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Men's Soccer Has Four Earn All-Region
December 07, 2021 | Men's Soccer
Four Princeton men's soccer players have added United Soccer All-Region honors to their accolades for 2021 as announced today. The four All-Region selections for Princeton match a program record set by the 2001 team.
Senior Kevin O'Toole was named first-team All-Northeast Region, his third career All-Region honor to go alongside second team selections in 2018 and 2019.
Junior defender Lucas Gen was named second-team All-Northeast Region, the first such honor of his career.
Senior defender Alex Charles and junior midfielder Daniel Diaz Bonilla were named third-team All-Northeast Region, each garnering All-Region honors for the first time in their career.
The first Tiger to earn multiple Ivy League Player of the Year awards in men's soccer with his second selection as Offensive Player of the Year. Kevin O'Toole was the fifth men's soccer player in Ivy League history to earn multiple Player of the Year honors. O'Toole put together a standout senior season where he has set career highs in goals (7), assists (9), points (23), shots (53) and shots on goal (24). During Ivy League play, he led the Ancient Eight in goals (6), assists (6) and points (18). O'Toole is a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection with his unanimous first team recognition in 2021, just the seventh player in program history to record 3+ first-team All-Ivy selections in a career.
Lucas Gen has played in all 18 matches this season at center back during a season where he earned his first career All-Ivy selection, keying a defensive group which lead the Ivy League in GAA (0.87) and recorded seven shutouts. He logged 1,469 minutes in the regular season, and joined the attack when called upon to the tune of a pair of goals inside Ivy League play.
Alex Charles is now a two-time All-Ivy selection, adding second team recognition to an honorable mention All-Ivy season in 2019. Charles played in 16 matches this season on defense, logging 1,194 minutes. He notched an assist in Princeton's 2-1 win over No. 20 Cornell to put Princeton in firm hold of first place in the Ivy League.
Daniel Diaz Bonilla set career highs in goals (4), assists (6) and points (14) this season as an attacking midfielder. Of his 14 points, nine came in Ivy League play – including the game-winning goals against Brown and Cornell in addition to assists on the winners against Penn and Yale in the final two weeks of the regular season.
Senior Kevin O'Toole was named first-team All-Northeast Region, his third career All-Region honor to go alongside second team selections in 2018 and 2019.
Junior defender Lucas Gen was named second-team All-Northeast Region, the first such honor of his career.
Senior defender Alex Charles and junior midfielder Daniel Diaz Bonilla were named third-team All-Northeast Region, each garnering All-Region honors for the first time in their career.
The first Tiger to earn multiple Ivy League Player of the Year awards in men's soccer with his second selection as Offensive Player of the Year. Kevin O'Toole was the fifth men's soccer player in Ivy League history to earn multiple Player of the Year honors. O'Toole put together a standout senior season where he has set career highs in goals (7), assists (9), points (23), shots (53) and shots on goal (24). During Ivy League play, he led the Ancient Eight in goals (6), assists (6) and points (18). O'Toole is a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection with his unanimous first team recognition in 2021, just the seventh player in program history to record 3+ first-team All-Ivy selections in a career.
Lucas Gen has played in all 18 matches this season at center back during a season where he earned his first career All-Ivy selection, keying a defensive group which lead the Ivy League in GAA (0.87) and recorded seven shutouts. He logged 1,469 minutes in the regular season, and joined the attack when called upon to the tune of a pair of goals inside Ivy League play.
Alex Charles is now a two-time All-Ivy selection, adding second team recognition to an honorable mention All-Ivy season in 2019. Charles played in 16 matches this season on defense, logging 1,194 minutes. He notched an assist in Princeton's 2-1 win over No. 20 Cornell to put Princeton in firm hold of first place in the Ivy League.
Daniel Diaz Bonilla set career highs in goals (4), assists (6) and points (14) this season as an attacking midfielder. Of his 14 points, nine came in Ivy League play – including the game-winning goals against Brown and Cornell in addition to assists on the winners against Penn and Yale in the final two weeks of the regular season.
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