Four Named to All-NECC Teams in Men’s Soccer

ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The Elms College men's soccer team had four players named First Team All-New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) as announced by the league office on Monday.

Elms' senior forwards Ziggy Jonathan (Springfield, Mass.) and Adam O'Grady (Somers, Conn.) joined junior midfielder Safa Saady (Baghdad, Iraq) and sophomore defender Connor O'Grady (Somers, Conn.) on the all-conference first team.

Jonathan scored four goals and added an assist during league play this season, while Connor O'Grady netted two goals and two assists in addition to helping the Blazers stake four shutout victories from his center back position. Saady added a goal and an assist, while Adam O'Grady was a catalyst for Elms' offense with an assist during NECC play.

2013 NECC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
Player of the Year
Zachary Simmons, Mitchell (Sr, M - Coventry, Conn.)

Goalkeeper of the Year
Nathan Trucks, Lesley (Sr, GK - Guilford, Conn.)

Rookie of the Year
Erik Johansen, Lesley (Fr, F - West Harrison, N.Y.)

Coach of the Year
Andrew Lafrenz, Newbury

Team Sportsmanship
Becker College

First Team
Ethan Forrest, Newbury (Fr, F - East Bridgewater, Mass.)
Ziggy Jonathan, Elms (Sr, F - Springfield, Mass.)
Erik Johansen, Lesley (Fr, F - West Harrison, N.Y.)
Adam O'Grady, Elms (Sr, F - Somers, Conn.)
Angel Aguilar, Regis (Mass.) (Sr, M - Silver Springs, Md.)
Safa Saady, Elms (So, M - Baghdad, Iraq)
Zachary Simmons, Mitchell (Sr, M - Coventry, Conn.)
Connor O'Grady, Elms (So, D - Somers, Conn.)
Pierre Massena, Southern Vt. (Sr, D - West Milford, N.J.)
Nick Tavares, Regis (Mass.) (Sr, D - Bellingham, Mass.)
Nathan Trucks, Lesley (Sr, GK - Guilford, Conn.)

Second Team
Erick Germano, Daniel Webster (Fr, F - Lowell, Mass.)
Jason Kirby, Mitchell (Jr, F - Cresskill, N.J.)
Rodriquez Pierre, Newbury (Jr, F - Somerville, Mass.)
Frank Williams, Mitchell (Jr, F - Bradford, R.I., 5)
Bryan Barrios, Newbury (Sr, M - Central Falls, R.I.)
Ian Hutchinson, Daniel Webster (Fr, M - Litchfield, N.H.)
Skylar Ripley, Lesley (Fr, M - Yuba City, Calif.)
Herbin Berreondo, Lesley (Jr, D - Brighton, Mass.)
Graham Cavanaugh, Mitchell (So, D - Redding, Conn.)
Makenzie Lukas, Lesley (Sr, D - Reno, Nev.)
Stefan Todorovic, Regis (Mass.) (Sr, GK - Los Angeles, Calif.)

Honorable Mention
Erik Argueta, Southern Vt. (Jr, M - Pico Rivera, Calif.)
Ricardo Argueta, Regis (Mass.) (Sr, M - Los Angeles, Calif.)
Alex Caliendo, Regis (Mass.) (Sr, D - Windsor, Conn.)
Jordan Cook, Mitchell (Jr, D - Groton, Conn.)
Tim MacDonald, Becker (Sr, G - Holden, Mass.)
Ramazan Sinani, Mitchell (Jr, G - Waterbury, Conn.)