MAAC Offensive Player of the Year Juan Gaviria Headlines 2006 All-MAAC Men's Soccer Team

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EDISON, NJ - Saint Peter’s College junior forward Juan Gaviria has been selected as the 2006 MAAC Offensive Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches and headlines this season’s All-MAAC First Team.

Gaviria earned this award after leading the MAAC in scoring during the regular season. He posted 14 goals and three assists for 31 points through 18 games for the Peacocks.

Joining Gaviria with First Team All-MAAC honors is Fairfield University’s Tom Skara, the 2006 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year. Skara, a junior defender for the Stags, earned this honor after helping his squad to an overall record of 12-5-1 and a 7-2 mark in the MAAC.

Canisius College’s Alan McGreal took the 2006 MAAC Rookie of the Year honors. The freshman forward recorded six goals and four assists this season for the Golden Griffins, placing him in a tie for fifth place on the MAAC scoring list.

Also earning first team selections along with Gaviria and Skara are Gamal Breedy, Damion Gaynor, Chris DeAbreu and Marco Orias from Saint Peter’s. Fairfield’s Sam Bailey and Jon Paul Francini, Loyola College’s Gabe Ortega, Rade Kokovic and Omar Alfonso, and Niagara University’s Matt Stedman round out the selections on the first team.

The second team All-MAAC consists of three student-athletes from Fairfield: Tom Clements, Mike Troy and Sam Bailey. They are joined by McGreal from Canisius, Phil Brierley, Tennant McVea and Justin Chelland from Loyola, Bruno Machado and Keith Detelj from Marist College, Billy Gustafson and Rafael Venturini from Niagara, Dan Riverso from Rider University, Murphy Wiredu from Saint Peter’s and Liam Welsh from Siena College.

Headlining the All-Rookie Team with McGreal are Sean Vella from Canisius, David Predrahita and Christian Uy from Fairfield, Mike McTigue, McVea and Jamie Darvill from Loyola, Jamison Allegra from Marist, John Fiutowski from Niagara, and Assaf Sheleg and Udi Naim from Saint Peter’s.

Niagara head coach Dermot McGrane was named the 2006 Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year. He has led the Purple Eagles to an overall record of 7-6-4, including a 5-1-3 mark in the MAAC, and the school’s second straight appearance in the MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship.

2006 MAAC Men's Soccer Awards
Offensive Player of the Year
Juan Gaviria Saint Peter's
Defensive Player of the Year
Tom Skara Fairfield
Rookie of the Year
Alan McGreal Canisius
Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year
Dermot McGrane Niagara
First Team All-MAAC
Tom Skara Fairfield Back
Gabe Ortega Loyola Back
Gamal Breedy Saint Peter's Back
Damion Gaynor Saint Peter's Back
Sam Bailey Fairfield Midfielder
Rade Kokovic Loyola Midfielder
Chris DeAbreu Saint Peter's Midfielder
Marco Orias Saint Peter's Midfielder
Omar Alfonso Loyola Forward
Matt Stedman Niagara Forward
Juan Gaviria Saint Peter's Forward
Jon Paul Francini Fairfield Goalkeeper
Second Team All-MAAC
Tom Clements Fairfield Back
Mike Troy Fairfield Back
Phil Brierley Loyola Back
Tennant McVea Loyola Back
Bruno Machado Marist Back
Billy Gustafson Niagara Back
Sam Bailey Fairfield Midfielder
Rafael Venturini Niagara Midfielder
Liam Welsh Siena Midfielder
Alan McGreal Canisius Forward
Keith Detelj Marist Forward
Murphy Wiredu Saint Peter's Forward
Justin Chelland Loyola Goalkeeper
Dan Riverso Rider Goalkeeper
All-Rookie Team
Sean Vella Canisius Back
Mike McTigue Loyola Back
Tennant McVea Loyola Back
Assaf Sheleg Saint Peter's Back
David Predrahita Fairfield Midfielder
Christian Uy Fairfield Midfielder
Udi Naim Saint Peter's Midfielder
Alan McGreal Canisius Forward
Jamie Darvill Loyola Forward
Jamison Allegra Marist Forward
John Fiutowski Niagara Goalkeeper