ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University senior forward Ignacio Alconchel was named third-team All-South Atlantic Conference in men's soccer for the 2022 season, as voted upon by the league's 13 head coaches and announced Wednesday.
Alconchel led the Pioneers with six goals and added two assists for a team-high 14 points in 10 games this season. The Palma del Rio, Spain native scored five goals and had an assist in eight conference matches, including his second career hat trick in an 8-0 win at Emory & Henry on Oct. 12.
Alconchel, who was a preseason second-team All-SAC selection, is tied for sixth in the SAC in goals with six and is ninth in points with 14. His team-high 32 shot attempts are ninth-most in the conference and he is tied for 10th in the league with 15 shots on goal, also tops on the Pioneers.
For his career, Alconchel collected 13 goals and had three assists for 29 points in 25 career games spanning three seasons at Tusculum.
The Pioneers collected results in five of their final six matches to end the season with a 2-7-5 overall record and a 2-5-4 mark in SAC play. Six of the Pioneers' seven losses were by one goal, including four conference defeats by a 1-0 score.
2022 SAC Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
First Team
F – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill
F – Harry Cooke, Lincoln Memorial
F – Mark Radoki, Limestone
F – Adrian Martina, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Carles Montoliu Lobo, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Pedro Santos, Wingate
MF – Angelo Fabricio, Limestone
MF – Nic Carsh, Carson-Newman
D – Owen Marshall, Wingate
D – Gustavo Palmieri, Coker
D – Dani Fernandez, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Stefan Roeb, Limestone
GK – Aleksa Janjic, Wingate
Second Team
F – Willem Kruijk, Carson-Newman
F – Emil Svenander, Wingate
F – Antonio Ferreira, Limestone
F – Bautista Vecchi-Ramello, Catawba
MF – Celestin Blondel, Coker
MF – Filip Jensen, Mars Hill
MF – Nikola Sotra, Coker
MF – Kriton Kiousis, Lincoln Memorial
D – Matty Tricker, Coker
D – Alejo Bzurovski, Catawba
D – Oliver Gardner, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Niclas Wittur, Wingate
GK – Jasper Rump, Coker
Third Team
F – Frederic Benedix, Coker
F – Ignacio Alconchel, Tusculum
F – Che' Richards, Coker
F – Sebastia Cerda-Tous, Catawba
MF – Andres Osorio, Anderson
MF – Louis Pereira-Scott, Emory & Henry
MF – Luis Hernandez, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Peter Majer, Lincoln Memorial
D – Eric Schmutzer, Carson-Newman
D – Ben King, Carson-Newman
D – Alex McNally, Lincoln Memorial
D – Joao Martinho, Anderson
GK – Zak Stiffler, Catawba
Offensive Player of the Year: Harry Cooke, Lincoln Memorial
Defensive Player of the Year: Owen Marshall, Wingate
Freshman of the Year: Harry Cooke, Lincoln Memorial
Coach of the Year: Gary Hamill, Wingate
Fair Play Award: Emory & Henry
