#7 Wildcats Win a League-Best 10 America East All-Conference Awards

BOSTON – The No. 7 University of New Hampshire men's soccer team tied an America East record with six first-team All-Conference selections as announced by the conference on Thursday. Also two Wildcats earned second team accolades and two were named to the All-Academic Team.

The Wildcats named to the first team were graduate student forward Paul Mayer (Strasbourg, France), senior forward Tola Showunmi (Enfield, England), sophomore midfielder Yannick Bright (Milan, Italy), junior midfielder Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.), graduate student defender Bridger Hansen (Cottonwood Heights, Utah) and graduate student defender Adam Savill (Manchester, England).

UNH ties the record as Boston University also had six first-team selections three times (1988, 1994, 1997).

Graduate student midfielder Linus Fallberg (Jonkoping, Sweden) and junior goalkeeper Jassem Koleilat (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) were named to the second team.

Savill and junior forward Bilal Kamal (London, England) were selected to the All-Academic Team.

Nine members of the team were recognized in total by America East for a league-best 10 total selections.

America East will announce the Major Award winners on Monday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.

The Wildcats (15-0-2, 7-0-1 AE), who went undefeated overall in the regular season for the second straight time, are the America East Regular Season Champions for the third consecutive season and will be the No. 1 seed in the six-team America East Championship. UNH will play the winner of the quarterfinal game between No. 4 seed Stony Brook and No. 5 seed UMBC in the America East Semifinals on Wednesday Nov. 10 at Wildcat Stadium at 6 p.m. With a win, the Wildcats would play in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 14 at Wildcat Stadium at 2 p.m. UNH is looking to win its fourth-straight America East Tournament.

PURCHASE SEMIFINAL GAME TICKETS

UNH is one of just two teams around the nation that went undefeated in the regular season. No. 8 St. Louis (12-0-3) also went undefeated. The Wildcats have outscored the opposition, 39-7 and have posted 10 shutouts.

Mayer earns First Team All-Conference for the second straight season. The 2020 Third Team All-American, is tied for second on the team with five goals, is third with five assists and is second with 15 points. He has two game-winning goals. His 1.15 points per game are fifth in the league. Mayer has 10 goals and seven assists for 27 points over his two seasons at UNH.

Showunmi is named to the America East All-Conference Team for the first time in his career. He leads the team with 10 goals, 22 points and four game-winning goals, while he also has two assists. He ranks second in America East in goals, points and game-winning goals. Nationally, Showumni is 12th for game-winning goals, 20th for goals and 35th for points.

Bright, who was named to the All-Rookie Team last season, earns his first career All-Conference honor. He has started in all 17 games this season. He is tied for fifth on the team with three assists. Bright has started in all 27 games over the last two seasons with one goal and five assists for seven points. Last season he was named to the America East All-Tournament Team.

O'Driscoll is on the first team for the second straight season. He has five goals and one assist for 11 points. His five goals and are tied for second on the team and his 11 points are fourth. O'Driscoll is second on the team and 27th nationally with three game-winning goals. Last season he was named the America East Midfielder of the Year. O'Driscoll has 11 goals and four assists for 26 career points.

Hansen earns a first-team selection for the second consecutive season. This season, the 2020 First Team All-American has scored his first two goals as a UNH Wildcat. Both goals were game winners which are tied for third on the team. He is a member of a defense that has only allowed seven goals as the Wildcats lead the nation with a 0.410 goal against average.

Savill is named to the America East All-Conference Team and the All-Academic Team for the first time. This season he posted his first two points as a UNH Wildcat with two assists versus Stony Brook in the 5-0 win on Oct. 28. He has played in 15 games with 15 starts this season as a leader of a defense that leads the nation in team goals against average. Savill has played in 20 games with 20 starts over his two seasons at UNH. Savill has a 3.77 GPA as a MBA student.

Fallberg is selected to an America East All-Conference Team for the third time in his career as he was named to the first team in 2017 and the second team in 2020. This season he has five goals and three assists for 13 points. His five goals are tied for second on the team, his three assists are tied for fifth and his 13 points are third. For his career, Fallberg has 16 goals and eight assists for 40 points.

Koleilat posts his first career America East All-Conference selection. He has started in every game this season with a record of 15-0-2. His goals against average of 0.410 ranks seconds nationally, while his eight shutouts are tied for fifth. He leads the conference in goals against average, save percentage (.829) and shutouts.

Kamal earns his second straight appearance on the America East All-Academic Team. He has three goals and three assists for nine points this season. He is tied for fifth on the team in goals, fifth in assists and is sixth in points. Kamal has a 3.66 GPA as a Sport Management and Leadership major.

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