BEVERLY, Mass. – The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) announced the 2023 men’s soccer award winners and All-Conference Teams on Tuesday.

Gordon junior forward Benji Wright is the Offensive Player of the Year. During the regular season, he totaled 10 goals and two assists, including five goals and one assist in league play. Wright was involved in 57% of goals scored by the Scots. He led the league in points per game and collected two two-goal games.

Seniors Niall Shea (Roger Williams) and Casey Torres (Gordon) are the Co-Defensive Players of the Year. Shea started every Conference game at center back and paced the Hawks’ defense to four shutouts in CCC play. He scored one goal and led the team in assists with three. Torres led the team in minutes played (1338) and anchored the backline that allowed only 10 goals in 15 matches, leading the CCC in goals against per game (.67).

Roger Williams midfielder Dylan Thomas is the Rookie of the Year. He made 13 starts overall, including every Conference game, totalling three goals and two assists. On Oct. 10, he was named the CCC Offensive and Rookie of the week.

Western New England’s Devin O’Neill is the Coach of the Year. The Golden Bears captured the 2023 CCC Tournament title, defeating Roger Williams University in penalty kicks to secure their first league championship since 2016. WNE allowed just one goal in its final five games of the regular season.

Endicott’s Tiago Frazao is the Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He’ll graduate this spring with a degree in international business (minor: Spanish). He was honored as a CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-District performer, United Soccer Coaches Third-Team Academic All-America and Second-Team All-Region in 2022. On the season, he totaled nine goals and five assists with 11 of his points coming in league play.

Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Benji Wright, Forward, Gordon, Junior (Franklin, Tenn.)
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Casey Torres, Defender, Gordon, Senior (Atlanta, Ga.)
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Niall Shea, Defender, Roger Williams, Senior (Portsmouth, R.I.)
Rookie of the Year: Dylan Thomas, Midfield, Roger Williams (Norwalk, Conn.)
Coach of the Year: Devin O'Neill, Western New England
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Tiago Frazao, Forward, Endicott (Trumbull, Conn.)
Team Sportsmanship Award: University of New England

All-CCC First-Team
F - Lucas Drons, Curry, Junior (Bellingham, Mass.)
F - Tiago Frazao, Endicott, Senior (Trumbull, Conn.)
F - Benji Wright, Gordon, Junior (Franklin, Tenn.)
F - Brady Sorensen, Suffolk, Senior (Plymouth, Mass.)
M - Tim Lynch, Endicott, Sophomore (Groton, Conn.)
M - Jack Wildermann, Roger Williams, Junior (Madison Conn.)
M - Jack Phelps, Suffolk, Senior (Westborough, Mass.)
D - Casey Torres, Gordon, Senior (Atlanta, Ga.)
D - Niall Shea, Roger Williams, Senior (Portsmouth, R.I.)
D - Matthew Belluardo, Suffolk, Sophomore (Mahwah, N.J.)
GK - Braylon Casinghino, Western New England, Freshman (Brimfield, Mass.)

All-CCC Second-Team
F - Will Savage, Nichols, Junior (Millbury Mass.)
F - Liam Blaisdell, Roger Williams, Sophomore (Plymouth Mass.)
F - CJ Sousa, Roger Williams, Senior (Fall River, Mass.)
M - JD Santiago, Curry, Senior (La Plata, Md.)
M - John Norbury, Gordon, Freshman (West Chester, Penn.)
M - Noah Martin, Gordon, Junior (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
M - Malik Serriser, Western New England, Senior (Ludlow, Mass.)
D - Konrad Krysztoforski, Endicott, Sophomore (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
D - Jason Salley, Roger Williams, Junior (Durham, Conn.)
D - Sam Riley, Western New England, Junior (Ludlow, Mass.)
D - Matt Spruill, Western New England, Sophomore (Enfield Conn.)
GK - Hogan Cain, Roger Williams, Junior (Nottingham N.H.)

All-CCC Third-Team
F - Adam Pforr, Curry, Senior (Weymouth, Mass.)
F - Diego Pierantozzi, Suffolk, Sophomore (Weston, Fla.)
F - Jacob Dukeshire, Wentworth, Senior (Nashua, N.H.)
M - Conor Rooney, Endicott, Sophomore (Monroe, Conn.)
M - Dylan Thomas, Roger Williams, Freshman (Norwalk, Conn.)
M - Taj Jensen, Suffolk, Junior (Providence, R.I.)
M - Sean Lanzillo, Western New England, Senior (Mansfield, Mass.)
D - Joe Akisik, Endicott, Senior (Sudbury, Mass.)
D - Isaac Bennett, Gordon, Senior (Matthews, N.C.)
D - Tommy Handelsman, Suffolk, Junior (Woodberry Forest, Va.)
D - Mike Riley, Western New England, Senior (Ludlow, Mass.)
GK - Xander Balog, Suffolk, Junior (Tallahassee, Fla.)

Teams listed by position and alpha by school.

Major award winners and All-CCC Teams were selected based on a vote of the league’s eight head coaches.

ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE
The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), founded in 1984, is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 10 full member and two associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.

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