Men's Soccer | 11/6/2023 1:59:53 PM
The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2023 Empire 8 Men’s Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team on Monday, Nov. 6. Sophomore midfielder Jhoan Chavez of Elmira College was named the 2023 Empire 8 Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Chavez patrolled the midfield for the Soaring Eagles and assisted on Kostantinos Triantafillou’s double overtime goal in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Hartwick in the E8 Semifinal match. In Saturday’s championship match against St. John Fisher, with ended in a 2-2 draw after 110 minutes of play, Chavez fired a team-high four shots and calmly drilled the championship clinching shot in penalty kicks that propelled Elmira to its first Empire 8 Men’s Soccer title in program history and automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament.
Chavez was one of four Elmira student-athletes to earn All-Tournament Team honors.
2023 Empire 8 Men’s Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team
Sai Baraka, Sr., M, Alfred
Matthew Osmundson, Jr., GK, Alfred
Timmy McQueeney, So., M, Hartwick
Jace Riegel, Fr., M, Hartwick
Jhoan Chavez, So., M, Elmira *
Juan Carlos Cruz Gandia, Fr., GK, Elmira
Martin Harguindey, So., F, Elmira
Kerfalla Toure, So., D, Elmira
Joey Avallone, Sr., M/F, St. John Fisher
Riley Rease, Jr., F, St. John Fisher
Jadon Schlierf, Sr., GK, St. John Fisher
* Named Most Outstanding Player
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