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Daryl Batt @daryl.batt

Men's Soccer Jake Ross, Associate Director, Athletic Communications and Social Media

Opler, Palguta Earn SCAC Major Awards, Leading Nine Tigers with All-Conference Selections

Colorado College junior forward Teddy Opler earns his second consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year honor, as Scott Palguta's leadership team earns the conferences nod for the top Coaching Staff. The two major awards lead nine all-conference selections and three honorable mentions.
 
Teddy Opler showed no signs of slowing his torrid pace offensively this fall, as he led the SCAC in all three major stat categories with 12 goals and 10 assists for a 34-point total on the season. Opler is two goals shy of tying his career best of 14 goals, a mark that he set last season. His 10 assists are the most in a single season of his career, and doubled his career assists, now with 20 in his time at CC.
 
Head Coach Scott Palguta is in his 12th season as the bench boss of the Tigers men's soccer program and has a regular season unbeaten streak in SCAC play that dates back to October of 2021. Palguta's team was chosen to finish atop the conference ahead of the season by his fellow head coaches and lived up to the expectation to capture their fourth straight regular season championship.
 
The Tigers garnered nine all-conference selections with Opler, Jack Hilliard, Arlo Sollinger, JT Newbury, and Spencer Besselaar all named to the First Team; Dylan Stapley earned a Second Team selection; as Sollinger, Newbury, and Grayson Capodanno all earned All-Freshman Team selections.
 
Jack Hilliard finished the regular season with seven goals and six assists, both career bests. The San Antonio native played and started all 17 games for the Tigers this season. Hilliard's 60 shots led the conference during the regular season.
 
Arlo Sollinger was second on the Tigers roster with 21 points, trailing just Teddy Opler for the team lead. Sollinger wasted no time getting his collegiate career started, as he scored in CC's second game of the season, embarking on a three-game goal streak with strikes against Wheaton, Cal Lutheran, and Redlands. He finishes the regular season with seven goals and seven assists.
 
JT Newbury has already proven to be one of the most reliable defenders in the league, starting all sixteen matches he appeared in. The Tigers center-back showed a great deal of versatility on the season as he was not only one of the stingiest defenders, but also fired 14 shots on the year, showing his willingness to chip in up the pitch when needed.
 
Spencer Besselaar takes home a First Team selection after being the everyday starter for the Tigers this season, and playing and starting in 16 of the Tigers 17 matches. The senior from Seattle earned six shutouts behind 49 saves and 13 goals allowed. Besselaar owned a 0.84 goals against average with a 12-2-2 record on the season.
 
Dylan Stapley earns a second team nod after a two-assist season from the Tiger back line. Stapley missed time during the year, appearing in 10 games with nine starts for a 575-minute total.
 
Grayson Capodanno, who made a name for himself on the wing for the Tigers thanks to his blinding pace on the right flank, earns an All-Freshman squad selection. Capodanno netted four goals and provided two assists this year in 15 appearances and eight starts. He is joined by Newbury, and Sollinger on the All-Freshman team.
 
Senior Zeke Lubin, and Junior Lenny Lehmitz were named as All-SCAC Honorable Mentions.
 
The Tigers earned a bye in the first round of the SCAC Men's Soccer Championships this weekend in Round Rock, Texas. The Tigers will take on the winner of St. Thomas and Texas Lutheran at 5 pm central time Friday evening at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Spencer Besselaar

#00 Spencer Besselaar

GK
Senior
Dylan Stapley

#5 Dylan Stapley

D
Senior
Zeke Lubin

#6 Zeke Lubin

M
Senior
Teddy Opler

#7 Teddy Opler

M
Junior
Jack Hilliard

#13 Jack Hilliard

M
Senior
Lenny Lehmitz

#30 Lenny Lehmitz

D
Junior
JT Newbury

#15 JT Newbury

D
Freshman
Grayson Capodanno

#22 Grayson Capodanno

D
Freshman
Arlo Sollinger

#23 Arlo Sollinger

F
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Spencer Besselaar

#00 Spencer Besselaar

Senior
GK
Dylan Stapley

#5 Dylan Stapley

Senior
D
Zeke Lubin

#6 Zeke Lubin

Senior
M
Teddy Opler

#7 Teddy Opler

Junior
M
Jack Hilliard

#13 Jack Hilliard

Senior
M
Lenny Lehmitz

#30 Lenny Lehmitz

Junior
D
JT Newbury

#15 JT Newbury

Freshman
D
Grayson Capodanno

#22 Grayson Capodanno

Freshman
D
Arlo Sollinger

#23 Arlo Sollinger

Freshman
F