2011 LIberty League Men's Soccer Awards
Player of the Year: Sam DeMello, Jr., Midfielder, St. Lawrence University *
St. Lawrence University junior midfielder Sam DeMello was the unanimous choice of the coaches as Liberty League Player of the Year. DeMello, who currently leads the Saints with 11 goals, eight assists and 30 points, also scored five game-winning goals while assisting on four game-winners. He was selected as Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week four times during the season.
Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Laird, Jr., Back, St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University junior back Alex Laird was selected as the Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year in men's soccer. Laird has anchored a Saint defense that has allowed just four goals through the first 17 games this season. As a team, St. Lawrence has recorded 15 shutouts and has yielded an average of only 7.4 shots per game.
Rookie of the Year: Matt Koziol, Fr., Midfielder, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI freshman midfielder Matt Koziol is the Liberty League men's soccer Rookie of the Year. Koziol led the Engineers in scoring this fall with five goals and 10 points. In addition, three of his goals were game-winners.
Coaching Staff of the Year: Bob Durocher, Willi Steinrotter, Ben Jordan, Luke Seymour, St. Lawrence *
St. Lawrence head coach Bob Durocher and his staff were unanimously selected as the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year in men's soccer. In his 22nd season at St. Lawrence, Durocher guided his team to an unbeaten regular season. Despite a number of key injuries, the Saints ascended to the top spot in the NSCAA national rankings and have been the nation's top-ranked team for six weeks.
* denotes unanimous selection
FIRST TEAM
F - Tommy Hayes, Hobart
F - Dan Holowaty, RIT
F - Sebastiaan Jansen, Union
M - Andrew Bednarsky, St. Lawrence
M - Sam DeMello, St. Lawrence *
M - Ross Macklin, Vassar
M - Caetano Sanchez, Hobart
D - Alex Laird, St. Lawrence *
D - Mike Manfredi, St. Lawrence
D - Zander Mrlik, Vassar
G - Brian Abernethy, St. Lawrence
SECOND TEAM
F - Brian Gilloran, St. Lawrence
F - Tony Yeboah, Hobart
F - Mark Zeyak, Union
M - Juliano Pereira, Vassar
M - Adam Updegrove, RPI
M - Nick Vozzella, Union
D - Sean Coots, RIT
D - Kevin Giron, Union
D - Lukas Petersen, Hobart
D - Brad Shelofsky, RPI
G - Charlie Hale, Hobart
HONORABLE MENTION: Bernard Abagali (Hobart), Trevor Blackwell (Clarkson), Jacob Duff (Clarkson), Sam Erlichson McCarthy (Vassar) Jacob Hartog (Bard), Kyle Herod (Hobart) Alex Kittelberger (Hobart), Matt Koziol (RPI), Tyler McCune (St. Lawrence), Diego Reinero (Skidmore), Jamal Samaroo (St. Lawrence), Craig Santangelo (Union), Gabe Zeiff (Skidmore).