FORT MYERS, Fla. - Three FGCU men's soccer players have earned All-ASUN honors as announced by the conference on Friday. Midfielder Davi Alves (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) led the Green and Blue by being named to the All-Conference First Team.

 "Davi is an excellent player with a growth mindset and has gotten consistently better in his time here," said head coach Jesse Cormier. "His skill under pressure is rare at this level, but he also has strong character, poise and a unique ability to be calm under pressure. We look forward to seeing what he can achieve next."

Joining Alves with honors are freshmen Alon Drey (Or'Aqiva, Isarel) and Nadav Ohayon (Herzliya, Israel) who each earned a spot on the All-ASUN Freshman Team.

Alves has played in 13 games, starting all of them, being FGCU's lead scorer with six goals and 14 points. He has recorded 956 minutes of playing time and his goals rank him 5^th in the ASUN. Alves has been named ASUN Player of the Week two times thus far. The first award came on 9/27 when the senior scored the first goal against the Flames in the 53rd minute to tie the game before sending the winning assist.

The next honor came on 10/25 as Alves scored the first goal against Queens in the 45^th minute before sending fans into a frenzy with another goal just twenty seconds later to give the Green and Blue a 2-0 lead. He then picked up an assist in the 50^th minute to seal the 3-0 victory. He also delivered the winning goal against Power 5 team Northwestern.

Drey is an unanimous selection and has had a great freshman year so far registering one goal and an assist. He played and started in 11 games and has only had two matches of those 11 that he didn't stay all 90 minutes on the field. He has played for a total of 1,043 minutes which is the second most on the Eagles. He scored the final goal of FGCU's 3-0 victory over Queens.

"Alon is a warrior, and strives to be the best version of himself.  His ambitions are clear and his daily actions support his dreams." said head coach Jesse Cormier. "His impact on this program has been truly profound for a first-year player.  We're excited to have him as a new member of our brotherhood here at FGCU men's soccer."

Joining Drey on the freshman team is Ohayon, who played 13 games with 12 starts registering 981 minutes. He played six matches where he didn't leave the field for all 90 minutes contributing to the Eagles strong defense. Those include major wins against Liberty, Northwestern and No. 10 Lipscomb.

"Nadav is very well respected because of his character, personality and ability to connect to everyone." said head coach Jesse Cormier. "He has played well in his first season and I believe he is one of the top defenders in the conference. He will continue to improve and dominate many matchups in his time here with us."

Player of the Year: Jelldrik Dallmann, Lipscomb
Defensive Player of the Year: Noah Gulden, Lipscomb
Goalkeeper of the Year: Michael Sibley Lipscomb
Unanimous Freshman of the Year: Nick Dang, Lipscomb
Coach of the Year: Charles Morrow, Lipscomb

ASUN All-Conference First Team
GK - Michael Sibley, Lipscomb, Sr., London, England
D - Noah Gulden, Lipscomb, Sr., Drammen, Norway
D - LJ Estes, North Florida, Sr., Cantonnent, Fla.
D - Rikard Cederberg, Bellarmine, So., Gothenburg, Sweden
MF - Davi Alves, FGCU, Sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil
MF - Karim Diao, Central Arkansas, Sr., Bordeaux, France
F - Alejandro Lopez, Lipscomb, Sr., Heredia, Costa Rica
F - Jelldrik Dallmann, Lipscomb, Sr., Kuhstedt, Germany
F - Sebastian Andreassen, Central Arkansas, Sr., Alesund, Norway
F - Malachi Jones, Lipscomb, Fr., Freetown, Sierra Leone
F - Hayes Wood, Lipscomb, Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.
 
ASUN All-Conference Second Team
GK - Matthew Brozovich, Bellarmine, Sr., St. Louis, Mo.
D - Bradyn Knutson, Central Arkansas, Sr., Spring, Texas
D - Daniel Wintermeier, Stetson, R-So., Palm Harbor, Fla.
D - Richy Lapointe-Guevara, Central Arkansas, So., Montreal, Canada
MF - Marko Mitrevski, Liberty, Sr., Rochester, N.Y.
MF - Gio Rodriguez, Stetson, Jr., Pompano Beach, Fla.
MF - Charles Ahl, Stetson, So., Winter Park, Fla.
MF - Alessandro Gabbani, Stetson, Jr., Rome, Italy
F - Felipe Mendonca, Queens, Sr., Salvador, Brazil
F - Tyrese Spicer, Lipscomb, Sr., Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago
F - Luke Eberle, Liberty, So., Arnold, Md.
F - Andres Mata, Stetson, Fr., El Paso, Texas
 
** - a tie in voting resulted in a 12-person All-Conference Second Team
 
ASUN All-Freshmen Team
D - *Nick Dang, Lipscomb, Brentwood, Tenn.
MF - *Alon Drey, FGCU, Or'Aquiva, Israel
D - Teagan Dunne, Bellarmine, St. Louis, Mo.
MF - Cooper Forcellini, Bellarmine, Olathe, Kan.
F - Pietro Fontana, Central Arkansas, Trento, Italy
D - Nadav Ohayan, FGCU, Herzliya, Israel
D - Bryce Swinehart, Liberty, Charlotte, N.C.
D - Shane Clancy, Jacksonville, Siklerville, N.J.
F - Malachi Jones, Lipscomb, Freetown, Sierra Leone
MF - Andres Mata, Stetson, El Paso, Texas
MF - Miguel Romero, Stetson, Gillsville, Ga.

* - denotes unanimous selection

Alves, Drey and Ohayon and No. 4 seed FGCU will be in action on Saturday, Nov. 5 taking on No. 5 seed North Florida in the ASUN Championships first round at Lipscomb.


HEAD COACH JESSE CORMIER
Jesse Cormier is in his sixth year as head coach of the FGCU men's soccer program in the fall of 2022 after being hired in January of 2017 to become just the 2nd head coach in program history. Cormier has guided FGCU to a 40-34-16 (.539) record overall, including a 22-11-6 mark (.659) in ASUN play. The Eagles have reached the ASUN Tournament semifinals for nine of 10 seasons (every year of eligibility but one), as Cormier has coached 31 all-conference selections since his arrival (program-record 10 in 2017). Cormier was the head coach at his alma mater the University of Vermont for the previous 13 seasons. He won 14 games with the Catamounts in 2016 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round. During his time with Vermont, Cormier guided the program to the America East Tournament in 12 of 13 seasons, making five title game appearances, winning two tournament crowns, claiming a regular-season championship and advancing to three NCAA tournaments, including a pair of Second Round appearances. Cormier holds an overall 154-123-62 (.547) record as a head coach in his 16-plus seasons at the helm.
 
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FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 92 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 15 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 11 seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 45 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. In 2022, the men's golf team became the first program to earn at at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as four of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 26 consecutive semesters. The past five semesters (Fall 2019 – Spring 2022) saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher cumulative team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
 
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