DePaul University Athletics
Megally, de Bruijne Earn Postseason Accolades
11/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S SOCCER
NEW YORK ââ'¬" DePaul's strong finish in the BIG EAST playoff race paid dividends on Saturday when the conference announced its All-BIG EAST Team.
Twenty-four hours before the Blue Demons face Villanova in a first-round playoff match, Simon Megally was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and Max de Bruijne was selected to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team.
Megally becomes the first Blue Demon to earn first-team status since Antonio Aguilar accomplished the feat in 2012.
Talented defender de Bruijne follows up teammates Jake Scheper (2015) and Hans Wustling (2014) in a recent trend of DePaul players being singled out for the All-Freshman Team.
Megally leads DePaul with 19 points on seven goals and five assists. The seven goals are tied with Erik Rodriguez for the team lead and the five assists are tied with Wustling.
Here is a rundown of the BIG EAST postseason awards.
BIG EAST Co-Offensive Players of the Year
David Goldsmith, Butler, Sr., F
Julian Gressel, Providence, Sr., F
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Ricardo Perez, Creighton, Sr., M/F
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Cory Brown, Xavier, Jr., D
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Alex Kapp, Creighton, Sr., GK
Colin Miller, Providence, RS-So., GK
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
Luka Prpa, Marquette, Fr., M
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Providence*
All-BIG EAST First Team
David Goldsmith, Butler, Sr., F *
Julian Gressel, Providence, Sr., F *
Harry Cooksley, St. John's, Jr., M/F
Ricardo Perez, Creighton, Sr., M/F
Jared Timmer, Butler, So., M
Simon Megally, DePaul, Sr., M
Christopher Lema, Georgetown, Jr., M
Cory Brown, Xavier, Jr., D
Mark Jecewiz, Providence, RS-Jr., D
Lucas Stauffer, Creighton, Jr., D
Colin Miller, Providence, RS-So., GK
All-BIG EAST Second Team ^
Riggs Lennon, Creighton, Sr., F
Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton, Jr., F
Miguel Polley, Villanova, RS-Jr., M/F
Andres Arcila, Seton Hall, So., M
Arun Basuljevic, Georgetown, Jr., M
Andreas Bartosinski, Villanova, Jr., M
Mitch LaGro, Creighton, RS-So., D/M
Mitch Ostrowski, Butler, RS-Sr., D
John Pothast, Marquette, RS-Sr., D
Shane Bradley, Villanova, Fr., D
Matt Nance, Xavier, Jr., D
Alex Kapp, Creighton, Sr., GK
BIG EAST All-Freshman Team ^^
Isaac Galliford, Butler, Fr., M*
Lewis Suddick, Butler, Fr., M/F *
Max de Bruijne, DePaul, Fr., D
Dylan Nealis, Georgetown, Fr., D
Luka Prpa, Marquette, Fr., M *
Danny Griffin, Providence, Fr., M*
Joao Serrano, Providence, Fr., D*
Liam Wilson, Providence, Fr., D
Alistair Johnston, St. John's, Fr., M
Jonathan Jimenez, Seton Hall, Fr., F
Shane Bradley, Villanova, Fr., D
Derrick Otim, Xavier, Fr., M
* - denotes unanimous selection
^ - due to a tie in voting, there are 12 student-athletes on the All-BIG EAST Second Team
^^ - due to a tie in voting, there are 12 student-athletes on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
