RINDGE, N.H. (December 1, 2016) – Franklin Pierce men's soccer freshman midfielder Jacob Blixt (Borrby, Sweden) has cleaned up this postseason earning numerous awards while teammate Marius Preber (Jessheim, Norway) earned two honors.

On Wednesday morning, Blixt was selected to the 2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (CAA) Men's Soccer All-America Third Team. He also was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America Third Team and the NSCAA Division II Men's All-East Region First Team. Preber joined his teammate on the NSCAA All-America Third Team and weas named on the NSCAA All-East Region First Team.

Blixt was the only freshman to receive both All-America men's soccer honors and was one of eight underclassmen selected for the CAA selections. Franklin Pierce and fellow Northeast-10 Conference Institution Adelphi University were the only member schools to have players on all CAA teams.

He was the 2016 NE-10 Rookie of the Year, a 2016 CAA Division II All-East Region First Team Selection, a First Team All-Conference Midfielder and a three-time Rookie of the Week.

Blixt started and played in 16 games for the Crimson and Grey. The freshman led the conference in assists (10), was second in shots (60), third in points (28) and sixth in goals (9). In the Division II national rankings, Blixt was eighth in assists per game (0.63), 10th in shots on goal per game (3.75) and 11th in total assists (10).

The newcomer had an impressive collegiate debut as he racked up a hat-trick (three goals), one assist which amassed to a total of seven points in the 5-2 season opening victory over Bridgeport on September 3rd. The freshman led the squad with four game-winning goals and recorded four games with three or more points during his freshman campaign.

Preber, a graduate student was a CAA East Region First Team choice and a NE-10 First Team selection.

He ranked third in scoring with 13 goals, is fourth in total points (28) and fifth in shots (56). He easily surpassed his single-season career-highs in goals and points that were set last season while adding four contests in which he scored multiple goals. Preber tied with Blixt for the team lead in game-winning goals (4) with his most memorable score coming in the 88th minute during the Ravens signature win of the year, a 1-0 dethroning of the previously no. 2 nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire Penmen on September 28th.

2016 Division II CCA Men's Soccer All-America Third Team

Defense

Damian Gaona - Wingate (N.C.) - Jr. - Santiago, Chile

Connor Mullen - Rockhurst (Mo.) - Sr. - St. Louis, Mo.

Dani Siaj - Pfeiffer (N.C.) - Sr. - Madrid, Spain

Emil Thomsen - Adelphi (N.Y.) - Sr. - Værløse, Denmark

Midfield

Jacob Blixt - Franklin Pierce (N.H.) - Fr. - Borrby, Sweden

Gabriel Cavalcante - Midwestern State (Texas) - Sr. - Curitiba, Brazil

Federico De Oliveira - Adelphi (N.Y.) - Jr. - Kenilworth, N.J.

Aksel Juul - Wingate (N.C.) - Sr. - Newcastle, England

Forward

Xhovani Dokaj - Lindenwood (Mo.) - Sr. - St. Louis, Mo.

Sven Koenig - Hawaii Pacific - So. - Schuerte, Germany

Andrew Landell - Tiffin (Ohio) - Sr. - Birmingham, England

Hamza Mourchid - Gannon (Pa.) - Sr. - Hombourg-Haut, France

Goalkeeper

Kevin Leib - St. Edward's (Texas) -  Sr. -  Dallas, Texas

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