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2015 Men's Soccer Year in Review

2015 Men's Soccer Year in Review2015 Men's Soccer Year in Review

Schedule/Results | Season Stats | Updated Record Book | Year's Best Photos

The Old Dominion men's soccer team finished the 2015 season with an 8-5-3 overall record and a 3-3-2 mark in Conference USA play. 

With the 8-5-3 mark, head coach Alan Dawson achieved his 17th consecutive season with a winning record. The Monarchs also reeled off an eight-game unbeaten streak from Aug. 30 to Oct. 10, and reached a ranking of No. 9 in the NSCAA Coaches' Poll, the highest ranking for an ODU team since 2012. 

The Monarchs' season ended in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship with a 4-2 loss to eventual C-USA champion FIU. Following the defeat, the Monarchs were one of the "first teams out" on Selection Monday for the NCAA Tournament. 

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

(1) The 4-1 victory over College Cup qualifier Akron, behind a hat trick from Josue Henriquez.

(2) 2015 STIHL Classic Champions.

(3) Ivan Militar's goal in the 2-0 win over New Mexico that was featured on Fox Soccer.

(4) Garrett Walke's golden goal, his first career goal, in the overtime win at Florida Atlantic.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Conference USA [link]
Freshman of the Year: Niko Klosterhalfen
First Team: Ivan Militar, Michael Nelson
Second Team: Alex Tiesenhausen
Third Team: Jesse Miralrio, Cole Stringer, David Macsicza
All-Freshman Team: Niko Klosterhalfen, Jack Willbye
All-Academic Team: Ryan Condotta, Ivan Militar

NSCAA All-Southeast Region [link]
First Team: Michael Nelson
Third Team: Jesse Miralrio

VaSID All-State [link]
First Team: Ivan Militar
Second Team: Niko Klosterhalfen, Michael Nelson

TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Players of 2015 [link]
88. Ivan Militar
93. Michael Nelson

TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Freshmen of 2015 [link]
36. Niko Klosterhalfen

AROUND COLLEGE SOCCER

National Champion: Stanford [bracket]

MAC Hermann Trophy: [link]

All-Americans // Final Top 25 // NCAA Stat Leaders