The Biola University men's soccer team won a share of the Pacific West Conference championship and a trip to Texas for the NCAA tournament. When their flight lands today in San Antonio, they will learn that they have won four of the conference's special awards as well.
Dominican's
David Frank, whose team shared that banner with the Eagles, is the Pacific West Conference Coach of the Year. Concordia forward
Anthony Morales is the conference's Freshman of the Year, but Biola can lay claim to the Player of the Year (
Kristian Colaci), the Defender of the Year (
Izaac Zausch), the Goalkeeper of the Year (
JD Gunn) and the Newcomer of the Year (
Jakob Schnitzler).
David Frank led his team to the co-conference title, the first PacWest banner for Dominican in any sport. Picked to finish seventh in the coaches preseason poll, Frank directed the Penguins to a 12-6 overall record and an 8-2 mark in the PacWest in his fifth season at the helm. Both records are high marks for Dominican since joining the PacWest in 2009. After finishing 3-6-1 in the conference a year ago, Dominican won four in a row to begin league play this year and sat at the top of the PacWest standings for almost the entire season.
Biola forward
Kristian Colaci made an immediate and huge impact on the Eagle team this year. The junior transfer from Texas A&M International led the PacWest in scoring with 15 goals and 33 total points, both totals easily surpassing the next person on the list. He scored in 10 of the 15 matches he played, including twice against Hawai`i Pacific, Azusa Pacific and defending national champion Cal State LA. The shot maker (69 on the year, 38 on goal) led the PacWest in those two categories as well. As a sophomore at Texas A&M International, the Italian scored 12 goals.
Colaci's teammate
Izaac Zausch is the PacWest Defender of the Year for the second time. He was also picked prior to the 2022 season as the PacWest Preseason Defender of the Year. The senior from Texas anchored a Biola defense that gave up just 18 goals in 17 matches. A First Team All-Region selection last year, Zausch was second on the Eagle squad this year with four assists. The Biola Male Athlete of the Year in 2021-22, Zausch spent his first two seasons at St. Edwards, where he was an All-Lone Star Conference selection.
Biola Eagle goalkeeper
JD Gunn, like Zausch, was the coaches pick as the Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year, and transitioned from that to 2022 Goalkeeper of the Year. Gunn of course was the last stop for that stingy Eagle defense, giving up only 18 goals in 17 matches for a 1.059 GAA. The junior from Panama had 57 saves and a .760 save percentage, second in the PacWest, as was his seven shutouts. Gunn had a conference-high 13 saves in a September match against Concordia and has helped lead his team to two straight NCAA tournament appearances.
The newest member of the Biola team to earn an award is defender
Jakob Schnitzler, the PacWest Newcomer of the Year. A sophomore, Schnitzler transferred from Westcliff (NAIA) where he was the CalPac Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman. The 6-foot-4 German helped Gunn and Zausch keep opponents to an offensive minimum, allowing only 18 goals in 17 matches, while also managing four assists on the season.
Concordia rookie
Anthony Morales was the only player to break up this Biola player award list. Morales is the PacWest Freshman of the Year, and is also the only freshman to win First Team All-PacWest honors. The Orange, Calif. native and Villa Park HS alum had seven goals on the season to rank seventh in the PacWest. He twice had two goals in a single contest, once against Point Loma and once versus Chaminade. A true freshman, Morales started every match this season for the Golden Eagles.
Joining the five award winners on the First Team All-PacWest squad is Hawai`i Pacific's
Gerrit Arzberger, who is making his fourth appearance on a All-PacWest team. Co-champ Dominican had two members,
Brian Sanchez and
Louie Galdamez, while Biola's
Theo Le Calve picked up his second all-conference award. Rounding out the First Team is Azusa Pacific's 2021 Player of the Year
Gregoire Diep, Erik Arias of Holy Names,
Marco Astorga of APU, and Point Loma's
Milan Diklic.
