SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The University of Denver men's soccer program had three student-athletes earn specialty awards, and 10 student-athletes earn honors overall in the Summit League postseason awards that the league office released on Saturday.
Redshirt-junior Kyle McGowan was named the Summit League Offensive Player of the Year, redshirt senior Trevor Wright was named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and senior goalkeeper Isaac Nehme was voted the Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year.
The Pioneer trio was joined on the Summit League First Team by redshirt junior forward Bryce Willoughby. Redshirt sophomore Luke Schultz was named to the Summit League Second Team and a quartet of Pioneers were voted to Summit League Honorable Mention in Dylan Akau, Grant Lund, Aidan Semelsberger and Jake Smith. Freshman midfielder Erik Collins rounded out the group of Pioneers recognized, joining Lund on the Summit League All-Newcomer Team.
Denver claimed a share of the Summit League regular season title and the tournament's No. 1 overall seed, earning 13 of a possible 18 points in the league table. The Pioneers will host fourth-seeded Oral Roberts on Sunday at 1 p.m. MT in the Summit League Semifinal (BUY TICKETS).
McGowan earned the first conference honor of his career on Saturday after scoring four goals across Denver's six league matches. The redshirt junior netted his first career brace in a 2-0 win at Omaha, and also scored goals in Denver's 2-0 win over Delaware and in its 2-0 win over Oral Roberts last Saturday. In the campaign overall, McGowan played in all 18 matches, starting 16 in an attacking position for the Pioneers, tallying a team-high seven goals to go with two assists.
Wright earned his first specialty award, his second first-team selection and his third All-Summit League nod overall on Saturday. The Castle Rock native played all 1620 minutes in the regular season in the center of a Denver defense that allowed the fewest goals in league matches (4) and allowed just 22 shots on goal across the six league games. Wright added two goals and two assists, with all four goal contributions coming in non-conference action.
Nehme earned his third Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year honor on Saturday, his fourth specialty award overall (Newcomer of the Year in 2022) and his fourth all-conference pick. In the six league matches, Nehme and his defense allowed just three goals in the 530 minutes he played, keeping three cleansheets along the way. In Denver's 2-1 win over Kansas City on September 27, Nehme made a career-high eight saves.
Summit League Men's Soccer Individual Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Kyle McGowan, Denver
Midfielder of the Year: Rich Monath, Delaware
Defensive Player of the Year: Trevor Wright, Denver
Goalkeeper of the Year: Isaac Nehme, Denver
Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Outman, Kansas City
Coach of the Year: Ryan Pore, Kansas City
First Team All-League
Matt Cence, MF, UMass
Jeremy Francou, F, Kansas City
Kyle McGowan, F, Denver
Rich Monath, MF, Delaware
Guille Munoz, D, Kansas City
Isaac Nehme, GK, Denver
Bryce Outman, MF, Kansas City
Jan Schroeder, D, Delaware
Marius Stenner, F, Delaware
Bryce Willoughby, F, Denver
Trevor Wright, D, Denver
Second Team All-League
Joackim Betina, D, Kansas City
Luke Chatten, D, Delaware
JoJo Elliott, Jr., GK, Delaware
Bryson Gosch, D, Kansas City
Mathis Guffroy, MF, St. Thomas
Freddy Jeffreys, MF, Delaware
Mikey Johnson, F, Delaware
Raphael Kistmann, F, Kansas City
Simon Klevberg, D, St. Thomas
Yanis Lakhlifi, F, St. Thomas
Luke Schultz, MF, Denver
All-League Honorable Mention
Dylan Akau, D, Denver
Miguel Fernandez, MF, Kansas City
Enzo Gindro, D, Oral Roberts
Eli Kisoka, F, Kansas City
Grant Lund, D, Denver
JP Mbuthia, F, UMass
Joao Mesquita, GK, Oral Roberts
Timothy Ospina, MF, Kansas City
Maguire Perkins, D, Omaha
Aidan Semelsberger, MF, Denver
Jake Smith, MF, Denver
All-Newcomer Team
Joackim Betina, D, Kansas CityEm
ilio Cazares, F, Oral Roberts
Erik Collins, MF, Denver
JoJo Elliott, GK, Delaware
Mathis Guffroy, MF, St. Thomas
Freddy Jeffreys, MF, Delaware
Yanis Lakhlifi, F, St. Thomas
Grant Lund, D, Denver
John Paul Mbuthia, F, UMass
Bryce Outman, MF, Kansas City
Gabriel Verona, D, St. Thomas
Up Next:
Top-seeded Denver hosts No. 4 seed Oral Roberts on Sunday at 1 p.m. MT in the Summit League Semifinal. The match will be streamed live on the Summit League Network. Subscribe to the league streaming service today.
Ticket Information:
Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Summit League Semifinal at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. Purchase tickets here.
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