Dettori & Alves Win Skyline Player & Rookie of the Year Honors, Five Eagles Make All-Skyline Team
New York, N.Y. – For the second consecutive year, John Dettori of St. Joseph's-L.I. has been named the Skyline Men's Soccer Player of the Year in voting conducted among the Conference's ten head coaches.
The Skyline coaches also selected Fabio Alves of St. Joseph's-L.I. as the 2012 Rookie of the Year, Farmingdale State's Brian Anderson as the league's Defensive Player of the Year and Kevin Longacre of Mount Saint Mary as Coach of the Year. In addition, Yeshiva received the Team Sportsmanship Award.
Dettori ranks fourth nationally in both goals (21) and points (50) and leads the Skyline with six game-winning tallies as St. Joseph's-L.I. enters its NCAA first round contest at York (PA) on Nov. 10. The senior forward led the Golden Eagles to their first conference title since 2009 as he scored four goals in wins over NYU-Poly and Mount Saint Mary en route to being named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 Championship. Dettori was named the Skyline Player of the Week on five different occasions this season.
Anderson anchored a Farmingdale State defense that registered ten shutouts in 2012 while compiling a 6-3 record in league play. The senior defender from Massapequa, NY, started all 19 contests and amassed four goals and one assist with 16 shots.
A two-time Rookie of the Week selection, Alves ranks second on SJC in both goals (12) and assists (eight), stands third in the Skyline in points (32) and leads the league with 89 shots. The junior forward and first-year collegiate performer accounted for the Golden Eagles' game-winning goals in victories over Maritime (Sept. 22) and NYU-Poly (Oct. 2).
Joining Alves and Anderson on the All-Conference first team are teammates Kevin Dommreis, Scott Jarosz and Gustavo Trinidad of Sage; Michael Carroll and Brendan O'Brien of St. Joseph's-L.I.; Farmingdale State's Renato Ipince and Angelo Viteritti; and teammates Matt Pagano and Alex Tolman of Mount Saint Mary.
The second-team All-Conference includes Nick Michalczewski and Allen Rohr of NYU-Poly; Maritime's Christopher Anderson and Derek Nehring; Ryan Folken and Sean Lockwood of Mount Saint Mary; Yeshiva's Leon Aboudi; William Kuhlwilm of St. Joseph's-L.I.; Old Westbury's Tana Weekes; Andres Romero of Purchase; and TJ Zehner of Sage.
Now in his second season, Longacre has guided Mount Saint Mary to an 11-8-1 overall record and a berth in the 2012 ECAC Championship. The Knights posted a 6-2-1 ledger in league play and advanced to the finals of the Skyline Championship for the first time in program annals after recording playoff victories over Maritime (1-0) and Sage (1-0).
2012 SKYLINE MEN'S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
First-Team
F - John Dettori*, St. Joseph's-L.I. - Sr., F - Bay Shore, NY
F - Fabio Alves, St. Joseph's-L.I. - Jr., F - Holbrook, NY
F - Scott Jarosz, Sage - Jr., F - Brunswick, ME
F - Alex Tolman, Mount Saint Mary - Fr., F - Poughkeepsie, NY
M - Renato Ipince, Farmingdale State - Jr., M - Lima, Peru
M - Brendan O'Brien, St. Joseph's-L.I. - Sr., M - Mount Sinai, NY
M - Matt Pagano, Mount Saint Mary - Sr., M - Mahopac, NY
M - Gustavo Trinidad, Sage - So., M - Mamaroneck, NY
B - Brian Anderson, Farmingdale State - Sr., B - Massapequa, NY
B - Michael Carroll, St. Joseph's-L.I. - Sr., B - Patchogue, NY
B - Kevin Dommreis, Sage - Jr., B - Lagrangeville, NY
GK - Angelo Viteritti, Farmingdale State - Jr., GK - East Northport, NY
Second-Team
F - Leon Aboudi, Yeshiva - So., F - Bala Cynwyd, PA
F - Nick Michalczewski, NYU-Poly - Sr., F - Miami, FL
F - Tana Weekes, Old Westbury - So., F - Baldwin, NY
M - Christopher Anderson, Maritime - Sr., M - Manorville, NY
M - Sean Lockwood, Mount Saint Mary - Jr., M - Manahawkin, NJ
M - Allen Rohr, NYU-Poly - Sr., M - Northridge, CA
M - Andres Romero, Purchase - Jr., M - Port Chester, NY
B - Ryan Folken, Mount Saint Mary - Sr., B - Centereach, NY
B - William Kuhlwilm, St. Joseph's-L.I. - Sr., B - West Islip, NY
B - Derek Nehring, Maritime - Sr., B - Massapequa, NY
GK - TJ Zehner, Sage - Fr., GK - Beacon, NY
*Player of the Year: John Dettori, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Rookie of the Year: Fabio Alves, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Defensive Player of the Year: Brian Anderson, Farmingdale State
Coach of the Year: Kevin Longacre, Mount Saint Mary
Tournament MVP: John Dettori, St. Joseph's-L.I.
Team Sportsmanship Award: Yeshiva
(Press Release from the Skyline Conference)
