ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Six members of the Elizabethtown College men's soccer team have been named All-Commonwealth Conference in voting by the league's eight head coaches, the conference announced Monday.
Forward
Taylor Helsel, midfielder
Cameron Gettel and defender
Tony Pacella were named to the first team, with forward
Javeim Blanchette, midfielder
Luke Mitchell and defender
Giovanni Correa earning second-team honors.
The Blue Jays finished 14-4-1 overall and in third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 4-2-1 record. Elizabethtown reached the 14-win mark for the sixth time in the last eight years and the 22nd time in the 27-year tenure of head coach
Skip Roderick.
Helsel finished second on the team with eight goals and 21 points in 16 games, and led the squad with four game-winning goals. He scored a team-high four goals in the Blue Jays' seven conference matches, and in 52 career matches has 10 goals and 11 assists for 31 points.
Gettel started all 19 games at center midfield and tallied three goals and six assists for 12 points. All three of Gettel's goals came on penalty kicks, including a pair of goals in an 8-2 win over Immaculata University on Sept. 26. He has started 57 consecutive games for the Blue Jays, and has six goals and seven assists for 19 points in his career.
Pacella made 18 starts at outside back and scored two goals and three assists for seven points. His goal midway through the second half broke a 0-0 tie and sparked the Blue Jays to a 4-0 win over Moravian College on Sept. 29. In 54 career games (38 starts), Pacella has four goals and five assists for 13 points.
Blanchette was a dynamic performer up top for the Blue Jays in his rookie season, scoring seven goals and six assists for 20 points to rank third on the team. He registered at least one point in 11 of the Blue Jays' 19 games, and had two goals and two assists in seven league matches.
Mitchell also started all 19 games at center midfield and had a goal and two assists for four points. He recorded his first career point with an assist in a 5-0 win over Gwynedd-Mercy College on Sept. 11, and notched his first and only career goal in the Blue Jays' 8-2 win over Immaculata on Sept. 26.
Correa started 17 matches at outside back and recorded a goal and two assists for four points. He scored his first career goal in Elizabethtown's 7-0 win over New York City Tech on Sept. 5, and registered at least one shot in each of his last six games.
Messiah College's Geoff Pezon was named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year, while teammate Josh Wood took Rookie of the Year honors. Rob Nydick of Arcadia University was honored by his peers as Coach of the Year.