LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — After getting back to the PSAC Tournament for the first time since 2022, the ESU men's soccer team had seven players make All-PSAC East Teams, including Steven Arias, who was named the division's Athlete of the Year.

Making the First Team alongside Arias was midfielder Drew Nyce. Representing ESU on the Second Team were Christian Gesse, Jose Rosario, Owen Rennie, Jeter Cardona, and Phil Sykes. With seven All-PSAC players, it's the most the Warriors have had since 2023. It's also the ninth consecutive year with multiple players making the all-conference teams. Arias' Athlete of the Year marks the fourth major award for men's soccer since Tom Mustac took over as head coach in 2023, with a total of 25 players being recognized with All-PSAC appearances in that time. 

Arias had a standout campaign in his first season with the Warriors, earning East Player of the Week three times and ending the regular season as the third-leading scorer in the conference. Putting 43.6% of his 39 shots on target made him the third-most accurate player in the East. The junior scored in seven different games for ESU, with six of them being wins. Arias finished the regular season with 17 points, ranking second offensively in the East. The Bronx, N.Y., native is the first Warrior to earn the Athlete of the Year award since Jorge Chapoy in 2003, marking the 10th time ESU has received the honor. 

Nyce makes his first appearance on the First Team after being named to the Second Team in his previous two seasons. The junior became a regular in the starting lineup with the start of conference play. Defensively, Nyce made his presence known, as the most goals scored with him in the game were two, coming against the No. 3 and No. 9 scoring offenses in the conference, Lock Haven and West Chester. Nyce also proved to be a contributor to the Warriors' offense as well, assisting in the game-tying goal in the first contest against Bloomsburg and totaling six shots with one shot on goal.

ESU holds two of the defensive spots on the Second Team. Christian Gesse is one of three Freshmen recognized across both All-PSAC teams after starting all but one game for the Warriors. With Gesse back to defend, ESU allowed multiple goals just four times, with one of those coming against Gannon, the No. 8 offense in the nation. Overall, Gesse contributed to seven clean sheets for the Warriors. 

Jose Rosario is the other defender on the Second Team, playing in six shutout games. The junior has added to the offense as well, recording a shot in five different games, with the ones against Lackawanna and West Chester going on goal.  

The ESU player representing the midfield is Owen Rennie. Last year's Freshman of the Year started 13 games, recording the third-most assists for the Warriors with three and two goals on 38 shots. His 2.5 shots per game is the best in the East, while averaging 0.3 assists ranks him No. 5 in the division. On the defensive side of the ball, multiple goals were scored with Rennie on the field only twice this season, coming in the games against Gannon and Queens (N.Y.). The sophomore's impact was felt in five shutouts, three of which occurred in conference matchups. 

Jeter Cardona is the lone forward on the All-PSAC Second Team from ESU, making the team for the first time in his career. The sophomore has been a key player for the Warriors' offense, leading the team in assists and second-best in goals. With five total assists, he's tied for fourth in the conference, averaging 0.3 per game. Cardona's scoring ability has been clutch for the Warriors, as three of his four goals scored have come as game-winners, making him the first ESU player to hit this mark since 2023. 

Phil Sykes is the final player receiving All-PSAC honors, posting one of the best seasons in the net the Warriors have seen in a while for his first season as the primary starter. The junior became the first ESU goalkeeper to record over 1,000 minutes in goal since 2019, recording 1,233 minutes through 14 starts. In that time, he faced the most shots of any goalie in the last nine years, 164, and made the play to save 49 of them, another record since 2019, with just 14 goals allowed. 
 

