Men's Soccer | 11/11/2026 12:00:00 PM
The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2026 Empire 8 Men’s Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Forward Aidan Lodie, a senior from SUNY Geneseo, was named the 2026 Empire 8 Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Lodie scored two goals in three tournament games, as the Knights won their second consecutive Empire 8 Championship. He scored the lone goal in the 19th minute, lifting Geneseo to a 1-0 win over No. 5 SUNY Brockport in the Empire 8 Semifinal contest on Wednesday, Nov. 4. In Saturday’s title game, Lodie saved his best for last, scoring the golden goal 4:20 into overtime to lead the Knights to the Empire 8 Championship, 1-0 over No. 7 seed Hartwick, as Geneseo earned the league’s automatic berth into the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament.
Lodie was one of four SUNY Geneseo student-athletes to earn All-Tournament Team honors.
2026 Empire 8 Men’s Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team
Ryan Mathis, So., F, SUNY Brockport (Fairport, NY/Fairport)
Parker Warren, So., D, SUNY Brockport (Goshen, NY/Goshen)
Amir Bonseu, Sr., D, SUNY Geneseo (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia)
Aidan Lodie, Sr., F, SUNY Geneseo (West Islip, NY/West Islip) *
Michael Ruggiero, Sr., M, SUNY Geneseo (Holtsville, NY/Sachem East)
Ali Shabani, Jr., M, SUNY Geneseo (Hilton, NY/Aquinas)
Devin Chandler, Jr., M, Hartwick (Wylie, TX/Wylie East)
Wilson Mount, So., F, Hartwick (Atlanta, GA/Midtown)
Muhammad Traore, Fr., M, Hartwick (Manchester, NH/Manchester)
Samuel Burton, So., M, Nazareth (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder)
Alexander Kobayashi, So., D, Nazareth (Buellton, CA/Saint Ynez)
* Named 2026 Empire 8 Men’s Soccer Championship Most Valuable Player