Five from MAAC Men’s Soccer Earn All-Region Honors
Kansas City, Mo. (Dec. 9, 2019) – Five Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men’s soccer student-athletes have been named to 2019 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men’s All-East Region teams.
Iona College’s Malcolm Moreno, Saint Peter’s University’s Jordan Jowers and Dominic Laws and Quinnipiac University’s Eamon Whelan represent the MAAC on the All-East Region Second Team. Marist College’s Allen Gavilanes makes the list as a member of the Third Team.
Moreno led the Gaels to the program’s first MAAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance after collecting Defensive Player of the Year and All-MAAC First Team honors.
Jowers and Laws were both unanimous picks for the All-MAAC First Team after leading Saint Peter’s to the regular season championship, a 9-1 conference record and a spot in the MAAC Championship Game. Laws also added Offensive Player of the Year to his list of accolades.
All-MAAC First Team selections Whelan and Gavilanes propelled their teams to the semifinals of the MAAC Championship.
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About United Soccer Coaches:
Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, United Soccer Coaches has grown into the world’s largest soccer coaches’ organization that serves members at every level of the game. United Soccer Coaches works every day to inspire coaches and ignite their passion for the game so they pass it on to players and others in the soccer community.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.