PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - On the heels of one of the most successful seasons in program history, Villanova earned a host of honors from the Philly Soccer Six in news annoucned on Dec. 22.
Villanova was the Philly Soccer Six champion and four Wildcats -
Josh Belluz, Viktor Bendiktsson,
Lyam MacKinnon and
Carson Williams - were named first team All-Philly Soccer Six. Head Coach
Tom Carlin was selected as the Soccer Six Coach of the Year.
The complete list of award winners is below.
Villanova matched a program record with 12 victories in 2021 and captured its first ever NCAA Tournament win, a 1-0 triumph at Vermont.
Don DiJulia 2021 Philadelphia Soccer 6 Champions
Villanova University
2021 Soccer 6 All-Star Team
Chris Donovan, F, Drexel
Lyam MacKinnon, F, Villanova
Nigel Buckley, F, La Salle
Matt Leigh, F, Penn
Joey Bhangdia, M, Penn
Daniel Nesseler, M, Drexel
Josh Belluz, M, Villanova
Omry Perel, M, Saint Joseph's
Garrett Lyons, D, Saint Joseph's
Viktor Benediktsson, D, Villanova
Leo Burney, D, Penn
Carson Williams, GK, Villanova
Chris Jones Player of the Year
Chris Donovan, F, Drexel
William "Bill" Wilkinson Freshman of the Year
Leo Burney, D, Penn
Bill Harris Coach of the Year
Tom Carlin, Villanova
John McAdams Academic Player of the Year
Garrett Lyons, Saint Joseph's
2021 Philadelphia Soccer 6
Goals Leader
Chris Donovan, F, Drexel
12 Goals
2021 Philadelphia Soccer 6
Assists Leaders
Ben Stitz, M, Penn
8 Assists
2021 Philadelphia Soccer 6
Points Leader
Chris Donovan, F, Drexel 26 Points
2021 Philadelphia Soccer 6
Goals Against Average Leader (Min. 50% of Minutes)
Cameron Sanders, GK, Drexel 1.08 GAA
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2021 Soccer 6 All-Rookie Team
Balthi Saunders, F, Villanova
Blake Driehuis, F, Saint Joseph's
Stas Korzeniowski, F, Penn
Ori Artzi, M, Drexel
Charlie Gaffney, M, Penn
Omry Perel, M, Saint Joseph's
Youri Senden, D, Drexel
Leo Burney, D, Penn
Truls Braendvang, D, Saint Joseph's
Luke Kozomara, D, Temple
Lars Haavie, GK, Saint Joseph's
Players of the Week
James Fletcher, Saint Joseph's
Chris Donovan, Drexel (x3)
Garrett Lyons, Saint Joseph's
Nigel Buckley, La Salle
Defensive Players of the Week
Viktor Bendiktsson, Villanova
Carson Williams, Villanova (x3)
Leo Burney, Penn
Kent Dickey, Villanova
Rookies of the Week
Stas Korzeniowski, Penn (x2)
Lars Haavie, Saint Joseph's (x2)
Youri Senden, Drexel