ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne men's soccer team placed six on the 2025 South Atlantic Conference All-Conference team. They were tied with Emory & Henry for the second most individuals on the team. Conference champion Anderson led the way with nine. 

After being named to the All-SAC Second Team a year ago, Raul Canas makes his first appearance on the All-SAC First Team. He has four goals and one assist this year, scoring the game winning goal against Tusculum in a 2-1 win on November 1st. Defender Guillermo Garcia, a Third Team member last year, makes his first appearance on the All-SAC First Team. He is the anchor of a defense that allowed just 14 goals this season and posted six shutouts. He was also the SAC Offensive Player of the Week after a one-goal, two assist performance in the season opener against Belmont Abbey. 

Hector Taboada, Jonas Moos, and Tomas Fontes were named to the All-SAC Second Team. Taboada leads the Bears with 14 points, coming off six goals and two assists. Moos and Fontes help make up one of the top defenses in the SAC, allowing just 10 goals in SAC play. Fontes' 0.93 goals allowed average ranks third in the SAC. 

Newcomer Xairo Villalon was the lone Bear on the All-SAC Third Team. He tallied two goals and three assists this season, scoring both goals in a key 3-0 wn over Mars Hill on October 15th. 

2025 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference

First Team
F – Mate Kenyeres, Catawba
F – Gian-Carlo Kama, Lincoln Memorial
F – Julian Caro, Anderson
F – Noah Serwy, Emory & Henry
MF – Juan Pablo Lepervanche, Anderson
MF – Ronan O'Mahony Blondel, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Mitchell Honcoop, Carson-Newman
MF – Raul Canas, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Tiago Perez, Anderson
D – Marc Vila, Anderson
D – Guillermo Garcia, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Marcelo Lopes, Emory & Henry
GK – Franco Antoniolli, Anderson

Second Team
F – Christian Johnson, Coker
F – Adrian Castillo, Anderson
F – Alexis Abalam, Coker
F – Jean-Charles Eyidi, Emory & Henry
MF – Titouan Itier, Emory & Henry
MF – Emmanuel Arkoh, Anderson
MF – Hector Taboada, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Kimo Lemke, Wingate
D – Szymon Sokolnicki, Lincoln Memorial
D – Hugo Luengo, Coker
D – Jonas Moos, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Milan Ales, Emory & Henry
GK – Tomas Fontes, Lenoir-Rhyne

Third Team
F – Xairo Villalon, Lenoir-Rhyne
F – Jonas Zethofer, Anderson
F – Antoine Torrent, Carson-Newman
F – Charlie Drury, Mars Hill
MF – Camilo Salazar, Wingate
MF – Charles Bolduc, Anderson
MF – Enrique Martin, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Mouhamadou Savane, Coker
D – Ben Harvey, Mars Hill
D – Marcos Baez Juarez, Emory & Henry
D – Bailey Rhodes, Wingate
D – Maxime Wester, Carson-Newman
GK – Daniel Benedek Miklosi, Lincoln Memorial

Offensive Player of the Year
Mate Kenyeres, Catawba
Defensive Player of the Year
Franco Antoniolli, Anderson
Freshman of the Year
Christian Johnson, Coker
Coach of the Year
Michael Zion, Anderson
Fair Play Award
Coker