Sissoko Leads Bellevue Trio in Earning 2021 CAC Postseason Awards
Bellevue University (Nebraska) junior forward Oumar Sissoko has been named the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) men's soccer Player of the Year to headline the sport's postseason awards for the 2021 season.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Bellevue University (Nebraska) junior forward Oumar Sissoko has been named the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) men's soccer Player of the Year to headline the sport's postseason awards for the 2021 season.
The Bruins earned three of the CAC's four specialty awards after capturing the inaugural conference tournament championship last weekend.
Bellevue's AJ Jarvis earned the Goalkeeper of the Year award while Mark Heath-Preston received the Coach of the Year honor. Aidan Radford of Viterbo University (Wisconsin) was named Newcomer of the Year for the 2021 season.
Sissoko led Bellevue with 15 goals and two assists for 32 points. He scored six game-winning goals in 2021, including the match's only tally in a 1-0 victory against Florida National University for the CAC title.
Jarvis has posted eight shutouts, allowed just 13 goals in 19 starts and made 36 saves while protecting the Bruins' goal.
Heath-Preston led Bellevue to a top 10 national ranking after a 15-2-2 record which has included the inaugural CAC conference crown.
Radford scored 18 goals and led the CAC with 42 points this fall for the V-Hawks. He tallied five game-winning goals and contributed six assists in 15 matches.
2021 Continental Athletic Conference
Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
Player of the Year: Oumar Sissoko, Bellevue University
Goalkeeper of the Year: AJ Jarvis, Bellevue University
Newcomer of the Year: Aidan Radford, Viterbo University
Coach of the Year: Mark Heath-Preston, Bellevue University
First Team
GK – AJ Jarvis, Bellevue University
D - Matteo Galeotti, Viterbo University
D - Andy Wilkinson, Bellevue University
D - Benjamin Zamora, Florida National University
M – Alex Cuenca, Bellevue University
M – Bautista Dominguez, Florida National University
M – Toby Millward, Bellevue University
F – Antonio Capra, Bellevue University
F – Aidan Radford, Viterbo University
F – Oumar Sissoko, Bellevue University
F – Karim Tmimi, Georgia Gwinnett College
Second Team
GK – Rodrigo Festuccia, Florida National University
D – Tomas Casavilla, Florida National University
D – Anthony Cox, Bellevue University
D – Alessandro Lopergolo, Viterbo University
D – Diego Milessi, Georgia Gwinnett College
M – Ivano Carrieri, Georgia Gwinnett College
M – Conner Erdmann, Viterbo University
M – Zach Robbins, Bellevue University
M – Khaled Qasum, Georgia Gwinnett College
F – Daniel Pinkney, Waldorf University
F – Manuel Rodriguez, Florida National University
Honorable Mention
GK – Ernesto Ascenzo, Viterbo University
GK – Matthew Wallace, Georgia Gwinnett College
D – Alvaro Capra, Bellevue University
D – Thomas Herwig, Georgia Gwinnett College
D – Martin Marijuan, Florida National University
D – Henrique Vieira, Waldorf University
M – Alfie Gyurkovits, Viterbo University
F – Marcos Bakale, Florida National University
F – Daniel Burko, Waldorf University
F – Krishna Clarke, Georgia Gwinnett College