Charlie Holmes Earns All-Patriot League Men's Soccer Honors

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Sophomore forward Charlie Holmes earned a spot on the 2023 All-Patriot League Men's Soccer Team on Friday. Holmes was a Third Team selection, marking his first career all-league honor.

Holmes was one of the top attacking players in the conference this season. He started all 16 games for the Bison and recorded three goals and two assists for a team-high eight points. He also led the team in shot attempts with 20.

Holmes scored the game-winning goal in Bucknell's 2-1 opening-night win over Mount St. Mary's, and he later added goals against Robert Morris and American. In Wednesday's 2-1 win at Lehigh to close out the regular season, he assisted on Marco Valentic's go-ahead goal in the 83rd minute.

Patriot League regular-season champion Boston University collected four of the six major awards on Friday. Eitan Rosen was chosen as the Offensive Player of the Year, Griffin Roach was named Defensive Player of the Year, Francesco Montali was named Goalkeeper of the Year, and Kevin Nylen was the choice for Coach of the Year. Navy's David Jackson was named Midfielder of the Year, and Loyola's Chris Ogor was tabbed as the Rookie of the Year.

2023 Men's Soccer All-Patriot League and Major Awards
Offensive Player of the Year – Eitan Rosen, Boston University, Sr., F
Midfielder of the Year – David Jackson, Navy, Sr., M
Defensive Player of the Year – Griffin Roach, Boston University, Sr., D
Goalkeeper of the Year – Francesco Montali, Boston University, Sr., GK
Rookie of the Year – Chris Ogor, Loyola Maryland, Fr., D
Coach of the Year – Kevin Nylen, Boston University

First Team*
Sam Hershey, American, Jr., F
Eitan Rosen, Boston University, Sr., F
Aidan Davock, Colgate, Sr., F
Hale Lombard, Lafayette, Sr., F
Zemi Rodriguez, American, Jr., M
Colin Innes, Boston University, Gr., M
Sean McEvoy, Loyola Maryland, So., M
David Jackson, Navy, Sr., M
Mike Bleeker, American, Sr., D
Griffin Roach, Boston University, Sr., D
Jordy Luchies, Loyola Maryland, J
Francesco Montali, Boston University, Sr., GK

Second Team
Robbie Matei, American, Sr., F
Evan Jones, Holy Cross, Jr., F
Danilo Seglio, Loyola Maryland, Gr., F
Jack Sweeney, Loyola Maryland, Jr., F
Ethan Boyle, American, Sr., M
Quinn Matulis, Boston University, Gr., M
Ethan Gill, Holy Cross, So., M
Nick Atkinson, Army West Point, Sr., D
David Mizrahi, Lafayette, Sr., D
Jason Aoyama, Navy, Sr., D
Dylan Van der Walt, Loyola Maryland, So., GK

Third Team^
Andrew Rent, Boston University, Sr., F
Charlie Holmes, Bucknell, So., F
Perry Kingson, Lehigh, Jr., F
Andrew Schug, Navy, So., F
Evan Schweickert, American, Sr., M
Alejandro Coury, Colgate, Jr., M
Carter Houlihan, Lafayette, Jr., M
Cooper Nunn, American, Sr., D
Liam Winograd, Colgate, So., D
Trey Sheeler, Lehigh, Fr., D
Zach Wagner, Navy, Sr., D
Griffin Huff, Lafayette, Jr., GK

Note: Student-athletes are listed by positions; then alphabetically by institution
* Due to a tie in voting, there are 12 members on the first team.
^ Due to a tie in voting, there are 12 members on the third team.

Charlie Holmes Earns All-Patriot League Men's Soccer Honors

Players Mentioned

Charlie Holmes

Marco Valentic

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