GREENSBORO, N.C. – Three UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer student-athletes were named to the All-South Region teams as announced by the United Soccer Coaches organization Tuesday evening.
Sophomore
Theo Collomb was named to the First Team while sophomore
Emmanuel Hagan and freshman J.C. Ngando earned Third-Team plaudits. It's the second consecutive year that Collomb and Hagan were named to the United Soccer Coaches' All-Region team.
All three players also were selected to the All-Southern Conference First Team. They were three of nine UNCG student-athletes to earn all-conference recognition this past fall.
They helped UNCG enjoy a memorable season that culminated with winning the Southern Conference regular season championship, being nationally ranked, and defeating national semifinalist Clemson in September.
UNCG leads the nation in scoring offense (2.89), points per game (8.39), corner kicks per game (8.00), and goal differential (38). The Spartans are second in shots per game (17.00) and shots on goal per game (7.50) and third in total goals (52). UNCG is also fifth in total points (151), shutout percentage (0.556), and sixth in assists per game (2.61).
Collomb was named the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year. At the end of the regular season, Collomb led the NCAA in goals per game (1.00), goals (15), and points (35). He was second in NCAA in points per game (2.33), seventh in shots per game (4.07), ninth in shots on goal per game (1.93), and 25th in game-winning goals.
The sophomore had five multi-goal games and three game-winning goals. He registered his first-career hat trick against VMI on Sept. 25. After scoring two goals during a 3-1 win over then No. 2 Clemson on Sept. 21, he was named the College Soccer News, TopDrawerSoccer.com, and United Soccer Coaches' National Player of the Week (Sept. 28-30). He was named the SoCon Player of the Week on Sept. 27 and SoCon Player of the Month for September.
He was tied for third in the SoCon in game-winning goals (three) and tied for sixth in assists (five) and assists per game (0.31).
Ngando was named the SoCon Freshman of the Year. He led UNCG with eight assists. He was second on the Spartans with five goals and 18 points. Ngando ended the season with at least one point in six of UNCG's final eight matches.
He had a goal and an assist in a 6-0 win over Winthrop and scored the first goal during UNCG's historic 3-1 win over Clemson, snapping the Tigers' 626-minute scoreless streak. Ngando was named SoCon Player of the Week and selected to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Oct. 26.
He is ranked 13th nationally in assists per game (0.53) and 32nd in total assists (eight).
Hagan led a defense that posted 10 shutouts, including one on the road against Virginia. He scored his first collegiate goal during a 3-0 win over Mercer and was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 26.
