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The TDS college soccer preview continues with a look into the men’s Patriot, Horizon, MAAC, & NEC conferences.

Patriot League Preview

Army won the Patriot League regular season, but Navy won the conference tournament as a four-seed and entered the NCAA tournament despite a losing record. Anything is possible in a league where most games are decided by a goal or less. An example is Colgate, who finished 0 and 18 in 2021, then turned that around with a 7-4-7 record last season and a three-seed in the conference tournament.

Top Freshmen to Watch:

Reyes Parra, American (#175 Ranked TDS Class of 2023)

Gage Lyons, Army (#150 Ranked TDS Class of 2023)

Keke Abai, Boston University (#8 Ranked TDS South Region)

Jack Lucas, Bucknell (#13 Ranked TDS Heartland Region)

Grayson Parks, Loyola (MD) (#13 Ranked TDS New Jersey Region)

Top Players to Watch:

Robbie Matei, American

David Jackson, Navy

Griffin Roach, Boston University

Cooper Warren, Army

Hale Lombard, Lafayette

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Horizon League Preview

The Horizon is another league looking to raise the overall level of its teams. Cleveland State won the regular and post-season, while six of the ten teams in the conference won four games or less. But with several programs adding talented newcomers, Horizon should be better from top to bottom.

Top Freshmen to Watch:

Andrew Darakdjian, Oakland (#156 Ranked TDS Class of 2023)

Gavin Kreitmeir, Northern Kentucky (#16 Ranked TDS Midwest Region)

Baylor Denu, Wisconsin-Green Bay (#20 Ranked TDS Midwest Region)

James Maxwell, Purdue Fort Wayne

Juan Hurtado, Cleveland State

Top Players to Watch:

Bojan Kolevski, Cleveland State

Hesron Barry, Wisconsin-Green Bay

Josemir Gomez, IUPUI(m)

Ville Ahola, Oakland

Reece Allbaugh, Wright State

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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Preview

Quinnipiac rode a high-flying offense to regular and post-season conference championships as their 56 goals dwarfed Marist, who scored the second most with 29. That explosion was surprising after scoring just 27 the season before. But with their top scorer, David Bercedo, and Rookie of the Year Alexander Stjernegaard transferring to different programs, Quinnipiac has plenty to prove.

Top Freshmen to Watch:

Arion Ulaj, Marist (#7 Ranked TDS New Jersey Region)

Henri Ernst, Quinnipiac

Francesco Borla, Iona(m)

Sebastian Azzopardi, Manhattan

Lee Mara, Siena(m)

Top Players to Watch:

Brage Aasen, Quinnipiac

Henrik Winkelmann, Siena

Jared Juleau, Marist

Sergio Gonzalez Fernandez, Iona

Gunnar Studenhofft, Manhattan

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Northeast Conference Preview

Merrimack is coming. After the transition from D2 prevented the program from NCAA eligibility, Merrimack embarks on the 2023 season with no restrictions. Coach Martone and his squad won the regular season in 2019, a perfect 9 and 0 in their debut season, and have finished in the top-4 every year since, including second place last fall. With the team motivated by their eligibility, while Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU bring back talented rosters, the NEC will be a tight race.

*LeMoyne joins the NEC as a new Division 1 Team.

*St. Francis Brooklyn drops all athletics

Top Freshmen to Watch:

Amman Muzaffar, Stonehill (#28 Ranked TDS Rocky Mountains & Southwest Region)

Darrell Etienne, Fairleigh Dickinson (Haiti U20 National Team)

Alejandro Almuzara Romero, Sacred Heart

Surafel Abebe, St. Francis (Pa.)

Joshua Saavedra, LIU

Top Players to Watch:

Spencer King, Fairleigh Dickinson

Emil Jaaskelainen, LIU

Juri Schlingmann, Merrimack

David Garcia Gallego, Sacred Heart

Bryson Baker, Howard