastern Nazarene (Sr., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)
M – Dylan Lucey, Mitchell (So., Lebanon, Conn.)
M – Joaquin Sanchez-Kornfeld, New England Col. (Fr., Santiago, Chili)
D – Pablo Velazquez, Eastern Nazarene (Jr., Barrameda, Spain)
D- Nicholas Ghirardi, Mitchell (Sr., Salem, Conn.)
D – Alex Rust, New England Col. (Sr., Hooksett, N.H.)
GK- Antonio Soto Valente, Eastern Nazarene (Jr., Maracaibo, Venezuela)
GK- Hayden Walker, New England Col. (So., Manchester, N.H.)
Del Malloy Sportsmanship Team
Josiah Milord, Eastern Nazarene (Jr., Randolph, Mass.)
Raj Anandarajan, Lesley (Sr., Old Bridge, N.J.)
Jeremy Gibbs, Mitchell (Fr., Waterford, Conn.)
Jake Natola, New England Col. (Sr., Hudson, N.H.)