COLONIA, NJ – The East Coast Conference had 18 men's and women's soccer players named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and United Soccer Coaches All-East Region teams, which were finalized this afternoon.
Mercy led all ECC men's soccer programs with seven players selected to the All-Region teams, followed by Queens (6), District of Columbia (2), and Roberts Wesleyan (1). Three players landed First Team honors from both the D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches in Mercy's Johannes Hanken Tjostheim and Julian Holland as well as Queens' Harry Cooke. Hanken Tjostheim was the ECC Offensive Player of the Year and Holland was the ECC Defensive Player of the Year while Cooke earned All-ECC First Team honors at the forward position.
Mercy led all ECC women's soccer programs with four players selected to the All-Region Teams, followed by Daemen (3) and Molloy (2). Molloy's Madison Keenan (ECC Defensive Player of the Year) and Isabella Muro (All-ECC First Team) and Daemen's Kylie Miranto (ECC Offensive Player of the Year) earned First Team honors from D2CCA while Mercy's Ancksu Dixon (All-ECC First Team) earned First Team honors from United Soccer Coaches.
For a full breakdown of All-East Region teams, please see the lists below.
The D2CCA encourages and promotes DII athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact DII intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA DII member colleges and universities.
Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, MO, United Soccer Coaches has grown into the world's largest soccer coaches' organization that serves members at every level of the game. United Soccer Coaches works every day to inspire coaches and ignite their passion for the game so they pass it on to players and others in the soccer community.
D2CCA ALL-EAST REGION TEAM
MEN'S SOCCER FIRST TEAM
D - Joaquim Johnson, Queens, Sr.
M - Julian Holland, Mercy, Sr.
F - Harry Cooke, Queens, Jr.
F - Johannes Hanken Tjostheim, Mercy, Jr.
MEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
GK - Thanasis Shehadeh, Queens, R-Fr.
D - Benjamin Van Buren, Mercy, Jr.
M - Ignacio Lopez, District of Columbia, So.
M - Kevin Johnson, Queens, Jr.
F - Tamas Nagy, Roberts Wesleyan, Sr.
WOMEN'S SOCCER FIRST TEAM
D - Madison Keenan, Molloy, So.
M - Isabella Muro, Molloy, So.
F - Kylie Miranto, Daemen, Jr.
WOMEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
D - Skyler Schwenkler, Mercy, Sr.
M - Magda Carpenter, Daemen, So.
F - Ancksu Dixon, Mercy, Jr.
UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-EAST REGION TEAM
MEN'S SOCCER FIRST TEAM
M - Julian Holland, Mercy, Sr.
F - Harry Cooke, Queens, Jr.
F - Johannes Hanken Tjostheim, Mercy, Jr.
MEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
GK - Eirik Elvestad, Mercy, Sr.
D - Joaquim Johnson, Queens, Sr.
D - Mathias Schilbred-Eriksen, Mercy, Jr.
M - Ignacio Pericet, District of Columbia, Sr.
WOMEN'S SOCCER FIRST TEAM
F - Ancksu Dixon, Mercy, Jr.
WOMEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
D - Skyler Schwenkler, Mercy, Sr.
F - Kylie Miranto, Daemen, Jr.