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GLIAC \u2013- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced the men’s soccer postseason awards for 2025, as voted on by the league’s coaches.<\/p>\n
Saginaw Valley State graduate student midfielder Eion Farrell was named the inaugural GLIAC Player of the Year.\u00a0Farrell made a significant impact in his return from injury, finishing the season with seven goals, one assist, and 15 points. Despite missing non-conference action, he immediately bolstered the Cardinals in GLIAC play, recording braces against both Roosevelt and Davenport and adding goals in three other matches. Operating in the heart of the midfield, Farrell helped dictate a dominant style of play that saw SVSU outshoot opponents 306\u2013102 and outscore them 32\u201310 on the year. His presence was pivotal to the team\u2019s 10-2-4 record and its run to a second straight GLIAC regular season championship.<\/p>\n
Roosevelt\u00a0forward Fynn Mewes was honored as the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year.\u00a0Mewes\u00a0made an instant impact for Roosevelt and was named the 2025 GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year for his efforts. The graduate student from Germany led the conference with 10 goals and 23 points, coming up with clutch strikes for the Lakers.\u00a0Mewes\u00a0led the league with five game-winning goals, including two that came in the final 10 minutes of a match. He scored a goal in nine of his 16 appearances for Roosevelt this season and recorded a point in 11 matches.\u00a0Mewes\u00a0was also highly efficient, scoring on 28.6 percent of his shot attempts and putting more than half of his shots on target. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Saginaw Valley State\u00a0senior defender\u00a0Kolja Thomas\u00a0is the 2025\u00a0GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year.\u00a0Thomas served as the backbone of the Cardinals\u2019 defensive unit, logging 1,337 of 1,440 possible minutes and missing just one match all season. His reliability and consistency anchored a back line that allowed only 10 goals while helping fuel an offense that generated a 306\u2013102 shot advantage over its opponents. Thomas contributed on the scoresheet as well, scoring twice and adding an assist on 23 shots, showcasing his ability to influence the game on both ends of the field. His efforts were instrumental in SVSU\u2019s strong two-way play throughout the season.<\/p>\n
Parkside\u00a0redshirt junior Daniyal Rana\u00a0has earned GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors for 2025. For the second straight season, redshirt senior goalkeeper\u00a0was named GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC. Rana led the league with 111 saves \u2014 19 more than any other goalkeeper \u2014 while averaging 6.94 saves per match. He ranked third in goals-against average (1.48) and posted three shutouts, starting all 16 matches for the Rangers.<\/p>\n
GLIAC Freshman of the Year was awarded to Davenport\u00a0midfielder\u00a0Charlie Davis. One of four Panthers to start and play in every match so far this season, Davis has been a driving force for Davenport\u2019s attack. The true freshman midfielder from London, U.K. leads the team in goals (5), points (16), assists (6), shots (52), shots on goal (26), and game-winning goals (3)\u2014numbers that are still climbing as the Panthers continue postseason play. Davis has recorded five or more shots in eight contests, including season highs of six shots on two occasions. He netted his first collegiate goal in the season opener on Sept. 4, helping DU secure its first opening-day victory since 2002. Davis\u2019 breakout performance came in a 3\u20131 win over Northern Michigan, where he tallied two goals and one assist for a season-high five points, along with five shots\u2014three on target. Following that standout weekend, he was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring directly off a corner kick\u2014an Olimpico. Over that two-game stretch, Davis totaled three goals, one assist, seven points, and 10 shots, with five on frame.<\/p>\n
GLIAC Coaching Staff of the Year honors went to\u00a0Saginaw Valley State.\u00a0Head coach Louis Barrow and assistants Adam McAleenan and Jake Nunnen guided SVSU to another outstanding campaign, securing back-to-back GLIAC regular season titles and earning the No. 1 seed in the GLIAC Tournament. The Cardinals posted a 10-2-4 record and a .750 winning percentage\u2014an improvement over last season\u2019s mark that propelled the program to the NCAA Quarterfinals. Under the staff\u2019s direction, SVSU led the GLIAC in goals, assists, shots, shots on goal, goals allowed, and corner kicks, while also tying for the most shutouts, reflecting a complete and balanced team performance on both sides of the ball.<\/p>\n
A complete list of the 2025\u00a0All-GLIAC men’s soccer teams is below:<\/p>\n
ALL-GLIAC FIRST TEAM
\nForward
\nFynn Mewes, Roosevelt
\nEduardo Aguilera-Guillen, Parkside
\nMatty Telfer, Saginaw Valley State<\/p>\n
Midfielder
\nEoin Farrell, Saginaw Valley State
\nCaco Fernandez, Roosevelt
\nCharlie Davis, Davenport\u00a0<\/p>\n
Defender
\nKolja Thomas, Saginaw Valley State
\nLiam Zimmerman, Saginaw Valley State
\nAlessandro Scialanga, Northern Michigan<\/p>\n
At-Large
\nLuca Rosen, Northern Michigan<\/p>\n
Goalkeeper
\nDaniyal Rana, Parkside<\/p>\n
ALL-GLIAC SECOND TEAM
\nForward
\nEvan Baker, Saginaw Valley State
\nLandon Potts, Purdue Northwest
\nLui Ingavi, Saginaw Valley State<\/p>\n
Midfielder
\nNoah Vasilev, Roosevelt
\nRami Hassan Zantout, Purdue Northwest
\nTaro Aboubakary, Saginaw Valley State<\/p>\n
Defender
\nMatthew Goulding, Roosevelt
\nValdemar Nambo, Roosevelt
\nJaime Vazquez, Parkside<\/p>\n
At-Large
\nMax Wilhelm, Davenport<\/p>\n
Goalkeeper
\nBeau Hudd, Davenport<\/p>\n
ALL–GLIAC\u00a0HONORABLE MENTION
\nAloe Berassa, Purdue Northwest
\nRyan Bovee, Saginaw Valley State
\nEric Carvajal, Roosevelt
\nWilliam Gonzalez, St. Cloud State
\nAdrian Hatman, Saginaw Valley State
\nAndrew Holmes, St. Cloud State
\nLogan Kunnen, Saginaw Valley State
\nAsaf Kristal, Northern Michigan
\nJaime Le Comte, Parkside
\nDrew Matyunas, Davenport
\nIan Weimer, Northern Michigan<\/p>\n
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