SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The USF men's soccer team was well-represented on the postseason All-West Coast Conference squads, announced by the conference on Tuesday. The Dons had six student-athletes take home all-conference recognition, matching Saint Mary's for the second-most among WCC teams this year.  
 
Highlighting the list was junior midfielder Leon Schwarzer, who earned first-team honors in his debut season on the Hilltop after transferring from USC Upstate. Schwarzer tied for the team lead with three goals in WCC play, including scores in two of the final three contests of the year against Pacific and Loyola Marymount. Overall, Schwarzer finished second on the team with five goals while adding an assist.
 
Senior forward David Garrett and fellow senior defender Joshua Smith each earned a spot on the second team, along with junior midfielder Aaron Lombardi.
 
Garrett tallied three goals in conference action that included a pair of scores in USF's 2-0 win over Santa Clara in the WCC opener. Garrett – who was a first-team selection last season – led the team and ranked third in the conference in goals this year with seven overall.
 
Smith helped anchor the Dons' defensive backfield after bouncing back from an injury that forced him to miss most of last season. He, along with Schwarzer, were the only Dons to start all 16 contests. Smith scored two goals in conference play and registered three goals and a pair of assists overall. An honorable mention selection each year prior, Smith rounds out his USF career with a fourth consecutive All-WCC nod.
 
Lombardi was an assist machine for the Dons this year, dishing out a career-high eight overall, five of which came during WCC play, tying for the conference lead. Lombardi also netted a goal against San Diego in the home finale. Altogether, Lombardi's eight assists on the year were the most for a Don since Per Christian Larsen's nine in 1996. Lombardi had previously earned honorable mention honors each of the past two seasons.    
 
Sophomore midfielder Santiago Digiuseppe made a return appearance on the all-conference honor roll as an honorable mention selection. Digiuseppe contributed a pair of goals and an assist in WCC action. A second-teamer and all-freshman pick last year, Digiuseppe scored three goals and added two assists overall this season.
 
Rounding out the postseason honors was defender Matt Orr, who earned a spot on the All-Freshman team. Orr, a converted forward, started in 15 of the team's 16 contests and added a goal against San Diego.
 
The Dons concluded the season at 7-9-0 overall and 3-4-0 in WCC play, which put them in a tie for fifth place.
 
 
Player of the Year: Eddie Sanchez, Portland
Defensive Player of the Year: Connor Johnson, Loyola Marymount
Goalkeeper of the Year: Paul Christensen, Portland
Freshman of the Year: Benji Michel, Portland
Co-Coach of the Year: Ryan Jorden, Pacific & Nick Carlin-Voigt, Portland
 
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER FIRST TEAM
Name, School, Year, Position
Tristan Blackmon, Pacific, Jr., D
Julio Cervantes, Pacific, Sr., F
Jalen Crisler, Gonzaga, Jr., D
Jakob Granlund, Gonzaga, Sr., F
Connor Johnson, Loyola Marymount, Jr., D
Benji Michel, Portland, Fr., F
Kris Reaves, Portland, Jr., D
Eddie Sanchez, Portland, Sr., F
Rafael Sanchez, Saint Mary's, Sr., D/M
Leon Schwarzer, San Francisco, Jr., M
Michael Turner, San Diego, Sr., M
 
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
Name, School, Year, Position
Valdemar Andersen, Santa Clara, Sr., D
Ben Braman, Saint Mary's, Jr., D
Brennan Castro, Santa Clara, Sr., D
Paul Christensen, Portland, Jr., GK
David Garrett, San Francisco, Sr., F
Curtis Goldsmith, Pacific, Jr., GK
Aaron Lombardi, San Francisco, Jr., M
Adrien Perez, Loyola Marymount, Sr., F
Joshua Smith, San Francisco, Sr., D
Jakub Svehlik, Saint Mary's, Fr., M
Wouter Verstraaten, Pacific, So., D
 
2016 WCC MEN'S SOCCER HONORABLE MENTION
Merlin Baus, San Diego; Miguel Berry, San Diego; Matt Coffey, Portland; Carlos Delgadillo, Santa Clara; Santiago Digiuseppe, San Francisco; Andrew Konstantino, Saint Mary's; Alvaro Madirgal, Loyola Marymount; Patrick McGrath, San Diego; Christo Michaelson, Gonzaga; Lionel Mills, Portland; Jose Ochoa, Loyola Marymount; Camden Riley, Portland; Ander Saez, Pacific; Ben White, Gonzaga 
 
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER ALL FRESHMAN TEAM
Name, School, Position
Garrett Amador, Loyola Marymount, D
Jelani Ambrose, Santa Clara, D
Davis Behnke, Gonzaga, D
Miguel Berry, San Diego, F
Andreas Charalambous, Pacific, M
Gio Magana-Rivera, Portland, M
Benji Michel, Portland, F
Anthony Orendain, Pacific, F
Matt Orr, San Francisco, D
Jake Rudel, Saint Mary's, D
Jakub Svehlik, Saint Mary's, M