Newton, Mass. - Two student athletes and head coach Jared Lewis of the Lasell Men's Soccer team took home Great Northeast Athletic Conference Awards after the conference announced the awards this morning.
Daniel Faynstein (Needham, Mass.) earned first team All-GNAC honors. Faynstein netted 16 goals (2nd in conference), earned 36 points (3rd in conference), led the conference in shot attempts with 117 and chipped in 3 game-winning goals for the Lasers.
Graduate Transfer Jonathan Martinez (Stonypoint, N.Y.) took home the all-sportsmanship award for Lasell. The grad student chipped in 3 assists this year for Lasell.
First year Head Coach and Lasell class of 2014 graduate Jared Lewis earned the GNAC Coach of the Year award. Lewis led his team to a 6-10-3 overall record and 4-5-3 conference record to give the Lasers a playoff berth for the first time since 2019. He is no stranger to this conference as he went 50-22-8 overall and 28-5-5 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference during his playing days.
Below is the full list of awards via the GNAC:
FIRST TEAM GK - Mike Sheridan, Saint Joseph's (Me.) F - Daniel Faynstein, Lasell F - Joseph Thongsythavong, Norwich F - Austin Ward, Saint Joseph's (Me.) M - Alec Erskine, Emmanuel (Mass.) M - Brian Miller, Johnson & Wales (RI) M - Mamadi Jiana, Norwich M - Michael Torres, St. Joseph (Conn.) D - Jonathan Baker, Johnson & Wales (RI) D - Aidan Dwyer, Norwich D - Kam Jorgenson, Norwich
SECOND TEAM GK - Robert Wagenseller, Norwich F - Amerle Nemeye, Norwich F - DeAnte Anderson, St. Joseph (Conn.) F - Dane Stephens, St. Joseph (Conn.) M - Kelvin Cortez, Albertus Magnus M - Hezekiah Adeyeye, Anna Maria M - Kyle Cocciardi, Saint Joseph's (Me.) M - Rion Dos Santos, Saint Joseph's (Me.) D - EJ Gonzalez, Albertus Magnus D - Nolan Sooy, Johnson & Wales (RI) D - Will Wood, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
THIRD TEAM GK - Vincent Conelli, Emmanuel (Mass.) F - Joey Soucy, Emmanuel (Mass.) F - Benjamin Marchetti, St. Joseph (Conn.) F - Gus Ford, Saint Joseph's (Me.) M - Jadon Baros, Colby-Sawyer M - Callum Buchanan, Colby-Sawyer M - Oleksandr Kharchuk, Norwich M - Noel Rios, Norwich D - Cole Berry, Emmanuel (Mass.) D - Alexander Pane, Johnson & Wales (RI) D - Cullen Swett, Norwich
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Joseph Thongsythavong, Norwich (unanimous) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Kam Jorgenson, Norwich GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Mike Sheridan, Saint Joseph's (Me.) ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - David Lucero, Albertus Magnus COACH OF THE YEAR - Jared Lewis, Lasell TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Rivier
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Eduardo Chavez, Albertus David Lucero, Albertus Magnus Yahya Kardad, Albertus Magnus Yener Bartolon, Colby-Sawyer Melvin Alves, Dean Brian Allen, Dean Noah Jaques, Elms Oleksandr Kharchuk, Norwich Sidney Hartmann, Rivier Ethan Emata, Saint Joseph's (Me.) Henry Wylde, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM Geoffrey Medeiros, Albertus Magnus Mark Cavallaro, Anna Maria Joshua Warner, Colby-Sawyer Angel Rivera, Dean Ethan Sgarlata, Elms Jonathan Marmolejos, Emmanuel Jonathan Baker, Johnson & Wales Jonathan Martinez, Lasell Mason Reddington, Norwich Nick Cardenas, Regis Max Hartmann, Rivier Michael Torres, St. Joseph (Conn.) Mardoche Kikobo, Saint Joseph's Maine