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Providence College Athletics
Men's Soccer Hosts Annual Season-Ending Banquet
1/31/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Jan. 31, 2015
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's soccer team held its annual season-ending banquet at the Rhode Island Convention Center on Saturday, Jan. 24. The team's eight graduating players, Phil Towler (Cumbria, England), Keasel Broome (Claymont, Del.), Brandon Adler (Montville, N.J.), Fabio Machado (Santa Catarina, Brazil), Markus Naglestad (Kristiansand, Norway), Rob Bialy (East Greenwich, R.I.), Thomas Ballenthin (Lexington, Mass.), Cris Huacon (Kearny, N.J.) and team manager, Chris Wasilewski, were honored for their dedication and commitment to the program.
The team's annual award winners were also announced. Fabio Machado and sophomore Mac Steeves (Needham, Mass.) were named Karl Anderson Co-Offensive MVP award recipients and were presented their award by Karl Anderson `88. Towler picked up the Martin Hayes Defensive MVP award, while Ballenthin and Bialy shared the David Kreinsen Unsung Hero award. The John Murphy Team Award went to Adler and Wasilewski, and Father Folsey was present to award Broome with the Fr. William Folsey Champion of Character Award. The Bill Doyle Academic Achievement award went to Jake Drew (Westwood, Mass.).
Also at the banquet, Providence College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., Athletic Director Bob Driscoll and Associate AD Carl Labranche were guest speakers and congratulated the team on its historic season.
On Nov. 16, the Friars won their first ever BIG EAST Championship title with a 2-1 win over Xavier at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. Prior to the BIG EAST Tournament, six members of the men's soccer team were named to All-BIG EAST teams (Nov. 11). Adler, Towler, Fabio Machado, Steeves and sophomore Dominik Machado (Attleboro, Mass.) were all named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, while freshman Daniel Neustadter (Mainz, Germany) was named to the All-BIG EAST Rookie Team. At the conclusion of the tournament, four Friars were named to the All-Tournament team, including Broome, Adler, Naglestad and sophomore Julian Gressel (Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany). In addition, Adler was named Most Outstanding Defensive Player, while Naglestad was named Most Outstanding Offensive player of the Tournament.
The Friars season wasn't over there. After receiving a first round bye in the 2014 NCAA Div. I Men's Soccer Championship Tournament for the first time in program history, the Friars went on to defeat Dartmouth (3-0) in a second round home-match on Nov. 16 to advance to the NCAA Championship Third Round for the first time in program history.
On Nov. 30, in front of a large home crowd, Providence continued its winning ways with a 1-0 win over UC Irvine, advancing to the NCAA Championship Quarterfinals.
The Friars then headed to Michigan State for a quarterfinal match-up against the third-seeded Spartans. After 90 minutes of play, Providence came away with another win (3-2), earning their first ever trip to the NCAA College Cup.
After being defeated, 3-2, in overtime against No. 2 seed UCLA, the Friars season came to an end. Upon conclusion of the 2014 College Cup, Steeves was selected as the Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Tournament and he was also named to the 2014 College Cup All-Tournament Team.
Steeves became the first player in the 31 seasons that a Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the College Cup has been selected (including each of the past 18 seasons) to earn the honor while playing for a team that did not advance to the Cup final.
On Dec. 16, the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Poll of the season was released and Providence was ranked third, receiving one first-place vote. The ranking is the highest any team has reached in the polls.
On Dec. 10, five members of the men's soccer team were named to 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I All-Regional teams. Towler was named to the All-Region First Team, Adler and Fabio Machado were named to the All-Regional Second Team, and Dominik Machado and Steeves were named to the All-Region Third Team.
On Dec. 12, the 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire Div. I All-America Teams were announced. Among the honorees, Towler was named to the Third Team. His honor was the first time a Friar had received an All-America accolade sine Ryan Maduro `09. In the history of the program, only three other members of the men's soccer team have earned All-America honors: Ryan Maduro (2006), Seamus Purcell (1987 and 1988) and Martin Hayes (1983 and 1984).
On top of the most successful seasons in program history, on Dec. 3, Providence College Athletics announced that Karl Anderson '88 and his wife, Kerry '88, pledged $1.5 million to support the construction of a state-of-the-art soccer and lacrosse complex that will commence in May 2015.
2014 Team Awards:
Karl Anderson Offensive MVP Award: Mac Steeves and Fabio Machado
Martin Hayes Defensive MVP Award: Phil Towler
David Kreinsen Unsung Hero Award: Rob Bialy and Thomas Ballenthin
John Murphy Team Award: Brandon Adler and Chris Wasilewski
Fr. William Folsey Champion of Character Award: Keasel Broome
Bill Doyle Academic Achievement Award: Jake Drew
2014 Providence College Award Winners
Julian Gressel
- College Sport Madness BIG EAST 2014 Preseason All-Conference First Team (8/5)
- Preseason All-BIG EAST Team (8/19)
- BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (10/27)
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (11/16)
Phil Towler
- College Sports Madness BIG EAST 2014 Preseason All-Conference Second Team (8/5)
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/27)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
- All-Regional First Team (12/10)
- All-America Third Team (12/12)
Markus Naglestad
- BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/1)
- College Sports Madness BIG EAST Men's Soccer Player of the Week (10/21)
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (11/16)
- BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player (11/16)
Jeff Kilday
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/8)
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/6)
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (12/2)
Daniel Neustädter
- BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (9/15)
- All-BIG EAST Rookie Team (11/11)
Keasel Broome
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/13)
- BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (10/27)
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (11/16)
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (12/9)
Fabio Machado
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/13)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (12/9)
- All-Regional Second Team (12/10)
Mac Steeves
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/20)
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (10/21)
- Corvias ECAC Men's Soccer Tri-Offensive Player of the Week (10/21)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
- All-Regional Third Team (12/10)
- 2014 College Cup All-Tournament Team (12/14)
- 2014 College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive player (12/14)
Dominik Machado
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (11/3)
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (11/25)
- All-Regional Third Team (12/10)
Brandon Adler
- All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11)
- BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (11/16)
- BIG EAST Tournament Most Defensive Offensive Player (11/16)
- All-Regional Second Team (12/10)
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