Texas Lutheran sophomore Luis Green picks up second career All-America award
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran's record-breaking men's soccer forward, sophomore Luis Green, is an All-American for a second time in two seasons.
Green (Monterrey, Mexico/Smithson Valley (Texas)) was named Thursday to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's All-America Second Team. Last season, he was named to the association's All-America Third Team.
A two-time Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Green is the first multi-year playing All-American in TLU Men's Soccer history.
The award is the third playing All-America honor in school history. In addition to Green's two honors, TLU Athletics Hall of Famer Roger Gomez was an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American in 1991.
In 2019, Green set new TLU DIII-era records for goals scored (20) and total points (43). TLU has been a member of the NCAA Division III since 2002.
Green's 20 goals scored and 43 total points (20 goals, 3 assists) were the second-most goals scored and points recorded in a single season in TLU Men's Soccer history.
Green's production trailed only the 1994 season totals of former Bulldog Ariel Larre, who scored 22 goals and had 49 total points (22 goals, 5 assists).
Green, the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the SCAC Tournament, registered three hat tricks in 2019 and scored nine goals in his last six matches of the season. He has scored 38 career goals in 39 career matches played at TLU.
In just two seasons, Green already ranks fourth on TLU's career list for goals, with 38, and total points, with 81.
Gomez is the Bulldogs' all-time career leader in both categories with 62 goals and 137 points scored.
Green already has 11 game-winning goals to his credit.
This season, Green led TLU to its first-ever Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship and to its second-ever NCAA Division III playoff berth.
The Bulldogs won a school-record 15 matches, going 15-6 overall and 7-2 in the SCAC.
The Bulldogs, the No. 2 seed in the SCAC Tournament, defeated tournament host Trinity 2-0 and top seed Colorado College 3-1 to claim the conference title and the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA DIII playoffs.
TLU played Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) in the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship (first round) and fell 2-0 to the Stags. CMS advanced to the NCAA DIII third round, falling to eventual national semi-finalist Centre (Ky.).
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2019 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's All-America Teams |
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First Team |
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Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
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K |
AJ Marcucci* |
Jr. |
Connecticut College |
West Chester, Pa. |
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D |
Ben Rickson |
Sr. |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
West Warren, Mass. |
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D |
Cooper Robbins |
Sr. |
Messiah College |
Randelman, N.C. |
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D |
Connor Whitacre |
Sr. |
Franklin & Marshall College |
Lancaster, Pa. |
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M |
RJ Moore |
Jr. |
Johns Hopkins University |
Vienna, Va. |
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M |
Hunter Olson |
Sr. |
Calvin University |
Canton, Mich. |
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M |
Gabriel Soriano |
Sr. |
University of Mary Washington |
Fredericksburg, Va. |
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F |
Ben Alexander |
So. |
Catholic University |
Bel Air, Md. |
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F |
Joe Braun* |
Sr. |
Tufts University |
Yardley, Pa. |
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F |
Joe Fala* |
Sr. |
Ramapo College |
Cape May Court House, N.J. |
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F |
Alexander Garuba* |
Sr. |
Centre College |
Atlanta, Ga. |
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F |
German Giammattei |
So. |
Amherst College |
Pinecrest, Fla. |
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F |
Witman Hernandez |
Sr. |
SUNY Oneonta |
Huntington, N.Y. |
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F |
Baboucarr Njie |
Jr. |
North Carolina Wesleyan College |
Washington, D.C. |
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F |
Cole Schwartz |
Jr. |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
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Second Team |
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Pos. |
First |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
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K |
Aaron Katsimpalis |
Jr. |
University of Chicago |
Harrison Township, Mich. |
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D |
William Birchard |
Jr. |
Claremont-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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D |
Derek Cook |
Sr. |
Christopher Newport University |
Yorktown, Va. |
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D |
Halvor Houg |
Jr. |
University of St. Thomas |
Baerums, Norway |
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M |
Evan MacDonald |
Sr. |
Salve Regina University |
Candia, N.H. |
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M |
Peder Olsen* |
Jr. |
North Park University |
Larvik, Norway |
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M |
Jesse Riggs |
Sr. |
Covenant College |
Chesapeake, Va. |
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M |
Gavin Tasker |
Sr. |
Tufts University |
Concord, Mass. |
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M |
William Turrittin |
Jr. |
John Carroll University |
Medina, Ohio |
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F |
Ian Adams |
Sr. |
Calvin University |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
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F |
Adetayo Adefioye |
Sr. |
Knox College |
Lagos, Nigeria |
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F |
Khalid Balogun* |
Sr. |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
Bowie, Md. |
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F |
So. |
Texas Lutheran University |
Monterrey, Mexico |
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F |
Nicholas Jannelli* |
Sr. |
Haverford College |
Springfield, Pa. |
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F |
Benjamin Keller |
Sr. |
Luther College |
White Bear Lake, Minn. |
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F |
Ryan Marcano* |
Sr. |
Oglethorpe University |
Atlanta, Ga. |
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Third Team |
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Pos. |
First |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
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K |
Jack Long |
Jr. |
Catholic University |
Manasquon, N.J. |
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D |
Mason Anderson* |
Sr |
University of Texas-Dallas |
Frisco, Texas |
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D |
Trevor Bisson |
Jr. |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Baton Rouge, La. |
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D |
Matthew Nigro |
Sr. |
John Carroll University |
Strongsville, Ohio |
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D |
Taylor Petkovich |
Sr. |
Central College |
Littleton, Colo. |
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M |
Makenson Cadet |
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons University |
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos |
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M |
Nilton DeAndrade |
Jr. |
University of Massachusetts-Boston |
Fogo, Cape Verde |
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M |
Hector Gomez |
So. |
Ohio Wesleyan University |
Columbus, Ohio |
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M |
Alejandro MacLean |
Jr. |
Johns Hopkins University |
Riverside, Conn. |
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M |
Roberto Ventura |
Jr. |
SUNY Oneonta |
Brentwood, N.Y. |
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F |
Patrick Agyemang |
So. |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
East Hartford, Conn. |
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F |
Max Busch |
Fr. |
Bethany Lutheran College |
Odenthal, Germany |
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F |
Evan Couchot |
Sr. |
Endicott College |
Mason, Ohio |
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F |
Demian Gass |
Sr. |
Williams College |
Houston, Texas |
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F |
Danny Ruple |
Sr. |
Baldwin-Wallace University |
Berea, Ohio |
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F |
Sam Twigg |
So. |
Calvin University |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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* - Indicates repeat selection. |
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