TDS Men’s Soccer Teams of the Season
Notre Dame midfielder Harrison Shipp has another honor for his stellar season. The senior midfielder is the TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year for the 2013 men’s college soccer season.
Shipp (12 goals, 10 assists) led the Irish to their first NCAA National Championship with his splendid play in the attack. Shipp was also named the ACC Player of the Year earlier this season in his first campaign in the prestigious conference.
Joining Shipp in the individual honors from Notre Dame is center back Grant Van De Casteele, who made the TDS First Team, and center midfielder Nick Besler, who is on the Third Team.
Connecticut freshman Cyle Larin claimed the award as the TDS Freshman of the Year. Larin finished the season with 14 goals and three assists to led the Huskies to the NCAA quarterfinals. The Canadian bossed defenses throughout the season for Ray Reid’s side.
A trio of Pac-12 stars join Larin on the TDS Freshman Best XI First Team with Cristian Roldan (Washington), Michael Amick (UCLA), and Jordan Morris (Stanford) all find a spot on the squad.
Check out the rest of the award winners below.
National Best XI
Player of the Year: Harrison Shipp, Notre Dame
First Team
GK: Andre Blake, Connecticut
D: Grant Van De Casteele, Notre Dame
D: Kyle Venter, New Mexico
D: Steve Birnbaum, California
M: Pedro Ribeiro, Coastal Carolina
M: Harrison Shipp, Notre Dame
M: Leo Stolz, UCLA
M: Aodhan Quinn, Akron
F: Patrick Mullins, Maryland
F: Pete Caringi, UMBC
F: Steve Neumann, Georgetown
Second Team
GK: Winston Boldt, Army
D: Boyd Okwuonu, North Carolina
D: Kevin Cope, Michigan State
D: AJ Cochran, Wisconsin
D: Taylor Peay, Washington
M: Laurie Bell, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M: JJ Koval, Stanford
M: Enrique Cardenas, UC Irvine
F: Sagi Lev-Ari, Cal State Northridge(m)
F: Mackenzie Pridham, Cal Poly
F: Brandon Allen, Georgetown
Third Team
GK: Andrew Wolverton, Penn State
D: Christian Dean, California
D: Sebastien Ibeagha, Duke
D: Bryan Gallego, Akron
M: Nick Besler, Notre Dame
M: Dan Metzger, Maryland
M: Adria Beso, Connecticut
F: C. Nortey, Marquette
F: Robert Kristo, Saint Louis
F: Sean Okoli, Wake Forest
F: Mark Sherrod, Memphis
Freshman Best XI:
Freshman Player of the Year: Cyle Larin, Connecticut
First Team
GK: Zackary Steffen, Maryland
D: Joshua Yaro, Georgetown
D: Michael Amick, UCLA
D: Trevor Haberkorn, Furman
M: Cristian Roldan, Washington
M: Andrew Brody, Louisville
M: Jordan Allen, Virginia
F: Cyle Larin, Connecticut
F: Jordan Morris, Stanford
F: Tommy Thompson, Indiana
F: Guillermo Delgado, Delaware
Second Team
GK: Steffen Kraus, George Mason
D: Robert Sagel, Temple
D: Pol Bartra, Cal State Northridge(m)
D: Francis DeVries, Saint Francis (PA)(m)
M: Ian Harkes, Wake Forest
M: Adam Najem, Akron
M: Lindo Mfeka, South Florida
F: David Goldsmith, Butler
F: Ismaila Jome, UC Santa Barbara
F: Emil Ekblom, Syracuse
F: Bobby Edet, Furman
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