River States Conference

RSC Men's Soccer Teams & Awards selected for 2019 season

11/15/2019 12:00:00 AM

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- The 2019 All-River States Conference Men's Soccer Teams & Awards have been unveiled at RiverStatesConference.com. A vote of the league's head coaches have identified the All-RSC First & Second Teams, the RSC Champions of Character Team and the individual award winners.

The All-RSC teams included 14 players on the first and second teams. That includes four forwards, four midfielders, four defenders and two goalkeepers.

WVU Tech took home three of the big awards after capturing the RSC regular-season championship. The Golden Bears led the awardees with RSC Player of the Year Rolando Sanchez, a midfielder, RSC Defensive Player of the Year Allan Costa, a defender, and RSC Coach of the Year Oliver Hewitt-Fisher.

University of Rio Grande also had a great season and had two big honors with RSC Offensive Player of the Year Nicolas Cam Orellano, a forward, and RSC Newcomer of the Year Sebastian Borquez, a freshman midfielder.

Sanchez, Costa and Hewitt-Fisher led WVU Tech to a perfect regular season, a top-10 NAIA national ranking and an unbeaten mark at 17-0-1 entering the RSC Championship finals matchup with Rio Grande this weekend. The Golden Bears have allowed just 15 goals in 17 games.

Cam Orellano leads the conference with 20 goals and 44 points on the year powering the RedStorm to a 15-3 record and a No. 10 NAIA ranking. Borquez is sixth in the RSC with 28 points and second with 12 assists on the year.

WVU Tech and Rio Grande dominated the All-RSC First Team with seven and five members selected, respectively. The other two players were Point Park forward Mitchell Roell and IU East midfielder Gustavo Ferrari.

WVU Tech also had first-teamers Jesus Naves and Manuel Garcia at forward, Sergio Sanchez at midfield, Alvaro Tina at defender and Jorge Martinez at goalkeeper.

Rio Grande's other first-team selections were Rodrigo Basso and James Williamson on defense and Richard Dearle, the top goalkeeper in the voting.

The All-RSC Second Team had seven different schools represented. Point Park had a conference-high four named to the second team followed by IU East with three and Rio Grande and WVU Tech with two each. Asbury, Midway and Cincinnati Christian had one named apiece.

The RSC Men's Soccer Champions of Character Team indentified one player from each team who best exhibits the value of NAIA Champions of Character: Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship.

2019 ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS & AWARDS
RSC Offensive Player of the Year: Nicolas Cam Orellano, F, Rio Gande
RSC Defensive Player of the Year: Allan Costa, D, WVU Tech
RSC Player of the Year: Rolando Sanchez, M, WVU Tech
RSC Newcomer of the Year: Sebastian Borquez, Fr., M, Rio Grande
RSC Coach of the Year: Oliver Hewitt-Fisher, WVU Tech

ALL-RSC FIRST TEAM

ALL-RSC MEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM

RSC MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM