ROCK HILL, S.C. - Anderson University men's soccer placed four on the all-conference teams, as graduate student Lars Kaula, junior Ryan Tyrer and sophomore Lucas Mostajo earned second-team honors while junior teammate Jhon Vaca was placed on the honorable mention team, announced by the league office on Thursday.
Kaula scored a team-leading five goals while recording one assist. The Homburg, Germany native has started in 15 of the 16 matches played this season logging 1200 minutes.
Elyashiv led the conference in save % (.831) and Goal Against Average (.810). The sophomore keeper recorded 64 games with 4 shutouts.
Tyrer and Mostajo anchored the backline which only allowed 12 goals during regular season action including five shutouts. Tyrer started all 16 matches playing over 1500 minutes while Mostajo posted 14 starts and nearly 1300 minutes of action.
Vaca controlled the midfield while scoring three goals and recording three assists. The Madrid, Spain native took 21 shots with 10 coming on goal.
As a team, Anderson was the recipient of the Stat Champions for the Team Goals Against Average (.750).
Anderson will meet up with No.1 Lenoir-Rhyne in the semifinals on Friday. Kick-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Rock Hill's Manchester Meadows.
2018 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference
First Team
F – Edmundo Robinson, Queens
F – Victor Peres, Lincoln Memorial
F – Alberto Morales, Queens
F – Tobias Solem Karlsen, Carson-Newman
MF – Felipe De Sousa, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Ignacio De goya, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Victor Cascon, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Elliot Cutts, Wingate
D – Marcos Enriquez, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Pedro Oliveira, Queens
D – Alan Brandao, Lincoln Memorial
D – Michael Hornsby, Queens
GK – Pablo Jara, Wingate and Gal Elyashiv, Anderson
Second Team
F – Ayuk Tambe, Tusculum
F – Lars Kaula, Anderson
F – Nate Evans, Wingate
F – Cameron Saul, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Liam Doyle, Queens
MF – Carles Montoliu Lobo, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Fabian Proesch, Tusculum
MF – Greg Evans, Carson-Newman
D – Georgios Charkoutsakis, Tusculum
D – Jakob Sellhed, Wingate
D – Lucas Mostajo, Anderson
D – Ryan Tyrer, Anderson
GK – Sebastian Kalk, Queens
Honorable Mention
F – Soren Nygaard, Wingate
F – Sebastian Bertilsson, Mars Hill
F – Jacob Simonis, Coker
F – Ibrahim Nadir, Newberry
MF – Jhon Vaca, Anderson
MF – Florian Simon, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Edgar Cervantes, Tusculum
MF – Fabrizio Bucco, Newberry
D – Mathias Grimstad, Tusculum
D – Oscar Mitchell, Mars Hill
D – Samuel Jenkins, Carson-Newman
D – Jeppe Christensen, Mars Hill
GK – Caleb Cothrin, Lincoln Memorial
Offensive Player of the Year
Edmundo Robinson, Queens
Defensive Player of the Year
Marcos Enriquez, Lenoir-Rhyne
Freshman of the Year
Carles Montoliu Lobo, Lenoir-Rhyne
Coach of the Year
Jack Winter, Lenoir-Rhyne
Fair Play Award
Queens
Stat Champions
Goals per Match: Victor Perez, Lincoln Memorial | .92
Points per Match: Victor Perez, Lincoln Memorial | 2.08
Assists per Match: Felipe de Sousa, Lincoln Memorial | 0.54
Goals Against Average: Gal Elyashiv, Anderson | .800
Save Percentage: Gal Elyashiv, Anderson | .824
Shutouts: Alejandro Quiriti, Tusculum | 8
Team Points per Match: Queens | 7
Team Goals per Match: Queens | 2.67
Team Assists per Match: Queens | 1.67
Team Shutouts: Tusculum | 8
Team Goals Against Average: Anderson | .750
Team Winning Percentage: Lenoir-Rhyne | .700