O'Grady Named NECC Player of the Year as Five Blazers Earn All-Conference
Chris Kendrick (@CKendrick86)
CHICOPEE, Mass. – Elms junior defender Connor O'Grady (Somers, Conn.) was selected as the 2014 New England Collegiate Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year, while four other member of the Blazers squad received All-Conference honors, announced by the league office Monday morning.
Junior midfielder Lorenzo Rolocut (Somers, Conn.) joined O'Grady on the All-Conference First Team, while junior forward Safa Saady (Chicopee, Mass.) was elected to the Second Team, and senior defender Anthony Nitri (Feeding Hills, Mass.) and freshman midfielder CJ Dabkowski (Bristol, Conn.) received Honorable Mention status.
O'Grady becomes the first Blazers player to win the NECC Player of the Year award, since Elms joined the NECC in 2008. O'Grady led the Blazers offensive attack, registering team-high in points (23), goals (8), and assists (7), all of which were career-high numbers for O'Grady. Connor led the NECC in points, while finishing second in goals and third in assists.
Rolocut earn his first First Team selection after recording five goals and five assists for 15 points during his junior campaign. Saady claimed All-Conference designation for the second straight season, following last year's First Team choice with a Second Team honor this season. Saady tallied seven points on the year with three goals and an assist. Nitri wrapped up his Elms College career with his first All-Conference selection after helming the Blazers defensive backfield in 17 of 20 games with a pair of assists. In his first collegiate season, Dabkowski contributed nine points with a pair of goals and five assists, second-most on the team.
2014 NECC Men's Soccer Awards
Player of the Year – Connor O'Grady, Elms, Jr., Defense, Somers, Conn.
Goalkeeper of the Year – Sean Hamilton, Daniel Webster, Jr., Brookline, N.H.
Rookie of the Year – Nathan Misidi, Daniel Webster, Fr., Forward, Atlanta, Ga.
Coach of the Year – Matt Correia, Daniel Webster College
Team Sportsmanship Award – Lesley University
2014 NECC Men's Soccer All-Conference First Team
Goalkeeper
- Sean Hamilton, Daniel Webster, Jr., Brookline, N.H.
Defense
- Connor O'Grady, Elms, Jr., Defense, Jr., Somers, Conn.
- Herbin Berreondo, Lesley, Sr., Brighton, Mass.
- Joey Morgan, Daniel Webster, Sr., Salem, N.H.
Midfield
- Jordan Santos, Lesley, Sr., Middlebury, Conn.
- Lorenzo Rolocut, Elms, Jr., Somers, Conn.
- Eric Argueta, Southern Vermont, Sr., Pico Rivera, Calif.
Forward
- Erik Johansen, Lesley, So., West Harrison, N.Y.
- Milton Ricaurte, Newbury, Sr., Barranquilla, Colombia
- Rodriguez Pierre, Newbury, Sr., Somerville, Mass.
- Frank Williams, Mitchell, Sr., Bradford, R.I.
2014 NECC Men's Soccer All-Conference Second Team
Goalkeeper
- Chase Donley, Lesley, Jr., Elizabethtown, Pa.
Defense
- Emmett Dixon, Newbury, Jr., Providence, R.I.
- Billy Baker, Lesley, So., Sacramento, Calif .
- Brad Hosey, Daniel Webster, Sr., Salem, N.H.
Midfield
- Ian Hutchinson, Daniel Webster, So., Litchfield, N.H.
- Taylor Surette, Mitchell, Sr., Cheshire, Conn.
- Renato Rosas, Regis, Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Forward
- Don Gomez, Regis, So., Lynn,Mass.
- Aaron Esparza, Daniel Webster, Fr., Dover, N.H.
- Nathan Misidi, Daniel Webster, Fr., Atlanta, Ga.
- Safa Saady, Elms, Jr., Chicopee, Mass.
2014 NECC Men's Soccer All-Conference Honorable Mention
- Ramazan Sinani, Mitchell, G, Sr., Waterbury, Conn.
- German Canales, Newbury, M, So., Lynn, Mass.
- Amandio Ferreira, Regis, M, Fr., Dorchester, Mass.
- Anthony Nitri, Elms, D, Sr., Feeding Hills, Mass.
- CJ Dabkowski, Elms, M, Fr., Springfield, Mass.
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