Men's Soccer: Addar Named CCA Division II East Region Player of the Year; Six Ravens Named in All-East Region
Release by Director of Athletic Communications Luke Tracy
RINDGE, N.H. (11/28/2023) – The Conference Commissioners Association released the 2023 Division II All-East Region Men's Soccer teams Tuesday morning and a slew of Ravens made the list. Receiving the top award in Tuesday's release was Franklin Pierce University star forward Younes Addar Khanoussi (Castellon, Spain), who was named East Region Player of the Year. Through 19 games played so far in the 2023 season, Addar has netted 19 goals, including five game winners, and tallied 3 assists for a total of 41 points. The CCA Player of the Year honor comes just a week after Addar was named Northeast-10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the year.
A total of six Ravens made either the first or second All-East Region team, including Diego Montoya Casillas (Cuernavaca, Mexico) and Rodrigo Parafita Bestilliero (A Coruña, Spain) who were both named Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Year and Northeast-10 Defender of the Year respectively. A full list of Ravens who made the All-East Region teams are listed below.
East Region Player of the Year:
Younes Addar Khanoussi
First Team:
GK – Diego Montoya Casillas
D – Rodrigo Parafita Bestilliero
MF – Jeronimo Ferrando Ferri
MF – Younes Addar Khanoussi
Second Team:
D – Aitor Cuenca Retuerto
MF – Aaron Sanchez Sanchez
Franklin Pierce men's soccer returns to the pitch on Thursday, November 30th to take on Post University on Sodexo Field at 4:00 PM.