NORFOLK, VA—Old Dominion University sophomore midfielder Jesse Miralrio (Arlington, TX.) has been named to the third team NSCAA All Southeast Region team, while senior forward Sydney Rivera (Hampton, NJ.) has been selected to play at the MLS Combine, Jan. 8-13 in Fort Lauderdale.
Miralrio finished third on the team with 10 total points on three goals and four assists. He earned third team All-Conference-USA honors and C-USA All-Tournament honors.
Rivera, C-USA’s Tournament Offensive MVP completed the season as the team’s leading scorer with 18 total points on nine goals. In addition, Rivera had four game-winning goals and was a perfect three-for-three in penalty kicks. He scored eight of those nine goals in six of the last seven matches, including four in the C-USA Tournament. Rivera tied for 38th nationally in goal scoring and third in C-USA . He completed his career with 11 goals, one assist for 23 points.
The Monarchs, ranked 23rd in the final NSCAA poll finished the season 13-7-1 and captured the C-USA tournament championship, the school’s first ever team title in this league. The Monarchs advanced to the fifth straight and 11th of the last 13 NCAA tournaments, beating St. Francis Brooklyn, 3-1 before losing a heartbreaking 2-1 double-overtime decision at No. 8 Georgetown in the final seconds.
ODU head coach Alan Dawson is now 206-111-32 after 18 seasons in Norfolk. Overall, he is 335-141-42 in 27 seasons which rank him among the nation’s top 13 active coaches.
CUSA-NSCAA All-Southeast Region Teams
First Team
Biko Bradnock-Brennan - Charlotte, Jr., D
Brandt Bronico - Charlotte, So., MF
Kyle Parker - Charlotte, Jr., F
Quentin Albrecht - FIU, Sr., F
Callum Irving - Kentucky, Jr., GK
Napo Matsoso - Kentucky, So., MF
Jordan Wilson - Kentucky, So., D
Christopher Wehan - New Mexico, So., MF
Darion Copeland - UAB, Sr., D
Freddy Ruiz - UAB, Jr., F
Second Team
Dominic Bonilla - Charlotte, Jr., MF
Austin Pack - Charlotte, Jr., GK
Justin Laird - Kentucky, Sr., F
Mathew Gibbons - New Mexico, Sr., D
Ben McKendry - New Mexico, Jr., MF
James Rogers - New Mexico, Sr., F
Third Team
Daniel Jodah - Marshall, So., F
Jesse Miralrio - Old Dominion, So., MF
Mahamoudou Kaba - South Carolina, Sr., D
Mikkel Knudsen - South Carolina, Fr., F