Hofstra, Drexel, Delaware, and Stony Brook Earn Major Awards in Competitive 2023 CAA Men’s Soccer Campaign
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 1, 2023) – Four league members took home a major award in the CAA’s Men’s Soccer voting with results announced Wednesday.
Hofstra’s
Eliot Goldthorp was named the league’s Player of the Year, Drexel’s
Youri Senden was selected as Defensive Player of the Year, Delaware’s
Richard Monath earned Rookie of the Year honors, and Stony Brook’s
Ryan Anatol was tabbed as Coach of the Year.
Voting was conducted by the league’s 11 head coaches following Saturday’s conclusion to the regular season; coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams.
Goldthorp enters the CAA Championship leading the nation with 12 assists and ranking 16
th and second in the conference with 26 points. The junior from the United Kingdom has helped lead Hofstra to an 11-3-4 record in the regular season, a share of the CAA regular season title and league’s top seed and seen the Pride to a national ranking as high as No. 16 this fall.
Senden has anchored a Drexel defense limiting opponents to 1.00 goals per game in 2023, while producing six shutouts in 15 matches. The junior from The Netherlands has contributed to a 9-2-4 mark for Drexel entering the CAA Championship with the nine victories matching the highest total for the program in the last decade. The Dragons will make a program-best fourth-consecutive appearance in the conference tournament.
Monath led a stellar Delaware freshman class that features three of the 10 CAA All-Rookie selections. The midfielder from Maryland leads CAA rookies with six assists and has added four goals for a total of 14 points. Delaware is back into the CAA Championship for the first time since 2018, as the Blue Hens tied for fourth in the regular season.
Anatol steered Stony Brook to a third-place finish in the CAA after the Seawolves were picked 11
th of 11 in the preseason. Stony Brook opened league play 4-0-2 and went 2-1-1 against its CAA Championship competition in the regular season. The Seawolves ran off a nine-match unbeaten streak from early September through mid-October.
The three All-CAA teams feature all 11 programs; Hofstra and Monmouth each earned a league-best three selections on the first team.
2023 All-CAA Men’s Soccer
First Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Ryan Carmichael |
Hofstra |
Sr. |
F |
Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Sam Donnellan |
Delaware |
Sr. |
F |
Newcastle, Australia |
| Federico Tellez |
Northeastern |
Sr. |
F |
Miami, Fla. |
| Eliot Goldthorp |
Hofstra |
Jr. |
M |
Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Antonio Illuminato |
Drexel |
Gr. |
M |
Cardito, Italy |
| Scott Vatne |
Elon |
Jr. |
M |
Klepp, Norway |
| Ben Zakowski |
Monmouth |
R-Sr. |
M |
Glen Rock, N.J. |
| Gabe Dahlin |
Monmouth |
Jr. |
D |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Pierce Infuso |
Hofstra |
Sr. |
D |
Merrick, N.Y. |
| Youri Senden |
Drexel |
Jr. |
D |
Voerendaal, Netherlands |
| Eryk Dymora |
Monmouth |
R-So. |
GK |
Clifton, N.J. |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Jonas Bickus |
Stony Brook |
Jr. |
F |
Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| Lucas Caldas |
William & Mary |
So. |
F |
Sterling, Va. |
| Carlos Fernandez |
Delaware |
Sr. |
F |
A Coruña, Spain |
| Peter Thomas |
Charleston |
Fr. |
F |
Manchester, England |
| Pep Casas |
UNCW |
Sr. |
M |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Leonardo D’Ambrosio |
Charleston |
Jr. |
M |
Turin, Italy |
| Richard Monath |
Delaware |
Fr. |
M |
Essex, Md. |
| Bas Beckhoven |
Stony Brook |
Sr. |
D |
Chaam, The Netherlands |
| Franc Gamiz Quer |
Elon |
Gr. |
D |
Sabadell, Spain |
| TJ Hastings |
Delaware |
Fr. |
D |
Middletown, Del. |
| Wessel Speel |
Hofstra |
Jr. |
GK |
Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Third Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Olsen Aluc |
Stony Brook |
Sr. |
F |
Bohemia, N.Y. |
| Tai-Reece Chisholm |
Campbell |
Jr. |
F |
Birmingham, England |
| Alfredo Bozalongo |
William & Mary |
Gr. |
M |
Logroño, Spain |
| Majaliwa Msabaha |
Elon |
So. |
M |
Randers, Germany |
| Thomas Vold |
Northeastern |
Fr. |
M |
Høvik, Norway |
| Olle Brorsson |
Monmouth |
Jr. |
D |
Örebro, Sweden |
| Ethan Garvey |
Charleston |
Gr. |
D |
New Orleans, La. |
| Gabe Mercer |
UNCW |
Gr. |
D |
Wake Forest, N.C. |
| Jake Shannon |
UNCW |
So. |
D |
Apex, N.C. |
| Patrick Short |
Drexel |
Gr. |
D |
Georgetown, Del. |
| Edmond Kaiser |
Stony Brook |
Gr. |
GK |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
Player of the Year: Eliot Goldthorp, Hofstra
Defensive Player of the Year: Youri Senden, Drexel
Rookie of the Year: Richard Monath, Delaware
Coach of the Year: Ryan Anatol, Stony Brook
CAA All-Rookie Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Alex Fleury |
Stony Brook |
Fr. |
M |
Lachine, Québec |
| TJ Hastings |
Delaware |
Fr. |
F |
Middletown, Del. |
| Julian Jordheim |
Drexel |
Fr. |
D |
Fredrikstad, Norway |
| Arturo McConnochie |
Monmouth |
Fr. |
F |
Watchung, N.J. |
| Richard Monath |
Delaware |
Fr. |
M |
Essex, Md. |
| Aidan Morrison |
William & Mary |
Fr. |
M |
Denver, N.C. |
| Jan Schroeder |
Delaware |
Fr. |
M |
Wölfersheim, Germany |
| Peter Thomas |
Charleston |
Fr. |
F |
Manchester, England |
| Thomas Vold |
Northeastern |
Fr. |
M |
Høvik, Norway |
| Isaiah Whittaker-Francis |
Drexel |
Fr. |
D |
Brampton, Ontario |
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