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Josh Bauer Named to Scholar All-America First Team
12/18/2019 11:02:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Bauer is one of only three student-athletes to earn first team All-America and Scholar All-America.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Junior defender Josh Bauer (Bedford, N.H.) of the University of the New Hampshire men's soccer team has been named to the Scholar All-America First Team as announced by United Soccer Coaches. He is one of only three student-athletes to earn first team All-America and first team Scholar All-America honors as Joe Bell of Virginia and Anders Engebretsen of Saint Mary's College also made both teams. Bauer has a 3.35 overall GPA as a Biomedical Science major.
Bauer has now won 10 honors this season including the two All-America accolades. He has also earned All-Northeast Region first team honors for the second straight season, the first player in school history to be a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, ECAC and America East Defender of the Year for the second straight season, America East Tournament MVP for the second consecutive year, All-America East and ECAC first team for the second straight year and America East All-Academic Team. This season he had four goals and five assists for 13 points. Bauer has played in 57 career games with 10 goals and 10 assists for 30 points.
The Wildcats concluded the 2019 season with a 15-2-3 (.825) record, posting the best winning percentage in program history and tying the school record for wins. The Wildcats won the America East Co-Regular Season championship, earning the title for only the second time in program history. Then UNH captured its second straight America East Tournament championship, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. The 1-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round was the second time in the last three years the Wildcats have won a NCAA Tournament game. UNH only allowed 11 goals all year and posted the best team goals against average in the nation (0.528). UNH was ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll every week except the first week reaching a season-best No. 13 ranking. UNH concluded the year ranked No. 17 in the RPI and No. 22 by United Soccer Coaches.
There are numerous ways to stay connected with the UNH men's soccer team. Follow the Wildcats on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Bauer has now won 10 honors this season including the two All-America accolades. He has also earned All-Northeast Region first team honors for the second straight season, the first player in school history to be a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, ECAC and America East Defender of the Year for the second straight season, America East Tournament MVP for the second consecutive year, All-America East and ECAC first team for the second straight year and America East All-Academic Team. This season he had four goals and five assists for 13 points. Bauer has played in 57 career games with 10 goals and 10 assists for 30 points.
The Wildcats concluded the 2019 season with a 15-2-3 (.825) record, posting the best winning percentage in program history and tying the school record for wins. The Wildcats won the America East Co-Regular Season championship, earning the title for only the second time in program history. Then UNH captured its second straight America East Tournament championship, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. The 1-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round was the second time in the last three years the Wildcats have won a NCAA Tournament game. UNH only allowed 11 goals all year and posted the best team goals against average in the nation (0.528). UNH was ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll every week except the first week reaching a season-best No. 13 ranking. UNH concluded the year ranked No. 17 in the RPI and No. 22 by United Soccer Coaches.
There are numerous ways to stay connected with the UNH men's soccer team. Follow the Wildcats on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
| 2019 United Soccer Coaches Men's NCAA Division I Scholar All-America Team | ||||||
| First Team | ||||||
| Pos | Name | Class | School | Major | GPA | Hometown |
| D | Josh Bauer | Jr. | University of New Hampshire | Biomedical Science | 3.35 | Bedford, N.H. |
| D | Kyle Hiebert* | Jr. | Missouri State University | Accounting | 4.00 | LaSalle, Man. |
| D | Aime Mabika | Jr. | University of Kentucky | English | 3.51 | Lexington, Ky. |
| D | Mirko Nufi | Sr. | Merrimack College | Exercise Science | 3.81 | Crema, Italy |
| D | Nick O'Callaghan | Sr. | Florida International University | Business Administration and Finance | 3.45 | Winter Springs, Fla. |
| M | Joe Bell | Jr. | University of Virginia | Psychology | 3.49 | Wanaka, New Zealand |
| M | Andrew Booth | Sr. | Florida International University | Psychology | 3.48 | Tamarac, Fla. |
| M | Lucas Rosa | Jr. | Saint Francis University (Pa.) | Business | 3.79 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| F | Miguel Berry | Sr. | University of San Diego | Finance | 3.36 | Poway, Calif. |
| F | Niklas Brodacki | Sr. | University of Central Arkansas | Marketing and Management | 3.51 | Norrköping, Sweden |
| F | Anders Engebretsen* | Sr. | Saint Mary's College of California | Economics | 3.76 | Oslo, Norway |
| F | Phillip Goodrum | Sr. | University of North Carolina-Wilmington | Business Finance | 3.43 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| F | Garrett McLaughlin | Sr. | Southern Methodist University | Applied Physiology and Sports Management | 3.35 | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Second Team | ||||||
| Pos | Name | Class | School | Major | GPA | Hometown |
| K | Michael Creek | Jr. | Missouri State University | Entrepreneurship | 3.97 | St. Louis, Mo. |
| K | Wallis Lapsley | Sr. | University of California-Davis | Global Disease Biology | 3.64 | Seattle, Wash. |
| D | Henry Lander | Sr. | University of San Diego | Communication Studies | 3.31 | Bournemouth, England |
| D | Illal Osumanu | Sr. | Marshall University | Sport Management | 3.40 | Accra, Ghana |
| D | Jacob Graiber | Jr. | Universiity of Illinois-Chicago | Finance and Business Analytics | 3.41 | Plainfield, Ill. |
| M | Victor Falck | Sr. | University of California-Irvine | Business Economics | 3.77 | Landvetter, Sweden |
| F | Rene White | Jr. | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Business | 3.54 | Bloomfield, N.J. |
| F | Aris Briggs | Jr. | Georgia State University | Exercise Science | 3.31 | Memphis, Tenn. |
| F | Matthew Vowinkel | Jr. | Hofstra University | Finance | 3.40 | New Hyde Park, N.Y. |
| * - Indicates previous selection | ||||||
| Scholar Player of the Year in bold | ||||||
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