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All-PSAC East Teams and Major Award Winners
Athlete of the Year: Steven Arias, East Stroudsburg
Defensive Player of the Year: Jaden Howard, West Chester
Freshman of the Year: Moulay El Yagouti, Shepherd
Coach of the Year: Ryan McDougall, Shepherd
 
PSAC Men's Soccer Eastern Division First Team All-Conference

Position	Name	Cl.	Institution
Defense	Ian Alicea^^*	Sr.	West Chester
Defense	Kehmar Green*	Jr.	Millersville
Defense	Nate Herb^	Jr.	Shippensburg
Defense	Elijah Ostrander	Fr.	West Chester
Midfield	Drew Nyce^^	Jr.	East Stroudsburg
Midfield	Roy Parkyn**	Sr.	Millersville
Midfield	Josh Petty*	Jr.	Shepherd
Midfield	Peter Tichy*	5th	West Chester
Forward	Steven Arias	Jr.	East Stroudsburg
Forward	Owen Hollobaugh^*	Sr.	Bloomsburg
Forward	Maksym Komperda*^	Sr.	West Chester
Forward	Zander Leik*	5th	Millersville
Goalkeeper	Jaden Howard^	Sr.	West Chester

 
PSAC Men's Soccer Eastern Division Second Team All-Conference

Position	Name	Cl.	Institution
Defense	Christian Gesse	Fr.	East Stroudsburg
Defense	Jose Rosario	Jr.	East Stroudsburg
Defense	Ebenezer Solomon^	Jr.	Shepherd
Defense	Haven Thomas	Sr.	Millersville
Midfield	Zayd DeVeaux	Jr.	Bloomsburg
Midfield	Moulay El Yagouti	Fr.	Shepherd
Midfield	Owen Rennie*	So.	East Stroudsburg
Midfield	Louis Wright	Sr.	Millersville
Forward	Harry Booth	Jr.	Shepherd
Forward	Jeter Cardona	So.	East Stroudsburg
Forward	Luke Newman*	5th	West Chester
Forward	Brian O'Neill^	So.	Millersville
Goalkeeper	Phil Sykes	Jr.	East Stroudsburg

* Indicates previous All-PSAC First Team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC Second Team selection
 

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All-PSAC West Teams and Major Award Winners
Western Division Athlete of the Year: Rafa Hyde, Gannon
Western Division Defensive Player of the Year: Jensen Peake, Gannon
Western Division Freshman of the Year: Rafael Santos, Seton Hill
Western Division Coach of the Year: Billy Colton, Gannon

PSAC Men's Soccer Western Division First Team All-Conference

Position	Name	Cl.	Institution
Defense	Tomas Gomes	Fr.	Seton Hill
Defense	Ron Klinger^*	Jr.	Seton Hill
Defense	Danny Ogan**	Sr.	Lock Haven
Defense	Jensen Peake*	Sr.	Gannon
Midfield	Ryko Bodurov	Jr.	Gannon
Midfield	Felix Knorn^	So.	Seton Hill
Midfield	Rafael Santos	Fr.	Seton Hill
Midfield	Boele Zwartele	Fr.	Slippery Rock
Forward	Jaime Marcelo Espinosa	Jr.	California (Pa.)
Forward	Rafa Hyde*	Sr.	Gannon
Forward	Per Kristian Lauvstad	Jr.	Gannon
Forward	Kaden Reynolds^	Jr.	Slippery Rock
Goalkeeper	Ethan Beck^^	Jr.	Lock Haven

PSAC Men's Soccer Western Division Second Team All-Conference

Position	Name	Cl.	Institution
Defense	Carl Dorner	Jr.	Gannon
Defense	Ryan Maloney	Fr.	California (Pa.)
Defense	Patrick Tierney	Sr.	Slippery Rock
Defense	Austen Veach	So.	Lock Haven
Midfield	Jacob Gretz^	Sr.	California (Pa.)
Midfield	Mario Lindo	Fr.	Gannon
Midfield	Scott Manning	Sr.	Lock Haven
Midfield	Noah Pawling	Jr.	Pitt-Johnstown
Forward	James Aubrey^*	Sr.	Seton Hill
Forward	Kade Black^*	Sr.	Lock Haven
Forward	Ryan Moessner	Fr.	California (Pa.)
Forward	Patricio Zapata	So.	Lock Haven
Goalkeeper	Jannik Reiss	Sr.	Seton Hill

* Indicates previous All-PSAC First Team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC Second Team selection