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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Bridger Hansen (Photo by China Wong)
6/14/2021 8:09:00 PM | Men's Soccer
UNH had the most selections of any team.
MILTON, Mass. – The University of New Hampshire men's soccer team has won four New England Soccer Journal Division I Awards. The Wildcats were the only team to win more than won award.
Graduate student Alejandro Robles (Monterey, Mexico) was named the Goalkeeper of the Year, graduate student Bridger Hansen (Cottonwood Heights, Utah) won the Defender of the Year, sophomore Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.) was the Midfielder of the Year and head coach Marc Hubbard earned Coach of the Year accolades.
Robles earned All-Northeast Region First Team honors for the second straight season. He was also the America East Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight season and was named to the America East first team for the second consecutive season. Robles earned America East All-Tournament honors as he posted two shutouts as the Wildcats won the championship for the third straight season. He went 8-1-1 this season with four shutouts. His 0.614 goals against average was ranked 13th nationally, while his .812 save percentage was 25th. Robles was named to the Scholar All-America First Team as announced by United Soccer Coaches and he was a member of the America East All-Academic Team.
Hansen was named a first team All-American as announced by United Soccer Coaches. Hansen was the second player in program history to receive first team honors. He was a 2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy Award Semifinalist and was the America East Defender of the Year in his first season at UNH. Hansen earned first team All-Northeast Region accolades and also first team All-Conference honors. He anchored a defense that only allowed eight goals all season. Hansen posted his first point as a Wildcat with an assist on the game-winning goal in the 2-0 win over Vermont on April 17 in the America East Championship game.
O'Driscoll was named the America East Midfielder of the Year and earned first team All-Conference accolades for the first time in his career this season. This season he posted two goals and two assists for six points. His two game-winning goals were tied for first on the team. For his career, he has six goals and three assists for 15 points.
The UNH coaching staff led by Hubbard was named the America East Staff of the Year this season for the third time in four years as the Wildcats also won it in 2017 and 2019. Hubbard is 70-23-14 (.720) in his six seasons as head coach at UNH including posting four straight NCAA Tournament appearances and the team winning the 2018, 2019 and Spring 2021 America East Tournament championships.
The Wildcats concluded the season with an 8-1-1 (.850) overall record, posting the best winning percentage in program history and were ranked No. 19 in the final United Soccer Coach Poll of the season. UNH captured its third straight America East Tournament championship, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season. The Wildcats outscored their opposition this season by a 22-8 margin and earned their highest national ranking in the United Soccer Coach Poll in program history at No. 10 on April 13. UNH is 48-11-11 (.764) over the last four seasons.
New Soccer Journal Division I Men's Awards
Goalkeeper of the Year: Alejandro Robles, New Hampshire
Defender of the Year: Bridger Hansen, New Hampshire
Midfielder of the Year: Rory O'Driscoll, New Hampshire
Forward of the Year: Yosuke Hanya, UMass
Rookie of the Year: Daniel Pacella, Vermont
Breakout Player of the Year: Brage Aasen, Quinnipiac
Coach of the Year: Marc Hubbard, New Hampshire
Top Local Beyond New England: Nico Benalcazar, Wake Forest
Top NEPSAC Alum: Vinicius Fernandes, Marshall
Graduate student Alejandro Robles (Monterey, Mexico) was named the Goalkeeper of the Year, graduate student Bridger Hansen (Cottonwood Heights, Utah) won the Defender of the Year, sophomore Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.) was the Midfielder of the Year and head coach Marc Hubbard earned Coach of the Year accolades.
Robles earned All-Northeast Region First Team honors for the second straight season. He was also the America East Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight season and was named to the America East first team for the second consecutive season. Robles earned America East All-Tournament honors as he posted two shutouts as the Wildcats won the championship for the third straight season. He went 8-1-1 this season with four shutouts. His 0.614 goals against average was ranked 13th nationally, while his .812 save percentage was 25th. Robles was named to the Scholar All-America First Team as announced by United Soccer Coaches and he was a member of the America East All-Academic Team.
Hansen was named a first team All-American as announced by United Soccer Coaches. Hansen was the second player in program history to receive first team honors. He was a 2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy Award Semifinalist and was the America East Defender of the Year in his first season at UNH. Hansen earned first team All-Northeast Region accolades and also first team All-Conference honors. He anchored a defense that only allowed eight goals all season. Hansen posted his first point as a Wildcat with an assist on the game-winning goal in the 2-0 win over Vermont on April 17 in the America East Championship game.
O'Driscoll was named the America East Midfielder of the Year and earned first team All-Conference accolades for the first time in his career this season. This season he posted two goals and two assists for six points. His two game-winning goals were tied for first on the team. For his career, he has six goals and three assists for 15 points.
The UNH coaching staff led by Hubbard was named the America East Staff of the Year this season for the third time in four years as the Wildcats also won it in 2017 and 2019. Hubbard is 70-23-14 (.720) in his six seasons as head coach at UNH including posting four straight NCAA Tournament appearances and the team winning the 2018, 2019 and Spring 2021 America East Tournament championships.
The Wildcats concluded the season with an 8-1-1 (.850) overall record, posting the best winning percentage in program history and were ranked No. 19 in the final United Soccer Coach Poll of the season. UNH captured its third straight America East Tournament championship, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season. The Wildcats outscored their opposition this season by a 22-8 margin and earned their highest national ranking in the United Soccer Coach Poll in program history at No. 10 on April 13. UNH is 48-11-11 (.764) over the last four seasons.
New Soccer Journal Division I Men's Awards
Goalkeeper of the Year: Alejandro Robles, New Hampshire
Defender of the Year: Bridger Hansen, New Hampshire
Midfielder of the Year: Rory O'Driscoll, New Hampshire
Forward of the Year: Yosuke Hanya, UMass
Rookie of the Year: Daniel Pacella, Vermont
Breakout Player of the Year: Brage Aasen, Quinnipiac
Coach of the Year: Marc Hubbard, New Hampshire
Top Local Beyond New England: Nico Benalcazar, Wake Forest
Top NEPSAC Alum: Vinicius Fernandes, Marshall
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