| 2022 PACWEST MEN’S SOCCER AWARDS |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
DEFENDER OF THE YEAR |
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR |
Kristian Colaci
Biola |
Isaac Zausch
Biola |
JD Gunn
Biola |
| NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR |
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR |
COACH OF THE YEAR |
Jakob Schnitzler
Biola |
Anthony Morales
Concordia |
David Frank
Dominican |
| 2022 ALL-PACWEST MEN’S SOCCER TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown/Previous School |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Gerrit Arzberger*** |
Hawai`i Pacific |
F |
Sr. |
Munich, Germany / Therese von Bayern |
| Erik Arias |
Holy Names |
F |
Gr. |
Skyline, Calif. / Skyline College |
| Marco Astorga* |
Azusa Pacific |
F |
So. |
Canutillo, Tex. / Canutillo HS |
| Kristian Colaci |
Biola |
F |
Jr. |
Milan, Italy / Texas A&M International |
| Gregoire Diep*** |
Azusa Pacific |
MF |
Sr. |
Munich, Germany / FOS Ingolstadt |
| Theo Le Calve* |
Biola |
MF |
Sr. |
Bayeux, France / Univ. of Tulsa |
| Anthony Morales |
Concordia |
MF |
Fr. |
Orange, Calif. / Villa Park HS |
| Brian Sanchez |
Dominican |
MF |
Sr. |
Santa Rosa, Calif. / Santa Rosa JC |
| Milan Diklic |
Point Loma |
D |
Jr.. |
Meyzieu, France / Northeastern JC |
| Louie Galdamez |
Dominican |
D |
Sr. |
San Jose, Calif. / Santa Teresa |
| Jakob Schnitzler |
Biola |
D |
So. |
Kaarst, Germany / Westcliff Univ. |
| Izaac Zausch* |
Biola |
D |
Sr. |
Liberty Hill, Tex. / St. Edward’s Univ. |
| JD Gunn** |
Biola |
GK |
Jr. |
Panama City, Panama / Wheaton Academy |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Aiden Hill** |
Biola |
F |
Sr. |
Peoria, Ill. / USC Upstate |
| Gilly Miller |
Academy of Art |
F |
Jr. |
Hackney, London / East Tennessee State. |
| Miguel Pena |
Concordia |
F |
Sr. |
Costa Mesa, Calif. / Estancia HS |
| Parker Scalzo** |
Point Loma |
F |
Sr. |
Murrieta, Calif. / Murrieta HS |
| Jehimy Arias |
Holy Names |
MF |
Gr. |
San Francisco, Calif. / Skyline College |
| Aboubacar Cisse |
Dominican |
MF |
Jr. |
Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral HS |
| Rene Hidalgo |
Holy Names |
MF |
Gr. |
San Francisco, Calif. / Skyline College |
| Corey Lundeen*** |
Point Loma |
MF |
Sr. |
Arroyo Grande, Calif. / Arroyo Grande HS |
| Dalton Kinney |
Point Loma |
D |
Sr. |
Coronado, Calif. / Coronado HS |
| Milo Libby |
Point Loma |
D |
So. |
El Dorado Hills, Calif. / Gonzaga |
| Joseph Macpherson* |
Azusa Pacific |
D |
Jr. |
Aberdeen, Scotland / Tyler JC |
| Fritz Oestreicher* |
Azusa Pacific |
D |
So. |
Frankfurt, Germany / San Diego State |
| Seth Ketterer* |
Point Loma |
GK |
Jr. |
Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad HS |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Jesus Duran |
Dominican |
F |
Jr. |
San Martin, Calif. / Live Oak HS |
| Alexander Hernandez-Herbach |
Hawai`i Hilo |
F |
Sr. |
Pasadena, Calif. / Pasadena CC |
| Austin Lavell |
Point Loma |
F |
So. |
Trabuco Canyon, Calif. / Santa Margarita HS |
| Samuel Tuscano |
Point Loma |
F |
Sr. |
San Clemente, Calif. / Westmont |
| Ethan Hardin |
Biola |
MF |
Fr. |
West Palm Beach, Fla. / Forest Hill Comm. |
| Moritz Riegel |
Biola |
MF |
Gr. |
Hannover, Germany / Manhattan College |
| Dominic Toone |
Hawai`i Pacific |
MF |
Gr. |
Carolina Beach, NC / NC-Wilmington |
| Leandro Weingartner |
Hawai`i Pacific |
MF |
Jr. |
Ober-Moerlen, Germany / Ernst-Ludwig-Schule |
| Koki Hamada |
Hawai`i Hilo |
D |
Fr. |
Kita, Japan / High Mowing School |
| Haiko Hovak |
Biola |
D |
Sr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. / UC Colorado Springs |
| Eddie Silverbush** |
Dominican |
D |
Sr. |
Silver Springs, Calif. / Ponderosa HS |
| Austin Stafford |
Hawai`i Pacific |
D |
Gr. |
Federal Way, Wash. / Concordia-Portland |
| Jeremy Zielinski* |
Hawai`i Pacific |
GK |
Sr. |
Sunnyvale, Calif. / Stonehill HS |
* - Indicates number of previous All-PacWest selections