CANTON, Ga. (November 1, 2024) – The Southern Athletic Association has announced its men’s soccer All-Conference teams and major award winners for the 2024 season.
 
Oglethorpe swept Player of the Year honors with Adrian Levey winning on the offensive side and Daniel Amah being named the top defensive player. Matthew Sucato of SAA Champion Rhodes was voted Newcomer of the Year and the Lynx Matt Lamb earned Coach of the Year honors.
 
All-SAA voting and selection of the All-Sportsmanship team was conducted among the conference’s seven head coaches.
 
Offensive Player of the Year – Adrian Levy (Oglethorpe/Senior/Weston, Fla.) – An All-SAA first teamer last season, Levy is the second-straight and fourth overall Stormy Petrel to earn the SAA’s top offensive award. The senior tied for the league lead with three goals in conference play as part of eight overall goals this season. Levy was the SAA Athlete of the Week on September 23, scoring the game winner over nationally ranked Covenant and picking up a goal and assist against Maryville. Levy had a huge night at Centre, scoring two goals to spark a 4-2 OU victory.
 
Defensive Player of the Year – Daniel Amah (Oglethorpe/Senior/Kennesaw, Ga.) – The leader of an Oglethorpe backline that allowed just six goals in six conference games, Amah is the seventh Stormy Petrel to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors. The senior logged 1077 minutes during the season and orchestrated seven shutouts, including three against conference opponents. Amah also bolstered the offense with two goals and an assist on the season.
 
Newcomer of the Year – Matthew Sucato (Rhodes/First Year/Dallas, Texas) – A defender from Dallas, Sucato made an immediate impact for the Lynx and led his squad to the 2024 SAA regular season championship. He played and started in all 14 games, staying on the field the full 90, nine times. Rhodes surrendered just eight goals in conference play with a pair of shutouts, including a 2-0 win over Hendrix that clinched the SAA title.
 
Coach of the Year – Matt Lamb (Rhodes/Seventh Season) – The Lynx head coach since 2018, Lamb led Rhodes to its second conference title in the past three seasons and will host the SAA Tournament semifinals and finals. His squad went 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the league, outscoring teams by 26-15 count. Lamb mentored 10 players named to All-SAA teams this season, including the Newcomer of the Year and a pair of First Teamers.
 

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2024 Men’s Soccer All-SAA
Offensive Player of the Year – Adrian Levy, Oglethorpe
Defensive Player of the Year – Daniel Amah, Oglethorpe
Newcomer of the Year – Matthew Sucato, Rhodes
Coach of the Year – Matt Lamb, Rhodes
 
First Team All-SAA
GK – James Leone, Hendrix
D – Daniel Amah, Oglethorpe
D – Eli Pilcher, Rhodes
D – Tyler Scott, Sewanee
M – AJ Daniels, Centre
M – Adrian Levy, Oglethorpe
M – Luke Grant, Rhodes
F – Ben Alram, Oglethorpe
F – Tyler Cozzie, Sewanee
F – Tracy Moon, Berry
At-Large - Finnegan Deem-Ranzetta, Centre
 
Second Team All-SAA
GK – A.J. Evans, Oglethorpe
D – Dylan Bapst, Oglethorpe
D – Steven Johnson-Fikula, Oglethorpe
D – Andy Guzman, Berry
M - Alpha Bah, Sewanee
M – Holt Bliss, Hendrix
M – JP Devine, Oglethorpe
M - Isaac Rasheed, Sewanee
M – Nicholas Sciarra, Oglethorpe
F – JR Cozine, Oglethorpe
F – Ben Novello, Rhodes
F – Jensen Pechar, Hendrix
 
Honorable Mention:
Berry – Pirmin Blattmann, Dylan Bloch, Cooper Cherry, Addofo El Bey, Brock Shoultz
Centre – Drew Davidson, Alec McAlister, Taylor Nelson, Grayson Parish
Hendrix – Griffen McKay, Jack White
Millsaps – Ellis Dykes, Drew Mckeithen,
Rhodes – Evan Buecker, Max McLarty, Nate Slota, Hardy Smith, Max Sosa-Haemmerli, Matthew Sucato, Jason Viani
Sewanee – Noah Bjorkman
 

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All-Sportsmanship Team:
Berry - Dylan Bloch
Centre - Drew Davidson
Hendrix - Charlie Mata
Millsaps - Alden Romano
Oglethorpe - JP Devine
Rhodes - Nolan Colladay
Sewanee - Stewart Miller

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All-Time Major Award Winners
	Offensive Player of the Year		Defensive Player of the Year		Newcomer of the Year	Coach of the Year
2023	Ben Alram, Oglethorpe		Eli Pilcher, Rhodes		John Palomino, Centre	Jon Akin, Oglethorpe
2022	Coleman Jennings, BSC		Mitchell Fenton, Rhodes		Tyler Scott, Sewanee	Matt Lamb, Rhodes
2021	Coleman Jennings, BSC		Hayden Binfield, Oglethorpe		Hayden Binfield, Oglethorpe	Jon Akin, Oglethorpe
2020-21	Coleman Jennings, BSC		Josh Pruett, Berry		Tracey Moon, Berry	Greg Vinson, BSC
2019	Jake Williamson, Berry		Christian Waegellin, Oglethorpe		Coleman Jennings, BSC	Tony Pacella, Sewanee
2018	Alexander Garuba, Centre		Galen Curry, BSC		Angel Guevara, Oglethorpe	Jon Akin, Oglethorpe
2017	Topher Marshall, Oglethorpe		Jordan Locke, Oglethorpe		Royce Pope, Centre	Jon Akin, Oglethorpe
2016	Topher Marshall, Oglethorpe		Micah Akin, Oglethorpe		Tore Schutt, Millsaps	Jon Akin, Oglethorpe
2015	Nico Roth, Millsaps		Vaughn Moore, Oglethorpe		Topher Marshall, Oglethorpe	Jon Akin, Oglethorpe
2014	Bastian Jedliczka, BSC		Jeremy Carlson, Centre		Bastian Jedliczka, BSC	Richard Vardy, Berry
2013	Nick Williamson, Oglethorpe		Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Oglethorpe		Nico Roth, Millsaps	Jon Akin, Oglethorpe
2012	Ryan Garvey, Centre		Leo Gutierrez, Berry		Johannes Loeffler, BSC	Richard Vardy, Berry