Temple University Athletics
Fernandes Unanimously Selected to Preseason All-Conference Team as Men's Soccer is Picked to Finish Fifth in The American
8.21.19 | Men's Soccer
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple University men's soccer team has been picked to finished fifth in the 2019 American Athletic Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the league coaches. Highlighting the individual honors, senior captain Lukas Fernandes has been unanimously selected to the AAC Preseason All-Conference team for the first time in his career.
Fernandes propels himself into his final season in Cherry and White after a breakout junior campaign. The Rochester, N.Y. native finished the 2018 season as the squad's leader in points (16), goals (6), assists (4) and game-winning goals (3). A pivotal leader for the Owls, he played a key role as a play-maker in the Temple attack all season and finished the year as the conference-leader in shot accuracy. In the fall, he earned All-Conference nods after being tabbed AAC Offensive Player of the Week on two occasions and landed a spot on the Philadelphia Soccer Six All-Star team.
The coaches voted UCF as the favorite to win the league title, as the Knights earned all seven possible first-place votes. UCF totaled 49 points to nudge fellow NCAA tournament qualifier and defending conference champion SMU (42 votes) for the top spot in the league.
The remaining NCAA Tournament qualifier from the American took spot three, as the UConn Huskies earned 36 points to edge USF (31 votes). The Owls finished fifth in the poll with 24 votes, followed by Memphis (sixth, 18 votes), Tulsa (seventh, 16 votes) and Cincinnati (eighth, 8 votes)
The Owls will open their 2019 season at home on August 29 as they take on Rutgers under the lights at 7 p.m.
2019 Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
Team, first place votes, points
1. UCF (7), 49
2. SMU (1), 42
3. UConn, 36
4. USF, 31
5. Temple. 24
6. Memphis, 18
7. Tulsa, 16
8. Cincinnati, 8
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Cal Jennings, UCF*
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Robin Lapert, UConn
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Yannik Oettl, UCF
Preseason All-Conference Team
Yannik Oettl, UCF (GK)
Cal Jennings, UCF* (F)
Dayonn Harris, UConn (F)
Adrian Billhardt, USF (F)
Lukas Fernandes, Temple* (F)
Louis Perez, UCF* (M)
Yoni Sorokin, UCF* (M)
Felix Metzler, UConn* (M)
Chase Bromstedt, Tulsa* (M)
Robin Lapert, UConn* (D)
Ben Roberts, Memphis* (D)
Avionne Flanagan, USF (D)
Talen Maples, SMU (D)
*denotes unanimous selection
Fernandes propels himself into his final season in Cherry and White after a breakout junior campaign. The Rochester, N.Y. native finished the 2018 season as the squad's leader in points (16), goals (6), assists (4) and game-winning goals (3). A pivotal leader for the Owls, he played a key role as a play-maker in the Temple attack all season and finished the year as the conference-leader in shot accuracy. In the fall, he earned All-Conference nods after being tabbed AAC Offensive Player of the Week on two occasions and landed a spot on the Philadelphia Soccer Six All-Star team.
The coaches voted UCF as the favorite to win the league title, as the Knights earned all seven possible first-place votes. UCF totaled 49 points to nudge fellow NCAA tournament qualifier and defending conference champion SMU (42 votes) for the top spot in the league.
The remaining NCAA Tournament qualifier from the American took spot three, as the UConn Huskies earned 36 points to edge USF (31 votes). The Owls finished fifth in the poll with 24 votes, followed by Memphis (sixth, 18 votes), Tulsa (seventh, 16 votes) and Cincinnati (eighth, 8 votes)
The Owls will open their 2019 season at home on August 29 as they take on Rutgers under the lights at 7 p.m.
2019 Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
Team, first place votes, points
1. UCF (7), 49
2. SMU (1), 42
3. UConn, 36
4. USF, 31
5. Temple. 24
6. Memphis, 18
7. Tulsa, 16
8. Cincinnati, 8
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Cal Jennings, UCF*
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Robin Lapert, UConn
Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year
Yannik Oettl, UCF
Preseason All-Conference Team
Yannik Oettl, UCF (GK)
Cal Jennings, UCF* (F)
Dayonn Harris, UConn (F)
Adrian Billhardt, USF (F)
Lukas Fernandes, Temple* (F)
Louis Perez, UCF* (M)
Yoni Sorokin, UCF* (M)
Felix Metzler, UConn* (M)
Chase Bromstedt, Tulsa* (M)
Robin Lapert, UConn* (D)
Ben Roberts, Memphis* (D)
Avionne Flanagan, USF (D)
Talen Maples, SMU (D)
*denotes unanimous selection
Players Mentioned
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