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Ahlander named Offensive POY; Petraeus top rookie

Postby PonyPride » Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:34 am

From SMUMustangs.com:

Six Mustangs Earn All-Conference Honors, Ahlander Named Offensive Player Of The Year, Petraeus Claims Rookie Of The Year Honors

IRVING, Texas (AAC/SMU) - Six members of the SMU Men's Soccer squad were named to All-American Athletic Conference teams, the league announced Wednesday morning. Knut Ahlander was named the Offensive Player and Midfielder of the Year and Alexander Petraeus was crowned Rookie of the Year.

Ahlander earns AAC Offensive Player of the Year honors after finishing the regular season first place in the conference total points (28), points per game (1.87) and total goals (12). The graduate student's 1.87 points per game rank third in the nation. Ahlander has added four multigoal performances and tallied a pair of assists. Additionally, Ahlander was selected to the All-AAC First team for the third straight season.

Alexander Petraeus earned Rookie of the Year honors after putting together an impressive freshman season on the Hilltop. Petraeus has a team-high nine assists and finished the regular season first place in AAC in total and assists per game. The freshman has added three goals. Petraeus was selected on the All-AAC Second Team and earned an All-Rookie Team nod.

Mads Westergren and Knut Ahlander were selected to the All-AAC First Team. Westergren has two goals on the year and has played a significant role for the Mustangs on both sides of the ball. The sophomore has been a staple of the Mustangs back line and has appeared on the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week earlier this year. Westergren was named to the league's All-Rookie and All-Tournament team in 2021.

The conference's Second Team features Mustang midfielder JP Jordan and forward Alexander Petraeus. Jordan has put together an impressive second season at SMU. The sophomore has been one of the best ball-recovering midfielders in the country and has produced at a consistently high level throughout the season. Jordan has helped lead the Mustang defense to five shutouts this season.

Three freshmen earned All-Rookie Team nods as Nikola Djordjevic, Fredrik Skilberg and Alexander Petraeus claimed the honor.

Djordjevic has appeared in 14 matches, including 12 starts this season and has added one goal. The defender is second on the team in total assists with seven on the year.

Skilberg found the back of the net seven times in the regular season. The freshman forward recorded his first career collegiate hat trick against Temple and has added a pair of assists this year.

No. 2 seed SMU takes on No. 3 seed USF in the AAC Tournament semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. CST. The tournament is being played at FIU's Soccer Stadium and will be on ESPN+.
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