Keller and Schmidt Repeat, Herranz and Siener Add Hardware

Keller and Schmidt Repeat, Herranz and Siener Add Hardware

Kaleb Keller and Justin Schmidt repeat as the top individual award winners in the conference while Juan Jose Herranz and Mike Siener add to their trophy cases as well and highlight the list of award winners for the 2018 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference teams.

Kaleb Keller becomes just the fourth player in conference history to take home the top individual award multiple times in their career. Keller, a sophomore from St. Louis, Mo., led the league in scoring for the second straight year; totaling 18 goals with 6 assists for 42 points. Keller also led all conference players with three game-winning goals and was a perfect 4-for-4 on penalty kicks this year. He scored a goal in eight of nine conference games and ended the season with a seven game goal scoring streak; amassing seven goals in his team's final two games. He notched two hat-tricks this season and had eight multi-goal games. 

Taking home his second straight SLIAC Defensive Player of the Year award is Justin Schmidt, a defender for Webster University. Schmidt, a junior from St. Louis, Mo., was the key of a Gorlok defense that recorded six shutouts in conference play, the second most in the league. The Gorloks tallied 14 total shutouts this season, opening the year with seven straight. Schmidt added one assist this season while manning the backline on a defense that allowed just eight goals.

The 2018 SLIAC Newcomer of the Year is from Greenville University, Juan Jose Herranz. Herranz, a forward from Madrid, Spain, tallied two goals and four assists for eight points during conference play. He ranked third among conference players in assists. With Herranz in the lineup the Panthers increased the season scoring output from last year by nearly 20 goals. He is first Panther to take home the award since 2015. 

Mike Siener nabs his 2nd SLIAC Coach of the Year honor after leading the Gorloks to a 14-4-1 overall record and a 6-2-1 record in the SLIAC, earning the second seed in the tournament. Siener and the Gorloks opened the season with seven straight wins, extending the program record non-losing streak to 18 games.  

The 2018 SLIAC Team Sportsmanship Award goes to Blackburn College for the first time in program history. This is award is given to the team whose players, coaches, and fans best exhibit the principles of good sportsmanship.

Full list of 2018 SLIAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams and award winners below:

 

First Team                
Name   Pos   School   Yr   Hometown/High School
Kornell Hilliard   F   Spalding   Jr   Louisville, Ky./Fern Creek
Kaleb Keller   F   Principia   So   St. Louis, Mo./Principia Upper
Jared McPeek   F   Greenville   Fr   Mansfield, Ohio/Mansfield Christian
Edgar Bueno   MF   Greenville   Sr   Bellflower, Calif./Bellflower
Juan Jose Herranz   MF   Greenville   Fr   Madrid, Spain/Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas
Tenko Kono   MF   Spalding   Sr   Lexington, Ky./Lafayette
Isaac Pearson   MF   Webster   Fr   St. Louis, Mo./Maplewood-Richmond Heights
Faysal Jilani   D   Spalding   So   Nairobi, Kenya/Fairdale
Cameron Killian   D   Webster   So   St. Louis, Mo./Lindbergh
Justin Schmidt   D   Webster   Jr   St. Louis, Mo./Metro
Matt Amick   GK   Webster   So   St. Louis, Mo./Lindbergh
                 
Second Team                
Name   Pos   School   Yr   Hometown/High School
Fabian Arvizu   F   Iowa Wesleyan   So   Mexico
Aamahn Murvin   F   Webster   Fr   Sahuarita, Ariz./Walden Grove
Nick Wolf   F   Fontbonne   Sr   St. Louis, Mo./Lindbergh
Juan Garcia   MF   Webster   Jr   St. Charles, Mo./Duchesne
Jack Rogers   MF   Principia   So   St. Louis, Mo.
Blake Smugala   MF   Fontbonne   Sr   St. Louis, Mo./Vianney
Abnel St. Fleur   MF   Spalding   Fr   Louisville, Ky./Southern
Kaden Keller   D   Principia   Jr   St. Louis, Mo./Principia Upper
Max Kirkpatrick   D   Fontbonne   Sr   O'Fallon, Mo./Francis Howell Central
Ruben Martinez   D   Greenville   Fr   Mexico City, Mexico/Cumbres
Nick Holland   GK   Greenville   Jr   Ajax, Ontario/Ajax
                 
Third Team
               
Name   Pos   School   Yr   Hometown/High School
James Bowen   F   Eureka   Sr   Homer Glen, Ill./Seneca
Adam Jones   F   Greenville   So   St. Louis, Mo./CBC
Mirza Ugarak   F   Spalding   So   Louisville, Ky./Louisville Collegiate
Asher Benge   MF   Spalding   Fr   Cleveland, Ohio/Christian Academy
Hugo Bonilla   MF   Iowa Wesleyan   Fr   Guayaquil, Ecuador
Andres Castro   MF   Fontbonne   Jr   Farmington, Mo./Farmington
Cristian Garcia   MF   Iowa Wesleyan   So   Guimar, Spain
Marc Roellig   MF   Fontbonne   Sr   O'Fallon, Mo./Timberland
Charles Dalton   D   Greenville   Sr   Josephville, Mo./St. Dominic
Brendan Kopff   D   Fontbonne   Sr   St. Louis, Mo./St. Mary's
Joshua Udinyiwe   D   Westminster   So   Ayr, Scotland/Kyle Academy
Trevor Massa   GK   Spalding   Fr   Paducah, Ky./McCracken County

 

All-Sportsmanship Team

Name   School
Jordan Allen   Blackburn
Tim Johnson    Eureka
Nick Wolf   Fontbonne
Caleb Mulholland   Greenville
Trevor Haasis    Iowa Wesleyan
Omar Martinez    MacMurray
Seth Arens   Principia
Mirza Ugarak   Spalding
Eric Tate    Webster
William Harris    Westminster